EEDBA ~=E DECEMBER 2004 Editor: Thelma Elser (549·2820)
2004 OFFICERS items discussed were oil drilling on the East Front which has sinGe 273-f3727 been tabled by the BLM, at least for the present time, trail Pres , Gary Salisbury 273-8967 maintenance and reclassification and the Right to Ride Bill. The Right to Ride legislation has passed the House (H.R 2966). This bill is a Sec , Michael Moore 273-2310 recogndion of the unique place that horses and saddle stock have on Treas., Becky Rohwer 72HI700 our heritage and in recreation on public lands. It should help to BOARD OF IHRECTORS guarantee horsemen the right to ride on all public lands. It is not too Don Borth (1 year) 728-2526 late to write to Senator Baccus and Senator Bums and urge their Smoke Elser (1 year) 549-2820 support of this bill when d hils the noor in the Senate. Paul Ewnson (2 years) 251-2163 John Farvo (2 yearn) 726-6338 On November 9" and 10"' we put up our club display at the USDA Ron Hoff (1 year) 273-8556 Centennial Forum here in Missoula at the Holiday Inn_ At this Forum, our National BCH received an award for our partnership with the John Kaiser (1 year) 543-6000 Forest Service in providing many hours of volunteer labor nationwide_ Ric~ Sherman (2 years) 625-2247 Also, our own Smoke Elser received a similar award for his STATE DIRECTORS partnership with them in training and leadership in "leave no trace" Smoke Elser (2 years) 549-2820 stock use. Bartl Parl<:..- (1 year) 273-&1110 Mike Chandler (alternate) 549-7659 You will note that our constitution is printed in this Feed Bag - there are several changes that we need to vote on at our next general COMMITTEE CHAIRS meeting. This printing of the constitution here meets our requirement Education, Dan Harper 256-15467 to noMy the membership 30 days prior to voting on any changes in Feedbag, Thelma Elser 549-2620 the constitution. Horseman's Counc~ Mike Hartkom We have two large events coming up_ On December 11"', the State lssuee, Paul Evenson 251-2163~''"" Board of Directors will meet at 10 A.M. in Smoke's bam. Lunch will Memi>ersh;p, Becky Rohwer 721-8796 be supplied for a fee of $5.00_ All members are welcome to attend Phone, Judy Ward ~761 and learn what goes on at the state level of our organization. Projects, Keith Guoohausky 543-7957 Publicity, Barbara Parker ~?Hl416 Also on December 11'" at 6:30 Yffl ~Jck Qff G\dr annua! Christmas Party Sodel, CaroOne Bauer 273-{3957 and Pot Luck. This event also takes place in Smoke and Thelma's Sponsorship bam. We will be having our annual auction of your white elephant L<>o Mae LeP"""'"e 251-5729 items, craft or art items, baked goods etc. This is always fun_ We Will enjoy live music provided by a three--pieCe blue grass band called "Country Folk & Cousin Ray". Many of our sta1e board members and wives stay for this evening so come, bring a guest and help make the Due to Bob Ooty's illness, I am still evening a success I acting President. You will be happy to know, however, that Bob is doing On January 21"' our annual pot luck and membership drive will take well, ar'ld is back at work_ Hopefully, place. You will be hearing more about thts at a little later date. we'll soon see h1m back at our meetings! We hope we'll see you at our Christmas Pot Luck and that you will bring a friend and prospective member. We've been busy the past two or three months. We had a good tum h .f.t.;.,., out for our November issues Did you know our club performed well over 100 man hours committee meeting_ Among the of volunteer work this year? PAGE FEEQBAG QE£EMBER 200f
GENERAL MEETING term on the state board. Barb Gil felt it necessary to sample a Parker was elected to fill a two bit of the load on the way in. It 7.30 P_M 3rrl Wcdncoofa;· of each ooornh year spot on the state board and was getting dark with a ways to No geru:ral mcctins in January Mike Chandler was elected as the go when Gil started falling off his Mt Fish, Wilillifu & Parks lteadquarter. alternate. As delegates on the horse. Dad would help him back J:
