Fundraiser celebrates 2012 hunting season in Sparwood

Members of the Sparwood Fish and Wildlife Association packed the upstairs hall at the Sparwood Leisure Centre Saturday night to celebrate another successful season of fishing and hunting.

The association’s annual banquet and fundraiser featured a raffle, silent auction, prizes, and of course, dancing. The main event of the night was the presentation of plaques and trophies for the year’s best and biggest catches and kills.

Darren Reghenas, with the Sparwood Fish and Wildlife Association, gave those in attendance an update on what the funds from last year’s banquet went towards. The association donated $3,500 to start up a junior archery program, which will continue this spring, and contributed $10,000 to the Big Ranch habitat enhancement project on the Lower Elk Valley Road.

“We will continue to look for different wildlife conservation, habitat, or restoration projects that we can use funding from events like these,” said Reghenas. “We also welcome any ideas from those of you here tonight, other club members, and the public for input into how you would like us to spend some of the money raised tonight.”

Everyone is welcome to attend the association’s monthly meetings, held every third Monday, 7 p.m., at the fire hall.

This year’s trophy and plaque winners are:

Cutthroat trout

1^st Chad Singleton - 2.74lbs

Brook trout (junior)

1^st Carly Rusnak -1.15lbs

Kokanee (junior)

1^st Carly Rusnak - .65lbs

2^nd Carly Rusnak - .49lbs

Grizzly Bear

1^st Mark Medcalf - 22 7/16

Cougar

1^st Stephanie Grywacheski - 14 4/16

Mountain Goat

1^st Jeff Schutz - 50 2/8    

Mountain Goat (junior)

1^st Brett Engel - 43 0/8

Moose

1^st Jeremy Rusnak - 136 5/8

2^nd Mike Jaegli - 136 4/8

Mule Deer

1^st Dr. Derek Higgins - 154 7/8

Elk

1^st Mark Medcalf - 307 2/8

2^nd Larry Henriet - 267 6/8

Archery – Elk

1^st Sean Taylor - 317 1/8

2^nd Kevin Marasco - 277 7/8

3^rd Mike Jaegli - 244 0/8

4^th Dennis Meadows - 222 2/8

Archery – Non-typical Elk

1^st Curtis Enns - 265 6/8

Whitetail (junior)

1^st Hanna Whiting - 84 7/8

2^nd Jacob Zahn - 65 6/8

Whitetail

1^st Dave Wyld - 136 3/8

2^nd Daniel Kozler - 114 4/8

3^rd Mark Medcalf - 108 0/8

Archery - Whitetail

1^st Dennis Meadows - 91 0/8

Annual Trophies

Out of region

1^ST Calvin Domin – Bison - 106 0/8

Out of province

1^st Stephen Halko - Non-Typical Whitetail - 150 3/8

2^nd Tanner Smaniotto – Whitetail - 110 7/8 (junior)

3^rd Dustin Smaniotto - Whitetail - 57 2/8 (junior)

Frank Knight Memorail

Chad Singleton - Cutthroat in a Stream - 2.74lbs

Junior Archery Grand Aggreagate

Kayleigh Cook - Whitetail

Tanner Smaniotto - Mule Deer - 138 7/8

Archery Grand Aggregate

Sean Taylor – Elk - 317 1/8        

Dwayne Fraser Memorial - Jr. Grand Aggregate

Brett Engel – Goat - 43 0/8

Sr. Grand Aggregate

Jeff Schutz – Goat - 50 2/8