Category: Buck Pool

  • TG Buck Pool “App”

    TG Buck Pool “App”

    Tracking the TG Buck Pool shouldn’t mean digging through old texts or emails or trying to remember the website address. Good news: you can add the TG Buck Pool site straight to your phone’s home screen, so it opens with a single tap — just like an app.

    Why Bother?
    No more searching. Once it’s on your home screen, TG Buck Pool is one tap away. No typing in a web address, no digging through your browser history. Check standings, report your harvest, or see if you’re one of this week’s prize winners the moment you open your phone. Perfect for a quick look before, during, or after a hunt. Looks and feels like an app. It’ll show up with its own icon right alongside your other apps, even though it’s just a website. No app store, no downloads. This isn’t an app you install, it’s a shortcut your phone creates for you. No storage space, no updates, no hassle.


    How to Add It
    We put together a quick step-by-step guide with pictures for iPhone and Android. Just follow the instructions on the document below. Once it’s added, checking the Buck Pool is as easy as checking the weather. Give it a try before the season kicks off in September!

  • And the Winner is…

    And the Winner is…

    For the first year of our photo contest, we’re calling this a big win.

    A total of 71 voters participated, each selecting their two favorite photos from this season based on their own perspectives and preferences.

    Congratulations to Ryan Sustman, who took 1st place with 9 votes and won a $100 Fleet Farm gift card, courtesy of Chris VanderLogt of Quality Insulators.

    We’d also like to recognize Matt Zimdars and Joe Kapla, who finished just behind Ryan with 7 votes each. Great work to all who participated, and thank you to everyone who voted!

  • Buck Pool Party

    Buck Pool Party

    Join us for a celebration of the 2025 deer season at the annual TG Buck Pool Party!

    Event Details
    📍 VanderVest Harley-Davidson of Green Bay
    1966 Velp Ave, Green Bay, WI 54303
    📅 February 5, 2026
    🕓 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    What to Expect:

    • Refreshments
    • Food
    • Gun raffles courtesy of Gus’s Guns

    Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

    RSVP:
    Jeff Blohowiak
    📧 jeff.blohowiak@tweetgarot.com

    We hope to see you there!

  • Brady Weidman Bow Buck

    Brady Weidman Bow Buck

    Congrats to Brady Weidman with his buck taken with the bow in in the late season! Brady is a Service Technician out of the Wisconsin Rapids location. Check out his story:

    January 4th, 4:00 p.m. Waushara county.

    It was a crisp afternoon with some freezing  rain. When the quiet broke, the food plot started to come alive. One by one, does filtered out until there were nine of them feeding in front of me. Then he appeared! My hunting partner had crossed paths with this buck more times than we could count this year, but could never quite seal the deal. Now he was standing in my lane. I watched him closely, knowing patience would matter more than anything. When he took that final step and turned just enough to give me a perfect quartering away shot, everything slowed down. I drew, settled my pin, and released. The arrow hit perfect, driving through and stopping in the off side shoulder. The impact was solid and unmistakable. The buck went down right there, expiring within seconds, the heart and lungs completely dismantled. Clean, ethical, and exactly how every bowhunter hopes it ends. As I walked up on him, the season replayed in my mind. The frustration from September, when I hit my target buck but never recovered him, still lingered. That one had weighed on me all year. But standing over this deer, I felt a sense of closure. After a season filled with close calls, hard lessons, and unfinished business, this buck was the perfect ending to the 2025 archery season. A reminder of why patience matters, why persistence pays off, and why we keep coming back!

    Score 130 4/8″

  • Kraig Kinnard Doe

    Kraig Kinnard Doe

    Congrats to Kraig Kinnard with his doe taken during the holiday hunt on 12/30/25! Kraig is an Account Manager out of the De Pere location.

  • Miles Searles Gun Buck

    Miles Searles Gun Buck

    Congrats to Miles Searles with his buck taken in Taylor County last week! Miles is a CED Intern working out of the Wisconsin Rapids location.

