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FEBRUARY 26, 2011 | SHOW #609

• Debunking the call-shy gobbler myth
• Does your camo make you look fat?
• Socks for Soldiers campaign at SEWI Fishing & Hunting Expo
• The Tank Show rocks at the Milwaukee Sports Show!

• Dan talks about the new Aldo Leopold Movie "Green Fire" and
• The Learn to Hunt Turkeys program
• Jeff catches some nice pike and trout at the Sheboygan Marina

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Should Wisconsin allow all hunters to use crossbows during the archery deer season?

BACKGROUND: Crossbows for ALL Hunters During Archery Season...?

The Big Game Committee of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress has advanced a resolution that would legalize crossbows for all hunters during Wisconsin’s archery deer seasons. Crossbows are legal for all hunters during the archery season in 17 states. In Wisconsin, only hunters 65 and older and physically disabled hunters may use them.

OTHER EVENTS

February 25 : Jim Zumbo Wild Game Cooking Show & Dinner, Stadium View Bar & Grille, Green Bay 6 p.m. social hour with Jim, 7 p.m. cooking show, 7:30 p.m. family-style venison & walleye dinner Tickets: $45 ONLINE INFO: CONTACT: 920-884-3159
February 24-25: 4th Annual Battle on Bago Ice Fishing Tournament. $75,000 in cash & prizes. Largest Fish Fry on Ice! Online Info:
February 25-27: Wisconsin Deer Classic & Hunting Expo, Shopko Hall, Green Bay. ONLINE INFO: Contact: Rob Posewitz sajeevents@new.rr.com / 920-434-7469
February 25-27: Madison Fishing Expo, Alliant Energy Center. Largest all-fishing show in the Midwest. Seminars, trout pond, boats, motors, tackle, guides, outfitters, resorts, free youth activities & more. Wounded warriors and kids under 12 get in free. Online Info: Contact: Chuck Rolfsmeyer 608-245-1040.
March 1-6: Movie Premiere of "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time. March 1: Baraboo, March 2: Milwaukee, March 3: Appleton, March 4 & 6: Madison. 7 p.m. ONLINE INFO:
March 4-6: Northeast Wisconsin Sport Fishin' Show, Shopko Hall, Green Bay. ONLINE INFO: Contact: Rob Posewitz sajeevents@new.rr.com / 920-434-7469
March 4-5: Wisconsin Waterfowl Hunters Conference, Ramada Inn Stevens Point. Calling and wetlands management seminars, zone updates. Friday evening party, Sat. breakfast, lunch & conference. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. ONLINE INFO: CONTACT: Jon Bergquist/ 715-268-5584 ROOMS: 800-998-2311
March 5: Great Lakes Sport Fishing Club auction. American Serb Hall, 5101 W. Oklaahoma Ave., Milwaukee. 9 a.m. ONLINE INFO:
March 5: Ozaukee/Washington County Pheasants Forever Banquet. Country Inn & Suites, Port Washington. 5 p.m. CONTACT: Paul, 262-675-0858
March 5-7: Southeast Wisconsin Fishing & Hunting Expo, Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc. Outdoor gear, fishing tackle, boats, motors, archery test/shooting room, youth scavenger hunt archery shoot & trout pond, Lazer Shot shooting system, seminars. Online Info: Contact: 262-965-2088
March 9-13: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show, State Fair Park. Boats, motors, fishing tackle, outdoor gear, guides & outfitters, resorts & campgrounds, climbing wall, archery range, kids shooting gallery, Family Adventure Pavilion, trout pond, seminars & much more. Online Info: Contact: Great Outdoors, LLC 800-472-2070
March 11-13: Central Wisconsin RV & Camping Show, Patriot Center, Wausau. RVs & campers, campgrounds, tents, camping gear, power sports, , trucks & SUVs, tourist attractions, seminars, real estate & more. Online info: CONTACT: CIA Marketing 715-757-2370
March 11-13 : Wisconsin Big Buck Classic Wisconsin Dells Center ONLINE INFO: CONTACT: Tina Itson / tinai@chulavistaresort.com / 608-432-3929
March 12: 34th Annual Safari Club International Wisconsin Chapter Free Hunters’ Expo. Wyndham Milwaukee Hotel and Convention Center, 4747 So. Howell Ave. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. seminars & displays, 1:00 live auction. Online Info:
March 19: Wisconsin Council of Sportfishing Organizations Spring Meeting, Gander Mountain in Franklin, WCSFO membership is not required to attend. ONLINE INFO: CONTACT: John Durben, chilihead@frontiernet.net / 715-745-2248
March 27: Sportsmen's Expo, Fox River Christian Church Sportsmen's Ministry, 2-7 p.m. Ironman competition, outdoor products, raffles, barbecue chicken dinner CONTACT: Jim Caughey sportsmen@foxriverchristian.org
March 30: Milwaukee Chapter Ducks Unlimited Banquet, Wisconsin Club, 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $125. ONLINE INFO: CONTACT: Scott Anderson 262-786-1416
March 31: Washington County Chapter of Walleyes for Tomorrow Banquet, Washington County Fairgrounds 5 p.m. Tickets $75, which includes dinner, membership and newsletter. ONLINE INFO: CONTACT: John Gonnering jgonnering@charter.net / 262-675-2681

