www.westseattlesportsmen.org The West Sportsman Issue 3, March 2004 Riffe Lake Fishing Trip opportunities near the park offering (put “Riffe Lake” in the subject We are in the process of planning a both boat and bank fishing. A line) to let us know you are fishing trip for the weekend of walkway for anglers to catch fish going or obtain more April 23rd – 25th to Riffe Lake. For behind Mossyrock includes information. This should be a those of you that do not know, handrails and pole holders. Riffe is fun outing and as usual we will Riffe Lake is located near the town open year round for fishing and plan a Pot Luck for Saturday of Mossyrock about 90 miles south holds a variety of fish including, night. There are cook shelters of Tacoma. Riffe Lake is 23 ½ landlocked coho salmon, rainbow available at the park in case of miles long, has 53 miles of shore- trout, brown trout and bass. Near by rain. line and is managed by Tacoma Power. Swofford Pond is 240-acres and is Big Game Dinner We will be staying at Mossyrock stocked with rainbow and brown The Big Game dinner was a Park located on Riffe Lake. The trout, large mouth bass, channel huge success. We grossed over main park features 24 sites with catfish, and bluegill. For those $2275 at the dinner and will not water and electric hookups, 24 sites interested in some really big fish know the net income until all the without hookups, and 12 walk-in Mayfield Lake located below receipts are turned in. We tent sites. There is a restroom with Mossrock Dam contains Tiger would like to thank everybody showers, a playground is available Muskies. There should be no need who helped with the dinner or for youngsters and there is a 4-lane for reservations this time of year but donated gifts for the raffle boat launch at the park with load- we would like to get an idea of the prizes. A really BIG THANK ing docks. Camping fees are $22 number of people interested in going YOU goes to Roz and Jerry per night for hook-ups, $16 for on this outing. So please call Roz Mascio for all the time and effort none hook-up sites and $11 for walk-in sites. Mascio at 206-937-3614 or email us they put in to making this event at [email protected] a success! There are plenty of fishing Contents

Bowman Bay Fresh Wa- and $10.00 for an extra car. splitting the cost of the site Big Game Dinner ter Fishing Derby Spaces are limited so call Jerry between those that are page 1 Mascio at 206-937-3614 or occupying the shared site. If Bowman Bay Trip We have 10 sites reserved at page 1 Bowman Bay (near Deception email us at you are interested in doing this Guest Speaker Pass) for the weekend of June info@westseattlesportsmen. let Jerry know and we will see page 1 Riffe Lake Trip th th ☺ 4 – 6 for our annual Fresh org (put “Bowman Bay” in the what we can do. page 1 Water Fishing Derby. Come subject line) to reserve your Guest Speaker Events Calendar page 2 join in the fun as we start site or obtain more The next club meeting is Up Coming Matches summer off on one of our best information. To insure your March 3rd at 7 PM. We will page 2 place on this outing Jerry will Junior Shooters Medal family outings. Whether you have Dave Cosser from page 2 enjoy walks on the beach, need $39.00 to cover your Wetland Outfitters and Guest NRA Open International Air good trout fishing at near by camping site on a first to pay Pistol & Rifle Sectionals House to talk about fishing page 2 Heart Lake, Crawdad fishing first go bases. If we fill all the opportunities in South Club Information at Pass Lake or just need at sites or if you want to share a Western , Alaska page 3 NRA Junior 4-P and Junior break from the daily grind you site we may be able to add and his guide service Air Rifle Sectionals will find it on this outing. The more people to one site by (www.fishwetlandoutfitters.co page 4 paying the extra car fee, then Stuff For Sale cost is $39.00 per campsite m). Page 4 1 Junior Shooters Bring Home were held at the Capitol City billed as The Icicle Match. This Medals range. Ronni, Tim, and new year there were no icicles, but a By Kurt Oberloh shooter Candace Eylander stiff breeze and 38 degrees still The first weekend in Jan- competed. Six points short of a put 7 of our West Seattle To- uary brought us snow, ice, and 1st place, Ronni brought home tems to the test. In the prone the start of the junior shooting another silver. Candace in her class, our youngest athletes season. Three members of the very first competition bested her Ryan Copernoll and Stephanie West Seattle Totems, braved class to win first place among Loo both medalled with 3rd and the elements and trekked to her peers. 4th place finishes. Candace Ey- Centralia to compete in the lander put up a score of 475 in Washington State Junior Olym- her first three-position match to pic Rifle Championships. Ronni place 2nd in a field of 10 other D Oberloh shot a personal best class Shooters. score of 1105 out of 1200 to Tim Mar proved he bring home the silver. First owned B class with another 1st place in B Class was Tim Mar place finish. With a score of shooting a 944. With only two 503 out of 600, he finished as weeks of practicing .22, Reid one of the top 8 shooters of the Garton, one of our younger left to right Tim Mar Candace Eylander, Ryan Copernoll, Whats Her Name aka: Kristin Olszewski, Stan, Thing two aka: Ronni day beating many of the A class shooter learned what competi- Oberloh, Stephanie Loo, and Kyle Copernoll and Expert class shooters. This tive rifle shooting is all about. made him eligible to compete in th January 10 , the very Every January the Paul and Olympic style shoot off next weekend, the states Junior Bunyan Rifle club puts on the where he posted a score of 77 Olympic Air Rifle Championship first outdoor shoot of the season in offhand.

