Program # 2426 St. Croix Fishing/Camp Cooking Pizza/Gun Fitting/Bull Snake Tip May 8, 2008 Program Information: Judy Nugent fishes for smallmouth bass on the St. Croix River in Douglas County with guide Brad Bowen. Charlie and Cindy Overton, of Black Pot. Demos, cook up a walleye pizza at Westward Ho Campground in Sheboygan County. Wanda Luebke, hunting manager at Sportsmen’s Warehouse, shows Debby Wolniak what women need to look for when getting properly fitted for a shotgun. |
Program # 2425 Winnebago Trolling II/Spring Mushrooms/Hupy Duck Hunt May 1, 2008 Program Information: Dan Small trolls for walleyes on Lake Winnebago with Steve Wiedmeyer of Extreme Tackle. Claudia Looze and Judy Nugent search for morel mushrooms in western Wisconsin. Dan Small and Debby Wolniak hunt ducks at The Highlands Sportsman's Club with Mike Hupy, high bidder for this hunt at the Outdoor Wisconsin banquet. |
Program # 2424 Hayward Fly-Fishing/Fly Tying/KAYTEE Birdseed April 24, 2008 Program Information: Dan fly fishes for muskies on the Chippewa River with Wendy Williamson and Larry Mann, of the Hayward Flyfishing Company. Tom Newbauer visits with Pat Ehlers who will show us the tools needed for tying flies, how to use them, and the most popular ones used to attract different species of fish. Debby Wolniak visits the Kaytee birdseed factory and learns about how and with what the seed is make, and how to attract the preferred birds to your backyard feeders. |
Program # 2423 Auction ’07 Charter/Marsh & Stream Kayak/Growing Power - Worm Farm April 17, 2008 Program Information: Tom Newbauer fishes on Lake Michigan from the Milwaukee harbor with Captain Ken Poludnianyk of Jack's Charters, and the 2007 Auction high bidders, Eric Steinhafel & his son James. Judy Nugent paddles kayaks with Scott Gerharz along the Oconomowoc River, and learns about the natural history and wildlife occupying the surrounding area. Tess Gallun visits an organic worm farm in Milwaukee. |
Program # 2422 Powder Puff Derby/Long Lake Habitat Project/Sorghum Harvest/Lateral Line Tip April 10, 2008 Program Information: Judy Nugent joins a team of women participating in the Powder Puff Derby, a fishing derby out of the Sheboygan harbor, to benefit battered women. Debby Wolniak will look at the stages of harvesting and the processing of sorghum at Richard Wittgreve's Sorghum Farm. Dan Small looks at a cooperative effort between the DNR and the Army National Guard to airlift logs for a habitat improvement project on Long Lake in the Northern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. |
Program # 2421 Hayward Grouse Hunt/Beaver Trapping II/Maple Sugar/First Aid Tip April 3, 2008 Program Information: Dan hunts grouse in Sawyer County with Tom Dew and Ruffed Grouse Society vice president Denis Karnosky. After learning in last weeks program about the type of equipment and how to properly set traps used for beaver trapping, Judy Nugent and Tom Wandrash check the traps they set. Debby Wolniak joins a class from Hawley Environmental School at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center as they make maple sugar. Former infantry medic Sean Clark gives viewers some tips on what the basic first-aid kit should include. |
Program # 2420 Kaszube Cup Sailing/Hayward Grouse Habitat/Beaver Trapping Equipment March 27, 2008 Program Information: Dan Small joins junior sailors from throughout the Midwest as they gather at South Shore Yacht Club in Milwaukee to participate in the 2007 Kaszube Cup Junior Sailing Regatta. Dan looks at habitat management for elk, ruffed grouse and other species on private land in Sawyer County. Tom Wandrash shows Judy how to properly set traps, and the type of equipment that is used to trap beavers. |
Program # 2419 Brule Grouse Habitat/Prop Care/Catamaran Race II/Portage Historical Marker March 17, 2008 Program Information: Judy Nugent talks with members of the Ruffed Grouse Society and the Douglas County Forestry Dept. about the management and the proper development of land in the area for ruffed grouse habitat. Tom Newbauer talks with Dave Famularo of the Northside Prop Shop, regarding prop care, maintenance & repairs. Tess Gallun heads back to the Racine Yacht Club as members of the Catamaran Racing Association of Wisconsin prepare for a race on Lake Michigan. |
