Getting Closer to Nebraska

Shep · 01-12-2008, 09:01 AM

I just got a job assignment in Wisconsin for the next year and a half or so.
Up near Manitowoc at the Nuke plant..
I haven't figured out exactly how far I'll be from Nebraska but I'm going to try and get out that way during my stay..

LundLover · 01-12-2008, 10:41 AM

The good news is you are getting closer to God's country. Hope to see you make it out here!

Charlie · 01-12-2008, 11:54 AM

Manatowoc? I'd say 750 ish miles from SE Nebraska. Hwy 151 to Dubuque IA; Hwy 20 west to I-35; south to I-80 at Des Moines go west on 80 and there you are, Neb. 12 hours one way should do it, at least to my house, 9.5 to Omaha.

Charlie

Yellab · 01-14-2008, 10:14 AM

Shep, I know you are a turkey hunter and hunt the area where I grew up on the Niobrara. I have logged many hours in the field chasing long beards about 2 hours west of Manitowoc. Lots of birds, lots of hunters, multilple 5 day seasons.

The seasons are goofy, but if you get out there and knock on some doors, you can certainly find birds. Don't be afraid to apply for some of the later seasons in early May (easier to get drawn), there are still plenty of birds available. It is fun country to hunt, just make a few scouting trips ahead of time to get things lined up. We always hunted around Stevens Point / Rosholt area. The people in that area are superbly nice, and the cafe in Palonia is good for a late morning breakfast.

I think turkey permit applications had to be in by the end of the year or shortly after, so you might want to check into that right away.

Good luck with your new project.

Edit: Just checked the Wisconsin DNR website:
To receive a permit to hunt wild turkeys in Wisconsin, you must apply by application process. The application deadline for the spring 2008 season is December 10, 2007. Applications cost $3 and are available at any DNR Service Center, Licensing Agent, or by applying online. Successful applicants will be notified via mail by early February.

Big Fish · 01-16-2008, 11:46 PM

Man, you must be from Nebraska and a little home sick. Mapquest says that you are only about 1.5 hours from Marinette, WI. Take a trip up there and watch them fish for Lake Sturgeon with Twinkies and hotdogs (I'm not kidding) while you chuck spoons for lake run browns and Chinooks in October. If you get really brave, jump the MI border, order a pastie (Pass-tee, or you might get killed), fish the Fence or Brule and hunt pats (grouse).

magnusthebigbrownlab · 01-19-2008, 11:48 PM

I believe I may still have a pastie receipe up on the board here. Damn they're good. Shep...welcome to God's Country.

bigquackattack · 01-20-2008, 11:17 PM

What are you guys a bunch of yoopers eh? Shep the surf fishing for steelhead and browns should be cranking up in late March or early April. Floating spawn bags will do the trick. Check the area for lake run walleyes. Over in Michigan we had a ball catching five fish limits of five pounders using rapalas in the spring fishing river mouths.

Big Fish · 01-20-2008, 11:42 PM

Holly wa! Someone with a pastie recipe?! I graduated from Lake Superior State University and traveled all over the yoop during my enrollment. Hands down, some of the BEST fishing I have ever had. It was a bad day when you had to share some of the spots with anyone else...
If someone plans a trip up there near the Soo and covers my portion of gas and food, I could put them on all the fish that they could handle... as long as I could blindfold them between spots...

MURF · 01-21-2008, 04:31 PM

Shep

You're going to find a heck of a lot better fishing up there. I was up there this fall and they were catching salmon about 5 miles North of there toward Mishicot. Not to many salmon in Nebraska.

Also walleye, steelhead, trout, plus other fishing in Lake Michigan.

I have been going up to visit the wife's relatives and to play golf at Fox Hills. But the fishing I've seen has me weighing whether to drag the boat up there next time. May look into going on a charter vs dragging the boat(which may be on the small side)

Also got a glimpse on the hunting: appears that deer and turkey are in abundance. Although have heard stories of hunters coming out of Chicago.

Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

bigquackattack · 01-22-2008, 08:09 AM

During hunting season, especially deer season, on both sides of the lake you have people coming from Chicago. Actually two types of people, the hunters and then the hookers that follow the hunters. I had a brother in the Michigan State Police that worked undercover in Wisconsin busting hookers. The Wisconsin state cops would go to the UP and do the same thing. Why did the guys switch states, so they could hunt in their own state during deer season.

magnusthebigbrownlab · 01-22-2008, 12:00 PM

I spent many of my early years stomping around Southern WI streams and lakes...then I moved to Marquette (KI Sawyer) and learned what REAL freshwater fishin was all about. That's one hell of a place.

And the Pastie receipe is a variation of the one passed down through a few generations in my fam. It's scrumptulescent.

Venison Pasties

01-12-2008, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Shep Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 155 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Getting Closer to Nebraska I just got a job assignment in Wisconsin for the next year and a half or so. Up near Manitowoc at the Nuke plant.. I haven't figured out exactly how far I'll be from Nebraska but I'm going to try and get out that way during my stay..

