DEAR MEMBERS AND SPONSORS:
The next regular meeting of the BEADLE COUNTY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB will be held on Tuesday, March 10th. 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.
Soup & Sandwich Supper! Planning on serving Shrimp Gumbo, Strunkle (green bean and potato) and noodle, sandwiches and dessert. We need help in the kitchen following the meeting with clean up. Talk to Ken, Lyle or Janet
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 Savage 308 Bolt Action gun for $10 a chance.
The Big Buck/Bull/Lunker Contest planned for our March 10th meeting. The contest is open to only members of the Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club, with an animal harvested in South Dakota in 2025. 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.
The KOKK Outdoot Sports Show will be held at the Norby 4-H building on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds on Saturday/Sunday, March 28 & 29. We’ll be serving grilled brats and hot dogs during lunch time both days for a free well donation.
Make plans to attend the 2026 Spring Bonanza on April 25th.
Top prize $1,500; 2nd Prize – Bergara Ridge Carbon Wilderness 6.5 Creedmor; 3rd Prize – Winchester XPR Vortex Scope Combo 6.5 PRC; 4th Prize – Ruger Compact Pistol 9 mm. Tickets available at the March meeting @ $20 each. $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:
March 28 & 29 – KOKK Outdoor Show Brat Feed
April 18th – Ducks Unlimited Bingo with guns as prizes. Club will be serving a taco bar starting at 11 a.m. Questions contact Justin Simpson 605.350.6372
April 25th – Spring Bonanza
May 1st & 2nd – South Dakota Wildlife Federation convention at clubhouse. Contact Dana Rogers 605.415.8443 or [email protected]
May 12th meeting – the 2026 shed antler contest
June 7-13 – Youth Conservation Camp at Camp Bob Marshall, Custer, SD for kids that have completed 8th thru
11th grade. Register at: sdwf.org/camp before May 15th. Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club will pay fees.
Check out our web page: https://bcsc.club
December was election month at the Beadle County Sportsmen’s Club. Winners were President-Ken Shoultz, vice-president – Leo Pollock, secretary/treasurer – Sharon Reno and board members. Dale Berens, Sam Freng and Ron Wallenstein.
Now collecting 2026 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