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1 Berrien County Sportsman s Club, Inc. Newsletter 2985 Linco Road, Berrien Springs, MI Volume 21 Issue 3 March 2016 Membership Meeting The next Membership Meeting is Wednesday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. Carry in Potluck Dinner with Business Meeting to Follow New Members for February Warren & Gina Mason St. Joseph Thomas & Nancy Meyer Niles Andrew & Connie Babcock Baroda Nicole & Stephen Smith Benton Harbor Michael & Judith Wright Harbert Tom Hutchinson Western Springs, IL William Slott Eau Claire Dave & Bonnie Kosonovich St. Joe Kevin & Nicole Jackson St. Joe Robert & Tricia Peterson 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 CLEANUP DAY APRIL 16TH Jerry would like to have a cleanup day focused on the Club grounds starting at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16. With the die-off of ash trees and strong spring winds, there are plenty of branches that need to be picked up. Please bring any lawn tools you may own. Check the Club Website for updates: Lunch will be supplied for all who come out to help. Be sure to keep an eye on our Website in April and/or call Jerry Hebner, Caretaker, , for more details.

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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. 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. 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. You will also find the newsletter under FAQ on the menu bar at the top of the home page. See you there next month. Gentle Reminder 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. 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. 3

4 GENE HERRMAN ANNOUNCES 2016 CMP RIFLE SHOOT DATES AT BCSC While 2015 was a good year for the CMP Rifle Shoot program, our attendance was down a little. So during the 2016 year we will be trying something new. We are going to incorporate a couple of Poker Shoots into our CMP shoot schedule. A trial shoot with 22 caliber rifles was held in 2015 and it turned out to be exciting for the shooters. The cards are reversed so you cannot see which card is which, and the best hand is scored after each round and targets are switched between shooters. With the cost of ammunition this type of shoot will fit into a budget a little better. So listed below are the CMP Shoot dates for 2016, mark your calendars and we will see you there. 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 am on the rifle range. For questions call Gene Herrman at May 14, 2016 CMP Shoot July 9, 2016 Poker Shoot August 13, 2016 Poker Shoot September 10, 2016 CMP? Or Poker Shoot (TBA) October 8, 2016 Military Bolt Shoot 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, March 7 Michael Wilson Monday, April 4 Jim Hausmann Monday, May 2 Jim Howley 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 Red Arrow Highway Stevensville, MI

7 TRAILS END SPORTS IS NEWEST SPONSOR OF BCSC NEWSLETTER Trails End Sports. is a new sponsor of the Berrien County Sportsman s Club monthly newsletter. Trails End Sports is located at West State Street., Vandalia, Michigan. The store is just inside the village limits as you enter Vandalia from the west on M-60. Owner Dale Williams is a Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam. Dale has a lifetime of experience hunting and fishing in Michigan. He hunts with gun and bow and harvests at least one whitetail deer each season. Trails End Sports specialty is fresh bait. Check with Dale to see where the fish are biting on the many area lakes in Cass and St. Joseph counties. As a retailer, Dale attends the annual National Shooting Sports Foundation's SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show). If Dales does not have what you want, he can get it. Thank you, Dale, for supporting BCSC. There was no DNR fishing report for the week of February 25. However, charter boats have been trolling the St. Joseph River along the length of Club grounds. To catch weekly DNR fishing reports and tips, go to: When fishing on Club grounds, please have your membership card available or car decal visible. Good fishing! Jeff Jones, Chairman PLEASE VISIT OUR ADVERTISERS! WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT! 7

8 BCSC RANGE GATE CARDS AND 2016 WINDOW DECALS AND MEMBERSHIP CARDS If you have not yet mailed your membership renewal form and payment, your range gate card was deactivated on February 15. You will need to pay your yearly dues and call Jerry Hebner at to reactivate your card. To receive a renewal form, please contact Jerry. If you do not receive your 2016 membership card and window decals in a timely manner, let Jerry know. New membership applications are available on the club Website: index.html 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. 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. 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 RETIREES MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 ATTENTION: Retirees or Anybody Else. We had our second meeting last month and had a good turnout with eight retirees. We had a good discussion of our favorite centerfire handgun and also found time for a friendly shoot in the indoor range, with Paul Frolenko winning the competition. We have decided to meet twice a month for the winter months depending on turnout, with the meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of month at 10:00 a.m. 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. Awesome offhand/standing shooting!.22 at 50 feet; 95/100. Congratulations Tessa Hebner. Visit our Facebook site for more BCSC Youth action. We have been having discussions of our favorite handguns followed by some time in the indoor range. So far, we have had discussions and sharing of member s favorite rimfire, centerfire, and military handguns. You are welcome to bring any handgun to shoot on the indoor range. If interested or have any ideas about getting together contact: Jason (269) or Mike (269) Funding and Support for the BCSC Jr. Rifle Program is generously Granted by The NRA Foundation. nrafoundation.org 9

