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HUNTERSFFICIAL AGAZINE OF HAPTERS IN O M SCI C WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 What Sets Them Apart? • Humanitarian Hunt • COVID Alert: Chapter Events • Legislative Updates • Conservation News: LaBarbera to Chair NRF • Member Hunt Reports: Gators, Moose, Birds & Deer • Plus Whitetail Sanctuary Solutions 18 ACRES...NOTHIN’ BUT Proud “THE LION CRIES TONIGHT” ARCHERY Supporter of: First it was SCI National cancelling their Show and Banquets, now it is the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter. Who will be next? It is with saddened hearts that the Board of Director of the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of SCI have decided after a long and debated board meeting to cancel our 23rd Annual SCI Hunter’s Banquet and Sport Show. The reasons being that first and foremost is our concern for the health and safety of our membership, our exhibitors and show attendees. Secondly with all of the restriction that are in place we feel that we could not produce the quality of Banquet and Sport Show that our members, exhibitor and attendees deserve. THE MIDWEST’S PREMIER ARCHERY FACILITY We will be having an online auction, please watch our website for more details www.scihunterexpo.com. The Board of Directors and the Event Coordinator for the One Stop Try Them All... WE WILL NOT BE Wisconsin State Hunting Expo have already started working in Both Right & Left Handed UNDERSOLD ON on SCI Hunter’s Banquet and Sport Show for Feb 2022. ANY NEW BOW!! Over Half a Million Dollars of Inventory In Stock We are headed for troubling times, we are in need of 5% Off Stock Bows if We Don’t Have Your Size organizations like Safari Club International that will 40 yd Indoor 3D Archery Range & Dart Video protect our Hunting Rights and Hunting Traditions. Outdoor 28 Target 3D Course Leagues, Rentals, Group & Corporate Outings Please support your local chapters by going to Banquets We Service Any Bow... that are being held, biding on Online Auctions, renewing your Memberships or joining for the first time. Regardless Where it was Bought! Conveniently Located on Interstate 94 between Milwaukee and Madison “DO IT LIKE YOUR WAY OF LIFE DEPENDS ON IT” N13 W28400 Silvernail Road , Pewaukee, WI • 262-547-0535 • www.buckrubarchery.com 2 WI SCI HUNTERS – January/February 2021 looking for a new taxidermist? Join today! SCI Chapters welcome you! New members and your families are HUNTERSOfficial Magazine of SCI Chapters in Wisconsin and Illinois always welcome at SCI. Visit these January/February 2021 websites and join a chapter to start your adventure. Members enjoy great fun, Editor/Publishers: Mark & Coni LaBarbera On the cover: The first lesson from these successful whitetail hunters is to overcome inertia, meet new friends, make a difference leave the screens behind, go outside and spend time hunting. Story begins on page 22. in their community and help the future HUNTERS is a bimonthly publication for 6 SCI Region 16 Report 26 Hunt Report: Ontario Moose members of SCI chapters in Wisconsin, of hunting, plus you will discover new by Regional Rep. Charmaine Wargolet by Ron McClintic plus bonus electronic circulation, which deals and opportunities that improve includes some of the world’s most avid 6 Hunters’ Rights & Education: You Can 30 Michael Murphy’s WSS your hunting skill and enjoyment. and affluent conservationists who enjoy Be Part of Deer Hunt Wisconsin TV Whitetail Sanctuary Tips We invite you to join online today. hunting here and around the world. They by Mark LaBarbera have earned a reputation of leadership on 7 Northeast Wisconsin Chapter Report by President Marty Witczak 32 Humanitarian: Feather Ridge Badgerland Chapter natural resources issues and giving to pro- Welcomes Disabled Hunters President Randy Mayes tect and support the future of hunting and 8 Lake Superior Chapter Report www.scibadgerland.com conservation here and abroad. To share by President Burl Johnson 36 Post-Election Resiliency your message with them, send ads and Illinois & Chicago Chapter editorial submissions to Mark LaBarbera at 8 Conservation: Wolf Season Set 38 Hunt Report: Kevin Casey President Dale Rimkus [email protected]. 