The Club would like to thank Travis Snell and Bruce Gurall for organizing the Children's Christmas Party. It's a great way to start off the holiday season.

RAFFLE: Carl Repucci's name was drawn at the November Monthly Meeting. He was not in attendance. You must be present to win.

CONDOLENCES: The club sends it sincere condolences to the family of Dick Rines who recently passed away.

SPORTSMAN'S HOLIDAY WISH CONTEST: Proceeds from this raffle will go to the purchase of a big screen television for our new lounge. Tickets are $5 each. You could win $750!!!! The drawing will be at the Installation Dinner.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Congratulations to the newly elected officers. We wish you well in your new positions.

The Club would like to thank the outgoing officers for their great contribution during their term of office. The Club depends on these volunteers for their expertise and time. Thank you.

ARCHERY: Our Bay State Archers 3-D shoots for 2003 will be February 9 and May 4.

GAME DINNER: MARK YOUR CALENDAR — FEBRUARY 23, 2003. Plans are underway for our

famous game dinner. There will be a limit of 120 people. Purchase your tickets early!! This is always a sell out event. Dinner will be $20 for Adults and $10 for Children under 15. Don't miss out!!!!!! More details will follow.

CORNED BEEF DINNER: Jim O'Donnell has volunteered to cook his wonderful corned beef and cabbage dinner. The date has been set for March 15th. More details will follow shortly.

CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT: The Cribbage Tournament will start on Friday, January 10th at 7 p.m. Come up and have some fun.

For more details contact Vin Bartolomeo at 978-369-2428 or vin_bartolomeo@netzero.net

WEB SITE: The feedback from all members is so positive about our web site. It's a great way to communicate to the membership. Thank you to Robert Alpert for taking the time to get us up and running and posting our monthly newsletter. We couldn't do it without him. Check our site regularly for new photos and updates.

www.concordrodandgun.org

PRELIMINARY ARCHERY DEER SEASON NUMBERS

Licensed Bay State archers are bringing home the venison to the tune of 2,651 deer harvested during the statewide six week season, according to preliminary figures compiled by MassWildlife's five District offices. District staff contacted 70+ check stations across the state to generate the preliminary tally. Western District stations reported 333 deer checked; Connecticut Valley stations, 445; Central District 604; Northeast District 445 and Southeast District 824. The early figures are slightly behind the 2001 record setting archery total of 2,914 and will likely rank as the second or third highest archery kill ever when finalized.

Final 2002 all season figures will be generated during the first quarter of 2003 once all data cards from the check stations are entered into the database and analyzed by MassWildlife Deer Project Leader Bill Woytek. Harvest and deer population trends will be used to help determine antlerless deer permit allocations for 2003. "There's a strong possibility that antlerless permit allocations will be changed significantly for many Deer Management Zones as we look ahead to 2003," Woytek states. "Depending on what the harvest numbers show us, we may see zones that have had surplus permits in recent years only have permits available through the application and drawing process next year. My advice to deer hunters who want to maximize their chances of receiving an antlerless permit in 2003 is to get your permit application to MassWildlife prior to the July 16 deadline. If people assume there will be surplus permits available over the counter and don't bother to apply for the permit drawing, they might be very disappointed."

Woytek reminds Massachusetts deer hunters that an antlerless deer permit is required for taking any antlerless deer during all seasons beginning this year. The permit allocations have been reached for all Deer Management Zones with the exception of zones 13 (Dukes County) and 14 (Nantucket County). Licensed hunters who harvest a deer on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket or Cuttyhunk are required to check the deer on the islands. Antlerless deer taken using permits and tags valid for zones 13 and 14 may not be checked on the mainland.

For more information contact Bill Woytek, 508.792.7270 x121 or Kris McCarthy, x142.