1st Ranger or Cash- Gene Masse, New Rockford
2nd Browning Rifle- Lesley Rolland, Enderlin
3rd Grill- Dustin Didier, Sanborn
4th Redlin- Dan Fairfield, Valley City
5th Redlin- Vicki Lovell Swenson, Sanborn
6th Redlin- Kevin Eberle, Sibley
7th Redlin- Doug Lettenmair, Sanborn
8th Redlin- Estee Clyde, Sanborn
9th Redlin- Don Olson, Fingal
10th Redlin- Dane Christensen, Northwood
11th Redlin-Larry Formo, Litchville
12th Redlin- Greg McCarthy, Hazen
13th Redlin- Patrick McCarth, Hazen
14th $200- Jim Korf, Valley City
15th $200-Corey Jorrissen, Harwood
16th $200- Jim Drong, Sanborn
17th $200- Terry Puetz, Hankinson
18th $200-Leroy Jacobson, Hope
19th $100-Larry Salberg, Kathryn
20th $100-Bob Maresh, Valley City
21st $100- Terry McMillan, Wimbeldon
22nd $100- Johnny Rowh, Luverne
23rd $100- Brandon Caulfield, Jamestown
Next Meeting…Wednesday, April 10th…Valley City Eagles Club…
Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM
Legislative- SB 2315 is still in committee in the house. This is a bad bill and is not the best solution for ND. Please contact your representatives and ask for a no vote.
Chautauqua Park- We applied for a grant from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to repair the boat ramp.
Barnes County North- The club donated $1,000 dollars to their trap team again this year and donated $500 to their archery team as well.
Prairie Waters- Flyers are attached to the email and also on the clubs Facebook page. The club will pay 75% of the registration for member’s kids and in hardship cases more if you contact Perry. The club donated $300 to help buy a couple pairs of waders for the camp.
Pheasant Chicks- If you are interested in getting some pheasant chicks contact Perry, 490-1797
Perch Rings- We will be putting perch rings out on Ashtabula again this year.
Summer Derby- The derby is June 8th and 9th. Entry forms have been mailed out. Please get those mailed back in to secure your place. If you didn’t fish the derby last year, but would like to this year contact Perry.
Big Spenders Banquet- The banquet is 4/6. Raffle tickets are all sold, but meal tickets are still available if you would like to come out.
Jr Naturalists- is on Wednesday April 24th, at 4pm, at the Fish Hatchery. This month is bow shooting. If you have questions contact Harley, Harley.mairs@vcsu.ed 701-680-467 or Ethan ethan.rassert@vcsu.edu
Next Meeting…Wednesday, March 13th…Valley City Eagles Club…Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM
Predator Hunt- We had 15 teams and 33 hunters. 11 coyotes shot. Winning team was Gary Will, ChristianOwen, Justin Gronbeck. 2nd place was Eugene Sandness, Rob Sandness, Keith Hample, Third Place wasMark Kambeitz and Chad Urness. First and Second place teams both shot 3 coyotes, the tie was broke bycheck in time. The winner of the hunt gun was Jeff (Goose) Kapaun.
Hunters Ed- Hunter Education will meet March 11, 12, 14, 18 and 21st from 6:00pm-9:30pm. You must attendall days of class to pass. Contact Skip for more information 845-3211 or register on the Game & Fish website.
Summer Derby- The derby is June 8th and 9th. Entry forms have been mailed out. Please get those mailedback in to secure your place.
Winter Show Booth- The club has is having a booth at the winter show again this year. We still need somehelp filling open time slots to sit in the booth. If you have time late Saturday 4pm to 7pm or Sunday noon to 2pm please contact Josh, 840-5269.
Scholarships – The scholarship apps are on the website and Facebook page. The deadline is April 1st
Big Spenders Banquet- The banquet is 4/6. Tickets are going fast, contact Perry for tickets.
Jr Naturalists- Wildlife Day is on Wednesday March, 20th, at 6pm, Rhoades Science Center room 135.
Valley City Ducks Unlimited Banquet- The banquet is March 21st at the Valley City Eagles Club at 5:30.
Next Meeting…Wednesday, February 13th…Valley City Eagles Club…Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM
Welcome all renewals and new members!
Our benefits include our club newsletter, free burgers at most meetings, and a subscription to North Dakota Outdoors Magazine.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 stopping at L&H Shoe Shop.
Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest- The hunt and raffle were held on Saturday January 19, 2019. There were 8 teams. There were a total of 19 coyotes brought in. The first place team with a total of 7 coyotes was Eugene Sandness, Rob Sandness and Keith Hample. The second place team with 3 coyotes was Paul Drabus and Bill Berntsen. They also won the big dog at 39 pounds and the Little Dog at 23.6 pounds. Third place team with 3 coyotes was Tatem Brandt, Jarod Miedema and Dillon Carpenter.
