May/June 2013 Vol. 6, Issue 5 READ MORE OONLINENLINE OnWisconsinOutdoors.com Hunting/Fishing Tips from the Field

with the Dick Ellis Experts

 When The Trout Call Better water, better knots, better go

 Winter Tactics, Summer Gills Hot tips from cold northwest WI

 What’s That Buzz? Good vibrations, blind faith

 Spring Cleaning The ‘Bago mud fl ats bite

 Bass Attacks Jig-n-pig, stick bait arsenals

 River Runs More than spring, more than walleyes

 From The OWO Gun Cabinet Ammunition shortage, everyday carry

 DNR Report Deer falter as winter lingers

 Tom’s Hung Up Now hang him on your back

 Gobbler Hunt Surprise Bobcat kills buck

 Explore Wisconsin Great winter breakout ideas Photo by Dick Ellis Photo by Dick Ellis HUNTING • FISHING • TRAVEL • EXPLORE WISCONSIN OnWisconsinOutdoors.com 2 May/June 2013 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com OnWisconsinOutdoors.com May/June 2013 3

DAVE DUWE Fish Like A Pro. Lindy Rigging OnWisconsinOutdoors.com/WisconsinFishing Approaches of pro fi shermen

to present live bait. I rig for walleyes, full of line twists. contacted Brad Davis, a Skeeter boat pro smallmouth and northern pike. When rigging with customers I who fi shes the pro walleye trail, and Jon Th e Lindy rig is a Walking Sinker almost always position fi sh or back Th elen, fi eld promotion manager for or Lindy No-Snagg sinker, a ball bearing troll very slowly. A heavy weight isn’t Pradco Outdoor Brands, the company swivel, a snell from two feet to 10 feet necessary. I choose a leader length of 2-3 that now owns Lindy Legendary Fishing and a hook. When fi shing nightcrawlers feet. Tackle. or leeches a #4 or #6 size octopus hook is For bass or walleye I use a Jon’s and Brad’s approaches to one of the best. For minnows I choose a spinning outfi t, a Pfl ueger President rigging were similar to each other, larger #2 hook. Th e size of the weight is reel spooled with 8-pound Silver however, very diff erent from my determined by a couple of factors. First Th read monofi lament and a 6-foot application. Brad covers water trolling is the water depth you are fi shing; the 6-inch medium action Fenwick rod. 1.4 – 1.5 mph but slows down to 1 mph Jon Thelan with a nice Lindy-rigged deeper the water, the heavier the weight. For Northern Pike I use 20-pound when he fi nds fi sh. By moving faster walleye. Walking sinkers come in a whole bunch monofi lament on an Abu Garcia 6500 he believes he puts his bait in front of of sizes, and 1/8 ounce to 1 ½ ounce with a bait clicker on a 7-foot medium more fi sh. Th e sinker of choice is a 1 ive bait fi shing has been part of is what I use the most. Secondly, how heavy Berkley lightening rod. Th e areas ounce to 1.5 ounce weight. Brad always my fi shing repertoire since I was fast you are trolling makes a diff erence. I concentrate on are “spot” on spots, keeps his line angle at 45 degrees and Lold enough to hold a pole. Using You want the rig on the bottom and the which make my presentation stationary adjusts the weight accordingly. Th e snell natural bait will increase your odds of line at a 45 degree angle off the bottom. and vertical. length starts at 5 feet and goes up from success. Some 40 years later, I am still A simple rule: the faster you troll, the Th e bait of choice for walleye there. As a rule, the clearer the water, the fi shing and making a career out of it by heavier the weight. Th e snell length is nightcrawlers or leeches. For longer the snell. Areas of the lake he rigs being a professional fi shing guide. is a bit more complicated. Th ere are a smallmouth I use minnows, chubs and range from 15 - 35 feet of water. Brad With clients and young people, live myriad of factors including clarity of leeches, and for Northern Pike I use keys on scattered weeds and rock, and, if bait is the easiest and most productive water, where the fi sh are located in the exclusively meat suckers or chubs. he had one bait to choose, it would be a way to catch fi sh. Anyone who has fi shed water column and how skittish the fi sh As an avid Lindy fi sherman, 5-inch red tail chub. If he fi nds the areas with me over the last 20 years of guiding are. Th e most important component to I wanted to gain some pro walleye holding fi sh are too “snaggy,” he will knows my love of Lindy rigging. It is one the Lindy rig is the quality ball bearing angler’s perspective so I called a couple shy away from Lindy rigs in favor of a of the easiest and most eff ective ways swivel. Without one you will have a day of buddies who are in the know. I continued on page 24

TOM CARPENTER Cubs Corner Time to take a trout trip

any folks think trout are straightforward regulations for each beyond their reach in the one. Mskill department. Actually, Wisconsin is rich in trout fi shing nothing is further from the truth. In opportunity. Th e best areas in which fact, trout fi shing some of Wisconsin’s to start kids out are the western and fabulous streams is a great way to get southwestern counties for three outdoors with your young sportsman reasons: an abundance of good or woman. And late May and early streams, plenty of “pasture” creeks that June—when the vegetation is still run through more open country (not under control and mosquitoes aren’t a brush) that are easy for kids to fi sh, problem—is the perfect time to go. and gorgeous scenery that can’t be Name another kind of fi shing that beat on a late spring or early summer provides you with an easy-to-follow morning. guidebook that also shows you all the Richland, Crawford, Vernon, best fi shing spots. It’s called “Guide to Monroe, Lacrosse, and Trempeleau to target streams that allow fi shing practice on waters that can’t handle Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations counties are all great places for with live bait (because trout can’t resist the harvest. Kids love to keep a few 2013-2014.” Printed copies are trout fi shing, with an abundance of a plump nightcrawler) and where you fi sh to take home or eat back at camp. available at most license vendors. beautiful trout-fi lled streams. Iowa, can keep a few trout to eat. Trout fi shing is easier than you In it you’ll fi nd maps showing the Grant, Lafayette, and western Dane Yes, I said keep a few trout! It’s think, and it’s actually perfect for kids general location of practically every County run a close second, with lots true that trout are the kings of catch- because you’re not sitting around for trout creek in the state, along with of good water too. With kids, it’s nice and-release. But it’s also true that hours at one spot or stuck in a boat. fi sheries managers wouldn’t allow that continued on page 20 4 May/June 2013 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com

DAVE HRAYCHUCK Winter Tactics For Summer Bluegills

ft er a long ice fi shing season for no resistance when the fi sh hits the bait. panfi sh, it’s nice to get in a boat, Small dime-sized, pear-shaped Ashed the gloves, coats, and Sorel bobbers or lightweight stick bobbers boots and enjoy the sunshine. To catch work best. more and bigger panfi sh, however, keep Over the past few years, I have a winter tactic and apply it to your open shown many clients how important water fi shing. Th at tactic involves your these winter tactics and equipment are winter equipment: light line, small baits, for not only catching lots of bluegills but small bobbers and small lures. Custom being able to consistently catch the big jigs and spins, 2 spots, ‘gill pills, rockers, bull bluegills in open water fi shing. shrimpos and cubby jigs top the list of Now that you have the equipment lures. Favorite colors are pink and white ready, it’s off to fi nd the best locations and fl uorescent green and gold. for pre-spawn and post-spawn bluegills. Four-pound extra limp line works At this time of the year bluegills relate to Winter or summer, Ann Hraychuck agrees, the tactics are the same! best for a natural presentation; tie your the weed beds and weed edges. lure directly to the line. Spawning fi sh stay in the shallow, When it comes to baits, I prefer wax weedy areas during the spawn. Aft er worms year around. Gulp baits, Uncle spawning is completed, or if a cold consistently fi sh the weed beds using the on lakes, landings and bait shops Josh baits, nightcrawlers and red worms front moves in during the spawn, the rigs that I have described. Lure colors in northwest Wisconsin, check out also work well. Remember to use just fi sh move out to the deeper edges of the and baits may vary when the bite slows the “Wisconsin Focus” section of enough of these baits to cover the hook. weeds. down, but the presentation is always the OnWisconsinOutdoors.com. When using bobbers, the smaller Th ese fi sh relate to the deep same. the better because you want the bobber weed edges and feed heavily on these Polk and Burnett Counties can For fi shing information or to book a guided fi shing trip in northwest Wisconsin, contact to fl oat the bait, but you want to have it edges for two to four weeks aft er lay claim to some of the fi nest pan Dave Hraychuck at 715.553.0578 or neutral buoyant so that there is little or spawning. In northwest Wisconsin I fi shing in Wisconsin. For information [email protected]. T YOUR ONE STOP TRUCK CENTER AP ONNECTION The Finest in Truck Caps & Accessories

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TOM CARPENTER More Turkey Tactics. Out-Maneuver Your Gobbler OnWisconsinOutdoors.com/UplandGameHunting Got a gobbler giving you trouble? Back off or fl ank him

