2012 PGCA Annual Meeting and Banquet

[Dave Suponski]

The 2012 PGCA Annual Meeting and Banquet will take place on Friday October 26th 2012 at the Quality Inn 210 Church Street Georgetown,South Carolina

Social Hour is 6PM with dinner being served at 7 PM also there will be a cash bar.

Tickets go on sale July 1st,2012

Please send your check(s) made out to PGCA to Dave Suponski 266 Clover St,Stratford,CT 06614

Questions? I can be reached at CTDOUBLES@Aol.Com

[David Dwyer]

Dave
Is the price of the ticket $65?
David

[Dave Suponski]

David, I neglected to mention that. Thank you for bringing that up.

Ticket prices are $65.00 each

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

David will we have a tent as in past meetings and are tables available for display? Gary

[Dean Romig]

Dave, at what point does the ticket price go up to $85? Last day of September seems to ring a bell...

[Robin Lewis]

Look on the PGCA events web page, I think all the info can be found there.

[Dave Suponski]

Thank You Robin!

[David Dwyer]

I talked to Rick Hemingway last week and they are providing PGCA with our own tent. They have also agreed to let Tom Carter put his camper next to it as a hospitality center- Rick is Good People
David Dwyer

[Bill Murphy]

Dave is the man. I hope he knows what a PGCA hospitality vehicle is expected to provide.

[David Dwyer]

Bill
Actually Tom Carter is the Man! This was his doing,spent some good money getting the camper as new, and I would not be surprised if there were some appropriate refreshments aboard. Tom also just got in the trophy's for the Parker Champion shoot and wait to you see the engraving on that!! The BOD is going all out to make this the best annual meeting yet. Y'all come on down!!!
David

Gary
Contact Josh to reserve a table. I have reserved an RV space for you .

[Bill Murphy]

An RV space for Gary may tax Rick Hemingway's 15,000 acres. Tom, apologies for giving Dave credit for the hospitality vehicle.

[TimothySmith]

Gents

I live one hour from Back Woods and I know Rich Hemingway. Plus I'm a member there.
It's a great place and have shot there many times. I plan on being there for the annual meeting. Bring your gun and shoot SC, 5 stand or hunt it's a great place.

Tim

[Tom Carter]

Mr. Bill, Thank you but not necessary. Cheers, Tom

[Josh Loewensteiner]

I cant wait for the meeting. I need to get my check in the mail to Dave Suponski for my banquet tickets!

[Dean Romig]

Me too Josh.

[Mills Morrison]

Word to the wise, I called the 800 number to the Quality Inn and they said our block was sold out and there were only 3 rooms left starting at $89.99. We booked at the Jameson Inn next door and saved a few bucks.

[Rich Anderson]

I'll be there.....for the first annual meeting of the U.P. Grouse Hunters Benevolent Society located in Channing, MI on 6th street. Bird season isn't any better than the end of October.:rotf:

[David Dwyer]

Mills
I just talked to the manager,Brandy, at Quality Inn, Georgetown SC, 843-546-5656
They have plenty of rooms available at $61.99. I would switch if I was you. I inspected the other motel and ......
David

[Mills Morrison]

Thanks David. I will try the local number.

[David Dwyer]

Mills
Thanks. I talked to Brandy again and you MUST call the motel directly,843-546-5656 to get the $61.99 rate
David

[Mills Morrison]

Thanks. The person I talked to on the 800 number was "not from around these parts"

[Dave Suponski]

Just to carify things....The annual meeting and banquet will be at the Quality Inn, Georgetown SC

[Dave Suponski]

Just a reminder.....Today is September 15th Banquet ticket sales end on October 15th. If you have intentions of attending please do not delay....:)

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Well, I took a trip down to Ricks Back Woods Quail facility Thursday to see if I could get My Motorhome in to the spaces. Was I surprised, Fantastic place plenty of room and it has to be one of the premiere shooting facilites in the South. It is 18 miles to Georgetown, short drive, I was able to take a tour and was impressed! Rick says they are hosting something almost every week. I think every one will be pleased, Gary

[Mills Morrison]

I joined the PGCA at the side by side show there last year. Looking forward to going back this year.

[Dave Suponski]

Gents, Today is October 4th ticket sales end on the 15th! Please do not delay if you have intentions of attending this wonderful event.

[Bill Murphy]

As Gary found out when he inquired about space to park his enormous motor home, Rick could park several 757s and still have room for 10,000 cars. This isn't the Spring Southern.

[David Dwyer]

Bill
I think Backwoods is one ,if not the finest, SC course in the country!! If you like to shoot this is the place.
David

[Tom Carter]

Mr. Bill, You are absolutely correct! Cheers, Tom

[Mike.Smith]

Alright, nothing like waiting to the last minute, but I booked my rooms tonight and will see you all in Georgetown. I was still able to get in at the Quality Inn under the parker rate, so if you haven't booked yet, it's not too late.

When do the festivities start? is everyone going down on Thursday or Friday?

Dave, I'll be mailing you a check tomorrow for my banquet ticket, so please save me a seat. Dean, Larry, I'll just ask that you guys don't bring me the check for THIS dinner.:shock:

Mike

[Dean Romig]

Alright, nothing like waiting to the last minute, but I booked my rooms tonight and will see you all in Georgetown. I was still able to get in at the Quality Inn under the parker rate, so if you haven't booked yet, it's not too late.

