We are hosting our 2nd annual 3D bow shoot on May 19th at our home near Wisconsin Dells, WI.  All of the proceeds from this event, will go directly to fund our 4th annual Kicking Bear camp for kids which we also hold right at our house on June 8-9!  This two camp is completely free to kids and their families thanks to donations from our local community and money raised from this fundraiser!!  For more information on our Kicking Bear camp, please click the Kicking Bear banner located on our homepage.

Cost to attend 3D bow shoot: $20 which includes a 20 target course and your meal.  Kids 15 and under are free!

Location: N9573 County Road XX  Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

Time: 10am-4pm

*inclement weather- we will reschedule for Sunday May 20th from 10am-4pm

We will also have several novelty shots which cost extra. 

 We are also giving away some awesome prizes!!  Bow, trail cameras, bow cases, apparel and much more!

Pre-registration is not required but we would appreciate it if you could shoot us a quick email letting us know how many people are coming so we have an idea of how much food to make.   Tell your friends, family and hope you can make it!  My email address is: tara@droptinedivas.com

Thanks and see you in a few weeks!

Tara Seiler

 On Friday, May 30^th, at 6:30am, I had the privilege of jumping on a Wisconsin Dells yellow school bus filled with anxious and excited elementary and middle school students from Spring Hill School.  We were heading to Wisconsin Rapids for the WI State NASP Championship.  This year was my second year helping with the scoring.  On the hour and a half bus ride, I got to chat with coach Troy Nelson and coach Hartley and learn how much time and dedication these kids put into preparing for this huge event.  Every day, for a month and a half before State, the kids came in at 6:30am to practice shooting and to work on skills.  It made me so happy to hear, not only how much effort the kids put in, but also, how  committed the parents were to take time out of their busy schedules to bring them in early every day.  Our conversation was cut short when all of the kids burst into singing “We are the Champions”.  It was the best bus ride I have ever been on!

Once we arrived at the WI Rapids Junior High School, where the event was held, the kids all started showing signs of nervousness.  The middle school team from Spring Hill was up first. Their team was composed of eight girls and ten boys. They grabbed their Genesis bows and headed to the gymnasium where there were 50 targets set up (100 kids could shoot at once).  Each student was set up at a target with a student from another school.  After the Pledge of Allegiance was said, safety and rules were gone over, and the whistle blew, the sound of 100 arrows hitting targets filled the room.  The “thwack” of all of those arrows hitting the targets at once gave me goose bumps, it was one of the coolest sounds I have ever heard!  All the while, the elementary schoolers were cheering them on (an award is also given out for the school with the most school spirit).   After the Spring Hill middle school team was done, the elementary team, which consisted of 11 girls and 11 boys, had their chance to fling 30 arrows.  Since they had time to take it all in and see how many spectators were there, they seemed much more nervous than the first group.  I know I would’ve been.  Once they started shooting and heard all the cheers from the middle schoolers, they seemed to relax and really have fun.

Each kid shoots 15 arrows (5 at a time) at 10 yards then they move back to 15 yards and shoot 15 more arrows.   After all of the kids shoot five arrows, a whistle is blown and they can proceed to the target and begin scoring for that round.  They score with the kid that they are sharing a target with (from another school), one calls out the score, while the other marks it down and vise versa.  Adults are there to help with any questions, if they are unsure, there are also DNR agents available to make the final call.

This was a two day event that had around 900 kids competing at elementary, middle and high school levels.  All of the kids did GREAT!  I was impressed by how composed and relaxed they seemed while shooting in front of hundreds of people (I, personally, shake terribly and have to remind myself to breathe).  Overall, most of the kids felt like they did pretty well.  Emily Davenport , a sixth grader from Spring Hill School,  said “I think I did really good, I hope I make it to Nationals” As it turns out she did!  She placed 4^th overall for her grade, as an individual, and 6^th for her division (elementary).  Spring Hill, as a school, ended up doing awesome.  The middle school kids as a team placed 2^nd in WI for their division and elementary place 3^rd in their division.  I am so proud of them and all of the other kids who participated.

I would like to mention the top 3 schools from each division in WI.  I was along for the Spring Hill School’s adventure, but I am proud of everyone who competed.  A team score is compiled by taking the top four female shooters scores, the top four male scores and then the next best four scores (male or female), for a total of 12 scores.  The elementary division: Stratford Private 1^st, John Muir Elementary 2^nd, Spring Hill Elementary 3^rd.  The Middle School division: Osseo-Fairchild 1^st, Spring Hill Middle School 2^nd, Wayne Bartels Middle School 3^rd.  High School Division: Osseo-Fairchild 1^st, Cadott Jr/Sr High School 2^nd, East De Pere High School 3^rd.  For a complete listing of all school and individual scores throughout the U.S. go to nasptournaments.org

I hope these kids found a passion in archery, like I have.  I was so honored to be a small part of their journey.  I am truly grateful for the NASP program for introducing all of these kids to the wonderful sport of archery!!!

