WOODS-WATER-WILDLIFEThe newsletter of the Elk River Sportsman’s Club

October 2013Volume 57, Issue 10

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Club meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every

month, andbegin at 7pm.

The next meeting isOctober 15th, 7pm, at the

ERSC Clubhouse

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Going to the club for some shooting? It’s a good idea to call the clubhouse to ensure the range is open.

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Have you got a sporting photo you’d like to share

with the club?

Photos with game, fish, dogs, exotic locales and

especially childrenwelcome.

Send your digital photos and a brief description to

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Youth Day

September 21st saw beautiful weather and a great turnout for the ERSC annual youth day.

212 kids (375 estimated total) came out to enjoy the fun and games at the various ranges.

Truly a great way to introduce kids to the outdoor sports we all enjoy!

Shooting USA

This summer, the television show “Shooting USA” sent a crew to film the F-Class state championship, hosted by ERSC.

The episode featuring this footage will air October 23rd on the Out-door Channel.

http://www.shootingusa.com/in-dex.html

See your TV listings for time and

channel.

Bathroom Update

The long awaited bathroom project is fully underway. Footings have been poured, and construction con-tinues as this is being written.

Much work remains and volun-teers are still requested (work credit available).

Contact Rick Eason (612-670-8364) or Bruce Hassig (952-249-0283) to volunteer your time.

Cowboy Shoot

On September 14th, the annual Cowboy Shoot was held at ERSC.

Western garb and old fashioned shooting events were enjoyed by all.

Men’s champion Marc Donarski and Lady’s champion Kathy Hagen sharing their cowboy trophy!

Hunting Rifle Sigh-In

This year ERSC will again host the public for hunting rifle sight-ins.

The dates are:

October 12-13October 19-20October 26-27November 2-3

9AM - 5PM

Work credit will be available for volunteers (this will not qualify for RA duty). Contact Rick Eason if you’re interested in volunteering.

ERSC Youth Score Big at 4H State Invitational

Fellow ERSC youth instructors Bob Cassell, Ken Schurter and I are very proud to write that ERSC youth from this summer’s Monday night trap classes took_first_ in the state at the 4H Invitational on September 6th through the 8th.

The tables below show the results. Students denoted with an (NM) are non-member students who were at the Monday night classes as well. Please give all of these kids congratulations when you see them at the club.

There were many other impres-sive results in various competi-tions from member youth as well. These students have spent many years shooting air rifle, .22, trap, and black powder at ERSC and it’s clearly paid off:

- James Cassel took 5th place both

in senior trap and in senior black powder pistol individually state-wide. James was on the senior trap team that came in 1st.

- Sam Cassell took 1st place in the state against all other senior field(open) sight rifle shooters in .22 competition, and 1st place in the state at black powder rifle/pistol. He even outshot many of the .22 target (peep) sight shooters as well. Sam did so well at .22 the judges wanted to see his rifle and observe his technique. Even more impres-sive is that Sam’s front sight fell off as he began to shoot .22 and had to re-secure it on a guess as to where it had been. (He shot 10 points below his average class score, but I’ll forgive him this time.) Sam was also on the state championsenior trap team and came in 15th individually in senior trap. He took 8th place individually statewide in senior class A recurve archery.

- Christopher Grovender took 14th place individually statewide inintermediate trap, and 3rd at the intermediate black powder toma-

hawk throw. This was his first year hawk-throwing and with little practice making his success very notable.

- Ethan Schurter took 7th place individually statewide in senior class A recurve archery. He took 10th place individually statewide in senior trap. Ethan was also on the senior trap team that came in 1st.

Please give these kids a pat on the back when you see them and en-courage them to keep shooting.

Also, a hearty thanks from the youth class coaches and volunteers for providing range time for youth shooting events so that youth can learn and grow in these sports.

I’d like to especially thank mem-bers Curt Barnier, Ed Church, Tom Fritz, Merle Kratzke, Scott LaPlante, Russ Overbye, and Wade Street for helping with youth classes. Please consider volunteer-ing to assist with these classes and/or bringing your youth to them to keep them successful.

John Grovender, Youth Marksman-ship

Individual Trap Results

Name Event Score Individual Rank James Cassell Senior 94/100 5th Place Nikki Cassell Intermediate 30/50 99th Place Sam Cassell Senior 92/100 15th Place

Chris Grovender Intermediate 45/50 14th Place Ethan Schurter Senior 93/100 10th Place

Senior Trap Team Results

Class Member Name Score Team Rank James Cassell 94

Samuel Cassell 92 Greg Pelle (NM) 87 Ethan Schurter 93

Chris Thoe (NM) 89 Team Total 455 1st of 28 teams

Intermediate Trap Team Results

Class Member Name Score Team Rank Nikki Cassell 30

Dorothea Clark (NM) 41 Chris Grovender 45

Anna Mundahl (NM) 23 Team Total 139 13th out of 19 teams

.22 Rifle Individual Results

Class Member Name Event Score Individual Rank Samuel Cassell Sr. Field (Open) Sights 221 1st place