Up coming Small bore & Air Matches Events Calendar Feb 21 Puyallup Junior 60-Shot 3-P Feb 28 Olympia Junior Olympic Air Rifle 3-P Championship March 3rd - Club Meeting 7 PM at Mar 6 -7 Roger Dahl Junior 3-P & 3-P Air Rifle Sectionals Range Mar 14 Centralia State 4-P Championship (West) April 23-25 - Riffe Lake Outing Mar 27 Roger Dahl Cub Match (prone & kneeling) June 4-6 - Bowman Bay Outing Apr 24 Puyallup Junior Outdoor Championships May 7 Wenatchee Junior Air Rifle Match If you have any ideas for programs May 8-9 Wenatchee Junior Outdoor Championships to have at the club meeting or any Jun 5-6 Tacoma Schutzenfest / NRA 3-P Championship good outing ideas let one of the Jun 12-13 Tacoma CanAm Prone Officers or Trustees know. You Jun 26-27 Puyallup NRA 3-P Regional may contact us at [email protected]

NRA Open International Air Pistol & Tony Olszewski with a score of 501 For Air Rifle we had a total of 8 Rifle Sectionals (3X). For combined Sharpshooter & shooters. Cameron Hicks was over all On the weekend of February 7-8 the Expert Class there was 8 shooters 1st match winner with a score of 584 (37X) Roger Dahl Rifle Training Range held place went to Noel Vaughn with a score and first expert was WSSC’s own an NRA Open International Air Pistol & of 539 (5X) and 2nd place went to Larry Ronni Oberloh with a score of 531 Rifle Sectionals. WSSC had 9 Club Lohkamp with a score of 531 (2X). (15X). members participate in these matches. Over all Match Winner was Bill Congratulations to all! The results are as follows: Freyfogle with a 563 (14X), 2nd Place was David Buchanan with a 562 (14X), For Air Pistol in Marksman Class there and 3rd place was Rob Cozens with a were 7 shooters first place went to 545 (13X). Issue 3, March 2004 The West Seattle Sportsman 2 www.westseattlesportsmen.org The west Seattle sportsmen's club Sponsors of the Roger Dahl Rifle Training Range OFFICERS TRUSTEES President – Steve Patnode 206-937-5233 Jerry Mascio 206-937-3614 Vice Pres. – Cam Robison 206-431-8337 Frank Novito Secretary – Tony Olszewski 425-226-5643 Rolf Erickson Treasurer – Fred Burr 206-935-4883 Rec. Sec. – Richard George Contact us at [email protected]

