It’s a few weeks away yet, but the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet and auction hosted by the Shawnee chapter is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in the north building on the pow-wow grounds.
Doors open at 6 p.m., the dinner begins at 7 and the auction is at 8. Tickets prices are $40 for single, which includes a year’s membership in Ducks Unlimited. Sponsorship costs $265.
The chapter officers heading up the annual fund raiser include Lance Wortham, Mark Schneiter, Jack Kinkade and Kyle Rosebure.
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Shawnee city commissioners have several items of interest on their agenda for Monday night’s meeting. Among them are two items related to leases in the Shawnee Twin Lakes Area.
The first item calls for considering a short term surface commercial and residential lease contract with the state Commissioners of the Land Office for land within the north and south school land tracts at Lake No. 1.
The second is to consider a Memorandum of Understanding between the state CLO and the city of Shawnee for land within those same tracts at Lake No. 1.
Commissioners will consider a professional services agreement between the city and COEDD for administration of the $325,000 Economic Development Administration grant for the new airport terminal building.
Another item commissioners are expected to discuss and consider is establishing a Citizens Advisory Committee. During their last meeting, commissioners, in their comment portion, directed City Manager Brian McDougal to have the item on Monday night’s agenda.
They also will consider affirming the mayor’s appointments to the Shawnee Hospital Authority including Mark Finley, Dr. Kathy Laster and Dr. Stephen Trotter for terms expiring Dec. 31, 2015.
They will be asked to approve the mayor’s recommendation to appoint Commissioner James Harrod and McDougal to the Central Oklahoma Economic Development Board (COEDD).
An executive session is on the agenda for commissioners to go behind closed doors to discuss pending litigation in city vs Holloway, Updike and Bellen.
Several other items also are on the agenda. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
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This is the final reminder that this evening is Shawnee’s Trick or Treat night. Police Chief Russell Frantz says it will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., same as last year.
That is considered Halloween night. However, occasionally, in previous years, Trick or Treat has been set for a different evening.
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Oklahoma’s turkey fall gun season opens today. I asked the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife to send along some information, especially for those of us who enjoy hunting fall turkeys with shotguns and rifles.
Take note that Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties both are closed to hunting turkeys in the fall with guns, although Seminole County is with one tom turkey allowed between today and Friday, Nov. 20. Archery hunting of turkeys is allowed statewide through Jan. 15, 2010. It opened the same as deer archery season.
In fall archery hunting of turkeys, one turkey is allowed of either sex.
Hunters should make sure fall turkey season doesn’t pass them by, according to information provided by the ODWC. However, some wildlife officials have indicated to me that fall turkey season has become a “non-event” to some, and that’s due to the emphasis and interest of all the opportunities to bag deer by archery, muzzleloader and gun.
The deer muzzleloading season which opened a week ago today, closes Sunday.
Wildlife officials say during the fall and winter, turkeys can often be found foraging for acorns and other seeds. One method successfully used by hunters to harvest fall turkeys is to break up a flock and, while waiting in the general area from which they departed, use lost calls to draw the group back together. In the fall, hunters can use a range of calls, such as lost calls, purrs and the kee kee run.
With wild turkey populations in good shape across the state, turkey hunters are looking forward to another successful fall turkey season.
Depending on which county one is hunting in, sportsmen can harvest one turkey of either sex or just one tom. Additionally, as I mentioned, some counties are closed to fall firearms turkey and others are restricted to shotgun hunting only. Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide season dates. Wildlife personnel recommend sportsmen consult page 28 of the current “Oklahoma Hunting Guide” or log on to wildlifedepartment.com. for complete information on season dates and regulations,
To hunt wild turkeys during the fall, residents must have a hunting license and, if their hunting license was purchased prior to July 1, a fishing and hunting legacy permit. Additionally, they must obtain a turkey license, unless otherwise exempt. Non-residents must possess a non-resident annual hunting license and a turkey license, unless exempt.
All fall turkey hunters must conspicuously wear either a head covering or an outer garment above the waistline consisting of hunter orange while hunting during any deer muzzleloader or deer gun season in any open hunting area. That doesn’t include during the deer archery season except when it overlaps with the muzzleloading season as it does today and Sunday, and by the time the deer gun season opens Nov. 21, turkey fall gun season will have closed.
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If you have ideas or something of interest for this column, call 214-3922 or e-mail michael.mccormick@news-star.com. Include name and phone number for contact purposes.