“What’s that old tight, do you really think he’ll magically If you’re hunting solo, you don’t have gobbler just will not turn around and change his mood and obstinate mind? If an assassin to leave at the original setup retrace ground he has already covered. defi nition of insanity? you sneak closer, you’re taking a big risk spot. But you can still get the job done. But sometimes you can get him to Continuing to try the same of spooking that paranoid bird when he veer off course. Th at’s where a fl anking sees or hears you. 2) Retreat Play maneuver comes in. thing but expecting But there’s another option: back off Backing off works on your own too. Of course, the gobbler has to still diff erent results.” or out-maneuver him. Although it may It adds that element of movement that be sounding off so you can keep track seem counter-intuitive, the tactic makes makes you seem like a real bird, and it of him. Back off and get moving parallel sense when you consider that: can get under a gobbler’s skin to think with that bird. Make mini setups as you t’s a gobbler ploy as old as the Real live turkeys seldom stay put in a once-interested hen is getting away. go, seeing if you can get him to veer off Wisconsin hills: the bird is answer- one place for long. Th ey feed, turn, move, Here’s how to do it. course and swing a little bit your way. Iing calls but just won’t commit close walk … but you’ve been holed up calling Get up and sneak away. Yes, just It can be diffi cult to get ahead of a enough for you to pound his red noggin from one spot for an hour. do it. What do you have to lose? Call a moving bird, and sometimes fl anking with a load of 5s. Hung up is what we call Moving in a direction other than couple times as you retreat. See if you him is the best you can do. Once again, it. Frustrating is what it is. So close but toward the gobbler mimics natural bird can get that gobbler to break. Pick a good don’t be afraid to toss a gobble call into yet so far. movement and could get a tom jittered- setup spot and back up against a tree the mix to get his aggression up. Who knows why a tom does it? He up that you (the hen) are leaving. again—maybe 30, 40, 50 yards or more could be with hens. Perhaps he’s not as Either way, backing off or fl anking away. Conclusion hot-to-trot as you think. Maybe he’s just him encourages the bird to break A great trick now is to throw What’s that old defi nition of lazy. In some way, he is suspicious of the his stand and come looking for you. a gobble call or two into the mix. insanity? Continuing to try the same thing situation. So what are your options? Th ere are three ways to conduct these Sometimes that’s just what you need to but expecting diff erent results. Be conservative. Stay put and call maneuvers. get that previously lukewarm gobbler all Of course, you need to work that (perhaps trying some new kinds of sweet worked up over a competitor horning in gobbler hard at your original setup talk) while praying and hoping his mood 1) Partner Up on the action. and give him plenty of opportunity to changes. It’s worth mentioning if you’ve never Don’t be afraid to make a couple come on in. But when you sense it just Get aggressive. Leave your setup tried it. If you’re hunting with a partner, retreats. Once that gobbler is moving, he’s isn’t going to happen, it may be time and move in, easing into his comfort leave him or her set up and silent, gun more likely to keep going. to maneuver your way to a successful zone, setting up again and calling some at the ready, as you move away and call. hunt. more so he commits a little farther … Th is can get that gobbler to break out of 3) Flanking Maneuver Native son Tom Carpenter writes about the or just sneaking right in and outright his rut and enter the kill zone, because he Sometimes a gobbler starts drift ing outdoor world for a variety of national and bushwhacking him. thinks he may be losing the target of his off . Rather than sit there and plead, you regional publications. Both scenarios are tough. If you sit aff ections. need to get up and make a move. A

JOHN LUTHENS Trout Camp: Taking a page from Hemingway “Hemingway’s character had to basically whittles away the days doing nothing but fi shing the submerged logs and tangles for wild trout. walk a long way before he found Of course, Nick sorts through a host of psychological issues and tries to clear his mind while the exact spot. You might end up on the river, which is a central theme to the story. Arguably, Hemingway had his own issues when he doing the same, but wrote it, drinking away his days in quaint Paris cafés and jotting down notes on cocktail napkins. Still, the eventually you will fi nd a setting of a trout camp is so fundamentally sound that I take some of my own issues every season, not path to trout camp.” to mention my trout rod, and fi nd my personal trout camp. rnest Hemingway may have cast the perfect With over 13,000 miles of trout water here in storyline when he placed a lone character in a Wisconsin, and with a little help from a map and Etrout stream camp in his classic short story “Big some exploring, there is always a place to set up a Dividendddf of a Wisconsin trout camp. Two-Hearted River.” camp within a short cast of promising water. When Th e story’s protagonist, Nick Adams, hops off you’re tucked in close, it’s easy to hit the early morning along the deep undercut banks where the big brown a freight train and packs along a burnt-over logging holes at the best time, the logs with the current curling trout prowl out on the humid nights of summer. river in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He sets up camp over and the fi sh hungry for breakfast before the sun I’d warrant that a trout camp can be as elaborate beside the stream, cooks over the coals of a fi re, and strikes the water. It’s an easy drift in the dark too, continued on page 8 6 May/June 2013 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com

DENNY MURAWSKA What’s The Buzz?: Good vibrations lure fi sh

“Even if the fi sh is not all will oft en out-fi sh live bait. Unless you know you are sitting right on a school that hungry, it may strike of fi sh, you can cover a lot more water by fanning casts or trolling a vibrating out of pure irritation at a lure than by jigging a live minnow or drowning a worm. smaller invader with Fish, as well as prey animals like the audacity to buzz crayfi sh, make plenty of noise. A coral reef, especially at night, is full of clicks, right past its nose! “ grunts, and squeaks coming from all types of life. While some fi sh, like catfi sh, may be less prone to succumb alking into a bait and tackle to clamorous baits, most of the larger store to shop for a surefi re predators we like to catch will have their Wlure can be likened to a trip curiosity piqued by vibrations. Perhaps to the candy store. Lots of baubles are it is for this reason that muskies are displayed to catch your eye and tickle reputed to show an uncanny interest in your taste buds. Th e green gummy stuff boat motors. could be lime or maybe sour apple. “While razzle and dazzle might sell lures to anglers, While I am not suggesting you tie a Reds remind us of cherries and raspber- many of us overlook a sense possessed by fi sh that we small outboard to the end of your line, ries. Let’s face it. Lures are contrived to do think about how that lure might appeal as much to anglers as they are to cannot see. Th is is the sense of hearing.” sound to a big, grumpy largemouth. fi sh. Th ose prismatic rainbows of color Even if the fi sh is not all that hungry, and fl ash have a genuine bling factor. it may strike out of pure irritation at Plastic baits are only a step away from a smaller invader with the audacity to gummy bears. Th e truth is many of the buzz right past its nose! Ever wonder most eff ective fi sh snaggers look noth- stones give a sense of balance to the sense, they can navigate their environ- why, when fi shing with two similar ing like genuine food items. fi sh and detect changes in pressure. It is ment without actually seeing anything. lures, one seems to out-catch the other? Earthworms do not regularly thought they are of some use in picking To the angler, a vibrating lure It could be that it is vibrating at just the swim around lakes and rivers yet they up vibrations. is a tool to send out fi sh-attracting right frequency to trigger a bite. Tune remain tempting morsels to most fi sh. About one third of the way down noises. Buzz baits are some of the most your lures, make sure they wiggle freely, Spinners fl ash, as do spoons. Flies look from the back towards the belly is the obvious. Th ese combine sound, fl ash, and add rattles when you can. Any little buggy. Plugs wobble and churn and real vibration sensor. Known as the and color to entice and infuriate fi sh change in the vibratory characteristics slurp like a bait fi sh. While razzle and lateral line, it looks like a row of small to strike. Th e universal success of the of your bait may be just the ticket to dazzle might sell lures to anglers, many stitches. Some taxidermists, including Mepp’s spinner also has to do with this increasing your catch. myself, have received complaints about deadly trio of attractors. Even plastic of us overlook a sense possessed by fi sh Denny Murawska is an award-winning that we cannot see. Th is is the sense of the stitching on the show side of the baits, with their vibrating tails, are writer for The Week, Wishigan, UP- hearing. While you will not see ears on fi sh. Actually, it is a row of sensitive “heard” underwater. Many are the dark Magazine, and several other publications. a fi sh, deep inside the skulls of many are nerve endings placed in tiny pits. Th ey nights I have fi shed with black, twister He retired from science teaching to hide contain hairs that bend with changes in tail grubs and taken numerous fi sh that from humankind on a sandstone bluff near small, hard objects known as otoliths or Black River Falls. Here, he gardens, hunts, ear stones. Th ese are more like stones pressure. Th is bending stimulates nerve I doubt could see their intended prey. fi shes, and forages for wild mushrooms. than bones. As the fi sh ages, growth impulses to the brain and allows the fi sh However, these predators could feel His business, Angler's Art Fish Taxidermy rings appear and increase in number. to hear. Additionally, a swimming fi sh each subtle jerk and vibration given off provides museum-quality trophy mounts for anglers of all ages. Contact Denny at aa- Th ey can provide data on not only age can produce its own pressure waves that by these effi cient baits. Add to them taxidermy.com or call 715.964.1159. but temperature changes and growth bounce off objects and are interpreted tiny rattles inserted in their soft bodies, rates. Much like a human ear, these by the fi sh, much like echolocation. In a and you have a tantalizing treat that

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JERRY KIESOW Inland. Great Lakes. Fly. Fly Fishing In Wisconsin Check it out at OnWisconsinOutdoors.com/WisconsinFishing Follow-up: jig fl ies and loop knot

