Fort Saskatchewan Fish & Game Association

FORT SASKATCHEWAN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION TROPHY CATEGORIES

Junior Perch Largest Spruce Grouse Junior Walleye Largest Ruffed Grouse Junior Northern Pike Ring-necked Pheasant Junior Trout Largest Whitetail Antlers Junior Master Fisherman Heaviest Whitetail Junior Deer Largest Mule Deer Antlers

Junior Master Big Game Hunter Heaviest Mule Deer

Andrew Young Memorial Junior Trap shoot Largest Moose Antlers Rocky Mountain Whitefish Heaviest Moose Trout Largest Elk Antlers Perch Largest Black Bear Walleye Non-Current Big Game* Northern Pike Largest Big Game With Black Powder Lake Whitefish Master Big Game Hunter Burbot Master Archer Master Fisherman Female Sportsperson of the Year Fort Saskatchewan Fish & Game Association Best Out-of-Province Fish Annual Achievement Catch and Release Photography: Scenery Newsletter, Fall 2012 Largest Mallard Duck Photography: Wildlife Largest Goose Photography: Trophy P.O. Box 3038, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta T8L 2T1 Photography: Trail Camera www.fsfga.com Guidelines:  Junior Awards are eligible to members who are under the age of 16 at the time of entering.  Photographs must be 8"x10" if you want them entered in the Provincial competition

 Entries must be weighed on a scale which has been government tested within the past twelve (12) months, and weight slips must be signed and dated. A metal tape must be used for all measurements. All entries must have been taken by sporting and legal methods in the Province of Alberta or appropriate Province or 2012-13 Calendar of Events

State, and must not be frozen when weighed.  A separate form must be filled out for each entry (eg. heaviest whitetail and whitetail antlers are two separate categories). Nov 21 Club Executive Meeting, Kinsmen Rm, Railway Station, 7 pm

 You may enter a fish or bird that we do not have a trophy for, as it is still eligible for Master Fisherman or a Provincial category (eg. grayling, pheasant, turkey, Dec 12 Annual General Meeting, Kinsmen Rm, Railway Station, 7 pm

etc.). Dec 20 Christmas Social, Pioneer House, 7 pm Jan 16 Club General Meeting, Railway Station, 7 pm (Guest Speaker)  For Big Game categories, weight is the eviscerated carcass, with no head, no hide, no legs, no heart and no liver or other internal organs. Feb 7 Antler Scoring Night, Pioneer House, East Wing Room. 6 pm  You may enter a Big Game category that we do not have a trophy for, as it is still eligible for Master Hunter or a Provincial category (eg. antelope, bighorn Feb 17 Family Day Weekend, Kids' Ice Fishing Derby, Cross Lake, 10 am sheep, etc.). Feb 20 Club Executive Meeting, Railway Station, 7 pm  All entries must have your VALID and UP-TO-DATE Membership Number, otherwise entries will NOT be accepted. The Membership must be purchased Feb 21-23 AFGA Conference, The Sheraton Red Deer Hotel PRIOR to obtaining the species you would like to enter. Feb 27 Club Executive Meeting (Pre Banquet) Railway Station, Kinsmen Rm, 7 pm  All winners will be decided upon by the Trophy Committee, and all decisions will be final. Mar 2 Wild Game Dinner & Trophy Ball, Josephburg Hall

 Please refer to Club Rules and Regulations. Mar 20 Club Executive Meeting, Railway Station, Kinsmen Rm, 7 pm

* Non-Current Big Game: big game species that have never been entered before or recorded. Apr 6 Zone 5 Spring Meeting, Beaver River

Apr 17 Club General Meeting, Railway Station, 7 pm, Kinsmen Rm (Guest Speaker) Good Luck, and Enjoy the Great Outdoors!!! Apr 20 Tri Club Jerrit Zayac Trap Shoot, Mundare Range (Date to be confirmed) Apr 26-28 Trade Fair, Dow Centennial Centre

ALBERTA FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION PROVINCIAL CATEGORIES May 15 Club Executive Meeting, Railway Station, Kinsmen Rm, 7 pm #42020012 May 26 Disabled Fishing Derby, Isle Lake (Camp He Ho Ha) Sheep Northern Pike Birds Jun 1 Legacy Park, Bird House Building, Fort Saskatchewan NT Elk Walleye Canada Goose Jun 5 President's BBQ, Club Cabin, 5 pm Typical Elk Perch Snow Goose Jun 14-16 Fishing Derby, Father's Day Weekend, Location to Be Announced

Jun 19 Club Executive Meeting, Location TBA, 7 pm #007305775 Contract NT Mule Deer Lake Whitefish White Front Goose Agreement

July 7-13 Youth Conservation Camp 1, Narrow Lake Contract #007305775 Contract

Mule Deer Mountain Whitefish Mallard Duck #42020012 Agreement July 17-20 BOW #1 (Become an Outdoor Women), Narrow Lake NT Whitetail Deer Arctic Grayling Pheasant July 21-27 Youth Conservation Camp 2, Narrow Lake Whitetail Deer Goldeneye Merriam’s Turkey July 31-Aug 3 BOW #2 (Become an Outdoor Women), Narrow Lake Moose Lake Trout Aug 7-11 Women's Outdoor Seminar, 20th Anniversary Camp, Alford Lake Black Bear Brook Trout Catch and Release Sep 5 Hunters' Night, Old Log Cabin, Sherwood Park Grizzly Bear (Suspended) Rainbow Trout All species named, plus Bull Trout Sep 8 Andrew Young Junior Trap Shoot, Mundare Range Antelope Brown Trout Sept 18 Club General Meeting, Railway Station, Kinsmen Rm, 7 pm (Guest Speaker) Cougar Cutthroat Trout Photography Oct ?? Zone 5 Fall Meeting Location TBA Wolf Sauger Wildlife Oct 16 Club Executive Meeting, Railway Station, 7 pm Largest Big Game (Bow and Arrow) Burbot Scenery Nov 20 Club Executive Meeting, Railway Station, 7 pm Largest Big Game (Black Powder) Provincial Derby for the Physically Disabled Dec 11 Annual General Meeting, Railway Station, Kinsmen Rm.7 pm Non-Current Largest Trout (Fly Fishing) Dec 19 Christmas Social, Pioneer House, 7 pm Master Trophy Master Fish Trophy

