that. That is crazy. I will never get another opportunity.” Not surprisingly, there will be work done to remember the experience. “I’m going to get a three-quarter mount and a skull mount too,” Kennedy said. “I was going to do the full mount, but that’s really expensive. I was going to do a rug with it too, but it was so old there wasn’t much hair on it. The paw on that thing

It may have taken him seven years to harvest a bear, but the wait paid off for Matthew Rudnick, of Gilman. Rudnick’s dreams came true Sept. 14, in Chippewa County, with the harvest of a 570-pound bear at live weight. The reason it took seven years for Rudnick to get his bear, is that he didn’t have enough points for harvest. “Every year, you apply for a point and then after so many years,

but they’re still my dogs because I’m hunting with them all the time. To see your dogs do good work like that is pretty cool.” The bear will be turned into a three-quarter mount, courtesy of The Safari Room Taxidermy. “I guess it was a fighting bear because when Brenda (Duvall) got it at the Safari Room, there was another bear’s tooth behind its ear stuck in its skull,” Ziehlke

Two deer were harvested and, more importantly, eight hunters enjoyed valuable time in the outdoors during the third annual Bear Crossing Outdoors gun deer hunt for disabled veterans. The hunt began on Saturday, Oct. 2 and continued through Sunday, Oct. 10 on properties located west of Medford as part of Wisconsin’s annual nine-day period for such hunts. Originally started in 2019 on 400 acres

Forward Investment Services has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lakeside Financial Consultants, Inc. The addition of the Lakeside Financial offices in Medford and Phillips brings the total reach of Forward Investment Services to three communities in central and northern Wisconsin. Lakeside Financial clients will be contacted directly by their current advisors with details in the coming

Prevail Bank donated $750 to the Medford School District in support of their Junior Achievement (JA) programming for all K-4 classrooms. Junior Achievement programming helps prepare young people to succeed in the global economy. It includes curriculum related to entrepreneurship, financial literacy and workforce readiness. “We appreciate Prevail Bank’s generosity,” said Laura Lundy, JA

The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation has kicked off a contest that challenges all 4-H members to explore their creativity. The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Celebrates the Arts Art Contest is open to any current Wisconsin 4-H member, with cash prizes totaling nearly $1,000. The contest will be held virtually, with photos of all entries submitted electronically. Entries are being accepted now through December