Mike


Mike, were you able to get a non-smoking or a smoking room?

I had a significant amount of trouble getting a non-smoking room just a few days ago.

[Mike.Smith]

Hey Dean,

I called and talked to "Benny" tonight, and she was very helpful. Called the main number as others suggested in this post. She looked up the PGCA room block and confirmed that she still had rooms available at the $62 rate. She asked me for smoking or non, and I chose non-smoking. There didn't seem to be any issues. It's a single room with two double beds. One for me, and one for my DHE. :D

Mike

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Well, I will not be taking the 747 down all my boys backed out and it is foolish to drive the bus down with just me in it. So, I booked a room, courtesy of Tom Carter, at the Quality Tuesday all they had left were smoking rooms, so they are fast running out of rooms! By the way I asked if the room reeked of cigarette smoke, the lady said she did not think so, the gentleman that had the room prior to me was named Bill something and he had a box of cigars and two women with him, go figure! Gary

[Eric Eis]

Sorry I am going to miss the fun, but to choose between being in the woods shooting real birds (if I ever see one) to shooting clays, well I guess you know what I will decide... You guys have fun

[Bill Murphy]

Eric, I'll be taking a short bank of manual pigeon traps and a cage of birds from our October shoot. Come on down.

[Eric Eis]

Thanks for the offer Bill but I am already booked up. Hopefully I'll see all of you at the Southern

[Rich Anderson]

Gary did your buddies decide to go bird hunting instead??? Sorry I just couldn't resist:rotf:

I have a spare room with two twin beds and kennel space at camp. I'll be there, you can too.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

No, They are bidding on some jobs and in todays economy, this take precedent. Megan, would like to go but we can not leave our 14year old lab, as she is quickly approaching the rainbow bridge, and can not travel! So she will stay in V.A. till the time comes! Gary

[Fred Preston]

Open day, COB; How you like the weather up there?

[Rich Anderson]

I got rained out this weekend but did accomplish a nice piece of business in Negaunee on the way.

I'll be in north central Michigan next weekend and then back to the U.P. the following weekend.

[Dave Suponski]

Just a word to those attending the upcoming Fall Southern. Talking with Morris Baker of RST at this years Vintagers event he informed me that RST will not be in attendance at Backwoods selling their wares. Rick Hemingway has an ample supply of standard velocity shells at Backwoods. Those that desire Low Pressure ammo are advised to make sure you get them before heading to Backwoods

[Mills Morrison]

Thanks for the heads up

[Larry Frey]

Just taking a little break from reloading. Trying to decide if I should bring three cases or four.

[Buddy Marson]

Larry, definitely bring four cases. What you don't shoot you can leave with me so you don't have to haul them back home! Looking forward to seeing you. It's going to be a great time for all who attend!
Buddy


Just taking a little break from reloading. Trying to decide if I should bring three cases or four.

[Robert Rambler]

What? Don't have room in the truck for five? :rotf::rotf::)
Bring much, the more you bring the more fun you can have!! :)

[Mike.Smith]

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4-5 cases? :shock: I guess I need to step up production. I thought I was doing well to get 2 1/2 cases loaded this weekend, including my first attempt at some 2 1/2 16ga loads. Dave, thanks again for posting about the absence of RST.

Mike

[Rich Anderson]

Morris and Alex are doing what were nsupposed to be doing in the fall....hunting birds:bowdown:

[Larry Frey]

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4-5 cases? :shock: I guess I need to step up production. I thought I was doing well to get 2 1/2 cases loaded this weekend, including my first attempt at some 2 1/2 16ga loads. Dave, thanks again for posting about the absence of RST.

Mike

Mike ,
We need to talk about thoes Pink shells!:eek:

[Bill Murphy]

Mike, you are one sick puppy!

[Bill Murphy]

Rich is right. I talked to Alex a couple of weeks ago. He, Jill, and the dogs are Out West for their annual excursion after the birds. I couldn't talk him into a weekend down south with us.

[Eric Eis]

Morris and Alex are doing what were nsupposed to be doing in the fall....hunting birds:bowdown:

I think about the time of the meeting they will be in Wisc. or Minn and then swing back through Mich. Again clay birds vs real birds that is the question:whistle: I take real birds, sorry but they cook better then those clay ones.....:rotf:

[Mike.Smith]

Larry, they are actually a really light purple.....

Wait, that didn't help my case much did it? :banghead:

[George M. Purtill]

For those who have never attended the event, how does the challenge work, the qualifying, etc? What gauges are permitted, etc.

[David Dwyer]

The qualifying for this challenge is:you can shoot the five stand as many times as you want,telling them you are a Parker Bros shooter . Your highest score is counted and the five highest scores comprise the Parker team. The team is composed of the three highest scores, the highest female shooter and the highest youth shooter. That team then shoots against the Smith team at 3PM Sat. A bit complicated but this is how Rick Hemingway set it up.
David

[George M. Purtill]

So its 5 stand and not clays like the Parker Fox challenge.

[David Dwyer]

George
It is five stand like the Parker Smith challenge at Deep River in April

[Eric Eis]

Has anyone heard what the weather is like with that storm coming up the east coast. Hope it's not a washout

[George M. Purtill]

Has anyone heard what the weather is like with that storm coming up the east coast. Hope it's not a washout

Its been raining pretty steady here since early this morning. We are hoping for a break after lunch.
Stay tuned.