Saginaw Field and Stream Club Newsletter

The Buzz

Volume 2020, Issue 03 March

Membership Meeting

March 19, 2020,

7 PM

Dinner Served at 6 PM

Menu

Papa Carl’s Pizza Su-

preme, Salad, Dessert

and Beverage $7.00

Program

Active Shooter, Stop the

Bleed Trauma Response

Presented by the Sagi-

naw Police Dept. and

Covenant Heath Care

Identification Statement

Saginaw Field and Stream Club Newsletter is

published monthly by the Saginaw Field and

Stream Club.

P O Box 2092, Saginaw, Mi 48605- 2092

Club Shooting Hours

Are as follows, 0800 AM until sunset, use you hunting guide to deter-

mine sunset. If there is an organized event under lights, that may go to

10 PM. The lights on ranges are for organized events only.

Guest’s

Anyone who is not immediate family is considered a guest and is re-

quired to pay the $5.00 guest fee. Mail Boxes are located on each

range. Immediate family is defined as, spouse, and minor children.

NOTICE

The club mailing address

1296 N Gleaner Rd

Saginaw, MI 48609 9495

March Gun Raffle

Smith & Wesson Shield EZ

9MM

Jennifer Grice is all smiles

after winning the Ruger

GP100 Revolver

$500 is waiting for you if

you’re in attendance at the

March Membership Meeting

Nick Strachota, you were not present, you did not col-

lect $480

Club Officers L-R Pat Craig Vice President, Andrew Flegler Treasurer, Tom Tesch

President, Kelsey Hanson Membership, Wayne Hanson Secretary

Activities at Saginaw Field and Stream Club, March 2020

March 1

2

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

7PM Animal

league

3

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

Trap & Skeet

3PM

7PM Animal

league

4

Indoor Archery

Spot League

7PM

5

Euchre 12-4PM

Skeet 2-5PM

Thomas Twp

Archery 6-9PM

6

JOAD 6PM

7

Youth Archery

8AM

Trap & Skeet 9AM

8

Venturing Mtg

6PM

9

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

7PM Animal

league

10

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

Trap & Skeet

3PM

7PM Animal

league

11

Indoor Archery

Spot League

7PM

12

Euchre 12-4PM

Skeet 2-5PM

Thomas Twp

Archery 6-9PM

13

JOAD 6PM

14

Youth Archery

8AM

Trap & Skeet 9AM

15

Snow Bird Trap

9AM

16

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

7PM Animal

league

17

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

Trap & Skeet

3PM

7PM Animal

league

18

Indoor Archery

Spot League

7PM

19

MEMBERSHIP

MEETING 5PM

Euchre 12-4PM

Skeet 2-5PM

Thomas Twp

Archery 6-9PM

20

JOAD 6PM

21

Trap & Skeet 9AM

3D Archery 10AM

3PM

Club Banquet 5PM

22

3D Archery

8AM-3PM

Venturing Mtg

6PM

23

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

7PM Animal

league

24

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

Trap & Skeet

3PM

7PM Animal

league

25

Indoor Archery

Spot League

7PM

26

Euchre 12-4PM

Skeet 2-5PM

Thomas Twp

Archery 6-9PM

27

JOAD 6PM

SVAA 7PM

28

SVAA 8AM-9PM

Trap & Skeet 9AM

29

Snow Bird Ban-

quet 8AM

SVAA 8AM-6PM

30

Board of Direc-

tors Meeting

7PM

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

7PM Animal

league

31

Indoor Archery

10AM Spot

league

Trap & Skeet

3PM

7PM Animal

league

April 1

Indoor Archery

Spot League

7PM

2

Euchre 12-4PM

Skeet 2-5PM

Thomas Twp

Archery 6-9PM

3

JOAD 6PM

4

Youth Small Bore

8AM

Trap & Skeet 9AM

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Go to www.saginawfieldandstream.com, the website calendar is updated almost dai-

ly. The website takes precedence over this calendar, please check the website for up

to date information

A Word from the President

Tom Tesch

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Thomas

Tesch. I’ve had the privilege of serving on the board

since 2017 prior to my election as President. I held

many positions along the way including Vice Presi-

dent in 2019. I am humbled and grateful to serve as

President of our “Little Piece of Up-North.”

My wife Nicole and I have two kids, Grace and Grif-

fin. I enjoy shooting regardless of discipline. I regu-

larly participate in the pistol, rifle, shotgun, and ar-

chery offered by the club. I am involved with IDPA

and UML competitions throughout the country. I’ve

seen many clubs as I’ve traveled, and I believe we

have the best club around. My goal is to continue

facilitating growth and amenity improvements, so

we are not only the best in Michigan, but the best in

the country.

