Mike is a lifelong resident of Wisconsin and has been duck hunting for over 40 years. He has been a WWA member for over 30 years. Mike joined the Cedar Creek Chapter in Ozaukee County in 1997 and helped run an annual banquet from 1998 to 2015, serving on various committees. Over the past 12 years, the chapter has set up and run a sporting clays event at Ozaukee Fish and Game. In 2018, he joined the Board of Directors. Mike also helps out at other chapter banquets, the Waterfowl Expo, and is on the WWA Calendar Committee. He heads up the Adopt A Wildlife Area program at Jackson Marsh Wildlife Area in Washington County.