The Shooter Straight Newsletter of the North Bristol Sportsman s Club Gazette North Bristol Sportsman s Club 7229 N. Greenway Rd Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Club House Phone: 608-837-6048 www.northbristolsportsmansclub.com October, 2017 Visit web site for directions to club. 2018-43rd ANNUAL Smelt Fries Saturdays on January 20th February 17th March 24th April 28th Open at 4PM - Serving from 5PM
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 2 2017 NBSC Calender Trap/Skeet/Events 2017 Rifle Range Calender 2017 9/13 Wed Fall Trap Starts - 8 weeks 6:00pm 11/1 Wed Fall Trap Ends 6:00pm 11/26 Sun Quad County 9:00am 10/29 Sun Hunter Sight-In All Day 11/5 Sun Hunter Sight-In All Day 11/11 Sat Hunter Sight-In All Day 11/12 Sun Hunter Sight-In All Day SUMMER HOURS Expanded rifle and pistol range open hours will include the first, third and fourth Saturdays of each month and every Sunday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Club House Rental The NBSC club house is available to rent by members ($75)and nonmembers ($150). Capacity is 150. Social Events Hosted: Weddings Receptions Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties Memorials Graduations Birthday Parties Showers ETC Ranges can be included if desired, pricing would vary depending on shooting desired. The expanded hours will end on October 28th. Other Times By Appointment Only Contact: Dan Kittel for an appointment at 608-219-8711 or dan-kittel@charter.net The rifle range will be closed during all RC shoots & setup Contact: Bridgette Gustafson 608-513-5157 bgsx3@yahoo.com
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 3 2018 Pistol Range Calender 5/3 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 5/10 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 5/12 Sat Rimfire Challenge 10am 5/17 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 5/24 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 6/7 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 6/12 Sat Rimfire Challenge 10am 6/14 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 6/21 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 6/28 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 7/12 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 7/14 Sat Rimfire Challenge 10am 7/19 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 7/26 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 8/2 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 8/9 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 8/11 Sat Rimfire Challenge 10am 8/16 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 8/23 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 8/30 Thu Rimfire Challenge 5pm 9/6 Thu Range Setup for Rimfire Challenge 3pm 9/7 Fri Range CLOSED for RC ALL DAY 9/8 Sat Range CLOSED for RC ALL DAY 9/9 Sun Range CLOSED for RC ALL DAY NO OPEN SHOOTING DURING RIMFIRE CHALLENGE RIFLE RANGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR ALL RC SATURDAYS, along with 3D Archery Course, AND SOME RC THURSDAYS Non-Member Shooting Contact: Dick Malsch dickmalsch1@gmail.com Shoots at North Bristol 100-Bird Non-Reg September 23, 2017 Quad County Shoots Sunday 11/26/2017 4/8/2018 Volunteers Needed & Welcome
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 4 Rimfire Challenge just wrapped up another successful year. We had 60 shooters at this years Registered Shoot. The ages ranged from 10 to 80 years old. Participants traveled from California, Idaho, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. We had another great prize table this year. All prized are awarded on a drawing basis. Those that win their perspective divisions and categories receive trophies. NSSF Rimfire Challenge 2017 There will be changes made for next years season. NSSF will no longer be responsible for Rimfire Challenge, a new group of individuals will be leading the charge. Bring more exposer and hopefully participation. We will, also, be making some changes at NBSC and hopefully improving club participation. We ll be moving our Wednesday night shoots on the pistol/rifle range to THURSDAYS. recorded. The second Saturday shoots held each month will in the future have 6-stages setup, 4 on the pistil range and 2 on the rifle range. This will require closing down the 3D archery range on those Saturdays. Saturday registrations and scoring will be thru practiscore, the online scoring system. Only the first round of shooting will be scored on practiscore. Any additional shooting after all stages and shooters are complete, will be timed but not Looking for new club participants to become involved and find the fun in shooting steel plates. Stay tuned for more information, over the winter months. Pictures from this year s registered match are now posted on YouTube at: Copy and Paste into your browser. https://youtu.be/ne11f4nakuo Tom Seasor
