The - Saginaw Field and Stream

Saginaw Field and Stream Club Newsletter

The Buzz

Volume 2020, Issue 10 October

Membership Meet-

ing’s

October 15, 2020,

November 12, 2020

CANCELLED

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

From the President

We finally have some good change, the change of seasons. Autumn and the ac-

tivities we enjoy make it my favorite time of year. Outside is beautiful with the majes-

tic colors of mother nature on display. I hope that it gives you as much peace and

satisfaction as it does me.

As 2020 continues to be plagued by chaos, peace is something we all need. What-

ever brings you that state of mind I hope that you find it. Take time for yourself to

decompress, relax, and enjoy what is all around us. Now, perhaps more than ever

before, enjoying Our Little Piece of Up North is crucial for our health.

Information-

● Membership

○ Renewal forms will be mailed beginning October 1st.

○ Renewal forms are available at https://www.saginawfieldandstream.com

○ Online payments are encouraged

○ Note memberships must be renewed by Dec 31,2020

● Sight In Days ○ Nov 7th - Nov 14th ○ 8am - 4pm ○ $5.00 a gun ○ Members and non-members welcomed ○ Experienced volunteers will be present to help you zero your long-

gun. ● Membership meeting for October

○ Canceled due to COVID 19

● F.I.R.E.A.R.M.S project

○ PreBid was held on September 24th at the club house. ○ Bid Opening is scheduled for October 15th at the club house.

● Website

○ Our new website goes live October 1st. ○ We look forward to your feedback.

● Politics

○ Gun rights are once again on the ballot. ○ Research the candidates and vote for who supports the 2A and

conservation.

Thomas Tesch

President, Saginaw Field and Stream

The next Gun Raffle

Smith & Wesson Shield EZ

9MM

$500 is waiting for you if

you’re in attendance at the

Next Membership Meeting

Activities at Saginaw Field and Stream Club, October 2020

27

RC Boats

28

Bullseye Pistol

5PM-9PM

September 29

Trap & Skeet

@ 3PM

Black Powder

6 PM

30

Cowboy Practice

5 PM

1

Skeet @2PM

Multi Gun

5:30 9PM

2

3

Trap & Skeet

@8:30AM-12PM

BANQUET CAN-

CELLED

4

Venturing Mtg

6PM

5

Thomas Twp

PD, 7A-1PM

Pistol Range

Bullseye Pistol

5PM-9PM

6

Trap & Skeet

@ 2PM

7

Bullseye Pistol

5PM-9PM

Cowboy Practice

5 PM

8

Skeet @2PM

Multi Gun 5:30

Last one

9

FBI 25 yard

Range 9AM-3P

10

Trap & Skeet

@8:30AM-12PM

11

12

Bullseye Pistol

5PM-9PM

13

Trap & Skeet

@ 3PM

14

Cowboy Practice

5 PM

Bullseye Pistol

5:30PM-9PM

15

Skeet @2PM

Membership

Meeting CAN-

CELLED

16 17

Trap & Skeet

@8:30AM-12PM

12 Noon Ranges

Closed UML Set

Up

18

Ranges Closed

All Day

Shotgun

Championship

19

Bullseye Pistol

5PM-9PM

20

Trap & Skeet

@ 3PM

21

Cowboy Practice

5 PM

Bullseye Pistol

5:30PM-9PM

22

Skeet @2PM

23 24

Trap & Skeet

@8:30AM-12PM

25

26

Bullseye Pistol

5PM-9PM

27

Trap & Skeet

@ 3PM

28

Cowboy Practice

5 PM

Bullseye Pistol

5:30PM-9PM

29

Skeet @2PM

30

Cowboy Setup

2-5P

31

Cowboy Hollow-

ween Shoot

8-5Pm

Trap & Skeet

@8:30AM-12PM

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

Shot & Wad

by Mike Meyer

My favorite time of year is here. Hi temps in the 60’s and 70’s, making almost all outdoor activity comfortable,

(especially trap and skeet). Low temps are in the 30’s and 40’s, further reducing the number of mosquitos and their inherent threat of

disease. Now is the time to go outside and do stuff. Work on deer blinds, cut shooting lanes, cut wood, split wood, go hiking and, by

the time you read this, go bow hunting. I haven’t bow hunted in a few years, but I still recall the thrill of having a buck suddenly appear

below your tree stand, having snuck up from behind. Then, you have to get in shooting position without alerting him. Any way, get

outside and do stuff. You don’t have to wear a mask, unless it’s camouflage.

With the ongoing pandemic, and the resulting buying frenzy of all things related to firearms, it has been difficult maintaining a stock of

supplies for our reloaders. We have finally managed to get in some powder, primers, wads and shot for the shotgun reloaders, but I

don’t expect the supply to last long. We have a good selection of range brass, and various bullets that have been donated for the rifle

and pistol reloaders, but centerfire primers are almost impossible to get.

