Hidden Bear ATV Club

Wisconsin Law
Change Notice:

Starting on July 1,
2012 for for Wisconsin public registered UTV’s & ATVs, owners
will be required to furnish a rear plate in addition to the two side decals
furnished by DNR.

* Plate will be minimum of 4
inches in height and 7 1/2 inches wide.

* Plate must be white

* Black lettering a minimum of 1
1/2 inches high with a minimum 3/16 stroke

* Needs only the 4 registration
numbers and two letters that follow – Same as on the registration decal

* Owner shall maintain the plate
so it is in legible condition

* Plate shall be attached to the
rear of the vehicle.

ATV License plate kits are available online by the following
businesses.

Moose Utility, American MFG, Hardline Products or

www.watva.org

ANNUAL FUNDAISER

AUGUST 18^TH, 2012

NOON – 6:00 PM

ANIMAL’S BEAR TRAIL INN, COUNTY
T & 64, MOUNTAIN, WI

Please mark your calendar
for our annual fundraiser again this year.
We will be having meat raffles, 50-50 raffles, food &beverages.  At 6:00 pm we will be drawing the lucky winner of $3000.00 along with 13 other cash prizes.  Below is a sample of our raffle ticket.  We are only selling 100 tickets.  Tickets must be purchased prior to the
event.  There is a 1 in 7 chance to win, we are paying out 14 cash prizes and the total payout is set at 70%.  If you are interested in purchasing a ticket you can contact our secretary, Jim Wisneski at  715-276-6612 or via email at:  hiddenbeartrailatvclub@centurytel.net.   You can select a certain number from 001 – 100 and Jim will mail you the ticket and you can then mail a check to:  Hidden Bear Trail ATV Club, PO BOX 145, Mountain WI 54149.  If you are interested in selling some of the
tickets to other friends or relatives you can also contact Jim.  You can also purchase tickets at Animal’s Bear Trail Inn, The Halfway Bar or at one of our monthly meetings.  The cost of each ticket is $100.00.

Proceeds from this event
will go toward the maintenance of existing ATV trails and routes, working with the Forest Service, DNR, Local  Townships to create new trails and routes, working with other local clubs to produce the yearly Oconto County ATV Map and for the cost of ATV signs.
Thank you for being a member and we look forward to seeing you on the trails this year.

Shawn Fidler

President

HIDDEN BEAR TRAIL ATV CLUB

FUN DAY

Is now over and very successful with raising enough money to pay for the signs needed to open all the town roads in Lakewood to ATV travel on May 1, 2012 

Thanks to all who attended and those who worked very hard to make this possible.

A special thanks to the Paul Bunyan
Riders Snowmobile Club for all their help.

New UTV Registration Bill Highlights: Effective July 1^st
the Permanent Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) Registration program will replace the current temporary program in place for the last three years.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS – 2012

April 20^th –
April 22nd – Wisconsin ATV Association (WATVA) –Rothschild WI

May 12^th –
Membership Meeting – Animal’s Bear Trail Inn, Mountain WI 10:00 am

June 9^th –
Membership Meeting – Mulligan’s Bar, Lakewood WI 10:00 am

July 14^th –
Membership Meeting – Halfway Bar, Mountain
WI 10:00 am

July 28^th –
Brat Fry – Lakewood Super Valu, Lakewood WI
11:00 am – 2:00 pm

August 18^th –
Fund Raiser, Raffle Drawing, Meat Raffles,  Membership Meeting, Annual Meeting &
Elections at Animal’ Bear Trail Inn, Corner of Hwy 64 & T, Mountain WI.  Membership Meeting starts at 10:00 am,
followed by Fund Raiser from noon – 6:00 pm, Large raffle drawing at 6:00 pm.

September 8^th –
Membership Meeting & Club Ride – Firelite Lounge, Lakewood WI
10:00 am

October 13^th –
Membership Meeting – Pine Grove Bar, Mountain
WI 10:00 am

*Board of Directors
meeting are held the second Tuesday of the Month from March – October at 6:00
pm at Animal’s Bear Trail Inn

Club information, ATV
trail info, & Club applications can be found on our website at:  www.hiddenbeartrailatvclub.com.  Our email address is:  hiddenbeartrailatvclub@centurytel.net.

Please support the following business members that are members of our club:

DIRECTIONS ON NEW ATV ROUTE FROM NICOLET STATE TRAIL

TO TOWNSEND VIA HIGHWAY 64 & T (ANIMAL’S BAR)

This new route is signed with arrows and informational brown signs.
We will be putting up more informational signs to help insure that you get to your destination.  Below is detailed directions.

From the South:  Going North from Mountain on the Nicolet
Trail, the second blacktop road that you cross is Tar Dam Road (In Riverview).  Continue North 1.3 miles after you cross Tar Dam Road, you will turn left off of the Nicolet Trail (their will be a brown
directional sign on the Nicolet Trail that has a left arrow that reads:  Townsend via Hwy 64 & T 40 miles).  Follow the Trail one block and then turn left on Thelen Road until you stop at Highway 32, cross Highway 32 and enter the Forest Service Trail, continue on the trail until you stop at Island Lake Road, turn right on Island Lake Road (turn left if you want to go to the Halfway Bar), continue 1 mile on Island Lake Road, turn left on Elbe Road for 1 mile and another left on Star Lake Road. These 3 roads are temporary until we complete the Forest Service Project between Island Lake Road &  Star Lake Road.  Travel 1 mile on Star Lake Road, turn right off of Star Lake Road into the Forest Service Trail, continue on FS Trail until you stop at Mountain Lakes Road, turn right on Mountain Lakes Road, continue on Mountain Lakes Road, cross Highway 64 and continue on Mountain Lakes Road in the Town of Doty.  Turn right off of Mountain Lakes Road on Blue Spruce then turn left on Old   Dump Road until you stop on County T in Doty.  Cross Highway T and turn right, follow the ditch line for .40 miles, cross Highway T and follow ditch line .10 and you will end up in Animal’s Bar parking lot at Highway 64 & T

Leaving Animal’s and continuing on to Townsend:  Cross Hwy T
from Animals and then cross Hwy 64, follow the route along storage building and then cross Hwy T again after storage buildings.
Follow route along the .50 miles of white fence, cross Highway T again to Eichoff Road, follow Eichoff and then turn right on Saul Springs Road to Rose Lake Road.  Turn Right on Rose Lake Road
(turn left to go to 9 mile resort).  Follow Rose Lake Road then turn left on Setting Lake  Road until you stop at Sawyer Lake Road.  Turn left on Sawyer Lake Road (turn right for other options into Townsend including Beaver’s Bar). Follow Sawyer Lake Road until you come to Diamond Roof  Road.  Turn right on Diamond Roof road for approx,  9 miles and then take a slight right onto Mosquito Lake Road, follow signs to Barb’s Valley Inn and then onto the Nicolet trail.

If you are coming from the North (Lakewood Area) on the Nicolet Trail you would turn right off the trail and follow directions above.

This total trip could take anywhere from 3 to 4 hours based on each rider’s comfort.  Please remember that the Forest Service Trails will be winding and on occasions somewhat rocky.  We filled in areas in the Forest Service but it will not be like riding on a road.
This 40 miles will be gravel and a dirt route except for about 4 miles
of black top.  These directions will also be posted on our website at:
www.hiddenbeartrailatvclub.com.