Lincoln Ikes News. Published monthly by Chapter 65, Lincoln, Nebraska

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1 Lincoln Ikes News Published monthly by Chapter 65, Lincoln, Nebraska Volume 19 Issue 4 April 2019 Photo by Inuit guide VICTORIA ISLAND, CAMBRIDGE BAY I was fortunate to be able to hunt the Arctic for Muskox, says James Vaughn. The muskox is left over from the Ice Age and the Wooly Mammoths. They also have the longest hair of any living animal. The hunt took place out of a camp a half day north of Cambridge Bay in what was to become Nunavut. It became a country while I was there and officially separated from the Northwest Territories. I arrived there by way of Edmonton, Alberta, then Whitehorse, Yukon. We used wooden sleds pulled by snowmobiles. The Inuit s used snowmobiles as they found that the Muskox would circle right away if dog teams were used, and with the snowmobiles, they would run. We could then follow on foot. Though not far. With the bulky clothing, the winds, and the minus 50 to minus100-degree windchills, it took a lot of effort just to go 200 yards or so. Visit us at

2 Lincoln Ikes News Page 2 The sled was a big wooden box with a front that curved back and over the top, leaving an opening in the back to crawl over and lay down on caribou hides. The box was strapped on long wooden runners with rope. The ride out to hunt was the worst part. You lay on your back or kneel to take the shock. We would travel out 100 miles and back again each day. It was similar to laying on your back on a car hood and being pulled across a corn stubble field or a prairie dog town, with a ditch thrown in every 50 to 100 yards. Rough is such a mild word. It was choppy like going across big waves in a fast boat. After a while, you could feel the organs in your body move with each shock. I used a Remington Model 700 stainless steel rifle in 7mm magnum with handloaded 175 grain Nosler partition bullets. It has a Weaver V16 scope. Our cabin was a 15 x 15 plywood shack frozen on the landscape. Inside was a toilet that was 3 x 3 wide, made from plywood, with a door that wouldn t shut all the way. A bucket with a lid served as a toilet. Photo by Inuit guide I took two Muskox. Both beautiful animals. The second one was taken on the coldest day that year. The wind was blowing at mph, and the weather service only figures windchill to minus 100 degrees. Even the Inuit s were frozen. You can see in Photo-1 how my mustache and eyebrows were covered in ice. The bull charged me, and at 35 yards, I decided he was big enough. NEBRASKA, BANNER COUNTY James Dostal harvested this 13 1/2" antelope October 2018 in Banner County in western Nebraska.

3 Lincoln Ikes News Page 3 James and his dad, Jamie, spotted 2 bucks over 800 yards away mid-morning. The only way to get close enough to shoot was to 200 yards away from them at a right angle. Stalking close enough had to be done across a cut wheat field with round bales scattered throughout. Hopscotching from bale to bale, an hour later he finally got to about 300 yards distance. Using the side of the bale as a rest he steadied for a shot. The Sig Sauer rangefinder confirmed a 304-yard shot with his grandpas Winchester Model 70 chambered in 270 Win topped with a Burris Signature 4-16x scope. The handloaded Hornady 130gr SST propelled by Ramshot Magnum powder made a clean pass through shot right behind the shoulder. The buck expired less than 50 yards later making for a very memorable 1st antelope hunt using Grandpas gun. buck ealier in the day. Parking the vehicle on another part of the property, the 3 of us startd the stalk from 3/4 of a mile away. Slowly walking through knee high grass and sage brush we got to about 900 yards. I noticed an old electric pole in the distance and used it to help conceal us walking towards the buck in single file. This way we were able to cut another 350 yards off the distance. Bryan's Vortex rangefinder dialed in 647 yards to the buck above us on a sidehill. I went prone behind my Cooper Arms Model 22 Varminter chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor with a Harris bipod. I checked my range card for the distance. Using my Athlon Argos 6-24x scope with ffp mrad reticle I held over 4 mrads and fired. The handloaded Hornady 140gr ELD-Match bullet powered by Ramshot Hunter powder sped to the buck dropping him in his tracks. About the Cover Photo by Newsletter Editor NEBRASKA, BANNER COUNTY Jamie Dostal harvested this nice buck during the October 2018 season in Banner County in western Nebraska. While hunting in another part of the county the landowner called Jamie's friend Bryan with the location of a bedded down buck near his pivot system. The buck had bedded down less than 200 yards from where Jamie's son, James, shot his How would you like to be on the cover of the Ikes Newsletter? Give us your best shot of you, your game and your rifle, along with a short description you your hunt (see cover photo for example). Also include the description of you rifle (Make, model, caliber), your scope (brand, model and reticle type) and what ammunition you used (manufacturer, bullet weight and bullet type). All photos submitted each month will be published in the subsequent issue of the Ikes Newsletter. I will choose the best of the best to be on the cover.

