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May, 2020 Newsletter

Kids And Mentors Outdoors Posted on June 2, 2020 by Mike BrownJune 2, 2020

KAMO May, 2020 Newsletter

 Hello all KAMO members and friends,
This is KAMO President Mark Walters with my end of the monthly Newsletter.  Last night we hel a Board of Directors meeting by telephone and came up with a short term plan for KAMO and we will speak by phone again in mid July.  As of today KAMO is allowing one on ones or one adult with two children from the same family. No groups any larger have been given the green light.
We made the decision based on the fact that we had very few examples of anything larger happening with any other organizations.  I also think that it is important to realize that our insurance does not cover any virus related issues.

There is a solid belief that by mid July things will be much better in the new world of Covid 19 and that we can start planning fun events like pontoon rides, pheasant hunts and The Joe.

To our friends in Dodge County that were hoping to start a new chapter when life for all of us changed in March, you have not been forgotten, it would be a blessing for KAMO and your area to make this happen once the Covid situation is more clear With that I am going to say goodbye for this month and as always thank you for all that you do for KAMO!

 Mark

 

Website – traffic to our website has been very low. An exception is that we have had bot traffic (non human) to our site. That sounds like something out of a sci fi movie, but there is such a thing. We had several updates run on the site recently. During these updates, no harm to ur site was indicated from the bots (Bots can often be friendly,whatever they are).

 

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)

The DMAP program makes private lands available  to groups such as ours in return for some consultation to the landowner from the DNR and possibly completion of a work project from the group using the property. The program is to help the landowner reduce the deer population in a controlled fashion. There aren?t many user groups in DMAP, so the prospect of a KAMO chapter being able to access a DMAP is excellent. Additionally, many DMAP landowners often invite the group in for other activities such as wildlife viewing,  camping, small game or turkey hunting.

 KAMO hears from the Wisconsin DNR?s DMAP manager – Bob Nack on occasion. Here are his last three notices, all sent recently: 

 

#1 – 

I?m sharing an invitation to KAMO that I received from a DMAP cooperator with 529 acres in Florence County.   As you can see, he indicated doe-only deer hunting, spring turkey, small game, and trapping.  He offered accommodations as well?if you need to travel.  I?m not sure if he would charge anything for the overnight stay.  He also offered the use of crossbow equipment.  He has a business of providing hunts for people in wheelchairs.  Take a look at his web page: www.wheelchairwhitetails.org

 

This is a pretty unique offering that I?m hoping KAMO can take advantage of in some capacity.  Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 

#2 – 

Greetings ? I connected with this DMAP cooperator that wanted to offer some mentored hunting opportunities on his 34 acre property in Waupaca County .  The application is dated 2016 but he confirmed today that he is still interested.  Feel free to reach out to him if you think it would work for your organization or program.

 

#3 – Recent applicant form Green County . This is what the D.N.R. receives and they immediately try to connect a user group to the new site.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Mentored%20Hunting%20App%202020%20-%20DMAP.pdf

 

Bob Nack
Big Game Section Chief ? Bureau of Wildlife Management/Fish, Wildlife, and ParksDivision

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: (608) 264-6137Fax: (608) 267-7857 Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov



To see the overall availability of DMAPs in Wisconsin, you can copy and paste the link below into your browser. You?ll see that there are DMAPs in your county not mentioned above. If interested in finding out more about these properties, contact Bob – Phone: (608) 264-6137/ Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/DMAP.html




Learn To Hunt Program

Another important program to connect people with hunting is the state?s Learn to Hunt program . KAMO and other outdoor minded groups often host Learn to Hunts (LTH). An explanation of the Wisconsin LTH program is linked below. Some features of an LTH include: There is an educational component attached to and preceding the event. No need for a license on part of the participant. Hunt may be held outside the regular season or physical boundary time/ place. 

Since an LTH class must be led by a Wisconsin Hunters Education Instructor, having an HE instructor in or available to your chapter can be important. Local wardens are often interested in mentoring a child in your group and/ or helping with the educational portion of the LTH. When KAMO does its December deer hunt and in some chapters, turkey, small game, and waterfowl, they are  LTH.

If your chapter is interested in LTH or other DNR outdoor skills event (Learn to Fish, Angler/ Aquatic Education Instructor, Learn to Hunt – deer, waterfowl, small game, turkey, pheasant, and bear), you need to have a background check done prior. If you want to mentor a kid at KAMO?s ?Joe Hunt? or any LTH or R-3 class, you will also need this background check.

THIS IS SEPARATE FROM KAMO?S BACKGROUND CHECK.  Please consider doing it now while things are quiet. It is free to you. Please contact Mike for a background check application form – 4100-217.

Here is information on Learn to Hunts generally.

https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorSkills/lth.html

 

Experience necessary to become a voluntary dnr mentor: 

What are the qualifications of a Volunteer Mentors

1.Be at least 18 years of age. 2. 5 years hunting experience. 3. Demonstrate a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to carry out program responsibilities. 4.Demonstrate a sincere interest in facilitating course ethics based upon responsibility and respect. 5.Pass a background check and complete Form 4100-217 [PDF] and send it to the Learn to Hunt coordinator. This might not open – contact Mike to have one sent to you electronically.

 

Powderhook

Eric Dinger of Lincoln, Nebraska developed an app for outdoors people to communicate through. He has spoken at a number of  R 3 conferences about the crucial need for more people to be brought into hunting and the launch of the PowderHood site as an outdoor introduction/ mentor link-up  tool. This app has now been adopted by the Wisconsin D.N.R. in order to establish mentoring “camps” in Wisconsin communities.. Use of the site is free and has no obligations attached to it for use. It might be worth using to find more participants for our chapters.

 

Hunter Mentor Training Program

The state has a mentor training program and the brochure link is below. One advantage to becoming a trained mentor is that you go on the state?s liability insurance policy for certain hunts. The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Wisconsin%20Mentor%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL%20(1).pdf

Chapter Reports

 

Coulee – La Crosse

Mike and Kraig (La Crosse area fish biologist) took part in an R-3 Zoom conference on fishing the Mississippi River. Wisconsin R-3 Coordinator John Motoviloff led the group, who were primarily from Madison.John and Hallie Rasmussen from USFWS are planning a LTH duck hunt in the fall that KAMO and the WWA may partner in.

