A recent article in the Westby Times indicated that the CVCC was considering NOT having Hunter Safety Education classes in the future.
The is only applies to the regular Classroom classes we normally held at the Coon Valley Village Hall in February and March. New Wisconsin DNR rules require that regular classes be completed within a maximum of 3 weeks time and take no more than 19 classroom hours. This is far less time and hours than our traditional CVCC class requires and is not a requirement that our instructors feel we can meet to effectively teach to Safety component of Hunter Safety. According to the State DNR this change was made to satisfy "customer demands and provide better customer service" as well as enforce consistency in all classes offered throughout the State.

There will be a work day this Saturday August 15 from 8 am-12 pm in preparation for the chicken que. We have lots to take care of in preparation for the chicken que so any help will be much appreciated. The Chicken Que is on Sunday the 16th from 11:00 am till chicken is gone.

Coon Valley Conservation Club
Vintage Military Rifle Shoot
Saturday, August 29, 2015
9:00 AM till 3:00 PM
S1005 Knudson Lane, Coon Valley, WI

Due to popular demand, we are having a second shoot this summer. Come on out and join us for some fun. We will also be shooting a Junior category at this match.

Rules

1. Open to any centerfire rifle that was issued to any military organization, manufactured before 1960.
2. Rifle must have issue stock and issue iron sights.
3. Ammo should be of military power, either surplus, factory or reloads.
4. No shooting jacket or slings.
5. $10.00 registration fee for each shooter. The course may be re-shot for an additional $2.00 fee. The same shooter may shoot additional rifles for a $5.00 fee.

Course of fire

The June drawing in the CVCC's Raffle for Serious Sportsmen was held at the monthly membership meeting on Thursday, June 25th. The lucky winner was Greg Schmidt. Our next drawing will take place at the July 30th at our member meeting. Good luck to all who purchased tickets.

The Weekend of July 18 & 19 will see two shooting competitions - on Sat. the 18th will be a dual Muzzleloader Shoot with shotgun trap and rifle silhouette competitions beginning at 1:00 PM. On Sunday the 19th will see the annual Vernon County 4-H Shooting Sports competition shoot beginning at noon with archery, air rifle, .22 rifle and shotgun trap competitions.

Thursday night open trap shooting will continue beginning at 6:00 PM except on meeting night the 30th when shooting starts at 5:00 PM.

The May drawing in the CVCC's Raffle for Serious Sportsmen was held at the monthly membership meeting on Thursday, May 28th. The lucky winner was Ben Brye. Our next drawing will take place at the June 25th at our member meeting. Good luck to all who purchased tickets.

The April drawing in the CVCC's Raffle for Serious Sportsmen was held at the monthly membership meeting on Thursday, April 30th. The lucky winner of the Remington Versa Max Synthetic Semi Auto 12 Ga. with a retail value of $1427.00 was James Lund. Our next drawing will take place at the June 30th at our member meeting. A Hoyt Carbon Spyder 30 Compound Bow with a retail value of $1499.00 will be given away. Good luck to all who purchased tickets.

This year the shoot falls on the 71st anniversary of D-Day. Experience a little bit of Omaha Beach (without anyone shooting back at you)!!

Rules

1. Open to any centerfire rifle that was issued to any military organization, manufactured before 1960.
2. Rifle must have issue stock and issue iron sights.
3. Ammo should be of military power, either surplus, factory or reloads.
4. No shooting jacket or slings.
5. $10.00 registration fee for each shooter. The course may be re-shot for an additional $2.00 fee. The same shooter may shoot additional rifles for a $5.00 fee.

Course of fire

1. Total of 20 rounds will be fired. 5 rounds from each of 4 positions:
- Standing
- Kneeling or sitting
- Prone

New officers and board members for next year are -
President: Scott Hobson
Vice President: Marty Mathison
Secretary: Aaron Sheckel
Treasurer: Merv Broten
2 Year Board Members: Joel Olstad & Royce Curtis
1 Year Board Members: Greg Schmidt (filling Merv's remaining term) and Gary Gilbeck (continuing board member)

23 students successfully completed their CVCC sponsored WI DNR On-Line Hunter Safety Education Field Day on Saturday, April 25th. Students completed hands-on demonstrations of safe firearms handling, practice hunts, blood trailing, ammunition identification, tree stand safety, and life firing of .22 rifles and 20 ga. shotguns. After a presentation by Conservation Warden Shawna Stringham students completed written and practical certification tests with an over-all class average of 98%. Six students had perfect 100% scores.