As of the end of October 2013 What Your Branch Needs to Know This Month Regional Elections - the SWF Board of Directors has passed a motion to realign the elections for regional positions to make them consistent across the board. All four regional positions (Habitat/Wildlife Advisory/ Fisheries/Henry Kelsey) will be elected every 2 years with Regions 2, 4, 6 in even years and Regions 1,3, 5 in odd years. In so implementing this change, elections will take place at the fall regional meetings - the positions were listed in the August Branch Memo. Branches wishing to put forth a nomination may submit same to the SWF's Central Office prior to the regional meeting. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor. We can provide plaques to the branches for your annual awards. Please send us your order with details, and the date you require them by fax 692-4370 or email sask.wildlife@sasktel.net. Membership books - please contact if you did not get your books picked up at Regional Meetings. Mark your calendars for the Henry Kelsey & Provincial Angling Awards Banquet April 5th in Balgonie! Please make sure to let us know of any changes to your executive by calling or emailing SWF Central Office. This is most important for mail outs and emails. Life Insurance Please circulate the Insurance info from August Branch Memo to your members in your newsletters or email tree. It is insurance renewal time! Please return the form included in this month end by November 25 with your payment. The Shooting Range Questionnaire must be filled in for new ranges ONLY, and sent to Central Office before your Range can be insured. A copy of the questionnaire is available from SWF Central Office. Please be aware that if this information is not received by November 25, your range will not be insured. We will not insure your range unless we have confirmation from you! Henry Kelsey entry fees have changed: $15 for members and $25 for non-members. Call for nomination of Provincial President - branches must submit their nomination to the SWF Central Office on or before January 15. Election will take place at the convention in Moose Jaw. It is time to start thinking about nominations for provincial awards: Clayton Young Memorial Award, Branch Project, Resource Management, Gordon Lund and Bill McDonald Youth Conservationist of the Year Award are issued by the SWF at our annual convention in February. Careful consideration should be given towards choosing worthy recipients for these most prestigious awards. Please send your submissions into Central Office by January 1. Submissions can be made by your branch or any interested individual. For details please go to http:// www.swf.sk.ca/7swf%20info/prov-awards.html Please send us the name of your Top Membership Salesperson before December 31. Presentations will be made at the Annual Convention. Remington Calendar order forms were included in August Branch Memo please complete and return to Central Office if you would like to order calendars this year. Order a supply of Hunter Courtesy Cards for your members by calling Central Office at (306) 692-8812. The 2-part cards give the landowner the hunter s personal information with a pledge that the hunter agrees to hunt in a respectful and responsible manner and thanking the land owner for access to the land. The hunter s portion provides written permission to hunt. Operation Respect Signs are designed to promote good hunter/landowner relations. The following signs are available: Respect the Landowner's Rights - Ask Permission to Hunt Building in this Area - No Shooting Please No Vehicles Allowed - Hunting on Foot Only Please Close the Gate Hunting with Permission Only Livestock in this Pasture - No Hunting Please SWF 9 Lancaster Rd. Moose Jaw, Sask. S6J 1M8 Phone 306-692-8812 Fax: 306-692-4370 sask.wildlife@sasktel.net www.swf.sk.ca
Habitat Trust Report By Jim Kroshus, Habitat Trust Coordinator Hide Collection - Hunting season has begun, and with it comes the start-up of the SWF's Hide Collection Program, coordinated through Central Office. Money raised through this program has been instrumental in purchasing, retaining, and enhancing tens of thousands of acres of critical wildlife habitat in Saskatchewan for future generations to enjoy. Branches are encouraged to participate in this important fundraising venture by setting up a hide collection depot in their area, and encouraging local hunters to donate their big game hides by putting up posters, etc. provided by the SWF. Please fill in the form (in August Branch Memo) and return it to Central Office asap, as we pass this info onto the driver so he can coordinate the hide pick-ups. Bryan is still the contact person, although it is no longer Halford Hides, but is now Southern Alberta Processing Co. collecting the hides. When you require a pick-up, please call Bryan at 780-446-9062. If he does not answer, please leave a message giving him a phone number, the town you are in, and a time when he can call you back. If you do not have very many hides to pick up, please try to consolidate your hides with another branch. Pickups should be finished by the end of February (depending on the weather), so please make sure to arrange a pick-up before then. Hide Care Tips - Please trim off heads and legs - If the hide cannot be frozen immediately, please salt it (10 lbs for each deer, 20 lbs for each moose, elk, or cattle hide). - Lay the hide out flat flesh side up. Remove any excess meat or fat. - Spread approx. 1/4" of salt over the entire flesh surface and leave it laid out flat for a minimum of 3 days. - Hides can be piled one on top of the other to approx. 3' high to save space. Antler Collection we have begun another fundraising venture for the Habitat Trust Fund. We will be collecting antlers at the fall regional meetings, so if you have some on hand, or there is someone in your branch that has a shed full of sheds, please contact our office and/or bring them to the fall regional meeting. We will keep you posted on the progress/success of this program.
