Berrien County Sportsman’s Club, Inc. Newsletter

2985 Linco Road, Berrien Springs, MI 49103

www.bcsportsmansclub.com Volume 21 Issue 4 April 2016

Membership Meeting The next Membership Meeting is

Wednesday, April 20

at 7:00 p.m.

Carry in Potluck Dinner with Business Meeting to Follow

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.

New Members for March Mark Booth Stevensville Ryan & Sabrina Pesce Berrien Springs Rick Hodder St. Joseph Gloria Bartholomei St. Joseph Eric & Michelle Slavicek Bridgman Corey & Diana Gooden St. Joseph Dennis & Kristina Zandarski Berrien Springs Jeff Alisch St. Joseph James Ross Stevensville Gary & Delora Dolezan Watervliet Robert & Jenny Sailor Berrien Center Timothy & Dawn Poe Benton Harbor Dennis Rautanen St. Joseph David & Kortney Burdick Stevensville Michael & Geraldine Shannon St. Joe

Welcome to the Sportsman’s Club Please introduce yourselves, when you come by—we’ll always be glad to see

you and your family

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 ammuni-tion and the number of rounds shot.

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

Granted by The NRA Foundation. nrafoundation.org

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COMPTON TRADI-TIONAL BOWHUNTERS

RENDEZVOUS The Club will again host one of the largest gatherings of traditional bow-hunters in the world on June17-19, 2016, when The Compton Traditional Bowhunters Rendezvous takes place on our Berrien County Sportsman’s Club grounds.

DESSERTS NEEDED! Desserts are needed to supplement the Saturday night Roast Beef Dinner at the Compton Rendezvous on June18. Please contact Margo Howley at 269-313-0523 and let Margo know you can help with your best dessert(s).

COMPTON PREPARATIONS One attraction of the Compton Tradi-tional Rendezvous is the excellently prepared trails throughout our four 3D archery courses. Dan Jennings is ask-ing for our help again this year in clear-ing downed limbs, spreading fresh wood chips and splitting wood in antici-pation of this major Club event. Please call Dan at 429-4656 and tell him you

can help.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME YOUNG

REPUBLICANS SHOOT UP BERRIEN

COUNTY SPORTSMAN’S CLUB On March 19, BCSC hosted an outing for the Young Republicans Club from the

University of Notre Dame. Thirty-six young men and women attended a day of shooting trap at our club. In all, we threw 1650 targets during the day. The day was a total success for the young people involved. There were more smiles than you could count. We were all fed a wonderful lunch by Gaye Story who undertook to provide six-foot subs from Wal-Mart. We were ably assisted and represented by many club members who provided safety instruction and shooting tips for all involved. They in-cluded Tom Holt, Jason Grimm, Jeff Herrman, John Helsey, DeWayne Hel-lenga, Dan Sullivan, Paul Gamby, and Jerry Hebner. I hope I didn't miss any-one. A good time was had by all. With luck this will become an annual event with these wonderful young people. Tom Holt RSO

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SPONSORS

NEEDED FOR

SUNSET COAST

AND APPLE

BLOSSOM CUP

SHOOTS If you know of any company or group that would like to donate items to the prize table for the 2016 Sunset Coast Regional and Apple Blossom Cup on May 21st or 22nd, please forward their contact information to Promo-tions Chair Cean Burgeson at promo-tions@bcsportsmansclub.com. We prefer shooting or outdoor related items. All items should be shipped to or dropped off at the club care of Marty Prillwitz. This is a great opportu-nity for companies to get their prod-ucts and names in front of several of the best competitive shooters in the area as well as their families and friends.

FIRST CMP RIFLE SHOOT SET FOR-MAY 14 AT BCSC

Well the robins are here, and Love is in the air, yes Love for that rifle you put away last season. So get out those ri-fles and get them ready for a summer of shooting. Our first shoot of the season will be a CMP shoot held Saturday May 14th, starting at 8:00 a.m.;so mark your calendars. The price for using the club rifles is now $40, and if you bring your own gun and ammunition the cost will still be $10. Below are listed the shoot-ing dates for the 2016 CMP program at BCSC. Mark your calendar and we’ll see you there. The September shoot will be determined by the shooters who attend the CMP shoots this season, whether we have a traditional CMP Shoot or a Poker Shoot. 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 a.m. 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)

The CMP Mission To Promote Firearm Safety and

Marksmanship Training With an Emphasis on Youth

NO VEHICLES ARE TO BE DRIVEN ONTO

THE RIFLE RANGES. THANK YOU.

