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ND CHA is now on Facebook

North Dakota Coon Hunters Association

Getting the word out to members and friends.

One of our members is going into the finals at the AKC World Hunt. Check our Facebook page to see who.........

Here's the path to our page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/North...on/305319892314

Latest ND CHA Press Release

During our bench show and hunts held April 30th and May 1st in Gwinner, ND, we hosted two coon hunters from the Bismarck/Mandan area that had never entered a coonhound competition event. These folks are Brandon Schock and Justin Voigt. Brandon and Justin said they had a good time and enjoyed the friendly help they received from the ND CHA members. One’s first exposure to completion hunting can be daunting and sometimes leaves people confused and frustrated. This is not the case when new folks hunt with ND CHA.

This experience got these guys thinking that they would like to look into getting more people involved in competition in their home area. ND CHA provided them with a copy of a UKC application and instructions to establish a club. We’ll also follow these guys through the process and help them anyway we can. Hopefully, this comes together and a new coon hunters club is formed that serves central and western portions of North Dakota.

This is an excellent example of a state association fulfilling its mission of promoting the sport of coon hunting with treedogs. Good luck Justin and Brandon in your coon hunting adventure.

ND CHA Submits Infrastructure Grant Application to ND Department of Tourism

Today, we submitted an infrastructure grant application in hopes of securing funds to help pay for the cost of finishing our new building in Fort Ransom, ND. This facility is called the Sheyenne River Lodge and is an important part of our strategy to grow membership and overall participation in our events. It also is critical to our ability to host the Annual Raccoon Hunting Sporting Day for youth that happens each August. The application is approximately 15 pages in length. Below is a table of contents for the application and an excerpt of the grant application cover letter. Updates on the status of the grant application will be provided.

North Dakota Coon Hunters Infrastructure Grant Application
Table of Contents

1. Grant Application Form
2. Project Budget
3. Attendance Tracking Information
4. Mission Statement
5. Marketing Plan
6. Logo
7. 2010 Hunting Dates
8. Sample Event Advertisements
9. Facebook Page
10. Reference Letters


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May 24, 2010

Sara Otte Coleman
Tourism Director
North Dakota Tourism Division
Century Center
1600 E. Century Ave. Suite 2 PO Box 2057
Bismarck, N.D. 58502-2057

Re: Infrastructure Grant Application – Sheyenne River Lodge Project

Dear Ms. Coleman:

Please accept this grant application for your consideration of our Sheyenne River Lodge Project. This project is for water service, electrical service and materials to finish construction of our building located near Fort Ransom. This facility will provide ND CHA a permanent location and allow us to increase the number of events and substantially increase the number of people attracted to our events. It is our goal to complete the facility by August 14, 2010 for our annual youth sporting day.

ND CHA sponsors competition bench shows and hunting events chartered by three national kennel clubs. These are generally two day events that hold people in the area for the weekend of the events. Local purveyors of lodging, food and gas benefit directly from our activities. ND CHA also holds an annual youth sporting day. This building project, even though only partially completed in 2009, helped increase our 2009 attendance by approximately 60 percent over 2008 attendance. 2009 total attendance was approximately 200 people with most of the adult attendees coming from South Dakota, Minnesota and other states including Kentucky and Ohio.

Our total project budget estimate is $26,100. Of this amount, we have already expended $11,300 for purchase of +3 acres land and construction of 24’x32’ foundation and building shell. We also have $5,000 in the association’s cash building account dedicated for this project. All of our funds were raised through the efforts of many dedicated club members over many years of effort, and most of the labor to complete the project is provided by volunteers. ND CHA respectfully submits a request in the amount of $9,800 for infrastructure grant funds to complete the Sheyenne River Lodge Project. Our project details and budget are fully explained in our application materials. Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information.

Sincerely,




North Dakota Coon Hunters Association
Promotional Director

nice work! good to see hunters working hard to promote the sport!

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BARRY GREEN
CELL#- 205-337-5086
suthernblues@gmail.com

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JAMES RIVER HOUND KENNEL
JAY BRADEMEYER 701 308 0490
Home of the late Ntch Lipper's Lip Lock Lizzy, Ntch Moonshiners Sassy, and 88 Walker Days Winner Grntch Ceder Hill Sass

"Building on a solid foundation starts on the bottom side"

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JAMES RIVER HOUND KENNEL
JAY BRADEMEYER 701 308 0490
Home of the late Ntch Lipper's Lip Lock Lizzy, Ntch Moonshiners Sassy, and 88 Walker Days Winner Grntch Ceder Hill Sass

"Building on a solid foundation starts on the bottom side"