Trad Gang

By northeast Wisconsin I mean, Florence, Forest, or Marinette counties. Or in the U.P. Dickinson, Menominee, or Iron counties.

With 13,978 members now (last I checked) I was just wondering if there was another tradganger (or lurker) that was closer to my local than 80-100+ miles. It would be great to be able to get together and shoot or hunt with someone who likes the same stuff(or at least similar) as I do. I've only ever met three trad gangers in real life, and now that I think about it two of those were pre-Trad Gang. lol I'm beginning to wonder if I should change my handle to lonewolf. lol

I guess with Florence county only having a population of around 5800 the chances are slim, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Green Bay, hunt Florence and Forest

I got a place in Delta Cty(Ford River) that I hope to retire to in about 6 years.  Otherwise I am currently in Madison.
ChuckC

stripe55, do you hunt the nicolet?

ChuckC, I get to Escanaba once in a while. Gimme a holler when you're up here.

I live in Oconto Falls, Oconto Cty, about 90 miles south of Florence. Most of my family and in-laws live in or around Florence. I hunt around home half of the time and I use to hunt the potato fields out Montgomery lake road but now my son-in -law and I have bought a 40 just west of Florence, the iron ore ridge up US 2 across from 1st Crossing. I was hoping to get up there this weekend, but not sure yet. Where in Spread Eagle do you live/hunt.  I don't know of any traditional hunters in Florence except you...  We'll have to get together next time I am up....  Let me know how the rut is going there.
Thanks,  Al

Al, my daughter went to school in Florence with a girl that had your last name. Prolly related huh?   ;)  

I live off US2 coupla miles from Iron Mountain opposite north lake road kinda catty corner across form the old Spread Eagle trading post (now a garden center). I have hunted on my place, the brule dam in Florence, Niagara, and In the U.P. up by Sagola. I have permission to hunt some new spots one is off of north montgomery lake road, and the other is off finntown road in Florence/Commonwealth. I have also been looking into hunting the barrens. Now if I only had some time, I'd be set. lol

Gillett, wi
I hunt in the backyard and in Forest COunty (Wabeno)

Jim, I've been through wabeno a time or two. How's the huntin there?

Wabeno!??? Heck My moms side grew up in Carter. I use to ride my bike to Wabeno. Man I use to love it up there.<><

Go to school in DePere.  Hunt Navarino.

Originally posted by sticshooter  

QuoteWabeno!??? Heck My moms side grew up in Carter

That's funny My wifes dads family is from Crandon and their last name is Carter. I asked him once if there was any connection to the town of Carter and he said "not that I know of" .

mmgrode, navarino? Never heard of that place before where is it?

edit: ok I just googled it, it's near Shawano. I guess I always consider(wrongly of course) northern Wisconsin to be from Crivitz on up.

I grew up in Wabeno so I know the area well. THe bowhunting is OK. There are a lot of cornpiles in the area and I usually won't even try and bowhunt on the weekend (grouse hunt instead) because of all the activity. I own 85 acres with my brother and have watched the deer walk right through our food plots on the way to the corn feast. You can find areas early in the season and hunt the deer normally but after the second week in Oct. most of deer are nocturnal until the rut. I have been seeing an increase in the scraping and buck activity(cameras)so prime time is getting close.

Jim,    

Quotehave watched the deer walk right through our food plots on the way to the corn feast.

lol

that's how it is up here too. I'm learning (slowly)that sometimes the bait piles can work in your favor if you can find a place to intercept them on their way to the "feast".

Opposite corner...I'm in SW Wisconsin, but its always nice to see a fellow Cheesehead.  :D

Hey there CheeseHead. Get any big Iowa deer up your way?

Hey BBB, just got back from the land of bait piles (and  newly formed sub-divisions).  The hunting was brutal, but time at camp great none the less. Seven of us and nary an arrow loosed, hardly any deer observed. Little to no sign and I am taking my hunting south nearer home. I have hunted Forest and Florence since 1980, before the baiting craze and the huge herd increase(and subsiquent plumet) Those early days saw few but large deer, acting like deer. The baiting took hold in the mid to late 80's and we thought that stunk but we still had the swamps and clear cuts for success.  Then the early to mid 90's saw the end to the clear cuts, the sale of the big timber company land in small parcels.... ouch.  That said, it is still one of my favorite places in the world even if I can't stand the negative change.  I would love to get sometrad guys together as I have much to learn about the gear as I hope to make myself much more self sufficient in reguards to trad !!

Quotenewly formed sub-divisions...the sale of the big timber company land in small parcels

Too true! I've only been up here for 5 years now and I can see a lot of changes since '02.    

