November 2, 2009

FINALLY, I was able to get out and enjoy the outdoors. I spent about 5 hours in the tree stand this last weekend. Although the weather wasn't all that great ti was nice to get outside. I did see a few deer, but not the numbers that I am used to seeing. There are several nice bucks in the area, one passed by me early Saturday morning. I could not get a clear shot so hopefully he will pass by again. I am also getting many nice pics on the Predator trail cam click here I also have some great video. The bucks seem to be moving early in the day and again toward dusk. Some of the scrapes that were around early have been abandoned. I have set up 3 other sites using wall hanger and have bucks hitting them already. I feel the next week to 10 days should be prime. I have not seen many does in my hunting area, that can be good. Hopefully the bucks have to travel more to find does. My apologies go out to Randy Williams I forgot to have him give us his Taxidermy studio information call 920-982-2771 for more information. Don't forget November 11th we will be broadcasting live from Gander Mountain in Appleton with Wisconsin Game Wardens and a Deer biologists. If you have any questions that you would like me to ask, please send me an e-mail to lto@wcinet.com and I would be glad to share it with my guests.

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October 1, 2009

WOW check out this turkey. This one was shot last spring by 10 year old Ty Bloem. Ty is the son of Mike and Kim Bloem of Glenrock Wyoming. I have never seen a triple bearded turkey until this one. As we always say on the show get the kids involved. The Bloem family are accomplished hunters and as you can see that is being passed along to the younger generation. Wisconsin now has the hunter mentoring program in place. This allows 10 year old kids to get involved in living the outdoors. If you are an avid outdoors person get a kid involved, you will be better for it. Congratulations Ty that is a huge Thunder Chicken. Thanks to the Bloem family Mike , Rob and Kim for sharing their passion for living the outdoors with us Wisconsin cheeseheads.

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September 21,

WOW,

What a week in Wyoming. Team Wisconsin won the class A part of the competition. Tim, Pete and myself were part of the team. Thanks to the Burke family for allowing us to hunt on their ranch, what a beautiful ranch. Unfortunately for me I hit another nice whitetail and failed to retrieve it. We searched for several hours but no deer. I was able to take another nice Antelope off the Magee ranch this year. Thanks to the Magee family for their hospitality this year as well. That is one of the most game rich areas I have ever been in. We saw mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, turkeys and even a few prairie dogs. Thanks to the all involved in the National Bow hunt, the judges, our guide Steve Browning and the Gates family for letting us be a part of a 40 year tradition. Also thanks to Rob, Mike and Kim Bloem for extending their friendship.Please check out the next post I will have a picture of a really huge Merriam's turkey taken by 10 year old hunter from Wyoming.

Get the kids involved in the outdoors you will be better for it.

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August 20, 2009

Thanks to Tim Malay from Ultimate Habitats click here,

Tara and Shelly The Droptine Divas click here,

Eric Stanke from Avery Outdoors click here

Dean Redmann designer of the Comfort Hunter chair click here , Shane Renard from BowTech click here , Jeff Gagnow from No Excuses Outdoors click here and Patrick Carlson from RigemRight Waterfowl click here. We appreciate all of you spending the day with us at Gander Mountain. I look forward to talking with all of you as we move into the upcoming hunting season. Don't forget to check out My custom collage click here If you are looking for that really cool gift call or e-mail Dave, he will do a great job getting a collage ready for you. Thanks to all you listeners we appreciate it.

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August 7, 2009

Well its been a while since my last post, my apologies. Last week I had the privilege to go on a lake Michigan charter. Wolf pack adventures provided me with an outstanding trip out of the Sheboygan Harbor. Wolf pack adventures is owned and operated by Pat Kalmerton. Captain Greg and first mate Nick put me on to the fish. We caught 2 king salmon 1 lake trout and a really nice rainbow trout. These guys really know how to fish. If you intend to go out on a charter I highly recommend Wolf Pack adventures. They not only charter Lake Michigan, Green Bay and lake Winnebago are destinations as well. They also do corporate outings and team building trips. click here for details

Don't forget to check out Gander Mountain on August 15 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm for our "get It outdoors event. We will have some in store specials and reps from many outdoor companies

as well.

So see you next week Saturday in the store

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July 19, 2009

Just a a quick reminder that on August 15 2009 Gander Mountain in Appleton will be having a GET OUTDOORS EVENT fro 9:00am to 4:00pm. We will be having reps from RigemRight waterfowl, Buck Gardner calls, Avery Decoys, Predator Trail Cams, Ultimate Habitats, No Excuses Television and the Droptine Divas. We will also be having in store specials on Decoys and Treestands along with a few drawings for prizes. So make sure you stop in and introduce yourself to me and get a $10 off a $50 purchase coupon. See you then. Please check out the DROPTINE DIVAS website click here for all the cool things happening in their outdoor world. Also if you need an outstanding Canadian adventure check out THE COME BY CHANCE RESORT click here for some outstanding walleye and perch fishing.

July 6, 2009

I hope all of you had a safe and happy 4Th of July. This year my family and I took a mini vacation. We headed to our cottage in Post Lake. What a beautiful weekend all around. I took my daughter Hannah horse back riding. This was the first time she went solo. She did a great job. If you are in the Summit-Bass lake area you need to stop at the Highway 45 riding stables. Darla Lewer with the help of her friend Tom Pendergast have set up an excellent riding opportunity. The ride lasted about an hour and went through some scenic north woods terrain. Trail rides are only $25 per person or $20 for two or more. With the help of Emily, Molly and Abby they also have pony rides and an all day horse camp. Please give them a call and set up a ride for the family. Call (715-623-6868) you won't be disappointed. We also checked out the place where I had seen the pine snake, he was there as you can see in the picture. I think he's about 5 feet long. We also found 2 complete sheds from 2 different snakes. If you plan on crappie fishing you're in luck. We caught several nice ones off our pier. Use the smallest floating rapala and reel it very slow. Fish right at sunset.

Good luck