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KEVIN MISFELDT MEMORIAL ELK AWARD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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While conducting a White-tailed deer survey near Marsden, Saskatchewan a single engine Cessna plane crashed and killed pilot Breton Thomas, Wildlife Biologist Wally Kost and Conservation Officer Kevin Misfeldt. In memory of the late Kevin Misfeldt and Wally Kost, two annual awards were established to honour these outstanding individuals. Mr. John Mulhern has graciously donated the annual trophies. Saskatchewan Association of Conservation Officers has agreed to administer the awards that are open to all Saskatchewan Environment staff. I would like to take this opportunity to invite all eligible hunters to enter their names and score sheets in the Elk or White-tailed deer categories. Successful hunters can apply by:
Successful applicants will be awarded the respective trophies
at the annual Saskatchewan Association of Conservation Officers convention
to be held in Prince Albert on April 7 to 9, 2006.
He had a passion for hunting and was a very knowledgeable
and skilled hunter. He would know what field to hunt, what bluff to push,
where the game would come from and what time it would show up. Kevin's
family and friends always looked forward to his hunting stories. He would
cover every aspect of the hunt without embellishing the story. He was
so excited about the first moose he shot with his bow, that by the time
he was done telling the story you could close your eyes and visualize
the hunt yourself. Kevin didn't waste his life. He rarely missed an opportunity
to say a kind word or do a good deed. He defied human nature by thinking
positively rather than dwelling on the negative. He was active in his
church and he taught Sunday school regularly. His faith was important
to him, as it was to his family. He was a kind, patient and gentle man.
Kevin was a good husband, father, son, brother and friend. He lived for
his wife Tarena, and their children Brent, Jostein and Karena. His life
was a blessing. |
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About
Kevin: Kevin Misfeldt was born on February 11, 1959 in Melfort, Saskatchewan,
and lost his life while on duty in an aircraft accident on January 24,
1997. The accident occurred along the Alberta/Saskatchewan border when
the aircraft went down while Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
personnel were conducting white-tailed deer surveys. The department pilot
and regional wildlife biologist also died in the accident. Kevin loved
being a Conservation Officer. He loved God's creation and lived to protect
it. He tried to ensure other people he dealt with appreciated it as well.
Kevin was an educator. He did many school visits. He enjoyed talking with
children and never missed an opportunity to educate a young hunter in
the field. Kevin was also a very level headed officer. He was able to
stay calm in a stressful situation, whether it was dealing with 200 men
on the fire line, a forest fire raging out of control, or an angry hunter
or landowner. He was always level headed.