Author: Ridge Johansen

Hunter’s Safety at BCSC. Coming in Spring

Ridge Johansen

DNR HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE

Next Classes will be schedule in Spring – Dates have not been set

The Green Bay Hunter Education Instructors Group is offering a 3-day DNR certified Hunter Education Course. This is a course focusing on the safe, responsible handling of firearms.  It is geared toward youth, 12 years of age and older, and persons new to the shooting sports.

  • Students successfully completing the course will receive their DNR Hunter Education Certification (required of persons born after January 1, 1973 to purchase a WI hunting license).
  • PRIOR ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for this course at https://dnr.wi.gov/education/outdoorskills/safetyeducation.html  See webpage “details; additional instructions will be emailed to students prior to the start of class.
  • Students need to pickup and complete student handbook before the first class. There is a book pickup night scheduled prior to the class at the club.  Students have to read all chapters and answer the questions in the back of the book.  Students must attend all 3 nights to complete the course and to receive their certification.

Location:  Brown County Sportsmen’s Club.

For additional information:  Watch the GoWild Site for the upcoming classes.

Selection of GoWild page to aid in locating class: Select Course Type “Hunter” and County “Brown” to see local options. https://gowild.wi.gov/customers/class

Heated 5 Stand Leagues Starts this week.

Ridge Johansen

Brown County Sportsmen’s Club’s Heated 5-Stand League Starts next week. Shooting will be offered on Tuesday Night, Thursday Night and Saturday Afternoon. League will be limited to 15 teams. The Heated 5-Stand Building is reserved for Leagues from 5:30 to 10:00 on Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Ridge Johansen to sign up your team and get a shooting time setup.

League Format

  • Two rounds of 25 targets weekly (50 birds total)
  • League will be at 14 week season starting January 13th and going to April 18th.
  • All scheduled times are for 50 birds
  • Teams may have from three (3) to seven (7) shooters
  • A maximum of five (5) shooters per team per week may submit scores
  • Top three (3) scores per team count each week
  • League shooting is permitted only during scheduled league hours. League hours will be available Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
  • Scheduling will be done through Bookwhen under:
    Brown County Sportsmen’s Club Heated 5-Stand Scheduled Hours
  • Team Sponsorship Fee:  $30 per team due first night of League shooting
  • Weekly League Fee – Members: $20 per shooter, per week.
  • We will need the support of league members to help run the operations.  To sign up to help please use the Support sign up link.

Please text or Email Ridge Johansen (920-562-4179) (bcsc5stand@gmail.com) with your name, and desire to have a team in the league.  Ridge will send you the sign up details.  Please email the Information back to bcsc5stand@gmail.com.  Ridge can help you schedule your first week of shooting on BookWhen. 

Link to fillable sign up form Sign Up Form

Operations Details and FAQ

Bookwhen Scheduling.

Bookwhen Customer Portal

Cancelling a booking

CWSL Results 12/21/2025

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CWSL Results Wausau

Wausau  12.14.2025
 19 shooters attended
HIGH GUN47Jeff Chojnacki
CLASS AA44Dave Maas
CLASS A46TJ Schmidt
CLASS B47Mike Cheney
CLASS C45Matt Nelson
CLASS D41Luke Reinke
CLASS E25Larry Simpson
SENIOR44Rich Rawson
VET41Terry Koch
SUPER VET40Ken Schmirler
JUNIOR46Kaeden Ludwig
   
LEWIS
Jeff Chojnacki47$19.00
Mike Cheney47$19.00
Matt Nelson45$38.00
Terry Koch41$19.00
Luke Reinke41$19.00
Rod Crawford36$38.00
   
   
Shell Raffle Winner:   Larry Goetz
* All ties determined by long run

CWSL Results Wausau

BCSC 2026 Chili Shoot

Ridge Johansen

BCSC Event Chili Shoot

January 31st

Chili Cookoff – Trap 50 birds – Skeet 50 Birds – 5-Stand 50 Birds

On January 31st.  The Club will be having a Chili Shoot to help break up our Long Wisconsin Winter. This is planned to be an event like the Club Shoot with Trap, Skeet and 5 Stand competition between club members.  With a Chili Cookoff to take care of the winter Chill.

