Taking Issue…
Actually take all of our issues. They’re free, thanks to our advertisers. The September-October, “On Wisconsin Outdoors”, in fact, started hitting the stands last Thursday. It’s also posted right now, you know, at www.onwisconsinoutdoors.com. By the end of this week 50,000 print copies will be available in 550 Wisconsin businesses from Gander Mountains to Ace hardwares, to liquor stores, gas stations, gun shops and groceries. Get the entire list of distribution points on this site on the homepage.
Do you know what’s great about being an important publisher such as me? I also get to be a paperboy every two months, taking 10,000 of these papers to about 30 of our sites from Kenosha to Germantown in my new 1998 Chevy truck with 298,000 miles on it. I do actually love that part…not the mufflers gone bad or the cracked window or the flat tires over six years…..but because I get to mingle with the hunting and fishing masses as I stock the wooden racks.
Case in point. I walk into the Elliott’s Ace Hardware in West Allis. That store alone goes through 2200 copies of OWO every issue. West Allis sportsman are off the charts crazy, meant as a compliment. I come in ready to banter with the boys, ready to say impressive things like, “Do you know my brother John and I lost four muskies on surface lures in one hour on Rice Creek in 2003?” But as I roll in with my cart of new papers, one of the many cashiers says, “You just made a lot of people very happy.” The rack that had held 2200 papers of the July-August issue is as empty as my creel that decade I learned to flyfish. And as I begin the restocking process, one West Allis sportsman says, “honey (not to me, his wife is standing there) how do you like this timing? The new issue is here” and another says simply, “Thanks for this man. It’s good and it’s free.”
No, thank you. And thanks to our writers for bringing you passionately their hunting and fishing worlds and their own little pieces of Wisconsin. But most of all, thanks to our advertisers for allowing this all to happen without hurting your wallet. New advertisers are jumping on this ship every issue, and we will introduce them all in time. Right now though, please meet our sponsors who brought you the September-October issue. Look at them when you do need a product or service that they’re the experts in.
Badgerland Financial: A wide range of loans for part-time farms, recreational land and more.
Cap Connection: Talk outdoors with owner Gregg Borneman while you look over the finest in truck caps and accessories.
Minocqua: The 5th Best Fishing Town in America.
Dave’s Turf & Marine: Just what the name says, with a great family behind it all.
Fremont: Wolf River Country, for those who like to fish and fish and maybe fish a little.
White Potato Lake Outfitters: Need a great canoe or paddleboat? Connect with WPL Outfitters.
Kadlec Canadian Resorts: Great Canadian resorts, one Wisconsin owner.
Balsam Hollow Ranch: Medford, Wisconsin’s whitetail deer hunting ranch.
Washburn County: Fish, ATV, Hunt Wisconsin’s beautiful northwest.
Wern Valley: Pheasant hunting and the shooting sports right in southeast Wisconsin.
Tobin Jewelers: Time to catch the Big One, and talk to two of OWO’s field writers while you’re making your wife or girlfriend very happy. Also, look for Rob and Steve Tobin’s story in this print issue on their fishing trip to Red Lake in Ontario, Canada. Read the boys’ bear hunting story under “Bear Hunting” on this website this week.
Sprecher Brewery: Hard Root Beer and so much more…for adults only.
Harbor Freight Tools: How can HFT sell high quality tools at those low prices?
Central Wisconsin Firearms: 2nd Anniversary Celebration in Wausau, September 14 and 15 means great savings, great giveaways and great guns for you.
The 2013 Big Gun Show: September 7 & 8, October 12 & 13, November 16 & 17 at American Serb Hall in Milwaukee. You don’t want to miss this.
Marinette County: Now you know why they call Marinette County “The Real North”.
Green Lake Country Visitors Bureau: The Great Outdoors. Every season.
Northland Buildings: Keep your gear and vehicles safe.
Ferryville: Fall colors, from America’s best drive. On the beautiful Mississippi River.
Rosen Nissan: Need a truck, need a van, need a car? Rosen, Rosen, Rosen…
Pro Line Boots. Coming this fall, Introducing Little Duck Commander Footwear. Do you like a good laugh? Check out the back cover of On Wisconsin Outdoors.
Thanks again. And thanks for connecting with On Wisconsin Outdoors. Shoot straight. I hope I do.
The doves are calling this late Thursday afternoon before the NFL kick-off.
Dick Ellis