Berrien County Sportsman’s Club, Inc. Newsletter

2985 Linco Road, Berrien Springs, MI 49103

www.bcsportsmansclub.com Volume 21 Issue 2 February 2016

Membership Meeting

The next Membership Meeting is

Wednesday, February 17

at 7:00 p.m.

Carry in Potluck Dinner with Business Meeting to Follow

New Members for January David Seipel St. Joseph Sam & Megan Munafo South Haven Ben & Nicole Hughes St. Joseph Sam & Linda Quaye Buchanan Tracy & Brady Adams Sodus Doug & Julie Henry St. Joseph Jane Banghart Niles Michael & Cheri Sliwa Highland, IN Justin Singleton & Shellie Cox

Berrien Springs Robert & Tracy Swartzbender

Stevensville Dean Carlile South Bend, IN

Welcome to the Sportsman’s Club Please introduce yourselves, when

you come by—we’ll always be glad to see you and your family

Gentle Reminder

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. Thank you.

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COMPTON TRADI-TIONAL BOWHUNTERS

RENDEZVOUS The Club will again host one of the largest gather-

ings of traditional bowhunters in the world on June17-19, 2016, when The Compton Traditional Bowhunters Rendezvous takes place on our Ber-rien County Sportsman’s Club grounds in Berrien Springs.

The Club’s Compton Traditional Bowhunters

Rendezvous committee met on January 21 to

discuss the progress of plans for this year’s

rendezvous June 17-19. Their next meeting

will be Wednesday, February 24, at 6:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY RETIREES

MEETING ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016

AT 10:00 AM ATTENTION: Retirees or Anybody

Else. We had our first meeting last

month and had a good turnout with 10

retirees and 1 Wanna-Be. We had a

good discussion of our favorite 22 pis-

tols and also found time for a friendly

shoot in the indoor range, with Gene

Herrman winning the competition. We

have decided to meet once a month

with the next meeting on Wednesday,

February 10, 2016 at 10:00 am (Some

retirees thought this was a little early

but we decided to give it a try anyway).

We will have a discussion of our favor-

ite center-fire pistols followed by some

time in the indoor range. Don’t forget to

bring your favorite center-fire pistol for

discussion. If interested or have any

ideas about getting together contact:

Jason Grimm @ (269) 927-1793 or

Mike Parker @ (269) 429-0507

During January’s meeting, retirees share informa-tion on their favorite .22 caliber handguns before

heading to the indoor range.

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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 fire-arm. The clubhouse range opens at 7:00 p.m.

Martin Prillwitz

GENE HERRMAN ANNOUNCES 2016 CMP RIFLE SHOOT

DATES AT BCSC While 2015 was a good year for the CMP Rifle Shoot program, our atten-dance was down a little. So during the 2016 year we will be trying something new. We are going to incorporate a cou-ple of “Poker Shoots” into our CMP shoot schedule. A trial shoot with 22 caliber rifles was held in 2015 and it turned out to be exciting for the shoot-ers. The cards are reversed so you can-not see which card is which, and the best hand is scored after each round and targets are switched between shoot-ers. With the cost of ammunition this type of shoot will fit into a budget a little better. So listed below are the CMP Shoot dates for 2016, mark your calen-dars and we will see you there. These are the dates for the 2016 CMP program at the Berrien County Sports-man’s Club. All shoots will be on Satur-days and will start at 8 am on the rifle range. For questions call Gene Herrman at 269-465-5026. May 14, 2016 CMP Shoot July 9, 2016 Poker Shoot August 13, 2016 Poker Shoot September 10, 2016 CMP? Or Poker Shoot (TBA) October 8, 2016 Military Bolt Shoot

The CMP Mission

To Promote Firearm Safety and Marks-manship Training

With an Emphasis on Youth

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Sunset Coast Regional

NRA REGIONAL

ACTION PISTOL MATCH

May 21 & 22, 2016 Registration 7:30 am

Shooting Starts 9:00 am NRA Membership not Required

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Apple Blossom Cup Michigan State Action Pistol Championships

Practical

Crawford Barricade

Falling Plate

Texas Moving Event

Civilian 1500 PPC

Entry Fee: BCSC members $40.00

Non-members $70.00 State champion must be a member of the Michigan

Rifle & Pistol Association and a resident of the state of

Michigan.

