Moose Spotted in Wisconsin

Story by Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel

Gene and Sue Esker have grown accustomed to living among the wild ones at their Town of Minocqua home.

"Oh sure, bears and deer are coming through all the time," said Sue Esker. "We've seen wolves. And the other night we saw a gray fox." 

The Eskers appreciate the wildlife. It's one reason they retired on the shores of Shishebogama Lake. 

But after living there for 13 years, it takes an extraordinary critter sighting to stop the couple in their tracks.

Full Story Young bull moose spotted at Shishebogama Lake

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Lease Your Land to Wisconsin

Interested in putting your wooded acreage to work for you? Check out this article from Wisconsin Outdoor Fun about leasing land to the State of Wisconsin that would make it available for the public to use.

MADISON – With $1.9 million federal dollars available for leasing, the Department of Natural Resources is seeking landowners interested in opening their lands for public access to hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife observation.  

The funds are available through the Voluntary Public Access (VPA) Program of the 2008 Farm Bill.

Full Story $1.9 million available for hunting, fishing, trapping, viewing leases

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Getting Mortgage Approval

Buying real estate, whether it's your first home, hunting acreage or investment property, usually involves getting a loan.  To help understand what will help you succeed in getting mortgage approval, here's an article from Real Estate News, Tips, And Information a blog by Lisa Udy, a Broker in Logan Utah.

When applying for a mortgage loan, there is a great deal of paperwork involved in the process. After filling out all of the necessary paperwork, however, many homebuyers are still completely in the dark regarding the actual mortgage approval process. 

As a result, they sit on pins and needles as they wonder whether they will be approved for the loan they seek to get the home for sale they want. To help alleviate this stress, it is beneficial to learn more about the mortgage approval process before filling out any of the paperwork.

Full Story Understanding The Mortgage Approval Process

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Help Break the Duck Duck Goose Record

Want to be part of Guinness World Record history?

On September 3rd in the city of Kenosha there will be an to break the current world record of 1,634 people for the largest game of Duck Duck Goose. Join in the fun from 3:30PM and 6PM downtown from 59th Street and 6th Avenue to 50th Street and 7th Avenue.

Find more information on the Kenosha Convention and Visitor Bureau site Duck Duck Goose or on the event Facebook pages Duck Duck Goose Event and Breaking the Duck Duck Goose Record

See Volunteer information for this event on Facebook Event Volunteers

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The Offer to Purchase

When you decide to buy property in Wisconsin, you will be signing an Offer to Purchase form. These are standard forms, created and approved by the State of Wisconsin that all Realtors® use.

Do you read your forms before you sign them? Sometimes long forms filled with legal language get a bit overwhelming to try to understand quickly, when you are ready to make an offer.

Here are a couple of links from the State of Wisconsin website with a Vacant Land Offer to Purchase and a Residential Offer to Purchase (these forms are current at the time of this writing) you can review and read before you head out to buy. Know what is and isn't on the form, and be ready with questions when you are ready to buy.
Vacant Land Offer to Purchase
Residential Offer to Purchase

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Hunting Property

Only one more month of summer left, and then we head into the fall hunting seasons! Find great properties all across Wisconsin - like this 40 acres in Adams County:


Need more room? How about this 160 acres in Jackson County:


Many more listings, some with trails for your ATV or snowmobile, many close to great fishing lakes. Visit BuyWisconsinLand.com for hunting properties in over 40 Wisconsin Counties. We look forward to working with you to help you find your dream hunting property.

Fish for Charity

Tuesday July 16th is the 15th Annual Phillips Area Charity Classic Muskie Tournament.

Register at Ross’s Sport Shop on Lake Avenue in Phillips at 6AM and then join in the fun of this catch and release musky tournament on Phillips Chain of Lakes. Total cash prizes of $14,400.00 (based on 60 two-person teams): $7,500 to 1st place winner, $3,000 second, $2,000 third, $1,000 fourth and $900 fifth. Prizes, drawings and raffles at 4:30PM at Harbor View on Long Lake and live music 9PM. Proceeds to benefit a local non-profit group.

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