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• Gee Atherton gets hunted by a Peregrine Falcon

     

• USD basketball to play doubleheader in Rapid City

  June 7, 2013   USD basketball to play doubleheader in Rapid City RAPID CITY, S.D.—University of South Dakota women’s and men’s basketball will host a doubleheader against South Dakota School of Mines and University of Wyoming, respectively, on Dec. 7 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. USD Director of Athletics David Her...   

• Friday press conference part of USD trip to Rapid City

  VERMILLION, S.D.—A Thursday (June 6) night social at Buffalo Wings and Rings, a Friday (June 7) morning press conference announcing an upcoming event and a golf outing at Arrowhead Country Club Friday afternoon highlight festivities hosted by University of South Dakota athletics department in Rapid City. USD Athletics Director David Herbster along with Domico Rodriquez from The Rap...   

• Needles Eye Tournament - Custer SD this Saturday - June 8

     

• Black Hills Sportsmen Club June 2013 Field Notes

  JUNE MEETING NOTICEThe June general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel. Our meeting will be June 4th, at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there.PROGRAMThis month we are happy to hear from Howard Paul of the Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition, who will present a program on Missouri River sedimentation issues, which effect erosion, farming, fi...   

• Dakota Spring Fling

  Dakota Spring FlingThe third annual Dakota Spring Fling cruise in and car show is being heldMay 24th, 25th & 26th, 2013 at the James Kjerstad Event Center at the CentralStates Fairgrounds. This event will be open to participants with Hot Rods,Rat Rods, Classic and Custom Cars & Trucks of model year 1980 and older. Registeron-line at www.dakotaspringfling.co...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 5/8/13

     

• Black Hills Sportsmen Club May 2013 Field Notes

  The May general membership meeting will be held atthe Adoba Eco Hotel. Our meeting will be May 7th, at11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there.   To view the May 2013 Field Notes Click Here   

• Rapid City Sports Council Invites Community to Honor Local Sports Award Recipients

     

• 2nd Annual Marvin Hudson Lewis Memorial Basketball Tournament

     

• Denver Broncos Alumni Exhibition Basketball Game

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club April Field Notes

  The April general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel. Our meeting will be April 2nd, at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there. To view April Field Notes click here   

• Rapid City St Pattys Tourney & BIRDIE BASH - Plus 2013 Event Calendar

  Reminder about the weekend of fun coming up - St Pattys Tourney on the 16th and Birdie Bash on the 17th. See attached posters for details.The Vibram Birdie Bash registration closes on March 10 and pre-registration is required.  Go to

• Accepting Nominations for Local Sports Awards

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club March 2013 Field Notes

  The March general membership meeting will beheld at the Adoba Eco Hotel. Our meeting will beMarch 5th, at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope tosee you there. To view the March 2013 Field Notes click here   

• The Vibram Birdie Bash! Disc Golf

  Coming St Patricks Day - The Vibram Birdie Bash!  Registration closes on March 10.  See attached poster for details.  The Birdie Bash is going to be a blast.  Plus, the winner has the choice of becoming a Vibram Field Tester, or winning a pair of Vibram Five Finger B...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 1/31/13

     

• Black Hills Sportsmen Club February Field Notes

  The February general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel. Our meeting will be February 5th, at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there. To read the February Field Notes click here   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 1/23/13

     

• Rapid City Disc Golf Ice Bowl - Feb 2

  2013 DISC GOLF ICE BOWL FEBRUARY 2nd 12th Annual Fundraiser for Feeding South Dakota   JACKSON PARK                             &nbs...   