stretched out and out of sight of telling which was a major creek. 1 each oltler when my dad had to counted on Gil to be there. He stop and deal with the Roan who wasn't COMING EVENTS had managed to tangle himself up. As dad was dealing wiltl him, the We came around that last bend 0= W" 10A.M. horse danced 1nto a ground before the river iiows inio ihe hornet's nest They swanned his Gorge. The South Fork 1s a pretty state Board Meeting string, whiCh blew and stampeded big river by the time it gets to this Smoke's Bam down the trail. Dad was knocked end. \t goes into the Gorge over the side of a ravine_ By the through a small crack 1n a sheer Dec.11"':B:30 P.M. Christmas party & pot luck time he climbed out, they were out limestone wall. As it goes in, it Smoke's bam of sight forms a huge standing wave_ We saw that wave and paddled like Jan. 18": 8:30P.M. I was just crossing a small bridge maniacs for the bank. All we did Board of Director's Maet1ng with my string when I heard them was get the boats sideways as we Dept Fish , Wtldlife coming over the hill behind me_ I were sucked into the canyon. The & Parks Headquarters looked back and saw this wild wave threw the boats up into the eyed tangled mass of panicking air. I remember being airborne horses blasting down the hilt surrounded by beer cans, then I Jan. 21"': 6:30P.M. toward me. I threw my lead away was in the bottom of the boat Annual Pot Luck & pulled my horse over and Off ltle underneath four grown men and Membershtp Dnve bridge into ltle marsh just as ltley most of the beer cans. Place to be announced. hit the back of my string. I just tel DECEMBER 2224 FEEDBAG PAGE
fVOTE: There has been considembls question about the USFS Trail Classification and proposed Draft Stock tmif standards, Below please see i'ln explanation of these classes and the proposed design parameters as it affects pack and saddle animals. Thread width has been the abject of considerable discussion and it should be not&d that there is a range fortmad width. It should ba noted that the maximum would probably rarefy be used and the minimum probably most often used. Also keep in mind that .anytime a major change to trail width ora/lowed type of use is made same type of NEPA with public involvement would have to be dane. " For further information talk to Keith Guschausky, Project Chairman. or Board member. John Favro who is the Trails Co-ordinator for the Northern Rei/ion USFS-- or see www.f.s.fed.us/rJ/measures/TR.hfm
Trail Class
The presefibed scale of trail development, representing the intended design and management standards of the tra11.
+ There is only one Trail Class identified per trail or trail segment. + The National Trail Classes provide a chronological dassifrcation of trail development on a scale ranging from Trail Class 1 to Trail Class 5 (see Attachment A: Trail Class Matrix): + Trail Class 1: Mrn1mai/Undeveloped Trail + Trail Class 2: Simple/Minor Development Trail + Trail Class 3: Developedflmproved Trail + Trail Class 4: Highly Developed Trail + Trail Class 5: Fully Developed Trail + Each Trail Glass is defined in terms of applicable Tread and Traffic Flow, Obstacles, Constructed Feature and Trail Elements. Signs. Typical Recreation Environment and Experience. + Trail Class descriptions define "typical" scenarios or combined factors. and excepllons may occur for any factor. In applying Trail Glasses. choose the one that most closely matches the managed objective of the trail. + Trail presCiiptionsdescribethe desired management of each trail, based on Forest Plan direction. These prescriptions take into account actively managed trail uses, user preferences, setting, protection of sensibve resources, and ot11er management activities. To meet prescription. each trail is assigned an appj"Opnate Trail Class. + Th~re is a direct relationship between Trail Class and Managed Use and one cannot be determined without consideration of the other. + These general categories are used to identify applicable Tra11 Design Parameters and to 1dentrfy basic indicators used for determining the cost to meet national quality standards. + Trail Classes represent a refinement and expansion of the previously used Forest Service Management Classes: Mainline/Primary, Secondary and Way Trails.
See the lnserl for Draft USFS Trail Design Parameters
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ARTlCLE X: AMENDMENTS
Section 1 -This constrtution and by-laws may be amended at any regular meeting or special me-eting of the organization by a majority vote. Notice of a proposed amendment or amendments shall be given to the organization at the preceding general meeting.
