NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH,2011…VC VFW CLUB
FREE BURGERS SERVED FOR PAID UP MEMBERS 5:30PM TILL GONE…MEETING TO FOLLOW – 6:45PM

OUR ANNUAL BANQUET WENT WELL! THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND DONATORS!
EARLY BIRD: VALLEY MEAT CERTIFICATE—JOSH PLECITY, VC
TICKET PRIZE: REMINGTON 7600-270 RIFLE—GAR & PAT HANSEN
OTHER LUCKY WINNERS OF THE NIGHT: GARY DORHOFF, SHARON SCHMIDT,FARGO; JIM ZERFACE, PAGE; WAYLAN STARR, MARK HOAR, CONNIE STAVENS, MELVIN BERGER, LARRY TRAPP, PAT HANSEN AND WAYNE LIEBERSBACH, ALL VC.
THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL BOY SCOUTS FOR HELPING WITH THE AUCTION!

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES WILL BE HELD AT THE DECEMBER MEETING. THE COMMITTEE WILL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS UP UNTIL THAT TIME. CONTACT ANY OFFICER.

HIDES FOR WILDLIFE DROP OFF POINTS ARE VALLEY MEAT SUPPLY, VC; AGRIBASICS, WIMBLEDON AND THE SANDOON SALOON, SANBORN. TAKE CARE OF YOUR DEER HIDE AND TURN IT IN FOR A CHANCE ON A RIFLE DRAWING! REMEMBER TO FILL OUT THE DONATION SHEET.

VENISON FOR THE FOOD PANTRY- CONTACT GOOSE KAPAUN FOR A CERTIFICATE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE YOUR DEER. WE HAVE GIVEN OUT 6 OR 7 SO FAR BUT HAVE FUNDING FOR SEVERAL MORE.845-2970 OR 840-0179.
ROTATING YOUR FREEZER? VC CARES WILL ACCEPT NEATLY PACKAGED VENISON FOR THE NEEDY OF THE AREA. CONTACT ROSIE LARSON 845-0688.

INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE WILL BE OPENING BEFORE THANKSGIVING. FOR MORE INFO CALL NEIL PEDERSON 840-0173.

2ND ANNUAL SHEYENNE VALLEY COYOTE CALLING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEKEND OF JANUARY 28TH, 2012. FOR INFO ON THE WEB…coyotehunter.net …THEY ALSO ARE HOLDING A TEN GUN RAFFLE AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT $20. CALL PERRY 490-1797.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOLDING AN ICE FISHING HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CHRISTMAS PARADE ON DECEMBER 3RD, 5:30PM. DECORATE YOUR SHACK, DRIVE IT THROUGH THE PARADE AND THEN PULL IT INTO THE NP PARKING LOT NORTH OF THE VFW FOR PUBLIC VOTING WITH PRIZES AWARDED. FOR MORE INFO CALL THE CHAMBER AT 845-1891.

JUNIOR NATURALISTS MEET NOV. 21 AT THE HATCHERY, 6 PM, FOR A WATERFOWL IDENTIFICATION SESSION. NEW CONTACT TO REGISTER IS BRIAN CHAPILUS (VCSU) I-701-351-7002. ALL YOUTH WELCOME!

OBITUARY: MEMBER DALE OLSON PASSED AWAY THIS LAST MONTH. THE CLUB HAS SENT SYMPATHIES TO HIS FAMILY.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HUNTING AND HOLIDAY SEASON. WE WILL BE A BUSY CLUB IN JANUARY!

NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011…VC VFW CLUB
FREE BURGERS SERVED TO PAID UP MEMBERS 6PM TILL GONE…MEETING TO FOLLOW

OUR ANNUAL BANQUET IS COMING UP FAST! EARLY BIRD TICKETS MUST BE TURNED IN BY OCT. 16TH FOR A $100 VALLEY MEAT CERTIFICATE DRAWING. WE STILL NEED MORE HELP WITH DONATIONS; CALL JILL AT 845-2087/2378. SET UP NIGHT IS OCT. 27 AT 5PM SO BRING DONATED ITEMS AND YOUR FOLDER SO WE CAN GET THE TABLES ORGANIZED. PIZZA AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED!

PLEASE HELP US SELL THE ENCLOSED TICKETS FOR GAS AND GROCERIES. IF YOU CAN SELL MORE, THEY ARE AVAILABLE FROM PERRY OR JILL. THIS IS A GOOD FUNDRAISER FOR THE CLUB AND IS SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN USE!

