4/11/11

The January – March quarter of 2011 was a great one, attendance wise, for FCS.  Our attendance was 117 people, which was our third best for this quarter; however, if you take away the 25 Buda Chapter (which we no longer have) participants for this quarter in 2008 (for an apples to apples comparison) then this would have been our second best attendance for this quarter.  We blew away what was our average for this quarter (66.77).

We had 11 events, which tied our third best for this quarter.  However, we canceled six events or they didn’t happen because no one showed up:

• Saturday, 1/1/11, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM – “Bring in the New Year” Shooting Range Shoot at the Eagle Peak Shoot Range near Jonestown.  No one attended, to my knowledge.
• Friday, 12/31/10 through Sunday, 1/2/11 – Winter Dove Retreat at Lee Ewald’s ranches near Dilley.  No one attended, to my knowledge.
• Sunday, 1/2/11, 12:45 – 3:45 PM – Year End Finale (Sporting Clays Tournament) at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club ( 8707 Lindell Lane , Austin , 512-272-4707).  No one was interested.
• Friday, 1/28/11 through Sunday, 1/30/11 – Non-Guided Hog Hunt at a location to be announced.  We were not able to find a location.
• Friday, 2/25/11 through Sunday, 2/27/11 – Non-Guided Hog Hunt at a location to be announced.  We were not able to find a location.
• Saturday, 3/19/11 – Non-Chartered White Bass Fishing Trip at Colorado Bend State Park.  Canceled due to lack of interest/other commitments.

We had eight members renew their memberships and 10 first time guests.

We did not have anyone join the Club during this quarter and had no votes or polls.  Of greater concern than not picking up any new members and canceling/not having scheduled events is the fact that we are down to 39 supporting members, which is 17 below where we were on 12/31/10, a little over three months ago!  This is the lowest number of supporting members that we have had since 2003!  If this trend continues we will eventually either be forced to significantly cut our expenses and/or raise our renewal dues or start having FCS Bake Sales!  If your membership has expired please consider renewing today.  All that is required is to mail your $20.00 membership due check to Kevin Wall, FCS Treasurer, at 205 Covala Drive, Cedar Park, TX, 78613.  Please do not mail cash.  Make your check out to “FCS.”  You can also deliver cash to Kevin or me at any FCS event, our homes, or wherever you see us.  If you’re not on the Membership Renewals page (last updated on 4/11/11) then your membership has expired.  I am not concerned about how many supporting members we have.  What concerns me is that we are able to meet our expenses.

As a reminder, all supporting FCS adult members receive:

• Quarterly newsletter, Annual Calendar, and Annual Membership directory (for members who do not have web access).

All supporting FCS adult members have the following rights:

• Make amendment proposals to the FCS Bylaws, Statement of Faith, Annual Calendar of Events, and/or Annual Fiscal Year Budget;
• Participate in all supporting FCS member discussions and votes; and
• Check out (borrow) FCS equipment items, videos, and books.

All supporting FCS adult members will have their articles, business directory information, classified ads, hunting and fishing stories, jokes, links, members profiles, pictures, poems, product and service reviews and recommendations, recipes, safety tips, and useful information for sportsmen submissions posted on the FCS website.

Yearly Attendance Grid

Yearly Events Grid

* = Record

# = Includes Drott and/or Sullivan season dove lease hunts

The next quarter promises to be an exciting one for FCS members and guests.  We have 13 events planned, including:

• Sunday, 4/3/11, 12:45 – 3:45 PM – South by Southwest Open (Sporting Clays Tournament) at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane , Austin , 512-272-4707).
• Saturday, 4/9/11, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM – “April Showers of Broken Clay Targets” Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane, Austin, 512-272-4707).
• Monday, 4/11/11, 7:00 – 9:30 PM – FCS Meeting at Ron Denison’s home (1009 Ambrose Cv., Pflugerville, 512-670-7717 – Home and Work, 512-217-4677 – Cell).
• Saturday, 4/23/11, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM – “Rabbit Shoot” (Sporting Clays Tournament) at The Gun Smoke Shooting Range (in Snook, near College Station).
• May (the date has not been set yet) Guided Crappie Fishing Trip – Randall Klimek is putting together a guided fishing trip for crappie on Granger Lake.  The cost will be $100 a person and a tip is highly recommended.  They can take one other fisherman.  Contact Randall at 512-567-6189.
• Saturday, 5/7/11, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM – “FCS Open” (Two Rounds of Sporting Clays and Lunch at the 290 Café) at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane, Austin, 512-272-4707) and the 290 Café in Manor.
• Friday, 5/20/11 through Sunday, 5/22/11 – Self-Guided Hog Hunt at the Walters Ranch near Jarrell.
• Sunday, 5/22/11, 12:45 – 3:45 PM – The Emerald Open (Sporting Clays Tournament) at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane , Austin , 512-272-4707).
• Monday, 5/23/11, 3:30 – 9:00 PM – Chartered Hybrid Bass Fishing Trip with Jay Garrett on Lake Belton.
• Saturday, 6/4/11, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Father/Child and Youth Skeet and Five Stand Shoot with First Baptist Church of Pflugerville followed by FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane , Austin , 512-272-4707).
• Sunday, 6/5/11, 12:45 – 3:45 PM – McBride’s Open (Sporting Clays Tournament) at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane , Austin , 512-272-4707).
• Saturday, 6/11/11, 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM – Student Instructor/Student Sporting Clays Shoot at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio.
• Monday, 6/13/11, 7:00 – 9:30 PM – FCS Meeting at Larry Dowden’s home (905 Cashew Lane, Cedar Park , 512-259-2490 – Home, 512-248-8233 – Work, 512-507-5894 – Cell).

I hope to see you at an FCS event soon.

Following His trail, 

Randy Rowley

President

The Fellowship of Christian Sportsmen