Big Game Hunters

NEWSLETTERQ3 2019

News & Updates | July–September| www.biggamehuntersstl.com

2019 Tukey Winners

2018 MDC Harvest Report

Mark Your Calendar with Upcoming Events!

A First, but We’ve All Been There.

Don’t forget the annual target shoot is August 18th, it’s a full day of fun and food. All members, experienced and inexperienced, are welcome. Experienced shooters will be available to assist. Events are for all skill levels. Shoot handgun, rifle, archery and shotgun, or pick and choose your.

July 10th at the homesite, we will be hosting our Annual Fish Fry & Sausage Party. Be sure to mark your Calendar!

Bob GrimmNew Mexico

Upcoming Events2019 Annual Target Shoot

Upcoming Events2019 Annual Fish Fry

PRESIDENT:Leonard Wolter

VICE PRESIDENT:Jim Mraz

RECORDING SECRETARY:Milo M. Burke

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:Charles Mateker

TREASURER:Adam Wedel

CLUB HISTORIAN:William C. Abbott

Board of DirectorsDon HowellChairman

Adam WedelBob AdelsburgerBruce T. BergerCharlie RuggeriCharles MatekerDonald L. HowellFrank WagnerGerald K. Sauder Jr.Greg RodermundMilo M. BurkeJames R Ernst Jr.James E MrazJohn R Gibbs Leonard WolterMike GapschM. Wesley BurkeSteve PokornyZack Lucas

Camp Notes

I hope everyone is high and dry. Some years we are crying for rain and some years we are crying for the rain to stop. The high water is taking its toll on our community and I’m sure taking a toll on ground nesting birds and ground nesting animals. As I bang away at my keyboard the road crews are busy closing the roads around my house and business. Be safe and don’t drive across flooded roads.

Coming up is our Annual Picnic on Sunday June the 2nd. And start tuning up for the Annual Target Shoot on Sunday August 18th. Both events are at the Home-Site.

Congratulations to Leonard Wolter and Milo (Matt) Burke, the most recent recipients of the Silver Buckle award.

Thanks so very much to Melissa Chmielewski for the fantastic job on our Membership Guide/Roster. This is a Class A masterpiece. Please take the time to review the material inside. There is valuable information for everyone.

We are always glad to have members join us at the Board Meetings. Board Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at the Home-Site. Please make reservations. Call Jerry Sauder @ 314-581-4140.

Happy HuntingLeonard O. WolterPresident

Over the years a tradition has been established for the Big Game Hunters.

Jim MrazHunter of the Year

Meetings:June 19, 2019 Board Meeting; Homesite Reservation 314.581.4140

July 10, 2019 Fish Fry and Sausage Dinner; Homesite Reservation 314.719.2832

July 17, 2019 Board Meeting; Homesite Reservation 314.581.4140

*August 18, 2019 Annual Target Shoot; Homesite Reservation 314.719.2832

August 21, 2019 Board Meeting; Homesite Reservation 314.581.4140

September 11, 2019 General Meeting; Homesite Reservation 314.719.2832

September 18, 2019 Board Meeting; Homesite Reservation 314.581.4140

Missouri Hunting Season Dates:Archery Deer September 15–January 15, 2020

Fall Firearms Turkey Hunting October 1–October 31

Calendar of Events

2019 Turkey Winners

2019 North American Big Game Awards

Frank Wagner38”

3rdPlace

1stPlace

Greg Rodermund47 1/2”

2ndPlace

Frank Wagner44 3/4”

Jim Mraz44 3/4”

On behalf of the Boone and Crockett Club and the Records Comittee, it is my distinct honor to invite you and your trophy to be a part of the Bonne and Crockett Club’s 30th Big Game Awards Celebration and banquet August 1-3, 2019, in Springfield, Missouri. The Clubbegan its trophy exhibits and Awards banquets in 1948 and this one is looking like our best ever.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) thank the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated 259,414 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including 4,855 whole deer. Thank you also to the more than 100 participating meat processors throughout the state who grind the donated deer meat into ready-to-use packages.

The donated deer meat goes to local food banks and food pantries to help feed hungry Missourians all around the state. To get Share the Harvest venison, contact local food banks or food pantries.

Since the program was started in 1992, Share the Harvest has provided more than 4 million pounds of lean, healthy venison to help feed hungry Missourians, including this past season’s donations and 289,292 pounds of venison donated the year before.

The National Institutes of Health state that children need protein in their diets for proper growth and development, and adults need it to maintain good health. Yet many Missourians can’t afford or can’t get to good sources of protein. Through Share the Harvest, Missouri hunters can help provide those in need with high-quality protein in the form of naturally lean, locally harvested deer meat.

“Hunters started Share the Harvest because they saw a need in their communities and hunters remain the driving force behind this popular program that helps feed our fellow Missourians who are in need,” said MDC Director Sara Parker Pauley. “We sincerely thank the thousands of deer hunters who support Share the Harvest, along with the many participating meat processors and sponsors who help make it possible.”

Processing fees are covered entirely or in part by numerous local sponsors, along with statewide sponsors that include: MDC, CFM, Shelter Insurance, Bass Pro Shops, Missouri Chapter Whitetails Unlimited, Missouri Chapter Safari Club International, Missouri Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation, Drury Hotels, Midway USA Inc., Missouri Deer Hunters Association, and Missouri Food Banks Association.

MDC Harvest Report

→ We are in the process of changing to a quarterly physical newsletter with monthly camp notes and notifications posted to our website. If you have not received any email correspondence from The Big Game Hunters Club in the last thirty (30) days please forward your email address to cmatekerbh@gmail.com.

Frank WagnerMissouri

Jim MrazMissouri

Frank WagnerMissouri

Bob AdelsbergerMissouri

William GiudicyAruba

The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 20th, Wednesday, April 17th and Wednesday, May 15th. All three meetings are at the Club House and start at 6:45pm. For more information or if you would like to attend call Jerry Sauder at 314.581.4140

Big Game HuntersHome Site

3129 Frisco Hill Rd.Imperial, MO 63052

Board Meeting

→ 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 pictures need to be emailed. Please EMAIL them to Charles Mateker at cmatekerbh@gmail.com

March General Meeting

John Gibbs will be giving a video presentation of his 2018 hunts in Missouri, Manitoba, South Dakota, and Colorado. He has a lot of great video of these hunts.

Iimmerse yourself in theoutdoor experience. It willcleanse your soul and make you a better person.-Fred Bear

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