An article on the Guadalupe River Chapter of Trout Unlimited, headed up by FCS’s Mark Dillow.  See http://www.tu.org/blog-posts/trout-in-the-texas-hill-country.

Two versions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyFxaKMYGdQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWOgFrgsuQE

See https://www.youtube.com/embed/03XEUPfD0qM.

See http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/03/27/us-texas-deadlyforce-idUSN2721289620070327.

Shemane Nugent (Ted’s wife) killed this deer with her crossbow on Charles’ small tract of land on 12/14/13.  The video hunt aired on SPIRIT OF THE WILD TV. Read More→

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoMM2LESf74&feature=em-share_video_user.

Randy Rowley recommends: Read More→

Randy’s Bible study A Father’s Role was published in the current issue (#3) of Sixthday Sportsmen Magazine.

Mark contributed to the book 50 Best Tailwaters to Fly Fish. See http://stoneflypress.com/50-best-tailwaters-to-fly-fish.

The book he contributed to is now available on Amazon (50 Best Tailwaters to Fly Fish).  If you click on this link it will take you to the chapter he wrote.  Click a couple times on the right arrow to get to the table of contents, then click once more to get to chapter 35 on the Guadalupe.  Click that link and you can see his chapter.  http://www.amazon.com/50-Best-Tailwaters-Fly-Fish/dp/193922604X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385474253&sr=8-1&keywords=50+tailwaters#reader_193922604X

Congratulations Mark!

See http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/21/duck-dynasty-star-on-what-america-really-needs-it-aint-gun-control-we-need-its/.

The award was presented last week at the annual TU meeting in Madison, WI to Mark Dillow, GRTU Chapter President.  The Golden Trout award signifies GRTU as the top Trout Unlimited chapter for this year, out of about 380 chapters nationwide.  Each year chapters are nominated and one chapter is selected by the Trout Unlimited national leadership. The criteria is based on the chapter’s performance in several areas including conservation, education, community service, and support of Trout Unlimited’s goals of protection, restoration, reconnection and sustaining our cold water fisheries.  The award recognizes the cumulative efforts of many leaders and volunteers over the past years to build this chapter into the largest chapter in the nation, with 5,000 members statewide. Read More→

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
NEWS RELEASE
Sept. 27, 2013 Read More→

Read More→

See http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20130823a.

This is amazing!  See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxQPOsDgPO4&feature=youtu.be.

See http://youtube.com/watch?v=D99NHb6B03s.

A story on why target identification is so important.  See http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351877,00.html#ixzz2W1PDMwQu.

See http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/26/scotus.guns/index.html.

Membership in TSRA is not required to get the e-newsletter – http://multibriefs.com/optin.php?tsra.  We have CHL because of TSRA lobbying efforts.

Randy Whoopella has duracoated a rifle.  He did an old SKS in olive drab green and it came out pretty good. Read More→

See http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/06/04/some-colleges-bar-even-talking-about-right-to-bear-arms-gun-advocates-say/.

See http://www.chron.com/sports/outdoors/article/Texas-study-examining-lead-issue-in-dove-hunting-1591190.php.

See https://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=3030.

See http://www.claytracker.com/index.html.

An incredible story of a man who was charged by a grizzly that was just 15 yards away, who lived to tell the tale – http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/survival/animal-attacks/2009/08/charging-grizzly-killed-alaska?cid=090209.

See http://ww2.roanoke.com/outdoors/wb/217963/.

Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as well as Vermont’s own Constitution very carefully, and his strict interpretation of these documents is popping some eyeballs in New England and elsewhere.  Maslack recently proposed a bill to register non-gun-owners and require them to pay a $500 fee to the state.  Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun. Read More→

AB962 requires individuals purchasing ammunition be fingerprinted and registered at the time of sale and mandates that dealers keep these records and make them available for inspection by the California Department of Justice.  Ammunition retailers will also have to store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers.  Finally, mail order ammunition sales are prohibited under AB962.

Over twenty years ago, Congress abolished similar requirements because ammunition sales records were found to be useless for solving crimes.  AB962 is a dire threat to our Second Amendment rights in the Golden State.

See https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=1255eedea3fa8ae7&mt=application/pdf&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui%3D2%26ik%3D0f084d4397%26view%3Datt%26th%3D1255eedea3fa8ae7%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dsafe%26zw&sig=AHIEtbTUSVq3wwMQg4BzPCaEWojov1FWPQ.

