TISDALE 鈥� The Tisdale Wildlife Federation awarded their annual Best Overall plaque to Dana Holmstrom, who successfully took down a 175 and five eighths typical mule deer.
This was the 16-year-old鈥檚 first season hunting and her first kill.
Holmstrom said she went out with her dad three to four days a week throughout October and the beginning of November.
鈥淚 went out with my dad for a month-and-a-half and we went down by Eldersley and shot the biggest one there,鈥� Holmstrom said.
鈥淲hen we walked up to him and I picked up his horns I was like, 鈥楬oly man.鈥欌��
She said that she believes she saw the deer two days before she shot him, but she didn鈥檛 have a clear shot at the time.
鈥淗e was in the bushes and all I saw were his horns so I didn鈥檛 get the perfect chance to shoot him.鈥�
After the kill, Holmstrom named the deer 鈥淓rnie鈥�.
Ernie won her Best Overall, Typical Mule Deer, Best Ladies Overall and Youth 17 and Under.
She said she felt overwhelmed by the amount of awards.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 really know, it鈥檚 just a feeling I get. There are so many awards.鈥�
Holmstrom said she intends to go out hunting again and try to break her record.
鈥淚t gets me out of the house and it gets me active.鈥�
Holmstrom was presented with the awards at the annual Tisdale Wildlife Federation fundraiser banquet on Feb. 1.
Ron Heisler, president of the Tisdale Wildlife Federation, said the 2019 year has a number of highlights for the local organization.
鈥淥ur Tisdale fish pond, right on the edge of town is completed now,鈥� Heisler said. 鈥淲e got the rocks for protection completed, and a number of benches out there now just to finish up some of the final trimmings.鈥�
The pond is open to all community members to fish in, regardless if they have a license.
鈥淵ou have to adhere by the limits the same as the province has. It鈥檚 more for people to get to try fishing.鈥�
Heisler said the Jones Wildlife Sanctuary has been completed, and now just has regular maintenance.
鈥淲e just put in some more benches and outhouses and things on it.鈥�
The organization is currently in the process of constructing a new outdoor gun range.
鈥淲e鈥檙e working on some new land, we haven鈥檛 got a spot selected yet,鈥� Heisler said.
This project is due to new safety regulations causing their old gun range to become obsolete.
鈥淭he gun range that we have, or we had now, is on private land and to meet the government safety regulations it would cost about $40,000 to upgrade it. So we鈥檙e trying to purchase some land, so when we invest into it, it will be a safe investment because it will be ours.鈥�
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Awards
Best Overall: Dana Holmstrom
Typical Mule Deer: Dana Holmstrom
Best Ladies Overall: Dana Holmstrom
Youth 17 and Under: Dana Holmstrom
Trophy Elk: Leanne Holmstrom
Barry Mievre Memorial Typical Whitetail Deer: Kylee Montes
Darren Will Memorial Yellow Perch: Jason Brown
Darren Will Memorial Northern Pike: Terren Roszell
Largest Walleye: Terry Holmstrom
Largest Fish: Chris Garland
Best Fish 16 and Under: Travis Holmstrom
Archery Overall: Rhett Hegland
Largest Canada Goose: Don Falkner
Best Muzzleloader: Scott Kapeller
Best Antelope: Ron Heisler
Best Bear: Rhett Hegland
Best Moose: Patty Torrance
Youth Hunter: Rhett Hegland
Youth Men鈥檚 16 and Under: Xander Brown