The West Seattle Sportsmen's remaining outdoor assets of nat- with a group of his friends on a Club was founded in 1934 by a ural America. The West Seattle charter boat, fresh water fishing group of fourteen men who had Sportsmen's Club helps lead in with other members and their the foresight to see that sports- this fight in the state of Washing- families, have a salmon bake, a men, in a united group, would ton. A member has the opportu- clam feed, or attend a banquet present views, be better heard nity to join others in formulating especially for the ladies. But and achieve goals that were not club action in achieving and there's more - he can shoot on possible when action as unorga- maintaining these goals. nized individuals. The ambitions However, "all work and no play" the club range, go rabbit of these charter members, who is not the format of the club. hunting, and if nothing else, strove for the propagation of Many events are spaced should get $25 worth just by wildlife and habitat as well as the throughout the year to insure a watching the kids of the conservation of all our natural member many chances to community have a real ball at resources, has proven prophetic, participate in sportsmen's the Kid's Fishing Derby. To sum for today multitudes of individu- activities. For $25, what more it all up, a guy gets at least a als and sporting groups are car- hundred dollars worth of fun out rying on the job of conserving the could a man ask than the opportunity to go salmon fishing of a year's membership.

New MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Renewal WEST SEATTLE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB Date______I, ______of ______, Washington, being interested in the propagation and conservation of game birds, game animals, and fish in the State of Washington, do hereby apply for membership in the WEST SEATTLE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB and tender herewith the sum of $______in payment of one year's dues. "I solemnly swear that I will abide by the Constitution and By-Laws of the West Seattle Sportsmen's Club and help in its up-building and I will not willfully disobey the Game Laws wherever I fish or hunt. I will always be a true sportsman both in the field and to my brother members at all times. Signed______If you would like to receive the Club Street Address______News Letter by email check here. City______, Zip______Phone______, Email______Recommended by______(New Only)

The West Seattle Sportsman Issue 3, March 2004 www.seattlesportsmen.org 3 www.westseattlesportsmen.org Issue 3, March 2004 4 NRA Junior 4-P Sectional and Ju- ert Dyer with a score of 378 (17X), our own Kristin Olszewski with a nior Air Rifle Sectional second place went to our own John score of 349 (7X). The Roger Dahl Range hosted an Cozens with a 370 (12X), and third Over all match winner was Cameron NRA Junior 4-Postional Sectional to our own Candance Eylander with Hicks with a score of 387 (24X). and NRA Junior Air Rifle Sectional a score of 365 (13X). Congratulations to all! over the weekend of February 14th – Over all Match winner was Cam- 15th. We had 29 Junior shooters at eron Hicks with a 398 (31X), in sec- Stuff For Sale the 4-P match and the results are as ond place was Jamie Pennington If you have something follows. with a 391 (20X), and in third place you would like to list In the Sub Junior category there was our own Ronni Oberloh with a in this section please were 5 shooters first place went to 388 (22X). send an email to our own Tim Mar with a score of “[email protected]” 392 (9X) and second place went to In the Junior Air Rifle Sectional we listing the item or items you would Ryan Prewitt with a score of 343 had 9 entries. For the Junior ROTC like to sell, the price, and your con- (3X). In the Intermediate Junior category there were 2 shooters, first tact information. Put “Stuff For category there were 10 shooters first place went to Ryan LaLonde with a Sale” in the Subject line of your place went to Jason Harwell with a score of 366 (14X). email. Keep in mind that this comes score of 380 (16X), second place In the Sub Junior Category we had 3 out only once a month. In order to went to Darcie Estep with a 378 shooters with first place going to be listed in the coming month’s (18X), and third place went to Daw- our own Tim Mar with a score of newsletter you will need to have son Morris with a 276 (13X). 326 (3X). your ad emailed to us no later than In the Junior category we had 14 In the Junior Category there was 3 the 20th of the prior month. shooters taking first place was Rob- shooters with first place going to

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