WENATCHEE SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION                 

Ron Bruno - President                                                                                                                                 Donated Meat Contacts     

                  - Vice President                              Visit Our Website At:   www.ncwoutdoors.com                     Ron Bruno      884-9369

Randy Hein - Treasurer                                                                                                                                                      Neil Fulwiler  663-9076

Bill Stegeman – Secretary                                                                                                                                                  George Komro  884-5359

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

General Meeting:  May 19, 2009  7:00pm                                    Steel Workers Hall – 180 Rock Island Road – East Wenatchee

 

 

Elections:  The current slate of officers are starting their 2nd year of a two-year term.

Clean Up Day:  We would like you to set aside May 30th to do some local clean up.  If we can get enough bodies, we would like to send out 4 large clean up crews--- hopefully 8 to 10 per crew.  The 4 areas of concern are:  Stemilt Basin, Douglas Creek, Blue Grade and Swakane.  If we don’t get the volunteers, we’ll scale back the clean-up sites.  Matt Gutzwiler is making arrangements for garbage bags, dumpsters and etc.   All you need to bring are gloves, water, lunch, suitable clothing and a rake and scoop shovel if you could.  Meet at the Union Hall, 180 rock Island Road, Saturday, May 30th at 8:00am.  You can contact Matt at 663-1526 as soon as possible so he can get a head count.

Upcoming Events:  The RMEF (Colockum Chapter) will have their banquet at the Chelan County Fairgrounds May 16th.  Contact person is Norm Gutzwiler (662-2255) or (Cell: 670-5601) and for tickets call Holly and Jeff Berdan (663-2419) Doors open at 4:30 and dinner is at 6:00pm.

  On June 6th there will be a kids fishing day at the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery, 9:00am – Noon.  Each participant must pay $5.00 for which they’ll receive a rod, reel and “T” shirt.  Volunteers are needed.  You might want to bring along a pair of nail clippers and pliers.  Contact Dave Graybill (cell) 668-3474.  Kids can pre-register either at Hooked on Toys or go to website www.castforkids.org

Neal Hedges with the C-D Land Trust asked for help to do a spring development on the Burt’s Property June 11, 12 or 13th.

Pole Assembly Help Needed:  Set aside June 3rd, to assemble fishing poles for the June 6th fishing day at the Leavenworth Hatchery.  We will meet at his home at 9:00am at 1959 Mackenzie Lane in East Wenatchee --- down Rock Island road from E-Z Auto Wrecking.  Turn left and go up the hill.  You can contact Jim  (884-0930) or Bill Stegeman (663-7529).  There will be several hundred poles to assemble.

Orcas Island Kid’s Camp:  Applications and other info are available from Gordy Goodwin for the kid’s summer camp on Orcas Island.  You may contact Gordy at 663-3620 for dates and other details.  The camps are around the middle two weeks of July and applications are due to Gordy by 6/1/09.

We Are Official Now:  Through a lot of hard work and a lengthy paper trail by Randy Hein, we officially have our

501 C-3 non-profit status.

Hwy 97-A Fence:  The 97-A fence-funding project is complete and the bids go out May 30th for the first phase.  Phase 2 bids will go out hopefully in November with construction starting in the spring.

ROBO Deer:  The membership voted in April to fund the cost to rebuild the robotic deer for enforcement use.

Captured Big Horn Sheep:  Dave Volesen reported 24 Bighorn Sheep were captured in the Manson and Swakane Canyon areas and radio collars were put on 12 or 14 sheep.  Dave and the department express appreciation to those who helped with the capture.

Department Report:  Special permit applications for deer, elk, goat, sheep, moose and fall turkey hunts will be available from April 20th to May 20th.  Special cougar permit applications will be available from August 3rd to midnight August 31st.  Late applications will not be accepted.  Applications may be purchased online, at local license dealers or by calling

1-866-246-9452.  Refer to the big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations Pamphlet for hunter choice, numbers, quotas and other information.

Work Hours:  Ron Poppe would like for us to continue logging your volunteer hours.  Please keep your club hours separate from Department hours.  You can contact Ron at (662-3957).

C.O.R.T. Class:  Upcoming CORT classes are Okanogan, May 20th, Moses Lake June18th and Wenatchee July 22nd.  The two-hour class starts at 7:00pm.  If you have questions contact Ron Poppe (662-3957).

Dart Gun:  Sgt. Doug Ward was present to personally thank the club for the dart gun. 

Special Thanks:  Our thanks to Jeff Thayer for the informative report on tribal and non-tribal deer and elk issues in the Colockum and other areas.

May Program:  Corky Broaddus with the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery is our planned program.  If she isn’t able to come we will have Judy DelaVergue speak to a Bull Trout (Dolly Varden) fish issues.  She is with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services.

 

                                      Ron Bruno – President                                                    Bill Stegeman - Secretary