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Official Magazine of SCI Chapters in Wisconsin September/October 2015
Editor/Publishers: Mark & Coni LaBarbera
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plus bonus electronic circulation, which
includes some of the world’s most avid
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Wisconsin Chapter
President Michael Betters
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SCI Region 16 Representative
Charmaine Wargolet
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In this issue:
8 SCI Region 16 Report by Regional Rep. Charmaine Wargolet
10 Northeast Wisconsin Chapter Report by President Mark Jablonic
10 Sportsman Channel Leaves Wisconsin
12 Wisconsin Chapter Report by President Michael Betters
13 Southeastern WI Bowhunters Chapter Report by President Mike Pjevach
14 Badgerland Chapter Report by President Kirk Willard
15 Lake Superior Chapter Report by President Cyndy Boyce
16 Legislative Update by SCI Lobbyist Dan Trawicki
17 Political Fundraiser Photos by Paul Baker
18 Bow Chapter Fundraiser Photos
20 Hunt Report: Wekosko Falls Bear by Mike Pjevach
23 Eva Shockey & Dan Small DeerFest Photo
24 New Research Study: Land
24 Hunt Report: Estate Red Stag Photo
26 Conservation News:
Ground-breaking Lion Research Begins
27 Hunting Works for Wisconsin
27 Product Review: Gun Storage Solutions
28 Youth Expo Students & Teachers Thank SCI
30 Special Report: Relentless Killer by Dr. Norman Wood
32 Deer Hunt Wisconsin TV Success
34 Hunt Report: Fallow Be Thy Name by Larry & Leah Clark
36 Places We Cherish: Horicon by Mark LaBarbera
37 Wisconsin Pheasants For All
38 Teddy Roosevelt Shot in Milwaukee
Region 16 Report
by Charmaine Wargolet
Well, the first couple of months of my
term have been fun! We have been
“gettin’ busy.” I have two exciting things
to report.
First, on Saturday, October 10th, we
will be having our annual all-Region 16
meeting in Oshkosh. We are all being
hosted by Mike and Joyce Christianson
at their lovely home. We even get to
actually meet in their trophy room,
perfect ambience!
I am excited, as all of the chapter
presidents or a representative are
coming, and some of the chapters are
bringing one or more of their officers
and/or directors.
I am especially excited about the
other attendees coming too. We will
have National D ire ctor of Fie ld
Operations, Kim Rappleye, our state
DNR coordinator of the the National
Archery in the Schools Program, Dan
Schroeder, the Editor-in-Chief of our
regional magazine, Mark LaBarbera,
and I am working on getting a
local webmaster who does
some phenomenal things in
the hunting area. Sadly, at this
point, our state lobbyist, Dan
Traw i c k i h a s a p rev i o u s
commitment (mentoring a
young man’s first deer hunt) so
he is unable to make it. If
something happens where he
is able, then he will come. I
think it will be a great meeting
and a chance to learn and
exchange information and new
ideas!
The second thing I would Charmaine represented the region well last
like to report, and it is no less month at the SCI political fund-raiser.
them and looks forward to their active
exciting than the first, is that due to
participation!
some boundary changes in the current
I know we as hunters, are taking a
regions we are welcoming into Region
beating in the press as of late. But if we
16, the Illinois/Chicago Chapter. I have
hold our heads up high and tell
spoken with their chapter President,
uneducated folks, one person at a time,
Dale Rimkus, and he and the rest of the
the real truth of trophy hunting and what
chapter are enthused about joining our
it brings to these poverty stricken
region and are going to be well
countries, then we can all make a
represented at the
difference. I truly believe this.
annual meeting.
Good hunting!
Everyone welcomes
Ten-year-old Dayton Burmeister of
southwestern Wisconsin shot this big
black bear with B & B Guide Service,
near Hawkins.
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Northeast WI
Chapter Report
by Mark Jablonic
Hold it, what? Another one of these
articles is due already? I haven’t even
finished reading the last HUNTERS
magazine yet! The due date for this
article, I wrote in my DayTimer, got lost
in amongst other appointments that I
had that week. I guess that’s why we
members treasure our time in the great
outdoors, away from the things that
keep us from being there. The projects,
the deadlines, the schedules, the clients, sales calls…whatever it is you do
so that you can enjoy your time off.
Remember when we were to, “Go outside and play”. I fear that has been lost
to the ages.
I’m happy to report that our Wounded
Warrior, Mark Meunier, had a successful bear hunt in Manitoba. Brian and
Elissa Bogdan, of Wekusko Falls,
generously donated the tags and
accommodations for this hunt. The
Bogdans have been very good to our
chapter. I personally can recommend
the bear hunting and fishing at Wekusko
Falls. As an added bonus, Kur t
Walbeck, host of Outdoor Bound TV,
was along for the hunt and is making a
program out of it. Check your local
ABC listings, You Tube, or Facebook,
for Outdoor Bound TV.
Mark Meuier was accompanied by
Mark Snyder, one of our board
members and our award winning
webmaster. Mark Snyder has been
going up to Wekusko Falls for 20 years.
It’s his getaway. Along with the two
Marks was Walt Janke, another NE
Wisconsin board member, and his son
Paul. Paul was another successful bear
hunter on that trip. Look for Paul’s hunt
on Outdoor Bound TV as well as Kurt
was able to get Paul’s hunt recorded,
too. For the NE Wisconsin chapter
members, Mark Meunier will be giving
a presentation on his hunt at our member’s meeting on September 9. Come
on out and enjoy the camaraderie and
stories. And remember, thank those
who “stand the post” and protect our
families and our freedoms.
Just some reminders: October 10
starts the Wisconsin Youth Hunt.
Where would you be if someone hadn’t
started you hunting? Just think of the
memories or experiences you wouldn’t
have. First time buyers of a license, be
it for gun deer, archery deer, small
game, fishing etc. only pay $5. What an
inexpensive way to get someone
started. Also, Wisconsin is finally joining
the ranks of other states where you can
register your bear or deer electronically.
OK, so maybe Smart technology isn’t
all bad, even though I still enjoy sitting
down with a great magazine.
Speaking of which, Mark LaBarbera,
our HUNTERS magazine Editor &
Publisher, needs your stories and pictures. Remember, this is your magazine. You don’t have to write, “The Old
Man and the Sea.” Just put your hunting tale into words on paper the way
you talk to your buddies. It’s that easy.
By the time you’re reading this,
Wisconsin’s archery deer, upland bird,
bear, migratory bird, fall turkey and
small game seasons will be in full swing.
Whatever type of activities you enjoy, I
hope it gives you, your friends and family much enjoyment and stories to tell.
Now, go outside and play.
Sportsman Channel Leaves Wisconsin
by Mark LaBarbera
When I was producing “North American
Outdoors” for ESPN2 and complaining
about the cost of airtime and being
bumped occasionally by non-outdoor
programming, I looked enviously at Big
Bend’s T. Michael Cooley and SCI member Todd Hansen as they created a new
cable T V network, The Spor tsman
Channel in 2003.
