JUN 2012 VOL. 33 NO. 6
New England’s most active outdoor people
Interview with an Athlete
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by Michael D. Yacino
Periodically The Outdoor Message will interview some junior athletes who have chosen shooting as their game. We most particularly want our readers to see what they have accomplished in a relatively short period of time but also to gain an appreciation of whom they are through their other hobbies and what the future holds for them. June begins the series and our first candidate is 17 year old Sonya May, daughter of Todd and Chun Ae May from Rockland, Massachusetts. She has one brother Joshua who is an Army Infantry 2nd Lieutenant. She began shooting at 13 when her grandfather sent her to attend the Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp two week program held in Chesterfield. That is where her love for rifle shooting came into being. She is most active in shooting .22 caliber smallbore and air rifle but when the occasion presents itself Sonya hunts with her dad and enjoys shooting archery. Most of her training is done two to three times a week at the Taunton Rifle and
Pistol club where she is joined by several teammates. The head coach at Taunton is Kevin Winters who is usually assisted by Sonya’s dad Todd and Sid Martin.She also shoots in the South Shore Rifle League for the Holbrook Sportsman’s Club. Actually she is a member of Taunton, Holbrook and soon to be Monument Beach Sportsman’s Club. It’s in her blood. I asked her what her friends thought about the sport and she said they were cool with it. Some felt it took too much of her time but as we see by her accomplishments, it’s the time taken that makes the difference. Last winter she was the women’s state smallbore champion at the Junior Olympic Intense concentration and focus gets Qualifier. Because of her talent she has results. been invited to compete at the Olympic Training Center -- twice for air rifle and Best Buy to help her parents cover all once for smallbore. Nationally she ranks those costs. in the top 20 in air rifle and came in 3rd at They call it success when the shooting the National Air rifle championships held athlete achieves a new “personal best” at at Camp Perry, Ohio earlier this year. At major events. Shooting a new rifle at that event she was part of the team that Palmyra, PA she reached 568/600, at West broke the national 3 Point, NY she placed fifth overall and at position air rifle the OTC her 16th place saw the score at record. 1130/1200. In those matches one point Just to put her can separate a dozen shooters. traveling in Sonya is very active at Rockland High perspective, from School where she will be a senior in the December 2011 to fall. She is the president of their Youth and the first of May this Government Delegation, tri-captain of the year she has math team and in September will also be covered over trumpet section leader in the school band. 12,000 miles for Prior to shooting Sonya competed and v a r i o u s trained in a Korean Martial art Tae Kwon competitions at Do for nearly ten years, both the national achieving the rank of 1st In many ways, Sonya is not your average teen. But and regional level. degree black belt. When she underneath the shooting gear and the tae kwon do Over the past chose to focus on shooting, it uniform, Sonya can be like many other 17 year old couple of years, it is meant cutting back on her girls, looking older than her age at prom. estimated that each overall high school sports major event costs schedule. about $1,000 to So where is she headed after attend considering high school? “I don’t know the travel, food, exactly but my parents and I are lodging and looking at several universities equipment. such as Kentucky, Memphis, Although clubs West Virginia and Columbus help out with State. They all have shooting Sonya programs I would like to be a When her schedule allows, Sonya enjoys shooting archery expenses, works part time at part of and would hope to and hunting with her dad. obtain a master’s degree in sports psychology.” Sonya has a plan and as all young athletes are taught she keeps a diary on Is the address on the top of this page accurate? If it is inaccurate or her accomplishments and each incomplete, please print the corrected information below and return time she goes to the range tries this form to The Outdoor Message, PO Box 306, Northborough MA to do better than she did before. 01532 or email changes to editor@theoutdoormessage.com Our first athlete interview is in the record books and Sonya Attach old label here May, team captain of the Taunton Marksmanship Unit is Membership Number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a person any young shooter can Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ learn great lessons from. It takes hard work to reach goals. New Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I believe Sonya can be ____________________________________ whatever she chooses -- and she will do it well. ★ Thank You!
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The Otis Fish & Game Club, in partnership with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife and the Massachusetts Army National Guard/Camp Edwards, were honored once again to host the Massachusetts Youth Turkey Hunt Day (April 28) at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) on Cape Cod. We had eighteen outstanding young sportsmen/women, ages 12 – 17, participate along with their mentors. Five of those young hunters were successful. All participants and volunteers had a great time and look forward to hosting it again next year.
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Bay State Games by Michelle Y. Siudut, Editor
Tryouts and qualifiers for the Bay State Summer Games are finishing up this month. The finals will begin on Monday, July 7 at locations throughout Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation (MASF) is the organization which coordinates the Bay State Games. Both the Summer and Winter Games offer Olympic-style competitions and developmental programs for amateur athletes of all ages and abilities in Massachusetts. On the MASF website, their mission statement is clear, "To promote personal development, education, fitness, teamwork and sportsmanship through athletic competitions and scholarship programs for the people of Massachusetts." Last year, the Bay State Summer Games celebrated its 30th anniversary, while the Bay State Winter Games enjoyed its 26th year. Thirty years ago, the Games started out with 300 athletes THE
competing in just four sports. Today, there are over 8,000 athletes competing in 29 different sports. Each sport is organized according to national governing body rules. Age and skill divisions have been created to allow medal opportunities for a broad range of athletes. In addition to hosting the Games, the MASF presents scholarships. A total of $12,000 is awarded to six Bay State Games student-athletes who “best demonstrate outstanding achievement in academics, athletics and community service.” The Bay State Summer Games are Massachusetts' own Olympic-style athletic competition. They began in 1982 and now features more than 7,000 athletes competing in 26 sports. Athletes ages 6 to 86 come from over 300 Massachusetts communities. Summer events include Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Baton Twirling, Diving,
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Fencing, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Judo, Lacrosse, Pistol Shooting, Rifle Shooting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Trap Shooting, Track & Field, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling. Bay State Winter Games. Each winter, the annual Bay State Winter Games are held in the Northern Berkshire region of Massachusetts. Featured sports include Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing and Masters Ice Hockey. Athletes represent over 200 Massachusetts communities, and participants range in age from 8 to 80. The Bay State Games has been a stepping stone for many fine Massachusetts athletes. Approximately two dozen Bay State Games alumni have gone on to participate in the Olympic Games. Three of those were in shooting sports. Smallbore shooter Melissa MulloyMecozzi was one such athlete. In 2001, Melissa was the first athlete inducted into the Bay State Games Hall of Fame. Melissa grew up in Middleton, participated in the Bay State Games over several years and won multiple gold medals in shooting. After High School, Melissa attended the University of Alaska-Fairbanks on a shooting scholarship where she won several NCAA championships. Melissa went on to earn a spot on the 2000 US Olympic Shooting Team and competed in Womens Smallbore Rifle in Sydney, Australia. Recognition isn’t just about the athletes. You can’t mention the shooting sports of the Bay State Games without bringing Bob McCorry to mind. Bob was inducted into the BSG Hall of Fame in 2009. He has served as Commissioner for the Bay State Games Shooting competition since that sports inception in the Games over 25 years ago. Bob has worked diligently to promote the sport of
shooting throughout Massachusetts and helped develop several disciplines in the Games including Rifle, Pistol and Trap. It is a credit to Bob’s endeavors that the highest number of BSG alumni who have gone on to the olympics have been shooters. Bob has worked hard to promote the Games to all levels of athletes. Of the 26 sports holding competitions, there is sure to be one you would enjoy watching. Attend one of the finals and cheer on some of Massachusetts’ finest athletes. A full schedule can be found at www.baystategames.org. Here are some that may be of particular interest to our readers: Archery - Jul 14-15 at Simcock Farm in Swansea Fencing - Jul 20-22 at Prise de fer Fencing Club in Billerica Air Pistol Shooting - Jul 1 at Woburn Sportsman’s Club in Woburn Free Pistol Shooting - Jul 22 at Marshfield Rod & Gun Club in Marshfield Prone Smallbore Rifle Shooting - Jul 12 at Reading Rifle & Revolver Club Free and Standard Smallbore Rifle and Air Rifle - Jul 15 at Reading Rifle & Revolver Club Trap Shooting - Jun 23 at North Leominster Rod & Gun Club in Lunenburg For more information about the Bay State Games, check out the individual sports pages or contact the Bay State Games at the following MASF/Bay State Games, 55 Sixth Road, Woburn, MA 01801 Phone: 781- 932-6555 Fax: 781-932-3441 info@baystategames.org ★
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Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp 2012 by Michelle Kirouac, Camp Administrator
Is your club sponsoring a camper to Junior Conservation Camp this year? If you are, and you have not yet submitted your final payment or camper’s names, there is a good chance that I have already spoken with you. But I would just like to reiterate that we need that information ASAP. Campers names were due to the camp by April 1st and Final payments were due to the camp by May 1st. While we understand that there are certain circumstances that may arise, these dates are set in place to help the camp process
move smoothly. The longer we wait for this information from you the less likely someone from our wait list will be able to fill that spot should the club not be able to. If you are the parent of a camper who will be attending the 2012 camp session and you have not returned your campers paperwork, please send that - ASAP - to: PO Box 306, Northborough, MA 01532. You should also note that we will be sending you another packet of paperwork which will include a packing list, directions to the camp, information on
how to contact the camp, the time your camper should arrive at camp on August 5th and an optional days program sheet that must be completed and returned to us. The campers will have two optional days during the camp session in which they can select in order 1, 2, 3, the programs they would like to attend. Please note, that there is no guarantee they will be able to attend the programs they have selected, as each program is limited in size. Entries for the optional days are decided by the date we receive the form back so make sure to complete those and get them to us right
away. There will be a return envelope included with your packet for your convenience or you can fax them to us at 508-393-5134. In closing, I would just like to send a big thank you to all the sponsoring clubs who help keep our youth active in the outdoor sports! We already have 63 sponsoring clubs for the 2012 camp session and a lot of these clubs sponsor more than one camper! *And a special thank you to Carver Sportsman’s Club for their generous donation to the camp! ★
season. Grouse season in Wisconsin was completely closed, South Dakota only had local pheasant seasons and no states had dedicated archery or muzzleloader seasons. Today, virtually every state boasts lengthy deer seasons including special archery and muzzleloader seasons that can extend a deer hunter’s time outdoors. Missouri boasts more than 123 days of hunting for deer each year, elk hunters can now potentially hunt more than 120 days in Colorado, Wisconsin enjoys a 136-day grouse season and South Dakota is recognized as the pheasant hunting capital of the world with abundant opportunity and an 86-day statewide season. Even considering recent declines in the total number of hunters, there is still more than twice the number of hunters in 2010 than there were in 1937. “Wildlife was in danger of disappearing in many areas and hunting
opportunities were not nearly as abundant as they are today despite the modern perception among many non-hunters that those were the good old days,” says Rob Southwick, president of Southwick Associates, a leading researcher of fish and wildlife economics and statistics. Southwick Associates teamed up with Andrew Loftus Consulting on behalf of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to develop the report, “Financial Returns to Industry from the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program.” The report details many of the benefits to various stakeholder groups since the inception of the program prevented excise taxes on firearms and ammunition from being diverted to the general treasury. It also protected the funds raised through license fees paid by hunters from being diverted for any other purpose than the administration of state wildlife agencies. The benefits of the program extend far beyond providing much-needed funding for state wildlife agencies to carry out programs that restore and maintain healthier wildlife populations and habitats and provide greater hunting opportunities.
It also helps the bottom lines of the manufacturers and retailers who build and sell the products on which the excise taxes are placed. “Since 1937, the Wildlife Restoration Act has provided nearly $7 billion to state fish and wildlife agencies to support wildlife and habitat conservation, hunter access, hunter safety education and shooting range development,” says Ron Regan, Executive Director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. “Ultimately, it’s a cycle of success where Wildlife Restorationfunded conservation creates better hunting opportunities, which leads to more hunters, which translates into more consumers for hunting, archery and shooting sports manufacturers and retail outlets.” Hunting license sales and collected excise taxes annually result in approximately $1.27 billion to fund state wildlife agencies. When adjusted for 2009 dollars, consumer retail purchases of taxrelated hunting and shooting equipment ranged between a low of $2.8 billion in 1970 to $5.2 billion in 1996. ★
Hunting – Then and Now: 2012 Marks 75 Years of Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
Program Success
Courtesy of Southwick Associates
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the passage of the landmark PittmanRobertson (also known as Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration) Act, which directs excise taxes collected on the sale of firearms and ammunition to be used exclusively by state wildlife agencies for improving wildlife populations, hunter education and public access to the outdoors. The benefits of this program to state agencies, sportsmen, sporting goods retailers and manufacturers and anyone who enjoys and appreciates wildlife and the outdoors have been abundant since its creation. Taking a look at the state of wildlife and hunting opportunities when PittmanRobertson was passed compared to now can be startling. In 1937, 11 states had no open seasons for deer and three others only had local seasons. Missouri’s deer season was only three days long, while Colorado only had a seven-day elk
Top Ten Facts You Need To Know About Ticks Courtesy of www.tickencounter.org <http://www.tickencounter.org> 10. Ticks crawl up. Ticks don't jump, fly, or drop from trees onto your head and back. If you find one attached there, it most likely latched onto your foot or leg and crawled up over your entire body. 9. All ticks (including deer ticks) come in small, medium and large sizes. 8. Ticks can be active even in the winter. Deer Ticks in particular are not killed by freezing temperatures, and will be active any winter day that the ground is not snow-covered or frozen. 7. Ticks carry disease-causing microbes. Tick-transmitted infections are more common these days than in past decades. With explosive increases in deer populations, extending even into semiurban areas in the eastern and western U.S., the trend is for increasing abundance and geographic spread of deer ticks and Lone Star ticks; and scientists are finding an ever-increasing list of disease-causing microbes transmitted by these ticks: Lyme disease bacteria, Babesia protozoa, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and other rickettsia, even encephalitis-causing viruses, and possibly Bartonella bacteria. Back in the day, tick bites were more of an annoyance but now a bite is much more likely to make you sick. 6. Only deer ticks transmit Lyme disease bacteria. The only way to get Lyme disease is by being bitten by a deer tick or one of its "cousins" found around the world. 5. For most tick-borne diseases, you have at least 24 hours to find and remove a feeding tick before it transmits an infection. Even a quick daily tick check at June 2012
bath or shower time can be helpful in finding and removing attached ticks before they can transmit an infection. Lyme disease bacteria take at least 24 hours to invade the tick's saliva. 4. Deer tick nymphs look like a poppy seed on your skin. And with about 1 out of 4 nymphal deer ticks carrying the Lyme disease spirochete and other nasty germs in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and upper mid-western U.S., it's important to know what you're really looking for. They're easy to miss, their bites are generally painless, and they have a habit of climbing up (under clothing) and biting in hard-to-see places. 3. The easiest and safest way to remove a tick is with a pointy tweezer. Using really pointy tweezers, it's possible to grab even the poppy-seed sized nymphs right down next to the skin. The next step is to simply pull the tick out like a splinter. 2. Clothing with built-in tick repellent is best for preventing tick bites. An easy way to avoid tick bites and disease is to wear clothing (shoes, socks, shorts or pants, and shirt) with Insect Shield® tick repellent built-in. 1. Tick bites and tick-borne diseases are completely preventable. There's really only one way you get a tick-transmitted disease and that's from a tick bite. Reducing tick abundance in your yard, wearing tick repellent clothing every day, treating pets every month and getting into a habit of doing a quick body scan are all great actions for preventing tick bites. Remember these 10 things and you’ll stay safer. ★ The
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S PECIAL ARTICLES
Bay State Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2 Coalition of Attorneys General Urge Passage of National Right to Carry Reciprocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7 Have You Moved? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4 House Leadership Demands Cooperation from Holder on Fast & Furious . . .Page 6 Hunting - Then and Now . . . . . . . . .Page 3 Junior Smallbore Postal Matches . . .Page 11
Massachusetts Junior Conservation Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3 Senator Moran Leads Efforts Against U.N. Gun Ban Treaty . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7 The Sad - and Unjust - Story Continues for Doug Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5 Top Ten Facts You Need to Know About Ticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3 What About Black Bears? . . . . . . . . .Page 6
FEATUR E AR TI CLES Classifieds ..........................................Page 26 Gun Owners’ Buyers Guide...............Page 11 Hap’s Corner ......................................Page 6 Hipshots & Hangfires ........................Page 4 Hunting Around New England ..........Page 9 In Pop’s Pantry...................................Page 5 The
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South Fitchburg Hunting & Fishing Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 13 Southborough Rod & Gun Club . . . .Page 27 Standish Sportsman’s Association . .Page 19 The GOAL Foundation . . . . . . . . . . .Page 10 Uxbridge Rod & Gun Club . . . . . . . .Page 22 Woodville Rod & Gun Club . . . . . . .Page 28 Wrentham Sportsmen’s Association .Page 20 and Georgetown Fish & Game Association Maspenock Rod & Gun Club Shirley Rod & Gun Club
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Hipshots & Hangfires by Mike Yacino
I think one of the funniest things I saw in the news was the convict that almost beat Obama in the West Virginia democratic primary. Keith Judd, an imprisoned felon, received 41% of the votes and therefore will have at least one delegate vote in the Democrat Convention. All he needed was 15%. I understand even the governor of the state may not vote for Obama. How many of the readers of this news magazine will vote for Obama in November? What about Ted Nugent? Or Eddie Eagle? Or the guy who chases crazy-sized fish on rivers no one has ever heard about? I guess it isn’t important yet. Let’s see what the choices are and please remember that the object is not to make a statement but to remove the threat. + + + MORE GOOD NEWS FROM THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION! Gun sales continue to climb, NICS checks up again by over 10%. More women…more men…all great Americans stocking up on their favorite products and supplies. Talk about true unprecedented growth! I spoke with folks in Rhode Island who tell me the rod and gun clubs there have huge waiting lists to get in. Training classes are full in all disciplines and levels. Ok, ok, now it’s time to rally all those people and make the election one “the world will note and long remember”. + + + So they want to cite the Attorney General of our great country for contempt. Eric Holder is without doubt a very contemptible person but the Congress is looking at his misdirecting, misleading responses to their inquiries about Fast and Furious. They even say he (or his office) intimidated witnesses. WOW, and he’s the one doing the prosecuting? Now you can see why we need change. His cover up of the murder of a border patrol agent should get him at least life in prison - not a slap on the wrist contempt citation. How I long for the days of President Reagan... + + + June 9 is “take your daughter to the range day”!! From my perspective any excuse is a good one for that. And on Father’s Day (which is actually the 17th) what more could you ask for then going to the range to provide a learning experience for your future shooting and hunting partner? It is the first such yearly event and gives fathers a chance to introduce women to our sport. + + + Have you ever given thought to the
purpose of monuments and memorials? It might not be on your Top Ten list, but we often hear of how Americans showcase our heroes and remember by erecting statues to our fallen protectors. It seems some are becoming almost a new form of folk art. I point you to the spontaneous roadside memorials that seem to be cropping up at the scene of fatalities nationwide. In the monument arena we see controversy because the ones putting up or sculpturing them may not understand who the person was and fail to capture their true being. The pending Eisenhower memorial is a classic example. Yes he was a country boy but showing him in a star gazing persona ignores his two most notable feats as Supreme Commander of the Rep. Steven S. Howitt (R-4th Bristol) finally got to meet Sarah MacLagan, the CMP 2012 Allied Forces in Europe in WWII and Air Rifle Champion. Sarah is a constituent of Rep. Howitt. The photo was taken outside the House chambers when Sarah and I visited the State House back in April. as our Commander in Chief. Photo by Mike Yacino When visiting the Vietnam experience for future Olympians. You attacker has to pay the ultimate price, it Memorial one is struck by the use of black was the consequence of the assailant’s have to love it. granite depicting all that has been lost and choice to commit a crime. + + + the scar it placed on us, as opposed to + + + While on a visit to the Budweiser Plant white marble. The statement is powerful JUNE is going fishing month and the in Jacksonville, Florida recently I noticed and profound. It acknowledges the deaths national matches at Ft. Benning for junior they too have a project to help our in the order they occurred not simply shooters. Flag Day is still the 14th and veterans. Folds of Honor salutes the alphabetically and they ascend from the Father’s Day is the 17th. The Pledge of sacrifices of fallen or disabled servicemen center allowing the names of the first to Allegiance was begun on the 22nd back in and women by helping the families left die to touch the names of the last. It 1942 (a memorable year to be sure). behind. The Folds of Honor Foundation reflects a beginning and an end both at the Summer officially begins on the 20th provides healing and hope and Budweiser same vertex. although I don’t remember having winter has donated over $2,000,000 through their + + + so maybe we sprang right through spring. “Here’s to the Heroes” campaign. For It seems like our neighbors to the north By the way on the 14th and 17th be sure more info visit www.foldsofhonor.org. have finally learned a lesson regarding the Flag is at full staff. + + + gun laws. I see by the wires that Canada’s + + + Gas has doubled, inflation is higher long gun registration law is headed for the Birthdays include Frank Yacino on the than ever, we have a debt it will take 8 junk yard. The Canadian Sports Shooting 2nd, Bob “drag only the big ones” Miller generations of people to get out of. At the Association issued a press release that on the 7th, my favorite Abby Wurster on rate we are going can you see a called it ‘the most unfair and useless the 14th, and an old friend Rebekah DECREASE in spending? I don’t think legislation ever passed by the Parliament Barton on the 24th. Kerry and Lucy so. The jobless rate is elevated, the illegal of Canada”. Could the hate mongers down McKenzie celebrate 30 years in the same border crashers hungry for my social here learn from Canada? They take a law coach on the 12th and Brian and Laurie security number over 12 million, the size off the books that doesn’t make sense of the government payroll is higher and Yacino check in at #5 on the 2nd. No while California puts the same law ON there is no end in sight. Time for change? wonder you remember your brother’s THE BOOKS. HELLO? birthday! You betcha!! + + + + + + + + + The Olympics are coming. The Bay Perhaps the Legislature in So the old days of no women with guns State Games are next month for our Massachusetts should put the criminal are gone. Between 2009 and 2010 shooters. September 22, 2012 is National firearms retailers logged an increase in justice system under the authority of the Hunting and Fishing Day, which is one sales to women of over 61%. Clothing Division of Fisheries and Wildlife so it day before the BIG MOE held at companies are carrying full lines of could become a part of the “catch and Hamilton Rod and Gun in Sturbridge on hunting and shooting apparel designed release” program. the 23rd. Among the volunteers this year + + + just for women. The estimated number of at the MOE will be the Taunton “For those who believe in America female hunters is now at just under 3 Marksmanship Unit who will be they need no explanation. For those who million and growing at 6% per year. overseeing the smallbore and air rifle do not, there is no explanation.” In the area of self defense more and training demonstrations. Future + + + more women are carrying and wherever it Olympians providing a learning June begins the summer months and is well publicized crimes against women presents great opportunities for friends to are on the decline. And age has nothing to share quality time. Never let the troubles do with the trends. Young shooters are a you face destroy your good times. primary passion of mine and as you will Remember that in the end, truth will see under The Foundation banner we are prevail. Don’t let those who are failures, constantly moving forward in that arena. Nationally we see ladies like Marylyn cast a shadow on those who are Ross in Florida at age 67, target shooting successful. www.sparkys45.com Believe in yourself…set goals that can and training on a regular basis. You all be achieved…never quit….and trust your remember Sarah McKinley, who defended gut. If the situation doesn’t feel or sound herself and child by shooting a man who e-mail: sparkys45@aol.com right, it probably isn’t. threatened them, with the 911 dispatcher God Bless. Stay Safe and say a prayer listening in all the while. Being safe is for those standing guard. ★ what women focus on and if that means an
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Notes from the Little Cabin: That’s the Way it Was at the Locust Ridge School by Paul Kress, reprinted from July 2010
Those of us who attended the one room school at Locust Ridge Pike Township, Brown County, Ohio during the time between the two World Wars had it all over the kids today. The biggest thing was our over seven month vacation that started when school opened on the first of September and ended in the middle of April. Yes, you got it right. We considered going to school as vacation time. We lived in a farming community and it didn't matter if your family owned the farm or were share-croppers. Late spring and summer was work time and if you were old enough to go to school you had a list of jobs to do. Youngsters in the first and second grades got the easy things like weeding the vegetable gardens and feeding and watering a few hundred chickens. By the time you reached sixth grade, if there wasn't something mentally or physically wrong with you, it was
expected that you would harness a team of horses, hitch them to a plow, wagon or mower and do a day's work. There was a long break at noon to rest the horses. Since I didn't have a sister I can only report on the farm boy's activities. I do understand that after some cooking and house cleaning farm girls got the women's jobs like milking the cows and slopping the hogs. To us farm kids summers were a long stretch of hot, sweaty, dusty, dirty days. A quick skinny dip in the farm pond after supper was the high point of the day. Here again I plead ignorance of any girls’ participation in this activity. So on the first day of school we were all there before the doors were opened.
