February Meeting. Please join us Thursday, February 21 st at 7:00 p.m. for our Annual State of the Club Address. February Dinner Menu ONLY $6!.

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1 Volume 2019 Issue 02 February February Dinner Menu Pizza Supreme!, salad, dessert & drink ONLY $6!.00 February Meeting Please join us Thursday, February 21 st at 7:00 p.m. for our Annual State of the Club Address. The evening will start with dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 7:00 p.m. The board s directors, club s committee chairs, and executive committee will provide prepared remarks and answer questions from the floor as well as any received in advance. February will be worth $300 because Josh Clark wasn t in attendance at the January meeting. Congratulations to Marti Eisenlord, she won the Smith & Wesson M&P.380 February s Gun Raffle will be a Ruger American.45 If you have any issue(s) you would like addressed or if you missed the Future Projects Committee s strategic planning presentation this past October, the State of the Club Address will provide you with a second opportunity to provide feedback to the board. We will vote on whether or not to take out a loan to fund the club s Flexibility, Improvements, Remove windows, Environment, Access, Range distances, Modernization, Safety (FIREARMS) Range Improvement Project, recognize new life members, elect directors, and present recognition awards. The board hopes to reach capacity in the clubhouse to maximize collaboration on our future projects and to inform members of decisions made during Club Shooting Hours Are as follows, 8:00 AM until sunset, use you hunting guide to determine sunset. If there is an organized event under lights, that may go to 10 PM. The lights on ranges are for organized events only. Guests Anyone who is not immediate family is considered a guest and is required to pay the $5.00 guest fee. Mail Boxes are located on each range. Immediate family is defined as, spouse, and minor children.

2 Letter From The President The discontinuation of hardcopy newsletter mailings may be one of the biggest surprises in club members recent memory. On behalf of the board and myself, I apologize for the lack of publicity surrounding such a significant change. The decision was made during March 2018 s board of directors meeting and published in Volume 2018, Issue 04, April Saginaw Field & Stream Club Newsletter. In the Letter from the President section, I explained the reason for the proposed and approved change, As we continue to look for ways to operate more efficiently and effectively, I am pleased to announce the board s decision to end paper newsletter mailings beginning in Since beginning digital newsletters a few years ago as a way to modernize the club and reduce mailing costs, our cost savings has slowly eroded as our bulk mail rate increased due to fewer mailings. I realize there are ~400 individuals who still receive hardcopy mailings but I cannot justify spending ~$9,500 on that when we could use those funds to improve the ranges or the road. If you are unwilling to provide us with a valid address prior to the discontinuation of the physical mailing in 2019, we will provide printed copies available at the clubhouse. Additionally, you can access the newsletters for the most recent rolling year on our website If neither of those solutions will address your personal situation please let me know and we will see if there are any other feasible alternatives. I only received one response from a concerned member after the publication of the April 2018 newsletter. The board discussed the letter in-depth during April s board meeting ultimately deciding to continue as planned. During membership meetings, I answered several members questions and made several announcements regarding the change so we felt comfortable with the publicity surrounding the discontinuation. However, based on the response we ve received since the middle of the January the board voted in favor of resuming newsletters beginning with this edition. Please note that the board will revisit this issue, as the forecasted cost for 2019 is $10,500+ (reflective of no January mailing), which is an increase from 2018 s expense while both overall membership and those receiving physical mailings have decreased. I am currently in ongoing communications with Lightning Printing to help determine potential solutions moving forward. We have discussed everything from amending the frequency of mailings to reducing the size of the mailed newsletter and everything in between. The moral of the story is that the board is not comprised of mind readers. Without feedback, we make decisions based on what we believe to be the best interest of the club. The board continues to operate at less than full capacity. The implications of that is that we likely do not have all of the viewpoints we could have while discussing such matters as the stoppage of hardcopy newsletter mailings. Serving on the board provides the best opportunity for you to advocate for issues that you are passionate about. If you are passionate about a club issue but unable or unwilling to serve on the board, board meetings are open meetings. I make it a point to provide people in attendance an opportunity to speak. If you did not receive a nomination from the floor and are interested in volunteering please let me know. We can discuss your options to fill a vacancy to serve members on the board. What we do and how we do it, should not be an opaque mystery shrouded in secrecy. Instead, I believe it should be very transparent and that is why I provide the information I do in my written comments. Thank you for your patience and for your continued support of Saginaw Field and Stream! I hope that together we will continue working cooperatively to grow our membership and enhance our club. Have a great February! See you at the State of the Club Address! Regards, David Anderson, Club President

