Minnesota Trail Hound Association
2010 Puppy Hunt Finals Meeting
June 26, 20100

Meeting opened by President Tim
    -- Tim discussed the Game Fair, asking for volunteers to work and items for display.
    -- A motion was made to have a gun give away at the Game Fair.
      - Motion passed

Secretary Report given by Ryan.

Legislative Committee Report given by Ryan
    - Alliances with multiple like minded sporting groups are being built.

Meeting adjourned.

Minnesota Trail Hound Association
2010 Annual Meeting
April 24, 2010

Recorded by Alex Anderson.

14 Members Present
Had a credential meeting; all members paid dues

Nominations / Election of Officers - 1 year Terms
      President - Elected Tim Hughes.
      Vice President - Elected Kevin Gustafson.
      Secretary - Elected Ryan Stephansen.
      Treasurer - Elected Alex Anderson.

Motion made to reappoint directors that are here, have president recruit and appoint other directors - motioned passed.

New Directors:
      District 1 - Gary Huschle
      District 2 - Budd Denny

Treasurer's Report was given by Tim Hughes.
      Balance of $7,165.71
      Contingency $958.75
      Dog Shooting $1,535.35
      General fund $4,676.01
      Report Accepted

Committees / Members
      Coon Hunt Committee: Ryan Stephansen, Gary Huschle
      Puppy Hunt Committee: Jeremy Beck, Mark Reimer
      Winter Hunt Committee: Red Jacobson, Mark Reimer
      Legislative Committee: Jerry Hanson, Ryan Stephansen
      Membership Committee: Mark Reimer, Tim Hughes

Ryan Stephansen, seeking support of the MTHA, presented a proposal to be submitted to the DNR and /or Legislature. The result of which will allow training of dogs on rabbits, squirrels, and bobcat out of the harvest season.. Motion made to support. Motion passed.

Motion made to allot funds for Puppy and Youth Hunts. $500 puppy hunt, $300 for the youth hunt. Motion passed.

Meeting was adjourned.

10 Oct 2008

Well, summer is officially over. We are a week away from opening of coon season and soon the snow will be flying and coyote hunting will start. The director’s meeting was held on August 23, 2008. Game Fair was discussed and all went well. The winner was from Elk River and I will get their name updated in the blog soon. The dog tent was not as successful as years past so we are planning on getting our own booth again. The puppy hunts went well this summer I heard, though I didn’t get to the last couple. Mark says the trap shoot was successful and hopefully we will be able to continue these in the future. We are still working on trying to increase membership and looking for directors in a couple of districts. If you have any ideas, please share them, as it takes everyone to make the club successful. The planning is on for the annual meeting. We are working on making it a banquet this year. The date is set for April 22, 2009 at Roadside Tavern, Roscoe, MN. We will be having a raffle, we are looking at ideas for guns and hunting packages of some sort. If you have anything you can donate for silent auction, please contact an officer or director. The more we can get donated, the better we can help our club.

You will find the results of the Puppy hunts and trap shoot are posted on the results page.

Well, I keep asking for people to share a story and I guess I have one I have to share that happened recently. We have a four year old English who is an awesome dog on coon. We went out the other night training. We cut the dogs loose, BS’d for a while, and when the dog started treeing we decided it was time to see what we had. As we are walking along the river bottom, Chris B in front, me following and Mr. Chris bringing up the rear. Mr. Chris shines the tree and spots the coon, along with what we thought was a blinking red light of a passing plane(we all know how those lights fool us at night), it took about two seconds to realize the blinking light was the tracking collar on the dog. Yes, Billy gave new meaning to “Treeing a Coon”. There sat our dog about 30-40 feet in the tree, out on the far branches barely balancing while barking at the coon. The unfortunate part was, we were unable to climb the tree and get where we need to to get him down. All we could do was wait. After about five minutes of trying to think of any way to catch an 80 pound dog, he started slipping and started falling. Mr. Chris managed to break his fall slightly, and they both ended up on the ground. We had a vet check him out, and the good news is after a couple of days, he is starting to look better.(Mr. Chris is ok too.) A few days of being sore and hopefully the dog will make a full recovery and be ready to hunt again. I think next time, we go to the flattest spot with no tree….lol

Well, that’s all for now. Keep hunting those hounds.

