New S S A Members
The S.S.A. welcomes the following new members:
Lance Barfoot Student, Tim Burleigh Student, Ben Walker-Student, George Holthof Family, Joyce, Elmer, Kim Meeker-Family, 
Doug Sweiger Adult, Greg Coffey Adult, Steve Coffey Adult, Robert McKay Family, Larry Gross Senior, Clark Harnden Adult
Mitchell Dejong Junior, Brandon Dejong Student, Brodie Dejong Student, K C Lever Student, Bob Prowse Adult, Sheldon Byers Family

Another Boating Exam Date

Due to popular demand, we have scheduled another boating exam for Monday, June 18, 2001 starting at 7:00 pm at the Clubhouse. Unfortunately, some names were missed last time, so we are attempting a new strategy. If you wish to challenge the Boating exam, please send your fee (payable to the S S A) to:
John Ford
735 2nd St A East
Owen Sound ON
N4K-6E1
The total fee for members is $23.00. This includes the exam and the Boating Safety Book. If you wish to bring a nonmember along the cost is $33.00. Why not sign them up to a club application form and they will save $10.00? Your name will go on the list when we receive your fees. If you have to cancel, you will need to find a replacement for yourself. The deadline for signing up will be the general meeting in June which is June 7^th.
John Ford

Subject: Food for Thought!
Our guest speaker for April, Scott Petrie sent the following e-mail to President Richard
From: Scott Petrie <spetrie@bsc-eoc.org>
Number of physicians in the US = 700,000
Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year = 120,000
Accidental deaths per physician = 0.171
(U.S. Dept. of Health Human Services)

Number of gun owners in the US = 80,000,000
Number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) = 1,500
Accidental deaths per gun owner = 0.0000188
( U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms)

Therefore, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
Taken from the Benton County News Tribune on the 17th of November, 1999.

Youth Activities Program
The Youth Activities Program has been very busy lately. March 10th and 11th were the days for our winter campout, which had a great turnout. We had around 15 youth members and half that amount of parents. The parents, however,stayed inside overnight. We had a number of very interesting shelters, ranging from a dugout built into a snow bank to a loghouse-like shelter built from a tarp and stakes. Over the weekend, we played capture-the-flag, ran survival sled races, had huge snowball fights, and were lucky enough to have had great cooks and food. Everyone there had a great time. We also had a work team head out to Bogner Marsh to clean out duck boxes over the March Break.
We are looking for junior volunteers to help out at the hatchery after school and on weekends. If anyone is interested, call Jesse Henrich (376-5865), or Mike Anderson (371-8834), or me, Laura Stephenson (363-2893).
Our last meeting was on April 1st, and while there we discussed our plans for the upcoming summer campout, the Home Show, the retriever trials, a bird banding trip, Harbour Heat Wave, fish stocking, the fishing day, the shooting and archery program and projects that need to be done.
Pitch-in Day is on May 12th, and our May meeting will be at the clubhouse on the same day at 10:00 AM. the retriever trials will be taking place at Bogner Marsh on May 19th and 20th.

***ALL SHOOTING RANGES ARE CLOSED ON JULY 6-8 FOR THE SUMMER CAMPOUT. THERE WILL BE NO SHOOTING TAKING PLACE***
Laura Stephenson,  YAP Co-Chair

S.S.A. SHOOTING COMPETITION

What? A series of 7 fun shooting competitions.

Where? S.S.A. shooting ranges.

When? April thru October

Why? To have some fun, promote camaraderie and bestow "Bragging Rights" upon a fellow club member.

How? Attend and compete in at least 5 of the 7 events. ( Don't have a gun! No problem - some one will loan you one.)

Proposed agenda: (Subject to some possible changes)

1/ Handgun, C.F. Silhouettes - April , May, June. Garry Willis.

2/ Hunter Bench Rest using varmit rifles. May 6th. Peter Robson.