Program # 2418 Beretta Field Test /Bike Tune-Up II/Catamaran Racing I March 13, 2008 Program Information: In the last part of our shotgun makeover series, gunsmith Hugh Lomas of Elkhart Lake takes Dan’s gun back to The Highlands Sportsmen’s Club in Cascade to test-fire it and check the results of his work. Debby Wolniak gets some additional tips on getting your bike in shape for the spring from Harry Schoeninger of The Bicycle Doctor. Tess Gallun visits with members of the Wisconsin Catamaran Racing Association, at the National Regatta in Racine last summer, and learns of the passion and love for X-treme catamaran sailing in our state. |
Program # 2417 Long Lake Northern Ice/Biking Pt. I/ Gun Fitting Pt. IV March 6, 2008 Program Information: Dan Small ice fishes on Long Lake with Tom Gruenwald of HT Enterprises this time for northern pike. Debby Wolniak gets some tips on getting your bike in shape for the spring from Harry Schoeninger of The Bicycle Doctor, and Dan continues his a five-part shotgun fitting series with gunsmith Hugh Lomas, where this week we’ll go back to Hugh’s shop in Elkhart Lake where he starts to work on the barrels. |
Program # 2416 Sheboygan Ice Fishing/Brule Hatchery/Gun Fitting Pt. III/Musical Ice Boat February 28, 2008 Program Information: Dan ice fishes for trout in Sheboygan Harbor with Roy and Pat Kalmerton of Wolf Pack Adventures. Judy Nugent tours the Brule fish Hatchery in Douglas County. Dan continues his a five-part shotgun fitting series in part three with gunsmith Hugh Lomas of Elkhart Lake, where this week, we join Hugh in his shop as he bends the stock and lengthens it by adding a custom-made recoil pad. |
Program # 2415 Banquet 2007 Fishing Bug/Rabbit Hunt/Gun Fitting Pt. II/Brule River Historical Marker February 21, 2008 Program Information: Dan Small fishes on Lake Michigan with Captain Angelo Trentadue of Fishing Bug Charters of Racine and the Ken Balistrieri family. Dan and Judy hunt rabbits with Keith and Josh Lange and Phil Pujanauski. Dan continues his a five-part shotgun fitting series in part two, with gunsmith Hugh Lomas, of Elkhart Lake, where this week Hugh uses an adjustable “try gun” to calculate the best stock dimensions for Dan. |
Program # 2414 Winter Harbor Carp Fishing/Goose Hunt/ Beretta Make-Over Part I February 14, 2008 Program Information: Dan Small hunts Canada geese with Wisconsin Waterfowl Association founder Jerry Solsrud. Eric Haataja shows Judy Nugent the strategies and process for catching carp in the winter in the Milwaukee harbor. Dan begins a five-part shotgun fitting series with British-born gunsmith Hugh Lomas, of Elkhart Lake. In part one Hugh takes a look at Dan’s old over-and-under shotgun and takes a look at what work will need to be done so it will fit Dan better. |
Program # 2413 Dumper Dan Banquet w/Tom/Ledge View Nature Center/ February 7, 2008 Program Information: Tom Newbauer fishes on Lake Michigan from the Sheboygan harbor with Captain Dan Welsch of Dumper Dan's Fishing charters, and the 2006 Banquet high bidders. Debby Wolniak learns about snowshoeing and other winter recreational opportunities available at Ledge View Nature Center from naturalist Ron Zahringer, and Judy Nugent looks at some trade goods from the Fur Trade Era with historian Nan Wisherd. |
Program # 2412 Ice Fishing/Samuel’s Cave Art /Kickapoo Valley Reserve- January 31, 2008 Program Information: Tom Newbauer goes ice fishing for pan fish on a Waukesha County Lake. Judy Nugent explores Samuals Cave with Mississippi Valley Archaeological Center Director Ernie Bozardt, and then Judy talks with Kickapoo Valley Reserve executive director Marcie West about the joint management of the reserve by the state and the Ho-Chunk nation. |
Program # 2411 Winter Harbor Fishing/Coyote Hunt/Ice Boating January 25, 2008 Program Information: Judy Nugent and guide Erik Haataja show viewers the strategies and process of catching browns in the winter in the Milwaukee Harbor. Dan Small hunts coyotes in Dodge County with the Pumpkin Center-Liepsig Critter Control Gang. Then Debby Wolniak goes ice boating on Geneva Lake with Olympic gold medalist Buddy Melges. |
Program # 2410 Sheboygan Pier Fishing/Dog Training/Brule History January 17, 2008 Program Information: Judy Nugent fishes off the Sheboygan pier with Tisma Juett of Bass Pro Shops. Debby Wolniak talks with dog trainer Jeff Schwartz about how each individual dog owner should work with their dogs to create a good hunting relationship. Judy Nugent talks with historian Nan Wishert about the history of the Brule area. |