Pheasant Tail Contest- First Place went to Bruce Nielsen with a 24 ½ inch tail feather. Second Place was Perry Kapaun 23 ½ inches. Third Place was Josh Liebersbach 23 inches.
Ice Derby- We had a great turnout and good weather. Results are on the following page.
NDWF Sportsman of the Year- Jeff Differding was named Sportsman of the Year by the North Dakota Wildlife Federation during their annual convention in Bismarck.
Hides for Habitat- The winner was Rodney O’ Clair, 50/50 cash split from sale on hides.
Membership Drive/Landowner Supper- We had a good turnout, 58 landowners registered.
VCHS Trap Team- First meeting is Tuesday, February 5th at 6:30 pm in the High School Cafeteria. If you know of anyone interested in shooting on the trap team and they haven’t participated before have them attend the meeting tomorrow evening. If you have participated and you are planning to do so again you would only have to attend the registration meeting.
Gas & Grocery Raffle- The raffle was a success again this year, approximately $2,000 was made.
Fingal Smoker- The smoker will be held February 8th starting at 7pm.
Delta Waterfowl Banquet- The banquet is February 23th at the Eagles. The proceeds go to the VCHS Trap Team.
Scholarships – The scholarship apps are on the website and Facebook page. The deadline is April 1st
Big Spenders Banquet- The banquet is 4/6. Tickets are going fast, contact Perry for tickets.
Jr Naturalists- Wildlife Day is on Wednesday February, 20th, at 6pm, Rhoades Science Center room 135.
Here is the link to the audio for the full hearing on SB2315.
Click play below to hear Nick Simonson’s testimony.
As many of you know, SB 2315 (the “no trespass” or “everything’s posted” bill) was introduced in the ND legislature last Thursday and is already up for a committee hearing by the Senate Ag Committee THIS FRIDAY (1/25). This is strange for two reasons:
Rarely does a bill as hotly-debated as SB 2315 get thrown to committee
in just a week (I see this as an attempt to blow it past sportsmen, but
draw your own conclusions);
It is being reviewed by the Senate Ag
Committee, when in the past this same bill was handled by the Natural
Resources Committee (I see this as an end-around, or an attempt to try a
different or easier path in a “Friendly” committee to get a unanimous
recommendation).
There is going to be a lot of game-playing and things are going to move fast in the next few days. In speaking with NDG&F Director Terry Steinwand, he is meeting with Governor Burgum (or his staff) on Monday (1/21) and the Governor will basically tell the G&F what position to take on the bill and how to testify (if at all). I was not optimistic from the discussion and it sounded like the best we’ll get is a “Neutral” from G&F on the bill from what appears to some downward pressure from the Governor and the special interests backing him.
That means that defeating this bill will fall to sportsmen. If you haven’t already, email your legislators and tell them to VOTE NO on SB 2315.
Email the Senate Ag Committee and urge them to issue a DO NOT PASS recommendation on SB 2315 in their hearing on Friday.
When you do email these people, give them a quick two-or-three sentence comment on how SB 2315 detrimentally impacts you, your kids, your hunting activities and provide your take on its impact on hunting and public access in ND.
Senate Ag Committee
Larry Luick – Chair – lluick@nd.gov
Jane Myrdal – Vice Chair – jmyrdal@nd.gov
Kathy Hogan – khogan@nd.gov
Jerry Klein – jklein@nd.gov
Oley Larson – olarsen@nd.gov
Arne Osland – aosland@nd.gov
Make no mistake, we as sportsmen are the away team playing in the Senate Ag Committee’s stadium, a Twins @ Yankees scenario for sure. But there’s no limit to the number of people we can use on our team, and each sportsman’s voice matters in this issue.
Fishing Derby Results
Perch
1st Corey Knutson .71 lbs, Vexliar FL18
2nd Connor Liebersbach .66 lbs, Eskimo Ice House
3rd Spencer Piatz .55 lbs $100
Northern
1st Jordan Thoreson 4.73 lbs $300
2nd Mitch Weed 3.63 lbs Eskimo Ice House
3rd Mac Cimbura 2.95 lbs $100
Walleye
1st Brent Bauman 2.45 lbs $300
2nd Jason Novacek 1.02 lbs Vexilar Camera
3rd Mason Hall Drawn $100
Ticket Drawing
$300 Cody Nash
$200 Robert Libby
$100 Wayne Liebersbach