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EXECUTIVE, 2012-2013 FORT SASKATCHEWAN FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 3038, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta T8L 2T1

President Gord Blize 998-0062 Directors at Large Official Entry Form Past President Doug Butler 895-7799 st 1 Vice-President Dan Roth 436-3419 John Homeniuk 764-2422 A SEPARATE FORM MUST BE COMPLETED FOR EACH ENTRY. Please check ALL appropriate boxes nd 2 Vice-President Colin McLean 923-2281 Ingrid & Doug Horner 414-1477  Adult  Fish  Rifle  Fly Fishing Scoring Secretary VACANT Lorne & Betty Knudslien 467-7716  Junior  Bird  Shotgun  Catch & Release  Weight Co-Chair Norm Iwaskiw 992-8409 Howard Johnson 998-2661  Female  Big Game  Black Powder  Out of Province  Photography  Archery Treasurer James Paterson 982-5875 George & Lynn Lord 464-1341 Co-Chair Howard Johnson 998-2661 Ada McLean 923-2261 Location taken: ______Eric Mickailyk 998-7202 Directors, Chairpersons and Committee Members Allan Moeller 464-1981 Adrienne Paterson 982-5875 Membership Andre Radtke 998-1155 Willy Sheskey 992-0869 CONTESTANT (Please print) Trophy Dan Roth 436-3419 Gord Suprovich 974-0177 Co-Chair Robyn Butler 895-7799 Outdoor Rec/Training Doug Butler 895-7799 Honorary Directors at Large Name: ______Age: _____ Membership #:______Date Taken: ______Newsletter Gord Blize 998-0062 Surname / First Name Co-Chair Tella Findlay 998-1509 John Appleton 998-4594 Fishing Graham Morin 720-2669 Ellen Bablitz 998-1037 Address: ______Postal Code: ______Phone #: ______Co-Chairs Roger Gamache 998-7556 George Hargesheimer 796-2391 Street / City / Province Lorne & Betty Knudslien 467-7716 George Shipka 998-4063 Wildlife/Hunting Doug Butler 895-7799 I do hereby swear that the above was LAWFULLY taken in the Province of Alberta/Other: ______Land/Cabin Dan Roth 436-3419 Special Committees – Game Dinner Co-Chairs Roger Gamache 998-7556 Signature: ______Date: ______Andre Radtke 940-5962 Gord & Val Blize 998-0062 James Paterson 982-5875 Doug & Robyn Butler 895-7799 Range VACANT Roger Gamache 998-7556 BIRDS OR FISH (Please print) Co-Chairs Allen Moeller 464-1981 Dennis & Pat Hlushak 998-9877 Jergen Bech 998-4414 Dan Roth 436-3419 Social Val Blize 998-0062 Chris Moeller 464-1981 Co-Chair VACANT Graham Morin 720-2669 Species: ______Fundraising VACANT James & Adrienne Paterson 982-5875 Co-Chairs Robyn Butler (Interim) 895-7799 Weight: ______lb ______oz OR ______kg ______gm (Attach weight Chris Moeller 464-1981 LENGTH Length: ______ft______in OR ______cm Meetings Dennis Hlushak 998-9877 Girth: ______ft ______in OR ______cm Merchandise Chris Moeller 464-1981 Phone Chair Val Blize 998-0062 Name of Lake or Nearest Town/City: ______Place Weighed: ______Publicity Pat Hlushak 998-9877 Youth Committee Gord Blize 998-0062 Witness Weighing Fish/Bird: ______Co-Chairs Brady Johnson 936-6180 Name Address Phone # Andrea Blize 998-0062 Archery Justin Kaban 221-4756 (Cell) Date Weighed: ______Signature: ______936-6399 (Home) Web Page James Paterson 982-5875 Photo Album Robyn Butler 895-7799 BIG GAME (Please print)

CODE OF ETHICS Species: ______Scored/Weighed By: ______Or to be scored by Club: ______1. Will know and strictly obey all Fish and Game laws and all other laws governing conduct of the outdoors activity or recreational activity pursued. Total Points Scored (if applicable, attach Score Sheet): ______Or Weight (attach Weight Slip): ______

2. Will support and actively support the organizations concerned with the welfare of the resources upon which the reactions Signature of Scorer: ______I.D. #: ______Date ______depend. 3. Will consider and respect the rights and concerns of the public generally and practice their recreations with strict observance of the rules of safety, i.e. firearms safety in hunting WITNESS (Please print) 4. Will respect, preserve and protect private property, particularly the land, property and rights of private landowners. 5. Will engage in recreations only with ethical participants and will treat those other participants with courtesy and respect, I, the undersigned, witnessed the taking of the above species and certify that it was LAWFULLY taken in the Province of Alberta or, if outside the Province of unless and until the individuals demonstrate they are unworthy of such consideration. Alberta, where taken: 6. Will strive always, individually and through organizations, to pass onto the next generation the knowledge, skills and ethical traditions of various outdoor recreations. Witness Name (Print): ______Address: ______Phone #: ______Surname / First Name