There was curiosity. Since we had only one teacher for all eight grades it was important to know if last year's teacher was still with us or if we had to break in a new one. We should never have had a problem teacher. Everyone knew that the students at Locust Ridge School were held to very high standards but there had to be some flexibility and compromise. So it was a big surprise when a new teacher fussed and fumed until almost Thanksgiving before she accepted the fact that the kids considered homework to be an option. This was especially true in the
dead of winter. When you walked home after school let out at three-thirty, did a few chores and ate a late supper you weren't about to sit at the parlor table with the light of a coal oil lamp doing homework. You just wanted a warm bed. Maybe you might tackle it another time or maybe not. It wasn't that the community didn't value education. It was expected that every eighth grade graduate would be able to read the farm bulletins, write a nice letter to Grandma who lived in Adams County and figure out how much profit there was in raising chickens. That might not seem like much today. But the students of Locust Ridge School survived the Great Depression, helped win World War II and had a book written about them that called them the greatest generation. That isn't too shabby. ★
by Michelle Y. Siudut, Editor If I were to ask what you were doing on February 18, 1994 would you remember? If you are Doug Burns, you can’t forget. Doug has been living with an injustice for over 18 years. On that winter night in 1994, Doug was walking down the street as two men approached. Being the kind of man he is, Doug stepped to the side to let them pass. One of the men - 4 inches taller and more than double Doug’s weight, who was carrying a cane - decided stepping aside wasn’t enough. He slammed into Doug and told him to “get the f- out of my way”. Of course, there was no reason for the man to act this way and Doug said as much, “There’s no call for that.” The other man responded by turning around to come at Doug. Doug warned the man, “Halt, where you are, I am a licensed firearm owner.” The warning didn’t stop the man, so Doug drew his handgun and yelled to onlookers that he had been assaulted, and would they call the police. When the police arrived, however, it began an unbelievable course of events. The police arrested the attacker - but also arrested Doug, handcuffed him and took him to jail! Officers reportedly told witnesses to leave the scene without statements and state police took over the
investigation. Doug would learn that the man who accosted him was an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. As any wrongly-accused person would do, Doug hired the first of several - we’ll say, incompetent - lawyers. The first attorney never obtained the 911 tape of the incident. The tape had several calls from bystanders who confirmed Doug was holding off an attacker - and the tape has since “disappeared”. Attorney Number 1 was fired. Attorney Number 2 discovered the deputy had a prior arrest record. The case moved forward and Doug’s day in court came. It was with surprise that on that day, the large, overpowering man who attacked Doug now required assistance just to walk into the courtroom. Judge Peter Agnes dismissed charges against the attacker, but the charges were pursued against Doug. After more than a year, Doug went to trial. Of course by then, no reliable witnesses could be located. Of the 2 charges brought against Doug, he was acquitted of one. The other was deadlocked - because one of the jurors allegedly opposed private gun ownership. That resulted in a mistrial. At the second trial, Doug’s attorney
seemed asleep at the wheel. A police officer testified on behalf of the attacker even though he was not a witness to the event! He claimed his presence was out of concern for the attackers family - because Doug belong to the NRA. Burns was convicted and wanted to appeal, but his lawyer appeared to have better things to do. Burns was sentenced to five years, which was reduced to two, and that was suspended. It ended with a year’s probation. Doesn’t seem like much of a punishment - until you understand Doug was now a convicted felon! He could no longer own a firearm. He could longer get bonded for his job as a calligraphy script specialist. He couldn’t work in his field. He resigned himself to public assistance. But Doug didn’t give up. He knew he had been wrongly accused and sentenced, and was determined to clear his name and his record. Attorney Number 3, court appointed, misread - or perhaps didn’t read - the case file. Attorney Number 4 took Doug’s retainer and a short time later turned off his phone. So Doug had to pursue another legal battle just to get his money and files back. Attorney Number 5 encouraged Doug to take civil action against 2 prior attorneys - and then bailed on the case 3 days before it went to trial. At the hearing, without a lawyer, the court ruled against Doug. That lawyer subsequently told Doug he wanted to appeal the case, if a hefty retainer was given up front. By this point Doug couldn’t afford the $7,400 requested. So, the attorney took Doug to court for not paying his fee! One has to ask, can the story get any worse? Let’s go back to the attacker. He accosted Doug with a cane he clearly did not need for its general purpose. At his first appearance in court, however, he
relied heavily on that cane and others’ assistance just to enter the room. At the second trial, in 1995, the attacker’s disability forms were passed around the courtroom. A year later, there was a photograph of the attacker, appearing quite healthy and with no cane. In 2003, that attacker was convicted of fraud against the state’s disability fund. Any reasonable person would see the heaping pile of wrongs that have mounted in this case. It is a shameful commentary on the “justice” system of Massachusetts. The licensing requirements of Massachusetts are no secret. A man who has taken the steps to become a licensed gun owner vs. a man with a history of criminal activity. How is there even a question? Doug has still not given up and I admire him for that. He has traveled a very long and frustrating road, with an end not yet visible. Doug has another attorney now, whom he has confidence in. His story is spreading through legal defense networks. Comm2A is anon-profit public charity working to defend and protect the civil rights of Massachusetts gun owners. Comm2A has pledged to assist Doug in his legal battle. They are taking donations on behalf of the Doug Burns Defense Fund. If you’d like to help Doug out you can donate through them at <http://www.comm2a.org/component/con tent/article/98>. You can email Comm2A at info@comm2a.org or call 617-9420660. The Outdoor Message first covered Doug’s story back in 2004. It is a disgraceful commentary on the Massachusetts justice system to think Doug is still fighting this - another 8 years later. We are happy to do our part to bring justice for this man, by sharing his story and encouraging you to help in whatever way you can. ★
The Sad - and Unjust - Story Continues for Douglas Burns
Everybody likes to eat! Some prefer the traditional meat and potatoes while others choose a vegetarian lifestyle. Then there’s the big bunch in the middle who want a variety -- fish, red meat, white meat, and the other white meat; vegetables of all shapes and colors; quick pick-me-up snacks or elaborate desserts. In Pop’s Pantry will give you some of all of it and we hope you enjoy just trying something new. If you have any variations of what we offer, or if you’ve got a favorite recipe you’d like to share, send us your suggestions. Enjoy! ★
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House Leadership Demands Cooperation from Holder on "Fast and Furious" by NRA/ILA
On May 18, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), joined House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (RCalif.) in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder demanding full cooperation with the ongoing Congressional investigation into the infamous "Fast and Furious" operation, and the tragic death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. According to a press release by Rep. Boehner, the letter asserts that the Department of Justice has not sufficiently complied with a Congressional subpoena seeking answers on the operation, and questions whether false information that was provided-- and later withdrawn--"was
part of a broader effort by your Department to obstruct a Congressional investigation." The letter states that, "two key questions remain unanswered: first, who on your leadership team was informed of the reckless tactics used in Fast & Furious prior to Agent Terry's murder; and, second, did your leadership team mislead or misinform Congress in response to a Congressional subpoena?" Rep. Issa has been investigating "Fast and Furious" since early in 2011, but after 15 months the DOJ is still refusing to cooperate or reveal the truth about who in the agency knew about and approved the controversial gun-walking operation. "The Terry family deserves to know the truth about the circumstances that led to Agent Terry's murder," the letter states.
"And, the American people deserve to know how such a fundamentally flawed operation could have continued for so long and have a full accounting of who knew of and approved an operation that placed weapons in the hands of drug cartels." Holder continues to deny any knowledge of the tactics involved in the operation, which was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives out of its field office in Phoenix, Ariz. Earlier this month--in response to Holder's stonewalling--Rep. Issa sent out a draft Contempt Order that would find Holder in contempt of Congress if he refuses to respond to an October 2011 subpoena for internal DOJ documents. The letter makes clear that House Republican leaders are united in their
desire for a full and unobstructed investigation. "As co-equal branches of the U.S. Government, the relationship between the Legislative and Executive branches must be predicated on honest communications and cannot be clouded by allegations of obstruction. If necessary, the House will act to fulfill our Constitutional obligations in the coming weeks." The lawmakers closed the letter by saying, "It is our hope that, with your cooperation, this sad chapter in the history of American law enforcement can be put behind us." We couldn't agree more.
I have never known them to actually hunt big game but there are some records of large males killing animals such as moose and domestic livestock. It is a bit difficult to make too general a statement about their habitat preferences although they thrive in many places. Black bears seem to like the forests best, are fairly good climbers and that may substantially influence the smaller bears behavior. As a rule sows with cubs stick very close to timber simply because it offers a quick refuge for both of them. This is one of the contributing factors for how soon a black bear will be kicked out of the den as opposed to larger bears like the grizzly. Where both bear specie exists, grizzlies are more in the open areas while black
bear are in the wooded. Out in the western Rockies where food is a little scarcer a typical adult black bear will run 200 pounds and anything near 500 pounds would be a giant. Black bears are not always black and can range from a light tan or “blonde” to more of a cinnamon all the way to deep chocolate. As for hibernation the experts can’t seem to agree as to whether black bears actually hibernate since they sometimes
wake up on their own. Their heart rate does drop by half and the body temperature will decrease by ten degrees or more as well as the fact that they do not urinate or defecate in the den which leads one side to say yes to hibernation. But whatever you call it bears up north may spend as much as seven months a year in a wintery den while their southern relatives may not den up at all. An adult can lose up to 30% of its weight over the winter so hibernation may be the best way to deal with a harsh season if the bear went in with sufficient fat reserves to carry through to spring. ★
Century. Ken and I collaborated on a biographical monograph on the Crossman family, Ned, Blanche-the first woman to shoot on a Dewar Team, and their son E.B. “Jim” Crossman, noted rifleman and firearms expert. As part of that work Ken had dug up tremendous information on the abandoned range. He worked with several people from his area and soon found that the road to completion of a historical work by a team could be rocky, full of pot holes, and sometimes a dead end. We have kept in contact and recently he sent me an old photo of P.J. O’Hare’s store and range in Roseland, New Jersey. It struck a note with me because there are three rifle ranges at which I had a chance to shoot and did not, much to my sorrow. The first is the old Stratford, Connecticut Police Athletic Outdoor Range hard by the airfield on the Sikorsky Aircraft factory property. It was a legendary range when I first started shooting, known for its absolute lack of wind and, because of that, huge swarms of thirsty mosquitoes. The second was the old 14th Regiment
Armory on 8th Avenue and 15th Street in Brooklyn, New York, the site of the Metropolitan Rifle League's 50 shot 100 yard championships. For 63 years the league hosted the likes of Harry Pope, Art Jackson, Lucian Cary, Walt Tomsen, the Tekulsky brothers, Rans Triggs, and Frank Boyd. The third was, of course, O’Hare’s. The business was started by Irish immigrant Patrick J. O’Hare in the early 1900s. Paddy O’Hare was best known to the shooting fraternity through the yellow-backed catalog of shooters’ supplies, in which were listed all of the little gadgets that no one else could supply. Most notable was the O’Hare Micrometer, without which no self respecting ‘03 rifleman would allow himself to be seen. From time to time matches at the range would be halted at railroad freight cars would be shuttled past behind the impact area to an adjacent lumber yard. As a note of trivial significance my brother Steve won his first outdoor medal there in the mid 1960s. After Paddy’s death his son Francis ran the business with the assistance of noted Randle Team member Winnie Carr and Boyd until the business closed in the late 1970s of early 80s. The photo got me to thinking about the many ranges I have shot in the past half century since I first fired my inaugural competitive cartridge in 1961.I pulled out a legal pad and pencil and started building a data base, the old fashioned way. When
my memory flagged I trudged down into the basement and my dusty shooting archives. There, by the dim and flaring lamp, I sneezed, coughed, and pawed my way through yellowing match bulletins searching data to buttress my flagging memory. When all was totaled up it appears that I have fired on 94 ranges, in 20 states, and four countries in 50 years, more or less. The search took longer than I thought because it became a long stroll down Memory Lane rather than just a cold compilation of locations. Twenty one of the ranges no longer exist. Twenty two if one wants to get philosophical in light of the fact that the clerical error that named Viale Range at Camp Perry Vaile for 36 years has been corrected. Both the existing ranges and those of my memory, which have been abandoned, turned into strip malls, housing developments, or redeveloped in some other way, stirred up remembrances of the many men and women I have competed with over the years. The long gone ranges of the Magnum Rifle and Pistol Club, or Camp Wakenah, or the old Winchester Range in New Haven are populated by the ghosts of old shooting companions the likes of John Sullivan, Elmer Avery, and Mike Kasputes. I have been lucky to have shared great ranges with great men and women and while I am sad at their passing I am happy to have know them, for, as W. Somerset Maugham once wrote, “Nothing in the world is permanent, and we're foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we're still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it”. ★
What About Black Bears?
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by Tony Lake
The black bear has a long history in the New World. The ancestors of the modern species crossed the Bering Land Bridge almost 300,000 years ago when the sea level had dropped because of the massive glaciers. As the glaciers began to recede the oceans rose and cut off the passageway between Alaska and Asia isolating the populations of bears. At one point black bears could be found from the timberline of modern Canada and Alaska to the southernmost portion of Florida and into the highlands of Mexico. The diet consists of just about anything that is edible including grass, nuts, berries, roots, mice, squirrels, newborn fawns and pretty much any animal that might die from old age.
Hap’s Corner: Electronic Shooting Friends… by Hap Rocketto
The internet and email has allowed me to do research, and easily exchange information with like minded shooting enthusiasts, that I might not otherwise. Not that I believe everything I see or read on the World Wide Web, but even a wildly inaccurate website can be the jumping off point if one can find the right contact. One such contact is my fellow electronic shooting historian Ken Meise, a man who I know only through email. We have never met face to face. Ken is a high power shooter who happens to, for better or worse, live in New Jersey. I once lived in New Jersey for ten long miserable years, but that is another story. Ken lives not far from the abandoned swampland site of the United States Navy Ranges located at Great Piece Meadow outside of Caldwell, New Jersey; the site of the 1919 National Matches. They were run by the legendary Marine William “Bo” Harley; known as "The Father of Rifle Practice" and the first Marine officer to qualify Expert with a rifle while the smallbore component was directed by Captain “Ned” Crossman of the US Army, widely regarded as the premier firearms writer of the early years of the 20th
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Coalition of Attorneys General Urge Passage of National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity by NRA/ILA
As NRA reported last November, the ongoing effort to fully vindicate the fundamental, individual right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense took a major step forward with House passage of H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011." The bill, sponsored by Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), has 245 cosponsors and was approved in the U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 272-154. After passage in the House, the bill was sent to the Senate, where it remains.