n the last issue I mentioned I would properly. If you have too few, the knot give you a follow-up on using the will open, eventually, on its own. (More Inew jig hook fl ies I tied. Well ... experience.) A good rule is: never more I can’t. As you read this, the fi shing than eight or less than four turns. Six is season is probably going, or soon will a good number to remember. be, full-steam-ahead. However, as I’m Remember these rules and you are writing this, April 3, I have not yet wet on your way to landing more fi sh; or a line. Hopefully, that will change soon more properly stated, losing fewer fi sh but not as of today. I guess you will because of the knot. Remember, the have to wait a bit. Oh, well. You will get weakest link between you and the fi sh a more complete report that way. I also is the knot you tie. said I would tell you about loop knots. And one fi nal note: this knot Th is I can do. works well for spin fi shers and bait To refresh your memory, in the casters too. story about tying jig hook fl ies I said Now, get out there, wet a line, and that one of the advantages, according enjoy. See you in the river. to another writer, was that the fl ies Keep a good thought! undulate better than when using normal hooks. I disagreed with that based on my use of a loop knot. Here’s Jerry enjoys all aspects of the outdoors. To keep track of what he is doing and where, and bring it back through the common To keep this knot, or any knot, the scoop on that. see his photos, and read some of his other I began using loop knots out of knot, BUT, and this is important, bring as strong as possible, here are a few writings, including his book, “Tales of The necessity when I started fi shing a fl y it back through in the opposite way general rules to remember. Peshtigo Putzer,” check out his website: called the Wiggle Bug. Without the you formed the knot, then tuck the end First, with the exception of this www.jerrykiesowoc.com . loop knot the fl y’s action was not only tippet under the main tippet. loop knot, knots must be snugged lessened, it twisted the leader big time (Middle) While holding the tight against the eye of the hook. Th ey within three casts. I now use the loop common knot open with one hand, must also be snug within themselves. extensively, with the exception of true twist the end tippet six times around If the knot is not tight, it leaves dry fl ies. Th is knot allows all other the base of the main tippet with the room for movement, no matter how lures to move and look much more other. Now bring the loose end back slight, which can: a) create friction, life-like. Th e reason I do not use it on through the loop of the common knot which creates heat, which weakens dry fl ies is because the loop lies on the from underneath, then out on the top monofi lament; or b) actually loosen water, creating an unnatural profi le to side. and untie itself. Yes, it can. How do I Knot shown just before snugging up what the fl y is depicting as a hatch. (Bottom) At this point the position know? Experience. tight. Here is where you can do a little Th ere are a couple of diff erent of the knot and, therefore, the size Second, always wet your knot adjusting to the position of the knot varieties of loop knots—the Duncan of the loop can be slightly adjusted. before tightening. Wetting with water and size of the loop. loop, the Rapala knot, and the Non- Tighten the knot. from the lake or stream is fi ne—or with slip Mono loop knot. Any of them will When tying a loop knot, it is your own saliva. Either way reduces work. I use the Non-slip Mono. Why? extremely important to remember the friction, and, as stated previously, In my opinion, I fi nd it easier to tie. way you formed the initial simple knot friction is not good. Here’s the tie, as illustrated (See so you come back through that knot Th ird, count the number of Illustration 1): correctly immediately aft er threading twists. Th e number of turns is (Top) Begin by making a common the eye of the hook and again when normally determined by the diameter knot near the end of the tippet but you come back through aft er the twists. of the tippet (there are one or two don’t pull it tight. Allow about 4 inches If you do not do it correctly, the knot exceptions); the heavier the material, Completed knot. Ready to catch fi sh of end tippet beyond the knot. Run will untie itself instead of tightening the fewer the turns. If you have too with security and added action to your lure. the tippet through the eye of the hook into the knot. many turns, the knot will not snug up Want outdoor news delivered to your Inbox? RReceiveeceive thethe OWOOWO NewsletterNewsletter on the home page at SSIGNIGN UUPP TTODAYODAY OnWisconsinOutdoors.com 8 May/June 2013 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com

TOM CARPENTER Badger Birds: Wood duck

ature’s brush used a full palette of colors to Listen for wood ducks’ plaintive, squealing create the exquisite drake wood duck. Irides- cries—hoo-eek, hoo-eek or creek, creek—when they are Ncent greens, purples, blues, blacks, russets fl ying. No quacks here. and whites combine to make an ornate and elegant Look for female wood ducks. Hens are pretty in masterpiece—one of Wisconsin’s most beautiful their demure plumage of gray and brown, accented by spring and summer birds. Wood ducks nest in tree blue on the wing feathers and a distinctive white eye cavities and will oft en go some distance from water, ring. so you have a good chance of attracting “woodies” to Provide food for hungry wood ducks. Spread your yard. some corn or rye. Th eir favorite food, acorns, comes Place a wood duck nest box in a tree in your yard to them naturally. or near the shore of a pond nearby. Find plans on Did you know that wood ducks hate cold habits as well as looks. ducks.org or woodducksociety.org. Add wood chips weather? Th ey are the last waterfowl to arrive as so the box seems like a natural cavity. Always use a spring pushes northward and the fi rst to head back Native son Tom Carpenter writes about the outdoor world predator guard! south at summer’s end. Woodies are almost tropical in for a variety of national and regional publications.

LUTHENS, from page 5 as a full-blown travel trailer hooked and hopefully, a trout or two. Th ose are the logs burn into coals. Listen as the for camping, but it has long since to the electric grid of a private the constants, but the location drift s crickets and frogs contest each other. disappeared. Now I simply hike into campground, complete with shower and varies like the wind. Rise early and wade into the town for dinner at the local tavern, facilities and a nearby supper club Th ere was the Ounce River, stream below the camp, with only a hint giving back what I can in return. Th ere where the dress code overlooks the fact fl owing down into the spongy wash of orange dusting the eastern horizon. is also a small coff ee shop that doubles that you come to the dining table clad of northern Washburn County with Th en the water comes alive in a as a welding garage. If you don’t mind in waders. If the club bar has enough stretches jumping for miles between the splashing and tugging festival of brook brewing your own coff ee when the napkins, you might even detail your fi re lanes. I found that camp by sheer trout. Th ey dart from the banks, hitting front is unoccupied, then it’s the best own Hemingway-like account of your chance, as the trail leading into it was nearly any off ering with abandon— place to go in town. Th e owner usually day’s fi shing adventure. all but hidden by leaning tamaracks. It until the fi rst rays of the sun hit the rolls in from the garage when he smells A trout camp may also be as simple was narrow to the point of sanding the water. Th en all becomes still and once the coff ee and sits down for a friendly as a sleeping bag on a ridge or maybe a paint off of any vehicle. At the end, a again you wouldn’t think there was a chat. Everything you want to know hammock strung between two fragrant small pile of fi rewood and just enough trout in the whole barren place. about White River trout can be learned pines with a canoe pulled high on the room to swing a truck around, and the I always replace the woodpile before the pot is empty. banks of a glassy river bend, falling river gliding slowly right below the before I leave. Whoever else comes to Within a 20-minute drive of asleep to the noises of a rustling breeze clearing. the place does the same. We have never Mason there is more trout water boiling in the treetops and the heavy splashing You wouldn’t imagine there was a met, but someday we might. Time to out of the Chequamegon Forest and rises of night-feeding trout. trout in the river if you fi shed during move on with the morning breeze. down to Lake Superior than anyone My own camps usually fall the day. Even nightfall brings a scant Th ere was a cow pasture camp in could rightfully hope to fi sh in a somewhere in between primitive and rise at best, but light a fi re with the autumn on the Big Green River in the lifetime. And if that isn’t enough, along luxury: a tent and a lantern, usually a small pile of wood and fall asleep early, Drift less Area of Grant County. I paid about dark, beneath the curving banks campfi re and a frying pan for bacon, watching through the tent screen as a farmer a few dollars to tent under a of the park, the brown trout fi shing can hickory tree with the only stipulation be phenomenal. being that I shut the gate behind me Pick one of those little tent symbols so the cattle couldn’t escape. I laid on a out on a map this summer, take a fl at rock outcropping and watched the trout stream map too, and give it a try. golden colors of spawning brown trout Just remember that sometime maps fanning in the current. lie. You might fi nd the stream you Hickory nuts dropped like hail on are looking for, or maybe you’ll fi nd my tent. I cracked them open and ate yourself somewhere totally unexpected. my fi ll. Th ere was frost dancing heavy Hemingway’s character had to walk on the grass in the early morning. Trout a long way before he found the exact season had been closed for two weeks, spot. You might end up doing the same, so I never wet a line. It was a trout camp but eventually you will fi nd a path to nonetheless. trout camp. Perhaps my favorite trout camp is in the town park of the small village John Luthens travels Wisconsin, visiting of Mason in Bayfi eld County. Th e favorite trout waters and exploring back grassy confi nes sit on the banks of the road country often from the family cabin, White River, where the water comes near the Bois Brule River in Douglas County. Fishing the Winnebago system is a favorite rushing over the rocks on its exit from pastime. He chronicles his outdoor journeys the formidable expanse of the Bibon from his home in Grafton, where he resides Marsh. with his wife and two children. Contact him Th ere used to be a donation box at [email protected]. OnWisconsinOutdoors.com May/June 2013 9

LEE GATZKE NextBuk Outdoors Turkey season surprises

s the darkness slowly fades, box call and, again, no response. Since had an unusual amount of problems of hearing, that misfi re caused the songbirds begin their pre-dawn the morning sun is making things recently with shotgun misfi res. My sprinting tom to turn 180 degrees and Awarm up. Th eir music capti- comfortable and the presence of deer shotgun, and two that I’ve borrowed hightail it back the way he came. vates me as I adjust my camoufl age face and other critters are entertaining me, from an understanding brother, have Turkey hunting is so much fun mask one last time prior to striking my I decide to stay put. Every half hour my performed less than admirably at the that having all these gun issues hasn’t box call. My turkey season has fi nally calls solicit zero response from hens moment of truth when I’ve had a tom dampened my desire to go aft er them. arrived, this fi rst week of May, and the or toms, and my mind wanders from in range. Over the past fi ve years I’ve It just means that my season isn’t over big oak I’m seated against has played turkeys to other things. had seven misfi res while pulling the yet and I’m still able to play this game. I host to me on many turkey hunts. As get to hunt some more! this day’s fi rst gobbles ring out from Gathering up my decoys, I head roosted toms, I add some hen talk to “To my left , a bobcat is startled by my towards the area where I last heard the mix. My calling won’t win me any some gobbling a while back. Drawing contest awards, but it’s good enough appearance and he runs off also.” near to that spot I see a vulture fl ying to fool a tone-deaf tom on occasion. I low, doing circles over it. Scanning the mostly resist the temptation to respond Th ree hours into my sit, and long trigger on a tom. Only a few while area from a distance reveals an adult to gobbling from roosted toms, waiting past the time my behind has gone sighting them in and checking my doe acting strangely. She is running for them to fl y down before giving numb, I consider relocating. One last pattern, mind you. During this span back and forth through a clearing, them some more of my hen repertoire. pan of the fi eld and I’m shocked to see I’ve used six diff erent kinds of turkey but nothing is chasing her. I carefully From the base of the oak I’m able a tom 200 yards away sprinting towards loads. Only one has not failed me … close the distance to 100 yards. All the to monitor my decoys set up in the my decoys. He is coming on fast and yet. It’s gotten to where I’m surprised while the doe runs in one direction, fi eld 20 yards away. Distant gobbles enters a dip in the fi eld. I lose sight of when I hear a bang instead of a click as stops, then runs back the way she came reveal that toms have recently fl own him long enough to raise my shotgun I squeeze the trigger on a tom. from, repeating this over and over. I’m down and are on the prowl looking for and aim at my decoy spread. Th e tom At 25 yards the tom is still sensing she has a fawn in trouble close receptive hens. I begin my lovesick hen soon reappears, kicking up a rooster barreling down on my jake decoy by, so I creep forward, alertly scanning calling. No response. A half hour later tail of dust as he closes the distance. as I squeeze the trigger. “Click!” the landscape. Aft er 10 minutes, the I tease a variety of hen talk from my It should be noted that I have As a testament to a turkeys’ sense continued on page 14

