Hudson Rod, Gun & Archery Club, Inc. P.O. Box 83 Hudson, Wisconsin 54016 www.hudsongunclub.com Shooting A Skill That Lasts a Lifetime June 2012 Newsletter Board Meeting Mon. June 4th 6:30pm Membership Meeting: Tuesday June 12th at 7:30 p.m. 2012 Board Members: President- Craig Horwath Vice President -Open Secretary- Mark Wotruba Treasurer- Don Simpson Purchasing- Bob Snegosky Membership- Cal Wood Grounds- Mike Cravens Shooting- Jeff Prescott PR -Rick Persinger Committee Members: Safety-John Helgeson Archery - Josh Johnson Indianhead Secretary - Mike Wallace and Dave Kirkpatrick Trap/Skeet-Dave Orf & Bob Snegosky Rifle - Jim Strandquist Newsletter- Harvey Hoss 715-386-5930 hrgaclub@gmail.com June 2nd Conceal carry class 3rd Summer 5-stand league starts 4th Board meeting 6:30 pm 10th Indianhead League -- Balsam Lake Rod and Gun Club 12th Membership Meeting 7:30 pm 14th Women on Target - Trap 16th Women on Target - Trap 17th Turkey Shoot --- Cancelled 23rd Conceal Carry Class 23rd Bowling Pin Shoot 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. 24th Indianhead League -- Oceola Rod and Gun Club July 10th Fall Hunter Safety Registration 12th First Fall Hunter Safety Class 12th Women on Target - Trap
Pistol Range Closed The pistol range will be closed on June 2nd Conceal carry class 1:00 to 3:00 pm. June 23rd Bowling pin shoot 10:00 to 1:00pm June 23rd Conceal carry class 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Hudson Rod, Gun & Archery Club Board Meeting Minutes April 30, 2012 Treasurer s Report: Don was not in attendance and there was no treasures report available to be read. Old Business A question was raised that we need to find out about the status of the NRA evaluation. We had a discussion about job duties with Rick (a new board member)and the question was raised asking if the By Laws, Articles of Incorporation and Job duties up to date. New Business A discussion was had and a list was made about things that need to be done around the club and items for the board to work on over the next year. The board will evaluate the list and prioritize it on what projects to do first. Rick Persinger notified the board that there is a Hudson High school trap team being started. A motion was made by Jeff Prescott and seconded by Cal Wood for the Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club to be the home base sponsor for the Hudson Raider Shooting Team. Motion carried. A motion was made to move the Monthly Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club board meetings to The Monday before the first Tuesday of each month. This is 1 day earlier that it has been in the past. Motion was made by Jeff Prescott and seconded by Cal Wood, motion carries. Board meeting dates for the rest of this year. June 4 July 2 (This may move because of the July 4 th Holiday) August 6, 2012 September 3, 2012 October 1, 2012 November 5, 2012 December 3, 2012 After a discussion about the hours worked and the pay of Range Safety Officers (RSO s) a motion was made by Bob Snegosky and seconded by Cal Wood to pay Range Safety Officers $10.00 per hour after they have their 8 work hours in each year. Motion carries A motion was made by Jeff Prescott and seconded by Bob Snegosky for the purchase of magnetic strip membership cards, not to exceed $700.00. Motion carries. Cal will take the action to purchase these cards. Motion to adjourn made by Jeff Prescott and seconded by Mark Wotruba at 9:10. Next Board Meeting is Monday June 4, 2012 at 6:30 pm *Notice: On Tuesday June 12 at 7:30 p.m. there will be a summer membership meeting to keep the membership up to date on things happening at the Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club. Please mark your calendars and attend.
