1. Kirk Rode Montpelier AR
2. Scott Anderson Sanborn Remington 12 GA
3. Gordon Sonsthagen Litchville AR
4. Megan Daily Montpelier Escort 12 GA
5. Lance Peterson LaMoure AR
6. Steve Dale Jamestown Remington 700
7. Jim Iverson Page AR
8. Mark Formo Litchville Tika T3 243
9. Mic Jacobsen Luverne AR
10. Rodney Lebahn Litchville Howa 22-250
The fishing derby scheduled for January 15th on Lake Ashtabula has been cancelled.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!….JANUARY 2011….A BUSY MONTH!
JANUARY 5TH, 2011…VC EAGLES CLUB…SOCIAL 5PM—SUPPER 6PM
BCWF MEMBERSHIP DRIVE / LANDOWNER APPRECIATION SUPPER
FREE SUPPER FOR LANDOWNERS AND PAID UP MEMBERS…..DUES: SINGLE $20 / FAMILY $30
PLEASE INVITE A LOCAL LANDOWNER THAT HAS GRANTED YOU ACCESS TO ENJOY A FREE MEAL! THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL DRAWING JUST FOR THEM!
GAS & GROCERY RAFFLE DRAWING WILL ALSO BE HELD!
BRING YOUR TICKETS TO TURN IN OR DROP OF PRIOR AT L&H SHOE SHOP OR ANY CLUB OFFICER!
COMMITTEE GUN DRAWING ALSO!…OUR THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HELP OUT THROUGH THE YEAR!
NEXT MEETING…JANUARY 12, 2011…VFW CLUB…7PM…NO FOOD…PLEASE COME AND SOCIALIZE!
PHEASANT TAIL CONTEST FOR MEMBERS…REMEMBER TO BRING ENTIRE TAIL (THAWED OUT)!
DRAWING ALSO FOR HIDES FOR WILDLIFE …SOMEBODY WILL WIN A RIFLE!
ELECTION OF OFFICERS WAS A UNANIMOUS CAST FOR ALL PRESENT OFFICERS! WE STRIVE TO SERVE YOU THE BEST WE CAN! WE CARE ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION AND IT’S PEOPLE. THANKS!
BUCK SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: TJ HANSEN INFORMED US THAT TREVOR QUICK’S BUCK TOOK THE #1 SPOT IN OUR RECORDS FROM 27 YEARS OF THE EVENT! A TYPICAL WHITETAIL AT 176 SCORE. FIVE OTHERS FROM THIS YEAR WERE PLACED IN THE TOP 40.
NDGFD ADVISORY BOARD MEETING HELD DEC. 2 HAD ABOUT 50 ATTENDEES. GOOD DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL CONCERNS. ANYONE WITH ISSUES CAN TALK TO ONE OF OUR OFFICERS FOR THE INPUT WE NEED.
JUNIOR NATURALISTS: JAN 17TH (Tentative) Ice Fishing Event at Hatchery Pond, Parents please call Kyle at 701-650-8715 or kyle.m.Johnson@vcsu.edu . There is no age limit on kids that have the interest for these events.
NDWF AUTO/CASH BANQUET—APRIL 2,2011– IT’S A SELL OUT-BUY YOUR TICKET NOW!!!
PREDATOR HUNTS: SV CALLING CONTEST…JAN. 20-22.2011…get info at www.coyotehunter.net or call Gary Will 845-2059. Any interest is invited for sign up as winter weather continues. THERE ARE MORE AREA HUNTS SCHEDULED BUT THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES WE HAVE DATES FOR:
ND CLASSIC-DICKINSON-JAN 6-8 / LAMOURE-JAN 8 / BCWF-VALLEY CITY-FEB 5
INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE: Open Monday & Wednesday evenings –open shooting- league if interest. Contact Neil Peterson 840-0173 for info on membership fees. First night try is free! YOUTH WELCOME! AUDI BASEMENT.
FOOD PANTRY VENISON netted us 10 deer. This is good considering conditions! OTHER DONATIONS OPTIONAL…..
VC CARES: Rosie Larson 490-1389 will take home processed, neatly packaged & dated for area families.
SV FRIENDS OF ANIMALS: Kay Kringlie 845-4096 can put you in touch with the people that can take freezerburned meat you need to get out of your freezer. It can help feed foster pets…Don’t throw it in the garbage.
NDWF CONVENTION…JAN. 28-29…BISMARCK…The Club thinks that it has enough delegates to attend, but if you have interest in going, call Perry 845-0564. It is a learning experience. Club pays registration and extra.
