Meeting Minutes
Date: January 26, 2020
Officer's Status and Reports:
President: Randy Kling Present
Vice President: Kody Obrzut Present
Treasurer: Craig Woodhouse Present
Recording Sec: vacant
Mem Sec: Tim Sittaro Present
DNR John Darling, Terry McFadden Present
CWAC Rep Paul Conners Present
Minutes of the meeting of August 25, 2019 were read and approved.
Craig Woodhouse presented the treasurers annual report which was approved, and activity since January 1, 2020. He stated that after consulting with the DNR the officers had authorized the purchase of auger-conveyor at a cost of $4785 to assist with transporting the harvested corn to the elevator. This all came about after the collapse of the ferry landing and the new weight restrictions on the rebuilt dock. John Darling provided more detail an the issues created by the new rules and stated that the transportation system adopted is working. The treasurers reports were adopted.
Jerry Gordon suggested that the club might save money on combine insurance by covering the combine with barn insurance during the months the combine is unused. This will be explored
Paul Conners gave the CWAC report which including that he expected waterfowl season dates to be about the same as last year. He requested votes on the issues of the bag limit on hen mallards and whether Saginaw Bay should be in Zone 2 ore 3. The members voted in favor of a one hen limit and leaving Saginaw Bay in Zone 3. Paul is leaving as CWAC representative and Ken Martin volunteered to replace him. Martin was nominated and supported.
There was discussion about the condition of the west parking lot and boat ramp. The DNR indicated the area is owned by another DNR division complicating any solutions and that resolving the issue will be looked into.
John Darling indicated the season harvest was front heavy with most of the ducks harvested in October and the first week of November. The mallard harvest was down and was exceeded by the other duck harvest. The west marsh had the best hunting in years in spite of the deep water. John cited Frank Nadolski and Tim Sittaro and several others for providing help with various projects on the area. He also suggested that the club provide gifts of thanks to Jesse Labuhn for the loan of a trailer during the ferry crisis and Kyle Ottenbacher for donating seed corn valued in excess of $30000 during the past two years.
There was no new business and the meeting was adjourned. The raffle was held
1-$1000 Cabela's gift card Andrew Pitchford
2-Goose decoys Mike Fennell
3-Case of shells Jeff Schruba
4-Case of shells Don Moore
The next meeting is April 19, 2020.
Officer's Status and Reports:
President: Randy Kling Present
Vice President: Kody Obrzut Present
Treasurer: Craig Woodhouse Present
Recording Sec: vacant
Mem Sec: Tim Sittaro Present
DNR John Darling, Terry McFadden Present
CWAC Rep Paul Conners Present
Minutes of the meeting of August 25, 2019 were read and approved.
Craig Woodhouse presented the treasurers annual report which was approved, and activity since January 1, 2020. He stated that after consulting with the DNR the officers had authorized the purchase of auger-conveyor at a cost of $4785 to assist with transporting the harvested corn to the elevator. This all came about after the collapse of the ferry landing and the new weight restrictions on the rebuilt dock. John Darling provided more detail an the issues created by the new rules and stated that the transportation system adopted is working. The treasurers reports were adopted.
Jerry Gordon suggested that the club might save money on combine insurance by covering the combine with barn insurance during the months the combine is unused. This will be explored
Paul Conners gave the CWAC report which including that he expected waterfowl season dates to be about the same as last year. He requested votes on the issues of the bag limit on hen mallards and whether Saginaw Bay should be in Zone 2 ore 3. The members voted in favor of a one hen limit and leaving Saginaw Bay in Zone 3. Paul is leaving as CWAC representative and Ken Martin volunteered to replace him. Martin was nominated and supported.
There was discussion about the condition of the west parking lot and boat ramp. The DNR indicated the area is owned by another DNR division complicating any solutions and that resolving the issue will be looked into.
John Darling indicated the season harvest was front heavy with most of the ducks harvested in October and the first week of November. The mallard harvest was down and was exceeded by the other duck harvest. The west marsh had the best hunting in years in spite of the deep water. John cited Frank Nadolski and Tim Sittaro and several others for providing help with various projects on the area. He also suggested that the club provide gifts of thanks to Jesse Labuhn for the loan of a trailer during the ferry crisis and Kyle Ottenbacher for donating seed corn valued in excess of $30000 during the past two years.
There was no new business and the meeting was adjourned. The raffle was held
1-$1000 Cabela's gift card Andrew Pitchford
2-Goose decoys Mike Fennell
3-Case of shells Jeff Schruba
4-Case of shells Don Moore
The next meeting is April 19, 2020.