Contact: Martin Prillwitz,

9401 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

(269) 463-3472 prillmb@gmail.com

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Sunset Coast Regional

Practical

Barricade

Falling Plates

Moving Targets (modified event)

Speed Event

Entry Fee: BCSC members $40.00

Non-members $70.00

Contact: Martin Prillwitz,

9401 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

(269) 463-3472

prillmb@gmail.com

Berrien County Sportsman’s Club

2985 E. Linco Road

Berrien Springs, MI 49103 Located on the St. Joseph River, 3 miles north of

Berrien Springs and 8 miles south of Benton

Harbor

www.bcsportsmansclub.com

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4478 Red Arrow Highway

Stevensville, MI 49127

269-556-2253

DAVE BOELCKE SUPPLIES

TARGET BACKING FOR

BCSC RANGES

David Boelcke, of Boelcke Heating and Air conditioning ,has started supplying our club with cardboard for our rifle and pistol target boards. This was a very welcome contribution to the operation of our ranges as we were in short supply. Dave also advertises in our newsletter .Please remember this if you need any heating or cooling repairs or service .Thanks Dave for your thoughtful contribution.

Jason Grimm

RANGE SAFETY CLASS

Range Orientation begins at 7:00 p.m. in the BCSC clubhouse.

Monday, February 1 Jerry Hebner

Monday, March 7 Michael Wilson

Monday, April 4 Jim Hausmann

Monday, May 2 Jim Howley

Monday, June 6 Mitt Russell

Wednesday, July 6 Jim Essig/Marty Prillwitz

Monday, August 1 Jeff Herrman

Wednesday, September 7 Jim Essig

Monday, October 3 Jim Hausmann

Monday, November 7 Mitt Russell

Monday, December 5 Michael Wilson

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 Guide-

lines Course”.

BERRIEN COUNTY SPORTS-

MAN’S CLUB RANGES

The Berrien County Sportsman’s Club includes a variety of ranges to meet your weapon and shooting needs. In-door and outdoor Archery. Indoor and outdoor Rifle and Pistol. Black Pow-der, 25, 50, 75, and 100 yard ranges. Handgun Tactical and bowling pin ranges. A 200 yard rifle range is avail-able for special club events only.

CHECK

US OUT

ON FACE-

BOOK

Be sure to visit BCSC Youth Programs on

Facebook and “follow” our youth arch-ery and rifle programs. Thank you.

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As of January 21, the DNR is not report-ing action on the St. Joseph River. Clos-est action appears to be on the Kalama-zoo River where Steelhead anglers are still getting fish up near the Allegan Dam. To catch weekly DNR fishing reports and tips, go to:

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10364_59567---,00.html

When fishing on Club grounds, please have your membership card available or car decal visible. Good fishing! Jeff Jones, Chairman

TRAILS END SPORTS IS

NEWEST SPONSOR OF

BCSC NEWSLETTER

Trails End Sports. is a new sponsor of the Berrien County Sportsman’s Club monthly newsletter. Trails End Sports is located at 18171 West State Street., Vandalia, Michigan. The store is just inside the village limits as you enter Vandalia from the west on M-60. Owner Dale Williams is a Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam. Dale has a lifetime of experience hunting and fish-ing in Michigan. He hunts with gun and bow and harvests at least one whitetail deer each season. Trails End Sports’ specialty is fresh bait. Check with Dale to see where the fish are biting on the many area lakes in Cass and St. Joseph counties. As a retailer, Dale attends the annual Na-tional Shooting Sports Foundation's SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, Out-door Trade Show). If Dales does not have what you want, he can get it. Thank you, Dale, for supporting BCSC.

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NEWSLETTER CORRECTIONS Did you find an error in the newsletter? Please email the correct information to edi-tor@bcsportsmansclub.com for publication in the following month’s newsletter. Thank you.

