DEAR MEMBERS AND SPONSORS:

The next regular meeting of the BEADLE COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB will be held on Tuesday, June 13th. Social hour will start at 6:00 p.m., with hors d`oeuvres starting at 6:15 pm. and supper served around 7:00 p.m.

MENU: Choice of grilled Rib Eye, boneless pork chop, or boneless chicken breast, potatoes, salad, and dessert. Please pay as you enter the clubhouse so we can get a count for the grill and get your meal ticket. Deposit half your numbered meal ticket in the basket at the grill and a drawing will be held for a chance at a free meal.

Check out our updated web page: https://bcsc.club

The club has a 2012 riding lawnmower that is up for bids. Give your bid to Ron Wallenstein and mower will be sold to highest bidder at June meeting!

We will have Bartering Tables set up for any sports equipment you would like to sell, trade or swap. Please bring your quality items, or “shop” for the other items that will be available. There is no cost for this service and is available to anyone.

We are having a ‘sweatshirt raffle’ at the cost of $1 a chance. If you’re a winner, you’ll get a certificate to pick up your color choice and size at Signature Plus.

We will also have a gun raffle board at the cost of $5 a chance.

A Memorial plaque is planned for our clubhouse. Contact Sharon if you are interested in having your loved ones name(s) engraved on a plate; the cost is $50 for each plate.

Upcoming Events:

June 7, 9 & 10 HUNT SAFE classes Register online @ https://gfp.sd.gov/hunter-education/

June 13^th meeting speaker Alex Elias, South Dakota Game Fish Parks private lands biologist assisting land owners in cost shared or fully funded habitat development as well as grassland conservation programs

August 17, 18, 19 HUNT SAFE classes

Register online @ https://gfp.sd.gov/hunter-education/

September 21^st Ducks Unlimted Banquet

October 20^th Pheasants Forever Banquet, Alex Solem 605-218-0594

October 28^th Fall Bonanza

Thank you to Ron Wallenstein for mowing the club grounds.

Collecting 2023 membership dues. Your mailing label will list the last year you have paid. The dues are $30 for a Membership and $55 for a Sponsorship. If you change your address, please notify Sharon Reno 605-352-8281 (voice) or 605-350-1899 (text).

Respectfully submitted,
Dave Eichstadt, President 605-354-2744
Sharon Reno, Secretary/Treasurer

DEAR MEMBERS AND SPONSORS:

The next regular meeting of the BEADLE COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB will be held on Tuesday, May 9^th. Social hour will start at 6:00 p.m., with hors d`oeuvres starting at 6:15 pm. and supper served around 7:00 p.m.

MENU: Firing up the Charcoal Grill! Choice of grilled Rib Eye, boneless pork chop, or boneless chicken breast, potatoes, salads, and dessert. Please pay as you enter the clubhouse so we can get a count for the grill and get your meal ticket. Deposit half your numbered meal ticket in the basket at the grill and a drawing will be held for a chance at a free meal.

Check out our updated web page: https://bcsc.club

Upcoming Events:

May 9th meeting – the 2023 shed antler contest

May 13^th May 20^th – Izaak Walton sponsored Kid’s Fishing Day at the southwest shelter at Ravine Lake. Free noon lunch and prizes for children

June 7, 9 & 10 HUNT SAFE classes

June 13^th meeting will have Alex Elias speaker, SDGFP private lands biologist assisting land owners in cost shared or fully funded habitat develpopment as well as grassland conservation programs

August 17, 18, 19 HUNT SAFE classes

Register online @ https://gfp.sd.gov/hunter-education/

September 21^st Ducks Unlimted Banquet

October 20^th Pheasants Forever Banquet, Alex Solem 605-218-0594

October 28^th Fall Bonanza

We are having a ‘sweatshirt raffle’ at the cost of $1 a chance. If you’re a winner, you’ll get a certificate to pick up your color choice and size at Signature Plus.

We will also have a gun raffle board at the cost of $5 a chance.

Thank you to everyone that made the SPRING Bonanza a success. The winners were 1^st Prize of $1,000: Brad Katz and Sarah Kempf split; 2^nd Prize – Bergara-Hunter 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle Sally Boomsma; 3^rd Prize – Ruger Predator 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle Corey Bawdon; 4^th Prize – Taurus G3C 9 mm Pistol Brenda Purtintun; Pay What U Pull Gun Raffle ticket #14 – Bruce Carsten; Dave’s hand-made knife – Jon Schied; 50/50 winner of $382 Idella Bawdon and black jack winners were Jay Barton, Tyler Serenson ($100), and Nick Morris ($50); Duck Pond – Brian Reno ($100) Daxton Kempf ($50), Daxton Kempf ($25) and Quinn Pell ($25). Special thank you to Steve Bublitz who contributed knives to the Cap raffle. Ruger 6.5 with scope winner was Roger Purintun and knife winners were Troy Larsen and Dave Wright. $25 winners were: Freddie & Marsha Coil, Isaac Ness, Mike Puffer, Doug Jones, JoAnn Walraven, Bruce Carstens, Nancy Wallenstein, Guy Mann, Marie Bales, Troy DePauw, Jeff Reinhardt, Rick VanVleet, Becky Boetel, Arnie Hofer, Adam Schied, Nate Hellzen, Lance Bartlet, Brandon Reinhardt, Cory Harvey, John Leyendecker, Hagen Fargen and Gary Heath.