4 Lincoln Ikes News Page 4 IZAAK WALTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2nd Tuesday of the month 7:15pm at the CLUBHOUSE All Members are welcome to Attend GOT A PARTY? RENT THE HALL Summer Trap League Signup Here by Dave Tunink An organizational meeting for the 2019 Summer Trap League is scheduled to be held at the Ikes Clubhouse on Thursday night, April 25 th at 6:30 pm. Team captains are encouraged to attend to sign up their team and pick up the team registration forms. Sponsor fees are the same as last year ($85) as well as the cost per round ($7). The first night of shooting will be on May 9 th and the Summer League is schedule to end on August 15 th The rain out makeup date on August 22nd. Teams will be classified based on their past shooting abilities and the first two weeks of team scores. Fall Trap League is scheduled to start on August 29th and run until Oct. 17 th. Clubhouse hall, food service area, and beverage services are available. Beverage service includes a full bar. The hall will seat 300. The daily rental fee is $ A refundable damage deposit is required. The facility is perfect for receptions, class reunions, anniversaries, birthdays, or office parties. For price quotes and hall availability call the clubhouse at and leave a message. Members and non-profit organizations may receive a discount on the rental fee. For discount information contact: Craig ( ) or Natalie ( ) or us at: ikes.lincoln@gmail.com Any questions please contact Dave Tunink at or at: dtunink1971@gmail.com. Team Sign-up Sheet for Summer or Fall is available at the link below: 20Registration%20Fillable%20Form.pdf or have a change of address? We want to stay connected with you. Contact Chapter Manager Natalie Keaschall with your new address at: ikes.lincoln@gmail.com or 402) )

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6 Lincoln Ikes News Page 6 Chapter News Chapter Manager Board of Director Nominations The Annual Meeting for Board of Directors nominations is coming up. Four board positions are up for election. If you or anyone you know is interested in serving your club by being on the Board, let anyone on the Board know and send us your resume to: ikes.lincoln@gmail.com Nominations with a resume must be received by June 11, Members Shooting Rules PLEASE NOTE With summer upon us, a reminder that a member MUST BE PRESENT when any guest is shooting. This includes the children of the members. Members are allowed to bring any children age 18 and under with no additional fees or guest passes. Members are also allowed to bring THEIR children up to ages 25 and under to shoot with no addition fees (children of members still have to pay for the regular trap fee of $4 per round of 25 rocks). That child is NOT allowed to come to the range and shoot without the registered member. Please help our club to make sure these rules are being followed. Thank you. Rifle / Pistol Range Volunteers Needed We are looking for volunteers who can help us replace the needed backers from time to time. These backers are already made and ready to be put up when needed. These volunteers would check Ranges periodically to see if any backers are needing replaced. If so, the volunteer(s) would take down the old backers, put them in a pile between Range 2 and 3, and then replace them with the new backers from there as well. If you are willing to help our club in this much need area, please contact one of our Managers, Craig or Natalie. Thank you! Rifle / Pistol Range Backer Builders Team Needed This past month, we had a small crew of six volunteers that helped build backers for our rifle/pistol ranges as they were running low. We really rely on our volunteers to help keep these supplied for ALL of our rifle/pistol members. Kudos to Neil Lunzmann, Larry Bennett, Kevin Delka, Ben Keaschall and our managers for helping on a cold, rainy day. If you are able to help with this ongoing project, please let Craig or Natalie know or us at ikes.lincoln@gmail.com. We d love to have you are in need of many hands to make this a light project. With as many rifle/pistol members as we have, we are hoping we have some people step up to help in this area. Rifle / Pistol Ranges Notice: We have Rifle & Pistol Range improvements coming! In the very near future when the weather cooperates, we are going to be doing work on and making improvements to Rifle/Pistol Ranges 1, 2, and 3. Among other things, there will be significant dirt work being done on these ranges and that work will take the right weather conditions and multiple days to complete. As such, we will have to close all rifle & pistol ranges during the week to accomplish this. We will keep the ranges open during the weekend, if at all possible. This work is necessary and the end product will be worth the bit of inconvenience for the additional level of safety offered. We will send out an notice and update the web calendar when we have the exact dates. Thank you for your patience as we work this project. Project Appleseed at IKEs April A nationwide initiative of the Revolutionary War Veterans

