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Monthly Club Events
Trap & Skeet Sundays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Pistol Every Thursday at 7 p.m.
Fishing Every Day
Home School Archery Tuesdays at 10 a.m. AEP Tactical Range Wednesdays at 8 a.m.
Retirees 2nd and 4th Wed. at 10 a.m.
May 2017 1 Range Orientation 7:00 pm 2 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 8 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 13 IDPA-Rifle Bays 8:00 am 14 CMP Rifle Shoot 8:00 am 17 MEMBERSHIP MEETING & POTLUCK 7:00 pm 17-21 Ranges closed for Action Pistol
April 2017 3 Range Orientation 7:00 pm 4 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 8 IDPA Rifle 8:00 am 10 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 19 MEMBERSHIP MEETING & POTLUCK 7:00 pm 27 CCW Class 6:00 pm 29 CCW Class 8:00 am
Berrien County Sportsman’s Club, Inc. Newsletter
2985 Linco Road, Berrien Springs, MI 49103
www.bcsportsmansclub.com Volume 22 Issue 4 April 2017
New Members for March
Welcome to the Sportsman’s Club!
Andrew Archer Humble, TX
George Cao & Jane Yin
St Joseph
Brent Christensen Dowagiac
Rebecca Crockett
St Joseph
David & Meg Edwards Niles
Jason Edwards & Colleen Leahy
Berrien Springs
Lawson Fink & Tarnesha Rathey Niles
Stephen & Raenelle Finney
Berrien Springs
Colin & Sarah Hassenger Benton Harbor
Bill & Nancy Hawley
Bridgman
Jason & Andrea Joslyn Stevensville
Loren Kline Stevensville
Matthew & Tanya Melton
Dowagiac
Arthur & Tina Morris Jr Niles
Richard & Jill Murphy
St Joseph
John Nenneman & Morgan Grimm Benton Harbor
Josiah & Angela O'Brian
Stevensville
Jacob Reese St Joseph
Eric Shell
Niles
Ted Solecki Berrien Springs
Jeff Tilly St Joseph
Eric & Erica Walsh
St Joseph
Kyle Wood St Joseph
Jimmy & Jennifer Young
Stevensville
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CONTINUED fore you leave the club then there will be no suspension. If you leave the club with a mess, our caretaker will call you and inform you that your range card has been turned off and that the club will require you to per-form range cleanup for one hour to get your range card turned back on. Any questions or concerns can be di-rected to : Jason Grimm: 269-927- 1793 Jim Essig: 269-429- 9797
Attention: Range Users Club range rule 2.22 states: Always police the range, any range, and clean up brass and mess after you’re fin-ished. This includes Archery, Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun ranges.
It has come to the attention of the elected officials that we have some members and/or guests that are not cleaning up after themselves when leaving the club ranges. The main vio-lation is large amounts of cartridge cases just left in piles on the ranges. This is causing unnecessary man-hour and maintenance expense It only takes a few minutes to clean up after yourself and deposit the cases in the provided buckets, not in the trash cans. It is your club and your responsi-bility. Violation of club range rule 2.22 will cause a temporary suspension of your range privileges. If our caretaker sees a violation and brings it to your atten-tion and you clean up your mess be-
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Officers/ Board Members/ Chairpersons
President Jim Hausmann 269-208-6574 Vice President Jason Grimm 269-927-1793 Secretary Scott Dawson 269-479-9944 Treasurer Sheryl Hausmann 269-208-1506 Director 3 yr. Al Hemerling 269-876-9363 Director 3 yr. Dan Bacchiocci 269-208-4290 Director 3 yr. Les Herrman 269-429-9963 Director 2 yr. Matt Center 574-339-9274 Director 2 yr. Mike Kechkaylo 269-325-3519 Director 2 yr. Jim Wojcik 269-429-7060 Director 3 yr. Curt Novotny 260-418-7297 Director 3 yr. Mike Massie 812-781-9422 Director 2 yr. Margo Howley 269-313-0523 Caretaker Jerry Hebner 269-429-3792 Archery Dan Jennings Bldg./Grounds Jim Howley 269-313-6450 Campground Les Herrman 269-429-9963 CCW Registrar Jason Grimm 269-927-1793 Fishing Jeff Jones 269-449-9185 Hunter Safety Dan Jennings 269-429-4656 IDPA Dale Herter 269-782-2462 Jr. Rifle Robbee Center 269-683-1168 Jr. Shotgun Carol Weller 269-876-7674 Membership Gayla Snow 269-429-3792 Newsletter Cean Burgeson 916-616-4014 Pistol Martin Prillwitz 269-463-3472 Public Relations Cean Burgeson 916-616-4014 Range Safety Jim Essig 269-429-9797 Rentals Jim Hausmann 269-208-6574 Rifle Gene Herrman 269-465-5026 Trap & Skeet Tom Holt 269-429-8888 Webmaster Wayne Sample 574-320-8045
IN GOD WE TRUST "No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily sub-dued, when knowledge is diffused and Virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders." Samuel Adams to James Warren, 1775
Results of the 2017 BCSC Election Below are the new directors from this year’s election. Their contact information can be found in the listing above. Dan Bacchiocchi 3 year term Mike Massie 3 year term Curt Novotny 3 year term Margo Howley 2 year term
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CHECK US OUT
ON FACE-BOOK
Be sure to visit BCSC Youth Programs on Facebook and
“follow” our youth archery, shotgun and rifle programs. Thank you.
