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Thursday 2/2
Lee Harstad - Deadwood, South Dakota
Saturday
Guy Tibbels - Lake Erie ice forecast
Sunday show #348
Non-football fans can catch a 'Best of' here
LAST WEEK
Valeria Yost - Wild Wings artist 1/26
Bud Gehring - Lake Erie ice 1/28
Mike Hoblit - Local collectible tackle store
Todd Haines 1/29
Mike Tonkovich - Ohio's Deer Commander
Jim Morris
UPCOMING SHOWS
Chuck Smart - MOJO motion decoys
Mike Tonkovich - The Deer Commander
Bill from Spillway Party Supply, Bait & Tackle at Ceasar's Creek Lake
JERRY'S GUESTS IN THE PAST MONTH:
John Duwel - Strictly Bass' take on The Alabama Rig 1/19
Aaron Dyne - Ducks Unlimited 1/21
Chad Gay - FLW 2012 preview 1/22
Brandon Smith - Ohio Game Fishing
Mark Paulsen - Wilderness Athlete
Rich Carter - District 1 (Indian Lake) 1/5
Mike "Cowboy" Foree - Lake of the Ozarks guide 1/7
Tim Brandt - Federal Ammo 1/8
Phil Hillman - Steelhead
Rayhon Nana - Pheasants Forever
Roy Kroll - DU 12/29
Rudy Carpenter - Dixie Marine, 2012 Triton/Ranger prev 12/31
Cassandra Faulkner - Blue Book of Guns 12/24
Mike Arnold - Boarshead @ East Fork Lake
Deb Walters - "New" fish biologist, District 5 12/11
Jim Morris
Chad Gay - FLW wrap-up and 2012 preview
Rich Carter - Div. 1 (Columbus) Alum Creek 12/1
Tom Loy - Sturgeon fishing on Lake St. Clair 12/3
Mike Hoblit - local used tackle symposium (see ad below) 11/24
Mike Reynolds - OH turkey expert
Jacob Gray - OH waterfowl biologist 11/26
John Coluccy - Ducks Unlimited DU 11/20
Chad Smith - Hueston Woods
Ron Van Gilder - Wild Wings artist 11/17
Jay Strangis - American Waterfowler 11/13
Sandy Bihn & Capt Paul Pacholski
Paul Elias - FLW Guntersville (Open) winner
Dan Morehead - 2011 EverStart champion, KY Lake 11/12
Jim Morris - Local outdoor writer 11/10
Chase Parsons - FLW Walleye win on Lake Oahe
Tim Brandt - Federal Ammo 11/6
For all inquiries to the Outdoor Connection please email the show's producer, using this address > mattking@clearchannel.com
TOLEDO, OHIO (AP) _ ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND CHARTER FISHING
CAPTAINS IN OHIO ARE HOPING LAKE ERIE'S FISH POPULATION WILL
REBOUND IN THE COMING YEARS WITH THE CLOSING OF A COAL-BURNING POWER PLANT THAT SITS NEXT TO THE LAKE'S BIGGEST TRIBUTARY. AKRON-BASED FIRSTENERGY CORP. ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT IS WILL SHUT DOWN ITS COAL-BURNING GENERATORS NEAR TOLEDO BECAUSE OF NEW AIR POLLUTION RULES. ENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVE FOR YEARS BEEN PUSHING THE PLANT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE WAY IT USES WATER FROM THE MAUMEE RIVER. THE PLANT SUCKS IN IN BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER EACH YEAR AND KILLS MILLIONS OF FISH NEAR SOME OF LAKE ERIE'S MOST POPULAR FISHING SPOTS. MOST OF THE FISH THAT ARE KILLED ARE THOSE EATEN BY SOME OF THE LAKE'S MOST PRIZED FISH INCLUDING WALLEYE AND PERCH.