GLENN WALKER Simple Stickbaits Go A Long Way! Texas rigged and wacky style

hen Gary Yamamoto intro- several ways that a soft plastic stickbait the easiest and most productive way to duced the Senko back in the can be rigged. fi sh a weightless soft plastic stickbait. Wlate 1990s, no one would’ve Th e slower and fewer moves you can imagined that the soft plastic stickbait Texas Rigged make with your rod and reel the better. would have grown into one of the most I like to use a Senko when I am Figuring out how the bass want the bait popular and common plastic lures that Texas rig fi shing because I like their is crucial. Sometimes the bass just want bass anglers rig up. Th e simple design sink rate. Depending on the size of the the bait on its initial fall. Other times that is similar to a Bic pen has countless bait, I will use a 3/0 to 5/0 Extra Wide you can keep bringing the bait back to tournament wins from coast to coast. Gap hook. Th ese hooks are the sharpest the boat and they will still eat it. Most tackle companies have taken hooks available and give the plastic the time to mold and come up with enough room to move on the hook set, Wacky Rigged their own variation of the original so you can get a solid hook up on the A wacky rigged soft plastic Senko. Some have more salt in them bass. stickbait is great to use when fi shing than others; others are made up of a Skipping this bait around docks, around open water such as rip-rap, soft er plastic. Regardless of what brand over hanging trees and around docks or other structures that aren’t it is, their basic shape is the same. vegetation is when you will see this as threatening to hook up an exposed Th e reason this type of plastic bait rig tied up to a spinning rod around hook. To rig the soft plastic stickbait is so eff ective is that no matter what the 7 inches in length, as it gives you wacky style, simply put the hook point conditions are, this lure will catch bass! the ability to feel a light bite but also through the center of the bait. Th is What makes me choose one brand of provides the backbone to get a bass out way each half of the bait will dangle stickbait over the other is the diff erent of the thickest of cover. I’ll use braid if on either side of the hook. Another Fishing a wacky rigged stickbait around sink rate and texture. Th e situation in the water clarity will allow me to. situation in which a wacky rigged soft rock works great for spawning or post which I’m fi shing dictates how fast and Just by casting the Senko out and stickbait works very well in is when you spawn smallies! how soft I want my bait to be. Th ere are letting it slowly sink to the bottom is continued on page 13 10 May/June 2013 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com

JOHN LINDEMAN Spring Cleaning On ‘Bago Mud Flats The bite is on

capitalize on this year’s action; however, if nothing else is working. Speed also the same spot again. Make sure to you must fi rst recognize some signals plays a role in determining the species place an icon on the locator aft er each that announce the bite is on. In other of fi sh you encounter. If you troll at 1.5 bite; you may just notice the direction words, if you hear the fi sh are chewing mph and all you’re hooking up is White schooling fi sh are heading. Jon and in the mud, get your boat on the water Bass, speed up or slow down to check I have noticed—and it may call for a ASAP. for speeds walleyes are keyed in on. Th e separate article—that active walleyes What are some of the other signals? opposite, of course, works if you are schooling over expansive fl ats seem to Well, the folks at On Wisconsin Outdoors looking for White Bass. move heading into the wind. are known for timely information. As for lures, cranks and harnesses Now it’s up to you. Start fi shing Hint: it’s either prime time or close to it are the way to start. Last year we pulled with confi dence. Don’t forget fi shing is RIGHT NOW! You might also notice a both together and each caught fi sh. Th e always better when you have someone sudden increase in fi shing boats heading cranks, however, were much easier to along to share the experience with. Take down the highway toward ‘Bago. Other manage during that fast action. a spouse, friend, kid or co-worker. Who reliable sources include numerous Another key to locating the mud else is going to net the fi sh and take the pictures? Lake Winnebago is loaded with fi sh. “All and all, the mud is a great way to get your Harvest a few and pair them up with potato salad and beans. open water fi shing season started.” All and all, the mud is a great way to get your open water fi shing season fi shing reports on various websites. bite is maximizing your search eff orts. started. Get out there and have some fun Each of these reporting sites off ers good Th e translation there is making your on ‘Bago. When you fi nd the bite has information, especially when posts are searching pay off as soon as possible. started, shoot me an email. backed up with pictures. Th at is done with quick-release trolling My day job requires an eight-hour Long-time Lake Winnebago fi sherman If you are like most anglers, weights. A quick-release trolling weight notice before I can tell Jon to get his Jon Markley hoists a healthy walleye you probably use one or more of the allows an angler to pinpoint the depths boat ready. “I’m taking off and coming that was roaming the May mud. aforementioned techniques to fi nd a at which shallow diving cranks and up!” good bite. Th e only problem with that harnesses are positioned in the water methodology is timing. When you column. When a fi sh is contacted, you Wisconsin native John Lindeman has turned his passion for fi shing into a business that very year is diff erent, but an- fi nally get enough information to act simply duplicate the successful weight/ provides effective products with innovative glers across Wisconsin and the on, it’s already the tail end of all the fun. lure combination. twists. The owner of Kingdom Fishing EMidwest can bank on some sort of With an organized approach, however, Jon and I do this by starting our Innovations enjoys all types of fi shing from Lake Winnebago mud bite to kick into you will be able to get in on this mud initial search with a unique trolling small creeks to the Great Lakes. He can be high gear when mid-May rolls around. bite early. Th at simply means you will spread. Choosing between cranks reached at jlindeman@gokfi n.com. When the fi rst big chew of the year is give yourself an opportunity to cash in and harnesses becomes secondary to on, this premier recreational destination on the fun in the mud more than once where we are presenting those choices provides a fantastic setting to get your before it’s over. in the water column. Each of our six fi shing season up and running. rods begins the day with a diff erent In 2012, the hot action lasted Here We Go size quick-release trolling weight. Th e around three weeks before returning Th e mud fl ats on ‘Bago are variables that don’t change in our trolling to normal. Th e temperatures warmed expansive. Productive fl ats can be found spread are the distances between lure up early (April) and stayed there. As from just about any of the launches that to weight and weight to rod or planer a result, an early mud bite that started surround the lake. To start, pick an area board. Th at is commonly known as the fast and furious ended just as fast aft er that’s 15 to 19 feet deep. Maybe choose 50/50 trolling rule. Th at combination about three weeks. Public boat launches the area that was hot last year; I know will place each of your off erings in its surrounding the lake were jammed each you saved your GPS coordinates. Th ere own unique position within the water weekend and everybody was enjoying will be other boats doing the same thing, column. some sort of success. Walleyes and white so keep an eye on them. If nobody is With the entire water column bass were the most cooperative, and a reaching for the net on occasion, move covered, it’s up to the fi sh to announce mixed bag of everything else in the lake to another area. Be responsible, though. a preference. Th e quick-release made an occasional visit in the net. Give everybody the space they deserve. trolling weights help adjusting to those When I fi nally got in on the action, To cover water fast during your preferences by easily duplicating the my lifelong fi shing partner, Jon Markley initial search, the preferred method for weight size to the successful setup. It’s Double! John Lindeman, owner of Kingdom Fishing Innovations, holds the of Appleton, Wisconsin, and I enjoyed a this bite is trolling. Flat lines, planer easy to adapt when you don’t have to cut results of using KFin Kwik Clips to pin- 40-fi sh day. Jon moved to the Fox Valley boards, or a combination of both, all the wrong weight off and tie the right point different depths when searching for area in the early 90s and has been fi shing work well. Trolling speeds generally weight back on your fi shing line. active fi sh. 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GORDON PAGEL Wolf River Country An alternative to white bass mania

white bass run, I would simply tip my patterns for walleyes out on the lake jig with a piece of crawler rather than start when the white bass numbers a minnow. Th e walleyes, especially the explode in the river. “Th at’s usually eating size males, are here with the in May,” he said. “Th eir exact arrival white bass and in good numbers.” is dictated by water temperature, Later in June you can still target but when they get here they kind of the river for walleyes, but for a change push the other fi sh out.” Drift ing sock. Quarter ounce jigs dressed of pace I would make the quick run and jigging on Lake Poygan can be with Powerbaits or Gulp are the bait down the river to Lake Poygan. Th is a highly eff ective way to target those of choice. Adjust weights and colors is the month typically dominated other fi sh, including walleyes. Th e based on results and conditions. A by the guys out motor trolling, but best time for this approach is the lindy rigged “slow death” hook with there are other eff ective methods that fi rst two hours and last two hours plastics or live crawler is another don’t require expensive or specialized of daylight. By targeting this time of eff ective presentation for drift ing. Start equipment. day you avoid the stronger midday shallow and drift deep, but remember “May and June are Chris “Critter” Boucher, from winds and the majority of the trollers. that shallow and deep can be relative Critter’s Wolf River Sports, in Th e only specialized equipment terms. On Lake Poygan it can mean prime times for panfi sh Winneconne, believes the summer you might consider would be a drift going from six feet to eight feet. And then there is the most on the Wolf River.” common fi sh caught by anglers in Wisconsin, the panfi sh, including bluegill, yellow perch, and crappie. May and June are prime times for ertainly you have heard panfi sh on the Wolf River. Th e Fremont and the Wolf River crappies are here and available at Creferenced as the White Bass the same time the white bass are Capital of the World. Were you also demanding every one’s attention. Th ey aware white bass fi nd the scent of will be spawning in the wood and blooming lilacs to be an aphrodisiac? brush of the many backwaters where I mean, hey, why else would they you can present small plastics or slip so frequently time their procreative bobbers for them with live bait. In the escapades with those popular purple, main channel look for current breaks pink, and white blooms? Yep! If I created by permanent docks and wanted to introduce someone to fi sh- downed wood. If the two are found ing and get them hooked—hook, line in combination, you have a sure bet. and sinker, so-to-speak—I would take Vertical jigging is the only option here. them white bass fi shing in May! Don’t be afraid to tie up right in the Ohhh … but there is so much trees. Look for wood in the shallows more to be had! during May, and in June hit the wood Eventually you tire or get bored in the deeper outside turns. while cranking in your umpteenth Bluegills will be spawning on white bass of the day. For me, it is Partridge Lake, Partridge Crop, and simply a matter of boating table fare. the multitude of backwaters at the I am not going to debate the quality start of June. When they are done of white bass cuisine. Let’s just agree, satisfying their need to procreate, when the alternative is walleye, it’s many will move into the main channel a no-brainer. And walleyes should of the river. Current breaks and cover remain high on your list of fi sh to are what bluegills are seeking. Wood target in Wolf River Country during is the most common provider of both. the months of May and June. In Find some wood and move right into fact, even during the white bass run, it with your boat. Vertical jig with the it ‘s easy enough to boat a limit of lightest jig possible tipped with a small walleyes. Th e spawned-out females piece of crawler or leaf worm. Don’t will hustle their way back to the lakes Wolf River Country Resources: stay on wood that isn’t producing. Move until you fi nd fi sh. Th en look they journeyed from, but the males fremont area chamber of commerce | travelfremont.com for similar wood, noting the depth, will linger into June, some even captain bob caryl | redbanks.net position, etc. of the area that produced spending the summer in the river. chris “critter” boucher | critterssports.com fi sh. Th is is a pattern that can be fi shed Captain Bob Caryl confi rmed, “If I gordon pagel | wolfrivercountry.com wanted to catch walleyes during the all summer long. OnWisconsinOutdoors.com May/June 2013 13

