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OHA PIONEER CHAPTER
Po Box 324
Molalla, OR 97038
Nonprofit US Postage
PAID Medford, OR
Permit No 425
OHA Mission: Protecting Oregon’s Wildlife, Habitat and Hunting Heritage
PIONEER CHAPTER PO Box 324, Molalla, OR 97038
~ www.oregonhunters.org/pioneer-chapter ~ Published Monthly
Volume 24-05
May 2020
THANK YOU! to a few of our
sponsors...
CALENDAR IN BRIEF
May
With the following exceptions, May activities including the May General Meeting are cancelled due to the COVID-19 social gathering restrictions.
• Guzzler Scouting trip Saturday, May 2nd Participants must drive their own vehicles, keeping social distancing requirements. Meet at McDonalds in Bend at 8am. See David Scott’s article above for more information.
• Controlled hunt application deadline May 15th
• Chapter Board Meeting Wednesday, May 27th, 7pm @ Steve Hess’
June
• Pioneer Chapter General Meeting Voting on chapter leadership nominations Wednesday, June 3, 7pm @Canby Rod & Gun Club
• Annual Family Campout and Guzzler Project June 19-21st, near Millican, OR
• Chapter Board Meeting Wednesday, June 24th, 7pm Location TBA
• Duck Box Route Saturday, June 27th
We will keep you up to date on further cancellations as they occur.
From the desk of David Scott Banquet coordinator May 2020 ~I am sad to say, but it looks like the May meeting will be canceled as well. This is our election month. In this newsletter you will find our nominees and how you can nominate someone for a position.
I am very thankful that we were able to have had our Banquet done and over with before the big shut down of America. We are truly blessed as a chapter. So many chapters had to reschedule their banquet or cancel all together. This has truly been a hard year on everyone. Let’s remember each other and our country in prayer.
May 2nd will be our first Guzzler trip to survey them and take care of any water and repair needs. We will meet at McDonald’s in Bend on Hwy 20 just pass Jake’s on the left, at about 8:00am. Any questions call David Scott at 503-710-1233.
Pioneer Chapter Nominations and Elections Due to the current State of Oregon meeting restrictions, our chapter elections are postponed until the June or possibly the July General Meeting when we can gather in person. The following board and chapter officer positions are open this year: Position Currently Running Again Chapter President Open Brian Andrews has been nominated Chapter Secretary Terry Jones No Peggy Johnson has been nominated Board Position 2 Kim Smith Yes Board Position 4 Jerry Holbrook Yes Board Position 6 Buck Teasley Yes Board Position 8 Dean Keiling Yes
All members are invited to submit nominations for these positions.
Submit nominations to Duane Johnson by email. Email nominations to [email protected].
CHAPTER OFFICERS President Open Ph 503.730.7650
Vice Pres. Tim Sowa Ph 503.829.8695
Secretary Terry Jones Ph 503.507.7366
Treasurer Brian Andrews Ph 503.266.2900
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Banquet Coordinator David Scott Ph 503.710.1233
Newsletter Editor
Joy Smith Ph 503.317.5693
BOARD MEMBERS Melanie Bjerke Ph 503.415.1208
Tony Bjerke Ph 503.956.8426
Steve Hess Ph 503.949.1745
Jerry Holbrook Ph 503.349.2824
Duane Johnson-Chair Ph 503.829.2912
Dean Kieling Ph 503.860.3852
Scott Norris Ph 503.928.1639
David Scott Ph 503.710.1233
Kim Smith Ph 503.984.5613
Buck Teasley Ph 503.632.4017
NEW TIP PROGRAM OPTIONS The TIP program now offers the
option of preference point rewards instead of cash rewards for
information leading to an arrest or issuance of a citation for the
unlawful take/possession or waste of big game mammals.
For more information go to: https://oregonhunters.org/turn-poachers-tip/
SPORTSMAN’S SHOW RAFFLE WINNER On Sunday February 9th at the Sportsman’s Show at the Expo Center in Portland, Bill Neary from Dufur, Oregon won the show raffle. He chose the cash option of $1,000.
Keep up to date on all the latest legislative action in Oregon.
Check out the March issue of OHA Tracker.
Be informed and take action!
OHA to Oregon Governor By Amy Patrick, OHA Outreach Coordinator [email protected] OHA delivered a letter to Governor Brown’s office on April 6 advocating for the continued access to our outdoor are-as through hunting and fishing opportunities. While many locations have been closed, such as state parks, US Forest Service and BLM sites, and numerous beach and river ac-cess areas, Oregon’s hunting and fishing seasons have re-mained intact. However, the governor’s directive to stay home raised concerns regarding the certainty of our spring bear and turkey seasons. As stated in the letter, going afield has great therapeutic benefit and can be
easily accomplished with adherence to the social distancing guidelines contained in the governor’s directive. Emphasis was given to the ability to recreate either in family groups or in a solitary manner and the inherent desire for hunters to distance themselves while participating in this type of recreation. The letter closed with a reminder of the importance of maintaining individual opportunities to enjoy Oregon’s outdoors and a request for strong consideration that these options continue to be allowed as the state deals with the COVID-19 issues. The full letter can be read on the OHA website at www.oregonhunters.org.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR
ANNUAL FAMILY CAMPOUT AND GUZZLER PROJECT
JUNE 19-21, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Deer, Elk Tags Reduced From May OHA Tracker Fewer tags will be available in eastern Oregon due to poor mule deer numbers observed last fall. A total of 3,953 buck tags will be eliminated from 12 units along with 287 antler-less tags. Elk tag offerings will also be trimmed by 670, including hunts within the Imnaha, Maury, Sled Springs and Chesnimnus units. Check the ODFW news website for a detailed table of the new numbers per unit: www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2020/ index.asp