This year, the combination of Christopher's college baseball & mid-term schedule prevented him from joining me & Dan. Even looking at flying him to Bismarck wouldn't work. So... We're back to our original trip setup - just Dan & me. Below is our plan (as of now, but feeling pretty confident that it's not going to change in the next 2 weeks). We'll be updating the BLOG daily once the trip starts.
Plan as of 10/2/26:
- Overview:
Bill leave Atglen Su/M/Tu for meetings at Barchemy, Fox’s, COE, Keter, Joyce,
Abeson & Kalmbach. Dan leave work Wed, Oct 21st ~ 1:30p
& arrive in Columbus at 4p to be on the road at 4:30p. Assume driving
speed of 75 mph with hotel near Deforest, IL (b/t Chicago &
Minneapolis). 1-hour time zone change in IL to our benefit. Food/bathroom stops
of 20 min each, unless otherwise noted. Columbus to Deforest (506 miles).
Deforest to Underwood (726 miles). Total 1,231 miles (fastest route-thru
Chicago). 70-65-94-294-290-90-94-ND83.
- Schedule:
- Wal
Mart: Renner Rd, Columbus, OH – Meet 4p (Bill fuel up & air Moose
before meeting), switch gear to BMW, get dinner – Depart at 4:30p (EST).
- Arrive
Hampton Inn Deforest, WI ~ 10:35p CST (506 mi + 1stop).
- Depart
Deforest, WI Thursday ~ 7:30a CST.
i.
contact Dakota Rose to get codes, call Jerry to
let him know we’re on our way .
- Meet
at Craig’s for lunch 11a- 12:45p CST.
- Arrive
Dakota Rose ~ 7:30p CST (726 mi + 1 stop). Unpack & set up for Friday
hunting.
- Brekken
Pond Friday am - Shooting time is 7:45a.
- Limited
to N side of Rt200 for Fr/Sa.
- Contacts:
i.
Jerry Reiser - (701) 805-8790
ii.
Daryl & Zona O’Shea - 1151A 5th St. NW,
Turtle Lake
iii.
Gerrard Goven – (701) 330-5652
iv.
Bill Kuehn - (701) 220-6027
v.
Morris Miller – Jerry’s neighbor to the South
vi.
NDGF Riverdale Office – (701) 328-1190
- Depart
after morning hunt on Friday the 30th. Hotel Friday night ~ Eau
Claire, WI / Madison, WI. Arrive Columbus Sat afternoon (~4p). Dan home
~7p. Bill home ~ 11p.
- As
of Saturday, 10/16 all areas are open: PLOTS, WPA, WMA, etc.
