| Summary: | and purchased a target thrower. This was installed on leased land east of Cogswell. In the fall of 1946 these young men shot their first trap. This was the beginning of the Cogswell Gun Club. In 1947 much interest was shown in trap shooting, even a few ladies came out to learn and participate in the sport. To show their appreciation the charter members decided to have a wildlife supper for the members and their wives. A wildlife film was shown before the pheasant meal. This was the start of the annual Cogswell Gun Club wildlife supper, which has featured elk, moose, bear, and buffalo. The membership in the club continued to grow until a limit of 140 members had to be maintained because of limited room for meetings. After 20 years all charter members were given life memberships, at this date ten of the original thirty three are still members, they are Donald Bosse, William Bosse, Ardell Cooper, Roy Duff, James Kunkle, Lawrence Strouse, Steve J. Urie, Claude Christianson, Leroy Glarum, and Wayne Seelhammer. September 30, 1954 under the leadership of President Steve J. Urie, and Wayne Seelhammer, secretary, Articles of Incorporation and By-laws were drawn up and adopted. October 4, 1960, then president, Ray Nelson and, secretary, Steve J. Urie, made an agreement with Sargent County, North Dakota, whereas the Cogswell Gun Club would take title to and be responsible for the care of a herd of buffalo, that the County would deliver to them from the Department of the Interior. These few animals were the start of the herd of twenty plus maintained in a pasture near Crete, ND. One of the large herd bulls from this herd was butchered and the head and hide was mounted and donated to Bonanzavi1le, Fargo, ND. Some of the other projects of the club have been raising, and turning loose phesants, wild turkeys, and quail. The club is now in the process of providing nesting sites for the Greater Canada Goose in several marsh areas throughout the County. Ilk". £k ley* Now that the club has their own buffalo, this has been the main course of the annual supper for the public, where each Spring 'Thirteen Hundred lovers of good food from North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota gather to savor this wonderful meat and for an evening of fun. Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
|
|---|