01-12-2008, 10:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
LundLover Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 3,872 Thanks: 32 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	The good news is you are getting closer to God's country. Hope to see you make it out here! __________________ I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. - Augusten Burroughs

01-12-2008, 11:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Charlie Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fairbury NE Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Manatowoc? I'd say 750 ish miles from SE Nebraska. Hwy 151 to Dubuque IA; Hwy 20 west to I-35; south to I-80 at Des Moines go west on 80 and there you are, Neb. 12 hours one way should do it, at least to my house, 9.5 to Omaha. Charlie __________________ If you don't know where you're going, chances are you will end up somewhere else. quote. 'Yogi Berra' Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. 'Winston Churchill'

01-14-2008, 10:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Yellab Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln, Valentine Posts: 276 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Shep, I know you are a turkey hunter and hunt the area where I grew up on the Niobrara. I have logged many hours in the field chasing long beards about 2 hours west of Manitowoc. Lots of birds, lots of hunters, multilple 5 day seasons. The seasons are goofy, but if you get out there and knock on some doors, you can certainly find birds. Don't be afraid to apply for some of the later seasons in early May (easier to get drawn), there are still plenty of birds available. It is fun country to hunt, just make a few scouting trips ahead of time to get things lined up. We always hunted around Stevens Point / Rosholt area. The people in that area are superbly nice, and the cafe in Palonia is good for a late morning breakfast. I think turkey permit applications had to be in by the end of the year or shortly after, so you might want to check into that right away. Good luck with your new project. Edit: Just checked the Wisconsin DNR website: To receive a permit to hunt wild turkeys in Wisconsin, you must apply by application process. The application deadline for the spring 2008 season is December 10, 2007. Applications cost $3 and are available at any DNR Service Center, Licensing Agent, or by applying online. Successful applicants will be notified via mail by early February. Last edited by Yellab; 01-14-2008 at 10:20 AM.

01-16-2008, 11:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Big Fish Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Man, you must be from Nebraska and a little home sick. Mapquest says that you are only about 1.5 hours from Marinette, WI. Take a trip up there and watch them fish for Lake Sturgeon with Twinkies and hotdogs (I'm not kidding) while you chuck spoons for lake run browns and Chinooks in October. If you get really brave, jump the MI border, order a pastie (Pass-tee, or you might get killed), fish the Fence or Brule and hunt pats (grouse). __________________ "It is our lost fish that I believe stay longest in memory, and seize upon our thoughts whenever we look back on fishing days." -Lord Grey

01-19-2008, 11:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
magnusthebigbrownlab Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,620 Thanks: 43 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	I believe I may still have a pastie receipe up on the board here. Damn they're good. Shep...welcome to God's Country. __________________ Just like the pied piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes, Swaying to the symphony... Of destruction!!

01-20-2008, 11:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigquackattack Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Close to the creek Posts: 128 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	What are you guys a bunch of yoopers eh? Shep the surf fishing for steelhead and browns should be cranking up in late March or early April. Floating spawn bags will do the trick. Check the area for lake run walleyes. Over in Michigan we had a ball catching five fish limits of five pounders using rapalas in the spring fishing river mouths.

01-20-2008, 11:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Big Fish Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Holly wa! Someone with a pastie recipe?! I graduated from Lake Superior State University and traveled all over the yoop during my enrollment. Hands down, some of the BEST fishing I have ever had. It was a bad day when you had to share some of the spots with anyone else... If someone plans a trip up there near the Soo and covers my portion of gas and food, I could put them on all the fish that they could handle... as long as I could blindfold them between spots... __________________ "It is our lost fish that I believe stay longest in memory, and seize upon our thoughts whenever we look back on fishing days." -Lord Grey

01-21-2008, 04:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
MURF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Papillion Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Shep You're going to find a heck of a lot better fishing up there. I was up there this fall and they were catching salmon about 5 miles North of there toward Mishicot. Not to many salmon in Nebraska. Also walleye, steelhead, trout, plus other fishing in Lake Michigan. I have been going up to visit the wife's relatives and to play golf at Fox Hills. But the fishing I've seen has me weighing whether to drag the boat up there next time. May look into going on a charter vs dragging the boat(which may be on the small side) Also got a glimpse on the hunting: appears that deer and turkey are in abundance. Although have heard stories of hunters coming out of Chicago. Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

01-22-2008, 08:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
bigquackattack Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Close to the creek Posts: 128 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	During hunting season, especially deer season, on both sides of the lake you have people coming from Chicago. Actually two types of people, the hunters and then the hookers that follow the hunters. I had a brother in the Michigan State Police that worked undercover in Wisconsin busting hookers. The Wisconsin state cops would go to the UP and do the same thing. Why did the guys switch states, so they could hunt in their own state during deer season.

01-22-2008, 12:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
magnusthebigbrownlab Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,620 Thanks: 43 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	I spent many of my early years stomping around Southern WI streams and lakes...then I moved to Marquette (KI Sawyer) and learned what REAL freshwater fishin was all about. That's one hell of a place. And the Pastie receipe is a variation of the one passed down through a few generations in my fam. It's scrumptulescent. Venison Pasties __________________ Just like the pied piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes, Swaying to the symphony... Of destruction!!

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