Progrtam # 2409 Tree of Life/Fall Muskie/Senior Skate January 10, 2008 Program Information: Dan Small talks with Dr. Bob Nolan about the Tree of Life sculpture that he and a team of wood carvers produced for the Discovery World Museum in Milwaukee. Tom Newbauer goes fishing for muskies with guide Dennis Radloff on Oconomowoc Lake. . Debby Wolniak visits with Cybil Winter who heads up a group of senior skaters that meet weekly at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee. |
Program # 2408 Sheboygan Sailboat Sailing/Pike River Fishing/Lapham Peak–Winter/Winter Boat Tip January 3, 2008 Program Information: Dan Small goes sailing on Lake Michigan with Richard Charette in a restored Sea Sprite 30 sailboat. Judy Nugent fishes for salmon on the Pike River with guide Jim Tostrud. Debby Wolniak learns about winter recreational opportunities at Lapham Peak State Park. |
Program # 2407 Long Lake Ice Fishing/Falconry III/ Sailboat Restoration December 27, 2007 Program Information: Dan ice fishes for bluegills on Long Lake with Tom Gruenwald of HT Enterprises. Judy Nugent learns about the natural history of falcons and their hunting instinct with several falconers at Exclusive Hunting Club. Dan Small looks at a sailboat restoration project under way at S.S. Marine in Sheboygan. |
Program # 2406 Aldo Leopold Foundation/Gabby’s Tip-Ups/Nordic Walking December 20, 2007 Program Information: Claudia Looze visits with family members of Aldo Leopold, known as the father of wildlife management and modern conservation, and learns about their life and family through his children’s eyes. Dan fishes for walleyes on Lake Winnebago with Kyle Kigar, of Gabby's Windjigger Tip-Ups. Debby Wolniak gets a winter workout and learns how to stay warm, dry and in shape during the winter months. |
Program # 2405 Carp Spearing II/17 Year Cicadas/Browns Lake Bass December 13, 2007 Program Information: Judy Nugent completes her two-part series on bowfishing for carp at Castle Rock Flowage with Cindy Braun and Alyssa Hoakom. Debby Wolniak talks to State of Wisconsin Entomologist Phil Pellitteri about the natural history and life cycle of the 17 year cicada and why we only see it every 17 years. Tom Newbauer fishes for bass on Browns Lake. |
Program # 2404 Quail Hunt/North Point Lighthouse/Carp Equipment I December 6, 2007 Program Information: Judy Nugent hunts for wild quail with Quail Unlimited Wisconsin Chapter President Todd Kapp and Mike Kapp the Regional Director of Quail Unlimited. Debby Wolniak learns about the history and tradition of the North Point Lighthouse, a Milwaukee landmark overlooking Lake Michigan, from historian David Jones, and Judy gets a look at equipment and supplies needed for her first carp bowfishing experience. |
Program # 2403 Quail Habitat/Winter Fitness/Amnicon Falls November 29, 2007 Program Information: Judy Nugent talks about good quail habitat and the Quail Unlimited Adopt-A-Covey management program with Quail Unlimited Wisconsin Chapter President Todd Kapp and Mike Kapp the Regional Director of Quail Unlimited. Debby Wolniak learns about proper winter fitness mechanics, both indoors and out, setting up an realistic workout schedule and the proper warm weather gear, clothing, and shoes to wear from trainer David Tollkuhn. Judy visits Amnicon Falls State Park in Douglas County with DNR assistant park manager Bill Eldred. |
Program # 2402 Pike River Chinooks/Acuity Flag/Artist Andy Stoffel November 22, 2007 Program Information: Judy Nugent fly fishes for chinook salmon with John Graba. Debby Wolniak takes at look at the history, care and maintenance of the world’s largest American flag flying at Acuity Insurance in Sheboygan. Dan Small visits artist Andy Stoffel of Campbellsport as he works in a unique setting – a sporting goods store that’s also a wildlife museum. |
PROGRAM # 2401 Goose Hunt & Licensing/Dumper Dan Auction ‘07/Wisconsin Heights Historical Marker November 15, 2007 Program Information: Judy Nugent goes goose hunting in Racine County and then shows viewers how to properly tag and register their goose.Dan Small fishes on Lake Michigan from the Sheboygan harbor with Captain Dan Welsch of Dumper Dan's Fishing charters, and the 2007 Auction high bidders. |
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