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On June 12, 2016, we had the BGH Annual Pic-
nic. It was a beautiful summer day, maybe a little
hot, but beautiful anyway. We had almost 60
members and guests in attendance. There were a
number of youngsters enjoying the food, sun-
shine and fun of an old fashion picnic with par-
ents, grandparents and friends. We had silver
dollar bingo and dollar trap shooting along with
hillbilly golf and a number of water gun fights.
Thanks to the Entertainment Committee and the Home site Committee for a great job of putting
the event together. Special thanks to Charlie Mateker, Jim Mraz, Charlie Ruggeri, Rich and Janet
Franke, Mike Mraz, Jill Erlinger, Barb Seevers, Sue Mateker and Sharon Howell for working so
hard that day so everyone could have fun.
Put the evening of July 13, 2016, on your calendar for the BGH Fish Fry and Sausage Feast. Greg
Whelchel and the Entertainment Committee tell me they have plenty fish and sausage for this
year’s feast but you ought to make your reservations early as this is one of our most attended
events. Our beautiful air conditioned clubhouse sure makes it pleasant inside even if the weather
outside is not.
Then on August 14, 2016, our Annual Target Shoot takes place at the home site. The Target
Shoot Committee tells me there will be some fun changes this year with improvements to rifle,
archery and the shotgun events to make them more realistic to hunting. More information will be
available later.
The Iron Man Event was added a number of years ago to hopefully make the event more like
hunting would be by using only one gun for the three hi power rifle events. By practicing for the
match we will improve our skills, technics and equipment. There’s a lot of new equipment,
(bows, crossbows, rifles, scopes, shotguns and bullets) out there to help us with our favorite
sport. By practicing we improve our skills and perhaps discover a Berger, Nosler, Sierra, Barnes
or Hornady ELD-X bullet is a tack driver out of your rifle. Maybe a Leupold CDS or a Nikon
BDC helps you at 50, 100 or 200 yards at the target shoot and may also help you kill that once in
a life time trophy at 375 yards this fall. Practice, practice, practice!!! That’s what makes you good
at anything, not the equipment. Hope to see you there.
Camp Notes
July 2016 BIG GAME HUNTERS NEWSLETTER
Donald L. Howell
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Donald L. Howell
VICE PRESIDENT:
Leonard Wolter
RECORDING SECRETARY: Milo M. Burke
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Brett W. Grimm
TREASURER: Eric Reinhard
CLUB HISTORIAN: William C. Abbott
DIRECTORS
Robert L. Adelsberger
CHAIRMAN
Bruce T. Berger
David Brand
Dean Brown
Milo M. Burke
M. Wesley Burke
James R. Ernst Jr.
Jerry Fitzgerald
Mike Gapsch
John R. Gibbs
Brett W. Grimm
Donald L. Howell
James E. Mraz
Eric Reinhard
Charlie Ruggeri
Gerald K. Sauder, Jr.
Adam Wedel
Leonard Wolter You can always view the Newsletter online at www.biggamehuntersstl.com
Matt Guidicy
Grouper
Page 2 July 2016
“They say that man has evolved. Fishing disproves it.” – Nick Lyons
Big Game Hunters — Pictures
Matt Guidicy
AmberJack Matt Guidicy
Barracuda
Mike Stammer
On an African Safari Brett Grimm
Lake Toho, Fl.
BGH Turkey Contest!
The 2016 Big Game Hunters Turkey Contest has come to a close and we have some
winners!!!
In the Typical Division,1st place goes to Mike Patrick with a score of 44 5/8", We have
a TIE for second place with both birds scoring 43 1/4” between Frank Wagner and
Janet Franke! There is also a Non-Typical Submission this year with 1st Place going to
Matt Ludwig with a score of 69 1/8”! Congrats to all those that harvested Turkeys and
good luck next year in the Big Turkey Contest!
Matt Guidicy
Snook
WELCOME TO OUR
NEWEST MEMBER!
Tim Bollinger
125 Blue Spruce Ct.
Barnhart, MO. 63012
314-486-0705
Calendar of Events
Page 3 July 2016
July 13, 2016 — Fish Fry and Sausage Feast at the Homesite
August 14, 2016 — The 63rd Annual BGH Target Shoot and Cookout at the
Homesite.
September 14, 2016 — General Meeting at Spazios Hunter of the Year
Presentation by Jim Mraz!
October 12, 2016 — General Meeting at Spazios
“A mans rights rest in three boxes; the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box” — Frederick Douglas
For a Complete Calendar of Events, go to
www.biggamehuntersstl.com Mike Stammer and a great Kudu from his
African Safari!
Homesite and Range
Just a reminder, if you are at the Range and
see something, anything that needs attention,
please contact the Homesite committee to let
them know that there is an issue. If you don’t
have the phone numbers, they are posted in
the Clubhouse.
Jim Mraz (314) 220-0594 or
Charlie Ruggeri (314) 623-3165
Contact Information
We are updating the contact information for
all our Members. If you are not currently
receiving the Phone Call Notifications or not
getting the BGH Newsletter by e-mail, and
would like to? Please feel free to contact me
with your updated information
Brett Grimm (314) 606-4622 or
I have a Champion generator that I would like to sell. It is 3500 watt run-ning/4000 watt peak with a 30amp/120v RV plug, 30amp/120v twist lock and a 20amp/120v outlet. It also has the wheel kit. It has very few hours on it and is like new. I am asking $300 for it, If anyone is interested they can reach me, Kevin Spanley at 314-603-9451.
FOR SALE!
The July Meeting will be Wednesday, July 20th at
The Homesite and Starts at 6:45pm. For more information or if
you would like to attend call Jerry Sauder at (314) 581-4140
The 2016 Fish Fry and Sausage Feast is July 13th at
the Homesite For more information, or to make
your reservations, please see the enclosed flyer. Or
you can always go to; www.biggamehuntersstl.com
We would like to include your stories, pictures, tips and reviews. If
you have a Hunting or Fishing report, pictures or stories from a
recent adventure. Articles need to be 250 words or less and is due
by the 15th of the month. Please send them to Brett Grimm at
You can view the latest Newsletter anytime at
www.biggamehuntersstl.com
3129 Frisco Hill Rd.
Imperial, Mo 63052
Big Game Hunters
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General Meetings
Board of Directors Meetings
BGH Trophy Room Tours!
As you may be aware, we are investigating the possibility of doing a member
|trophy room tour. The first step is to put together a list of trophy rooms. Once
that has been done we can determine the best way to pull this off. It may be that
some trophy rooms are located where it isn’t practical to include them on a driv-
ing tour. For that reason we are also considering a video tour of some trophy
rooms that would be presented at one of our meetings. There may also be
members that prefer to be included in just the video tour; that’s OK.
Please let John Gibbs know if you have a trophy room that you would like to
share with the club. In many cases you may not have an actual trophy room but trophies all over your home; that’s OK. Let John
know if you are willing to be on the driving tour, or if you would prefer the video tour. Once a list of trophy rooms is compiled we
will be in contact with you to discuss our plan.
This is going to take a while to put together and we don’t want to do it during hunting season for obvious reasons; so we probably will be looking at a date early next year. Please call or email John Gibbs (314-277-8448) ([email protected]) and let him know if you would like your trophy room included. Thanks for your help!
Annual Target Shoot
August 14th at the Homesite.
New and improved this year!
A great day to get your trigger finger
ready for the fall hunting season!
There is something for everyone!