Members are asked to join a work bee to assist in completing the insulating of the lower floor of the Conservation Centre. Please meet on Sunday, November 26, at 1:00 p.m.
The Club is looking for volunteers to help plan the 2018 Wild Game Dinner. The first planning meeting will be Tuesday, November 21, at 7:30 at the Conservation Centre.
All wild meat donations are welcome from now until the January 20, dinner preparation work bee.
Members, Family, Friends and Neighbours:
The St. Joseph Island Hunters and Anglers Association invites you to the annual Community Christmas Potluck and Photo Contest. Please join us at 5:00 p.m. at the Conservation Centre with your potluck contribution, your favourite beverage and a game to share for the evening social after the photo contest. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. and the photo contest will follow. All members are invited to submit their best photos, videos and trail cam shots. See the rules here. All in attendance can vote on the best photos.
Once again the Club is hosting the Hunters’ Safety course at the Conservation Centre. It will begin on Friday evening, resume Saturday all day and evening and again Sunday until 6:00 pm. Please register in advance. There is limited space, so do not delay! Contact: Tolbert 705 246 3093.
Hunters and anglers, the harvest season has begun! The Hunters and Anglers Club will gratefully accept all donations of meat for the coming Wild Game Dinner.
The 2018, Twenty-fourth, Annual Wild Game Dinner on January 27, 2018, is being held at the Richards Landing, Royal Canadian Legion Hall. The doors and bar will open at 5:00 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Silent auctions, live auctions and raffles will follow the dinner.
Ticket sales for the Wild Game Dinner will be Saturday, January 6, 2018, at the Conservation Centre beginning at 8:00 a.m. There is a maximum of 8 tickets per purchaser, and tickets are sold on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Hello Members and Volunteers,
Deer Tales popularity has been steadily growing. Again, Deer Tales will be sold at the Jocelyn Harvest Fest on September 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Jocelyn Fair Grounds. Volunteers are needed for sales at the event and for the preparation work bee on Wednesday, August 23, at the Conservation Centre at 7:00 p.m.
Hello Awesome Women! Unfortunately, AWE will not occur this year. We will be back next year with even more awesome adventures and workshops. Please keep September 8, 2018, open for AWE, and start collecting all of your friends who won’t want to miss out.
Thank you for your continuing support. We look forward to an awesome experience with you next year!
Awesome Women’s Experience A UNIQUE INTRODUCTION INTO THE OUTDOORS FOR WOMEN
Spend a day in the company of like-minded women
Highly skilled instructors offering special experiences and education
Continental Breakfast, Lunch & Supper provided
Silent Auction
Closing fireside circle after supper
The General meeting in August will be a potluck dinner with a fireside chat – and informal conversation with staff and management of the MNRF about areas of interest and concern. Members are asked to bring a contribution to the potluck and a beverage of choice. Invited guests who would like an introduction to the Club and to topics that influence hunting, angling and conservation are welcomed. We will gather at 5:00 p.m., supper is at 6:00 and the fireside follows.
Thursday, the second meeting in the summer format, will begin with a tour of the Conservation trails led by Wayne Ingram. The tour will include a view of the recently seeded food plots and the planned pollinator gardens. Please bring boots. The rain has created some wet and muddy spots on the trail.
After the tour, there will be a short business meeting and social.
SJIHA members and members of the public are welcome to the regular meeting of the SJI Hunters and Anglers on Thursday, July 13th. The get-together begins with a tour of the Conservation Trails led by Wayne Ingram. The trails have been developed by the Club to help educate the public about our local natural features and to provide an outdoor experience that will be accessible to public use. A view of the recently seeded wildlife food plots will be included in the Trail tour, and also the developing pollinator natural gardens will be described. Rain has made the trails wet. Boots would be a good idea. After the tour, everyone will convene inside the Conservation Centre for a brief business meeting and social. Please join us.
The Annual Island Fishing Derby has been growing in popularity each year since it began four years ago. Registration begins Friday, June 30, at noon until 8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday, July 1, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Please bring your completed pre- registration forms to register. You will receive a copy of the rules and instructions about recording and submitting your catch statistics. This derby offers the option of catch and release. The derby begins at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, and runs until noon on Sunday, July 9. The Awards Dinner at the Conservation Centre will begin with awards at 4:00 p.m. Mystery prizes will be awarded only to competitors who are present at the dinner. Prizes for the largest fish caught will be awarded at the dinner, but if the winning contestant is absent, the prize will be sent to him/her.
Volunteers will be required to help prepare the serve the dinner on Sunday, July 9. Please call John Paterson at 705-246-3352