COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL AUGUST 16, 2017 3B
Outdoor tips for the upcoming months
PHOTO BY ABE ERWIN
By Bass Pro Shop
Bird watching can help your deer
hunting
I know most of you deer hunters aren’t bird
watchers but it really can lead to success in the
deer woods.
A few years ago my wife and I started putting
out feeders and houses for them in our backyard.
We have really enjoyed watching all the different
birds.
It is amazing how my ears have really become
attuned to identifying different birds by sound be-
fore I even see them. My eyes have also become
much more aware of movement of birds in trees
and bushes as they fl itter around and I try to iden-
tify them.
That same awareness of sounds and sights has
helped me see and hear deer in the woods much
better than I ever did before.
My ears are much more sensitive to the sounds
of cracking limbs or rustling leaves that can mean
a deer is sneaking through the woods.
My eyes can now see pieces of a deer I never
saw before like the glint of an eye, the white of
an antler, or the slight movement of a wary deer.
Sometimes it’s the little things in the deer
woods that lead to success.
Memories with a grandson
My grandson Hunter has gone off to college
and I miss him. I am sad because we will have
fewer times hunting and fi shing together but I’m
excited for him as he begins this new chapter in
his life.
Thankfully though, we both have a lot of great
memories, like sitting on his PaPaw’s lap and
helping him reel in his fi rst fi sh, or as a 4-year old
PHOTO BY ZACH SILVA
dressed in camo and holding his Dad’s hand as we
head out turkey hunting.
There was his fi rst squirrel, fi rst deer and fi rst
big buck. Also the time he took a deer with his
bow, a deer with his rifl e and a deer with his muz-
zleloader all in one year.
Then there were all the fi shing trips, including
one to Canada neither of us will ever forget. Now
he will be fi shing on the college bass fi shing team.
There’s not enough space here to share with you
all the other memories we have made together in
the woods and on the water for they are many.
I believe with all my heart that the hunting and
fi shing he loves helped mold him into the fi ne
young man he is.
One of the most important things you can do is
take time to make outdoor memories with your
kids and grandkids.
Mosquito wars
Mosquitoes! They love us but we hate them.
It’s hard to enjoy anything in the outdoors when
they are buzzing around,ready to land and bite.
You will rarely fi nd me outdoors without some
kind of Thermacell mosquito repellant unit with
me.
If I am out fi shing, hunting, hiking, mowing the
yard or working in the garden during the summer,
my Thermacell portable mosquito repeller unit is
clipped to my side.
If I am camping, grilling or sitting around the
patio there will be a Thermacell backpacker unit
or lantern close by to keep the mosquitoes away.
Thermacell devices repel mosquitoes by creat-
ing a 15ft x 15ft zone of repellent around you with
a synthetic natural repellent.
All units are powered by a butane cartridge
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which provides portable heat to a metal grill. A
small mat saturated with repellent is inserted on
top of the metal grill. Heat disperses the repellent
from the mat into the air, creating a wonderful
zone of mosquito protection.
No more sprays or lotions or swatting. I love it
-mosquitos don’t.
Are you ready?
Archery season for those who pursue the white-
tail deer is almost here across America. Are you
ready?
I hope you’ve already been out scouting and
are now intimately familiar with the land you will
hunt. Have you found deer sign, different types
of habitat and other things that will help you be
successful this year?
If you haven’t scouted yet, you better hur-
ry. Scouting should stop early enough to let the
woods settle down, long before season starts.
I hope you’ve been practicing too. As a bow
hunter, you should be able to make a clean shot.
Are you practicing in the clothes you will hunt
in? Are you shooting at different distances un-
til you’re comfortable with it? Practice shooting
standing, sitting and kneeling.
Enjoy your time in the woods whether you get
a deer this year or not. Look at the natural world
around you and savor the hours spent quietly in
the woods.
Middlefi eld Men’s Club
Monday 8/11/2017
Game: 3, 2 Points
First Place: 116
Tim Martin
David Morris
Rudy Nellermoe
Don Arendell
Second Place: (tie): 111
Don Hanly
Frank LaCosse
Darrell Lee
Larry Zuvich
Second Place (tie): 111
Mel Gowing
John Kallbrier
Bob McCarty
Dave Tooker
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PHOTO BY ABE ERWIN
Fourth Place: 110
Gary Welch
Larry Strickland
Steve Moir
Jim Cunningham BD
Fifth Place: 108
Larry Eyman
Jim Lehl
Don Perkins
Richard Vargas
Low Gross
Tim Martin 68
Jake Cox 68
Jerry Singer 71
Bob McCarty 73
Larry Zuvich 74
Low Net
Bob McCarty 58
Discover the fun of fi shing from a
kayak
Kayaks designed specifi cally for fi shing are
fun, easy to use, affordable, transportable, offer
great exercise, are eco-friendly, and help catch
fi sh you would never be able to get to in a motor
powered boat.
Fishermen have learned to use kayaks to catch
almost every species of fi sh that swims in fresh-
water and saltwater.
The majority of fi shing kayaks are propelled us-
ing a paddle but some models use foot pedals and
even trolling motors.
Fishing kayaks are available in open and sit on
top versions have a wide beam that makes them
really stable. Once you’ve mastered it, you can
even stand up and fi sh.
There are also a lot of add-on accessories avail-
able for them to help you make it your very own
fi shing machine.
If the thought of being able to fi sh in places
power boats cannot and with a quiet, low impact
approach that doesn’t spook fi sh or disturb wild-
life; then maybe it’s time for you to try a fi shing
kayak.
Of course when you’re not using it for fi shing
you can just paddle around a lake or down a river
and enjoy the great outdoors.
Gary Welch 60
Rudy Nellermoe 62
Russell Bryce 63
Larry Strickland 64
Mike Stahl 64
Sixth Place: -5
Larry Emery
John Kallbrier
Jim Cunningham
Frank Gates
Closest to the Pin
#5 Larry Emery
#7 Frank LaCosse
#14 John Kallbrier
Seventh Place: -4
Jack Doleman
Richard Vargas
Phil Hamilton
Russell Bryce
Longest Putt
#10 Tim Martin
Middlefi eld Men’s Club
Thursday 8/10/2017
Game: Scramble with Tie
Breakers
First Place: -8
Jake Cox
Don Perkins
Gary Ackley
Bob McCarty
Second Place: -7
Don Hanly
Gary Welch
Jim Hoover
David Morris
Third Place: -6
Larry Zuvich
Mel Gowing
Lynn Ferrin
Manny Anderson
Fourth Place: -6
Gary Ingram
Ed Prunkl
Larry Strickland
Pat Martin
Fifth Place: -5
Paul Henrichs
Gary Nicolay
Larry Eyman
Steve Lindholm
Eighth Place: -4
Tim Martin
Adrian Chatigny
Jim Lehl
Bill Hirsh
Ninth Place
Jerry Pennington
Mike Stahl
Dave Tooker
Al Nelson
Tenth Place: -2
Bill Avery
Ricky Ambrose
Gordon Waske
Leon Hayes
Eleventh Place: -1
Frank LaCosse
Phil Jones
Darrell Lee
Rudy Nellermoe
Twelfth Place: -1
Gary Sparks
Don Arendell
Pat Rickard
Don Lister
Closest to the Pin:
#5 Phil Jones
#7 Al Nelson
#13 Gary Sparks
#14 Larry Zuvich