I am very excited to see our F.I.R.E.A.R.M.S pro-

ject progressing nicely. Change is scary but it is a

necessity to better serve our members. As our rang-

es change and grow, I would like to see our volun-

teer crew grow as well. Everything at the club is

done by volunteers giving their time so others can

enjoy the amenities of OUR club. It’s not one per-

son’s job to empty the trash, if you see it’s full, emp-

ty it. If there is something around the club you see

needs to be done, do it. If you need help ask, and we

will find you help. We can only make OUR club the

best, by teamwork.

Our 21st Annual All Sportsmen Banquet is com-

ing up on March 21st. If you haven’t gotten your tick-

ets yet, see any board member, stop by the club-

house on Tuesdays or Saturdays, or call me. We

will get you taken care of. It’s a great way to support

OUR club and all our wonderful programs we put on

for free.

I thank you for the opportunity to serve as Presi-

dent. If you have suggestions, comments, or con-

cerns please reach out to me. I may not have the an-

swers, but I will get you the answers.

Regards,

Thomas Tesch

Aim small, miss small

Directors Elected and Re-Elected Terms Expiring 2023

Top Left: L-R Tom Tesch, Andrew Flegler, Mark Fan-

ning, Greg Menard, New guy Brian Miller.

Top Right: Robert DeShone Jr.

Bottom Right: Richard Singer

Shot & Wad

by Mike Meyer

As our Traveling Winter Trap League approaches it’s fifth shoot, our club is still 10

targets ahead of Shiawassee and 21 ahead of Brant. We have two more shoots to go,

So anything can happen. Hopefully, we can hold them off and retain to trophy.

A gentleman came in a couple of weeks ago and dropped off a truck load of reloading supplies

that he was donating to the club. C. Barrie Lockwood said that he was giving up Bullseye Shooting

and decided to clean house, or at least, his reloading room. Many thanks to Barrie, we will be able

to sell this gold mine of bullets, brass and loaded shells to our members, and help pay down our

loan debt with the proceeds.

Don’t forget our 21st Annual Spring Sports Banquet coming up on 21st of March. We are al-

ready closing in on having half the banquet tickets sold with a little over a month to go as I write

this. This should be one of our best banquets ever. With over 50 guns, a large gun safe, a large

flat screen TV and over $20,000 worth of other prizes, you won’t want to miss this one. Tickets are

$60 apiece, or $110 a couple, and includes a Horizons Buffet Dinner and an Open Bar. See The

flyer elsewhere in this letter to get your tickets.

Congratulations to Ken Debelak for shooting his first 25 straight in Skeet.

Here are the shooters that broke 25 straight from January 29 thru February 22.

Trap Skeet

Bill Otter 3 Ken Debelak

Greg King Mike Meyer

Danny Rosales

Use for Building Donations

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Credit Card Number________________________ Expiration Date_________ Signature________________________

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Your $5 Bucks Worth!

What your MUCC dues goes for!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is seeking input from the public on management efforts for cor-morants. The proposed rule would establish a permit for state wildlife agencies to authorize management techniques that were previously prohibited.

States would have the delegated authority to determine whether, when, where and for what purposes to con-trol cormorants within limits set by the USFWS. Michigan United Conservation Clubs is in strong support of reinstating cormorant control per several member-passed resolutions.

The public comment period will expire on March 9. To submit a comment, click here.

When making your comments, consider using these talking points:

• Michigan hosts about 55% of the interior population’s breeding pairs and can be considered “ground zero” for the negative effects of cormorants.

•

• Cormorants, a federally-protected, fish-eating bird, feed primarily on alewives and round gobies but also significant numbers of stocked trout, salmon and yellow perch.

•

• Research has firmly established the linkage between cormorant predation on fish populations and their decline in Saginaw Bay and the Les Cheneaux perch fishery.

•

• Stocking of trout and salmon becomes impractical when cormorant numbers at stocking sites become excessive — this continues to occur throughout lakes Michigan and Huron.

•

• A passed MUCC resolution calls for the significant reduction in the cormorant population in Michigan through lethal management efforts such as the taking of cormorants, eggs and nests.

• If you would like to learn more about cormorant management, the USFWS has compiled several documents here: https://www.fws.gov/regulations/cormorant/resources

The public comment period will expire on March 9. We urge you to support cormorant control by submitting

public comments here to protect our investments in stocking and fisheries management here in Michigan!

