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ANNOUNCING.. The 4th Annual NCBA Picnic.. August 2, 2009.. beginning at 2:00 p.m. It will be held at the Guilford Bowhunters Clubhouse in McLeansville, N.C. Look for more details soon ! ! !

Future NCBA EC Meetings will be held at Guilford Bowhunters Clubhouse .. beginning at 10 a.m. (Unless otherwise NOTED).. Directions below:

For those who have "Tom-Tom's" or similar GPS units, the address is: 6053 Rock Quarry Rd.; McLeansville, NC 27301

Go NORTH on Mt. Hope Church Road for 2.4 miles to intersection with Hwy. 70. Go straight across the intersection… Road name changes to McLeansville Road at this intersection.

Follow McLeansville Road approx. 2.5 miles. After you cross the railroad tracks, turn RIGHT on Frieden’s Church Road. McLeansville Shopping Center will be on your left.

Turn RIGHT onto Rock Quarry Road. Look for a sign that says, “McLeansville Wildlife Club.”

Guilford Bowhunters clubhouse is one-half mile down on the left at the dead-end of Rock Quarry Road.

Turn LEFT into the driveway.. Look for one big ARROW sticking up in the field on your left. (There was two, but wind blew one down.)

DATE:            January 23, 2008
TO:                NCBA Members
FROM:          Ramon Bell, President/NCBA
SUBJECT:     URBAN DEER SEASON FOR 2010..

The NC WRC approved the Urban Deer Season beginning in 2008. Ten towns/cities opted into it for 2009

So.. What lies ahead for 2010? Good question! And, that may be entirely up to YOU. Any city or town may opt into the urban deer season for 2009 by simply sending a letter to the Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission requesting to be included along with a map showing boundaries where bowhunting is/is not permitted.

NOTE: If your city/town votes to adopt the urban deer season, but currently doesn't allow discharge of bows within your city/town limits, the city/town council will also have to amend their local ordinances to make an exception to allow bowhunting.

What can you do and how can you go about doing it? If you'd like to see the urban deer season adopted in your town, now is the time to "get it done." No one is going to do it for you and your bowhunting community. Here's what you have to do....(and NOW is the time to do it!)

1- Talk to other hunters, preferably bowhunters, in your community. See if they have the desire to work with you and others to petition your town council to approve the urban deer season for your town/city.

2- If you or any of your friends know any of your town council members personally.. make personal contact with them individually and explain the urban deer season law to them and the problems caused by deer overpopulation to get a feel for their position on it.

3- Have facts, data and statistics ready to show and explain to them about problems caused by deer overpopulation in your community as it relates to motor vehicle collisions, deer depredation of crops, ornamental plants and flowers, and also the dangers to the health of the deer herd itself due to disease that may be caused by overpopulation of available habitat.

4- After talking to your town/city council members.. if you think you have enough support from them to get the resolution passed, contact your town clerk and request that you (or your group) be added to the agenda for the next town meeting. Be prepared to attend with your supporters, if you have any.. and make your official presentation to them.

5- You and they (Town Council) need to know that the DEADLINE for applying for the 2009 urban deer season is April 1st, 2008... for the following year's season in January-February, 2009. (This April 1st deadline applies every year for the following year.) So, NOW is the time to get up and get this ball rolling in your community. You don't have much time left to get this done.. April 1st will roll around before you know it. Don't let this opportunity slip by you.

If we can be of any assistance to you, please let me know. I can send you information of deer/motor vehicle collision data and other information that may help with your presentation.

Good Luck..

Ramon Bell
President, NCBA
Email: oldsouthadv@yahoo.com

COMMENT: I met with my town council on Tuesday night (Jan. 22nd) to make a presentation to them on adopting the urban deer season for 2009. I live in Stokesdale, which is in northwest Guilford County. Stokesdale is 21.4 square miles in area with a population of about 3,600 people. I met with them back in September and my proposal was voted down by a 3-2 vote. We have new people on our town council now who have different views about this issue. On January 22, 2008, the Stokesdale Town Council voted and approved the urban deer season for 2009.

At an Executive Council Meeting on April 22, 2007, Dr. Raymond E. Pifer (NCBA Member), presented a proposal to create a general "Memorial Endowment Fund" for NCBA. This was approved by the Executive Council and Associate Council members present at this meeting and is effective immediately. A separate account will be opened to handle contributions and deposits to this fund.

Donations to the "NCBA Memorial Endowment Fund" should be designated as being "In Memory of".. and name any individual, group, or entity as being the object of the donation. Donations may be made to the fund at any time.. prior to, or after the death of anyone, or for any reason designated by the donor. Donations are tax deductible.

