March Newsletter

NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13^TH, 2013…VFW CLUB

FREE BURGERS FOR PAID UP MEMBERS, 6:00PM TILL GONE…MEETING TO FOLLOW.

RENEW…RENEW…RENEW…YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

ANY OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS, SPORTSFOLKS, HUNTERS AND FISHERFOLKS CAN APPRECIATE OUR BENEFITS OF BEING A BCWF MEMBER! AFFORDABLE DUES…FREE MEALS…NEWSLETTER…NDGFD OUTDOORS SUBSCRIPTION!

SINGLE/ $20——–FAMILY/$30

FERUARY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS: VISIT OUR CLUB’S BOOTH AT THE ND WINTER SHOW MARCH 8-10! WE WILL HAVE LOTS OF INFORMATIONAL HANDOUTS, A DRAWING FOR A CLUB JACKET AND SEE THE NEW NDGFD R.A.P. TRAILER.

NDWF, NDGFD & NDWS ARE CONTINUING THE ‘FUTURE OF HUNTING CONFERENCE’. TO BE HELD IN BISMARCK, TENTATIVE DATE…APRIL 27. ANYONE WITH INTEREST OR INPUT CAN CONTACT A DIRECTOR AS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH AS OUR STATE IS GROWING AND CHANGING.

LEGISLATIVE: OUR DIRECTORS WILL TAKE UP WEEKLY MEETINGS AGAIN AFTER CROSSOVER AND WE STILL SEE DIFFICULTIES AHEAD OF US. WE URGE YOU TO CALL US ON YOUR CONCERNS OR INPUT; BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU CALL, WRITEOR E-MAIL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ON BILLS ! YOU DON’T HAVE TO STOP AT JUST THE WILDLIFE ISSUES…CONTACT THEM FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK WILL AFFECT YOU !

HUNTER ED CLASS: STARTS RIGHT AFTER WINTER SHOW (MARCH11,12,14,19.21) A FREE CLASS TO ANYONE AGE 11 (OR BORN AFTER 12-31-61). WE SEE PARENTS TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THEIR CHILDREN AS WELL AS NEWCOMING HUNTERS AND THOSE THAT NEED IT TO APPLY FOR OUT OF STATE LICENSES. TIME: 6-9:30 EACH NIGHT. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL CLASS DATES! PLACE: VCSU RHOADES SCIENCE CENTER. INFO: SKIP 845-3211 / DUANE 845-1999.

INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE: OPEN MON. & WED. NIGHTS. FOR INFO CALL NEIL PEDERSON 840-0173.

JUNIOR NATURALISTS MEET MARCH 25^TH FOR BIRD WATCHING…6PM AT FISH HATCHERY; DRESS FOR THE WEATHER, PARENTS ARE WELCOME, BRING A PAIR OF BINOCULARS IF YOU HAVE THEM AND SESSION LASTS ABOUT ONE HOUR.

CALL KURT BROWN (VCSU) 651-212-0754 IN THE CASE OF BAD WEATHER. THEY MAY MAKE INDOOR PLANS.

VCSU—-IS RECOGNIZED IN THE STATE FOR IT’S WILDLIFE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS!

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS: DEADLINE IS APRIL 1^ST, 2013…BCWF WILL AWARD 3- $250 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2013-14. CONTACTS: PERRY 490-1797, JILL 845-2087 OR BOB ANDERSON AT VCSU.

PHEASANT CHICKS: WE NEED INTERESTED RAISERS TO CALL NOW TO SET OUR ORDER! DELIVERY IS TENTATIVE FOR JUNE 1^ST. WE NEED MORE BIRDS LOCALLY. CALL US! WE HOPE TO GET 1500-2000 OUT IN OUR AREA!

FISHERIES PROJECTS 2013: ISLAND LAKE ACCESS AND FOX LAKE BOAT RAMP. (Boy, who would have thought that these sloughs that our dad’s waded through to hunt ducks, or drive a car across Hobart for trapping would be so full of another resource?)

TREE REEF: SCHEDULED FOR DATE CLOSER TO ICE OUT. LOCATION IS AT MEL REIMAN’S REC. AREA , BALDHILL DAM.

GAYLON HANSEN YOUTH OUTDOOR DAY: TENTATIVE FOR MAY 18, 2013. A COMMITTEE IS FORMED BUT REALLY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO ORGANIZE AND PRODUCE THIS EVENT (AS A REPLACEMENT FOR J.A.K.E.S. DAY)! WE NEED PERSONS THAT CAN HOLD A BOOTH WITH INFORMATIONAL ACTIVITIES: ALL ASPECTS OF HUNTING, FISHING & TRAPPING AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN GENERAL. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OR CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE CALL A DIRECTOR! WE WANT THIS TO “REALLY” BE A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS! LOCATION…VC TRAP CLUB. CALL AN OFFICER FOR DETAILS!

OBITUARY: LONG TIME MEMBER WILLIAM (BILL) BAASCH PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH. OUR SYMPATHIES HAVE BEEN SENT TO HIS FAMILY.

UPCOMING:

DUCKS UNLIMITED BANQUET: VC EAGLES

MARCH 21, 2013

CONTACT: SCOTT TICHY 749-2609

ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION:

JAMESTOWN GLADSTONE

MARCH 23, 2013

CONTACT: BOB MARESH 845-0267

NDWF AUTO / CASH BANQUET: VC EAGLES

APRIL 6, 2013

IF YOU HAVEN’T GOT YOUR TICKET YET, YOU

BETTER DO SO NOW! WE WILL SELL OUT!