Provincial Henry Kelsey Big Game Records Chairman Report By Pat McKenzie, Provincial Henry Kelsey Big Game Records Chairman There are some major changes that you should be aware of for 2013 including new score sheets with this additional information included Mandatory requirements for photo criteria are now required to accompany all of your entry forms. For clarification it can be either the actual pictures sent in with the entry or jpeg pictures from your digital camera. The onus for the entry requirements is on the measurer, which includes the photos. Motion that 3 photos (Left, Right, front) plus above for bear skulls only are mandatory and that electronic photo will be accepted. Entry form clarification zone on the entry form re locality is not acceptable we require that the nearest town location be provided. Score Sheets will Include the email address of hunter and the measurer on the score sheets not mandatory, just for more information to contact individuals For 2013 entry fee will be increased $5.00 across the board new entry fees for members is now $15, and non-members is now $25 Fisheries Report Adam Matichuk Fisheries Project Coordinator amatichuk.swf@sasktel.net HK will not accept any trophy of unknown origin harvested or found within the boundaries of SK, without some type of irrefutable evidence to prove the trophy is from SK. Moose entry score minimum has been raised from 170 to 175. Taxidermists may be accepted as HK measurers on a case by case basis. There is a committee that will be looking at putting together the photos for the next Big Game Records of Saskatchewan record book to be published in 2014 and will include the records from 2013. The new record book members are Heath Dreger, Blair Mitchell, Joyce Lorenz, Brett Seidle and Pat McKenzie. If you have any questions, concerns or comments feel free to contact me at patmckenzie@sasktel.net Tyler Vanstone Fisheries Technician tvanstone.swf@sasktel.net Fall is always a very busy time for fisheries enhancement projects. In many ways it is the best time of year to do fisheries projects because environmental conditions are more suitable for working in and around water. Unfortunately, it always seems like such a short time to get everything done. One of the major maintenance projects on our schedule this fall was replacing a portion of the air lines at Picnic Lake northwest of North Battleford. It required a coffer dam to be built, a portion of the lake bottom to be excavated and then a portion of the shoreline to be restored. It was a big job but we managed to complete it over a few days. Calendar of Events Indian Head & District Wildlife Federation Dinner & Auction Sat Nov 2 SWF Regional Meeting for Region 1 - Tisdale Sun Nov 3 SWF Regional Meeting for Region 5 - Saskatoon Sun Nov 3 Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Day Fri Nov 15 - Sat Nov 16 Battlefords Wildlife Federation Horn Scoring & Photo Contest Sun Dec 8 Battlefords Wildlife Federation Annual General Meeting and Elections Wed Jan 11, 2014 Moose Jaw Wildlife Federation Trophy & Appreciation night Sat Jan 16, 2014 Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Annual Convention Moose Jaw, SK Thu Feb 13 Sat Feb 15, 2014 Henry Kelsey & Provincial Angling Awards Banquet Balgonie, SK April 5, 2014 We d like to extend our sincere thanks to Blair St. Amant and the other volunteers from the Turtle River Wildlife Federation. They took the lead on this project and worked very hard to get everything done. You demonstrated the true spirit of volunteerism and were a good example of the dedicated individuals of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation who serve to ensure our fish and wildlife resources are here for our children. We couldn t have done it without you!
