Category: Meeting Minutes

7:30 PM at Wahpeton Community Center 

Attendees: Greg Gerou, Greg Braun, Cindie VanTassel, Justin Kratz, Curt Mund, Jerry Oren, Wayne Beyer Mary Rausch 

Approve minutes from previous meeting – MSC Wayne, Greg B 

President Report 

Review draft of the proposed investment addition to the RRASC bylaws 

• Greg G drafted an amendment to the bylaws – the investment itself has not been approved prior to this meeting – RRASC President (Greg G), Vice President (Brad), and Treasurer (Greg B) will have management authority of the account – basis tonight’s motion, proceeding w/investment of $10,000 
• Discussed amendment – minor verbiage corrections but nothing changed overall – MSC Cindie, Wayne to approve the amendment to the bylaws – a copy of this amendment will be given to Thrivent  

RRASC to host NDGF Advisory Meeting, Wed Apr 20 at Hughes Shelter 

• NDGF to arrive around 6PM, meeting starting at 7PM 
• NDGF District Advisor, Doug Madsen, 701-238-3087 
• Counties included: Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, Traill 
• RRASC will provide lunch for NDGF members and guests; working with Tom and Kathy to setup lunch 

Treasurer Report

• Checking account at $65,150.70 as of this meeting 
• Quickbooks: online version; up to 3 people (TBD) can access – $25/month for the first year then goes to $50/month – could get 10% off if paid for a full year at a time – there are many features we could utilize – Greg B has some follow-ups he is working on 

Members / Committees / Projects Reports 

Jr Wildlife Club Committee 

• March: Bird House Construction @ Comstock Construction – moving back one week to March 24 
• April: bird watching April 25 at Prairie Wetlands 
• Need to get additional people lined up to drive youth to certain events; certification is needed 

Scholarships 

• One has been received and was approved by the committee – MSC Wayne, Greg B to approve the scholarship 

Public Relations 

• Website – Make sure to send in your photos to include on the club’s Flickr page
• Cindie tries to watch for members or family members that pass away for sympathy cards; if you see any please let her know 
• Facebook/Instagram – as you see posts, please share them! 
• Working to keep MN DNR and ND G&F updates shared by our page 

Red River Projects 

• NDGF/golf course fishing pier grant 
• Pier work needed due to erosion 

Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby – February 19, 2022 

• 75 fish turned in – more were caught and immediately released and not scored 
• Looking at getting 50 white pines to plant as wind breaks – also looking at stocking the pond 
• Jerry will follow up on a night to work on the fishing poles 

Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby – May 7, 2022 

Dick Bell Catfish Derby – June 4, 2022 

• NDGF sanction: Wayne gave Justin the form for ND G&F 
• Justin working with a contact to get our tournament added to advertising posters 
• Looking into additional resources for donations – also working on a plan to expand prizes 

Family Fishing Nights – TBD for 2022 

• Cindie is looking at the 3rd Monday of June, July and August – volunteers needed! 
• Justin volunteered to join the committee 

Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (New chair needed) – TBD for Aug 2022 

Fall Hunts

• Fall Youth Goose Hunt – September 10-11, 2022 
• Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hunt – September 17, 2022 
• Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt – October 1, 2022 
• NDGF 3R grant for youth hunts 
• Ladies Rooster Roundup – October 14-15, 2022 

Events

• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation – April 23, 2022, Wahpeton Event Center 
• Hunters Smoker – October 22, 2022 

Trap Clubs

• Head of the Red Gun Archery Club – Opens end of May 2022 
• Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club, Joe Pikarski Trap Range & MSC Rifle/Pistol Range – Will open June 1, 2022 

Recruitment

• Have the RRASC logo or name on all clothing items given out for the various activities. This includes hats, vests, shirts, at the youth hunts. 

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 

RRASC Internal Fishing Contests (April – March) 

• Fresh Water – Youth & Adult 
• Salt Water – Youth & Adult 

Old / New / Unfinished Business/Correspondence 

Bench recognition plaque name nominations 

• The plan is to have multiple names per bench – 5 benches will need plaques 
• Nominations received: Randy Hovde, Vince Herding, Mike Fenske, Jeff Trom, Larry Brunkhorst, Marv Manock, Randy Hoerer, Wayne Beyer, Chuck Haus, Dick Bell, Dave Langenwalter 

Pop-up online store (Abby) https://rrasc.itemorder.com/sale 

• Online clothing store; will include stickers, koozies, coffee mugs, etc 

“Ask for Permission” signs are available 

April Banquet – Tentative date Friday, April 22, 2022 

• Banquet Committee 
• Banquet Presenter – TBD 
• Award Preparation – RRASC President 

Nominations are open for the Club Awards – through the end of March Meeting – Board of Directors that were present discussed and voted on nominations 

• Sportsmen of the Year 
• Lifetime Membership 
• Lifetime Achievement 
• Landowner / Conservationist 
• Conservation Officer 

Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association (DTGCA) Show: April 30 and May 1, Wahpeton Event Center 

RAP: Moose poaching in Williams County 

Communication 

• Thank you has been sent to T&G Sanitation for their donation of the pull charges of $300 for the carcass & hide dumpsters 
• Received a request from the Northern Lights Council for support for camps, etc – MSC Greg B, Curt to donate $250 again this year and requesting funds to be directed to shooting sports 

Attendees: Greg Gerou, Greg Braun, Brad Glarum, Wayne Beyer, Jerry Oren, Becci Truesdell, Kelly Carlson, Mary Rausch 

Approve minutes from the previous meeting – MSC Brad, Kelly 

President’s Report

Consider an investment plan for the club through Thrivent (Tom Larson) 

• Discussed transfer of funds from our checking account into investment; liquid with growth opportunities 
• Endowment Option: $25,000 minimum to start; can grant funds in and out if necessary 
• Investment Option: $2,000 minimum to start; we can use it to build towards an endowment; we have the option to convert this to an endowment once $25,000 is reached 
• Anyone can transfer funds/land/etc into either option 
• Conversation with Bank of the West was not productive in terms of investment options 
• Discussed starting with the Investment Option through Thrivent and building towards an endowment 
• We can decide how much we want to start with, with the minimum being $2,000 
• Discussed transferring funds from our checking account at the end of each calendar year into the investment account 
• After the 3rd year, we could make withdrawals from the investment without a penalty; the penalty is minimal within the first 3 years 
• Motion was made to invest $10,000 in a Thrivent Investment account at a moderate risk level pending additional follow up questions that Greg G will take back to Tom Larson: 
• Can we put a cap on the risk we are willing to take? Can we set a maximum withdrawal amount? Can we establish account reviews in semi-annual intervals? 