9 Legislative Update: Election And Friends Hunt Iowa Deer www.sci-illinois.com Season Finally Ends Submission of story and photos means that by Lobbyist Dan Trawicki • sick of not getting your work back? Lake Superior Chapter you are giving SCI permission to use them • tired of phone calls not getting returned? President Burl Johnson free in SCI printed or electronic form. 9 Legislative Update: Wolves www.sci-lakesuperior.com by Lobbyist Dan Trawicki • fed up with past deadlines and broken promises? Issue Deadline__ 10 Badgerland Chapter Report Northeast Wisconsin Chapter January/February November 20 For over 25 years, Northwoods Taxidermy of Waukesha has been President Marty Witczak March/April January 20 by President Randy Mayes www.scihunterexpo.com May/June March 20 quietly producing quality work at a fair price with a reasonable return July/August May 20 10 Kaminski Guns For Sale time. If you’re looking for a new taxidermist, contact Dan Trawicki at Southeast Wisc. Bowhunters Chapter September/October July 20 11 Illinois & Chicago Chapter Report Northwoods Taxidermy. Custom and standard big-game taxidermy is President Alex Valley November/December September 20 by President Dale Rimkus www.scibowhunters.com our speciality. Multiple award winner/Best of Show People’s Choice. New Advertisers 11 Hunters’ Rights: Hunting Works The number of advertisers allowed in WI for Illinois, Wisconsin and America Wisconsin Chapter SCI HUNTERS magazine is limited. If you President Charmaine Wargolet would like your ad to be considered for 12 Wisconsin Chapter Report northwoods taxidermy by President Charmaine Wargolet www.sciwi.org publication, contact Mark at wiscimag@ peoplepc.com. New advertisers who are 12 New Hunter Shares Excitement waukesha • 262-408-7632 SCI Region 16 Representative accepted and prepay for a 6x schedule Charmaine Wargolet receive substantial discounts as listed 13 Conservation: Green Fire Offers [email protected] below. All amounts are net U.S. dollars. Opportunities Now Wolf Report Ad 1x 6x Total 14 Education: Chanez Wins $2,000; Size Size Rate (Prepaid) 1/4 Pg. 3.5”w x 5.25”h $150 $600/yr. SCI Students Can Be Next 1/2 Pg. 8.25”w x 4.75”h $200 $800/yr. 15 New Product: Vortex Crossbow Scope Full Pg. 8.25”w x 10.75”h $250 $1,100/yr. Gives You Downrange Confidence Covers 8.25”w x 10.75”h $300 $1,300/yr. Deliver ads with ½” margin on four sides, 15 Hunters’ Rights & Education: plus ¼” for bleeds. Vortex Renews Support for Deer Hunt Wisconsin TV Send ad fees to Treasurer Janean Gehl, W157N10472 Fieldstone Pass, 16 Hunt Report: Father & Son Germantown, WI 53022. No attempt is Florida Gator Adventure made to verify the accuracy of ballistic 18 Conservation: Cherish information or hunt reports submitted. Ads in this publication are not considered 20 Natural Resources Foundation endorsements or approval of such adver- Elects Mark LaBarbera Chair tiser by Safari Club International. IF YOUR ADDRESS CHANGED, please 22 Hunt Report: Get Out notify Janean Gehl at [email protected] by Mark LaBarbera 4 WI SCI HUNTERS – January/February 2021 Region 16 Report Northeast Wisconsin by Charmaine Wargolet, Alex Valley, SE WI Regional Representative Bowhunters Chapter; Chapter Report brand new year—2021--and Sean Coykendall and hopefully we will see a slow myself, Wisconsin by Marty Witczak, President grinding halt return to our lives! Never in my Chapter; Dan Trawicki, WI appy New Year greetings to one w h e n t r a v e l A and all! I think we can all agree restrictions lifetime did I think I would see all the State lobbyist; Mark things that this past year threw at us. I LaBarbera, HUNTERS Hthat 2020 was a year no one will were put into hope and pray all of you and your fami- magazine editor & forget and nor should we. The world place and no lies have managed to stay well through publisher; Michael experienced several important events one was able this. Roqueni, Chapter Service that forever changed how we look at to leave or The biggest news for Region 16 Specialist, SCI Tucson; and appreciate our individual free- come into the chapters is the annual meeting and Dan Schroeder, our WI State DNR our chapters are contributors and were doms. Corona-virus or COVID–19 country. All of Saturday, January 9 at Weldall NASP coordinator will attend by ZOOM. mentioned. Their outreach efforts affected every state here in the US and us big game Manufacturing plant in Waukesha This has always been a great get-to- through the show were featured also in 216 other countries and territories and fishing owned by SCI member Dave Bahl, Sr. gether for all the chapter folks to the November issue of the national around the world. We lost loved ones, enthusiasts who happens to be one of our past compare issues and problems or share Safari Times, where there was an excel- family, friends and neighbors but we were deprived Regional Reps! Everyone is looking new ideas that worked for them and lent article about the show and the also spent quality time with our families of our trophies forward to getting together to compare that they want to pass on or be able to contribution from the Big Al humani- getting reacquainted, home schooling we crave so notes on the past year and ideas ask questions of our SCI National repre- tarian fund of the Wisconsin chapter. our children, working remotely from much! Hope- for the coming year. The following sentative. I hope I will have more to Dan is a great friend to all of us home and entertaining ourselves with fully 2021 will folks will be attending; Marla & Dale report in the next issue, on how it went.