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OUTDOOR NEWS:   NRA-ILA  DAILY ALERT OF June 13, 2017:   DELAWARE:  Radical Gun Seizure Legislation could be heard Wednesday which is a dangerous and extreme anti-gun bill in committee;  MAINE:  Maine Action Needed as Anti-Gun Legislation may be voted on this week; also the Governor signed Document 9 into law which is a Pro-Gun legislation;  WASHINGTON:  Please attend WDFW Advisory committee meetings;  FLORIDA: NRA Declares Victory after Gov. Scott signs ‘Stand Your Ground-Related Bill’ into law;  Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn) called for campaign finance reform to mitigate the gun lobby’s influence on the political process and urged Democrats to drop the phrase “gun control.” In Congress House committee, they will begin considering this week a highly controversial proposal making it easier to buy gun silencers. Also several gun groups have been offering special “silencer shoots” to news media to show the potential benefits of quieter shots and reality that they don’t silent the weapons.

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Northern Lake Michigan Fishing Report: June 12, 2017

Manitowoc Co.

• Fishing pressure continued to be high during the week of June 4th. Many boaters interviewed reported great success with Coho Salmon. Anglers were also reporting Rainbow Trout and King Salmon. Surface water temperatures along the lake shore have been around 60°F.
• On Sunday, June 11th, fishing pressure was very low. High winds and stormy weather farther north appeared to be a concern for boaters who did not want to be on the lake. Anglers in the early afternoon on the piers in Two Rivers by the Seagull Marina were targeting salmon and had no success.

Kewaunee

• Salmon fishing in both Kewaunee and Algoma has been up and down over the past week, due largely in part to bad weather. Before the wind and rain, catches remained consistent with reports of cohos and rainbows primarily, with a few chinooks and an occasional lake trout mixed in. After the bad weather, anglers struggled to find the same consistency as earlier in the week, and catches diminished, with just a few cohos and rainbows coming in. When weather was consistent, anglers fished anywhere from 50 feet deep out to 300 plus, and most preferred to stay between about 80-160 feet, which has been the most productive reported depth so far. Rainbows are still coming on high lines, with 3-5 color lead cores, and other set-ups that achieve similar depths, producing fish on flashy, orange (or other brightly-colored) spoons, but they have also been caught farther down on flies. The size of rainbows coming in is still impressive, with many fish over 10 pounds coming in almost daily. Cohos continue to come in the top 50 feet of the water column, with flies behind small red/orange dodgers taking the most fish. Anglers were starting to find kings more consistently fishing downriggers at 50-100 feet down, and more fish have been reported on spoons, particularly blue, than on flasher/flies like past weeks. The kings coming in are sizeable, with fish up to 25 pounds caught over the weekend!

Sturgeon Bay

• Smallmouth anglers around Sturgeon Bay have been able to find fish with more consistency now that they are reportedly following the typical spawning pattern and are currently around bedding areas. Reported catches haven’t been spectacular in size or number, but more anglers are able to catch fish compared to the previous weeks. Some shore anglers have been able to land on some smallmouth as well, particularly at stone quarry landing. The best lure was a green pumpkin tube fished extremely slow on bottom, but some crankbaits have been hit as well. Not many walleye anglers were interviewed, but two boats did brave the gale to put in some hours, unfortunately with no success besides a single sheepshead. Some anglers have also headed out in search of perch, but no boats have reported any catch of them yet.
• Some shore anglers at the stone quarry landing were also able to land some rock bass and small perch fishing with worms.

Algoma

• Anglers took advantage of the nice calm weather this weekend out on the lake and mainly trolling close to shore for Brown Trout. Late in the week anglers were doing well close to shore with limits for Browns being reported. As of Tuesday, May 23, a boat fishing off Algoma reported a mixed bag of steelhead and chinooks with good action early in the morning. Not many anglers were seen accessinrg the Ahnapee River or Stoney Creek this weekend and most anglers reported seeing very few Steelhead in the Rivers most likely due to very low water conditions.

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June 13, 2017
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	Ruger Issues Safety Warning and Recall Notice of Ruger® Mark IV™ Pistols Ruger announced that it is recalling all Mark IV™ pistols (including 22/45™ models) manufactured prior to June 1, 2017. Ruger recently discovered that the pistols have the potential to discharge unintentionally if the safety is not utilized correctly. In particular, if the trigger is pulled while the safety lever is midway between the "safe" and "fire" positions (that is, the safety is not fully engaged or fully disengaged), the pistol may not fire when the trigger is pulled. However, if the trigger is released and the safety lever is then moved from the mid position to the "fire" position, the pistol may fire at that time. Although only a small percentage of Mark IV™ pistols appear to be affected and the Company is not aware of any injuries, Ruger is firmly committed to safety and would like to retrofit all potentially affected pistols with an updated safety mechanism. As a responsible manufacturer, Ruger wants to make its customers aware of this FREE safety upgrade. All Mark IV™ pistols with serial numbers beginning with "401" (2017 models) or "WBR" (2016 models) are subject to the recall. Mark IV™ owners should visit the Mark IV™ Recall website at Ruger.com/MarkIVRecall to look up the serial number of their Mark IV™ and verify if it is subject to the recall, sign up for the recall, and obtain additional information.

