The Central Maryland Chapter now has a new building to hold it's commitee meetings in as well as general member meetings, Turkey Hunting Clinics etc.
The building is located at Meyer Station in Anne Arundel County on the property
of Buz Meyers. It will become the permanent meeting
place for the Central MD. Chapter. The Chapter plans to hold regular member
meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. If you have time to volunteer,
and would like to help the commitee, you can contact our Chapter President - Gil Murphy
at
(410) 761-5919
The first General Chapter meeting was held at Meyer Station on March 15 1997
Preparations are under way for our next Super Fund Banquet. The date is March 31, 2000 and volunteers are needed. To offer your help, call , Gene Hyatt, at (410) 760-8291.
Next class: Thursday February 17, 2000 - 6:00am - 10:00pm Saturday February 19, 2000 - 8:00am - 2:00pm Students MUST attend BOTH days! There is no fee for this class, however donations to offset some of the costs (including Breakfast & lunch on Sat.) are greatly appreciated. To register for this class, contact: Buz Meyer at 301-261-6996
Magazine,
Published quarterly by the National Wild Turkey Federation The Central Maryland Chapter held a "JAKES" Jamboree the weekend of July 21 at the Briery Mountain Lodge in Cranesville, West Virginia, with 53 members and JAKES attending.
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, the competitions, archery instruction, .22 rifle training and trap shooting events began. That evening, JAKES participated in the fishing derby. The overall winner was seven-year-old Ryan Mortensen, who caught an aggregate catch of 10 pounds, 8 ounces.
Other event winners were:
Each participant received a trophy, prize or JAKES participation badge.
Thanks go to the owners of the Briery Mountain Lodge for their kindness in allowing us to use the facility, and to Nancy Teeter and her daughter, Audrey, who provided sumtuous, home-cooked meals.
On Sept. 30, the chapter conducted a JAKES BB-gun competition and gun safety seminar. It invited a local WEBLO Cub Scout group and another Cub pack to attend.
Lloyd Tidings of Annapolis presented a spectacular snake show.
Our chapter hosted the NWTF booth at the Buck Fever Show in Howard County during the last weekend in July.
Though the temperature never fell below the mid- 90s, we were able to garner nine regular memberships and four JAKES memberships.
At the September meeting of the State Chapter, Tracy Ford was slated as the incoming president and Chuck Lewis Sr. nominated to continue as Member-At-Large.
The Central Maryland Chapter hosted a turkey shoot Sept. 17 at the Meyerstation Range. Participants competitively shot to win turkeys, hams and bacon.
The Maryland DNR and the Smithsonian Institute selected the Central Maryland Chapter to conduct the qualification shoot for the upcoming special deer hunt on the Smithsonian property in Edgewater.
Each of the two previous hunts have come of without a hitch due to the rigorous qualifying events that our chapter conducts.
The conservation committee's publication, "Turkey Tending Tips", was mailed to all Piedmont and upper shore counties.
