Spring is almost here !!!!!!!! I have been seeing more and more boats on the highway lately. I expect the walleye fishing in DePere should be picking up soon. I will try to get a report for next weeks show. Don't forget to stop in at Gander Mountain for the last of our first cast seminars. George Heimbuch will be in the Gander Lodge on Saturday March13th. He will be giving a seminar on great lakes fishing from 11am-3pm. Sunday is the last day of the add so take advantage of the 25%off any Gander Mountain rod when you buy any regularly priced Shimano reel. Go to CLICKHERE to check out all the new gear. Keep an eye out for future savings at Gander Mountain. If you have time to spare contact the folks at Outagamie Area Pheasants Forever and lend a helping hand to help preserve the Ringneck PheasantCLICK HERE for more information. Remember if you are looking for that Elk hunt of a lifetime contact Rick Tingle at shootelk.com. If you want an African hunt or Missouri Whitetail call Mike Helbing at 608-572-2389 or e-mail helbing@centurytel.net. The time is getting near to focus on Turkey hunting and spring walleye fishing. I have some great guests and giveaways coming up over the next several weeks. So tune in, call in or send an e-mail to lto@wcinet.com.
Don't forget if you are planning a hunt out west check the application deadlines. After last weeks show I think I have found the place to cross off one of the items on my bucket list. As I turn 50 in a week I look back at my life in the outdoors with no regrets. Don't wait to take that trip that you always dreamed of. Take advantage of the opportunities that may come cross your path. Thanks to Rick Tingle for offering a VERY special deal on some of his hunts at Louisiana Purchase Ranch CLICK HERE saving a $1000 on any hunt is a deal. Please call him and talk with them about the excellent hunting they have there. I have been looking for a place to bowhunt Elk after talking to Rick, I'm in. The Mule deer out there look impressive as well. He also has combo hunts on Elk and Deer. The picture is Steve Jordan from No Excuses Television CLICK HERE. He shot this mule deer last year at the Louisiana Purchase Ranch. WOW. Make sure to tune in next week for more info on how to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
Thanks to all of you that stopped by the booth at MANTOWN
this last weekend. WOW what a great time that was. I must admit
although I have always been a Green Bay Packer fan. I am now a fan of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. These ladies were some of the nicest people I have met. They sat for 2 hours and took photos and signed autographs and were happy to do it. They were extremely friendly and cute as well. I hope that we get to be a part of this event again next year Woodward
Communications did a great job putting the event together. Lake Winnebago is teaming with activity with the Sturgeon season starting. There have been several large fish taken and I believe a new record. Tune in this week we will be talking Sturgeon with Biologist and author Ron Bruch. Also joining us will be Warden Jason Higgins.
If you are free this Friday the 12th or Saturday the 13th please come and visit the Gander Mountain booth at MANTOWN CLICK HERE. We will be located just across from the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, how convenient!!. We will have RigEmRight Decoys CLICK HERE , Hook set tip ups CLICK HERE, EZ Access gear CLICK HERE and our friends from No Excuses Television CLICK HERE. I will be there as well with Quaker Boy Turkey Calls CLICK HERE. So stop buy check it out and we can talk "Living the outdoors". Hope to see you there. As I promised the picture of this nice 8 pointer was shot buy Justin an associate in our fishing department in Appleton.
Well I hope all of you were successful in drawing your 2010 spring turkey permit. As always I apply for period 3. I have the most success at that time of the year. I look forward to bringing you informative shows as we move closer to the season. Thanks to Chris Kirby president of Quaker Boy calls CLICK HERE . I had a chance to spend a little time with him at the NWTF Convention at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Appleton this last weekend. We will be having a Turkey hunting seminar the end of March featuring Quaker Boy calls. Stay tuned for the details. Pictured in the middle is Chris, Carl from Gander Mountain is on the right.
You have to check this out. If you are planning a snow goose hunt this year, this is the place you need to go. I have been invited to a hunt in late February and am I excited. Jeff, Carl and Steve from No Excuses Television have been there and they love it. I also plan to have Allen Letcher from Flatlander outfitters CLICK HERE on the show in the coming weeks. I have only hunted snow geese once in my hunting career but the weather did not cooperate and we only shot a few birds. This teaser is courtesy of No Excuses Television. Thanks Jeff I think I finally made it work. If you have been in Gander Mountain you may recognize the guy with the curly hair.
Get up ! Get outdoors. If you are looking for some winter fun you need to check out the website for Mosquito Hill Nature Center CLICK HERE. They have plenty of upcoming events to get you out enjoying the outdoors. Also pick up a copy of Wolf River Country magazine and see what's going on in the Wolf River area CLICK HERE for more info. We are working to get this magazine into Gander Mountain for you to pick up your FREE copy. You can also go online and subscribe and get it delivered to you home. Don't forget if you are in the mood for a Pheasant hunt contact Wolf River game farm CLICK HERE to book your hunt. Next week's show should be a must listen. We have Jim Keller from JJ Keller and associates and Dallas Seavey musher for the JJ Keller and associates Iditirod racing team. Keep the e-mails coming on what you would like to know more about in the outdoors. CLICK HERE to check out the race for 2010
Looking for something to do this winter ?. Check out Mosquito Hill for the upcoming schedule of events CLICK HERE. They have plenty of winter fun things to do. You can also check Wolf River Country Magazine CLICK HERE for all types of family fun events and read up on all the local flavor. You would be surprised at all the out of the way places we have in our back yard. Hopefully soon we will have the magazine available at Gander Mountain. Stay tuned as we will let you know. Make sure you tune in this week I have ice fishing as our topic. Also we have a huge NWTF event coming to the Paper Valley Hotel the end of this month. I will try to get a representative from the event on the air. It looks to be one of the biggest hand made turkey call events in the country. More info on that to come on this weeks show. And lastly if you need to get out and hunt, check out their video from No Excuses Television on you tube(FLATLAND OUTFITTERS). The snow goose hunting is yet to come. I will be having the outfitter on the show in a couple weeks to talk about the spring snow goose hunting that is available to you
Well, another year has past me by like a bolt of lightning. I fondly refer to it as a bad case of the bed spins. If you don't put your foot down you will spiral out of control. My point is to take the time to share your passion for the outdoors with someone that has not had the opportunity. I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas. I would like to thank all of the listeners and Wood ward communications for this great opportunity to share my passion for the outdoors. Please keep the e-mails coming, if you have a topic or an interest that you would like to learn more about let us know. If you need to get outside consider a trip out to Wolf River Game farm click here for more info. Steve and his crew out there will provide you with
a great outdoor experience. As we move forward to 2010 take
the time to get the youngsters
involved in the outdoors, you will be a better person for it.
We here at Living the outdoors would like to wish you a happy and successful new year
As I promised here is one of the nice bucks that was harvested by a Gander Mountain associate. Andy Wickland shot this buck on the opening weekend of the 2009 season. He was one of the lucky ones this year. The younger hunters at Gander were very successful this year and out did the veterans. Several nice deer were taken by the crew this past season. Hopefully the other hunter will e-mail me the pictures so I can post them. If you head out to hunt the late season I wish you the best of luck. If any of you would like me to post your BIG BUCK on the blog e-mail it to lto@wcinet.com with a short description of your hunt.
