Next Meeting…Wednesday, October 11th, 2017…Eagles Club
Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM
Fall Banquet – The banquet will be Friday, November 3th at the Valley City Eagles Club. There will be early bird tickets available at L&H Shoe Shop and Northwestern Industries, early bird tickets must be purchased by October 18th to be eligible for the $100 Valley Meats Gift Certificate.
Trap Team – The trap team took 5th place at state this year.
Valley City Trap Club – There have been a lot of improvements to the trap range and there are still some improvements to be made. They are looking into some grants to help with the cost.
2018 Fisheries Project – The scheduled project is the west boat ramp at Ashtabula Crossing next summer.
NDWF News – The main discussion at the last meeting was the crane project. NDWF is looking into hiring an executive director. Convention will be January 20th in Bismarck.
Ashtabula Creel Survey – 578 anglers were interviewed. 378 anglers returned survey cards. 421 walleyes were caught with 141 kept, the average length was 15 ½ inches. Many smallmouths were also caught. This summer the G&F stocked the most walleyes in Lake Ashtabula since 2009. The club donated some money to be given out for monthly drawings for the people that participated in the survey. The winners were Gary Backmiller, David Techskamp, and Dustin Wallace.
Ice Fishing Derby – The derby will be held January 13th at Sibley on Lake Ashtabula.
Predator Hunt – The hunt will be February 3rd.
Lure’em for Life Camp – The club sent 5 kids to the camp in Devils Lake this year.
Fish Fry – We had a good turnout at the fish fry again this year going through 80-90lbs of fish, thank you to all the volunteers that helped out.
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
11/3 – Fall Banquet and Auction
11/27 – Buck Show
1/13 – Ice Fishing Derby
1/19 & 1/20 – NDWF Convention
1/20 – Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest and Gun Raffle
2/3 – BCW Predator Hunt
The Trap Shoot Fun Night / Annual Annie Oakley Shoot – Is rescheduled for Tuesday Sept. 26th, 5 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 with any questions.
Next Meeting…Wednesday, September 13th, 2017…Eagles Club
Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM
Fall Banquet – The banquet will be Friday, November 3th at the Valley City Eagles Club. There will be early bird tickets available at L&H Shoe Shop and Northwestern Industries, early bird tickets must be purchased by October 18th to be eligible for the $100 Valley Meats Gift Certificate. Please be at the September meeting if you can help at the banquet, take a donation list, or put up some posters. If you can’t make it to the meeting, but you can help with the banquet contact Perry or Jeff.
Trap Shoot Fun Night / Annual Annie Oakley Shoot – Is scheduled for Sept. 19th, 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. 40 kids signed up, 37 came that day.
Buffalo Sharp Shooters- The buffalo sharp shooters came to the June meeting to give a demonstration.
Summer Fishing Derby – Congratulations to Rod and Kaleb Lux for winning the summer walleye derby. The tournament was held on June 10th and 11th. There were 430 walleyes weighed in over the weekend. More info below and pictures are available on the clubs website and Facebook Page.
2018 Fisheries Project- The project will be a new boat ramp at the west crossing.
Pheasant Chicks – We handed out 1750 chicks this year.
Prairie Waters Camp- The camp needed 15 new pairs of waders. The club donated $1500 to help purchase them.
| Walleye Standings | |||||
| Place | Members | Sat. | Sun. | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Rod Lux / Kaleb Lux | 16.50 | 15.80 | 32.30 | $ 1,500.00 |
| 2 | Jeff Differding / Jamie Differding | 11.20 | 7.95 | 19.15 | $ 1,000.00 |
| 3 | Bruce Nielsen / Nick Nielsen | 11.60 | 6.65 | 18.25 | $ 900.00 |
| 4 | Braden Wenaas / Matt Sorenson | 2.05 | 15.05 | 17.10 | $ 800.00 |
| 5 | Chad Wendel / Chad Altringer | 9.30 | 7.00 | 16.30 | $ 700.00 |
| 6 | Kevin Loibl / Rusty Loibl | 9.50 | 6.70 | 16.20 | $ 600.00 |
| 7 | Brandon Caulfied / Jerad Caulfield | 8.30 | 6.95 | 15.25 | $ 500.00 |
| 8 | Dean Klein / Jarin Thornton | 3.35 | 11.70 | 15.05 | $ 450.00 |
| 9 | Jason Vasichek / Dane Christensen | 9.50 | 5.10 | 14.60 | $ 400.00 |
| 10 | Darrel Wegner / Cody Wegner | 7.65 | 6.85 | 14.50 | $ 350.00 |
| 11 | Steve Robertsdahl / Levi Robertsdahl | 6.00 | 8.15 | 14.15 | $ 300.00 |
| 12 | Dana Noot / Nick Noot | 9.20 | 4.85 | 14.05 | $ 300.00 |
| 13 | Mel Karch / Chris Karch | 5.80 | 8.00 | 13.80 | $ 300.00 |
| 14 | Warren Boughton / Mahloer Boughton | 7.25 | 6.55 | 13.80 | $ 300.00 |
| 15 | Justin Gronbeck / Josh Bullinger | 9.35 | 4.35 | 13.70 | $ 300.00 |
| 16 | Bruce Pulkrabek / Tyler Pulkrebek | 3.45 | 9.80 | 13.25 | $ 300.00 |
| 17 | Butch Flath / Dale Zaun | 8.60 | 3.80 | 12.85 | $ 300.00 |
| 18 | Denny Didier / Cody Didier | 5.30 | 7.55 | 12.40 | $ 300.00 |
| 19 | John Sadek / Mike Undem | 6.15 | 5.65 | 11.80 | $ 300.00 |
| 20 | Steve Attleson / Brandon Soleim | 4.40 | 7.35 | 11.75 | $ 300.00 |
| Place | Saturday Biggest Walleye | Weight | Prize | ||
| 1 | Rod Lux / Kaleb Lux | 7.40 | $ 200.00 | ||
| 2 | Aaron Wolsky / Brandon Wegner | 6.90 | $ 100.00 | ||
| Place | Sunday Biggest Walleye | Weight | Prize | ||
| 1 | Bruce Pulkrabek / Tyler Pulkrebek | 8.85 | $ 200.00 | ||
| 2 | Braden Wenaas / Matt Sorenson | 7.95 | $ 100.00 | ||
| Place | Saturday Biggest Northern | Weight | Prize | ||
| 1 | Jerry Ryerson / Tyler Kosse | 9.75 | $ 100.00 | ||
| 2 | Greg Enstad / Glenn Anderson | 7.65 | $ 50.00 | ||
| Place | Sunday Biggest Northern | Weight | Prize | ||
| 1 | Justin Hermanson / Tatem Brandt | 8.40 | $ 100.00 | ||
| 2 | Eric Olson / Jeff Rohrich | 6.70 | $ 50.00 |
Next Meeting…Wednesday, May 10th at the 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.