Since November, the Senate has failed to take any significant action on the bill. Recently, the Attorneys General of 22 states and the territory of Guam wrote a letter of support for H.R. 822 to Reps. Stearns and Shuler, stating in part, "While some have suggested this legislation would endanger public safety, our experience suggests the opposite. Individuals with concealed carry permits from our states have proven to be more law-abiding than non-licensees, and in many instances have been able to defend themselves and others effectively from
criminal attack. Many of our states also have laws recognizing out-of-state permits, and people carrying concealed handguns under those laws have done so without any unusual problems." The Attorneys General also urged the Senate to take action on the bill. H.R. 822 would allow any person with a valid state-issued concealed firearm permit to carry a concealed firearm in any state that issues concealed firearm permits, or that does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms for lawful purposes. A state's laws governing where
concealed firearms may be carried would apply within its borders. The bill applies to D.C., Puerto Rico and U.S. territories. It would not create a federal licensing system; rather, it would require the states to recognize each others' carry permits, just as they recognize drivers' licenses and carry permits held by armored car guards. Rep. Stearns has introduced such legislation since 1995. You can read the Attorneys Generals’ letter at <http://nraila.org/media/ 7686066/final_hr_822.pdf> ★
Senator Moran Leads Efforts Against U.N. Gun Ban Treaty--Restriction on Funding for U.N. Treaty Passes U.S. House Committee from NRA/ILA
By now, every gun owner concerned about the future of our right to keep and bear arms is aware that the international gun eradication movement has been working for more than a decade to achieve a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty that would cover not only tanks, helicopters, and other heavy weapons, but also rifles, shotguns and handguns. As called for by a resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2009, a conference will be held in July 2012, in New York City, to draft the treaty's language. On a parallel track, the ridiculously named Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects--held its most recent Preparatory Conference in New York earlier this year. NRA has tracked the Programme and the Arms Trade Treaty process since their inceptions, with NRA's Institute for Legislative Action even acquiring "nongovernmental organization" status to give it greater ability to monitor the progress and direction of these insidious efforts. In March of this year, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) introduced legislation to prevent any arms treaty from infringing the right to keep and bear arms in the United States. The "Second Amendment Sovereignty Act," S. 2205, would prohibit
the administration from using "the voice, vote, and influence of the United States, in connection with negotiations for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, to restrict in any way the rights of United States citizens under the second amendment to the Constitution of the United States, or to otherwise regulate domestic manufacture, assembly, possession, use, transfer, or purchase of firearms, ammunition, or related items, including small arms, light weapons, or related materials." Last year, Sen. Moran and 57 other senators signed a letter to President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reminding them that the Senate has final say on treaties, and stating their unequivocal opposition to any treaty that would affect civilian ownership of firearms, challenge the authority of Congress to regulate firearms within the United States, or call for an international gun registry. This week, Sen. Moran spoke to his colleagues in the Senate about S. 2205, saying: "More than two centuries ago, our founding fathers wisely amended the United States Constitution to guarantee a Bill of Rights for its citizens. Since then, our democracy has stood strong as Americans have enjoyed liberties unparalleled in the world – including the fundamental right to keep and bear arms." "Today, our freedoms and our
Reasons to Celebrate by Michelle Y. Siudut, Editor Sometimes we just need a reason to celebrate. In truth, perhaps we shouldn’t need a reason - but there always is one! Here are some days to make note of in June. June lays claim to several month-long celebrations. Among them are National Adopt a Cat month, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables month, Rose month, Turkey Lovers month, Dairy month, National Iced Tea month. The first week of June is Fishing week, and you will notice that many states have free fishing days the first weekend! We’ll end the month with Camping week the 4th week. There is no shortage of food celebrations this month as we start off on the 1st with National Doughnut Day and Egg Day on June 3. I’ll be celebrating on the 7th, which is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day. The 20th is Ice Cream Soda The
day and the 22nd is National Chocolate Eclair Day. June 26th is National Chocolate Pudding day and pass the syrup on June 29th which is Waffle Iron day. Backing up in the calendar, the 8th is Best Friends Day. In 1775, the US Army was founded on the 14th - which we now celebrate as Flag Day. We’ll cross our fingers and hope for wind on June 15, which is Fly a Kite day. Do something special with your dad on the 17th for Fathers Day. On June 25th Log Cabin Day celebrates what was then the "Modern" home in America, and all of the lifestyle that accompanied it. For many the month of June means graduations and weddings. To any who fall into those categories, congratulations. It matters not if you choose to acknowledge these days so last as you enjoy every day in some way. ★
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country's sovereignty are in danger of being undermined by the United Nations. To ensure our liberties remain for our generation and future generations, I am offering legislation to protect the rights of American gun owners from the effects of a U.N. arms treaty." "Given where the process stands today, I am gravely concerned this treaty will infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of American gun owners. I am also concerned it will be used by other countries who do not share our freedoms, to wrongly place the burden of controlling international crime and terrorism on lawabiding American citizens." "Mr. President, I urge my colleagues in the Senate to adopt this commonsense legislation. On July 22 of last year, fiftyseven U.S. Senators joined me in reminding the Obama Administration that our firearm freedoms are not negotiable. We notified President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton of our intent to oppose ratification of a treaty that in any way restricts Americans' Second Amendment rights. Our opposition is strong enough to block the treaty from passage, as treaties submitted to the U.S. Senate require two-thirds approval to be ratified." "As the treaty process continues, the Second Amendment Sovereignty Act seeks to further reinforce to the Administration that our country's sovereignty and firearm freedoms must not be infringed upon by an international organization made up of many countries with little respect for gun rights. America leads the world in export standards to ensure arms are transferred for legitimate purposes and my bill will make certain that law-abiding Americans are not wrongfully punished." "In the days ahead, I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure an Arms Trade Treaty that undermines the Constitutional rights of American gun owners is dead on arrival in the Senate." To listen to the full speech, visit
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVu 5NQIkY-4&feature=youtu.be>. The purpose of the Programme's most recent PrepCom was to lay the groundwork for a "Review Conference" scheduled to begin in August, by which time we should know what will have come out of the treaty drafting conference to be held in July. In the meantime, please contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to sponsor and support Sen. Moran's bill. You can find contact information for your U.S. Senators by using the "Write Your Representatives" tool at <www.NRAILA.org>. You may also contact your Senators by phone at 202224-3121. Restriction on Funding U.N. Gun Ban Treaty In a related and very significant development, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg's (R-Mont.) amendment to restrict the use of federal funds for advocating or lobbying for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty passed the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations by a bi-partisan vote of 30 to 20 in May. This important amendment mandates that no taxpayer funds may be used to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that would restrict the Second Amendment rights of any United States citizen or regulate firearms or ammunition. "Taxpayer funds should not be used to lobby against our constitutional rights. Law-abiding Americans have the right to keep and bear arms. The scope of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty could drastically undermine this constitutional right. The NRA firmly believes that the U.N. should never be allowed to be the arbiter of American freedom," said NRAILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. "The NRA would like to thank Congressman Rehberg for his leadership and for offering this vital amendment in support of the Second Amendment." ★
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Sportsmen-Related Proposals Pending in the Massachusetts Legislature As these proposals make their way through the legislative system, we will pass along any updates. Please contact your legislator and ask to be kept informed on any bills you have a particular interest in. Committee Assignment Codes
ENRA = Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture JUD = Joint Committee on the Judiciary PSHS = Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security SARO = Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight VFA = Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
House Bill #
H.257 H.670 H.971 H.1150 H.1287 H.1552 H.1566 H.1567 H.1568 H.1822 H.2166 H.2396
H.2399 H.2400 H.2402 H.2404 H.3315 H.3700 formerly H.653 H.3942
H-WM = House Ways & Means S-WM = Senate Ways & Means SER = Senate Ethics & Rules HSPS = House Steering, Policy & Scheduling
Proposals favorable to gun owners and sportsmen Bill Title
Sponsor
Committee/Status
An Act Relative to the Hunting of Bear An Act Relative to the Sale of Firearms An Act for Veterans Hunting and Fishing Licenses An Act Relative to Waterfowl Hunting (GOAL Bill) An Act Regarding Breaking and Entering a Firearm Retailer, Wholesaler or Manufacturer (GOAL Bill) An Act Relative to the Licensing Fees of Firearms An Act Relative to Constitutional Rights (GOAL Bill)
Rep. Todd M. Smola Rep. Daniel K. Webster Rep. Thomas M. Stanley Rep. George N. Peterson, Jr Rep. Christine E. Canavan
ENRA PSHS VFA ENRA JUD
Rep. F. Jay Barrows Rep. George N. Peterson, Jr
PSHS PSHS
An Act Relative to Civil Rights and Public Safety (GOAL Bill) A legislative amendment to the Constitution to exclude matters relating to fisheries and wildlife from the subject matter of initiative petitions
Rep. George N. Peterson, Jr Rep. Anne M. Gobi
PSHS Ought Not to Pass
An Act Relative to the Right to Carry Firearms (GOAL Bill)
Rep. George N. Peterson, Jr
PSHS
An Act relative to security in all court buildings and facilities An Act further regulating the issuance of firearms identification
Rep. John V. Fernandes Rep. Anne M. Gobi
A petition relative to hunting on Sundays An Act relative to youth hunting programs (GOAL Bill) An Act relative to the lawful use of shotguns (GOAL Bill) An Act relative to a report of firearms statistics An Act Valuing our Natural Resources formerly titled An Act relative to trapping for the purpose of capturing furbearing mammals An Act Relative to the Licensing of Firearms for Persons 70 Years of Age or Older
Rep. Anne M. Gobi Rep. Anne M. Gobi Rep. Kate Hogan Rep. Bradley H. Jones, Jr Rep. Anne M. Gobi
JUD PSHS released Favorable to HSPS PSHS H-WM PSHS PSHS Released to H-WM
Rep. William Smitty Pignatelli
Passed by House
An Act Relative to the Use of Crossbows in Hunting (this is a redraft of H.1135, H.1999 and H.2000) Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture
3rd Reading in House
S.782 S.832 S.1189 S.1191 S.1214
An Act relative to the criminal firearms and trafficking division of the state police An Act relative to deceptive weapon devices An Act relative to the lawful sale of ammunition An Act relative to small caliber ammunition An Act requiring a firearms licensing authority to provide a receipt for firearm license applications
Sen. Jennifer L. Flanagan Sen. RIchard T. Moore (GOAL Bill) Sen. Stephen M. Brewer Sen. Stephen M. Brewer Sen. John F. Keenan
S.1223
An Act prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency
Sen. Richard T. Moore (GOAL Bill)
S.1226
An Act relative to remove pepper spray from firearms identification. This bill is a combination of H.658, H.1578 and H.2403
Minority Whip Richard J. Ross
JUD JUD PSHS PSHS PSHS released Favorable to SER PSHS released Favorable to S-WM S-WM
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House Bill #
H.270 H.428 H.639 H.657 H.665 H.667 H.1318 H.1349 H.1561 H.1562 H.2838
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S.835 S.1195
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Proposals not favorable to gun owners and sportsmen Bill Title
An Act relative to hunting or trapping on private land An Act relative to hidden compartments An Act Relative to the Licensing of Certain Automatic Weapons An Act relative to shooting near highway or dwelling An Act Relative to Firearms in the Commonwealth An Act Relative to the Possession of Weapons An Act Increasing Penalties for Felons in Possession of Firearms in the Commonwealth An Act Relative to Dangerous Weapons An Act to improve the ballistic database through microstamping ammunition An Act to Restrict the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Firearms An Act to prevent bulk purchasing and illegal trafficking of firearms
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Rep. Martin Walsh Rep. Stephen L. DiNatale Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein Rep. Timothy J. Toomey, Jr Rep. Timothy J. Toomey, Jr Rep. Russell E. Holmes Rep. David M. Nangle Rep. David Paul Linsky Rep. David Paul Linsky Rep. David Paul Linsky
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ENRA JUD PSHS PSHS PSHS PSHS JUD JUD PSHS PSHS JUD
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Sen. Anthony Petruccelli Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz
JUD PSHS
S.1202 S.1207
An Act enhancing public safety through the use of technology An act regarding the prevention of illegal trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth An Act relative to preventing illegal trafficking of firearms An Act to increase the penalties for the illegal possession of firearms
Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem Sen. EIleen Donoghue
PSHS PSHS
S.2054
An Act relative to habitual offenders, sentencing and improving law enforcement tools
Sen. Cynthia Creem-Stone
S.1224 S.1234
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An Act relative to a study commission on GPS locators in firearms An Act establishing the Massachusetts armor piercing law
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Sen. Anthony Petruccelli Sen. James E. Timilty
PSHS PSHS released Ought Not to Pass to SER Amended and passed by Senate. H-WM
June 2012
Citizen Scientists Needed to Monitor Turtle Crossings
Turtles have existed for millions of years, but roadways are threatening the survival of local populations. Turtles in Massachusetts often cross roadways from late spring to early fall and are vulnerable to car collisions. Citizen scientists, turtle enthusiasts, and conservation organizations are encouraged to join state wildlife and transportation personnel in collecting data for the Turtle Roadway Mortality Monitoring Program. Over the past few years, Linking Landscapes for Massachusetts Wildlife, a partnership between the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW), Department of Transportation (DOT) Highway Division and UMass-Amherst, has been training volunteers to collect turtle crossing data. June 2012
A pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting on the roof of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst for the past 10 years, can now be viewed on a live webcam thanks to the UMass Amherst Facilities Planning Division, the Office of Information Technology (OIT), and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). Live images of the falcons brooding their eggs and caring for their hatchlings can be viewed at www.library.umass.edu/falcons. "We are very happy that this project is coming to fruition after lots of hard work and goodwill," said Richard Nathhorst, capital project manager, Facilities Planning, at UMass Amherst. Each spring, staff from
Dr. Mark Tisa, Assistant Director of Fisheries for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, was recently named “Sportsman of the Year” by the Berkshire County League of Sportsmen (BCLS) at their annual banquet. The BCLS lauded Tisa for his recent efforts in developing the state’s remediation plan for the Housatonic River watershed and his role on the Zebra Mussel Task Force. The BCLS also recognized Tisa for his role in developing the Youth Pheasant Hunt Program and his assistance with the Youth Turkey Hunt Program. ★
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Peregrine Cam Goes Live at UMass Amherst
Tisa Honored by Berkshire County League of Sportsmen
Purchase Massachusetts hunting and fishing licenses at http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/licensing/index.htm
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MassWildlife fisheries biologists certified a new state record for a carp caught on April 18, 2012. Shane Felch of Shrewsbury took a 46-pound 5-ounce carp from Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury. Boating late at night on Lake Quinsigamond, Shane took his fish with a cross bow (requires a special permit for hunting and fishing). Carp are one of the few freshwater fish in Massachusetts which can be taken either by a hook and line, or by using bow and arrow. He brought the fish to MassWildlife's Field Headquarters in Westborough to have it weighed and certified by fisheries biologists. Shane's fish breaks the record set in 1993 by Roger Pyzocha of a carp weighing 44 pounds, 2 ounces caught in the Connecticut River. Look for an image and more details on this fish story to be posted this week on the Great Outdoors Blog at <http://environment.blog. state.ma.us/>. Congratulations Shane!
rates, dispersal distances, habitat preferences and causes of death. The peregrine falcon was removed from the federal Endangered Species list in 1999, but is listed as Endangered under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. A fact sheet on peregrine falcons can be found at: <www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/ nhesp/species_info/nhfacts/falco_peregri nus.pdf>.
Phone: 508-389-6300 http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/recreation/recreation_home.htm No closed season on ENGLISH SPARROW, STARLING, CHIPMUNK, FLYING SQUIRREL, RED SQUIRREL, WEASEL, PORCUPINE, SKUNK, SNAPPING TURTLE, WOODCHUCK Phone: 207-287-8000 http://www.maine.gov/ifw/ No closed season on COYOTE, WOODCHUCK, PORCUPINE, RED SQUIRREL COYOTE Night Hunting: Closes Aug 31 TURKEY WMDs 7, 10-26, 28: Closes Jun 2 Phone: 860-424-3011 http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2700&q=323414&depNav_GID=1633& depNav=| COYOTE: May 28 - Sep 29 WOODCHUCK: May 28 - Sep 29
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Record Breaking Carp Caught in Shrewsbury
MassWildlife and UMass Facilities Planning Division band the chicks after they hatch. Since the first nest box was installed at the library in 2003, 27 falcon chicks have hatched and fledged (flown) from this site. The Bay State's resident Peregrine falcons will be the focus of a banding effort by MassWildlife biologists during the month of May. "In 2011, there were a total of 25 nesting pairs of falcons in the Bay State," said Dr. Tom French, Assistant Director of MassWildlife's Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. Peregrine Falcons are now nesting at sites across the state including locations in Boston, Cambridge, Saugus, Swampscott, Peabody, Woburn, West Roxbury, Winthrop, Fall River, New Bedford, Quincy, Lawrence, Lowell, Worcester, Deerfield, Springfield, Erving, and Holyoke. The banning of DDT in 1972 and subsequent restoration efforts brought the peregrine back from the brink of extinction in Massachusetts and across the country. Banding of the young has proven to be an important scientific tool in measuring the success of restoration programs, learning about raptor survival
Phone: 603-271-3211 www.wildlife.state.nh.us No closed season on COYOTE, WOODCHUCK
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Fishing is a great way to spend some quality time with family or friends in the great outdoors. If you are a novice, bring family or friends to one of the free fishing festivals near you! MassWildlife's Angler Education Program has teamed up with groups to provide free fishing opportunities and loaner equipment for beginning anglers of all ages. Don’t forget that the statewide Free Fishing Weekend will be June 2-3, 2012! Anyone can fish recreationally for free on both fresh and salt water during these two days. NEW THIS YEAR-- Legislation passed in 2011 made fishing licenses for 15-17 year olds free! Get your license at <www.mass.gov/massfishhunt>. June 2 & 3 -- STATEWIDE FREE FISHING WEEKEND! Take a friend or family member fishing for free--you won't need a fishing license to fish any waterbody statewide for these two days! It is time well spent with family and friends. Your purchase of a fishing license directly supports fishing, stocking, education and fish habitat management programs. June 2 -- Great Falls Family Fishing Day, Turners Falls -- On the bank of the Connecticut River, at Turners Falls (Montague) from 10 AM - 2 PM, cast a line, learn about fish in our waters, safety, ethics, and fishing equipment. If you have fishing equipment, bring it along. A limited quantity of fishing equipment and bait will be available. MassWildlife is participating in this festival in cooperation with the Friends of Great Falls Discovery Center and the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Contact Sarah Bevilacqua at 413863-3676 or Sarah_Bevilacqua@fws.gov for more details. June 3 -- 21st Annual Horn Pond Family Fishing Festival, Woburn -- On the shores of Horn Pond from 9 AM - 1 PM, cast a line, learn about fish in our waters, safety, ethics, and fishing equipment. If you have fishing equipment, bring it along. A limited quantity of fishing equipment and bait will be available. MassWildlife is participating in this festival in cooperation with the Woburn Elks. Contact Jim Lagacy at 508-3896309 or jim.lagacy@state.ma.us. June 9 -- Disabled American Veterans Fishing Festival, Hudson -- This event is open solely for disabled veterans and will be held from 10:00 - 2:00 pm in cooperation with the Riverside Rod and Gun Club. Contact Jim Lagacy at 508389-6309 or jim.lagacy@state.ma.us.
The information gathered through this volunteer effort is used to coordinate local turtle conservation efforts. Linking Landscapes for Massachusetts Wildlife is a long-term and multifaceted effort to minimize the impact of the existing road network on wildlife, while improving highway safety. Linking Landscapes offers three Massachusetts citizen science research efforts that allows online reporting of site specific wildlife roadway mortality through a Google Maps interface. For more information on Linking Landscapes for Massachusetts Wildlife, go to: <http://linkingland scapes.info/roads/home.html>.
Phone: 401-222-6800 http://www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/index.htm#FandW No closed season on COYOTE (private land only)
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Go Fish! (For Free)
Where to find MassWildlife Mail: 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough MA 01581 Phone: 508-389-6300 Email: Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us Website: www.MassWildlife.org
Phone: 802-241-3700 http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/Calendar_of_events.cfm?eventcat=hunt&dater ange=future No closed season on COYOTE ★
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THE GOAL FOUNDATION
Promoting the safe and lawful use of firearms through public education
37 Pierce Street ● PO Box 306 ● Northborough, MA 01532 Phone 508-393-5133 Fax 508-393-5134 ● www.thegoalfoundation.org
Save the Date for a Shooters Celebration!
President: David Tetzloff Secretary/Treasurer: Michael D. Yacino Directors: Al Bonney, Dee Bonney, Don Holmes, Coach Russ Doucette, Coach Kevin Winters, Joe Colbert
Training Opportunities on the Way!