Wildlife Clubs Sponsor Calling Contest
By Nick Simonson
In an effort to attract sportsmen to the pastime of predator hunting and to control the growing number of coyotes in southeastern North Dakota, four wildlife clubs from the region will be sponsoring the Sheyenne Valley Coyote Calling Contest in conjunction with internet predator hunting supersite CoyoteHunter.net. The contest will be based out of the Eagles Club in Valley City on January 20, 21 and 22 and is part of a region-wide coyote hunting tournament series with a loyal following.
The four-club coalition, which includes the Barnes County Wildlife Federation (BCWF), the James River Sportsman’s Club LaMoure, Litchville Wildlife Club, and Future Pheasants Inc of Marion, hopes this event will raise awareness of and participation in predator hunting and work to remove a number of coyotes which prey upon small game, deer and occasionally livestock.
“There are a lot of coyotes out there,” said BCWF President Perry Kapaun, in regard to the burgeoning population of the furbearers in the area, “every morning this fall that I’d set up in the dark for goose hunting, they’d be howling,” he continued.
Kapaun expects a solid draw to the event, by both the tournament regulars and from area sportsmen; “we have a lot of early interest from local hunters,” he commented.
The Sheyenne Valley Coyote Calling contest serves as the final event in CoyoteHunter.net’s Coyote Classic Tournament Series, with entrants scoring points in each contest which build toward an overall series title. The event is open to 75 two-man teams, drawing out the best predator hunters in the region and skilled tournament veterans, but this shouldn’t discourage beginner or recreational predator hunters from entering the contest. At the Eagles Club in Valley City, following registration on the evening of Thursday, January 20, novice and experienced hunters alike will benefit from a quick overview of the contest, a rules meeting and dinner hour, where the sponsoring clubs will be serving free chili to all entrants.
The entry fee is $250 per team, and each team interested in vying for the largest coyote and smallest coyote taken in the tournament can pay an extra $15 per category for the winner-take-all prize in each class. The event itself will pay the top 10 teams a percentage of the net total entry fees, based on the weight of coyotes registered over the two-day hunt. CoyoteHunter.net will also be hosting seminars by coyote-hunting experts from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 22. The entry fee for the evening program is seven dollars.
Those considering entering the contest should be aware that the focus of the event will be on luring predators via calling skills and the chasing of coyotes is prohibited. Use of an ATV, snowmobile, or aircraft for pursuing coyotes is against the rules and all coyotes must be taken by a hunter in a position at least 50 feet away from the team’s car or truck. Furthermore, all entrants must possess the proper North Dakota hunting licenses and abide by all applicable laws and regulations. This format encourages ethical pursuit and development of tangible predator hunting skills. Full rules for the Sheyenne Valley Calling Contest can be found in the Talk Forum section of www.CoyoteHunter.net.
Entrants are encouraged to visit www.CoyoteHunter.net for more information including point allocation, placing, payout and more on what to expect from the event. Hunters are also encouraged to contact the BCWF with questions or for registration. Area landowners who are interested in allowing access to their property to help with the contest and the removal of coyotes from their immediate area should contact Perry Kapaun at (701)490-1797 to volunteer their land, or by sending a letter to BCWF at PO Box 148, Valley City, ND 58072.
NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2010…VC EAGLES CLUB
CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY…HORS D’OEUVRES AT 6 PM
MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO FOLLOW
PLEASE BRING A NON-PERISHABLE ITEM FOR OUR LOCAL FOOD PANTRY!!!
GAS & GROCERY TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE! TURN THEM IN AT L&H SHOE SHOP. PICK UP MORE IF YOU CAN SELL THEM FOR US! DRAWING HELD AT OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE JANUARY 5TH, 2011.
NOVEMBER MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:
NDGFD BIOLOGIST STEPHANIE TUCKER GAVE A FANTASTIC PRESENETATION ON ND MOUNTAIN LIONS. GREAT INFO ON THEIR HABITS, HABITAT, TRACKS AND REPRODUCTION. SHE STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS VERIFIABLE EVIDENCE TO INVESTIGATE A SIGHTING (ie: PHOTO, TRACKS OR SCAT) AND IF YOU HAVE THAT; BY ALL MEANS CONTACT THEM! LIONS ARE LARGE CATS SO BE AWARE OF PERSPECTIVE (a house cat can look like one in short grass). SHE EVEN GAVE US A QUIZ AT THE END.
BANQUET WAS DOWN A LITTLE THIS YEAR. WE NEED MORE DONATION VOLUNTEERS NEXT YEAR AND WE WANT YOUR INPUT IF YOU HAVE ANY NEW GAMES OR RAFFLE IDEAS!
