A Thank you To Bucky’s…and to all of our Advertisers & Distributors
Yesterday, my wife, Lori returned home from a trip to Mukwonago and Bucky’s Fine Meats & Sausage with the hot venison beer sticks, brats and Italians we had ordered a few weeks ago. A doe had been hit by a truck near my home. After the New Berlin cops came and ended its suffering, I took the deer home and butchered it when no else wanted it. That’s what happens when you hunt deer in the far north over the last five or six years where deer populations have declined drastically. You learn to appreciate a now-rare full freezer and appreciate finely prepared venison. Hello Bucky’s.
Tasting those hot sticks reminded me first, that I should tell you about Bucky’s. I know there are a lot of great butchers in Wisconsin and a lot of great venison processors. But, if you are a deer hunter and don’t have a place to take your venison and live in southeast Wisconsin, remember Bucky’s in Mukwonago. Remember too, that I found Bucky’s for venison processing before they found On Wisconsin Outdoors for advertising.
Bucky’s always has about 10 kettles on in their store with their sausages simmering as free samples for their customers or soon to be customers. In fact, I dare you to taste the free samples and then not spend money on what you just tasted. You can’t do it. Impossible. I can’t do it and I give up beer for lent. And I love beer. Am I going on a tangent? Whatever…Bucky’s free samples serve as the ultimate marketing tool. Once I put on 5 pounds in Bucky’s before Dave and Mark Buchholz threw me out. Actually, talk hunting with the owners. They may not let you leave.
Second, tasting that great sausage also reminded me that I should thank all of our last issue advertisers and distributors. If you have a need for their products or services or can pick up On Wisconsin Outdoors in their places of business, remember, these are the people who hand you this paper at no-cost. Consider reciprocating if you can. Thanks for that.
Kwik Trip; buy their premium meats, and use the coupon in On Wisconsin Outdoors to get a free package of buns when you do. Don’t forget too that 252 Kwik Trip stores carry OWO, and don’t forget Kwik Trip Outdoors asks you to text “Deer” to 75309 to win a 4-day bowhunt courtesy of DeerFest Trophy Properties.
See OWO experts and Kwik Trip Outdoors in our booth at DeerFest August 8-10 at Washington County Fair Park, West Bend. Tune in to www.deerfest.com for all the details.
Check out the Rooster Tail Know-how from Yakima Bait, the world’s most versatile, multi-species lure in the July-August issue. Or, connect with www.yakimabait.com to get the low-down on rooster tail lures available in 10 sizes and 100s of colors…and so much more.
Match your lake’s baitfish profile with Williams Lures at www.williams.ca . New lures for 2014 include Night Vision, Blue Zone, and Black Hole. Proudly North American Made. This Canadian-based company knows what they’re doing on the water, and they will help you catch more fish.
Want to travel to quality fishing places with the beauty of Wisconsin’s northland thrown in for mental health? Then connect with longtime OWO advertisers; the Minocqua Area Chamber of Commerce (Minocqua.org or 800-44-NORTH) Marinette County Tourism (www.therealnorth.com or 800-236-6681) or the Ashland Chamber of Commerce (www.visitashland.com or 800-284-9484). I’ve fished all three areas many times and they all tie…for first in Wisconsin.
Dave’s Turf & Marine will set you up with a great fishing boat and motor, fabulous pontoon boat, or a John Deere machine to handle any job you have. Connect with www.davesturf.net or 920-261-6802. Better yet, go say hello to Dave and Leni at Highway 16 East & Eastgate Drive, east of Watertown. This is another longtime supporter of OWO, with people that stand behind their products without the hard sale tactics. So go buy from them or I’ll egg your house. Hope I didn’t just lose Dave and Leni.
The DNR wants you to know that the deer season rules have changed but the tradition remains! Are you ready? Connect with DNR.WI.Gov to find out all the latest. If you want to also stay up on the latest DNR news, they send us scores of news items each week and we post it at www.onwisconsinoutdoors.com. Find good reading from the Warden Wire to legislative issues to fishing, hunting and trapping.
Menards has got everything a Wisconsin hunter needs to stay out of sight, including Silver Nano Stalker, Silver Nano Streak, and Fast Break Hunting Blinds from Guidesman. They also offer everything you need to scout the trail, including Wildgame Innovations trail cameras. Check it out in person, or connect with www.Menards.com. While you’re e in any of 44 Wisconsin stores, pick up your copy of OWO in the camping and fishing aisle too.
