Board Meeting: Monday January 6th 6:30pm Membership Meeting: Tuesday January 14th Social Hour starts at 5:30pm Dinner starts at 6:30pm Membership meeting at 7:30pm 2014 Board Contacts: President- Rick Persinger Vice President –Stuart Wood Secretary- Mark Wotruba 43 Treasurer- Don Simpson Purchasing- Craig Horwath Membership- Bill Zmuda Grounds- Mike Cravens Shooting- Mike Herron Public Relations-Teal Persinger Committee Contact numbers: Safety-John Helgeson Archery – Mike Herron Indianhead Secretary - Mike Wallace and Dave Kirkpatrick Trap & Skeet-Dave Orf & Bob Snegosky Rifle - Jim Strandquist Kitchen Manager- Louise Westhuis Track Chair Coordinator- Steve McDonald Newsletter – Teal Persinger hrgaclubPR@gmail.com

Please have any information you’d like in the newsletter to Teal by the 20th of each month.

COMING UP ON THE CLUB CALENDAR

January: 1st HAPPY NEW YEAR 2nd Junior BB Gun League Starts and continues every Thursday January-February 3rd 22 Rifle League continues every Friday January-March 4th Concealed Carry Class 5th Winter Trap, Skeet & 5-Stand Leagues Start 6th Board Meeting 13th , 15th & 18th Snowmobile Safety Class 25th Concealed Carry Class February: 8th Concealed Carry Class 11th MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Hudson Rod, Gun & Archery Club

Hudson Rod, Gun & Archery Club, Inc.

P.O. Box 83

Hudson, Wisconsin 54016

www.hudsongunclub.com

Shooting –A Skill That Lasts a Lifetime January 2014 Newsletter

Board Meeting Minutes December 2, 2013

Meeting called to order at 6:54 p.m. Board members present: Mark Wotruba, Rick Persinger, Mike Herron, Mike Cravens, Bill Zmuda, Don Simpson, Teal Persinger Board members absent: Stu Wood, Craig Horwath Membership Meeting Minutes: No Minutes were read Board Meeting Minutes: Read by Mark Wotruba. Motion to approve as read made by Mike Cravens, 2nd by Don Simpson, minutes approved. Membership: 364 Regular Members 47 Life Members 411 Total Treasurer’s Report: Treasures report was read by Don Motion to approve made by Bill Zmuda, 2nd made by Teal Persinger, Approved Old Business

1. Sight in Days. Sight in Days was a success again this year with shooters shooting 600 guns with an income of about $4000.00. Thanks to Bill Zmuda and all of the volunteers that helped make this event a success. Also thank you to the members who loaned their spotting scopes to use for this event. Bill Zmuda will be setting up a day to evaluate some spotting scopes for the club to purchase to use for sighting in firearms.

2. Boy Scouts. A.We have agreed to charter the Venturing program. Venturing is another level to scouting which also includes females and is ran by the scouts. We have agreed to give them a place to meet with the understanding that they need to be reasonably self-sufficient B. The Boy Scouts also want to run a one-time per month shooting program and we have agreed to support this program by having Range Safety Officers present, providing firearms and giving them a time and place to shoot. C. The third item they inquired about was a building to store their trailer and equipment. We told them that in the future if and when we build a building we will evaluate making space available to them at that time.

3. Grounds and building. The parking lot, pistol range berm and side walls are complete. Mike Cravens will be putting a proposal together for next year’s projects. These projects will include planning a 200 yard range on the current rifle range, review and plan the completion of the new range and the pistol range. We are also looking for volunteers for after the first of the year to assist or lead the remodel of the upstairs bar area. If you are looking for work hours and would like to work on this project please contact Mike Cravens.

4. Brass Collection. We have been collecting brass and in the future we will be sorting and selling brass to members.

5. Membership invoices. An email was sent out with a link on it to your 4014 Membership application, and changes to the 2014 membership. Rick is working on a list of approved tasks for work hours. This list will be available before the end of the year.

6. Calendar. Mark Wotruba is working on the 2014 Club Calendar. If you have any events to add to the calendar please contact Mark. When scheduling an event please include requested date and alternate date and your name and phone number.