This is a separate fund from the "JR Wright Memorial Fund" to accommodate members who wish to make donations in the name of other individuals, groups, etc.

The main difference between the "NCBA Memorial Endowment Fund" and the "JR Wright Memorial Fund" is that the accrued interest may be used however and whenever NCBA wishes to spend funds from the "NCBA Memorial Endowment Fund." Accrued interest from the "JR Wright Memorial Fund" may only be used for "Youth Education."

Individuals may be memorialized on our website with a biography and photos, upon request by the family of the deceased.

Pope and Young Club changes rule for determining "Typical" vs. "Non-Typical" classification for Whitetail Deer and other antlered species:

The old rule was that if a deer had one inch of abnormal growth, it could be entered into the "Non-Typical" category. This has been changed because hunters have been entering deer into the Non-Typical category that were simply NOT "Non-Typical" in nature. P&Y and NCBA have been getting a significant number of entries into the "Non-Typical" category with just one or two short abnormal points. Thus, the "Non-Typical" category is getting filled up with entries that are truly "Typical" in nature. P&Y and NCBA Measurers encourage hunters to put their entries in the category that best reflects the nature of the antlers overall. But, simply stated, this has NOT worked. Beginning this year (Sept. 9, 2006), a new process will be initiated by both P&Y and NCBA in determining which category a deer will be entered into. The Records Offices of P&Y and NCBA has the authority to change the category if the animal is submitted incorrectly. Here's how the new ruling works. Antlered deer or other species of antlered animals, will be entered into the category (typical versus non-typical) for which its final score is the greatest over the current "Minimum" entry score requirement. The minimum score requirements for Whitetail Deer are 125 (Typical) and 155 (Non-Typical) for P&Y; 100 (Typical) and 110 (Non-Typical) for NCBA. Here's an example: If a deer has 10 inches of abnormal antler growth, and the final score is 148 (Typical) and 168 (Non-Typical), the correct category to place the animal is in the "Typical" category because, the typical score is 23 inches over the 125 "Typical" minimum score, but only 13 inches over the 155 "Non-Typical" minimum score. Simply stated.. follow this procedure. Score the antlers both ways; "Typical" and "Non-Typical". Subtract the minimum score requirement of 125 for "Typical" deer from the deer's official "Typical" score. Then, subtract the minimum score of 155 for "Non-Typical" deer from the deer's official "Non-Typical" score. The figure with the highest "difference" is the category that the animal must be entered into. Anyone with questions or comments should send them to us HERE.

NCBA will continue to use the old "1 inch abnormal point rule" for it's annual contests. But, the deer must be placed in the "All-Time Records" listings according to the new ruling outlined above.

September 18, 2006: P&Y office advises that their ruling doesn't officially go into effect until January 1, 2007. But, they recommend using the new classification ruling immediately for animals that qualify for "All-Time Records Listings." NCBA will begin using this new ruling immediately for our "All-Time Records", but will continue to use the "one inch abnormal rule" for our annual contests ONLY... at the discretion and choice of the hunter.

Lumi-Noks: These new items work great!.. But, they contain batteries and electronic circuitry. Per P&Y and NCBA rules, if they are used in taking animals, the animals will NOT be eligible for listing in P&Y and NCBA "All-Time Records" or for "NCBA Annual Contests." Bows, arrows and broadheads may not have any battery powered apparatus with electronic circuitry attached or built into them. Pass the word.

29th Annual North American Bowhunter Jamboree... June 26-28, 2009 at the Van Hoy Campground in Union Grove, NC. NCBA will be there! We will be operating the practice range, the novelty shoots and Friday and Saturday night 'Coon Shoot. We welcome volunteers to help work the NCBA table/booth.
Click HERE to sign up and volunteer for this event.

Directions to the Van Hoy Campground are as follows:

Take I-77 North from Statesville ... or South from US 421 where I-77 intersects.

Exit I-77 at exit #65, which is state route 901.

Turn EAST on state route 901 and go approximately 1/4 mile...and turn south on Jericho Road into the Van Hoy Campgrounds.

The GPS coordinates are:

N36-00.086 and W080-49.944

The “official” dates for the Butner hunt are October 17-25, 2009.

Campers may move in on Saturday, October 17^that 8:00 a.m. and hunt throughout the entire week. NO ADMISSION prior to 8 a.m. on this date. Campsites are available on a "First Come Basis" at this time.
NOTE: See revised rules below pertaining to where we will be allowed to camp and park our vehicles. The last day of camping is October ??.

