Dragoon Trail Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Ankeny IA

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Dragoon Trail Chapter
Izaak Walton League of America
4857 NE 110th St.
Elkhart Iowa
http://www.ankenyikes.org/

League Pledge

“To strive for the purity of water, the clarity of air and the wise stewardship of the land and its resources; to know the beauty and understanding of nature, and the value of wildlife, woodlands and open space; to the preservation of this heritage and to man’s sharing in it.”

Ankeny High School Trap Club 2011

The Ankeny Shooting Sports Club had a great year this spring with 84 students participating in trap shooting practices and trap meets. One squad took second in the state at Cedar Falls, and another squad took seventh place. We hosted 3 meets with local teams from central Iowa, with the weather cooperating the majority of the time. Special thanks to all the coaches, parents and donors to the club for their support.

Hunter Safety classes will be held August 20 and 27 this year. The course is a combination of online and hands-on instruction. After completion of the online class, students will get a voucher allowing entry to the field day. Volunteer instructors along with DNR officials conduct the field day featuring live firing, marksmanship and firearm handling plus field experiences including firearm carrying, crossing fences, etc. Members are encouraged to contact the DNR or Ray Morley (964-8903) of our chapter for insturctor training, which will allow our chapter to do more in this important endeavor.

Trap Shooting – Leagues, High School and Practice Shoots

Open Trap Shoots are held every Tuesday at 6:00 to 9:00 PM, weather permitting. Cost of one round of 25 targets is only $4.00 for members and $5.00 for non-members. This is a public event and non-members are always welcome to shoot with us. We now have four newer traps up and running, and lights on each field. One trap machine is equipped for wobble trap, which is popular with our shooters.

Trap Field Usage Members may bring their own clay target throwers to the fields anytime the ranges are open. Please pick up all empty hulls, boxes and refuse from the fields when done. Also please put only corrugated boxes in the east dumpster, and hulls, and all other stuff in the west one. We recycle the box board separately, and all other stuff must be taken to landfills per the DNR’s open burning regulation.

Rifle/Pistol Range

NOTE: When the farmer is working the fields surrounding the grounds, the trap, rifle and pistol ranges are closed. There may or may not be a sign posted at the gate, so it is the responsibility of members to watch for this, and not shoot when field work is in progress. It usually does not take long with the large capacity machinery being used. Please respect our neighbor and tenant farmer when using the ranges.

Ankeny Practical Shooters

The Ankeny Practical Shooters holds competition pistol events. There are 2 formats, listed below. New shooters and all skill levels are welcome! Results are posted on the APShooters Yahoo group and Weather Cancellations posted on the list and the website. Late arrivals will be accommodated whenever possible. For more info, contact Scott or Wendy Arnburg at APShooters@aol.com.

Steel Challenge: Held the third Sunday of the month. Each match will have 4 stages with a total minimum round count of 100. Stages will consist of 3-5 steel targets shot from a stationary position. Stages begin at 9AM and approximately Noon. Shooters will be limited to one entry in the morning with the stages repeated in the afternoon for additional entries and late arriving shooters.  (March & November matches start at 10AM with a single run of the stages.)   Cost: $5 per entry.

• Center Fire: Minimum caliber of 9mm/.38 special with holster. 
• Rim fire: 22 Long Rifle caliber only. 2+ magazines are recommended.

USPSA: Held every Tuesday night from the beginning from the beginning of May to the end of September and the first Sunday of March, April, October and November. You do NOT have to be a USPSA member to participate. Each match will have 3 stages. Stages will consist of paper and steel targets shot from a variety of positions with many courses involving movement. Competitors move, negotiate obstacles, run, speed-reload, and drive their guns through each of several courses as fast as their skills will allow. Set up will start at 5PM on Tuesdays and 8AM on Sundays with matches starting as soon as the courses are completed.

• Cost: $7 for Ankeny Ikes Members and $10 for non-members.
• Center Fire: Minimum caliber of 9mm/.38 special with holster.  2+ magazines are recommended.

Please see www.USPSA.org for more information about firearm and gear requirements.

Classes

The Central Academy of Practical Shooting (CAPS) instructors Marlo Fieck and Ray Boyer are conducting CCW (carry concealed weapon) permit qualification classes on a monthly basis throughout the year (except January). Classes are held three days a month, plus they also will re-qualify current holders of CCW permits. For more information about classes look at the CAPS website: www.capsiowa.com email Marlo at feick344@wildblue.net, or call 515-250-3536. See the calendar for dates of the sessions.