The chapter took in some clothing and archery donations. At the same time, we were forced to move our equipment from the Hokah facility we have been using to private storage. The Hokan facility is about to be leased for a period of three years.

 

Meadow Valley – New Lisbon Area
We had 8 members attend our May conference call meeting.   Mentoring activities for the month included 

Allison and Janine went turkey hunting.  Allison harvested her 1st turkey.  Way to go Allison! 

Brandon took Jason and Nathan turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.                   

Brian took Jasmine turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.

We reviewed the KAMO BOD guidance stating all mentoring would be done as a ?Non KAMO? function.  

Upcoming events:

Shooting Day in June was canceled

August ? Conservation Trailer at Hustler Fest

October ? Pheasant LTH with the New Lisbon Sports Club

 

Stay Safe

KAMO May, 2020 Newsletter

 

    Hello all KAMO members and friends,

 

     This is KAMO President Mark Walters with my end of the monthly

Newsletter.  Last night we held a Board of Directors meeting by

telephone and came up with a short term plan for KAMO and we will speak

by phone again in mid July.  As of today KAMO is allowing one on ones or

one adult with two children from the same family. No groups any larger

have been given the green light.

 

     We made the decision based on the fact that we had very few

examples of anything larger happening with any other organizations.  I

also think that it is important to realize that our insurance does not

cover any virus related issues.

 

    There is a solid belief that by mid July things will be much

better in the new world of Covid 19 and that we can start planning fun

events like pontoon rides, pheasant hunts and The Joe.

 

    To our friends in Dodge County that were hoping to start a new

chapter when life for all of us changed in March, you have not been

forgotten, it would be a blessing for KAMO and your area to make this

happen once the Covid situation is more clear

 

    With that I am going to say goodbye for this month and as always

thank you for all that you do for KAMO!

 

    Mark

 

Website – traffic to our website has been very low. An exception is that we have had bot traffic (non human) to our site. That sounds like something out of a sci fi movie, but there is such a thing. We had several updates run on the site recently. During these updates, no harm to ur site was indicated from the bots (Bots can often be friendly,whatever they are).

 

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)

The DMAP program makes private lands available  to groups such as ours in return for some consultation to the landowner from the DNR and possibly completion of a work project from the group using the property. The program is to help the landowner reduce the deer population in a controlled fashion. There aren?t many user groups in DMAP, so the prospect of a KAMO chapter being able to access a DMAP is excellent. Additionally, many DMAP landowners often invite the group in for other activities such as wildlife viewing,  camping, small game or turkey hunting.

 KAMO hears from the Wisconsin DNR?s DMAP manager – Bob Nack on occasion. Here are his last three notices, all sent recently: 

 

#1 – 

I?m sharing an invitation to KAMO that I received from a DMAP cooperator with 529 acres in Florence County.   As you can see, he indicated doe-only deer hunting, spring turkey, small game, and trapping.  He offered accommodations as well?if you need to travel.  I?m not sure if he would charge anything for the overnight stay.  He also offered the use of crossbow equipment.  He has a business of providing hunts for people in wheelchairs.  Take a look at his web page: www.wheelchairwhitetails.org

 

This is a pretty unique offering that I?m hoping KAMO can take advantage of in some capacity.  Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 

#2 – 

Greetings ? I connected with this DMAP cooperator that wanted to offer some mentored hunting opportunities on his 34 acre property in Waupaca County .  The application is dated 2016 but he confirmed today that he is still interested.  Feel free to reach out to him if you think it would work for your organization or program.

 

#3 – Recent applicant form Green County . This is what the D.N.R. receives and they immediately try to connect a user group to the new site.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Mentored%20Hunting%20App%202020%20-%20DMAP.pdf

 

Bob Nack

Big Game Section Chief ? Bureau of Wildlife Management/Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: (608) 264-6137Fax: (608) 267-7857 Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov



To see the overall availability of DMAPs in Wisconsin, you can copy and paste the link below into your browser. You?ll see that there are DMAPs in your county not mentioned above. If interested in finding out more about these properties, contact Bob – Phone: (608) 264-6137/ Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/DMAP.html




Learn To Hunt Program

Another important program to connect people with hunting is the state?s Learn to Hunt program . KAMO and other outdoor minded groups often host Learn to Hunts (LTH). An explanation of the Wisconsin LTH program is linked below. Some features of an LTH include: There is an educational component attached to and preceding the event. No need for a license on part of the participant. Hunt may be held outside the regular season or physical boundary time/ place. 

Since an LTH class must be led by a Wisconsin Hunters Education Instructor, having an HE instructor in or available to your chapter can be important. Local wardens are often interested in mentoring a child in your group and/ or helping with the educational portion of the LTH. When KAMO does its December deer hunt and in some chapters, turkey, small game, and waterfowl, they are  LTH.

If your chapter is interested in LTH or other DNR outdoor skills event (Learn to Fish, Angler/ Aquatic Education Instructor, Learn to Hunt – deer, waterfowl, small game, turkey, pheasant, and bear), you need to have a background check done prior. If you want to mentor a kid at KAMO?s ?Joe Hunt? or any LTH or R-3 class, you will also need this background check.

THIS IS SEPARATE FROM KAMO?S BACKGROUND CHECK.  Please consider doing it now while things are quiet. It is free to you. Please contact Mike for a background check application form – 4100-217.

 

Here is information on Learn to Hunts generally.

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorSkills/lth.html

 

Experience necessary to become a voluntary dnr mentor: 

What are the qualifications of a Volunteer Mentors

1.Be at least 18 years of age. 2. 5 years hunting experience. 3. Demonstrate a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to carry out program responsibilities. 4.Demonstrate a sincere interest in facilitating course ethics based upon responsibility and respect. 5.Pass a background check and complete Form 4100-217 [PDF] and send it to the Learn to Hunt coordinator. This might not open – contact Mike to have one sent to you electronically.

 

Powderhook

Eric Dinger of Lincoln, Nebraska developed an app for outdoors people to communicate through. He has spoken at a number of  R 3 conferences about the crucial need for more people to be brought into hunting and the launch of the PowderHood site as an outdoor introduction/ mentor link-up  tool. This app has now been adopted by the Wisconsin D.N.R. in order to establish mentoring “camps” in Wisconsin communities.. Use of the site is free and has no obligations attached to it for use. It might be worth using to find more participants for our chapters.