I live in Northern Minnesota now, but I make it back your way to hunt at least once a year. I went to college in Marquette, and had friends that were from Loretto, Norway and Iron Mountain. I spent some great years hunting outside of Iron Mountain, near Pine creek. Lately I have been hunting at a friends camp outside of Powers on Hwy. 2 toward Escanaba. Thats some nice country there.

Half way between Suring and Mountain, WI in Oconto county right next to Menominee county. Been to Florence and Iron Mountain a few times but never to hunt.  Deer hunting has been slow here but starting to pick up, more sign, etc.

BBB,

Wish you would have started this a couple of weeks ago.  I just got back from spending a few days around Pembine.  I live in Utah now but grew up hunting near Dunbar and Pembine and anywhere in between.  I am not too old, 30, but this will make me sound old.  When I first started bowhunting up there in the mid 90's you could pick an oak ridge and see deer.  Or maybe I was a better hunter when I was 13 and didn't know it.  

Anyway, the Northwoods is tough but it is great.  I spent 3 days hunting and saw a grand total of 0 deer.  The curse of the Northwoods strikes again.  I was happy to see quite a bit of new logging.  Some clearcuts, not huge but they don't need to be, and some select cuts.  I think that if you hunt an area for more than 30 years you will start to see the logging cycles.  I think the area I was used to hunting is coming back into the cut rotation.

Well, if I go back next year I will resurect this thread or something and maybe we can start a tradgang rendezvous in Northeast Wisconsin.

Nathan

Hey guys,  that rendezvous idea in northeast Wi. sound interesting for next year. Seems there are more trad hunters up here than I thought.   Al

Thanks for the replies. Some sort of rendezvous sounds good.

Sending out some pm's

Howdy fellow Cheeseheads.  Like Nate, I'm transplanted to a different state, mine being Illinois so currently a FIB.  Nate, that sounds close to some of my stomping grounds, got aunts, uncles and cousins around Athelstane, Amberg, Wausaukee and Marinette.  Grandpa had a homestead on the Menominee River years and years ago.
Nate, hope you can make it to the PBS Banquet in Pittsburgh, was nice meeting you in SLC.  
I hunted last weekend NE of Stevens Point and then over east of Ladysmith.  Deer activity was very slow.  I head for Door County tonight for some more fun in the "big woods".  Way tougher to hunt than the farm country I live in, but fun nonetheless.  Bowhunting with friends is what it's all about, deer or no deer.  
So, when is the rendezvous?  We are usually shooting carp up there somewhere over Memorial Day weekend.

Kevin,

Yeah, we have a cabin in Beecher and I have friends with a Cabin a bit north of us, close to where the Peme Bon Won River dumps into the Menominee.  Sorry, won't make Pittsburgh, just can't make it happen, I would have liked to make it work.  As far as the rendezvous, lets try to shoot for next fall everyone.  I think I will try to make a trip back in early November.

Nathan

TTT

TTT

Just another thing I was thinking about.  There used to be a good group of trad shooters in the Green Bay area.  We used to shoot at Arrowhead Archery and 3-D country outdoor range.  After those two places went out of business I don't know what happened to the group.  That was going on 6-7 years ago, so I don't know what has happened since then.  Something that guys in the G.B. area may want to look into.  I think there might be some trad guys who shoot at 12-ring Archery on Main St.

GO PACKERS

nathan

BBB - Down in the Milwaukee area - not at my request - and know of your area a little. There is a "primative area" just west of Florence (Witch something or other) and wondering if that is an area that a person could go to during the rut and camp for a few days. ever hear of it?

BBB- just a thought for a get together and a 3-D shoot, the Commonwealth sportsmans club has a course and would probably rent it to us for a weekend.

I'm from the UP. I hunt in Iron county (Amasa, Crystal Falls).

Can Hahaka, I'm not sure of the place you're talking about, but it's probably some part of the Nicolet NF which is just west of Florence. iirc, there was some sort of primitive area near the Lost Lake campground.  

Gus, that's a good idea. It would be a new experience for me too, cause I have never been to a 3-D shoot or even flung an arrow at a 3-D target.  

Clem, I did a little hunting around Carney lake  when I lived in Kingsford.

BBB - The name of the wilderness area is Whisker Lake - ever heard of it?

I live in halfway between Madison and Milwaukee. I've used to hunt up in the near Port Wing, close to Lake Superior. My Grandma lived in Bayfield but since she's moved down here and into assisted living I haven't been up there. I do miss the big woods. I used to have an awesome honey hole up there...


Chris

Can Hahaka, I looked it up and here's a link    Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/cnnf/rec/wilderness/index.html)  It appears from the website that hunting is allowed just no motor vehicles. Sounds like a nice place I'll have to check it out. Cant seem to find a map of it though.

I live in Oconto, i hunt a couple miles out of town.