Need a club member to manage grants 

• Both RRASC application for grant funding and receiving requests; we have over 20 grant opportunities 
• Becci will reach out to a colleague, who writes grants for a living, to get more information on what an individual can expect with this role 

Communication by Community Development Chris DeVries 

• Sporting Goods Store to open in the ground level of Fitness center / Opera House – will update when able 

Treasurer Report 

• $65,693 balance as of the meeting – MSC Brad, Jerry 
• Quickbooks software purchase: would need to be downloaded onto the computer of who will be using it the most – Greg B has agreed to this. There is a mobile app that can be used; estimated to cost less than $100/year.

Members / Committees / Projects Reports 

Hunters Smoker (Curt Mund, Vern Shasky, Rich & Becci Truesdell, Abby Carlson) – October 22, 2022  

Jr Wildlife Club Committee (Cindie Van Tassel, Rich Truesdell) 

• February: Air Rifle @ Wahpeton Community Center – 12 youth attended 
• March: Bird House Construction @ Comstock Construction – moving back one week to March 24 

Scholarships (Patrick Brejcha, Rich Truesdell, Vern Shasky) – one has been received; committee to review 

Public Relations (Rich Truesdell, Joe Keller, Brad Glarum, Cindie Van Tassel, Mandy Steinberger) 

• Website (Becci Truesdell) 
• Cindie tries to watch for members or family members that pass away for sympathy cards – see any let her know 
• Facebook/Instagram (Abby Carlson) – as you see posts, please share them! 

Red River Projects (Brett Lambrecht, Rich Truesdell) 

• Golf course fishing pier needs some gravel reinforcement; cost is $5,000, of which $3,750 is paid by the ND G&F; Wayne asked the club to pay the balance of $1,250 – MSC Becci, Kelly 

Mooreton Pond Projects (Brad Glarum, Greg Gerou, Vern Shasky, Rich Truesdell) – pier work to be scheduled 

Fishing/Hunting Events

• Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – Feb 19, 2022 
• Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – May 7, 2022 
• Dick Bell Catfish Derby (Justin Kratz) – June 4, 2022 
• Family Fishing Nights (Cindie Van Tassel) – TBD for 2022 
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Wayne Beyer, Jerry Oren) – TBD for 2022 – Additional chair needed – Wayne recommends that the next P&R Director take it on since the event is during the week 
• Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – TBD for 2022 
• Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Kevin Manock) – TBD for 2022 
• Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – Oct 1, 2022 
• Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – Oct 14-15, 2022 

National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum) – Feb 4, 2022 – NWTF donated $100 check for Jr Wildlife 

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Bois-de-Sioux Chapter) – Apr 23, 2022 – Motion for $500 sponsorship again this year – MSC Wayne, Brad 

Trap Clubs

• Head of the Red Gun Archery Club (Brian Gefre) – Opens end of May 2022 
• Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club, Joe Pikarski Trap Range & MSC Rifle/Pistol Range (Bob Rosemore, Greg Gerou, Mark Althoff) – Will open June 1, 2022 

Recruitment (Greg Gerou, Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch, Mandy Steinberger, Becci Truesdell, Kelly Carlson) 

• Have the RRASC logo or name on all clothing items given out for the various activities. This includes hats, vests, shirts, at the youth hunts. 

Old / New / Unfinished Business/Correspondence 

Bench recognition plaque name nominations 

• The 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, Chuck Haus, Dick Bell, Dave Langenwalter 

Pop-up online store (Abby) https://rrasc.itemorder.com/sale 

• Online clothing store; will include stickers, koozies, coffee mugs, etc 

“Ask for Permission” signs are available 

April Banquet – Tentative date Friday, April 22, 2022 

• Banquet Committee 
• Banquet Presenter – TBD 

Award Preparation – RRASC President 

• Nominations are open for the Club Awards – through the end of March Meeting 
• NOTE: Have received one nomination to date 
• Sportsmen of the Year 
• Lifetime Membership 
• Lifetime Achievement 
• Landowner / Conservationist 
• Conservation Officer 

Attending: Greg Gerou, Kelly Carlson, Abby Carlson, Rich Truesdell, Becci Truesdell, Curt Mund, Justin Kratz, Cindie VanTassel, Greg Braun, Brad Glarum, Jerry Oren, Leroy Smith 

Welcome Guests and New Members 

Approve minutes from previous meeting – Brad / Kelly  

President’s Report 

2022 Budget review – Cindie / Kelly 

• Discussion of changes in specific line items that were changed 
• Cindie council member for MN DNR – allowed larger budget for her travel 
• Amend line items (Abby)
• Remove veterans hunt line item, more focused on the women’s hunt; going to hold on future hunts because of the amount of time involved and help received – decided to leave it for now
• Ladies Rooster Roundup – increase budget for a 2-day hunt and have shooting night before, provide some lodging ($3,000) 

2022 Financial Proposal 

• Greg talked with BNC Bank about possible endowment they were not really helpful with options, ended up speaking more with Thrivent Financial (Tom) on other types of investment options. 
• Because we are 501(c)3 people within their organization can donate to us through them 
• Investment options starting at $2,000 
• Looking for options that we can take out the money if needed 
• Not FDIC insured 
• Proposing the Board meet with them to hear more details 

Giving Hearts Day – Chahinkapa Zoo – $1,500.00 

• They need to raise $3,000 prior to qualify for event 
• $1,500 approved – Cindie / Rich T 

Has the copy of Intuit QuickBooks been purchased? No Update 

Consider gun safe for off-site firearm storage – Rich will consider and let club know opinion for Smoker gun storage needs 

Report on the NDWF – RAP committee 

• Wildlife Fed set up affiliated club funding source (application required) for club projects (first time projects get preference) 
• RAP working with game wardens to increase funding for law enforcement scholarships 
• Abby Carlson received Sportswoman of the Year – wasn’t able to attend and was presented her award at the meeting 

Treasurer’s Report

• Expenses – $10 state annual report, Joe Keller NDWF Banquet $472.38, Econo $22.28, Rich Truesdell Smoker $257.00, Becci Truesdell Ladies Hunt $37.80, Cindie Ice Fishing Walmart $2,000.70, $29.87 Jr Wildlife Cindie, $1,500 Zoo 
• Deposit $5,060 – $3,000 ND G&F youth hunt grant, $2,000 American Foundation for Wildlife grant 
• Balance – $66,644.07 Curt / Brad 

Parks & Recreation

• Report from NDWF Convention 
• 3R Program 
• Fisheries grant applications due January 31st 

