Below is a list of broadcasts scheduled to air in the next 60 days on any of our three channels.
Previously aired
Friday May 3rd
tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Previously aired
Friday May 10th
tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Lake Puckaway / Nat'l. Wildlife Health Center / Augers
Dan Small goes ice fishing for Northerns on Lake Puckaway with Roger Swanke and Rochelle Kuphal. Judy Nugent visits The National Wildlife Health Center, located in Madison. It serves the nation by providing sound scientific research, technical support, and information to promote science-based decisions affecting wildlife. Tom Newbauer goes thru the process and stages of how power ice augers are made from start to finish.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Pewaukee Lake / Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park
Dan Small hunts deer with a group of friends in Ozaukee County. Tom Newbauer ice fishes on Pewaukee Lake with Jeff Anson. Debby Wolniak visits Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park to see how bikers are preparing for summer's outdoor biking season. She looks at safety and equipment requirements at the park; and, learns where the idea for a unique facility like this came about.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Tom Newbauer fishes on Lake Michigan from the Sheboygan harbor with the Dumper Dan Welsch and the 2011 auction high bidder Eric Steinhafel. Judy Nugent looks at a prairie restoration project in the Coulee region. In an archival segment from 2002 Claudia Looze visits with Mary Burns in her Mercer, Wisconsin studio where Mary demonstrates how she creates her weavings which are inspired by the landscapes in the north woods area.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Lake Pepin / The American Club Garden / Garlic Mustard
Dan Small fishes for walleyes and saugers on Lake Pepin near Redwing, Minn. with pro-angler Glenn Vinton. Deb Wolniak visits the gardens at The American Club in Kohler for a tour or the gardens, and learns about the design and history of the gardens and how they became what they are today. Judy Nugent learns how to identify and control the invasive species, garlic mustard, from Marci West.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Devoted to the outdoor enthusiast, covering a variety of outdoor activities and related projects. (Producer: Milwaukee PTV)
28 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Steelhead Fishing / Kickapoo River / Pantheon Farm
Dan Small goes spring steelhead fishing in Kewaunee County with Kevin Naze. Judy Nugent paddles a portion of the scenic Kickapoo River with Patti Knower. Dan visits Pantheon Home G.R.O.W.N. Farms in Delafield to learn about their programs for adults with disabilities. We'll take a musical look at some of Wisconsin's native butterfly species.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Delavan Lake Fishing / Ice Augers / Deer Bowhunting
Judy Nugent fishes with Dave Duwe on Delavan lake for bass using spinner baits. Tom Newbauer takes us through the process and stages of how power ice augers are made from start to finish. Dan Small bowhunts for deer in Monroe County with Dave Keene and Todd Ludeking who has cerebral palsy.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Mississippi River Fishing / Rabbit Hunt / St. Croix
Dan Small fishes for walleyes and saugers on the Mississippi River Pool 4 with Turk Gierke and Bill Libansky of Limit Creek Rod company. Dan hunts rabbits in Marquette County with Fred Nickel and his son Nathan. National Park System Interpretive Ranger Branda Thwaits and fishing guide Wendy Williamson give us a tour of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Previously aired
Monday March 25thDan Small joins a fisheries crew at the Wild Rose hatchery as they inject large numbers of salmon with wire coded tags enabling biologists to effectively manage these fish and track their movement. Dan then fishes on Lake Michigan from the Sheboygan harbor for trout and salmon with Dan Welsch from Dumper Dan's Charter Service and the 2011 banquet high bidder, Ken Balistrieri.
27 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
This list includes any broadcasts that aired in the past 2 months on any of our three channels.
Mounted Justice / Hank Aaron Bike Trail / Prairie
Dan joins members of Mounted Justice and tries his hand at cowboy mounted shooting with black powder revolvers. Debby Wolniak visits the Hank Aaron bike trail and leanrs how the trail has continued to be a key passage in connecting both State and County trails in Milwaukee and beyond. In an archival segment from 1991 Linda Cieslik looks at native prairie plants, how to identify them, care for them and grow them.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Previously aired
Thursday May 16th
tpt Channel 2.1
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tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Previously aired
Friday May 10th
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Previously aired
Friday May 3rd
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Deep-water Drifting Technique / Historical Village
Dan Small fishes with Jim Tostrud on Lake Geneva using the deep-water drifting technique for Northern pike using live suckers for bait. Judy Nugent visits Norskedalen, a historical village in rural Vernon County, dedicated to preserving, interpreting and sharing the natural environment and cultural heritage of the area. In an archival segment from 1984, Dan Small's first segment shot for the Outdoor Wisconsin program, he visits the DNR's pheasant rearing facility in Poynette where they raise tens of thousands of pheasants for release on public hunting grounds.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Bass Fishing Tips / Scott Stoll / Goose Migration
Tom Newbauer shows different type of structures to look for while bass fishing. Debby Wolniak sits down with Scott Stoll, the man who cycled the world, to find out about some of the adventures he experienced while biking. In an archival segment from 1990, Nancy Frank travels to the Horicon Marsh for the migration of the Canada goose.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Friday April 26th
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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Dnr Water Monitoring / Trout & Salmon / Photovoltaic
Nugent joins a DNR water monitoring research team and citizen volunteer group, as they test the quality of a stream near Westby. Tom Newbauer fishes on Lake Michigan from the Milwaukee harbor for trout and salmon. He's joined by Captain Ken Poludnianyk from Jack's Charter Service and the 2008 Auction high bidder, Eric Steinhafel. Debby Wolniak takes a look at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School's new photovoltaic panels and how they are continuing their efforts to work themselves off "the grid".
