Spring Sports Show

The 73rd Annual Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Spring Sports Show starts tomorrow through March 10th at State Fair Park in West Allis.

This huge event featuring all things outdoors will run Wednesday - Friday Noon-9PM, Saturday 10AM-9PM and Sunday 10AM-6PM.  Some of the highlighted activities include Stihl Ironjacks Timber Team Lumberjack show, Donnybrook Kennel and the Milwaukee Dog Training Club with the 2013 Sports Show’s Fastest Retriever competition, Usinger’s Outdoor Grilling Stage, Lake-Link.com and the most respected professional anglers and hunters with advice and tips, Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club will score your buck ($10 fee, bring your antlers), a Shooting Simulator, and much much more.

Check out the interactive floorplan and get schedules and event times here Milwaukee Sport Show

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Winter Wisconsin

No, this isn't about things to do in the snow.

Up in Sawyer County you will find the Village of Winter!  It wasn't named for the season, but for John Winter, a railroad man who help develop logging in the area.

Any time of year is a great time to visit Winter, which sits near the center of the Tuscobia State Trail, and near the Chequamagon National Forest and Flambeau State Forest. Many sites for camping, fishing, hiking, ATVing, hunting and more are all around the area.

Check out Winter Wisconsin.

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Attention Fishermen!

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has just released the 2013 Fishing Guide, listing all the season dates for each species.  They also have a 2013 Fishing Calendar, which includes fishing dates, how to identify game fish, and more.

Both the guide and calendar are free and downloadable from the DNR Website Fishing season booklet and 2013 fishing calendar now available

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World's Largest Amateur Musky Tournament

This weekend, August 17th-19th, it's the 27th Annual National Championship Musky Open Tournament in Eagle River.

Registration will be $55 at the Vilas County Fairgrounds. The Grand Door Prize this year is a 2012 Mercury Powered Ranger Boat with a RangerTrail trailer, and there will be many other great prizes. A portion of the proceeds from this event go to fish stocking and habitat imporvement.

Bring a non-perishable food item for the Vilas County Food Pantry and be entered to win a a Shimano Reel and other great fishing prizes.  Also bring a friend who's never fished before and you could win a musky rod and reel.

Get all the details for this fun family fishing weekend here National Championship Musky Open Tournament.

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Discounts to First Time Hunters, Fishermen

Wisconsin is hoping to make fishing and hunting more attractive to young people - article from the Chicago Tribune

Wisconsin Republicans have introduced a sweeping bill to boost hunting and fishing in the state by offering steep discounts to first-time license applicants and making it more difficult to close off land.

States and outdoor groups have been stepping up efforts to retain and recruit hunters as suburbs gobble up land, the population ages and video games, social media and sports consume children's time.

Outdoor advocates fear the country's outdoor traditions — and the billions of dollars they pump into the economy through equipment and license sales, gas purchases, restaurant visits and hotel stays — are fading away.

Full Story Wisconsin lawmakers consider ways to boost hunting, fishing

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Fish for Charity

Tuesday July 16th is the 15th Annual Phillips Area Charity Classic Muskie Tournament.

Register at Ross’s Sport Shop on Lake Avenue in Phillips at 6AM and then join in the fun of this catch and release musky tournament on Phillips Chain of Lakes. Total cash prizes of $14,400.00 (based on 60 two-person teams): $7,500 to 1st place winner, $3,000 second, $2,000 third, $1,000 fourth and $900 fifth. Prizes, drawings and raffles at 4:30PM at Harbor View on Long Lake and live music 9PM. Proceeds to benefit a local non-profit group.

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Lake Tomah Project Aims at Improved Fishery, Lake Habitat

Weekly News Article by the Central Office Wisconsin DNR

TOMAH - In the past week and a half, thousands of dead carp have floated to the surface of Lake Tomah, the result of a chemical treatment by the state Department of Natural Resources.

From a biologist’s perspective, it is a gratifying sight and for local residents it is cause for celebration. It means this reservoir has been released from the death grip of the invasive carp. Lake Tomah has been given that rarest of gifts – a fresh start.

In two to three years this weedless mud hole will once again be a clear-water lake with rich green plants waving in soft, near-shore currents. Within five years, healthy populations of northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappies and bluegills will thrill a new generation of fishermen.

“It’s wonderful and it’s exciting,” said Ruth Nystrom, an enthusiastic lakeshore resident who helped cook lunch for work crews on treatment day. “It’s going to be clear and the fishing is going to be good. It’s going to be a real asset for Tomah.”

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