Membership Update *** Indicates branches that have met or exceeded their Membership target. Congratulations! REGION ONE (28) 2013 2013 2013 2013 Regulaate Affili- Target Actual BASIN LAKE*** 21 16 17 33 Bruno 196 97 93 190 CARROT RIVER*** 130 69 91 160 CREIGHTON 208 149 70 219 CUB HILLS*** 491 246 274 520 Cudworth 132 67 59 126 HUMBOLDT*** 381 260 136 396 La Ronge 93 56 30 86 Lake Lenore 234 108 104 212 LEASK-MARCELIN*** 190 92 108 200 LUCIEN LAKE*** 102 70 35 105 MALLARD*** 116 80 85 165 Melfort 405 196 232 428 Mistatim 108 64 41 105 Naiverdale 116 52 39 91 NIPAWIN*** 213 135 111 246 Park View 184 83 95 178 Porcupine 220 82 90 172 PRINCE ALBERT*** 694 413 428 841 St.Brieux 147 51 77 128 St.Peters 292 137 136 273 SHELLBROOK*** 412 293 120 413 STONY RAPIDS*** 32 19 14 33 STRUTHERS LAKE*** 204 124 105 229 Tisdale 793 371 383 754 VALLEY TRAILS *** 410 258 188 446 Wakaw 25 15 7 22 Weldon 194 98 89 187 Regional 6743 3701 3257 6958 REGION TWO (17) 2013 2013 2013 2013 Regulaate Affili- Target Actual Battlefords 455 236 182 418 Beaver River 119 49 66 115 Cut Knife 198 99 95 194 Dorintosh 169 63 62 125 FIELDING*** 230 130 108 238 Lloydminster 1528 1164 361 1525 Lost Horse Creek 172 76 63 139 Macklin 330 155 173 328 Meadow Lake 297 152 90 242 REDBERRY LAKE*** 93 53 53 106 St. Walburg 133 61 50 111 Thickwood Hills 211 87 112 199 Turtle River 143 87 50 137 Unity 182 107 71 178 Wilkie 38 21 11 32 WITCHEKAN*** 504 295 229 524 Regional 4802 2835 1776 4611 Sask Falconry Assoc. 22 11 33 REGION THREE (29) 2013 2013 2013 2013 Target Regular Affiliate Actual BEAVER HILLS*** 84 93 38 131 BUCHANAN*** 106 52 69 121 CANORA*** 307 141 205 346 DELWOOD*** 33 19 16 35 East Shore 205 94 91 185 Endeavor 67 28 28 56 ESTERHAZY*** 545 380 238 618 Foam Lake 352 158 131 289 Fort Qu'Appelle 142 64 67 131 HUDSON BAY 422 221 257 478 KAMSACK*** 135 77 65 142 KUROKI*** 177 113 93 206 Langenburg 194 76 66 142 LEROY*** 71 45 51 96 LOON CREEK 155 88 85 173 MELVILLE*** 809 493 316 809 NORQUAY*** 214 131 145 276 PARKLAND*** 195 111 105 216 PHEASANT CREEK*** 98 51 70 121 PREECEVILLE**** 365 211 189 400 Riverridge 254 112 140 252 Sturgis 205 97 102 199 TIMBERLINE**** 37 25 12 37 TOUCHWOOD HILLS*** 544 295 290 585 VALLEY VIEW*** 81 66 70 136 Watson 173 102 66 168 Whitesand 241 88 86 174 WILLOWBROOK 427 242 238 480 Yorkton 308 170 137 307 Regional 6946 3843 3466 7309 REGION FOUR (15) 2013 2013 2013 2013 Target Regular Affiliate Actual BOGGY CREEK**** 477 277 200 477 BROADVIEW*** 146 83 68 151 ESTEVAN*** 764 459 372 831 Grenfell 213 112 99 211 Indian Head 197 103 74 177 Moose Mountain 200 86 82 168 Radville 132 78 45 123 Redvers 466 170 210 380 REGINA*** 1033 713 354 1067 Rocanville 420 195 219 414 Saveagoose 543 213 269 482 SOURIS MOOSE CREEK 268 142 141 283 WAPELLA PIPESTONE*** 411 181 255 436 WAWOTA*** 435 226 214 440 WEYBURN*** 302 221 166 387 Regional 6007 3259 2768 6027 Branches should check their totals to this sheet every month. If there are discrepancies between the two totals, please contact Central Office. REGION FIVE (17) 2013 2013 2013 2013 Target Regular Affiliate Actual Arm River 81 31 35 66 BIGGAR 391 287 142 429 BRIGHTWATER BLACK- STRAP 77 67 69 136 CENTRAL BUTTE*** 208 119 92 211 EAGLE CREEK*** 185 101 105 206 Elbow 104 42 36 78 Kerrobert 151 76 53 129 Kindersley 284 178 97 275 KYLE 225 130 97 227 Luseland 106 46 33 79 Outlook 291 162 81 243 ROSETOWN*** 55 32 39 71 SASKATOON*** 1819 1343 566 1909 SNIPE LAKE*** 17 17 2 19 VISCOUNT*** 40 26 16 42 WATROUS*** 270 157 134 291 YOUNG*** 38 40 19 59 Regional 4342 2854 1616 4470 REGION SIX (13) 2013 2013 2013 2013 Target Regular Affiliate Actual ASSINIBOIA**** 198 164 40 204 Buffalo Lake 96 37 23 60 DEEP SOUTH*** 27 38 22 60 DIRT HILLS*** 281 280 220 500 GREAT SANDHILLS*** 80 68 19 87 MAPLE CREEK *** 194 142 77 219 Moose Jaw 697 266 191 457 NOTEKEU*** 58 60 60 Shaunavon 179 89 81 170 SOUTH SHORE*** 35 34 7 41 SWIFT CURRENT*** 594 357 249 606 WILLOW BUNCH*** 46 38 34 72 Wiwa Creek 65 33 26 59 Regional 2550 1606 989 2595 Branches exceeding their 2013 target 65 Regular Members 18139 Affiliate Members 13890 Provincial Members 163 Corporate Members 10 2013 Memberships to Oct 31, 2013 32,202 2012 Memberships to Oct 31, 2012 31,012 INCREASE 1,190 Target Actual OVER (Short) Region 1 6743 6958 215 103% Region 2 4813 4611 (217) 96% Region 3 6946 7309 363 105% Region 4 6007 6027 20 100% Region 5 4342 4470 128 103% Region 6 2550 2621 71 103% %