August 2003 NEWSLETTER SNAKE RIVER SPORTSMAN And GUN DOG ASSOCIATION

Upcoming events:

Fall Fun Trial – Start time: 7:30 a.m.

Saturday September 6, 2003

The location is the farm (and home) of Jack and Susie Flack, 2732 Snow Road off Hwy 95 south of Moscow. Two separate fields will be planted – one with pheasants and one with bobwhite quail. Braces are limited and are quickly filling up! Please register early – before September 5! Contact Nance Ceccarelli via email njc@moscow.com or by phone at 208-883-0752 (eves…this is our home number, and you are encouraged to LEAVE A MESSAGE!)

Directions to Flack's Field: Heading south out of Moscow, ID go 2.5 miles past Columbia Tractor (the John Deere dealership) on highway 95. Turn right (west) on Snow Road Continue on Snow Road past the shop(s) and farm home. Watch for club signs along the way!

· Volunteers should arrive no later than 6:45 a.m.

· Same day registration will begin at 7 a.m.

· The first brace will be planted at 7:15 a.m.

Volunteers just like YOU are needed to ensure our club’s success! We are seeking volunteers to help set up and tear down. We need an additional four more volunteers to assist with planting birds. For specific job descriptions and to request your own special assignment as a trial volunteer, please give Nance a call (208-883-0752). (Volunteers will receive a complimentary lunch!)

Lunch is to be a potluck – always a delicious affair. Please bring a main dish, dessert, salad or side dish to share. Minimal charge of $2.00 will cover the club’s costs for paper products, utensils and beverages.

During lunch, or just after, John “Doc” Kramer will present a brief training session on dog health and conditioning prior to and during the hunting season…ARE YOU and YOUR DOG READY?

Palouse Friends of NRA 3^rd Annual Banquet – 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 18, 2003

For dinner tickets and further information contact Nance Ceccarelli, 208-883-0752, nancec@uidaho.edu. Raffle tickets are available for a chance on the NRA 2003 Gun of the Year Beretta AL391 Urika shotgun in 20 gauge with gold inlaid art and NRA medallion. Also, included in the raffle is the matching print of the artwork engraved on the shotgun, “No Sure Thing” by artist Paco Young. This features a lovely English Setter and forest grouse. You need not be present to win.

Calendar of Upcoming events

September 13 Clearwater Pointing Dog Club NSTRA sanctioned trial – Snow Farms, Moscow ID

October 1 Pheasants Forever – Annual Dinner and Auction, The Helm Restaurant, Lewiston, ID

November 1 Pheasants Forever and IDFG Youth Hunt, Lewiston Gun Club and Hells Canyon State Park, Lewiston ID

November Annual Turkey Shoot location TBD

TWENTY-FIVE (25!) club members and friends came out for a fabulous day of Shooting, bull-shooting, and baloney at Outback Sporting Clays in Palouse, WA earlier this month. What a great day. If you weren’t there, you missed a great deal of fun and fabulous food. Everyone hit something at least once; and all of us ( including yours truly) broke a target or two. The day was cool enough to get folks thinking about fall & hunting and the course was an easy comfortable walk…just right to start getting in shape. Our hosts, Darlene and Jerry Schwartzman, have set up a challenging, yet achievable course of clays. Super Shooter Barry Bregert and his lavender Fiocchi shells set a course record. Mary McKinney and I enjoyed a quiet moment with a fawn as s/he left the wheat field in search of a quieter place to nap. Meanwhile, John “Doc” Kramer simply curled up in his car, under a tree at the Hershaws for his siesta. And, speaking of the Hershaws, “Cajun” Cam’s gumbo was truly a tasty treat! Thank you for hosting the potluck! Many of the crowd enjoyed the second sampling of Bart the Brewmaster’s Beer.

DID YOU KNOW?

Hunting season is JUST around the corner! Are you ready? Do you have your access “permissions” lined up? Have you walked around in those brand new boots yet? Did you replace the missing or torn button on that favorite jacket yet? Where is that hat you put away last winter? Many early and excited hunting days result in injuries that impact the rest of the year. So, what about your physical condition? Just like a top notch athlete, hunting requires that your muscles, skeleton, and brain are in shape and ready to react at a moment’s notice. We spend a great deal of time and effort getting our dogs ready and forget to take care of OUR bodies. Stretch, Walk, Twist, Lunge, Reach, Lift, Pull, Push – get moving! Be smart, be safe, and have a great season!

EP’s

Litter of ENGLISH POINTER pups…this is a repeat of the same great breeding that produced: Jerry Thiessen’s TANNER, John Kramer’s TIPPIE, and Dick Chapman’s WACKO. This editor has been down to see these cute little creatures – and they steal your heart!

Call Dick Chapman 208-743-5548.

More EP’s

This is an excellent breeding of FDSB pointer pups. The Dam is from Gunsmoke Kennels; the sire is Dick Chapman’s L.V. 2 females @$400.00 and 2 males @$350.00. Pups are socialized and have had shots, wormed and dewclaws removed. Contact Gary Thompson (208-875-0799) or garyt@turbonet.com for further details, pictures, etc.

GWP’s

Ted Downs has a only one male puppy left!!! This little guy’s sister was in attendance at the August Sporting Clays event. What a cutie! Please contact Ted @ 208-746-2913.

Enclosed in this issue is an updated membership roster