2012 INDIANHEAD LEAGUE SCHEDUAL SHOOTS FOR THE 2012 SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS JUNE 10th BALSAM LAKE ROD AND GUN CLUB JUNE 24th OCEOLA ROD AND GUN CLUB JULY 15th FISHBOWL UNITED SPORTSMAN CLUB (Webster WI.) JULY 29th RIVER FALLS SPORTSMAN CLUB AUG 12th CUSHING RIFLE CLUB Shooting fees are $8.00 for adults and $3.00 for juniors for 50 birds. Juniors must be 12 to 17 years old on the day of the first shoot. To qualify for a trophy four scores are needed both adults and juniors. The Hundred bird trophy has returned this year based on your first 50 birds + the second 50 shot for another club. This is a fun league and it is a great chance to shoot at other clubs and meet other trap shooters from our area. All levels of shooters are welcome, so talk it up with your teams and let's have a good turn out from the Hudson Rod Gun and Archery Club this year. All Inclusive WI/MN/UT/FL Carry Class $100 Bob Amey will be holding a Carry Classes on 6/2/2012, 6/23/2012 and 7/21/2012. Each class provides ALL of the training needed for permits from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah and Florida for a $100.00 training fee and you re all done in one day. You may register (and pay if you like) online at: http://mnpermittocarrytraining.com or http://wi-permittocarry.com or call Bob at 651-336-8380 any evening or email at bobamey@aol.com for registration materials and information. Utah continues to be a good choice for WI residents as it offers reciprocity with 34 states including MN and Utah recently dropped it s price to $51.00 for the first 5 years and $15.00 for each 5 year renewal. That s only $96.00 for 34 states for 20 years. Pick up your Utah permit before you start your summer travel. Bowling Pin Shoot Come join in the fun! Open to members and non members alike. Cost is five dollars for each round. Scheduled event dates are on the following days from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Saturday, June 23rd Volunteers are needed to help set pins and record scores. A Range Safety Officer is necessary for this event. Any questions call Rick Ottino. Kentucky will join Illinois as the second state to make bass fishing an official high school sport
Action Trackchair Member Steve McDonald is raising funds for the Action Trackchair by holding raffles at various events. He is looking for boxed guns and other new outdoor merchandise that can be raffled off. If you are interested in donating to the cause you can contact Steve at 715-386-9494 daytime or 715-386-8771 evenings. A little girl asked her father if all Fairy Tales start with Once Upon A Time? He replied No there is a whole series of Fairy Tales that begin with "If Elected I promise..." 2012 Summer Long fishing Contest Your club is once again having a Summer long Fishing contest. You can enter as many fish as you like. There will be 5 categories of fish including: Walleye, Northern, Pan fish, Rough fish and Trout. Members can enter fish caught from Wisconsin and Minnesota inland waters only. There will be prizes awarded in each category. Contest runs from May 5th thru Labor Day. Entries will be judged on length only. No need to have fish weighed. Entry forms may be picked up and dropped off at the club on any day the club is open, check with bartender. Prizes will be awarded at the fall banquet. 5 STAND NDIVIDUAL SCRATCH LEAGUE LEWIS PAY OUT TEN ROUNDS OF 25 BIRDS ANY TIME JUNE 3rd to AUG. 9th (THURSDAYS & SUNDAYS) LEWIS CLASS PAY OUT OF LEAGUE FEES FIRST PLACE =40% 67% PLACE =2nd PLACE=35% 33% PLACE =3rd PLACE=25% TIES SPLIT PLACE WINNINGS $10.00 LEAGUE FEE SCRATCH LEAGUE (YOU SCORE WHAT YOU BREAK) QUESTIONS TO LEAGUE SECRETARY DAVE ORF (715) 386-5657 Hunter Safety Classes Registration for the Fall, 2012 Hunter Education Class is scheduled for July 10th at 6:30 PM. This is at the Gun Club. The class is limited to the first 50 students. An early arrival time is recommended. We will not begin registration until 6:30 pm however. There is no pre-registration. Registration is done on July 10th and that day only. The fee is $10, nonrefundable. The class is 8 weeks long, meeting every Thursday at 6:30PM beginning July 12th until testing is done August 30th. A mandatory attendance Range Day is Saturday, July 28 th, 8:30AM to 12:00PM. Every student must bring a firearm to each class (not registration night). No ammunition allowed. For more information only, call Jane George. In Memory of Larry J. Quale Larry J. Quale, age 66 of Hudson, WI, 3M Retiree, passed away May 23, 2012. Larry was a long time member of the Club and was on the board of directors and president for 2 terms. He was active in archery and you could always see him and his comrades tossing horse shoes after shooting the archery course.
