Sportsman’s Club holds field day and picnic

The Fourtown/Grygla Sportsman’s Club hosted their annual youth firearm safety field day last Saturday at Grande Corner from 9am-1pm. This is the 8th year the range course has been held at the location 11 miles east of Grygla, along Highway 89. Numerous stations were set up for youth hunters to practice and get tested on their skills. Stations included visiting with landowners/gaining permission, safely hunting with a gun in a boat, shooting clay targets, safely climbing and being harnessed in a tree stand, compass work in the woods, and different scenarios on when it’s safe to shoot or not. Many Sportsman’s Club members and volunteers helped to make the range course another successful one for the 27 kids participating. Youth hunters showed up to test from the Grygla/Goodridge area, along with Roseau, Red Lake Falls, Newfolden, Bemidji and one from North Dakota!

The Fourtown/Grygla Sportsman’s Club held their annual picnic following the youth firearm safety field day.

2018 officers include: Jack Nelson, President; Donald Haack, Vice President; Tonia Haack, Secretary/Treasurer; Bob Thompson, Snowmobile Trail Admin.; Ryan Petersburg, ATV Trail Admin. 

Board members include: Loren Pittman, Jeremy Haack, Kyle Haack, Robby Anderson, Nick Harris, Jake Sundberg and Robert Sundberg.

New members are always welcome to join; the club holds a new membership supper every January with information coming out closer to that time. The club meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month switching between TRF, Grygla and Fourtown for meeting spots. 

President Jack Nelson says the Fourtown/Grygla Sportsman’s Club gives out approximately $10,000 each year towards the benefit of community projects, which include Fall Fest, school scholarships and Post-Prom parties, to name a few.

The Sportsman’s Club Fall Gun Raffle is currently going on. You can pick up your tickets from club members or at local businesses. The drawing is Saturday, Nov. 17th, at Fourtown, 9pm.