3/ 22 Rifle, Scope, & Iron Sights; Crow , Turkey, Ground Hog and a real egg. June 10th. Gord Fraser.

4/ Shotgun, 50 Sporting Clays and 50 Wobble Trap; probably two dates - 1 August and 1 September. Bill Beamish

5/ Deer or Moose Rifle, 5 position shoot, scope and open sights. September 23rd. Garry Willis.

6/ Black Powder Rifle, scope and open sight, shoot claybirds, water bottles, steel turkeys and rams. September 30th. Bill Douglas.

7/ Archery, in the fall. Drew Watson.

Rules: There are two:

1/ It should be fun for everyone.
2/ It should be fair for everyone.
(Some guidelines for each competition will be in effect)
- separate classes for Ladies and Juniors with a minimum of 5 competitors
- Each competition organizer to record results and give to Co-ordinator
-Scoring: 1st = 10 points
2nd = 9 points
3rd = 8 points
4th = 7 points
5th = 6 points
6th = 5 points
7th = 4 points
8th = 3 points
All other competitors get 2 points
Gary Willis, Co-ordinator

S.S.A. Hunter Bench Rest Shoot

All existing S.S.A. range rules will be in effect. The purpose of this match is to encourage shooter's to participate in the S.S.A. Hunter Benchrest Shoot.

Date: Sunday May 6th.

Start: 1:00 p.m.
Rules:

RIFLE

(a) Stocks must not be over 2 1/4 inches wide and convex on all bottom surfaces of the stock.

(b) Re-barreling, restocking and special triggers permitted.

(c) Bolt action receivers must be no wider than 1.400 inches and no longer than 10.25 inches.

(d) The rifle barrel and action cannot be constructed in 1 piece.

(e) A hunter Rifle barrel must not be less than 30 inches long. The barrel shall be defined by a straight taper between a point 2 inches in front of the bolt face and the muzzle at (.750 inch diameter Large Game, .950 inch diameter Varmint) at 26 inches from the bolt face. Original factory issue barrels need not meet these specifications. However, any rechambering, rebarreling with new or original barrel would then require that the factory issue barrel meet the above taper specifications.

(g) No blocking or sleeving of action or barrel will be allowed. Glue-ins are not allowed and barrel and action must be removable from the stock without destruction of stock. Nothing my be fastened to barrel except sights, sight bases and original manufacturers attachments.

(h) Bore diameter must be .236 inch (6mm) or more with case capacity of not less than 45.5 grains of water (.30-.30 capacity) for Large Game Hunter. Bore diameter must be less than .236 inch (6mm) or more with case capacity of less than 45.5 grains of water (.30-.30 capacity) for Varmint Hunter Class.

(i) A magazine shall hold 2 or more loaded rounds of ammunition that will feed, chamber and fire.

(j) Any sights. Scopes must be (10X Large Game, 18X Varmint) or less. Variables must be set and taped. Target mounts not allowed.

(k) Rifle and scope not to exceed 10 pounds in weight.

(l) Falling Block/Rolling Block single shot rifles will be allowed in Hunter class competition.

3. CLASSIFICATIONS.

There shall be two classes in Hunter Rifle competition (Large Game and Varmint Class). The intent herein is to encourage shooter's to participate in S.S.A.Hunter Benchrest Competition within the rules set forth herein.
 
 

4. COURSE OF FIRE.

(a) Targets (100 yds) for Hunter Class to be NBRSA approved.

(b) The course of fire shall be 5 recorded shots at each of two targets at a range of 100 yards. The total of the 2 aggregates will determine the winner. A ``warm-up" match is optional at the discretion of the range master.

(c) Matches to be fired separately with a maximum of 20 minutes elapsing from the end of relay to start of the next match. 7 minutes allowed to fire 5 shots.

(d) Rifles shall be fired from benches (single loads only) on non-conforming pliable sand bags, both front and rear. Adjustable pedestal with sand bags under forearm are permitted. Blocks, boxes or such to raise sand bags to get proper elevation are permitted. No machine or other rest that can return rifle to battery or which retard recoil will be allowed.

