Guns for Good, Guns to Celebrate, Guns to Show
The first annual Sporting Clays for a Cure will be held on September 27at Wern Valley Sportsman’s Club in Waukesha.
The event will kick-off the 2013 hunting season. Sportsmen have the opportunity to try their skills at thirteen sporting clay stands beginning at 11:30 a.m. The day also includes a catered BBQ lunch, raffles and door prizes including Green Bay Packer tickets, autographed Aaron Rodger’s memorabilia and a pheasant hunt at Wern Valley.
Individual and Team Participation is welcome. The individual entry fee is $45 and the team entry fee for 5 shooters is $200. Register at The registration deadline is September 19, Contact the MACC Fund for more information.
The MACC Fund raises money into the effective treatment and cure of pediatric cancers and blood disorders. Collaborative research efforts are responsible for significant improvements, treatments, and increased cure rates of childhood cancers. The overall cure rate for childhood cancers has increased from 20% to 80% during the past twenty years with some as high as 90% with previously deadly cancers. Research is conducted at both the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa and also at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in Madison.
For more information, please visit our website at www.maccfund.org or call:
John Murray 262 443 2078
Kevin Larson 262 894 7100
Central Wisconsin Firearms in Wausau will hold its 2nd Anniversary Celebration on September 14 and15 from 8 am to 5 pm. Meet and greet Discovery Channel American Guns stars Rich and Renee Wyatt from 10am to 1 pm on Saturday, September 14. Register to win a Ruger American 30-06 rifle and Mossberg 500 Hunter Shotgun.
Special pricing on select firearms, apparel and accessories throughout the store all weekend. Central Wisconsin Firearms, central Wisconsin’s premier gun dealer, is located at 619 Washington Street in downtown Wausau one block east of the courthouse. Connect with cwfirearms.com or 715-845-8476.
The 2013 Big Gun Show brought to you by freedomfirearmsnow.com at American Serb Hall in Milwaukee will be held on September 7 and 8, October 12 and 13, and November 16 and 17. Serb Hall is located at 5101 west Oklahoma Ave. in Milwaukee, 53219. Clip the Big Gun Show ad from the September-October issue of On Wisconsin Outdoors and admit 2-for-1 at the door.
Phil Schweik is the owner of Hooksetters Fishing Services in Mosinee. He cut his teeth fishing on the Wisconsin River, riding his bike every summer day until he knew every hole and every species hiding in it over 20 miles or so. He‘s still taming the river today, and I am amazed on a weekly basis when his reports come at the fish he leads his clients too. This week, upon request, in addition to a straight report he sends us a how-to jig for muskies column with three photos of fish taken with the tactic. Connect with that story at “Inland Fishing” on this website. Connect with Schweik at www.hooksetters.biz. He’ll teach you how to catch fish.
Phil Schweik with another musky taken with the jigging technique.
Mike Yurk is another OWO expert who writes of his love for crankbaits even as a young boy. Then, the “Plugs” were found in the local hardware store. Decades later, they still call Mike, especially during a fall search for bass. Read Mike’s “Bassology” column posted under “Inland Fishing”. Yurk, by the way, is a Hudson resident in northwest Wisconsin near what he calls some of the best bass fishing in the country, and a retired army officer.
Mike Yurk’s wife, Becky, thinks her husband knows what he’s talking about when chasing bass.
Dave Duwe, a great guide in his own right working almost without exception Lake Geneva and Delavan Lake in southeast Wisconsin, took a trip to the far north with his son Nathan to plunge into the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. Now, those vast acres dotted with more than 100 islands can leave even a guide a bit uncertain, so Duwe snagged one of the flowage experts, Jerry “Jerkbait” Hartigan to show him the ropes. Read the story and see the photos posted under “Inland Fishing”. Connect with Dave Duwe’s Guide Service at www.fishlakegeneva.com or www.fishdelavanlake.com . Jerry Hartigan can be reached at info@flambeauflowagesport.com or by calling 715.476.2526.
OWO Writer and Wisconsin Guide Dave Duwe leaves his home water of Lake Geneva and Delavan Lake to visit the Turtle Flambeau.
John Lindeman is another great writer and OWO angler who occasionally finds the dreaded skunk in his box when working his own personal walleye favorites, Green Bay and Winnebago. He takes us back to our youths and in his case back to the Milwaukee River, where some species are almost always cooperating. Read the story under “Inland Fishing”. Connect with Lindeman and Kingdom Fishing Innovations at jlindeman@goldfin.com.
Hannah Robinson of Milwaukee hoists her first smallmouth like a pro while fishing with OWO writer John Lindeman.
A shed antler hunting test will be held at the Hunter’s Jamboree at the West Allis Training Kennel Club near National Avenue and Hwy 164 on September 7. “With more and more interest in training all sorts of dogs to find antlers we at the Kennel Club thought it would be a great idea to put on this event for our club members and the public to witness how it is done,” said Brian Schlomann. “We will hold a small seminar on the course after the event to help folks learn how to get started teaching their furry friends how to find sheds.” For more information, contact Schlomann at 262-225-9031 or brian.schlomann@yahoo.com. Brian and Kimberly Schlomann also send us photos of their two Chessies, Gauge and Alli, and another of Gauge reaping the rewards of his field efforts.
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A Hunter Safety Class beginning on Sept. 5th 2013 will be held at the Pittsville Fire Department. Class on the first night will begin at 5:30 p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m., Class will resume again on Saturday September 7th at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday September 8th at 10:00 a.m. Class size is limited to first 35 students. Pre-registration is required. Call Instructor Dale Zawislan @ 715-884-3224 or pittspoldept@tds.net.
The 2013 fall hunting seasons are just around the corner and Department of Natural Resources officials are releasing the annual “Fall Hunting and Trapping Forecast” to help prepare hunters or trappers for their pursuits of upland and migratory birds, small game, deer, bear and furbearers.
The forecast provides details and reminders on season dates and regulations as well as season outlooks, population numbers, and research updates. The 52-page forecast can be viewed at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/documents/forecast.pdf or at dnr.wi.gov, search keyword "hunt."
I would highly recommend that you visit our “Outdoor News” “Firearms” “Deer Hunting” “Waterfowl” “Upland Game” and “Bear Hunting” pages on this website due to all the material that is being sent to us from throughout Wisconsin and posted. Also, don’t stop with the guides stories that we already mentioned when you hit “Inland Fishing”. We also posted reports and photos from great guides from many other places in the state.
Our September-October issue is on the streets beginning today, Thursday. On Wisconsin Outdoors will be available in more than 500 locations. For you online readers, the issue will be posted on our homepage tomorrow, Friday.
Thanks for connecting with On Wisconsin Outdoors. Shoot straight.
DickEllis