Berrien County Sportsman s Club, Inc. Newsletter 2985 Linco Road, Berrien Springs, MI 49103 www.bcsportsmansclub.com Volume 20 Issue 8 August 2015 Walleye and Smallmouth Bass are a good bet for August. If asked, please have your membership card or car decal available. Good fishing! Jeff Jones, Chairman Trap & Skeet TRAP & SKEET IN FULL SWING FOR SUMMER Trap and Skeet is offered on Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Tuesday night shoot runs from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The cost to non-members is $5.00 for 25 targets. The cost to members is $4.00 for 25 targets. Call Tom Holt 269 363-9731 for information.
POKER SHOOT WILL REPLACE AUGUST 15 BATTLE-RATTLE There is a rumor floating around about the Rattle Battle not taking place. Well folks it is true, but there is a Poker Shoot taking it's place. We are going to have the first Poker Shoot, and you can use your rim fire rifles. Do to the cost of ammunition we want to try something new. We will be shooting from the 50 yard marker, shooting at playing cards, there will be "Wild Cards" and" Poison Cards". This will be the first time, and we will see how popular this event is. We encourage using Iron Sights, but will accept scopes, the format will be similar to CMP shoot. This will be a "Run what you Brung" event, there will be no club guns available for this shoot. We will use 50 rounds for the match, shooting will be timed and done from prone, sitting, and off hand positions. Speaking of club guns, in the future the cost of using a club gun for a match will be raised from $30 to $40, to help off set the cost of ammunition. The cost will be $10 per person for the "Poker Shoot", we will start at 8 am on Saturday August 15. Bring a shooting mat or something to lay on,eye protection and hearing protection. So put on your best Poker Face and we will see you there. If you are planning to attend call Gene Herrman at 269-465-5026, to get an idea how many poker targets will be needed. 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. 2015 Cmp, & military bolt shoot schedule Following is the 2015 Civilian Marksman Program shoots for 2015 at the Berrien County Sportsman s Club: CMP SHOOT Sept 19, 8:00 a.m. MILITARY BOLT Oct 4, 8:00 a.m. For questions, or further information call Gene Herrman at 465-5026. The CMP Mission To Promote Firearm Safety and Marksmanship Training With an Emphasis on Youth 2
NEWSLETTER ONLINE You can read the Berrien County Sportsman s Club Newsletter online every month. Visit the Club s Website www.bcsportsmansclub.com. Select the NEWSLETTER box in the bottom left corner of the home page. See you there next month. RANGE SAFETY CLASS Range Orientation is in the clubhouse. August 3 Adam Hebner September 7 Jim Howley October 5 Jim Hausmann November 2 Milt Russell December 7 DeWayne Hellenga 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. HEALTHSOURCE CHIROPRATIC IS NEW SPONSOR HealthSource Chiropractic is a new sponsor of the Berrien County Sportsman s Club monthly newsletter. Dr. Chad Sharkey is a past president and a Life Member of the Club. Dr. Sharkey s practice is conveniently located off South Cleveland Avenue in St. Joseph, Michigan. Thank you, Dr. Sharkey, for your continued support of the Berrien County Sportsman s Club. Membership Meeting The next Membership Meeting is Wednesday, August 19, following the 7:00 p.m. potluck dinner. 3
NOVEMBER SITE-IN DAYS Itching for deer season? Site-in day is coming in November. Long-time site-in range manager Marty Prillwitz is stepping down after the 2015 season. If you are interested in taking over site-in days next year and would like to train with Marty this November, please give Marty a call at 269-463-3472. 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. Funding and Support for the BCSC Jr. Rifle Program is generously Granted by The NRA Foundation. nrafoundation.org 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. 4
