The 2018 Mule Deer Classic April 2018
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April 2018 JR this NEXT CHAPTER MEETING May 3, 2018 Normally our meetings are at Kelly D’s in Bend, Kelly’s is working on resolving a temporary issue, so check our website or the Facebook page prior to attending the May meeting and make sure you know where we will be! **** JR Lorimor was our first speaker this month at the chapter meeting. Three Rivers Archers, a youth archery club in La Pine is looking forward to volunteering with the Bend chapter OHA on events Lorimor where the kids can get involved. Bend, S3DA 3-D Archery OHA has stepped up to be a contributing 541-420-2741 sponsor for these kids and the funds go for [email protected] such things as insurance, hosting func- The 2018 Mule Deer Classic tions, gear for some of the kids with Once again was a complete success! scholarships and replacement targets. Proving that hard work, lots of volunteers, Three Rivers Archers teach hunting skills, generous donations and a room full of based on hunting ethics, practices, naviga- quests in attendance can assure a profita- tion and reading maps, and they do lots of ble banquet & auction! 409 attendees target practicing too. Several of the enjoyed a wonderful dinner and perused archery kids have competed on the nation- the abundant general raffle tables, tossing al level and will continue to encourage tickets into the bucket in hopes of taking others to join and excel. The Three Rivers some thing home. They then headed on Archery club has grown and there are into the game room to turn the wheel, many kids waiting for spots to join, Three throw a few darts and toss a hat, all to win Rivers Archery is looking into opening a chance at desired prizes. Adding raffle several more clubs in Prineville, Red- tickets purchased into boxes along the mond, Lakeview and Baker, Oregon. Un- way, they picked up a drink and headed to fortunately the club does not have enough the other two sections of silent auctions, certified coaches to run the clubs. There more raffle tickets for rifles and other are requirements for how many coaches to anxiously desired objects, fun trips archery kids are required. Getting certi- baskets and dinners, hunting equipment, fied is an 8 hour course, the next one outdoor sports equipment etc. Next walk- scheduled on April 22 at the La Pine Parks ing to the front of the banquet room, the and recreation center. oral treasures were to be found. A spread You can contact JR Lorimor if you are of tables filled with all kinds of wonderful interested in getting certified for this things to bid on. A great time was had by awesome group. Volunteering is the right all, good friends, great food and lots of thing! laughs and bidding wars! If you didn't go Mule Deer Classic On behalf of the Bend Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association, we extend our deep appreciation for making the 26th annual Mule Deer Classic banquet and fundraiser extremely successful. The banquet was another sold out event with Four Hundred -Nine attendees, 22 of whom were young hunters who will be the guardians for hunters’ rights and future habitat preservation. ***** 5G Equipment Rentals Central Lakes Marine GTS Interior Supply A Kleene Sweep Chimney Service Central Oregon Shooting Sports Assoc. Gun Dog Supply Abby's - Bend Chevrolet of Bend Gun Traders Accolades Cinder Butte Meat Havalon Knives Ace Hardware - La Pine Cindi The Barber High Desert Museum Advanced Coatings, Redmond Coffee Expressions High Desert Sage Rat Guide Service Adventure Motorsports Commercial Ceramic Coatings High Desert Shooting Sports All Seasons RV & Marine Confluence Fly Shop High Lakes Feed - La Pine Ark Animal Clinic Country Catering & Carry Out Home Depot - Bend Aspen Lakes Golf Cowboy Dinner Tree - Silver Lake Hunter Allen Auto Parts Mart Custom Exhaust Specialties Instant Landscape Baptista Tile & Stone Gallery Cylinder Stoves of Utah Iron Mountain Studios Bend Automotive Dandy's Drive In Jack's Upholstery Bend Carpet & Air Duct Cleaning Dave & Nancy Doran Jackson's Corner Bend Distillery Dave Jarschke Taxidermy Jake Russell Excavation Bend Family Dentistry Dave Jarschke Woodworking Jake's Diner Bend Golf and Country Club Davis Tent & Awning J-DUB Bend Heating & Sheet Metal Dealin in Signs Jeff Jones Bend Pawn & Trading Co Deborah Lannen Jerry's Outdoor Power Bend Pet Express - East Side Debra Brown & Outerwear Best Western Newberry Station Deep Canyon Reserve Jerry's RV Bigfoot Beverage Delta Defense Jim Mateski Bill Beckley Dennis Stewart Jim Mooers Bi-Mart DeWilde Art Glass John Bambe Bits & Pieces Diamond Lake Resort Jon Blocker Bob Dixon Dick Masters Juniper Golf Club Boot Barn Double Tree Hilton - Bend Just a Barber Brian & Sandy Weigart Doug Nelson K2 Excavation & Construction Brian's Cabinets Eastside Gardens Kenai