Events @ UNS:

Board and Member meetings

Board meetings are held on the 1st Wed of each month and Member meetings are on the 2nd Wed of each month at @ 7pm at the UNS Club House on Island Lake.  You are welcome to attend either meeting.  UNS Members are welcome to participate at the Member meetings. There will be a pot luck at 6:pm.  You are welcome to bring a dish and join us.  If you don't bring anything, make a $5.00 donation and join us for dinner!

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Upcoming Events:

What Next??? 

How about our Summer Fishing Contest!?!?!?

June 8 (8am to 5pm)& 9 (8am to 3pm).  $3000 Gate Prize; no need to be present but how about getting out on the lake and getting some fishing in?  Bring the kids and have some fun.  Be sure to buy your ticket, better yet, buy all 5 of your tickets, increase your odds of winning the $5000.00 and help out the club!

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UNS Sportsmen's Banquet was on April 12 @ Spirit Mt. 

Pictures to follow, soon.  It was a great banquet, again!!!

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Speaker for April:

Our April Speaker spoke about his Father's military history, his years as the head of the NRA and brought some war artifacts from WWI & WWII.  It was a 'hands-on' show & tell!!!!!  You should have been here!

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2013 UNS ICE FISHING CONTEST

Sunday, January 12, 2013 @ Island Lake right in front of the UNS Clubhouse. 

WOW, WHAT A TURNOUT!!!

1st Place     2.75 Pike         Shane Grady, Duluth.    2nd Place     2.05 Walleye   Roy Edwards, Duluth.

3rd Place     1.78 Walleye    Doug Terry, Duluth.     4th Place    1.02 Walleye    Tom Carlson, Hermantown.

5th Place    .92 Walleye    Jerry Andler, Esko.      Youth Place   .52 Walleye    Ketty Madigan, Duluth.

Gate Prize winner:David Olson, Duluth

more pictures are on our Face Book Page, search for "United Northern Sportsmen"

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Past Events:

FALL FUND RAISER/Sight-In Days

Prize drawing was on Nov 14 at the UNS Membership meeting.

Winners were: $250 - Shawn Jarvie. $125 - Marty Knezovich. $75 - Erin Carlson

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September 6 & 7, 2012: Minnesota B.A.S.S Federation Nation Tournament of Champions.  click here for more info

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August 11: UNS/MDHA Youth Day

OOPS, SORRY YOU MISSED IT.  BE SURE AND REGESTER FOR YOUTH DAY 2013 @ UNS!  More pics' as soon as I can wrestle them away from Kevin or Joe!!

Any youth, boys and girls, from 8 years of age up through 17 can participate and it’s open to everyone, need not be a member, and it’s FREE, so notify your friends.  The kids will have an opportunity to shoot the DNR’s Laser shot simulator, several different caliber of rifles, shotguns, archery, attend a seminar, learn about retrieving dogs and also have lunch.  All of this is FREE, compliments of the United Northern Sportsmen, (UNS), and the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, (MDHA).    We want and need to get more of our youth involved in the shooting sports and this is a great way to introduce them to it, or if they’re already into it, come and have fun.  We will have supervisors at each station to ensure safety, (parents/guardians should stay too.  Why not get a free lunch).  For safety reasons he kids will be divided into different groups with no more than 10 per group.  Again this year we will be giving away two .22 LR rimfire rifles and two 20 gauge shotguns, one each for the guys and one each for the gals, plus many other prizes.  The kids must be preregistered and we need to limit the number of participants to 80 for safety reasons, so get your kids signed up, and anyone else you know too.   

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UNS SUMMER FISHING CONTEST

June 9 & 10 was the UNS summer fishing contest on Island Lake. 

2012 UNS Sportsmen's Banquet @ Spirit Mt Duluth, MN

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FIREARM SAFETY FIELD DAY FOR ON-LINE STUDENTS

Date: 04/28/2012 Time: 9 AM County: St. Louis Location: United Northern Sportsmen grounds
This class was an All Day Range and Field Day for students who have completed the HunterCourse.com on-line course.  The Field Day was a success.  We had 30 students, watch our web site or Facebook page for information on future field days!

More Information: Contact Kevin Stern at mnhunter@q.com.

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UNS's 59th Annual Ice Fishing Contest was held on Sunday, January 29, 2012

WINNERS & Pictures:

PRIZES FOR FISH: $3000 gate prize Craig Matinson / 1^st Blain Hinder (1.4 lb) / 2^nd Renee Budisolovich  1.11 lb / 3^rd Dave Schreck (.79 lb) / 4^th Al Rudnick (.55 lb) /5^th George Carroll (.31 lb) / Youth Alex Ojibway (.27 lb)

5 MINUTE WINNERS: Lonny Hounsell / Blake Stanaway / Jill Toms / Jill Anderson / Lisa Cross / Donald Solem / Ellen Martinson / Carl  Ruhanen / James Tanski / Patty Miller / Cheryl Horder / Ernest Waller / Angie McLain / Sandra Sanford / Dan Hoemke / CJ Weegman / Larry Evanson / Helen Woollett / Terry Sell / Dale Sheer / Danielle Carlson / Kyle Manning / Thomas / David Killin / Theresa Jensen /  Dan Jahr / Ryan Hlava / Matt Salo / Dick Dobbs / Judy Salo / Marlyn Lueck / Al Schenck / Randy Strom / RodneyOswald

RAFFLE TICKETS: Caden Dahl – Auger / Erik Hjelden - Aqua View / Dan Svercl – Auger / Sue Pearson - Fish House / Christine Zobitz    - Buddy Heater / Kevin Waino  - Mystery Prize

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OCTOBER'S SPEAKER:

Jim Lemmerman made a presentation on Emerald Ash Borer. (You should have been here for it)"The Experts" keep warning us that the bugs are on their way and will kill every Ash Tree in our nation.  They are already in some areas of the Midwest. Jim's presentation was extremely interesting but ominous!!

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2011 UNS Youth Day

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2011 Banquet @ Spirit Mountain.

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Guest Speakers at UNS

June's speaker

The speaker for June was Dan Weber from the USDA NRCS, Natural Resources Conservation Service, he talked about being a good steward to your forested land and the different programs available.  This was good information for hunters on how to manage their property for wildlife.

 April's speaker

Shawn Johnson, President of MN Trappers Assoc was our speaker. He talked about trapping and trapping ethics.  If you missed this one, you missed a lot, we learned quite a bit about trapping. 

PolyMet Mining

Guest speaker for February 12 was Paul Brunfelt, Division Plant Manager, for PolyMet Mining Company.  PolyMet will be mining copper, nickel, cobalt, gold and Platinum & palladium  in the former LTV mine near Hoyt Lakes.  This operation will bring 400+ jobs to the area! If you would like the PowerPoint Paul presented, email me @ gonefishing101@live.com.

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CWCS

GUEST SPEAKER for November's Member Meeting was Nancy McReady, President of Conservationists With Common Sense.  CWCS fights for our right to continue to use motors in some of the lakes in the BWCA.  CWCS is fighting for our right to multiple use in the BWCA.  www.cwcs.org

CWCS supports:

1. Reasonable access to and sensible recreational multiple-use of public lands and waters.
2. The use of common sense.
3. Continued multiple uses of our National Forests and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
4. Caring for our natural environment.
5. Being environmentally, economically and socially responsible.

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59th Annual United Northern Sportsmen Ice Fishing Contest: January 30, 2011

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