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OUTDOOR NEWS:    NRA-ILA DAILY ALERT FOR MONDAY JUNE 12^th:   FLORIDA ALERT!!  Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey; “ We can’t afford to wait on the attack, and he has issued another video to help citizens be prepared to protect themselves and their families;”  MICHIGAN: Relaxing Michigan gun restrictions is part of a national trend, on carrying concealed weapons which will make change in state gun laws and be the latest in a string of victories for gun-rights;  FLORIDA:  Florida governor signs bolstered ‘stand your ground’ law; KANSAS:  Worry over guns on Kansas campuses is misguided, and the recent terrorist attacks in Europe prove that;  as a reminder, the Second Amendment protect some bladed weapons , and not just firearms.

WISCONSIN WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION’s  4^th Annual Summer Shoot sponsored by New Wall Street. Shoot #4 in the WWA Shoot 2017 Series is taking place on Saturday June 17^th at J & H Game Farm in Shiocton. Just $30 gets you a 50 round special sporting clays shoot, raffles amazing prizes & WWA Membership. Register/check-in at 8am to 12:30pm; Shooting will take place from 8am to 2pm and the raffle draw starts at 2:30pm. Just $30 to Shoot, 17 & Under just $25. If you need more information, just look up WWA on the web.

MANITOWOC GUN CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW:  N.E.W. YOUTH SHOOT:  June 20^th, July 18^th, August 3^rd;  CLUB SHOOT:  June 22^nd;  WISCONSIN STATE SHOOT:  July 11^th to July 16^th:  DENMARK SHOOT: August 6^th;  SHOOT FOR COOP:  August 13^th,  FALL LEAGUE:  Sept. 7^th to Oct. 26^th;  STEAK FRY: Sept. 8^th;  REGISTERED SHOOT:  Sept. 10^th, and the GUN CLUB BANQUET Sat. Nov. 4^th.  The N.E.W. Youth Shoot on June 20^th starts at 5pm at the Gun Club, July 18^th starts at 5pm at the Gun Club and the August 3^rd starts at 4pm at Maribel Sportsman club.  CLUB SHOOT will be June 22^nd and will consist of Trap, Skeet and Handicap and all events will be shot at night.

SCTP YOUTH SHOOT  at the Manitowoc Gun Club went extremely well. Big THANK YOU  to everyone that helped during the event, and put in all the work to prepare for it. The club wants to thank the Burger Boat and Branch Fire Dept. for the use of the AED’s. Even with the cold and rain, it was a great turnout with many positive comments.  380 shot trap (405 were paid), 135 shot skeet and 230 shot sporting clays. This event brought in roughly $8,000 to $9,000 to the club. If you are not a member of the Manitowoc Gun Club yet, why not?  The Club works very hard to educate the youth today and everyone has a wonderful time doing it. Safety is Number 1 in the Gun’s goals.  So please, if you like shooting, this is a prefect club to join now. Makes a great Father’s Day gift. 

OUTDOOR NEWS:   According to the DNR report the fawns will begin to reunite with their does soon and the DNR continues to urge those who come across animals in the wild to Keep Wildlife Wild. The first grouse broods have been seen and also broods of ducks. Monitoring efforts detected an overwinter minimum wolf count of 925-956 ad 232 packs in 2016-17. This represents a 6.8 percent increase from the 2015-16 minimum wolf count. As you drive around the state, you will see a lot of geese with their young and real soon you will be seeing the young turkeys standing on the edge of the road. Please remember to drive very carefully when driving around wooded areas as the deer are on the move with their young. I had four does with young cross in front of me this week alone.

NRA-ILA  DAILY ALERT FOR FRIDAY:  NORTH CAROLINA:  Pro-Gun Omnibus Bill Passes third reading in the House; House votes 65-54 for bill easing concealed handgun laws;   MAINE: Senate Unanimously Passes Pro-Gun Bill; MICHIGAN:  Michigan House passes Permitless carry legislation, and the University of Michigan has upheld the campus gun ban by a vote of 2-1.  OHIO: Dayton RTA to allow carry on buses;   PENNSYLVANIA:  Mentored Hunting Legislation Passes in the House;  OREGON:  Update on multiple hunting bills, have been passed by the Legislature;   MICHIGAN:  Constitutional/Permitless Carry Bills Pass House which will allow citizens to obtain a license and take advantage of reciprocity agreements with other states. Finally an update on other issues like, Eric Holder slammed for the “Fast & Furious” obstruction when the House Oversight committee let loose with a scathing assessment of Eric Holder in a recent report, accusing the Barack Obama-era attorney general of outright misleading Congress on its investigation of the “Fast and Furious” gun-running scandal.  Also a Lawmaker invites colleagues to Capitol shooting range, Rep. Jeff Duncan has invited his colleagues to the Capitol Police shooting range in a Senate office building on Tuesday to try their hand at firing a gun with a silencer.  