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TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. (AP) _ TWO ORGANIZATIONS ARE PROPOSING A
MASSIVE ENGINEERING PROJECT COSTING UP TO $9.5 BILLION TO SEVER A MAN-MADE LINK BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION AND THE GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE CITIES INITIATIVE SAY THE PLAN RELEASED TUESDAY IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO PREVENT INVASIVE SPECIES FROM MIGRATING BETWEEN THE TWO
WATERSHEDS. THEY'RE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT ASIAN CARP. THE CHICAGO WATERWAYS ARE A POTENTIAL PATHWAY FOR THE INVASIVE FISH SPECIES TO REACH LAKE MICHIGAN. THE PLAN OFFERS THREE ALTERNATIVES FOR SEPARATING THE TWO AQUATIC SYSTEMS. EACH WOULD CUT THE FLOW OF WATER BETWEEN THEM BY
PLACING ONE OR MORE BARRIERS IN THE CHICAGO WATERWAYS BY 2029. THEIR ESTIMATED PRICE TAGS RANGE FROM $3.2 BILLION TO $9.5 BILLION.
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HALLOWELL, MAINE (AP) _ MAINE'S FISHERIES COMMISSIONER SAYS THE STATE'S LOBSTERMEN LAST YEAR HARVESTED MORE THAN 100 MILLION POUNDS OF LOBSTER. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE LOBSTER CATCH HAS TOPPED THE 100 MILLION-POUND MARK. DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSIONER PATRICK KELIHER TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ON TUESDAY THAT THE PRELIMINARY 2011
NUMBERS SHOW THAT THE LOBSTER RESOURCE IS HEALTHY ALONG THE STATE'S JAGGED COAST. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 94.7 MILLION POUNDS, WORTH MORE THAN $313 MILLION, WAS SET IN 2010. ALTHOUGH THE LOBSTER CATCH CAME IN STRONG LAST YEAR, KELIHER
SAYS LOBSTERMEN WERE HURT BY LOW PRICES. LOBSTER ACCOUNTS OR 70 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF SEAFOOD CAUGHT BY MAINE FISHERMEN.
Track the waterfowl migration HERE
BOSTON (AP) _ THE NATION'S OCEANS CHIEF HAS TURNED DOWN A REQUEST MADE FIRST BY SEN. JOHN KERRY FOR A NEW ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH OF GULF OF MAINE COD. NEW DATA INDICATES COD IS BADLY OVERFISHED, AND FISHERMEN NOW
FACE RUINOUS CUTS IN THEIR CATCH. THE DATA HAVE DRAWN SKEPTICISM FROM FISHERMEN BECAUSE THEY SHOW A REVERSAL OF A RECENT, OPTIMISTIC STUDY. IN DECEMBER, KERRY ASKED FOR A NEW COD ASSESSMENT THAT FISHERMEN CAN TRUST. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION HEAD JANE
LUBCHENCO SAID THIS MONTH THAT A NEW ASSESSMENT CAN'T BE DONE IN TIME FOR MANAGERS TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE MAY START OF THE FISHING YEAR. SHE ALSO SAID THE AGENCY DOESN'T YET HAVE NEW DATA NEEDED TO MOVE AHEAD. SHE ASSURED KERRY SHE IS COMMITTED TO HELPING FISHERMEN.
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COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) _ A VETERINARIAN SAYS A DUCK IS HEALING WELL
AFTER BEING FOUND EMACIATED IN A CENTRAL OHIO PARKING LOT WITH A
ZIP TIE CLAMPING ITS BEAK SHUT.
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH REPORTS (HTTP://BIT.LY/A2NNGJ ) THAT DR.
DONALD BURTON OF THE OHIO WILDLIFE CENTER SAYS THE MALLARD FOUND
JAN. 11 SHOULD BE READY FOR RELEASE WHEN IT GETS WARMER.
GAYL WEISER SAYS SHE AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE HOME DEPOT IN
REYNOLDSBURG CAPTURED THE ANIMAL FROM THE STORE'S PARKING LOT
EARLIER THIS MONTH, CLIPPED OFF THE TIE AND TOOK IT TO THE CENTER.
STAFF AT THE CENTER IN COLUMBUS SAY THE DUCK HAS GAINED MORE
THAN SEVEN TIMES ITS INITIAL WEIGHT.