It grew, adding subscribers by striking
deals with local cable outlets and satellite
services. Larger audiences attracted
producers and celebrities, as well as
advertisers. For a number of years,
Outdoor Heritage Education Center and
other partners supplied free venison for
the channel’s Hunt.Fish.Feed. program
that fed tens of thousands of needy
Americans. OHEC freezers stored tons of
meat over the years, and it was good to
see the channel giving back like SCI does
with humanitarian services, as well as
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supporting conservation and hunters
rights. The station attracted a lot of positive attention.
It also caught the eye of larger media
companies, including my buddy Jeff Paro
of Intermedia Outdoor Holdings LLC,
which bought The Sportsman Channel in
2007 and kept it in New Berlin. Cooley
and Hansen were busy through the transition and then Michael began having
more free time. Todd stayed on longer in
Wisconsin with Intermedia. They both did
well financially and enjoyed the fruits of
their labor, including great hunting
adventures.
It looked like Intermedia was on a roll
when it was about to buy a main competitor, the Outdoor Channel, in 2013, but
then Kroenke Spor ts & Enter tainment, Denver, swooped in and outbid
them, paying $265 million. And then
Kroenke bought Intermedia for an undisclosed amount. Now it owns two of the
main hunting and fishing networks, along
with 15 outdoor magazines, including
Guns & Ammo, Petersen’s Bowhunting
and Florida Sportsman; 17 websites,
including BassFan.com; and
Winnercomm and other TV production
businesses. Kroenke already owned
major league sports teams and venues
like Colorado Avalanche and Denver
Nuggets.
The Sportsman Channel continues to
attract viewers and celebrities, including
Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent and others, but
it notified the Wisconsin Department of
Workforce Development that its offices in
New Berlin would be closed, effective
October 1, 2015. Some employees had
already relocated within the corporation
or left the company during the transition,
but the layoff will impact 10 employees.
And Wisconsin sportsmen lose some
bragging rights that we had as current
home of The Sportsman Channel. We
can still lay claim to being its “birthplace”
and original home.
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Wisconsin Chapter Report
by Michael Betters, President
Fall is finally here and time for so many
of us to get out in the field to hunt our
favorite game. Preparation is in full
swing as I see the bow ranges at my
local parks are full every time I try to go
out to practice!
The SCI-Wisconsin Chapter has
recently made a major change for our
annual banquet. We are relocating the
event for March 4 & 5, 2016 to the
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin. We feel this move
is a very positive step for our chapter.
The move there gives us a much larger
exhibit hall, more seminar space and a
first-rate facility that includes a family
friendly water park and spa. The Grand
Geneva Resort & Spa is a wonderful
destination facility with many excellent
amenities that will make all attendees’
experiences more enjoyable. We hope
to forge a long-term relationship with
the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa and its
staff in the hopes that we can offer a
first-class banquet that allows the
exhibitors and attendees to maximize
their enjoyment and success at the
event.
In addition to this move, the board
has been busy preparing for the banquet with several other major changes
planned. Please check our website at
www.sciwi.org for updated information
on both the location and activities
related to the banquet. We are very
excited to move forward with these
changes and hope you as members
find all of the work we put into the process of changing venues and improving
the event to be worthwhile.
While we wait for the banquet to
arrive, don’t forget to mark your calendars for the regular monthly meetings
we will be having this fall. Each of these
will be at Alioto’s Restaurant in
Wauwatosa. The dates are September
17 and October 15. Bring a friend or
come and meet some new friends! As
I have mentioned in other messages we
have a very good energy growing in our
chapter and at these meetings. Come
out and be part of it! With so much
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Recently back from the “Hunter
Advocacy Fundraiser,” I have to
commend Badgerland Chapter board
member Steve Cripps for taking on a
project, almost single-handedly, that
was designed to benefit each and
every one of us who call ourselves
“hunters.” As the name implies, this
event was designed to raise funds to
help your state SCI chapters be vigilant
in our efforts to protect our ability to
hunt and own firearms. Consisting of a
sporting clays shoot, dinner and a few
raffles, those in attendance enjoyed a
very casual Saturday, having fun while
generating funds with fellow hunters
and firearm enthusiasts. Thanks again,
Steve, for your hard work!
It was really nice to meet Kirk Willard,
new President of the Badgerland
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chapter. In addition, I was able
to catch up with Mark Jablonic,
NE Chapter president and Matt
Yunk, President-Elect for the
WI Chapter. Also in attendance
w e r e o u r L o b by i s t, D a n
Trawicki, and our Regional
R e p re s et ati ve C h a r m a i n e
Wargolet. Those named above
were joined by one our state’s most
well known SCI members, Mike
Christiansen. At dinner, Representative
(and Bowhunter Chapter member)
Joel Kleefisch shared his views and
love for hunting. It sure is nice to know
we have people like Joel working with
us as a member of our state’s
Congress. I mention these fine folks
only because seeing so many of us
joined together for a common cause
gives me great personal comfort in
knowing that the SCI chapters in
Wisconsin are alive, well and willing to
continue fighting for a cause so near
and dear to us.
I hope all your hunts are safe and
satisfying. I also encourage you to
watch these pages for our upcoming
Wild Game Dinner that will be in
February, 2016. Oh, and by the way, I
think Bowhunter Chapter members
showed they are capable shotgunners
also!
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Lake Superior
Chapter Report
by Kirk Willard, President
On a recent lobbying visit to a Congressman’s office in Washington D.C., I again
paid particular attention to the hunting
pictures and recognition he has
received from various hunting organizations, including SCI, proudly displayed
on his walls. For many years I have felt
at home in his office and I fully appreciate the image he is not timid in projecting. In this day and age of political sensitivity he should be a real inspiration to
those of us in the hunting community.
If he can do it in D.C., we certainly
can do it here at home.
I have long held the belief, and now
more than ever given the recent media
frenzy regarding hunting, that it is very
important for the entire hunting community to mirror his behavior and:
1. Proudly display hunting pictures in
our spaces;
2. When possible, put trophies in our
offices and places of businesses;
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3. Openly talk about hunting and conservation; and
4. Wear clothing that identifies us as
avid hunters.
Throughout the years this has done
two things for me. First, it has allowed
me to be seen as something far different than the mainstream media and the
anti-hunting community tries to portray
me. And, second, it has allowed me to
talk about not only hunting and the
strong relationships I have with my family and friends from hunting experiences, but things like donating game
meat to an orphanage in Africa, bringing soccer balls to a small village full of
youngsters, and bringing significant
value to animals at risk from poaching.
Most, if not all of us have similar stories we can and should be sharing. The
public that doesn’t hunt forms their
opinions based on what they see.
Would we rather they learn from the
sensationalized media sound bites and
by Cyndy Boyce, President
the anti-hunting community, or from us?
Obviously, us, but for that to happen we
need to make sure that we can and are
being identified and remain willing to
share the truth about hunting.
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WOW – where has the summer of 2015
gone? By the time you read this many
of you will be in the midst of late summer hunting trips or packing for early fall
hunting trips. I remember when I was a
kid, I couldn’t wait for the Fourth of July
to come. It meant that my dad would
get a break from the fields and we
would be able to spend time at the
cabin. Now, it seems like the Fourth of
July comes and the next thing you
know all of the stores are filled with
school supplies and the fall hunting
gear is on nearly every end cap. Time
does fly as we get older, that is for sure.
