The trap Shoot was a huge success! Estimating approximately 40 shooters participated this year.
Recent letter:
Adopt-A-Highway
We will be having our Fall Highway Clean Up along US 52/IA 136 on Tuesday, September 29 th, rain date is Tuesday, October 6th . Club members will meet at the town park in New Vienna between 4:45-5:00. The Club will provide gloves and High Vis Vest, we will have food and refreshments after cleanup is complete.
Annual Trap Shoot
Tri-County Sportsmen Club will hold their Annual Trap Shoot on Sunday, October 7 th with a rain date of October 14 th , shooting will run from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Both 12- & 20-gauge shells will be available for purchase. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase.
Annual Fish Fry
Tri-County Sportsmen Club will hold their 40 th Annual Fish Fry on Saturday, November 7 th. It will be held at the New Vienna Community Hall. Please help make it a success by selling or purchasing the enclosed gun raffle chances. The chances are $1/each or $10 for the entire book of (10) chances. This year’s gun raffle we will be giving three (3) guns away as well as the four (4) – $25.00 cash prizes. Please refer to the chances for the complete list of guns. You may mail the stubs and the money to P.O. Box 201, New Vienna, IA 52065 or bring them the night of the fish fry. For extra chances, call Joe Mausser 563-543-2360 or Rod Kern 563-258-2715.
2027 Membership Renewals
Memberships will expire on December 31 st . Enclosed are the 2027 membership renewal form. Please fill out & return to guarantee your membership does not expire. Providing we have a sign copy of the release & waiver agreement on file, you do not need to sign another one. For any new members, the release & waiver of liability agreement form is mandatory per our insurance company. Please go to our website to download the form.
Rifle Range Keys
Any 2026 range key holder is eligible to obtain a range key for 2027. Please fill out the membership renewal form and include the $45 range key fee. We will send you the key with your 2027 membership card. You will have until March 1 st to renew your key. After March 1 st , you will forfeit your key and we will offer any keys left to individuals on the waiting list.
The waiting list will carry over from year to year. If you would like a key & are not on the waiting list, please go to our website to download the range rules as well as the range key application. Please review and fill out the application form, then mail it to the address on the form. Upon receipt, the Rifle Range Committee will review the application and if approved, add you to the waiting list. If you are unsure if you are currently on the waiting list, please contact the club at the email listed above. When a key becomes available & prior to purchasing a key, a member will be required to attend a rifle range orientation meeting to review all the range rules. After attending the range orientation meeting, the member will be eligible to purchase & receive their range key.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the fish fry!
The Board of Directors
It was a great day for the Kid’s Fishing Day, nice crowd and a big catch of the day!!
Fishing Clinic 2026
The Board of Directors are hosting a Kids Fishing Day. On Saturday, June 13th with a start time. from 9:00 am till Noon. Club members will be on hand to assist members with kids with how to bait hooks, casting, and catching fish. You will need to provide your own fishing pole and tackle.
The Club will provide bait and we will have food available for sale.
If you are interested in bring your sons or daughter to this event please send us a email or contact Joe Mausser 563-543-2360.
Great news, the campsites now have electric and water hookups for the 3 RV campsites!
We have been working very hard on this new upgrade and hope it will be enjoyed by many!
Our Fall Trap Shoot was well attended. Check out the new judges stand!
Fish were stocked in April 2025.
The new docks are finished!
Progress on new dock…
Update on the pond and dock:
On January 22nd a group of volunteers drilled and sawed holes in the ice around the new dock structure, because the dock was raising, and the water level is still 21 inches from being full. They also placed diffusers under the dock. The poles for the dock are now freed from the ice and they settled into place.
Below are photos of the dock with one foot of ice around the posts.
24 hours later the dock settled 2 inches, and the ice melted around the dock. For now, the problem has been resolved.
Below are a few pictures of the water level of the pond. These were taken in early December. About 6 feet of water needed to fill the pond!
2024 trap Shoot
The trap shoot was one of the largest crowds ever for this event! Picture perfect day and many happy shooters! Thanks to everyone involved and to all of those in attendance.
Pond restoration begins…
It took lots of hard work to get the clogged drain tube opened up for the pond to drain.
The drain plugged and the pond filled up again. We found grass carp in the drain valve clogging the drain.
We thought the biggest fish in the pond was a grass carp…
Yikes!
We are now looking for a new director! Just kidding!! The alligator is actually a 3D archery target used this past July for the Annual 3D Archery Shoot. See the Archery Range page tab for information on the Annual shoot.
Steger Construction begins excavation work in August 2024.
Steger Construction set the new dock poles and the Tri-County Sportsmen members went to work!
The dock substructure is complete and the decking along with railings to be completed in the Spring.
Many thanks to all of the time and talent of our members and Steger Construction!!
The pond drain valve is now closed and the pond is beginning to fill back up.
The plan is to stock fish in the Spring of 2025.
Adopt- a- Highway
April 23rd, Tuesday night we had a great turnout for the annual Spring Adopt-a-Highway cleanup. The Club maintains a 2-mile segment of highway between New Vienna and Luxemburg.
Spring Work Day
We had a very busy and successful workday last Saturday, April 13. Twenty-three of our members showed up to work with side x sides, 4 wheelers and water spraying equipment to burn 17 acres of the CRP fields in addition to many other springtime chores!
Thanks everyone!!
