Cooking Wild Turkey

Have you bagged your prize tom? Now what do you do with all that meat?

If you looking for a new way to prepare your bird, check out this recipe with a spicy flair on Grant's Blog at GrowingDeer.tv After The Hunt: Cooking Wild Turkey

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Fishing for Trout

Looks like it will be a great trout fishing season starting May 4th as the Wisconsin DNR is stocking over 330,000 catchable fish before the season begins.  You can find out what kind of trout and where the fish are being stocked and more in this WDNR article.

MADISON – Nearly 330,000 catchable size trout are being stocked in dozens of inland trout waters across Wisconsin before the May 4 inland fishing season opener. A list of waters receiving fish and how many were planned for stocking is now available online.

Go to the Department of Natural Resources website, dnr.wi.gov, and search keyword “fishing,” and click on the trout stocking feature in the center of the page.

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No Elk Hunting in Wisconsin...Yet

Although greatly anticipated, the Northern Wisconsin Elk population near Clam Lake is not yet high enough to begin an elk hunt in Wisconsin. The DNR is planning to bring more elk to the state and begin a second herd near Black River Falls.

See this article from the Superior Telegram about Wisconsin's Elk population.

Hunters will have to wait at least another year before they can put a northern Wisconsin elk in their sights.

Department of Natural Resources big game ecologist Kevin Wallenfang said there will be about 175 elk in the Clam Lake area after calving season this summer; that’s short of the 200 needed before a hunt can begin.

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State Park Turkey Hunting Zones

Turkey hunters take note: if you plan to hunt in one of the 16 State Parks that have allowed hunting in past years, you will need a special zone hunting permit. Other State Parks will be open to all hunters.

See this article from the Door County Advocate with more information about the Spring Turkey hunt in Wisconsin State Parks.

Turkey hunters interested in hunting in a Wisconsin state park during the 2013 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season should note that the 16 state parks that were open to spring turkey hunting prior to 2013 are still designated as special turkey hunting zones.

“To hunt in state park turkey zones, a person must have a turkey hunting permit that is issued specifically for that zone,” said Scott Loomans, wildlife regulations specialist for the Department of Natural Resources. “The new law opening state park properties to hunting did not eliminate the established state park turkey zones that are set in current administrative codes.”

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New Hunting, Fishing Licenses go on sale March 6th

Ready for another year of hunting and fishing?

The Wisconsin DNR will have 2013 Hunting and Fishing licenses available for sale staring March 6th.  Note: if you buy one before the 6th, it will only be vaild until March 31, 2013.

Get all the information at the DNR website or stop by the DNR booth at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show March 6th-10th at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds.

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Register for Hunter's Education Classes

The spring hunting seasons will be here soon, so now is a great time to sign up for your Hunter's Education Classes. There are three options: classroom instruction, online instruction or the online test out. Sign up early to get the class you want. This is a requirement for all hunters born in 1973 or later to be able to purchase a hunting license in Wisconsin. Visit the Wisconsin DNR website for all the details Numerous hunter education courses open statewide

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Ice Fishing Safety Tips

With the extreme cold weather many lakes have developed thick ice safe enough for ice fishing. However there are still reports nearly every day of a truck or snowmobile going through the ice.

This article from lake-link.com was written by an 20 year ice-fishing veteran with tips to keep you safe and what to do if you fall into the water.

This is an article about being safe when on the ice. I’ve fished through the ice on Saginaw Bay for almost 20 years; my father has fished the bay for almost 50. I’ve learned most of what I know about staying safe from him. Most of the information contained in this article is pertinent to Saginaw Bay, but could easily be applied to many other bodies of water. I’m NOT going to present the common views that are prevalent in our society that ‘no ice is safe’, as I know otherwise and also realize that you probably know otherwise. (Sometimes, being on the ice is safer than walking down the sidewalk.) How you behave on the ice is more important than how thick it is. Also, I’ve found that warnings telling people to stay off the ice because it’s ‘unsafe’ serve the purpose of making people ignore all of them, as warnings of this sort are issued all winter long. I’ve gone out when warnings have been issued more times than not and have never needed assistance; I have rarely fallen in and have never gone for a ride on an ice floe. This article is by no means a complete guide to being safe on the ice, but I hope it helps educate people about things they hadn’t previously considered or thought about. Following these guidelines should help prevent incidents where people need help. In this article, I’m going to present some of the information I’ve learned over the years with examples of real situations I’ve been in. I hope you find it useful and that it helps keep you safe during this and future ice fishing seasons.

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