[Northwoods Tom]

Congratulations on 3000 and the far NW corner of the county also! I love the county quest.

[Northwoods Tom]

WOW! What a ton of interesting information. My only complaint is sometimes the difficulty listed seems mismatched. And that’s after Mrs. Northwoods has looked at it, and she’s the smart one!

[Northwoods Tom]

Weather man said that this weekend is suppose to be the perfect weekend for the majority of the state.

[Northwoods Tom]

@sweetlife wrote:

I have helped some others who were banned from GC to get the info of there caches from GC…

Makes me wonder just what you have to do to get banned… But then that’s a topic for another thread so I’ll drop it.

Don’t want to get banned 😯

[Northwoods Tom]

Can’t say I’ve used the sites other than GC.com, but it’s interesting to look at what’s available.

Give it another 5 years with GC.com being pulled in so many different directions and who knows.

[Northwoods Tom]

@hack1of2 wrote:

I just checked out terracaching for the first time. Or at least I tried to. You can only get as far as the registration page if you don’t have an account.

Try clicking on the “All Over The World” link in the first paragraph. It brought up a map of the U.S. Don’t know if this is a sample or not but there are very few in Wisconsin.

[Northwoods Tom]

I have been looking at the original Sailor Jerry cache on and off for longer then I care to admit, basically because it’s a D.C. cache I haven’t done yet. Now I don’t feel as dumb 😳 But then again…

[Northwoods Tom]

If the County owns the property, things may be looking up.

[Northwoods Tom]

Sounds like a land development company. Could be vacant for years or a condo development next year.

You have the address so you could send a request. Hopefully they geocache and feel it will attract interest in the property.

[Northwoods Tom]

@bartrod wrote:

I’m still trying to figure out how to send out photos from my old Kodak Instamatic on-line 😆

So you purchased the last packages of film… 🙄

[Northwoods Tom]

A virtual I scored this summer requested a photo of the site as one of the options. I logged the cache, the owner then responded with an e-mail, I sent the photo.

I also was confused in how this would happen until he responded.

[Northwoods Tom]

That’s true, but I like having all the maps on one site.(My cottage up north is on the border of two counties)

One thing that I’m unsure of, is the status of being able to place geocaches on these Forest Tax parcels. Earthcaches might be a different case. I stick with National Forest properties for my caches.

[Northwoods Tom]

Here’s a tip on how to find the land.

Go to one of the many county land maps such as (http://coastal.lic.wisc.edu/wisconsin-ims/wisconsin-ims.htm). It may take a little searching to find the information you need until you get use to the specific counties map but once you do, it becomes easier. Not all counties use the same tools and formats.

Once in, look for a “Tax Parcel Report”. If it is open it will state in the report “Forest Tax” in the tax category. That’s the land you are looking for. You can even print out a copy. I often take this with me when I hunt new areas. Property owner doesn’t question you once you pull it out.

The more you explore a county, the easier it gets to use the maps. If you have any questions on the Door or Price county maps ask away. The others I would have to play with for a while.

Hope this helps people out there. Tom

[Northwoods Tom]

@Lostby7 wrote:

Outrageous waste of tax-dollars…..again.

I have to agree to a certain extent but also disagree if you know which hoops to jump thru. The program does allow you access to lands for hunting, hiking, exploring and a variety of outdoor pursuits. This becomes a great asset if you live in an area of the state where there is very little recreational land available. I’m fortunate to live in an area where there is a lot of public land, many people don’t have that luxury. My Springer and I spent many an outing on land in this designation chasing pheasant. I don’t know who enjoyed it more…

[Northwoods Tom]

This has always been one of my pet peeves. Finding land that is in the programs is very tricky. Tax bills often published in a database online helps. Knowing the boundaries can also be difficult. On more than one occasion I have been on property enrolled in the program and had landowners tell me I was trespassing. As soon as I let them know that I am aware of the land being in the program, they change their tune. This usually happens during hunting season when you are wearing blaze orange and stick out. The rest of the time, I don’t think they even know you are there.

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