An Outdoorsman’s Journal, The Crossbow Dilemma Hello friends, This week’s column will come out just before Wisconsin’s deer gun season opens, and my guess is it will start a few conversations at deer camps throughout the state. Until this fall, I have never given a moment’s thought to using a crossbow to hunt whitetail deer and this past October, I had something happen on the final

An Outdoorsman’s Journal, Eight Days off the Grid Hello friends, I recently spent eight days traveling by canoe, and on foot, while living in a tent on a bow hunt on backwaters of the Chippewa River, in Pepin and Buffalo counties! Last week, I wrote about the first three, this week, the final five! Monday, Oct. 28 • High 38, Low 22 The high and low temperature is changing dramatically,

An Outdoorsman’s Journal, By Mark Walters Deep Swamp Bow Hunt Hello friends, Hunting whitetail deer with a bow and arrow has never been one of my strong points. A little over a year ago, I made the decision I was going to find a large piece of public land that was not overrun with wolves and get better at this awesome sport. Last fall, I learned about and explored the Tiffany Bottoms,

Hornets shred Nekoosa, get raided by Apaches By Ross Pattermann The Cadott Hornets Volleyball squad defeated Nekoosa at home in the first round of the WIAA Regional playoffs, but could not notch the upset on the road against Auburndale two days later, falling in the second round of Regionals. The loss ends the 2019 season for the Hornets, with Cadott finishing with a 16-23 overall record and

Cadott’s hopes cut short By Ginna Young The day didn’t turn out as hoped Oct. 26, as the Cadott cross country team saw an end to their season at Sectional competition in Boyceville. It was a tough meet for the boys team, placing 14th out of 16 schools, as the Hornets were without two of the top four runners for the team. “Obligation elsewhere for one runner and illness for another,

Wet conditions don’t dampen Hornets run By Ginna Young Although conditions weren’t ideal for peak performance, with a cold, driving rain, the Cadott cross country team still rose to the occasion Oct. 19, for the Cloverbelt Conference Championship meet. Held on home turf at Whispering Pines Golf Course, the runners made their marks in the Regional action. The boys squad came in fourth

Knights title shot takes a big hit in road game By Ross Pattermann The Cornell-Lake Holcombe Knights Football team will need some help to win a share of the Lakeland Conference title this year, after dropping a heartbreaker on the road to the Unity Eagles Oct. 11. The Knights were on the road in Balsam Lake, as two teams pitted their perfect conference records against one another. The Knights