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            Contact: Nancy Nabak, nancyn@woodlanddunes.org, 920-793-4007

Two Rivers - Woodland Dunes Nature Center will receive $2,100 from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to help monitor local bat populations and species.  “Expanding the Bat Monitoring Program at Woodland Dunes” was among 21 projects selected for assistance by the 2017-18 Wisconsin Citizen-based Monitoring Partnership Program. Jess Johnsrud, Education Coordinator and Assistant Director for Woodland Dunes will head the monitoring program.

“We’re very excited to be partnering with so many excellent groups of volunteers,” said Eva Lewandowski, who coordinates the Citizen-based Monitoring Program for DNR. “The projects that are receiving contract awards will contribute high priority information about Wisconsin’s natural resources across the state and stretch state dollars further by providing matching funds and in-kind volunteer hours.”

Through the Citizen-based Monitoring Partnership Program, the DNR works with community and school groups, conservation organizations and other agencies to gather critical information on plants, animals, water and other natural resources. Projects are selected through a competitive review process with projects eligible to receive up to $5,000 in funding per year.

Since it started in 2004, the Partnership Program has helped fund 261 high priority natural resource monitoring projects statewide.

More information on the Wisconsin Citizen-based Monitoring Network is available at http://wiatri.net/cbm/.  

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Manitowoc Co.

• Anglers boating on Lake Michigan have been reporting great success throughout the past week. On Memorial Day several boaters were out enjoying the nice weather and catching steelhead and some salmon.
• During the 3rd and 4th, anglers were out in Two Rivers for the Carp Tournament. The first day started out slow with not many carp being collected, however there was more success on Sunday. There were a great amount of boaters using the ramp Sunday morning at the Manitowoc Marina. Boaters interviewed a lot of success with chinook.

Kewaunee

• Salmon fishing has remained consistent in both Kewaunee and Algoma, although it seems that the boats fishing south of Kewaunee, near the power plant, have produced the most fish. Most of the fish coming in are rainbows and cohos still, with only a few chinooks. Many rainbows in the 10-12-pound range have been caught, with the biggest recorded this past week at just over 15 pounds! Cohos have been under 4 pounds for the most part, but that has many anglers ready to head home and fire up the grill for some fresh fish! The chinooks that have been caught have been quality, with half or more recorded fish over 12 pounds. Rainbows and cohos are still being caught high in the water column, often down 30 feet or less, and some rainbows have taken spoons dragged right under the surface. Bright colored spoons have been working well for rainbows, and cohos have been taken most frequently on red/orange dodgers with a green/blue coho fly. The chinooks that have been caught have come deeper in the water, with most anglers reporting fish 50-80 feet down, up to 150 feet down. The reported lures that have taken the most chinooks have been green flashers with a green or blue fly, and some have also come on blue spoons. A few lake trout have also come in this past week, and most reports of them come from 300+ feet of water, higher in the water column like the rainbows and cohos. Fishing reports were best this past week when the weather had been consistent from about Tuesday-Friday, and water temps were reported to be mid-40’s near-shore and up to low 50’s in 200-300 feet of water. Most anglers still targeted the 80-200 foot-deep range this past week.

Sturgeon Bay

• Most anglers fishing in the Sturgeon Bay area are still targeting smallmouth. Boat anglers are reporting more action with the warmer weather this past week, and reports say that fish are -present in spawning areas, including larger females. Some anglers have reported fish in the 17-18-inch range, but no monsters have been reported yet. A few anglers also tried for some pike with limited success. Some boaters took to bowfishing with the warm, sunny weather over the weekend, and their reports indicated that many carp are in the shallow, weedier water preparing to spawn as well. Shore anglers at Sunset Park and Stone Quarry landings have still been struggling from the reports I have collected, and some anglers are reporting that the fishing isn’t as good as previous years at this time, so hopefully with some more warm weather the shore anglers will have better opportunities for fishing. A couple anglers fishing near the Stone Harbor Resort managed a couple rock bass on plastics, but that was the extent of reported catches.

Algoma

• Anglers took advantage of the nice calm weather this weekend out on the lake and mainly trolling close to shore for Brown Trout. Late in the week anglers were doing well close to shore with limits for Browns being reported. As of Tuesday, May 23, a boat fishing off Algoma reported a mixed bag of steelhead and chinooks with good action early in the morning. Not many anglers were seen accessinrg the Ahnapee River or Stoney Creek this weekend and most anglers reported seeing very few Steelhead in the Rivers most likely due to very low water conditions.