5. RULES FOR PROCEDURE.

(a) Range Master is in charge of shoot and with the Referees, will rule on all matters of the shoot. Their decision is final. They have authority to disqualify a shooter for cause, or if his/her rifle or equipment is not within the rules. All existing S.S.A. range rules will be enforced.

(b) Entry fee is $2.00 per class. Practice targets are available from Peter Robson before the match for $0.50 each or 3 for $1.00.

(c) Either or both scores can be used towards Club Championship.

(d) Shoot safe. Shoot often. Have fun.

Peter Robson

SSA FISHERIES ADVISORY REPORT

I'd like to say a special thanks to the SSA fisheries committee members who helped take over a lot of my fisheries tasks while I was recuperating from a nasty leg injury. Your help was much appreciated, and won't be forgotten.
On April 10th. 32,000 year plus rainbow trout were stocked into the Sydenham R., later this month the remainder of our year old rainbows will follow. On April 20th. all our brown trout were moved into the smaller SSA hatchery, and on April 23rd. all the hatching trays were made ready for the spring collection of rainbow trout eggs. To add to this hubbub around our hatchery, the MNR financed ladies fin clipping crew moved into our hatchery also on Monday, April 23rd.
After many delays due to spring high water flows in the Sydenham river, we finally have the Mill Dam fishway operational. The SSA volunteer crews should be working the fishway and collecting our rainbow trout eggs starting around the 24th. of April.
The FAC will be doing some follow-up action on the Artemesia Waters Ltd. proposal to take 176 million litres of water per day from a spring which flows into the Rocky Saugeen R.. Test results show that this would reduce this cold water spring flow by 78%. We will be sending letters to MOE and DFO on our objections to this proposal.
Hope you saw our SSA junior and student members at the 2001 Home Expo and Outdoor Recreation Show. They were there demonstrating their activities and also helping visitors to the show, stock some of our SSA year plus rainbow trout into the waters of Owen Sound. Well done SSA juniors and SSA seniors who helped make this show another success.
Our next public display will be on Sat. April 28th. at MacDonnell Shell Fuels, Rockford. Once again we'll have rainbow trout in our fish transfer tank, and a pictorial display set up showing SSA conservation and SSA Club projects.
Doug Murdoch is organizing our first stream project this year. It's happening right now, and consists of planting a treed corridor along a tributary of the Pottawatomi R. on the property of Don Houston. When finished, 1000 three year old nursery stock white cedars should be in the ground protecting the watercourse.
In closing this fisheries report, I'd like to remind all SSA members that this years Club organized "Pitch-In", will be on May 12th. Again we'll start at the Mill Dam at 9:00 AM and work to 12:00 noon, followed with refreshments at the SSA clubhouse. FAC member Rob Wilson is organizing this years event. Please give him a call at 376-3181 if you can help out with his important and very high profile SSA public event.
Fred Geberdt, Chairperson, Fish Advisory Committee

Memberships are based on the Calendar Year (January until December). Please use reverse for additional names, ages etc. for family memberships. Membership Fees are:

FAMILY (Adult, Spouse, Children)-$ 90.00                STUDENT (Age 13-16 or in full time study; (no magazine)...$20.00

ADULT (Individual)..........$70.00 SSA                         JUNIOR (12 and under; no magazine)..$15.00

SSA SENIOR CITIZEN(Age 60 & over)..$55.00          PROPERTY GATE KEY: Add $2.00 to Membership Fees

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Derby P R Booth___	Shotguns___	Hatchery Duty___
Tree Planting___	Social Activities___	Derby Weigh-in___
Board of Directors___	Fishing___	Turkey Shoots___
Derby Fish-fry___	Trap Shooting___	Hand Guns___
Black Powder	Ticket Sales___	Archery___
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