VENISON FOR THE FOOD PANTRY HAS SO FAR PROCESSED ONLY 3 DEER. CONTACT GOOSE KAPAUN IF YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE A MUZZLELOADER OR LATE BOW KILL. 845-2970 / 840-0179
VC CARES WILL ALSO TAKE HOME PROCESSED VENISON IN NEAT, LABELED & DATED PACKAGES IF YOU ARE ROTATING FREEZERS. CALL ROSIE LARSON 490-1389.
NDWF CONVENTION…JAN. 28-29 BISMARCK DOUBLEWOOD. ANY INTERESTED DELEGATES CALL PERRY 490-1797. WE HAVE ONE DRAFT RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT.
MEASURE #2 FAILED BUT WE INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD AND BE PRO-ACTIVE.
INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE…OPEN HOUSE…SAT, DEC 4TH 10 AM –3 PM. AUDITORIUM BASEMENT, USE THE ALLEY DOOR ON NW CORNER. THEY WILL BE OPEN NOW ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 7 PM. NEIL PPEDERSON 840-0173.
JUNIOR NATURALISTS DEC. 13TH EVENT IS ARCHERY AT THE INDOOR RANGE 6 PM. CALL KYLE 701-650-8715 TO PRE-REGISTER OR kyle.m.Johnson@vcsu.edu
HIDES FOR WILDLIFE…DONATE YOUR DEER HIDE FOR A CHANCE ON A RIFLE DRAWING. FOUR DROP OFF POINTS ARE VALLEY MEAT, SANDOON SALOON, AGRIBASICS-Wimbledon & SKIPPERS-Sibley.
SHEYENNE VALLEY CALLING CONTEST…JAN. 20-22…POSTERS ARE OUT NOW. FOR INFO GO TO www.coyotehunter.net
OTHER AREA PREDATOR HUNTS THAT WE HAVE DATES FOR : DEC 2-4 WINTER CLASSIC, Mandan—JAN 8 LaMoure—
JAN 6-8 ND CLASSIC, Dickinson, FEB 5 BCWF. OUR CLUB ALSO HAS GUN TICKETS TO DRAW FOR JAN 22.
NDWF AUTO/CASH BANQUET…TICKETS OUT NOW! GET YOURS BEFORE THEY SELL OUT! APRIL 2, 2011
SPEARFISHING IS OPEN: REGISTER AT gf.nd.gov
BUCK SHOW…THANK YOU TJ HANSEN AND COMMITTEE.
ICE FISHING DERBY…SEE POSTER BELOW! JAY HOLM CHAIR 490-1293.
DEVILS LAKE AND JAMESTOWN TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA NOW ALSO.
Here are the results from the 27th Annual Buck Show in Valley City.
Juniors Class:
1st – Tanner Werkhoven – Typical Whitetail – 136 2/8 – 80.15%
2nd – Jenna Gullickson – Typical Mule – 150 4/8 – 79.21%
3rd – Dacia Eberle – Typical Whitetail – 134 2/8 – 78.97%
4th – Melissa Miller – Typical Whitetail – 129 7/8 – 76.40%
5th – Mark Miller – Typical Whitetail – 124 7/8 – 73.46%
6th – Derek Eberle – Typical Whitetail – 119 2/8 – 70.15%
7th – Will Diemart – Typical Whitetail – 119 1/8 – 70.07%
8th – Justin Undem – Typical Whitetail – 117 4/8 – 69.12%
9th – Ben Baasch – Typical Whitetail – 106 2/8 – 62.50%
Seniors Class:
1st – Trevor Quick – Typical Whitetail – 176 0/8 – 103.53%
2nd – Ed McGough – Typical Whitetail – 161 6/8 – 95.15%
3rd – Zac Coleman – Typical Whitetail – 160 1/8 – 94.19%
4th – Pamela Scouten – Typical Whitetail – 159 3/8 – 93.75%
5th – Wyatt Tulp – Typical Whitetail – 153 4/8 – 90.29%
6th – Nick Noot – Typical Whitetail – 148 7/8 – 87.57%
7th – Monte Anderson – Typical Whitetail – 147 1/8 – 86.54%
8th – Cody Wegner – Typical Whitetail – 145 7/8 – 85.81%
9th – Keith Zerface – Typical Mule – 161 7/8 – 85.20%
10th – Curt Johnson – Typical Whitetail – 143 2/8 – 84.26%
11th – Levi Robertsdahl – Typical Whitetail – 139 5/8 – 82.13%
12th – Bruce Storhoff – Typical Mule – 155 1/8 – 81.64%
13th – Dennis Moritz – Typical Whitetail – 136 4/8 – 80.29%
14th – Travis Tvedt – Typical Whitetail – 135 6/8 – 79.85%
15th – Kyle Schoefer – Typical Whitetail – 127 7/8 – 75.22%
16th – Clayton Risser – Typical Whitetail – 126 7/8 – 74.63%
17th – Roger Bischoff – Typical Whitetail – 125 2/8 – 73.68%
18th – Ken Clausen – Typical Whitetail – 124 4/8 – 73.24%
19th – Breanna Holm – Typical Whitetail – 123 5/8 – 72.72%
20th – Stacey Hoehn – Typical Whitetail – 121 7/8 – 71.69%
21st – Brent Sundlie – Typical Whitetail – 115 1/8 – 67.72%
The senior division saw a new #1 overall buck that has ever been brought to the Buck Show in 27 years. Trevor Quick’s buck scored 176 and is the biggest buck ever brought to the show. He will be getting it scored by an official Boone and Crockett scorer so that it can go into the official Boone and Crockett book.
