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TMA Information 2026 / Re: Your TMA Council
« Last post by No Powder on April 15, 2026, 01:43:55 PM »Thanks for sharing that info. I'm guessing if we have an issue, we should get a hold of one of these gentlemen?
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TMA Information 2026 / Your TMA Council
« Last post by Rob DiStefano on April 15, 2026, 12:34:00 PM »Darren Haverstick - Darren Haverstick
RobD - Rob DiStefano
sse - Jimmy V Vihtelic
uncle russ - Russ Baker
Two Steps - Al Bateman
rollingb - Rondo Bohl
Nessmuk - Mark Van der Veer
RobD - Rob DiStefano
sse - Jimmy V Vihtelic
uncle russ - Russ Baker
Two Steps - Al Bateman
rollingb - Rondo Bohl
Nessmuk - Mark Van der Veer
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People of the Times / 4/15/1825: Empresarios receive colonization contracts
« Last post by Craig Tx on April 15, 2026, 09:24:13 AM »On this day in 1825, Haden Edwards, Green DeWitt, and Robert Leftwich received empresario contracts.
The government of Mexico, which had gained independence from Spain in 1821, issued the contracts to encourage the settlement of Coahuila and Texas. The hopes of all three empresarios were frustrated. The Edwards Colony, near Nacogdoches, was plagued by conflicting land claims and other controversies which eventually caused Edwards to depart and resulted in the Fredonian Rebellion. The DeWitt Colony, on the Guadalupe River adjoining that of Stephen F. Austin, enjoyed some initial success, though DeWitt was unable to fulfill the terms of his contract by the time it expired in 1831. Leftwich's Grant, along the Navasota River, later became known as Robertson's colony, and was the subject of much legal disputation between Austin and Sterling C. Robertson.
The government of Mexico, which had gained independence from Spain in 1821, issued the contracts to encourage the settlement of Coahuila and Texas. The hopes of all three empresarios were frustrated. The Edwards Colony, near Nacogdoches, was plagued by conflicting land claims and other controversies which eventually caused Edwards to depart and resulted in the Fredonian Rebellion. The DeWitt Colony, on the Guadalupe River adjoining that of Stephen F. Austin, enjoyed some initial success, though DeWitt was unable to fulfill the terms of his contract by the time it expired in 1831. Leftwich's Grant, along the Navasota River, later became known as Robertson's colony, and was the subject of much legal disputation between Austin and Sterling C. Robertson.
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The Campfire / Re: Youth Turkey success and more!
« Last post by Winter Hawk on April 14, 2026, 08:33:39 PM »
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The Campfire / Re: Youth Turkey success and more!
« Last post by Darren Haverstick on April 14, 2026, 04:51:30 PM »Way to go, young lady!
Darren
Darren
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TMA Postal Shoots / Re: April Postal Match Targets and Scores
« Last post by No Powder on April 14, 2026, 11:03:22 AM »I was all excited when I heard you might be able to join us postal shooters. I really hope that shooting range opening becomes a reality. If you are able to shoot the targets, I hope you do much better on the rat target than I did. When I hit the first rat I shot at, I was happy. After missing the next 4, I was very unhappy. And on top of that, I used the same gun to shoot both targets. Can't quite figure that out. I have another rat target. Maybe it will follow me to the range and I'll shoot it again using a different gun.
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The Campfire / Re: WHAT'S FOR DINNER TONIGHT?
« Last post by Bigsmoke on April 14, 2026, 10:27:07 AM »That looks pretty good, my friend. Never thought of using turkey in a stir fry.
We went up into the Sierra foothills last weekend. The local turkeys sure were a talkative bunch. It kind of reminded me of days in idaho where there was a flock of about 50 that lived on the 10 acres nextdoor to us. Went to sleep serenaded by the coyotes and woke up to the tune of the turkey alarm clock. Man, that was a great life.
Dinner tonight looks like it will be another salad. Big whoop!!! BUt it will be a good salad.
We went up into the Sierra foothills last weekend. The local turkeys sure were a talkative bunch. It kind of reminded me of days in idaho where there was a flock of about 50 that lived on the 10 acres nextdoor to us. Went to sleep serenaded by the coyotes and woke up to the tune of the turkey alarm clock. Man, that was a great life.
Dinner tonight looks like it will be another salad. Big whoop!!! BUt it will be a good salad.
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TMA Postal Shoots / Re: April Postal Match Targets and Scores
« Last post by Bigsmoke on April 14, 2026, 10:13:28 AM »Tom, Finally, someone got honest X's. And three of them to boot. Great shooting, my friend!!!
I still scoff at this break the line and you get the higher point silliness. It oughta be the whole ball needs to be in the scoring ring to count, else it's just welfare. But, that's just me.
Still waiting for things to settle down so I have some time to get out to the now open range and do some sighting in. Hope I can do it this week. I guess i will know by Saturday if it will happen or not.
Stay tuned, folks.
John
I still scoff at this break the line and you get the higher point silliness. It oughta be the whole ball needs to be in the scoring ring to count, else it's just welfare. But, that's just me.
Still waiting for things to settle down so I have some time to get out to the now open range and do some sighting in. Hope I can do it this week. I guess i will know by Saturday if it will happen or not.
Stay tuned, folks.
John
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People of the Times / 4/14/1689: Coahuila governor discovers and names Guadalupe River
« Last post by Craig Tx on April 14, 2026, 08:58:01 AM »On this day in 1689, Alonso De Leon, Spanish governor of Coahuila, discovered and named the Guadalupe River at the approximate future site of Victoria, while leading his fourth and final expedition to find and destroy the French settlement at Fort St. Louis.
De Leon, an early advocate of establishing missions along the Texas frontier, blazed much of the Old San Antonio Road in the course of his expeditions. Eight days after discovering the Guadalupe, he and his party of 114 men, which included Damian de Massenet, came upon the ruins of the French settlement on the banks of Garcitas Creek. De Leon left Texas for the last time in 1690 and died in Coahuila a year later, probably around the age of fifty-two. In 1721 the Spanish built Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia Presidio on the site of Fort St. Louis.
De Leon, an early advocate of establishing missions along the Texas frontier, blazed much of the Old San Antonio Road in the course of his expeditions. Eight days after discovering the Guadalupe, he and his party of 114 men, which included Damian de Massenet, came upon the ruins of the French settlement on the banks of Garcitas Creek. De Leon left Texas for the last time in 1690 and died in Coahuila a year later, probably around the age of fifty-two. In 1721 the Spanish built Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia Presidio on the site of Fort St. Louis.
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The Campfire / Re: Youth Turkey success and more!
« Last post by No Powder on April 14, 2026, 05:29:27 AM »Liked reading that and the pictures. Tell your daughter I said congratulations on bird #6. And good luck with all of your endeavors.