MISSION STATEMENT Signature: ______

To promote, through education, lobbying and programs, the conservation and utilization of fish and wildlife, and to protect Please see reverse for Guidelines and enhance the habitat they depend upon. Page 19 Page 2 RUFFED GROUSE HUNT – GORDON SUPROVICH PRESIDENT’S REPORT – GORD BLIZE Below are some pictures from the Ruffed Grouse hunt that was auctioned at the March banquet. The hunters were Tom Kampjes and his son Bret and Bret's friend Brody. Well, summer is gone. Where did that go? We are well into Hunting Season. So if you are a th This year the Ruffy population is down and birds are very spooky and flighty, as is normal when the population is down – successful Hunter, we are always seeking donations of wild meat for our 49 Annual Wild Game nd Nature's way of ensuring their survival. Banquet and Trophy Ball on March 2 , 2013. The Club\s deep freezer has been moved from the We did a full day of hunting and were lucky considering the numbers are down to flush nine birds and harvest three of Paterson’s (thank you James and Adrienne) to Armour Self Storage over by Deereland. Thank you, them. Each of the hunters was fortunate to get one bird. We had a camp fire lunch and I gave them the option to hunt or Howard, for making this happen. Usually we are short of Elk meat, so please be successful and shoot clay targets as was included in the hunt. They chose to hunt and take the shells home and do their own clay shooting. donate some. And, thanks to several hours of time by James Paterson, our WEBSITE is now back We did our part in helping to keep our great outdoors as they should be. We picked up any litter and cans or bottles up (www.fsfga.com). If you have anything to contribute, give James a call. Our new Phone Committee Chair has executed a system to get our information out, but I don’t think it is working. discarded by others. We put it into action the other day notifying you all about the four events this month that we need At the end of the day all were happy and tired, to say the least, as a lot of walking took place. I must say the young lads people to help with and we only got one reply. We will have to try something else, I guess! If you did get some ribbing for not being able to keep up to the old boys, LOL. have any suggestions to get YOU involved, please let us know. Speaking of volunteers, we are in DESPERATE need of both a Treasurer (James is leaving the country for a year on a Cheers and Happy Hunting Work Term) and Secretary. If you can find one evening a month and maybe a couple other hours, Please, Please let me know. We also need someone to Chair our Banquet Committee. We still have a month left to try to sell out this year’s Raffle Tickets. Please take a couple books to sell for your Club. See me. Sales are going SLOW. We need your help. The Draw date is December 20th, 2012 at our Christmas Social at the Pioneer House. 1st Prize is a Weekend Getaway for 4 (including four Spa Services) at Village at Pigeon Lake that which is valued at $750. 2nd Prize is a WestJet Travel Voucher $500. 3rd Prize is a 120 Liter YETI Cooler, Waterproof and Bear Proof, valued at $499.99. 4th Prize is an Infra-Red Cooker (Value $159.99). 5th Prize is Celestron Binoculars 10x50 (Value $94.99). So please help us sell these. They are $5 per ticket with 2000 tickets printed. A special thanks to the local businesses that have them as well. If you get a chance, get in and patronize Roland’s Jewellery, Crystal Glass, Husky Mohawk (down town), Drayden Insurance, and Lubex (across the Highway, now known as Jiffy Lube). It is the money that we make from these fundraisers that enables us to send your kids to Narrow Lake Camp and your wives to BOW camp. We sent two youths and we will always sponsor two youth, but sometimes we have been able to send 4, all it takes is an essay. And while we are talking about camps, Narrow Lake has been doing a Winter Survival Camp that is usually between Christmas and New Year’s, and this camp shows the kids that there is a lot to do in the winter months. But the 2011 camp was only attended by four youth (two from us) and some activities were not carried out (Snowshoeing) due to lack of snow. We have a motion in the books to sponsor THREE YOUTHs to this Winter Camp. It will be first come first serve. Your President (AKA Youth Chair as well) has the application forms. Speaking of Camp, Narrow Lake Conservation Centre was really busy this summer. They had 66 youths at the first camp, 20 women at the first BOW Camp, 63 kids at the second youth camp, and 19 women at the second Bow camp. An awesome summer for Narrow Lake, so let’s get your kids to Winter Survival Camp. We have from our Club, the only Youth Winter Survival Instructor for this camp, and Jason Hinken has been a regular attendance at Narrow Lake, being a Councilor for both camps this summer and helping out with the BOW Camp as well. Our Archery Chair has us shooting out Bows in the Bruderheim School Gym. This is due to a lot of leg work by Justin Kaban, Karl Hauch and Murray LaRonde from the Lamont Club. These three fine gentlemen made arrangements with the

School Board, did a presentation to them, and lo & behold, we started flinging arrows in May until June and then start up again on October 11th and every second week after that (October 25th, November 8th, November 22nd. etc). Kudos to Justin as

well, who applied and received a $3644 Grant from Dow’s Community Involvement Program which we will be using to buy

archery equipment. And this summer, for all you archers, Lamont put on three different 3D Archery shoots. Hope you made it

to at least one of them. I did. MY EXPERIENCE – CINNAMON NELSON Now, if we could just get someone to step forward and fill the Range Chair with as much enthusiasm as Justin has with the