Members / Committees / Projects Reports 

Hunters Smoker (Curt Mund, Vern Shasky, Rich & Becci Truesdell, Abby Carlson) – October 22, 2022 

• Discussed “Banquet” gun that is special to our event. Issue is that not everyone that isn’t part of the club would want it. Usually, they are more expensive and our yearly clientele isn’t necessarily interested. 1911 handgun may go over well. 
• Dakota Bandit Design possible place to get one made up 
• Silent Auction good, live auction may be too difficult 

Jr Wildlife Club Committee (Cindie Van Tassel, Rich Truesdell) 

• Ice Fishing Demo – 18 kids, 6 new attended 
• Wayne B was at the schools handing out brochures 
• Next month Air Rifle 

Public Relations (Rich Truesdell, Joe Keller, Brad Glarum, Cindie Van Tassel, Mandy Steinberger) 

• Website – Flickr Pro renewing this month for the year, going to start including articles on the website from the Daily News 
• Cindie tries to watch for members or family members that pass away for sympathy cards – see any let her know 
• Facebook/Instagram (Abby Carlson) – as you see posts, please share them! 

Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – Feb 19, 2022 

• Cindie had flyers to hand out 
• Volunteers needed 
• Hoping for as good as turn out as last year (308) 
• Radio advertising is going on 

Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – May 7, 2022 

Dick Bell Catfish Derby (New Chair Needed) – June 4, 2022 

• Justin Kratz can be the event chair again 
• Discussion about working with a larger group that has their own tournaments to draw more people 
• Aber tournament ran by the Aber Bar 
• Would larger prizes bring more people? 

Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Wayne Beyer, Jerry Oren) – TBD for 2022 

• Needs a new chair now that Wayne is leaving 
• Whoever takes over can look at day/time/format and make suggestions for changes 

Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – TBD for 2022 

Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Kevin Manock) – TBD for 2022 

Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – Oct 1, 2022 

• Aubrey Odens attended meeting from the hunt. She was chosen to receive a rooster mount of the bird she shot. It was donated by Jeff Schwartz. 
• Aubrey read a thank you to the club and Chuck for the great experience she had. 

Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – Oct 14/15, 2022

Veterans Hunt (Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch) – TBD for 2022  

National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum) –  
Feb 4, 2022 

• Lots of prizes, 15-16 guns, Jakes table 
• Good on volunteers this year 
• Tickets available, can purchase online 
• Requesting $500 donation  
• $275 sponsor / $225 towards Jakes table – Cindie / Jerry 
• Drawing for sponsor two sponsor tickets, Rich and Greg G drawn 

Trap Ranges

• Head of the Red Gun Archery Club (Brian Gefre) – Opens end of May 2022 
• Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club, Joe Pikarski Trap Range & MSC Rifle/Pistol Range (Bob Rosemore, Greg Gerou, Mark Althoff) – Will open June 1, 2022 

Recruitment (Greg Gerou, Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch, Mandy Steinberger, Becci Truesdell, Kelly Carlson) 

• Have the RRASC logo or name on all clothing items given out for the various activities. This includes hats, vests, shirts, at the youth hunts. 
• Proposed trying a paid Facebook marketing campaign 

RRASC Internal Hunting Contests (April – March) 

• Turkey Beard – Youth & Adult  Joe Keller, 9 1/8” 
• Pheasant Tail Feather – Youth & Adult  Joe, Keller, 23 3/16” 

Old, New, Unfinished Business / Correspondence 

Bench recognition plaque name nominations 

• Plan is to have multiple names per plaque – 5 benches will need plaques 
• Plaques Made: Randy Hovde, Vince Herding, Mike Fenske, Jeff Trom, Larry Brunkhorst, Marv Manock, Randy Hoerer, Wayne Beyer 
• Nominations to be printed: Dave Langenwalter, Tim Phalen 

Pop-up online store (Abby) https://rrasc.itemorder.com/sale 

• Online clothing store; will include stickers, koozies, coffee mugs, etc 

“Ask for Permission” signs are available 

Thank you to Cindie for planning the Christmas Party! 

Consider additional banners: 

• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby sponsored by Red River Area Sportsmen’s Club 
• Youth Pheasant Hunt, sponsored by Red River Area Sportsmen’s Club 
• Possibly a smaller duplicate of the Neil Heitkamp banner to use at the smoker 
• Ladies Rooster Roundup 

April Banquet – Tentative date Friday April 22, 2022 

• Banquet Committee 
• Banquet Presenter – Possibly Wayne Beyer 
• Award Preparation – RRASC President 

Nominations are open for the Club Awards – through the end of March Meeting 

• NOTE: Have received one nomination to date 
• Sportsmen of the Year 
• Lifetime Membership 
• Lifetime Achievement 
• Landowner / Conservationist 
• Conservation Officer 

Committee Chairs 

• Dick Bell Catfish Derby – Justin will resume chair responsibilities 
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby – needs chairperson 

Meeting dates & location has been scheduled with WP&R 

• April & Dec at Hughes shelter 
• Regular meeting at WCC Dining Room 

Wahpeton High School Ag Class project 

• Ag teacher is suggesting their class purchase and building wood duck houses and install at Tewaukon Refuge – asking for $1,000 
• Request for funding – RRASC Grant 
• We applied for NDWF grant for $500 to go towards project 
• Tewaukon Refuge, Patrick Fitzmorris may have a funding source 
• Proposing $250 donation towards project with Federal funding approval 

Communication 

• Received a letter from Barnes County Wildlife regarding their annual Big Spenders Raffle / Banquet that will be held in April – tickets are $100 each. Approved purchase of 1 ticket – Kelly / Cindie 
• A thank you letter was sent to the family of Kevin Huelsman (Dudley Gordon Family) for the donation of the prints 
• Thank you letter received from Tim Phalen to RRASC. North Dakota District Game Warden Tim Phalen has retired effected 01-01-2022. As of 01-12-2022, the NDGF Region 1 warden for Wyndmere is listed as vacant.
• ND Youth Archery Advisory Grant Request for the state Archery in the Schools program $250 – Greg B. / Rich 
• Friends of Lake Sakakawea Annual Membership   Approved – Cindie / Kelly 
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Membership – pass 
• Someplace Safe request – pass 

Attendees: Greg Gerou, Mary Rausch, Nate Rausch, Wayne Beyer, Greg Braun, Brad Glarum, Luke Glarum, Jerry Oren, Curt Mund, Rich Truesdell, Becci Truesdell,  Abby Carlson, Kelly Carlson 

Approve minutes from previous meeting – MSC by Brad and Rich 

*Correction from October minutes: Del Hoefs (not Kevin Manock as noted) helped to line up kitchen setup  

President Report

Consider the addition of a Financial Secretary position on the BOD. 