Trinity Firearms Training with Roger Burdette is also holding one day classes for CCW permit instruction at the Chapter about once a month. See the web site calendar for those dates, or call him at 515-669-4365. For hours, cost and any other information, email Trinityfirearmstraining@gmail.com

Hunter Safety classes will again be offered in a combination of on-line learning and two field days at the grounds on August 20 and 27. To enroll, go the the DNR web site and sign up for the classes which must be completed before the field days. For more information, contact the DNR or call Ray Morely at 964-8903.

2011 Board of Directors

Any member in good standing is eligible to run for one of the six board positions, three of which come up for re-election each year in July. The executive board is up for re-election every year, and any regular board member will be qualified to serve in one of the five positions. If no one from the regular board is interested in an executive position, then any member in good standing with at least a year's membership can vie for the opening. The current slate has Scott Arnburg, Roger Burdette(incumb.), Randy Nelson(incumb.), Jeff Altmayer, Dave Washington and Ed Washington running for one of the three regular board positions. Wendy Arnburg is running for the 1stVP/MDR position and Mike D'Antuono for the secretary. Election will take place at the monthly board meeting on JULY 25, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Chapter House.

Safety Note

As always, please be respectful of your fellow Ikes when using the facility. At the r/p range, when someone is downrange putting up targets, the red lights should be turned on and ALL GUNS UNLOADED ON TABLES OR BENCHS and no one is to be handling any weapon at that time. Safety is first priority, and having fun shooting is second. If anyone sees another shooter performing an unsafe act, respectfully remind them of their error. Most people will NOT be offended and appreciate being reminded or informed of proper conduct at the range.

Expansion of Pistol Ranges Project

We are expanding the Rifle/Pistol range to include four new pistol ranges to the south of the existing range and shelter. This is a huge project that will greatly enhance our facility for our members who are hand gun enthusiasts, and for the several regular pistol events that are held each month, weather permitting. There will be three 50 yard bays, and one 35 yard bay at the south end of the property. We own the entire forty acre tract which includes the fields to the south and east adjacent to the DNR ground. This project has been approved by local entities pending some changes to our existing property and the usual permits, variances and other details involved in construction. Construction will hopefully begin this fall after harvest.

Currently, we are limited to the number of shooting activities that can be held at the range due to our size. When we have an event , we often must close the range to our membership. After the completion of our new ranges, you will see and expanded schedule of activities available to our membership without always having to close the facility.

2011 Summer Calendar of Events

http://www.ankenyikes.org/index.php/Calendar

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THIS INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE SNAIL MAIL MAILINGS

These are the usual events plus rentals scheduled to date. For more current information, see our web site calendar. http://ankenyikes.org/

Monday,   July 25 19:00 Ikes Board Meeting, Ranges unaffected
Tuesday,  July 26 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Monday,   August  1 16:30 CAPS - range closed
Tuesday,  August  2 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Thursday, August  4 16:30 CAPS - ranges closed
Saturday, August  6 09:00 4H Hot Shots, ranges unaffected
Tuesday,  August  9 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Thursday, August 11 16:30 CAPS - ranges closed
Friday,   August 12 16:00 Rental, Range Closed
Tuesday,  August 16 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Saturday, August 20 08:00 Hunter Education
Sunday,   August 21 09:00 Ankeny Practical Shooters Steel Match
Monday,   August 22 19:00 Ikes Board Meeting, Ranges unaffected
Tuesday,  August 23 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Saturday, August 27 08:00 Hunter Education
Sunday,   August 28 07:00 USPSA Range Officer training on Sunday August 28th / rifle range closed from 7AM to 3PM.
Tuesday,  August 30 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Saturday, September  3 09:00  4H Hot Shots, ranges unaffected
Monday,   September  5 16:30 CAPS - range closed
Tuesday,  September  6 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Thursday, September  8 16:30 CAPS - ranges closed 
Tuesday,  September 13 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Thursday, September 15 16:30 CAPS - ranges closed
Sunday,   September 18 09:00 Ankeny Practical Shooters Steel Match
Tuesday,  September 20 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap
Monday,   September 26 19:00 Ikes Board Meeting, Ranges unaffected
Tuesday,  September 27 16:00 USPSA Match, ranges closed, 18:00 Open Trap