Another successful event for the Willow Valley Trophy Club

Willow Valley Trophy Club event
T. Lucas photo

Toni Lucas, Pincher Creek Voice

The Willow Valley Trophy Club, which started in 1949, held its annual show in the Pincher Creek Community Hall on Saturday, January 14, 2012.
Trophy plaques were proudly displayed at the front of the hall, bearing the names of the previous winners. Today decided the winners that would join the ranks of sportsmen that are added to the list of the elite every year.  The Boone and Crockett Club had official scorers to judge the trophies.

Guest speaker Jeremy Banfield speaks to the crowd about cougars
T. Lucas photo

The Community Hall was full and people milled throughout, looking at the trophies that lined the walls.  Booths upstairs sold and displayed taxidermy, knives, bows, leather work, meat, woodwork, and more.  Information on nature conservancy was available. Many of those that hunt are also passionate about saving the environment, something the club encourages, as well as ethical hunting practices.

Jeremy Banfield

Jeremy Banfield from the University of Alberta delivered a fascinating lecture on cougars.  Most of his research took place in the Beaver Mines area, where he has been tracking populations of the large cats for over a year.  After collecting this data, Banfield has been doing data analysis at the University based on it.  During his speech, he handed around a collar that is the same as those that were used to track the large cats.

"The point of this study was prey composition, and movement," Banfield explained afterward.  "This area has agriculture and ranching right next to protected area and parks.  We need to know more about the actions of predators, and their prey composition.  What is their interaction with livestock?  Is there any?"  Banfield is classifying cougar hunting behaviours.  His goal is to develop a model of predation. By cataloging traveling, feeding and resting behaviours he will be increasing the understanding of this large feline.  Banfield will be finishing his masters research next year and will have enriched our area, other researchers, and the world with this hard won knowledge.

Tim Ewing

Tim Ewing, who is a proprietor with Doug Ross of Back Country Butchering in Cowley,  had entries in Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, and Antelope.  He won first place for his antelope in the Bow Hunting category.

Roxanne Debroux

Roxanne Debroux gained second place for Typical Whitetail, Rifle.  "I shoot for meat, but as a member, I thought it was worth entering for this one," she said, standing by her trophy, (pictured lower left on board behind her).  Debroux is proud to be a member of the Willow Valley Trophy Club.

Willow Valley Trophy Club Treasurer Charlie Price
Toni Lucas photos

AWARDS:

The 2012 Willow Valley Trophy Club Big Game - Archery Award Winners:
Black Bear

• 1st Levi Groves 19 12/16
• 2nd Helen Popson 19 2/16
• 3rd Leonard Verbaas 18 6/16

Pronghorn

• 1st Tim Ewing 57 4/8

Typical Whitetail

• 1st Darcy Barrett 130 7/8
• 2nd Leonard Verbaas 128 1/8
• 3rd George Wolstenholme 127 6/8

Typical Mule Deer

• 1st Bayden Austring 181 1/8
• 2nd Ryan Dalton 169 6/8
• 3rd Darren Dorge 166

Non-Typical Mule Deer

• 1st Jory Henry 198 7/8
• 2nd Trevor Garbiar 184 3/8
• 3rd Jim Proudfoot 148 3/8

The 2012 Willow Valley Trophy Club Big Game - Rifle Award Winners:

Black Bear

• 1st Jim Otteson 17 9/16
• Youth 1st Kara Popson 16 2/16
• 2nd Peter Sekella 16 3/16

Cougar

• 1st Ken Hart 14 7/16
• 2nd Tiffany Oliveri 13 8/16

Goat

• 1st James Elliott 42
• 2nd Jared Dyck 41 1/8

Typical Whitetail

• 1st Jim Hohn 163 1/8
• Youth 1st Landon Collings 145 4/8
• 2nd Roxanne Debroux 151 4/8
• Youth 2nd Alan Garbiar 122 6/8
• 3rd Walter Eisenlohr 135 6/8