• This position would focus on application and tracking of grant funding for the RRASC; work with all club members assisting with and tracking all grant application; and manage & track the clubs grant program and financial donation 
• Some grant requests were doubled up on; looking to add this position to help manage grant requests across projects 

Had a text from lady whose son had just completed the on-line MN Hunters Ed program; She was asking if someone would be able to help her son with the required field day; She has no timeline for the field day; I offered the option of the MN-DNR website, education but currently none are scheduled 

• Greg G has sent her information but has not heard back. 

Project records – Greg G is still compiling notes from various projects; if you have not already done so, please send him any notes you have 

Treasurer Report 

• Budget planning meeting for 2022 prior to Jan 20th meeting 
• Payment for storage unit to Sam Storo 
• The club is going to be looking into a software program to track the budget – currently, our budget information is ran through Quickbooks software that is owned by the Parks & Rec – MSC by Becci and Jerry to purchase a software subscription 
• $70,912.36 account balance – MSC by Curt and Rich 

Parks & Recreation  

• Zoo fundraiser is Nov 19, 2021 
• Wayne is retiring from the P&R May 31, 2022 
• NDG&F raffle for a whitetail/elk/moose/pronghorn tag is coming up – Wayne will submit by Dec 31, 2021 
• FYI to RRASC members: RRASC still has to pay sales tax in ND; our club is not exempt 
• An individual called that has a Clam ice house that he would like to donate to someone in need; please contact Wayne if you have questions 
• Nov 29 Advisory Meeting in Casselton 
• Wrapping up NDG&F youth grants for shells, calls, vests, etc 
• NDWF strategic planning process going on now 
• Trap club grants for Wahpeton and Richland 44 will be submitted soon 
• Motion to nominate Abby Carlson for NDWF Sportswoman of the Year – MSC by Wayne and Greg B – NDWF annual banquet is Jan 7-9, 2022 in Bismarck 
• Walmart Foundation annual grants are due soon; Wayne will get a request submitted 
• AFW (American Federation for Wildlife) grant to be submitted 
• ANS project, a dry station, is complete 
• Jan 31 deadline for grants related to fishing access 
• ND Junior Duck Stamp art display in the WCC Art Room – Thank You card received from Prairie Pothole Partners for funds that we donated 

Members / Committees / Projects Reports 

Hunters Smoker (Curt Mund, Vern Shasky, Rich & Becci Truesdell, Abby Carlson, Kelly Carlson) 

• Financial Status – One of our best, if not the best, years to date! The silent auction went well – one of our best years for donations as well, THANK YOU donors! – on top of pre-event ticket sales, around 40 more were sold at the door – BIG THANK YOU TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS! – Saturday, versus Friday, night event date was successful – looking into adding tall/standing tables for next year 
• 2022 date to schedule Community Center and St. John’s Kitchen 
• SAVE THE DATE! WCC has been reserved for Friday, October 21 for setup and Saturday, October 22 for the event – Greg G will reserve the church kitchen 

Jr Wildlife Club Committee (Cindie Van Tassel, Rich Truesdell) 

• 2021-2022 Schedule has been finalized and brochures are available; Becci will update the website 
• Tues 11/16 was archery 
• Targets are needed for next year – MSC by Wayne and Brad to spend $500 on targets 
• No December activity 

Public Relations (Rich Truesdell, Joe Keller, Brad Glarum, Cindie Van Tassel, Mandy Steinberger) 

• Website (Becci Truesdell) 
• Facebook/Instagram (Abby Carlson) – as you see posts, please share them! 
• If you have any hunting or fishing photos you would like to share on our club’s website or social media, please let us know! 

Mooreton Pond Projects (Brad Glarum, Greg Gerou, Vern Shasky, Rich Truesdell) 

• Docks are now out for the season 

Hunting and Fishing Events

• Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – Feb 19, 2022 
• Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – May 7, 2022 
• Dick Bell Catfish Derby (New Chair Needed) – June 4, 2022 
• Family Fishing Nights (Cindie Van Tassel) – cancelled for 2021 
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Jerry Oren, New Chair Needed) – TBD for 2022 
• Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – TBD for 2022 
• Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Kevin Manock) – TBD for 2022 
• Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – TBD for 2022 
• Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – TBD for 2022
• Veterans Hunt (Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch) – TBD for 2022  

National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum) – Feb 4, 2022 

• Tickets are expected to be available mid-December 

Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club, Joe Pikarski Trap Range & MSC Rifle/Pistol Range (Bob Rosemore, Greg Gerou, Mark Althoff) – Done for the season 

• Black dirt was replaced with gravel 

Recruitment (Greg Gerou, Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch, Mandy Steinberger, Becci Truesdell, Kelly Carlson) 

• Membership drive – we currently have less than 100 paid members – our numbers are slowly starting to come back up 
• 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 

• Carter Gerou, youth: whitetail buck 
• Jordan Teberg, youth: whitetail buck 
• Nathan Rausch, adult: mule deer buck 
• Kelly Carlson, adult: whitetail buck 
• Becci Truesdell, adult: whitetail buck 

Turkey Beard – Youth & Adult 

Pheasant Tail Feather – Youth & Adult 

• Chuck Haus, adult: 25.25” 

Waterfowl, number of species harvested – Youth & Adult 

• Abby Carlson, adult: pintail, mallard, Canada goose, widgeon, green-winged teal, wood duck 

RRASC Internal Fishing Contests (April – March) 

Fresh Water – Youth & Adult 

Salt Water – Youth & Adult 

Old / New / Unfinished Business/Correspondence 

Bench recognition plaque name nominations 

• Plan is to have multiple names per plaque – 5 benches will need plaques 
• Plagues completed: Randy Hovde, Vince Herding, Mike Fenske, Jeff Trom, Larry Brunkhorst, Marv Manock, Randy Hoerer, Wayne Beyer 
• Nominations: Dave Langenwalter 

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 
• Site is live! Three (3) items do not have pricing due to out of stock but if Wayne at Grippers is contacted directly on those 3 items he can place a backorder order or find a substitute. Members can choose between color or black & white logos for their apparel.  The option is listed within the items. https://rrasc.itemorder.com/sale 

“Ask for Permission” signs are available 

Christmas Party: the Community Center dining room has been reserved for Friday, Dec. 10 if we want to have a RRASC Christmas holiday gathering/party this year (of course that will depend on the county’s covid numbers if people can gather or not). If we would like to proceed, Cindie is willing to coordinate 

Thank you letters have been sent to: 

• Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge manager, Patrick Fitzmorris for the Youth Waterfowl Hunt 
• Chuck & Cheri Haus for the Youth Pheasant Hunt 
• Dean Belmore for his donation to the Youth Pheasant Hunters 
• Eric & Celeste Greenquist for their donation to all our Youth Hunters 
• St. John Church for the use of their kitchen for food prep for the smoker 
• Mark Althoff and Korey Skovholt for the shotgun donation 

The carcass & hide dumpsters have been placed with signs installed, Tractor Supply & Blazer Express 

• Over 100 hides have already been picked up 
• Dumpsters will be out until the end of muzzle loader season 

Richland Wildlife Club’s annual banquet – December 4th at the Hankinson Community Center 

Communication from ag teacher at Wahpeton High School on youth projects 

• The students need volunteer hours, so will look into combining with Jr Wildlife and/or other projects 

Communication: received a letter from Barnes County Wildlife regarding their annual Big Spenders Banquet that will be held in April – tickets are $100 each – no action taken as of the Nov meeting 

ND R.A.P. has not yet reached their quota in order to hold an auction; typically the auction is held every other year 

We will not be having a December meeting, but will instead have the Christmas party, see information above 

Attendees: Greg Gerou, Mary Rausch, Greg Braun, Brad Glarum, Jerry Oren, Curt Mund, Rich Truesdell, Becci Truesdell, Kevin Manock, Pat Brejcha, Abby Carlson, Kelly Carlson, Leroy Smith 

Approve minutes from previous meeting – MSC Brad and Kevin 

President Report

• Zoo 2021 Fundraiser, TOGO meals and raffle; does RRASC want to sponsor a prize in addition to the smoker raffle money? 
• Zoo is not doing a Wild Game Night; they are doing to-go meals and an online raffle instead; additional funding to support the raffle, on top of what we give from our smoker profits. MSC Curt and Brad to give $300.
• Status of club’s insurance: Through Heritage Insurance office in Grand Forks; Both Liability and BOD coverage has been renewed for 2022; Have contact Beyer Insurance to plan for 2023. Greg G will follow up in August 2022 to get more information from Beyer. 
• Club project records. ALL club projects need to have written records such as: The material & equipment needed. Supplies from WCC or SSS. The number of people needed to run the project. The partners & suppliers contacted for the project 
• Information: Updated schedule for the Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Shows. April 30 and May 1 at Wahpeton Event Center; Bill Brown is chairperson 

Treasurer Report 

• Bank balance $28,661.40 – MSC Curt and Jerry 

Members / Committees / Projects Reports 

Hunters Smoker – 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. 
• Commercial slicer from Manock Meats is in southside storage 
• Moose meat from Korey Skovholt is in WCC freezer 
• Chuck Haus said that potatoes can be picked any time – will need 3-4 people to help; 45 minutes of time needed to pick potatoes; Greg G and a few others will plan a time to go 
• Contacts have been made; tickets available for purchase and posters are out 
• Help needed Fri and Sat nights 
• 60 lbs of cubed meat still needed for stew; 80 lbs of ground meat already on hand 
• Greg G has radio time every other Monday and will talk about the smoker 
• Volunteers are lined up; Greg G and Kevin have plans to get kitchen stuff setup and ready Fri afternoon; Sat AM kitchen helpers to get stew/food started; last minute ticket requests are to go through Rich and Becci 

Jr Wildlife Club Committee

• 2021-2022 Schedule has been finalized and brochures are available; Becci will update the website 

Public Relations 

• Facebook/Instagram – as you see posts, please share them! 
• Cindie ordered things for Zoo Boo on Sat 10/30, 5:00-7:00 PM 

Mooreton Pond Projects 

• Docks are getting pulled out next week 

Hunting and Fishing Events

• Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – Feb 19, 2022 
• Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – May 7, 2022 
• Dick Bell Catfish Derby (New Chair Needed) – June 4, 2022 
• Family Fishing Nights (Cindie Van Tassel) – cancelled for 2021 
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Wayne Beyer, Jerry Oren) – TBD for 2022 
• Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – TBD for 2022 
• Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Kevin Manock) – TBD for 2022 
• Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – TBD for 2022 15 youth attended; some of which shot a pheasant for the first time! 
• Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – TBD for 2022 14 hunters, some first time hunters; great weather; Chuck Haus provided a fish fry; possibly having 18 hunters next year (3 groups of 6); would like to consider a deposit from each hunter to hold their spot 
• Veterans Hunt (Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch) – TBD for 2022 

National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum) – Feb 4, 2022 

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Bois-de-Sioux Chapter) – TBD for 2022 

Recruitment 

• 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 
• Should the RRASC have a presence at the Night of Indulgence on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, 4:30-7:30 PM at the WEC? May be an opportunity for recruit new members. If we attend, we need some “swag” to hand out along with brochures and sign-up sheets; maybe be a sign up for a raffle item. 

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 

RRASC Internal Fishing Contests (April – March) 

• Fresh Water – Youth & Adult 
• Tucker Rezac, youth, 18” walleye and 32” northern 
• Ellie Rezac, youth, 17” walleye 
• 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 
• Plaques are on the benches now; still accepting names 

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 
• Site is ready to go live 
• Link to online store coming soon! The store is in the final stages of setup. 

“Ask for Permission” signs are available 

Christmas Party: WCC dining room has been reserved for Friday, Dec. 10 if we want to have a RRASC Christmas holiday gathering/party this year (of course that will depend on the county’s covid numbers if people can gather or not). If we would like to proceed, Cindie is willing to coordinate 

$250 for Junior Duck Stamp approved – MSC Curt and Pat 

Attendees: Greg Gerou, Kevin Manock, Mary Rausch, Curt Mund, Leroy Smith, Rich Truesdell, Becci, Truesdell, Abby Carlson, Brad Glarum, Del Hoefs, Jerry Oren, Wayne Beyer, Joe Keller, Paul Sinner, Cindie VanTassel 

Approve minutes from previous meeting – MSC Rich and Curt 

President’s Report 

• Manock Meats processed 7 deer from 2020 season; Bonnie at Community Action paid for half of the bill 

Treasurer’s Report 

• $36,061, MSC Wayne and Brad 

Parks & Recreation Report 

• Heitkamp poured concrete for ANS station, which has been ordered and will likely not go in until 2022 
• Lake Elsie now has zebra mussels 

Other Board of Director Member Reports 

• Brad presented Wayne with an upland game commemorative plate 

Members / Committees / Projects Reports

Hunter’s 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. 
• Commercial slicer from Manock Meats is in southside storage 
• Moose meat from Korey Skovholt is in WCC freezer 
• Chuck Haus said that potatoes can be picked any time – will need 3-4 people to help; 45 minutes of time needed to pick potatoes; Greg G and a few others will plan a time to go 
• Contacts have been made; tickets available for purchase and posters are out 
• Help needed Fri and Sat nights 
• 60 lbs of cubed meat still needed for stew; 80 lbs of ground meat already on hand 
• Greg G has radio time every other Monday and will talk about the smoker  

