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