Meeting notes
 

The last EC meeting is done and I have the notes. From here on out we will posting the highlights of the EC meetings here. If you have any questions after the meeting notes are posted just ask here. Myself or another EC member will get back to you.

New EC members: Myself (Steve Whittington) and Debbie Keeling were appointed as area reps. I'll be taking an area 75 position and Debbie has an area 77 position. According to the by-laws the president can appoint people to fill empty positions with the approval of the EC. Thanks to everyone for letting me help out.

Tournement: The regionals are going along well. This weekend there was a good tournout. Steve Davis is also getting bids for new belt buckles to be awarded. If you have any input or ideas that will help Steve give him a call or an email. Steve appreciates any help he can get.

Magazine: The newest magazine is out. It did go through a little delay but that is taken care of. We have more back issues of the magazine. If you are attending an event and wish to hand out magazines contact Jane Lassman. She can cordinate getting back issues to you.

Website: Gary Lassman is working to set up a paypal account for the LSBA. This will be taking place asap. LSBA memberships and merchandise will be available via paypal. Also, as this progresses all LSBA transactions will be available on paypal. That will include tournament preregistrations and hunt preregistrations.
We are also looking to increase sponsors and advertisers on the website. At this time we are looking into the prices charged and such so we can set a far price for advertising on our site. If you know of someone that may be interested keep us informed. As soon as we are ready to accept new advertisements we will post it here.

Banquet: The banquet committee is still researching options for the upcoming banquet. Also, they are looking for future locations as well. If you can help them out that would be greatly appreciated. Contact Debbie Keeling for more info. Also, we are looking at making this years banquet an informal dress as opposed to the formal dress it has been in the past. Lets hear your comments.

Public hunting: We spent considerable time talking about ways to improve public bowhunt. Some of the key points brought up by Bob Wright (Beleg) were about under utilization of the oppurtunities out there now. When he has spoke with TP&W officials in the past they have commented on lack of participation. Gary Dick pointed out some of the problems with trying to move the hunts to weekends and such to increase participation. Bob has a contact at TP&W and is going to continue to pursue this topic with them. Anyone that may have input or want to help can contact Bob. One new item we are going to offer the TP&W is to post stand-by positions on our site. This will be totally new and hopefully they will take us up on this. Each year many stand-by positions go unused. Hopefully we can help take care of that.

Hunting: Bowfishing on LCRA controlled waters has come under attack. Apperantly there has been a law in effect for some time that prohibits the use of any weapon capable of firing a projectile on LCRA waters. In the past this was not heavily enforced when it came to bowfishermen in boats. A group of carp catch and release fisherman (yea, I thought it was crazy too) have attacked bowfisherman and our sport. They don't want the carp killed!? :? If you can help in anyway you should. We need to contact the LCRA and show our support for bowfishing. The carp guys have a website but I didn't write it down. Bob had told us how they were claiming a victory for putting a stop to bowfishing on the LCRA waters. Now we apperently have enemies in the ranks of fishermen.

That pretty much covers the latest EC meeting. If I missed anything of importance I'm sure one of the other EC members will fill in. If there is anything you would like on the agenda for the next meeting contact your area rep or your president Gary Dick.

Thanks Steve, looks like some things are starting to roll. Hope the new EC can keep it rolling. :wink:

Are there THAT many catch and release carp fishermen??? WOW. Well, we shouldn't let them slip through the cracks on this. Find us an email addy so we can shoot some messages their way. :idea:

Steve and Debbie, glad to have you onboard the EC. Debbie has served in the past, Steve is new to the EC and has lots of great input and fresh ideas. I want to thank Steve for volunteering to post the notes from the EC meetings on the forum. This is the fastest way to get this information out to the membership, and Steve volunteered to handle this task. Thanks again. Looking forward to working with both of you this year and making this on of the best years ever for the LSBA.

Yeah, I can't think of two better people to serve on the board of Reps. Glad you took it on Steve and Deb.

Looking forward to helping out anyway I can.

Losthawg, you might get ahold of Beleg. I think he had the website for the carp fishermen and I think Ron Collier had the info for the LCRA. I may be wrong (probably) but I hope that helps.

Linedawg

Great job Steve!

So you and Beleg are both area 75 reps? Who is covering area 76?

Thanks again for all you do for the LSBA.

Thanks Linedawg for posting a summary of the EC meeting. I know it took a lot of effort to take the notes and write the summary. Also, welcome Steve and Debbie to the EC. We appreciate it.

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) issue is still not defined yet and I would suggest not doing an email campaign until our representatives get a chance to speak to LCRA officials. There may not be a whole lot to it at this time but we are going to check into it to be sure. If an email or letter writing campaign is in order then ya'll will be the first to know.

Here's the issue in a nut shell. The carp fishermen are claiming a victory because up to now the below statutes have not been enforced as they relate to bowfishing. The carp fishermen say they have convinced TPWD and LCRA to start enforcement. Their claim may not be accurate and we need clarification before proceeding.
Chapter 62 of Parks & Wildlife Code (62.081) states:
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Thanks to all those involved. The more information the better.

Thanks again for the work and your time.

Ed

Can't get the picture to load Beleg, or did it break the camera?

Good job guys on getting this up and letting people know what's going on.

Thanks Steve.

Whoops, also. Gary good deal on Paypal for memberships, maybe we could do this fo other items as well in the future.

good start..
 

Linedawg, this is a positve step, is it possible that we can get the next meeting date and time posted under events? How about scheduled events other than meetings? How about financials when and where are they to be available? Many of that work and travel need more than 30 days to make arrangements to attend. Many of us are also very interested in the financials. Let us know where we can help you help us!

Okay
Steve is area 75 and Bob is area 76. 8)

Thanks for the update. It is great to see the summary posted here. Great job to everyone involved.

EC meeting at the LSBA Regional Shoot at Buffalo Field Archery, Houston.