Jr Wildlife Club Committee (Cindie Van Tassel, Rich Truesdell) 

• At the Zoo tonight and learned about the bison and elk; fed them corn and apples 
• 2021-2022 Schedule has been finalized and brochures are available; Becci will update the website 
• Oct 7 event is at Maplewood State Park 

Public Relations (Rich Truesdell, Joe Keller, Brad Glarum, Cindie Van Tassel, Mandy Steinberger) 

• Facebook/Instagram (Abby Carlson) – as you see posts, please share them! 
• Will be participating in the NDSCS Homecoming parade; setup Thur 9/23 for Sat 9/25 parade 
• Cindie ordered things for Zoo Boo on Sat 10/30, 5:00-7:00 PM 

Mooreton Pond Projects (Brad Glarum, Greg Gerou, Vern Shasky, Rich Truesdell) 

• Need to schedule time in Oct to take out docks 

Fishing & Hunting Events

• Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – Feb 19, 2022 
• Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – May 7, 2022 
• Dick Bell Catfish Derby (New Chair Needed) – June 4, 2022 
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Wayne Beyer, Jerry Oren) – TBD for 2022 
• Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – Sep 11-12, 2021 – 4 youth participated; was reduced down to one day due to scheduling conflicts 
• Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Kevin Manock) – Sep 18, 2021 @ Tewaukon. Friday is trap and safety; 12 youth are signed up; 5 mentors lined up; cooked crew is signed up and ready 
• Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – Oct 2, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s. 13 youth signed up, 15 available spots; another landowner has offered land if more than 15 youth want to sign up; cooking crew is signed up and ready 
• Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – Oct 16, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s. Volunteers needed; 16 spots available, 10 filled as of the 9/16 meeting; trap shooting will be at Chuck’s this year; Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club donated clays; Chuck is providing a fish fry this year 
• Veterans Hunt (Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch) – TBD for 2022. 2021 Event – 10 hunters, some were new hunters; conditions were dry and hot; considering moving to the spring for better conditions. Sticklestad’s provided Cowboy Fast Draw and Axe Throwing; there was an Annie Oakley shoot after the hunt.

National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum)

• Feb 4, 2022 
• Calendars available for $50 each; 1000 will be sold in total, 50 by the local chapter; some of the proceeds will stay with the local chapter 
• Richland Renegade Toms will be donating a gun to the smoker 

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 
• Joe Keller, adult: turkey beard, April 2021 
• Pheasant Tail Feather – Youth & Adult 
• Waterfowl, number of species harvested – Youth & Adult 

RRASC Internal Fishing Contests (April – March) 

• Fresh Water – Youth & Adult (Carter Gerou, youth: largemouth bass, 13 inches, Wall Lake, MN, 09/05/2021)
• 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 

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 
• Site is ready to go live 

“Ask for Permission” signs are available 

A Red River Area Sportsmen’s Club meeting was held at the Wahpeton Community Center on Thursday, August 26th from 7:30-9 PM. Curt Mund, Greg Gerou, Jerry Oren, Abby / Kelly Carlson, Rich / Becci Truesdell, Paul Sinner, Kevin Manock, Greg Braun, Cindie VanTassel and Wayne Beyer attended the meeting.

Motion-Second-Carried (MSC) – (Mund, Oren) to approve 7-29-21 minutes.

President’s Report

• MSC (Rich Truesdell, Manock) to approve $200 scholarship for Carter Gerou who attended a Lutheran Island Camp that included archery and kayaking.
• Brenda Thomson, Cub Scout leader asked for help during a ‘Hooked on Fishing’ event in late September or early October. They are hoping for three locations – Red River, Fergus Falls and Alexandria. Cindie VanTassel called her to find out a local pack already scheduled it on October 2nd.
• Busy fall events calendar was made available.
• 25-30 people attended the Tewaukon Refuge volunteer appreciation grilling event on Friday, July 30th.
• Several wood duck nest boxes were delivered to Tewaukon Refuge.
• Congratulations to Mary and Nathan Rausch on the birth of their beautiful daughter – Kamryn Josephine. Cindie VanTassel will send a card.

Parks & Recreation

• Probable botulism outbreak has resulted in a mallard duck die-off at a Chahinkapa Park pond.
• $3000 NDGF grant received for youth hunts can be used for a variety of youth hunting experiences.
• Chahinkapa Park fishing pier was pulled in for repairs due to broken steel rods.
• Aquatic Nuisance Species cleaning station will be installed this fall. Heitkamp Construction will widen the road by the fish cleaning station.
• PLOTS Guides are available.
• $200+ trap thrower expense will be submitted to NDGF for youth hunts.

Treasurer’s Report

• July expenditures included Game Wardens Museum – $250, Parks-Rec – $214.52 and Cindie VanTassel – $41.50 for Jr. Wildlife Club, $25 to Prairie Pothole Partners for Randy Hoerer oak tree memorial and Joe Keller – $474.89 for NDWF summer meeting in Bismarck.
• MSC (Braun, Mund) to donate $300 to Twist of Fate.

Sportsmen’s Smoker

• 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 Mehok Center kitchen for Friday, October 22 for food preparation.
• Kevin Huelsman donation: prints and framed picture.
• Four volunteers are needed to get potatoes from Chuck Haus.
• Korey Skovholt will donate 50 pounds of moose meat.
• Becci got permit and had posters, tickets and sponsor forms at meeting.
• Vern Shasky will help with ice fishing package. Some of it is already at the storage unit.
• Donation collectors are needed. Dakota Avenue bridge to 4th Street needs help. Some confirmations included: Curt Mund – 6th to 11th Street businesses. Abby Carlson – 4th to 6th Street. Greg Gerou – north Wahpeton. Jerry Oren – same as before. Kelly Carlson will take Vern Shasky’s businesses. Greg Gerou will take Barney and Mooreton. Greg Braun will ask Comdel.
• Get prizes to Becci Truesdell.
• Abby has a fish carving she will drop by the Community Center.
• Vegetable slicer at Manock Meats.