7 Lincoln Ikes News Page 7 Association, Project Appleseed is committed to teaching rifle marksmanship and our early American heritage in a safe, family-friendly non-partisan environment. For more information and to get tickets to this two-day event, please visit or location/?locationid=248&eventid=6341 or contact the Match Director, Melisa Davis, at Tickets are not refundable. Highway Clean Up Saturday, May 4 Our bi-annual highway cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, May 4 and we will begin by meeting in the parking lot at 9:30 a.m. This is a project our club has committed to do twice a year in conjunction with the Adopt-A-Highway Program. It is only two miles of the highway right of way and takes normally 2-3 hours to complete. The more volunteers we have, the quicker it ll be done! Look forward to seeing you then Cornhusker State Games Events at our Lincoln Ikes Our Lincoln Ike s hosts three of the Cornhusker State Games events out here this summer:.22 Silhouette, High Power Benchrest, and Youth Trap. Please go to their website for more information about these events and how to register! Registration prices go up the closer the events are so register early at: Blocked Addresses Monthly it seems, when we our membership a message to update them of current events or range notices, the message is returned undelivered because our notice address or newsletter address are not white listed. We send our newsletter to those who prefer it by , once a month. Our newsletter editor s address is vjansky@inebraska.com. If an event or situation occurs between newsletter editioins, the Chapter Manager s will send out a notification to keep you up to date on current events affecting the club or facilities access or availability. Our Chapter Manger s address is ikes.lincoln@gmail.com. If you haven t received our s for some time, please check your accepted lists to make sure you can receive from our addresses. Gate Cards The gate cards for those that haven t renewed their membership for 2019 have been deactivated. If you plan on utilizing the range and haven t renewed your membership before now, plan on it taking a couple of days from when you renew to reactivate your card. Even if you renew online, gate cards are turned back on manually and usually takes a couple days. If you have any questions, please contact Natalie. Women on Target Event Our Lincoln Izaak Walton League will be hosting this year s NRA Women on Target event on Saturday, September 28th. This will be an all-day instructional shooting clinic designed to introduce women to shooting, both for sport and for hunting. They are only opening this event up to the first 150 registrations. Must be female and at least 18 years old to participate. If interested, please register at April Office Hours During the month of April, our office will be open on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. and Wednesdays, from 9:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. We can be reached by calling the Clubhouse at , or our cell phones at (Natalie) or (Craig).

8 Lincoln Ikes News Page 8 Like Us on Facebook! Like and follow us at Lincoln Izaak Walton League Chapter 65 (@LincolnIzaakWaltonLeague) on Facebook. Our goal is to share with all about upcoming events on our campus, conservation articles, information about our programs, membership items and more. Rifle / Pistol orientation usually takes a little over an hour. Monthly Calendars Included at the back of this newsletter are the calendars for the months of April and May. These are as up to date as they can be before publishing; however, we get many updates throughout the month. To get the most up-to-date calendar, please always check the website calendar at Lost & Found We have some items that have been turned in to our lost and found on our campus. If you are missing some items, please contact the office and disclose the item(s) you are looking for. We will set up a time for you to retrieve them. Do you have family/friends interested in becoming a Lincoln Ikes member? Our New Member Orientations for April and May are held in our clubhouse, 6:30 p.m. for Trap members, and then 7:00 p.m. for Rifle/Pistol members on the following dates: April 3 April 17 May 1 May 15 May 29 Spring is here and our thoughts are turning to warmweather pursuits: stream monitoring, spring turkey hunting, and spending time with fellow Ikes at the IWLA National Convention! Members of the Des Moines Chapter have been working hard all winter on a meeting chock full of great speakers, informative workshops and fun! You'll also find attractions near Des Moines that appeal to the whole family. Our convention will be held at the Sheraton West Des Moines, July 16-19, Book your hotel room online today! Rooms start at just $114/night, and the hotel offers free shuttle service from the airport. If you're driving an RV, consider Walnut Woods State Park ( t/i-l-nujhkul-yutduhurir-j/) 260 acres of wooded bottom land along the Raccoon River, located just 10 minutes from the convention hotel. Campsites have concrete pads and electrical service or full hook-ups and can be reserved in advance. We'll have more convention details for you in coming s and in the convention kit. Questions? meetings@iwla.org. All new members are required to attend one of these orientations BEFORE utilizing our facilities. Our Trap orientation generally takes about 15 minutes, while our

