WELCOME TO ALL NEW AND RETURNING COWTOWN BOWMEN ARCHERY CLUB MEMEBRS

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1 FEBRUARY 2012 WELCOME TO ALL NEW AND RETURNING COWTOWN BOWMEN ARCHERY CLUB MEMEBRS If our opening shoot, held on Jan, 15th, is any indication, Cowtown Bowmen is off to a great year in Archery for It looks like we had a record number of new signups at our membership drive shoot and we look forward to meeting the new members, as well as re-visiting the returning faces. For those of you are new, please feel free to come to our monthly meeting to see the inner workings of the club, or just say hello, or to voice any comments or concerns you may have as a member. This club is for the members so we value everyone s input. Our monthly meeting will change to every third Monday of the Month, beginning on Feb. 20th, 2012 at Spring Creek BBQ in Lake Worth, on Hwy 199 just north of Loop 820. You may also contact any of the Club Officers listed at the end of the newsletter, or online at our website,

2 6TH ANNUAL COWTOWN BOWMEN TRADITIONAL SHOOT Date: Feb. 25 th & 26 th 2012 Registration: Opens by 8:00 am. The Practice Range will also be open by 8:00 am. (Both Days) Format: 50 3-D Animals w/3 $1.00 each. Shoot Times: California Start 8:00 am. (Both Days) * (Score Cards in by Sundown Saturday.) * (Score Cards in by 1:00 pm. Sunday.) Shoot Fees: $20.00 a round. Register at the Range. (12 yrs. and under FREE.) Pre-Register (at the shoot) to Shoot 3 Rounds for $45.00 (ALL AROUND) All of our Tournaments and Events are Rain or Shine! Classes: Male / Female - Longbow Open Male / Female - Longbow - Wood Male / Female - Recurve - Open Male / Female - Recurve - Wood Male / Female - Primitive Youth yrs. (1 Class) Cubs 12 and under. Awards: Class: 1st., 2nd., & 3rd. Place BELT BUCKLE. (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Adult / Youth * Only one award per shooter for Class competition. ALL AROUND: 1st., 2nd., & 3rd. Place Male / 1ST Place for Female. ( YOU MUST COMPETE IN 3 DIFFERENT CLASSES TO COMPETE FOR ALL AROUND AWARD) Activities: * Novelty Shoots!* Concessions will be available at the Range. For More Information: Please Contact: Gene Bohannon at genebohannon@gmail.com or call at Or visit: DIRECTIONS: 9900 Watercress Dr. Fort Worth, TX Exit Loop 820 at Silver Creek Road Go 4 miles to Watercress Drive. Bear right off of Silver Creek Road onto Watercress Drive. The Range is located on the left at 9900 Watercress Drive Vendors: If you are an Archery related vendor and would like to set up a table or display we would love to have you. There are no charges to set up a space. You would need to furnish your own tables. Please contact us in advance if you would like have a space at one of our events.

3 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE RESULTS AND TURNOUT We had a great turnout for the first shoot this year. Thanks for all the help and all the people who came out to enjoy the range. We had 69 score cards turned in, right at 100 shooters signed up on the signup sheet today. This is looking like D is off to a good start. Congrats to the winners: Open - Jeff McCoy Senior - Jeff Pyron Unlimited - Jake Crawford Known - Joe Crawford Hunter - Robby Fuson Woman s Hunter - Jole Matthews Traditional - Craig Towery Youth - Eduardo Sanchez Eagle - David Gabehart WORK PARTY SUCCESS JAN 14 TH, 2012 MUSH THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS Great setup turnout. Cowtown Bowmen once again shines as one of the best clubs as far as our members giving their time to make us a success. We had 18 volunteers show up for the work party which made quick work of the set up. This resulted in a wonderfully set up course that almost 100 shooters enjoyed on Sunday and helped us sign up over 60 members on Sunday alone. Special thanks to all of those that helped: Eddie, Truman, and Tomtom Woodward Mike Gunner Geoff Klein John Parker Terry Webb Bryan Sharp Bob Combest Joe Crawford Chuck, Robert and Charles Hubbard Kevin Hubbard Rocky Doty Jeff McCoy Jeff Pyron Jason Case Thank you all very much and if I missed someone please accept my apologies.

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5 MONTHLY MEETING CHANGED TO THIRD MONDAY We have moved our monthly meeting to the third Monday of every month as our meeting location, Spring Creek BBQ in Lake Worth has been having Thursday as their busiest day of the week. Starting Monday, Feb. 20 th, 2012, our club meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a club officer. 3D PRACTICE RANGE IS ON THE MOVE We are working on finding a more permanent home for our 3D Practice Range so that we no longer have to take it down when we have some of the bugger shoots [Trad shoots with 50 targets and ASA with 2 x 30 target courses]. We will make sure to let everyone know of the new location, with map once it has been set up and is ready to use. CROSSBOWS & COWTOWN With the change in the TWPD regulation regarding crossbows concerning hunting, and the inclusion of them at the national level in ASA competition, Cowtown Bowmen is considering allowing their use at our facility. There has been a number of calls asking if we allow them, and with the growth that market of Archery is experiencing it is certainly something we may consider. We have confirmed with the target manufacturers that crossbow arrows do no more damage to their targets than traditional or compound bows. If this is something we move forward on, please keep an eye out for updated Range Safety Rules to clearly spell out how these items will be allowed to be used at our facility. The Club Officers will be discussing this issue at the Monday, Feb. 20 th, 2012 meeting, so if you would like to show up to voice your opinion, please do. If you cannot make it, please contact a Club Officer and they will be sure to bring your comments to the meeting.

6 Upcoming Events Feb. 20 th, 2012 Cowtown Monthly Meeting at Spring Creek BBQ in Lake Worth, Hwy 199 north of Loop 820. Feb. 24 th, 2012 Set up for Winter Traditional Shoot, starting at 9am, working throughout the day so come on out if you can. Feb. 25 th -26 th, 2012 Winter Traditional Shoot Cowtown on the Web Our Website has a new look and stay tuned for more content and added features online as we have a lot of things in store for our website, Follow

7 Range Location 9900 Watercress Drive Fort Worth, TX COWTOWN BOWMEN CLUB OFFICER LIST CLUB OFFICERS: ADDRESS: PHONE: President Joe Crawford Vice President Rocky Doty Treasure - Bob Combest bcombest@hotmail.com Secretary Art Crawford ahcrawford@sbcglobal.net Membership & PR Geoff Klein ksaddlery@gmail.com Webmasters - Glen&Celeste Salsman salsmang@yahoo.com Cowpatty Editor - Chuck Hubbard hubbace@live.com Range Captain Geoff Klein ksaddlery@gmail.com Range Captain - Jake Crawford ratherbbowhunting@yahoo.com Range Captain - Kevin Hubbard kevinbhub@hotmail.com TO CONTACT COWPATTY EDITOR WITH COMMENTS OR ARTICLES YOU WOULD LIKE PUBLISHED, PLEASE US AT COWTOWNCOWPATTY@LIVE.COM

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