Kishwaukee Chronicle OCTOBER 8, 2018 Note from the Editor. Everyone getting ready for the Hunting season? We have changed our crossbow policy. Crossbows will now be allowed on all ranges as long you supply your own targets. See the range rules at the end of this newsletter for more information. Reminder: No smoking inside the club house and indoor range. This include E-cigs and Vaping. Dan Kollins Introduction Grab your gear and come out to the club for some practice to insure you are ready for your next shot of the lifetime. Share your sport and invite a new shooter or experienced shooter to accompany you. Do you remember who introduced you to the sport of archery? Maybe you could be that person for your new shooting partner. Fox Valley Archery (formally Buckstop Archery) has changed their name but not their location and contact number. Check them out a www.foxvalleyarchery.net or 847-844-3337 a 10% discount is still in effect for K.A. Members. No news is good news, but no news means a blank newsletter. Please send in your stories, pictures and ideas. This is a newsletter about the club and its members. If you have something to share, email one of the officers listed at the bottom of the newsletter. Happy Shooting and leave the club better than you found it! Club Meetings The Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month 7pm, at the club house.
Club logo Decals, Hats, and T-shirts Show some support to your club!!! T-Shirts $10.00 Long Sleeve T-Shirts $15.00 (Sizes M-2XL available, ladies & kids also) Hats $12.00 New Camo Hats $15.00 Large Decal Sticker $2.00 Small Decal Sticker $1.00 Chance for work Hours Please log any work hours on the clipboard, inside the club house, so we can keep your work hours up to date. It s your responsibility to get approval from a board member prior to performing the work and to write your hours down. All members with working memberships must have their hours completed between January 1st and December 31st of each calendar year. Indoor 3d shoot set for March 22-24 th. Help needed for registration, setup, and kitchen. ITAA state championship to be held Feb 15-17 th Will need help with kitchen Anyone willing to work in the kitchen during any or all of the upcoming shoots please contact Tony Skiroock 847-343-3336 or anthonyskiroock@gmail.com
Classifieds Got something for sale? Feature it in this space. Provide a brief description, a price and your contact information. Dean Ashton, 630 465 2387. Hoyt Carbon Spyder Bow, right hand, 29" draw, 70#, asking $850.00 thanks 2017 Hoyt Carbon Defiant Bow 50/60 # 29" draw Hoyt lighted sight Hoyt Carbon Quiver Fuse Stabilizer QED Rest Hoyt Hard Case 1 Dozen Easton Bloodline Arrows Great Deal $1000.00!! Please Contact If Interested. Paul Salvatore 815-761-0314 Olympic bow with 2 risers, 3 sets of limbs, stabilizers and more. $150 obo. Contact Dan at 630-479-0066 Guest Fee Reminder All members are reminded that the $5.00 guest fee applies to the Outdoor Range and Outdoor practice targets as well as the Indoor Range. If you bring guest, please sign them in and pay in the guest fee box located in the Indoor Range
Club I.D. Remember to display your club I.D. card on your quiver or bow case. If you don t know someone ask them to see their card. This is a way to meet members you don t know or haven t met. This could become your next shooting or hunting partner. Remember, this is your club and you have a right to card someone you don t know. Old Business / New Business / Meeting notes. Old Business: Road sign on Plank and Lukens still not installed. Follow up with Mitch on the status Indoor 3d shoot set for March 22-24 th. Help needed for registration, setup, and kitchen. New Business: ITAA state championship to be held Feb 15-17 th Will need help with kitchen Sunday night 3D fun shoot will be staring up soon. Details coming. Trees down from recent storms. Need to be removed. New crossbow rules set. Pictures!! (Send in a picture of your buck or doe you shot this year or any year and we ll put it in the newsletter! Tell us about the deer; where you shot it; how it scored; etc. You can also send in other archery related pictures as well.) NOTICE! Broadhead arrows are allowed only in the sandpits! No broadhead arrows are allowed in the indoor range