Trophy day challenge winner
Curtis Siegfried 182 3/4

Typical Mule Deer

• 1st Brayden Austring 181 1/8
• Youth 1st Liam Hinch
• 2nd Ryan Dalton 169 6/8
• Youth 2nd Ramsey Austring
• 3rd Darren Dorge 166
• Youth 3rd Logan Olsen

Trophy day challenge winner
Brady Zielke 213

Typical Mule Deer

• 1st Brad Pisony 172 3/8
• Youth 1st Cole Otteson 156 5/8
• 2nd Taylor Rice 169 3/8
• Youth 2nd Tom Welsch 140 5/8
• 3rd Gary Kuta 166 1/8
• Youth 3rd Morgan Michalski 134 5/8

Trophy Day Challenge Winner
Duncan Baldie 199

Non-Typical Mule Deer

• Youth 1st Alan Garbiar 186 7/8

Trophy Day Challenge Winner
Matthew Beckman 228 7/8

Moose

• 1st Duncan Baldie 151 1/8
• Youth 1st Kim Lowry 110
• 2nd Jim Pittman 150 3/8
• Youth 2nd Kaylie Popson 84 4/8
• 3rd Cary Hackler 140 3/4

Trophy Day Challenge Winner
Norm Devaleriola 176

Elk

• 1st Kane Brandt 372.25
• Youth 1st Liam Hinch 302 5/8
• 2nd Patrick Horvath 343 6/8
• Youth 2nd Savanna Koebisch 302
• 3rd Kevin Williams 322 5/8

Trophy Day Challenge Winner
Kane Brandt 372 2/8

Pronghorn

• 1st Grant Jasman 78 4/8
• Youth 1st Savanna Koebisch 68 2/8

Trophy Day Challenge Winner
Grant Jasman 78 4/8

Bighorn Sheep

• 1st Patrick Bates 178 6/8
• Youth 1st Savanna Koebisch 180
• 2nd Cary Hackler 166 4/8
• Youth 2nd Cole Otteson 159 2/8
• 3rd Ralph Cervo 164 5/8

Trophy Day Challenge Winner
Savanna Koebisch 180

Peter Hucik Memorial Trophy
Members under 18 years - current year
Non-Typical Mule Deer Alan Garbiar 187 7/8 102.0%

Charter Member Trophy
Roll call members - current year
Typical Mule Deer Lindsey Paterson 159 6/8 92.3%

BJ Archery Trophy
Members-current archery taken
Non-Typical Mule Deer Jory Henry 198  7/8 108.7%

Ed & Babe Burton Trophy
Members-current year, all categories
Elk Kane Brandt 372 2/8 113.8%


The 2012 Willow Valley Trophy Club Bird Award Winners:

Mallard Duck 

• 1st Jayson Dyck 1.375  kg
• Youth 1st Leighton Dyck 1.54
• 2nd Jared Dyck 1.34

Ruff or Spuce Grouse

• 1st Jayson Dyck 0.505 
• Youth 1st Jared Dyck 0.525
• 2nd Leighton Dyck 0.495

Gray Partridge

• 1st Taylor Rice 0.454
• Youth 1st Grady Dyck 0.43
• 2nd Jayson Dyck 0.43
• Youth 2nd Jared Dyck 0.425
• 3rd Cary Hackler 0.39

Blue Grouse

• 1st Tim Juhlin 1.384

Canada Goose

• 1st Louis Patterson 6.43 
• Youth 1st Will Thorpe 5.3
• 2nd Jordon Derozio 5.83
• Youth 2nd Jared Dyck 5.26
• 3rd Cary Hackler 5.81

Sharptail Grouse

• 1st Jordon Derozio 0.868 
• Youth 1st Jared Kunz 0.861
• 2nd Derek Shaw 0.765 
• Youth 2nd Jared Dyck 0.737
• 3rd Taylor Rice 0.737