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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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PLEASE VISIT OUR ADVERTISERS! WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT!

RANGE SAFETY CLASS

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

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”.

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

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4478 Red Arrow Highway

Stevensville, MI 49127

269-556-2253

As of March 24, the DNR fishing report for the St. Joseph River showed water flow was back within normal range and water temperatures dropped back into the 40's. A good number of steelhead were moving through the Berrien Springs fish ladder but the cold weather will likely decrease the influx of new fish once again. 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

CLEANUP DAY

APRIL 16TH Jerry would like to have a

cleanup day focused on the Club grounds starting at 9:00

a.m., Saturday, April 16. With the die-off of ash trees

and strong spring winds, there are plenty of branches that need to be picked up. Please bring any lawn tools

you may own. Check the Club Website for updates: www.bcsportsmansclub.com

Lunch will be supplied for all who come out to help. Be sure to keep an eye on our Website in April and/or call

Jerry Hebner, Caretaker, 269-429-3792, for more details.

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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 edi-tor@bcsportsmansclub.com for publication in the following month’s newsletter. Thank you.

BCSC RANGE GATE CARDS AND

2016 WINDOW DECALS AND

MEMBERSHIP CARDS

If you have not yet mailed your member-ship renewal form and payment, your range gate card was deactivated on Feb-ruary 15. You will need to pay your yearly dues and call Jerry Hebner at 269-429-3792 to reactivate your card. To receive a renewal form, please contact Jerry. If you do not receive your 2016 member-ship card and window decals in a timely manner, let Jerry know. New membership applications are available on the club Website:

http://bcsportsmansclub.info/index.html

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.

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

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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.

CAMPGROUND

LOT AVAILABLE LOT 12 in the Berrien County Sports-man’s Club Campground is now avail-able. The lot has electricity and camp-ers 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 $85.00 per month, $1020 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.

RETIREES MEETING TO BE

HELD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ATTENTION: Retirees or Anybody Else.

The BCSC Retirees will meet next on

Wednesday, April 13. We have decided to

meet twice a month for the winter months

with the meetings on the 2nd and 4th

Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m.

Please bring your favorite “pocket gun” to

share with Club members. We will use the

indoor range following our discussion of

pocket guns. You are welcome to bring

any handgun to shoot on the indoor range.

If interested or have any ideas about get-

ting together contact: Jason Grimm @

(269) 927-1793 or Mike Parker @ (269)

429-0507. Mike Parker

Mike Parker checks safety of firing line during Retirees indoor range shoot.

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Officers/ Board Members/ Chairpersons

President Jim Hausmann 269-208-6574 Vice President Jason Grimm 269-927-1793 Secretary Scott Dawson 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 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

ARE YOU SPONSORING, COOR-DINATING, OR SUPPORTING AN

ACTIVITY AT THE BERRIEN

COUNTY SPORTSMAN’S CLUB?

If it is happening at Berrien County Sportsman's Club, be sure your event gets into the monthly club newsletter. Let the BCSC newsletter help you get the word out to our members.

Does your club activity sponsor weekly or monthly events? Put a monthly col-umn in the newsletter and build partici-pation. Email details to:

editor@bcsportsmansclub.com

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MAY 2016 1 Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 2 Range Orienation 7:00 pm 3 Home School Archery 10:00 am 3 Executive Board Meeting 7:00 pm 3 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm 4 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 7 Jr. Rifle Fun Shoot & Picnic 9:00 am-3:00 pm 8 Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 9 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 9 Board of Directors Meetin 6:30 pm 10 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 10 Home School Archery 10:00 am 10 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm 11 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 12 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 13 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 14 CMP Shoot—Rifle Range 8:00 am-12:00 pm 14 IDPA—Rifle Bays 8:00 am-12:00 pm 15 Trap and Skeet 8:00 am-2:00 pm 16 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 17 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 17 Home School Archery 10:00 am 17 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm 18 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 18 Membership Meeting and Potluck 7:00 pm 19 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 22 Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 23 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 24 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 25 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 26 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 27 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 29 Trap and Skeet 10:00 am-2:00 pm 31 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm 31 Home School Archery 10:00 am 31 Trap and Skeet 7:00-9:00 pm June 1 AEP Tactical Range 8:00 am-5:00 pm

SEE APRIL CALENDAR ON PAGE 10

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.