Bcsc mails 2016 MEMBER-

SHIP RENEWAL FORMS

The Club has mailed 2016 membership renewal forms. If you have not received a renewal form, please contact Jerry He-bener at 269-429-3792. Renewals are being processed as quickly as possible. If you do not receive your 2016 membership card and window decals in a timely man-ner, please let Jerry know. New member-ship applications are available on the club Website:

http://bcsportsmansclub.info/index.html

Michigan Gun Owners was established in 2002 as a website and incorporated in 2003 with the mission to educate the pub-lic and encourage grass roots activism on a state-wide level through various out-reach programs and a popular community forum on the internet. Michigan Gun Own-ers has become Michigan’s fastest grow-ing, grass roots gun rights advocacy or-ganization.

http://www.migunowners.org 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.

You will also find the newsletter under FAQ on the menu bar at the top of the

home page. See you there next month.

NO VEHICLES ARE TO BE DRIVEN ONTO

THE RIFLE RANGES. THANK YOU.

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Officers/ Board Members/ Chairpersons

President Jim Hausmann 269-208-6574 Vice President Jason Grimm 269-927-1793 Secretary Treasurer Sheryl Hausmann 269-208-1506 Director 3 yr Al Hemerling 269-876-9363 Director 3 yr. Chris McCall 269-429-1322 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 1 yr Carl Bassett 269-683-5774 Director 1 yr. Dan Jennings 269-429-4656 Director 1 yr. Margo Howley 269-313-0523 Caretaker Jerry Hebner 269-429-3792 Archery 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 Kevin Pounders 269-484-4881 Jr. Rifle Robbee Center 269-683-1168 Jr. Shotgun Membership Gayla Snow 269-429-3792 Newsletter Greg Iwaniuk 269-487-8829 Pistol Martin Prillwitz 269-463-3472 Public Relations Cean Burgeson 269-281-0242 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

BUSINESS OWNERS Are you a business owner? Do you sell a product or provide a service? Advertise in the Berrien County Sportsman’s Club Newsletter. Over 400 family homes are exposed to your business every month when you place your business in your Club’s newsletter. To advertise in the next newsletter,

Contact Greg at editor@bcsportsmansclub.com.

269-487-8829 Each month the newsletter is mailed to nearly 200 Michiana homes. Over 400 member families see the monthly newsletter on the Club Web-site at www.bcsportsmansclub.com. Give yourself a double-shot. Adver-tise your business while you also help promote your Berrien County Sportsman’s Club via the newsletter.

Funding and Support for the BCSC Jr. Rifle Program is generously

Granted by The NRA Foundation. nrafoundation.org

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February 2016 1 Range Orientation 7 pm 2 Home School Archery 10 am 2 Executive Board Meeting 7 pm 3 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 6 Air Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 6 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 a.m.-Noon 8 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 9 Home School Archery 10 am 10 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 13 Air Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 13 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-Noon 16 Home School Archery 10 am 17 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 17 Membership Meeting & Potluck 7 pm 23 Home School Archery 10 am 24 AEP Tactical Range 8 am 25 CCW Class 6:00-10:00 pm 27 CCW Class concluded 8 am-5:00pm 27 Air Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 27 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-Noon

March 2016 1 Home School Archery 10:00 am 1 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 2 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 5 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 5 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-Noon 7 Range Orientation 7:00 pm 8 Home School Archery 10:00 am 9 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 12 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 12 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-Noon 14 Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 pm 15 Home School Archery 10:00 am 16 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 19 Air Rifle Jr. Rifle 9:00-10:30 am 19 Advanced Jr. Rifle 10:30 am-Noon 22 Home School Archery 10:00 am 23 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am 24 CCW Class 6:00-10:00 pm 26 CCW Class concluded 8:00 am-5:00 pm 26 Archery Sign Up 5:00-5:30 pm 26 420 Championship Archery 5:30-8:00 pm 29 Home School Archery 10:00 am 30 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am April 2 FITA Archery Shoot 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Trap & Skeet Sundays 10 am-2:00 pm TRAP & SKEET ON SUNDAYS ONLY FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH

Indoor Pistol Every Thursday at 7:00 pm Fishing Every Day

PLEASE SIGN IN AND OUT AT THE CLUBHOUSE FOR ANY ACTIVITY. SHOOTERS, BE SURE TO NOTE THE TYPE OF AMMO AND ROUNDS SHOT. THANK YOU.