History of the constitution of the Back Count.-y Horsemen of Missoula
The original cons!ilulion was adopted February 27. 1 B75 A majer revision: March 11, 1999 A major revision: November 2004 (proposed)
THE RESURRECTION OF RUSTY CHRISTMAS PARTY by So, again Smoke heads outandthis time makes~ to the pasture. As he Thelma Elser We are hoping to see a /ol of pulis up wlth the truck. he can see a folks whom we have not seen for The phone rang about 9:45 one horse laying still in the corral. so he awhile at the Annual BCH Xmas awning abol.ll a month ago. We pulls around and proceeds to get had a horne down and the woman into a better position to try and load Party, which again will be held at calling though!Smokeshoukl oome the horne, using a come-a-long. Smoke Elser's bam. This is a immediately. In her words, "You great time to invite fri8nds who have a roan. stud horne who has After backing up to the corral gate. are prospective members. The gone crazy, he has gone thru the and walking around to the back of date is December 11th and fence and is down, and just acting the trailer. you can Imagine his time Is 6:30pm. It will be a pot nuts". Well. Smoke was out the surprise when he looks up and luck. with each family (or door in nothing ftat. and by the time Rusty is standing there waiting for couple) attending bringing 11 the phone rang a second tme he him to load him. Typical of our main dish snd either an had the horne trailer hooked up and horses. he knew the sound of our appetizer, seiad, or dessert. was getting ready to pull ol.ll. "Dent truck. end was ready to head !or the We will supply dishes and eating come"the lady said. "I've go! him up hills I utensils, coffee. and some cold and In a neighbor"s corral". drink. If you would, please bring Apparently. our good samatarian serving utensils. Be sure to marn Well. fine, Smoke preferred wailing had gMng Rusty a hefty dose of your dishes in case they get until daylight anyway when he couid Ace-Pro in order to calm him down etc. see what he was doing, so leaving the mght belore. This had slowed left behind. the truck hooked up, he came back down his system enough so that he in the house and got ready lor bed. laid quiety for most of the night. She The Montana State Board had been With him at midnight -- Meeting will be held in Missoula In the meantime. Smoke and I and he was sllllln the same spot the at Smoke's that same day. We wasted considerable time trying to nel 0 I "''' ~·' ~f·l4 ,._,.~~-'""', 15411 llnr.> "''"-.o~ ...... ,.,_ s ,_,_,_,CoO ·-·-,,. ... CKAIIUS CUlYEfl ~"'"~"'- ~-~ I """"'·- o-<1030-l .. -- -~ N E s ,~yiONS ~ ~llty& T<'<'hn~ Meet s """""" M"""""" r,- Ov<.- -~ y,....,. (406) 642-0171 S.Un L hml Susan@~rrv~~e.N•I """-''""~'"" •e<1&c~'>'h """"''""'" 1021 GllzzlyMoulllmmRd • Mi5sOiliiF,MT5960€ s '~ Woo. 86S.Il53.-M7B • ru -5B61l53 4~80 p 0 N lJUSJNESS SPONSORS K BAR L SADDLERY s We very much 13pprecie/.e the support of our sponsors and hope thai you, as members, will usa /hell' """"""" when KEllH Gl)SCHA USKY you haWJ occasion to <1o so. Am;J when you do, please let 0 them know you're e member ot BCH ot Missoula and that 1'123 s. 7th W. R yau appredBie their continued support. (406) 5'13-7957 MiwJUl,;. MT 59S04 s Lolli Hot Spt'lngs Lola &lass, LLC GARY, NANCY, SHANE & RICK s For All Your Glass Needs u 24 Hom Emergency Serv"" p Out ol Arw. 1-600-441:l-O;lS4 F'O.-Bcn< Be7 p Phone (406)273-0173 LOb, M(lntana 59847 p ,, 0 R rAJ\l MOUNTAIN PRESS ~ MISSOULA T ~PUBLISHING COMPANY VETERINARY CLINIC John A. Rimel PUBLISHER . ANI1RFW { 1«)<;<;, OVM 0 13(11 So- n....e 8 ...... w t.f061?28-19(1G PO.S...:121n FAXr~n&-l836 llrent S.n.lord. DVM Sroll F llo,-.m. ~M u ~,,_, __ ~ lllloooula, 011' """"" :mll OW 1liC:I1W~~ '1351)\J'(H oBfHI'iD f'IZlA Htm R Mlst>Ol!LA MT \'JS\>1 ["!lONE ('IC"'I !51-l'~-' 8 .sP-t!IIRI u L4.No Quality f!Jsupply s TRAILERS & TOPPERS S.ou !llfi.< I """""''lk ... '""'""'. ,.... ""''"'"""" ""'!- (406) 273-6561 ..,, ~- ~. "'-"'["""' N 1&;a7 lfw)' ~J s_ • Loto. MT I>U!J"'·""''"'""""" M"""""""'"""'~ ...... ,uo,o, "' --~~ ____ ...... ,...... ItT"""' _ .... ,.., E ..:.heryl Meidinger ""-' «> SNfHlJIICJ lii>' h~mp.><< ')i.opP"'~ INVITE YOU TO JOIN IN THEIR 2004 HOUDAY CELEBRATION Music by a Blue Grass Band called "County Folk & Cousin Ray" GOOD FELLOWSHIP \ DECEMBER 11th • l'OT UICK DINNER 6:30 l'.M. LIVE AUCTION 9 P.M. Auction will be donated hand crafted items. white elephant items, etc. PLACE: Smoke & Thelma Elser's Barn 3800 Rattlesnake Drive Turn on Rattlesnake Court BYOB- coffee and punch provided. Please bring an appetizer, meat or hot dish and salad or desert. Plates, cups & utensils will be provided. Dress is casual and warm. BRING A FRIEND & PROSPEC I IVE MEMBER.