  • Final Holiday Week Prize

    Final Holiday Week Prize

    Our final prize of the week is a Weber Q1000 gas grill donated by Advanced Fastening Supply.

    Our winner is Rod Dax. Rod was a Sheet Metal Labor Coordinator for Northeast Wisconsin, but as of about a month ago he’s now a retiree. Congrats to Rod and on the grill (and the retirement) and thanks to AFS for the great prize!

    That wraps up our holiday week prizes. Back to our normal Buck Pool programming. The season wraps up in a matter of days. We’ll sort through everything and start announcing winners and our end-of-season banquet this month. We also have the upcoming photo contest. Look for info about that and more on this website and the Outside TG Podcast.

    We hope everyone involved in the Buck Pool has a wonderful New Year Holiday and an amazing 2026!

  • Holiday Week Prize 9

    Holiday Week Prize 9

    Happy 2026, everyone! It’s a holiday, so we’re doing one more day of Holiday Week prizes. Our first of two prizes today is a package including an ammo box, electronic shooting ear muffs, scent and gear bag, field dressing gloves, and scent free wash cloths donated by our friend Andy Shilt at Midwest Sales & Marketing.

    Our winner is Jeff Sippola. Jeff is a Virtual Designer on our VDC team in the De Pere office. Congrats to Jeff, and thanks to Andy for another great prize.

    One more Holiday Week prize coming later today…

  • Holiday Week Prize 8

    Holiday Week Prize 8

    For our final prize of 2025 we have a pair of Vortex Diamondback binoculars and some nice Ferguson gear donated by longtime Buck Pool supporter Cole Hanson at Ferguson.

    Our winner is Tim Spaeth. Tim is a Local 434 Steamfitter Foreman working out of our Wisconsin Rapids location. Congrats to Tim, and thanks to Cole at Ferguson for another great prize.

    That’s it for today, and for 2025. We’ll be back tomorrow to wrap up our Holiday Week prizes. Until then, we hope you had an amazing 2025 and that stay safe tonight ringing in the new year!

  • Holiday Week Prize 7

    Holiday Week Prize 7

    Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! Back today with a couple more prizes, the first of which is a pair of Milwaukee heated jackets donated by Jeremiah Otting at Johnstone Heartland.

    Congrats to our two winners, Ben Schmidt and Evan Wood. Ben is a Supply Chain Intern at our Wrightstown facility. Evan is a Local 400 Steamfitter Apprentice working on one of the Fincantieri ships in Sturgeon Bay. Congrats to Ben and Evan, and thanks again to Jeremiah at Johnstone Heartland for the great prizes!

    Back one more time today with another big prize…

  • Holiday Week Prize 6

    Holiday Week Prize 6

    For our final prize today week have FIVE (5) $25 gift cards to Gus’s Guns donated by our friends at Gus’s Guns. Five gift cards = five winners. They are:

    Brad Davister. Brad is a Service Technician working out of our De Pere location.

    Milt Blazer. Milt is a retired Local 400 steamfitter.

    Brad Duchateau. Brad works Maintenance at our manufacturing facility in Wrightstown.

    Aaron Blake. Aaron is a sheet metal foreman at our manufacturing facility in Wrightstown.

    Miles Searles. Miles is an intern on our Custom Equipment Design team.

    Congrats to Brad, Milt, Brad, Aaron, and Miles and thanks to Gus’s Guns for yet another generous donation to the Buck Pool!

    Back tomorrow with a couple more prizes…

  • Holiday Week Prize 5

    Holiday Week Prize 5

    Next up today in our 2025 Holiday Week Prize Giveaway we have a $100 Amazon gift card donated by MacArthur Company.

    Our winner is Scot Sustman. Scot is a retired Local 400 steamfitter. Congrats to Scot and thanks to MacArthur Company for the great prize!

    Back one more time today with prize #6…