February Newsletter

2011 February 3

by BCW

NEXT MEETING

FEBRUARY 9TH…VFW…FREE BURGERS FOR PAID UP MEMBERS 6 PM TILL GONE

MEETING TO FOLLOW

BCWF APPRECIATES YOUR MEMBERSHIP; ALL NEW AND RENEWALS !!!!

HOWEVER, MANY OF YOU ARE DELINQUENT ON GETTING YOUR DUES IN, SO MAKE YOURSELF A NOTE TO EITHER SEND THEM IN OR PAY UP WITH AN OFFICER.

YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE OR TWO REMINDER NOTICES BEFORE WE START CULLING OUR MAILING LIST!

MEMBERSHIP TO DATE STANDS AT 341 (half of average) !

IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A RENEWAL NOTICE FROM ND OUTDOORS IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVEN’T RENEWED YOUR BCWF MEMBERSHIP (REMEMBER: THIS SUBSCRIPTION IS FREE WITH YOUR DUES ALONG WITH OUR NEWSLETTER AND THE FREE MEALS! IT’S A GREAT DEAL TO BELONG TO A STRONG CLUB!

WINTER SHOW BOOTH IS GEARING UP EARLY AND NEEDS YOUR HELP! THERE ARE STILL A FEW MORE SLOTS TO FILL FOR MANNING THE BOOTH THAT WEEKEND AND ANYONE WITH CLUB PROJECT PHOTOS CAN SUBMIT THEM TO JOSH HOLM AT ADDRESS ON TOP OF PAGE! WE ARE GOING TO DO A LAPTOP PHOTO DISPLAY. IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER 2 HOURS CALL JOSH 840-5269.

HUNTER ED CLASS DATES HAVE BEEN SET FOR MARCH 8,14,15,17 & 22. FREE CLASS FOR 11 YEARS OR OLDER. CONTACT SKIP PEDERSEN 845-3211.

INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE IS OPEN MONDAY & WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 7PM IN THE AUDI BASEMENT. YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT FOR FREE THE FIRST NIGHT. CONTACT NEIL PETERSON 840-0173.

JUNIOR NATURALISTS: FEB.14, 2011 AT THE HATCHERY. PROJECT: PINE CONE BIRD FEEDERS! CONTACT KYLE 701-650-8715 OR kyle.m.Johnson@vcsu.edu OR STACEY AT 845-3466. PARENTS PLEASE PRE-REGISTER.

LEGISLATIVE: THE BOARD MEETS ONCE A WEEK TO DISCUSS AND MONITOR BILLS. THERE ARE MANY!

WINNERS OF PAST CONTESTS, DRAWINGS & RAFFLES

PHEASANT TAIL 1- MATT SORENSON,24 9/16…2- GOOSE KAPAUN,23 14/16…3- ED MCGOUGH, 23 12/16

CERTIFICATE WINNERS: EUGENE PEDERSON, ERIK & TJ HANSEN, TIM & BEN SORENSON, DENNIS HOYE, ETHAN KAPAUN, WAYNE & JACOB LIEBERSBACH, DAN RYBA, STACEY HOEHN & DANNY STUGELMEYER.

HIDES FOR WILDLIFE RIFLE WINNER: ZAC SCHLECHT, JAMESTOWN.

SV CALLING CONTEST RIFLE RAFFLE: KIRK RODE,MEGAN DALLY, Montpelier—SCOTT ANDERSON, Sanborn—

GORDON SONSTHAGEN, MARK FORMO, RODNEY LEBAHN, Litchville—LANCE PETERSON, LaMoure—STEVE DALE, Jamestown—JIM IVERSON,Page—MIC JACOBSEN, Luverne.

LANDOWNER DRAWING: REDLIN PENCIL ETCHING, VICKIE ROSENAU—CLUB JACKET, KATHY KOPP—CLUB CAPS AND SHIRTS WERE ALSO GIVEN AWAY.

COMMITTEE GUN DRAWING: SUE KAPAUN

GAS & GROCERY RAFFLE: $300 GAS, ED FEUERHERM–$200 GAS, JANESSA REINISCH–$100 GAS, DARRELL HANSON–$100 GROCERY, RAY TRIEBOLD–$100 GROCERY, PETE RESSLER.

XMAS TREE REEF IS ON GO FOR THIS SPRING

AT THE WEST ASHTABULA CROSSING.

FISHERIES PROJECTS FOR 2011 INCLUDE

A BOAT RAMP AT CITY PARK AND A CANOE

ACCESS AT THE HATCHERY. TO SCHEDULE

DATES IN LATE SPRING.

NDWF AUTO/CASH BANQUET IS APRIL 2ND.

TICKETS ARE IN VERY SHORT SUPPLY SO

IF YOU PLAN ON GETTING ONE, GET IT

NOW!

FINGAL WILDLIFE SMOKER: FEB 11TH.

CONTACT GOOSE FOR TICKETS!