TREASURER’S MESSAGE

Treasurer’sMessage

Ihope you’ve been successful in drawing tags for this fall. I’m plotting some antelope, deer and elk hunting for sure.

I was fortunate to be able to head north to Kutawagan Outfitters in Saskatchewan for a spring bear hunt. They’ve been generous donors to the MBA for years, and have become personal friends over our many trips. My father-in-law and I both harvested black bears and made new Mandy Garness friends at hunting camp. My mother-in-law joined us again as well and is becoming the leader of our film crew! If you’re thinking about hunting black bears or white tails up north, be sure to get in touch with Jeff and Annette at www.kutawagan.com.

The finance committee met to work with Claudia in putting together a budget for this year. I appreciate the input from Jeremy Harwood, Al Kelly, Claudia Davis and Ken Schultz. If you have an interest in participating in future meetings, please reach out to me.

We’ve been out camping, attended a couple 3-D shoots, and put out some trail cameras. One camera caught the running of the bulls. We thought that was in Barcelona, but apparently not exclusively! If you’ve got an entertaining photo you’d like to share, we love to see them. Send us what you’re seeing from your phone, camera, trail camera, anything. You can send them to any board member to be shared with Julie for the magazine. My email is camoquilter@gmail.com.

Please remain diligent in communicating with your legislators and FWP committee members throughout the year. There are ongoing meetings and planning for crossbows and elk hunting in particular. It’s paramount that we foster good relationships and positive feedback all year long and not just in the crisis moments in order to build credibility and loyalty. I know I’m preaching to the choir, but we’ve got to do all we can to protect the opportunities we have! Mandy Garness

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