9 Lincoln Ikes News Page 9 CONSERVATION CURRENTS IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA IN THIS ISSUE Help Protect Streams and Wetlands Today! Share Your Winter Salt Watch Findings Sign Up for Spring Save Our Streams Trainings Congress Reauthorizes Land and Water Conservation Fund IWLA Soil Health Forum Held in Iowa Submit Your Volunteer Award Nominations by March 15 Road salt, when used in excess, runs off of roads and into streams and rivers. This extra salt is harmful for aquatic life as well as human health. To combat this problem and raise public awareness, the League has been moving forward full-force with our Winter Salt Watch Campaign! So far, over 120 Salt Watch readings have been submitted from 15 states. Make sure to submit your data too! ( Tim Barry, from the League's Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter, has taken over 25 salt watch readings in streams across Maryland. Great work, Tim! You can learn more about road salt and stream health ( i-l-nktnz-yulhdjcjj-j/) on our website and request your free chloride test kit! Instructions for taking and submitting a chloride readng are included in your kit. EPA has proposed a sweeping rollback of Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands. Under this proposal, most tributary streams nationwide regardless of where they flow or how they affect water quality and public health could lose protection, threatening drinking water supplies for 1 in 3 Americans, habitat for fish and wildlife, and the $887 billion outdoor recreation economy. Before EPA can implement this damaging policy, it must accept and consider public comments. Please urge EPA to adopt strong protections for streams and wetlands! Save Our Streams training will give you the skills you need to do biological stream monitoring (identifying critters that can tell you a lot about stream health) as well as chemical and physical monitoring. You will also learn how to submit your data to the Clean Water Hub so state and federal agencies and the people in your community can easily access local water quality information.

10 Lincoln Ikes News Page 10 Trainings are scheduled this spring in Ottumwa, IA; Alexandria, VA; and Decatur, IL (so far). Sign up now spaces are limited! Want to host a training in your community? Send in a request: t/i-l-nktnz-yulhdjcjj-d/ The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 47, a historic package of public lands and conservation legislation that includes permanent reauthorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). In addition to other important provisions, the bill requires that 3 percent of LWCF funding be used to unlock isolated and inaccessible public lands. The legislation now heads to the president to be signed into law. By permanently reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Congress has recognized what sportsmen and other outdoor enthusiasts have always known: LWCF is America s most proven method for putting public lands conservation on the ground and facilitating access to outdoor recreation, says Jared Mott, IWLA's conservation director. We look forward to President Trump quickly signing this important legislation and permanently protecting Americans access to their public lands and opportunities for outdoor recreation. On February 18, the League hosted a legislative forum on soil health, water quality, and related issues at the Iowa state capitol. IWLA agriculture outreach coordinator Tim Wagner and Iowa Division conservation chair Mike Delaney organized the forum, part of an effort to ensure state legislation reflects the science of soil health. For more on this topic, read "Leveraging Conservation Dollars." -nktnz-yulhdjcjj-h/ Fourteen Iowa state legislators attended the forum along with representatives from IWLA and other Iowa conservation groups. Topics included the principles of soil health, expanding the use of cover crops in Iowa, and expanding the current $5/acre crop insurance discount being offered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to farmers who plant cover crops. Matt Russell, executive director of Iowa Interfaith Power and Light, explained how farmers can use soil health practices to mitigate climate change. Don Arnosti, executive director of the IWLA Minnesota Division, briefed participants on the League's Upper Mississippi River Initiative. New on our "Soil Matters" Blog: League Tells USDA to Withdraw Swampbuster Rule Water Pollution in Iowa Impacts Dead Zone, Public Health

