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It was a great day for hunting, temps in the low 30s 15mph wind out of the North. Most teams talked about seeing coyotes and just not being able to get them to commit. Our team saw 14 coyotes and only got 2 in rifle range, so we know what the others were experiencing. Seems like they were in love and to busy playing with each other to worry about us hunters. However the Video Format seemed to be a success and we gave some cash to a good cause. The food was great both nights and every hunter walked away with a prize of some kind. When I recieve some pictures I will post them as well. Here are the results:

1. Cody Eaton, Austin Stambach, Amanda Stambach –5 points/2 dogs on video = 66.12 #
2. Cody Birkeland, Brady Birkeland, Voyle Stambach-3.5 points/1 dog on video and 1 not on video =74.12#
3. Jeff Rheborg, Tate Fischer, Darren Fischer- 3.5 points/1 dog on video and 1 dog not on video = 55.12# they were also the little dog winner – 24.4# dog
4. Jared Schofield, Aaron Doolittle – 2.5 points/ 1 dog on video =34.4#
5. Tim Rosencranz, Ed Henschel – 2 points / 2 dogs off video = 59#
6. Pat Donovan, John Donovan – 1 point / no video = 42# Also big dog winner
7. Slade Farlee, Rocky Longbrake – 1 point / no video = 34.8#
8. Jake Harris, CJ Menzel, Jeff Henderson – 1 point/ no video = 31.6#
9. Aaron Terveen, Clay Farlee, Robert McIntosh
10. Brian Starr, Jayde Starr, Skeeter Smith
11. Jess Dennis, Ted Maupin, Cooper Knight
12. Roger Sukup, Evan Anderson, Matt Niesen
13. Troy Swensen, Craig Jost, Bob Stalley
14. Mark Stevens, Courtney Good, Mike Fillaus
15. Murdock Halligan, Bill Bushong, Gereth Bushong
16. Oren Lesmeister, Casey Joens
17. Tommy Dale Vines, Jess Brewer, Vinnie Elsinger

Just want to thank all the hunters again for participating in the fundraiser for Pioneer Hall! Maybe next year we can gather at Pioneer Hall for the hunt! Thanks to everyone for following the rules and keeping it honest. It sure makes it easier to find help to put the next contest on when there is not disputes on the number of coyotes killed OR how they were killed! I want to thank everyone that helped and everyone that donated to the silent auction and door prizes!

Went out to practice our coyote calling for Dupree Dog Days, We had to call in pretty close cover because of the wind, got a couple seen 4, the experts are right you can’t call coyotes in the wind, if you don’t try. Chief shot them both, one across the ice on the Cheyenne, nobody wanted to retrieve him as we were not sure about the Ice. Chief was the lightest but he wouldn’t do it. The 2nd one busted us after we snuck into his bedding area turned the call on, he started running, and Cheif made an awsome shot, didn’t even have time to get the camera out. However we did get a video of Chief making his best Les Johnson immitation. View the Video here: Les than a Johnson

Dupree Dog Days
February 4th & 5th
Dupree Dog Days is a 1 day Predator Calling Contest,

Check in is Friday February 4th, you will Hunt all day February, 5th. You will hunt in teams; at least one team member must be present at rules meeting and Calcutta. Entry Fees are $75 per team, with a 50% payback. Optional Big Dog – Little Dog is $15 with %100 payback
There will be a cash supper starting at 5:30 on Friday Evening, Rules Meeting begins @ 7:30 with Calcutta to follow. 50% of Calcutta along with supper proceeds all benefit the Dupree Pioneer Hall.