Come on out, load up on supplies and shoot a few rounds. Here are the shooters that broke 25 straight or better from Aug 25th to Sep

19th:

Trap Skeet

25 Straight 25 Straight

Bill Otter - 2 Andy Graves - 2

Use for Building Donations

PLEASE FILL OUT COMPLETELY AND PRINT CLEARLY

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Credit Card Number________________________ Expiration Date_________ Signature________________________

Name to Appear on the Donor Display ________________________________________________________________

Club Administrative News

Club

Financial Report

Andrew Flegler

Treasurer

Building Donations

To Date

$177,781.00

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, $48,894.04

Club House, Balance $74,173.96

Checking, $15,139.61 Balance

Savings, $207,732.40

Kelsey Hanson, Membership Secretary

New Members: 16

Associates: 4

Total Membership: 1473

New Members,

Derek Belt, Donald Lynch, Aaron Bedford, Ladell Belvin, William Brad, Nicho-

las Dey, Daniel Eaton, Derek Esler, Cheryl Kolhagen, Lisa MacArthur, Brad

Martin, Thomas Morrissette, Andrew Pittard, Brian Schneider, Erik Shoemak-

er, Stephanie Becker, Jamie Martin, Conner Shoemaker, Mary Lynch.

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!

Hunter Safety Class 2020 Has been cancelled due to the gover-nors orders, contact the DNR in Bay

City. Or go on Line.

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

Member Notice on Range Safety

(from RSO Committee):

Please, note: all members are

responsible for knowing the SOP

(Standard Operating Procedures), es-

pecially where safety on the shoot-

ings ranges is involved. Not only is

it important that members follow

safety rules, but ALL guests must

also follow the rules. To that end,

it is the responsibility of each

member to watch over and instruct

his/her guests while on the shooting

ranges.

Range Safety Officers Needed

Call Carl Hubinger @

989-642-5487

Newsletter Update

After careful consideration, the board of directors has decided to stop mailing printed newsletters, starting in September. Almost half of your yearly dues goes to provide a written newsletter, just to much of an expense. The website has the newsletter and you can down load it and print it. SFSC is one of the few clubs that provides a newsletter of any kind on a monthly basis.

Cowboys Shoot Up a Storm

I bet some of you have been wondering what the cowboys have been doing during the pandemic that

has plagued us since early this year. It certainly put a damper on events and some people. But not everyone

was slowed down. Our hats are off to all the folks who were out in the midst of it, helping others…and they

are still out there, giving it their best. It’s hard to know where to even begin thanking them…there are so

many dedicated and fearless people striving to keep our country safe & healthy. I do not want to slight a sin-

gle person for every moment they spent in helping others. They know who they are and may the Lord bless

each one of them! A big THANK YOU to them all.

The cowboy’s practice nights and matches were put on hold until the club re-opened. It was in mid-

June that we held our first match, with 32 shooters attending. So many things had to be reconsidered in how

we handled the match safely and follow the pandemic guidelines. But cowboy shooters are a determined

bunch and everything went well. And the July and August shoots followed the same protocol with success.

Even the Wednesday night practices found our faithful pards doing a lot of practicing….and laughing.

And that practicing paid off extremely well this year! Every one of our pards attending the state cham-

pionship (Wolverine Rangers Range War) in Port Huron over Labor Day weekend placed in their respective

categories. Let’s just say….we have some awesome cowboy shooters!! And here’s how we all did.

Avalanche Andy Gunfighter 1st place and MI State Champion; 3rd place Men’s P.M. Mini Match

Bad River Marty Elder Statesman Gunfighter 1st place and MI State Champion; 4th place match overall;

4th place Men’s A.M. Mini Match; Side Match Speed Pistol Gunfighter, and 3rd in Top Ten

Men Shooters

Black River Bill Senior Gunfighter 1st place and MI State Champion

Celebrity James Young Gun 2nd Place

Chica Lady Silver Senior 3rd place

Duelin’ Dylan Cowboy 1st place and MI State Champion

Ethan Callahan Classic Cowboy 1st place and MI State Champion; Wild Bunch Traditional 1st place &

overall Wild Bunch; Side-match winner for… Speed Derringer; Speed Pistol Duelist & Wild

Bunch 1911; Speed Shotgun Hammered SxS, 1897, 1887 & Wild Bunch.

Katie Callahan Grande Dame 1st place and MI State Champion; 3rd. place Ladies A.M Mini Match; 4th in Top

Ten Women Shooters

Riverview Rattler 1st Elder Statesman and MI State Champion

The Hysham Kid Duelist 1st place and MI State Champion

Todd All In B-Western 2nd place and MI State Champion

I’ve included a couple pictures and if you have a hankerin’ to learn more about Range War and cowboy

shooting, check out https://www.wolverinerangers.org

Yup! Our cowboys shot up a storm and it was a riot doing it. But our shooting was not the kind of riot

that we are seeing in our country lately. Please support the people trying to keep us secure and safe. I’m not

getting on my soap box except to encourage you to vote in November and to be thankful for what each of us

has. And, of course, remember to live life. Give it your best shot. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

Happy Trails from Katie Callahan

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 989-642-3233

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

Top Photo, State Shoot Possee

Bottom State Shoot

Left the Range

Sympathies to the family’s of Mel Brockett who joined

the club in July of 1991 and

Ronald Albright who joined the club in February of

1974.

Rest in Peace!