Michigan Grouse Camp – October 12th to 15th
KlM-GNA will holding our Grouse camp this year near and around Iron River Michigan. Located in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan – this is some of the most productive grouse habitat in the Midwest. We have secured a cabin that has three bedrooms. The cabin is located ~ 9 miles from downtown Iron River.
The cabin address: 247 Basswood Rd, Iron River, MI
Additional accommodations:
RV Park: Klint Safford Memorial RV Park
50 E Genesee St, Iron River, MI 49935
+1-906-265-3822
Rustic Camping: Carney Lake State Forest Campground
(The campground is on the shore of Carney
Lake, Located in Dickinson County
14 miles northeast of Iron Mountain)
Hotels that allow pets (book early – there are limited pet rooms available):
Lakeshore Motel Ice Lake
1257 W Ice Lake Rd, Iron River, MI 49935
+1-906-265-3611
AmericInn by Wyndham Iron River
40 Adams St, Iron River, MI 49935
+1-906-214-2308
The cabin will act as our base camp, offering breakfast and hopefully a place to cook a group grouse dinner in addition to after the hunt cocktails and fire pit.
Hunting License information:
The State of Michigan has 3-day and 7-day non-resident small game hunting licenses that may
be purchased online (search State of Michigan DNR), in addition to a full season nonresident
license. If you were born after 1960, you will need a copy of your hunter’s safety certificate or a
hunting license to purchase a Michigan Small Game License.
There are limited opportunities to waterfowl hunt in the area, so you may want to purchase a
State of Michigan Waterfowl endorsement in addition to your small game license and a Federal
Duck Stamp.
Expected game:
Ruffed grouse, woodcock, cottontail, and ducks. If you intend to hunt woodcock, please make sure you sign up for the HIP when obtaining your small game license and your shotgun is limited to no more than three shots (plugged or a double).
Recommended to bring:
- Recommendation for ammunition – #6, # 7 1⁄2 or #8 lead shot for grouse, woodcock,
cottontail and nontoxic shot for ducks. - A good pair of hunting boots are highly recommended – plan on walking 2-5 miles daily
- Hunter Orange
- Eye wash for the dog’s eye
- A second good pair of hunting boots is highly recommended if conditions get wet.
- Clothing to accommodate the weather conditions.
- Camp Chair
- Cooler
- GPS collars are recommended for your dogs
Agenda:
Meet up at a designated location (tbd) Thursday morning October 12th. We’ll have some locations pin dropped for individuals to explore – there are thousands of acres of land open to
hunting so we’ll try to find as many new areas as we can.
We’ll break up into smaller groups and head out to hunt with a selected location to meet up for
midday lunch along one of the roads/ two tracks (peanut & butter sandwiches are grandfather
in for lunch this time). Plan on bringing a camp chair and lunch items…you’re in the UP so
cheese, smoked meats and all other manner of things your doctor probably does not want you
to eat works well. We’ll reset after the noon daybreak, then head back out for the afternoon.
The goal is to get an opportunity to hunt with and meet as many of your fellow KlM members as
we can.
At the end of the day, we’ll try to rendezvous again and tell stories…The cabin will act as a place
where we can hold community dinners, sit around the fire (weather permitting) and stage out of.
Repeat Friday & Saturday…please remember this is the UP…it’s beautiful, slow down and enjoy!
The fall colors should be in.
For any questions, suggestions or to let me know you’re attending, please contact me:
David Golfetto
dgolfetto@outlook.com
734-751-4642
Iowa Pheasant Hunt: October 27th – 30th
KlM-GNA will be conducting an Iowa Pheasant Hunt in the Spirit Lake / Lake Okoboji area of Iowa. The hunt will be in group(s) on public land. These areas are very large (several hundred to several thousand acres) accommodating larger groups. There will also be opportunities if you wish to break off and explore on your own. Several of my friends who are devout Pheasant hunters and new KlM members will be joining us with pre-scouted targeted areas. The hunting conditions are primarily large high density native (Buffalo) grass fields and cat tail depressions.
Recommended to bring:
- Non tox shells #4 steel / #4 or 5 Bismuth /#6 Tungsten (these are wild birds – they do not go down easily)
- A good pair of hunting boots are highly recommended – plan on walking 4-6 miles daily
- Hunter Orange
- Eye wash for the dog’s eyes
- Ointment for the dog’s nose – the grasses will cause chapping
- Dog skid plate jackets
- A second good pair of hunting boots is highly recommended if conditions get wet.
- Clothing to accommodate the weather conditions.