The Club Newsletter is Going All-Digital
Club Members: Due to the expense of mailing the newsletter, we will be phasing out dis-tribution of the newsletter via US Mail after the June issue this year. Starting in July of 2017, you will only be able to get a printed version of the newsletter by coming to the club and getting one from the clubhouse foyer. This should be easy for most active members, as you must sign in when you get to the club anyway. If you are not currently receiving the newsletter via email, send your name and email address to:
[email protected] This will assure that you are getting your digital copy of the newsletter each month. If you do not wish to give us your email, you may also download a PDF of the newsletter from the club website at:
www.bcsportsmansclub.com
The money we save on postage will be used to promote the club in other ways. Thank you, Cean Burgeson Newsletter Editor
Trap and Skeet News
The club is now offering five stand on Sundays only. Members can shoot sporting clays with six target ma-chines. The course is soon to be wire-less. Come on out and try your hand at something different and a little diffi-cult. Tom Holt. RSO trap and skeet Trap and Skeet Shoots
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CMP Rifle Shoot Schedule for 2017 Now Available
This year’s shoots will now be changed to Sundays and the cost of using the club gun will be $50. The reason for this is the increased price of ammunition. If you figure the cost of 52 rounds of 30-06 ammunition; you will find that you will pay over $50. So, by raising the cost, we are only recovering the cost of ammunition for the club. The cost to shoot bringing your own ammunition and gun will remain at $10. All shoots will start at 8 a.m. on the rifle range.
May 14, 2017 CMP Shoot
June
NO SHOOT DUE TO COMPTONS
July 9, 2017 Poker Shoot
August 13, 2017
Poker Shoot
September 10, 2017 CMP or Poker Shoot
October 8, 2017
Military Bolt Shoot
For questions call Gene Herrman at: (269) 465-5026
Board of Directors Opening The Board of Directors needs a volun-teer to complete a vacated term on the Board of Directors. This will be an ap-pointed position to fill the remainder of a 2.75 year term (3 year position). You must have been a member of the Berrien County Sportsman's Club for at least one year in good standing to be considered for this posi-tion. Meeting time for this position is the second Monday of every month. Please call or email Michael Kechkay-lo if you wish to be considered. Thank you in advance.
Hunter Safety Classes
Call Dan at (269) 429-4656
to register. Next class starts
July 31.
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CAMPGROUND LOT AVAILABLE LOT 12 in the Berrien County
Sportsman’s Club Campground is now available. The lot has electricity and campers have access to running water and toilets. The campground offers a dump station. The vacancy will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. The cost is $85 per month, $1,020 per year. To reserve LOT 12, or for more infor-mation, call Les Herrman at (269) 429-9963 and talk to the machine. I will get back to you in the order that calls come in. Please leave me valid phone numbers.
Thank You,
Les Herrman, Campground Chairman
4478 Red Arrow Highway Stevensville, MI 49127
269-556-2253
Report All Poaching
RAP Hotline: 800-292-7800
2017 Action Pistol Match Dates
The Sunset Coast Regional Action
Pistol Match is set for May 20, 2017 at
Berrien County Sportsman's Club
Cost to shoot is $45 for members and $75 for non-members
The Apple Blossom Cup Action
Pistol Michigan State Champion-ship is set for May 21,2017 at
Berrien County Sportsman's Club
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS The Berrien County Sportsman’s Club does not allow slide fires, trigger bumps, or any ac-tions that attempt to mimic a fully automatic firearm. Thank you for your cooperation.
NEWSLETTER CORRECTIONS Did you find an error in the newsletter? Please email the correct information to [email protected] for publication in the following month’s newsletter. Thank you.