Big Spenders Banquet & Raffle – We had a good turnout for the banquet. BCWF netted around $15,000 off of the boards, bird bands, and $1,000 raffles! The raffle winners are listed on the next page.
BCWF Scholarships – The winners of the $250 scholarships to VCSU for 2017 are Amanda Starr, Drew Jacobson, Zachary Chapman, and Morgan Getzkow.
June Hunters Ed – The June class dates will be the 12th, 13th, 15th 19th, and 22nd. If you have any questions contact Skip Pederson 845-3211.
March Hunters Ed – The March class had 35 students complete the class, 14 of the students were female. There were 14 students that got 10% on the test.
Perch Rings – There were 30 perch rings either built or repaired to put into Lake Ashtabula to help with the perch spawn. The club will need more garland for 2018 rings.
NDWF – There have been 9, $1,000 grants given out to high school trap teams this year. There is still discussion on hiring an executive director. The cost for hiring one is estimated to be $90,000.
Trap Club – BCWF will be donating $4,000 to the trap club to help with the cost of maintaining the trap range.
Summer Derby – Applications have been mailed out, if you are interested in fishing the derby and haven’t before contact Perry right away, we are very close to a full field.
Moon Lake – The club put in a new fishing dock at Moon Lake.
Buffalo Sharp Shooters – The club donated $1,000 to help with the cost of going to nationals this year.
Gaylon Hansen Youth Day – The date has been set for August 2nd this year. The event is open to kids ages 9-18.
Archery Reminder-The Archery Club has a new facility for its members located at 1025 4 Bottle Drive in the northwest industrial park between Drug Plastics and the Barnes County Municipal Airport. Shooting times are Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 7pm to 9pm. For more information call Neil Pederson at 840-0173.
Big Spenders Raffle Winners
- Choice of the vehicle or $15,00…..Robert Davis, Arthur
2. Browning Rifle….. Wanda Pabst, Sanborn
3. Grill…..Sue Plecity, Fargo
4. Terry Redlin….. Bob Wahlund, West Fargo
5. Terry Redlin….. Merle Swenson, Sanborn
6. Terry Redlin…..Dan Taylor, Valley City
7. Terry Redlin…..Mark Swanberg, Valley City
8. Terry Redlin…..Maynard Flatt, Valley City
9. Terry Redlin…..Dale Maasjo, Valley City
10. Terry Redlin…..Dean Pederson, Valley City
11. Terry Redlin…..Don Malec, Valley City
12. Terry Redlin…..Jeanne Burchill, Valley City
13. Terry Redlin…..Ryan Anderson, Chaffee
14. $200…..John Froelich, Valley City
15. $200…..Jamie & Courtney Differding, Fargo
16. $200…..Jeff Nathan, Valley City
17. $200…..Sue Kapaun, Valley City
18. $200…..Gene Masse, New Rockford
19. $100…..Dave Zeller, Valley City
20. $100…..Terry Metzger, Valley City
21. $100…..Craig Wendt, Fargo
22. $100…..Glen Goehring, Fargo
23. $100…..Travis Messer, Bismarck
Gun Boards, Bird Bands, and $1,000 Winners
Bird Band…..Remmington 243…..Derrick Ellingson, Harwood
Rifle Board…..Remmington 270…..Staci Hovland, Buffalo
Pistol Board…..22 Pistol…..Joel Christoferson
Pistol Board…..9MM Pistol…..Mona Hennel, Valley City
Rifle Board…..Golden Boy…..Kevin Christensen, Valley City
Shotgun Board…..Over/Under12 Gauge…..Jane Plecity
Grill Board…..Tom Olson, Valley City
Scheels Board…..David Martin, Wheatland
$1,000 Drawing…..Pam Berntson
$1,000 Drawing…..Jerad Enger, Fargo
$1,000 Drawing…..Wayne Liebersbach, Valley City
$1,000 Drawing…..Brian Johnson, Valley City
$1,000 Drawing…..Jim Zerface, Tower City
