Minutes of Pendleton Sportsman’s Club meeting on September 13, 2005

Call to order.  Meeting opened by President Dennis Loftis at 1835. 

Approved August’s minutes as published. 

Report of the Secretary / Treasurer 

-  Club has 90 members.  88 Regular and two (2) Honorary members.

-   Was noted that the Club received thirteen (12) new members last month.

-  Report current balance of $1275.71.

-  Noted that the club owes Kellee McCann $228.36 for purchasing club patches.  Motion passed to reimburse Kellee.  Treasurer will mail check for $228.36 to Kellee. 

Committee Reports:  (Committees to be determined)

a.       Membership Committee. Everyone is encouraged to solicit new members.  Club has reached quota of civilian members therefore no new civilian memberships are available at this time.

b.      Programs Committee. N/A

c.       House Committee. N/A

d.      Buildings and Grounds Committee: Still searching for a permanent building. The Club will continue to search for a permanent building but continue to use the present building of 25264.   

e.       Publicity Committee: Club Patches still available.  Club Secretary, Steve Karns, has them and brings them to Club functions for sale.  The price of the patch is $5 each.

      An idea to host a turkey shoot as a fund-raiser aboard the base is brought up.  Additional information will be presented at the next meeting for consideration.

f.        Game and Hunting Committee. N/A

g.       Fishing Committee. Free fishing is still available for active duty Marines and Sailors through Dana Wharf on Wednesday and Thursday’s, you only provide the cost of your license and tackle rental.  Please contact Rob Shuford or Gary Walker for setting up an event, his contact information is on the Club’s website.

h.       Special Committee. N/A

Old and unfinished business

- New membership dues collected.

- The Club patches are available through the clubs Secretary / Treasure Steve Karns.  The patches are for sale at the cost of $5 each.

- Club membership cards have distributed. Members not present will be receiving their membership cards in the mail. If you have not received you membership card contact Secretary Steve Karns at stevekarns@hotmail.com.

- The Club project of maintaining duck blinds have been approved and the work has begun.  Mr. Yoder of the Resource Enforcement and Compliance Branch has purchased lumber for the club to build 5 new duck blinds.  The building of modular parts will be done at the Base Game Wardens shack.

- The Club project of maintaining the fishing areas around Lake O’ Neill has been approved.  After September 1st the Club will be able to start work on the project.  The reasoning for the later date is due to a Migratory Bird Act. 

- The marking of the training/hunting areas will be coordinated with Operations and Training from the base.

- The Club still has free fishing through Dana Wharf for active duty Marines and Sailors.  For more information or to set up the event log on to the website, go to Fishing news and click on the link to contact Rob Shuford or Gary Walker.

Guest Speaker, Mr. Vic Yoder, Head, Resource Enforcement and Compliance Branch

- Mr. Yoder has set up training for Hunters Safety Course on base.  The date is October 8th 2005.  A copy of the flyer is posted on the Clubs website.

- Base hunting permits are on sale for $15.00 at the Base Game Wardens office.

- Deer archery season starts on September 17th and the deer tag exchange will continue till the end of the season

- The Club will get with Mr. Yoder in September to see exactly what locations to install the new duck hunting blinds.

- The volunteer work requested by the Sportsman’s club to be done around Lake O'Neill and Lake Pulgas has been approved.  The club will perform the work once the locations to be cleared are identified by Mr. Yoder.   

- Civilians Positions at the Game Wardens station are available.  Please inquire with the wardens at 760-725-3360

New Business

- North County Friends of the NRA will have a dinner on the 24th of Sept.  The flyer is on the Club’s website.  Tickets are still available as stated on the flyer.

- New idea of putting structure in Lake O’Neill to improve fish habitat is discussed.  Rob Shuford will pursue this and other options with Mr. Berry, Base Biologist.

- The idea was also discussed to stock Lake O’Neill.  Trout was the first spoken of but the lake would not hold trout throughout the summer months.  Catfish was the next talked about and Rob Shuford will pursue the possibilities of stocking Catfish in the lake.

- The Executive Committee will meet on the 22nd of Sept. to review the Club’s Constitution and By Laws. 

- The draft copy of the base-hunting bulletin has been published and sent out for review.   There are a couple of areas that the club expected changes in and did not see. 

- One item being that the hunting hours should be extended in the evening to coincide with the State of California hunting regulations which are until one-half hour after sunset, which would permit an evening hunt. 

- The second item being no restriction on the total number of areas open to hunting and the total number of hunters allowed hunting.  The Club believes that if the area is not closed for training then hunters should be able to check out for hunting in that area. 

- Next Club meeting will be on Oct. 18th, 2005 in building 25264 at 1830.

Adjournment.  Meeting adjourned at 1946