WENATCHEE SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION

Contacts Donated Game Meat

Ron Bruno – President George Komro 884-5359

Mike Sprague - Vice President Ron Bruno 884-9369

Randy Hein - Treasurer Visit Our Website At: www.ncwoutdoors.com Neil Fulwiler 663-9076

Bill Stegeman - Secretary

General Meeting: October 9, 2006 Cedars Inn Motel - 7:00pm (Traffic light @ corner of Hwy 28 & 9^th St.)

Meeting Site and Time: Just a reminder we are still meeting at the Cedars Inn in East Wenatchee and start time is 7:00pm

Newsletter Information: As the one who types, gets the newsletter printed and mailed I want to apologize for having to get information from secretary Bill early thus maybe missing some items that could have been in it this month. I have to get all my work done prior to being out of town for several weeks having surgery and didn’t want to miss getting your mailing out.

Meat Coolers: As we move into the cooler weather it stimulates our hunting desires to locate and bag big game animals. We again put out the request for donated wild game meat. Contact Ron Bruno at 884-9369 or 679-9076. We also have coolers available at Ron’s and at Neil Fulwiler’s (663-9076) and George Komro (884-5359)

Game Meat: There is the continued call for wild game meat. If you or someone you know wish to donate any wild game meat call Ron Bruno at 884-9369. Ron would also like some names and phone numbers of individuals who’ll pick up and / or process wild game when Ron’s at work.

Game Feed Meeting: A game feed meeting is being planned and all the help possible is needed as well as your thoughts and ideas. If interested call Gene Robard at 662-6277 for particulars. Also mark your calendars for the date of the feed being February 12^th and the site is Apple Annie’s in Cashmere.

Department Report: Amy reports on the following: Currently there won’t be a steelhead fishing season on the upper Columbia unless more fish come over the dam at Priest Rapids.

It will be awhile before the new green dot maps are available so hang on to the old ones as there aren’t many old ones available.

The mandatory report of deer, elk, turkey and bear (early hunts) can’t report their kill until sometime in October.

There was ½ inch of snow on Jump Off on 9/15/06 – a blessing for our fire situations with this moisture coming in.

Shaun Woods (Douglas County shoreline meetings) may need our support at the October 25^th meeting. He and Bob Steele are getting a lot of pressure to allow development of prime habitat lands along the Columbia. More on this at our meeting.

As always, read and understand the regulations, seek to hunt on and respect private property and be super careful with fires as dangerous conditions will continue this fall.

Call Amy if you have any other concerns or questions.

September Program Thank You: Many thanks to Beau Patterson for the hunting prospects for the up-coming season. The group kept him on the floor for quite awhile.

October Program: Jerry Gutzwiler – our local WDFW commissioner is open to answer most any question you have concerning the Department. However, there may be some sensitive topics he may not be able to respond to. Something we need to do is call Jerry at 665-0687, Ron Bruno at 884-9269 or Bill Stegeman at 663-7529 and state your questions or concerns and they can be passed on to Jerry. This will allow him time to research some answers if need be.

Upcoming “Little Big Horn Show: The club will be looking for a location for the Horn Show as the Cedars Inn isn’t large enough. There is some possibility the show may not be held since the turn out has been so small the past couple years. Lets all try to talk this up and get more heads and a bigger turn out as this is something that really should be of interest to us all.

HAVE A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL HUNTING SEASON THIS FALL AND WINTER

Ron Bruno – President Bill Stegeman – Secretary