Minutes From Last Meeting

Red River Area Sportsmen’s Club
Wahpeton, North Dakota & Breckenridge, Minnesota

Jr. Wildlife Club
Thursday, March 15th - High adventure hunting presentation at Wahpeton Community Center from 6-7 PM. All girls and boys, ages 8-16 welcome. Call 642-2811 to register.

Next Sportsmen’s Club Meeting
Thursday, March 15th - 7:30 PM, Community Center - monthly meeting.

February 16, 2012 Minutes

A Red River Area Sportsmen’s Club meeting was held on the 16th day of February, 2012 at the Wahpeton Community Center. Bill Straus, Randy Ehni, Dave Langenwalter, Vern Shasky, Jerry Oren, Brad Glarum, Greg Braun, Kevin Manock, Rich Truesdell, Josh Barringer, Cindie VanTassel, Kim Barringer, Schaun Beitmeier, Jon Bertelsen, Paul Sinner, Greg Gerou and Wayne Beyer attended the meeting.

MSC (Truesdell, Straus) to approve 1-19-12 minutes.

Awards Banquet

• Dick Bell has recruited Mike McEnroe, ND Wildlife Federation President to speak about the impacts of energy development on wildlife.
• Awards applications for Sportsman of the Year, Life Membership and Lifetime Achievement are encouraged. One application has been received thus far.
• Ewalt Catering will prepare pork loin and roast beef.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) fund-raiser is scheduled this Saturday, February 18th at the Eagles Club. RRASC has contributed the $320 sponsor fee and $180 for the youth gun prize. A 25% RMEF discount coupon was received. Volunteers for youth games from 5-8 PM include Dick Bell, Paul Sinner, Cindie VanTassel and Kim Barringer. Help is sometimes needed in other areas, too.

MSC (Ehni, Oren) to authorize President Gerou to hand-select a few items from storage for the Wahpeton Baseball Benefit.

The ND Wildlife Federation meets at Arrowwood Refuge on Saturday, March 17th. They are also organizing a conference on the future of hunting in North Dakota on March 30-31.

Bill Payments

• DNR Roundtable - $400.26.
• Waste Management (deer carcass dumpster) - $676.84.
• Econofoods (Jr. Wildlife Club) - $43.58.

Checking account balance is $22,489.28.

MSC (Glarum, VanTassel) to approve treasurer’s report.

MSC (Ehni, Bertelsen) to purchase $50 ND Sportfishing Congress raffle tickets.

MSC (Langenwalter, Shasky) to purchase $40 Sportsman’s Alliance raffle tickets.

The SE Sportsmen’s Club meets at Hughes Shelter at 7 PM on Monday, March 26th. All club members were encouraged to attend. Cindie VanTassel offered to help with food preparations.

Jr. Wildlife Club

• Larry Brunkhorst taught ten members how to build song bird (wren, chickadee and nuthatch) bird nest boxes at a Comstock Construction building.
• High adventure hunting will be presented at the next meeting at the Community Center from 6-7 PM on Thursday, March 15th.
• Bracelets will be ordered for youth events.

MSC (Oren, Sinner) to cancel Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby due to unsafe ice conditions.

MSC (K. Barringer, Beyer) to pay $45 registration fee for any Sportsmen’s Club members attending the 4H Shooting Sports training on Saturday, March 17th.

Patrick Brejcha was appointed to the Scholarship Committee.

Mark Althoff is interested in pursuing a mentor program for the Youth Deer Hunt.

Fishing Contest Entries

• 36” northern pike – Bill Straus – Willard Slough – 2-15-12.
• 13/5” crappie – Josh Barringer – Nelson Lake – 2-4-12.
• 4 lb, 6 oz. largemouth bass – Josh Barringer – Nelson Lake – 2-4-12.
• 12.5” yellow perch – Greg Braun – Richland County Slough – 2-4-12.

Wild Turkey Federation Fund-Raiser

• Thursday, March 8th at the Mooreton Community Center.
• Social at 5:30 PM and meal at 7 PM.
• Discount if Sportsmen’s Club member.
• Dick Bell, Greg Gerou and Schaun Reitmeier offered to volunteer.
• Interested volunteers should contact Brad Glarum at 899-0064.

Old / New / Unfinished Business

• The Head of the Red Trap Club fund-raiser is scheduled on Saturday, March 30th.
• Cindie VanTassel said that 7-10 MN Hunter Education trainers are needed.
• Rich Truesdell reported the Fergus Falls Shooting Club needs support for its youth indoor shooting program.
• Randy Ehni and Greg Gerou will follow-up on appropriateness of motions bypassing two-meeting approval of $500+ expenditures.
• Lynn Schlueter, presently the Aquatic Nuisance Species Supervisor for ND Fisheries, has retired, effective Wednesday, February 1st.
• The Marketing Committee has not met yet. Rich Truesdell suggested RRASC stickers to put on hunting and fishing equipment and prizes.

The next meeting is scheduled on Thursday, March 15th at 7:30 PM in the Wahpeton Community Center.

MSC (Langenwalter, Ehni) to adjourn the meeting.

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