New Business

1. Preventative Maintenance. We will do any maintenance and winterization required on the trap and skeet machines to ensure that they run through the winter. We will have Metro come in and do preventative maintenance before the summer leagues start.

2. Custom Rod Building Class. We will be having a Custom Fishing Rod Class at the Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club starting in mid-February. If interested contact Mark Wotruba at 715-549-5443

3. RSO class. We will be looking at holding another RSO class and trying to have some people trained to become RSO trainers.

4. Storage Tent. The front zipper is broken on the storage tent and we are in the process of getting this fixed.

Motion to adjourn made at 9:22 by Teal, 2nd by Bill. Membership Meeting. Scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of the month September – April.

Membership Meeting Schedule for the next 6 meetings is: December 10, 2013 January 14, 2014 February 11, 2014 March 11, 2014 April 8, 2014 (This is the Annual Meeting)

Anyone interested in cooking a meal for the Membership Meetings please contact a board member. Board Meeting: Scheduled for the Monday before the first Tuesday of the month. Board meeting schedule for next 6 months is: January 6, 2014

February 3, 2014 March 3, 2014 April meeting will be on March 31, 2014 May 5, 2014

Hudson Rod, Gun & Archery Club

General Membership Meeting Minutes December 10, 2013

Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by President Rick Persinger Board members present: Mark Wotruba, Rick Persinger, Mike Herron, Teal Persinger, Bill Zmuda, Don Simpson, Mike Cravens, Craig Horwath, Board members absent: Stu Wood Previous Membership Meeting Minutes were read by Mark Wotruba Approved by Tom Coulter and seconded by Mike Woiuk motion approved. Previous board Meeting Minutes were read by Mark Wotruba: Membership Tally: Regular Members 364 Life Members 47 Total 411 Treasurer’s Report: Treasures report was read by Don Simpson. Motion to approve by Charlie Reisinger seconded by Bob Meyer, motion approved. Old Business

1. Wisconsin DNR Grant. Earlier this year The Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club applied for a grant from the Wisconsin DNR, These dollars are made possible because of the Pittman, Robertson Act which taxes firearms, ammunition and other outdoor equipment. The dollar value that we sent in for the grant was $100,000.00, and we were then eligible to receive up to a max. of 50% of that amount. Earlier this month we were notified that we would be receiving $49,000.00 from this grant. This money will be used to update our ranges, improve our upstairs training areas and other already identified projects. A special thanks to

Rick Persinger, Mike Herron and Don Simpson for all of the time and hard work they put in preparing the application for this grant.

2. Rentals. We had a rental last weekend (12/7/13) and have another one scheduled for the Hudson Fire Department. A special thank you to Connie Prescott and Pat Knorn for decorating and cleaning before the rental last weekend.

3. 2014 Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club calendar. We are working on the calendar for 2014. If you have any dates to add to the calendar please contact Mark Wotruba. Please include date, plus an alternate date name and phone number.

4. Trap machine winterization. The trap machines will be set up with heat tape to warm the hydraulics to ensure they operate in cold weather.

5. RSO Class. We want to schedule another RSO class and get some more people trained to be RSO instructors.

6. The trap shed tent. The zipper on the door is broken and needs replacement.

7. Sight in Days. We had approximately 480 nonmembers and 45 members shoot 599 firearms at sight in days this year. This event brought in $4002.00.

8. Bar Stools. The backs for the bar stools have been ordered.

9. Mike Cravens gave an update on the building and grounds.

a. Parking lot has been expanded to give more room for parking and snow removal.

b. Pistol Range. Drain tile has been added at the base of the rock wall and a rubber mat was placed over the rock so the water will drain down to the drain tile.

c. Gutters have been installed to minimize the ice we get on the walk way into the pistol building.

d. The east berm that you shoot into has been moved back and raised.

e. Concrete block wall is complete on the north side of the pistol range.

10. Don Simpson gave an update on items that he has been working on.

a. Web site. Any ideas or changes please contact Don.

b. New Point of Sale Cash Register. This machine has the ability to keep track of inventory, It will be able to swipe membership cards and identify if your membership is up to date. A motion to purchase this machine and not to exceed $3000.00 was made by Sue Phillips, second by Jeff Prescott, motion carries.

c. Brass. Don Simpson and Mike Herron have personally purchased some equipment to polish the brass that we collect on the ranges. If this process works they will be reimbursed for the amount of their purchase from the profits from selling the brass. Our plan is to sell polished brass to members first and then dispose of the left over brass in the most efficient way.

