Dan Small Outdoors Radio

Exclusive to podcast and FM 100.5 ESPN broadcast: Madison tackle dealer Gene Dellinger reports good walleye and panfish action on the Madison chain. (www.dsbait.com) Wisconsin State Game Farm Supervisor Bob Nack talks about two programs that make pheasant chicks available to hunt clubs and private individuals. (http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/gamefarm.html) Darrin Tolley, superintendent of Petenwell County Park, invites listeners to camp and fish on Petenwell Flowage Memorial Day Weekend or anytime this year. (www.adamscountyparkswi.com) Outdoor blogger/podcaster Carrie Zylka reports on the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers Spring Mega Media Cast & Blast in Deadwood, South Dakota. (www.aglowinfo.net, www.wwocz.net) 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 www.mercercc.com, click on Enter to Win, and look for the Dan Small Outdoors Radio giveaway.

Exclusive to podcast and FM 100.5 ESPN broadcast: McFarland guide Ron Barefield reports good fishing on Madison area lakes and the Wisconsin River. Wisconsin DNR conservation warden Todd Schaller offers tips for safe boating and ATV riding. (www.dnr.wi.gov) US Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 43 public affairs officer Joel Berman previews Safe Boating Week events at Milwaukees McKinley Marina on May 18. (http://cgaux43.info/) 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 www.mercercc.com, click on Enter to Win, and look for the Dan Small Outdoors Radio giveaway.

Exclusive to podcast and FM 100.5 ESPN broadcast: Jiffy, HT Enterprises and Pure Fishing pro-staffer Duffy Kopf reports on fishing action in the Madison area and shares some advice for opening weekend. Outdoor Adventure Foundation president Brian Solum talks about his foundations mission to provide hunting and fishing trips for disabled combat veterans and children and young adults with life-threatening illnesses. (www.wioaf.org) Celebrity taxidermist Chuck Testa dishes on his meteoric rise to fame thanks to his YouTube videos and talks about the pilot for a new reality tv show. (www.chucktesta.com) Sheboygan, Wisconsin fishing guide Aaron Berg shares advice for opening weekend and explains his consistent success in fishing tournaments. 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 www.mercercc.com, click on Enter to Win, and look for the Dan Small Outdoors Radio giveaway.

Exclusive to podcast and FM 100.5 ESPN broadcast: Madison tackle dealer Gene Dellinger reports good panfish and catfish action on the Madison Chain and Lake Wisconsin. (www.dsbait.com) Outdoor Adventure Foundation president Brian Solum talks about his foundations mission to provide hunting and fishing trips for disabled combat veterans and children and young adults with life-threatening illnesses. (www.wioaf.org) Cambridge, Minnesota DNR area wildlife supervisor Ted Dick reports the long winter and late spring should not have a negative impact on ruffed grouse, but lingering snow might cause problems for migrating woodcock. (www.ruffedgrousesociety.org) Eagle Spring Lake Management District chairman Tom Day describes the lakes carp removal program and announces the first tagged carp, worth $1,000, was taken on April 15 by bowfisher Brian Wallis. (www.eaglespringlake.us) Successful bowfisher Brian Wallis reveals how he and his dad, Jim Wallis, arrowed the first tagged carp on Eagle Spring Lake that netted them a cool $1,000. (www.eaglespringlake.us) 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 www.mercercc.com, click on Enter to Win, and look for the Dan Small Outdoors Radio giveaway.

Exclusive to podcast and FM 100.5 ESPN broadcast: McFarland, Wisconsin fishing guide Ron Barefield reports cold, high water has slowed fishing action, as ice comes off the Madison chain. Area rivers are also high, making them unfishable and dangerous. One bright spot is Lake Wisconsin, where small walleyes and saugers are biting. (www.dsbait.com) Field & Stream executive editor Mike Toth talks about the magazines Heroes of Conservation and Hero for a Day programs and details ten field days planned for this year, including one with the Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation at Camp Hackett in Phillips, Wisconsin on April 27. (http://www.fieldandstream.com/hero-for-a-day, http://www.wwiaf.org/calendar.php) Wisconsin author Kevin Searock talks about his new book, Troutsmith: an Anglers Tales and Travels, a collection of thoughtful essays on fishing, fly tying, and travel to great trout-fishing destinations. (http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5140.htm) Fred Nickel, director of parks, recreation and trails for Adams County, Wisconsin, reports walleyes are biting below the dams at Castle Rock and Petenwell flowages and announces county ATV trails will open May 18. (www.adamscountyparkswi.com) 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 www.mercercc.com, click on Enter to Win, and look for the Dan Small Outdoors Radio giveaway.