For the Lake Superior Chapter Board
this summer has been spent planning
for our 2016 banquet. A pre-meeting
with our venue occurred in early June,
a theme has been selected, our Guest
Speaker has been selected, the website has been updated, seminars are in
the works, many donations have been
received and we even managed to have
our First Summer Fun Day Shoot at
Wings North. Time well spent to help
ensure that the 2016 Banquet will be a
great success.
In mid-August many Chapter leaders
and national leaders will travel to the
Annual August Board meeting in
Tucson. I was unable to attend the
board meeting this year, as we traveled
to Namibia and South Africa – look for
my hunting report in an upcoming
issue. The August board meeting is
always well attended and great business accomplished. Safari Club
International takes these annual board
meetings very serious and the business
at hand is equally important. I anticipate that our New Regional Representative Charmaine Wargolet will have
a full report in the very near future.
The updated Lake Superior Chapter
website is in the final edit phase, however it is currently live, if you would like
to have a look at our progress the new
address is www.sci-lakesuperior.org.
Final edits and tweaks are in the works
and we welcome suggestions on how
or what you would like to see on the
website. It is the boards hope that all of
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the necessary information you need
can be found on the website, including:
Hunt Reports, Donation Forms, Email
Addresses, Hunter’s Magazines, and of
course everything related to the 2016
Banquet. As with anything, it takes time
but we are pleased with the progress.
Speaking of the 2016 Banquet – it is
anticipated that early registration will be
available November 1st – what a great
Christmas present! Early registration
pricing will be available until March 1,
2016, prices will increase after March 1,
2016. New this year will be the option
to purchase a three-day pass. This is
your opportunity to attend our exclusive
Outfitter Appreciation/Meet & Greet
Dinner, ONLY available in a three-day
pass. Giving you direct access to our
many vendors and outfitters! More
exciting details regarding the 2016
Banquet will be coming in the next
article.
Lastly, in conjunction with
Link’s Wild Safaris
we have already
begun sales of
our awesome raffle. In 2016 we
will draw T WO
luck y winne r s!
The available
hunts are an
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combo or a New
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first drawn ticket
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Truth be told, I started this article in
early July and the corn in the fields
around me was only knee high, as I
drove home from work today, the corn
is past shoulder high – I think the farmers and the deer are going to have a
fabulous harvest. I am also reminded
how happy I am that my father no longer farms, but rather spends as much
time at the lake as he and my mom can.
Get outside and enjoy the dog days of
summer! If you are traveling, travel safe
and hunt even safer!
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Legislative Update
by Dan Trawicki, SCI Lobbyist
This issue of HUNTERS magazine
marks my first legislative update as your
new lobbyist. The first thing I would like
to do is thank Bob Welch from “The
Welch Group” for all of his efforts over
the years as SCI’s first lobbyist. We
would never have accomplished what
we have without Bob’s leadership and
dedication. Bob has been a pleasure to
work with in this transition and I look
forward to working with him in the
future. Safari club continues to be part
of the “Hunters Rights Coalition” as a
statewide initiative, and will be working
with Bob in the future on various hunting issues.
I know some members may question
our need for a state level lobbyist when
National SCI has lobbyists on staff. I
can assure you that while National does
a great job on those National issues,
they do not for the most part get
involved in local or statewide initiatives
to any great extent. Without someone in
Madison working with our legislators,
helping to draft and create laws that
benefits both us as hunters and wildlife
Statewide there is no purpose to even
belonging to SCI. We need a “watchdog” that monitors bills or initiatives
from some “special interest groups”
that may knowingly or unwillingly limit
our ability to hunt in this great state of
Wisconsin. Over the past many years a
number of local issues have been
addressed by our lobbying initiative that
would not have occurred without our
Madison presence. A few worth mentioning include but are not limited to;
1. Youth Mentored hunting… it’s
only recently that our state has lowered
the hunting age to 10 from 12 with an
appropriate mentor. This has been a
HUGE success story as over 12,000
new hunters have been added! Both my
daughter and I testified before the legislature in years past looking for this
change.
2. Deer... earn a buck is no longer
the rule of the land as a result of our
efforts. We have pushed the DNR to
establish better methods for counting
our herd and working with individual
counties to establish reasonable harvest goals.
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3. Animal rights… many bills come
forward with good intentions that have
severe consequences for our hunting
industry. This is especially true as it
relates to hunting dogs, and harvesting
game with dogs. Currently none of
these bills have passed because of our
vigilant attention to new bills that are
introduced.
4. Expansion of crossbow hunting.
Now more than ever all hunters have
the ability to use crossbows during all of
our big game and small game
seasons.
5. DNR board... Now requires that at
least three members of the Natural
Resources Board have considerable
hunting and or fishing experience.
6. Steward-ship land and State
parks. Just recently we were able to
expand hunting opportunities in State
parks and Stewardship lands. This has
provided incredible opportunity and
availability to sportsmen that were not
open to us previously.
There are many many more including
the Dr. Kroll report, Range protection,
concealed carry act, uncased guns,
bear hunting modifications, Castle doctrine bill, among others.
I mention these past successes as a
way of reminding members what we
have accomplished on a statewide
level, and how important it is to not let
off the pressure. I can
a s s u re you th e
anti-hunters are
going full steam
ahead!
As we move forward, let’s talk about
what’s going on statewide for SCI and what
my involvement has
been. In the past few
months I have attended
the Northeast chapter
b a n q u e t, W i s c o n s i n
C h a pte r, B a d g e r l a n d
chapter, Lake Superior
chapter, and just recently
the SE Wisconsin Bow
chapter. Without exception
all were well received, well
attended and prosperous. By
attending all of the banquets I
hope to not only assist, but also learn
what we can all do better with our banquets. Every chapter can and should
learn from the other. We can share trip
donations when possible, find new
ways to attract and keep members, and
work at getting our message out to our
attendees.
From a legislative view I have spent a
considerable about of time working with
Jeff Geitner the Legislative liaison from
the Wisconsin Bowhunters association.
Give credit to Jeff and the WBH for a
new Mentored hunting bill that is about
to be introduced that would among
other things eliminate the hunting age in
Wisconsin and go with parental consent and a Mentor. I have spent a considerable amount of time in Madison
lately meeting with Rep. Kleefisch, Rep.
Ott, Senator Moulton, and staff members of the Department of Natural
Resources among others to make them
familiar with the proposal and gain their
input and support. We have considerable support in the legislature and I will
keep you updated as it moves thru the
Assembly and Senate.
After meeting with Rep. A. Ott in
Madison one afternoon on the mentoring bill, I was able to run up to the
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MacKenzie center for a tour and interview with Mark LaBarbera at the
Midwest Outdoor Heritage and
Education Expo (MOHEE). What a great
event as thousands of students were
given the opportunity to not only understand our hunting and outdoor heritage
but participate in many hands on activities. Thanks to Mark, his volunteers,
and the SCI chapters that assisted in
staffing and funding...a huge success!
For those of you that don’t know we
also have a new Regional Rep. Dale
Bruder from Lake Superior stepped
down after doing a great job for so
many years....Thank you Dale! Our new
Regional Rep. is Charmaine Wargolet
from the Wisconsin Chapter. I have
served with Charmaine on the Board of
Directors for over 20 years and can
assure you she brings not only experience but a drive to succeed that you will
notice. Charmaine and I met to not only
discuss my lobbying role but some
statewide initiatives that should help all
of our chapters to succeed.
