Scott ‘ Coach’ Stankowski Senior Outdoor Writer June 2, 2013 Stevens Point–- Kids typically have a short attention span when it comes to fishing and although my boys are pretty hard core they still lapse off in to la-la land.  Heck I fall off into the mist from time to time.  It seems as [...]

  By David Keech June 11, 2013 Babcock — The high school sports season has concluded for most teams, with spring baseball finishing Thursday June 13(SPASH heads to state championship game) and a new sports season is set to begin: horseback riding lessons at Jeremiah’s Crossing. At Jeremiah’s Crossing, located in Babcock,  disabled athletes of [...]

Scott ‘ Coach’ Stankowski Senior Outdoor Writer June 3, 2013 Stevens Point–-The Izaak Walton League Chapter of Stevens Point partnered up this past weekend with the Central Wisconsin Struttin Toms of the National Wild Turkey Federation this past weekend to host the second annual Jakes Take Aim event.  The event held at the Izaak Walton [...]

  By David Keech June 1, 2013 Babcock — Jeremiah’s Crossing hosted its first Charity Charge event, and by all accounts, the day was an incredible success. Jeremiah’s Crossing is a nonprofit therapeutic horseback riding ranch that provides special needs children and adults free horseback riding lessons. Charity Charge 2013 was held on the ranch [...]

  By Scott ‘ Coach’ Stankowski Senior Outdoor Writer May 21, 2013 Stevens Point–- This past week Austin and I were lucky enough to attend a presentation from hunting legend Jim Shockey at the Sentry Theatre.  Shockey was brought to central Wisconsin thanks to the Tomorrow River Lions club with the help of Gregg Gutschow, [...]

  Scott ‘ Coach’ Stankowski Senior Outdoor Writer May 11, 2013 Spencer, Nebraska—Once the boys were tagged out in Nebraska it was finally my turn.  It was basically the witching hour in the turkey woods.  There was little room for error, but with the way the birds had turned in during this last day, it [...]

  Austin Stankowski Outdoor Writer April 29, 2013 Stevens Point- About a week ago, I went up north with my dad to prime turkey country in Shawano County. When we woke up the air was filled with excitement, as it was the first day of the youth hunt in Wisconsin. The first thing we did was [...]

  Scott ‘ Coach’ Stankowski Senior Outdoor Writer April 16, 2013 Stevens Point–-There are a lot of people that hunt turkeys who do not realize how versatile the bird is when it comes to table fare.  When I first started turkey hunting nearly twenty years ago, the first bird I shot was cleaned whole and [...]