2003 Meetings Reports
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12/4/03 Club Meeting minutes
Eighteen members and five sons (23 participants) attended the 12/4/03 Club Meeting at Eddy Chance’s home. This was our highest total attendance ever, and the most men that we have had since we had 18 on 12/16/93. The meeting featured our Annual Chili Supper. John Murray and I, Randy Rowley, brought chili. Buddy Boudloche renewed his membership. A shotgun for sale by Tim Price and bows for sale from Eddy Chance and Kevin Font were displayed (see the Classified Ads page for more details). Derrich Pollock led us in a devotional and in prayer. A home video, courtesy of Eddy Chance, of several B&P/FCS hunts was shown from 1989 through 1995 hunts. The video Raging Boars was shown. The minutes from the Business Meeting are as follows.
- A discussion was held on upcoming events.
- A discussion was held on the FCS Display (promotional items). If you would like to have an FCS display at your church, please contact me.
- A discussion was held on the new FCS caps. A cap and patch come with membership or membership renewal. Additional caps are available at $5.00 each.
10/9/03 Club Meeting minutes
The meeting was held at Mr. Charlie Batts home. Three officers, six active members, four inactive members, one guest, and three youth members attended (17 participants). A home video of an elk hunt by Mr. Charlie Batts and the video Whistling Wings IV were shown. Derrich Pollock led a devotional. Prayer Requests were taken. Derrich led us in prayer. 2003 Ballots were not distributed, as no officers were opposed. As per our bylaws no election was required. Warren Hoke ran for President of the South Austin Chapter and David Chalmers ran for Vice President of the South Austin Chapter. There were no other changes in Club officers. No propositions were made. A discussions was held on upcoming events. The following proposed events for 2004 were discussed: a Sporting Clays Shoot and 3D Archery Shoot, a 24 hour Sporting Clays Shoot, a 2004 Hog Hunt, and a Conservation Season Snow Goose Hunt. A discussion was also held on an Axis and Sika Deer, Black Buck Antelope, and Mouflon Rams hunt, and hunting at Fort Hood.
8/7/03 Club Meeting minutes
The meeting was held at Kevin Wall’s home. Two officers, two active members, and two inactive members attended (six participants). The video Monster Bucks IX Volume 1 was shown. James Wade led a devotional. Prayer Requests were taken. I, Randy Rowley, led us in prayer. Discussions were held on upcoming events. Ballot surveys for the 10/2/03 Election were distributed. I gave an update on the new Club cap.
6/5/03 Club Meeting minutes
The meeting was held at Larry Dowden’s home. Three officers, five members, and three youth members attended (eleven participants). The video “Monster Bucks III” was shown. Derrich Pollock led a devotional. Prayer Requests were taken. Derrich led us in prayer. Copies of the Shepherd’s Guide were distributed. Discussions were held on upcoming events.
Randy Rowley proposed to create a new cap for the Club. We have had the same cap design since 4/6/95. Several members expressed interest in purchasing a new cap. Randy also proposed to create a discussion board for the website. This would involve purchasing a license for the necessary software $149.95 and a different Web hosting service that is $14.00 a month more expensive than our current one. Several members expressed concern that not many members would use the service. Eddy Chance also informed the group that to add our name to a search engine, such as Yahoo, would cost an additional $300.00 a year. The matter was tabled.
4/3/03 Club Meeting minutes
The meeting was held at Ron Denison’s home. Two officers and three active members attended (five participants). The video “The Bear Facts” was shown. Prayer Requests were taken. Randy Rowley led us in prayer. Discussions were held on options for the Spring 2003 Deep Sea Fishing Trip and options for next year’s Hog Hunt or Hog and Sheep Hunt.
2/6/03 Club Meeting minutes
The meeting was held at Randy Rowley’s home. Two officers, six active members, three inactive members, two guests, and three youth members attended (16 total participants). The meeting featured a shrimp boil prepared by Randy. The video “Aspen’s and Antlers” was shown. Derrich Pollock led us in a devotional. Prayer requests were taken. Derrich Pollock led us in a prayer. A discussion was held on upcoming events.
A discussion was held on possibly adding another chapter (Dallas) to the Club. Brian McMullen saw our add at texasbowhunter.com and expressed interest in starting a chapter. The membership discussed how to handle votes in the eventuality of an out of town chapter. The members of that chapter would, in all probability, not be able to make our Club meetings and vis-a-versa. Our current voting system (a vote at a Club meeting is an action of the Club) would have to be modified to be fair. One possibility is to conduct votes at Club meetings and then follow with a e-mail/mail vote for the rest of the membership that was not able to make the meeting. The matter was tabled for now.
A discussion was held on the practice of giving trophies to the first, second, and third place winners at Sporting Clay Shoots. The following facts were presented: Since the implementation of trophies in 2002 the attendance at shoots went up 44% (over 2001), the attendance for 2002 was our highest ever (46 participants), trophies cost $92.00 a year, and a brief e-mail poll showed that the implementation of trophies did not influence any respondents decision to attend. Ron Denison made a proposal, via e-mail, to discontinue the trophies. The proposal received a “second.” A vote was taken. Seven members voted to discontinue the trophies. One voted to continue the trophies. The proposal passed.