Next Meeting…Wednesday, October 12^th, 2016…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.

Fall Banquet – The banquet will be Friday, October 28^th at the Valley City Eagles Club.  There are early bird tickets available at L&H Shoe Shop and Northwestern Industries, early bird tickets must be purchased by October 15^th to be eligible for the $100 Valley Meats Gift Certificate.  Banquet setup will be 10/27.

Jr Naturalists- Next event is archery, on 10/13 at 4 pm. Contact Harley to RSVP 701-680-0467.

Gaylon Hansen Youth Outdoors Day- It was a success again this year with roughly 25 youth attending.

Fisheries Project – BCW and Dakota Anglers split the cost to repair the boat ramp at Fox Lake.

Hunters Ed-   The 27 students completed the course.  The next Hunters Ed class will be in March.

Legislative- 2017 is a legislative year.  If there is any items members would like discussed they should bring them to the club.

Hides for Habitat- We will be having hides for habitat again this year.  There will be a 50/50 cash prize again this year.

Deer for the Food Pantry – We will be taking deer for the food pantry again this year.  Just take your deer to Valley Meats and let Rod know it’s being donated to the food pantry and that the wildlife club is paying for it.

Buck Show – The buck show will be held at the Valley City Eagles on Monday November 21^st.  If you would like to help with the buck show contact TJ 490-0929.

Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest- The contest will be January 21^st

Winter Derby – The winter derby will be January 14^th

NDWF Convention – The convention will be January 20 – 22. Let Perry know if you are interested in going.

Website Pictures – Our club website needs some new pictures, send pictures to barneswildlife@gmail.com

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

10/28….Fall Banquet

11/21….Buck Show

1/14……Winter Derby

1/21……Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest                                                                                                              

Printed Copies available at the Shoe Shop

Next Meeting…Wednesday, September 14^th, 2016…Eagles Club

Fall Banquet – The banquet will be Friday, October 28^th 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 15^th 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. 20^th, 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.  28 kids signed up, 26 came that day.

Summer Fishing Derby – Congratulations to Casey Dodgson & Logan Clark for winning the summer walleye derby and setting a new record with 39.70 lbs.  The also caught the biggest walleye of the weekend weighing in at 7.7 lbs.   We had 102 teams this year for the 27^th Annual Barnes County Wildlife Walleye Tournament on Lake Ashtabula. The tournament was held on June 11^th and 12^th. There were 206 walleyes weighed in over the weekend, totaling 520 lbs.  More info below and pictures are available on the clubs website and Facebook Page.

Trap Team – The trap team did well at the state tournament placing 4^th as a team out of 20 teams.  Braylen Bruns placed 2^nd shooting 98 out of 100.  The state tournament took place in Horace on June 18^th.  Thanks to TJ for getting everything going and coaching the team.

Pheasant Chicks – We handed out 1800 chicks this year to 15 raisers.

Ashtabula Fireworks Show- The club donated $500 to the fireworks show at Lake Ashtabula this summer, up from the $200 that was donated last year.

Next Meeting…Wednesday, June 8^th at the Ashtabula Crossing

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.

Hunters Ed: The next Hunter Education class will meet at Valley City State University in the Rhoades Science Center. June 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, test night 27th.  The classes are from 6 pm until 9:30 pm each night.  You can register online on the Game and Fish Website or you can also sign up at the first class.  For more information call Skip, 845-3211 or 490-3211 Students must be at least 11 years old.  Bring a pencil and notebook to the class.

Take a Kid Fishing Day: Take a Kid Fishing Day is Saturday June 4^th at Mel Rieman Recreation Area on Lake Ashtabula.  If you can help that day from 9 am to Noon, contact Goose, 840-0179.

VCSU Scholarships: This year’s recipients are Brady Behm, Benjamin Holen, and Derrick Derheim.

Chautauqua Park:  We will be adding new boat bumpers to the boat dock.

Buffalo Sharp Shooters: BCWF will be donating $500 this year to help with the expenses for their youth shooting program.

Fish Fry – Will be at Dacotah Pavilion, in Chautauqua Park at 6:30 on August 10^th.  Please bring a salad or dessert to share.  Bring your own beverage if you would like something other than pop or water.    

Summer Derby – The summer derby is June 11^th & 12^th this year.  We need some more volunteers, if you can help out contact Perry, 490-1797.

Road Cleanup: Was held on May 4^th, there were 46 volunteers and the ditches were picked up quickly.

Gaylon Hansen Youth Day: The date has been set for August 3^rd this year.  The event is open to kids ages 9-18.

Next Meeting: September 14^th at the Eagles.

Summer Youth Camps Info:

Printed copies of the newsletter will be available at L&H Shop.

Next Meeting…Wednesday, May 11th 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.

Road Cleanup: Road cleanup has been postponed until next Wednesday May 4th, at 5pm. Meet at the fish hatchery.

NDWF Automobile Banquet: The Banquet was a success. Between the four $1,000 raffles and the gun boards BCWF made around $10,000.

Hunters Ed: The March class had 69 students registered with 3 withdrawing. All 66 remaining passed the class and of the 66, 25 were females.

Youth Outdoors Camps: Lure Em for Life and Prairie Waters camps are going on again this summer.

Pheasant Chicks: Perry would like everyone that is raising pheasant chicks this year to contact him soon. There have been 2,300 chicks ordered so far. The delivery date is looking like May 26th.

Spring Advisory Board: Discussion was mostly on the deer license process. There was also discussion on trapping river otters, changes in perch possession limits, and other big game concerns.

Trap Club: BCWF will be donating $2,500 to the youth trap shooting program at the trap club.

VCHS Trap Team: TJ said that there are 30 kids shooting and things are going well. There are now 23 teams in the state in 4 conferences.

VCSU Scholarships: Applications are in and we will be awarding 3 $250 scholarships.

Archery: We may have to move the location of archery again. There is an out of town company looking at the building.

Summer Derby: The derby June 11th and 12th the tournament is full.

Gaylon Hansen Youth Day: The date has been set for August 3rd this year. The event is open to kids ages 9-18.