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It’s a few weeks away yet, but the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet and auction hosted by the Shawnee chapter is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in the north building on the pow-wow grounds.
Doors open at 6 p.m., the dinner begins at 7 and the auction is at 8. Tickets prices are $40 for single, which includes a year’s membership in Ducks Unlimited. Sponsorship costs $265.
The chapter officers heading up the annual fund raiser include Lance Wortham, Mark Schneiter, Jack Kinkade and Kyle Rosebure.
•••
Shawnee city commissioners have several items of interest on their agenda for Monday night’s meeting. Among them are two items related to leases in the Shawnee Twin Lakes Area.
The first item calls for considering a short term surface commercial and residential lease contract with the state Commissioners of the Land Office for land within the north and south school land tracts at Lake No. 1.
The second is to consider a Memorandum of Understanding between the state CLO and the city of Shawnee for land within those same tracts at Lake No. 1.
Commissioners will consider a professional services agreement between the city and COEDD for administration of the $325,000 Economic Development Administration grant for the new airport terminal building.
Another item commissioners are expected to discuss and consider is establishing a Citizens Advisory Committee. During their last meeting, commissioners, in their comment portion, directed City Manager Brian McDougal to have the item on Monday night’s agenda.
They also will consider affirming the mayor’s appointments to the Shawnee Hospital Authority including Mark Finley, Dr. Kathy Laster and Dr. Stephen Trotter for terms expiring Dec. 31, 2015.
They will be asked to approve the mayor’s recommendation to appoint Commissioner James Harrod and McDougal to the Central Oklahoma Economic Development Board (COEDD).
An executive session is on the agenda for commissioners to go behind closed doors to discuss pending litigation in city vs Holloway, Updike and Bellen.
Several other items also are on the agenda. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
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This is the final reminder that this evening is Shawnee’s Trick or Treat night. Police Chief Russell Frantz says it will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., same as last year.
That is considered Halloween night. However, occasionally, in previous years, Trick or Treat has been set for a different evening.
•••
Oklahoma’s turkey fall gun season opens today. I asked the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife to send along some information, especially for those of us who enjoy hunting fall turkeys with shotguns and rifles.
Take note that Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties both are closed to hunting turkeys in the fall with guns, although Seminole County is with one tom turkey allowed between today and Friday, Nov. 20. Archery hunting of turkeys is allowed statewide through Jan. 15, 2010. It opened the same as deer archery season.
In fall archery hunting of turkeys, one turkey is allowed of either sex.
Hunters should make sure fall turkey season doesn’t pass them by, according to information provided by the ODWC. However, some wildlife officials have indicated to me that fall turkey season has become a “non-event” to some, and that’s due to the emphasis and interest of all the opportunities to bag deer by archery, muzzleloader and gun.
The deer muzzleloading season which opened a week ago today, closes Sunday.
Wildlife officials say during the fall and winter, turkeys can often be found foraging for acorns and other seeds. One method successfully used by hunters to harvest fall turkeys is to break up a flock and, while waiting in the general area from which they departed, use lost calls to draw the group back together. In the fall, hunters can use a range of calls, such as lost calls, purrs and the kee kee run.
With wild turkey populations in good shape across the state, turkey hunters are looking forward to another successful fall turkey season.
Depending on which county one is hunting in, sportsmen can harvest one turkey of either sex or just one tom. Additionally, as I mentioned, some counties are closed to fall firearms turkey and others are restricted to shotgun hunting only. Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide season dates. Wildlife personnel recommend sportsmen consult page 28 of the current “Oklahoma Hunting Guide” or log on to wildlifedepartment.com. for complete information on season dates and regulations,
To hunt wild turkeys during the fall, residents must have a hunting license and, if their hunting license was purchased prior to July 1, a fishing and hunting legacy permit. Additionally, they must obtain a turkey license, unless otherwise exempt. Non-residents must possess a non-resident annual hunting license and a turkey license, unless exempt.
All fall turkey hunters must conspicuously wear either a head covering or an outer garment above the waistline consisting of hunter orange while hunting during any deer muzzleloader or deer gun season in any open hunting area. That doesn’t include during the deer archery season except when it overlaps with the muzzleloading season as it does today and Sunday, and by the time the deer gun season opens Nov. 21, turkey fall gun season will have closed.
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If you have ideas or something of interest for this column, call 214-3922 or e-mail michael.mccormick@news-star.com. Include name and phone number for contact purposes.
