Current Events & Important Updates!

[THE GOB-FATHER]

Hello All!

Just wanted to quickly overview what's new and give you all an update on the current events on what's goin on in our online community:

1) Battle Of The Birds... We only need THREE more sign ups for the flocks in order to add one more flock to the contest and only 13 more if we are going to add two new flocks! I'm gathering that with the fact that we're getting closer to everyone's turkey season that we'll be seeing more sign ups for the contest. We just start things in terms of contest sign ups and such a bit early so that by the time the peak of the seasons are here, we've already gotten a good jump on it. So keep the sign ups comin!

Here's the link the the flock sign ups:

www.racksandspurs.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=battlebirds2flocks

And here's a link to the "individual" sign ups:

www.racksandspurs.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=battlebirds2signup

2) We're getting ready to make those SWEET Limited Edition Custom Calls made from exotic Hawaiin Curly Koa wood with a high quality Crystal surface and a R&S logo laser engraved slate sound board! 2 Stikers come with this call and they're going for $75... an AWSOME price for such a rare and AWSOME call! You also have the option to upgrade the order to include a custom laser logo engraved leather carrying case for and additional $15 to the order! Get in on it now before the rest of them are spoken for. We're only doing 30 of them and most are already ordered... so get in on it while you can... we require a deposit of only $35 to start your order for you!

Check out this thread to see what you'll be getting:

www.racksandspurs.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=Turkey&action=display&thread=1170896764

3) Chat rooms will now be available on a weekly basis at a set time. No more announcements on when they will be, it'll just be the norm and standard that it will be held on Thursdays & Sundays! Thursday we will be holding two chats... one at 1:00 pm til 2:30 pm Eastern time, and the other at 9:00 pm-11:00 pm Eastern time. On Sundays, we will open the chat rooms from 8:00 pm-11:00 pm Eastern time as well. Each of the set times are subject to change depending on staff availability. The chat rooms will be open and signified as open when you see the "Chat" button listed in the menu bar at the very top of any page on the Racks & Spurs Club website. Please take note of this if you are interested in being a part of the chats... they've been a riot! And folks are really looking forward to each session now!

4) A new "Hall Of Fame" has been added to the boards as well. The idea here is recognize the accomplishments of our members for the great acheivements they've made while afield and as a member of the Racks & Spurs Club. I've created a very user friendly database that is organized in such a way that you can see listings of each acheivement by member and type. There are several categories in which this database will operate.

The "Hall Of Fame" will be designated specifically for GREAT acheivements and only the best of the best will make it into this elite grouping. We have a committee in which the inductees will be voted upon before being entered into our Hall Of Fame... to make it fair and unbiased. The committee will be comprised of all Pro Staff and select veteran R&S members whom we trust and look to as contributing assets to our organization. Their is also a records portion of this feature that keeps track of some of the more crowning moments of our two big contests... "The Battle Of The Bucks" & "The Battle Of The birds". Most stats for the top scoring hunters will be found within this database. We're currently working on adding more additional info to the entries so stay tuned to the progress of this great new feature... will YOU be the next Hall Of Famer?!

Here is the link to the Hall Of Fame board:

www.racksandspurs.proboards38.com/index.cgi?board=halloffame&action=display&thread=1174252895

5) The chapter sites are doing great and we're continuing to add great new local content for your up to date localized information in the outdoor world! We hope that you'll continue to enjoy this feature of the Racks & Spurs Club as well!

So in closing, with the picking up of the activity on the site, the new friends that are coming over and joining our family, the ongoing contest, the chapter sites building like they are along with the ever lasting process of continuing to add new and content rich features on the site, we're moving forward with this new era of Racks & Spurs leading the way in the outdoor community! I'm very proud to be a part of it all with you! And as always, if you have a suggestion in how we can better our community, please... contact me and the staff and we'd be more than happy to consider any and all suggestions... after all, we're a forum for the people by the people! Let's keep on keepin on y'all!

Keep God In Your Life & Meat In Your Freezer!

-GF

[patnwtf]

My name is Pat McNeil and I am the Regional Director for California for the National Wild Turkey Federation. We have some great banquets coming up (San Jose in particular) and would like to post some info on this event on your website. Is this OK?

[patnwtf]

Check out this flyer for the NWTF South Bay Strutters Banquet coming up in a couple of weeks. Please contact our banquet chairman at [e-mail] for more info

[THE GOB-FATHER]

Yeah, non=profit organizations (all depending on their relevancy and cause) are welcome to post here. But it's probably best that you place this information in our "Upcoming Events & Outdoor Expos" board on the main page of the site. Let me know if you need help finding that particular board.