President's Column |
January 2019
Hello all,
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I also hope everyone had a great hunting season this year. There were a lot of nice bucks posted on social media from all over the state. I was fortunate enough to take two mature bucks this year while passing on several smaller bucks and numerous does. Several TBOF members harvested game and they are in the gallery on the TBOF webpage. It looks like the antler restrictions are starting to pay off! Let the does walk and the boys will follow, usually. I’m already looking forward to next year! Spring gobbler is right around the corner, as is the 2019 State Championship!
I would like to thank everyone who attended the Charity Shoot. TBOF raised just under $4000 for Camp Boggy Creek. That will go towards new targets and new arrows for the camp. We had right at 175 shooters. Congratulations to all the winners in their classes. I hope everyone had a good time. I would like to think the following volunteers who came out on Friday to set the course for the Charity Shoot; George Hasseltine, Michael Besil, Ron Waidelich, Bill Tilly, Bill Barlow, Gary Linn, Randy Baker, Rik Davis, Bill and Angela Kuhn, Carolyn Faunce, David Bielawski, Nick F and Rob and Amanda Mathews. These people worked through the freezing Florida polar vortex and accomplished setting up the course. J All volunteers are entered into a raffle to win a $50 gift card and this year the lucky person was none other than Gary Linn. Gary is an integral part of the TBOF and is one of the people I look to for guidance, good or bad! J FYI, every once and a while it’s not Gary’s fault!!! Thank you again to all the volunteers. I would also like to thank Canyons Zip-line and Canopy tours for allowing the TBOF to have our shoot there. It is an awesome venue and we get a lot of compliments on the course. Thank you, Traci and crew.
The Silver River Knap-In is a couple weeks away, February 15- 17, and it is another great venue to bring the TBOF to people’s attention. The TBOF has an archery booth and range at the event where over 1500 people come through our booth and shoot a bow. That’s right, 1500+!! It is a great event and we have recruited many people to the TBOF. We could always use volunteers at the booth and on the range helping people learn how to shoot a traditional bow and answering questions about the TBOF. Contact Rob or myself if you are interested in helping or have any questions on the event.
March 1-3 is the 2019 State Championship shoot. Set-up is on the 28th of February and we need all the volunteers we can get. Do you want to make the course more challenging, a little bit more relaxed, or maybe have a special shot you would like to see? This is your chance to do so. Volunteers are treated to great low-down country boil dinner Thursday evening.
Until next month,
Kevin
Hello all,
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I also hope everyone had a great hunting season this year. There were a lot of nice bucks posted on social media from all over the state. I was fortunate enough to take two mature bucks this year while passing on several smaller bucks and numerous does. Several TBOF members harvested game and they are in the gallery on the TBOF webpage. It looks like the antler restrictions are starting to pay off! Let the does walk and the boys will follow, usually. I’m already looking forward to next year! Spring gobbler is right around the corner, as is the 2019 State Championship!
I would like to thank everyone who attended the Charity Shoot. TBOF raised just under $4000 for Camp Boggy Creek. That will go towards new targets and new arrows for the camp. We had right at 175 shooters. Congratulations to all the winners in their classes. I hope everyone had a good time. I would like to think the following volunteers who came out on Friday to set the course for the Charity Shoot; George Hasseltine, Michael Besil, Ron Waidelich, Bill Tilly, Bill Barlow, Gary Linn, Randy Baker, Rik Davis, Bill and Angela Kuhn, Carolyn Faunce, David Bielawski, Nick F and Rob and Amanda Mathews. These people worked through the freezing Florida polar vortex and accomplished setting up the course. J All volunteers are entered into a raffle to win a $50 gift card and this year the lucky person was none other than Gary Linn. Gary is an integral part of the TBOF and is one of the people I look to for guidance, good or bad! J FYI, every once and a while it’s not Gary’s fault!!! Thank you again to all the volunteers. I would also like to thank Canyons Zip-line and Canopy tours for allowing the TBOF to have our shoot there. It is an awesome venue and we get a lot of compliments on the course. Thank you, Traci and crew.
The Silver River Knap-In is a couple weeks away, February 15- 17, and it is another great venue to bring the TBOF to people’s attention. The TBOF has an archery booth and range at the event where over 1500 people come through our booth and shoot a bow. That’s right, 1500+!! It is a great event and we have recruited many people to the TBOF. We could always use volunteers at the booth and on the range helping people learn how to shoot a traditional bow and answering questions about the TBOF. Contact Rob or myself if you are interested in helping or have any questions on the event.
March 1-3 is the 2019 State Championship shoot. Set-up is on the 28th of February and we need all the volunteers we can get. Do you want to make the course more challenging, a little bit more relaxed, or maybe have a special shot you would like to see? This is your chance to do so. Volunteers are treated to great low-down country boil dinner Thursday evening.
Until next month,
Kevin