3 Activities at Saginaw Field and Stream Club February 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 February 1 2 Morning Spot 10a 12p Monday Nite Archery 7p 10p Animal 10a-12p 3-7p Animal 7p 9p Evening Archery 7p 10p Euchre 1p-4p Skeet 2p-5p Thomas Twp Archery 2p 9p JOAD 6P 10P Youth Archery 8a 12p 9AM-2PM Morning Spot 10a 12p Monday Nite Archery 7p 10p Animal 10a-12p 3p 7p Animal 7p 9p Evening Archery 7p 10p Euchre 1p-4p Skeet 2p 5p Thomas Twp Archery 2p 9p JOAD 6P 10P Youth Archery 8a 10a 9a 2p ASA Indoor 3D 10a-6p ASA Indoor 3D 8a-5p Morning Spot 10a 12p Monday Nite Archery 7p 10p Animal 10a-12p 3p 7p Animal 7p 9p Evening Archery 7p 10p Euchre 1p-4 Skeet 2p-5p Thomas Twp Archery 2p 9p JOAD 6P 10P Youth Archery 8a 10a 9a-2p Club Indoor 3D Shoot 10a 5p Club Indoor 3D Shoot 8a 3p Morning Spot 10a 12p Monday Nite Archery 7p 10p Animal 10a-12p 3p 7p Animal 7p 9p Evening Archery 7p 10p Euchre 1p-4p Skeet 2p-5 Thomas Twp Archery 2p 9p Membership Dinner 6p-7p JOAD 6P 10P Youth Archery 8a 12p 9a-2p Membership Meeting 7p 9p March 1 2 Morning Spot 10a 12p Monday Nite Archery 7p 10p Board of Directors 7p 9p Animal 10a-12p 3p 7p Animal 7p 9p Evening Archery 7p 10p Euchre 1p-4p Skeet 2p-5 Thomas Twp Archery 2p 9p JOAD 6P 10P Youth Archery 8a 12p 9AM-2PM Go to the website calendar is updated almost daily. The website takes precedence over this calendar, please check the website for up to date information.

4 By Mike Meyer After two shoots, Saginaw Field & Stream Club is still in the lead in the traveling winter trap league. We had a good lead after the first shoot thanks to Tom Berry, Jack Armstrong and Greg King. It s a good thing we had a big lead, because it left us room for the lousy performance, we managed on the second shoot. Of course, when we started shooting, the temperature was 2 above and the wind was picking up. Anyway, we are still 2 percentage points ahead of Brant, and 9 points ahead of Shiawassee. We still have 4 shoots left, so anything can happen. We will be starting up our youth shotgun training again this summer, (following youth rifle training). We ll have details in future newsletters. If you are going to buy your child a first shotgun, do him or her a favor and get something that s softer on recoil. Light, single shot, break-open guns are the hardest-kicking shotguns there are and will probably discourage your son or daughter from shooting. If you can afford it, a 12 or 20 gauge semi-automatic will absorb about 30% of the recoil and are a lot more fun to shoot. Besides that, a good semi-automatic shotgun will hold its value a lot better than the bargain-basement single shots. Likewise, field load shotgun shells (and sporting clay loads, or handicap loads) are also hard-kicking, and no fun to shoot. If you want soft-shooting shells, we have a stock of light target loads in both 12 and 20 gauge at competitive prices. Due to technical difficulties, we will not be able to report the straight shooters in skeet and trap until next month. The kitchen crew needs your help! Do you like having fun, meeting people and best of all, good food??? The crew for the membership meeting dinner could use a few volunteers to help before and after the dinner. Come join us once a month if you re into fun! There s a special perk too, but you have to join us to learn the secret! Call Carl Hubinger at for more details.