SIGHT-IN DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16TH AT THE VC RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB AT 10 AM. CALL RANDY BOSTROM 845-0151. THERE WILL SOMEONE THERE FOR HELP OR ADVICE IF YOU NEED IT.

JUNIOR NATURALISTS WILL HAVE A FISHING EVENT AT THE HATCHERY OCTOBER 17TH 6PM. PRE-REGISTER WITH KYLE: 701-650-8715 OR kyle.m.Johnson@vcsu.edu

VENISON FOR THE FOOD PANTRY CERTIFICATES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM GOOSE KAPAUN 840-0179.
THE CERTIFICATE WILL ALLOW YOU TO DROP OFF YOUR DEER AT VALLEY MEAT AND HAVE IT PROCESSED FOR THE FOOD PANTRY.
VC CARES WILL ALSO TAKE HOME PROCESSED VENISON THAT IS NEATLY WRAPPED AND LABELED. CALL ROSIE LARSON 845-0688 IF YOU ARE ROTATING YOUR FREEZER!

A NEW OUTHOUSE WILL BE INSTALLED AT MOON LAKE NEXT YEAR, THIS TIME ON THE TOP OF THE HILL!

BUCK SHOW IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 21 AT THE VC EAGLES. CALL TJ HANSON 490-0929 IF YOU CAN HELP SCORE OR VOLUNTEER!

UPCOMING:

JAN. 13-15…NDWF CONVENTION
JAN. 21……..ICE FISHING DERBY
JAN. 28……..SV COYOTE CALLING CONTEST
FEB………….BCWF PREDATOR HUNT

NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY…SEPTEMBER…14TH, 2011…VC VFW CLUB
FREE BURGERS SERVED TO PAID UP MEMBERS 6:00PM TILL GONE
MEETING TO FOLLOW

WELCOME BACK MEMBERS, NEW MEMBERS AND RECENT RENEWALS!

ANNUAL FALL BANQUET / AUCTION IS  OCTOBER 28TH AT THE EAGLES CLUB!
WE WILL BE REQUESTING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE BANQUET COMMITTEES AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING!  WE NEED THE MOST HELP GOING AFTER DONATIONS!  WE’LL HAVE A LIST TO CHOSE FROM AND COULD USE ABOUT 20 PEOPLE FOR THIS COMMITTEE ALONE!  PLEASE HELP US LIGHTEN THE LOAD BY VOLUNTEERING TO DO SOME LEG WORK FOR US.  CALL JILL 845-2087/2378 IF YOU CAN HELP BUT WON’T BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING!

EXTRA DOE TAGS…THERE ARE STILL A FEW AVAILABLE BUT NOT LOCALLY.  APPLICATIONS AT VENDORS OR GO ONLINE.  FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE WILL PROBABLY NOT OPEN UP UNTIL NOVEMBER.  CONTACT NEIL PEDERSON FOR INFO.  840-0173  IF THERE IS GOOD INTEREST HE’LL GET IT GOING EARLIER!

YOUTH CAMPS…WE SPONSORED 5 YOUTH TO SUMMER OUTDOOR CAMPS.  THANK YOU KELLI BJORNSON.

TAKE A KID FISHING DAY WAS CANCELLED THIS YEAR DUE TO FLOODING!

SUMMER WALLEYE TOURNAMENT WAS A GREAT EVENT!  WE HAD ANOTHER EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL RELEASE RATE.  SEE WINNERS ON BACK PAGE.

JUNE HUNTER-ED  CLASS  HAD 30 GRADUATES.  THANK YOU SKIP PEDERSEN AND THE OTHER VOLUNTEER INTRUCTORS:  MARLOWE GRINDLER, BRUCE NIELSEN, DUANE REINISCH, KARL AND DENNY HELLAND.

J..A.K.E.S. DAY…HOSTED ALMOST 100 KIDS OF ALL AGES!  IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING AND ALL HAD FUN!  THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS HELPING OUT WITH THIS EVENT!

TRAP SHOOT FUN NIGHT HAD GREAT WEATHER ALSO FOR OUR HUNTER-ED FUNDRAISER!  HIGHSCHOOLER DERRICK SCHNELL OUTSHOT  JEREMY SMITH TO WIN THE ANNIE OAKLEY AWARD!

YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT HAD 24 YOUTH.  THANK YOU JIM ZERFACE, SPONSORS AND DOG HANDLERS!

SUMMER PICNIC/FISH FRY WAS HELD AT THE FISH HATCHERY THIS YEAR DUE TO HIGH WATER AT THE PARK.  WE HAD A FAIR TURNOUT, WONDERFUL FOOD AND A BEAUTIFUL EVENING!  THANKS TO COOKS RON MANSON, KIM FOELL AND COMMITTEES.

ONCE AGAIN—–REMEMBER TO BE AT THE SEPT. 14TH MEETING.
PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO HELP US WITH THE FALL BANQUET!

HAPPY FALL!  HAPPY HUNTING & FISHING!

NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2011…KELLY’S CROSSING

FREE BURGERS FOR PAID UP MEMBERS SERVED 6-7 PM

MEETING TO FOLLOW

THIS IS THE LAST MEETING OF THE SUMMER!!!

SAVE THIS NEWSLETTER FOR REFERENCE TO SUMMER EVENTS!!!

HUNTER ED CLASS: JUNE 13,16,20,21,23 AT THE VCSU RHOADES SCIENCE CENTER 6-9:30 PM EACH NIGHT. CONTACT SKIP PEDERSEN 845-3211. REGISTER AT THE FIRST CLASS.

INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE IS CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. CALL NEIL PETERSON 840-0173 TO ARRANGE ANY OUTDOOR SHOOTING GET TOGETHERS!

JUNIOR NATURALISTS WILL NOT HAVE ANY EVENTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

CLUB GARAGE SALE CHAIR IS RICHARD MONSON 845-3938. HE IS STILL MAKING ARRANGEMENTS BUT IF YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE ANY HUNTING OR FISHING ITEMS YOU CAN CONTACT HIM. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH INTEREST THERE WILL BE!

SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS CHAIR IS KELLI BJORNSON 490-1440 / 646-6842.

FISH CAMP…………………………AGES 8-14………..JULY 31–AUG 5…………….DEVILS LAKE

NDWF CONSERVATION CAMP…AGES 12-15……….. AUG 7-13……..……………GARRISON

PHEASANT CHICKS WILL BE ARRIVING FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH AT DAKOTA PLAINS PARKING LOT. RAISERS PLEASE BE THERE AT 4:45 PM SHARP TO PICK THEM UP. LESS STRESS ON THE CHICKS GIVES US ALL BETTER RESULTS!

YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT IS AUGUST 27TH AT THE JIM ZERFACE FARM. SPACE IS LIMITED AND YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER AND HAVE A HUNTER-ED CARD. JEFF DIFFERDING 845-0957.

STILL LOOKING FOR A CHAIRPERSON FOR THE BULLHEAD DERBY!!! CALL JILL 845-2087/2378.

WE COULD ALSO USE MORE HELP FOR THE SUMMER WALLEYE TOURNEY. PERRY 490-1797.

BOAT LANDING & CANOE ACCESS WILL GET ROLLING AS THE WEATHER PERMITS!

ARCHERY CERTIFICATION AND TRAPPING CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN JAMESTOWN IN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER. REGISTER AT gf.gov. CONTACT RODNEY O’CLAIR 701-952-2680.

SUMMER 2011 EVENTS

JUNE 11-12……SUMMER WALLEYE TOURNAMENT…KELLY’S CROSSING

JUNE 13,16,20,21,23….HUNTER ED CLASS

JULY 21……J.A.K.E.S. DAY AT VC TRAP CLUB (A GREAT YOUTH EVENING) YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER. WATCH FOR POSTERS. 845-3466.

AUGUST 17…..CLUB PICNIC AND FISH FRY TO BE HELD AT THE PAVILION AT CHAUTAUQUA PARK. STARTS AT 6:30 PM. PLEASE BRING A SALAD OR DESSERT TO SHARE AND ENJOY A GREAT SOCIAL EVENING!

AUGUST 23…TRAP SHOOT FUN NIGHT AT THE VC TRAP RANGE. PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS OUR HUNTER ED PROGRAM. COME AND SHOOT FOR PRIZES AND THE ANNIE OAKLEY!

AUGUST 27…YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT

YOUR NEXT NEWSLETTER WILL BE FOR THE SEPTEMBER MEETING!

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENJOY THIS SUMMER AND THE OUTDOORS!

