Ross Bielema 7 June 2022

Arming school staff only way to stop mass shooter

While most politicians and bureaucrats seem stymied by the problem of school shootings, some states and school administrators have already figured out the answer. When I teach my students at concealed carry classes in New London (I’ve taught about 1,000 students over the past decade), I ask them if they know the average time, start to finish, of a mass shooting. It’s six minutes. What is the average law enforcement response to that shooting? It’s
Ross Bielema 24 May 2022
Hunting morel mushrooms with high-tech tools
As we grow older, we learn to work smarter and play slower. Relaxation becomes an activity on its own. Spring means turkey hunting, and that can be hard work. Getting up at 4 a.m. for a few days is a major chore, and by noon (or much sooner), I’m ready for a nap.
Ross Bielema 10 May 2022
Saving today’s youth from Nature-Deficit Disorder
I once took a birding class when I was an English major at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. On the first day, my jaw sank when the professor explained that this class would not be a field course as I had hoped. Instead, we would study the skins of dead birds for a semester. You’ll never see a Cassin’s auklet or an Antarctic petrel in Shawano County, but I held their preserved skins in my hand.
Ross Bielema 22 April 2022
Turkey hunter now mentors kids and veterans
Terry Dorschner isn’t exactly sure how many turkeys he’s shot over the years, but he hasn’t shot any since 2015. It’s not that his luck has run out. Quite the contrary. He just gets more fun out of helping others bag a big tom. He’s shot plenty of big gobblers, including one that weighed 30 pounds.
Ross Bielema 7 April 2022
Battery-powered bikes boost mileage, fun
I sat on the comfy padded seat of the UBCO Adventure 2x2 electric motorcycle and listened to Valley Snowmobile and Powersports owner Lon Tesch explain how to ride it. Once a button on the handlebar is pushed, it’s “in gear,” even though it doesn’t have gears.
Ross Bielema 31 July 2019
Accept efficiency of crossbows and stop infighting
Have you been shooting your bow or crossbow yet? July slipped away amid a series of rock concerts and a major windstorm. Like Dorothy, I awoke from my dream and discovered I had landed at home, although it was now August. The archery opener is now about six weeks away. I’m a sucker for outdoors magazines, and when picking up a few groceries at Festival Foods, I had to stop at the magazine stand.
Ross Bielema 30 May 2019
Fish, hike and ride ATV trails for free this weekend
Why is something free so much better than the same things for a small cost? If you are having a yard sale, people might ignore your dime and quarter items, but they’ll flock to the free table or box. At my workplace, we have a large table near the employee entrance that is called the Free Table.
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