On October 13, 2012 the only statewide sponsor of junior programs and junior shooting athletes will hold its first annual banquet! The GOAL Foundation, Inc. is inviting all clubs with junior shooting programs, all smallbore, air rifle and air pistol coaches and instructors and those active in the Scholastic Clay Target Programs to join us in recognizing the athletes, coaches and clubs advancing gun ownership by raising future shooters. Since its inception The Foundation has financially supported the various junior shooting disciplines through grants to the athletes and their teams when competing and representing the State of Lones Wigger and MacKenzie Martin were Massachusetts. We have also introduced last year at the Olympic Training helped individual clubs begin Center in Colorado, where MacKenzie competed at junior programs and generally Air Rifle Junior Olympic Shooting Championship. provide advice and counsel to Olympian Wigger will join Mackenzie and other help get them started. The potential future Olympians at our October 13 awards and fund raising event. Foundation continues to raise funds for juniors and will endeavor to increase its support by a new can provide a tax letter to all contributors and aggressive fund raising campaign. for the value of thier donations,” said We are very grateful for the clubs who Winters. Items can include prints, have already joined us by making shooting related equipment, outdoor donations. We will be recognizing them products and anything that you might also and encouraging all rod and gun want to buy for yourself. It dosn’t clubs to step forward and make necessarily need to be related to the contributions to The Foundation’s overall shooting sports. mission. Next month we will have much more The event will be held at Emerald Hall details but in the meantime save the date in Braintree, MA. and send any recommendations for There will be a number of special recognition to Michelle Kirouac, guests, high lighted by Olympian Lones Administrator, The GOAL Foundation, Wigger. P.O. Box 306, Northboro, MA 01532. Kevin Winters, chairman of The Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Foundation’s Fundraising Committee and Foundation may do so in any amount and Don Kusser, event coordinator, are asking sent to this address. All donations are tax readers for contributions of items to be deductible to the full extent of the law. ★ used in the silen and open auction. “We
The GOAL Foundation would like to thank the following individuals for their generous donations: J. Alzapiedi, J. Zifcak, R. Williams and Judy Candage.
The GOAL Foundation would also like to thank Conway Sportsman’s Club, Inc. for their generous donation!
Donate to The GOAL Foundation
The GOAL Foundation is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation that supports education and training programs for the responsible use and ownership of firearms. Funds are also used to help defray costs for our Junior Shooters to compete in national competitions. I would like to help The GOAL Foundation. Please accept my tax-deductible donation of: _____$25 _____$50 _____$75 _____$100 ____other Name: _____________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________ State: ________ Zip: __________ The GOAL Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you would like to make a donation to The GOAL Foundation, please complete this form and mail with check or money order to The GOAL Foundation, 37 Pierce Street, Northborough, MA 01532. You can also make credit card donations to The GOAL Foundation through PayPal.com. Simply cilck “Send Money” and enter email address Foundation2012@verizon.net Page 10
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In previous months, there was quite a listing of training courses, which were funded and promoted by The GOAL Foundation. The GOAL Foundation intends to contract with those approved to instruct and cover a wide spectrum of courses for both young and old. Our all-volunteer Board of Directors and our part-time
administrative assistant are presently working to put together a new team of instructors, dedicated to bringing learning opportunities to the public. If you are interested in becoming a member of our training team, please contact Michelle at 508-393-5133 or email foundation2012@verizon.net ★
Winning Sure is Fun!
The 2012 early raffle for The GOAL Foundation is in the record books and we want to thank all the people who bought tickets and those who sold tickets for us. It was The Foundation’s first attempt at a raffle and we were very appreciative of the donors who came forward with the excellent prizes. And the winners are…..First Prize of a trip for 4 people to Cape Breton Island, N.S. and a stay at a 4 bedroom home was won by Ron Warwick a member of Carver Sportsman’s Club. GOAL Foundation president David Tetzloff observes That ticket was sold by as his wife Marge picks the winners of The GOAL Ashley Cloudman, also a Foundation raffle. member of the club. Second prize of a striper and blue fish out of Gloucester, MA. That one was won trip for 4 on the World Renown Jac’s Mate by Jeff DiNicola from Braintree Rifle and out of Wellfleet, MA was won by Norman Pistol Club, on a ticket sold by Don Gemme, a member of the Barre Kusser, an officer of that club. Jeff later Sportsman’s Club. The ticket was sold by decided to donate the trip back to The Gerry Lemire while at the club talking Foundation for future use by the about a bill to allow Sunday Bow fundraising committee. The committee Hunting. has decided to sell the trip to raise funds Third prize was a tuna fishing trip for 4 for the junior programs which The with Tuna Hunter Fishing Charters sailing Foundation promotes. ★
Trainings from The Elusive Whitetail
by Gerry Lemire, The Elusive Whitetail I would like to give credit to fellow instructors Rick & Donna Gagnier, brother Albert and web designer & coordinator Nancy Wentworth along with our participants. Our contact list is over 300 and we receive more inquires every day with the help the articles printed in The Outdoor Message. Our programs were created and have grown through the need. Often, novices take Hunter Ed classes and then don't know where to go for further education. Having been recognized as a teaching source, we've been approached by Joe Judd & Ryan Jacques who had the misfortune of Tree Stand falls & injuries. They asked us to help promote Tree Stand Safety. So far this year we have held a Sausage making seminar and A Shed Hunt with the Upton Open Space Gerry Leminre (in stand) and Mark Goodwin Committee. Coming up we will be teaching Bowhunter Education course. promoting tree stand safety at the Becoming & Outdoor Woman weekend Expo at Hamilton Rod & Gun Club on June 1-3 in Becket MA and at the Mass September 23. chapter of NWTF Woman in the Outdoors We are planning Field Dressing event on July 29 at Century Sportsman’s Seminars along with processing Club. We will return to the Mass Junior information. If anyone has a need for Conservation Camp in August to teach some training, please go to our web site Bow Hunter Ed. We will offer an <http://www.theelusivewhitetail.com> Understanding the Whitetail & Tree Stand check us out. If you would like to be placement program at The GOAL contacted for future events contact Foundation Building on August 26 and gerry@theelusivewhitetail.com. ★ will attend The B.I.G. MOE Outdoor
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Junior Smallbore Postal Matches The 2011-2012 GOAL Foundation Smallbore Postal matches, which ran November 2011 through April 2012, have come to a close. The results for the final month’s competition are listed below. The 2012-2013 GOAL Foundation Smallbore Postal matches will begin in November and we welcome junior shooters of all levels! The postal matches run from November through April and we must have your score sheets by the 5th of the following month. For example: November’s postal scores must be received to us by December 5th and will be posted in January’s issue of The Outdoor Message. The score sheets can be mailed to The GOAL Foundation, PO Box 306, Northboro MA 01532 or coaches can email them to Foundation2012@verizon.net. *Please feel free to submit any photos of your juniors along with your postal scores! Any Massachusetts boy or girl who has not yet reached their 20th birthday by
December 31st of 2012 may compete in these Postal Matches. Categories are as follows: Sub Juniors are those born on or after January 1st, 1998. Intermediate Juniors are born between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 1997. Juniors are born between January 1, 1991 and December 31, 1994 The GOAL Foundation recommends that all competitors fire the NRA Three Position Course; 20 shots prone, 20 shots kneeling and 20 shots offhand. All firing will take place on the A-36 target. Competitors may participate in 1, 2 or all 3 positions by firing 20 shots at two A-36 targets per position. Certificates will be awarded in each category. First place requires a minimum of 3 shooters in the category, second place requires 5 or more shooters in the category and third place requires 10 or more shooters in the category. Postal certificates will be mailed on a monthly basis to the team captain or coach. Coaches when submitting
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The GOAL Foundation Postals Name
Junior Marlborough Fish & Game Harvard Sportsman Club Lenox Sportsmans Club
Margot Lee Danielle Kimball Rebecca Nicholson
Intermediate Junior Marlborough Fish & Game Marlborough Fish & Game Lenox Sportsmans Club Lenox Sportsmans Club Lenox Sportsmans Club Lenox Sportsmans Club
AJ Carmody David Edwards Steve Bohin Geno D'Agostino Mac Litishin Kirklan Doherty
Bass River Rod & Gun Club Bass River Rod & Gun Club
Jessica Grindell Marisha Florindo
Sub Junior Lenox Sportsmans Club Lenox Sportsmans Club Lenox Sportsmans Club
Steve Silverman Paddy Sullivan Will Kipp
scoresheets, please be sure to include each junior’s complete name and birthdate, as well as contact information for the club (club name, address, phone # and coach name). Scores can be submitted in any format, so long as the necessary
Prone Stand 195 160 183
187 69
184 139 175 131 182 105 181
136 75
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74 36 81
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Kneel 192 136
1st P
155 109
1st P 2nd P
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Gun Owners’ Buyers Guide ✮ ✮
Are you in need of a product or special service? Wouldn’t you like to know that you are giving your money to a business who believes in the same things you do? Following is a list of businesses who are owned or run by gun owners. They have agreed to give a donation to The GOAL Foundation for every reader who shops at their store or uses their services. So when you shop at these businesses, tell them you saw their listing in the Gun Owners Buyers Guide in The Outdoor Message! Participation is voluntary - the people listed have asked to be a part of this Guide. Help support fellow gun owners. Take advantage of the Gun Owners’ Buyers Guide.
Accounting/Tax Services L.A. Jones Tax & Accounting Services (L.A. Jones) Milford MA 508-634-2711
Acupuncture Acupuncture Center of Canton (Jeffrey S. Wernick, Lic. Ac., LICSW) Canton MA www.acupuncture.mysite.com 781-8286636 Archery Supplies Eryleen Archery Pro-Shop (Emery Loiselle) Burlington MA 781-272-0244
Attorney Attorneys & Counsellors at Law (Josef J.D. Gazzola) 781-235-4989 Botanical Skincare Arbonne International (Michelle Siudut) ww.michellesiudut.myarbonne.com 508341-4796
Building/Remodeling Roche Home Improvement (Gregory Roche) Sagamore MA 774-696-2470 Phillips Fine Carpentry & General Contracting (Phillip DeFreitas) Groton MA 781-718-7123 Curtis K. Abbott Co Inc (Curtis Abbott) Charlton MA 508-248-4416 www.curtiskabbottco.com Mr Fix It (Eddy Provost) Worcester County MA 508-798-8216 Computer Consulting S&H Associates (Steven Sotsky) Framingham MA 508-656-0613 www.sandhcomputers.com
Computer Software Services Information Server Company (Pascal Cleve) Sudbury MA 978-443-1435
Concrete, Granite & Asphalt Cutting & Coring Concrete Cut & Core (Curtis Abbott) Charlton MA 508-248-7778 www.concretecutandcore.com Constable/Notary Raymond Harris Constable Service, Dedham MA 781-326-7597 Northern Process Servers (Ronald Bertheim) Greater Lawrence MA 978-685-0093 Segal Constable Services (Len Segal) Sharon MA 781-784-5924 Consultant on Liquor Liability Issues Truth or Dare (Brad Greenfield) Wellesley MA 781-789-0675
Deep Sea Fishing Trips Tuna Hunter Fishing Charters (Gary Cannell) Rockport MA 978-407-1351 www.tunahunter.com
Dentist Dental Care North (John Kozlauska, DMD) Lynnfield MA 781-334-2520
Electrical Contractor Morse Electric (Richard A. Morse) Rowley MA 978-948-2727 EJ Kennedy Master Electrician (Eric Kennedy) North Attleboro MA 508-TUGWIRE Firearms Instruction Joe Nava, Fairbanks AK 907-479-2340
Flooring Touchdown Carpet & Flooring (Doug Gibbs) Marlboro MA 508-480-8552 Argopoxy Floor Coatings (Eric Gustafson) Southampton MA 413-203-5143
Graphic Design On Point Graphics (Steve Moore) Norton MA 508-942-8125
Gun Sales Mike’s Gun Shop (Jon Green) Northboro MA 508-369-9234
Gunsmithing LaRocca Gun Works (Mike LaRocca) Worcester MA 508-754-2887 ww.laroccagunworks.com Masonry & Hardscape Supply TLC Supply, Inc. (Donald Ross) Quincy MA 617-773-0055
Promotional Imprinting Gumption, Inc. (Joe Cassia) Malden MA 781322-6400 Sky Line Screenprinting (Tom Bashista) Southampton MA 413-527-6299 www.skylinescreen.com MCA Promo (Michael Amburgey) Lunenburg MA 978-582-3662 Real Estate Scharpenter Realty (Jack Scharpenter) Lakeville MA 508-946-5602 Amaral Resendes Realty (Kevin Landry) New Bedford MA 508-542-4973 Peter Neslusan at the Mercure Group 508277-7503
Scaffolding Cape Cod Staging (Kevin Kelleher) New Bedford MA 508-992-2411, Cranston RI 401-941-6660 Security EJ Kennedy Security/Life Safety Systems Contractor (Eric Kennedy) North Attleboro MA 508-TUG-WIRE Septic Inspection Lane Septic Inspection (Brian Lane) Walpole MA 508-212-2916
Signs, Truck Lettering, Graphics Signmaker1.com (Leonard Mort) Millbury MA 508-865-2382
Stained Glass Custom Stained Glass (Jack Hurley) South Merchant Services/Credit Card Processing Easton MA 508-238-0386 Strategic Payment Systems (Michael Roux) Canton MA mroux@spsprocessing.net Steel Buildings www.spscreditcardprocessing.com 978- Metal Building Concepts (Brian Robbins) Raynham MA 508-828-1368 337-7126 Mortgage/Real Estate Loans Bank of America (Lex Towle) Peabody MA 978-869-2424 Diamond Funding (Brian Hazard) Milford MA 508-395-1559
Optometrist Dr. Arthur Breen, Peabody MA 978-532-0097 Charlton Optical (David Snowdon) Charlton MA 508-248-1188
Outdoor Wood Furnace Crystal Rock Farm (Eliot Starbard) Oakham MA 508-882-0178
For more information about the Gun Owners’ Buyers Guide call 508-393-5133.
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Plumbing & Heating Russo Plumbing and Heating (Steven Russo) Boston MA 617-201-8042
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Surveying & Engineering Landmark Engineering of New England (Brian Lane) Norfolk MA 508-384-3064
TV & Satellite Pierce TV & Satellite (Richard “Ben” Pierce, Jr.) East Falmouth MA 508-548-4519
Vacation Resort Liberty Haven Ranch (C.D. or Jeanne Tavares) Wickenburg AZ 623-640-7880 www.libertyhaven.com Website Development Gumption, Inc. (Joe Cassia) Malden MA 781322-6400 Page 11
HANSON ROD AND GUN CLUB
Davis Road - PO Box 101 Hanson MA 02341
President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer:
Phone 781-293-9872
June Meetings Please be advised that this month’s regularly scheduled Business Meeting will be held at 7:30 PM on Thursday, June 14th, 2012. The June Board of Directors Meeting will be held at 7 PM on Thursday, June 28th, 2012.
Our Deepest Sympathy
It is with deep regrets that we announce the passing away of longtime club member John L. Carbone. John died peacefully in his sleep on May 4, 2012 after a period of failing health. John was an active member of our organization who enjoyed shooting rifle, pistol and fully automatic firearms. In recent years, John will be best remembered as our distinguished delegate to the Plymouth County League of Sportsman. Many of us will remember John’s reports regarding the league’s ongoing progress, which he would present each month at our own club business meetings. As a fellow club member, friend and sportsman, John will be sorely missed. Donations on John Carbone’s behalf may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, PO Box 6062, Albert Lea, MN 56007.
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McParlin, Jerome Langenfeld, Joe Warren, Kim Kreitman, Karen Obillo, Kirk Obillo, Kyle Grant, Mike Dunn, Nick Cerreli, Paul Casper, Ray Bergeron, Rhonda Kreitman, Steve Langenfield, Steve Pagliuca and William Doherty. We also need to thank our organizers from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Cynthia Langill, Diane Zuck, Ellie Horowitz, Gary Grace, Jackie Scott, Marion Larson, Patrick Mullaney and Paul Topham. Finally, the biggest thanks should go out to Board of Director members Angelo Nuby and Dave Goncalves who came forward to provide ammo, firearms and other materials that were desperately needed to help bring this event together. It should also be noted (and I am not trying to be a food critic) big kudos go out to Karen Obillo for putting together a fantastic Chinese style buffet lunch for all of our guests as well as helpers on this day. Our shooters were well taught, well structured and well fed!! All and all, the day was a definite home run for all who came out to participate.
Mike Dunn Bob Preston Mitch Soroko Bill Segalla
Executive Board: Dave Gonsalves Greg Williams Rick Zadrozny
6:30 PM is the timeframe of our Junior Rifle Program. Juniors between the ages of 10 and 18 are urged to try out this program. Over the years our club has produced a number of champions and these kids have gone on to shoot competitively at national events. This is a great way for a kid to get introduced to the sport of competitive target shooting. Members are urged to bring their kids and/or grandchildren to this event. In return they will have a lot of fun for not a whole lot of bucks!!
Angelo Nuby John Coyman Barbara Dunn
to stay in our possession! This will be a trophy shoot and the top five shooters on each team will receive their respective trophy. Interested participants are encouraged to sign up on the registration sheet in the trap range shed. An entry fee of $25 will be charged on the day of the
Junior Olympic Archery Development
Mike Hurney Please be advised that At the April Business Meeting Adam Preston (left) our club Archery awarded Kyle Grant (right) his plaque for shooting a 25 department now features straight run of clay targets. Kyle is currently working on a full Junior Olympic his NRA Distinguished Expert rating. Junior Trap is Archery Development starting to pick up momentum. Program or J.O.A.D. Our Junior Archers are shooting on Monday shoot. This will include 100 16-yard Nights at 6 PM. Members wishing to have targets and lunch. Dave Goncalves their junior archery enthusiasts become All interested “Steelers” are asked to put more efficient with a bow and arrow are Sunday, June 10th 2012 on your calendar encouraged to bring their respective Please visit our website at and to come down to the range for some youngsters to this weekly event. Please be Ernie Watson All members are reminded that this year’s fun and action. Shooters should bring advised that all Robin Hood wannabes www.hansonrodandgunclub.com their ammo, their favorite .22 cal semi will be instructed each week for a mere Annual Youth Fishing Derby is slated for automatic handgun or rifle and five $3:00 fee. All members are further Sunday, June 3, 2012. As usual the event magazines to shoot the course. The cost to reminded that after the juniors leave the will be held at the pond adjacent to the participate is a measly five bucks! Come range at 7:30 PM the members of the Hanson Town Hall. All youngsters from join the fun! The shoot starts at 11 AM newly formed Adult Archery Achievers or the area towns are invited to attend and Karen Obillo AAA then take over the range and shoot many prizes will be available for the kids Saturday, April 28th, 2012 was the date of and will run to about 3 PM. to enjoy. Anyone wishing to help out with until…whenever! the Massachusetts Our guests at the recent Become An Outdoor Women this event is encouraged to contact Ernie Department of Fisheries program who learned about the finer "points" of archery! at any club Business Meeting. and Wildlife’s Becoming
.22 Caliber Steel Plate
Fishing Derby
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Becoming An Outdoors Woman
An Outdoors Woman Program. This was the sixth time our club has hosted this event. All the club ranges were closed for the day as about forty plus guests learned a number of different shooting formats including rifle, archery, pistol and (trap) shotgun. A special thank you goes out to the following individuals who helped bring this program together and make it the success that it was: Adam Preston, Barbara Dunn, Bill Sargo, Bob MacFarland, Bob Preston, Charles Magee, Dan Grant, Don Cirasuolo, Jim
Junior Trap, Ages 12-18, Shoot Thursday Nights!
Junior Rifle
Rick Zadrozny Wednesday Nights on the indoor range at
Adam Preston Junior shooters are encouraged to attend this new program for shotgun enthusiasts. A reduced range fee of $7 includes 25 rounds of either 12-gauge or 20gauge ammunition. Loner shotguns are available. Interested shooters should contact Adam Preston at 774.406.1573. **Please note: due to the club Business Meeting there will be no shooting on the evening of Thursday, June 14th, 2012.
Claybusters Face Off in Ninth Competition With Cape Cod Fish & Game
Dan Grant All club trap shooters as well as our trap “associates” are reminded to put the date of September 29th, 2012 on their respective calendars. This will be the ninth rematch with the Cape Cod Fish & Game shooters. Cape Cod Fish & Game Team Captain Bob Bates and his “Favored Few” will be hosting our team as the shoot is to be held on the Cape Cod Fish & Game ranges. We have held onto Trap shooting was another popular learning experience at the April 28th Outdoor this trophy though the last three Women Program. All of our club instructors were kept quite busy that day, with over competitions - hopefully it will continue 40 very interested students.
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Kitchen AKA “Café Hanson”
All members are reminded that the best take for breakfast in Plymouth County is our own club kitchen on Sunday Mornings from 7 AM to 11 AM. Two eggs, any way you like ‘em, toast, juice, coffee, homefries, a choice of meat sides, even baked beans are available for your culinary pleasure. For those who prefer French toast or pancakes, our club chefs can provide you with the best fix’ins around. Come join us any Sunday Morning!
