Star Prairie Fish & Game Association September Meeting

September 18th, 2006 – Don Madsen’s on Cedar Lake

 

     The September meeting of the SPF&GA was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Dan Bygd.

     The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were read and approved as presented. 

 

Reports for each committee were given:

  1. The educational building plans on the McMurtrie Preserve are again moving forward. A land swap of property to allow for the placement of a viable septic system is being considered with no appraisal and survey needed. Deed restrictions presently in place complicated the issue but covenants can now be swapped according to the DNR. There are several options that are being considered and will be addressed. Plans will move forward when these issues are formalized.
  2. Gibby’s Lanes will be the location of our 2006 Bucks Night fund raiser to be held on Monday, November 13th due to alcohol policy changes implemented at the New Richmond Armory. Gibby’s will cater the food at a cost of $9.00 per plate. There was talk of increasing the attendance up to 245 for the event. Terry Zais read off Bucks Night committee assignments and changes with games and prizes were discussed.
  3. Terry Zais and Marty Powers reported that plans are moving along for the upcoming handicapped pheasant hunt to be held on October 7th. Order for 150 pheasants will be placed this year at a cost of $8.60 per bird. Help will be needed on October 6th with helpers meeting at the Star Prairie Ball Park at 5 pm.
  4. It was reported that the Hudson Rod & Gun Club will not be participating in the pheasant purchase and release this year. The Glenwood Club is still interested and plans will move forward with the Alliance again providing funds for half the cost of the purchase of the birds up to 200 birds per club. Thank you card were sent around from land owners that have put in food plots and received compensation from the club.
  5. The Park Party was again a big success with sponsorships accounted for a large part of income for the event. It was essentially a break even event with lots of hard work going in to making it the success it was. Projected budgets and final income/expense handouts were provided. .

 

Old Business:

1.    The club cap supply is dwindling and new caps will be delivered in three colors arriving on November 17th. Caps will cost $4.25 per unit.

2.    The SPF&GA sponsored a Youth Hunt at the Forest Ridge Hunting Club on September 9th with the commitment to split half the cost of the lunch which was provided at no cost to the participants. Twenty-two youth attended the event to hunt pheasants and take part in numerous outdoor demonstrations. Half the cost of the pheasants was also picked up by the SPF&GA. Dan Cain and Marty Powers helped out at the event and provided a “glowing report” of its success. Plans are for a bigger and better event next year.

3.    Dan Cain purchased two SPF&GA club banners for the club and delivered them at the meeting.

4.    Don Demulling showed the club an example of the “club card” that has been ordered and will be available at the next meeting.

5.    Dan Bygd presented the club a print received from the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. It will be framed and reside in the club’s “trophy corner” in Don Madsen’s garage. 

New Business:

  1. The 2006 New Richmond Ducks Unlimited Banquet will be held on September 28th at R&D Catering South of New Richmond on Highway 65.
  2. The new Star Prairie Land Preservation Trust Brochure was handed out. The land trust recently acquired the 3.5 acre tract of land on the mouth of Horse Creek where it enters Cedar Lake. Conservation easements are also owned by the Trust on land recently sold from the Old Nelson Farm off highway “H” near the Apple River.
  3. The county land west of Hatfield Lake will be opened this year to public hunting. Hunters will need to send in an application form which can be found on the Willow River Rod & Gun Club website (willowriver.org) to obtain permission to hunt. This application form and map of the area should be available shortly.

 

            The next meeting of the SPF&GA is scheduled for Monday, October 16th with the 6 pm social hour and the 7 pm regular meeting at Don Madsen’s on Cedar Lake

 

 With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm.

 

      

                                                                            Respectfully submitted

                                              Mike Reiter (Recorder)