Archery Chair Position. The Range Chair is still very much open. I had a great time at the Outdoor Camp this past July. We learned how to shoot shotguns, pistols, and rifles. Most One hundred and eighty Blue Bird Houses were built at the Legacy Park Bird House Building on June 2nd (see my report in importantly, we also learned the rights and wrongs about hunting, and how to survive in the wilderness in all types of here as well). conditions. Only about 45 people showed up at the Presidents BBQ on June 6th At camp we spent the night in lean-tos that we built on our own and were provided with a certain amount of food to survive . The Family Fun Fishing Weekend on June 15th-17th was held up at Fawcett Lake again (see Grahams Report). And would with for the day. We tried out some archery using a variety of targets. Some of us even got to go up and experience shooting from a tree stand. We learned how to canoe and how to bail yourself out of one if ever you found yourself in that situation. We someone please be interested in taking over this chair. Mr. Morin is retired and is thinking of doing more travelling and fishing outside the Province. also had plenty of free time at the water or to do other sports. The food was great too. Awards were given at the end too for We had two ladies go to the BOW program this summer in July (see their report in this Newsletter). best shooter, and archer for example. As Youth Chairman, I was really disappointed in that I had no entries for the 8th Gopher Tail Contest this summer, although

Andrea and I did some major damage to the local population. The 42nd Annual Andrew Young Memorial Junior Trap Shoot

went well on Sunday, September 9th. Court Shenfield was the winner and he will get a ticket to the Banquet in March (see my

report on that). Conference is coming up in February, and with our membership at 350, we are able to send five Voting Delegates and as

many YOUTH ones as we can handle. They have a Great Youth Program as well as Companion Program, so maybe we will th see you in Red Deer. Early Registration is December 15 , so if you want to go let me know.

Page 18 Page 3 PUBLICITY REPORT – PAT HLUSHAK

Guest speakers are invited to three general meetings a year. In April of this year, Lou Carbon of the Wild Bird General 2013 MEMBERSHIP IS NOW DUE Store spoke to the group on Tracking and Studying Wolves and Bison. In September, Ken Walker, taxidermist spoke of his great life adventures. In the past years we have had many interesting speakers and look forward to 2013. If any of you met someone in your outings that you feel would be a great speaker at one of our general meetings, please contact me at [email protected]. The Kinsmen Room in the CN Station has been booked for 2013 and we look Name ______Year of Birth ______forward to seeing more of you at our meetings.

Address ______City ______Postal Code ______

Phone # ______E-Mail Address ______Renowned taxidermist, Ken Walker, at the September

General Meeting Regular $30 _____ Family $40 _____ Senior $20 _____ Senior Family $30 _____ Youth $15 _____

Please list all dependents (with year of birth) if this is a Family Membership: ______

______

______

ATTACH A CHEQUE AND RETURN TO: Fort Saskatchewan Fish & Game Association Box 3038

Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta T8L 2T1

Or pick up your membership at Roland’s Jewelry

THANK YOU. **YOUR MEMBERSHIP COUNTS** (If you have recently renewed your Membership, please disregard this notice.)

Remember, not only does your Membership include access to the Chuck Meyer Pond, but it also goes a long

way to support the Club in our many endeavors. We will continue to fight the gun registry, educate youth

in the outdoors, and improve and preserve the environment for our youth.

Thanks for your Support!!

Your Membership includes:

● Liability Insurance in outdoor activities ● Subscription to The Outdoor Edge magazine

● Access to the cabin and Chuck Meyer Trout Pond

● Eligibility in our Trophy Competitions

● Involvement in all our projects and activities

● The knowledge that you are supporting a good cause and our Club’s many endeavors. We will

continue to

fight for our rights, educate our youth, and preserve our great outdoors and the wildlife that lives in it.

Page 17 Page 4 LAND AND CABIN REPORT – DAN ROTH We had an evening work party on May 30th, just prior to the President's Dinner; that was eventually slowed by some Spring rain. We managed to get some lawn cutting, tree clearing and weed whacking done with three people in attendance. We spent the remaining evening indoors dusting the cabin interior as we enjoyed each other’s company. We wrapped up the Fall season with a work party on October 14th with a strong turnout of twelve people. We repaired the shed roof damaged by a fallen tree, brushed/logged and did some lawn cutting, cleaned up the cabin interior and winterized equipment. The woodlot is aging and a lot of the larger poplar trees have fallen by high winds and as a result tree clearing is ongoing. Members, please help yourselves to the wood pile as more wood than we can possibly use is available. The South trail is pretty clogged again with fallen trees since our last clearing effort and we’ll concentrate on a good trail clean up in the future. Come out to the cabin ….. it’s available for all members and their guests to enjoy! If you have never been there before refer to the map attached for its location on Range Road 205A. To drive in you must open the lock at the gate, and members can contact any of the Executive for the combination. Walking in from the gate is also a way to explore the area. Bring your cross country skis or snowshoes when the winter snow arrives!! And don’t forget to bring wieners to cook at the fire pit! Please don’t forget to sign the guest book inside the cabin! Enjoy!!

Fort Saskatchewan Fish and Game Association Cabin Location

From Fort Saskatchewan, there are two ways to the Cabin:

Val and Andrea Blize at Sobeys selling this year’s Raffle Tickets on October 6th. Where were you? The sales are not going ● Head north on HWY 15 and turn east onto TWP 550. Turn south on RR 205 and then onto 205A. The very well. Make sure you have your book of tickets and are selling them. The draw date is December 20, at the Wine and cabin is on your right. Cheese and Crib Tournament. See you there ● Head south past the prison on RR 224, then turn left

onto TWP 542, then right on RR 205A. The cabin is

on your right.

If you wish vehicle access to the property, you will have to sign out a key from one of the Executive (this

measure is to stop theft from the property). Please light

Do you know your way around a boat? Can you tie fires only in the pits provided and leave the area as you found it, with fires OUT. a Bowline and a Clove Hitch? Are you a competent

sailor or a willing student? Why not book a one

week vacation on a 2007 Beneteau 343 in the

summer of 2013? Give Desolation Sound Yacht

Charters in Comox on Vancouver Island a toll-free

call at 1-877-647-3815 and ask to set sail on the

Brandy Lee owned by Gord and Val Blize. For more

info, phone Gord or Val at 780-998-0062.