I also had the opportunity to be
invited and at tend the DNR
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“roundtable” on June 8th along with
Steve Cripps of the Badgerland chapter. Chaired by Deputy Secretary Kurt
Thiede it was a great opportunity to
share ideas and views with other
sportsmen’s groups and the DNR
administration. I can tell you they were
very receptive to our ideas and comments. As a side note I also learned that
although we currently do not have a
wolf season your “preference points”
are staying in place and will not be
purged. You will not however have a
chance this year to apply or gain a preference point. The wolf appeal was discussed at some length and will be continuing thru the courts this
year and probably into 2016.
Lastly I was able to attend
the hearing and support
AB187 and AB 243. AB187
would give first preference to
disabled veterans and recipients of purple hearts during
the annual Turkey hunt
drawing. It was felt and I
agreed that this would have
minimal impact on other
applicants, and give thanks to those
veterans that are so deserving. AB 243
dealt with antlerless tags for our youth
hunters and the inability for those tags
to be “party hunted” or used by others
than the intended youth hunter. This
again seemed easy, as the whole intent
was to allow the youth hunter the
opportunity at an antlerless deer.
There were many other phone conversations and meetings that took place
to further our cause, but wanted to at
least hit some of the highlights. There is
a lot more on the horizon, and I look forward to meeting and talking with you at
future SCI events.
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Bow Chapter
Members and guests had fun and raised money
for conservation, youth education, humanitarian
services and hunters rights at the SCI SE WI
Bowhunters Chapter summer event.
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Hunt Report:
Wekusko Falls
And bears fall on this father-daughter hunt we won at the NE WI SCI Chapter fund-raiser
by Mike Pjevach
photos by Naoto Aoki
“Dale, what did they just say,” I asked
Dale Bruder with whom I was talking.
With neither of us being sure, I needed
to ask someone else. What had caught
my attention was the
name Jeff Perlewitz, a
buddy of mine who I knew
was not at the 2014, NE
WI SCI Chapter banquet,
but whose name had just
been called. How odd I
thought to myself. Why
would they be calling
Jeff’s name when he is not
even here?
After questioning someone else sitting in close
proximity, I found out Jeff
had won a Manitoba bear
hunt. Eager to call and
give him the good news, I
had to ask when he had
purchased the tickets for
this raffle. After controlling
his laughter, he replied “last summer,
when you and I both bought tickets
from Cal Ort.” Duh! Now it was coming
together for me. Jeff and I had purchased these tickets together, with the
agreement that should one of us win,
we’d take the other along on this
Manitoba bear hunt for two with
Wekusko Falls Lodge. Without my
name being called, I had just won a
bear hunt!
Suffice it to say that our late May,
2014 bear hunt was a success. Jeff
killed a gorgeous cinnamon colored
bear and I shot an equally beautiful
chocolate one. As often happens when
like-minded people meet, Jeff and I had
met new friends and had a completely
enjoyable time with the owners and
operators, Bryan and Elissa Bogdan.
Before leaving, we left deposits for the
2015 season.
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Now in May of 2015, I was once
again headed back to Snow Lake,
Manitoba, with my wife Debra and my
two daughters. Having left a day ahead
of us, Jeff and mutual friend Ken Casey
were already settled in camp when we
arrived. After hugs, hellos’ and introductions, Elissa pointed us to our cabin
where we quickly unloaded and settled
in. With our cabin directly facing the
rapids and waterfalls, I had to take a
moment to watch the rushing water and
relive the beauty so engraved in my
memory from last year. Fortunately, it
had not changed!
Walking back toward the lodge, I
encountered Naoto, the head guide and
resident photographer for Wekusko
Lodge. “We plan on heading out about
four o’clock, so have the girls shoot
their weapons and be ready to go,” said
Naoto. Already knowing that my older
daughter Anastasia would be bow
hunting, he had chosen a stand where
he would sit with Anastasia, along with
Debra. I was to sit with Alexsandra, my
younger daughter who would be hunting with her .270.
The first couple hours on stand
brought no bears, although we could
hear beavers splashing and tail slapping the water on the small river behind
us. Myriad ducks crossed the sky
above, as did the ravens, which were
well aware of the
presence of the
beaver carcass,
which was part of
the bait placed in
front of us. While
that bait was
intended for the
bears, there were
many other critters
th at e n j oye d a
snack at this newly
stocked fast-food
location. The gray
jays picked at the
beaver carcass
while other birds
visited on a continuous basis.
The mainstay of
the bait station was a drum filled with a
mixture of oats, cookie dough and used
cooking oil. In addition, a log was
coated with a large bottle of chocolate
syrup. However, the one item that produced the most fun for us, as silent
observers, was the cake frosting. What
really accentuated the appeal of the
frosting was not only its’ desirability to
the critters but it was the color of the
frosting. Being a bright, almost fluorescent pink in color, that frosting could be
seen on the noses of the squirrels and
the beaks of birds with a sweet tooth
that would scamper in and out of view.
At about the two and half hour mark,
the first bear made an appearance. A
young male of maybe 120#’s, he was
not a bear we wanted to kill, however
watching him certainly was a great way
for Alexsandra to get accustomed to
seeing and being in close proximity of a
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bear. As darkness closed on us at
around 10:45 PM, that single bear
proved to be the only we would see that
first day. Shortly after dark, the sound
and headlights of the ATV’s alerted us
that our ride out was arriving.
Once in the truck, and as almost
always happens after a day of hunting,
the conversation was of how many and
what we saw. Duzzy (Mike Leonarduzzi),
the guide who picked us up, then told
us the news that Anastasia had shot a
bear. At that point he knew nothing
more, as Naoto had decided that he,
Anastasia and Debra would sit for an
hour after the shot before looking for
the bear.
By the time we had returned to the
lodge, the news had spread among
those still awake at 1 a.m. in the morning. The girl with the bow had killed a
whopper, a monster, a big‘UN for sure!
Another half hour later, the pickup
arrived back in camp, full of hunters,
guide, bear and stories. After seeing
five different bears and at last light,
Naoto gave the go-ahead for Anastasia
to shoot. At 22 yards, the bear was
broadside but in a very small opening
that left no chance to see it after the
shot. After the requisite hour wait,
Naoto sur veyed the area
where the bear had been
standing at the shot.
Taking up the trail
was easy with
a large and
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seen blood trail, and it was a short
10-yard walk to where the dead behemoth lay.
The next morning arrived much too
quickly but there was a bear to take
care of. After pictures, the bear was
hoisted for weighing and skinning.
Once off the ground, the scale read 349
pounds. It was a nice bear for sure, but
a big one when considering this bear
had just recently come out of hibernation. After skinning, Bryan put a tape to
the skull. With a rough green score of
over 21”, he declared that it had a
chance of making Boone & Crockett,
not to mention exceeding the Pope &
Young minimum of 18” for an archery
kill.
The next five days of the trip flew by
much too quickly. Alexsandra and I
hunted every day while Anastasia and
Debra kept busy catching fish. Also
during this time, Jeff and Kenny both
scored on nice bears. Oh yes, the fishing. I guess I haven’t mentioned the
fishing till now, but for anyone who
enjoys catching walleye and northern
pike, the lakes in the area will not
disappoint!
