WENATCHEE SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION

                                                   

Ron Bruno - President                                                                                                                                         Donated Game Meat Contacts

Gene Robards   - Vice President                                            Visit Our Website                                                 George Komro  884-5359

Randy Hein – Treasurer                                      www.wenatcheesportsmensassociation.com                       Ron Bruno  884-9369

Bill Stegeman – Secretary                                                                                                                                        Neil Fulwiler  663-9076

General Meeting:  January 19, 2010       7:00pm                                             Steel Workers Hall – 180 Rock Island Road – East Wenatchee        

 

Game Feed Date & Location:  The date is Saturday, February 20, 2010, at Apple Annie’s in Cashmere, with doors opening at 5:00pm.

Game Feed Tickets:  Game feed tickets will be available at the January meeting. Tickets for adults are $20.00 and the membership is now $20.00.  Youth game feed tickets now $15.00 and to be youth you need to be 17 and under, with membership also $15.00.  Adult lifetime members must pay the $20.00 and youth lifers $15.00 respectively for the 2010 game feed.

Game Feed Tickets Non-transferable:  Due to a host of problems generated during the game feed, any ticket purchased by an individual can only be used by that individual and cannot be given to anyone else, unless the receiver of the ticket is willing to purchase a membership to the Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association in order to use that ticket.

Lifetime Membership:  The lifetime membership is $500.00, which does include a jacket.

New Gambling Laws:  According to the Gambling Commission Laws, any ticket that has been altered such as bent, folded, or otherwise mutilated in any way can not be accepted if drawn and must be thrown out.  This is just an extension of what we have been doing the past couple of years.

Ticket Sales:  Tickets are being sold at Hooked on Toys, One Shot and High Mountain Hunting Supply.  Individuals selling them are Ron Bruno, Gordy Goodwin and Rich Gutzwiler.  Tickets are usually sold out by the end of January.

Youth Raffle:  Anyone wishing to donate to the Youth Raffle please contact Gordy Goodwin at 663-3620 and a reminder is, youths are 17 and under.

Wallace Grant: Application for the Wallace Endowment Grants are due in to Ron Fox by February 28, 2010.  The money is used to enhance the life of upland game birds in Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas, Grant and Kittitas counties.  Contact Bill Stegeman (663-7529 or cell 393-9527) or Ron Fox at 665-3383 for more information.

No February Meeting: There will not be a February general membership meeting.  We will see you at the game feed or the March 16th meeting.

Help Is Needed: Local Department biologist Jon Gallie would like to do a project in the West Central part of Douglas County.  It involves placing reflective covered plastic clips on barbwire fence lines.  The objective of the reflective clips is to prevent and / or reduce sage and sharptail grouse from hitting the barbwire.  A.L.E.A Grant money could be used to purchase material and W.S.A members have agreed to provide labor installing the clips.  What is needed is someone to fill out the A.L.E.A grant application and round up and supervise the installation.  If we should be granted the A.L.E.A. money it won’t be available until mid to late summer.  There are other things to work out.  If you are interested contact Bill Stegeman at (663-7529 or cell 393-9527).

 

Harvest Report:  Remember to report your fall mandatory harvest / non-harvest of turkey, bear, elk and deer.  You can do so by phone at 1-877-945-3492 or go to the internet site:   www.fishhuntdfw.wa.gov  A penalty will be applied to your next attempt to get a hunting license if you fail to report.  Due date is Janyary 31st, 2010.

December Program:  We wish to thank Rollie Schmitten as our December program.  His information was very informative and our thanks to Rollie.  It should also be mentioned that recently he was appointed as a Commissioner to the WDFW.

January  Program:  The January program will be devoted mainly to the upcoming game feed.

March Program: Eric Braaten, Grand Coulee area Wildlife Manger will be our March 16th program.   His main topic will be the up and coming Blue Grade changes he would like to see made.

Salmon Derby: Working with Dave Graybill, we have an opportunity to host a salmon derby on the Columbia River (in the Wenatchee area) around July 4th, give or take a few days.  The details need to be worked out if this is to happen.  We need to get started soon as many volunteers will be needed.  Also, summer maintenance work will still be going on.  We would like to see those interested in fishing grab this and run with it.

 

 

 

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE GAME FEED REMEMBER TO GET YOUR 2010 MEMBERSHIP DUES PAID ASAP.

 

 

                             Ron Bruno – President                                                     Bill Stegeman - Secretary