Give us a call if you have any questions. 608-797-0550  Directions : 2miles West of Arcadia,WI on Hwy 95 to River Road then south 0.3 miles to Sauer Mill Road. Take a left on Sauer Mill Rd and go 0.25 miles.  Fire # is W74. Watch for signs.

     Dress for the weather.

     Remember that the showroom is also open by appointment if you cannot attend.

     Thank you to all that stopped by to see us at the WTA convention last weekend. We appreciate your business and enjoy seeing you. I think everyone had a great time at the convention. Thanks to all who work so hard to put this on every year.

     Hope to see you on the 24th. Enjoy the cooler temps.                                                Tom

that would be appreciated. But mainly the most important is if you can just attend.

     Directions: Take hwy 35 into Trempealeau, then take a left(north)  on County K (at Citizens First Bank). Follow K to Wagner Rd(about 2 miles). Take a right on Wagner Rd and follow about 1.5 miles to W22051. This is just past the intersection with Scherr Rd.

     If you have questions please email me at trapshackcompany@centurytel.net or phone 608-797-0550.

     Hope to see you there.                                                                                Tom

     Sue and Tom Roskos, along with their sons Greg and Hawken, welcome you.We hope to see you!!

     DIRECTIONS: Go west of Arcadia,WI on HWY 95 for 2 miles, then left on River Road for 0.3 miles. Just past cemetery take  a left on Sauer Mill Rd. Watch for signs. Any questions call us at 608-323-3306 or 608-797-0550.

     The WTA did a marvelous job of hosting the event.We appeciated all the help we got getting into our campsite and to our booth. A special huge THANK-YOU to all the district 5 volunteers for all their assistance! All the volunteers were putting in long hours in the sun and heat but all we saw were smiles and helpfullness.

     Thanks to all who stopped  by our booth to chat or purchase. We appreciate the business. It is good to be immersed in the company of so many like-minded folks, both hearing and telling stories.

      One of the new products we had at the show was the Coon Dagger. This is a racoon specific trap designed on the order of the Little Griz except it has the advantage of having a trigger that can be set off by pushing or pulling. We have them at the showroom and they will show up on the website shortly. They are priced at $20.00 each or $200.00 per dozen.

     Our next Open House will be Sunday Sept.19,2010 from 10 am to 3 pm. Author Kenny Salwey, the Last River Rat will be here to visit and sign books. More details later.

       Enjoy the rest of the summer.                                                                                                                        Tom

Three elves picked up Uncle Kenny Salwey from his home and loaded up the rehabilitating Kenny in his blue sedan. Kenny was 2 weeks post-op from a hip replacement. We roadtripped with him to a fishing region that was easily accessible for him and for our 3.5 yr old son Hawken.

Uncle Tim Salwey and Aunt JoJo White presented Hawken with his own fish pole. Tim then escorted Hawken to the creek holes as friends and family gathered along the creek banks. The anticipated arrival of Hawken and Kenny prompted a bantering and chatting that is conducive to eloquent fish tales being told.

I retreated to fish 15 minutes and returned to find Hawken with 2 brook trout. The rest of the 10 adults all smelled like skunk after we fished for 2 hours.

Uncle Kenny chuckled all the way back to his place commenting that together we all probably have caught 5,000 fish over the years and today we’ve all been outfished by a little boy. We all basked in the beauty of passing along the tradition of fishing opener to the youngest member of the Salwey family.

Flow like water and shine like the rising sun,

Sue Roskos

My wish was to make an easier path for little legs, strollers and people with impaired mobility to have easier access to the backwaters when touring. With our friends that run a nice bulldozer and excavator, my wish was granted. A special thanks to Timmer and Jeffrey Reglin from Reglin and Hesch Construction from Waumandee for being accommodating and made it all seem so easy. The Sandhill Cranes, deer and coon have left their tracks etched in the bulldozed soil along First Pond along with my size 8.5  black tingley boots. I noticed a two foot long scratch in the soil with three claws on it’s tip. I’m dreamily gazing @ the nesting geese and ducks are floating. Then I notice a shimmering, slick dark animal inch-worming it’s way down the path towards me. It appears as an otter all curious and I stop to enjoy my first experience of seeing an otter on shore in our backwaters. He was out for a morning walk with me and eventually plopped back into the water and turned his head to watch me as I passed by him to check the beef cattle herd.

What have you been seeing out in nature?

Flow Like water and Shine like the Rising Sun,

Sue Roskos

Sun. November 29th , ’09

11AM to 2 PM

Doc Tom and Sue Roskos

W74 Sauer Mill Rd
Arcadia, WI 54612

This time has been set aside for you to come visit our showroom of trapping and coon hunting supplies. No purchase necessary-just come , chat and browse. If you are looking for Holiday gift ideas for yourself or others-we also have Uncle Kenny Salwey’s books for sale.

Dress warm-it’s in re-modeled section of our 1901 barn. It’s heated, but it’s a barn!

Dog Vaccination Clinic-Doc Tom is a licensed veterinarian that will be administering vaccines to your dog. Please bring dogs on a leash or contained in a pet carrier. Helpful  information would be old paperwork for what your pet has had already for vaccinations.

We’re 2 miles west of Arcadia-watch for signs.

Feel free to take a self guided stroll in our yard and search for the animals and setting spots described in the BLOG.