  • January 31, 2025 – 9:00am to 3:00pm
  • REGISTRATION 9:00am – 1:00pm
  • SKEET / TRAP / 5 – STAND
  • 50 TARGETS PER EVENT – PUBLIC IS WELCOME
  • EVENT ENTRY FEE of $25 INCLUDES $10 LEWIS CLASS
  • LEWIS – Pays Max 4 CLASSES – 60% / 40% – Ties Divide
  • AWARDS FOR HAA, SKEET, TRAP and 5-STAND CHAMPS (FOR CLUB MEMBERS)
  • TIES FOR CHAMP WILL SHOOT OFF AT 3:00
  • CHILI COOK OFF COMPETITION
  • AWARDS FOR BEST CHILI
  • BUY A “BCSC” CHILI CUP for $10 – Sample all the Chili’s and keep the cup!  Chili will be available starting at Noon.
  • RAFFLES and EVENTS
  • GUN, MEAT, and BOOZE RAFFLES, LONG BIRD COMPETITION WITH WINNER KEEPING 50% OF THE POT
  • Contact: Adam Wehling at 262-989-6848 or awehling22@gmail.com with questions and to sign up for Chili Competition

We will be needing Volunteers to help with this event of course.

Chili Shoot Details

BCSC Hangover Shoot Volunteers – Thank You

Ridge Johansen

The Club would like to thank all the volunteers that helped with this event. These events are not possible without your support. they did a great job to run a wonderful event.

  • Matt Ernst
  • Gary Fontaine
  • Jason Gulmire
  • Dave Holub
  • Jay Hussong
  • Ridge Johansen
  • Fred Liebert
  • Dan Mc Gregor
  • Bob Olsen
  • Stephanie Schreiber
  • Paul Steinbrecher
  • Terry Thayse
  • Pete Thomas
  • Dave Wetenkamp

We did get some comments about not being able to offer lunch beyond pizza and not being able to run the meat raffle and 50/50 raffle. This was due to the lack of volunteers to support these efforts. In fact several volunteers on the list are shooters that stepped up day of and changed there plans to help because they could see the clubs need for more assistance. Please talk to Dave Holub or Ridge Johansen if you would be willing to help with the next event so that the club can insure we can fulfill the participants expectations.

Thanks goes out to all the participates that came to shoot at the event.

Next Events

Chili Shoot – January 31th

Green Bird Shoot – March 14th

Hangover Trap and 5-Stand Shoot

Ridge Johansen

SINGLES TRAP EVENT: 75 BIRDS – 16 YARD TARGETS

  • TARGETS   $23    LEWIS COMPULSORY $12
  • Non-Registered Shoot
  • Orange Targets Thrown   –   SHOOT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT
  • LEWIS– Pays 4 CLASSES-60% / 40% -Ties Divide
  • OPTIONS:   HIGH GUN -$10    –   60% /40% PAYS 2 PLACES-TIES DIVIDE

5-STAND EVENT  50 Targets – $17   Lewis Class – $8

  • LEWIS – Pays 4 CLASSES-60% / 40% -Ties Divide

Details

  • Lucky Shooter Drawing-
  • SHELLS WILL BE AVAILABLE
  • LUNCH & REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE
  • CONTACT RIDGE JOHANSEN 920-562-4179
  • DOORPRIZES AND RAFFLES-Must be Present to Win
  • 50/50 Raffle at Noon and 4:00
  • MEAT RAFFLES All Day
  • 711 WEST DEERFIELD AVE. GREEN BAY WI.
  • www.skeetandtrap .com

Hangover Shoot Details

Hangover Shoot -Volunteers – New Years Day

Ridge Johansen

We will need volunteers to help in the Hangover Shoot.  Please consider taking some timeout to help the club.