Also thank you to the following for their donations as we could not keep the club operating without your support: Adam Schied, Barton Heating and Cooling, Brian/Amy Reno, SD National Guard, Jensen Feed, Ellwein Brothers Inc., Huron Custom Meats, Nancy Shoultz, Wilber Ellis, Dell’s Taxidermy, Manolis Grocery, Red Arrow Bar, EJ Johnson Republic National, Lyle/Janet Swanson, Sportsmen’s Bar, Fair City Foods, Harold King, Ray Polfus Red Hog, Ross/Jeannie Jensen, Lauri Larson, Hubbard Feeds, NAPA Central, Steve Charron, Iverson Auto, WW Tire, Scoreboard, Marla/Terry Bawdon, Dave/Darla Eichstadt, Dick Derker, Prostrollo Motor Sales, Freddie/Marsha Coil, Leo & Beth Pollock, Danny Eggleston, Nancy/Ron Wallenstein, Cory Harvey, and Jon Schied.

The club has a 2012 riding lawnmower that will be going up for bids later this spring. Talk to Ron Wallenstein if interested for more information.

Collecting 2023 membership dues. Your mailing label will list the last year you have paid. The dues are $30 for a Membership and $55 for a Sponsorship. If you change your address, please notify Sharon Reno 605-352-8281 (voice) or 605-350-1899 (text).

Respectfully submitted,
Dave Eichstadt, President
Sharon Reno, Secretary/Treasurer

DEAR MEMBERS AND SPONSORS:

The next regular meeting of the BEADLE COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB will be held on Tuesday, April 11th. Social hour will start at 6:00 p.m., with hors d`oeuvres starting at 6:15 pm. and supper served around 7:00 p.m.

MENU: Soup Supper! Planning on serving Shrimp Gumbo, Strunkle (green bean and potato) and White Chili (chicken) with hot ham sandwiches and dessert. We need help in the kitchen following the meeting with clean up. Talk to Lyle, Janet, Darla or Dave.

Speaker: Jim Winegar discussing the grant received for improvements at the Izaak Walton Rifle Range.

We are having a ‘sweatshirt raffle’ at the cost of $1 a chance. If you’re a winner, you’ll get a certificate to pick up your color choice and size at Signature Plus. We will also have a gun raffle board at the cost of $10 a chance.

Thank you to Rick Hein for moving snow at the clubhouse and the many volunteers who helped at the KOKK Sports Show especially Ron Wallenstein who organized and collected the supplies.

Election Results: Dave Eichstadt-president, Leo Pollock-vice-president, Sharon Reno-secretary/treasurer, and Brad Schutt and Jon Schied as new board members with Dale Berens, and Ron Wallenstein staying on for another three years. Thank you to Alan Purtinun and Tom Westphal for their many years of dedicated service.

The Big Buck/Bull/Lunker Contest winners at the March 14^th meeting: Wayne Diede – Rifle, Whitetail, Steve Frank – Archery, Whitetail; Greg Hepper winning both longest Walleye caught with hook and line and longest pan fish species; Pat Cronin – longest other fish.

Make plans to attend the Spring Bonanza Saturday, April 15, 2023.

Top prize $1,000; 2^nd Prize – Bergara-Hunter 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle; 3^rd Prize – Ruger Predator 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle; 4^th Prize – Taurus G3C 9 mm Pistol with $25 Drawings throught the evening, along with blackjack, pick a duck, heads or tails, pay what you pull game, and popular hat raffle. If you have donations for our silent auction, you can bring them on Tuesday, or anytime during the year as we will store them until our bonanza.

Upcoming Events:

April 15^th, Saturday – Spring Bonanza

May 9th meeting – the 2023 shed antler contest

May 14^th, Saturday – Izaak Walton sponsored Kid’s Fishing Day at the southwest shelter at Ravine Lake. Free noon lunch and prizes for children

Collecting 2023 membership dues. Your mailing label will list the last year you have paid. The dues are $30 for a Membership and $55 for a Sponsorship. If you change your address, please notify Sharon Reno 605-352-8281 (voice) or 605-350-1899 (text). Bringing the completed form at the bottom with you along with your payment will speed up your time at the door!

Respectfully submitted,
Dave Eichstadt, President
Sharon Reno, Secretary/Treasurer