NRA Instructors
All instructors are strongly cautioned about abusing their member guest privileges for firearm instruction. The club has an official training program and a strict set of rules and policies, which govern the instruction, curriculum, insurance and any range usage. If you wish to instruct and be part of this club program you are urged to contact Mike Dunn, Mitch Soroko or John Coyman at any club meeting.
Summer Newsletter
Please be advised that The Outdoor Message and thereby our club newsletter, will have a July/August publication. The Outdoor Message has changed their summer schedule to include just a single issue and not the separate issue for the months of July and August. Until next month…Bob P. ★ June 2012
SOUTH FITCHBURG HUNTING & FISHING CLUB
Mailing: P.O. Box 687 - Townsend MA 01469 Location: 60 Warren Road Townsend MA Club phone 978-597-8733 * Secretary’s email: Kblincoln@aol.com Web site: http://www.southfitchburghuntingandfishingclub.org
The May 5, 2012 Membership meeting was called by the Vice President, Michael Winitzer at 3:05 pm. There were 25 members present. The recently installed Secretary Jim Yeaton has stepped down from his position. Anyone Interested in the job???
Meeting Dates
Board meeting: May 31, 2012 at 6:30 PM Membership meeting June 2, 2012 at 3:00 PM
New Members
The club would like to welcome 2 new members this month: Nicholas Flanagan (Pepperell) and Sharon LeBlanc (Leominster).
Past Functions
The club held an Easter Meat Raffle on April 1st. We had an excellent attendance. Ken would like to thank all those who helped with the event to make it such a success. On May 6th we held a fishing derby. We had 38 attend. Winners for day were: Bob Davis took 1st with a 15 ¾ “trout and he also took 2nd with a 14 ¾” trout. Rick Stoddard took 3rd with another nice trout at 14 1/8”. The pool for the biggest trout of course went to Bob and the pool for the smallest trout went to Joe Spinelli with a 9 7/8” trout. When asked what his secret was for catching fish Bob said, “leave the wife at home – when she is here she catches them not me!”
Upcoming Events
As mentioned in last month’s report those
interested in shooting prior to the monthly meetings, they started at the April meeting. This will take place up to the August meeting so why not plan on showing up and trying out your skills against some of your members? Start time is at 1:00 pm. On July 1st from 1:00 – 4:00 pm the club will hold a Meat and Seafood raffle. There will be a variety of BBQ meats and seafood. Come on down and try your luck! There is also another Meat and Seafood raffle scheduled for August 26th Same time 1:00 – 4:00 pm, with lots of BBQ meats and seafood. Then it is that time of year when we hold our annual kid’s only fishing derby. This derby is FREE to kids up to the age of 14. All the donations we have taken in over the past year will go towards prizes, trout and a few other things to help make this derby the success that it has been over the many years we have held it. The derby is scheduled for Sunday, September 16th and will run from 9:00 – 1:00 pm. Scheduled for September 22nd beginning at 7:00 am and running until September 23rd at 1:00 pm, the club will be holding a 30 HOUR FISHING DERBY. Tickets are $20.00 in advance (up to September 1st) and $25.00 after that date. Fee includes 2 nights of camping, pancake breakfast (1 morning) and door prizes. The will be 3 cash prizes paid on the total length caught over the 30 hour period! Tickets will be available online on the club’s website or may be picked up at any club function/meeting. (We are working to get the tickets on line so you can print them out and mail them in with your $$$$. Don’t wait until the
South Fitchburg Hunting & Fishing Club 60 Warren Road Townsend, MA 01469 Club’s Number- (978) 597-8733 2012 Calendar
Sunday, July 1st ..................Meat & Seafood Raffle, 1 - 4 pm Sunday, August 26th ...........Meat & Seafood Raffle, 1 - 4 pm Sunday, September 16th.....Kid’s Only Derby, 9 am - 1 pm Saturday, September 22nd to Sunday, September 23rd Fishing Derby, starting Saturday at 7 am ending Sunday at 1 pm Sunday, October 7th............Fishing Derby, 7 am - 1 pm Sunday, November 4th........Fishing Derby, 7 am - 1 pm Sunday, November 18th......Slug Shoot, 10 am Sunday, November 18th......Turkey Raffle, 1 - 4 pm Sunday, December 9th........Holiday Raffle, 1 - 4 pm last minute if you want to save $$$$)!
New Business
There has been a “sign up” sheet posted in the clubhouse- no set dates for any scheduled work parties as of yet. Here’s how it works: Put your name and phone number down. When we get enough people to help out with projects that need to be done during the summer, and when we are not busy running functions, we will give you a call to see if you are available. Those helping will be served lunch. This club belongs to ALL MEMBERS so we should all care about its upkeep and try to lend a helping hand when called upon. Donating just a couple hours makes a big difference – enough where it is noticed. So stop by and add your name to the list. And stop asking yourself what you can do to help; it could be as easy as ripping tickets for our raffles?
Good and Welfare
As mentioned we are now serving lunch prior to/at the meetings. I have tried to let members know what we will be serving but sometimes it may not be possible and
Winners of the Club’s May 6th fishing derby!
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you will just have to wait and see what is here- in other words SURPRISE! At least you can always count on hot dogs! Members are reminded that your daily fish catch is now 3 and juniors are at 2, until further notice. Not present to win the attendance drawing was Eric Peterson. The consolation prize was won by John Grafton. John donated it towards the kids’ derby account. The 50/50 raffle was won by Al Leger, it was worth $36.00. Al also donated some of his winnings towards the kids derby account. Thanks to both of you guys. Tickets sellers make sure you remember to turn in your $$$ for the next set of drawings for the next 4 months, the next big drawing will take place at the August meeting! 100 – Club winners. There were (5) $20.00 Winners #46-Carlos Pagan (Bob), #87-Mike Daily (Bill F), #81-Dennis Albert (Vern), # 91- Bob Souther (Bob) and #94-Bill Farnam (Bill F). With no further Business the meeting adjourned at 3:45 pm. Respectfully submitted, Brenda Saucier ★
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FITCHBURG SPORTSMEN’S CLUB
289 Rindge State Road (route #119) in Ashburnham, Massachusetts http://www.fitchburgsportsmensclub.org/
Dear Fellow Sportsmen, Our monthly meeting was held on May 7, 2012. Pres. Philip A. Madonia III opened the meeting at 7:30 PM with a moment of silence for our deceased members and our brave Men and Women of the Armed Forces fighting overseas. The Pledge of Allegiance followed.
provided they have a knowledge of accounting and book keeping practices.
The Secretary read the minutes of the April 2, 2012 meeting. A motion was made, seconded and passed to approve.
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Meeting Minutes Correspondence
Pres. Madonia read a letter from James L. Wallace, Executive Director of GOAL explaining the reasons that costs of publication and lack of editorial control were factors in the decision to end the association with The Outdoor Message. GOAL is working on having it’s own news publication for GOAL members. Members having any questions of the Editor of The Outdoor Message may call the editor at 603-642-4628 or email editor@theoutdoormessage.com.
New Member Applications
Pres. Randy A. Nichols read the applications of Vincent R. Farrell Jr. and Wife Anna, Robert A. Poulin Jr., Jackson Bague, John W. Tormey, Ernest Stevens, Dennis Stevens, Dennis Frerichs, Robert M. Plant and Richard A. Ragucci. A Motion was made to accept into membership subject to final approval by the Directors. Once accepted, we hope that you will participate in our workdays and activities. Welcome to the club.
Treasurer’s Report
James J. Belliveau reported the results of the “300” Drawing held on April 29. Winners of the $1000.00 prize were Leonard and Patty Cook. Jim thanked them for donating $50.00 to the Kids Fishing Derby. Jerry and Betty won the $100.00. Winners of the $50.00 were: First ticket drawn were Bill and Ida Kymalainen, 50th Wendy and Wade Teague, 100th Jerry and Betty, 150th Jon Parkhurst, 200th Dave Celuzza, 250th Donald Benere, 299th Jerry and Betty and the 300th Leonard and Patty Cook. The winners of the $25.00 Door Prizes were William “Buzzy” Lawrence, Jerry Nichols, Jim Belliveau, Ken Rehler and Jerry Nichols. The Treasurer’s report was accepted as read and Jim was thanked for running the “300” Drawing. Jim reported that this will be his last year as Treasurer as he wants to retire. He would like someone to step up to take over the job so there can be ample time to train his replacement. Interested members, who have three years continuous membership are eligible
House & Grounds
Dennis Ring reported that the workday on April 22 was a good start with the picnic tables being put out, Ranges cleaned, Clubhouse cleaned and a general cleanup conducted. Another workday is planned for May 19 to cleanup the left side of the clubhouse and do some landscaping.
Leo Ross reported that we stocked $1,500.00 worth of Rainbow, Brown and Brook Trout on April 27th. The Trout came from the Great Brook Trout Farm at $7.50 per pound. The Member’s derby was held on April 29th, 45 people registered at $10.00 each, seven re-registered equaling $520.00. Approximately 92 Trout were caught. It was an excellent day for the derby. The weather was great and the fish were biting all day long. The prizes were $100.00 for first place, $75.00 for second place and $50.00 for third place. First place went to Joe Amorino with a 13 ¼ “ Brook. Second place went to Jim Belliveau with a 13 ¼” Rainbow. Third place went to Bill Leary with a 12 ¾” Rainbow. Leo asked for help in stocking for the Kids Derby. He requested volunteers to bring their kids and some pails to use to stock the fish. The stocking will be done at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 18th. Pres. Madonia reminded all that Mass regulations limit the catch to three fish and the new law making it illegal to use lead sinkers and lead jigs weighing less than one ounce. Use of non-lead sinkers and jigs like tin are recommended. For more information visit <www.mass.gov/masswildlife>. Pheasant situation and pricing are being checked into, he will order 100.
Trap
Esther Erickson reported the Trap Committee will meet after the meeting and that Trap would probably open up next week. A reminder when the Trap Range is open on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, the Rifle Range is CLOSED. The schedule for Trap beginner shoots and club trap shoots are as follows: Trap shooting is open on Tuesday nights beginning at 6 PM. We will shoot until everyone is done or until its dark. Rain cancellations are at the discretion of the Trap Chairperson. Beginner shoots will be held 9 AM till Noon on the following dates: Sunday, June 24th, Saturday, July 28th and Sunday, August 26th. Trap season will end on Tuesday, October 9th. The Championship shoot will be held Saturday, October 13th with a rain date of Sunday, October 14th. For info contact Esther at 978-827-3340 or leave message.
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2012 Youth Turkey Hunt Program Mike Rhodes reported that this year’s program was a great success for the Fitchburg Sportsmen’s Club. A total of 11 youths attended our seminar on April 7th. All went well with every youth enrolled in the program completing successfully. As for the youth day hunt results, four of the youths were successful in harvesting Turkeys on April 28th. A few missed turkeys were reported. Mike said that he either heard or saw birds that day. Congratulations to Sam Furman, Jackson Bogue, Ryan Harding and Brett Bousquet... “NICE BIRDS”. Mike thanked the National Wild Turkey Federation, Coca Cola, SL Gun Shop, LLC, (formerly named State Line Gun Shop) and Country Pizza and all who donated money towards this year’s youth program. “Thanks again for your support, and I hope to see you all again next year.” Mike Rhodes
Kitchen
Ken Rehler reported that the food for the member’s derby cost $170.00 and brought in $246.50. He thanked Leo Bergeron and Dennis Ring for their help in the kitchen. He has to check on the Propane situation and said he could use some help in prepping some food for the Kids Derby. He is planning on having a garden salad, and is planning on having coleslaw as well as watermelon. He will take some bricks out of the firepit to allow easy rotating of the racks.He is planning on making a baffle in the pit to make cooking more efficient.
Archery
Vice Pres. Randy Nichols reported that he is checking on targets and found that the Rheinhart Company in Wisconsin has club pricing at 20% off Retail.
New Business
John Root reported that the access problem with the pond was resolved so the Boy Scouts can utilize it. John attends the Worcester County League meetings and distributed copies of the Sportsmen’s News to the membership in attendance. The access to Browning Pond in Spencer resulted in no Trout being stocked due to the posting of the pond. For an update please call Joe Morengo of the Boy Scouts of America at 508-886-2213. John Root presented Pres. Madonia with a certificate recognizing our club for support of the Worcester County League’s Four Point Action Program. He was thanked for the citation. A round of
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applause followed. John was thanked for all he does to support the Club and the League. Pres. Madonia reported that we are planning on hosting an open house in the Fall. We want to get the Clubhouse and the grounds ready for this event. It will probably be after the Kid Day event. Pres. Madonia thanked Dennis Ring for putting up the blinds, they look great. He said that we will have Jim Wallce, Executive Director of GOAL as our guest speaker for the June 4, 2012 meeting. It will also be Chowder Night. There have been complaints about our website being out of date with no current information about our meetings and events. This will be discussed at the Board meeting.
Raffles
Attendance: Member #521, Todd Parsons was not present. The June 4th Drawing will be $155.00. The 50/50 was won by Philip A. Madonia Jr.
Good and Welfare
The meeting adjourned at 8:29 PM. Respectfully Submitted George F. LeBlanc Yours in Sportsmanship
Schedule Of Events
June 4, 2012 Range Orientation 6 PM June 4, 2012 Membership meeting 7 PM Chowder Night, GOAL guest speaker scheduled. Sunday, June 10, 2012 WORKDAY ALL RANGES CLOSED June 11, 2012 Range Orientation 6 PM June 11, 2012, Director’s Meeting 7 PM July NO Membership meeting. Have a Safe Fourth. July 9, 2012, Range Orientation 6 PM July 9, 2012, Director’s Meeting 7 PM ★ June 2012
RHODE ISLAND STATE RIFLE & REVOLVER ASSOCIATION
President: Charles Hawkins, Sr.
PO Box 10177 - Cranston RI 02910 - 401-573-0260 Executive Officer: Joseph Graf
Assistant Executive Officer: Elizabeth Clupny
Treasurer: Stephen P. Hogan stephenhogan@msn.com
Smallbore and High Power Awards
In the photo at left is RI High Power State Champion Joe Caires. In the photo at right Bob Hall (left) and Dick O’Rourke from South County display the RI Smallbore Rifle League trophy, which dates back to 1933.
by Joe Graf
The RI Smallbore Rifle League and the RI average. High Power Rifle League joined forces on The final smallbore award Saturday, April 28th at the Varnum of the evening was the Memorial Armory to recognize their League’s Team award winners. Attendees were able to Championship award. This tour the museum containing military was presented to the South firearms, uniforms, equipment and County, who ended the artifacts from the 16th century to the season with a record of 11-7. present before enjoying their dinner. The RI High Power After dinner the awards were presented, League kicks off its season starting with the smallbore awards. every year on the last Sunday The RI Smallbore League shoots a 3- in April with the Henry position 30-shot match on the NRA/USA Phillips Memorial Match. 50 targets on Thursday nights from The 2011 Henry Phillips October through March. The first awards memorial match was won by Joe Caires of the evening went to high shooter on who fired a 495-23X. The high service each team: Ed Jaques for Cumberland, Joe rifle award went to John Polseno for his Graf for Smithfield, Stephanie Gzybowski 488-15X. for South County and Scott Lewis for The next awards were presented for the Newport. Next we moved on to the class High Power Prone Championship. The awards. John Polseno took the Marksman 2011 state prone champion was Ron class, Scott Lewis Leblanc; Kurt Palmer took the Sharpshooter took the high service rifle class, and Joe Graf award, took the Expert class. Next were the league The most improved match awards. Each shooter award went league match is a 50-shot to Tim Faunce. National Match Course The League’s top match. High on team individual honors awards for the 2011 went to Joe Graf for season are: high league average Copicut #1 - Scott Lewis of 269, done using Copicut #2 - Eric Moguin iron sights. The high Cumberland Beagle - Joe scope award went to Caires Al Thurn for his 261 Manville Sportsman’s average. The high Aime Dubois senior award was Ray Raposa accepting the RI Newport Rifle - Kevin presented to Ed High Power League first place Mathis Jaques for his 259 team plaque for Copicut #2. South County Rod & Gun
Legislation
Gail A. Hogan This will be outdated by the time you receive this edition. However, it should be mentioned, especially because we, in Rhode Island, never know what our parttime legislators are up to. On Friday, May 4, 2012, our NRA Lobbyist Darin Goens, sent out a Legislative Alert regarding House Bills 7605 and 7881. The bills are similar. The problem being H7881 was coming up for a hearing/vote on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Previously, both bills had been up for a hearing and testimony was given and further action was pending. This is the culmination of further action the hearing and vote of H7881! Representative Maria Cimini, D-7, sponsored H7881, with fellow Reps. Edith Ajello, D3, who heads the House Judiciary Committee taking the vote, John Carnevale, D13, Roberto DaSilva, D63, and Anastasia Williams, D9. This bill was previously advertised as an anti-gang bill. Let’s not forget H7605 can still come up for another hearing at any time. We must always be prepared! I know I am preaching to the choir but it needs to be repeated. These bills will hurt law abiding young people. Whether it is a daughter who borrows her mother’s car to purchase milk at the local convenience store, or an ROTC member who takes his parents’ car to go to drill practice, it can ruin the life of a young person. Under current law, a prosecutor can charge a youth if they possess and “use” a gun. The “use” portion is what usually includes the illegal activity. However, this change in law would make mere possession a crime, threatening to snare good kids - hunters June 2012
and young people engaged in competitive shooting. This legislation is a perfect example of an anti-gun bill that would do nothing to prevent crime but only place another overbroad and unnecessary law on the books. Similar legislation has been introduced annually and defeated in our General Assembly for the past several years. It seems that they are “hell bent” on getting this passed. In November please remember all the legislators who are not with us and are always on the list of sponsors regarding the deterioration of our Second Amendment Rights! That being said I would appreciate a Big Thank You to House Majority Leader Nicholas Mattiello, D15!!! He had H7881 pulled from committee for further study to avoid a vote. He can be reached at repmattiello@rilin.state.ri.us or if you wish to call, 401-222-2447. Please take the time to say “thank you”! It’s nice to know we have a friend at the State House who “says what he means and means what he says”, and we have that in Representative Mattiello. Kudos to Tom Frank of the Newport Rifle Club for his expeditious posting of all NRA alerts through the NRC Forum. Full disclosure I am a member of this club. Thanks to all who reached out and contacted their representatives and senators to let them know that they are impeding our Second Amendment Rights!!! Keep up the great work everyone. Job well done! We won this one, but don’t gloat for tomorrow is another day. ★ The
Secretary: Gail A. Hogan gahogan777@hotmail.com
- John Warszawski Wallum Lake Rod & Gun - John Polseno The league team championship award went to Copicut #2 for a fired aggregate score of 9713-293X. Second place went to South County Rod & Gun after compiling an aggregate score of 9526-193X. The High Power season wraps up in October with the State Championship. This is an 80-shot match. The 2011 State Champion is Joe Caires who fired a 78932X. In the class awards, the High Master award went to Ron Leblanc, the Master award went to John Warszawski, the Expert award went to Grant Colley, the
A Note to Clubs!