 

Hunter Mentor Training Program

The state has a mentor training program and the brochure link is below. One advantage to becoming a trained mentor is that you go on the state?s liability insurance policy for certain hunts. The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Wisconsin%20Mentor%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL%20(1).pdf



Chapter Reports

 

Coulee – La Crosse

Mike and Kraig (La Crosse area fish biologist) took part in an R-3 Zoom conference on fishing the Mississippi River. Wisconsin R-3 Coordinator John Motoviloff led the group, who were primarily from Madison.John and Hallie Rasmussen from USFWS are planning a LTH duck hunt in the fall that KAMO and the WWA may partner in.

The chapter took in some clothing and archery donations. At the same time, we were forced to move our equipment from the Hokah facility we have been using to private storage. The Hokan facility is about to be leased for a period of three years.

 

Meadow Valley – New Lisbon Area

We had 8 members attend our May conference call meeting.   Mentoring activities for the month included 
Allison and Janine went turkey hunting.  Allison harvested her 1st turkey.  Way to go Allison!

Brandon took Jason and Nathan turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.                   

Brian took Jasmine turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.

We reviewed the KAMO BOD guidance stating all mentoring would be done as a ?Non KAMO? function.  

Upcoming events:

Shooting Day in June was canceled

August ? Conservation Trailer at Hustler Fest

October ? Pheasant LTH with the New Lisbon Sports Club

 

Stay Safe

KAMO May, 2020 Newsletter

 

    Hello all KAMO members and friends,

 

     This is KAMO President Mark Walters with my end of the monthly

Newsletter.  Last night we held a Board of Directors meeting by

telephone and came up with a short term plan for KAMO and we will speak

by phone again in mid July.  As of today KAMO is allowing one on ones or

one adult with two children from the same family. No groups any larger

have been given the green light.

 

     We made the decision based on the fact that we had very few

examples of anything larger happening with any other organizations.  I

also think that it is important to realize that our insurance does not

cover any virus related issues.

 

    There is a solid belief that by mid July things will be much

better in the new world of Covid 19 and that we can start planning fun

events like pontoon rides, pheasant hunts and The Joe.

 

    To our friends in Dodge County that were hoping to start a new

chapter when life for all of us changed in March, you have not been

forgotten, it would be a blessing for KAMO and your area to make this

happen once the Covid situation is more clear

 

    With that I am going to say goodbye for this month and as always

thank you for all that you do for KAMO!

 

    Mark

 

Website – traffic to our website has been very low. An exception is that we have had bot traffic (non human) to our site. That sounds like something out of a sci fi movie, but there is such a thing. We had several updates run on the site recently. During these updates, no harm to ur site was indicated from the bots (Bots can often be friendly,whatever they are).

 

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)

The DMAP program makes private lands available  to groups such as ours in return for some consultation to the landowner from the DNR and possibly completion of a work project from the group using the property. The program is to help the landowner reduce the deer population in a controlled fashion. There aren?t many user groups in DMAP, so the prospect of a KAMO chapter being able to access a DMAP is excellent. Additionally, many DMAP landowners often invite the group in for other activities such as wildlife viewing,  camping, small game or turkey hunting.

 KAMO hears from the Wisconsin DNR?s DMAP manager – Bob Nack on occasion. Here are his last three notices, all sent recently: 

 

#1 – 

I?m sharing an invitation to KAMO that I received from a DMAP cooperator with 529 acres in Florence County.   As you can see, he indicated doe-only deer hunting, spring turkey, small game, and trapping.  He offered accommodations as well?if you need to travel.  I?m not sure if he would charge anything for the overnight stay.  He also offered the use of crossbow equipment.  He has a business of providing hunts for people in wheelchairs.  Take a look at his web page: www.wheelchairwhitetails.org

 

This is a pretty unique offering that I?m hoping KAMO can take advantage of in some capacity.  Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 

#2 – 

Greetings ? I connected with this DMAP cooperator that wanted to offer some mentored hunting opportunities on his 34 acre property in Waupaca County .  The application is dated 2016 but he confirmed today that he is still interested.  Feel free to reach out to him if you think it would work for your organization or program.

 

#3 – Recent applicant form Green County . This is what the D.N.R. receives and they immediately try to connect a user group to the new site.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Mentored%20Hunting%20App%202020%20-%20DMAP.pdf

 

Bob Nack

Big Game Section Chief ? Bureau of Wildlife Management/Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: (608) 264-6137Fax: (608) 267-7857 Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov



To see the overall availability of DMAPs in Wisconsin, you can copy and paste the link below into your browser. You?ll see that there are DMAPs in your county not mentioned above. If interested in finding out more about these properties, contact Bob – Phone: (608) 264-6137/ Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/DMAP.html




Learn To Hunt Program

Another important program to connect people with hunting is the state?s Learn to Hunt program . KAMO and other outdoor minded groups often host Learn to Hunts (LTH). An explanation of the Wisconsin LTH program is linked below. Some features of an LTH include: There is an educational component attached to and preceding the event. No need for a license on part of the participant. Hunt may be held outside the regular season or physical boundary time/ place. 

Since an LTH class must be led by a Wisconsin Hunters Education Instructor, having an HE instructor in or available to your chapter can be important. Local wardens are often interested in mentoring a child in your group and/ or helping with the educational portion of the LTH. When KAMO does its December deer hunt and in some chapters, turkey, small game, and waterfowl, they are  LTH.

If your chapter is interested in LTH or other DNR outdoor skills event (Learn to Fish, Angler/ Aquatic Education Instructor, Learn to Hunt – deer, waterfowl, small game, turkey, pheasant, and bear), you need to have a background check done prior. If you want to mentor a kid at KAMO?s ?Joe Hunt? or any LTH or R-3 class, you will also need this background check.

THIS IS SEPARATE FROM KAMO?S BACKGROUND CHECK.  Please consider doing it now while things are quiet. It is free to you. Please contact Mike for a background check application form – 4100-217.

 

Here is information on Learn to Hunts generally.