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Anyway, while multiple bears
were seen on each sit other
than one, a bit of bad luck with
a wounded bear found us still
on stand on the last day of the
hunt. That last evening sit
brought us five different bears,
a bear fight and some howling
wolves. Little did we know at
that time the significance of
those howls! With about 30
minutes of light remaining,
Alexsandra decided she wanted
the bear currently in front of us.
With me reminding her to take
her time, aim for the offside leg
and to squeeze the trigger, her
rifle jumped with the recoil of
the shot. On impact, the bear
was bowled over as if Thor himself hit him with a lightening
bolt. Moments later he gained
his footing and was off into the
thick bush. Unable to see the
bear, we sat quiet and motionless, watching and listening for
any tell-tale sight or sound to
give us insight as to what had happened. Less than a minute later,
Alexsandra told me she could see a single tree shaking near where the bear
had headed. Still remaining quiet, we
could hear noises coming from the
same area of the shaking tree. Without
knowing if the bear was dead or alive,
we assumed the noises to be the bear
clinging to life. Upon radioing Naoto, he
and I decided we would wait a hour
before he would come in to the stand.
During that hour, occasional noises
worried us that the bear was still alive.
Due to those noises,
the decision was made
to sneak out of the
stand and return the
following morning to
look for the bear. We
didn’t want to risk
pushing it deeper into
the thick, wet bush
that surrounded the
stand called “Soggy
II!”
Early the next morning found us slogging
along the trail that led
to Soggy II. At the bait
and spot where the
bear had been standing, Naoto found huge
amounts of blood.
With blood spraying for up to two feet
on both sides of the bear, there was not
much doubt we would find him in short
order. After a brief 33-yard walk, the
place where the bear had died was evident. Unfortunately, what was also evident was that the sounds we had heard
the previous evening was not that of the
dying bear, but rather of the pack of
wolves that had almost entirely
devoured the bear.
To lose a first time trophy after a
well-executed shot was tragic. Hunters
and guides alike felt the sorrow and disappointment of the loss. However, if
one looks, there is almost always something positive that can come from a circumstance such as this. For me, it
served as a learning lesson. I learned
that I will always investigate the spot
where an animal was standing at the
shot, regardless my intentions of pursuing it immediately or not. It also showed
Alexsandra that not all outcomes are as
we expect or want. It demonstrated the
efficiency of nature and of wolves in
particular. It reminded me that we as
humans are not the only predators and
that even predators can, and do,
become the prey. Most importantly to
me, it demonstrated the care that Bryan
and Naoto have for their clients’. The
huge and heartfelt bear hug Naoto gave
to Alexsandra was enough to show how
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much he truly cared for her feelings.
His disappointment was real. These
guys worked overtime to put and
keep us on bears. They made every
effort to make a young hunters’ hunt
a success, and within the realm of
their control, they did a fantastic job
of it. They are always cognizant of
their clients’ comfort, safety and
enjoyment.
Back at the lodge, I settled our bill
on that last and extra day that we
stayed at Wekusko Falls. And, as
happened last year, I decided to
once again leave a deposit for the
upcoming season. I guess I was not
even surprised when Elissa told me
that Jeff and Kenny had both done
the same!
Wekusko Falls has been a suppor ter of SCI through the NE
Chapter for a number of years. They
offer a fantastic bear hunt, clean,
comfortable lodging, and plans that
include food and drink. They also
offer outstanding fishing for walleye
and northern pike, both summer
and winter. My family and I highly
recommend Wekusko Falls!
At this year’s DeerFest
at the Washington
County Fairgrounds,
Dan Small got special
treatment at the
Bowtech booth. But
if you want to see who
must be really special,
see Eva Shockey’s
photo later in this issue.
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New Research Study:
Land
Whether public or private, the amount
of land available to hunters is limited
and in many areas, shrinking. As a
result, the cost to go hunting is expected
to rise as sportsmen are obligated to
compete for limited access. For hunters
unable to pay for greater hunting
access, this is a critical issue, especially
in eastern regions where public lands
are sometimes limited. To help monitor
this issue over time, hunters were asked
to identify the types of land they utilized
most often. The largest percentage of
U.S. hunters depends on land owned
by family and friends.
A recent HunterSurvey.com poll finds
that out of those sportsmen surveyed,
in the past 12 months, 38 percent of the
respondents said they most often
hunted on a friend’s or family member’s
property for free. The next largest
group, public land hunters, made up 28
percent of the surveyed sportsmen,
and said that state and federal lands are
where they most often hunted in the
past 12 months. Eighteen percent hunt
land they own, while only 11 percent
belong to a hunt club or hunt land that
they lease. Many hunters use multiple
types of land.
“This survey shows the importance
of private land that can be affordably
hunted,” says Rob Southwick, president of Southwick Associates, whose
company designs and conducts the
s u r v e y s a t H u n te r S u r v e y.c o m ,
ShooterSurvey.com and AnglerSurvey.
com. “However, many hunters do not
have a family member or friend who
owns land they can hunt. Combined
with ongoing land development, the
future of hunting is dependent on efforts
to maintain hunting access on public
lands.”
In addition, this same survey examined the size of properties these hunters
utilize and found that small tracts of land
remain extremely important to providing
opportunity for hunting. Of those surveyed, 38 percent of the sportsmen
hunt lands 200 acres or larger, but 24
percent hunt properties of 50 acres or
less. The next largest segment of
sportsmen, 21 percent, hunt lands of
50 to 100 acres. Nearly 17 percent hunt
lands between 100 and 200 acres in
size.
To help continually improve, protect
and advance hunting, shooting and
other outdoor recreation, all sportsmen
and sportswomen are encouraged to
participate in the bi-monthly surveys at
HunterSurvey.com, ShooterSurvey.com
and/or AnglerSurvey.com. Every other
month, participants who complete the
surveys are entered into a drawing for
one of five $100 gift certificates to the
sporting goods retailer of their choice.
We will be hosting all of our
Outfitters and Vendors at the
WISCONSIN STATE HUNTING EXPO
located in Shopko Hall.
Our Annual Hunters’ Banquet and
Live Auction will be held at
Stadium View in Green Bay, WI
on Saturday February 27th.
Mike Christianson
shot this estate red
stag in Wisconsin.
We will have shuttle service
on Saturday afternoon for your
comfort and convenience.
With the purchase of a banquet
dinner ticket you will also receive
your free pass to the
WISCONSIN STATE HUNTING EXPO.
Our Hunt Chairman Cal Ort is hard
at work procuring hunts for our
Saturday Night Live Auction.
Cal has acquired hunts and
outdoor adventures from around
the world including some right
here in our own backyard.
If you are looking for a certain type
of hunt or adventure please
contact Cal at 920-250-2484 and he
will see if he can find it.
Our Trophy Competition
will be held at the
WISCONSIN STATE HUNTING EXPO.
We will have Official SCI
Scorers at the Expo to measure
your trophies and help you enter
them into the SCI Record Books.
For more information call 920-735-9718 or visit
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Conservation News:
Ground-breaking
Lion Research
Wisconsin members who care about
the future of apex predators in Africa
are enthused about the field research
started last month in Tanzania.
SCI Foundation has united with the
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
( TAWIRI) a n d M is s is s ip p i S tate
University (MSU) to complete the most
scientifically robust lion population survey in the history of lion science.
