Outdoor Scene Sunday at 9 am on wnri.com, Smokin' 99.9 fm, Alexa, Tune in radio, 1380 am, 95.fm, Si: January 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

VT F&W Board Votes on Proposed Deer Hunting Changes : The Outdoor Wire

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Winter Cam Classic Archery Tournament Dates Announced : The Outdoor Wire

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Blizzard Humor January 2015

Catfish special interest group was afraid of the second hand smoke.

GunBroker.com Honors Top 10 Sellers at SHOT : The Outdoor Wire

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Tri-State Reciprocal Snowmobile Weekend This Weekend : The Outdoor Wire

Maine- Vermont- New Hampshire

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Monday, January 19, 2015

Ice Fishing Tournament and Derby Event Calendar 2015

Ice Fishing Derbies in the United States are a $2 Billion Dollar Sport and showing a 14 % growth in 2014-2015 What other industry can claim that ? Wayne, Host of the "Outdoor Scene"

This Report sponsored by pklures.com PK Lures catch Fish !

* Completed

* Connecticut # 1 Jan.25, 7am till 1pm Ousatonic Fish and Game Annual Ice Fishing Derby

Mount Tom Pond, Washington, Connecticut

50/50 payout 70-100 participants expected. Donation $25.00 Youth and under 17 will be $10

Contact Mark for any info 1-203-985-5565

Connecticut #2 Feb. 7, 2015 Ninth Annual No-Child Left Inside Winter Festival 10am till 3pm

Burr Pond State Park 384 Burr Mountain Road, Torrington. Conn.

Ice Fishing Instruction and all equipment will be provided by Conn. Deep

nochildleftinside.org for more information.

* #3 Griswold Fish & Game Club Ice Derby Sunday Jan.25th $25 Donation

7:30am till 1pm Sign up at 5:30AM at the Clubhouse.

330 Bethel Road, Griswold, Connecticut

* Massachusetts: #1 Sat. Jan. 24 Nipmuc Rod & Gun 7;am till 2pm

88 Fiske Mill Road Upton , Mass.

* #2 Sun. Jan.25 Townsend Rod & Gun Reg.7am Derby 8am to 1pm

Adults $15 12 and under $10 No fishing license required. Bring your own bait. Breakfast & Lunch Available call Jim Gasper 1-97-250-9581

* #3 Sun. Jan.25 Haverhill Hound Rod &Gun Club Chadwick Pond Sign up 6;00am Derby 7am till 3pm $10 contact www.hhrg.org or Mark at 1-9-33-6888

* #4 Sat. Jan 31st $25 Hopedale Firefighters Fishing Derby on Hopedale Pond 3 Hole Derby and No ATV'S allowed No Ice date Feb.21 Reg 6:00am

* #5 Sat. Jan 31st 26th Annual Brookfields Lion Club Ice Fishing Derby $10,000 plus a Polaris ATV hourly prize drawings $20 Donation Weigh in at Quaboag Pond, Brookfield Mass. Derby for the Central District only. Childrens part of derby ends at 2pm -Adults derby ends at 3pm- ATV drawing at 4pm 30 locations to sign up for this one.

#6 Feb.1st Super Bowl Derby Century Sportsman Club 7am till 1pm 531 Rochdale Street, Auburn Mass. info 1-508-832-2211

#7 Feb.7th Lake Chauncy Tournament $1,000 to win. No Ice date Feb.21st Town Beach Pavillion Westborough, Mass. Live bait at derby by Barry's Bait call Marc at 1-508-533-5393

#8 Feb.7th & Feb.8th East Hampton Rod & Gun Club 6am till 2pm call club for details

#9 Feb 7th 9th Annual Massachusetts Ice Shanty Gathering at Bartons Cove Foul weather date is

Feb.14th

#10 Feb.15 Joe B's 28th Annual Ice Fishing Derby at Lake Quinsigamond only. Flint Pond Road Boat Ramp Rt.20 Shrewsbury, Mass. 5am sign up till 8;30am The Derby ends at 2:30pm Sharp. $20 Donation Kids 12 and under $5 for more info Neil Belanger at 1-508-535-3516

I have 15 more in Massachusetts from Feb. 21 and on that I will post later

I will also try to post the 10 Derbies in NH and the 17 Derbies in Maine and another 16 in Vermont Some no license weekend, Tomorrow

NH and Maine are all in Febuary, some with no out of State License required ( No License day)

Ice Fishing Tournaments so far e-mailed in on WAYNEWNRI@YAHOO.COM

* Rhode Island: #1 Kevin Thatcher Memorial Annual Ice Fishing Derby to benefit between the cracks.(A local, non-profit charity, helping families in need) Sat. Jan. 31st- Crystal Lake 7am till 2pm
Crystal Lake Golf course parking lot Rt. 102 Mapleville/Gloucester line Sign up at 6am $10 Donation
Largest Bass, Largest Pickerel,Largest Yellow Perch (Bill Bodnar Award and the Coveted Golden Pork Chop Award for the best cook on the Ice. Steve Rawson this years Chairperson 1-401-568-4244

#2 Burrillville Gridiron Club 6th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament Sat. Feb.21 7:30 am till 12;00pm
Registration begins at 7:00am Wakefield Pond, Lee Circle, Pascoag, R.I. Boat ramp $10 Donation plus you receive a free Dynamite Sandwich cooked on the Ice. first and Second prizes for largest Bass.

#3 Victory Sportsman Club Annual Derby   Feb. 21 Wilson's Reservoir, East Wallum Lake Road , Pascoag, R.I.

#4 Stump Busters Pike Derby  Stump Pond, Smithfield, R.I. No Date Yet ?