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorSkills/lth.html

 

Experience necessary to become a voluntary dnr mentor: 

What are the qualifications of a Volunteer Mentors

1.Be at least 18 years of age. 2. 5 years hunting experience. 3. Demonstrate a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to carry out program responsibilities. 4.Demonstrate a sincere interest in facilitating course ethics based upon responsibility and respect. 5.Pass a background check and complete Form 4100-217 [PDF] and send it to the Learn to Hunt coordinator. This might not open – contact Mike to have one sent to you electronically.

 

Powderhook

Eric Dinger of Lincoln, Nebraska developed an app for outdoors people to communicate through. He has spoken at a number of  R 3 conferences about the crucial need for more people to be brought into hunting and the launch of the PowderHood site as an outdoor introduction/ mentor link-up  tool. This app has now been adopted by the Wisconsin D.N.R. in order to establish mentoring “camps” in Wisconsin communities.. Use of the site is free and has no obligations attached to it for use. It might be worth using to find more participants for our chapters.

 

Hunter Mentor Training Program

The state has a mentor training program and the brochure link is below. One advantage to becoming a trained mentor is that you go on the state?s liability insurance policy for certain hunts. The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Wisconsin%20Mentor%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL%20(1).pdf



Chapter Reports

 

Coulee – La Crosse

Mike and Kraig (La Crosse area fish biologist) took part in an R-3 Zoom conference on fishing the Mississippi River. Wisconsin R-3 Coordinator John Motoviloff led the group, who were primarily from Madison.John and Hallie Rasmussen from USFWS are planning a LTH duck hunt in the fall that KAMO and the WWA may partner in.

The chapter took in some clothing and archery donations. At the same time, we were forced to move our equipment from the Hokah facility we have been using to private storage. The Hokan facility is about to be leased for a period of three years.

 

Meadow Valley – New Lisbon Area

We had 8 members attend our May conference call meeting.  

Mentoring activities for the month included 

Allison and Janine went turkey hunting.  Allison harvested her 1st turkey.  Way to go Allison! 

Brandon took Jason and Nathan turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.                   

Brian took Jasmine turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.

We reviewed the KAMO BOD guidance stating all mentoring would be done as a ?Non KAMO? function.  

Upcoming events:

Shooting Day in June was canceled

August ? Conservation Trailer at Hustler Fest

October ? Pheasant LTH with the New Lisbon Sports Club

 

Stay Safe

KAMO May, 2020 Newsletter

 

    Hello all KAMO members and friends,

 

     This is KAMO President Mark Walters with my end of the monthly

Newsletter.  Last night we held a Board of Directors meeting by

telephone and came up with a short term plan for KAMO and we will speak

by phone again in mid July.  As of today KAMO is allowing one on ones or

one adult with two children from the same family. No groups any larger

have been given the green light.

 

     We made the decision based on the fact that we had very few

examples of anything larger happening with any other organizations.  I

also think that it is important to realize that our insurance does not

cover any virus related issues.

 

    There is a solid belief that by mid July things will be much

better in the new world of Covid 19 and that we can start planning fun

events like pontoon rides, pheasant hunts and The Joe.

 

    To our friends in Dodge County that were hoping to start a new

chapter when life for all of us changed in March, you have not been

forgotten, it would be a blessing for KAMO and your area to make this

happen once the Covid situation is more clear

 

    With that I am going to say goodbye for this month and as always

thank you for all that you do for KAMO!

 

    Mark

 

Website – traffic to our website has been very low. An exception is that we have had bot traffic (non human) to our site. That sounds like something out of a sci fi movie, but there is such a thing. We had several updates run on the site recently. During these updates, no harm to ur site was indicated from the bots (Bots can often be friendly,whatever they are).

 

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)

The DMAP program makes private lands available  to groups such as ours in return for some consultation to the landowner from the DNR and possibly completion of a work project from the group using the property. The program is to help the landowner reduce the deer population in a controlled fashion. There aren?t many user groups in DMAP, so the prospect of a KAMO chapter being able to access a DMAP is excellent. Additionally, many DMAP landowners often invite the group in for other activities such as wildlife viewing,  camping, small game or turkey hunting.

 KAMO hears from the Wisconsin DNR?s DMAP manager – Bob Nack on occasion. Here are his last three notices, all sent recently: 

 

#1 – 

I?m sharing an invitation to KAMO that I received from a DMAP cooperator with 529 acres in Florence County.   As you can see, he indicated doe-only deer hunting, spring turkey, small game, and trapping.  He offered accommodations as well?if you need to travel.  I?m not sure if he would charge anything for the overnight stay.  He also offered the use of crossbow equipment.  He has a business of providing hunts for people in wheelchairs.  Take a look at his web page: www.wheelchairwhitetails.org

 

This is a pretty unique offering that I?m hoping KAMO can take advantage of in some capacity.  Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 

#2 – 

Greetings ? I connected with this DMAP cooperator that wanted to offer some mentored hunting opportunities on his 34 acre property in Waupaca County .  The application is dated 2016 but he confirmed today that he is still interested.  Feel free to reach out to him if you think it would work for your organization or program.

 

#3 – Recent applicant form Green County . This is what the D.N.R. receives and they immediately try to connect a user group to the new site.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Mentored%20Hunting%20App%202020%20-%20DMAP.pdf

 

Bob Nack

Big Game Section Chief ? Bureau of Wildlife Management/Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: (608) 264-6137Fax: (608) 267-7857 Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov



To see the overall availability of DMAPs in Wisconsin, you can copy and paste the link below into your browser. You?ll see that there are DMAPs in your county not mentioned above. If interested in finding out more about these properties, contact Bob – Phone: (608) 264-6137/ Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/DMAP.html




Learn To Hunt Program

Another important program to connect people with hunting is the state?s Learn to Hunt program . KAMO and other outdoor minded groups often host Learn to Hunts (LTH). An explanation of the Wisconsin LTH program is linked below. Some features of an LTH include: There is an educational component attached to and preceding the event. No need for a license on part of the participant. Hunt may be held outside the regular season or physical boundary time/ place. 

Since an LTH class must be led by a Wisconsin Hunters Education Instructor, having an HE instructor in or available to your chapter can be important. Local wardens are often interested in mentoring a child in your group and/ or helping with the educational portion of the LTH. When KAMO does its December deer hunt and in some chapters, turkey, small game, and waterfowl, they are  LTH.