The project will initiate its research in
Serengeti National Park due to its large
lion population and accessibility. Lions
in the Serengeti have been heavily studied over time, and this knowledge will
be used to measure the success of the
new survey methods.
“This is an incredible achievement for
the Foundation and we are eager to
begin working,” SCI Foundation
President, Joseph Hosmer said. “This
research intends to identify the most
accurate and cost-effective method
available to estimate lion abundance
and distribution, and if successful, will
provide a model research design to all
lion range states.”
MSU’s Professor of Wildlife Ecology,
Dr. Jerry Belant, developed the experimental design based in part on methods he has applied to Nor th
American carnivores.
“’I am thrilled to lead an
international research
p ro j e c t w i th s u c h
important conservation value,” Belant
said. “This
research provides an opportunity to
dramatically improve the accuracy and
precision of lion population estimates.”
Belant intends to use this framework
to estimate lion abundance over large
areas. It could then be used by governments to improve lion conservation and
management across Africa.
SCI Foundation, TAWIRI and MSU
started field research in August, 2015.
More than 120 businesses and
organizations have already added their
voices to the Hunting Works for
Wisconsin initiative that is growing and
succeeding, thanks to SCI chapters
a n d o t h e r s w h o h a v e u n i te d .
Membership is free. See the complete
list at www.huntingworksforWI.com.
With support from the National
Shooting Sports Foundation, HWFW is
generating unusually large amounts of
positive media coverage about the
hunter’s role in conservation and the
undeniably good economic impact in
communities throughout Wisconsin.
At a recent HWFW presentation in
Black River Falls, SCI Life Member and
HWF W Founding Co-Chair Mark
LaBarbera shared statistics with
members of the Chamber of
Commerce. At various sport shows,
and most recently DeerFest, SCI
member Dan Small used his DSO booth
space to help spread the word.
Product Review:
Gun Storage Solutions
To learn more about SCI Foundation
Conservation Programs, visit our
Conservation webpage at
http://safariclubfoundation.org/conservation
or contact Matt Eckert at
meckert@safariclub.org
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Hunting Works For Wisconsin
by Mark LaBarbera
My nephew Kevin Hinderman and I
looked at the oddly bent, sturdy coated
wire holding the gun and thought, “Why
didn’t we think of that?”
The simplest ideas that solve a common problem are the ones
that prompt that question.
Our friends at www.gunstoragesolutions.com proved it
once again.
Take Rifle Rods, for example, which is synthetic material instead of wire. It attaches
under the upper shelf of your
safe with a hook & loop fastener. Remove the middle
notched shelf. Insert your
longgun barrel up into the
Rifle Rod and suddenly your
gun stands upright with no
leaning and no wasted space.
Now you can fit more guns,
even ones with scopes, in the
same gun safe. The website
and photos make it easy to
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see the benefits of Rifle
Rods, Handgun Hangers,
Kikstands, Slatwall Gun
Cradles and their other
simple and affordable
patented products.
Benton State Bank’s Steve
Malone unveiled a guitar personally autographed by Ted Nugent
that will help raise funds for the
SCI-supported Midwest Outdoor
Heritage Education Expo, plus
hunter education, range safety,
Women on Target and scholastic
shooting sports programs. SCI
members are supporting the historic
first Southwest Wisconsin Friends
of NRA fundraiser September 23 at
Belmont Conference Center & Inn.
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Thanks SCI!
Letters from students show what a great impact the
SCI-sponsored youth expo at MacKenzie Center is
having on young lives.
Here is a sampling of the hundreds of
letters from 2,380 students, chaperones and educators who attended the
2015 Midwest Outdoor Heritage
Education Expo made possible by the
Southeast Wisconsin Bowhunters
Chapter, Badgerland Chapter and
Wisconsin Chapter, along with the
Wisconsin DNR, major funding from
Wisconsin Friends of NRA, Dane
County Conservation League, National
Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundation, Wings Over Wisconsin,
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Wisconsin Conservation Congress and
dozens of other contributors. The
Outdoor Heritage Education Center
non-profit group organizes the event,
scheduled again for May 18-19, 2016 at
the DNR’s MacKenzie Center in
Poynette.
A complete list of contributors will be
featured along with three pages of great
event coverage in the October issue of
the DNR’s magazine.
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Special Report: Harness Suspension Trauma
RELENTLESS KILLER
News and safety tips could save lives of SCI members who hunt from treestands
by Dr. Norman Wood
In 1972 during the Second International
Conference of Mountain Rescue
Doctors[1] an Austrian report was discussed in which 10 climbers that had
become suspended had to be rescued.
Some were using foot loops for suspension relief straps. The rescues took anywhere from 30 minutes to eight hours.
Two climbers died before help
arrived, three died as soon as they were
taken out of their harnesses, and the
other five died over the next 11 days,
even when they had felt fine when
rescued[2].
None had any external signs of injury.
They all died from Harness Suspension
Trauma but from different mechanisms
of pathophysiology. I will explain how
shortly.
The Innsbruck Mountain Rescue
Service in Austria decided to do additional circulatory and renal testing after
a review of the Austrian Report. They
took 10 experienced rescue personnel
and suspended all of them in their harnesses with foot slings (suspension
relief straps). They were instructed not
to move.
They wanted the test to go for at
least 30 minutes. Three passed out
before reaching 30 minutes and had to
be revived. The test was stopped
shortly after 30 minutes for the other
seven before developing similar injuries
as the Austrian Report victims. All of
these test subjects survived.
In their concluding remarks of the
Second International Conference of
Mountain Rescue Doctors it was stated
“Orthostatic shock and typical respiratory obstruction may lead to death
when hanging on a rope; the probability
of survival after hanging two hours is
small; death may occur during or after
detachment from the rope when
rescued.”
HOW 10 VICTIMS DIED
Again these victims were suspended
anywhere from 30 minutes to eight
hours before being rescued, some with
suspension relief straps.
The first two died of classic Harness
Suspension Trauma. This is when the
harness leg straps cause a tourniquet
effect creating blood pooling in the legs.
The legs can hold up to half of your total
blood volume, which causes a drastic
loses in blood pressure. The blood
pressure and oxygen levels drop to a
critical point where it causes unconsciousness and death shortly follows.
The next three died of sudden cardiac arrest as soon as they were
removed from their harnesses. It was
caused because the blood that was
once trapped in the legs had become a
toxic sludge with micro clots and no
oxygen. Once the tourniquet effect of
the leg straps was removed, this blood
rapidly went straight back to the heart
causing it to go into a fatal arrhythmia.
These victims were probably laid down,
a fatal error if you have been suspended.
The final five died over the next few
days of acute kidney and liver failure.
The kidneys cannot tolerate low blood
flow and low oxygen caused by blood
pooling while hanging suspended in a
harness. The liver and kidneys can also
be permanently damaged by the toxic
blood sludge that was released after
taking the harnesses off.
It takes a few days before the kidney
and/or liver failure becomes significant
enough to kill you. You will feel absolutely fine for a day or two, and then you
go into acute kidney and/or liver failure
and die.