THINK YOU KNOW SNAKES? Visit Michgan.gov/wildlife and then type Michigan snakes in the search box to get an overview of Michigan s 18 different snakes. Look for the 60- Second Snakes highlight. Paste the following You Tube link into your Web browser for a sample. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- PFnXe_e02w&list=PLAt8- P23ZJgvCQGGbnCtdUfRYbqiws-F6 WHO ADDS CONTENT TO THE BCSC NEWSLETTER? YOU DO. If it is happening at Berrien County Sportsman's Club, be sure your event gets into the monthly club newsletter. Let the BCSC newsletter help you get the word out to our members. Does your club activity sponsor weekly or monthly events? Put a monthly column in the newsletter and build participation. Email details to: NEWSLETTER CORRECTIONS Did you find an error in the newsletter? Please email the correct information to for publication in the following month s newsletter. Thank you. 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. 4478 Red Arrow Highway Stevensville, MI 49127 269-556-2253 5
ARE YOU ON THE NEWS- LETTER MAILING LIST? If you are not currently receiving the newsletter by mail but would like to, please send an email to If you are currently receiving the newsletter by mail but would like to save the Club printing and postage costs by reading the newsletter online each month, please ask that your name be removed from the newsletter mailing list by sending an email to You can read the Berrien County Sportsman s Club Newsletter online every month by visiting the Club s Website at www.bcsportsmansclub.com. Select the NEWSLETTER box in the bottom left corner of the home page. See you there next month. Thank you. BERRIEN COUNTY SPORTSMAN S CLUB The CMP Mission To Promote Firearm Safety and Marksmanship Training Follow us at BCSC Youth Programs on Facebook Trap & Skeet 6
Berrien county sportsman s club needs you! There are several opportunities over the next few months to serve your Club. This is an excellent way to meet members and to learn of the different activities offered by the Club. 1. Elections for next year s officers will be held at the December membership meeting. Positions to be filled on the Executive Board are president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. There will also be open seats on the Board of Directors. An election chairman will be named soon. However, please let Eric Royer, Executive Board President, or Jim Wojcik, Chair of the Board of Directors, know of your interest in running for one of these important positions. 2. The Club will again host of the largest gatherings of traditional bowhunters next June, when The Compton s Traditional Bowhunters Rendezvous takes place on our Club grounds: Volunteer to run the Pavilion food service during the three day event: order food, put together a kitchen crew, and ramrod one of the most popular rendezvous activities. Volunteer to run the Campground: check registrations, sell ice and firewood, and talk with traditional archers from all parts of the United States. Let Jay Steinhauser know of your interest in being part of the Compton Rendezvous next year. TARGET BACKING NEEDED The club needs a new source of cardboard for the paper targets used on the Club s ranges. If you have a suggestion, call Jason Grimm at 269-927-1793. No vehicles are to be driven onto the rifle ranges. Do You Have Ideas to Help Promote the Berrien County Sportsman s Club? Let our Public Relations Representative, Cean Bergeson know. Cean has taken on the task of managing the public relations function for the Berrien County Sportsman s Club. Please let Cean know of opportunities to put the Club s best foot forward. 269-281-0242. 7
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. http://www.migunowners.org Your Ad Here Call Greg @ 269-487-8829 September 28 September 29 September 30 October 3 HUNTER SAFETY COURSE 6-9 pm 8:30 pm 6-9 pm 8 am-3 pm ARE YOU SPONSORING, COOR- DINATING, OR SUPPORTING AN ACTIVITY AT THE BERRIEN COUNTY SPORTSMAN S CLUB? If it is happening at Berrien County Sportsman's Club, be sure your event gets into the monthly club newsletter. Let the BCSC newsletter help you get the word out to our members. Does your club activity sponsor weekly or monthly events? Put a monthly column in the newsletter and build participation. Email details to: 8
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. 269-487-8829 Each month the newsletter is mailed to nearly 200 Michiana homes. Over 400 member families see the monthly newsletter on the Club Website at www.bcsportsmansclub.com. Give yourself a double-shot. Advertise your business while you also help promote your Berrien County Sportsman s Club via the newsletter. Contact Greg today at 269-487-8829 MOSQUITO CONTROL For the past three years at Comptons we have been using a product called Plus 38 that we get from BROOKSIDE NURSERY. It is environmentally friendly and nontoxic to animals and humans. Once sprayed on an area, it kills not only mosquitoes but ants, spiders, deer flies and many other bugs and lasts for 10-14 days. I have tried this at home and have recaptured my backyard for enjoyable activities both day and evening hours. I simply buy a 16 ounce bottle from BROOK- SIDE NURSERY for $19.99 that makes 250 gallons of Spray and put 3 capfuls into my two gallon sprayer that I purchased from PATER TRUE VALUE HARDWARE for $19.99, add water and spray the area around where I plan to use. It is as simple as that and it works. You will no longer need to contend withexpensive repellents, smoke or foggers. 9