NCBA will again provide a free “Pig Pickin” on Friday night at ‘Dark-Thirty’ at the Boat Ramp Pavilion. If you'd like to donate some meat for this, let Don Moore know, and how much you will provide.

Camping will be at last year’s new campsite location. An aerial map is shown below. GPS Coordinates at camping GATE entrance off Old Hwy. 75 (Durham/Oxford Hwy.) are: N36-10’-1014 and W78-45’-3278. Signs will be posted. If coming I-85, Exits are either #189 (Butner Central Ave) or #191 (Route 56).

Camp Rules and Regulations:

2- If the gate at the road is closed when you go out or come in, please close behind you.

4- All vehicles must park in the FIELD. NO parking in woods...(per Fire Marshall). Campers ONLY allowed in woods.

5- ALL traffic follow marked drive into/out of camping area. No campers/tents will block entrance/exit road/drive (left hand tree line on crest of hill).

7- After the hunt, please make sure your camp site is cleaner than you found it.

Big Buck Contest Winner.. Ron Green (C) Kevin Dancy (T) Jay Hemingway Joe Nemec Jamie Brady-40 "Butner Bluegrass Bowhunters" Jim Jordan
John Thompson - 99 2/8 G "Butner Shootout" Winners 6-Pt. Butner Buck 6-Pt. Butner Buck "Older Than Dirt" "Old Reliable"

Ron Green w/ "Squeer"       Bryan Henn         Wayne Smith                Butner "Shootout"                  Connor Tripp                    Connie Tysinger
                                            in the "Shootout"      Zzzzzzzzzzzz !          Memorial to: Herb Reynolds         w/ Grey Fox            "NCBA Hunt"-Always There

Bob Nelson won the "Big Doe" contest. No one registered a doe from game lands, so the winning name was drawn from all those who registered at hunt headquarters. Big Buck and Big Doe winners were each awarded a $75 gift certificate from Gander Mountain.

The GPS coordinates for the NCBA Deer Hunt at (Butner) are: N 36 10.1014 and W 078 45.3278

BCRS Certification: $20.00 per year. Program approved April 2, 2005. We began by certifying people and ("Certifiers") will administer the BCRS Proficiency Test. There is NO charge/cost to become a "BCRS Certifier." Those eligible to do this are defined in article #7 of the BCRS Certification rules, as listed below:

7-   Persons who will be qualified to administer the BCRS qualification tests are NCBA Members who are:
a.     Any “present or past” NCBA E.C. or A.C. officer.
b.     NCBA official measurers.
c.     Officers/Designees of Local Chapter Clubs.
d.     NCBA-IBEP Instructors.
e.     NCBA members who operate public or private, indoor or outdoor ranges. (*These members must be certified by any ONE of the five options listed in “a, b, c, d or e” above. A fee may NOT be charged to administer the BCRS-BCPT test. Nor shall BCRS applicants be required to patronize their establishment in any manner, form or fashion.)

Anyone meeting this criteria interested in becoming a BCRS "Certifier" should contact the BCRS Chairman, Ramon Bell or Lin Webb. Applications for BCRS membership and qualification are now available! Contact Chariman to place your name on a LIST to get this done. The program officially began on July 1, 2005. That's when the liability insurance tok effect. We began accepting applications as soon as it is possible to get set up to administer the APT tests.

NOTE: "Hunter Safety Course" and "IBEP Course" is required for full "BCRS Membership"; but NOT for "BCRS Certifier" approval! "Certifiers" need only meet the requirements as listed above under Item No. 7.. and complete the "Certifier" application form and return it to the chairman.

NCBA Officers: Here's photos of members of the NCBA Executive Council and your new Records Chairman. Next time you see them, thank these guys for making a "positive" commitment to bowhunting and to NCBA by volunteering to run for office for the next two years.

Kevin Dancy (Mt. Ulla, NC) - Editor JR Stone (Durham, NC) - Treas
Contact the Editor HERE Contact the Treasurer HERE

Jimmy T. Carroll (Oxford, NC) - Past President;         William Newton, Jr.,-Secretary (Appointed: 3/19/2009)
Contact the Past President HERE                               Contact the Secretary HERE

Joey Thompson was appointed to the position of Records Chairman at an Executive Council Meeting on April 22, 2007. He lives in King, NC.

David Allen is "Vice Records Chairman." He assists the Records Chairman with many duties associated with the Records System. David is a past president and past records chairman of NCBA. He has been involved with NCBA since 1976.
; Email Joey Thompson HERE or click on photo...

