Text Box: Catch - Photo - Release Text Box: Shawnee Muskie Hunters Member Incentive Program The BOD will have final say and all decisions will be by a majority vote. You must be a current member in good standing of Chapter #28 at the time of the drawing. This is an annual contest and it will run from awards banquet to awards banquet. Tickets will be drawn and prizes will be awarded for this year’s contest at the March 2009 awards banquet. Attending any club meeting (except BOD meetings) or event will qualify you to receive one ticket in the drawing. Examples of qualifying events for this year include: Pomme Challunge, Kinkaid Lake Cleanup, Spring Guide for a Day, Kid’s Day, Chapter Challunge, Kaskaskia River Outing, Prairie Lake Outing, Fall Guide for a Day, Take a Veteran Fishing Day, Club Christmas Party, Collinsville Show (2009), St Louis Show (2009) and Awards Banquet (2009). One ticket will be awarded per event attended. If you volunteer to work an event, cooking, guiding or manning a sport show booth for example, you will receive a bonus ticket for the activity. Paid entry into the Lacey Graeff Caraway, Spring Warm Up or Fall Brawl tournaments are each good for one ticket. Entrants into all three tournaments will receive one bonus ticket. A $25 donation earmarked for the Eagle Lake Tiger Muskie stocking project is good for one ticket. Participation in club fundraisers will also be good for tickets. One member incentive program ticket will be awarded for each five Football Frenzy fundraiser tickets sold. Each new member signed up is good for one ticket. Taking a new member (new member = in the club < 1 year) or a junior member fishing is good for one ticket. Prizes will be determined prior to the 2009 awards banquet. Only one prize per member. Ticket for Prize Number 1 will be drawn first, Prize Number 2 second and Prize Number 3 third. Larry Owens will do the record keeping for the contest. The coordinator for each individual event will make a list of the volunteers and attendees and send it to him. Send other ticket requests (donation, signing up new member, taking a new/junior member fishing etc.) to Larry and he will get you counted and entered. The number of tickets awarded will be posted to the club web page from time to time so you can check in and make sure you have been given credit for all of your qualifying activities. To check how you are doing in the contest, click HERE. Good Luck Text Box: Maggie Pietrina Beaty-Dingus The Shawnee Muskie Hunters are happy to announce the arrival of our youngest new member. Maggie Pietrina Beaty-Dingues was born on September 14 at 6:58 pm. The prize catch weighed in at 6 pounds and 13 ounces and she is 19 inches long. Our best wishes go out to the proud parents, Shannon and James and big brother Kyle. Text Box: Eagle Lake Tiger Muskie Stocking The 200 Tiger Muskies arrived from Minnesota and were stocked into Eagle Lake on November 14th. Several club members were on hand to watch and assist. Congratulations to everyone in the club that worked to make this happen and thank you to everyone that participated in our club tournaments and Guide for a Day events. The proceeds from those events were used to make this all happen. Text Box: 2007 IMTT BASS PRO SHOPS OUTDOOR WORLD ILLINOIS STATE INVITATIONAL MUSKIE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Congratulations to club members Jim Beaty and Manuel Santa Cruz. The duo dominated the IMTT State Championship held on Lake Shelbyville, November 10 & 11. A total of 14 Muskies were caught during the tournament and 6 of those fish were boated by Jim and Manny. Second place also had a Shawnee connection as club member Lenny Goldsmith teamed with Pomme member Dennis Ledgerwood to capture second place. Way to go guys.

2007 Veterans Appreciation Day

On Saturday, November 3rd, the Shawnee Muskie Hunters held a Veterans Appreciation Day outing.  Nine veterans attended and they were hosted by eleven club members.  Chad Cain also graciously attended and helped with the guiding for the day.  Jerry, Cheryl and Gregory Ford did a great job with the cooking.   Several fish were caught.  Most of them were small but Eddy Moore’s boat did manage to land two 45 inchers and Al and Jeff Kunsemiller landed the “…..Whopper….” pictured below.  They were fishing from the dock????
Text Box: Shawnee Muskie Hunters Recognized as IDNR Volunteer Organization of the Year The Southern Illinois Muskie Hunters were presented their IDNR Volunteer of the Year awards at the Colllinsville "Let's Go Fishing Show" by Acting Director Sam Flood last Friday 1-4-2008.  Pictured accepting the award on behalf of the Shawnee Muskie Hunters are Jim Beaty, Walt Krause and James Dingus Text Box: Club News and Announcements