Small Engine Repair Lawnmowers, Snowblowers,

Rototillers, Gen Sets, etc.

Lorne Knudslien, (780) 467-7716

Page 16 Page 5 FISHING REPORT – GRAHAM MORIN FORT SASKATCHEWAN FISH AND GAME B.O.W. REPORT – VAL BLIZE AND PAT HLUSHAK

th th We want to THANK the Fort Fish and Game Association for sponsoring us. It was a wonderful experience and a great Our Annual Family Fun Fishing Weekend went on June 15 to 17 , time. We learned a lot, even though Pat says "I thought that I was an outdoorsy type of woman already". 2013 BOW 2012. There were 41 Club members in attendance. A few memberships (Becoming and Outdoor Woman) -- we would be there in a heartbeat. There were only 20 ladies, very personal and almost were renewed, and there were a couple of new memberships – Welcome everyone participated in all the events. Everyone there was great!! We stayed in nice little cabins for four with bunks. I would to the Club. also like to ask Fort Fish and Game and/or another Club to donate mirrors for the walls in each cabin and a night table/dresser The weather was great, lots of fish were caught. This year we changed or shelves for each cabin to make it easier for the women to store stuff. With great events to keep us all very busy, there was it up a bit and kept the fish and had a great fish fry Saturday night everything from: Quading, in which we both ended up as helpers due to our previous quading experiences, and we all came combined with the usual Pot Luck Supper. A Pancake Breakfast was held away with our quading certifications. Thanks to Val for the experience of getting unstuck!! Some would vote for advanced Saturday morning, with the sausages donated by Calahoo Meats out of quading if possible. All the more fun! There was Walk on the Wild Side, which included learning about noxious, edible and Calahoo. Thanks to these fine people for their support. This is like the poison plants. Fire building was a heated experience. Basket making was very involved, from collecting of the roots to soaking umpteenth year they have been doing this. Here are the results: and bending, and then making the basket (need more time and tough on the old fingers). Fish cleaning -- we slid right through that one! They were great roasted on the fire later that night. There were many sizes and types of Guns Guns Guns: skeet Kids: 3-8 yrs Daymian Morin 2.86 lb 21 ¼" Walleye shooting, hand guns and big bore (that was a blast and a bit of a challenge). Pat might start with chicken hunting first, and Val 9-16 yrs Andrea Blize 1.95 lb 18 ¾" Walleye should maybe stick with target shooting! The Outdoor Cooking was all so yummy for those not gluten-free or vegetarian. Pat Cinnamon Nelson 11.6 oz 12 ½“ Perch went out right away and bought a cast-iron pot and has already Ladies Betty Knudslien 2 lb 9 oz Pike tried out some of the recipes. They do need to make some recipe Robyn Butler 4 oz Perch changes, so all diet choices can participate. Canoeing and Men Dave Roth 3 lb 4 oz Pike Kayaking was great fun, a bit of an adventure to the end of the Stan Morin 3 lb 2 oz Walleye lake, where we checked out some methane beds ("excuse me!" Stan Morin 4.8 oz Perch lovely smell). Even though we got poured on at the end, it didn’t dampen our spirits. We did get a little tied up in the Rope making. Thanks to all who attended and helped with the setup, cooking and And of course Geocaching was a lost adventure, but treasure was cleanup, and thanks to Agrium for the donation to help purchase some of found! The Evening camp fires, crafts, 'smores, bannock and stick the prizes. whittling were great fireside entertainment. Last, but totally not least, were the fantastic creative meals thanks to Ian and his

helpers. He even catered to those oddballs like Val, being gluten free, and another lady with a vegetarian diet. We did not even

once have hotdogs!! All around, the organizers did a bang up job, All of you interested ladies should get your names in there, this is

great fun and an awesome learning experience for all, don’t miss out.

Page 6 Page 15 MEMBERSHIP REPORT – ANDRE RADKE Another year and another decrease in memberships! Here it is the end of October and we are sitting at 397 members, better than 2010 when we only had 361, but short of the 438 in 2011.The good thing is that it is less work for me. It appears everyone has to many other interests and the conservation of our Fish and Wildlife has been forgotten about. The Club has Date ______discussed to possibility of increasing the membership fee’s as we are probably the lowest in the Province at $30 for a Regular, but as with everything else the Alberta Fish and Game keeps increasing their rates and we are now at the point that we will start to lose money on our Senior and youth rates of which the numbers keep increasing. Membership price will have to go up Fort Saskatchewan Fish & Game Association so now is the time to renew and perhaps save a few bucks. DID YOU KNOW? Seventh Annual Gopher Tail Competition ● The Alberta Fish and Game Association is Alberta’s oldest and largest conservation organization -- our roots can be March 1st to August 31st, 2011 traced back to 1908! ● Our membership is approximately 19,000 in over 100 clubs throughout Alberta! Being a member increases the strength Entry Form and voice of the AFGA when it deals with government, industry and other organizations on matters and issues of concern to resident outdoor enthusiasts.