Members, Committees and Projects

• Rich and Becci will volunteer for a float at NDSCS homecoming parade on Saturday, September 25th.
• The Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hunt is scheduled on Saturday, September 18th. Kevin Manock reported Drew Bajumpaa will help with duck calling after the pre-hunt trap shoot on Friday, September 17th. Cindie VanTassel got prizes. Interested youth hunters can sign up and volunteers are needed.
• Greg talked to Mark Althoff and Chuck Haus about the Youth Pheasant Hunt on Saturday, October 2nd. Cap is 15. Chuck is looking forward to hosting it again. Tim Fenske, Great Bend has offered pheasant hunting land that could be used if interest exceeds 15 hunters. Interested youth hunters can sign up and volunteers are needed. Mentors with dogs will need to be coordinated by Mark.
• Head of Red Trap Club is having a fun shoot on Saturday, September 11th.
• Joe Pikarski Trap Club is hosting a turkey shoot on Labor Day.
• Jr. Wildlife Club toured the ‘Preserve the Tradition Museum’ on Thursday, August 19th. It features impressive critters from around the world.
• Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby is scheduled on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
• Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby is scheduled on May 7, 2022.
• Dick Bell Catfish Derby on Saturday, June 4, 2022 needs a chairperson.
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby attracted 20 youths at its Wednesday, August 4th tournament.
• Fall Youth Goose Hunt is scheduled on September 11-12, 2021. Recruitment has started.
• The Ladies Rooster Roundup at the Chuck Haus farm on Saturday, October 16th already has 12 signups. Application is on the web site. Volunteers are needed.
• The National Wild Turkey Federation fund-raiser sponsored by the Richland Renegade Toms is scheduled on February 4, 2022.
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation spring fund-raiser is yet to be scheduled.
• The Veterans Hunt on Saturday, September 11th at Stiklestad Lodge, Ft Ransom has been cut back to one day due to lack of outside funding sources (grants, donations). Participant application and poster have been added to the club’s website and have been sent out. Four people have signed up. Volunteers are needed.
• Website domain has been paid up for another year.
• Some fixes are needed for the Mooreton Pond fishing piers.
• Bois de Sioux River fishing pier is displaced. Low river levels have revealed plenty of garbage in the river bed.
• Kidder Recreation Area / Red River bench plaques are a work-in-progress.
• Pop-up online store is being worked on.
• NAVHDA is tabling a $500 land grant application til next year. The land is in Richland County near Kindred. Grass seeding is planned by volunteers.

The next meeting is scheduled at the Wahpeton Community Center at 7:30 PM on Thursday, September 16th.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

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

 Attendees: Greg Gerou, Greg Braun, Mary Rausch, Brad Glarum, Curt Mund, Clarence Schutz, Rich Truesdell, Becci Truesdell, Kelly Carlson, Justin Kratz, Cindie VanTassel, Steve Truesdell

Approve minutes from previous meeting – MSC Brad, Curt

Treasurer Report Greg Braun

• $37,132 – MSC Cindie, Rich

Members / Committees / Projects Reports

Hunters Smoker (Curt Mund, Vern Shasky, Rich & Becci Truesdell, Abby Carlson) – October 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 15th fishing at Mooreton Pond

Public Relations (Rich Truesdell, Joe Keller, Brad Glarum, Cindie Van Tassel, Mandy Steinberger)

• Website (Becci Truesdell)
• Facebook/Instagram (Abby Carlson) – as you see posts, please share them!

Red River Projects (Brett Lambrecht, Rich Truesdell)

• South side dock is not getting used; should we consider relocating the dock? Open to location ideas – Kelly to talk with City Engineer to see if there are any options for us in getting area around the dock maintained

Mooreton Pond Projects (Brad Glarum, Greg Gerou, Vern Shasky, Rich Truesdell)

• Dock measured for floats – west dock may need to be moved to better level the dock – Rich and Greg G to review placement

Fishing/Hunting Events

• Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – February 19, 2022
• Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – TBD for 2022
• Dick Bell Catfish Derby (Justin Kratz) – TBD for 2022. 16 participated in 2021 event. Would there be any interest in partnering with other clubs along Red River and extending tournament participation? RRASC will need a new chairperson going forward – BIG THANK YOU to Justin for chairing the tourney for many years!!
• Family Fishing Nights (Cindie Van Tassel) – cancelled for 2021 due to no volunteers
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Wayne Beyer) – August 4, 2021 @ Kidder Rec – volunteers needed
• Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – September 11-12, 2021
• Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hung (Kevin Manock) – September 18, 2021 @ Tewaukon – volunteers needed
• Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – October 2, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s – volunteers needed
• Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – Oct 16, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s – volunteers needed. Working on grants.
• Veterans Hunt (Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch) – September 11 and 12, 2021. Looking at cutting back participants and going to a one-day event based on grant funding received.

National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum) – Feb 4, 2022

• NWTF donated $100 to RRASC Jr Wildlife

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Bois-de-Sioux Chapter) – TBD for 2022

• RMEF sent gifts for being a member – will put these gifts in the Smoker Raffle

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)

• Greg G drafted a letter to be mailed out to membership list; will also send out via email

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

RRASC Internal Fishing Contests (April – March)

• Fresh Water – Youth & Adult
• Nate Rausch, adult: smallmouth, 19”, dogfish 31”, blue gill 10.5”, Woman Lake, MN, 6/4/21
• Carter Gerou, youth: 6” perch, Wall Lake, MN 5/23/21
• Paisley Gerou, youth: 6” crappie, Wall Lake, MN 5/23/21
• Abby Carlson, adult: alligator gar
• 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

 LeRoy Smith – medical – doing better! Cindie sent a card on behalf of the Club

Donation made to RRASC: Remington Nylon 22 rifle – collector value is greater than “blue book” by 2-3 times; donation was made by Ron and Deb Knutson

 Ask Before You Enter signs: RRASC is out but there is an interest – Greg G will check with NDWF

16K students are participating in clay target leagues across the US

Received Thank You’s from Outdoor Adventure and Daniel Schumacher (duck stamp)

Friends of Lake Sakakawea is looking for support; this is an ask above our membership

Twist of Fate: 22nd year – 1 hunter is approx. $1250 – September 22-26 – we paid last year but event was not held; they were going to roll funds over to this year; Greg B to look back in our records to confirm

Attendees: Greg Gerou, Jerry Oren, Brad Glarum, Cindie VanTassel, Rich Truesdell, Becci Truesdell, Steve Truesdell, Joe Keller, Mary Rausch, Greg Braun, Del Hoefs, Wayne Beyer

President Report (Greg Gerou)

Officer and Director elections – open nominations

• President: Greg Gerou
• Vice President: Brad Glarum
• Secretary: Mary Rausch
• Treasurer: Greg Braun
• No additional nominees came forth – MSC Wayne, Rich to approve Officers as listed above
• Director, 2-year term: Cindie Van Tassel
• Director, 1-year term: Abby Carlson – did not rerun
• Kelly Carlson put his name in for Director – MSC by Joe, Del to accept this nomination
• We did not receive any additional nominations
• MSC Joe, Rich to approve Cindie and Kelly as Directors

