September Newsletter

BCWF Meetings will now be at the Valley City Eagles Club.

Next Meeting…Wednesday, September 9th, 2015…Eagles Club
Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM

If you have not renewed your membership yet or you would like to sign up you can download a form to send in from our website , by talking to a club officer, or by stopping at L&H Shoe Shop.

Our benefits include our club newsletter, free burgers at most meetings, and a subscription to North Dakota Outdoors Magazine.

Fall Banquet – The banquet will be Friday, October 30th at the Valley City Eagles Club. There are early bird tickets available at L&H Shoe Shop and Northwestern Industries, early bird tickets must be purchased by October 15th to be eligible for the $100 Valley Meats Gift Certificate.

Trap Shoot Fun Night / Annual Annie Oakley Shoot – Is scheduled for Sept. 15, 6 pm at the Valley City Trap Club. There will be food and prizes. All proceeds go to the Hunters Education Program. Contact Todd at 840-1198 or Skip at 490-3211 with any questions.

Take a Kid Fishing – We had a good turn out again this year. 43 kids signed up, 25 came that day, and we had 17 volunteers that helped that day. The kids caught a few perch, many smallmouth bass, bullheads, and a pumpkinseed sunfish. Pictures and more information available on the club’s website

Summer Fishing Derby – Congratulations to Tony Bundy and Ken Didier for winning the summer walleye derby with 27.95 lbs. The also caught the biggest walleye of the weekend weighing in at 8.5 lbs. We had 96 teams this year for the 26th Annual Barnes County Wildlife Walleye Tournament on Lake Ashtabula. The tournament was held on June13th and 14th. There were 574 walleyes weighed in over the weekend, totaling 1186 lbs. More info below and pictures are available on the clubs website and Facebook Page.

Hunters Ed – The North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. recognized Dennis Helland and Skip Pedersen for 30 years of volunteer service as hunter’s education instructors. Both of them received plaques for their 30 years of service and lifetime combination hunting and fishing license.

Gaylon Hansen Youth Outdoors Day – We had 14 kids attend this year. There were 6 stations: Fishing, Hunting, Hunter Ed, Archery, Trapping, and The eating station. We had several volunteers at each station and we had a wonderful time. We also had a few youth stay after and shoot some trap which was great for those that got to shoot. Pictures are available on the clubs website and Facebook Page.

Faust Park – 8 new apples trees were planted in the park this spring.