CB Hardware has studied them and found them to be excellent.  They are both high quality items and are not cheap.  If you or anyone you know needs one of these items, please call them for a price.  These are normally sold at list price as per agreement with the factory.  Charles and Chuck both have them and swear by them.  Call Chuck at 512-257-8778 and tell him who you are an FCS member (if you are indeed one) and he will give you a special price.

See http://www.ducks.org/hunting/hunting-tips/the-10-commandments-of-public-waterfowling.

See http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/15/us-arms-usa-treaty-idUSTRE59E0Q920091015.

See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/09/AR2010010902005.html.

See http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/03/02/austin_man_accidentally_shoots.html/.

His URL is www.facebook.com/austinhomes.  Join today and get updates on the Austin market, news, a deal of the day.  Topics include: how to price a home, what is a 1031?, what is a short sale?, and much more.  Hosted by Broker Ron Finn, a J.B.Goodwin Top 40 agent.  Email rfaus@aol.com, 512 433 6704.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) has posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun writer, etc.) for a bona fide business purpose will now be considered a “transfer” under the Gun Control Act of 1968.  See http://www.gundigest.com/article/GunRights-06-02-10-BAFTE-transfer-rules/.

See http://www.examiner.com/article/marriott-lies-to-gun-owners-no-firearms-signs-remain.

FBI statistics show that an armed public is safer.  Crime continues to drop as gun ownership and concealed carry numbers rise.  See http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/fbi-crime-stats-show-an-armed-public-is-a-safer-public/.

Ron Finn is looking for hunters who want to buy and owner finance some hunting land.  Size will be 5 to 50 acres.  Price will be around $200 to $400 an acre, he thinks.  Contact Ron at:

Twitter @aushomes
512 433 6704
www.finnaustinhomes.com

Joe shot:
98 in Doubles for C1
97 in 12 Ga for B3
97 in 20 Ga for B4
99 in 28 GA for B2
92 in 410 in A class (did not place) Read More→

Paul Irwin recently joined SFI and they sent him a promotion for their membership drive that he wants to share.  It says that when he sponsors a new member he will get a $50 gift card to Cabela’s.  Paul has decided to give that to anyone interested in joining.  Membership to SCI is $55.  All that you need to do is to complete their application with him as the sponsor and he will give you the gift card to use at your leisure.  So the net cost will be $5.  Paul says that it’s worth $5 just to get their monthly magazine. Read More→

 See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqLbQp4xZVs.

See http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/ammunition/2009/11/worth-recoil-remington%E2%80%99s-new-hypersonic-high-speed-steel-shotgun-loads.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in McDonald v. Chicago was a landmark victory for all law-abiding Americans, reaffirming the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms as a fundamental right, regardless of where one lives.
 
Here is a link to a 33-page special digital edition of America’s 1st Freedom magazine.  It features in-depth coverage of the McDonald case and what it really means to all of us.  It also features dozens of embedded videos and hyperlinks to related information.  See http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/05be2967.

Joe recently (7/28/10) shot in the Texas State Skeet Tournament.  Here are the results:
 
12 ga – 98/100 – Won A2 class
20ga – 98/100 – Won B1 class
28 ga – 95/100 – Won A6 class Read More→

See http://www.gundigest.com/article/Judge-Rips-Sheriff-for-Rejecting-Gun-Permit.

See http://www.ducks.org/hunting/duck-calling/rnt-tips-listen-to-the-caller?poe=Jun13ENews.

All duck and goose hunting know-how begins with these fundamentals.  See http://www.ducks.org/hunting/hunting-tips/waterfowlers-notebook-seven-essential-skills-for-waterfowlers?poe=Jun13ENews.

Jim McGee, Tim Price, and I arrived at Lake Decker on Saturday, 6/1/13 at around 5:15 AM for an FCS morning self-chartered bass fishing trip, only to find the gate to the park closed and locked and a signed that said something like “Park Closed for Irongirl Triathlon.” We then went and fished Lake Austin.

Through a series of e-mails, I learned that the City of Austin Special Events are posted at http://www.austintexas.gov/fullcalendar/288. Several events will probably be listed each weekend. You can then click on the event and find out where it’s located and if it will involve any closure of Lake Decker.

I encourage you to check that website prior to heading to Lake Decker to avoid wasting gas and time.