* #5 Venison Luncheon Planned at the Elks Lodge 850 380 Social Street, Woonsocket, R.I.
Sat. Jan.31,2015 11;30am till 1 pm Donation $7.50 Venison Stew,Venison Steak or Sausage Sub with onions, peppers and mushrooms. All proceeds to benefit " Coats for Kids"2015 at the elementary schools in the Woonsocket, R.I. area. Add. Info Dick Deschamps at 1-508-883-1596

Both Pickerel below Jigged up on a PK Lure Flutterfish    pklures.com

Pickerel are aggressive in the cold water.

Grandson Jacob Spink jigged up 4lb. Pickerel

Friday, January 16, 2015

Great Day for Duck Hunting

Young Lowell Turner braved a cold January day for a outstanding Duck Hunt.

Have you gone out this season and how did you do ?

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Dog Rescues Owner from Pleasant Ridge ME.House Fire

Herbert Hingley, former Club President and a Lifetime member of the Wallum Lake Rod and Gun Club, Brook Road ,Harrisville, R.I.

Herby was a retired Rhode Island builder, was asleep at his home early Wednesday morning when he heard his dog Babe barking.
Babe, a Brittany Spaniel who is less than a year old, jumped on her owner and starting pawing his face to get him out of bed. When he finally woke up, 73 year-old Hingley realized his house was on fire and was filling with smoke.
" She's a young dog, but she's smart" Hingley said. "She came in whacking me with her paws like she dos when she wants to go out. She knew there was something wrong, so she came over to get me.
The fire at 2015 Rowe Pond Road, which Hingley reported from a neighbors house around 2:30am destroyed the house that he remodeled himself about 10 years ago and many of his belongings inside. But Hingley and Babe, as well as nine other hunting dogs that Hingley keeps in a kennel outside, were unharmed.
Fire Chief David Robinson said that it was fortunate that the dog was able to wake Hingley up, because he is hard of hearing and wouldn't hear the smoke detectors going off.
Firefighters were at the 10* degrees below zero for 5 hours and struggled to maintain water with every thing frozen.
Pleasant Ridge Plantation, which is home to 84 people, had not had a report of a structure fire since 2007.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but the fire is believed to have originated near a wood stove, Bingham Fire Chief Scott Lawyerson said. Hingley said he has insurance and that he will be staying at the nearby Pine Grove Lodge, a cabin rental and guide service where he volunteers with the Wounded Warrior Project. He also has many relatives in Rhode Island coming to help him.
" I lost everything" Hingley said. "Everything's gone."
Source: Rachel Ohm Staff Writer, Central Maine.com

VT Hunters Had Successful 2014 Deer Seasons : The Outdoor Wire

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Three Generations !

Trout Stocked for NH Winter Anglers : The Outdoor Wire

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

N.H. Public Asked to Take On-Line Game Management Questionnaire as Ten-Year Planning Begins : The Outdoor Wire

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Public Hearing On Proposed Rules On Hunting-related Use Of Drones, Smart Rifles : The Outdoor Wire

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Barton, VT Man Fined, Loses Licenses in Poaching Case : The Outdoor Wire

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Vermont Turkey Hunters Had a Successful Year : The Outdoor Wire

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Pending Record Tautog (Blackfish) Landed

Left to Right
Capt.Kane Bounds, Mate Kevin and angler Ken Westerfeld with the Hog !

Not just a new record but he shattered the current record by 4 pounds and was a male.

Previous record held by Anthony Monicam 25 pounds from 1998

Tale of the Tape                  28.83 pounds ( another scale had it at 29 even )

                                            35' Long

                                            25' Girth
75 feet of water and was using a Snafu rig and a white crab about the size of a whole green crab.

Rhode Island and Connecticut are closed for the Tautog now till spring and neighbor Massachusetts has year round Tautog fishing at 16 inch and a three fish creel limit.

Check your 2015 State Fishing Regulations and remember to get your new 2015 Fishing License.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Black Bear Population is Growing in Utah : The Outdoor Wire

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Free Ice Fishing Talks In January At N.H. Fish And Game : The Outdoor Wire

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Weekly Fishing Report, Turkey

2019 will go down as one of the best trout stockings in all New England's history. Thank You, to all DEM'S.

New England Trapping provides valuable information for the Biologist's in every State DEM. Join your State Trapping Associations and learn the tradition from the best.

Trout Unlimited and your local Fly Fishing Clubs provide great classes to pass the winter, unless you are a Hard Water Fisher.
Watch for the many Ice Fishing Tournaments that are growing throughout New England. If your group needs a PSA, just e-mail us at waynewnri@yahoo.com

Try Carp fishing with Marshmallow and Maise you could be surprised with a 30lb. fresh water fish ! Freshen up with new fishing line and please use circle hooks to eliminate a injury. If you are going to fill a void and try for one of the big carp remember, ( NO) lip lock tool or lifting from their delicate gill plates which may be fatal. Use the Carp nets that will save the fish for another fisher.

Want to learn more about the Outdoor's ? Try joining your local Rod and Gun Club and talk to the older members for the best in mentoring.

Head boats out of Point Judith, Galilee Cod Trips produce.

New England wild turkey hunting is producing longer beards this year with the lack of last years snow cover.

Black Bear sightings are on the rise in Connecticut and Rhode Island and with a mild winter and no hunting season in either State the sightings will increase. Do not attract them to your property is the best defense.

Outdoor Scene Sunday at 9 am on wnri.com, Smokin' 99.9 fm, Alexa, Tune in radio, 1380 am, 95.fm, Si

Friday, January 30, 2015

Kentucky Hunters Post Second-Highest Deer Harvest On Record : The Outdoor Wire

2015 N.H. Moose Hunt Lottery Opens : The Outdoor Wire