; Email David Allen HERE or click on photo..

David Whitmire has been appointed "Program Chairman" as of 3/9/2009 to fill the vacancy we had in that position.

"REGULAR Life Membership" Fee is now $300.00. This class of membership will be determined in the future using the following formula... (Cost of Annual Membership x 15) Thus, The current cost of annual membership is $20 x 15 = $300.00. The membership may be paid for in three equal quarterly payments. (*NOTE: Life Membership Applications should be mailed directly to: JR Stone; 720 Harold Drive; Durham, NC 27712. Email JR Stone HERE with any questions pertaining to NCBA Life Memberships.) Contact JR Stone HERE in reference to obtaining your "NCBA Regular Lifetime Membership" NOW!! View list of NCBA Life Members on the "Lifetime Membership and Members" page.

Annual NCBA Membership Dues is now $20.00 per year beginning July 1, 2001. Click HERE to go to the "Annual & Life Membership" Application Form.) NCBA Annual dues have not increased for about 18 years. Council members have labored with this inevitable move for a number of year. Rising operating costs have finally dictated that this increase be made so NCBA can continue to provide services to members. Along with this increase, all members will receive a free window decal each year upon joining or renewing their membership.

Membership Services Rep (MSR): Maria M. Bell
Change of address, phone number, email.. contact Maria at: 336-643-4455 or Email: maria_7796@yahoo.com

FRESHWATER DRUM (Aplodinotus grunniens); NCBA has added a new "Unofficial" category for these fish. Should you arrow one, be sure to "weigh" and "measure" the "length" and "circumference" of the fish. Also, take a photo and send all info into the records chairman same as you would any other fish. We considered adding a category for Tilapia about 15 years ago.. but, they weren't widespread enough across the state for many bowfishermen to access them. Now, we find that they are becoming more numerous, specially in lakes that have "hot holes", or warm water discharges from power plants. They can get up to 6 - 8 pounds or more in size. And, they are very good table fare! Just go on the web and search for "Tilapia" and you'll find all sorts of information on them. I've been told that Hyco Lake has a good population of Tilapia. If you know of any other lakes that hold these fish, let us know! .. and send in any photos and scoresheets of these fish you may shoot! "Freshwater Drum" can reach 15-17 pounds. Most are being found in Kerr Lake.

Roger Poplin of Cherryville, NC took the first "banded" Tundra Swan with bow and arrow from Tyrrell County on 1/16/2004

Unsolicited and Unidentified Email Senders TAKE NOTE: NCBA will NOT respond to email messages from persons who fail or refuse to identify themselves. Any sincere email message will be addressed in a prompt and efficient manner. But, in the future, we will NOT respond to emails where the sender refuses to identify themselves by "Name, Address and Phone Number", if requested to do so!

Ineligibility for NCBA Membership and Record Book Entry: The NCBA By-Laws state that any individual who has been convicted of certain wildlife violations may be refused membership, or current members may have their membership terminated. It was reiterrated that a person's status may be reviewed after five years, in some cases. In relation to entering trophy animals into the NCBA "All-Time Records Listings" and/or the "NCBA Annual Contests", the same basic ruling applies. Persons who have been convicted of certain wildlife violations may be refused entry of animals in either the "All-Time Records Listings" and/or the "NCBA Annual Awards Contests." Included in these violations are charges for "Spotlighting," "Illegal Hunting/Taking of game," and "Poaching" of wild game. "Poaching" can be hunting/killing any game animals out of season; hunting at night; or hunting on the property of another without permission to do so. Any animal that has been kept in a "pen" or "game proof" fence; or imported from outside North Carollina, is NOT eligible for entry into NCBA records. All game animals must be native to North Carolina.. that is, "bred and born" in the "wild" in North Carolina.

Abandonment of Search: NCBA and P&Y "Rules of Fair Chase" say.. basically: If a hunter resumes his "hunt" anywhere, in "any stand"... The "search" for any wounded animal is considered to have been officially "abandoned." In such cases, any animals found after the search has been abandoned, is ineligible for entry into NCBA and P&Y records. The "key" here is for the hunter to exhaust all avenues for his/her search before returning to hunt a stand. It doesn't seem to matter if several days, or even weeks elapse before a wounded animal is "found".. as long as the hunter doens't go back and "hunt" between the time the animal is "shot" and "found." Once a hunter takes up a "stand" to resume hunting for any specie of animal, the "search" is considered to have been "abandoned.