May 3, 2008 Radisson Hotel 500 Leisure Lane Sacramento, CA Sponsored by California Chapter Foundation for North American Wild Sheep CALIFORNIA CHAPTER FOUNDATION FOR NORTH AMERICAN WILD SHEEP THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDRAISER SPONSORS Many people have contributed to the success of the CA FNAWS during the year and especially in making this banquet a success. Thanks to the generosity of the following individuals, the California Chapter of the FNAWS will be able to accomplish far more to reach the goal of our DRIVE TO 35! Desert Bighorn Herd Sponsors Mike Borel, The Context Network Joe Surprenant, Integrated Telecom Solutions Desert Bighorn Individual Sponsors Paul A. Brisso Stan and Pamela Atwood We offer a special thank you to the following persons who this year provided financial support above and beyond the call of duty. Stan and Pamela Atwood Don Callahan David Combs Jay Kellet Richard Pierce Dan Smith Graham Weiss Richard Wiseley WELCOME TO THE SIXTH ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE CALIFORNIA CHAPTER FOUNDATION FOR NORTH AMERICAN WILD SHEEP 12:00 PM Visit with our exhibitors in the booth display area, silent auction open, raffle tickets for sale! 4:00 PM Bars open. Use your free drink tickets! 5:30 PM Please be seated for dinner! 5:45 PM Welcome, Acknowledgements and Announcements Early Bird Drawing Youth Raffle Drawing Cash Briefcase Raffle Drawing 6:45 PM Live auction begins 7:00 PM Silent auction closes at 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Silent auction item winners list delivered to tables General raffle drawings throughout the evening Sponsor Raffle Drawing $250 Bonus Drawing $500 Bonus Drawing Dall/Fannin Sheep Drawing Stone Sheep Drawing 10:00 PM End of a great day! Master of Ceremonies Brenton Scott Auctioneer Kevin O'Callahan DRIVE TO 35! 3 CALIFORNIA CHAPTER FOUNDATION FOR NORTH AMERICAN WILD SHEEP The purpose of the California Chapter of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is as follows: a) To promote and enhance increasing populations of indigenous wild sheep on the North American continent and especially in California; b) To inform and educate the people of California, Canada, Mexico and the United States concerning North American wild sheep (particularly California), their habitat, health, population densities, relocation, and general welfare; c) To promote the professional management of North American wild sheep in order to augment the number and size of game herds, such professional management to include the use of regulated hunting as a legitimate tool of conservation and game management, to achieve optimum populations of indigenous species wherever possible throughout North America, and to safeguard against the decline or extinction of any of such indigenous species; d) To protect, defend and preserve the lawful right and privilege of recreational hunting through education of mainstream America as to the conservation benefits of lawful hunting, and to vigorously respond in a positive manner to those anti-hunting individuals and groups who strive, either legally or unlawfully, to prohibit this legitimate recreation, recognizing that well-regulated hunting with limited bag limits, controlled shooting hours and hunting seasons, in a management environment, is a viable, effective and practical tool of wise and efficient wildlife management that will assure a rational use of the earth’s renewable resources and control the sustainable use of such resources by limiting overgrowth of dense game populations of abundant species. e) To encourage all men and women hunters to be responsible conservationists who harvest animals humanely and utilize their meat without waste, while hunting under conditions of fair chase and good sportsmanship. f ) To participate and associate with other clubs, associations and organizations throughout the world which share goals, beliefs, and purposes common with those of this organization. g) To engage in such other activities as may be appropriate in conjunction with the foregoing. 4 California Chapter - Foundation for North American Wild Sheep CA FNAWS FOUNDING AND LIFE MEMBERS Your membership is what makes us strong! Special thanks to our founding and life members highlighted in the list below. Ralph E. Adams John C. Frazier, III Richard P. Musselman Jack Ahart Ronald S Gabriel, Md Glenn Napierskie (Deceased) Daniel M. Alegre Rick Garzoli Robert J. Pacini Donald B. Anderson Ben Gordon S. Edward Parish Terry B. Anderson Paul T. Goularte Jeffrey J. Passanante Brian Anderson David W Hanna Richard J. Pierce Stanford Atwood Douglas Hart Dan Pocapalia Pamela Atwood Robert L. Highfill William E. Poole Armen Avedissian Doug Holl Bill Pritchard Ray D. Barger Chip Hollister Paul Prudler Peggy Barnett J.Craig Holworthy Robert L Puette John M. Barritt Daryll Hosker Blake Quinn Steven F. Boitano Carl E. Jacobson Deborah