If your chapter is interested in LTH or other DNR outdoor skills event (Learn to Fish, Angler/ Aquatic Education Instructor, Learn to Hunt – deer, waterfowl, small game, turkey, pheasant, and bear), you need to have a background check done prior. If you want to mentor a kid at KAMO?s ?Joe Hunt? or any LTH or R-3 class, you will also need this background check.

THIS IS SEPARATE FROM KAMO?S BACKGROUND CHECK.  Please consider doing it now while things are quiet. It is free to you. Please contact Mike for a background check application form – 4100-217.

 

Here is information on Learn to Hunts generally.

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorSkills/lth.html

 

Experience necessary to become a voluntary dnr mentor: 

What are the qualifications of a Volunteer Mentors

1.Be at least 18 years of age. 2. 5 years hunting experience. 3. Demonstrate a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to carry out program responsibilities. 4.Demonstrate a sincere interest in facilitating course ethics based upon responsibility and respect. 5.Pass a background check and complete Form 4100-217 [PDF] and send it to the Learn to Hunt coordinator. This might not open – contact Mike to have one sent to you electronically.

 

Powderhook

Eric Dinger of Lincoln, Nebraska developed an app for outdoors people to communicate through. He has spoken at a number of  R 3 conferences about the crucial need for more people to be brought into hunting and the launch of the PowderHood site as an outdoor introduction/ mentor link-up  tool. This app has now been adopted by the Wisconsin D.N.R. in order to establish mentoring “camps” in Wisconsin communities.. Use of the site is free and has no obligations attached to it for use. It might be worth using to find more participants for our chapters.

 

Hunter Mentor Training Program

The state has a mentor training program and the brochure link is below. One advantage to becoming a trained mentor is that you go on the state?s liability insurance policy for certain hunts. The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Wisconsin%20Mentor%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL%20(1).pdf



Chapter Reports

 

Coulee – La Crosse

Mike and Kraig (La Crosse area fish biologist) took part in an R-3 Zoom conference on fishing the Mississippi River. Wisconsin R-3 Coordinator John Motoviloff led the group, who were primarily from Madison.John and Hallie Rasmussen from USFWS are planning a LTH duck hunt in the fall that KAMO and the WWA may partner in.

The chapter took in some clothing and archery donations. At the same time, we were forced to move our equipment from the Hokah facility we have been using to private storage. The Hokan facility is about to be leased for a period of three years.

 

Meadow Valley – New Lisbon Area

We had 8 members attend our May conference call meeting.  

Mentoring activities for the month included 

Allison and Janine went turkey hunting.  Allison harvested her 1st turkey.  Way to go Allison! 

Brandon took Jason and Nathan turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.                   

Brian took Jasmine turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.

We reviewed the KAMO BOD guidance stating all mentoring would be done as a ?Non KAMO? function.  

Upcoming events:

Shooting Day in June was canceled

August ? Conservation Trailer at Hustler Fest

October ? Pheasant LTH with the New Lisbon Sports Club

 

Stay Safe

KAMO May, 2020 Newsletter

 

    Hello all KAMO members and friends,

 

     This is KAMO President Mark Walters with my end of the monthly

Newsletter.  Last night we held a Board of Directors meeting by

telephone and came up with a short term plan for KAMO and we will speak

by phone again in mid July.  As of today KAMO is allowing one on ones or

one adult with two children from the same family. No groups any larger

have been given the green light.

 

     We made the decision based on the fact that we had very few

examples of anything larger happening with any other organizations.  I

also think that it is important to realize that our insurance does not

cover any virus related issues.

 

    There is a solid belief that by mid July things will be much

better in the new world of Covid 19 and that we can start planning fun

events like pontoon rides, pheasant hunts and The Joe.

 

    To our friends in Dodge County that were hoping to start a new

chapter when life for all of us changed in March, you have not been

forgotten, it would be a blessing for KAMO and your area to make this

happen once the Covid situation is more clear

 

    With that I am going to say goodbye for this month and as always

thank you for all that you do for KAMO!

 

    Mark

 

Website – traffic to our website has been very low. An exception is that we have had bot traffic (non human) to our site. That sounds like something out of a sci fi movie, but there is such a thing. We had several updates run on the site recently. During these updates, no harm to ur site was indicated from the bots (Bots can often be friendly,whatever they are).

 

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)

The DMAP program makes private lands available  to groups such as ours in return for some consultation to the landowner from the DNR and possibly completion of a work project from the group using the property. The program is to help the landowner reduce the deer population in a controlled fashion. There aren?t many user groups in DMAP, so the prospect of a KAMO chapter being able to access a DMAP is excellent. Additionally, many DMAP landowners often invite the group in for other activities such as wildlife viewing,  camping, small game or turkey hunting.

 KAMO hears from the Wisconsin DNR?s DMAP manager – Bob Nack on occasion. Here are his last three notices, all sent recently: 

 

#1 – 

I?m sharing an invitation to KAMO that I received from a DMAP cooperator with 529 acres in Florence County.   As you can see, he indicated doe-only deer hunting, spring turkey, small game, and trapping.  He offered accommodations as well?if you need to travel.  I?m not sure if he would charge anything for the overnight stay.  He also offered the use of crossbow equipment.  He has a business of providing hunts for people in wheelchairs.  Take a look at his web page: www.wheelchairwhitetails.org

 

This is a pretty unique offering that I?m hoping KAMO can take advantage of in some capacity.  Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 

#2 – 

Greetings ? I connected with this DMAP cooperator that wanted to offer some mentored hunting opportunities on his 34 acre property in Waupaca County .  The application is dated 2016 but he confirmed today that he is still interested.  Feel free to reach out to him if you think it would work for your organization or program.

 

#3 – Recent applicant form Green County . This is what the D.N.R. receives and they immediately try to connect a user group to the new site.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Mentored%20Hunting%20App%202020%20-%20DMAP.pdf

 

Bob Nack

Big Game Section Chief ? Bureau of Wildlife Management/Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: (608) 264-6137Fax: (608) 267-7857 Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov



To see the overall availability of DMAPs in Wisconsin, you can copy and paste the link below into your browser. You?ll see that there are DMAPs in your county not mentioned above. If interested in finding out more about these properties, contact Bob – Phone: (608) 264-6137/ Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/DMAP.html




Learn To Hunt Program

Another important program to connect people with hunting is the state?s Learn to Hunt program . KAMO and other outdoor minded groups often host Learn to Hunts (LTH). An explanation of the Wisconsin LTH program is linked below. Some features of an LTH include: There is an educational component attached to and preceding the event. No need for a license on part of the participant. Hunt may be held outside the regular season or physical boundary time/ place. 