Sharpshooter award went to Holly Leblanc, and the Marksman award went to Steve Dehart. The special category awards had the High Service Rifle award going to John Polseno, the High Woman was Kerri Lewis, and the high Junior was Anthony Comastra. The final high power award for the evening was the Charles Hawkins Appreciation Cup award, presented to the person who fires the best offhand score. This year’s cup went to Joe Caires. ★
The July & August issue of The Outdoor Message will be a combined summer issue. Please send any info you would like printed about your club events to Gail Hogan no later than June 6, 2012. ★
Ocean State Pistol League Awards Dinner Gail A. Hogan
The Ocean State Pistol League is a fun i n - h o u s e league, or you may hear others refer to it as the donut league. It’s all about fun and yes, donuts or baked goods, and bragging r i g h t s ! Members of First Place Team-PINETREE gathered at the Ocean Presently, there State Pistol League Awards Dinner. are eight teams. There isn’t a limit to the number of there were 16 tyros (new shooters). The shooters because only the top five scores team standings are as follows from first are considered. The firearm is a .22 pistol place through eighth place: Pinetree, and the course of fire is a National Match Cumberland Beagle Club, Providence Course. Slow fire consists of 10 rounds in Revolver, Stony Brook, Newport Rifle 10 minutes, timed fire is 2 strings of 5 Club, Massasoit Gun Club, South County shots in 20 seconds per string and rapid Rod & Gun and Hope Pistol Club. The fire is with 2 strings of 5 shots in 10 teams in first and second place flip seconds per string. To be considered for flopped from last year. We all noticed that an award you must participate in at least Providence Revolver is moving up and is 16 of the 21 shoots. a force to be reckoned with, just like the The awards dinner was held on olden days, and Stony Brook had a great Saturday evening, April 21, 2012, at the year, too! A good time was had by all. There is a special award that is Venus deMilo Restaurant in Swansea, Massachusetts. This facility presented to the shooter with the highest accommodates us nicely, no matter how individual match score of the season. The many attend they always have room for us award was named after Ray Tourigny. He and the food never disappoints. Okay, I was a long time bullseye master shooter won’t be a food critic as well. Bob King from Rhode Island, who on many and Keith Silvia were the hosts. There was occasions shot a 300! This year the Ray a moment of silence for those that we lost Tourigny Award was presented to Don Very to that larger shooting range in the sky, Norris II, who shot a 296. David Gomes and Dr. Barry Mellow. Bob impressive Don, way to go! Don is an mentioned the Ocean State Pistol League accomplished high power and smallbore is back and had a wonderful year! He said rifle shooter as well. A good time was had there were no delayed matches, no late by all. ★ scores and the most exciting news was
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FIN, FUR AND FEATHER CLUB OF WELLESLEY AND NATICK Pistol and Rifle Report
PO Box 272, 100 Larch Road - Millis, MA 02054-0272 508-376-2977 www.finfurandfeather.us
You can view the team scores for the All League Shoot in this state-wide Congratulations to our Pistol Team! They tournament on the club’s website at won first place in the Maspenock <http://www.finfurandfeather.us/news/pis Handgun League for the 2011-2012 tol_league/2012_All_League.html>. season with a record of 25 wins and 5 The team is always looking for new losses, and then placed second in the shooters. Any Club Member who is Massachusetts All-League Shoot held at interested in .22 caliber bullseye target Angle Tree Stone on May 12th. This has shooting is encouraged to join us on any been a terrific year for the team, from start Wednesday evening during the summer. to finish. Congratulations to everyone on We start shooting shortly after 7:30 pm. the team. For more information, contact Ken Wellington. The last of our series of 900 Pistol Matches was held on April 29th. The Rifle and Pistol Committee sponsored this series of .22 Caliber matches held on the last Sunday of each month, January through April. Congratulations to Ken Wellington for winning April's match with an aggregate score of 844-34X, Team Members Competing in the All-League Shoot and to Jim Gonzalez for 1st on May 12th. From left are: Chuck Andes, Paul place Sharpshooter with a Marier, Jim Cerulle, Ken Wellington, Rick Terry, score of 824-29X. See the Otto Roushanaei. Photo by Brad Terry
April Match Results on the club’s website <http://www.finfurandfeather.us/news/pis tol_league/current.html>.
Skeet and Trap
The Rt 109 Trap Shoot was held on April 22nd. There were 25 shooters from the Westwood, Medfield and Fin Fur clubs who braved the cold rain. The final results were Fin Fur 224, Westwood 211, and Medfield 149. Thanks to Greg for cooking the burgers that were enjoyed by all. We have a number of other events coming up soon, including the Medfield Golden Shoot on June 10th. The Medfield Golden will be held at the Medfield Club, starting at 10 am. Our Women On Target Program will be held on Saturday, June 2nd and a Rain Date of Saturday, June 9th. Although the program attendance is full we continue to look for more club volunteers to help with the day’s events. Please call Mary Verner at 508-533-5572 if you can offer some assistance those days. Clean-up is a very important part of an event like this at the end of the day.
Fish and Game
The Annual Club Fishing Derby was held on Saturday, May 5th. Thirty people participated in the derby, catching about 40 fish. The Adult Division 1st place winner was Joe Creedon with a 15" trout. Second place went to Jason Elliot with a 14" trout, and third place to Hank Ruggiero with a 12" trout. The 1st place winner in the Youth Division was Madden McMahon with a 14 1/2" trout. Second place went to Owen Fontaine with a 13 3/4" trout, and Third place to Madden McMahon with a 13 1/2" trout. Ray Capobianco donated a fishing lure prize to the first person to catch a golden trout. Grace Demers was the lucky winner. Many thanks to Arnold Nealley Jr. for his generous donation to the derby. Special thanks to Jim Smith for coordinating the event, and also to Ray Capobianco and Joe Creedon for their assistance.
New Member Applicants Membership applicants in May: Scott Allen - Brookline Richard Drapkin - Medway Deborah Ann Lane-Lesbirel- Millis Patrick McGowen - Medway Linda Myers- Millis Owen Schildwachter - Millis Suzanne Shackley - Millis Stephan Tyner - Millis
Note: The next New Member Safety Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 10th at 11 am.
Calendar of Events
June 2......Women On Target, 8:30 AM 4......Board of Directors, 8 PM 9......WOT Rain Date, 8:30 AM 10....Golden Shoot at Medfield, 10 AM 10....New Member Safety Mtg, 11 AM 14.....22 Cal Pin Shoot, 8 PM 21....Practical Shoot, 8 PM 24....President's Shoot, 12 PM July .... 9......BOD and Quarterly Mtg, 8 PM 12.....22 Cal Pin Shoot, 8 PM 15....New Member Safety Mtg, 11 AM 19....Practical Shoot, 8 PM August 6......Board of Directors, 8 PM 9.......22 Cal Pin Shoot, 8 PM 12....New Member Safety Mtg, 11 AM 16....Practical Shoot, 8 PM
Club Info on the Web
Please visit our club web page at http://www.finfurandfeather.us for a lot more information about the club and its activities. Many thanks to our webmaster Ken Wellington for much of the information published above.
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Web address: www.independentclub.com Email address: independentsportsmensclub@gmail.com
Look under the “Latest News & Calendars” section for the latest news, announcements, schedule changes and any announcements of range unavailability.
Range Times
Skeet, Trap: Wednesday, 5:00 to 8:00. Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00. Open to the public. 5-Stand: Wednesday night’s, 5:00 to 8:00; Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00. Open to the public. Sporting Clays: Saturday & Sunday, promptly at 1:00, weather permitting. Open to the public. Pistol & Rifle Ranges: Monday thru Saturday from 9:00 AM to sunset. Sunday and Holidays from 12:00 PM to sunset. Open to members. Limited guest visits.
Meeting Times
Board Meeting: 3rd Tuesday, monthly at 7:30 PM. Membership Meeting: 1st Tuesday of March, June, September and December at 7:30 PM.
Orientation
New member orientation is held at 9:00 am on the 4th Sunday of each month. All new members must attend a session in order to get a gate key. If you plan to attend, please call Vinny Tuzzo at 508543-7029.
Shotgun Sports News
TRAP: Up to date equipment & voice operated launchers. Join the fun. 5 STAND: Constant challenges. Any questions call, or email Joe Coyne, 508376-5749 coynej@gmail.com
Winter Shotgun League Results
The winter league is now behind us. 14 members participated in a 12 week league of alternating weeks of Skeet and Trap. Congratulations go to High Overall Champion Mark Keohane. Congrats also go to George Bohnenberger for 1st place Class A Trap, and to Ted Foeller for 1st place league Class C.
Summer Skeet League Starting
A summer league consisting of 12 weeks of Skeet will begin on Wednesday night, June 6th. 50 birds each week. Dinner get together to be held at the conclusion of the 12 weeks. We usually have some very good shooters participating and we usually also have some very novice shooters. But in the end, we all have a lot of fun, and if nothing else, we have an excuse to go shooting regularly for a few
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weeks. Come on along and join us. There is a signup sheet in the warm up house.
Pistol & Rifle News
Please do not tack targets to the wooden crossbars on the pistol target frames. There are usually a number of fairly large IPSC cardboard silhouettes in the rifle pavilion that can be attached to the wooden crossbars. Place your targets on the cardboard. Shooters are destroying the crossbars but more importantly, the missed shots are bordering on being too high on the range. Safety first! Scheduled Shoots are open to the public. During scheduled shoots, these ranges are CLOSED, until approximately 1:00 PM. Pistol & Rifle Shoot Reminders: • 7:30 am Setup; 8:30 am Signup; 8:50 am Shooters Meeting; 9:05 am Start Time • NEW shooters are ALWAYS welcome! If a new shooter shows up at 8:00 am, we would be happy to give them some personal instruction before the shoot begins. • Ear protection, and eye protection with side protection, is required. For shoot information contact Paul Remick III, 508-384-4150. Pistol & Rifle Shoot Schedule (all on Saturdays): Jun 9th, Action SHOTGUN Shoot Jun 23rd, Action PISTOL Shoot Jul 14th, Action "3-GUN" Shoot Jul 28th, Action PISTOL Shoot Aug 4th, Action REVOLVER Shoot Aug 25th, Action PISTOL Shoot Sep 8th, 22 Rimfire Action RIFLE Shoot Sep 22nd, Action PISTOL Shoot Oct 13th, 22 Rimfire Action PISTOL Shoot Oct 20th, Black Powder Shoot Oct 27th, Action PISTOL Shoot Nov 3rd, Western 3-Gun Shoot (Cowboy) Nov 10th, Action PISTOL Shoot Dec 8th, Action PISTOL Shoot
3D Archery News
Mike Remillard 508-883-5947 mikeremillard@comcast.net Our collection of Rinehart targets is well on its way. As other targets get shot up, we will replace them with Rinehart. Shooting lanes have been changed by our 3D Archer and bow hunter, Joe Brown, along with our experienced crew of archers, hunters and workers. Twelve of our targets are downhill, tree stand type shots. A novelty shoot is planned. Bob, Sue, Rosie and Rob are planning July’s menu. Shoot dates: July 22, August 12. Please join us for these fun shoots & good food.
Shoots. The club could use the money generated from these donations. Customers get great pleasure looking thru these second hand items and there face lights up when they make a purchase. Please donate.
Member 007 Has Passed Away
It is with great sadness that we inform the membership that Donald Morin passed away on April 27th. Donald was very active in many areas during his lifetime and he had a great interest in Skeet shooting. Donald was very accomplished in this area and he was on the “All American” Skeet team years back. In more recent years, due to less physical mobility, his shooting interests moved to rifles and pistols. He spent a lot of time on our ranges and many of you may have seen him. Donald was a great supporter of the club and we have all benefitted from his generous donations and contributions. Those of us who knew him will miss him. DW
Membership News
Welcome new members: Joseph Green from Foxboro Robert Bonin from Bellingham Mark Longa from North Attleboro Steven Sylvia from Attleboro Joseph Wencus from Wrentham Jeffrey Wencus from Wrentham Steven Henchy from Franklin Kevin Morrissey from Foxboro William Markland from Southborough Paul Deveno from Bellingham William Poisson from Attleboro
Email Addresses
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I went on a fishing vacation in Maine. For 8 days, the weather was cold, rainy, slight wind and 100% overcast. What more could I ask for? My menu consisted of fried potatoes, beans and red hot dogs; ravioli and hash; cheeseburgers; Italian sausage subs; salami sandwich for breakfast; cold coffee, and ice cream cones every night. I hope heaven has a menu like that. Using Sutton Spoons, and many color combinations of D.B. Smelt, I managed to catch (2) Lake Trout of 21” & 26”, a 19.5” Salmon and many other smaller fish. The 26” Lake Trout put on a great fight. It started with its imitation of “I hooked the bottom”. Then, went into “I’m just reeling in weeds, or a big waterlogged stick”. A big Lake Trout tricked me once before. I just took my time and let him tire out. Now and then I kept a still pressure on him and tried to feel him “tapping” my rod. Not till he was near SCOUT, did he come up from the depths and shocked me into amazement. Down to the bottom he went, five times. I had all I could do to one arm him into my net and lift him into SCOUT. I acted quickly, unhooking him, took a measurement, gave him a quick kiss, and told him as I released him, “See you next spring”. The 19.5” Salmon put on a great dance, never slowing down till the end. My heart beat with worry, thinking I was going to lose him, every time he jumped. Another quick kiss and he slipped into the depths. I saw a one-year old eagle make three unsuccessful attempts to catch a fish. Then his buddy moved in, with a crow chasing him. There was a quick three way fight, before an adult eagle flew in and scattered them all. The morning I left it was 32 deg, 35 MPH winds, and it was spitting snow. The lodge owner had pulled his three boats up on the beach. Two other fishermen let their boats ride out the storm at the docks. I can’t wait to go back. ★
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June Meetings
President Jim Gillespie 1st Vice President George Baggitt Treasurer Ricardo Vasconcellos
The next club Business Meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, June 12th, 2012. Dinner will be served at 7 PM and the meeting will begin approximately at 8 PM. At this time the menu has not yet been determined. All members are urged to arrive early for a good seat. Please be advised that the June Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 at 7:30 PM.
Annual Pig Roast slated for July 14th!!
Mike London The date has been set! Saturday, July 14th at 2 PM is the date for our annual summer pig roast and BBQ! Tickets are available from any Board member. Anyone wishing to help plan or coordinate this activity is encouraged to contact Mike London at any business meeting.
Robert B. Our Plinking Range Now Open
Howie Bearse The long awaited opening of our club plinking range has finally arrived! The range is open to .22 caliber rifle and all pistol formats. All members and their guests are asked to take note of the new signage being posted on this range (as well as signage on our other ranges). These regulations govern safe firearm usage of each facility. Members are hereby reminded that they are responsible for the proper conduct of themselves as well as their guests. Everyone is encouraged to try out this new club offering. However, we do ask you to play it safe and to please be vigilant!
Dues Season Is Here!
If you haven’t already done so please make arrangements with the membership committee to pay your dues for the 2012 – 2013 member year as soon as possible.
Annual May Election
Robert Bates and George Baggitt Tuesday, May 8th was the date of our Annual Election of Officers. The nominations produced a slate of candidates and much like many other years everyone was running unopposed. So in keeping with tradition 82 members present heard these infamous words… “Mr. Chairman, as the elected secretary of the great and glorious Cape Cod Fish & Game Association, home of the quahog, the codfish, Christmas trees that float in our pond as well as the Fame’s Favored Few Trap Team, I hereby respectfully cast “one vote” to elect into office immediately all the candidates as so specified and listed by Mr. Bates of our Nominations Committee. May God have mercy on their souls!”
With that one vote, elected into office for another term were: President Jim Gillespie, Vice President #1 George Baggitt, Vice President #2 Dan Welch, Treasurer Ricardo Vasconcellos, Secretary Bob Preston, Clerk Jill Savage. Directors Al Savage, Mel Peck, Roger Basset and Harry Watling. It should be noted here that Sean Baggitt will be replacing Merle Mammato who after two years is stepping down. Sean will finish Merle’s term of office and if he so desires, run for re-election next Spring in 2013.
Archery Department
Sean Baggitt April has passed and with that is the end of our club’s 2012 3D Archery Program. That means all the animals are “chased” back into the storage locker until next January! The club Archery Committee wishes to remind everyone they are still shooting on the club’s indoor archery range each Wednesday Evening at 7:30 PM. Anyone with a compound bow, reverse curve or long bow is welcome. To all who have crossbows, please feel free to bring them along as well. For additional details please see Sean Baggitt at any club meeting.
shooting Saturday Mornings at 10 AM, Sunday Mornings at 9AM as well as Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 12 noon. The cost to shoot is a mere $3.00 per round of 25 clay targets. Non members will pay just a dollar more! Our trap range is open to all whether you are a novice, a rookie, an expert or an ATA superstar. Everyone is welcome so come on down and join us for some shooting fun! For details please call Dan Welch at 508.274.8262.
Summer Newsletter Change
Please be advised that The Outdoor Message and thereby our club newsletter, will have only a July/August publication. The Outdoor Message has changed their summer schedule to include just a single issue and not the separate issue for the months of July and August.
participants. The format will be 75 rounds of 16-yard singles plus 25 rounds of 23yard handicap targets. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by a “sudden death” style shoot-off from 16yards. The entrance fee will be $25. The snack bar will be open for lunch.
Club Auction
Robbie Briggs Coming this fall is our Fund Raising Auction. This event, held here on the club grounds, is always a popular event. Attendees can expect great food, great raffles and excellent auction items. Hell it is only money and all the proceeds go to furthering our club’s offerings to our members. Watch this space for further details. Members wishing to make contributions are urged to contact Robbie Briggs at any club meeting.
NRA Training
Peter Donovan This month’s NRA Home Firearms Safety Course will be held Tuesday Evening, June 19th, 2012 at 7 PM. Anyone interested in obtaining his or her firearms identification card (FID) or license to carry (LTC) is encouraged to attend this invaluable course. Space is limited and reservations are strongly recommended. Please contact Peter Donovan or George Baggitt at any club meeting. Last month our club hosted ten students.
Membership & Workhours
George Baggitt All members are reminded that a current member must sponsor new applicants. All applicants and sponsors must be interviewed for membership. After submitting an application, all perspective new members will be contacted to schedule the interview. Anyone with a membership question is urged to contact George Baggitt at any club meeting. Please be advised that all new members who come into our organization during the 2012 - 2013 membership period are reminded that you are responsible to fulfill your obligatory commitment of four workhours. Failure to do so will result in a $50 assessment for the following year's dues.
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Hanson Claybusters to Shoot Against Fame’s Favored Few
Dan Welch All club trap shooters as well as our trap “associates” are reminded to put the date of September 29th, 2012 on their calendars. This will be the ninth rematch with the Hanson Shooters. Team Captain Dan Grant and his Hanson Claybusters will be our guests as Cape Cod Fish & Game will host this competition. It is time we take this trophy back as our Hanson Rod & Gun Club counterparts have been holding onto it for too long! This will be a trophy shoot and the top five shooters on each team will receive their respective trophy. Interested participants are encouraged to sign up on the registration sheet in the trap range shed.
Annual “Show Me The Money” Trap Shoot Competition
Bob Bates All scatter-gunners are reminded that the Trap Committee has scheduled a “Money Shoot” for 9 AM on Sunday, October 14th, 2012. Shooters will be competing for a First Place Prize of $200! This is not a winner take all program. Please be advised that other cash prizes as well as trophies will be awarded to winning
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Bob Preston This year’s annual slug shoot will be held on Sunday afternoon November 25th, 2012 at 1 PM. Shooters can compete for trophy prizes in either the iron site or scoped categories. The entrance fee is $5.00 for a round of five shots and $4.00 for retries. Shooters will need their favorite slug gun and ammo. Matt Yarnell was last year’s champion. Second place was Mike London. For details please contact Bob Preston at any club meeting.
Christmas Party
Dave LaRosa Just a reminder that this year’s Christmas Party and Toys for Tots Drive will be held on Saturday Evening, December 1st, 2012. Tickets will go on sale in September and are limited to the first 60 guests.
Do You Live In A Barn?
Adam Preston Sorry folks! All members need to be reminded that the gate is to be closed and locked each time any member enters or exits the club facilities. The only exception to this rule is when the club is open to a public event such as trap shooting, scheduled 3D Archery Events, turkey shoots, slug shoots and etc. Until next month…Bob P. ★ June 2012
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Our annual Kid’s Fishing Derby will be held on the free fishing weekend on Saturday, June 2, from about 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM at Burrage Pond in Halifax. This is a great location because it gives the kids a lot more room to fish and an opportunity to catch some really big fish. All members are welcome to attend and help out. Donations of worms and tackle are gratefully accepted. Come over to the clubhouse at 7:00 AM or just go to the pond to give the kid's a helping hand. The club is again having special Standish Sportsman’s Association T-shirts printed up to pass out as gifts to all the kids who show up to fish. The club has new Zebco rod and reel sets to pass out as gifts to the youngsters. Only worms and artificial bait are allowed, no shiners or other types of live bait will be allowed. Thanks to John Fabroski for organizing things this year and to Jeff Sampson for having so much already to go, even though he could not be chairman this year!
Gas Card Trapshoot and Free BBQ
Walter Potaznick, Paul Clark, Scott Blood and the trap and skeet committee will be hosting a gas card trapshoot and a free BBQ dinner at the club on Sunday, July 8 at 10:00 AM. Remember youngsters shoot for free on the trap field, so bring the family down for a lot of fun shooting trap. You must sign up ahead of time for the free BBQ dinner. The deadline to sign up is Friday, June 1st; the list is on the club bulletin board.
