DEAR MEMBERS AND SPONSORS:

The next regular meeting of the BEADLE COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB will be held on Tuesday, December 10th. Social hour will start at 6:00 p.m., with hors d`oeuvres of Rocky mountain oysters, beef chislic and smoked turkey starting at 6:15 pm. and supper served around 7:00 p.m.

MENU: Baked Ham, potatoes, vegetable, salad, and dessert. This is a free meal to all members that pay their 2025 memberships by meal time or $15 per person. Bring the form at the bottom with you along with your payment.

Speakers: Lee Klock, Lions Club and Dave Peterson & Keith Larson, Shriners

Thank you to be many volunteers that helped with the Ducks Unlimted Banquet last November.

We have a Perpetual Memorial Plaque at 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. We wish to keep this memorial to only names with ties to the Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club.

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. Also a raffle for a Mt Rushmore Heitage .22 pistol for $5 a chance.

Thank you for your generous donations to the Huron Area Salvation Army Angel Tree. We were able to purchase warm clothing to let our area children know that they are loved. At the December meeting, we will again have a basket out if you want to donate to the Salvation Army Christmas Basket program.

December is election month at the Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club. Up for election are six positions: A president, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and three openings for board members. Ray Polfus, Mason Minske and Lyle Swanson will have their terms expire in December 2024. The chairman of our nominating committee, Lyle Swanson, is working to get candidates for each open position. If you have a nomination, contact Lyle at 605-350-9889.

A board decision was made in November to shut down the clubhouse in January and February 2025 returning on March 11^th. You will not be getting a newsletter for January and February. Check out our web page: https://bcsc.club

Our annual fall hunting season is underway, so good luck in the Big Buck/Bull/Lunker Contest planned for our March 11^th meeting. The contest is open to only members of the Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club, with an animal harvested in South Dakota in 2024. Plaques will be awarded in the following divisions: Rifle – Whitetail, Rifle – Mule Deer, Rifle – Antelope, Rifle – Elk, Archery – Whitetail, Archery – Mule Deer, Archery – Antelope and Archery – Elk. For our Fisherman: 1) Longest Walleye caught with hook and line 2) Longest walleye by other method, examples are bow, diving, etc. 3) Longest other game fish not a walleye, examples are paddle fish, salmon, northern pike, muskellunge, etc. 4) Longest any fish by hook and line, examples are carp, buffalo, etc. 5) Longest Bass 6) Longest perch, crappie, or pan fish species. Entries for the fish contest can be a photograph of your catch measured over a ruler with a witness statement or the mount can be presented. More details will be discussed at the December meeting.

Make plans to attend the 2025 Spring Bonanza on April 26^th. Top prize will stay $1,500 and the next three prizes to be determined. Plan to have tickets printed by the March meeting. 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 bonanzas.

Now collecting 2025 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,
Ken Shoultz, President 605-354-0820
Sharon Reno, Secretary/Treasurer

DEAR MEMBERS AND SPONSORS:

The next regular meeting of the BEADLE COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB will be held on Tuesday, November 12th. Social hour will start at 6:00 p.m., with supper served around 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER is the month we traditionally are thankful and count our many blessings! In keeping with this theme, we will serve a Thanksgiving meal for our Sportsmen’s Club members and their families with the following menu: Roasted Turkey, giblet stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, cheesy green beans, cole slaw, cranberry sauce, relishes, rolls and apple, blueberry, cherry and pumpkin dessert for $15 per adult (children under 18 eat free). Please pay as you enter the clubhouse and get your adult meal ticket.

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. Also our gun raffle will feature a Mt Rushmore Heritage .22 pistol for $5 a chance.

We will be taking donations for the Huron Area Salvation Army Angel Tree to help local children at Christmas time.

Thank you to everyone that made the Fall Bonanza a success. The winners were 1^st Prize of $1,500: Sue Harrington and Danny Kempf split; 2^nd Prize – Lyle Swanson, Browning X-bolt Long Range Hunter 300 Win Mag; 3^rd Prize – Ray Polfus, Kimber Micro 9 Pistol; 4^th Prize – Dale Berens, Ruger 10/22. Pay What U Pull Gun Raffle ticket #16 – Michael Hofhenke; Dave’s hand-made knife – Bernie Schutt; 50/50 winner of $447 – Dena Barton and blackjack winners were Bernie Schutt (gun), Nick Mors ($100), and Lyle Swanson ($50); Duck Pond – Dave Wright ($100), Lorika Hein ($50), Sara Kempf ($25) and Amy Reno ($25). Ruger American 270 winner was Al Purintun and knife winner was Roger Purintun. Pistol door raffle Gary Heath. Dice raffle Roger Puritin (pistol).

Also thank you to the following for their donations: Alan Purintun, Amanda Roberts, Barton Heating and Cooling, Ben Meyer, Bob & Bernie Schutt, Corey Bawdon, Dale/Nancy Berens, Dave/Darla Eichstadt, Dave Wright, Del’s Taxidermy, Dick Derker, EJ and Lauri Johnson, Ellwein Brothers Inc., Gary Lewandowski, Huron Custom Meats, Iverson Auto, Izaak Walton, Jensen Feed, Linda Traver, Leo/Beth Pollock, Lyle/Janet Swanson, Manolis Grocery, Marla Bawdon, Marsha Coil, Nancy Shoultz, Nancy Wallenstein, NAPA Central, Olympic Motors, Ray Polfus Red Hog, Red Arrow Bar, Reno’s, Roger Purintun, Sally Boomsma, Scoreboard, Signature Plus, SD National Guard, Sportsmen’s Bar, Steve Bublitz family, Tara Eggleston 31, Tom/Marilyn Paye, and Warren Barton, WW Tire. Make plans to attend the Spring Bonanza April 26, 2025.

Ducks Unlimted Banquet – November 21^st contact Justin Simpson (605)350-6372 for tickets

We have a Perpetual Memorial Plaque at 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. We wish to keep this memorial to only names with ties to the Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club.

December 10^th election will include president, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and 3 board members. Contact Lyle Swanson 352-9889, our chairman, if you have nominations for open positions. This is also the night for a free meal if you have paid your 2025 club dues.

Thank you to Ron Wallenstein, Michelle Hohn and Ray Polfus for handling the Pheasants Forever Banquet.

Collecting 2025 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,
Ken Shoultz, President 605-354-0820
Sharon Reno, Secretary/Treasurer