Summer Hunt Update

June Puppy Hunt-a good time had by all. The dog show went well and the kids learned a lot. We managed not to hurt anyone with our Horse Shoe in the Dark Tournament-the lights of those coon hunters come in handy. Puppy Hunt and Youth Hunt went well, and of course as always the kids(as well as adults) enjoyed good food and the prizes. It turned out to be a nice morning for the Coon Drag and Barking Contest Also. Check out winners on Hunt Results Page.

July Puppy Hunt-I didn’t make this one as I was camping. I heard it went well other than the rain during the trap shoot. We have the series totals on the Hunt Result page.

August Upcoming-Game Fair around the corner-contact Deb Nistler if you can work. Dates are August 8,9,10 and 15,16,17. The next Puppy Hunt is August 16 at Jr’s Mad Dog Kennels. Also, they are planning a MTHA State Champ Trap Shoot. See information below.

Minnesota Trail Hounds
Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 19, 2008 3:30PM
Hewitt Club House

• There were 26 people in attendance at the annual meeting-19 verified members and 7 non-members.

• Treasurer’s Report: Checking $8,703.25 Dog Shooting Fund $1,559.49 –there was mention that a report had not been made to State of Minnesota regarding non-profit status. The treasurer said she would look into this. The shooting dog fund will be put into an interest bearing account in the near future.

• Secretary’s Report: Amendment made to 3/8 BOD meeting that $1000.00 will be allocated to help stock Tomberlin’s Pen. There was a small discussion on placing some of coyotes in JR’s pen but no decision made.

• President’s Report: Winter Coyote Hunt winners-1-Rice Sportsman’s Club 2-Coal Trackers 3-Jerry Hanson Team-no trophy presentation as no one from winning team present.

      :Review of legislative bills discussed at BOD - Al sent letters to heads of committees stating the MTHA feeling

      :Game Fair - It was decided that we reserve a smaller booth at Game Fair and possibly have a giveaway of a 22
      cal gun. A lengthy discussion was held regarding helping with water races.

      :Game Fair Raffle - Discussion held about not having a raffle at Game Fair and just having a small gun give
      away this year. It was decided that we will attempt to hold a raffle for the 2009 annual meeting.

      :The MTHA now has 8 districts. More information will be available in Meeting Minutes The directors will hold
      district meetings.

      :New Memberships-Short discussion help on how to gain memberships. All members should be receiving a
      postcard with survey/suggestions, please take the time to fill them out and return.

      :Summer Hunts - A very lengthy discussion on summer hunts was held regarding what types of hunts to be
      held, how many, is there a profit. The initial hunts are scheduled and available on Events page.

      :Web site – There is now a blog on website for important news and/or updates. Send in stories and pics.

      :Paid renewals for website ($75), Mi Bear Assoc ($20), and WI Bear Assoc( $50) , US Sportsman's Alliance

Elections
Pres.-Al Lysdahl, Vice Pres.-Chris Bengtson, Sec-Karin Ihnen, Treas-Deb Nistler

Committees
Bear Bill Committee-Al L., Bruce Brown
Winter Hunt Committee-Mark Reimer, Red Jacobson, Bill Ness
Puppy Hunt Committee- Mark Reimer, JR Heinz(Al V. says he will help but will not serve on committee)
Banquet Committee-Becky Bengtson, Deb Nistler, Al Lysdahl
Tree Hound Committee-Trap, Chris Bengtson, Red Jacobson, Becky Bengtson
Game Fair Committee- Mark Reimer, Mark Petron

Al will notify by mail next BOD meeting

Bear Bait Box Build
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Wadena, MN
Knob Hill Sportsman’s Club

Well, Minnesota blessed us with yet another late snowfall, however, it appears that a few people managed to make the trek to Wadena to help out. The boxes were completed and all enjoyed a meal and talk from the DNR. There are pictures on the results page of the site. There will be a more detailed update hopefully coming soon.

We are planning a Board of Director (BOD) meeting for May, watch the blog for updates.

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