Club Shoots: Indoor range may be closed during indoor shoot times. Other Shoots 660 open competition. December 15, 16 th Rcherz registration page https://frontend.rcherz.com/competitions/detail/9078/kishwaukee_open 660_Competition Archery Events information/marketing page https://www.archeryevents.com/event.cfm?id=7603 ITAA state championship to be held Feb 15-17 th Will need help with kitchen Fall harvest celebration Oct 27 th. For more info contact hinmancable@gmail.com or See flyer below. Officers President - John Geraci - (815) 762-9215 - jrgeraci1@comcast.net Vice-President - Mark Jones - (815) 784-4400 hoytarcher555@gmail.com Secretary Dan Kollins (630) 479-0066 dankollins@foxvalley.net Treasurer - Dennis Leifheit - (815) 895-4051- coltsaa4440@hotmail.com Range Captain Mitch VanVlerah (815) 793-3200 mvanvlerah71@gmail.com Range Captain James kufer (815) 827-7095 jimmybassin101@yahoo.com Director -Tacy Moser - (815) 793-2666 - tracymoser13@gmail.com Director- Ron Hemmelgarn - (815) 758-2606 Home - (847) 770-1258 Cell ronhemmelgarn@comcast.net Director - Ron Ault - (847) 254-7750 - r.ault@sbcglobal.net Kishwaukee Archers, P.O. Box 495, Sycamore, IL. 60178 www.kishwaukeearchers.or g Clubhouse phone: 815.899.6699
RANGE RULES KISHWAUKEE ARCHERS, INC. LAST REVISION: June 28, 2015 GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS 1. For insurance purposes, there shall be no hunting or firearms permitted on club property. 2. Any member in good standing may use the range facilities and may bring guests. The member is responsible for the conduct and welfare of the guests. There is a guest fee for each adult shooter of $5 per visit (indoor or outdoor). Members shall display membership ID while on club property. 3. Any dogs or other pets on the premises should be leashed or under the direct control of the owner. The owner is responsible for clean-up and proper disposal of waste matter. The owner assumes all liability and is responsible for restitution for any injury or damage caused by the animal. 4. Children are not allowed to play at any time on or around the targets, sand pits, or shooting stands on the practice range or shooting range. 5. Club activities shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of wildlife. 6. Fires are forbidden unless it is a designated workday or a club officer has given approval. 7. Cutting of trees and branches is allowed only by permission of one of the range captains. Cut wood is the property of Kishwaukee Archers. 8. Altering targets or any portion of the archery range without permission from one of the range captains is not allowed. 9. Containers are supplied for refuse. Leave the property cleaner than you found it. What you take into the woods, take out of the woods. This includes broken arrows, candy wrappers, and beverage containers. 10. Shooters and spectators shall stay on the trails at all times. Cutting across trails will be considered a safety hazard. NO BACKTRACKING. 11. Picnic grounds are available to club members and their guests only. 12. No alcoholic beverages allowed on any range. 13. All accidents (large or small) shall be reported to club officers or directors.
14. Take action or report unsafe and unsecure conditions or activities to club officers or directors. 15. Be mindful of suspicious persons or activities on club property. Report them to the club officers or local authorities. 16. All Ranges are closed during times of Club scheduled Work Details. SAFETY REGULATIONS -- INDOOR RANGE Kishwaukee Archers welcomes its members and guests to these facilities. The following SAFETY REGULATIONS are in place for your protection and that of our club. Please read and abide by these rules. 1. Everyone must shoot from the same shooting line. 2. Always make sure that no one is downrange before nocking your arrow. 3. Sound the "all clear" before advancing to the target. 4. Keep tip of arrow at or below eye level when drawing. Sky drawing (drawing with arrow pointed above your head) is unacceptable. 5. Use caution when letting down. 6. Individuals under the age of 18 must be under the direct supervision of an adult at all times. 7. Be aware of others and use caution when pulling arrows from targets. 8. Shoot only the target in your lane. 9. No smoking in indoor range. 10. Shooting while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is expressly forbidden. 11. BE A SAFE SHOOTER. THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT! SAFETY REGULATIONS -- OUTDOOR RANGES 1. On the outdoor range, always proceed in a forward direction with increasing target numbers. NEVER walk back against the one-way flow of shooters.