10 BCSC Event 2, BCSC Event Calendar Mar 2016 (Eastern Time) Sun M on Tue W ed Thu Fri Sat am - Trap & Skeet 1 0 am - Home School 8 a m - AEP Tactical 7p m - Indoor Pistol 9 a m - Air Rifle Jr. 7p m - Exec utive 7 p m 10 : 30 am - Advanc ed - Trap & Skeet am - Trap & Skeet 7p m - Range 1 0 am - Home School 8 a m - AEP Tactical 7p m - Indoor Pistol 8am - IDPA-R ifle 7p m - Trap & Skeet 9 a m - Air Rifle Jr. 10 : 30 am - Advanc ed am - Trap & Skeet 6:3 0p m - Board of 1 0 am - Home School 8 a m - AEP Tactical 7p m - Indoor Pistol 9 a m - Air Rifle Jr. 7p m - Trap & Skeet 7p m - Members hip 10 : 30 am - Advanc ed am - Trap & Skeet 1 0 am - Home School 8 a m - AEP Tactical 6p m - CCW Class 8 a m - CCW Class 7p m - Trap & Skeet 7p m - Indoor Pistol 9 a m - Air Rifle Jr. 10 : 30 am - Advanc ed 5p m - Archery 5:3 0p m am - Trap & Skeet 1 0 am - Home School 8 a m - AEP Tactical 7p m - Indoor Pistol 9 a m - FITA archery 7p m - Trap & Skeet Check the complete calendar at 10

11 BUSINESS OWNERS Are you a business owner? Do you sell a product or provide a service? Advertise in the Berrien County Sportsman s Club Newsletter. Over 400 family homes are exposed to your business every month when you place your business in your Club s newsletter. To advertise in the next newsletter, Contact Greg at editor@bcsportsmansclub.com Each month the newsletter is mailed to nearly 200 Michiana homes. Over 400 member families see the monthly newsletter on the Club Website at Give yourself a double-shot. Advertise your business while you also help promote your Berrien County Sportsman s Club via the newsletter. Officers/ Board Members/ Chairpersons President Jim Hausmann Vice President Jason Grimm Secretary 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 Carl Bassett 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 March Home School Archery 10:00 am 1 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 2 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 5 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 5 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-noon 7 Range Orientation 7:00 pm 8 Home School Archery 10:00 am 9 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 12 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 12 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-noon 14 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 15 Home School Archery 10:00 am 16 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 16 Membership Meeting & Potluck 7:00 pm 19 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 19 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-noon 22 Home School Archery 10:00 am 23 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 24 CCW Class 6:00-10:00 pm 26 CCW Class concluded 8:00 am-5:00 pm 26 Archery Sign Up 5:00-5:30 pm Championship Archery 5:30-8:00 pm 29 Home School Archery 10:00 am 30 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am Trap & Skeet Sundays 10 am-2:00 pm TRAP & SKEET ON SUNDAYS ONLY FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH Indoor Pistol Every Thursday at 7:00 pm Fishing Every Day April FITA Archery Shoot 9:00 am-5:00 pm 3 FITA Archer Shoot 9:00 am-5:00 pm 4 Ranger Orientation 7:00 pm 5 Home School Archery 10:00 am 5 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 6 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 9 IDPA Rifle Bays 8:00 am-12:00 pm 9 FITA Archery Shoot 9:00 am-5:00 pm 10 FITA Archery Shoot 9:00 am-5:00 pm 11 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 12 Home School Archery 10:00 am 13 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 16 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00 am-10:30 am 16 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-12:00 pm 16 Club Clean Up Day (contact Jerry Hebner) 9:00 am 19 Home School Archery 10:00 am 20 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 20 Membership Meeting and Potluck 7:00 pm 23 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00 am-10:30 am 23 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-12:00 pm 26 Home School Archery 10:00 am 27 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 28 CCW Class 6:00 pm-10:00 pm 30 CCW Class concluded 8:00 am-5:00 pm 30 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00 am-10:30 am