Surname ______First Name ______Age: ______MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE: ● Six copies per year of The Outdoor Edge Magazine covering a wide range of topics pertaining to western Canada Address ______Telephone # ______including AFGA news and updates ● $3,000.00 Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage Parent or Guardian’s Name ______● 33% discounts on eye-wear products at Super Store Optical ● Long Distance Savings Program on both land line and Cell phones Parent or Guardian’s Signature ______● Discounts on personal insurance through Allied Insurance Services Ltd. ● Opportunity to participate in youth camps, and other assorted courses Entry Fee Paid: ______● Satisfaction of knowing you support sound resource management and conservation principles ● Increasing the strength and voice of the AFGA when it deals with government, industry, and other organizations on Score Sheet matters and issues of concern to resident outdoor enthusiasts

TREASURER’S REPORT – JAMES PATERSON Since the last Newsletter, the Club has sent youth to the Narrow Lake Conservation Center for summer camp, W omen to both AHEIA (Alberta Hunter Education Instructors Association) and BOW (Becoming an Outdoor Woman) camps. The Club made donations to habitat trust fund

properties and has funded archery shoots and equipment purchase for Thursday night shoots at

Bruderheim School (see Archery Report for further details). The Club also sponsored the Andrew

Young Memorial Trap Shoot and Club Spring Fishing Derby. The Club received proceeds from Rules: the January 2012 Casino, so submit project proposals for conservation-related activities to the

Club Executive. Previous use of proceeds has included community and habitat stewardship 1. The competition is open to all youth 15 years of age and under, members and friends, sons and daughters. donations, sending members to camp, and cabin development. 2. The entry fee is $10.00. Due to a work relocation, the Treasurer position has become available. The overall time 3. Tails can be harvested by any method: Bow & Arrow, rifle, shotgun or snaring. commitment is approximately 3 hours per month to attend Club meetings and another 3-4 hours 4. Permission must be granted by the Landowner to avoid Trespassing Violations. per month to ensure that the books remain balanced, research grants, make deposits, and 5. Tails should be collected in Ziplock bags of 25, labeled with the entrant’s name and phone number, and stored in the ensure cheques are written. Barring a member stepping up to assume this senior Club Executive freezer until they can be handed in. position, the Club will approach the Fort Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce for a volunteer or honorarium based position. 6. The Youth Chairperson will keep the records and declare the winner in Early September. Prizes will be awarded at the If interested, please submit your name to our Club President, Gord Blize. Andrew Young Memorial Junior Trap Shoot held at the Mundare Gun Range on Sunday, September 11th, 2011.

7. A parent or guardian must sign the Entry Form to show that permission has been given to the youth to participate. WEBSITE REPORT – JAMES PATERSON

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Page 14 Page 7 43rd ANNUAL ANDREW YOUNG MEMORIAL JUNIOR TRAP SHOOT – GORD BLIZE ZONE 5 FALL MEETING REPORT – GORD BLIZE & JOHN HOMENIUK On a beautiful bright sunny morning on Sunday, September Lamont hosted the Fall Meeting, with around 36 representatives in attendance from Lloydminster, St. Paul, Beaver River, th Lamont, Mundare and Sherwood Park. Gord Poirier, Alberta Fish and Game Vice President, was also there. This was also the 9 , eleven teenaged youths were out in the great outdoors, th th away from their Nintendos, enjoying the camaraderie and AGM where the elections are done. Zone 5 is working the ABS Casino on Argyll on March 12 and 13 . If you want to help, sportsmanship of a friendly Trap Shoot outing. These young give Steve Witiuk a call (780-464-1450) or me (780-998-0062). And if you did not know and you fish Pigeon Lake, a adults from the Fort Saskatchewan Fish and Game Association Residential Development was planned for the N.W. shore of Pigeon Lake, about a mile west of the spawning grounds. AFGA and the Mundare Fish and Game Club were under the watchful participated in the discussions and presentations to the County of Leduc, who made a decision to reject the proposed eyes of Fort Saskatchewan President Gord Blize, Mundare development. Martin Sharren and Ray Makowecki raised awareness of the impact that this could have on the Walleye Range Officer Dale McCarty and Brenton Field on the Skeet spawning grounds in this lake on behalf of the AFGA. Ray is our Zone 5 Fishing Chair and would like to know if there are any Thrower, as well as station volunteers such as Perry Zyla, lakes that have pike limits that should be changed (for example, a lake that has a lot of small pike but the lake has a 63 cm Howard Johnson, Andre Radtke, Terry Passmore and others to size limit). And if you see any Fish Habitat Alteration cases or incidents, there is a Pollution Hot Line (1-800-222-6514), so call important not to mention. The youth (ages 11 to 16) fired off and report the problem. And as well, if you think there are some lakes that have Walleye limits that should be changed, for over fourteen boxes of 20 gauge shells and destroyed five example, numerous Walleye or too large of a size limit. And something else that is close to us, the Redwater and North cases of clay pigeons at the Mundare Rifle Range. This was all Bruderheim Natural Areas were reclassified to Provincial Recreation Areas in early September, 2012. Thank goodness for us, brought about by the 43rd Annual Andrew Young Memorial the AFGA sat in on these Stakeholder meetings, and both areas will continues to allow hunting and OHV use, but now a Junior Trap Shoot, hosted by the Fort Saskatchewan Fish and Firearms Discharge Permit will be needed. These areas could have been made into a Park where no hunting is allowed. Due Game Association. The morning started off with registration and to the lack of time, (they are not available on the internet yet) you can get a Discharge permit by calling the Regional Parks the signing of waivers at 9:00 AM, then some safety instructions Office (780-960-8170). Currently the permits prohibit shooting within 200 meters of the roadway, but Andy is trying to have this restriction lifted (Upland game birds and shotguns) through his discussion with the Parks Personnel. And, of course, there by the adults, and brief hands-on of the firearms for those who was the Hunting Report (read the Regulations every year) and the Environmental Report. This is just a touch of what is President Gord Blize Receiving $3000 from ACA CEO were at their first Trap Shoot. This year we also had a celebrity discussed at these meetings, and pretty soon, "someone else" won’t be able to go, so YOU will have to! It is very important Todd Zimmerling for the Junior Trap Shoot present, well known Michael Short, of the famous Lets Go that we are well represented at these meetings. Outdoors program. He spent most of the morning with us, with his cameraman following the shooters around. Check his program out and you might see the Trap Shoot on the air! ALBERTA and BRITISH COLUMBIA Perspectives We were very fortunate this year, due to the efforts of Gord and Val Blize, to come up with a $3000 grant from the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA). This money was spent on three Remington 870 in 20 gauge, one Mossburg Bantam in 20 gauge and one Stoeger 12 gauge coach gun double barrel, and a battery-powered skeet thrower, cleaning supplies for the guns and some clays and shells. BC After ten practice rounds (two rounds from each station) and a little break, the competition started in earnest. Two groups Premier Christie Clark of B.C. is jogging with her dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out and attacks the Premier's dog, of four and one group of three shooters were staged. Each group fired five rounds from each of the five shooting stations, for then bites the Premier. The Premier starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie "Bambi" and then realizes she should a total of 25 shots. The winner, Court Shenfield, started out with 7 out of 7 hits and ended up with a total of 20 out of 25. stop because the coyote is only doing what is natural. Second place finisher Brady Johnson, had an 11 hit streak going to get 16 out of 25. And Mark Field, with third place, got 5 for 5 on the second shooting station, to give him a total of 15 out of 25. In any case, there was some awesome shooting by all the She calls animal control. Animal Control captures the coyote and bills the Province $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for youth. Court Shenfield will get a free ticket to our Trophy Banquet in March 2013. All youths received prizes courtesy of the relocating it. The Premier goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for Mundare and Fort Saskatchewan Clubs. The only young lady to show up, who absolutely loved the PINK CAMO Remington diseases from the coyote and on getting her bite wound bandaged. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish 870, nailed ten of the orange flyers. Way to go Andrea Blize. You can certainly give your Dad a run for his money. All in all, & Game conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is now free of the bunch of them shot extremely well. dangerous animals. The Premier spends $50,000 in Provincial funds implementing a "coyote