Don Belisle, 45 Year Life Member Carl Hubinger, President’s Award

Joseph A. Lofaro 45 Year Life Member Mark Schwager 45 year life member

John H. Whelton, Outstanding Member Award President David Anderson, Bids Farewell

Juddly R Spayde, Ernest J Piehl, 45 Year Life Members, not present

Club Administrative News

Club

Financial Report

Andrew Flegler

Treasurer

Building Donations

To Date

$176,393.00

Building Manager

Mike Meyer 989-274-4078

Please call

for rentals or questions

Civilian Marksmanship Program

Saginaw Field and Stream Club is affiliat-

ed with the Civilian Marksmanship Pro-

gram. Refer to Our Number

56200

ELECTRONIC GATES The electronic gates open and

will close 30 seconds after

fully open, if the gate closes

and hits your car, stop imme-

diately, the gate will also stop

and retreat backwards.

You will damage your vehicle

if you continue. The club is

not responsible!

All Memberships expire on

December 31st of the year.

Total

F.I.R.E.A.R.M.S, 12,004.11

Club House, $91,173.85 Balance

Checking, $14,365.02 Balance

Savings, $245,786.71

Kelsey Hanson, Membership Secretary

New Members: 11

Associates: 68

Total Membership: 1335

New Members, March 2020

Erik Stellard, William D. White, Mauricio E. Fernandez DeCordova, Scott Esler,

Sam Knight, Carl Neuenfeldt, Mitchell Poscal, Abram Ritz, Joshua Scott,

James R. Schmidt, David Stellard.

Range Rules

Are available on the clubs

website,

Print off a copy, check

once in awhile as they may

get updated.

It is YOUR RESPONSIBIL-

ITY to know the rules!

Michigan United Conservation Clubs

Youth Camp

The camp is located near Chelsea Michigan. It is a

perfect place for learning the outdoors. Saginaw Field

and Stream Club is assisting six kids to attend this

camp by covering $250 of the $450 cost to attend the

camp. At this time we have four boys who are regis-

tered with two open slots remaining. Remember this

camp is for both boys and girls with a weekly camp

program like this. Everyone will enjoy all the standard

camp activities such as swimming, boating, archery

and shooting. Plus a choice of a special area of inter-

est of their own.

For the ages of 9 to 11 session during the weeks of

June 28 thru July 31st. They have a choice of four

special areas such as, Conservation Connection (a

good one for first timers) Fishing Camp, Wetland

Wonders or Fantastic Forests.

For ages 12 to 14 session during the weeks of July

12 thru August 7th, the special areas are Hunting Her-

itage, Wilderness Survival, Young Naturalist or Fur

Harvesters.

You must register through the Saginaw Field and

Stream Club, contact Chuck Hoover at 989-790-3836

or ckhoover@att.net

Club Wants and Needs!

Shooters, police your brass, a clean range is a

happy range. There are receptacles to deposit it in

for recycling. The club derives money from this. Do

your bit! Please

Kitchen Help, we need your help in the kitch-

en, This is not the military KP, Chef Carl says it can

be fun, we already have great people but we need

more, pleas come on out on club meeting night.

Call Carl at 989-642-5487

NON-PROFIT ORG

U.S. Postage PAID

SAGINAW MI PERMIT

NO 60

Club Directory Officers

President……… Tom Tesch 989-529-9289

Vice President… Patrick Craig 989-721-0664

Membership Sec .. Kelsey Hanson 989-780-1216

Treasurer……… Andrew Flegler 989-292-1341

Recording Sec..... .Wayne Hanson 989-642-5487

Committee Chairs

Rifle Range………..Rich Singer 989-928-1120

Archery…………… Rob Komyathy 989-971-8540

Cowboy Action……Marty Bell 989-585-3292

Trap & Skeet………Mike Meyer 989-274-4078

25-50 Yrd Rngs Tony Nothelfer 989-498-9954

Black Powder……..Greg Menard 989-781-9332

Meeting Programs Vacant

Newsletter Tom Heritier 989-737-3777

Future Projects Mark Fanning 989-992-7268

Grounds Maint. Don Squires 989-737-6924

Privacy Statement

Saginaw Field and Stream Club maintains information on it’s

membership consisting of name, address, telephone numbers,

email address and date joined. We do not sell, furnish or distrib-

ute this information to anyone. We guarantee the privacy of

your information. Credit Card Numbers are not kept on file, they

are destroyed after use.

Saginaw Field and Stream

Club 1296 N. Gleaner Rd.

Saginaw, Michigan 48609 9495

www.saginawfieldandstream.com

989-642-8312

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