Dupree Dog Days Video Hunt
Official Rules and Regulations
• Teams will consist of teams up to 3 people and they must hunt together at all times
• All State hunting regulations must be obeyed on Private, State or Federal Land
• All Tribal hunting regulations must be obeyed on Tribal Land
• All team must have permission to hunt from land operators
• Any game violations will result in immediate disqualification
• A licensed adult above the age of 18 must accompany any hunter under the age of 18
• All animals must be harvested on the day of contest during legal shooting hours ½ hour before sunrise and ½ hour after sunset
• Giving, Exchanging, and-or Accepting animals from hunters not on the 3 man team will result in immediate forfeiture of entry fees
• No Trapped, Snared, Frozen Coyotes will be accepted
• Any coyotes killed with a Shot-Gun will be disqualified
• NO SNOWMOBILES, NO ATVs or AIRCRAFT of any kind
• Running down animals with any motorized vehicle is prohibited
• Each team will be given 7 Mouth Tags; all animals must be tagged as soon as they are taken, & the time of the kill must be written on the tag.
• Number of Points will determine winner of Overall contest,
• Point system: 1 point per animal called and killed, 2.5 points per animal called and killed on videotape
• In case of ties on points the team with most video kills wins, if still tied we will go to total weight
• Weight will determine BIG DOG – LITTLE DOG winners, in case of a tie the dog on video will win, if still tied we will go to time of check in. Team that checked in earliest will break tie.
• Weigh in time is 7:00 Mountain Time, Saturday Night; any team that checks in Animals after this time will be disqualified.
• Judges will be on hand to handle weigh in; Judges will enforce all rules and regulations;
• All teams must be equipped with a picture phone, video camera, or digital camera.
• ALL JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note: These rules are to promote fair chase hunting, if it’s caught on tape there is no fair chase in question, if it is not caught on tape you will still earn points for your kill. There will be extra points awarded for videotaped coyotes.

I tell you what it was hot this weekend. Courtney got to the ranch right before Dark on Thursday evening, deciding to take my 2 year old Krece and go do some scouting we ran across a big buck that I hadn’t seen before. We decided to leave him until morning as we were not going to get much Hunting done with Krece and we had some catching up to do. The next day we went out looking for him on a pond he was close to, after about 2.5 hours of waiting in 80+ degree weather all we saw were 2 antelope and no Bruser, so we decided to hike back to the truck. On the way we saw him, just out of our hunting range, we decided to get closer anyway, we were hoping he would come back to our side of the fence but when evening came he wasn’t any closer. We tried to spot him from long distances and never got him on Video. We saw plenty of Bucks and Does, I made a 527yd shot on a doe and took her to the freezer, but we kept holding out for this Buck. With limited tags this year Courtney was getting ready to go home and I knew Monday was going to be a work day (Me not being Native American and all). So we got him in range and got a kill shot on film. I know that we are not quite ready for our own Hunting show but we enjoy it. We had a great time and can’t wait for next year. Here is the Video

Saturday, October 23, 2010 5:30 PM – Faith, SD

Faith Friends of NRA
Field Rep: Clayton Pederson

Location Contact
Faith Community Center
204 North Main Street
Faith, SD 57626

There is something for everyone at a Friends of NRA banquet. From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere is brimming with excitement. Whether you’re keeping an eye on that unique item in the silent auction, trying your luck at the game tables, or just dining on some delicious food, you’ll be sure to have a good time. It’s a family-friendly event chock-full of everything from exclusive, limited edition merchandise, firearms, knives, art, jewelry, and more. Not to mention all the great people you’ll meet in the process!

Nothing makes a Friends of NRA banquet more unique than the people who make it all happen. Working with NRA Field Staff, thousands of dedicated individuals across America, passionate and concerned about the future of the shooting sports, participate in the program by organizing committees, securing donations, selling tickets, and hosting a Friends of NRA banquet in their communities. Whether you’re serving on the committee or just attending, you’ll meet fire chiefs, engineers, local business owners, law enforcement, and teachers – all mainstream citizens working together to secure the Second Amendment and raise money for the shooting sports.

Amongst the fun and fellowship, Friends of NRA banquets boil down to one goal— fund-raising for the future of the shooting sports. Since its inception in 1992, Friends of NRA has held over 12,000 events, reached over two million attendees and raised over $155 million for The NRA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Each year, The NRA Foundation allocates half of all net proceeds to fund projects within the state in which the money was raised and uses the other half to fund similar projects with a national scope.

Committee volunteers are appointed to State Fund Committees to make recommendations for local grant funding in areas such as youth firearm safety and education programs, hunter education, range development and improvement, women’s training seminars, and wildlife conservation efforts. Recognizing that America’s young people represent the future of the shooting sports, State Fund Committee grants are frequently given to youth programs, allocating more than 50% of grant monies to this important area.

So whether you attend a Friends of NRA banquet for the fun, fellowship, or fund-raising, you can be confident that you are helping safeguard programs across the nation that prepare today’s generations to be tomorrow’s guardians of the Second Amendment.

Sound interesting? To purchase tickets contact the following:
Eric Bogue
Blake Finkbiener
Wes Hotchkiss
Kimball Russell
Steve Payne

Or visit the FoNRA website http://friendsofnra.org/Default.aspx?cid=94