The 33rd Annual Arizona Bowhunters Association Banquet/Fundraiser
will be held
April 14, 2012
Check out the list of Banquet Items
Get Your Tickets!
for more information
HB2072
The ABA recently sent a letter out to its membership via email, asking for your position on the HB 2072. The results from this survey showed overwhelming opposition with over 95% of members that replied were against HB2072 legislation. In response to this the ABA board of directors has voted to oppose legislation known as HB2072. We encourage you to get involved by contacting your legislators and express your views and concerns on this issue.
Thanks to Darr Colburn (Vice-Chairman) the ABA now has a blog that will provide more current and up to date information. The latest and most current item is on the Javelina Hunt & Outdoor Fair. Darr may be new to the ABA Board but he certainly is not new to the Arizona hunting scene. He has partnered with Jay Scott (Colburn and Scott Outfitters) in the guiding business and is also a contributor to many hunting magazines and has a deep pasion for hunting and the future of hunting in Arizona. This contribution of time by Darr is greatly appreciated! Check it out Arizona Bowhunters Association blog
The AZGFD Outdoor Expo is March 31-April 1st. We are working on the details for this event. The last few years we have worked with Desert Christian Archers and ran a short walking archery course with 3-D animals. It is amazing how many people we put thru this course and how many say it was the best activity they participated in. We always need volunteers for this also so once again if you are interested please contact us for information.
-Next is the annual ABA Awards Banquet. It will be held at the Phoenix Mountain Preserve April 14th. If you haven't attended one of these banquets you should try and attend. Our banquet chairman has made some changes and promises to have some great stuff in the raffles and more fun than ever! For those of you who don't know about the awards, you fill out a form on animals you harvested with your bow from the previous year and you receive plaques for your trophy room. The only catch is you have to be a member. Which is easy enough, you either attended the banquet or the Bowhunter Happening last year or signed up. Please check the website in the coming weeks for more information and the downloadable awards application.
- This year's Bowhunter Happening has a tentative date July 20-22 at Morman Lake. If you didn't make last year's put it on the calendar for this year you don't want to miss it. We are expecting a lot of vendors again this year. It looks like the Flagstaff archers will set the courses for us again this year so expect some great course layouts.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at carlschottel@gmail.com
Last please check the website often. We are constantly working with AZGFD to expand our archery opportunity and quality. We will be putting a section on the website dedicated to this information.
Thanks for your continued support,
Carl Schottel
Chairman
Recently the board of the ABA was asked; “what is it that the ABA actually does”? At first we were taken back by such a question. What do you mean what is it that we do?
The Arizona Bowhunters Association was founded for the purpose of representing the growing number of bow hunters during the mid-nineteen seventies.
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