Chris Grovender Int. Target (Peep) Sights 206 below 10th place

Senior .22 Field (Open) Sight Rifle Team Results Class Member Name Score Team Rank

Samuel Cassell 221 Anthony Morse (NM) 19

Team Total 240 4th of 8 teams

Senior .22 Target (Peep) Sight Rifle Team Results Class Member Name Score Team Rank

Chris Grovender 206 Nicholas Singleton (NM) 207

Team Total 413 10th of 12 teams

Hello Members,

It is finally Fall! We have had a great summer at the club. Nearly all the activities have shut down for the year. The club had a great fall work day. Many projects were completed before the weather turned wet. If you are still looking for an opportunity to fulfill your work credit obligation, please contact an Activity Chair. All the Activity Chairs have a few odds and ends that need completing before winter.

The deer rifle sight-in starts in a few weeks. Please plan ahead when coming out to the range on the sight-in week-ends. All guests will have to pay to shoot during established sight-in hours. The 25/50 and 100 yard ranges get busy later in the month so even as a member, you may have to wait for a bench. Also consider helping staff the sight-in, it is a great way to get a work credit and sight-in your firearms during the slow periods.

If you have been to the clubhouse recently, you have noticed the kitchen area and some of the concrete floor has been removed. The bathroom project has started. Please be patient with the process, we are all volunteers.

Have a great October!

Scott Olson, President

President’s Report

With three months remaining in the year, there are currently -0- open shifts. Will you be able to renew your member-ship? No RA shifts means no renewal. That’s just a fact of life. Members who have waited until the last minute will have a rude wake up call.

Already Lisa and I have had emails and phone calls regarding RA shifts. Nothing has changed- You cannot work a 2014 shift for 2013 since you won’t be a member in 2014. If you are short RA shift, your only chance to remain a mem-ber is to buy your RA shifts from one of the members listed on the clipboard at the clubhouse.

Do not call Lisa or myself, we cannot help you. We have asked, begged, pleaded, and warned members all year to work RA shifts so members wouldn’t be left out in the cold with no RA shifts. So this should be no surprise to members that waited until the last minute to realize their membership could be at risk.

Membership renewals will be going out sometime in October. If you joined the club in 2009 or later, remember you will need to send a copy of your NRA membership card or NRA mailing label from your NRA magazine. The card must show your NRA expiration date, showing you are a current member through January 1, 2014. Many new members joined the NRA the last few months of the year they joined ERSC, so if you haven’t renewed your NRA membership get it in the works ASAP. If your NRA card says Life, Patron, Endowment Member don’t worry about the expiration date.

Once renewals are under way, the RA website will open up for 2014 so members can start signing up for the RA shifts they want. The earlier you renew, the sooner you get the new 2014 code to access the website.

The Sight In will be going on in October and helpers are needed for the event. Work Credit is what you can earn for helping at the Sight In. There will be NO extra RA shifts for working the Sight In. This is a Board decision and will not change. Cathy Hagen

Membership Secretary’s Report

POLICY UPDATE Changes to ERSC Rules or Procedures that have been

officially adopted as club policy

Effective Date: September 10, 2013

Subject: Range Attendant Policy Details of the Range Attendant policy were not included in the February 2013 edition of the Member Manual because we realized

it would be been necessary to alter or adjust them over time. However, the policy was published in the club newsletter in 2009 and has been included in all member and new member orientation sessions since then.

Page 17 of the Member Manual refers to the requirement that all members work RA shifts. Here is the current policy, for your reference:

Range Attendant (RA) shifts will continue to be scheduled two per day from the first of March until the end of October, which roughly coincides with Daylight Savings Time. From November through February, only one shift per day will be scheduled.

Regular members must perform two RA shifts per year in order to renew their membership for the coming year. Members who reached age 70 the previous year are exempt from this requirement. Members that have not worked or made arrangements to have two Range Attendant shifts credited to them by December 31st will not be eligible to renew their ERSC membership.

Sign-up for shifts will continue to be via the club web site, and members without internet access may call the Membership Secretary or Corresponding Secretary to sign them up. The member should select several possible shifts/dates before calling, so the Officer has options if the first or second choice of the member is already taken.

Members may work additional open shifts, but may not sign up more than 24 hours in advance, so as to give members who have not worked their required shifts every opportunity to sign up first. Those members may then donate the shift(s) to another member, or may sell them to other members. Such a transaction shall be strictly between the members, and will not be handled by the Membership Secretary or other club Officers. Members with extra shifts to sell should post their name and number at the clubhouse. These extra RA shifts cannot be substituted for a Work Credit.