BERRIEN COUNTY SPORTSMAN’S CLUB RANGES
The Berrien County Sportsman’s Club includes a variety of ranges to meet your shooting needs. This includes indoor and outdoor archery, indoor and outdoor rifle and pistol, along with black pow-der, 25, 50, 75, and 100 yard ranges, handgun tactical and bowling pin ranges. A 200-yard rifle range is available for special club events only.
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NO VEHICLES ARE TO BE DRIVEN ONTO THE RIFLE RANGES. THANK YOU.
NEWSLETTER ONLINE You can read the Berrien County
Sportsman’s Club Newsletter online every month by visiting the Club’s
Website www.bcsportsmansclub.com.
Select the NEWSLETTER box in the bottom left corner of the home page.
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Please sign in at the clubhouse
when coming to shoot, fish or use the archery range, as per the club "Sign In Policy.” Shooters should note the type of ammunition and
the number of rounds shot.
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Range Closures All shooting ranges will be closed ef-fective June 18, 2017 for the replace-ment of two range walls. This closure includes all rifle and pistol rang-es. Exception is for prior scheduled club sanctioned events. Please note club calendar for other dates in which ranges will be closed. In addition, we are in need of volun-teers to help replace the two range walls, and the ranges will not be opened until all work has been com-pleted. Please contact Jim Howley or Michael Kechkaylo if you wish to vol-unteer. Remember, without your help, the clo-sure of the ranges will be extended until the work is complete. Thank you in advance.
CHAIRS FOR SALE
The Club is selling ex-cess chairs. We have
100 metal, folding chairs at $5 each. If you are interested in pur-chasing chairs, or know of any-body who is, including non-members, contact Jerry Hebner, Club caretaker, at 269-429-3792.
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PLEASE VISIT OUR ADVERTISERS! WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT!
RANGE SAFETY CLASS
Range Orientation begins at 7 p.m. in the BCSC clubhouse.
Monday, April 3 Jim Hausmann
Monday, May 1 Jim Howley
Monday, June 5 Marin Prillwitz
Firearm & Archery Safety Rules Number 9.1:
Club members are not permitted to use any range unsupervised unless
they have completed the Club’s
“Firearm Safety Rules and Guidelines Course”
NEW
MEMBERS, BRING YOUR
PISTOLS
New members! Come on out with your pistol on Thursday nights and enjoy shooting with some of the old members. We would like to meet you and have you use our indoor pistol and rifle range. We will help you with your shooting skills for when you decide to take the club’s monthly CPL class. If you are not a current CPL holder, you will need to be sure to separate your ammunition and firearm and place these two items in different parts of your vehicle when transporting your firearm. The clubhouse range opens at 7:00 p.m.
Martin Prillwitz
IDPA shoots are the second Satur-day of each month. Shooting runs from 8 a.m. to noon. Come on out and see what it’s all about.
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Upcoming Dates for the 2017 Junior Rifle Program
This is the schedule for the remainder of the program
April 1 NO PRACTICE SPRING BREAK April 8 NO PRACTICE SPRING BREAK April 15 9-10:30 a.m. Jr. Rifle 10:30-12:00 Advanced April 22 9-10:30 a.m. Jr. Rifle 10:30-12:00 Advanced April 29 9-10:30 a.m. Jr. Rifle 10:30-12:00 Advanced-Postal Shoot May 13 Tentatively scheduled fun shoot, picnic and awards starting at 11:00 a.m.
DNR Southwest Lower Peninsula Fishing Report
St. Joseph: A few boat and pier anglers were out. St. Joseph River: Had good steelhead fishing up near the Berrien Springs Dam. South Haven: Boat anglers were getting a mixed bag of lake trout and coho straight out in 90 feet. Most fish were tak-en near the bottom. The coho were inci-dental catches while targeting lake trout. Steelhead and brown trout were caught by pier anglers fishing tight to the shore-line and not off the end of the pier. Kalamazoo River: Warmer weather brought out more anglers and they were catching steelhead. Gull Lake: Had crappie in 8 to 10 feet. Grand Haven: Windy weather and rough conditions have kept boats off the lake. Grand River at Grand Rapids: Steel-head are present but water levels are low for this time of year. Grand River at Lansing: Smallmouth bass were hitting on minnows and crawl-ers near the North Lansing Dam. Though few and far between, the occasional steel-head was caught at the point where the Grand meets the Red Cedar and near the North Lansing Dam when using spawn and spinners. Muskegon River: Had a decent number of steelhead and there was fairly heavy fishing pressure. The river was low and clear.