WI froggers?

froggiefriend · #1 (**permalink**) 04-17-2008, 03:43 PM

I was wondering if there is a group in WI? I would be interested in joining. If there isn't one is there anyone interested in getting together about once a month to talk frogs?
Kristin

mlaursen · #2 (**permalink**) 04-21-2008, 05:35 PM

There's a handfull of us in wisconisn, but no organized group. The closest i'm aware of is the Chicago area.

Michael

froggiefriend · #3 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 02:59 PM

so nobody in WI is interested in gathering and talking frogs? Or do you all join in during the chicago group?
Kristin

Catfur · #4 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 03:53 PM

The "Chicago" group isn't really a IL/Chicago group, it's the MDG (Midwest Dendrobatid Group), and we have had meetings in Wisconsin, as far north as Oshkosh. It's just that the only people willing to host in the past couple of years have been in Chicagoland (yes, I'm lookin' at you Donn).

Dancing frogs · #5 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 06:20 PM

I usually attend such meetings.

Hosting a meeting here wouldn't really work...you get more than 4 people in here, and people are stepping on each other, and I doubt many people would make the 6-7hr drive up here :wink:

Rich Frye · #6 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfur

The "Chicago" group isn't really a IL/Chicago group, it's the MDG (Midwest Dendrobatid Group), and we have had meetings in Wisconsin, as far north as Oshkosh. It's just that the only people willing to host in the past couple of years have been in Chicagoland (yes, I'm lookin' at you Donn).

I'm not sure if I agree with that Clayton. Having yet to meet either Hoff brother or hear from them about the "MDG" meetings any time recently, I generally just opened up an invitation to host at my house. It just kind of happened that Chicago has a meeting about once every two months or so.
Anyone wishing to start a new one up and host or poke me enough to host another one here, fine with me. Just got done a few weeks ago with the MEFF so another month or so may work. We have no 'leaders' or fancy "MADD", "BADD" and dangerous to know , type names. That being said. I think C.A.D. has a nice ring. .........And it also fits in with Chicago Area Darts :wink: :wink: .

Rich

Dancing frogs · #7 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 07:24 PM

What part of WI are you from Kristin?

Catfur · #8 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 08:01 PM

Well, call it MDG or CMQXKARG, it's mostly the same people, there's no listserv or anything (and hasn't been since the Hoff clan jumped ship, not that it was ever used for anything). Anybody who wants to host a gathering is welcome to, and people will come or not, based on whether they want to or not :wink:

Dancing frogs · #9 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 11:45 PM

I think the old mdg mailing list should come back to life, or something similar be created.
It's kind of a pita if you'd rather not ship, when you say what you have available to bring to meetings in a public forum, and then get flooded by pm's from people who want frogs shipped. Not a big deal, but still...the old email chain would be nice.

froggiefriend · #10 (**permalink**) 04-25-2008, 01:24 AM

I live in Sheboygan. I know of one other frogger here in town. Steve.... Detrick105. I would love to gather with others as I am sort of new at frogging - I've been lerking around here longer than when I joined... I was a guest for a long time. Nervous about posting as a newB. I am sure Sheboygan would be out of the way for almost everybody to have a meeting.