Berrien County Sportsman s Club, Inc. Newsletter

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1 Berrien County Sportsman s Club, Inc. Newsletter 2985 Linco Road, Berrien Springs, MI Volume 21 Issue 5 May 2016 Membership Meeting The next Membership Meeting is Wednesday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m. Carry in Potluck Dinner with Business Meeting to Follow CHECK US OUT ON FACE- BOOK Be sure to visit BCSC Youth Programs on Facebook and follow our youth archery and rifle programs. Thank you. Funding and Support for the BCSC Jr. Rifle Program is generously Granted by The NRA Foundation. nrafoundation.org New Members for April Paul Gamby Stevensville Ryan & Kimberly Klaer St. Joseph Mason Kadlec & Jaclyn Mumma St. Joseph Brandon & Jenna Wyant Berrien Springs Scott & Amy Dennison St. Joseph Jared Eckerley Niles John & Aleesha Wheeler Bridgman Dustin & Linda Stilwell Eau Claire Gary & Linda Layher Niles John Mort Bridgman David & Tara Scharich St. Joseph George Gernot Stevensville Welcome to the Sportsman s Club Please introduce yourselves, when you come by we ll always be glad to see you and your family Please sign in at the clubhouse when coming to shoot,fish or use the archery range, as per the club "Sign In Policy. Shooters should note the type of ammunition and the number of rounds shot.

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3 COMPTON TRADI- TIONAL BOWHUNTERS RENDEZVOUS The Club will again host one of the largest gatherings of traditional bowhunters in the world on June17-19, 2016, when The Compton Traditional Bowhunters Rendezvous takes place on our Berrien County Sportsman s Club grounds. DESSERTS NEEDED! Desserts are needed to supplement the Saturday night Roast Beef Dinner at the Compton Rendezvous on June18. Please contact Margo Howley at and let Margo know you can help with your best dessert(s). COMPTON PREPARATIONS One attraction of the Compton Traditional Rendezvous is the excellently prepared trails throughout our four 3D archery courses. Dan Jennings is asking for our help again this year in clearing downed limbs, spreading fresh wood chips and splitting wood in anticipation of this major Club event. Please call Dan at and tell him you can help. CLEAN UP DAY THANK YOU Jerry would like to thank everyone who came out to the Club to help with Spring Clean Up Day. The many members who pitched in made a big difference in the appearance of our grounds and Clubhouse. CHAIRS AND TABLES FOR SALE The Club is selling excess tables and chairs. We have 10 eight-foot, gray tables at $20.00 each. In addition, there are 100 metal, folding chairs at $5.00 each. If you are interested in purchasing tables or chairs, contact Jerry Hebner, Club caretaker, at

4 FIRST CMP RIFLE SHOOT SET FOR- MAY 14 AT BCSC Well the robins are here, and Love is in the air, yes Love for that rifle you put away last season. So get out those rifles and get them ready for a summer of shooting. Our first shoot of the season will be a CMP shoot held Saturday May 14th, starting at 8:00 a.m.; so mark your calendars. The price for using the club rifles is now $40, and if you bring your own gun and ammunition the cost will still be $10. Below are listed the shooting dates for the 2016 CMP program at BCSC. Mark your calendar and we ll see you there. The September shoot will be determined by the shooters who attend the CMP shoots this season, whether we have a traditional CMP Shoot or a Poker Shoot. These are the dates for the 2016 CMP program at the Berrien County Sportsman s Club. All shoots will be on Saturdays and will start at 8 a.m. on the rifle range. For questions call Gene Herrman at May 14, 2016 July 9, 2016 August 13, 2016 September 10, 2016 Shoot? (TBA) CMP Shoot Poker Shoot Poker Shoot CMP? or Poker SPONSORS NEEDED FOR SUNSET COAST AND APPLE BLOSSOM CUP SHOOTS If you know of any company or group that would like to donate items to the prize table for the 2016 Sunset Coast Regional and Apple Blossom Cup on May 21st or 22nd, please forward their contact information to Promotions Chair Cean Burgeson at promotions@bcsportsmansclub.com. We prefer shooting or outdoor related items. All items should be shipped to or dropped off at the club care of Marty Prillwitz. This is a great opportunity for companies to get their products and names in front of several of the best competitive shooters in the area as well as their families and friends. NO VEHICLES ARE TO BE DRIVEN ONTO THE RIFLE RANGES. THANK YOU. The CMP Mission To Promote Firearm Safety and Marksmanship Training With an Emphasis on Youth 4

