Disc Golf | Outdoors Starts In Here

Insect Repellent – Avoid West Nile with Repel

Mosquito season is upon us, and this year, they’re really making themselves known. According to the Wausau Daily Herald, West Nile virus has been confirmed in our area.

This doesn’t mean you need to lock up the house and stay inside until October. You may be one who works outside, one who loves to hang at the beach, a hiker, a mountain biker, a kayaker or even a soccer league spectator or gardener. Thankfully, protecting ourselves against mosquitos & their illnesses is not that difficult.

We just restocked our shelves with some of the very best insect repellent around. Repel Sportsman & Sportsman Max boasts 20%-40% deet, which should keep us recreational outdoors-people plenty safe from mosquitos, ticks, gnats, biting flies, chiggers & fleas. If you’re swarmed constantly, spending time in the deep woods or swampy areas, you might want to consider Ben’s 100, which contains 98.11% deet. Spray it on & you’ll be protected for up to 10 hours. A third insect repellent option that might interest you contains Permethrin and is for your clothing & gear, not your skin. One application to your clothing, shoes, packs, etc., will keep you protected for two weeks. (Plus, it’s unscented!)

Preparing for the outdoors can be quick and easy. Take a few minutes, be wise, and protect yourself from the risks (think sunscreen & bug spray) so you can get out and stay out! Happy summer!

Earn Bucks, Spend Bucks. Shep’s Bucks are Free Money!

Dollars, Euros, Pounds, Rubles, Pesos, $hep’s Buck$!

Money in your pocket, in any currency, is good. Well, we’d like to give you $hep’s Buck$ to celebrate the great outdoors this summer. “How” you ask? Just spend $50 in store on your favorite brand bikes, water sports, camping gear, shoes, outerwear and sportswear or even on clearance clothing and our entire selection of clearance ski and snowboard equipment and we’ll give you a $5 $hep’s Buck$ card. The extra value multiplies quickly because your $hep’s Buck$ is free money to use on future purchases.

Here’s the scoop: you’ll get $5 for Every $50 spent at Shepherd & Schaller in downtown Wausau during our $hep’s Buck$ promotion June 26-July 9, 2017. You’ll then bring your Buck$ card back to use toward a future purchase through September 1, 2017.

The fine print: $hep’s Buck$ is not legal tender. The card has no cash value and there is no cash back. Customer will receive $5 in $hep’s Buck$ for every $50 in purchases of in-stock merchandise. Purchases may not be combined to earn additional $hep’s Buck$ and they can not be earned retroactively on previous purchases. $hep’s Buck$ is earned on the amount of customer purchases after all applicable discounts are applied and before tax is imposed.

Eligible customer purchases which earn $hep’s Buck$ include in-stock regular price, sale price and clearance price clothing, footwear and equipment but exclude, Gift Cards, Shop Services and special orders. Use your $hep’s Buck$ to buy anything from Shepherd & Schaller in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin prior to the expiration date. Return value of merchandise purchased with $hep’s Buck$ may be subject to adjustment. Offer is not transferable and is not redeemable on purchases made on www.shepssports.com.

Hey Mom! Let’s Go Outside and Play!

Mom probably likes flowers, perfume and candy. But you know the gift she really wants this Mother’s Day is time with you. Remember when she taught you how to love playing outside? This year, return the favor. The Wausau, WI area is flush with great outdoor spots to enjoy. See what mom needs to make her outdoor adventures complete (we can help if you need ideas ) and cap off a great gift with time together doing something you both love.

Gift ideas (with each photo) and a list of nearby campgrounds, boat launches, hiking and bike trails, disc golf courses and tennis courts is just a click away. But click quick, then get outside! Happy Mother’s Day mom, from all of us at Shepherd & Schaller 🙂

We’d Like to Thank The Academy….

A big Thank You to the readers of the Wausau Daily Herald who voted us Wausau’s favorite Outdoor Shop.

We’ve worked hard to earn your trust since 1949, and we remain committed to making our founders proud of our community involvement, customer service, product selection, and shopping environment in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin and online.

Some call us a “Ski Shop”, others a “Bike Shop”, and there are a few who still say “Sporting Goods.” We’re all that and a whole lot more. And it’s a blast changing our product mix to suit our region’s ever changing tastes along with the demand for our expert product selection and service online. So stay tuned!

“We would like to thank our mothers, our fathers, the big guy upstairs and all of those who didn’t believe that a little shop in northern Wisconsin could hold it’s own next to the big shops in the big cities for so long. It made us try harder to believe in ourselves. We’re going to Disney World!” – The Sheps Crew

New for Spring 2014

It’s sunny and bright in our shop, whether it is chilly outside or not! We have brand new spring & summer merchandise in the store so you’ll have it in time to travel for Spring Break (or just to brighten your mood).

Stop in the store to see new warm-weather merchandise including swim, yoga & summer apparel, luggage & purses from Kavu, prAna, Kuhl, Patagonia, and Dakine; and footwear from Teva, Minnetonka, and Salomon. You’ll also want to check out Diamonback bikes, Prince tennis gear, HO watersports equipment & accessories, golf discs from Innova & Discraft, and more!

We’re here year round to help you have the most enjoyable outdoor experiences possible. We’ll talk with you about apparel, equipment & accessories and make sure you’re set for the adventures that lie ahead. Stop in and get ready for sunshine and 80 degree days!