February 2024 Newsletter
BLACK HILLS SPORTSMEN CLUB
The Newsletter of the Black Hills Sportsmen and Sportswomen
Mission Statement: To promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of wildlife and wildlife habitat and to protect the privilege of sportsmen to hunt and fish through advocacy and education.
The Newsletter of the Black Hills Sportsmen and Sportswomen
Mission Statement: To promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of wildlife and wildlife habitat and to protect the privilege of sportsmen to hunt and fish through advocacy and education.
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***Do NOT make us ask again
February 2024
Renew online at www.blackhillssportsmenclub.com OR send us a check to PO BOX 9161, Rapid City, SD 57709
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Greetings From Your President
Send us your hunting Pictures. We need to spice up the photos section.
~Cody Hodson~
Cody is out of town!
Send us your hunting Pictures. We need to spice up the photos section.
~Cody Hodson~
December 20th, 2023 Hunt at Ideal, SD. Brothers (left to right) Terry, Greg & Larry Mayes.
Work starting on the new gun range.
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Trenten Haffley and John Kanta from the GFP will be at our next meeting to discuss the status of big game west river.
Lots of new bills this last week were dropped in the hopper and some big ones. 18 game and fish bills as of today....1-29-24.
SB 173 Landowner-on-own-land license for antlerless elk. Very vague and the commission will hammer out the details
HB 1180 Need legislative approval for GFP to purchase land
HB 1148 Need legislative approval to construct new campground or sites
SB 121 this about vacating section lines. I thinks this is a big one out east, I need to gather more info on this one.
There are bills to increase the fees on habitat stamps for Non-residents, bill to allow free hunting, fishing and camping for Tribal members, E-bikes on the Mickelson trail and more. We will go over the list quickly at our next meeting.
We do need to be concerned about the GFP commissions latest proposal. I do not have the facts on how this got proposed but in the notes before the meeting, non-res waterfowl licenses were slated for no change, however it was proposed to add 315 more non-resident tags during the meeting. Last year they raised the number also after a majority of testimony against it. I guess we again go thru all the motions to not support it even if the GFP and commission will not hear us?
PS DUES ARE DUE
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We have put a lot of time into the web page also. If anyone has input or would like us to add to our webpage please email us at blackhillssportsmenclub@gmail.com
~ Jeff Olson, Treasurer ~
Upcoming Events
Trenten Haffley and John Kanta from the GFP will be at our next meeting to discuss the status of big game west river.
Lots of new bills this last week were dropped in the hopper and some big ones. 18 game and fish bills as of today....1-29-24.
SB 173 Landowner-on-own-land license for antlerless elk. Very vague and the commission will hammer out the details
HB 1180 Need legislative approval for GFP to purchase land
HB 1148 Need legislative approval to construct new campground or sites
SB 121 this about vacating section lines. I thinks this is a big one out east, I need to gather more info on this one.
There are bills to increase the fees on habitat stamps for Non-residents, bill to allow free hunting, fishing and camping for Tribal members, E-bikes on the Mickelson trail and more. We will go over the list quickly at our next meeting.
We do need to be concerned about the GFP commissions latest proposal. I do not have the facts on how this got proposed but in the notes before the meeting, non-res waterfowl licenses were slated for no change, however it was proposed to add 315 more non-resident tags during the meeting. Last year they raised the number also after a majority of testimony against it. I guess we again go thru all the motions to not support it even if the GFP and commission will not hear us?
PS DUES ARE DUE
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We have put a lot of time into the web page also. If anyone has input or would like us to add to our webpage please email us at blackhillssportsmenclub@gmail.com
~ Jeff Olson, Treasurer ~
Upcoming Events
PLEASE NOTE THESE DATES WILL ALL BE LISTED ON THE BHSC WEBSITE UNDER "EVENTS"
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February 6th - BHSC Monthly Member Meeting
Speaker: John Kanta & Trenten Haffley Big Game Status Report
Location: Rushmore Inn & Suites
Time: 11:45 am
February 9th-11th - Black Hills Sports Show & Sale
Doors open Friday 12pm-9pm
Saturday 9am-9pm
Sunday 9am-3pm
Location: The Monument
February 10th - South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures Live & Silent Auction
Location: Cowboy Bar @ The Monument
Time: Registration opens at 5:30
LATER MONTHS:
March 5th - BHSC Monthly Member Meeting
Speaker: Jeremy Keinz
Cleghorn Fish Hatchery Report
Location: Rushmore Inn & Suites
Time: 11:45 am
April 2nd - BHSC Monthly Member Meeting
Speaker: TBD
Location: Rushmore Inn & Suites
Time: 11:45 am
May 7th - BHSC Monthly Member Meeting
Speaker: Lou Conroy
Black Hills National Forest OHV Management Presentation
Location: Rushmore Inn & Suites
Time: 11:45 am
Interested in volunteering for Outdoor Campus West?
For anyone interested in being a volunteer mentor please contact Clint Whitley.
Clint (contact for volunteer hunting/shooting mentors - Hunting 101)
clint.whitley@state.sd.us
For other kinds of volunteering - please visit their website linked below:
https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=1970180025
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- Quote of the Month -
"I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don't apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing."
— Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army General
"I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don't apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing."
— Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army General