5 The Archery Report The first month of the year is now at an end, that means all the leagues at a third of the way through shooting rounds. We have been having a blast at all of the leagues. This year my schedule has only allowed me to shoot the Monday night animal league, and I have been having so much fun. I grew up shooting a three spot target at 20 yards, so shooting an animal target at varying distances has been a good change of pace. It has also been very challenging. I am used to having a specific point to aim at on a target and having a non-concentric brown and black fur pattern has proven challenging for me. If you are a target shooter want to broaden your horizons please come out to the animal league on Monday or Tuesday. Vice-versa for those that only shoot the animal league. Putting a standard 3 or 5 spot up and trying to do the same thing over and over again is really challenging. You can shoot the best round of your life and still not be satisfied because of a couple of really small mistakes. In summary, try something new in the archery world, you never know what you may learn. In addition to the leagues we had our first indoor 3-D shoot of the year on January 19 and 20. We had 32 shooters plus kids come out and try their hand at the targets. I had never shot indoor 3-D until last year and have grown to thoroughly enjoy it. While a summer 3-D course of 30 targets will take anywhere from 2-3 hours to shoot, our indoor shoots only take about an hour to complete. It is a great way to keep the rust off of your shooting form during these cold months before we can start putting targets outside again. Our next indoor 3-D shoot is on February Come out for a little Valentine s weekend shoot, I can promise that you will have a good time. Finally, if you are not following SFS Archery on Facebook and Instagram please do so! We put out all our event information through it and it is one of the easiest ways to contact me. The average response time for our page is 16 minutes. That may mean I am on my phone too much, but it also means you will get your questions answered in a timely manner. If you are already following the Facebook page, please like and share our events. This is the best way to get event information out to a large number of people very easily. You never know who in your friend group may be interested in one of our events. Help us spread the news! Ever forward, Andrew Flegler DEBT RETIREMENT DONATIONS We are still looking for donations to help retire the building debt. Your contribution would be greatly appreciated. If you can t contribute cash, we will take used rifle and pistol casings and primers and shotgun hulls and primers as well as donations to our garage sale table. All funds raised will go to debt retirement. Your name will be posted on the donation board. Jim De Clerck, Treasurer

6 January 2019 For legislative issues go to Lansing Watch on our web page: saginawfieldandstream.com Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and Antler Point Restrictions (APR s) pretty much dominated the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) this month. In 2018 there were 57 deer found to have CWD. 41 in Montcalm County and 9 in Kent with the others were found in surrounding counties except for the one in Dickenson. 20 of these were female and ranged in age from 1 to 9 with the majority in the 1 through 3 range. 37 were male and ranged in age from 1 to 4 with the majority in the 1 and 2 range. Since deer have been found with CWD. 44 female with the same age and majority range. 67 males with the same age range but with a majority range of from 1 to 3. These figures show that the disease is most prevalent, but not significantly, in males in the 1 or 2 age range. It seems that younger deer are the most susceptible to contracting the disease. I m not sure this is helpful in trying to manage the disease, as reducing the population by age is not feasible. There was a hunter survey report. 57% said that hunting was an important recreational activity. 50% harvested a deer and 46% processed their own animal. However, 66% of those deer were processed outside the county where they were harvested, and that is a problem because carcass transport is a contribution factor in the spread of the disease. The processors disposed of the carcass they handled. And 25% went to a landfill. However, some were buried, incinerated, fed to other animals or left on the bare ground all of which are contributing factors in the spread CWD. 24% of the hunters used urine and 52% used bait, both of which are contributing factors. The majority of hunters said using trained shooters was unacceptable as was attempting no management action. Most hunters want regulated hunting seasons with liberal bag limits. Most hunters said that seeing fewer deer was unacceptable as was a reduced population. Most hunters felt the DNR would take corrective action but didn t like what was happening so far --- even though what was happening so far was backed up by sound scientific management. I don t have the words to express my disgust with a percentage of our deer hunting population. Some are ignorant, some are greedy and some just don t give a damn. What s it going to take? I received a white paper published by Michael Miller, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and John Fisher, Wildlife disease study University of Georgia which goes in depth of what has been happening with CWD over the past five decades. Their conclusions are; heavily infected populations will not thrive in the long-term (didn t say how long long-term was) and that minimizing human exposure is prudent. Prudent??? The APR discussion was split about 50/50 for and against. However, those against were thump area residents and those for were from APR supporting organizations. I was privileged to sit on the DNR Law Enforcement strategic planning panel. We discussed a number of issues related to where Law Enforcement should direct its attention. All about the future, which got me thinking. The future was born today in some rural or urban area or maybe in another country. Born ignorant of our life style and quality of life. Ignorant of the natural resources, hunting, fishing, trapping and shooting. The future went to school today and learned to fear guns and how wildlife are pets which must be free ranging and protected. The future got married today and proceeded to raise more ignorant futures. The future voted today basing those votes on ignorance. About four generations later the future sat looking at a picture album and asks what are they doing? Oh that s something the old timers used to do but you can t do that anymore. Gee. that s too bad. It looks like fun. Jim De Clerck