st Awareness program" for residents of the area. The Provincial Legislature spends $2 million to study how to better treat 1 Place with 20 out of 25 – Court Shenfield rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease throughout the world. 2nd Place with 16 out of 25 – Brady Johnson

3rd Place with 15 out of 25 – Mark Field The Premier's security agent is fired for not stopping the attack. The Province spends $150,000 to hire and train a new agent Many thanks to Val Blize for looking after the moose meat with additional special training re: the nature of coyotes. hamburgers and refreshments, and to everyone else who gave their time to this worthwhile event. Thanks to the Mundare Club for their assistance in setting up and running the range. Much PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files a $5 million suit against the Province. appreciated was their donation of prizes and the Range Officer, Dale McCarty. ALBERTA Unfortunately, there were no entries in our Gopher Tail Contest this past summer, so no prizes were need to be given Premier Alison Redford is jogging with her dog along a nature trail. A Coyote jumps out and attacks the dog. The Premier's away. Come on you youths and parents where are you? We security agent shoots the coyote and keeps jogging. The Premier has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point cartridge. The know there are plenty of gophers out there to go around. crows eat the dead coyote.

And that, my friends, is why B.C. is broke and Alberta is not.

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ARCHERY COMMITTEE – JUSTIN KABAN 43rd Annual Andrew Young Memorial Junior Trap First PlaceThird Winner, Place Winner,Court Shenfield Mark Field After a long wait, the much anticipated archery season has arrived and many archers Second Place Winner, Brady Johnson have already hit the field. Personally I have been chasing elk and mule deer with only memories of 6X6 monarchs bugling at 20 yards with no shot, and hour long stocks through canola fields, only to be busted at 50 yards. With minor disappointment, I am reminded that archery hunting is more than harvesting animals, but spending times in the great outdoors with your family and friends, while experiencing closes heart racing encounters….. in 20 degree weather. Our Club’s archery program has made leaps and bounds in the 2012. With the help of the Lamont Fish and Game Club and many volunteers, we started an indoor archery range at the Bruderheim School Gym. The range was set up every second Thursday from March to June 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Our first season was very successful, with a total of 43 participants, of which 23 were youth. To add this, it is all free for our Club members.

This summer, the Lamont Fish and Game Club also put on three excellent 3D fun shoots, with minimal cost to the user. The course was made up of 30+ targets ranging from 10 to 50 yards, concession, competition shoots and draws for prizes were all included. Plans are in place for a few winter 3D shoots so stay tuned and get out shooting. The indoor archery range restarted in the Bruderheim School Gym on Thursday, October 11th, 2012, and will run bi-weekly until June 2013. Due to the excellent turn out during our last season, we will be splitting our youth and adult groups to allow more room for our users. Youth will participate from 7:00-8:30 pm with coaching from our volunteers, and adults from 8:30 to

10:00 pm. I would like to conclude with some excellent news for our

Archery Program. Dow Chemical Canada has awarded our archery program with grant funding through their Community Enhancement 2nd Place Winner, Brady Johnson Program. The Club was very pleased and would like to thank Dow ST Chemical Canada for their support. The funds will be used to 1 Place Winner, Court Shenfield purchase new equipment (backstop netting, arm guards, re-curve

bows, arrows, targets) to improve facilities for our users. If you

have any questions or are interested in helping out, call me (780- 936-6399. Come on out, do a little shooting and share some

stories from the field.

