Cashton Record - An Independent Wisconsin Newspaper... Serving The Cashton Area For Over 120 Years!

Hello friends,

For 107 days, first time hunter Michelle Chiaro and myself put in every bit of energy that we could muster into baiting black bear and hunting black bear for two weeks of a very cool 3.5 month adventure in nature.

Bugs, humidity, drought, sweat, scheduling, physical exhaustion, and about $1500.00 later I am writing the second and final column on our summer and early fall in the forest.

As you may be learning, hunting bear over bait in some parts of Wisconsin where you do you...