There must be one RA in the clubhouse at all times to monitor the gate, sign-in sheets and club phone. The other RA periodically patrols the club grounds and ranges.

RA’s may shoot firearms, airguns or archery during their shift, but should use common sense and limit this time so as not to ignore their RA duties; it is recommended this be limited to one hour at times when the range is not busy. RA’s may invite guests to the club during their shift, but the guests should not expect to shoot, except archery or airgun in the clubhouse.

Two RA’s are required for each shift. Associate members may work a shift and give credit to another member, but at least one RA on each shift must be a full member. Junior members do not qualify to work RA shifts.

If there are no Range Attendants on duty, the club is closed. No firearm shooting is allowed.

Range Attendants are not required for shooting archery or airgun, walking/hiking, camping, or work projects. However, non-members must still be accompanied by members while on the property, as per the club’s guest policy.

If only one Range Attendant is on site, all firearm ranges are closed. If only one member works a shift, that member will receive full credit for the shift worked. No credit is given for partial shifts.

Sanctioned, scheduled club events, as approved by the Board of Directors, are explicitly allowed to occur in the absence of two RA’s if the event organizer and another member serve as local Range Attendants for the club event. These designated RA’s are allowed to participate in the event. Only the range hosting the event will be open; all other firearm ranges would be closed. Signs will notify members if this situation occurs.

It doesn’t take much up-angle on a rifle to have a bullet land miles down-range. That’s why it’s so important that hunters and target shooters always orient their barrels in a safe direction (and angle). Shooters may not realize how much a small tilt of the barrel (above horizontal) can alter a bullet’s trajectory.

How many degrees of muzzle elevation do you think it would take to hit a barn at 3000 yards? Ten Degrees? Twenty Degrees? Actu-ally the answer is much less — for a typical hunting cartridge, five to seven degrees of up-angle on the rifle is enough to create a trajec-tory that will have your bullet impacting at 3000 yards — that’s 1.7 miles away!Five degrees isn’t much at all. Look at the diagram below.

The angle actually displayed for the up-tilted rifle is a true 5.07 degrees (above horizontal). Using JBM Ballistics, we calculated 5.07° as the angle that would produce a 3000-yard impact with a 185gr .30-caliber bullet launched at 2850 fps MV. That would be a moderate “book load” for a .300 Win Mag deer rifle. Here’s how we derived the angle value. Using Litz-derived BCs for a 185gr Berger Hunting VLD launched at 2850 fps, the drop at 3000 yards is 304.1 MOA (Minutes of Angle), assuming a 100-yard zero. This was calculated using a G7 BC with the JBM Ballistics Program. There are 60 MOA for each 1 degree of Angle. Thus, 304.1 MOA equals 5.068 degrees. So, that means that if you tilt up your muzzle just slightly over five degrees, your 185gr bullet (2850 fps MV) will impact 3000 yards down-range. Figuring Trajectories with Different Bullets and MVs If the bullet travels slower, or if you shoot a bullet with a lower BC, the angle el-evation required for a 3000-yard impact goes up, but the principle is the same. Let’s say you have a 168gr HPBT MatchKing launched at 2750 fps MV from a .308 Winchester. (That’s a typical tactical load.) With a 100-yard zero, the total drop is 440.1 MOA, or 7.335 degrees. That’s more up-tilt than our example above, but seven degrees is still not that much, when you consider how a rifle might be handled during a negligent discharge. Think about a hunter getting into position for a prone shot. If careless, he could easily touch off the trigger with a muzzle up-angle of 10 degrees or more. Even when shooting from the bench, there is the possibility of discharging a rifle before the gun is leveled, sending the shot over the berm and, potentially, thousands of yards down-range.

Hopefully this article has shown folks that a very small amount of barrel elevation can make a huge difference in your bullet’s trajec-tory, and where it eventually lands. Nobody wants to put holes in a distant neighbor’s house, or worse yet, have the shot cause injury. Let’s go back to our original example of a 185gr bullet with a MV of 2850 fps. According to JBM, this projectile will still be traveling 687 fps at 3000 yards, with 193.7 ft/lbs of retained energy at that distance. That’s more than enough energy to be deadly.

