May Newsletter
NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH, 2012…VFW CLUB
FREE BURGERS FOR PAID UP MEMBERS 6:00PM TILL GONE…..MEETING TO FOLLOW AT 7:00PM
WE HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS FORGOTTEN LAST SPRING WITH THE FLOODING! WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE THIS YEAR TO CATCH UP!
RIVER ROAD CLEANUP AND TREE REEF AT LAKE ASHTABULA HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST MONTH. THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEERS THAT MADE THOSE PROJECTS WORK!
NDGFD R.A.P. TRAILER IS SHOW READY AND WE HOPE TO HAVE IT DISPLAYED AT ONE OF OUR SUMMER EVENTS THIS YEAR.
MEMBERSHIP IS DOING GREAT! OUR APPOLOGIES FOR LATE UPDATING! P.R. IS WORKING ON IT AND WE APPRECIATE ALL RENEWALS AND NEW MEMBERS FOR JOINING IN WITH OUR GREAT CLUB! REMEMBER TO COME TO THE MEETINGS FOR INFO, A SOCIAL EVENT AND SOME CHOW!
TAKE A KID FISHING DAY IS JUNE 2ND…GOOSE WILL BE REQUESTING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE EVENT AT THE MAY MEETING. WE’LL TAKE 50 KIDS AGE 6-10 FOR A MORNING OF FUN AND FISHING.
NDWF-JOHN KOPP & DON BAASCH ATTENDED A CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF HUNTING IN N.D. REPRESENTATIVES FROM WILDLIFE CLUBS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ND FARMERS UNION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WERE THERE ALSO. ISSUES INCLUDED THE EFFECTS OF GAS AND OIL DEVELOPMENT, THE FARM PROGRAM, CRP LOSS, PLOTS PROGRAM, HABITAT DAMAGE, DEER, ANTELOPE AND BIG GAME POPULATIONS AND LICENSES, APPRENTICE LICENSING AND NON-RESIDENT LICENSING. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIGGER THING IN THE FUTURE SO STAY TUNED!
SPORTS FISHING CONGRESS HAS CONCERNS ABOUT FUNDING FOR OUR LOCAL NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY. DON SHOULD HAVE A REPORT FOR US AT THE MAY MEETING.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE MAY MEETING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE VCSU STUDENTS: ETHEN PRESTON, ANDREW GLASER, AND ASHLEY FARNSWORTH. CONGRATULATIONS!
SUMMER CAMPS: KELLI BJORNSON IS YOUR CONTACT…490-1440/646-6842. SHE WILL GET ANY INTERESTED YOUTH REGISTERED AND BCWF WILL PAY 75% OF CAMP COST!
NDWF CONSERVATION CAMP…AUGUST 5-11…GARRISON…AGES 12-15 YEARS OLD…$300
LURE ‘EM FOR LIFE FISH CAMP…AUGUST 5-10…DEVILS LAKE…AGES 8-14 YEARS OLD
PHEASANT CHICKS WILL BE ARRIVING JUNE 1ST…CALL PERRY ON PICK UP TIME. 490-1797.
YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT…WATCH FOR POSTERS THIS SUMMER AS IT WILL BE LIMITED. YOUTH MUST HAVE THEIR HUNTER EDUCATION CARD AND THE EVENT IS FREE!
JUNIOR NATURALISTS WILL NOT MEET AGAIN UNTIL SCHOOL STARTS IN THE FALL.
FISHERIES PROJECTS FOR THE SUMMER INCLUDE THE NEW TOILET AT MOON LAKE AND FAUST PARK VANDALISM CLEAN UP. IF YOU’RE IN THESE LOCALITIES AND THINK SOMETHING IS SUSPICIOUS, BY ALL MEANS, GET SOME DOCUMENTATION. IT’S SAD TO SEE CONTINUAL ABUSE OF SUCH NICE AREAS.
SUMMER WALLEYE TOURNAMENT
JUNE 9-10.. STILL HAS SEVERAL OPENINGS. CALL PERRY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. 490-1797
SPRING ADVISORY MEETINGS WERE HELD
THIS LAST MONTH. WE SHOULD HAVE A REPORT
AT THE MAY MEETING.
VALLEY CITY TRAP CLUB IS NOW OPEN EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT AT 6:30. THEY HAVE A SKEET RANGE ALSO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GIVE
YOUR SKILLS A TEST!
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