• The 46th annual Two Rivers Fish Derby & Festival will occur July 19-20.
• Larrabee Sportsmans Club will celebrate its 75th anniversary July 19.
• Clarks Mills Sportsmans Club’s annual Tractor Pull & Picnic is scheduled for July 19.
• Maribel Sportsmen’s Club’s fall hunter safety course begins Aug. 14.
• Woodland Dunes Nature Center will host a Summer Star Party July 19.

The 46th annual Two Rivers Fish Derby & Festival will be July 19-20 at Walsh Field, Two Rivers.

Fishermen can purchase derby tickets for $40 (same as last year) at Seagull Marina and Klein’s Hardware Hank in Two Rivers or Manitowoc Marina and Popp’s Harbor Town Citgo in Manitowoc.

Derby tickets can also be purchased by mail. Rules and mailing information, along with information about the Super K, are online at trkiwanis.org.

Presented by Kiwanis Club of Two Rivers, the fishing derby runs from noon July 19 until noon July 20. All derby awards are given out the afternoon of July 20.

Derby grounds are open 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. July 19 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 20.

Free entertainment will include Nashville Pipeline from 7 to 10:30 p.m. July 19 and Dr. Bombay from 1 to 5 p.m. July 20.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase. A raffle basket will be held on the grounds all weekend. Proceeds go to youth and community projects and events.

Larrabee club’s 75th anniversary celebration is July 19

Larrabee Sportsmans Club will celebrate its 75th anniversary July 19.

Jerry Volker & the Jolly Gents will play polka favorites from 12:30 to 4 p.m., Kickin IT DJ & Karaoke will provide music from 4 to 7 p.m., and Fire on High will close the evening with rock hits from 7 to 11 p.m.

Food and refreshments are available all day. Kids can enjoy large inflatables on site. A large fireworks show will take place at dusk. Admission is free.

The club is at 16306 Harpt Lake Road, Mishicot.

Clarks Mills club’s Tractor Pull & Picnic is July 19

Clarks Mills Sportsmans Club is having its annual Tractor Pull & Picnic July 19 at the club grounds. Rain date is July 20.

The club is 1.5 miles west of Clarks Mills at 81 Sportsmans Lane, Clarks Mills.

The picnic and cornhole tournament begin at noon. Sign up at 11 a.m. at club grounds for the cornhole tournament.

The tractor pull starts at 4 p.m. and weigh-in is 1-3 p.m.

A cash raffle drawing will be held after the tractor pull. Any available tickets can be purchased at the clubhouse. Only 500 tickets are sold.

Food and beverages will be available at the event. For more details, contact Bob Stadler at 920-323-7014.

Maribel club’s fall hunter safety course starts Aug. 14

Maribel Sportsmen’s Club will hold its fall hunter safety course from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 14 and 21, and from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Aug. 23. Cost is $10 and is open to both youth and adults.

Pre-registration is required by calling me, Bob Schuh, at 920-682-3106.

Woodland Dunes’ Summer Star Party set for July 19

Woodland Dunes Nature Center & Preserve in Two Rivers will present a Summer Star Party from 10 to 11 p.m. July 19.

View night sky constellations, the moon and other celestial objects through the big telescope in the Sky Shed with astronomers Al and Ben. You can even take your own telescope if you need help figuring out how to set it up.

The event is held weather and sky conditions permitting. It takes place outside the Nature Center. Registration is required by the Thursday before the session. To register, email Jess at jessicaj@woodlanddunes.org or call 920-793-4007.

If you see a fawn, leave it alone

Over the past few weeks, quite a few people have been telling me they are starting to see lots of white-tailed deer fawns.

Fawns are in the fields following their mothers and are also being caught on game cameras.

If you run across a fawn, leave it alone — the doe is more than likely to be in the vicinity. She will be back for her fawn when it is safe for them and/or it is feeding time.

Wisconsin DNR shares ruffed grouse, pheasant data from annual spring surveys

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced data are now available from annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse and pheasant.

Pheasant observations were above the five-year average for the second consecutive year.

The results of the ruffed grouse survey showed a slight decrease from 2024, but numbers were still significantly up from the five-year average.

What follows is more about the spring pheasant survey. I will have the ruffed grouse information in next week’s column.

The DNR reported the 2025 average pheasant observations at 0.81 pheasants per stop, an increase from 2024 at 0.62 pheasants per stop.

For the second year in a row, the count remains above the most recent five-year average (0.52 pheasants per stop).

DNR wildlife biologists use a measurement known as an “abundance index” to assess the state’s wild pheasant population each year. On trend from past years, abundance was highest in the northwestern part of Wisconsin’s pheasant range and lowest in the east-central region.

The DNR thanks the agencies and groups that helped collect data via roadside surveys.

For more about pheasant hunting and management, visit the DNR’s Pheasant Hunting and Management webpage.

Find these wildlife survey reports and others on the Wisconsin Wildlife Reports webpage.

That’s it for this week, so have fun in the great outdoors.