February Newsletter

Next Meeting …Wednesday, February 9^th…Eagles Club

Free burgers for paid members at 6 PM…Meeting at 7 PM

BCW Predator Hunt- The hunt will be Saturday February 12^th.  Registration will be from 6-8 am at Stout Ross Ford.  Check in will be at the Dacotah Pavilion. There will be chili, but you will need to bring your own beverages.

Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest & Raffle – Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest- There were 14 teams with a total of 34 hunters.  There was a total of 29 coyotes brought in. 1^st Place- 7 Dogs, Keith Hample, Brennon Weight, and Eugene Sandness.  2^nd Place-5 Dogs, Gary Will, Justin Gronbeck, and Christian Owen.  3^rd Place- 4 Dogs, Lee Slykerman and Russ Young.  Raffle and full results below.

Membership Drive & Landowner Appreciation Supper- We had roughly 125 people come, a good turnout was considering the weather. 

Pheasant Tail Contest – The pheasant tail contest was at the January meeting.  Marlow Stavens wont with a 24 12/16 inch tail, Tim Logan was second with 24 9/16, and Perry Kapaun was third with 24 8/16.

NDWF- Convention was held in Bismarck on January 7^th and 8^th.  Attendance was down quite a bit.  Elections were held at convention.  Kerry Whipp is the new President, new VP Greg Gerou, and new Treasure Rod O’Clair.  Derrick Rogers was elected as a director as well. 

Big Spender- There is a couple tickets available.  Please contact Perry if you are interested in a ticket.  

Fingal Wildlife Club Smoker- Fingal Smoker will be February 11^th.  The club purchased some tickets again this year that were handed out at the January meeting.

Take a Kid Fishing- Ethan Preston will be the new chairperson.  They may co-op with the Pond Hopper group for the event.  There is also discussion on trying to hold the event on a week night.

Gas & Grocery Raffle- Tickets sales were good again this year. The raffle brought in almost $2300.