Ramsey-Casey Mike J. Borel Scott A. Jesseman Graham Rogney Michael Bright Larry J. Johns Thomas B. Rutherford Paul A. Brisso Jay Kellett Dennis J. Saccone Matthew T. Burke George C. Kerr Michael K. Saiers Richard Butler Butch Kuflak Tammy Scott Don K. Callahan Charles LaPorte Brenton L. Scott Robert S. Campbell (Deceased) Leon M. Lesicka Albert D. Seeno, Jr. Michael Casey Raymond Liden Dennis J. Sites Edwin Charkowicz Thomas Liming Dan Smith, III Kern L. Chew Robert Manger Dan Smith, Jr. Michael S. Chittim Victor R. Manucso, Jr. Renee Snider Joe Colangelo Robert C. Marshall Arlo "Arnie" J. Spiess David Combs Jeff. F. Martin Joe M. Surprenant Frank D. Cox Donald Martin Dennis Swanson John M Diedrich Joseph Massolo Gerald Tadina Joe E. Diedrich Roger L. McCosker William H. Tilley Jim R. Egan Richard M. McDrew James H. Tonkin Brad Farrow Steven A. McNamara John D. Wehausen Danny B. Ferguson Kyle M. Meintzer Graham G. Weiss Kenneth D. Fish Tim Mercier Darryl Williams Jim Fitzgerald John Montelli Bret Wingfield Randy C. Fortune Bo Morgan Richard E. Wiseley Dan Fox James C. Mower John Zenz Consider upgrading your membership — the SHEEP will thank you DRIVE TO 35! and so will we! 5 CA FNAWS PROJECTS UPDATE Calendar year 2007 proved to be yet another solid year for California FNAWS. Not only did we again fund many important projects, financially we ended the year in a very solid position. To kick things off, we funded a high-altitude helicopter capture/collar project for the important Sierra Bighorn herd. This herd is doing very well and, while there remain some possible threats to their continued success, all in all, this herd is on the road to recovery. Indeed, it is possible that at some point in the future, we will have a huntable population of these wild mountain sheep. Next, as you all know, early last year the Department of Fish and Game recommended a record nineteen tags for the public draw. This recommendation was approved by the Fish and Game Commission, meaning that more sheep hunters than ever before were able to pursue desert bighorn sheep in California. As you probably also know, five of the rams harvested were Boone and Crockett caliber rams, with the largest scoring a whopping 180 1/8.” In late April, we co-sponsored a critically important Respiratory Disease Workshop. Partnering with the Wild Sheep Foundation (formerly FNAWS) and UC Davis, thirty-two experts came from all over the world to share their knowledge and discuss ideas relative to the deadly disease problem that domestic sheep cause for wild sheep. While there was still some minor resistance from the representatives of the woolgrowers associations, it was unanimously agreed that domestic sheep and wild sheep must be kept separate. Two more workshops have since followed with continuing encouraging success. In early May, we again sponsored a Sheep Summit, this time in Sacramento the day before our banquet. Represented were CA FNAWS, DFG, the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep, as well as the Mojave National Preserve. A common vision was agreed upon: to ensure the persistence and restoration of healthy and sustainable meta-populations of desert bighorn sheep throughout their historical range in California. Sheep Summit III, again held the day before this fundraiser, zeroed in on a detailed analysis of what we have in the way of populations, water sources, and habitat, then developed specific strategies and prioritized areas for surveys, possible translocations, and further water development. Finally, the fall surveys of California’s wild sheep were for the most part very encouraging and in at least one area, almost shocking in its success. The survey of the Cady Mountains produced numbers that were more than double what local DFG biologists had hoped to find. CA FNAWS will repeat this survey this coming fall, flying all of the sheep habitat in the unit instead of just the ~60% that was flown last fall. If that survey produces results similar to last fall’s survey, we expect to see the Cadys opened as a hunt zone in 2009, with multiple tags available! All in all, 2007 was a great year for California’s wild mountain sheep. You should be proud of the support you’ve given to CA FNAWS that has helped make this possible. Your continued support will allow us to keep on the track we’ve been on since our founding in 2001. Our “DRIVE TO 35” campaign, once just a pipe dream, now seems very possible. With your support, we will get it done! 6 California Chapter - Foundation for North American Wild Sheep Auction Policies NOTE: Unless otherwise specified (as with the Sheep Hunt Raffles), the holder of a winning raffle ticket must be present to win. GENERAL RAFFLE General Raffle tickets will be available until the Live Auction begins. Our raffle ticket ladies will be roaming the floor for your convenience. There are special general raffle packages of $500, $250, and $100.