Are you listening to Cutting Edge Outdoors 6:00 to 8:00am every Saturday on Sports Radio 1250 WSSP AM? Tune in to fishing and hunting reports from top guides and all the news from the big outside with hosts Tommy “the True” Newbauer, John “Lunge” Laimon and Captain Danny Busch.
Need a tool or maybe a thousand tools? Connect with Harbor Freight Tools at www.HarborFreight.com, call 800-423-2567, or visit Wisconsin stores in Appleton, Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Racine, West Allis or Rothschild. Harbor Freight just signed up with OWO for another 3 issues. We appreciate it.
Bob’s Bear Bait offers quality bear bait at 3000 apostolic Drive in Appleton. Or simply visit Bobsbearbait.com, call 920-419-1238 or connect with sales@bobsbearbait.com. Monthly website specials and new inventory are showcased regularly. If you drew a bear tag, rely on the experts to give you a shot opportunity.
Bear hunters, check out too Dave Proden’s Thornapple River Outfitters bear bait and guide service at N7520 Proden Road in Ladysmith. Call 715-532-5372 or connect with www.DPBEARBAIT.com.
Deer Hunters, check out Bob Mercier’s Dominance is Everything System to bag a trophy buck. Order his one-of-a-kind book by phone at 715-861-4824 or 262-719-2743 or connect at www.dominanceiseverything.com. Not sold in stores. It is totally unique.
Why was Dutch’s Trading Post voted Fond du Lac’s best bait and tackle shop in 2013? Part of that is they send you out prepared for the field too, with bow lineups from Mathews, Mission and Hoyt and crossbows from Mission, TenPoint, Excalibur, and Parker. See them at 258 North Main Street in Fond du Lac, call 920-922-0311 or connect with www.dutchstradingpost.com.
Deer hunters and firearms enthusiasts, Midwest Industries in Waukesha is the manufacturers of quality tactical rifles and accessories. These are great firearms, according to OWO firearms writer S. Wilkerson, and 95 percent made in Wisconsin and 100 percent made in the USA. Connect with Midwest Industries, and then rely on their precision and quality to connect with your target of choice. www.midwestindustriesinc.com or 262-896-6780. Want to visit them in person? W292 S4498 Hillsdale Road, Waukesha, 53189. I do all the time.
That 15 foot high buck in the front yard isn’t the only head-turning attraction Shooters Supply in Lomira has going for them. Check out their 6th Annual Fall Fest Community Fund Raiser at www.mwshooters.com or e-mail them at fallfest@mwshooters.com. The August 15 and 16 extravaganza includes great music and other entertainment, food, raffles, pig wrestling, gun auctions, and a sportsman’s rummage sale. Shooter’s Supply is worth the visit anytime for their guns, ammunition, archery and fishing inventory.
Need more storage? Keep your gear and vehicles safe in a Northland Building. Call for your local Northland Sales Consultant at 800-736-4510 or www.northlandbuildings.com. Then select the custom-designed post frame building to fit your need and lifestyle.
Looking for more high quality outdoor reading and graphics born in Wisconsin? The Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine is just your ticket. I read it religiously. If you’re not a reader you will still love these photos. It’s a top quality publication. For information on one to three year subscriptions, connect online or at 1-800-678-9472. Now this is one great gift idea too.
Wern Valley…join the hunt. Wisconsin’s premier hunting and sporting clays destination offers the finest in upland bird hunting as well as professional full-time staff dedicated to the avid sportsman and woman. For information, visit www.wernvalley.com or call 262-968-2400. What a place to train your dog or polish your swing on a real or clay bird.
Cap Connection will protect your hunting and fishing equipment. Owner Gregg Borneman is an outdoorsman just like you and his staff offers great service and the right price. I owned two caps from Gregg and my brother did too before we even started On Wisconsin Outdoors or found Cap Connection as an advertiser. If you are an outdoorsman and travel and hit the field like so many of us do, Cap Connection is the real deal. One more thing about Borneman…trust him.
Last and never, ever least…Pro Line Boots has been on the back cover of On Wisconsin Outdoors for six years. When things were really tough for this business early, they made it a lot better. They still do, by bringing all of us quality boots. In fact, world famous hunting and fishing boots. Check them out today, including the Girls with Guns official footwear coming this fall. Connect with Pro Line Manufacturing Company at 1-800-334-4612 or www.prolineboots.com.
Thanks too, for connecting with On Wisconsin Outdoors. Shoot straight.
Dick Ellis