7 Saginaw field and stream club 19th Annual All Outdoor Sports Banquet MARCH 23, 2019 Horizons Conference Center 6200 State St., Saginaw, MI This is the areas premier event for outdoor enthusiasts. Dick William s Gun Shop will provide up to 50 guns. Over $20,000 in prizes will be raffled or auctioned. The dinner ticket includes dinner and an open bar. Raffle ticket packages will be available. Come enjoy a night out with family and friends with a chance of winning nice prizes: Guns, Cash, Electronics, Shooting equipment, Hunting & fishing equipment, and a special table for the ladies. For more information call Jim De Clerck (989) , the Clubhouse at (989) OR contact any board member. Tickets available at the clubhouse and at the meetings. Sell Table of 10 and be entered into Table Captains drawing for chance at a rifle and club merchandise. TICKETS MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE CLUB OR BY MAILING THIS ATTACHMENT WITH A CHECK OR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION TO 1296 N. GLEANER, SAGINAW, MI Single Ticket: $60/ea Couple Tickets: $110 Table of 10: $550 Name:(Table Captain if table of 10) Address: City: State: Zip code: Phone: Credit card number: Expiration date: Number of tickets: Amount: $

8 BUSINESSES SUPPORTING THE SAGINAW FIELD & STREAM CLUB BANQUET WITH DONATIONS 2018 Please patronize these businesses & let them know we appreciate their support! A&W Birch Run MI AL SERRA CHEVROLET TOYOTA Ph: ANDREW TITUS ATTORNEY Vassar MI BARES SPORTS St. Charles MI BEEF O BRADYS Saginaw MI BOEHLERS GREENHOUSE BURGER KING COOPER S FRAME & ART INC Saginaw MI DICK WILLIAMS GUN SHOP Saginaw MI DJ S DETAILING, INC DUNCUN S OUTDOORS Bay City MI ELSIE-K CHATERS FARMERS HOME TAVERN Hemlock MI FIRST TURN PARTY STORE FROSTY S FREEZER & PIZZERIA Hemlock MI GREAT LAKES BAY FINANCIAL Saginaw MI H&B EQUIPMENT, INC HARVEY S GRILL & BAR Saginaw MI HILLIARD LYONS Saginaw MI HUNGRY HOWIES Saginaw MI JENN S PLACE Hemlock MI JET S PIZZA Saginaw MI JIM REDMOND S AUTO REPAIR Saginaw MI KFC LONESTAR WESTERN STORE McDONALDS RESTAURANT Hemlock MI MID-VALLEY INSURANCE NORTHWOODS WHOLESALE OUTLET Pinconning MI REDWING SHOE STORE Saginaw MI RUSTIC INN St. Charles MI SAGINAW COUNTY SOIL DISTRICT SHAPERS THE SALON Saginaw MI SPENCER S ROUTE 46 Saginaw MI SUBWAY RESTAURANT Hemlock MI SULLIVAN S FOOD & SPIRITS Saginaw MI UNO S PIZZERIA Birch Run MI VICTOR & MEREK S Birch Run MI WILLIAMS GUN SIGHT CO. Davison MI WOHLFEIL S HARDWARE & TOOL Saginaw MI YMCA OF SAGINAW

