Meet the Records Chairman

Ronald J. Collier - Records Chairman - 2003 - ?

Age :

65

D.O.B.:

10/02/1942

Occupation:

Retired - Shift Supervisor, Huntsman Corporation, 36 years.

Married:

yes

Children:

3

Years in Archery:

47

Present Affiliations:

Pope & Young Club - Senior Member - Official Measurer

Boone & Crockett Club - Associate Member - Official Measurer

Lone Star Bowhunters Association - Senior Member - Official Measurer -Current Records Chairman

International Bowhunter Education Program - Master Instructor

Big Game Credits:

Whitetail Deer - 100+

Mule Deer - 1

Pronghorn Antelope - 4

Cougar - 1

Black Bear - 3

Exotics:

Sheep - 2

Goats - 5

Hogs - 18

Small Game:

Javelina                               

Gray Fox

Beaver

Badger

Raccoon

Opossum

Skunk

Armadillo

Nutria

Ringtail Cat

Cottontail Rabbit

Jack Rabbit

Snowshoe Hare

Rattlesnake

Cottonmouth

Soft Shell Turtle

Snapping Turtle

Bat

Squirrel

Rat

Porcupine

Bullfrog

Game Birds:

Turkey - 5

Spruce Grouse - 2

Doves

Quail

Fish:

Alligator Gar

Longnose Gar

Spotted Gar

Shortnose Gar

Carp

Buffalo Fish

Goldfish

Shad

Mullet

Gaspergou

Suckers

Flounder

Tripletail

Sheepshead

Stingray

Cownose Ray

States Hunted:

Texas

Colorado

New Mexico

Wyoming

Rhode Island

Wisconsin

Alaska

Nevada

Illinois

Saskatchewan, Canada

Bows Used - Past to Present

            Bear Kodiak Special - Recurve

Wing redwing hunter - Recurve

Wing Chaparral - Recurve

Wing Compitition II Takedown Hunter - Recurve

Jennings Arrowstar - Compound

Ben Pearson Shadow - Compound

Martin Warthog - Compound

Wing Competition II Takedown Hunter - Recurve - Unretired

Martin Takedown - Recurve

Cherokee Hunter - Recurve - Custom Made

Partners Takedown - Recurve - Custom Made

Bob Lee Signature Takedown - Recurve - Custom Made

Arrow Materials Used:

Wood

Fiberglass

Aluminum

Carbon

Broadheads Used:

Snuffer

Copperhead Slicer

Bear Razorhead

Black Diamond 4-Blade

Thunderhead

Magnus

Savora

Pearson Silencer

Bodkin

MA-3

007

Herter's Ram 4-Blade

Montec G-5

Muzzy Phantom

Preferred Fletching:

Feathers - Full Helical, 3-fletch

Memorable Hunts:

All of them!

Highlights of Archery Career:

Meeting Fred Bear

Meeting and hunting with Bob Lee

Most Cherished Awards:

First Inductee into the Texas Bowhunting Hall of Fame

Lone Star Bowhunters Association Service Award

NFAA Master  Bowhunter Medal

Bowhunting Good Times:

Sharing campfires with old friends

Helping new bowhunters to be successful

Future Goals:

Strive to promote bowhunting on the Local, State, and National level.

Blessings:

To have a father that took the time to teach me the joys of hunting and fishing as I was growing up.

To have good friends that share the love of bowhunting as I do.

Accomplishments:

Helped conceive, and gave birth to the Lone Star Bowhunters Association in 1974.

Helped create and establish the Archery Stamp in Texas, so that more accurate count could be made of the bowhunters in Texas, thereby giving us some leverage for better game laws by paying our on way.

Created , promoted, and organized the “worlds largest bowhunt”, the Texas Shoot-out Javelina Bowhunt.

Served the Lone Star bowhunter Association as Chairperson to President over the past 31 years.

Helped create the first and only bowhunting records system for the State of Texas. As current Records Chairman, built website and put on Internet April 24, 2004

Became the first Regular and Senior member of the Pope & Young Club in Texas.