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PREHISTORIC INDIAN VILLAGE AT BERRIEN COUNTY SPORTSMAN S CLUB This plaque sits near the flagpole just as you cross the bridge over the fish-rearing pond. If you know the member who sponsored the plaque and/or the background of the Indian village artifacts that were found on Club grounds, please email the editor. Thank you. editor@bcsportsmansclub.org THIS BOULDER MARKS PREHISTORIC INDIAN VILLAGE SITE EVIDENCE OF OCCUPATION WAS DISCOVERED WHEN PARK DEVELOPMENTS WERE MADE IN 1946 THIS TABLET ERECTED BY A MEMBER BERRIEN COUNTY SPORTSMAN S CLUB 1948 Officers/ Board Members/ Chairpersons President Eric Royer 269-487-8049 Vice Pres. Paul Lesnefsky 312-350-4342 Secretary Treasurer Oscar Hnanicek 269-428-9089 Director 3 yr. Matt Center 574-339-9274 Director 3 yr. Mike Kechkaylo 269-325-3519 Director 3 yr. Jim Wojcik 269-429-7060 Director 2 yr. Dwayne Hellenga 269-429-1203 Director 2 yr. Dan Jennings 269-429-4656 Director 2 yr. Margo Howley 269-313-0523 Director 1 yr. Jeff Herman 269-449-4304 Director 1 yr. Chris McCall 269-429-1322 Director 1 yr. Les Herrman 269-429-9963 Caretaker Jerry Hebner 269-429-3792 Archery Bldg/Grounds Jim Howley 269-313-6450 Campground Les Herrman 269-429-9963 CCW Registrar Jason Grimm 269-927-1793 Fishing Jeff Jones 269-449-9185 Hunter Safety Dan Jennings 269-429-4656 IDPA Kevin Pounders 269-484-4881 Jr. Rifle Robbee Center 269-683-1168 Jr. Shotgun Adam Hebner 269-487-5284 Membership Adam Hebner 269-487-5284 Newsletter Greg Iwaniuk 269-487-8829 Pistol Martin Prillwitz 269-463-3472 Public Relations Cean Burgeson 269-281-0242 Range Safety Jim Essig 269-429-9797 Rentals Jim Hausmann 269-208-6574 Rifle Gene Herrman 269-465-5026 Trap & Skeet Tom Holt 269-429-8888 Webmaster Wayne Sample 574-320-8045 NEW AND RENEWAL MEMBERSHIPS If you have not received your new membership card and decals, please call the membership chair, Adam Hebner, at 269-487-5284. If you requested a mailed newsletter and are not receiving it, please email Greg Iwaniuk 11
Berrien County Sportsman s Club 2985 Linco Road Berrien Springs, MI 49103 August 2015 July 27 Hunter Safety Course 6-9 pm July 28 Hunter Safety Course 6-9 pm July 29 Hunter Safety Course 6-9 pm August 1 Hunter Safety Course 8 am-3 pm 3 Range Orientation 7 pm 4 Executive Board Meeting 7 pm 5 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 8 IDPA 8 am-12 pm 10 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 12 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 15 Poker Shoot 8 am 19 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 19 Membership Meeting and Potluck 7 pm 22 Pennies from Heaven-Pavilion 8 am-11 pm 26 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 27 CCW Class 6-10 pm 29 CCW Class concluded 8 am-5 pm Trap & Skeet Sundays 10 am-2 pm Tuesdays 7-9 pm Saturdays 1-4 pm Pistol Every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Fishing Every Day 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. September 2015 1 Executive Board Meeting 7 pm 5 Garton Wedding-Pavilion 12 am-12am Sunday 7 Range Orientation 7 pm 9 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 12 Kelly Boers Wedding-Pavilion 8 am-10pm 14 Board of Directors 6:30 pm 16 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 16 Membership Meeting and Potluck 7 pm 19 CMP Shoot 8 am 23 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 24 CCW Class 6-10 pm 26 CCW Class concluded 8 am-5 pm 28 Hunter Safety Course 6-9 pm 29 Hunter Safety Course 6-8:30 pm 30 Hunter Safety Course 6-9 pm 30 AEP Tactical Range 8 am October 2015 2 Ranges Closed 8 am-9 pm 3 Hunter Safety 8 am 3 pm Trap & Skeet Sundays 10 am-2 pm Tuesdays 7-9 pm Saturdays 1-4 pm Pistol Every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Fishing Every Day 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.