5 Sunset Coast Regional NRA REGIONAL ACTION PISTOL MATCH May 21 & 22, 2016 Registration 7:30 am Shooting Starts 9:00 am NRA Membership not Required Saturday, May 21, 2016 Sunset Coast Regional Practical Barricade Falling Plates Moving Targets (modified event) Speed Event Entry Fee: BCSC members $40.00 Non-members $70.00 Contact: Martin Prillwitz, 9401 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor, MI (269) Sunday, May 22, 2016 Apple Blossom Cup Michigan State Action Pistol Championships Practical Crawford Barricade Falling Plate Texas Moving Event Civilian 1500 PPC Entry Fee: BCSC members $40.00 Non-members $70.00 State champion must be a member of the Michigan Rifle & Pistol Association and a resident of the state of Michigan. Contact: Martin Prillwitz, 9401 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor, MI (269) prillmb@gmail.com Berrien County Sportsman s Club 2985 E. Linco Road Berrien Springs, MI Located on the St. Joseph River, 3 miles north of Berrien Springs and 8 miles south of Benton Harbor 5

6 NEW MEMBERS, BRING YOUR PISTOLS New members! Come on out with your pistol on Thursday nights and enjoy shooting with some of the old members. We would like to meet you and have you use our indoor pistol and rifle range. We will help you with your shooting skills for when you decide to take the club s monthly CPL class. If you are not a current CPL holder, you will need to be sure to separate your ammunition and firearm and place these two items in different parts of your vehicle when transporting your firearm. The clubhouse range opens at 7:00 p.m. Martin Prillwitz RANGE SAFETY CLASS Range Orientation begins at 7:00 p.m. in the BCSC clubhouse. Monday, June 6 Mitt Russell Wednesday, July 6 Jim Essig/Marty Prillwitz Monday, August 1 Jeff Herrman Wednesday, September 7 Jim Essig Monday, October 3 Jim Hausmann Monday, November 7 Mitt Russell Monday, December 5 Michael Wilson Firearm & Archery Safety Rules Number 9.1: Club members are not permitted to use any range unsupervised unless they have completed the Club s Firearm Safety Rules and Guidelines Course. PLEASE VISIT OUR ADVERTISERS! WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT! 6

7 BASIC INSTRUCTOR TRAINING Jason Grimm would like to do a Basic Instructor Training class in the near future. This is a six-hour class that needs to be completed by any person who would like to become an instructor through the NRA. Jason already has received some interest from individuals and would like to open this class up to anyone interested. Please contact Jason Grimm at A date has not yet been set. This will depend on the demand. IDPA shoots are the second Saturday of each month. Shooting runs from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Come on out and see what it is all about. To catch weekly DNR fishing reports and tips, go to: As of May 5 the DNR reports the inland lakes are producing some bluegills and crappie. The yellow perch bite was good but now the fish are just about done spawning. St. Joseph: Pier fishing is very slow for all species. Boat anglers targeting salmon are catching a few Coho and lake trout in waters up to 60 feet deep but a few fish were found in 100 feet or deeper. Spoons work best. No perch to report. When fishing on Club grounds, please have your membership card available or car decal visi- ble. Good fishing! Jeff 4478 Red Arrow Highway Stevensville, MI No vehicles are to be driven onto the rifle ranges. 7

8 NEWSLETTER ONLINE You can read the Berrien County Sportsman s Club Newsletter online every month by visiting the Club s Website Select the NEWSLETTER box in the bottom left corner of the home page. Michigan Gun Owners was established in 2002 as a website and incorporated in 2003 with the mission to educate the public and encourage grass roots activism on a state-wide level through various outreach programs and a popular community forum on the internet. Michigan Gun Owners has become Michigan s fastest growing, grass roots gun rights advocacy organization. BERRIEN COUNTY SPORTS- MAN S CLUB RANGES The Berrien County Sportsman s Club includes a variety of ranges to meet your weapon and shooting needs. Indoor and outdoor Archery. Indoor and outdoor Rifle and Pistol. Black Powder, 25, 50, 75, and 100 yard ranges. Handgun Tactical and bowling pin ranges. A 200 yard rifle range is available for special club events only. NOTICE TO MEMBERS The Berrien County Sportsman s Club does not allow slide fires, trigger bumps, or any actions that attempt to mimic a fully automatic firearm. Thank you for your cooperation. NEWSLETTER CORRECTIONS Did you find an error in the newsletter? Please the correct information to editor@bcsportsmansclub.com for publication in the following month s newsletter. Thank you. 8