Although there have been documented accounts where workers have
been suspended in their harnesses for
an hour or two while using a suspension relief strap with no long term
affects, it is still clear from all the available reports and studies conducted on
Suspension Trauma, that you will never
know how much time you will have to
survive and even if rescued after being
suspended for a prolonged period of
time, you are still in very grave danger.
So what should SCI members do if
you are caught suspended in your treestand harness?
WHAT TO DO
1 - Get to the ground or to a standing
position if at all possible.
2 - Use a foot loop or Suspension Relief
Strap to buy you time.
3 - After standing in the Suspension
Relief Strap, do not remove, but
loosen the leg straps to help blood
circulation.
4 - Keep your legs moving, that is the
only way to pump the blood from
your legs back to your heart.
5 - Try to get your legs up as high as you
can, prop them up against the tree if
you can. Try to get them as high as
your heart. The best possible position is to have your knees up next to
your chest.
6 - Try to eliminate any pressure points
that are causing pain. Pain can cause
you to have a vasovagal episode and
pass out.
7 - If you have something to drink, drink
it fast. This will increase your blood
volume.
8 - Get help as soon as you can. Call,
yell or scream.
9 - Once rescued, go to the hospital and
tell them you have been suspended
and may have heart, kidney or liver
damage.
WHAT NOT TO DO
1 - Don’t stop moving your legs. The
chance of you dying increases if you
do. Take short breaks but keep moving those legs.
2 - Don’t allow yourself to become
exhausted, pace yourself. You may
be in for a very long night.
3 - Don’t pass out; your sur vival
depends on it. Fight it!
4 - Never lay down if rescued, you must
stay on your feet or at least in a
seated position. This will allow the
pooled blood in the legs to be slowly
introduced back into the circulation.
References
1
Paul Seddon, Harness suspension: review and evaluation of existing information (2002)
2
Flora G. and Holzl H. R., Fatal and non-fatal accidents involving falls into the rope (1972)
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On Location:
Deer Hunt
Wisconsin TV
H-B Seed Company joins the ranks of
sponsors of “Deer Hunt Wisconsin,” the
national award-winning one-hour TV
special produced by SCI members Dan
Small and Mark LaBarbera.
SCI members can see it in early
November on public T V and FOX
Sports. If you miss the original airings,
you can catch it online year-round on
various websites, including
dansmalloutdoors.com, dnr.wi.gov,
YouTube and elsewhere.
Some scenes were filmed at Steve
and Pat ti Williams’ Wern Valley
Sportsmen’s Club in Waukesha, the
official host site sponsor again.
Whether at Wern Valley or other
locations, the show’s producers put
DNR decision-makers on camera so
SCI members and other viewers can
hear straight from each source. It’s
interesting and educational at a time
when regulation changes are being
implemented, including new antlerless
rules, DMAP and electronic registration
of your deer.
Sponsors make it all possible.
The production is made possible by
the DNR with additional funding or
product support from Bad Boy Buggies,
DogBone, Henry Repeating Arms,
Hunting Works for Wisconsin, Mayville
Engineering Corp. (MEC), The Range of
Richf ield, Va lley Snow mobile &
Powersports, Whitetails Unlimited,
Wildlife Research Center, Wisconsin
Buck & Bear Club, Wisconsin Outdoor
News and Wisconsin Tourism.
The Wisconsin DNR, more than ever,
is reaching out to hunters and other
outdoor enthusiasts, entering into a
dialogue, listening, and working to
e nhance communic ations using
modern technology and traditional faceto-face interaction all across the state.
They support the show as part of their
effective outreach. DNR Secretary
Cathy Stepp personally appears again
on this year’s “Deer Hunt Wisconsin” to
share her thoughts and feelings about
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the importance of hunting. She and her
leadership team delegated big game
e c o l o g i s t Ke v i n Wa l l e n f a n g to
spearhead the effort, and he did a great
job of simplifying and describing the
new regs.
Dan and Mark spend hundreds of
hours researching, planning and
producing the show each year, which
has won “Best of Show” honors from
the prestigious international Outdoor
Writers Association of America, along
with other awards for communicating
with the public, including non-hunters.
As of press time, some SCI chapters
were considering whether to contribute
to this year’s production and outreach
effort.
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Hunt Report:
Fallow Be Thy Name
by Larry & Leah Clark
As we were sitting in what is called the
Poopy blind, a couple of Whitetail Deer
came out of the woods to feed from the
field on the West side of the ranch. By
the time all the deer had come out there
must have been close to 25 white-tailed
deer and a few--maybe five or six fallow
deer in the field, feeding. It was fun just
to watch them feed and a few times
spar with each other. One small chocolate fallow with six- or seven-inch spike
horns kept sparring with the big boys
that just ignored him.
The three of us my wife Leah, our
guide Tanner and myself were hunting
fallow Deer at Edenwood Ranch and
Preserve near Wautoma. We had
booked a four-day, three-night hunt at
Edenwood for the first weekend in
December. I was hoping to take a chocolate fallow deer, but Edenwood also
have spotted and white fallow bucks
and does on the Ranch to hunt. If one
is interested, Edenwood also has some
major size whitetails and massive trophy e lk. O n e you ng m a n f rom
Mississippi took a 9 X 8 elk this past
September which scored 422 inches,
and as we were hunting for the fallow
deer, saw a whitetail buck that is estimated at 240 inches.
The three of us had been watching
those deer in the field, and from across
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the field two 6X6 elk came walking into
the field to feed. The deer moved away,
only a few yards, and only for a few minutes, and then walked back in to eat
some more.
As we were all watching the deer and
the elk, Tanner was looking at the edge
of the woods that the blind was near
and turn to us and in an excited voice
said, “There’s a big spotted fallow walking out!” Now I was highly considering
a chocolate fallow buck to take on this
trip, but we all figured that the fallow
bucks must have all telegraphed each
other to tell all the chocolate bucks to
stay under cover till we all finished
hunting. So after a few minutes of
looking at this fallow, I lifted my rifle
and scoped in on him.
I was h unting with my Browning
A-Bolt chambered in 7mm Rem. Mag.
caliber with a 3.5x10 Leupold Vari-X
scope and Harris bi-pod. The ammunition I was shooting was Remington
175-grain Core-Lokt pointed soft
point, store-bought ammo. This ammo
seems to work very well for me, so I
keep using it.
Edenwood is about 700 acres of
mixed terrain. On the East end it is
mostly wet marshland where a lot of
the deer seem to hang-out once the
hunters start showing up. On the South
side it is rolling hills and woodlands. The
West side were we were hunting is flat
cropland and scattered woods. The
North side is tall ridges and heavy
woodlots.
We stayed in the main lodge, which
has three bedrooms, with king-size
beds in two of the three and twins in
the third bedroom. The meals are
first rate, and if you go hungry, it’s
your own fault.
As I was looking at the spotted fallow I keep thinking, why don’t the
chocolate fallows come out that
easy. Don’t they know I want to take
one of them? After a while I figured
that was why they weren’t coming
out. I could tell they weren’t that
dumb to show their face.
After talking to Tanner and Leah and
then looking at my watch, we decided
to take this buck because it was the last
hour of the hunt on the last day. I
popped up the by-pods and set them
on the little corner shelf looking South
through the window of the blind.
