Open Carry Law -- Wisconsin

Within the last six months, here in Wisconsin, there has been a number of people that have expressed their legal right to "Openly Carry a Firearm", as long as it is outside a certain radius allotted to certain venues. There was a case recently where a man was wearing his gun on his hip on his own property, the neighbors called the cops and he was cited for disorderly conduct and his gun confiscated.
I have had a passion for gun's my whole life, I was brought up around gun's, as my dad has always been an avid hunter and outdoorsman. That passion that I have therefore spills over into our Right to Bear Arms, the 2nd Amendment.
It seems very much so that the best way to solve the issue of "Open Carry Law's" is to adopt a "Concealed Carry Law", legalizing licensed citizens of Wisconsin to carry a concealed weapon. I say that concealed carry is the cure to the issues that have risen, due to the out-coming of open-carry law's legalizing open-carry in Wisconsin, because open-carry accomplishes two negatives: 1. It allows any legal citizen, under the laws of WI open-carry, to openly carry a firearm without any proper training or licensing, and 2. It scares individuals and causes panic when they see someone carrying a gun in public. How do pro concealed carry law's solve these issues?
In order to obtain a concealed carry permit an individual must go through intense background checks, and upon passing those test's that person must enroll in a concealed carry training program, which generally last the better part of two-to-three days, when they come out of training they have the necessary skills to safely handle themselves in any situation involving firearms. That takes care of problem 1 listed above.
To solve problem 2, the idea of concealed carry is just that, CONCEALED. An individual is able to walk right down the street, all the while carrying a firearm on them, and not a single person would ever know. This would eliminate any panic that is caused by open-carry.
There are some that argue against it on the basis that concealed carry makes it easier for people to buy guns, that is bogus, if anything it only makes it harder. Not only is your name now in the government system for being able to own a gun, it is now in the system for being able to concealed carry a gun, and guess what? You have done it LEGALLY. If a criminal is going to carry a weapon they are going to carry it whether it is legal or not. Allowing people to protect themselves against such criminals is a natural right that should be recognized by all state governments. I would like to know what your opinion on this is!

Weekend coyote hunt 9/26

I have been seeing a lot of coyotes while out deer hunting this season. So this past weekend I figured I better try and harvest one of those "song dogs". So when I got out of the woods that night I drove across the road to my uncles house to see if he wanted to go coyote hunting in the morning, he said yes and we made plans to meet up the next morning.
When I woke and stepped outside I knew it was going to be a good day, it was calm, cool, and a front had just passed. I drove out to the farm while it was still dark and met my uncle, we decided on our spot and started our trek up the logging road to our spot, I sat up in a tree, since I had my .223 and could shoot into the field, and my uncle sat on the ground about 10 yards away, since he had a shotgun. As we started a quiet cadence of distress calls I noticed some movement and readied myself, out from the corner of the woods came two twin fork horn buck's, they were a little wary of our calling so after 20 minutes of feeding they decided to hit the road. About that same time my uncle hit a coyote howl call and that's when I saw the two other bucks jump up not 35 yards away, turns out they had been bedded there all morning and I hadnt seen them, two small 2 1/2 year old buck's. Not long after I heard a ruckus in a down tree top, I looked...nothing, I turned away then looked back...and there was a coyote standing 30 yards away in that tree top, I slowly took the safety off and raised my gun, at that same time he took off, running parallel to me so I took a shot...missed, when I tried to rack another round they had gotten mixed up because of how I loaded the gun in the dark, so I never got another shot at him.
We decided to call it a day and headed to the truck. We left the woods that morning without a coyote to show off, but the memories of being out in nature on such a beautiful morning with all the wildlife around us is what hunting is all about. Hunting is not all about the trophy that you harvest, in fact that is a small part of it, it's about being outdoors, breathing that fresh crisp air, about watching the wildlife and how mother nature manages her inhabitants. It's about spending quality time with friends and loved ones, creating memories that only true outdoorsman can create.

ScentBlocker "Realtree Road Trips" suit review

I recently purchased a Realtree "Road Trips" ScentBlocker suit. I have always been a big fan of Realtree camo, it's all I wear, but to be completely honest I was a little skeptical about the brightness of the Realtree AP HD, boy was I wrong, I should know by now that Realtree makes the best patterns available.
When I was out deer hunting this past weekend, it was raining and cold, and the deer were very wary to begin with. I was only 15 feet high in the tree and I had a group of seven doe and one fork horn buck within 25 yards. Now keep in mind I have been busted many times before in this exact set-up, and not one of those deer spotted me or even showed any suspicion of a human in the area.
Now to attest to the quality of the scent killing technology that has been incorporated into this suit by Robinson's ScentBlocker. I hadn't even washed this suit with scent killing detergent, I simply hung it outside for a few hours and sprayed it down with ScenBlocker spray, and on top of that I wasn't very smart with the scent on my body from showering and such. Robinson's technology is so effective those deer never once winded me or even smelled in my direction. Now that is a top quality product! When anyone asks me what suit I recommend I tell them to buy a ScentBlocker suit with Realtree camo!

Hoyt Alphamax review

I purchased a new Hoyt Alphamax 32 about two weeks before the Wisconsin hunting season. I absolutely love the bow, it shoots flat, fast, and whisper quiet. I chose the 32 model for one reason, the fact that in a treestand or a ground blind, the shorter axle-axle length is easier and more convenient. The let off is great, I feel like I could hold at full draw all day. There is zero vibration in this bow, which is surprising due to the speed. From 10-40 yards there is very little drop in the arrow, it shoots so flat and fast that I had to adjust each individual pin so that they are practically on top of eachother.
I test shot the 35 model as well and absolutely loved it, when in full draw the string comes perfectly to your nose. There is a slight speed difference between the two bows, the 35 is a touch slower than the 32, it's a very insignificant difference. I have shot bows from both Matthews and Hoyt, and Hoyt is by far the superior bow. Not only is it superior in design and performance, but in cosmetics, the camo pattern on Hoyt archery products is always Realtree camo...the best!
I highly recommend, to any shooter at any skill level, to check out your local Hoyt dealer and test drive one of their bow's for yourself. I gaurantee you will love it!