Shelly Seiler

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   Brian found these sheds from a buck we had a LOT of history with in 2011!  We called him “Josher” after Josh Smith, who was the first guy to lay eyes on this buck.  Now that he’s made it through the WI gauntlet and he’s another year older, we feel he’s earned the name “Mr. Smith”!

  Josh Smith and Adam Born spent a couple hours out shed hunting the marsh and found this shed but the animals had already got to it.

  Shelly and her dad combed the farm fields and walked away with six sheds!

  Katie Pipp and Alan Dosedla went out shed hunting their property and walked away with this massive shed!!

  I found this shed while out shed hunting our lease property.  I have alot of history with this buck considering I missed him a couple years ago….Thank goodness I did because he is going to be a giant this year!

  Brady Seiler went out with his dad and found his first shed of the season!  Good job buddy!

  Little Ms. Sierra Dockter went out shed hunting with her dad in their home state of Montana and found this shed all by herself!  Atta girl Sierra!

On the road again…..just can’t wait to get on the road again! We are so excited to kick off our show schedule with a trip to Indy!  In addition to having a booth, we will also be presenting a seminar that focuses on hunting small tracts of land.  Make sure you click their logo on the left, so purchase advanced tickets, see who is exhibiting, seminar times, and much much more! Hope to see you there!

*We will be announcing more show dates soon!

What does “Workin’ For Whitetails” mean to you?

 We thought it would be great to hear from all of you, so this month we are asking all of you to head on over to our Workin’ For Whitetails Facebook page and submit a story and one photo on what WFW means to you and your family!

Each week, we will randomly select stories and showcase them on our website!  We will also create an album for all the photo submitted!  The deadline to submit your story and photo is February 29th, 2012.

Thanks in advance for sharing with us and we look forward to reading your stories!

~The WFW crew

Workin’ For Whitetails to us means, passing on the traditions of archery and the outdoors, to the younger generations by annually hosting a Kicking Bear camp!

This year we caught multiple bucks on Cuddeback that we have had history with and a lot of new bucks that definitely made our hit list.  We know the bucks were there, now the hard part…outsmarting them. Katie Pipp drew a Montana deer tag and took the long flight to “Timbuktu” to hunt opening week on team members Robbie and Nikki Dockter’s land.  They did a lot of scouting and spot  & stalk hunting to figure out where the big boys were hanging out.  On day four of her hunt, they set up a ground blind and she arrowed a 160” whitetail in velvet.  It was the “best day of (her) life”, not only did she harvest her biggest buck, but Alan also proposed to her!

A couple of weeks later was opening bow season in Wisconsin.  We were all dreaming of a mature buck walking under our stand, but Ann Altmann had it happen.  Sitting in with her husband Jon, she smoked an awesome 8 point buck.  What a great way to start the season!

After an exciting opening weekend, we hunted hard, but luck just wasn’t on our side. We saw bucks on trail cams and off in the distance, but nothing we could fling an arrow at.  That all changed October 22^nd, when Shelly was in one of her favorite stands, set over a food plot where she had been seeing a buck we called Crab Claw 8.  This is a buck she had a lot of history with and really wanted a chance at. Everything fell into place that night and she made an awesome 25 yard shot.  After a slow start to the season, all of a sudden it started to snowball.

Five days later, team member Josh Smith hit the woods on his lease property in Southern Wisconsin and let his Mathews rip on a bruiser 8, his biggest to date and his first buck since 2006.

Two days later, on November 12^th, Alan Dosedla turned the camera over to Katie. He set a stand on a ridge where two mature bucks had been cruisin’ and hoped for the best.  A buck we have all had a lot of history with the last couple of years named Lucky ended his lucky streak that night when he walked under Alan’s stand.  He released a Muzzy on this 5 year old buck, and the legend of Lucky ended.

Two weeks after Alan shot Lucky, Nate and Brian had a double hitter within five minutes of each other!  Nate arrowed a mature buck we named Muley, because he had no browtines to speak of, and Brian shot a management 8.  We were on a roll!!!

That brings us to gun season.  Shelly took her 10 year old daughter Halie out for her first whitetail hunt.  She dropped a doe with her .243 in its tracks.  Her reaction was priceless and the essence of what hunting is all about.

Alan also headed out during gun season, this time on his grandparent’s property in southern Wisconsin with a smoke pole.  He nailed a mature 8 point buck just shortly after setting up in his stand…he was on a roll.

All this time, Tara was hitting the woods hard.  Call it stubbornness or determination, but she wasn’t ready to hang up her Mathews for a rifle.  She hunted the entire gun and muzzleloader season with her bow in hand.  All of her dedication paid off on December 1^st when she finally got to let an Easton fly at a great 8.  After a tough season, it was such an awesome feeling for her to get her hands around those antlers!

These are just some of the highlights of our season so far, but our season is not over yet.  Until it is…we will keep Workin’ for Whitetails!

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