9 RSO s STILL NEEDED! If you have the time and are willing to spend some time on the range, please volunteer your time to being a range safety officer. We still need you! Contact Carl Hubinger at or ccarlhubinger@msn.com Identification Statement Saginaw Field and Stream Club Newsletter is published monthly by the Saginaw Field and Stream Club 1296 N Gleaner Rd. DONATIONS PLEASE FILL OUT COMPLETELY AND PRINT CLEARLY The amount of your donation $ Payment type: Check Visa MasterCard Discover Credit Card Number Expiration Date Signature Name to Appear on the Donor Display Name Address City State Zip Phone Number The club mailing address is: Saginaw Field and Stream Club, 1296 N. Gleaner, Saginaw, Mi

10 Total Expenses Loan - $ 124, Checking - $ 24, Savings - $ 184, Financial Report James L. De Clerck, Treasurer Building Donations To Date $ 171, Rental Manager Mike NO HANDGUNS ALLOWED ON THE 100 yd RIFLE RANGE! NO OFF HAND SHOOTING ON THE 100 yd RIFLE RANGE! Civilian Marksmanship Program Saginaw Field and Stream Club is affiliated with the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Refer to Our Number UPDATED RANGE RULES Please go to our website and print off an updated set of range rules, it s your responsibility to know the rules! Membership Report Total Members General 1316 Associate 65 New General Members Gregory Bouvrette Robert Bunterbart Mike Clarey James Hoch Steve Kerry Anthony Pesley Jim Rosser Frank Snyder Robert J Williams Dan Bunterbart Zachary Ciszewski Josh Clark Gabe Jimenez Mike Martin Jon Rappley Rich Schneer Jon Sullivan New Associate Members Jill Anne Banning Brandon Lyon William Rappuhn Jennifer Clark Abigayle Meier

11 These local businesses have gone out of their way to support Saginaw Field and Stream Club Saginaw Auto Polishing Print Express Hammer Restoration Dean Flora, D.C., M.S. Monk's Tree Service, Inc. Erskine's Feed & Supply Apple Mountain Bay Archery Gary Warner & Sons Electric Homecraft Companies Hoffman's Power Equipment Inc. Lone Star Western Store G.E. Masonry Fasan Jager Upland Preserve LLC Bare's Sport Shop NAPA Auto Parts of Shields PR Signature Stabilizers A&A Painting, Shields Tony s Little Bambino s Merrill Kluck s Nursery Totten Tire Embry Electric VOLUNTEER PROJECTS IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME, HERE S A FEW PROJECTS WE NEED DONE: Pole barn: clean, plug holes from dog kennels Wood chips and weeding around the club house Weeding and mowing around the archery range Pole barn: build shelving/storage areas to accommodate supplies/ equipment. Repair and paint the kiosks: trap field, (2) picnic area, rifle range, rifle range road at the Y. Build roofs over outdoor archery bales. Repair and paint outhouses: picnic area & (2) on road at Y Mow grass. Emptying trash barrels. Spread wood chips along the walking trails Repair facia on the trap garage Repair wood on picnic table, wood is in the shed by the table

12 Saginaw Field and Stream Club 1296 N. Gleaner Rd. Saginaw, Michigan Club Phone (989) Club Directory Officers President David Anderson Vice President David Moeller Membership Sec.. Mike Keeler Treasurer James L. De Clerck Recording Sec... Wayne Hanson Committee Chairs Archery Andrew Flegler Black Powder.. Greg Menard CPL Training James Heidger Cowboy Action Marty Bell IDPA. Mark Fanning Newsletter Julie Koester & 50 Yd Ranges Tom Tesch Rifle Range.. Richard Singer Mike Meyer Women s Shooting.. Julie Koester Grounds Maint. Don Squires Meeting Programs.. David Anderson Kitchen Mgr. Carl Hubinger Volunteer Coordinator Rob Komyathy NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. Postage PAID SAGINAW MI PERMIT NO 60 Address Service Requested Privacy Statement Saginaw Field and Stream Club maintains information on it s membership consisting of name, address, telephone numbers, address and date joined. We do not sell, furnish or distribute this information to anyone. We guarantee the privacy of your information. Credit Card Numbers are not kept on file, they are destroyed after use.