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 5 The 2017 Hunter Sight-ins are coming up The dates and times are: Sunday October 29th, Sunday November 5th, Saturday November 11th and Sunday November 12th. All begin at 10:00 am and end at 2:00 pm. The cost is $10.00 per shooter plus $5.00 for each additional gun. The fees apply to members and non-members alike. If you have a new rifle or scope, it s recommended that you come to the range before October 29th. (Re the pistol range) Public open shooting hours on the pistol range end on Saturday October 28th. Guest Policy: 1. Effective January 1, 2014 there is a $10/hour with a $10 minimum charge for guest shooters on the 50 Meter Range. Club Members are responsible for collecting the fee and completing the payment envelopes which are located in the sign-in mail box. The Pay envelope should be deposited in the slot near the sign-in mailbox. 2. Guests are limited to no more than two per Club Member, with only one at a time on the line shooting. Members are to supervise their guests while those guests are shooting. A Range Safety Officer must be present and supervising to grant an exception to this policy. 3. Members are responsible for the actions and safe conduct of their guests. Emergency Procedures: 1. Emergency procedures are clearly posted on the range. Everyone using the range is expected to read them and to follow the instructions should an Emergency arise. DO NOT BLOCK THE GATE; it is the only access to both the 50 Meter and the 200 Meter range. In the event of an Emergency, first call 911 for assistance and then render aid. 2. There is a First Aid Kit attached to the storage Shed to treat minor injuries. A Cell phone capable of reaching a 911 operator is also provided. When possible, please use your own Cell phone 3. In the event of a serious injury that requires a 911 response, it is extremely important that emergency personal know the exact location of the club: North Bristol Sportsmen s Club (7229 Greenway Road, Township of Bristol) and the range. This information is provided on the Emergency Procedures posting(s) at the range. DO NOT HANG UP UNTIL THE 911 OPERATOR TELLS YOU TO.
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 6 Monthly Drawing Volunteers are the key to every event and activity that takes place at the club. Their contributions come in all forms, from maintenance and repairs to cooking and serving as RSOs. To recognize the importance of volunteer time, the club does a drawing at each monthly meeting. The names of two or more volunteers, who s put in at least 4 hours of time in the previous month, will be randomly drawn to win prizes. This is just a small way of saying thanks for everything you do. The Board Members News Looking for help? Maybe we can be of assistance Periodically Members contact our Membership Director (Tom Seasor) seeking names of Members that could assist in teaching: Trap, Skeet, Hand Gun, Archery. There may or may not be a financial charge. If your name is not on this list and you would like it to be, contact our Membership Director at tseasor@att.net Trap Chuck Tiedt 920-296-9807 NRA Certified Shotgun Coach Level 1 Skeet Wayne Voigt 608-846-5096 Volunteer Recognition Drawing October: Paul Tolley - $25, Cabelas Wayne Voigt - $25, Cabelas Pistol Range Dick Malsch 608-219-8901 Rifle Dan Kittel 608-219-8711 Kevyn Quamme 608-209-3842 Smitty s Guns 575 London Rd. Deerfield, WI 53531 608-764-5859 Mon. Thru Fri. 8:00am - 6:00pm Saturday s 8:00am - 4:00pm
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 7 CHUMS FIELD TRIP 2017 Friday October 6th, the Cardinal Heights Middle School from Sun Prairie returned for a Field Trip. The Class is Natural Resources and Wildlife Management and our Club is lucky enough to host the field trip. The students and Parents came to the club to learn about conservation, how hunting is important in wildlife management. They shoot archery, get a muzzle loader demonstration, participate in a pheasant hunt, trap shoot and shoot all models of.22 rimfire rifles. We also provide the final field test for many of them to complete the Hunters Education Program, and some get Trapper Ed and Boating Ed completed as part of this class. The Wisconsin Trappers Association, and the DNR come out to let the students skin wild game, learn about trap sets and fur bearers. The Glacial Drumlin Chapter of the Nation Wild Turkey Federation sent some volunteers and set up a Turkey Hunting display and demonstration. For Lunch Tommy and his helpers prepared a Wild Game Feed to serve almost 100 Students, parents, chaperones, educators, hunters ed instructors and club volunteers. The food included fish, from Catfish to Walleye, Mule Deer, White Tail, Wild Hog, Wild rice and other stuff, including an impressive table of desserts. Thanks to all who provided donations and the work to put on the big feed. The weather held out, and lots of fun was had by all. The students seemed to enjoy the day, and many comments about the event were overheard. Thanks to all that gave their valuable time to make this another successful event.