WALKER, from page 9 I like to use a hook that is specifi cally yet remains undetectable to bass under stickbait into a school of shad or when designed for wacky rigging hook in a water. Using a larger sized spinning reel, the bass are feeding heavily on shad. are bed fi shing/sight fi shing for bass. 1/0 or 2/0. such as 3500 size, allows the line to fl ow Th is bait is subtle and will not spook Using a 3- or 4-inch wacky rigged more freely off the reel. In turn, you’ll Glenn has been fi shing tournaments for the fi sh as it enters the water. stickbait on a drop shot rig is another have less line twist. over 10 years, spreading his passion and To fi sh this bait just cast it to the situation in which this bait shines. Regardless of the situation in which knowledge of the sport via articles and target or skip it underneath a dock and Its subtle action and profi le does I’m using a soft plastic stickbait, I rely videos. He keeps busy fi shing events across let it slowly sink down to the bottom. an excellent job in coaxing heavily on several key colors. Natural colors Minnesota and on the Mississippi River. Now gradually bring it back to the boat pressured bass into biting. such as green pumpkin with various Glenn’s sponsors include: Humminbird, Jeff Belzer Chevrolet, LakeMaster, Mercury by slightly popping or shaking your rod I use the same rod and reel set up fl akes work well in cleaner water, Marine, Minn Kota, Onyx, Plano, Rayjus, RC tip. Th is makes the tails of the bait pop for wacky rigging, except now I switch while black/blue and junebug shine in Tackle, Seaguar, Snag Proof, The Rod Glove, a little. Th is subtle action will help you to 10-pound test fl uorocarbon. Th is dirty water. A white stickbait does an TroKar and Wright & McGill. For more put more bass in your boat this season. line is sensitive and abrasion resistant excellent job when you are throwing a information see glennwalkerfi shing.com.

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GATZKE, from page 9 should do a little investigating to see if I could fi nd her fawn. I went to where doe settles down and is now out of the bobcat sprang from the tall grass, sight. Five minutes of inactivity later, expecting to fi nd a dead fawn. Th e spot I step into the clearing, the hidden revealed a dead deer all right, but it doe snorts and runs off . To my left , a wasn’t a fawn. A year-old buck was half bobcat is startled by my appearance covered by weeds the bobcat had been and he runs off also. “So that’s what had gathering to conceal its kill. that doe all upset,” I realized. My next It’s not every day you walk up on a thought was the bobcat either killed predator busy hiding its kill. I peeled off the doe’s fawn or was about to, so I the layers of goldenrods and weeds to

Note the suffocating bite mark just below the jaw and how the bobcat fed on the brisket prior to burying its kill.

inspect the bobcat’s kill. A bite mark on never get a day of rest when it comes to the buck’s throat below the jaw revealed their survival. how the bobcat’s bite had suff ocated him. Th e bobcat fed on the brisket area Lee Gatzke is a member of NextBuk of the buck before attempting to hide Outdoors, creators of tactical deer hunting A year-old buck killed by a bobcat that was in the process of covering it with weeds the carcass by covering it with weeds. videos. Gatzke can be reached at www. when the author startled him. Another example of how deer nextbukoutdoors.com. OnWisconsinOutdoors.com May/June 2013 15

ROB AND STEVE TOBIN The Eyes Of March Wisconsin River walleye run hot through May ith the exception of last year, Slow drift s working your bait vertically between 15 and 20 inches and one fi sh the third month of the year off the bottom also produced many fi sh. over 28 inches with a fi ve fi sh limit. Wcan be just another back- Very simple tackle and techniques are You also don’t need a boat; shore breaking month of snow shoveling, cold what makes this fi shing a blast and what anglers have tons of access from the temperatures, sleet, and rain—a time keeps me returning year aft er year. No dam down to Rivers Edge Resort, which Rob Tobin with a tasty walleye. of year when most people continue to need to load up the boat with every rod brings the opportunity to catch just as hunker down at home with a warm fi re and reel you own. Keep it simple! many, or more, fi sh. Many times the and a movie at night. But then there are Th is April , fi shermen switched to shore fi shermen dominate in producing the diehards, many of whom have been a ¼-ounce jig and 4-inch twister tail, larger fi sh as the eyes begin to move caught by their wives just sitting in the which has been producing larger fi sh shallower. boat in the garage dreaming of the days than the live minnow. If you have a Since we don’t live locally, we to come. (I may or may not be talking fi shing partner with you, make sure to need a place to stay when we come up from experience.) We are the diehards never throw the same bait when starting to fi sh for the weekend. Rivers Edge that already have the boat de-winterized, out. Let the fi sh tell you how they are Resort is such a great place. We rent a the reels greased, and a fairly substantial feeling that day. Once you fi gure out the two-bedroom apartment that has a full Cabela’s credit card bill. Th is time of year bait, experiment with size and colors. If kitchen to prepare the day’s catch with a is what my friends and I like to call the you can get the fi sh to answer those two big deck overlooking the winding river. Wisconsin River Walleye Run. diffi cult questions, you better hold on We also can dock our boat at their pier Steve Tobin with a 24-inch slot female Th e lower part of the Wisconsin tight. overnight, which is a bonus, and their walleye. River near the Dells is one of the most Th e walleye spawning period Saturday night prime rib special is why I scenic stretches of river I have ever had is fairly quick and to the point. Th at think Steve comes fi shing here. Th e bait the opportunity to fi sh. It consists of is, however, if the water levels and shop is stocked with today’s new baits, beautiful rock formations, an undulating temperatures in the river are adequate. jigs, and live bait to get the job done. If bottom contour consisting of rock Being a river system, we all know that you are not familiar with the river, the and sand, and many other prime it can change dramatically from day experienced owners will give you a map characteristics that make this such a to day this time of year depending on and put you on fi sh right way. It is all the superior walleye factory. temperature, melt off , and precipitation. accommodations we need and much Every year hundreds of fi sherman Last year the walleyes moved out of more! from across the Midwest travel to get Lake Wisconsin to spawn much earlier So if you are itching for a fantastic in on the action. It is not unheard of than this year due to colder temps. Th e weekend getaway, we highly encourage to have people chasing these fi sh in as greatest part of this river system is that you to test your luck on this stretch of early as February and even into late May. no matter what time you show up in the the river. Th e run is still going strong … During the colder months of February spring, there is always fi sh to be had. get out there! Brett Ewig with a legal sauger. and March the water temperature will Many of those fi sh might be the eager We also wanted to let all of our typically range from 33 – 40 degrees. short male, but aft er a long winter with readers know that our Tobin Jewelers As the days grow longer and the water the short rods, I’ll take what I can get. A location in New Berlin is currently see us at our locations in New Berlin begins to warm into the 40s, you can few slot-sized eyes and the opportunity having a Moving Event! All in-stock and Mequon and let us help you get on bet you will fi nd yourself surrounded of a freakin’ giant are just the icing on jewelry is on sale at 50% off through the water with a little more ease … if by more than a fair share of boats all in the cake for us. DNR regulations states the end of May. We will be relocating you know what I mean. search of the elusive 10-pound female. that walleyes or saugers less than 15 just one block north to the southeast Rob and Steve Tobin are avid deer hunters For the Tobin Boys, we are dying inches must be returned to the water. corner of Moorland Road and Coff ee and waterfowlers and fi sh throughout to get off the ice and into the Lund. A Fishermen are allowed to keep fi sh Road in New Berlin this summer. Come Wisconsin. three-day trip to the Wisconsin River at Rivers Edge Resort gets us excited every year. We like to go the last weekend in March. Last year the females had already TimeTime toto CatchCatch spawned and we ended up catching them in the shallower slack water with THETHE BIGBIG ONE!ONE! crankbaits. With the colder weather this year, the males were still bunched up in 20 - 25 feet of water and the jig and minnow was the ticket. 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KEVIN WALLENFANG, DEER AND ELK ECOLOGIST—WISCONSIN DNR Wisconsin DNR Report—April 24, 2013 Wisconsin’s deer herd showing signs of stress from prolonged winter