Pheasant

• 1st James Cook 40 7/8"
• Youth 1st Jared Dyck 35 3/4"
• 2nd Jordon Rice 38 1/2"
• Youth 2nd Leighton Dyck 35 1/8"
• 3rd Russ Norris 37 3/4"

The 2012 Willow Valley Trophy Club Fish Award Winners:

Brown Trout

• 1st Jake Funk 10 lb 2 oz 
• Youth 1st Hunter Popson 12 lb 13 oz
• Geraldine Price Memorial Award Winner  
• Youth 2nd Leighton Dyck 11 lb 7 oz
• Youth 3rd Jared Dyck 11 lb 4 oz

Lake Trout

• 1st Jake Funk 18 lb 12 oz
• 2nd Gordon Dorge 15 lb 8 oz

Cutthroat Trout

• 1st Jason Dyck 11 lb 3 oz 
• Youth 1st Jared Dyck 1 lb 5 oz
• 2nd Tim Juhlin 11 lb 1 oz
• Youth 2nd Grady Dyck 1 lb
• 3rd Leighton Dyck 13 oz

Rainbow (Lake) Trout

• 1st Carey Hackler 4 lb 4 oz 
• Youth 1st Logan Desjardins 1 lb 9 oz
• 2nd Chris Weibe 3 lb 13 oz 
• Youth 2nd Indie MacGarva 12.5 oz

Rainbow (River) Trout

• 1st Jake Funk 1 lb 6 oz

Whitefish

• 1st Jason Dyck 2 lb 3 oz 
• Youth 1stGrady  Dyck 2 lb 1 oz
• 2nd Jared Dyck 2 lb
• 3rd Leighton Dyck 1 lb 5 oz

Pike

• 1st Jake Funk 27 lb 14 oz  test
• Youth 1st Logan Sekella 4 lb 10 oz
• 2nd Gordon Dorge 26 lb 3 oz 
• Youth 2nd Levi Sekella 4 lb 8 oz

Walleye

• 1st Jake Funk 12 lb 6 oz
• 2nd Duncan Baldie 10 lb 13 oz

The 2012 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Award Winners:

Sportsman in the Field

• 1st Verlaine Barrett 
• Youth 1st Hunter Olsen
• 2nd Jordan Dorozio 
• Youth 2nd Logan Olsen
• 3rd Len Verbaas 
• Youth 3rd Jason Dyck
• Honorable Mention went to Doug Ozar

Scenery

• 1st Tim Juhlin 
• Youth 1st Logan Olsen
• 2nd Wendall Shaw 
• Youth 2nd Hunter Olsen
• 3rd Lorne Russell
• Honorable Mention went to Ken Easton

Wildlife

• 1st Mike Davidson 
• Youth 1st Liam Hinch
• 2nd Tim Juhlin 
• Youth 2nd Hunter Olsen
• 3rd Andrew Prokop 
• Youth 3rd Logan Olsen
• Honorable Mention went to Wade Aebli & Ken Easton

Best of the Natural World

• 1st Curtis Siegfried
• Youth 1st Liam Hinch
• 2nd Ken Easton 
• Youth 2nd Ramsey Austring
• 3rd Lindsey Paterson 
• Youth 3rd Logan Olsen
• Honorable Mention went to Jessica Shaw & Jordan Dorozio
• Youth Honorable Mention went to Hunter Olsen

Visit www.willowvalleytrophyclub.com for more information.



Youth Program Fundraiser Raffle Draw Winners

A new initiative to raise funds to provide awards, prizes and educational programs.
All proceeds go toward the Youth Program.

First Prize for $1,000.00 Gift Card from Summit Home Hardware in Blairmore, AB

John Desjardins Tilley, AB

Second Prize for a pair of Nikon Monarch Binoculars Value $450.00 from Thriftway Pharmacy in Lethbridge., AB

Darcy Dietrich   Cowley, AB

Third Prize for a Badlands Camo Pack Value $150.00 from Marksmen Guns and Sports in Lethbridge, AB

Pat Bates   Mackerville, AB