Since an LTH class must be led by a Wisconsin Hunters Education Instructor, having an HE instructor in or available to your chapter can be important. Local wardens are often interested in mentoring a child in your group and/ or helping with the educational portion of the LTH. When KAMO does its December deer hunt and in some chapters, turkey, small game, and waterfowl, they are  LTH.

If your chapter is interested in LTH or other DNR outdoor skills event (Learn to Fish, Angler/ Aquatic Education Instructor, Learn to Hunt – deer, waterfowl, small game, turkey, pheasant, and bear), you need to have a background check done prior. If you want to mentor a kid at KAMO?s ?Joe Hunt? or any LTH or R-3 class, you will also need this background check.

THIS IS SEPARATE FROM KAMO?S BACKGROUND CHECK.  Please consider doing it now while things are quiet. It is free to you. Please contact Mike for a background check application form – 4100-217.

 

Here is information on Learn to Hunts generally.

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorSkills/lth.html

 

Experience necessary to become a voluntary dnr mentor: 

What are the qualifications of a Volunteer Mentors

1.Be at least 18 years of age. 2. 5 years hunting experience. 3. Demonstrate a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to carry out program responsibilities. 4.Demonstrate a sincere interest in facilitating course ethics based upon responsibility and respect. 5.Pass a background check and complete Form 4100-217 [PDF] and send it to the Learn to Hunt coordinator. This might not open – contact Mike to have one sent to you electronically.

 

Powderhook

Eric Dinger of Lincoln, Nebraska developed an app for outdoors people to communicate through. He has spoken at a number of  R 3 conferences about the crucial need for more people to be brought into hunting and the launch of the PowderHood site as an outdoor introduction/ mentor link-up  tool. This app has now been adopted by the Wisconsin D.N.R. in order to establish mentoring “camps” in Wisconsin communities.. Use of the site is free and has no obligations attached to it for use. It might be worth using to find more participants for our chapters.

 

Hunter Mentor Training Program

The state has a mentor training program and the brochure link is below. One advantage to becoming a trained mentor is that you go on the state?s liability insurance policy for certain hunts. The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Wisconsin%20Mentor%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL%20(1).pdf



Chapter Reports

 

Coulee – La Crosse

Mike and Kraig (La Crosse area fish biologist) took part in an R-3 Zoom conference on fishing the Mississippi River. Wisconsin R-3 Coordinator John Motoviloff led the group, who were primarily from Madison.John and Hallie Rasmussen from USFWS are planning a LTH duck hunt in the fall that KAMO and the WWA may partner in.

The chapter took in some clothing and archery donations. At the same time, we were forced to move our equipment from the Hokah facility we have been using to private storage. The Hokan facility is about to be leased for a period of three years.

 

Meadow Valley – New Lisbon Area

We had 8 members attend our May conference call meeting.  

Mentoring activities for the month included 

Allison and Janine went turkey hunting.  Allison harvested her 1st turkey.  Way to go Allison! 

Brandon took Jason and Nathan turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.                   

Brian took Jasmine turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.

We reviewed the KAMO BOD guidance stating all mentoring would be done as a ?Non KAMO? function.  

Upcoming events:

Shooting Day in June was canceled

August ? Conservation Trailer at Hustler Fest

October ? Pheasant LTH with the New Lisbon Sports Club

 

Stay Safe

KAMO May, 2020 Newsletter

 

    Hello all KAMO members and friends,

 

     This is KAMO President Mark Walters with my end of the monthly

Newsletter.  Last night we held a Board of Directors meeting by

telephone and came up with a short term plan for KAMO and we will speak

by phone again in mid July.  As of today KAMO is allowing one on ones or

one adult with two children from the same family. No groups any larger

have been given the green light.

 

     We made the decision based on the fact that we had very few

examples of anything larger happening with any other organizations.  I

also think that it is important to realize that our insurance does not

cover any virus related issues.

 

    There is a solid belief that by mid July things will be much

better in the new world of Covid 19 and that we can start planning fun

events like pontoon rides, pheasant hunts and The Joe.

 

    To our friends in Dodge County that were hoping to start a new

chapter when life for all of us changed in March, you have not been

forgotten, it would be a blessing for KAMO and your area to make this

happen once the Covid situation is more clear

 

    With that I am going to say goodbye for this month and as always

thank you for all that you do for KAMO!

 

    Mark

 

Website – traffic to our website has been very low. An exception is that we have had bot traffic (non human) to our site. That sounds like something out of a sci fi movie, but there is such a thing. We had several updates run on the site recently. During these updates, no harm to ur site was indicated from the bots (Bots can often be friendly,whatever they are).

 

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)

The DMAP program makes private lands available  to groups such as ours in return for some consultation to the landowner from the DNR and possibly completion of a work project from the group using the property. The program is to help the landowner reduce the deer population in a controlled fashion. There aren?t many user groups in DMAP, so the prospect of a KAMO chapter being able to access a DMAP is excellent. Additionally, many DMAP landowners often invite the group in for other activities such as wildlife viewing,  camping, small game or turkey hunting.

 KAMO hears from the Wisconsin DNR?s DMAP manager – Bob Nack on occasion. Here are his last three notices, all sent recently: 

 

#1 – 

I?m sharing an invitation to KAMO that I received from a DMAP cooperator with 529 acres in Florence County.   As you can see, he indicated doe-only deer hunting, spring turkey, small game, and trapping.  He offered accommodations as well?if you need to travel.  I?m not sure if he would charge anything for the overnight stay.  He also offered the use of crossbow equipment.  He has a business of providing hunts for people in wheelchairs.  Take a look at his web page: www.wheelchairwhitetails.org

 

This is a pretty unique offering that I?m hoping KAMO can take advantage of in some capacity.  Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 

#2 – 

Greetings ? I connected with this DMAP cooperator that wanted to offer some mentored hunting opportunities on his 34 acre property in Waupaca County .  The application is dated 2016 but he confirmed today that he is still interested.  Feel free to reach out to him if you think it would work for your organization or program.

