Attendees: Greg Gerou, Greg Braun, Mary Rausch, Brad Glarum, Curt Mund, Del Hoefs, Cindie VanTassel, Paul Sinner, Wayne Beyer, Jerry Oren
Approve minutes from previous meeting – MSC Brad, Curt
President Report
- Wayne filled out 2020 tax returns; Prior contact has retired; looking for someone else to do our taxes next year
- Discussion prompted the question as to whether or not we have legal counsel; we have not needed it, but should we make contact with someone? Looking for ideas here as well
Treasurer Report
- $37,294.47 – MSC Curt, Del
- NDGF grant approved for Ladies Rooster Roundup
Parks & Recreation
- NDWF – Strategic planning / SWOT analysis – meeting held in July
- Red River Development – ANS cleaning station – moving forward with ANS station; it is considered a “dry station” and will go near the cleaning station
- Terry Steinwand retiring at the end of July as the NDGF Director – should RRASC do a recognition award of some sort? Or other gesture? No decision was made.
Members / Committees / Projects Reports
Hunters Smoker (Curt Mund, Vern Shasky, Rich & Becci Truesdell, Abby Carlson) – Oct 23, 2021 @ Wahpeton Community Center
- Friday, October 22 for setup and Saturday, October 23 for preparation and the actual Event
- St. John’s Church Mehock Center kitchen for Friday, October 22 for food preparation.
Jr Wildlife Club Committee (Cindie Van Tassel, Rich Truesdell)
- July was fishing at Mooreton Pond; warm water; 4 youth attended
- August is a bus trip to Dalton, MN to see the Preserve the Tradition Museum
Mooreton Pond Projects (Brad Glarum, Greg Gerou, Vern Shasky, Rich Truesdell)
- Still trying to find a work night
Fishing & Hunting Events
- Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – Feb 19, 2022
- Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – TBD for 2022
- Dick Bell Catfish Derby (New Chair Needed) – TBD for 2022
- Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Wayne Beyer) – Aug 4, 2021 @ Kidder Rec – volunteers needed
- Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – Sep 11-12, 2021
- Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hung (Kevin Manock) – Sep 18, 2021 @ Tewaukon – volunteers needed
- Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – Oct 2, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s – volunteers needed
- Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – Oct 16, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s – volunteers needed
- National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum) – Feb 4, 2022
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Bois-de-Sioux Chapter) – TBD for 2022
- Veterans Hunt (Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch) – Sep 11 and 12, 2021. Strongly considering going down to one day and cutting participants from 12 to 8 people due to lack of outside funding sources (grants, donations).
Trap Clubs
- Head of the Red Gun Archery Club (Brian Gefre) – clubhouse opened May 4, 2021
- Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club, Joe Pikarski Trap Range & MSC Rifle/Pistol Range (Bob Rosemore, Greg Gerou, Mark Althoff) – league play began Jun 2, 2021
Recruitment (Greg Gerou, Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch, Mandy Steinberger, Becci Truesdell, Kelly Carlson)
- Membership drive – we currently have less than 100 paid members
- Please consider bringing guests or potential new members to the September meeting this fall!
- Looking for opportunities to engage 16-18 year olds (Jr Wildlife is through age 15); please share any ideas with one of the committee members
RRASC Internal Hunting Contests (April – March)
- Deer, Elk, etc. – Youth & Adult
- Turkey Beard – Youth & Adult
- Pheasant Tail Feather – Youth & Adult
- Waterfowl, number of species harvested – Youth & Adult
25. RRASC Internal Fishing Contests (April – March)
- Fresh Water – Youth & Adult: Vern Shasky, adult: smallmouth, 19”, Mobridge, SD, 6/23/21
- Salt Water – Youth & Adult
Old / New / Unfinished Business
Bench recognition plaque name nominations
- Plan is to have multiple names per plaque – 5 benches will need plaques
- Nominations received: Randy Hovde, Vince Herding, Mike Fenske, Jeff Trom, Larry Brunkhorst, Marv Manock, Randy Hoerer, Wayne Beyer
- We have been quoted $25 per plaque so far; looking at a couple other options as well
Pop-up online store (Abby)
- Pending Board review; can be used as a fundraiser for the club
- Online clothing store; will include stickers, koozies, coffee mugs, etc
- Waiting on graphics from Grippers
Land Grant Application (Abby)
- NAVHDA is requesting $500 through a grant request
- Tabled until the next meeting – group had additional questions regarding grant specifics
Reminder that NDGF grant requests can be used in addition to scheduled youth hunts – if youth would like to go out hunting, please talk to the RRASC Board about funding options