Next Meeting…Wednesday, March 14th…Valley City 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.
BCWF Coyote Derby – We had 14 teams this year. There were 3 coyotes shot. Ties were broke by check in time. 1st Place was Ben Baasch, 2nd Place was Mel Berger & Braylen Bruns, and 3rd Place was Justin Gronbeck, Chris Owen, & Gary Will. Largest Coyote went to Mel Berger and Braylen Bruns. Smallest Coyote went to Ben Baasch. Hunt Gun Winner was Jody Mulder.
Big Spenders Banquet- The banquet is 4/7. Perry has less than 10 tickets left so contact him ASAP if you would like one.
Junior Naturalist- Next event is Tuesday March 20th, 6pm room 135 at Rhodes Science Center. For more information contact Harley, 701-680-0467 or Morgan, 701-490-2094.
Hunters Ed- The dates for the spring class will be March 12, 13, 15, 20, and 22. Contact Skip for more information 845-3211 or register on the Game & Fish website.
North Dakota Winter Show – We will have a booth up at the winter show March 3-5. If you haven’t had a chance to renew your membership please stop by and renew it.
Archery- There will be archery again this year. We will be able to shoot in the basement of the old rec center. Please contact Neil Pederson, 840-0173 if you are interested in shooting.
Summer Derby- The derby is June 9th and 10th. Entry forms have been mailed out. Please get those mailed back in to secure your place.
Next Meeting…Wednesday, February 14th…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.
BCWF Coyote Derby- The derby will be held February 3rd registration 6 am to 8 am at Stout Ross Ford. Shooting time is from 6am to 6:30pm.
Pheasant Tail Contest- First Place went to Tim Logan with a 24 1/4” tail feather. Second Place was Josh Liebersbach 24”. Third Place was Wayne Liebersbach 23 1/2”.
Ice Derby- We had a good turnout considering the weather. Results are on the following page.
Junior Naturalist- Next event is Nature Arts & Crafts, February 13th at Rhodes Science Center.
Hides for Habitat- The winner was Larry Pederson, 50/50 cash split from sale on hides. We had 62 hides and we got $226.50 for them.
Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest- There was 15 teams, with a total of 36 hunters. There were a total of 12 coyotes brought in. The first place team with a total of 6 coyotes was Keith Hample, Eugene Sandness and Rob Sandness of LaMoure. The second place team with a total of 2 coyotes was Russ Young and Lee Slykerman and the third place team with 2 coyotes was Tatem Brandt, Dillon Carpenter and Nathan Schmidt.
Membership Drive/Landowner Supper- We had a good turnout, 223 meals were served.
Gas & Grocery Raffle- The raffle was a success again this year, approximately $2,000 was made.
Fingal Smoker- The smoker will be held February 9th.
Delta Waterfowl Banquet- The banquet is February 24th at the Eagles. The proceeds go to the VCHS Trap Team.
Hunters Ed- The dates for the spring class will be March 12, 13, 15, 20, and 22.
Ashtabula Creel Survey– The survey is doing well. Jenn Stipe was the drawing winner.
Big Spenders Banquet- The banquet is 4/7. Tickets are going fast, contact Perry for tickets.
This past weekend, public lands adversary Cliven Bundy headlined an anti-public lands gathering in rural Paradise, Montana. With his son Ryan Bundy and Montana State Sen. Jennifer Fielder, Bundy openly called for the transfer and sale of our public lands – and for Montana ranchers to stop paying their federal grazing fees.
The face of the opposition to the latest Bundy shenanigans were courageous Backcountry Hunters & Anglers members from across Montana who were there with a simple message: 640 million acres of public lands belong to all of us, and we’re not going to let anyone steal our heritage.
Montana BHA board member Nick Siebrasse offers his well-informed take on the Bundy circus coming to Montana in his op-ed column.
The Bundy fervor isn’t dissipating, and it’s time for us to double down. We will beat back their ill-conceived ideas through education and numbers.
What can you do?
1) Join BHA. Attend an event. If you are already a member, encourage your friends and family to become members. Become a life member. Wear your public land owner gear loud and proud. We need all the help we can get.
2) Support BHA. Your tax-deductible donation goes a long way toward supporting our public lands and defending our hunting and fishing heritage.
3) Call your elected officials at 202-224-3121. Let them know that you support our national public lands and oppose the idea of land transfer. Draft an opinion column or letter to the editor and submit to your local newspaper.
I’m proud to lead an organization that stands up for our public lands and waters unequivocally. We have much yet to do!
Sincerely,
Ryan Busse
National Board Chair
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
http://www.backcountryhunters.org/
| Place | Team | Coyotes | Winnings |
| 1st | Keith Hample, Eugene Sandness ,Robbie Sandness | 6 | $252.00 |
| 2nd | Russ Young & Lee Slykerman | 2 | $180.00 |
| 3rd | Taten Brant, Dillon Carpenter, Nathan Schmidt | 2 | $108.00 |
| 4th | Garth Baker & Paul Carter | 1 | $72.00 |
| 5th | Randy, Brandon,Talor Larsons | 1 | $36.00 |
| Hunt Gun Winner | Chad Couture |
- DPMS AR Ron Paul
- Windham AR Boar Christensen
- Windham AR Ron VanBruggen
- Diamond Black AR Joey Botner
- Diamond Black AR Jim Haakenson
- Remington 700 7mm Dave Knutson
- Savage Predator 6.5 Rob Kopel
- Savage Axis 22-250 Tim Lockwood
- Mossberg 500 12 Ga. Scott Kaufman
- Remington 700 308 Sharon Kluvers
- Ruger 7mm-08 Ron Paul
- Winchester Super 12 Ga. Matt Maresh
- Marlin 30-30 Bob Flath
- Springfield 9mm Doris Premo
- Ruger 10/22 Bob Christensen
We had a good turn out considering the cold weather. We had 9 fish weighed in.
Prize winners below.
Perch
1st – Dale Monson – .8 lbs
2nd – Devin Stugelmeyer – .64 lbs
3rd – Jenny Hare – .54
Walleye
1st – Montana Morely – 3.87 lbs
2nd – Rich Will
3rd – Shawn Erickson
Pike
1st – Julie Drader – 2.08 lbs
2nd – Kevin Loibl
3rd – Troy Sorenson
Cash Drawings
$300 – Jenny Hare
$200 – Chad Miller
$100 – Candra Sargent
$350 Cash (Donated by the Landing) – Elizabeth Kronebush
January 23rd – Fish Day
Rhoades Science Center, room 135 at 6pm
February 13th – Nature Arts & Crafts
Rhoades Science Center, room 135 at 6pm.
March 20th – Recycling Day
Rhoades room 135 at 6pm
April 17th – Fishing
Sundstroms Landing, Lake Ashtabula at 4pm.
May 1st – Canoeing
Fish Hatchery at 4pm.
This will be our schedule for the spring 2017 school year. We are super excited for this year’s events and we cannot wait to see the children! Each event will be around an hour to an hour and half depending on the event. Hope to see you there!
