January 2012 Gun and Knife Shows

Minnesota Gun and Knife shows for the month of January:

14 and 15: Rochester Mayo Civic Center
21 and 22: Military Gun Show, St Paul Armory
21 and 22: Cloquet National Guard Armory
28 and 29: Duluth Convention Center

NOTE: ALWAYS CALL AHEAD - Call before traveling to
any show that is a distance from home. Show dates and locations
can and do change.

Cold Water Facts...

**Hypothermia means losing heat faster than your body can produce it.
**For most of the year, water in Minnesota lakes is cold enough to kill you.
**Alcohol doesn't make you warmer, but it does impair balance, coordination and judgment.
**Hypothermia kills by eliminating your ability to swim and stay afloat.
**Hypothermia symptoms include continual shivering, numbness, poor coordination, slurred speech and personality changes.
**A strong swimmer has only about a 50/50 chance of reaching shore one-half mile away in 50 degree water.
**Most hypothermia deaths involve non-PFD wearing victims who had no intention of entering the water.

Photo by Dick K.

December 2011 Gun Shows

Could find no scheduled shows for the month of
December 2011. January 2012 looks good tho.

Photo by Dick K

Sighting in 2011

Young and old get a turn.

Time for a donut and a cup of coffee before the next group.

Spotting scopes are necessary.

Again, due to the shortage of help, it was decided to hold "sighting in days" on just one weekend,
instead of two. Over fifty rifles come out to use the range October 29 and 30. The weather was
nice and everything went well. Workers got grilled hamburgers.

Repeat Club members who were out to assist were: Bill Hammond, Jim Richards, Dick Klinzing,
Bob Spoke, Bernie Stahl, J.D. Stainbrook, Lathan Houghton, Ken Schlueter, Gene Dessellier, John Nicholas, Dave Youngman, Bob Maki and Phil Markus.

Photos by Dick K.

Archery Range

This past summer, the Club rebuilt the Archery Range with a shed to enclose the new
target bales. We will also be able to cover the front during the winter time period. There was a lot of use this fall. Although signs have been posted NOT to shoot
broadheads, there has been one or two individuals who cannot read or assume that the sign
does not apply to them. Broadheads will cut the bale, whereas target arrows will not. If you would like to bring a deer stand and use with the power pole and bring a target deer, that is
what the pole is for.
This was the Clubs 2011 big expense item. Members who worked on this project were:
Bill Hammond, Dave Youngman, John Nicholas, Ken Schlueter, Jim Richards, Bill
Williams and Gene Dessellier.

Photos by Dick K.

More 2011 deer/fish

Jake and Brandon Mackai with a 2 pound 14 oz Bass and a 3 pond 1 oz Bass.


Paul Swartz and his 8 pound, 29 inch Walleye.


Scott Swanson and a nice 12 pointer.


Nathan Bjork and his very nice 15 pointer. Great rack.

Submitted photos by Blomberg and Sons

2011 deer/fish

Pete Berg with his nice 8 point Buck.
L. Goedderz with his nice 8 point buck.

Hayden Jokela, 6 years old, with a 30 inch 9 pound walley.


Megan Lund with her first deer, a 10 pointer.

Submitted photos by Blomberg and Sons