Arizona Deer Association

Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting

March 18, 2008

Attending:

Pete Cimellaro, President                                                Leonard Ordway
Jeff Dickey, Vice President                                              Todd Julian
Kevin Harris, Past President                                              Tracey Martin
Keith Gaines, Secretary                                        Steve Cheuvront
Craig Dunlap, Treasurer                                       Roger Hoverman
Brad Freitag, Board Member                                          Lucas Dickey
John Koleszar, Board Member                          Chasa O’Brien
Dom Lopano, Board Member                                       Ron Sieg
Rick Miller, Board Member
Bryan Waitman, Board Member
Terry Herndon, Youth Director 

I.  Welcome and Call to order

The president called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. 

II.  News from Game and Fish

Game and Fish personnel provided a detailed report on the study in the Kaibab.  The department has requested permission to radio-collar deer to track movements; it will be 2009 before this data can be included in the hunt guidelines.  June 17^th will be the next update. 

The next commission meeting will be April 19^th.  The hunt recommendations will be voted on at that time.  Permits are increasing for the Kaibab early hunt, and the department is permitting archery hunting north of the Colorado.   There will also be late archery hunts in 4A and B, 8, 9, 19A. The board reviewed the buck to doe ratios.  There will be possibly four southern hunts, with more tags from December.  Archery will be permitted in 1, 3A-C, 3B and 7.  We will not see a decrease of rifle tags on the Kaibab.  The department expects the on-line process to start up again in 2010-2011.  Our data at AGFD is good enough that all rifle hunters will not be required to check in their harvest.  All fall javelina hunts will juniors-only and will overlap with the junior deer hunts. 

Once the recommendations are made public, ADA will review them and provide comments at the April commission meeting.  We will have a booth at the AZGFD Expo on March 29-30^th, and need volunteers to staff it. 

III.  Minutes

The February minutes were deferred and will be distributed via email.

IV.  Treasurer’s Report

The treasurer presented the monthly reports. 

Motion:  to accept the treasurer’s report as presented.  By: Brad Freitag  Seconded:  Rick Miller.  Action:  motion carried 

Tracey Martin has devised a form for persons requesting funds for donation or reimbursement to fill out.  It is attached to the minutes.  When a person or group requests funds from the ADA, he or she needs to complete the form, especially the areas indicating to whom the check is made payable, and where to mail it. 

The board reviewed a written agreement with Jim deVos to provide consulting services on a contractual basis. 

Motion: to approve the agreement with Jim deVos  By: Jeff Dickey  Seconded:  Dom Lopano

Action: Motion carried 

Arguments have been heard on the Kofa lawsuit and we are waiting for a judgment. 

We had a booth at the ISE Expo and took in about 60 new members.  The board considered conducting seminars in exchange for complimentary booth space at the 2009 ISE show.  Motion:  to conduct seminars in exchange for booth space at the 2009 ISE show.  By: Domenick Lopano  Seconded:  Terry Herndon.  Action:  Motion carried 

The president has appointed a committee to set up and administer a scholarship in memory of Mike Bool.  The committee consists of: Rick Miller, Todd Julian, Pete Cimellaro, Ayle Dickey, and Mark and Diana Bool.  We have already received a .454 Casull donated to raise funds for the scholarship. 

 

V.  Banquet

We expect Bass Pro Shops to donate an archery package.  Sportsman’s Warehouse will donate $2000 of merchandise.  The board discussed a donation of a Namibia safari, and a British Columbia black bear hunt.  We also have a 5-day Baja fishing package, and a Mother’s Day basket raffle. 

VI.  Committee Reports

a.  Clinic – the clinic will be Saturday August 23^rd from Noon – 4:00

b.  Projects –The joint project with ADBSS, the Brandenburg and Buzan Catchments in the Aravaipa, was completed on March 15-16.

c.  Newsletter – it will go to the printer next week.

d.  Youth – Bill Hill has acquired $13,500 in donations to sponsor the second JADA trailer.  Thank you letters have been sent to all the donors.

e.  WCC/AZSFW – the OHV passed through the House.  Senator Flake will hear it this week and then it may be referred to the Senate.  The Legislature is still working on ways to highjack the La Osa settlement funds.    The “right to hunt” bill is being supported by the NRA and opposed by the Commission. 

f.  website – no report.

g.  membership – no report.

h.  public relations – no report.

i.  conservation partners –no report.

VII.  New Business

The board discussed the WCC, which will be focused with a new direction.  More information will be forthcoming. 

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm 

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