Gov. Burgum

• designates North Dakota as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State
• Signed electronic posting bill

Wilkin County considered “Designated Second Amendment County” Resolution

Treasurer Report (Greg Braun)

• $38,253 – MSC Cindie, Del
• Received $1000 pass thru for the Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club

Parks & Recreation Report (Wayne Beyer)

NDGF

• Spring Advisory Board Mtg Report
• $3000 NDGF youth hunt grant awarded. Opportunities for innovative hunts.
• NDGF Deer license lottery deadline, June 2, 2021
• NDGF looking for Volunteers for the ND State Fair – July 23 thru July 31
• NDGF / RAP Committee Meeting, 05-17-2021 RAP Trailer and Pat Lothspeich retirement

ND Wildlife Federation – June 8-11 conference

Red River Development

• ANS dry wash station will be installed at Kidder Rec Area by the fish cleaning station – plan is to have this located across from the cleaning station – road to be widened; to be paid by NDGF

Sportfishing Congress – ANS Awareness Week – May 15-22

Prairie Pothole Partners

• Blue Goose Day – Saturday, June 5th
• Resignation of Kristine Askerooth / Tewaukon Refuge Wildlife Biologist
• Jr. Duck Stamp going great. North Dakota state champion placed 2nd in nation. Zoo gets exhibition a month and Community Center for a full year

Members / Committees / Projects Reports

Hunters Smoker (Curt Mund, Vern Shasky, Rich & Becci Truesdell, Abby Carlson) – Oct 23, 2021. 

• 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)

• Pollinator house building held this evening – 9 youth attended – Extra house will be donated to Chahinkapa Zoo – Committee to meet soon for next year’s calendar of event

Public Relations (Rich Truesdell, Joe Keller, Brad Glarum, Cindie Van Tassel, Mandy Steinberger)

• Website (Becci Truesdell)
• Facebook/Instagram (Abby Carlson) – as you see posts, please share them!

Mooreton Pond Projects (Brad Glarum, Greg Gerou, Vern Shasky, Rich Truesdell)

• a. Floats are in, need to find time to install, Rich and Greg G will coordinate this – cable came in for the east dock

Fishing / Hunting Events

• Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby (Vern Shasky, Cindie Van Tassel) – Feb 19, 2022
• Vince Herding Youth Fishing Derby (Rich & Becci Truesdell) – May 1, 2021 – 80 youth participated and enjoyed nice weather – lots of suckers caught as well as a few carp
• Dick Bell Catfish Derby (Justin Kratz) – Jun 5, 2021 @ Kidder Rec, 7AM to 11AM – volunteers needed. Will be needing a new chairperson next year.
• Family Fishing Nights (Cindie Van Tassel) – TBD for 2021. 8-10 volunteers would be needed each week (one week per month, June-August) in order to proceed with requesting permits. Discussed possibility to have reduced evenings; no decision made; number of volunteers would impact this decision, youth are interested – also discussed possibility of making this a Jr Wildlife activity.
• Brunk’s Carp & Sucker Derby (Greg Gerou, Wayne Beyer) – Aug 4, 2021 @ Kidder Rec – volunteers needed. Looking for interest in a future chairperson for this event.
• Fall Youth Goose Hunt (Dylan Teberg, Cindie Van Tassel) – TBD for 2021
• Veterans Hunt (Abby Carlson, Mary Rausch) – Sep 11 and 12, 2021
• Marv Manock Youth Waterfowl Hung (Kevin Manock) – Sep 18, 2021 @ Tewaukon
• Fall Youth Pheasant Hunt (Mark Althoff) – Oct 2, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s
• Ladies Rooster Roundup (Abby Carlson) – Oct 16, 2021 @ Chuck Haus’s
• National Wild Turkey Federation (Richland Renegade Toms Chairperson Brad Glarum) – Jun 4, 2021 @ Mooreton – volunteers needed
• NWTF Sponsorship – $500 sponsorship MSC Cindie, Wayne – RRASC will have a gun donated in our name as part of our sponsorship this year

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Bois-de-Sioux Chapter) – TBD for 2022

• RMEF Banquet in Grand Forks, May 1, Greg was MC – Regional Director Kris Lofstrom is moving to a new assignment in RMEF – ND RD Position interviews are ongoing, if interested contact Kris at klofstrom@rmef.org

Trap Clubs

• Head of the Red Gun Archery Club (Brian Gefre) – clubhouse opens May 4, 2021
• Mooreton Sportsmen’s Club, Joe Pikarski Trap Range & MSC Rifle/Pistol Range (Bob Rosemore, Greg Gerou, Mark Althoff) – league play begins 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 will try a mailer to increase membership in additional to email/social media communication

RRASC Internal Hunting Contests (April – March)

• aDeer, Elk, etc. – Youth & Adult
• Turkey Beard – Youth & Adult  / Nate Rausch, adult, 8 ¼” 4/17/21
• Pheasant Tail Feather – Youth & Adult
• Waterfowl, number of species harvested – Youth & Adult

RRASC Internal Fishing Contests (April – March)

• a. Fresh Water – Youth & Adult Joe Keller, adult, paddlefish, 31.3 lbs, 56” total length, 39” w/o paddle 5/17/21
• b. Salt Water – Youth & Adult

Old / New / Unfinished Business

• Reloading Supplies – Recob’s reloading supplier is not able to fill orders at this time
• 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 (MSC Brad, Jerry), Wayne Beyer (MSC Becci, Cindie). We have been quoted $25 per plaque so far; looking at a couple other options as well – plaques have been made and are pending being added to the benches – name plates are still pending.
• Pop-up online store (Abby) – Can be used as a fundraiser for the club, pending Board review. Online clothing store; will include stickers, koozies, coffee mugs, etc
• Club member Randy Hoerer – passed away on 4/26/2021
• Wood Duck Nesting Boxes at Tewaukon Refuge have been installed and most are occupied. Manager said they will take more, they have a lot of place for boxes. Del Hoefs made contact with a source for additional boxes – $25 each for double houses (cedar). We have 8 Jr Wildlife houses (pine) left in storage; will get those to Tewaukon and will look into additional houses next year
• Consider grant funding for the Outdoor Adventure Foundation. $500 sponsorship, MSC Jerry, Joe b. https://outdooradventurefoundation.org/ – if you would like to learn more about this foundation.
• “Sanctified” is the first full length film made near Medora