11. Teal Persinger reported on some Boy Scout News.

a. The Boy Scouts are planning a muzzle loader shoot for January 25, 2014.

b. Congratulations to Boy Scout, Jonathan Kreye for completing his Eagle Scout Award.

New Business

1. Long Range Shooting Clinic. Mike Herron would like to know if anyone would be interested in learning this skill. If you are interested contact Mike and if there is enough interest he will try and set up a clinic.

2. Managed Forest Crop. A forester will be at the gun club on December 18 to give us an evaluation on the gun club property.

3. President Rick announced that Bob Meyer is a new Hudson High School shooting coach.

4. Custom Rod Building Class. We are hoping to have a custom rod building class at the Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club starting in mid-February. The dates are yet to be finalized. We are considering Monday and Wednesday evenings or possibly Saturdays or a combination of the 2. Mark Wotruba took this class at W.I.T.C. in New Richmond and has asked the instructor if he will be interested in teaching a class at the Hudson Rod, Gun and Archery Club. At the completion of the 24 hour class you would have a very nice custom made fishing rod that you build yourself. The cost of the class is $135 ($70 registration fee and $65 materials fee). The material fee may be more depending on the style of rod you want to build or if you want to upgrade the blank or eyes that you choose. We need a minimum of 10 people and a maximum of 15 students to hold the class. If you have any questions or would like to sign up contact; Mark Wotruba. 715-549-5443

Motion to adjourn made at 8:58. Membership Meeting. Scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of the month September – April.

Next Membership Meeting Schedule is: January 14, 2014

Board Meeting: Scheduled for the Monday before the first Tuesday of the month. Next Board meeting schedule is: January 6, 2014

.22 Rifle League Does Winter have you down, is it just too cold to shoot? Well you're

in luck. The Hudson Gun Club offers an indoor .22 Rifle League, Friday nights starting at 7pm. The League is handicapped so it is open to all skill levels. There are teams looking for shooters, So

bring your rifle and check it out. League runs for 10 weeks starting in January and ending in March. For information please contact us at

mkeimhrgc@gmail.com or call 651-261-4950 after 5 pm. Hope to see you there!

 

Winter 2014 Euchre Leauge If you are interested in playing euchre this winter, please sign up at the gun club. The cost is $30 per person, payable on the first night. We will play on Tuesday nights at 7pm starting Jan 7, 2014. The last 

night of play will be April 1, 2014. Because of the monthly membership meetings at the club, we will not be able to play the 

2nd Tuesday of each month. We need subs as well for nights someone cannot make it. 

All Inclusive WI/MN/UT/FL Carry Class $100 Bob Amey will be holding a Carry Classes on 12/28/2013, 1/4/2014 and 1/25/2014. Each class provides ALL of the training needed for permits from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah and Florida for a $100.00 training fee and you’re all done in one day. You may register (and pay if you like) online at: http://MN-PermitToCarry.com or http://WI-PermitToCarry.com or call Bob at 651-336-8380 any evening or email at bobamey@aol.com for registration materials and information. Utah continues to be a great choice for WI residents as it offers reciprocity with 35 states including MN and Utah recently dropped it’s price to $51.00 for the first 5 years and $15.00 for each 5 year renewal. That’s only $96.00 for 34 states for 20 years.

UTAH Certification is included in ALL of Bob’s Classes. Gift Certificates now available anytime. A very nice gift for

family, friends or employees.

Custom Rod Building Class We are hoping to have a custom rod building class at The Club. The class will be Monday & Wednesday nights from 6-9pm Feb 17th through March 12th. At the completion of the 24 hour class you will have a very nice custom fishing rod that you will build yourself. The cost is $135 registration & material fees. Material fees vary depending on the style rod you’d like to build. All supplies and tools are supplied. We need a minimum of 10 to hold the class. If you have questions, or to sign up, contact Mark Wotruba 715-549-5443. Pictures below are of Mark’s custom rod he built while taking the class at WITC in New Richmond.