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club January Field Notes

  The January general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel. Our meeting will be January 8th, at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there. To view January Field Notes click here   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 12/13/12

     

• Black Hills Sportsmen Club December Field Notes

  The December general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel, formerly Radisson Hotel, downtown. Our meeting will be December 4th, at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there. Also, the first Tuesday in January is the 1st, so we will instead be meeting on the 8th. To view December Field Notes Click Here   

• Black Hills Sportsmans Club November Field Notes

  The November general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel, formerly Radisson Hotel, downtown. Our meeting will be November 6th, at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there. To see the November Field Notes click here   

• Black Hills Tennis Association

  Black Hills Tennis Association Contributes to Programs Rapid City, SD … At the final 2012 meeting of the Black Hills Tennis Association on September 26th at Sioux Park, the group voted for the following contributions to local tennis programs and players: Rapid City Parks and Recreation will receive $1375 to support junior scholarships and program...   

• Black Hills Sportsmen October 2012 Field Notes

  The October general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel, formerly Radisson Hotel, downtown. Our meeting will be October 2nd at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there. To view the October Field Notes Click Here   

• South Dakota State Disc Golf Championships

  South Dakota State Disc Golf Championships     (Rapid City) The Black Hills Disc Golf Club will host the 2012 State Disc Golf Championships in Rapid City September 29 &30.  Sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association, this event is expected to draw over 80 players of all abilities.  The State Championships will be the region's largest disc g...   

• Black Hills Sportsmen Club "Fun Shoot/Picnic"

  FUN SHOOT & PICNIC   The BHSC is having their annual Fun Shoot on this Thursday, September 20th at 5:00 PM, located at the Rapid City Trap Club (3 miles south on ...   

• BLACK HILLS SPORTSMEN FIELD NOTES SEPT. 2012

  The September general membership meeting will be held at the Adoba Eco Hotel, formerly Radisson Hotel, downtown. Our meeting will be on September 4th at 11:45. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there. To view Field Nots click here   

• Regional Softball and Tennis Tournaments

  RAPID CITY, SD – Normally the end of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the official end of the summer as students of all ages head back to school and the summer slowly comes to an end with Labor Day weekend on the horizon. This year is quite a bit different as Rapid City will be hosting multiple sporting events Labor Day weekend bringing in teams and athletes from all over ...   

• 6th Annual Mike Coley Memorial Baseball Tournament

  RAPID CITY, SD – The 6th Annual Mike Coley Memorial Baseball Tournament offers high level baseball competition and the event is again set for Labor Day weekend here in Rapid City. This wood bat tournament will again be held at Floyd Fitzgerald and Pete Lien baseball stadiums.     In years past the tournament has only featured age divisions of 48 ye...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 8/15/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 8/1/12

     

• America's Grasslands: A Threatened National Treasure

  In the last 5 years, we’ve lost nearly 400,000 acres of native prairie in North and South Dakota.  Ducks Unlimited conservation staff and local ranchers share the enormous importance of the Prairie Pothole Region to waterfowl, other wildlife and people.  

• Black Hills Sportsmen's Club Adopt-A-Creek Clean-Up 7/21/12

  To all BHSC members: Please come out and join us for our community service project.  Our Adopt-A-Creek clean up is scheduled for this Saturday, July 21st, starting at 8:00am.  We will meet at the parking lot of the Abourezk Law Firm at the intersection of Omaha and Mt. View.  We will begin cleaning from the bridge at Omaha and proceed downstream.  We should be able to finish by 10:00...   

• ARTIST-BLACKSMITH'S ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA 2012 CONFERENCE - RAPID CITY, SD

  ABANA - the ARTIST-BLACKSMITH'S ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA are having their Annual Conference at the Fairgrounds in Rapid City from July 18th through the 21st 2012. I stopped by for a preview today and took these videos. They started with 1-1/2 inch round steel stock, beat it to a point, then cut it with sledge hammers, then hammered that into a large thumbtack. The show starts tonight and ru...   

• Fly Fishing in the Black Hills

     

• 2012 Cruiser Car Show & Street Fair

  2012 Cruiser Car Show & Street Fair  Sunday, July 8, 2012  10am - 4 pm Car show, vendors, music, food, and entertainment   Join us in Downtown Rapid City Sunday, July 8 for the Cruiser Car Show & Street Fair which is the former Cruiser Night event! Classic cars of all makes and models will flood downtown from 10am to 4...   

