Milford Township
Fish, Game, and Forestry Association


The Straight Shooter

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Presidents Column -- February/March 2010

George D. Honeywell

Take a good look at the Club schedule. If we could get all the members to attend just one of these events we would be ecstatic. We haven’t seen some of you folks for so long we are thinking of getting your pictures on milk cartons at Redners.

Seriously, the last few shoots have had very poor turnouts, as with the archery shoots. All the money raised at these events along with the Membership dues, do not cover the fixed expenses of the Club. Therefore, will be discussing the dues structure in the next few months. Times are tough and we are all affected by the economy, all we can ask is for your support as often as we can get it.

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  • For the Good of the Association

    Please note - all correspondence to the Club needs to use the following corrected address :

    Milford Township Fish, Game & Forestry Assoc.

    1685 Canary Rd.

    PO Box 338

    Quakertown, PA 18951

    Many membership renewals have been returned to the sender, hopefully this will resolve the issue.

    The Bluebird Seminar and nesting box workshop will be held on Saturday February 13th from 8 am until? Please contact Bob Meas for reservations @ 215-536-9206. This event fills up fast, so please call early. The boxes will be built by the youngsters with the help of the attending adults. All materials are donated and prepared for assembly. Each child gets to take one box home with the remaining boxes to be donated to Milford Township to be placed in parks and open land. Please bring (1) each #2 phillips head and flat head screw drivers or a screw gun to help in the box construction.

    Two neighbors have complained about people hunting the Club grounds are encroaching into the “Safety Zone”. They have heard close shooting and have seen foot prints in the snow. The Club grounds are open to hunting but we must adhere to State law. Again, only we can police our ranks.

    Several deer carcasses have been dumped along Doerr road. These may be from poachers or people picking up road kills removing the hind quarters and disposing of the remainder. We have notified the Game commission and we ask anyone finding more remains to please do the same.

    There will be an Outdoor Expo at the Calvary Church on Rt. 113 in East of Souderton on March 6 from 11 am – 7 pm, all are welcome. The Directors will discuss getting a booth to represent the Club.

    There is a answering machine/service on the Club phone now, please feel free to call and leave a message if you need to contact us. Or, call me at one of the numbers on the inside of the front cover, we are here to help and serve.

    Reminder that membership renewal will continue until January 31st. Please include the ages of children and your email address on the renewal form in the newsletter.

    Building Committee
    George D. Honeywell

    A motion was made and approved to submit the Building Permit Application to the Township.

  • Pamphlet
    George D. Honeywell

This issue is the inaugural bi-monthly newsletter. The next one to be sent will be the April/May issue. Please keep it handy, on the fridge or in the reading room - you don’t want to miss out on the scheduled events.

Any Member that would like to add something to the newsletter can do so by sending me an email @ bonefish@ptd.net or send it to the Club.

The bi-monthly newsletter can be viewed on the Club website www.milfordstraightshooter.com

If you know of anyone that would like to advertise in the newsletter let us know and we will contact them.

  • Membership
    Libby and Matt Bauman

Three applications for new members were submitted for review by the Membership Committee.

Membership dues for 2009 totaled $6,945.00.

  • Fishing Reports
    Bob Meas

    The Kids Fish Rodeo will be held May 8th from 8am until 12 Noon. The fish have been ordered and will be stocked the Thursday before the event. Bob Meas has the raffle tickets available at the Membership meeting or you can contact us and we will get them sent out.

    Large stripers are being caught in Delaware Bay.

    There is some ice fishing around, please be careful on the ice.

    Don’t forget to get your new fishing license.

  • Game
    George D. Honeywell

    A 700+ lb. bear was recorded at a check station by the Game Commission, after an investigation it was determined the bear was baited with donuts.

    We are just about out of the regular hunting seasons until spring turkey. There are alternative opportunities to stay in the field like coyotes, DMAP and Red Tag hunting, bird watching etc.

  • Forestry
    Craig Wassum

    We have plans to cut grape vines after the hunting seasons wind down. The “Tree of Heaven” eradication is planned for the March work party. 

    Several more trees have come down due to weather. Anyone interested in a wood cutting permit should contact us, now is the time to get the wood for next winter.

  • Archery
    George D. Honeywell

    The 2010 3D shoots will be held on the 4th Sunday of the month in March through October.

  • Shoots
    Jim Erb

    The spring shoot will be held on Sunday, March 21, from 12 noon until we are done. The last few shoots have had a poor turn out. Please come out and shoot a round or get in on the other games and help support the Club.

  • Ranges
    Phil Fachet

    Both ranges are in good shape.

  • PA Federation of Sportsman’s Clubs
    Dennis O. Young

    Five clubs were present. The State reported fish stockings were down due to water issues.

  • Public Relations
    William Baldwin

No report.

  • Work Parties
    Gary Erbe

We hope to have the new range signs and wire available for the February 27 work party.We hope to have the new range signs and wire available for the February 27 work party.We are pricing a walk-behind leaf blower. The back pack blower was repaired due to use of the wrong fuel.

  • Activities
    John Burke

We are looking for suggestions for Club functions or entertainment for future events.