WISCONSIN HUNTING & FISHING SEASONS

February 28: Rabbit season closes
March 06: Game fish season closes on most inland waters. Early catch-and-release trout season opens
March 9: 2011 DNR licenses go on sale at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show
March 21: Leftover spring turkey permits go on sale
March 26: Steelhead season opens on Brule River
April 9-10: Youth Turkey Hunt
April 13: First 5-day spring turkey season
May 7: General inland fishing season opens

House of Rep. Continuing Resolution Spending Bill Would Discontinue Cooperative Watershed Conservation Efforts Nationwide

Bill attacks Clean Water Act, public land management, watershed restoration and conservation funding.
Arlington, Va.--Trout Unlimited (TU) strongly opposes HR 1, a bill to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year, due to harmful legislative riders that would block the Clean Water Act and other protective rules for streams and enact sudden and steep cuts in conservation programs.

The short-term spending bill, which was passed on Feb. 18, took aim at a suite of natural resource regulations that help protect trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds from mine waste, uncontrolled off-road vehicle use and other impacts. The bill also blocked the processes in place to restore vital watersheds like the Klamath River basin in Oregon and California and the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Additionally, it eliminated grant programs for fish and wildlife habitat restoration. Read more here:

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Mooney | 571-331-7970 / emooney@tu.org

Milford Hills Conducts 2011 Learn to Turkey Hunt Program

Johnson Creek, WI. -- For the 7th year Milford Hills Hunt Club will take part in the Learn to Hunt Turkey program, which is sponsored by the Wisconsin DNR. The Learn to Hunt program at Milford Hills has educated over 150 participants.

The Learn to Hunt program is an educational opportunity designed to help inexperienced youth hunters have a safe, high quality, and rewarding first-time hunting experience under the guidance of qualified Hunting Mentors and Hunter Education instructors. Participants at Milford Hills will receive classroom and field instruction and a free lunch. All participants will be paired individually with a qualified mentor to provide the highest level of instruction and safety. The hunt is designed to give youth hunters, ages 10 - 15 an opportunity to hunt turkeys and gain valuable experience, taking place one week before the regular hunting season begins. Youth hunters, with or without hunter education certification, are eligible to participate with a mentor.

Students will meet their mentors and receive four hours of class room instruction on Saturday April 2 from 8 a.m.-Noon. The hunt will take place later that week, during the morning hours of Saturday and Sunday, April 9th & 10th. Students will hunt turkeys within a 30 minute radius of Milford Hills Hunt Club in Johnson Creek WI. After the hunt, a group photo and lunch will be provided at the club house.

Each year about fifty students and mentors take part in the program at Milford Hills. Other clubs and organizations across Wisconsin also participate in the event.

Any youth, age 10-16, who has less than 2 years turkey hunting experience and has not participated in the past may sign up for the Milford Hills Learn to Turkey Hunt.

Milford Hills is looking for mentors to take part in the program. Those with more than 5 years turkey hunting experience are encouraged to volunteer.

If you would like to offer a parcel of land to hunt or time as a mentor, please contact Lloyd at the Milford Hills Hunt Club at 920-699-2249.

For more information or to register for the class, send an e-mail to Scott Kirchoff at s.kirchoff@sbcglobal.net or call 414-750-5181.

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