11 Lincoln Ikes News Page 11 New Members The 26th annual Sioux Empire Water Festival was attended by over 1,900 fifthgrade students from 37 schools. The festival, which featured 36 exhibits and 22 presentations, provides an excellent opportunity to introduce kids to the League. For the 24th year, the Sioux Falls Ikes had a booth at the festival. Chapter members and League staff talked with hundreds of kids about the importance of clean water for people and fish and wildlife. Ikes distributed information about the League's conservation programs and the Sioux Falls Chapter. Students learned how they can prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species while they are enjoying the outdoors to protect the future health of lakes, rivers, and streams a particularly critical issue for the Missouri River today. Ken Blair Cory & Amy Sue Bolton Mitchell Bruner Brett Croner Artem Dudin Tim Fuchtman Nicholas Gans Darren Guthard John Hudec Paul D. Jensen Lance Odom Brandon Petty Tom Rassette Jake Sorensen John Stuertz John Tennity David K. Townley III Conservation Quote Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything George Bernard Shaw Bears Enjoying Wine by Doug Pike

12 Lincoln Ikes News Page 12 Rifle Range 4 Furnishings Diagram Last month I showed you the proposed new furnishings arrangement for Range 2. This month I want to show you the proposed new furnishings for Range 4. If it looks like the space between the shooting benches and park benches on this range is a little tighter than those on Range 2, it is by about 12. However, at 4-3 you still have the equivalent of a city sidewalk in width to wall the entire length of the range. Range Furniture Funding We Need Your Help In order to fund these furniture purchases we need the generous financial support from individuals, businesses or corporations you may know or are affiliated with. The donor will have to option to have their name or business name emblazoned on a placard mounted to the furnishing of choice (rifle rack or park bench).

13 Lincoln Ikes News OFFICERS & DIRECTORS Board of Directors Brad Philson (president) Lance Gravin (vice president) Dave Tunink (secretary) Wes Sheets (treasurer) Shane Krause Kevin Muff Mike Moore Ron Teselle Todd Walter John Wittwer Tracy Preston Mike Streeter State Directors John Wittwer National Director Wes Sheets Corporation Board Rep. Gene Ripa MEMBER SERVICES Club Manager/Clubhouse Craig/Natalie Keaschall Hunter Education Curtis Evans Lincoln Ikes News Membership Wes Sheets Natalie Keaschall Newsletter Editor Vern Jansky Rentals/Bar Manager Craig/Natalie Keaschall Rifle/Pistol Ranges Dave Morgan Web Master Mike Moore EVENT MANAGERS.22 CMP Rimfire Sporter Rifle Chris Lesiak Heidi Hillhouse 300 yd. Informal Shoot/ 300 yd. Match Shoot Mike Shapoval ARA/.22Factory Gun Mike McConnell Archery Chuck Severn ATA Registered Meets Dave Tunink Page 13 Black Rifle Challenge Steven Bertram Cowboy Lever Action, IHMSA Pistol Silhouette Ed Mundorf Jeremy Luke Hunter Sight-in Days Dave Morgan Indoor Air Rifle/Pistol Ed Mundorf NRA Women On Target Julie Delp Project Appleseed Melisa Davis SASS Mustang Gregg Self-Loading Trap Dave Tunink Trap Dave Tunink Youth.22 Rifle Silhouette Shane Krause Youth Trap League Craig keaschall Alphabetical Listing: CLUBHOUSE ( ) Steven Bertram ( ) Melisa Davis ( ) Julie Delp ( ) Curtis Evens ( ) Lance Garvin ( ) Mustang Gregg ( ) Heidi Hillhouse ( ) Vern Jansky ( Craig Keaschall ( ) Natalie Keaschall ( ) Shane Krause ( ) Chris Lesiak ( ) Jeremy Luke ( ) Mike McConnell ( ) Dave Morgan ( ) Kevin Muff ( ) Ed Mundorff ( ) Brad Philson ( ) Tracy Preston ( ) Gene Ripa ( ) Chuck Severn ( ) Mike Shapoval ( ) Wes Sheets ( ) Mike Streeter ( ) Ron Teselle ( ) Dave Tunink ( ) Todd Walter ( , ) John Wittwer ( )

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