Carver Sportsmen’s Club
Director, Life member, PCL Delegate and
perennial raffle winner Dick “Foghorn” Thorne
passed away on June 1 at 89 years of age.
Foghorn, as most knew him, was a regular at club
meetings, functions and events, He was a
prolific ticket salesman, mentor and most of all
a good friend. We are all saddened by his loss
and understand that people like him are unique
and cannot be replaced. We will miss his booming
voice, smiling face and friendly disposition. We
extend our condolences to his family and friends
and share a few photographic memories from our
archives. Rest in peace.
Gun Owners Action League
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Are you tired of being a
second class citizen in your own state?
Are you tired of being targeted by the anti
gun/anti sportsmen crowd?
Are you Tired of politicians in Massachusetts
taking care of every special interest but
sportsmen and women?
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The
Carver Sportsmen’s Club Comments on Proposed
License and Fee Increases
• We support the positions
of the Mass Conservation Alliance and Plymouth
County League of Sportsmen as spelled out
herein.
• Proposed increase for permits and stamps need
to be reviewed and reduced.
• Proposed new stamps should be reviewed and not
negatively impact R3 efforts.
• We support new general fund reimbursements to
compensate for free licenses consistent with
SD1453. New revenues should be used to reduce
the proposed fee increases.
• We support efforts to fund a portion of DFW
fixed costs such as retirement costs and other
benefits consistent with the they way other
state agencies are funded through the general
fund. Revenues generated should be used to
offset the proposed fee increases.
• Increasing hunting opportunity is key to long
term financial viability and preferable to fee
increases alone. Fee increases negatively impact
R3 efforts and do not address the shrinking base
of licensees.
• We support legislation to increase hunting
opportunity by removing the statutory
prohibition on crossbow use (HD2393/SD1166)
• We support and prefer efforts to increase
hunting opportunity by repealing the prohibition
on Sunday hunting (HD915) but also support
compromise legislation allowing Sunday deer
hunting (HD767).
• We support increasing hunting opportunity by
reducing archery setbacks which open new lands
to archery hunting (SD2110)
• We support the programs and staff of the
Division of Fish and Wildlife and oppose cuts in
programs and services.
• We request detailed estimates of the funds
each proposed increase is anticipated to
generate in revenues and a total of the revenues
required to fully fund the programs of the
Division.
• We do not oppose reasonable increases in
licenses and fees. We seek changes to financing
models to reduce the increases by sharing costs
with other users and or general fund
contributions.
• We encourage a cooperative effort between the
sporting community, the DFW, the legislature,
the Governor and other interested parties to
reduce excessive increases proposed.
Wendell
Goodwin passed away Dec 15 after a short
illness. Wendell was a past Director of the
Carver Sportsmen's Club. He was an active member
of the Fish and Game committee and champion of
beagle activities for many years.
He was the recipient of the 2019 Directors Award
in recognition of his years of contributions to
the club. He will be missed by his friends and
fellow club members.
His family has requested donations be sent to
the club in lieu of flowers. These donations
will be used for activities that benefit our
junior members.
American Outdoors
Act Signed into Law
NSSF, the trade
association for the firearm industry, was
honored to be present at the White House as
President Donald Trump signed into law the Great
American Outdoors Act, H.R. 1957 . This historic
federal law is among the most meaningful
legislative measures for sportsmen
conservationists ever.
“This is a proud moment for the firearm industry
which supported this legislation to see it
passed into law by the Trump administration
which has kept the promise that public lands and
waters belong to all of America’s sportsmen and
women,” said Joe Bartozzi, NSSF President and
Chief Executive Officer. “The Great American
Outdoors Act is bold in its scope and historic
in the guarantee that public lands and waters
will be accessible to America’s
conservation-minded hunters and recreational
target shooters. Outdoorsmen and women are the
greatest stewards of our natural resources of
wildlife, natural habitats, and
conservation-minded traditions that pass along
the benefit of the preservation of public lands
access for all. This law enables current and
future generations of Americans to enjoy and
preserve our national outdoor heritage.”
The Great American Outdoors Act delivers on the
promise of sustained wildlife conservation,
public land hunting and recreational shooting
for current and future generations of
outdoorsmen and women. The law was conceived
with bipartisan support and ensures full,
dedicated funding for the Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF). It addresses the
maintenance backlog of public lands and water
projects across the United States. Those
projects include wildlife habitat conservation,
road and trail repairs and increased
recreational access to our public lands and
waters.
New CSC Sign
Our beautiful new signs on
Main Street and our Rifle Range Safety Signs
were donated by member Bob Okerfelt. If your
business needs high quality signs contact
Okeradsigns.com. His business is located in
Duxbury MA We trust you will be proud to have
your organization represented by these high
quality signs.
