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General Meeting:April 4th, 2004 ,at Eagles Lodge - 7:30 pm
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Trespassing:: President Mike Sprague has received 2 or 3 calls
from private landowners concerned with people looking for antler sheds on their
property without permission. THAT IS TRESPASSING. You may wind up
shedding some bucks for some antler sheds.
Upcoming Events:The Mule Deer Foundation banquet will be held at
the Chelan County Fairgrounds on April 24th. Check ticket as to when doors
open. Ticket sales are limited to the first 500 and may not be available at the
door. Tickets are on sale now at Hooked on Toys and One Shot. Contact person is
Tom Gash at 884-4984. An all new Eastman "Traveling Horn Show" will
be on display. Food is provided by Longhorn Bar-B-Q. The RMEF (Colockum
Chapter) will have their banquet at the Chelan County Fairgrounds May 15th. For
tickets contact Wayne Christensen at 663-3761 and for general information
contact Steve Adams at 662-2610. Dave Graybill is looking for financial
sponsors to buy youth fishing tackle and radio ads for the following juvenile
fishing events. The Rock Island ponds fishing will be April 10th. Dave will be
there from 10:00-12 noon and could use a few volunteers to help with any
fishing problems. The Leavenworth juvenile pond is scheduled for May 15th.
Sponsorship is $250 per event. Dave is also looking for a $300 sponsorship for
a "Lake Chelan Fishing Kids" on June 5th. This event is one of 12
(C.A.S.T) held across the state. A $5.00 entrance fee includes rod, reel and
'T'Shirt. Contact Dave at 548-6652.
Department Report:Bob Perleberg reports ---- The next two
commission meetings are April 2 & 3 in Spokane. Agenda is hunting season
rules and decision and amendments to commercial fishery. June 4-5 is a workshop
in Olympia with the agenda being 2004-05 public safety for cougar removal. Any
questions contact Bob at 662-0452. We were not able to get dates for some of
the spring outdoor actions. The Hunting and Fishing pamphlet should be
available by early May and you can check dates for starting the spring bear
season. Turkey season should be in mid April and state lowland lakes fishing
will open in late April. Tom McCall reports Steve Germain is looking for 2 to 4
volunteers to help build and monitor reptile (snakes) and frog traps on or near
Sagebrush flats. This is a spring and summer project. Contact Steve at
1-360-902-2499. The deer capture has been rescheduled for April 5 & 6th.
Contact Bill Stegeman if you have questions 663-7529 or cell 393-9528.
Clean Up Day:June 19th has been set as our cleanup day in the
Stemilt Basin and up the hill to the Colockum. The cleanup area is massive in
size and will require a lot of volunteers to make this project another
successful event. If interested in helping, contact Matt Gutzwiler at 663-1526.
Nominations:There will be nominations for officers this month,
with elections in May. Listed at the top of the newsletter are the current
officers. While all positions are open to elections, there are two positions
opening for sure. President Mike Sprague's two year term is up and Mike Boyd is
resigning his position as Treasurer. Also, Matt Gutzwiler needs someone to be
game feed chair-person.
March Program:We wish to thank Rich Beausoliel for an excellent
program on the capture, collaring and tracking of bear and cougar.
April Program:: Cliff Rice, from the Olympia WDFW office will
give a report on mountain goats. For our May meeting Kerri Sullivan, a
transportation planner, will talk on highway crossings by wildlife.
Membership:Still time to renew your membership or invite a new
member to join, contact Ron Bruno at 884-9369 so you can get your membership
updated. It can also be done via our website at www.ncwoutdoors.com
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President
Bill Stegeman -
Secretary
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