Kneeling on the floor, I think I waited
about 5 minutes till the buck cleared the
other deer standing nearby him. As my
line of fire finally cleared and I had a
clean shot, I zeroed in on his front Right
Shoulder. I knew I had him dead-torights on the ground. Then I think I
finally started too great overly excited. I
kept pulling the trigger and kept pulling
and pulling and finally started to pull the
gun off line. Then it went off.
After I regain my composure from the
shot and excitement I heard Tanner yell,
“He’s down, nice shot!” When being on
my knees for the shot, I stood up and all
three of us walked over to it, We did
have to finish it off because I didn’t hit it
well as I was hoping, but it drop him
right where he was standing with a
neck shot,
My very first fallow buck scored unofficial at 202 inches with a 16-inch inside
spread and nine points per side. He is
one great trophy and will end up as a
bronze medal winner in the SCI record
book.
If you might be interested in hunting
at Edenwood, they will have a booth at
the Wisconsin and Lake Superior SCI
Chapters Fundraisers this year or you
can check out your web site at www.
thehuntingpreserve.com.
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Edenwood also has elk and deer hunts.
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Places We Cherish:
WI PHEASANTS FOR ALL
Horicon
by Mark LaBarbera
Now, when you buy your hunting or
angling licenses or renew your passes,
the seller is supposed to ask you if you
would like to donate $2 or more to the
Cherish Wisconsin Fund held by the
Natural Resources Foundation of
Wisconsin. I tell them, “Make it $4,”
because I know the donation is going to
be used to care for public land and
access that is important to the future of
our outdoor heritage.
We all have places we cherish, often
because of the family memories created
there, but sometimes we cherish such
places for the beauty and inspiration they
give us. Horicon Marsh is one of those
places.
At a recent Foundation board meeting, we had a chance to visit the new
Explorium there before it opened to the
public last month. The Horicon Marsh
Education and Visitor Center, was completed in 2009, but the new interactive
exhibits offer a fresh new perspective.
That’s appropriate for the largest
freshwater cattail marsh in the United
States that has been formally recognized
as a Wetland of International Importance
by the United Nations.
The new Explorium exhibits on the first
floor and lower level taught something
new even to this old marsh rat and bird
hunter. First thing you notice when you
pull into the parking lot is the beautiful
view of the Marsh. Then you notice the
huge rusted steel mastodon with giant
tusks being confronted by an ancient
hunter wielding a spear. It’s a reminder
that mile-high glaciers sculpted the landscape here.
Inside, exhibits take you from Ice Age
to present day.
At the lower level entry at the bottom
of the stairs, we enjoyed the 3-D diorama
where the young female scientist is discovering an ancient stone chisel point.
Resident DNR educator Liz Herzmann
was our tour guide. Board members
noticed immediately that she had been
the model used by museum specialists
to cast the scientist. It was eerie and fun
to see her and her mirror image
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It’s no secret that Wisconsin
pheasant hunting on
public lands is going great guns.
side-by-side. She walked us
through the exhibits where we
learned about hunters from 10,000
years ago and the evolution of
Horicon that included commercial
hunters as well as the success of
local hunting clubs that imposed
self-regulations for conservation.
Did you know that Horicon
Marsh was once drained? Back in
1910, it was emptied to plant and
grow crops.
Before that, in 1845, Horicon
was dammed to create Lake
Horicon. The exhibits tell the rest
of the story and help explain why
people continued to cherish the
marsh throughout the ages.
If you would like to see for yourself, the Explorium is open 7-days
a week except for major holidays,
weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and weekends from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. It is located between Horicon
and Mayville on Hwy. 28. Learn
more at www.horiconmarsh.org.
Gary Greene knows the secret is out.
Hunters here and across the USA have
discovered Wisconsin is a great bird
hunting destination.
Grouse hunters flock to northern
Wisconsin. Waterfowlers travel to the
Mississippi River for canvasbacks and
other ducks, as well as Green Bay and
inland waters and wetlands throughout
the state. In recent years, pheasant
hunters have realized that America’s
Dairyland is as good or better than the
Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa, with wild
birds supplemented here by about
75,000 pheasants raised mostly at the
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources Poynette Game Farm.
Birds are being released each year
on more than 90 public hunting grounds
across the state. DNR Secretary Cathy
Stepp and her team said they recognize
the value of the stocking program and
raised production from about 52,000
birds.
As a public land hunter, Greene contacted the Friends of Poynette Game
Farm non-profit group to thank them
and the DNR.
“You have provided me with a great
deal of fun since 1963,” he wrote, “but
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lately the pheasant
hunting has been
exceptionally good.”
Since retiring years
ago and being
stricken with illness,
Greene said he has a
greater appreciation
than ever for time
spent in Wisconsin’s
great outdoors.
“My health is what
it is, and I am loving
every day,” he said. “I’m looking forward to a great fall, getting the itch, and
pheasants and waterfowl are on the
daily agenda.”
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Wisconsin History
Teddy Roosevelt Shot in Milwaukee
by Mark LaBarbera
History teachers usually don’t mention
that a 36-year-old assassin put a bullet
in one of the world’s most famous hunters and conservationists before his
1912 campaign speech in Milwaukee.
Theodore Roosevelt left the Gilpatrick
Hotel, on his way to the Milwaukee
Auditorium the night of October 14,
1912, when unemployed German immigrant John Schrank of New York pulled
the Colt revolver’s trigger at only five
feet.
Schrank later revealed that he was
upset that TR was running for a controversial third term as President. TR was
President from 1901-1909, taking office
after President McKinley died. TR handpicked his successor, Republican
President William Howard Taft,
who, in 1912, was running for a
second term. Schrank and others were upset that TR wanted to
break precedent and break ranks
with the party. TR became a thirdpar ty candidate with the new
Progressive Party, nicknamed the
“Bull Moose Party.”
So Schrank, who came to America
in 1898, shot TR in the chest. SCI
members and other hunters can look
back now and say, “Thank God TR was
long-winded.” The bullet pierced the
candidate’s clothes, metal eyeglasses
case and 50 manuscript pages before
entering Roosevelt near the right nipple
and stopping at his fourth rib on a path
to his heart. Remarkably, he gave his
speech anyway.
Doctors and aids wanted to rush him
to the hospital. He forced himself to
cough three times, checking for blood.
As a hunter, he knows a lung shot produces pink blood. There was none.
Entering the auditorium, he took the
microphone and told the audience what
had happened. There was a collective
gasp when he opened his vest, revealed
his bloody shirt and said, “I don’t know
whether you fully understand that I have
just been shot.” Then he joked, “It takes
more than that to kill a bull moose. The
bullet is in me now, so that I cannot
make a very long speech, but I will try
my best.”
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He spoke less than 90 minutes and went to the hospital.
Doctors determined it would
be safer to leave the bullet in
Roosevelt rather than risk
operating. TR and incumbent
Republication Taft lost the
election to Democrat Woodrow
Wilson, with TR getting 27% of
the vote, a record for a third
party presidential candidate.
Schrank, a schizophrenic,
was taken into custody, judged
to be insane, later pleaded
guilty and spent the rest of his
life in a state institution in Oshkosh.
John Shrank (sitting in this
portrait) shot Teddy Roosevelt
while in Milwaukee. The scene
was reenacted on the anniversary of the
historic event. Bull Moose train shot is
not from Milwaukee.
(photos courtesy National Park Service and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
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