 

#3 – Recent applicant form Green County . This is what the D.N.R. receives and they immediately try to connect a user group to the new site.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Mentored%20Hunting%20App%202020%20-%20DMAP.pdf

 

Bob Nack

Big Game Section Chief ? Bureau of Wildlife Management/Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: (608) 264-6137Fax: (608) 267-7857 Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov



To see the overall availability of DMAPs in Wisconsin, you can copy and paste the link below into your browser. You?ll see that there are DMAPs in your county not mentioned above. If interested in finding out more about these properties, contact Bob – Phone: (608) 264-6137/ Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/DMAP.html




Learn To Hunt Program

Another important program to connect people with hunting is the state?s Learn to Hunt program . KAMO and other outdoor minded groups often host Learn to Hunts (LTH). An explanation of the Wisconsin LTH program is linked below. Some features of an LTH include: There is an educational component attached to and preceding the event. No need for a license on part of the participant. Hunt may be held outside the regular season or physical boundary time/ place. 

Since an LTH class must be led by a Wisconsin Hunters Education Instructor, having an HE instructor in or available to your chapter can be important. Local wardens are often interested in mentoring a child in your group and/ or helping with the educational portion of the LTH. When KAMO does its December deer hunt and in some chapters, turkey, small game, and waterfowl, they are  LTH.

If your chapter is interested in LTH or other DNR outdoor skills event (Learn to Fish, Angler/ Aquatic Education Instructor, Learn to Hunt – deer, waterfowl, small game, turkey, pheasant, and bear), you need to have a background check done prior. If you want to mentor a kid at KAMO?s ?Joe Hunt? or any LTH or R-3 class, you will also need this background check.

THIS IS SEPARATE FROM KAMO?S BACKGROUND CHECK.  Please consider doing it now while things are quiet. It is free to you. Please contact Mike for a background check application form – 4100-217.

 

Here is information on Learn to Hunts generally.

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorSkills/lth.html

 

Experience necessary to become a voluntary dnr mentor: 

What are the qualifications of a Volunteer Mentors

1.Be at least 18 years of age. 2. 5 years hunting experience. 3. Demonstrate a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to carry out program responsibilities. 4.Demonstrate a sincere interest in facilitating course ethics based upon responsibility and respect. 5.Pass a background check and complete Form 4100-217 [PDF] and send it to the Learn to Hunt coordinator. This might not open – contact Mike to have one sent to you electronically.

 

Powderhook

Eric Dinger of Lincoln, Nebraska developed an app for outdoors people to communicate through. He has spoken at a number of  R 3 conferences about the crucial need for more people to be brought into hunting and the launch of the PowderHood site as an outdoor introduction/ mentor link-up  tool. This app has now been adopted by the Wisconsin D.N.R. in order to establish mentoring “camps” in Wisconsin communities.. Use of the site is free and has no obligations attached to it for use. It might be worth using to find more participants for our chapters.

 

Hunter Mentor Training Program

The state has a mentor training program and the brochure link is below. One advantage to becoming a trained mentor is that you go on the state?s liability insurance policy for certain hunts. The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Wisconsin%20Mentor%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL%20(1).pdf



Chapter Reports

 

Coulee – La Crosse

Mike and Kraig (La Crosse area fish biologist) took part in an R-3 Zoom conference on fishing the Mississippi River. Wisconsin R-3 Coordinator John Motoviloff led the group, who were primarily from Madison.John and Hallie Rasmussen from USFWS are planning a LTH duck hunt in the fall that KAMO and the WWA may partner in.

The chapter took in some clothing and archery donations. At the same time, we were forced to move our equipment from the Hokah facility we have been using to private storage. The Hokan facility is about to be leased for a period of three years.

 

Meadow Valley – New Lisbon Area

We had 8 members attend our May conference call meeting.  

Mentoring activities for the month included 

Allison and Janine went turkey hunting.  Allison harvested her 1st turkey.  Way to go Allison! 

Brandon took Jason and Nathan turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.                   

Brian took Jasmine turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.

We reviewed the KAMO BOD guidance stating all mentoring would be done as a ?Non KAMO? function.  

Upcoming events:

Shooting Day in June was canceled

August ? Conservation Trailer at Hustler Fest

October ? Pheasant LTH with the New Lisbon Sports Club

 

Stay Safe

KAMO May, 2020 Newsletter

 

    Hello all KAMO members and friends,

 

     This is KAMO President Mark Walters with my end of the monthly

Newsletter.  Last night we held a Board of Directors meeting by

telephone and came up with a short term plan for KAMO and we will speak

by phone again in mid July.  As of today KAMO is allowing one on ones or

one adult with two children from the same family. No groups any larger

have been given the green light.

 

     We made the decision based on the fact that we had very few

examples of anything larger happening with any other organizations.  I

also think that it is important to realize that our insurance does not

cover any virus related issues.

 

    There is a solid belief that by mid July things will be much

better in the new world of Covid 19 and that we can start planning fun

events like pontoon rides, pheasant hunts and The Joe.

 

    To our friends in Dodge County that were hoping to start a new

chapter when life for all of us changed in March, you have not been

forgotten, it would be a blessing for KAMO and your area to make this

happen once the Covid situation is more clear

 

    With that I am going to say goodbye for this month and as always

thank you for all that you do for KAMO!

 

    Mark

 

Website – traffic to our website has been very low. An exception is that we have had bot traffic (non human) to our site. That sounds like something out of a sci fi movie, but there is such a thing. We had several updates run on the site recently. During these updates, no harm to ur site was indicated from the bots (Bots can often be friendly,whatever they are).

 

Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)

The DMAP program makes private lands available  to groups such as ours in return for some consultation to the landowner from the DNR and possibly completion of a work project from the group using the property. The program is to help the landowner reduce the deer population in a controlled fashion. There aren?t many user groups in DMAP, so the prospect of a KAMO chapter being able to access a DMAP is excellent. Additionally, many DMAP landowners often invite the group in for other activities such as wildlife viewing,  camping, small game or turkey hunting.