Women on Target Trap Shooting class June session Thank you for your interest in upcoming Women on Target Pistol & Rifle clinic. Pistol & Rifle Autumn Schedule September 27, 2012 - Thursday evening classroom 6 to 9 p.m. and September 29, 2012 - Saturday classroom and range day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost of the Autumn Pistol & Rifle 2 clinic: $30 Contact Laurie Wotruba or WomenOnTarget@live.com for more information or to sign up for the Autumn Women on Target Pistol & Rifle clinic. In addition, the Women on Target Trap Shooting clinic sessions are planned to be offered twice during the summer months. Women on Target Trap Shooting class June session June 14, 2012 - Thursday evening June 16, 2012 - Saturday Cost of the June Trap Shooting clinic session has yet to be determined. Women on Target Trap Shooting class July session July 12, 2012 - Thursday evening July 14, 2012 - Saturday Cost of the July Trap Shooting clinic session has yet to be determined. Contact WomenOnTarget@live.comfor more information or to sign up for one of the Trap Shooting sessions. Do not use the phone number for these sessions. More information to follow as it becomes available. Also, check out the club website www.hudsongunclub.com for other classes and events. Laurie Wotruba May 19 th Bowling Pin Shoot Eleven members and non-members attended the May 19th bowling pin. Winners of the shoot, with average time per round and prize payouts, are listed below. Payouts are based on the number of people shooting in each category. Categories with too few entrants are combined. The next bowling pin shoot is Saturday, June 23 rd from 10-2. We are in need of volunteers for this event. For more information on this and future shoots call Craig Horwath or Rick Ottino. Name Avg. time (sec.) Prize Revolver- all calibers Scott Otteson 8.313 $10.00 Auto Centerfire 1 st - Mike Cravens 8.4 $19.00 2 nd - Don Jordan 8.6 $10.00 Mid- Steve Hermsen 14.85 $8.50 Auto.22 1 st Mike Cravens 5.83 $12.50 2 nd Don Jordan 5.87 $7.50 Mid- Rick Rappe 7.03 $5.00 Youth- all calibers 1 st - Brianna Cravens 6.64 $5.00 New License Plate Requirements Effective July 1, 2012, all ATVs and UTVs registered as public use will be required to furnish and display a rear plate in addition to the 2 side decals furnished by DNR,: This change was added after many discussions over the years with various experts and user groups based on surveys and meetings. More on http://dnr.wi.gov/
Looking Back Below is a bit of history from 1976. The 2 articles are about the envelopes the Club had printed. Below the articles is the envelope. The (new St Croix Valley R&GC) was new to Trap & Field Magazine. The Hudson Rod, Gun & Archery Club was St Croix Valley R&GC before the name change. Tuesday & Thursday Saturday & Sunday Trap and Skeet 5-Stand Editor contact info Harvey Hoss Summer Shooting Hours April 17th - September 8th 4:00 pm to 8:oo pm 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Leagues Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday Thursday & Sunday
Subject: Free Fishing Weekend June 2 3 Every year, the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in June are designated as Free Fishing Weekend when you can fish without a license throughout the state of Wisconsin. All the waters of the state are open, including state waters of the Great Lakes and rivers bordering Wisconsin. Residents and nonresidents of all ages can fish without a fishing license (or trout or salmon stamps) over these two days. However, all other fishing regulations (length limits, bag limits, etc.) apply. In 2012, Free Fishing Weekend will fall on June 2 and 3. State Park Open House June 5 Free admission to all state parks, forests and trails Enjoying Wisconsin State Parks, Forests, Trails and Recreation Areas is a bargain any time of year but on the first Sunday of June they are an exceptional value, as entrance to any state park, forest, trail and recreation property is free. Open House Day is an opportunity for all residents and visitors to explore some of Wisconsin s most beautiful natural locations and enjoy a wide variety of outdoor recreation. On State Park Open House Day, no admission stickers are required on vehicles entering state parks, forests and recreation areas, and trail passes are not required for bicyclists, in line skaters, or horseback riders using state trails that normally require a trail pass. In addition, Saturday, June 4 is National Trails Day and fees are waived to use all DNR managed state trails on that day as well. Reservable campsites in Wisconsin state park and forest campgrounds are generally in high demand for the Memorial Day weekend, but there are often campsites available for the weekend of State Park Open House at many parks and forests. Camping fees do still apply on state park open house day. People can check campsite availability or reserve a site (minimum two nights) through the State Parks Web site [www.wiparks.net]. The event also coincides with Free Fishing Weekend in Wisconsin, so no fishing license is required to fish at the many lakes and rivers located in state parks and forests. Several parks are sponsoring free fishing activities, along with other special events (click on tab for June and then see June 5). If you have any other questions call Warden Paul Sickman at 715 684 2914 X 120.