Scoping The Great Outdoors By Bob Schuh

Scoping The Great Outdoors

By Bob Schuh



Lakeshore Ducks Unlimited will be having their banquet on Wednesday, April 23 at City Limits banquet hall. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online at https://ducksunlimited.myeventscenter.com/…/Lakeshore…

or by calling Stephine at (920) 652-8957. Single Ticket is $55 and includes meal, membership, and chance at a great door prize! Special Couple’s Ticket is $100 and includes two banquet admissions and one membership. Bring someone along and double the fun! Special 8 Person Table Seating is $385 – Buy a table of 8 for the price of 7 where we will reserve seating for you and your friends! Special 8 Person Table Seating with a Gun is $835 and includes 8 Members, 8 dinners, and a table only gun raffle! Special Sponsor and Guest $275 and includes a ticket for our sponsor and a guest. For every 7 sponsors, we will give away a great sponsor prize. Special Sponsorship and Table of 8 is $635 – Reserve a table and be a Ducks Unlimited sponsor!!!! Special Sponsorship and Table of 8 with a Gun is $1,050 and includes banquet seating for 8, sponsor print and sponsor raffle, and a table only gun raffle! Greenwing Youth Membership is $35. Special discounted ticket for all members age 17 and Under. Purchase Duck Bucks where $100 gets you $140 in duck bucks.



Reedsville Sportsmen’s Club will be holding a gun and knife show on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. General admission will be $5 per person. For more information, contact Mark at (920) 427-9601. Reedsville Sportsmen’s Club is two miles north of Reedsville on Pleasantview Road.



Packerland Chapter of Delta Waterfowl will be holding their annual banquet on Thursday, May 15 at The Marq Supper Club, 3177 French Road in De Pere. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Purchase your tickets before the Early Bird deadline of April 24 and get a chance to win a $200 general raffle bag. For any further information, call Emmie Kucera at (715) 938-3402 or email [email protected].



As warmer weather approaches, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that wild animals and their young will be on the move across Wisconsin. Knowing what to do before you find a young wild animal can make all the difference in the moment to protect it and keep it in the wild with its parents. “Springtime brings a flurry of inquiries from concerned residents about the wildlife they are encountering. You can help reserve space at wildlife rehabilitation centers for wild animals truly in need by always calling the DNR or a licensed wildlife rehabilitator before assuming an animal needs help,” said Jenna Fastner, DNR captive wildlife health specialist. “In Wisconsin, you must have a license to conduct wildlife rehabilitation, and you should never try to care for a wild animal yourself to protect their health and yours.” For many species, it is perfectly natural for young wild animals to be left alone for extended periods of time. While alone, they will often lie quietly and still to avoid attracting predators. Drawing attention to a young animal’s location can tip-off predators or keep its mother away longer than she would like. You can help by keeping people and pets away from the area. If you have interested children, they can learn to keep wildlife wild by observing from a safe distance. Some common young wild animals you may encounter this spring include:

Cottontail rabbit kits can be encountered anytime from spring through fall. They open their eyes at one week old and begin exploring outside the nest for short periods to nibble on grasses after about 2-3 weeks.
Eastern gray squirrels raise their young in leaf nests, called dreys, tree cavities and man-made structures such as attics. Litters typically consist of two to four young, called kits, and by 7 weeks old, they will begin to explore outside the nest area.
Raccoon kits are 12-14 inches long and capable of walking, climbing and exploring by 6-8 weeks of age. When they’re at the exploring stage, they can be seen active during the day without their mother.
The DNR has various resources to help determine when a young wild animal needs help and when it’s best to leave them in their natural environment. Visit the DNR’s Keep Wildlife Wild webpage



In the past couple of weeks I received calls of flocks of tundra swans throughout Manitowoc County. Some groups were just a few to a dozen swans but I was also told of flocks of 100 or more in places. We also had a few swans in the field to the east of our house along with a group of mallards. Mary tried getting some photo’s for me but they were always too far off the road or fenceline for her to get a snapshot for this column. After a couple of days, the surface water receded from the field and all the waterfowl moved on as well. That’s it for this week so have fun in the great outdoors