Hanson says thanks to everyone that helped most of them don’t get enough recognition. He says the Barnes County Wildlife Club is fortunate to have so many people who are willing to volunteer their time for the show.
Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to attend a North Dakota Game and Fish Department advisory board meeting in their area.
These public meetings, held each spring and fall, provide citizens with an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions of their district advisors and agency personnel.
District 6 – Counties: Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, Logan, LaMoure, McIntosh, Stutsman and Wells
Date: Dec. 2 – 7 p.m.
Location: Eagles Club, Valley City
Host: Barnes County Wildlife Club
Contact: Perry Kapaun, 490-1797
Advisory board member: Joel Christoferson, Litchville, 973-4981
NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2010…VC VFW CLUB
FREE BURGERS SERVED TO MEMBERS 6 PM TILL GONE…MEETING TO FOLLOW
OUR BANQUET/AUCTION IS COMING UP FAST! EARLY BIRD TICKETS NEED TOO BE TURNED IN BY OCT. 16TH FOR A $100 VALLEY MEAT CERTIFICATE. WE STILL NEED MORE HELP TO GET DONATIONS; CALL JILL 845-2087/2378. SET UP IS THE NIGHT PRIOR AT 5PM SO BRING YOUR FOLDER ALONG WITH ITEMS SO WE CAN ORGANIZE THE TABLES. PIZZA AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
WEB SITE WAS LISTED INCORRECT LAST MONTH. IT IS www.barnescountywildlifeclub.org
YOUR HUNTING & FISHING PHOTOS CAN BE SENT TO JOSH HOLM FOR POSTING AT josh_holm@hotmail.com
NEW PLOTS GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE FROM AREA VENDORS.
SIGHT-IN DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 17TH—10 AM AT THE VC RIFLE AND PISTOL RANGE. RANDY 845-0151. THERE WILL BE SOMEONE THERE FOR HELP OR ADVICE IF YOU NEED IT.
INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE IS TENTATIVE TO OPEN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. FOR INFO CALL NEIL PETERSON 840-0173. OPEN SHOOTING AND LEAGUE.
FISHERIES PROJECTS UPCOMING INCLUDE A CANOE ACCESS AT THE HATCHERY AND A BOAT RAMP IN CITY PARK.
BUCK SHOW IS NOV. 22ND AT VC EAGLES. CHAIR TJ HANSEN.
HIDES FOR WILDLIFE DROP OFF POINTS WILL BE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. CHAIR EUGENE PEDERSON 490-4219. FREEZE THOSE DEER HIDES FROM ARCHERY AND YOUTH SEASONS.
VENISON FOR THE FOOD PANTRY IS ON GO. CONTACT GOOSE KAPAUN AT 845-2970 FOR A CERTIFICATE OR TO DONATE FOR PROCESSING FEE.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A REPORT AFTER THE TRNP ELK REDUCTION.
1ST ANNUAL SHEYENNE VALLEY CALLING PREDATOR HUNT IS IN THE PLANNING FOR THIS WINTER. STAY TUNED FOR ADS. THIS IS A CIRCUIT HUNT AND WILL DRAW IN PROFESSIONALS FROM OTHER STATES.
JUNIOR NATURALISTS: CALL KYLE OR EMAIL HIM FOR SCHEDULES OF EVENTS kyle.m.Johnson@vcsu.edu OR CALL 701-650-8715. OCT. 18TH EVENT IS SETTING UP GOOSE AND DUCK DECOYS AT THE HATCHERY, 5PM.
BE SURE TO VOTE NOVEMBER 2ND! THE HIGH FENCE HUNTING PETITION WAS FULFILLED AND WILL BE ON THE BALLOT!
GAYLON HANSEN IS BACK IN TOWN AT THE LEGACY. WE’RE SURE HE WOULD ENJOY A SHORT VISIT OR PHONE CALL 845-1419.
OBITUARY: MEMBER LOIS TRANGSRUD PASSED AWAY IN SEPTEMBER. THE CLUB HAS SENT SYMPATHIES TO HER FAMILY.
