Show 815: Twelve-year-old turkey hunter makes spring hunting look easy with GhostBlind. Spring rains blow out rivers, but promise good fishing to come. Four-season fun in Mercer, Wisconsin. Attempts to understand the blue-winged teal decline. Dan gears up




Outdoors Radio with Dan Small show

Summary: Exclusive to podcast and FM 100.5 ESPN broadcast: Jiffy and HT pro-staffer Duffy Kopf reports on fishing opportunities in the Madison area during the transition from ice to open water. (<a href="http://www.icefish.com" target="_blank">www.icefish.com</a>, <a href="http://www.jiffyonice.com" target="_blank">www.jiffyonice.com</a>) Three-time Wisconsin junior turkey-calling champion Austin Stankowski tells how he shot a nice tom with the aid of a GhostBlind during Wisconsins Youth Turkey Hunt. (<a href="http://www.centralwisconsinsports.net" target="_blank">www.centralwisconsinsports.net</a>, <a href="http://www.ghostblind.com" target="_blank">www.ghostblind.com</a>) Wisconsin DNR waterfowl research biologist Ron Gatti reports on his studies aimed at learning why blue-winged teal are declining in Wisconsin. (<a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/research/birds.html" target="_blank">http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/research/birds.html</a>) Vic Ouimette, president of the Mercer, Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce, previews spring and summer outdoor activities in Mercer and the surrounding area. (<a href="http://www.mercercc.com" target="_blank">www.mercercc.com</a>) Our spring/summer giveaway is a fishing, lodging, meals and tackle package on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage in Mercer, Wisconsin, worth more than $1,300: three nights lodging for two at Anglers Paradise, dinner at Gateway Lodge, lunch at Subway of Mercer, guided fishing for walleyes with Doc Sabec and muskies with Bobby Orr, $30 in Mercer Loon Dollars and a Shimano Convergence walleye rod and Symetre reel. To enter, log onto <a href="http://www.mercercc.com" target="_blank">www.mercercc.com</a>, click on Enter to Win, and look for the Dan Small Outdoors Radio giveaway.