Reprinted from AccurateShooter.com

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Scott Olson President 763-263-0015 pullbanger@aol.comDavid Granlund Vice President 763-441-7584, 612-369-6235 dlgranlund@msn.comLisa Olson Corresponding Secretary 763-263-0015 erscinfo4u@aol.comTammy Standahl Recording Secretary 612-508-0651 tkstandahl@yahoo.comBrad Stevens Treasurer 763-441-8196 BStevens@alerusmail.comJon Thompson Finance Officer 763-263-9587 rsgear@charter.netErik Felt Conservation Officer 612-849-8282 erik.felt@gmail.comMerle Kratzke Sergeant at Arms 763-441-1381 mmkratzke@hotmail.comPaul Wherley Sergeant at Arms 763-755-8002Jon Clauson Research 612-251-4286 nosualc@gmail.comCathy Hagen Membership Secretary 763-529-4113 cathy_hagen@msn.com

2013 Contact List

Club Officers

Activity Chairs

Board of Directors - At LargeGary Boham 612-210-9956 garyboham@gmail.comRon Volrath 612-210-8002John Hein 763-786-2338 jnhein@comcast.netFred Hiller 763-238-1654 tankbuoy@gmail.comLoren Kohnen 763-498-8321 Mtrowst76@aol.comChad LeMieux 763-856-4812 chadlem@connections-etc.netMatt Moberg 763-441-8114, 612-849-4160 mmmatcher@aol.comJim Schmitt 763-441-8080 jkschmitt58@gmail.comJeff Westlund 763-767-2477 jwg@thewginc.comDan Whalen 763-350-3187 whalen3949@msn.com

Leo Huhta Small Bore 763-566-2009 leo.huhta@remmele.comMike Miceli KD Range 612-701-7531 micelimike@yahoo.comRick Eason 100-yard Range 763-241-2154, 612-670-8364 reason1941@msn.comDave Jaeger 25/50-yard Range 847-942-6034 djaeger101@charter.netMarc Donarski Pistol Range 612-309-6856 m.donarski@att.netEd Church Shotgun Ranges 763-274-0458 ECH116@aol.comShane Rosby Archery shane@rosbypainting.comScott Rasmusson Camping 763-241-1513 srraz@charter.netRobert Mohs Firearms Safety 320-345-0478 robert_mohs@yahoo.comCheryl Moberg Club Food 763-441-8114 mmmatcher@aol.comJon Clauson Newsletter 612-251-4286 erscnews@gmail.com

Elk  River  Sportsman’s  Club  3rd  Annual  F-­‐Class  

Prairie  Dog  Championship    This  event  will  take  place  on  Saturday,  October  19th  with  the  first  shot  headed  down  range  at  the  Prairie  Dogs  at  9:00am.    Registration  starts  at  7:30am  and  runs  until  8:30am.      The  Entry  Fee  for  this  event  is  just  $20.00.      How  this  event  works  is  as  follows:    We  start  out  at  200  yards  and  give  you  unlimited  sighters  at  a  paper  target  to  get  your  zero.        We  then  staple  up  four  targets  with  three  Prairie  Dogs  on  each  target  for  a  total  of  12  Prairie  Dogs  to  shoot  at.    There  is  also  a  half  inch  orange  circle  on  each  Prairie  Dog  to  represent  the  heart  shot.    Hitting  that  circle  is  considered  your  X  Count  for  score.    However,  that  circle  is  located  near  the  side  or  edge  of  the  Prairie  Dog  silhouette,  so  use  caution  when  shooting  at  the  heart  because  you  may  miss  the  Prairie  Dog  entirely.    You  then  have  12  minutes  with  12  rounds  to  shoot  at  12  Prairie  Dogs.    You  can  only  hit  each  Prairie  Dog  once.    If  you  hit  the  same  Prairie  Dog  twice,  the  second  hit  doesn’t  count  towards  your  score.    The  person  pulling  targets  in  the  pit  will  pull  the  target  down  to  see  if  you  hit  a  Prairie  Dog.    If  your  bullet  hit  inside  the  Prairie  Dog  silhouette,  he  or  she  will  spray  the  bullet  hole  with  red  spray  paint  and  send  the  target  up.    You  will  see  its  hit  by  the  red  paint  on  the  hole  somewhere  on  the  Prairie  Dog.    You  then  move  on  to  the  next  Prairie  Dog  on  the  target.    Once  all  12  shots  are  out,  we  mark  down  how  many  Prairie  Dogs  were  hit,  and  how  many  heart  shots  there  were  and  move  back  to  300  yards  and  do  it  all  again.    You  will  then  have  unlimited  sighters  at  300  yards  to  get  your  zero,  and  then  have  12  minutes  with  12  rounds  to  shoot  at  12  Prairie  Dogs.    After  all  shooting  is  complete;  we  will  see  how  many  of  the  24  Prairie  Dogs  you  hit  and  how  many  heart  shots  you  had.    We  can  then  determine  who  the  next  Prairie  Dog  Champion  will  be.    There  will  be  prize  money  paid  out  for  the  top  three  places.    First  place  will  also  be  awarded  the  prestigious  traveling  trophy  for  being  the  “Prairie  Dog  Champion”.      Come  on  out  and  enjoy  this  different  and  fun  event.    It  only  takes  about  three  hours  to  do  the  two  different  yardages.      

See  you  there!  

20309 Meadowvale Road (Co Rd 32) (1 mile west of Elk River Golf Club)

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Newsletter Editor

Jon Clauson

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