Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Work Party

There will be a work party on Saturday the 16th at 10am to bring the tables and boat up to the pavilion, cut brush, bring in wood, clean the shooting room and set up tables.

November 2019 Meeting Minutes

Anderson Creek Sportsmen
November 2019 Meeting Minutes 


Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.


The October minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and approved on a motion by Joel Dutra and and  a second by Greg Yutzey. George McCoy presented the treasurers report  and it was approved on a motion by Breck Neeper and a second by Jeremy Smith.
Walt reported he had 21 shooters for the Deer Hunter Match..

Old Business

 Tom Hamilton presented a picture of the kids who were winners at the June 2019 fishing derby. Jeremy Smith presented a poster of the winners and participants in the Recent Chukar Challenge. Don Odell reported that the dock is “shot”. Don and his brother have volunteered to rebuild the dock at no cost to the club. Members are reminded that tickets are available for the December Member Drawing. The Winter Matches have been scheduled for the second Saturday of January, February, March and  April. Walt Kuzemchock will score the targets, Tom Hamilton will run the matches and Jeff Kriner will handle the sign ups. Joel Dutra and Christina Cummings have tentatively volunteered to run targets with their 4 wheeler. Walt Kuzemchock and Tom Hamilton attended the recent CWD meeting held in Clearfield by the Game Commission. The Major points were t5hat it is illegal to transport any  deer out of the CWD area (primarily any organs, brain matter, spinal tissue  etc.... It is illegal to feed or set out salt/mineral blocks for deer. No doe urine is allowed to be used as an attractant for hunting.  At present food plots are okay. Next year the antler restrictions will be lifted, there will be more doe tags issued and there will be an additional 2 week rifle hunting season after Christmas. It was agreed that control of deer farms should be returned to the Game Commission and not handled by the department of agriculture. There was a lengthy discussion about various CWD matters.

New Business

There will be a work party on Saturday the 16th at 10am to bring the tables and boat up to the pavilion, cut brush, bring in wood, clean the shooting room and set up tables. The next meeting will be for the election of officers. Jeremy has scheduled the next Chukar Challenge for Saturday March 28th of 2020 and there will be a meeting for volunteers on March 22 of 2020 at 2:00. The cost per shooter for the Chukar challenge is $50.00 for 4 birds for 20 minutes. Ed Spencer asked for and received permission to park his campers at the club. Raffle tickets for the member raffle and the regular raffle are now available. Members are reminded that they get a point for every 10 tickets that they sell. The regular prize drawing will be held at the January meeting and tickets are $5.00 each. Members are encouraged to get and sell tickets, this is our biggest source of income for the year.

Due to technical difficulties there was no door prize.
Don Odell made a motion to adjourn and Carl Huss seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

September 2019 Meeting Minutes

Anderson Creek Sportsmen 
September 2019 Meeting Minutes 

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.

The August minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and approved on a motion by Breck Neeper  and  a second by Joe Mitchell.George McCoy was not present and there was no treasurers report .
Old Business
 Jeremy Smith will not be able to get the gate replaced in the next month. Ed Zawolsky will be contacted about a price estimate for repairing the gate The yard has been repaired but there is still a piece on the siding which has not been completed Tom Hamilton will contact Chris Caldwell to remind him that the piece has to be finished. The water sample was not collected
New Business
Raffle tickets for the member raffle and the regular raffle are here. Regular raffle tickets will be distributed after the meeting. Member raffle tickets will be distributed at the October meeting. Members are reminded that they get a point for every 10 tickets that they sell. The tractor has been overheating, Andy  flushed the radiator and it did not help the overheating. The radiator was taken to Seger Radiator repair and was high pressure washed and that seems to have fixed the overheating. Helping on the project were Andy Shaffer, Brian Brubaker and Jerry Witherow. There will be a Chukar Hunt the last Sunday of the month. The cost is $160.00 for 10 birds per 4 person team. A second round will cost $80. The regular prize drawing will be held at the January meeting and tickets are $5.00 each. Members are encouraged to get and sell tickets, this is our biggest source of income for the year.  Steve Strouse is not going to run the IBR matches for the rest of the year and next January, February, March, and April.  Tom Hamilton volunteered to help but will need help. A permanent volunteer is needed to run these matches. Please contact Tom Hamilton if interested.

Anderson Creek window decals are available in orange, green or white and are $5.00 each. They are available at anytime from Randy Mitchell.

Joe Mitchell won the door prize.
Ken Straub made a motion to adjourn and Ed Spencer seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.

October 2019 Meeting Minutes

Anderson Creek Sportsmen 
October 2019 Meeting Minutes 

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.

The September minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and approved on a motion by Joel Dutra and and  a second by Breck Neeper.George McCoy presented the treasurers report  and it was approved on a motion by Andy Shaffer and a second by Wayne Hicks.
Walt reported he had 13 shooters for the August Ground Hog match,10 shooters for the August Deer Match and 16 shooters for the September Deer Match.
Old Business
 Tom Hamilton tanked Joe Mitchell and Randy Mitchell for building and installing a new gate for the club. Chris Caldwell has completed the siding, soffit and fascia that were missing. The water sample was collected, delivered and received.  Walt Kuzemchock reviewed the water sample and reported that the pond water is very good and will not require lime at this time. Don Odell will check to see what is needed to repair the dock. Don Farbo and Alan Lucas will be helping  with the winter matches. The winter matches will be held the second Saturday of the month. The Shoff property is being logged and they will be hauling the logs out over our property. Please be aware when they are working if you plan to shoot on the 400 yard range. If the gate is open put the rope across the back road beyond the 400 yard targets to warn the loggers of an active range.
New Business
Raffle tickets for the member raffle and the regular raffle are now available. Regular raffle tickets will be distributed after the meeting. Member raffle tickets will be distributed after the meeting and in November and December. Members are reminded that they get a point for every 10 tickets that they sell. The regular prize drawing will be held at the January meeting and tickets are $5.00 each. Members are encouraged to get and sell tickets, this is our biggest source of income for the year. There will be a meeting at the Clearfield driving park on October 28th by the game commission to discuss CWD, members are urged to attend. The club property is now within the CWD designated zone.

Anderson Creek window decals are available in orange, green or white and are $5.00 each. They are available at anytime from Randy Mitchell.

Ken Straub won the door prize.
Ken Straub made a motion to adjourn and Don Odell  seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.