Membership
The charter members voted in 8 new Temporary Associate members at the May 3 business meeting. We welcomed: Adam Butler, Joseph Butler, Louis Butler, Crystal Condon, Sarah Dunn, Maurice Fisher, Scott Lambert and Robert Maloney. We also had first readings for four more new members: Andrew Gheifi, Nicholas Rando, Harry Tavener and Kristen Winger. Dick McMahon also did first readings of Charter membership applications from Arthur Cabral and Al Fruzzetti.
Ken Kelley reported the Monday night indoor pistol shoot is still going well and the repairs/updating of the indoor range are well underway. Everyone is welcome to come down at 6:00 pm on Monday nights with any type of .22 rimfire pistol or rifle. The idea is to have a good time and enjoy shooting .22’s, no matter how good a marksman you are.
Club Audit
Our annual club audit is due so President Ed Holmes appointed Walter Potaznick and Everett Hanson to be the audit committee. Walter volunteered Everett to be Chairman!
Scholarships
The membership voted to increase the amount of the two scholarships we award this year from $500 to $1000 each. We selected Megan Lee and Mitch Lonergan to be this year’s recipients. Megan is expected to be studying zoology at the University of Vermont and Mitch will be studying Environmental Science at Wentworth Institute.
Youth Rifle Class
The membership voted to support a youth rifle class this fall. The class would be for youths aged 8 to 17 years old and would emphasize safety first, permission from a parent or guardian will be required. The cost per student would be very small to cover eye and ear protection, ammo and targets. Bill Doherty, who is a certified instructor, has volunteered to head up this class and we need adult volunteers to assist him so that each shooter will have an adult instructor at their side while shooting. More info will be available as the details are worked out.
Around the Club
Thanks go out to Bill Doherty for his welding help on the target frames. Thanks to Greg Tapp for his generous donation of plywood for target backers and for his work on our doors. Thank you to Ken Kelley and Gerry Snuffer for their continuing efforts to keep the clubhouse and grounds neat and clean, we once again ask all members to pitch in and help
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out around the club. Thanks to Peter Kruger for repairing our small .22 cal. Silhouette targets so they are useable again. They are now in a locked box on the rifle range and you can get a key from Ed Holmes. Please don’t let them “walk away”. Finally, thanks to Bill Bagley for his many generous donation of items to the club!
3D Archery
George Andrews passed out a printed report on the April 15, 3-D shoot. The 3D shoot had a great turnout of 98 adults, 7 youth and 2 cub shooters. George reported that once again they had a great group of members and friends who helped setup, run and take down the 3-D course. Thanks go to George Andrews, Craig Warmington, Terry and Richard Sandstrom, John Brennan, Jerry Snuffer, Mike and Lorna Vasapollo, Mike DiBlasio, Ed Holmes, Ken Kelley, Tim Hill, Dennis Vallee, Jim Augenti, Dan Svirsky, Ed Souza, Tom Souza, Walter Potaznick, Everett Hanson, Richard Burns, John Bartorelli and Wendy O’Brien. The next 3-D shoot is on Sunday, July 1st. We are looking for help setting up the course on Friday, June 29 at 8:30 AM and taking it down on Sunday afternoon.
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Club Event Schedule
Meetings: Advisory Board: First Monday of the Month, 7 pm; General: Second Monday of the Month, 7 pm
Jun 3 ........ Chicken BBQ Jun 16 ...... Youth Day Aug 12..... Kiver Fest Sep 16...... Pig Roast Oct 8 ........ Hunter’s Night Dec 15 ..... Xmas Party All Dates: We could use help during any event listed above. Please contact the club to get appropriate committee contact. New Members be sure to fulfill your work party commitment.
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sunset Monday through Saturday, and 9 am to ½ hour after sunset on Sundays. The lighted Pistol Range is open until 9 pm each night. There will be no range use during scheduled archery events. If you are interested in doing reloading, and never knew how to get started, you can contact John Dennis and he will set something up. For more information or interest about the range or events you may contact John Dennis 508-384-7607. Date Jun 10
The range is a private range except during shoots. Other than those times, nonmembers are only to use the range as a guest when they are accompanied by a member in good standing. Competition shoots at the club are held on Sundays at 1:00 PM. The entry fee is $20.00. You will shoot 10 targets at 2 distances. The distances normally are 25 and 50 yards for rifle. The distances normally are 15 and 25 feet for pistol. Prizes of steaks or gift certificates are awarded to the highest shooter of each round. Shooters may only win twice, once at the closer distance and once at the further distance. The shoots are open to all. Plan on 50-60 rounds for rifle and pistol shoots, less for black powder and shotgun slug shoots. Any ideas for future shoots would be greatly appreciated; you may contact John directly or email the editor with your comments. Range hours are 7 am to ½ hour after
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Shoot Schedule 2012 Rifle, .22 Rim Fire, Benchrest Pistol, Black Powder Pistol, center Fire with 3” barrel or shorter Pistol, Rim Fire Rifle, Military (No scope) Ultimate shoot The Great Vegetable shoot (Sidelock) Pistol, Rim Fire Rifle, .22 Rim Fire Rifle, Center Fire, Benchrest Military Rifle and Pistol (Sling Allowed) Shotgun, Slug and Gauge Rifle, Black Powder Rifle Pistol, Center Fire 25 and 50 yards Military Rifle, armrest permissible
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Duquette took a 21.5 lb. turkey during opening week in local area. Jerry Deshamps also took a 20lber and Gary "Who" got a 19 & and 20 lber opening week. The spring/ summer tag trout pool continues with 7 tagged fish caught so far. Sign up for the trout pool - you can't win if you don't sign up!!! The schoolie stripers are arriving with some keepers in the mix. The Shad runs should be starting soon in the usual rivers. New members see the fish & game committee to get your work party hours signed off. Good luck hunting & fishing and be safe. Ron Duquette shows his 21.5 pound turkey. For more information or interest in fish and game you may contact Gary "Who" Duquette at 508 384 3415 or e-mail at gyduke28@msn.com. Trap shoots every Give a man a fish feed him for a day, Thursday at 7 pm and Sunday at 10 am. The cost is $3 per round. teach a man to fish feed him for a lifetime. There is to be no lead shot fired at the trap field. Wrentham Sportsman is a non-toxic shot only trap field. There will be no trap shooting during scheduled archery events. The practice archery range now is lighted Newcomers are always welcome. and open until 9 pm at night. There is always help for newcomers. The 3-D shoots for 2012 are August 26 and winter league is coming sooner than you September 2. As always our 3-D course think, so get to the trap range on Thursday uses Rinehart Targets. night and get practiced for the upcoming For more information on any of the Trileague season. county league shoots visit Steel shot ammunition is always <http://www.oldbow.com> available at all trap shoots. For more information or interest about For more information or interest about archery or events you may contact Chuck the trap range or events you may contact DuPont 508-520-3339. Dave Deschamps 508-883-7959.
Trap
Note League Schedule Change
Fish & Game
Youth Day is June 16th. The club will have fishing, archery, 22 shoot, lunch and raffles for all youths. Guest are welcome to participate, however, if "adult" guests are fishing they must have licenses and pay the daily fee. Sign up your guests and youths at the club house. Turkey season has been good. Ron
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Junior Members
Junior membership to the club is for ages 13-18 and is a yearly fee of $5.00.
Website
http://www.wrenthamsa.com
Notes From the Kitchen As always we will be serving a meal on Meeting Nights Cost is always $5.00. Check at the club for details.
2012 Officers
President - Jim Stella First V.P. - Tom Stella Second V.P. - Dan Sbardella Rec Sec. - Keith Sharron Financial Sec. - Howie Treasurer - Taras Suchy
Do You Have a Story? If you are a member and would like to have your story, photograph or information published in the next issue of The Outdoor Message, my contact information is Chuck DuPont email: cdupont@assabet.org ★ June 2012
BARRE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB
Next Club Event
PO Box 111 - 221 Spring Hill Road - Barre, MA 01005 978-355-4643 Email: barresportsmansclub@gmail.com ~ Website: www.barresportsmansclub.org
Steak & Lobster, June 3, 6:30 pm, tickets $25/each, Call John (Fig) at 978-8578202.
In Memoriam
Please keep Jeff Degnan and family in your thoughts and prayers. We were very sorry to hear of the loss of his father, Paul Degnan, fondly known to most as Pudge. He was a fixture at archery feeds joining us and sharing in the various discussions, spent many a year plowing the club, and attending many other events. He will be sincerely missed.
Membership
We are at capacity for membership – 175 members. There is now a waiting list. Please don’t discourage anyone who might be interested in applying, just be sure they know there is a waiting list, and that when openings occur people will be called in the order their application was received to fill a vacated spot. RENEWALS should have been received and should be sent back asap. If you did not receive one, please download it off the website and send it in so that we can be sure to get you on this years’ updated membership list. MEMBERSHIP CARDS have the event dates printed on the back, AND have the new gate code (which will become effective with the installation of the new combination locks slated for June). Please be sure to get your card to obtain the code.
Treasurer’s Report
The report was read and accepted.
Archery
Archery starts May 14th (Monday evenings at 6 pm). Call John (Fig) with any questions 978-857-8202.
Trap
Trap starts May 23rd, Wednesday evenings.
Sporting Clays
Sporting Clays shooting Thursdays at 5:30 pm.
Pistol
Pistol shoots are Fridays (May 18th) and June 15th at 6 pm. Questions, call Bert DuVernay at 413-477-6529.
.22 Shooting
Shooting started May 8th at 6 pm. Call Tony Pitisci with any questions.
200 Yard Rifle
Shooting started May 7th and will be every Monday thereafter, 6 pm. Contact is Peter Stalker.
Gate Reminders
Keys for the building are still in process. There will be a new gate lock which will be installed in June with a combination lock. You have to get your club membership card to get the combination code. REMINDER WHEN AT THE CLUB – WHEN YOU LEAVE, PLEASE CLOSE June 2012
THE GATE BEHIND YOU IF YOU ARE LAST TO LEAVE.
Big Turkey Award
Be sure to sign up at the Club. Youth and adult welcome – a dollar to enter.
Few Highlights and Upcoming Details
Range signs are ready. We will be having a club cleanup on June 16th at 9 am. Come one come all – it’s a great way to start the new year of membership with some volunteer hours that will get our club ‘ship shape’ for events that follow the rest of this year. We will have cleanup both inside and out. Feel free to bring any tools you think we might need ‘just in case’ for the cleanup. The more the merrier and the less time it will take to get the club ‘polished and shined’. The range sign installations may also be a part of this day. Feel free to contact a member of the board if you have any questions.
Youth Turkey Hunt
The hunt was a great success, with many turkeys taken, but more importantly, the youth had a great time getting in the woods and trying their newly learned skills with seasoned professionals. Thank you to all the youth for showing an interest – I hope that you learned something and perhaps sparked a further interest in the outdoors. And for those who mentored – thank you all very much. Your time and dedication to our sporting activities and the outdoors is appreciated as well.
Meat Raffle
The meat raffle was lightly attended however, of those there, nearly all left with some winning. The event, for those attending, was quite enjoyable and entertaining as always in large part to our ‘raffle master’ Mike and his trusty assistant☺. This annual event falls the same Saturday each year, and if you haven’t been, mark your calendars and get there next time – many were able to stock the freezer or at least have a few meals supplemented with their ‘winnings’.
Club Calendar
JUNE 2012 Sunday, 3rd – 1 pm, Steak & Lobster Dinner (POC Fig 978-857-8202) Tuesday-Wednesday 5-6th – MALAFIA Gun Course Thursday, 7th – 7:30 pm, Club Meeting Friday-Saturday 8-9th – GIRL SCOUT CAMPOUT ~ RANGE is CLOSED Thursday, 14th – 7:30 pm, BOD Meeting Saturday, 16th - 9 am, Club Cleanup. ALL WELCOME. Please come help out!
978-857-8202) Thursday, 13th – 7:30 pm, BOD Meeting Sunday, 30th - 2 Club shoot (Petersham & Barre) Friends of NRA Banquet - limited seating!
OCTOBER 2012 Thursday, 4th – 7:30 pm, Club Meeting Saturday, 6th – FALL HUNTER’S KICKOFF (POC Rob 978-7717013/Meridith 978-434-7932) Thursday, 11th – 7:30 pm, BOD Meeting Saturday, 20th - PRIVATE RENTAL NOVEMBER 2012 Thursday, 1st – 7:30 pm, Club Meeting Saturday, 3rd – 9 am, Youth Pheasant Hunt (POC Chris Duggan 978-9285878) Sunday, 4th – 10 am, Turkey Shoot (POC Rob D. 978-771-7013) Thursday, 8th – 7:30 pm, BOD Meeting DECEMBER 2012 Thursday, 6th – 7:30 pm, Club Meeting Thursday, 13th – 7:30 pm, BOD Meeting
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE – Fall Hunter’s Kickoff
Tickets are on sale – please get some to sell. Please know that ALL tickets are due back by September 9th at the Clambake. If you do not return your tickets by then, you own them and MUST pay for them. (We want to be sure we have all tickets in and back so we can SELL OUT.) Need tickets to sell? Come to a meeting or talk to one of the board to arrange to pick some up to sell. Thanks to everyone who has already taken and sold tickets!!!
2nd Annual Fall Sportsmen’s Classic
October 6, 2011 at Barre Sportsmen’s Club, 6 pm Only 1000 Raffle Tickets - $20/ticket Purchase of a raffle ticket gets you dinner and entry to the event. Tables of sporting and outdoors items will also be
SEPTEMBER 2012 Thursday, 6th – 7:30 pm, Club Meeting. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Sunday, 9th – 11 am, Clambake (POC Fig The
PRIZES! 1-Binelli Super Nova Pump 12 Gauge shotgun waterfowl edition, 3”1/2 inch, 28” barrel, max-4 camo finish; 2-Binelli Super Nova Pump 12 Gauge Shotgun, rifled slug 3”1/2 inch, 28” barrel real-tree camo finish; 3-Stoeger Condor Competition Plus 12 Gauge over/under Shotgun, 28” ported barrels adjustable comb, palm swell, blued/gloss wood finish; 4-CZ Bob White 20 Gauge side by side Shotgun 26” barrel, straight English style grip, blued/walnut finish; 5Browning Silver Hunter 12 Gauge Shotgun 3”, 28” barrel, aluminum alloy receiver, vent ribbed barrel, satin walnut stock, semi-auto; 6-Lanber 12 Gauge Shotgun, 3”, 28” barrel stainless steel engraved receiver, wood stock, semi-auto; 7-Remington 870 Super Mag 12 Gauge pump shotgun combo, field/slug barrels, 3”1/2, 26” barrel black/wood finish; 8Mossberg 500 model 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun combo field/slug barrels, 28” barrel, wood/blued finish; 9-Binelli R1 30-06 Rifle 22” barrel, base for scope, AA grade satin walnut finish, blued barrel, semi-auto; 10-Thompson Center .308 Venture Predator Bolt Action Rifle 22” barrel, fluted scope, 3 round detachable mag, Real Tree Max-1 camo finish; 11Remington 770 7mm Rem/Mag rifle, 22” barrel, 3x9 scope, stainless steel/Real Tree camo finish, bolt action; 12-Thompson Center Hot Shot Youth model .22 long Rifle, single shot, youth sized peep site for easy training, rifled barrel, auto safety, real tree apg camo finish, break open; 13Thompson Center Triumph Bone Collector .50 caliber muzzle loader, 28” barrel, rifled sites, reversible hammer extension, speed breech, power rod, flex tech stock, Real Tree AP finish; 14Diamond Outlaw Compound Bow package; 15-PSE Crossfire cross bow with scope package. Special thanks to: GRR Gear, Buck Rub Sporting Goods, Neri Painting, Mark Belliveau and Smith & Wesson. ★
If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please cut out, fill out and mail this coupon. Include a check for $20 per ticket desired to purchase, written to Barre Sportsmen’s Club or BSC. Name:_____________________________________________ Address:___________________________________________ City:__________________________ State:_____ Zip:_______ Phone:_____________________________________________ ___ CHECK HERE IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THE EVENT.
Mail check and this coupon to John Neri, PO Box 607, Barre, MA 01005.
JULY 2012 Thursday, 5th – 7:30 pm, Club Meeting Thursday, 12th – 7:30 pm, BOD Meeting Friday, 20th – RESERVATION - Vintage Shoot Saturday, 21st - PRIVATE RENTAL AUGUST 2012 Thursday, 2nd – 7:30 pm, Club Meeting Thursday, 9th – 7:30 pm, BOD
raffled off, in ‘bulk’ or ‘meat raffle’ style at the event, besides the drawing for the ‘big’ raffle.
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Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012. Pres. Berube called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM. Paul Soares led the Club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Secretary’s Report
Chris Britt read the Secretary’s report. Bob Holmes made a motion to accept; Bob Brooks seconded.
Treasurer’s Report
Jerome Jussaume read the Treasurer’s report. Ron Choquette made a motion to accept; Bob Holmes seconded.
Committee Report
There were no reports from Archery, Audit, BMP, Board of Advisors, Club House, Ground and Maintenance, History, Kitchen, Land and Pond, Officers, WCL, Work Hours and Website.
Fish
Pres. Berube reported the pond was stocked on March 31st, at 10 AM and closed for a week and reopened on April 7th with an Adult Members Fishing Derby. The Derby was a great success with over 40 club members signing up and competing for some great prizes. The first place winner was Wayne Carboni with a 17 ½” Rainbow, second place went to Jim Eisner with a 17 ¼” Rainbow, and third place went to Noel Rabitor with a 16 ½” Tiger. A great time was had by all and there have been some pretty impressive fish taken since the derby also!! Many thanks also go out to Wil Huber and his staff in the kitchen for putting on an awesome breakfast and it was greatly appreciated by all who attended. The pond was stocked again on Saturday, May 5th at 10 AM, closing the pond for a week and reopening on Saturday, May 12th at 8 AM with the
UXBRIDGE ROD & GUN CLUB West Street - PO Box 412 - Uxbridge MA 01569 www.uxbridgerodandgunclub.com Children’s Fishing Derby. Prizes and trophies will be awarded as in the past in all three-age categories. As always there is a one line, 2 fish limit with no culling. Time and size of fish caught will determine winners! After the Children’s Derby, the pond will be opened to the general membership as always for fishing. Please remember to use our pond at your own personal and safe discretion and to respect space and rights of other members also! Enjoy yourselves and please keep our catch recording sheets up to date.
Forestry
Gordon DeJong reported that they don’t have to get re-certified until 2013.
Game
Jon Quinn reported that a work party was held on April 16th and they worked on the stocking pen and 90% of the fields. A chicken barbecue will be held on June 16th at 4:00 pm. The tickets are $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children 12 and under.
Trap
Greg Pelligrini reported the trap machine was working very well. Shoots are held on Thursday nights at 6 PM and Sundays at 10 AM, weather permitting.
Rifle
Ray Moloney, Sr. reported that he cleaned the range up last week and found alcohol bottles on the grounds. No drinking allowed on the range.
Membership
Ed Gervais reported that there is nothing new to report, except the waiting list is up to date with the information he has received.
Work Hours
Durk Lawson reported that 2 probationary members have met their hours. A reminder to members who have sponsored someone, make sure you tell them to get their hours and meetings in.
Pistol
Bob Miller reported that a pistol shoot was held on April 22nd and they had a good turnout. He received a lot of help from new members.
Old Business
Paul Soares reported for Ed Pokornicki. The Youth Rifle/Shotgun Safety Course was held on April 28th-29th at the Club. The class consisted of 18 hours of training, both classroom and on the range. Rifle training consisted of firing 22 ammo long rifle(totaling over 900 rounds for the entire class) and each student was also given 5 rounds each of 30-30’s, firing the lever action rifle and 5 rounds firing 223’s for the assault rifle. On Sunday, shotgun training was held consisting of firing 5 rounds each of the 12 gauge shotgun rifle slug at 50 yards. Each student was then given 25 rounds of 7 ½ shot for firing trap. A total of 19 students graduated and all were given a certificate to obtain their FID card for those 15 years and older. The youngest in the class was 10 years old and the oldest in their 40s. There were 8 females and 10 males. One male and one female were tied hitting 13 clays each. A 10 year old young man named Christopher Deschene, the grandson of one our members Mike DiLibero, under the coaching of our own Bob Miller (Pistol Chairman) hit 11 clays out of 25 using a 20 gauge, single action shotgun. He came in 3rd place. Lunch was served both days: meatball grinders and pizza. He thanked all the members for their
support in running these classes by using the clubhouse for my adult courses and being allowed to close the pistol range and to raise the money when needed; Pres. Berube for the use of his rifles and shotguns; Gordon DeJong for 30-30 ammo and blanks; Bob Miller for his coaching skills with the students on trap; Mr. Wil Huber and Rick Sullivan for the kitchen and clean up after; and Pauline Pokornicki for cooking, getting the pizza and making sure we all ate.