• Disc Golf Tournament - Black Hills Disc Golf Confederacy’s 13th Annual Night & Day

  DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 JACKSON PARK

• Dakota Mud Run

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club July 2012 Field Notes

  The July general membership meeting will be held at theAdoba Eco Hotel, formerly Radisson Hotel, downtown. Ourmeeting will be on July 3rd at 11:45. Mark your calendars.Hope to see you there. To view the July 2012 Field Notes Click Here   

• Black Hills 100

  This weekend is the 2nd running of the Black Hills 100. Thats a 100 mile race. Recently CC O'Harra (SB1) and I walked the Mickelson Trail Half Marathon and I remember thinking the people that actually run a whole marathon are crazy and thats only 26.1 miles. These guys are running 100 miles straight through, last years winner did it in 24 hours and 8 minutes. Here's a link to the website with m...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 6/21/12

     

• Black Hills Huckfest Tour 2

  RAPID CITY, SD The Black Hills will again be host to one of the 20 stops on the annual Huckfest tour. Driven largely by the favorable comments about our event and area last year, the Huckfest organizers picked the Black Hills for the second year in a row.  The nationwide series is sponsored by the Flying Giants website (www.flyingiants.com), 3D Hobby Shop, (a major R/C mod...   

• Walleye Fishing on the Missouri

  Walleye Fishing on the Missouri        

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 6/8/12

     

• Needles Eye Disc Golf Tournament

  Below is the flyer for the Needles' Eye tournament (non-sanctioned) in Custer this Saturday - Registration starts at 8am, and players meeting at 9:30.  Cost is only $25, and if you've never played the Custer course, its a gem.  Course is located on Pageant Hill, about 4 blocks straight south of DakotaMart. Other upcoming BHDGC events:  Night and Day tournament - July 14 at ...   

• Roosters weekly Fishing Report 5/30/12

     

• The Black Hills Sportsmens Club June 2012 Field Notes

  "The purpose of the Black Hills Sportsmen Club is to promote the conservation, sound management and sustainable use of wildlife and wildlife habitat and to protect the privilege of sportsmen to hunt and fish through advocacy and education." JUNE MEETING NOTICEThe June general membership meeting will be held at theAdoba Eco Hotel, formerly Radisson Hotel, 445 Mt.Rushmore...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 5/23/12

     

• 2nd Annual Dakota Spring Fling Car Show

  Rapid City Car Show Season Kicks off   RAPID CITY, SD – The 2nd Annual Dakota Spring Fling Car Show is set to jump start the Summer Car Show season in Rapid City Memorial Day weekend. The event will again be held at the Central States Fairgrounds and is expected to grow what was a successful inaugural event.  

• Roosters Weekly Fishiong Report 5/16/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 5/8/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 5/1/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 2/26/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 4/24/12

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club May 2012 Field Notes

  The May general membership meeting will be held at theOutdoor Campus, along Sturgis Road, on May 1, starting at7:15pm. Therefore, we will not be meeting at the Radissonthis month. This was suggested to try to accommodatemore of the general membership, who might otherwisehave difficulty making our typical noon meetings.Depending on turn out, we may continue ou...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 4/19/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 4/3/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 2/28/12

     

• Roosters Important Notice to All Hunters!

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club April Field Notes

  The April general membership meeting will be held at the Outdoor Campus, along Sturgis Road, on April 3, starting at 7:15pm. Therefore, we will not be meeting at the Radisson this month. This was suggested to try to accommodate more of the general membership, who might otherwise have difficulty making our typical noon meetings. Depending on turn out, we may continue our meetings in the evenings...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 3/20/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 3/14/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 3/13/12

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club March Field Notes

  As a reminder, all BHSC meetings are planned for the first Tuesday of each month. We meet in the Radisson at 11:45 am. The February meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6. We’ll See you at the Radisson at 11:45. To see the March Field Notes Click Here   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing report 2/28/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 2/21/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 2/14/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 2/7/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 1/24/12

