blackhillssportsmenclub@gmail.com | PO BOX 9161, Rapid City, SD 57709

September 2025 Newsletter

BLACK HILLS SPORTSMEN CLUB
The Newsletter of the Black Hills Sportsmen and Sportswomen
Mission Statement: To promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of wildlife and wildlife habitat and to protect the privilege of sportsmen to hunt and fish through advocacy and education.

 



August 2025

Greetings From Your President

Our President is AWOL this month!

~Cody Hodson~

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-SEND A NEWSLETTER PIECE/STORY & PICTURE TO US-
 
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW INPUT FROM OUR MEMBERS!! 
 Josh Hauar will be our speaker this week.   He is a pro-sportsmen, conservationist reporter for Searchlight and a few other publications.   Being an avid sportsman from South Dakota, he has been a great voice for our important causes.    Thanks to Justin last month for getting us up to date on the planned water park for Rapid City on Rapid Creek.   This will be a very cool addition to Rapid City.  

Hunt Film project is in full swing.  Lots of donations and great films.   PLEASE mark you calendar for Oct 15th and bring friends.  All we need now is for LOTS of people to show.   I will have tickets at the next meeting but the best way to get them is to go online and purchase them from the Elks Theatre.


~ Jeff Olson, Treasurer ~


 

We have put a lot of time into the web page also. If anyone has input or would like us to add to our webpage please email us at blackhillssportsmenclub@gmail.com 



Patti Koupal
North Platte River 


 

 
* Upcoming Events *
September 2nd @11:45
BHSC Monthly Member Meeting
Location: Rushmore Inn and Suites 

October 15th @6:30pm
Hunting and Conservation Film Tour 
Location: The Elks Theatre   
 


Interested in volunteering for Outdoor Campus West?

For anyone interested in being a volunteer mentor please contact Clint Whitley. 

Clint (contact for volunteer hunting/shooting mentors - Hunting 101) 
clint.whitley@state.sd.us

For other kinds of volunteering - please visit their website linked below: 
https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=1970180025






 
- Quote of the Month - 
" Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job "
- Paul Schullery

 
DAVID HANNA 

JEFF OLSON 

TIM BJORK 

 TOM GRASLIE 

 JIM SCULL 

 JAKOB RIEMENSCHNEIDER

 ERIC PORISCH 

 LEON FENHAUS 

 TOM KRAFKA 

 PAUL VINATIERI 

 JERRY SHAGLA 

 MICHAEL FINNEGAN 

 DOUG TRAUB 

 DAVID STROH 

 BILL HEARNE 
TERRY MAYES

RICHARD ALLEN 
EV HOYT
PAUL BARBER

AVERY OLSON
CODY HODSON
VANCE NEWMAN
PAUL THORSTENSON
URSULA STROH
 BILLY CANNON
 BOB SCULL
 JEFF HOHLE
BARBARA ANNAN
Pete Koupal

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WE THANK YOU!!!
 
2025 Membership Dues are being received:
  • $30 regular membership
  • $50 magnum membership
  • $100 annual advertisement
  • $500 life membership
  • $400 life membership (senior+)

Renew online at our website (click here)


Or mail check to:
     Black Hills Sportsmen’s Club
     PO Box 9161
     Rapid City, SD 57709


Thank you!

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SEND IN YOUR PHOTO TO BE FEATURED
If you have any information or photos of your “big catch” or day in the field you wish to put in the next BHSC Newsletter, please reply to our email address (blackhillssportsmenclub@gmail.com). If you get it to us by September 15th, we’ll consider it for the next issue.
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