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