2023 – FCS Meeting Reports
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12/7/23 FCS Meeting and Wild Game Dinner
Five participants had a good time at Burl Fulenwider’s home. The meeting featured chicken-fried venison, bacon-wrapped dove with jalapeno and cream cheese, jalapeno cheese venison sausage links, pork ribs, green chili creamed corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn-on-the-cob, coleslaw, croissants, candies, nuts, and brownies. Randy Rowley led a discussion on upcoming events (see our Calendar for details). The group watched YouTube videos on deer and duck hunting and an episode of Duck Dynasty. Thanks to Burl for contributing the pork ribs, corn-on-the-cob, croissants, candies, and nuts, Russ Gibbs for contributing the dove, Randy for contributing the jalapeno cheese venison sausage links and mashed potatoes, and Bob Steckler for contributing the chicken-fried venison, gravy, and green chili creamed corn.
10/19/23 FCS Meeting and Chili Dinner
Nine participants had a good time at Bruce Crockett’s home. The meeting featured hot and mild chili, chips, salsa, guacamole, carrots, veggie dip, and brownies. Randy Rowley led a discussion on upcoming events (see our Calendar for details) and presented his devotional Chasing Splashes. The group watched Duckmen X (the Robertson’s and friends duck hunting). Thanks to Bruce and Randy for making chili. Best of all, no one died from eating Randy’s ‘Check Out Time’ Chili!
8/24/23 FCS Meeting and Steak Dinner
Seventeen participants had a good time at Flint DeShazo’s home. The meeting featured ribeye steaks, corn-on-the-cob, cream potatoes, Texas cheese toast, cheese and crackers appetizers (courtesy of the DeShazo’s), cheesecake and lemon cake (courtesy of the DeShazo’s), sweet and unsweet tea, and soft drinks. Randy Rowley led a discussion on upcoming events (see our Calendar for details), and presented an update on the Bartlett dove lease his devotional Chipped and Peeled. The group watched a DVD on hunting deer – Pursuit XII (Oklahoma hunt) .
6/26/23 FCS Meeting and Shrimp Boil
Ten participants had a good time at the 6/26/23 FCS Meeting at Wayne Weilnau’s home. The meeting featured a shrimp boil (jumbo shrimp, beef sausage, mini corn-on-the-cobs, and red potatoes), sourdough bread, deer sausage, cheese, and chocolate cake. Randy Rowley led a discussion on upcoming events (see our Calendar for details), and presented an update on the Bartlett dove lease and his devotional A Boat Full. The group watched a hunting TV show on hunting pronghorn antelope.
6/22/23 FCS Officers Meeting
Four officers attended the Zoom meeting and discussed how to post FCS events into Meetup. They also brainstormed future Meetup Events, including:
- Dinner at Catfish Parlour, Dos Salsas, Hat Creek Burger Company, Mandola’s Italian Kitchen, etc.
- Entertainment (can also include a meal) at Austin FC (soccer), Austin’s (formerly Austin Park & Pizza), Dave & Busters, Round Rock Express (baseball), Texas Stars (hockey), The Dirdie Birdie (miniature golf), The Main Event, Top Golf, Top Notch (axe throwing), etc.
- Fishing at Moby Dicks (Outcast Landing).
- Movie Night at Alamo Drafthouse, Cinemark Cedar Park, Flix Brewhouse, Moviehouse and Eatery, etc.
5/15/23 FCS Meeting and Fish Dinner
Ten participants, including two first time guests, had a good time at the 5/15/23 FCS Meeting at Randy and Chris Rowley’s home. The meeting featured beef and chicken fajitas, bell peppers and onions, rice, beans, tortillas, chips, queso, salsa, and blueberry cheesecake. Randy led a discussion on upcoming events (see our Calendar for details) and a devotional called Whomever God Chooses. They talked about Biblical matters for about 10 minutes afterwards.
3/8/23 FCS Officers Meeting
Seven officers attended the 3/8/23 Officers Meeting at Dos Salsas restaurant in Cedar Park. The following items were discussed:
1. 2022 Events Comparison (the last three years; for a report on 2022 only see the 1/1/23 State of the Club Report). Randy Rowley presented the following:
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2. How should we handle events for our older and less mobile members? Our last guided duck hunt was a challenge, and it was worse on Wayne’s guided trip with the same guide. The officers agreed that, for events that will be more strenuous, event coordinators and the president should stress in our announcements what people can expect. Event coordinators should also communicate to people who haven’t participated either by email, phone, or in person to ensure they know what they’re getting in to. Also, for sportsmen who have physical challenges or are older, event coordinators should assign a volunteer to shepherd him or her within reason on our more strenuous events. For example, for an upland bird hunt where everyone is paying at least $275, we might not secure any volunteers to hunt with someone who can’t keep up with the rest of the group, as the dogs can’t hold on point for long periods of time and the volunteer might miss out on shooting opportunities if he’s shepherding someone who can’t keep up.
3. Annual Family Celebration Banquet – guest speaker selection, venue logistics, etc. The officers agreed to invite Kevin McConnell to be our speaker and to shoot for a date that will work for him in April 2023. The officers also discussed giving memberships or FCS tumblers as prizes. Memberships will work for everyone except those who are lifetime members. FCS tumblers will be a challenge as the company that we order from requires a minimum order of 15 tumblers.
4. The Planso Form program won’t send out emails. If someone submits a Application/Liability Form request, the notification is not being emailed out to the membership director, president, and webmaster. The had been a problem since we were attacked by bots a while back. We will probably have to switch to another forms program, but that will take some time to build, test, and implement. Bruce will try replacing it with a free program, but if that doesn’t work we can buy one for $50.
2/16/23 FCS Meeting and Fish Dinner
Ten participants, including four first time meeting attendees, had a good time at the 2/16/23 FCS Meeting at Randy and Chris Rowley’s home. The meeting featured catfish, white and black bass (courtesy of Kurt DeRuiter), onion rings, french fries, hush puppies, potato salad, coleslaw, chips, queso, jalapenos, salsa, and brownies. Randy led a devotional called Rodeo at the Jetty. They also watched the first episode of Primetime Bucks XII.
President’s Report
Membership – since our last meeting on 12/13/22 we had one man join the club and one first-time guest. We presently have 365 members, including 104 supporting members (who are current with their dues).
Events – since our last meeting on 12/13/22, we had nine events with an attendance of 44 people, which is an average of 4.89 people per event. We have 13 events planned from 2/17/23 until our next meeting on 4/10/23. See our Calendar for details.