THE VETERINARIAN SAYS IT'S OBVIOUS SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY PUT THE
TIE ON THE BEAK, CALLING THE ACT ``CRUELTY AND PERSECUTION OF
WILDLIFE.''
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DEERFIELD, OHIO (AP) _ SCORES OF CHRISTMAS TREES ARE BEING
REPURPOSED AS AN UNDERWATER ATTRACTION FOR FISH IN A NORTHEASTERN
OHIO RESERVOIR. THE RECORD-COURIER IN RAVENNA REPORTS WORKERS FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RECENTLY UNLOADED SCORES OF TREES NEAR BERLIN LAKE, ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLEVELAND. THE TREES ARE LAID IN THE WATER IN HOPES OF ATTRACTING FISH THAT USE THEM AS COVER AND FOR SPAWNING AND FORAGING. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OFFICE SAYS SUCH ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES LIKE THE ONES CREATED BY THE TREES CAN IMPROVE SUCCESS FOR FISHERMEN BY LURING FISH TO A SPECIFIC AREA.
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ST. MARYS, OHIO (AP) _ OHIO PLANS TO TREAT ALL 13,000 ACRES OF
THE STATE'S LARGEST INLAND LAKE WITH A CHEMICAL TO TRY HEADING OFF
THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS THAT BECOME A PERENNIAL PROBLEM.
MULTIPLE NEWS OUTLETS REPORT THAT THE STATE'S ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY IS TRYING TO PULL TOGETHER $5 MILLION TO SPREAD
ALUMINUM SULFATE, OR ALUM, OVER GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS IN WESTERN
OHIO.
OFFICIALS SAID IN THE FALL THAT A TEST LAST YEAR OVER PART OF
THE LAKE WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN EXPECTED AND KILLED 56 PERCENT OF
PHOSPHOROUS IN THE TREATED AREA.
PHOSPHOROUS FEEDS THE BLUE-GREEN TOXIC ALGAE, WHICH CAN SICKEN
HUMANS AND KILL PETS AND ANIMALS.
TOURISM DECLINED AT THE LAKE IN 2010 AS ILLNESSES WERE REPORTED
AND OFFICIALS CLOSED THE LAKE TO SWIMMING, BOATING AND FISHING.
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BILLINGS, MONT. (AP) _ WILDLIFE OFFICIALS AND OUTFITTERS SAY IT
COULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS FOR WHITE-TAILED DEER POPULATIONS TO
RECOVER FROM A DEVASTATING DISEASE THAT HAS KILLED THOUSANDS OF THE
ANIMALS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN MONTANA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE
NORTHERN PLAINS.
PAT GUNDERSON WITH MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS SAID 90
PERCENT OR MORE OF WHITETAIL HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG A 100-MILE
STRETCH OF THE MILK RIVER IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE STATE.
WHITETAIL DEATHS ALSO HAVE BEEN REPORTED ELSEWHERE IN EASTERN
MONTANA, ACROSS WEST NORTH DAKOTA AND AT SCATTERED SITES IN
WYOMING, SOUTH DAKOTA AND KANSAS.
THEY WERE KILLED BY EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE, OR EHD.
TRANSMITTED BY BITING MIDGES, EHD CAUSES INTERNAL BLEEDING.
INFECTED ANIMALS CAN DIE WITHIN DAYS.
HUMANS ARE NOT SUSCEPTIBLE, AND EXPERTS SAY INFECTED LIVESTOCK
TYPICALLY SHOW FEW SYMPTOMS.
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NORTON, MASS. (AP) _ AN OFF-DUTY STATE TROOPER WHO WAS HUNTING
IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS SHOT AND WOUNDED A 66-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO
WAS OUT WALKING HER TWO DOGS WHEN HE MISTOOK HER PETS FOR A DEER.
