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There are some very wise men on the Compton Board of Directors. They have seen the demise of many organizations. They are not going to do anything rash. They understand COMPLETELY the massive undertaking it is to have the premier event they have every year AND the importance of the local club who does the heavy lifting.
I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about this...
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The reason the Comptons are such a great event to attend is the volunteers from the sportsmen club that host the event every year. Thank you Berrien Springs Sportsmen Club. I hope they do not change the location or the date. I was blessed to meet people from as far as Australia last year at the Comptons. Leave it alone.
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I live just a little over 4 hours away and yes admittedly I am bias to this being close to me. I understand what the western half of this nation is thinking, and yes it makes sense to want to have an event closer to you. I hope we don't destroy a great thing just for the sake of moving it, with that being said, the great people out west need to come together and put the effort into creating there Compton event, I have seen the effort berrian springs sportsman club puts into this, I have also seen the effort comptons put into it, it is a first class event ! How they combined the outdoor feel of the woods and the saint Joe river in a wilderness camp around the campfire setting, but yet have very nice modern facilities is amazing to say the least. If anything please create another rendevue out west and do not destroy this one. I haven't recieved my ballot yet, so all I know is what I am reading here. Dan
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One idea is to alternate it every other year. From Berrien Springs to a state out west, then back to Berrien Springs, and so on. That might keep everyone happy.
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I had been a little confused without the opportunity to see the information that came with the ballots. So I didn't know if I just wasn't aware of something or what.
In a phone call this morning with Marv Cochran I was assured that there is no push to move away fro Berrien Springs for the summer rendezvous. The Berrien County Sportmans Club does an amazing amount of work in putting the event on every year, and I don't know how a better facility could possibly be found.
I've been assured that the only "push" or discussion is how Compton can grow into the national organization it is designed to be. A second event of some kind would certianly help to expand the footprint, and that is definately an option that will be explored.
A second rendezvous? A banquet? Indoor or outdoor? All kinds of ideas, and input and suggestions from members who want to get involved will sure be listened to.
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Come on bring it right here, New York City, at the Jacob Javitts Convention Center. It's huge and you know us rich New Yorkers can afford to buy new toys. lol
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I've been a member since 2003 and this issue of a lack of a western event is not new. It has been around for years and the Compton leadership is certainly aware of the issue. But it must also be kept in mind that Compton is still a relatively small organization. Trying to put together a second event out west on the scale of the Berrien Springs rendezvous would undoubtedly tax the limits of the organization's capabilities.
On the other hand, telling folks out west to organize their own event (as was suggested above) is a slap in the face. The fact of the matter is that Compton has the "names" required to make such an event successful. Without their input and presence we would simply have what we already have.
I personally believe that some type of indoors winter event out west would have the greatest chance of success. Put it in a city like Portland and perhaps eventually it could also grow into an event like Kalamazoo. But I'm not holding my breath waiting for any of this to happen. I think Compton feels that the greatest potential for growth lies in the east, and perhaps they are right about that. That being the case, my suggestion to my fellow westerners is to support your state trad organization and groups like RMEF and work to make what we already have even better.
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With the push to get more members, you are limiting the western folk to considering joining a great organization that not all can participate. Many younger familys can not afford to take the time off and still have time to hunt later. I relize and support the idea that it is what we can do for Compton and not what Compton can do for us,but not all people see it this way. I am a member[proud] and will always support Compton's. Also there are trad people all over the west. thanks Dick
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Suggesting that the another region starts their own shoot is not a slap in the face. It's a reality check. These type of events take a TON of work.
Why don't you have one out west? (Comptons, K-zoo, ATAR, ETAR, GLLI etc...) Because no one has stepped up and put the work into it. None of these events started out as a big national draw. They started out small and grew through hard work.
Find a club willing to host an event. Put it out there, work to make it succesful. If you want it tied to Comptons or any other org, work with them. Tell them that you are willing do, then ask them what they can do to help support your new venture.
Water it, feed it, make it grow.
Continue to work with and support the org you want to be affiliated with. Don't walk up and say "Hey, you do this over there. Do it here now."
I'm sure flaming arrows are already coming my way.
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So in other words, you're telling us westerners to look elsewhere and start our own group because Compton really isn't for us. Funny, but I was under the impression that Compton was supposed to be a national organization, not a regional one. Guess I was mistaken.
Oh, and we do have a western shoot. It's called the Western States Traditional Rendezvous. It's not anywhere near as large as the Compton shoot, but the state trad groups in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California work hard each year to make it a success.
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Rich, I hope it wasn't any of my comments that gave you the idea that folks in the west should just organize their own event. I don't think that is the case at all.
If a new event is going to truly be a Compton product, it will take involvement of the board to make that happen. I don't think we could have two seperate groups each doing their own thing and still trying to say it is all the same organization. The Compton board would certainly need to be involved.
Of course, board members, and everyone else involved in putting on any large event like this are all volunteers, and it would certainly take some local involvement to make something happen.
It guess it's a little bit of a chicken and egg thing. We need active members to put together an event, yet I understand why we don't have more members in an area of the country where we don't have an event. Difficult problem? Sure. But in my mind at least, not insurmountable at all.
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No, Whip, my comments are definately not directed at what you have said. Quite the opposite. I think you have a good understanding and grasp of the situation.
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I suppose my comments could of been taken that way, sorry if I offended anyone. Please let me clarify, i know the Berrian sportsman club is very pro active in making this a great show, you would need a place or club like this to work with comptons to make it go, as was mentioned this framework might (probably is) already in place. This group needs to team up with Comptons ( I'm not good at politics, so who calls who first is not up to me) I could see that going both ways, comptons would not want to take over an existing event as that could be taken wrong, but for them to start from scratch with no help would also be difficult. Sorry if I offended any of my fellow western tradgangers , I would never intentionally do that, I guess I was just freaking out (being selfish) at the thought of losing this great event. Dan
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