For over 30 years, the Bill Cook Chapter IWLA has been teaching hunter education. In that time we have had over 4,000 youth and adults participate in our classes.
Classes are usually held in April and August yearly.
For over 60 years, we have hosted a fisheree or jamboree in February. For many years, the event was held on McDill Pond. 2020 through 2023 the event was held on our club grounds. In 2024 the fisheree returned at The Waters Pub and Pier and has been held at there since!
The Izaak Walton League holds its annual Little Plover River clean-up in June. This initiative covers the river section between Jordan Pond and Iverson Park. To manage the project, this stretch is divided into north and south sections, which are serviced on a rotating, alternating-year schedule.
For many years, the Saturday before Halloween has had a family friendly Halloween party. Kids games, food, and a haunted hay ride are all part o th fun.
Since 2022, members of the chapter have been in Iverson Park teaching guests about the rusty crayfish and how it harms Wisconsin water ways.
Starting 2024, members of the Izaak Walton League teach the Department of Natural Resources ATV/UTV & Snowmobile Saftey Course.
Every January 1st the club opens the grounds to the public to have a mid day trap shoot.
Every September and October, the clubhouse again opens the grounds on Wednesdays (excluding the first Wednesday of the month due to club meeting) to the public to join us in a non-league trap shoot event. Food is available after the shoot.
For 30 years, Wednesdays in July and August (excluding the first Wednesday of the month due to club meeting) the club grounds are opened to have a 3D bow shoot. Targets are spread across the grounds ranging from bears to lions to deer and much more! This is for fun and not league shooting.
The Izaak Walton League of America - Bill Cook Chapter sponsored the Fish On light pole at Pfineer Park.
In 2022, Delta Waterfowl, UW Stevens Point, Izaak Walton League, and Savage joined forces to create a video discussing the University Hunting Program.
To find out more information about this program. Please use the link to Delta Waterfowl's page below:
https://deltawaterfowl.org/what-we-do/hunter3/university-hunting-program/
The Green Circle Trail boarders much of the Bill Cook Chapter grounds. The chapter is a financial doner to the Green Circle Trail as well as allowing parts of our grounds to be used in the winter months for cross country trails.
You may have had access to our grounds through our continued support of local organizations. Organizations like Scout Troops, Becoming an Outdoor Women, DNR for training, Delta Waterfowl, and many more have used our grounds in recent years.
Since 2019, the SPASH Trap Team and Bill Cook Chapter collect used Christmas trees to support the Isherwood Stream Improvement Project and other local stream restoration efforts.