lthough winter didn’t arrive in some areas moderate, and the remaining stations were considered until well into February, it has persisted longer mild. However, several stations are likely to move into Athan normal and the impacts on individual deer higher severity classifi cations aft er the April data is are being seen in some areas according to the DNR. tallied. “Hard winters are not something new to “While it’s a good indicator, WSI doesn’t always Wisconsin’s deer herd,” says Kevin Wallenfang, state tell the full story,” says Wallenfang. “Th at may be what big game ecologist with the Department of Natural we are seeing this winter. Th e readings alone are saying Resources (DNR). “Winter severity is a variable, natural winter in most locations isn’t all that bad, but add in process that can reduce deer numbers in some years. other factors that the index doesn’t acknowledge like Our herd handles it well in most years, but we are seeing hard crust, compacted wet snow, or long-term snow stressed deer in all areas of the state including direct cover and the impacts can be deadly to individual deer losses due to starvation in farmland areas where you even when temperatures are moderate.” wouldn’t normally expect it.” Another factor to be considered is the duration DNR wildlife biologists annually monitor the and timing of winter conditions. “Th e later winter eff ects of winter weather on the deer herd using a arrives and the longer it hangs on, the greater the Winter Severity Index (WSI) which uses a combination AAt stressed df fawn ffeeds di in northwest th tWi Wisconsin i iin mid- id impacts can be. Deer have burned through their fat of cold temperatures and deep snows to gauge winter April. The DNR said they are expecting direct losses reserves by late winter and are in critical need of food,” stress levels and the ultimate survival of deer. and lower fawn production in some areas of northern Wallenfang said. “Most reports of stressed or dead deer Wisconsin with 30 inches of snow on the ground in Th e WSI measurements are recorded annually at late April. Door County is also experiencing losses. have occurred during the past few weeks.” 43 stations spread primarily across the northern third of Department staff have been in the fi eld the state as well as several east-central counties, and are investigating reports of noticeably stressed or dead recorded from December 1 through April 30. deer, and monitoring habitat conditions. “Each day that the temperatures fall below zero Winter conditions are considered mild if the In the northeast portion of the state, DNR’s degrees Fahrenheit and/or the snow depth is more than station accumulates less than 50 points, moderate if Wildlife Health Team recently investigated an area in 18 inches, the conditions are noted for each station.” between 51 and 80 points, severe if between 81 and100, Door County with extremely high deer numbers where Wallenfang explained. “For example, a day with 20 and very severe if over 100. the natural winter browse has been depleted and dead inches of snow and a temperature of fi ve-below-zero At the end of March, two stations were in the deer have been reported. would receive two points for the day.” severe category (both in Iron County), six were continued on page 21 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com May/June 2013 19

ROBB MANNING Firearms And You. Every Day Carry: 10mm auto OnWisconsinOutdoors.com/Firearms

t is the cartridge made famous in 10mm Auto, since most commercial the 1980s by the Bren Ten, and ammo from major manufacturers Inothing says “the 80s” like seeing isn’t loaded to original caliber specs, Sonny Crockett—played by Don John- as I noted earlier. Also, there’s a wide son—carrying his Bren Ten on Miami variation in .357 Magnum velocities Vice. Well, the Bren Ten has died and and energy, since it can be chambered gone to heaven, only to be resurrected by in 6-inch and 8-inch barrels, as well as Peregrine Industries, then to die again, in rifl es; 5-inch barrel unless otherwise only to be resurrected a second time by specifi ed.) (See chart below) Vltor Weapons Systems under the Fortis While there are semi-auto Pistol Project, which has faced produc- cartridges that are more powerful, they tion delays. Miami Vice occasions late are restricted to Desert Eagle sized night cable but is best seen on Netfl ix. handguns, which are not anywhere Th e 10mm Auto ... it’s still one of the near being practical for everyday most powerful semi-auto cartridges and carry. While the Glock 20 is a large enjoys a very loyal cult following. Th e handgun, with a carry vest or coat it’s 10mm is now showing resurgence and still concealable, even with an outside gaining in popularity, especially amongst L-R: 9mm Luger, 40 S&W, 45 ACP, 10mm Auto, 357 Mag. the waistband (OWB) holster. A Glock those that live in areas with dangerous 29 is a subcompact that is completely animals, such as in Alaska. concealable and still holds 10 rounds Much has been written about the with an optional 15-round magazine. history of the 10mm, and since space is “To shoot the 10mm is to not only become a fan but With performance levels as high limited, I will only touch on the subject. as they are, it’s a shame that the 10mm It was designed by Col. Jeff Cooper in to become an advocate of the round.” Auto isn’t more popular than it is. It 1983, then improved and produced is a thumper of a round that in a self- by Norma of Sweden. It was selected defense role will plant whatever critter by the FBI in 1986 then subsequently Danish sovereignty. It’s a 25-month though, is the ability to carry 15 rounds it’s used against, whether two-legged or dummied down into a much weaker duty in which the unit sees other people in a magazine (in the case of the Glock four. It runs circles around the beloved version now called the “FBI load.” Th e only twice: during the annual resupply 20) with split-second reloads. In the case .45 ACP. American shooters have been round was dropped by the FBI, where by ship. During winter months the unit of the charging bear, with one magazine trying to replicate the ballistics of a .357 the weakened version was shortened and runs their patrols in two-man units that loaded and two spares, you would have Mag in a semi-auto for decades. Here created into the .40 S&W, which they last four months. Let me stress that— 45 rounds of magnum power that you it is. It actually passes the .357 Mag offi cially adopted. Confl icting reports four months with one other person and could unload in about 15-20 seconds. in performance. A magnum powered state why the FBI dropped the 10mm. a team of sledge dogs. Temperatures Now that’s impressive! It’s equivalent cartridge in a semi-auto platform— Some say the recoil was too much for sometimes get down to -41 degrees. to carrying almost eight fully loaded you can’t beat it. If you haven’t looked most agents (even though the “FBI load” Polar bear run-ins are frequent; that’s magnum revolvers. at the 10mm Auto and/or fi red it, I doesn’t recoil much more than a .40 where the 10mm Auto comes in. At commercial loadings, a 10mm recommend you do. I’ll give this advice S&W), but it was most likely that the grip Unfortunately, most off -the-shelf 200 gr load has 750 foot-pounds of with only one warning: watch out; it’s was too large for small hands and the 10mm ammunition from the major energy—over twice the energy of .45 addictive. You’ll fi nd yourself a 10mm larger frame was more diffi cult to conceal manufacturers is the weakened FBI load. ACP, 230 gr Army Ball FMJ (352 ft - fan just like I did. under FBI suits. However, you can still fi nd the full power lb). Cor-Bon lists their .45 185 gr JHP For additional information and I admit to being slightly biased 10mm load by some of the smaller and at 544 ft -lb. I point this out due to the sources for information provided in towards the 10mm. I fell in love with it boutique ammo manufacturers. I have popularity of the .45 ACP, and many this article, please read this column at this past spring, and it’s rapidly become shot loads from Buff alo Bore, who makes see it in competition with the 10mm. OnWisconsinOutdoors.com/Firearms. one of my favorite calibers. It’s hard an outstanding round, and I’ve been able While I would love to delve deeper into not to fall in love with it. To shoot the to fi nd that on the shelves of most gun ballistics and performance of this round, Robb Manning served in the U.S. Marine 10mm is to not only become a fan but to stores. It’s high time that manufacturers space limitations prevent that. But here Corps for nearly 11 years where he developed a passion and knowledge for become an advocate of the round. Th e who do off er 10mm make it in the are some specs of 10mm auto and other 9mm is still my go-to round and the .45 a fi rearms of all types. Since 2010 Robb has original full power load, not the watered calibers. (Note: I tried to use commercial been a gun/hunting writer, and also fi lms sentimental favorite, but the 10mm is just down load. Maybe the watered down ammo loaded to the original caliber gun and gear videos for his Youtube channel pure power. If you’re in a situation where load was fi ne for the FBI, but shooters specifi cations. Th at is tough with the 762x51n8o. an encounter with a threat would mean who own the 10mm know what it off ers your life, the 10mm is the way to go. and they want full power loads. If they Caliber Manufacturer Mass Velocity Energy Mountain lion, bear ... all easy fodder. didn’t want the full power, they wouldn’t 10mm Auto Buffalo Bore JHC 180 gr 1350 fps 782 ft-lbs One of the most interesting buy the 10mm. Th ere are many other .45 Auto Federal Hydra-Shok 230 gr 900 fps 414 ft-lbs testaments to the power of the 10mm rounds that are a lot cheaper and a lot is its adoption by the Danish special easier to fi nd. .357 Mag.* Federal Hydra-Shok 158 gr 1240 fps 539 ft-lbs forces unit, Slaedepatruljen Sirius, in Th e FBI load has slightly more .40 S&W** Winchester Super-X 155 gr 1205 fps 500 ft-lbs the form of the Glock 20. Th e Sledge power than the .40 S&W, but full power .41 Mag* Federal Hydra-Shok 210 gr 1360 fps 862 ft-lbs Patrol Sirius patrols the isolated arctic loads fall between the .357 Magnum region of northern Greenland to protect and the .41 Magnum. Th e true benefi t, * Barrell length unconfi rmed ** 4.0” barrell 20 May/June 2013 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com