Support needed:

  • Field setup,
  • Loading Throwers,
  • Clearing Waste
  • Pulling and Scoring
  • Many other items

This event will be January 1st.  Your help would be appreciated.  Please contact Dave Holub 920-851-8625

Shoot Details – Hangover Trap Shoot – New Years Day

The Brown County Sportsman’s Club will be hosting its annual  Hangover Trap Shoot. 75 bird 16 yard event. The event will be from 9:00 to 3:00 on January 1st.  Prizes for High Gun and Lewis Classes.  Lunch will be available.  

There will be a 5 Stand Shoot as well.  The 5 stand shoot will have Lewis prizes as well.

Several Raffles are also going on at the club as well during the event.  

Hangover Shoot Details

Green Bay Hears a WHO.

Ridge Johansen

New members say I never knew this nice of a club was so close and I didn’t know about it. We kind of thought we were like the people of WHO-VILLE. We all know the Story of “Horton hears a WHO.” The club decided we needed a sign that said “WE ARE HERE” a little louder. Well now the sign is here and so are we, come out and see what the club has behind the sign.

For those that never heard a “WHO” WE ARE HERE, HORTON

Thanks to the members that worked on the sign and the great community businesses that supported the project. The main Club Members that helped with the project were Dave Holub, Don Will, Al Winiecki, Kevin Koskie, Pete Thomas and Ridge Johansen. Be sure to thanks these people when you see them. If you have ideas you would like to implement to improve the sign, please contact Ridge Johansen, he can help facilitate you in your efforts.

Thanks to the community businesses that supported this effort. Van De Yacht Well Drilling supplied their auger to drill the 6 ft holes and well rigging equipment to set the poles. Troy and Eric Van De Yacht also supplied their time and knowledge to run the equipment. The job went so smooth and safely with the right equipment and knowledge. Thanks to Kimp’s ACE Hardware and Rental for the use to the man lift to install the sign and the training in operations of that equipment. They always have the tools you need to get the job done right and safely. They certainly made that happen for this project. Please look to these companies for your needs in there areas of business. They are a huge part of our Who-Ville, support them like they support you.

Also thanks to LC Hangover, one of our shooting teams, they donated the power poles and the stringer boards for this project.

Details on the sign: It is 12ft by 8ft and the top is 24 feet above the ground. the power pole are about 12 inches in diameter at the basis. As one that helped build it I can tell you the timbers, plywood and sign panels are all heavy and difficult to handle 16 feet in the air. The signs are in a delta configuration for rigidity and for visibility on interstate 41. The angle of the two signs is about 45 degrees to improve that visibility.

Thanks to these community companies that supported the project:

BCSC – Brown County Clay Crushers – Youth Program

Ridge Johansen

Brown County Sportsmen’s Club is proud to host the Brown County Clay Crushers, a rapidly growing SCTP youth shotgun team made up of dedicated athletes ranging from middle school to college. Each week, the team practices at the club on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., where certified coaches focus on discipline, safety, and skill development in a welcoming environment. As the program expands, the team is working to build its MidwayUSA Foundation Endowment, which provides long-term financial stability by allowing the team to withdraw a yearly grant equal to five percent of the endowment’s value. All contributions are matched by the MidwayUSA Foundation, making every donation especially impactful. If you have questions about the team or know a youth who would like to join, we encourage you to reach out at browncountyclaycrushers@gmail.com, the coaches are always happy to help new families get started. Community members can learn more, search for teams, or give directly using the links below.

Find a team:
https://www.midwayusafoundation.org/find-team-fund-team/

Donate to the Brown County Clay Crushers:
https://www.midwayusafoundation.org/team-profile/?id=R35401

Check if your employer offers donation matching:
https://www.midwayusafoundation.org/employer-matching/