9 BCSC RETIREES HOLD PISTOL SHOOT ON MAY 11 The Club retirees started their May 11 meeting at the Clubhouse with coffee and donuts. The group then moved outside for a center-fire pistol open shoot. A competitive shoot at the steel falling plates followed on the Club pistol range The group is thinking of outdoor shooting including trap/skeet, rifle, and pistol shooting, and members welcome ideas of what you would like to do in future meetings. Also there was a discussion about backing off to once a month now that it has warmed up and several of you have a busy summer schedule! Let Mike or Jason know what you think. Jason (269) or Mike (269) Mike Parker Mike Parker checks safety of firing line during Retirees indoor range shoot. CAMPGROUND LOT AVAILABLE LOT 12 in the Berrien County Sportsman s Club Campground is now available. The lot has electricity and campers have access to running water and toilets. The campground offers a dump station. The vacancy will be filled on a firstcome-first-served basis. The cost is $85.00 per month, $1020 per year To reserve LOT 12, or for more information, call Les Herrman at and talk to the machine. I will get back to you in the order that calls come in. Please leave me valid phone numbers. Thank You Les Herrman, Campground Chairman. PLEASE SIGN IN AND OUT AT THE CLUBHOUSE FOR ANY ACTIVITY. SHOOTERS, BE SURE TO NOTE THE TYPE OF AMMO AND ROUNDS SHOT. THANK YOU. 9

10 BCSC Event 2, BCSC Event Calendar May 2016 (Eastern Time) Sun M on Tue W ed Thu Fri Sat am - Trap & Skeet 7p m - Range 1 0 am - Home School 8 a m - AEP Tactical 9 a m - Jr. Rifle Fun 7pm - Executive 7pm - Trap & Skeet am - Trap & Skeet 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8am - AEP Tactical 10am 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8 a m - CMP Shoot- 6:30pm - Board of - Home School 7pm - 8am - IDPA-Rifle Trap & Skeet am - Trap & Skeet 8am - AEP Tactical 8am - AEP Tactical 8am - AEP Tactical 8am - AEP Tactical 8am - Sunset Coast 10am - Home School 7pm 7pm - Membership - Trap & Skeet am - Sunset Coast 10am 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8 a m - AEP Tactical - Trap & Skeet 10am - Home School 7pm - Trap & Skeet am - Trap & Skeet 8 a m - AEP Tactical 8am - AEP Tactical 1 0 am - Home School 7p m - Trap & Skeet Check the complete calendar at 10

11 IN GOD WE TRUST "No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and Virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders." Samuel Adams to James Warren, 1775 Officers/ Board Members/ Chairpersons President Jim Hausmann Vice President Jason Grimm Secretary Scott Dawson Treasurer Sheryl Hausmann Director 3 yr Al Hemerling Director 3 yr. Chris McCall Director 3 yr. Les Herrman Director 2 yr. Matt Center Director 2 yr. Mike Kechkaylo Director 2 yr. Jim Wojcik Director 1 yr Director 1 yr. Dan Jennings Director 1 yr. Margo Howley Caretaker Jerry Hebner Archery Bldg/Grounds Jim Howley Campground Les Herrman CCW Registrar Jason Grimm Fishing Jeff Jones Hunter Safety Dan Jennings IDPA Kevin Pounders Jr. Rifle Robbee Center Jr. Shotgun Membership Gayla Snow Newsletter Greg Iwaniuk Pistol Martin Prillwitz Public Relations Cean Burgeson Range Safety Jim Essig Rentals Jim Hausmann Rifle Gene Herrman Trap & Skeet Tom Holt Webmaster Wayne Sample

12 Berrien County Sportsman s Club 2985 Linco Road Berrien Springs, MI May Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 3 Home School Archery 10:00 am 3 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 3 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm 4 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 7 Jr. Rifle Fun Shoot & Picnic 9:00 am-3:00 pm 8 Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 9 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 9 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 10 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 10 Home School Archery 10:00 am 10 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm 11 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 12 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 13 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 14 CMP Shoot Rifle Range 8:00 am-12:00 pm 14 IDPA Rifle Bays 8:00 am-12:00 pm 15 Trap and Skeet 8:00 am-2:00 pm 16 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 17 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 17 Home School Archery 10:00 am 17 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm 18 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 18 Membership Meeting and Potluck 7:00 pm 19 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 22 Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 23 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 24 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 25 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 26 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 27 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 29 Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 31 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 31 Home School Archery 10:00 am 31 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm Trap & Skeet Pistol Fishing Home School Archery AEP Tactical Range Retirees Sundays 10 am-2:00 pm Tuesdays 7 pm-9 pm Every Thursday at 7:00 pm Every Day Tuesdays 10:00 am Wednesdays 8:00 am 2nd and 4th Wed., 10 am June AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 6 Range Orientation 7:00 pm 7 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 9 CCW Class 6:00-10:00 pm 11 CCW Class concluded 8:00 am-5:00 pm 11 IDPA-Rifle Bays 8:00 am-noon 13 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 14-MSU Steak and Suds 1:00-11:00 pm ALL RANGES CLOSED 15 Membership Meeting and Potluck 7:00 pm COMPTON RENDEZVOUS