 KAMO hears from the Wisconsin DNR?s DMAP manager – Bob Nack on occasion. Here are his last three notices, all sent recently: 

 

#1 – 

I?m sharing an invitation to KAMO that I received from a DMAP cooperator with 529 acres in Florence County.   As you can see, he indicated doe-only deer hunting, spring turkey, small game, and trapping.  He offered accommodations as well?if you need to travel.  I?m not sure if he would charge anything for the overnight stay.  He also offered the use of crossbow equipment.  He has a business of providing hunts for people in wheelchairs.  Take a look at his web page: www.wheelchairwhitetails.org

 

This is a pretty unique offering that I?m hoping KAMO can take advantage of in some capacity.  Please let me know if I can help in any way.

 

#2 – 

Greetings ? I connected with this DMAP cooperator that wanted to offer some mentored hunting opportunities on his 34 acre property in Waupaca County .  The application is dated 2016 but he confirmed today that he is still interested.  Feel free to reach out to him if you think it would work for your organization or program.

 

#3 – Recent applicant form Green County . This is what the D.N.R. receives and they immediately try to connect a user group to the new site.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Mentored%20Hunting%20App%202020%20-%20DMAP.pdf

 

Bob Nack

Big Game Section Chief ? Bureau of Wildlife Management/Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707

Phone: (608) 264-6137Fax: (608) 267-7857 Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov



To see the overall availability of DMAPs in Wisconsin, you can copy and paste the link below into your browser. You?ll see that there are DMAPs in your county not mentioned above. If interested in finding out more about these properties, contact Bob – Phone: (608) 264-6137/ Robert.Nack@wisconsin.gov

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/DMAP.html




Learn To Hunt Program

Another important program to connect people with hunting is the state?s Learn to Hunt program . KAMO and other outdoor minded groups often host Learn to Hunts (LTH). An explanation of the Wisconsin LTH program is linked below. Some features of an LTH include: There is an educational component attached to and preceding the event. No need for a license on part of the participant. Hunt may be held outside the regular season or physical boundary time/ place. 

Since an LTH class must be led by a Wisconsin Hunters Education Instructor, having an HE instructor in or available to your chapter can be important. Local wardens are often interested in mentoring a child in your group and/ or helping with the educational portion of the LTH. When KAMO does its December deer hunt and in some chapters, turkey, small game, and waterfowl, they are  LTH.

If your chapter is interested in LTH or other DNR outdoor skills event (Learn to Fish, Angler/ Aquatic Education Instructor, Learn to Hunt – deer, waterfowl, small game, turkey, pheasant, and bear), you need to have a background check done prior. If you want to mentor a kid at KAMO?s ?Joe Hunt? or any LTH or R-3 class, you will also need this background check.

THIS IS SEPARATE FROM KAMO?S BACKGROUND CHECK.  Please consider doing it now while things are quiet. It is free to you. Please contact Mike for a background check application form – 4100-217.

 

Here is information on Learn to Hunts generally.

 

https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorSkills/lth.html

 

Experience necessary to become a voluntary dnr mentor: 

What are the qualifications of a Volunteer Mentors

1.Be at least 18 years of age. 2. 5 years hunting experience. 3. Demonstrate a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to carry out program responsibilities. 4.Demonstrate a sincere interest in facilitating course ethics based upon responsibility and respect. 5.Pass a background check and complete Form 4100-217 [PDF] and send it to the Learn to Hunt coordinator. This might not open – contact Mike to have one sent to you electronically.

 

Powderhook

Eric Dinger of Lincoln, Nebraska developed an app for outdoors people to communicate through. He has spoken at a number of  R 3 conferences about the crucial need for more people to be brought into hunting and the launch of the PowderHood site as an outdoor introduction/ mentor link-up  tool. This app has now been adopted by the Wisconsin D.N.R. in order to establish mentoring “camps” in Wisconsin communities.. Use of the site is free and has no obligations attached to it for use. It might be worth using to find more participants for our chapters.

 

Hunter Mentor Training Program

The state has a mentor training program and the brochure link is below. One advantage to becoming a trained mentor is that you go on the state?s liability insurance policy for certain hunts. The link can be copied and pasted into your browser.

 

file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Wisconsin%20Mentor%20Training%20Brochure%20FINAL%20(1).pdf



Chapter Reports

 

Coulee – La Crosse

Mike and Kraig (La Crosse area fish biologist) took part in an R-3 Zoom conference on fishing the Mississippi River. Wisconsin R-3 Coordinator John Motoviloff led the group, who were primarily from Madison.John and Hallie Rasmussen from USFWS are planning a LTH duck hunt in the fall that KAMO and the WWA may partner in.

The chapter took in some clothing and archery donations. At the same time, we were forced to move our equipment from the Hokah facility we have been using to private storage. The Hokan facility is about to be leased for a period of three years.

 

Meadow Valley – New Lisbon Area

We had 8 members attend our May conference call meeting.  

Mentoring activities for the month included 

Allison and Janine went turkey hunting.  Allison harvested her 1st turkey.  Way to go Allison! 

Brandon took Jason and Nathan turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.                   

Brian took Jasmine turkey hunting.  No harvest to report.

We reviewed the KAMO BOD guidance stating all mentoring would be done as a ?Non KAMO? function.  

Upcoming events:

Shooting Day in June was canceled

August ? Conservation Trailer at Hustler Fest

October ? Pheasant LTH with the New Lisbon Sports Club

 

Stay Safe

 

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Note to the Public

Did you know that every chapter can use volunteer help and you don't have to become a full fledged mentor to be one? Chapters often have group outings where help is needed chaperoning, demonstrating, cooking, and other. Contact a chapter in your area for details.

Would your community benefit from having a KAMO chapter? KAMO has an offer to provide technical, material, and financial support to newly formed chapters. If you contact Mike - brownmtjc@gmail.com, he can get you some information about that. There is a growing recognition that time spent outdoors is very beneficial to physical and mental health and our children are not getting out there.

Another way to help a KAMO chapter is by donating gently used items such as hoodies, boots, jackets, coats, camoflage or orange clothing, fishing poles and tackle, or anything you or your loved ones no longer have a use for and our kids need. I have learned not to wonder where all this donation stuff is going to go - it is amazing how quickly the pile goes down.

If you have something the KAMO group can use as a raffle or silent auction item, that is yet another way the public can help us.

Simply go into the Wisconsin Chapters page to find a contact for the chapter nearest you.

Mike Brown

 

 

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