2. If you must leave the shooting course for any reason, you MUST walk forward through to the end of the course getting permission from groups in front of you to pass ahead of them. Give the "all clear" to each as you pass out of target range. NO BACKTRACKING! 3. Always make sure that no one is downrange before nocking your arrow. 4. Sound the "all clear" after advancing out of target range to signal to the next group that it is safe to shoot. 5. Keep tip of arrow at or below eye level when drawing. Sky drawing (drawing with arrow pointed above your head) is unacceptable. 6. Use caution when letting down. 7. If an arrow is lost behind the target, always leave one member of the shooting party (preferred) or a bow directly in front of the target. Limit your search to the area directly behind the target. Never stray from this area because you may enter the shooting lane of an adjacent target. This includes the outdoor practice range. 8. Individuals under the age of 18 must be under the direct supervision of an adult at all times. 9. Be aware of others and use caution when pulling arrows from targets. 10. Shooting while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is expressly forbidden. 11. BE A SAFE SHOOTER. THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT! SAFETY REGULATIONS -- PRACTICE RANGE 1. Children are not allowed to play at any time on or around the targets, sand pits, or shooting stands. 2. Any member in good standing may use the range facilities and may bring guests. The member is fully responsible for the conduct and welfare of guests. There is a guest fee for each adult shooter of $5 per visit (indoor or outdoor). Members shall display membership ID while on club property. 3. All Archers must shoot from the same shooting line. 4. Always make sure that no one is downrange before nocking your arrow. 5. Keep tip of arrow at or below eye level when drawing. Sky drawing (drawing with arrow pointed above your head) is unacceptable.
6. Use caution when letting down. 7. If an arrow is lost behind the target, always leave one member of the shooting party (preferred) or a bow directly in front of the target. Limit your search to the area directly behind the target. Never stray from this area because you may enter the shooting lane of an adjacent target. Be aware of the shooting line and make sure everyone knows you are behind targets! 8. Individuals under the age of 18 must be under the direct supervision of an adult at all times. 9. Be aware of others and use caution when pulling arrows from targets. 10. Broadheads in sand pits only. 11. Altering targets or any portion of the archery range without permission from one of the range captains is not allowed. 12. Containers are supplied for refuse. Leave the property cleaner than you found it. This includes broken arrows, candy wrappers, and beverage containers. 13. Any dogs or other pets on the premises should be leashed or under the direct control of the owner. The owner is responsible for clean-up and proper disposal of waste matter. The owner assumes all liability and is responsible for restitution for any injury or damage caused by the animal. 14. For insurance purposes, there shall be no hunting or firearms permitted on club property. 15. Shooting while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is expressly forbidden. 16. BE A SAFE SHOOTER. THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT! 17. All Ranges are closed during times of Club scheduled Work Detail/Party. Safety Regulations - Crossbow Rules 1. Crossbow use is restricted to members 18 and older or members family when properly supervised by an adult member 2. Crossbows can only be cocked and bolts loaded at the firing line and facing targets. 3. Members must provide own targets no bolts in range targets 4. Broadheads may be shot into sand pits or member s targets only First rules violation = warning Second violation = loss of club membership
Anyone in violation of these club rules will be subject to suspension or arrest (or both) depending upon the nature of the violation. Penalties will be set by the officers and directors. All persons using Kishwaukee Archer's property shall abide by the club by-laws and all of its contents. Please have a safe and enjoyable shooting experience! Your Rules Committee