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Effigy & Burial Mounds / Slammer Lures / Longest Cave
Dan Small tours the effigy and burial mounds on the grounds of the Henschel Indian Museum. Tom Newbauer speaks with guest Bill Schwartz about the manufacturing and design of Slammer Lures. The lures are made from recycled materials, as they cast for muskies on Pewaukee Lake. In an archival segment from 1992, Nancy Frank visits the longest cave in Wisconsin, Crystal Cave in Spring Valley.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Henschel Indian Museum / Trout Unlimited Restoration
Dan Small visits the Henschel Indian Museum in Elkhart Lake to learn about the rich Native American History of the area. Debby Wolniak takes a look at a Trout Unlimited restoration project along the Mecan River in the Wautoma area. In an archival segment from 1987, Dan Small hunts for quail and pheasants at Sommers Kennel in Random Lake with the help of two Muensterlander pointers.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Sturgeon Bay Ice Fishing / Poet Joan Liechty
Dan Small goes ice fishing for whitefish and walleyes on Sturgeon Bay with guest Dale Stroschein. Debby Wolniak visits with Joan Liechty who has been monitoring and tracking wood ducks and song birds on her property for over 10 years. In an archival segment from 1999, Claudia Looze learns of the history and significance of the Wind Point Lighthouse from the lighthouse caretaker and historian Michael Cooper.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Friday April 19th
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Sheboygan Harbor Fishing / Delavan Lake Ice Fishing
Dan Small fishes on Lake Michigan from the Sheboygan harbor for trout and salmon with Captain Dan Welsch and the 2010 Outdoor Wisconsin banquet high bidder, Ken Balestrieri. Judy Nugent goes ice fishing for northern pike on Delavan Lake with guide John Reddy. In an archival segment from 1989 Nancy Frank joins wildlife rehabilitator Todd Durian to observe and band adult hawks.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Hunt Club / Pewaukee Lake Muskies / Bird Feeders
Dan Small hunts for pheasants at the Milford Hills Hunt Club with the 2010 Outdoor Wisconsin banquet high bidders. Tom Newbauer goes trolling for muskies on Pewaukee Lake with guest Dan Busch. In an archival segment from 1994 Dan visits special education students at Irvine Elementary in West Allis, Wisconsin as they build bird feeders in woodworking class.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Artist Scott Zoellick / Wi River Walleyes & Crappies
Debby Wolniak visits with wildlife artist Scott Zoellick. Judy Nugent fishes for walleyes and crappies with guides Phil Schweik and Glenn Moberg on the Wisconsin River in Marathon County. In an archival segment from 2002, Nancy Frank talks with Gary Casper, of the Milwaukee Public Museum, about his radio collared blanding turtle study.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Long Lake Panfish / Audubon Raptor Facility / Scouts
Dan Small ices fishes for pan fish on Long Lake with Steve Wiedmeyer and Tom Gruenwald. Debby Wolniak visits the raptor facility at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Milwaukee. In an archival segment from 2001, Tom Newbauer helps a group of cub scouts earn their ice fishing merit badge as they fish on a Waukesha pond.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Turkey Hunt / Women On The Water / Photographer Wilson
Dan Small hunts turkeys with Troy Piotrowski of Drop Dead Decoys. Judy Nugent visits with Patricia Strutz who runs the group Women on the Water (WOW) a group whose goal it is to get more women comfortable on the water and in the outdoors. In an archival segment from 1999, Claudia Looze talks with kite photographer Craig Wilson, who is considered to be the Ansel Adams of kite photography, about the technique he uses to attach his camera to a kite to capture images.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Lake Michigan Trout & Salmon / Dane County Muskies
Dan Small fishes on Lake Michigan from the Sheboygan harbor for trout and salmon with Captain Dan Welsch and the 2010 Auction high bidder, Laurie Walters. Judy Nugent fishes on a Dane County lake for muskies with guide Ron Barefield. In an archival segment from 1988 Linda Cieslik visits with speed skater Eric Heiden.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
28th Season Premier: Sportsman's Club / Ice Auger
Outdoor Wisconsin kicks off its 28th season with a pheasant hunt at Wild Wings Sportsman's Club with Dan Small, Debby Wolniak and the 2010 Outdoor Wisconsin banquet high bidders. Tom Newbauer looks at a new environmentally safe propane ice auger. In an archival segment from 1988 Larry Bandy takes a kite-skiing lesson on Pewaukee Lake from Steve Shapson.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Monday April 8thDan Small joins Cops & Kids Foundation volunteers and Camp Pow Wow campers for a fishing outing at Menomonee Park Lake. Deb Wolniak tours the Wildlife In Need Center in Oconomowoc. Diane Martin visits the Neda Mine Bat Hibernaculum in Dodge County, winter home to an estimated 500,000 bats, the 3rd largest known bat sanctuary in North America.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Friday April 5th
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Thursday April 4thDan Small goes on a fall pheasant hunt at Milford Hills Hunt Club with the Outdoor Wisconsin 2011 Banquet high bidders Roger Quaas, John Pena, Hop Petsch and Scott Kuharske. Debby Wolniak visits the raptor facility at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Milwaukee. Tess Gallun takes a look at the techniques and work of chainsaw woodcarver Bob Younger.