BILL CUNNEA The Crik: Spring’s arrival

he “crik” manages to evoke won- spring is here, it has been hiding for the the lowland back to downstream resting another fi eld a half mile or more ahead der anew at the world and the last few weeks. places. Mick and I were far from them, of us. Th ey fl ew and gave me profi les of Tgood fortune I have to live above Th e ground was not quite dry but but perhaps it was us who moved them the long necks and trailing legs, fl ying it. It runs through cornfi elds and pasture OK for walking as long as I remembered up to safer sites. as noisily as possible. While I appreciate down in the valley below the house. It is, to scrape off the mud when I got home. As we approached and then the occasional encounter, what nuisance or has become, a friend, a resource, and Mick and I entered the fi eld about 200 paralleled the stream, I saw two Canada neighbors they would be if they stayed a harbinger of renewal over the years yards from the bank of the water. Th e geese at the water’s edge. I stopped Mick, within earshot of your home. Th ey just and yet still supplies fresh senses of the bank is about 6 feet high and steep in seeing him notice them, and stood as don’t shut up. What happened to stealth richness of life. most places, so the water can’t be seen the two birds fussed at each other and in nature? Yesterday I took Mick for a ramble until one approaches it. muddled around the crik bank. Th ey Mick and I turned back and in the fi elds that the crik divides. Th e I noted some movement ahead. moved up on the grass above the bank. I retraced our steps. Th e cranes’ honking sun was shining, temps were in the mid- In the far distance about 25 ducks had heeled Mick and we approached slowly. still reached us. Seven of the ducks 40 and the winds at about 10 mph. I had fl ushed and were giving alarm calls as Th e geese muttered to one another. Th en had circled around and were returning no agenda, just the walk for me and the they swept up from the water and bank one spotted us and extended his neck to their previous resting spot, and dog to savor our environment. Winter and fl ew, fi rst away, then circling back, to better be on the alert. Th e second miscellaneous and sundry small birds— has been long, and although I know higher up, to curl around me and follow bird settled down a little but moved as song birds and grackles, blackbirds and Mick and I approached. Th ey walked such—fretted back and forth in the skies a bit, stopped to examine us 100 yards near the woods and fi elds. Spring was away, then, fi nally, voiced complaint and conspicuous. started the jog-trot into takeoff speed. Th e day before I had hunted Th ey fought gravity and achieved fl ight, pheasants at a game farm and had come and I told Mick “OK” for him to charge home dissatisfi ed with the experience. down in endlessly optimistic pursuit. Th is day ... was satisfying. With disdain, the geese fl ew higher and Th e crik makes me rich. I’m a lucky then leveled off at about 50 feet and person. showed me their command of their element, fl ying away honking (no doubt Bill Cunnea has been a writer, teacher, in annoyance; they certainly weren’t consultant and outdoorsman for over 30 years. He continues to be taught lessons scared) to less frequented spots. by his dogs in southwest Wisconsin, where Along a tad further, as Mick he’s lived for 20 years. He’s never caught a plunged into the snow-melt heightened lunker, nor shot a 12 point buck, and he’s water, two Sandhill cranes cranked out got the lack of trophies to prove it. their cacophony as they lift ed up from

CUBS CORNER, from page 3 run back to their hiding spot. It’s hard to teach a kid to wait to set the hook, Rather, you’re out in the countryside and usually things will turn out okay, doing some walking and hiking as you but if the fi sh are fi nicky that day, the sneak up to fi shing spots on the stream young angler will soon learn to wait a and gently lob in your off erings. Fish little while. awhile, then move on to the next likely “Super simple” are the words of hold. the day for setups and rigs. Any light Work your way upstream (with spinning or spincasting outfi t will the current coming at you). Stay work. Four-pound test line is ideal, hidden and keep your shadows off but 6-pound will work. Use a short- the water. Look for “trouty” spots like shank size 8 or 10 hook, and pinch on these: riffl es, runs, pools, deep bends, a small- to medium-sized split shot and undercut banks. Remember that 18 inches ahead. Bait up with a lively trout like to be near fast water but just half-nightcrawler. Use whole crawlers out of the main fl ow where they can if you’re aft er monster trout! hide, wait, and watch, quickly darting You don’t have to hit the water out to grab food that tumbles past. before the sun is up, but it’s wise to Th e best approach is to toss your fi sh the fi rst couple hours aft er sunrise isidt! an adventure! weekend.kdIt’th It’s the perfect fttittk time to take a bait above (upstream of) where you and then when shadows get long again Trout and kids make the perfect trout trip. think the trout will be and let the in the evening. Trout stay active all match. Pink-striped rainbows, bronze- current carry your off ering naturally. day long on cloudy days, so don’t let sided browns, and wild-painted brook Lift the rod up to bounce the bait overcast skies dampen your spirits. trout await. Load up a couple rods, Native son Tom Carpenter writes about the along and let it keep moving. Trout outdoor world for a variety of national and A nice soft rain can make the fi sh go stow away a few boxes of nightcrawlers regional publications. will hit hard with a thump and usually nuts.Kids love it too; fi shing in the rain in a cooler, and take off for the day or a OnWisconsinOutdoors.com May/June 2013 21

TOM LUBA Learn More. Fish More A Quick Jig-N-Pig Primer OnWisconsinOutdoors.com/WisconsinFishing A pork fat thing

ention the words “bass jigs” bait. home in on the bait. As a side note, you take in the boat. Th at marinade will today and it’ll take you a cou- You can fi nd jig heads that have can bend the hook shank up a little to cover up human scent from handling Mple of hours just to go through the jig eye in diff erent positions. At one give it a better chance to set. I always the bait when rigging—an additional the companies that produce jigs and point the eye was out the top of the look for the widest gap I can fi nd when bonus. the colors available. In today’s hurry up head only. Now, you can also get heads looking at bass jigs. While you can get plastic trailers (a world, many anglers have substituted a with the eye at various other angles. Overall, I use pork because I number of which are already scented) piece of plastic shaped like a crawfi sh to Th e eye out the front was a major think it off ers me more positives than in shapes from a chunk to a craw, I fi nd hang on the back, because, once again, breakthrough for me as it lets the head plastics. First of all, it’s supple, so when that a black frog can work with virtually nowadays anglers jump from one bait slide through weeds a lot cleaner. Th e a fi sh grabs it, it thinks the pork is real. any skirt color combo. For those clearer to another looking for the one that will old heads got fouled time and again Secondly, pork is tough. While a fi sh waters, consider an off -white or frog- get bitten the quickest. Th at might be with weeds. In my area of Wisconsin could rip off part of a plastic trailer, like colored chunk as a substitute. the one thing I don’t like about tourna- weed growth is the number one fi sh a craw claw, on the strike and quickly Call me old-fashioned, but I’m ment fi shing. cover, so there was a major confl ict. disengage, the pork won’t rip loose, so extremely confi dent when a No. 11 Th e Uncle Josh No. 11 Pork Frog You can also trim the weed guards the fi sh holds on longer, which could be Black Pork Frog is on the back end was the fi rst serious trailer I used when on most jigs. Th is still allows the guard vital in getting a good hook set. of my bass jig. Speaking of ye olde I learned how to fi sh a jig. Th at fi sh to defl ect weeds, but when a fi sh takes For that same reason it is good to pork frog, I might have to agree with catching confi dence led to fi shing it it, the bristles depress easier making for use scent on your pork so it not only renowned TV Chef Emeril Lagasse. more and more, in all seasons, not just a better hook set. Th is usually means feels real but tastes real as well. I can’t Like the secret to his cooking, maybe spring. And before long, I was catching using the guards that have the bristles count the times over the years that a the secret to catching bass on a jig-n-pig fi sh regardless of the time of the year. or fi bers make up the weed guard. Th e bass has slurped up the jig-n-pig and is simply a “pork fat thing.” Due to that early success, I’ve plastic Y-type guards on some baits nonchalantly started to swim away. always stuck with the Uncle Josh frog aren’t as fl exible, and I feel that may As far as scenting the pork, I usually Tom Luba is a free-lance outdoor writer and bass fi shing fan from New London, WI. as my trailer—most of the time. If I’m mean some missed fi sh over the day. marinate the frogs in a fi sh scent both Tom fi shes as much as he can and never planning to fi sh a jig a lot on an outing, Another thing you can trim on over the winter and in the jars I use to gets tired of setting the hook. I’ll put on my pork. Otherwise, when the jig is the skirt. When you want a I’m using the bait for select situations smaller profi le, trim the skirt tighter only, I am more inclined to use a plastic to the hook shank bend to make it DNR REPORT, from page 18 late April the snow continues to fall in trailer. look smaller. A lot of heads that don’t signifi cant amounts and direct losses can I just think I will catch more come with a rattle can have one added “Th e situation was very indicative be expected until snow melt. big bass on the jig-n-pig than on any fairly easily. I believe Northland Tackle of malnutrition,” according to Jeff Although this will not be other lure in my box. Th at makes it produces rattles already in holders Pritzl, DNR Northeast District wildlife considered one of the more extreme mandatory that I fi sh it in the spring that can be slipped over the hook and supervisor. “All but two of over 20 winters since the department began and in the fall when bigger fi sh are up into the skirt area of the jig. When carcasses were last year’s fawns. It’s recording winter severity and its more mobile and aggressive. And, I put switching from clear to more stained symptomatic of a deer population out of impacts on the herd, varying amounts my money on a jig because I can also water, or from daylight to night fi shing, balance with its habitat. ” of mortality will occur throughout the modify it a lot easier than any other a rattle can be vital in helping bass Each of the state’s 136 deer state due to starvation and increased management units has a target over- predation of weakened animals. In winter population goal. “As hunters, addition, reduced fawn recruitment and we all like to see lots of deer, but survival can be expected as some does unfortunately this year in some farmland will have come through the winter in areas we’re seeing the downside of high poor physical conditions and absorb deer numbers,” says Pritzl. “We’re not their fawns. only seeing direct losses of deer, but the State biologists have already damage they are doing to their habitat considered winter’s eff ects on survival will take years to recover, and that’s and recruitment when developing 2013 assuming less browsing pressure by harvest quotas which will be released fewer deer. It’s very rare that we see deer in early May. With more snow in the starvation problems in farmland units, forecast, they are continuing to evaluate but that’s where we are hearing of a the situation. According to Wallenfang, signifi cant number of cases.” already conservative quotas may be In northern units, local biologists reduced even further in some areas of are also seeing stressed deer and have the far north. had reports of some starvation losses. In general, deer appear to be faring For more information, contact somewhat better because deer densities Kevin Wallenfang, Deer and Elk in the northern forest tend to be more in Ecologist at 608.261.7589. Readers line with what the habitat can support, are also asked to email comments for or in many units are still below where posting at OnWisconsinOutdoors.com to they could be. However, going into [email protected]. 22 May/June 2013 OnWisconsinOutdoors.com