THE WOMAN WAS SHOT IN THE TORSO WHILE WALKING ON A WOODED PATH
IN NORTON ABOUT 5 P.M. SATURDAY. POLICE SAID THE TROOPER CALLED 911
AFTER REALIZING HE HAD MISTAKEN THE TAILS OF THE TWO RETRIEVERS FOR
A DEER'S TAIL. THE UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN WHO LIVES IN NORTON WAS TAKEN TO RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. AUTHORITIES PROVIDED NO FURTHER
INFORMATION ON HER CONDITION. STATE POLICE ON SUNDAY SAID INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THE SHOOTING WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE NAME OF THE TROOPER, WHO ALSO LIVES IN NORTON, WAS NOT RELEASED BECAUSE HE FACES NO CHARGES AND NO INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ FUNNY MAN DAN WHITNEY, THE BLUE COLLAR COMEDY
CREW MEMBER KNOWN AS ``LARRY THE CABLE GUY,'' SAYS LOUISIANA AND
ALASKA ARE AMONG THE STATES THAT GAVE HIM GREAT FODDER FOR THE
SECOND SEASON OF HIS HISTORY CHANNEL SHOW ``ONLY IN AMERICA WITH
LARRY THE CABLE GUY,'' WHICH PREMIERES JAN. 11.
THE SHOW TAKES QUIRKY AND HUMOROUS APPROACHES TO INTERESTING
PEOPLE AND PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SEASON TWO OPENS WITH
WHITNEY'S VENTURE TO THE ALASKA FRONTIER, WHERE HE GOES ON A
STAKEOUT WITH AUTHORITIES TO CATCH ILLEGAL MOOSE HUNTERS, LEARNS
SOME MOOSE CALLS AND HELPS ONE OF THE STATE'S TOP MOOSE SCIENTISTS
WITH AN EXPERIMENT.
WHITNEY SAID HE ALSO MADE AN UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO THE HOME OF
FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR AND 2008 REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINEE SARAH PALIN.
``SHE WAS A GOOD SPORT,'' WHITNEY SAID WITH A LAUGH. ``SHE
DIDN'T SHOOT ME OR ANYTHING.''
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AP) _ PHILIPPINE POLICE SAY THEY HAVE
DISARMED VILLAGERS ON A SOUTHERN ISLAND AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION
INTO A MASSACRE THAT KILLED 15 FISHERMEN IN A SUSPECTED FEUD OVER
LUCRATIVE FISHING GROUNDS.
REGIONAL POLICE OFFICER FELICISIMO KHU SAID WEDNESDAY THAT THE
SIBAGO ISLAND RESIDENTS AND THEIR CONFISCATED GUNS WILL BE TESTED
TO DETERMINE IF THEY FIRED THE WEAPONS IN MONDAY'S ATTACK ON A
GROUP OF RIVAL FISHERMEN WHO WERE ABOARD THREE BOATS.
HE SAYS NO SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN NAMED.
KHU SAYS ONLY FOUR BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE SEA BUT
THE OTHER 11 FISHERMEN ARE MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD. HE SAYS
VISITING U.S. TROOPS SENT A PLANE TO HELP IN THE SEARCH.
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MARYSVILLE, OHIO (AP) _ COURT DOCUMENTS IN OHIO INDICATE LAWN
AND GARDEN COMPANY SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO INTENDS TO PLEAD GUILTY TO
VIOLATING FEDERAL PESTICIDES LAW, PAY A $4 MILLION FINE AND GIVE
$500,000 TO HELP SUPPORT WILDLIFE STUDY AND PRESERVATION.
THE PROPOSED PLEA AND PENALTIES WERE AGREED TO BY THE GOVERNMENT
AND MARYSVILLE-BASED COMPANY AND FILED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN
COLUMBUS ON WEDNESDAY.
AMONG THE ALLEGATIONS IS THAT THE COMPANY USED A TOXIC PESTICIDE
ON BIRDFEED FOR TWO YEARS, INCLUDING SIX MONTHS AFTER EMPLOYEES
WARNED AGAINST IT. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO SAYS A MANGER USED BOGUS
FEDERAL DOCUMENTS TO OBTAIN STATE REGISTRATIONS FOR SEVERAL
PRODUCTS AND CREATED FAKE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND
THE GOVERNMENT WHEN CHALLENGED.
A SCOTTS SPOKESMAN SAYS A JUDGE HAS YET TO REVIEW AND APPROVE
THE AGREEMENT AND DECLINED FURTHER COMMENT.
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