rd 3 Place Winner, Mark Field

Page 12 Page 9 TROPHY REPORT – DAN ROTH

We hope your 2012 trophy season has been going good so far. We’ve got quite a few entries already and we’re looking forward to seeing them all at our upcoming scoring night at the East Room at Pioneer House on February 7th, 2013 at 7 pm. Come an hour earlier if you can. Please ensure you get 2012 entries in for all Junior and Adult categories before the deadline TROPHY SPONSORS th at our January 16 , 2013 General Meeting. Just another reminder -- we have two NEWER trophy categories available and we want to see more entries in 2012 (started in 2010 season): ● Junior Deer awarded to the junior (under 16 years of age) who bagged the largest Whitetail or Mule deer (horn size) as Junior Walleye ...... Tyne Welding (Ft. Sask.) compared to the Alberta minimum entry. Treebark Cameras is the sponsor for this trophy. Junior Northern Pike ...... Drayden Insurance Ltd. (Ft. Sask.) ● Ring Necked Pheasant is in the trophy program, and thanks to Nordegg Sports in Fort Saskatchewan for their sponsorship. Junior Trout...... Boston Pizza (Ft. Sask.) Overall length from tip of beak to tip of tail is how these are scored for this category. Junior Master Fisherman ...... D&S Concrete Ltd. (Ardrossan) All the photography categories have become very popular, and don’t forget to enter those memorable shots from 2012. Burbot ...... Cheyenne Rig Repair (Gibbons) Please submit these in 8'X10' print size as they are much easier to judge. Rocky Mountain Whitefish ...... Bill & Tella Findlay (Ft. Sask.) All our category winners are submitted to the AFGA Provincial Awards for judging and we’ve had many Club winners at the Lake Whitefish ...... Fort Saskatchewan Autobody Ltd. Provincials over the years!!! Don’t forget to purchase a copy of the updated 2011 AFGA Provincial Trophy Handbook. We Trout ...... Servus Credit Union (Ft. Sask.) have a few copies left. Just in time for Christmas and they would make a great gift! We welcome a few new sponsors for the 2012 season: OK Tire in Fort Saskatchewan for the Heaviest Mule Deer trophy, Perch ...... Husky (Ft. Sask.) the City of Fort Saskatchewan for Junior Master Big Game Hunter, Adrenaline Archery & Outdoors in Ardrossan for Master Walleye ...... GC Systems (Sherwood Park) Archer, and the Hanes family for Black Bear. Northern Pike ...... Tri-Alta Oilfield Industries (Redwater) We’re always looking for new trophy sponsors, so if you or an interested company wishes to support us in the Trophy Catch and Release ...... Ellen Bablitz & Len Gransch Program; please let us know!!! Many thanks to all trophy sponsors for their many years of continued support. We now have Best Out-of-Province Fish ...... Mel Martin's Transfer (Ft. Sask.) over forty sponsored trophy categories! Please remember to honor these sponsors with thanks and your patronage! See them Master Fisherman ...... Roland & Son Jewelry & Trophy Den (Ft. Sask.) listed here in this Newsletter. Largest Mallard Duck ...... Pat Alderson (Ft. Sask.) Attached is a blank entry form, and please remember that a separate form is needed for each entry. It’s a good idea to Largest Goose ...... RWM Industrial Maintenance Ltd. (Ft. Sask.) carry a couple with you whenever you go fishing, hunting or taking wildlife or scenic pictures, so keep a few forms handy in Largest Spruce Grouse ...... Sharon & Graham Morin (Gibbons) your boat or vehicle glove box! Please fill the form out as completely as possible with all the pertinent information and direct Largest Ruffed Grouse ...... Denham's Crystal Chrysler (Ft. Sask.) them to Robyn or Dan by mail, or give them to any Executive member. Largest Ring-Necked Pheasant...... Nordegg Sports (Ft. Sask.) If you have any ideas, questions, or concerns, get in touch with us either by phone or e-mail at: Robyn (H 780-895-7799, E-mail [email protected]) or Dan (H 780-436-3419, E-mail [email protected]) Again; if you would like to sponsor Largest Whitetail Antlers ...... Armour Self Storage (Ft. Sask.) please let us know. Heaviest Whitetail ...... Farnese Insurance Brokers Ltd. (Ft. Sask.) That’s it for this Fall 2012 newsletter from your Trophy Chairman! So, the best to everyone and remember, take a child Largest Mule Deer Antlers ...... Boston Pizza (Ft. Sask.) outside and introduce them to the great outdoors! Heaviest Mule Deer ...... OK Tire (Ft. Sask.) Junior Deer ...... Treebark Cameras (Ft. Sask.) G. Berlinguette Memorial Award-Largest Elk Antlers ...... Keith Thorne (Ft. Sask.) Ernie Thorne Memorial-Largest Moose Antlers ...... Richard Thorne (Vauxhall)

Heaviest Moose ...... Cheyenne Rig Repair (Gibbons) Largest Black Bear ...... Hanes Family (Ft. Sask.)

Largest Non-Current Big Game ...... Gord Suprovich

Largest Big Game Animal-Black Powder ...... Darwin & Dawn Hunter (Christopher Lake, Sask.) Master Archer ...... Adrenaline Archery & Outdoors (Ardrossan)

Female Sportsperson of the Year...... Chris & Ken Engman (Lamont) Andrew Young Junior Trapshoot ...... Ft. Sask. Fish & Game Assoc.

Junior Master Big Game Hunter ...... City of Fort Saskatchewan Master Big Game Hunter ...... Gallason Industrial Cleaning Services (Ft. Sask.)

Scenery Photography ...... Jiffy Lube (Ft. Sask.) Wildlife Photography ...... George Hargescheimer (Bruderheim)

Trail Camera Photography ...... Tree Bark Cameras (Ft. Sask.)

Trophy Photography ...... Doug & Robyn Butler (Lamont) Walter Bablitz Memorial–Annual Achievement ...... Ft. Sask. Fish & Game Assoc.

Lanco Well Services Junior Participation Awards ...... Lanco Well Services

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