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Taxing ammunition is also currently “At the federal level, going nowhere, although it might in some states. Wisconsin isn’t one of there is virtually no them. What may prove to be worrisome, chance that an assault depending upon how it is interpreted, is the recently ratifi ed United Nations weapon or high Arms Treaty which would regulate, capacity magazine ban among other things, the importation and exportation of small arms and will be happening in the ammunition. Depending on which source you refer to, this treaty is foreseeable future.” either a serious threat to the Second Amendment or yet another toothless UN resolution. While it may have been approved in the UN, with the support everal generations of family mem- of the United States, it has virtually no bers, myself included, learned how chance of being ratifi ed at the present Sto shoot with my grandfather’s time in the U.S .Senate. On the other Remington Model 341 Sportsmaster .22 every way as well as the Sportsmaster, Security is buying untold billions of hand, according to some sources, the caliber bolt action repeater. Manufac- and I expect will last just as long. rounds of ammunition to keep it out treaty could make it more diffi cult to tured and purchased during the height Maybe even longer at this rate since of the hands of civilians is just that, a import fi rearms and ammunition from of the Great Depression, the Sports- I can’t buy ammunition for it. Only rumor. Even if this rumor were true, other nations that signed on to the master has taken its share of rabbits, those who had the foresight to purchase the 100,000 agents that DHS employees treaty. Time, as it always does, will tell. pheasants, squirrels, paper targets and signifi cant amounts of ammunition aren’t issued weapons that fi re .45 Colt, Contrary to my main contention in tin cans over the course of nearly eight before the Great Panic of 2012/13 are in 7.62 x 25 or .221 Fireball. So why are this article, i.e., that hoarding ammo is, decades. When the time came to intro- any position to shoot a .22 fi rearm or, people hoarding ammunition even in most situations, silly, the exception duce my 12-year-old daughter to the heck, virtually any fi rearm at this point. in calibers of such limited appeal? may be the case of once common sport of shooting, it was only fi tting that Th is is now the fi ft h gun buying Generally speaking, it beats me. Eastern Bloc rounds, such as 7.62 x she learn how to shoot with the same panic that I have experienced. Th e On the other hand, when you have 39, 7.62 x 54, 5.45 x 39 and 7.62 x 25. rifl e that her great-grandfather bought fi rst was in 1989, followed by 1994, politicians like New York Governor Stocking up on these rounds may not and was the fi rst non-BB gun shot by 2004, 2008 and 2012/13. All of these Andrew Cuomo publicly stating that have been a bad idea. It would be a her grandfather, father, and numerous were associated with actual or highly fi rearm confi scation might have to be little late to do so now. Th ey’re also aunts and uncles. likely assault weapon bans. In each considered and some states are banning diffi cult, if not impossible, to fi nd, and Despite its age and patina, and case, things settled down within a Internet ammunition sales, it does give their importation may eventually be having lived much of its life in a year, except for 1989 and 1994, which one pause. Gun enthusiasts residing in curtailed or stopped by presidential chicken coop, the 341 has always been resulted in actual assault weapon some states have more to be concerned order. reliable and accurate. It was no diff erent bans (which, to a large degree, were about than others. Assault weapon and But .22 ammunition? Th ere is when my daughter shot it her fi rst time. rescinded in September of 2004). None high capacity magazine bans will soon absolutely no reason to think that it She nailed the target with each shot and of those panics was accompanied by a be going into eff ect in Colorado, New is going to disappear. It’s not going to had no problem manipulating the bolt, run on ammunition that I recall. If they York, and Connecticut. On the other be outlawed, taxed out of existence, which, aft er thousands of rounds and were, they sure didn’t include .22 caliber hand, those bans are not going to be or confi scated. Please, people, stop years of use, was as smooth as butter. ammunition. happening anytime soon, if ever, in hoarding it. My daughter, like millions Th e iron sights, which probably haven’t Th e 2012/13 panic is Wisconsin. of others, wants to go shooting and you been touched since my grandfather unprecedented. Th e price of assault At the federal level, there is hoarders are preventing it. initially adjusted them, were spot-on rifl es went through the roof during virtually no chance that an assault S. Wilkerson is an award-winning Wisconsin at 25 yards. Th e trigger was tight and past such episodes, but no one lived in weapon or high capacity magazine ban journalist, fi rearms expert and student of the crisp. Everything worked, as you would fear that ammunition was going to be will be happening in the foreseeable Second Amendment. Contact him by email expect of a fi rearm from an era when banned, certainly not .22 ammunition. future. Th ere are simply not enough at [email protected]. guns were made by skilled craft sman What’s fueling the current panic? votes in either the House or the Senate. from forged steel components. Primarily Internet rumors that the Th ere were only two things that put gullible are swallowing hook, line and Island Lake in a damper on my daughter’s fi rst foray sinker coupled with shysters taking CABIN FOR RENT into shooting. Th e Sportsmaster was advantage of the weak-minded. Jack- Iron County far too big for someone so petite, and booted thugs are not going to go door- Sleeps 10 ••• Excellent walleye and crappie fi shing we didn’t have enough ammunition. I to-door confi scating ammunition. ••• Easy access to Turtle Flambeau Flowage and Gile Flowage solved problem number one by recently Th ere is nothing before Congress that ••• Iron County wilderness ATV trail riding starts out the back yard purchasing her a youth-sized .22 rifl e, a would tax ammunition. 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SUZETTE CURTIS DUWE, from page 3 bottom bouncer with a shorter snell. Recipes By Suzette Th e most interesting tip Brad spoke about was that the length of time he waits aft er the hook is set is approximately Skewers on the grill 90 seconds. He waits that long to make sure the walleye has the big chub down. t’s been a long winter in terms of His rod/reel combo is a 7-foot medium what we’ve been used to in recent heavy rod and a baitcaster spooled Iyears, but I personally love winter with 14-pound Fireline with 10-pound and was thrilled with all of the snow. fl uorocarbon snell. I asked him if he However, one of the reasons I so love snapped fi sh off with the Fireline and Wisconsin is that I truly appreciate each light leader, and he explained that you of our four seasons. Th ere have been don’t want a very aggressive hook set many signs that spring is truly upon and you should use more of a sweeping us, and all of them have been wonder- motion than a hard jerk upward. His fully welcome. Spotting the season’s number one philosophy is that you have fi rst robin, noticing the fresh buds on to cover a lot of water. the trees, and seeing the fl owers poking up out of the ground are all signs of spring, along with the increased use of “Th e Lindy rig is a the outdoor grill. Even though we use Walking Sinker or Lindy our outdoor grill year round, I must admit that the warmer weather makes it No-Snagg sinker, a ball bearing a little more comfortable. So, I thought swivel, a snell from two feet to I’d share some of my favorite recipes for diff erent skewers on the grill. 10 feet and a hook.”

Fish Skewers Duck Skewers Jon’s approach to Lindy rigging Venison Skewers is quite comparable. He fi shes defi ned 1 to 1½ lbs fi rm white fi sh, cut into bite 2-3 lbs duck breasts, cut into chunks edges with scattered rubble deeper than 2 lbs venison, cut into cubes sized pieces 2 onions, cut into wedges 15 feet of water. He uses a medium sized 2 whole green peppers, seeded & 1 large red or orange bell pepper, seeded walking sinker 3/8 ounce to ¾ ounce or 1 lb button mushrooms quartered and cut into 1-inch pieces Lindy No-Snagg sinkers with at least an For marinade: 8-foot snell. Jon trolls at 0.7 to 1.0 mph, 2 whole onions, quartered ½ lb fresh pineapple, cut into chunks half the speed of Brad Davis. Th e rod 1/4 cup brandy 1 lb whole mushrooms (try baby bellas) 1 pint cherry tomatoes and reel combo is exactly the same as 1/2 cup red wine Brad’s, the only exception being his reel 1 cup dry vermouth 1 large onion, cut into wedges 1/4 tsp. ground allspice is spooled with monofi lament. Jon only 1/3 cup olive oil For marinade: uses a fl uorocarbon snell in a 10-pound 1/4 tsp. dried thyme 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup dry white wine line diameter. Jon believes the Lindy No- 1 bay leaf Snagg sinkers allow him to catch more Place venison chunks and whole 2 T. dark sesame oil fi sh on a given day. Once a walleye bites, mushrooms in a large Ziploc bag or Combine all marinade ingredients 2 cloves garlic, fi nely chopped Jon waits about as long as I do to set the covered container. Combine vermouth, in large Ziploc bag. Add duck and hook: 10-15 seconds. olive oil, and garlic; pour over meat ¼ tsp. salt mushrooms. Close bag and refrigerate To recap, here are the keys to Lindy and mushrooms to coat completely. 8 hours or overnight, turning 1/8 tsp. pepper rigging everyone should use: Refrigerate 2-3 hours. occasionally. Alternate meat and vegetables on 2 T. grated fresh ginger Remove duck and mushrooms 1. Th e deeper the water, the heavier the skewers, discarding excess marinade. Combine all marinade ingredients from bag (reserving liquid) and thread weight. Place skewers over hot coals or high in a large, shallow dish. Add pieces of on skewers, alternating with onion 2. Ball bearing swivels are a must. temperature on a gas grill. Th e trick is fi sh. Let stand at room temperature wedges. Grill over hot coals until 3. Th e clearer the water, the longer the to cook them quickly to sear the meat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to desired doneness (we like them more snell. and allow the vegetables to remain make sure all fi sh is coated. on the rare side—about 5 to 7 minutes), 4. When trolling make sure your line semi-crisp. It Remove fi sh from marinade turning once and basting with reserved remains at a 45 degree angle to the only takes about (reserving liquid) and thread on marinade. bottom. 5 minutes for skewers with desired combination of Suzette Curtis of Oshkosh cooks for a rare, so adjust vegetables and pineapple. Place on hot Lindy rigging is decades old and family of hunters and fi shermen, and says your timing grill and brush with marinade. Grill 8 still eff ective. It should be a part of every she tries to fi ll their menu with recipes for fi sherman’s repertoire. according to the to 10 minutes, turning once, until fi sh meals made with venison, upland birds and desired doneness is opaque. fi sh. She does just that with great expertise. Dave Duwe, owner of Dave Duwe’s Guide of the meat. [email protected] Service, has been guiding the lakes of Southeastern Wisconsin for 15 years, specializing in Delavan Lake and Lake Find more wild game recipes online: Geneva. Go to www.fi shlakegeneva.com or OnWisconsinOutdoors.com www.fi shdelavanlake.com. OnWisconsinOutdoors.com May/June 2013 25

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