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club February 2012 Field Notes

  As a reminder, all BHSC meetings are planned for the first Tuesday of each month. We meet in the Radisson at 11:45 am. The February meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7. We’ll See you at the Radisson at 11:45.   To View the 2012 February Field Notes Click Here   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 1/17/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 1/10/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 01/04/12

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 12/30/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 12/28/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 12/20/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing report 12/15/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing report 12/13/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 12/6/11

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club December Field Notes

  As a reminder, all BHSC meetings are planned for the first Tuesday of each month. We meet in the Radisson at 11:45 am. The December meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 6. We’ll See you at the Radisson at 11:45.   To see the December Field Notes Click Here   

• Outdoor Campus West Presentation Nov. 17th, 2011

  Starting November 17, The Outdoor Campus-West will be hosting a monthly series of guest presentations. These presentations will be held on the third Thursday of every month, starting at 7 pm. All presentations are free of charge and are open to the public. The November presentation will feature North American Wild Sheep by Guy Tillett. Guy is a former school educator and univers...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 11/02/11

     

• Black Hills Sportsmens Club Field Notes November 2011

  Reminder the Black Hills Sportsmens Club meets tomorrow (Tuesday November 1, 2011) at the Radisson. Click Here   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 10/25/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing report 10/14/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report - 10/4/11

     

• The Black Hills Sportsmen Club

  "The purpose of the Black Hills Sportsmen Club is to promote the conservation, sound management and sustainable use of wildlife and wildlife habitat and to protect the privilege of sportsmen to hunt and fish through advocacy and education." This is a great organization to belong to, we meet the first Tuesday of every month at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Rapid City at 11:45 AM. There i...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 9/21/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 9-15-11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 9/7/11

     

• Car Drifting

  There is a Car Drifting Race coming soon to Rapid City, so for those of you that do not know what Drifting is here's a YouTube video from the South Dakota Drift  Association that will give you some idea what it is all about. Notice the car is sponsored by Monster Energy d...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 08/27/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report - 08/16/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 08/12/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 08/03/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 7/26/11

     

• Barrell Fire: Raw Video Report

  I visited the Barrell Fire, just north of Dewey, SD and south of the Whoopup Fire. Sad to see as this is one of the most pristine areas left in the Black Hills. Below is the video I shot along with a few pictures of a plane dumping slury on the fire.

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 07/12/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 07-06-11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report June 28, 2011

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 06/21/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 06/21/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 6/14/11 to 6/20/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 06/10/11 to 06/15/11

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 05/25/11 to 05/31/11

     

• GFP Outdoor Campus

  I was invited last week to a tour of the new South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Outdoor Campus on Sturgis Road in Rapid City. This $14 million project will be funded from hunting & fishing license revenue and private donations from Sportsmen. The floor plan below shows how the Campus will be set up, with areas showing the Black Hills, Badlands, Prairie and Lakes and streams, as well as Classroom...   

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 05/17/11 to 05/23/11

     

• Roosters Challenges that face South Dakota Sportsmen

     

• Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 05/11/10 to 05/16/11

     

• Rooster Weekly Fishing Report 05/04/11 to 05/11/11

     

• The Roosters Weekly Fishing Report 04-27-11 to 05-03-11

     

• Sylvan Lake

  After another 50 plus hour work week I was ready to hit the trails and unwind, decompress and enjoy the beauty of the Black Hills. I headed to Custer State Park with the intention of hiking the Sunday Gulch Foot Trail, a 3 mile loop that starts behind the dam at Sylvan Lake. Alas the trail is still closed for the season and the steep beginning was still packed with snow and ice. I opted to hike...   

• A Harney Peak Climb........Then Reality Hits

  I recently returned to South Dakota after living out of state for 20 years. I didn't realize how much I missed the beauty of the Black Hills until I started hiking some of the old trails I used to haunt. I climbed Harney Peak and was as elated by the awesome views as I was devastated at the extent of the damage the Mountain Pine Be...