NEXT MEETING…WEDNESDAY, MAY 11^TH,2011…VFW CLUB

FREE ELK BURGERS FOR PAID UP MEMBERS 6:00 PM TILL GONE

MEETING TO FOLLOW AT 7:00

WE SYMPATHIZE WITH ALL WHO HAVE ENDURED THIS YEAR’S FLOODING!  WE HAVE BEEN INUNDATED, DISLOCATED, DISPLACED AND SUFFERED LOSS.  TO SAY THE LEAST, MOST OF THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN MISERABLY INCONVENIENCED FROM OUR NORMAL LIVES!  WE ARE IN IT TO WIN IT AND THE WATER IS FINALLY RECEDING!  THANK YOU TO ALL THE FLOOD FIGHTERS!

TREE REEF AND RIVER ROAD CLEAN UP HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.  WE WILL DISCUSS DATES AT THE MAY MEETING HOPING TO SQUEEZE THEM IN IF CONDITIONS ALLOW.  ALL VOLUNTEERS STAY ON STANDBY AND IN TOUCH WITH OUR OFFICERS.

TAKE A KID FISHING DAY MAY LIKELY BE CANCELLED.  GOOSE (CHAIRMAN) WILL ADDRESS IT AT THE MEETING.  SCHOOLS WILL BE NOTIFIED UPON VERIFACTION.

THE AUDI HAS HAD WATER SEEPAGE WHICH SHUT DOWN OUR INDOOR ARCHERY TEMPORARILY.  CALL NEIL PETERSON 840-0173 FOR INFO UPDATE.

JUNIOR NATURALISTS HELD THEIR LAST EVENT ON MAY 2^ND.  THEY WILL START AGAIN THIS FALL.

NDGFD ADVISORY MEETINGS ARE UPCOMING.  WATCH FOR AREA DATES.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WERE ANNOUNCED AT THE APRIL MEETING: AMY DOLL,WEST FARGO;  JEFF BERENS, BENSON,MN AND BRANDON MEYER, OAKES WILL EACH BE AWARDED $250 FROM OUR MEMORIAL FUND.

WOOD DUCK NESTING RESEARCH:  IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THIS TASK CALL JILL 845-2378/2087.  WHAT CAN WE CHANGE FOR BETTER USAGE AND REPRODUCTION?

LEGISLATIVE…MOST OF THE CONCERNING BILLS WENT OUR WAY.  AGAIN, WE CAN’T STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR INPUT TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES!

PHEASANT CHICKS ARE DUE IN JUNE 1OTH.  MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH PERRY 490-1797.

SPORTSMAN’S GARAGE SALE CHAIR IS RICHARD MONSON 845-3938.  HE WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS AND PLANS TO TIE THIS IN WITH A LOCAL SUMMER EVENT.  DONATED ITEMS CAN INCLUDE ANYTHING RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING, CAMPING, ETC.  WE ALL HAVE ‘STUFF’ WE ARE NOT USING!

SUMMER WALLEYE TOURNAMENT…JUNE 11-12

FISHERIES PROJECTS WILL BE PLANNED AS FLOOD CLEANUP ALLOWS.

YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT…AGAIN TO BE HELD AT THE JIM ZERFACE FARM.

SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS…CHAIRING AGAIN IS KELLI BJORNSON 646-6842/490-1440. SHE HAS BROCHURES AVAILABLE NOW.  BCWF WILL SPONSOR INTERESTED YOUTH AT 75% OF CAMP COST.  TWO CAMPS TO CHOSE FROM:

FISH CAMP……………………….AGES 8-14………JULY 31-AUG.5……….DEVILS LAKE

CONSERVATION CAMP………..AGES 12-16…….(KELLY HAS)………….GARRISON

VC TRAP CLUB IS NOW OPEN TUESDAY NIGHTS STARTING AT 6:30 PM.  SKEET RANGE ALSO!

REMINDER:

JUNE WILL BE THE LAST NEWLETTER OF THE SUMMER AND WILL HAVE OUR EVENTS LISTED.

REMEMBER TO SAVE IT OR PRINT A PHYSICAL COPY FOR YOUR REFERENCE.

ALSO, LET’S GET THOSE LISTED ON LAST MONTH’S NEWLETTER TO RENEW THEIR MEMBERSHIP!

SOME HAVE, SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE THOSE YOU KNOW!