27 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Wednesday April 3rdDan Small fishes for coho salmon on Lake Michigan out of the Racine harbor with charter Captain Angelo Trentadue of Fishing Bug Charters and the 2011 Outdoor Wisconsin Banquet high bidder Tom Bentley and his guests, Waukesha County Sheriff Dan Trawicki, his daughter Abby and foreign exchange student Jean-Luc Elste of Switzerland. Tony Wood takes part in a popular snowshoe baseball game in Lake Tomahawk. Debby Wolniak explores the caves at Ledgeview Nature Center with naturalist Ron Zahring.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Tuesday April 2ndTom Newbauer ice fishes on Lake Nagawicka for panfish with guide Lynn Niklasch. Debby Wolniak learns the history and technique of curling in Wisconsin with Dick Barnes, President of the Milwaukee Curling Association, at the Milwaukee Curling Club. Dan Small joins a fisheries crew at the Wild Rose hatchery as they inject large numbers of salmon with wire coded tags enabling biologists to effectively manage these fish and track their movement.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Ozaukee Dove Hunt / Fly Fishing: Iowa / Salamander
Dan Small joins a group of friends for an opening-day dove hunt in Ozaukee County. Judy Nugent fly fishes for trout on an Iowa country trout stream with guide Craig Amacker from Fontana Sports. Rori Pulaski of the DNR gives viewers a close up look at the Blue Spotted Salamander. In an archival segment from 1998 Dan talks with world class woodcarver Dennis Poeschel.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Dark Acres Pheasanthunt / Snowmobile Safety
Dan Small hunts pheasants at Dark Acres Pheasant Hunts with Outdoor Wisconsin Banquet high bidders Russ and Maureen Roesler, Ken Balistrieri and dog trainer Chad Chadwick. Judy Nugent and guide Erik Haataja demonstrate the strategies and process of catching browns in the winter in the Milwaukee Harbor. Dan Small looks at equipment and the proper procedures for safe snowmobile operation before he rides the trail in the Holy Hill area.
25 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
Pewaukee Lake / Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park
Dan Small hunts deer with a group of friends in Ozaukee County. Tom Newbauer ice fishes on Pewaukee Lake with Jeff Anson. Debby Wolniak visits Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park to see how bikers are preparing for summer's outdoor biking season. She looks at safety and equipment requirements at the park; and, learns where the idea for a unique facility like this came about.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
Lake Puckaway / Nat'l. Wildlife Health Center / Augers
Dan Small goes ice fishing for Northerns on Lake Puckaway with Roger Swanke and Rochelle Kuphal. Judy Nugent visits The National Wildlife Health Center, located in Madison. It serves the nation by providing sound scientific research, technical support, and information to promote science-based decisions affecting wildlife. Tom Newbauer goes thru the process and stages of how power ice augers are made from start to finish.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
Previously aired
Monday March 25thDan Small joins a fisheries crew at the Wild Rose hatchery as they inject large numbers of salmon with wire coded tags enabling biologists to effectively manage these fish and track their movement. Dan then fishes on Lake Michigan from the Sheboygan harbor for trout and salmon with Dan Welsch from Dumper Dan's Charter Service and the 2011 banquet high bidder, Ken Balistrieri.
27 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
No previous airings of this
episode on this channel.
New Vision Wilderness / Artist Scott Zoellick
Dan Small joins Drew Hornbeck of New Vision Wilderness and campers on a winter campout in the Northern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Judy Nugent goes ice fishing for northern pike on Delavan Lake with guide John Reddy. Debby Wolniak visits with wildlife artist Scott Zoellick.
26 minutes long
tpt Channel 2.1
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episode on this channel.
tpt Life Channel 2.3
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episode on this channel.
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