- Camp Chair
- Cooler
Agenda:
We plan on getting in on Friday October 27th maybe go out as a group for dinner. We’ll coordinate opening day, Saturday October 28th – the group will leave for the public land fields early ~ 4:00 am. Hunting begins at 8:00 and finishes at 4:30. Bringing coffee and your breakfast out to our hunting location is recommended. If the weather permits, we’ll stop for lunch in the field, which is a coordinated potluck of lunch meats, condiments, water & pop and chips. The same “grandfathered” clause for peanut & butter sandwiches for lunch this time is valid in Iowa too.
Right now, we are just suggesting you do a couple of things:
- Hunting License information – if you were born after January 1, 1972, then you will be required to produce a copy of your Hunter’s Education Certificate. A copy of your state’s hunting license will not be accepted – Iowa requires a Hunter’s Education Certificate. If it is required and you cannot find it, please contact your state for a copy sooner than later. It takes Iowa about a week to get you into their system if you opt to purchase online after receiving a copy of your Hunting Education Certificate.
Go online and purchase your Hunter’s License – please see link below:
https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/huntingregs.pdf
If you are a non-resident hunter there are two options, a season Non-Resident License and Habitat for $144.00 or a 5-day Non-Resident License and Habitat for $92.00.
You may also want to consider a Migratory Game Bird Fee – we have had opportunities to jump shoot local ducks in the past. Please note, you also will need a Federal Duck Stamp too if you opt in.
Expect to be stopped by an Iowa Game Warden on opening weekend. In the past we have had great interaction with these officers, once they have checked our paperwork…they have even given us recommendations on areas where we may want to hunt.
- Make a reservation for your own lodging. Below are just some accommodations in the area. There are others too, this is a summer vacation area because of the lakes, so feel free to explore other locations.
Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center
(There are 10 rooms reserved for KlM-GNA)
1405 US-71, Okoboji, IA 51355 (712) 332-2161
Ramada by Wyndham Spirit Lake/Okoboji
2704 17th St, Spirit Lake, IA 51360 (712) 336-3984
AmericInn by Wyndham Okoboji
1005 Brooks Park Dr, Okoboji, IA 51355 (712) 332-9000
For any questions, suggestions or to let me know you’re attending, please contact me at:
David Golfetto
dgolfetto@outlook.com
734-751-4642
KlM-GNA members – please join us for the 2023 Annual Membership Meeting on February 24, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CST via Zoom Video Conference
(An invitation to the Zoom call and other information will be sent to members two weeks
before the meeting.)
Volunteers Needed!
Pheasant Fest 2024: March 1st – 3rd in Sioux Falls, SD
Please email ROSS SIEMERS if you are interested in volunteering at the KlM-GNA booth.
Include the following information:
- What days/times can you man the booth?
- Fri 3/1 12pm-7pm
- Sat 3/2 9am-6pm
- Sun 3/3 9am-4pm, with take-down
- Will you be able to bring your dog to the booth? (Note: This can be stressful for some dogs since there is so much activity. If you don’t think your dog is a good fit then it’s best not to bring them.)
Volunteers will have PF passes for the day(s) that they are scheduled to be at the booth.
Ross will be reserving an Air-bnb, but space is limited! Discuss lodging options with him directly.
The Lönssuche is a once-a-year test event of the KlM Association that takes place in the month of October and showcases some of the Association’s top performing HZP dogs. In addition, the Lönssuche includes a Breed Show which is combined with the HZP test result to make up the final score.
In recognition of the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the KlM Landesgruppe North America, our parent club in Germany has asked us to host the Lönssuche 2024 in the U.S.A! Top performing KlM from Germany and the US will participate.
Click here for a glimpse of 2022 Lönssuche in Waterkant
Kleine Münsterländer – Group North America (KlM-GNA) cordially invites its members and members of other JGHV affiliated breed clubs to participate in the Verbandsjugendprüfung (VJP – Association Youth Test), near Rockford, IL, on Friday – Sunday, April 11-13, 2025.
Dogs with an F.C.I. pedigree, which were whelped after September 30. 2023, are eligible for admission to the test. Applicants must be members of KlM-GNA or another JGHV-affiliated breed club.
The test will be conducted in accordance with the current VZPO (“Regulations for Association Breed Tests”) of the JGHV. The organizers are thereby permitted to restrict entries to members of KlM-GNA until the registration deadline. Thereafter, qualifying breeds will be granted entry to the test on a “first come, first served” basis. The test will be limited to 30 dogs, such that 10 dogs could be tested each day (two groups of five dogs).