Riverfront Resort Eric Brown Kenetrek Boots Candy Yow Figaro’s Pizza - La Pine Kevin & Wendy Borst Carl Budig Four Rivers Guide Service Kimber America Carol Garibay Gene Volmer Kings Razor - Richard Newberry Cascade Pump and Irrigation Gill's Point S - La Pine Knife River Cascade Street Distillery - Sisters Give 'Em The Boot Ladies of Lead - Sharon Preston Centerfire Gunworks GoodLife Brewing La Pine Animal Hospital Les Newman's Quality Footwear & Paulina Peak Plastering Steens Wilderness Adventures Clothing Performance Authority Steve James Les Schwab - La Pine Pine Tavern Restaurant Stillwater Fly Shop - Sunriver Les Schwab Tire Centers Pine Valley Plumbing Sturgeon River Monsters - Little Deschutes Gardens Pioneer Chapter, OHA Greg Gustafson Lost Creek Armory Ponderosa Pizza - La Pine Sun Country Engineering Lost Tracks Golf Club Postal Connection Sunriver Brewing Company Madras Marine Pour House Grill - Bend Supply Depot Marsha Hutchison Powers of Automation Susan Loomis Mary Petsch Pro Knot Swagger LLC Maul's Highlakes Spa Pro Rentals & Sales, Inc. T & M Travel McLagan's Taxidermy Quail Run Golf Taxidermy & Western Art - Midway USA Rawhide Gear - La Pine Steve Kinney Mike Caligure Ray's Food Place - La Pine Ted Blocker Holsters Mike Mason Red C Farms - Mike Crawford Terry Foster Mike Taylor Red Carpet Car Wash - Bend, South The Best of the West Mike's Auto Redmond Black Rifle The Corner Store Mike's Fence Center River Roofing The Hair Nook - La Pine Motion & Flow River Run Chiropractic - La Pine The Harvest Depot Nancy Watts Riverhouse on The Deschutes The Outpost - La Pine NAPA Rod & Terrie Adams Thomas Rheuben, DMD, FAGD - Napa View - Bob Buddenbohn Rod Frederick Sisters New Basin Distilling Company Round Table Clubhouse - Bend Three Creeks Brewery - Sisters Nitro Safaris Russell Industries Tracker Leather Nosler S&S Auto Parts Baxter - La Pine True North - La Pine NW Scopeshield Sage Canyon Outfitters - Maupin Twigs La Bastide Bed & Breakfast Salon 41 - La Pine USFS - Sisters Oregon ORV - Ashley Boatmen Scott Conrad Vaughn & Patsy Pieschal Oregon Pack Works Scott Logging W T Equipment Oregunsmithing - Pendleton Silvies Unit Washougal River Cartridge Company O'Reilly's - Bend, south Sportsman's Warehouse We Cut Concrete Paint Masters Spring River Tree Service Wickiup Station Sports Pub - La Pine Pape Machinery, Inc. Springfield Armory Wilco - Bend Pappy's Pizzeria Springtime Irrigation Wild River Real Estate Here’s a shout out to the donors of supplies for our banquet tables. T and M Travel, Tom and Marilyn Hamper, all the Pens Pine Valley Plumbing, the very cool OHA Glasses Carl Buddig, those great Meat Sticks Napa View, Bob Buddenbohn, those awesome Optics Cloths The donations were received too late to get put into the program, so we wanted to be sure and acknowledge their donation! MDC “Safe of Guns” This year the Safe Of Guns was a smashing success! The Safe Of Guns raffle has become so popular that the majority of raffle tickets were sold with registrations and the rest within 35 minutes of the doors opening. A record to say the least! It is recommended next year to purchase your raffle tickets when you register to attend the banquet. They go fast! Other raffles for firearms are always on the program for purchase on the registra- tion form and at the banquet, so there are ample opportunities to win. Bend Chapter Board Elections The Bend chapter has elections every year for board positions that are due to expire. Half on odd years and half on even years. We’re “Sizing Up Spring Bears” currently looking for members that would like Dave Jarschke, to become more involved and possibly fill a position. This month Dave talked about Black Bear through out the west coast states, specifically along the Snake River drainage. “Its one of my favorite hunting seasons. The weather is usually pretty If you think you may be interested in a position favorable and there’s lots to do.” Black bear are not always black, but are hesitant about jumping in feet first just Dave showed us a slides taken on his trips bear hunting, explain- let us know. Current board members would be ing that they have various colors. happy to mentor you or just sit down and discuss with you what the position involves so He explained how you can tell the difference between sows and boars. “After a few years Sows have a narrow space between their you can make a more informed decision We ears and their snout stays more slender and long looking, where a want our chapter to continue to stay strong and boars ears appear to be smaller and off to the side and their heads successful but that requires others to lend a becoming rounder and square shaped like a pumpkin head. You hand. need to use your “binos” and spotting scope.” Bears can be long lived in the wild, the oldest bear in the past two years of OFW’s tooth study is 31 years old.