2012 Annual Meeting
All that have voiced an opinion on the selection of the 2012 Annual Meeting location, thank you, and just let me say that your Board of Directors spent several hours considering a site. It was not just a quick decision and much input went into the decision. Several venues were considered.
1. Time of year (hunting season) It was felt that dove season starts in most sates in September, grouse in early October, Pheasant mid October, quail in November,etc. and there would be plenty of opportunities for all members to have time to shoot feathered targets before and after the Annual meeting.
2. Shooting grounds that also offers a gun show-exhibitor-vendor venue.
3. Motels and conference rooms large enough to accomodate attendees.
4. Driving and or flying time.
5. Membership geographical location.
6. Backwoods is a premier location with outstanding well attended shooting,parking, club house facilities---(also selected to host the 2013 International Sporting Clays competition).
Just a little background that was factored into your Board's decision. Much sole searching goes into selecting annual meeting locations.
Hopefully, this will clarify some of the decision process the Board goes through regardless of the final site location.
Thanks, Bill
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02-15-2012, 04:34 PM
that's another 3 hours of drive time (seventeen hours for us) for any of us northerners 
plus it's in primetime bird season in most areas of the country. I hope it works out but I have my doubts. Eric
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