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 8 R3 R a n d o m R a n g e R a n t s Hunting Season is OPEN. Fall trap league is in full swing. Carl and the Retirees have changed the entire outside look of the place. There is most of a roof over the pistol shooting line, and all kinds of fun stuff. In their spare time, the worker bees pulled of the TEAM SHOOT, and the kickoff shoot for the Quad County Events. Five stand shooters are adding Lead to the Reclamation Pile, and the Skeet shooters are still hanging out on Thursday Nights. So, All is well. The club hosted another Field Trip for the Cardinal Heights Middle School Natural Resources and Conservation class. Certified 23 Hunter Ed students that day, and 30 more on Saturday after the field trip. Lots of new hunters and shooters coming up to fill our spots. Welcome them to the club, take someone hunting, and make them feel good about the Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Sports. More projects in the works. Watch for the Meat Raffle Tickets coming up. Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Calendars are for sale at the club with a prize given away for every day of the year. Bunch of Guns, Cash, big prizes and more. A big shout out to all the Volunteers that have been stepping up to get the work done. The Regulars during the week have been making great progress, and the Weekend Warriors are filling in the Gaps. Great to see the club come together to make improvement for all to enjoy. Pistol and Rifle have been BUSY. And the Hunter s site ins are coming up. You don t have to be an RSO, or big-time rifle shooter to help. Just Show up and have some fun helping others learn to shoot, and make the Club a few bucks in the meantime. Archery has made some improvements, got some more Targets, and have plans for the spring to kick things off for more action and activity. Thanks to Ryan and Shane for taking the reins. Do what you can to help them out, and participate when you can. Rimfire Challenge is about done for the season, so start collecting parts and bullets for restarting in the Spring. Need faster guns and more.22 rounds to really make it fun. Weekends have been busy, stop out and see what your missing. Bring your Happy Face and a couple of guns or a bow and have some Fun. Good time to hang out with some of the best People I know. Shoot straight and be Safe See you at the Club.
North Bristol Sportsman s Club 7229 Greenway Road P.O. Box 202 Sun Prairie, WI 53590 608-837-6048 www.shootatnbsc.com Club Officers 2017 President Jay Bambrough 608-206-1876 jay425olds@yahoo.com Vice President Tom Seasor 608-655-3780 tseasor@att.net Treasurer Gelane Firme 608-837-0055 cfirme@charter.net Secretary Dan Kittel 608-219-8711 dankittel8711@gmail.com Sargeant-at-arms Terry Thompson 608-658-0581 tthompson53@charter.net Directors Board Member Carl Firme 608-837-0055 cfirme@charter.net Board Member Rose Tiedt 920-296-9837 crtiedt@yahoo.com Board Member Cheryl Cain 608-220-6056 cherylc9@tds.net Board Member Chuck Tiedt 920-623-2073 chucktiedt@yahoo.com Board Member Dick Malsch 608-219-8901 dickmalsch1@gmail.com Board Member Kevyn Quamme 608-209-3842 kevyn@advbldgcorp.com Board Member Jim Wargula 608-225-1255 jwargula@gmail.com Board Member Shane Dynes 406-868-5193 sdynes109@charter.net Board Member Ryan Broge 608-628-7256 rbroge83@gmail.com Activity Coordinators Membership Tom Seasor 608-655-3780 tseasor@att.net Trap Mon (Summer) Terry Thompson 608-658-0581 tthompson53@charter.net Dan Haag 920-728-1179 haagdr15@hotmail.com Mon (Winter) Tom Seasor 608-655-3780 tseasor@att.net Wed Ron Mabie 608-839-4917 rbmabie@charter.net Fall Carl/Gelane 608-837-0055 cfirme@charter.net Spcl Events Carl/Gelane Firme 608-837-0055 cfirme@charter.net Skeet Jeff Renk 608-837-7695 jeff@renkseed.com Jenny Notstad 608-628-1692 jnotstad@yahoo.com Archery Ryan Broge 608-628-7256 rbroge83@gmail.com Pistol Dick Malsch 608-219-8901 dickmalsch1@gmail.com Terry Thompson 608-658-0581 tthompson53@charter.net Rifle Dan Kittel 608-219-8711 dankittel8711@gmail.com Youth Shooting Kevyn Quamme 608-209-3842 kevyn@advbldgcorp.com Advertising Jim Wargula 608-225-1255 jwargula@gmail.com Newsletter Tom Seasor 608-655-3780 tseasor@att.net www.shootatnbsc.com Membership Meetings: Membership Board Meeting First Tuesday 7:00pm Newsletter Published Fourth Tuesday Printed Copy 4 times a year