New Business
Jerome Jussaume made a motion to transfer money to operational expenses; Bob Brooks seconded. Unanimous. Bob Miller made a motion to adjourn at 7:32 PM; Bob Holmes seconded. Respectfully submitted, Chris Britt, Secretary
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Upcoming Events
2012 Annual Enfield Shoot June 9th, 2012 Where: Uxbridge Rod & Gun ClubRifle Range Time: 10:00 AM Cost: $10.00 for the 1st Event $5.00 ea for 2nd and 3rd Events There will be 3 Classes of Fire. 1. The British Enfield 303 Caliber (No Modifications) 2. All Military Rifles Open Sites Only. 3. Open Class any Rifle Open Sites or Optics Cash prizes will be awarded. 2012 Fishing Season (Tentative Stocking Schedule) Saturday, September 8th at 10 AM. Reopen Saturday, September 15th at 7 AM. Chicken BBQ June 16th at 4:00 pm $10.00 for adults $6.00 for children 12 and under ★
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GENERAL TRAINING
Ray 508-336-5724 Carver, MA blar1@comcast.net John 508-728-5899 Daily: NRA and Mass Certified Pistol Quarterly: 2-day Defensive Handgun jedduf@gmail.com Course and FID Card Course IM-SAFE Firearms Training Center NRA Basic Pistol, Home Firearm Distribution Firearms Services Simsbury, CT Safety, Tactical Pistol, Concealed 10 Colonial Road Suite 209-C Dennis 860-651-4911 Carry, Private Accuracy Workshops Salem, MA www.im-safe.com Central Mass Must pre-register 978-741-0044 www.centralmassfirearmsacademy.com The following TRAINING offered 3rd Saturday: NRA Home Firearms License to Carry AS NEEDED: Safety/Mass Basic Firearms Safety Blue Stag School Rod & Gun Club of New Bedford NRA Home Firearms Safety, NRA Chelmsford, MA Basic Pistol, NRA Personal North Hixville Road 978-256-6216 or Protection, Mass Basic Firearms North Dartmouth, MA BLUESTAG@COMCAST.NET Must pre-register R.J. 508-676-9861 Safety NRA Basic Pistol, Home Firearm Ayer Gun & Sportsmen’s Club Last Thursday and Last Saturday: Safety, Personal Protection in the Ayer, MA Basic Firearms Safety & Handling Home; Private Shooting Lessons; Dan 978-870-7298 Worcester County Jail and House Advanced Tactical and Concealed dan.damato@comcast.net of Correction Carry Courses NRA Basic Pistol, Mass Basic 5 Paul X Tivnan Dr Central MA Area Firearms Safety West Boylston, MA First Defense Firearms, Inc. Worcester Pistol & Rifle Club Pre-register Julie 508-854-1800 x2442 508-278-6844 Boylston, MA Weekends/Monthly: MA Certified www.firstdefensefirearms.com amerigunteacher@yahoo.com Pistol Course, Law Enforcement and Mass Basic Firearms Safety, NRA NRA Basic classes, Advance Tactical Civilian Training Basic Pistol, NRA Home Firearms classes Franklin County League Safety, NRA Basic Rifle Dynamic Incident Response 721 River Road Dedham & Braintree, MA Mike 781-258-6577 dynamic Deerfield, MA Mitchel mitch1055@comcast.net incidentresponse@comcast.net Alan 413-863-2964 FID & LTC Courses Mass Basic Firearms Safety, NRA Monthly: Massachusetts Firearms Cape Ann Sportsmen’s Club Home Firearms Safety, NRA Basic Safety 57 Cherry Street Pistol, NRA Rifle, NRA Shotgun Bristol County Gloucester, MA
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978-283-0304 capeannsportsmansclub.org NRA and Mass State Police Certified Pistol Course, Shotgun Shell reloading, Metallic Cartridge Reloading, Refuse to be A Victim Hampden and Worcester Counties Conrad 413-739-3015 www.FirearmSafetyClass.com NRA Basic Pistol, NRA First Steps Hanson Rod & Gun Club Davis Road Hanson, MA hansontraining@gmail.com NRA and MA State Police Certified Pistol Course Leominster, MA Michael 978-534-2484 firearmsinstruction@gmail.com Smallbore Rifle Courses Ludlow Fish & Game Sportsmen’s Road Ludlow, MA Al 413-782-2917 staff@lfgclub.org Craig 413-589-7093 Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Home Firearms Safety Millis, MA Paul 508-541-3164 pgmarier@verizon.net NRA Basic Pistol and NRA Home Firearm Safety Plainville, MA Jeff 508-944-3797 rkba@earthlink.net NRA Home Firearms Safety, Basic
Pistol, Personal Protection; Mass Basic Firearms Safety; GLOCK Certified Instructor; GLOCK Armorer Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut Harry 401-965-4648 NRA Basic Pistol, NRA Home Firearms Safety, MA State Certified Shrewsbury, MA Mike 508-330-9430 Mass Basic Firearm Safety Course South Shore Charles 774-776-6494 www.magproinc.com Home Firearms Safety, Basic Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun; Mass Basic Firearms Safety; NRA/NMLRA Muzzleloading South Shore John 781-963-7785 john.monti@comcast.net State Certified Basic Home Firearms Safety, Basic Pistol, Rifle, Personal Protection, Shotgun, Muzzleloading Swansea, MA Richard 508-673-8263 NRA Home Firearms Safety, NRA Basic Pistol, Mass Basic Firearms Safety Swansea, MA Mike or Richard 401-413-2313 Home Firearms Safety, Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, Shotshell & Metallic Cartridge Reloading Worcester, MA (continued on next page)
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John 508-414-0491 fasafetytrng@aol.com Corporate Seminars & Workshops including workplace Violence and Women’s Safety Seminars. Custom programs available IM-SAFE Firearms Training Center Simsbury, CT Dennis 860-651-4911 www.im-safe.com MA/RI certified instructor, RI Pistol recertifications Tiverton, RI Steven 401-624-2649 steventsr@hotmail.com
HUNTER EDUCATION
The Basic Hunter Education Course is mandatory for first-time hunters or hunting license buyers in Massachusetts. Topics include safe handling and storage of hunting arms and ammunition, hunting laws and ethics, wildlife identification, wildlife management, care and handling of game, basic survival skills and first aid. Courses are provided at no charge to participants. Students who successfully pass the course receive a Certificate of Completion that is accepted for purchasing a Massachusetts hunting or sporting license and for people 15 or older making application for a Firearms Identification Card with their local police departments. The certificates are also accepted in North America for the purchase of a hunting license. There are two ways prospective students can find Massachusetts Basic Hunter Education courses. 1) Check the DFW website regularly at <http://www.mass.gov/ dfwele/dfw/education/hed/hed_cour se_schedule.htm>. Courses are posted 2 months ahead of time. You must call the Hunter Education office to reserve a seat. Courses posted fill up within days of posting, so you must act fast. 2) Get EARLY notification of courses, before they are posted on the website by filling out a form online at <http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/ dfw/education/hed/hed_find_course .htm>. You must call the Hunter Education program to reserve a seat. If you don’t have a computer or have access to the internet, you can also call the Hunter Education Program office in Ayer at 978-772-0693 and ask for postal notification of the next Basic course scheduled in near you. What if you enrolled in a course and then something prevents you from attending? In consideration of others, please notify the Hunter Education office that you are unable to participate. There is always a waiting list and it's important to let others know that a slot has opened. Meanwhile, your information can be put back into the notification system for another course.
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING Jun 2: Range Safety Officer Lowell Sportsmen’s Club 50 Swain Road Chelmsford, MA Rick training@lowellsc.org
The following courses offered AS NEEDED: All NRA Disciplines, RSO Training Blue Stag School 978-256-6216 or BLUESTAG@COMCAST.NET NRA Range Safety Officer Certification Holyoke Revolver Club Holyoke, MA 413 539-9345 or roblombardihrc@comcast.net. NRA Instructor & RSO Training Greater Lowell area Ken 978-692-6818
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Gun_Safety@comcast.net Ed 508-881-0850 NRA Instructor Courses Greater Lowell area Instructional Shooting Inc. Ken 978-692-6818 June 2 in New Hampshire! 164 Andover Street Gun_Safety@Comcast.net June 2-3 in Massachusetts & Maine! Marlboro, MA Lowell, MA Must pre-register 800-984-4867 Marlboro Fish & Game June 9 in Vermont www.instructionalshooting.com 1 Muddy Lane NRA Instructor Courses for Rifle, Mark 508-393-7575 John 781-963-7785 Tom tparisi@comcast.net Shotgun, Pistol, Personal Protection, Hampden and Worcester Counties Maynard, MA john.monti@comcast.net Range Safety Officer and Reloading Maynard Rod & Gun Club Swansea, MA Conrad 413-739-3015 Metallic or Shotgun 45 Old Mill Road Richard 508-673-8263 www.FirearmSafetyClass.com IM-SAFE Firearms Training Center Hanson, MA Kenyon 508-361-4259 Simsbury, CT trackertx17@yahoo.com NRA BASIC SHOTGUN Hanson Rod & Gun Club Dennis 860-651-4911 Milford, MA Davis Road Monthly www.im-safe.com Dave 508-243-1521 hansontraining@gmail.com Ludlow Fish & Game New Bedford, MA Harvard, MA Sportsmen’s Road NRA BASIC PISTOL Joe 508-863-0464 Michael 617-803-1307 Ludlow, MA www.nbpistolinstructor.com instructor@voland.net Jun 9: Basic Pistol Class offered by Ray 413-596-3288 Revere, MA Holliston, MA AWARE cr2smith@charter.net Boston Firearms Training Center Holliston Sportsmen’s Association Harvard Sportsmen's Club 796 Broadway 137 Bullard Lane 250 Littleton County Road NRA HOME FIREARMS Tom 781-284-6677 Ed 508-881-0850 Harvard, MA SAFETY www.botnfirearms.com Lenox, MA Register at www.aware.org Weekly Shrewsbury, MA Lenox Sportsmen’s Club Jun 16 RKBA Personal Safety Training Mike 508-330-9430 New Lenox Road Lowell Sportsmen’s Club 129 No Main Street, Room 302 South Shore Lou 413-442-4550 50 Swain Road Mansfield, MA John 781-963-7785 Greater Lowell area Chelmsford, MA Jeff 508-944-3797 john.monti@comcast.net Ken 978-692-6818 Rick training@lowellsc.org www.massltctrain.com South Shore/Cape Cod Gun_Safety@comcast.net Wednesday Evenings 1st Tuesday and Thursday monthly Steve 781-974-3920 Marlboro, MA Cape Cod Scituate Rod & Gun Club www.southshoregunsafety.com Marlboro Fish & Game Steven 508-548-5879 Rte 3A Southboro, MA 1 Muddy Lane www.capecodgunsafety.com Scituate, MA Chuck 508-485-1430 Mark 508-393-7575 Monthly. Must pre-register 781-545-1510 Swansea, MA Maynard, MA Hamilton-Wenham Rod & Gun secretary@scituaterg.com Richard 508-673-8263 Maynard Rod & Gun Club Mike 978-815-6989 3rd Saturday. Must pre-register Swansea, MA 45 Old Mill Road Every 2nd Wednesday Rod & Gun Club of New Bedford Mike or Richard 401-413-2313 Kenyon 508-361-4259 Ludlow Fish & Game North Hixville Road Westboro, MA trackertx17@yahoo.com Sportsmen’s Road North Dartmouth, MA Self Reliance Firearm Training New Bedford, MA Ludlow, MA R.J. Kozik 508-676-9861 290 Turnpike Road, Ste 6, Box 390 Joe 508-863-0464 Les lprentice@verizon.net 3rd Sunday Steve 508-963-6073 www.nbpistolinstructor.com Every 3rd Saturday Brockton, MA Westford, MA Revere, MA Holyoke Revolver Club Charles 508-238-1586 Stony Brook Fish & Game Assoc. Boston Firearms Training Center 431 West Cherry Street chuck@cdavisgroup.com Jim 978-392-7996 796 Broadway Holyoke, MA 3rd Tuesday gunsafejim@verizon.net Tom 781-284-6677 413-539-9345 Cape Cod Fish and Game www.bostonfirearms.com 3rd Sunday Off Depot Street NRA PERSONAL Sharon, MA Brockton, MA North Harwich, MA Sharon Fish & Game Charles 508-238-1586 PROTECTION Jack 508-394-9466 307 East Street chuck@cdavisgroup.com Wednesday Evenings Evenings & Weekends Dan captdan33@aol.com Saturdays & Sundays Cape Cod Metrowest Boston, Eastern Mass 781-784-5806 Instructional Shooting Inc. Steven 508-548-5879 Mike 508-734-1156 or Shrewsbury, MA 164 Andover Street www.capecodgunsafety.com www.homegunsafety.com Mike 508-330-9430 Lowell, MA Monthly Must pre-register 800-984-4867 South Shore/Cape Cod The following courses offered AS Starfire Steve 781-974-3920 www.instructionalshooting.com NEEDED: Haverhill, MA www.southshoregunsafety.com Monthly Braintree, MA Lynne & Edward 978-373-4325 South Shore Starfire John 781-848-0047 The following courses offered AS John 781-963-7785 Haverhill, MA jrwalsh@beld.net NEEDED: john.monti@comcast.net Lynne & Edward 978-373-4325 Central Cape Area Central Cape Area Southboro, MA Monthly - Must pre-register Harwich, MA Harwich, MA Chuck 508-485-1430 Eastern Rifle & Revolver Club Steven 508-432-8036 Steven 508-432-8036 Swansea, MA 315 Walnut Street Central Massachusetts Greater Lowell area Mike or Richard 401-413-2313 Lynn, MA www.centralmassfirearmsacademy.com Ken 978-692-6818 Tewksbury, MA Sonny 781-599-9882 Central Massachusetts Gun_Safety@Comcast.net Stan 978-658-7308, 978-436-0639 Twice Monthly First Defense Firearms, Inc. South Shore Westboro, MA Western Massachusetts 508-278-6844 John 781-963-7785 Self Reliance Firearm Training Robert 413-232-7700 www.firstdefensefirearms.com john.monti@comcast.net 290 Turnpike Road, Ste 6, Box 390 Clinton, MA Monthly Swansea, MA Steve 508-963-6073 Tactical Dynamics Firearms Training 978-368-8065 Richard 508-673-8263 Westford, MA Foxboro, MA gubber1@verizon.net Stony Brook Fish & Game Assoc. Hampden and Worcester Counties Rob 508.982.8307 REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM Jim 978-392-7996 rob@tacticaldynamicsfirearmstrainConrad 413-739-3015 gunsafejim@verizon.net ing.com or www.tacticaldynamicswww.FirearmSafetyClass.com The following courses offered AS Weymouth, MA firearmstraining.com Holliston, MA NEEDED: Chris 781-812-2541 Holliston Sportsmen’s Association Greater Lowell area The following courses offered AS shootsafe4u@aol.com 137 Bullard Lane Ken 978-692-6818 NEEDED: Weymouth, MA Gun_Safety@comcast.net ★ Blackstone Valley Area Weymouth Sportsmen’s Club Blackstone Firearms Training LLC Joseph joefeepistolinstruction.com Fred www.basicpistol.com List your club events free of charge in Tiverton, RI Braintree, MA Steven 401-624-2649 The Sportsman’s Calendar! John 781-848-0047 steventsr@hotmail.com jrwalsh@beld.net Event Category: Central Cape Area NRA BASIC RIFLE ❑ Education & Training Harwich, MA 3rd Sunday ❑ Competitive Events Steven 508-432-8036 Brockton, MA Central Massachusetts ❑ Informal shooting & practices Charles 508-238-1586 www.centralmassfirearmsacademy.com chuck@cdavisgroup.com Date of Event: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Central Massachusetts
Free Fishing Days!
First Defense Firearms, Inc. 508-278-6844 www.firstdefensefirearms.com Central Massachusetts Richard 508-876-9270 training@competitionspecialties.com Central Massachusetts Charlie 508-981-6402 crfcook@verizon.net Dedham, MA
The following courses offered AS NEEDED: Dracut, MA Black North Firearms & Training Tony 978-337-4044 blacknorth@comcast.net. Greater Lowell area Ken 978-692-6818 Gun_Safety@comcast.net South Shore The
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Next Meeting June 7th at 7:30 PM.
Welcome New Members Jon Tyler, Don Cleary, Chris Moisan, Michael Callahan, and James McLoughlin
Fishing Derbies
The Louis Collins Fishing Derby went very well. There were ~80 people on Saturday and Sunday was great in spite of the weather. The State Wildlife donated a lot of fresh water and salt water abstracts that will be included in the kid packets for the free kids fishing derby to be held on May 19th. Lazy Mary’s donated 4 crates of tackle. May 16th; we will be stocking the pond again.
Archery
Barry is working on setting up another
255 Snake Hill Road - Ayer, MA 01432 978-772-9748 Email: ayergsc@verizon.net Website: http://www.ayergsc.vzwebsites.com/ youth clinic around June 23rd or 30th. This event was a big hit last year!
Grounds
The grounds look great. We would like to thank all of the people who came down and helped out with our outdoor spring cleaning. We should all be proud of what we accomplished. It just goes to show that with enough participation a lot can be accomplished in a short period of time. THANKS! The
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President - Ernie Johnson DirectorsVice President - Buddy Shorey Don Anderson- Chair Treasurer - CJ Moore Brent Routhier, Gary Secretary - Darlene Johnson Coke, Roger McPadden, Sergeant of Arms - Walter Peeler Norman Reynolds, Justin Field Captain - Barry Schwarzel Harvey, Miles Donell
AYERGSC@verizon.net if you would rather receive this via email. This could amount to a good savings for us.
Minutes
To view the meeting minutes look on the back bulletin board at the club or check your email.
NRA Basic Pistol Course
NRA Certified Instruction Course Program on Saturday May 26th from 8 AM - 6 PM w/Lunch Break. Cost is $100.00 (must pre-register). The program taught by NRA certified instructors. Topics covered will include reviewing Firearm Safety basics, pistol types and their operation, and ammunition types and components. This course covers basic marksmanship skills with live fire exercises using various types of pistols. Safe methods for unloading are taught, cleaning and storing firearms will also be
covered as well as Massachusetts firearms law requirements. This course is open to men and women ages 18 and older. The program includes a minimum of 6 hours classroom instruction and 3 hours range time. A certificate of course completion fulfills requirements for the MA FID and LTC. For more information: Contact Dan D’Amato 978-870-7298 and leave a message or call the club at 978-772-9748.
Upcoming Events
ARC FISHING DERBY June 2nd FATHER’S DAY FISHING DERBY June 17th CLAM BAKE August 18th
Range
On June 24th we are planning a Trap Shoot. ★
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Bedford, MA Woburn blackpowder@woburnsportsmen.com Jim Lagacy 508-389-6309 or Aug 24-25: Archery Charity Shoot Monthly: Cowboy Fast Draw practice jim.lagacy@state.ma.us Wednesdays: 3D Fun Shoots and matches Jun 9: Disabled American Veterans Woburn Sportsmen’s Association Groveland, MA Fishing Festival, 10 am - 2 pm. 155 Middlesex Turnpike 617-921-7942 Sponsored by MassWildlife and Bedford, MA johnnybourbon@comcast.net Riverside Rod & Gun Club Jonathan Hudson, MA archery@woburnsportsmen.com FISHING Jim Lagacy at 508-389-6309 or Wednesdays 6 pm: Indoor Paper jim.lagacy@state.ma.us June 2 is Free Fishing Day in New League Hampshire! Manville Sportsmen's Rod & Gun Club June 2-3 is Free Fishing Weekend HIGHPOWER 250 High Street in Massachusetts! Jun 24, Aug 19: CMP Manville, RI Jun 2: Fishing Derby, 9 - 11:30 am Woburn Sportsmen’s Association msrgc.com Standish Sportsman’s Association 155 Middlesex Turnpike Burrage Pond Bedford, MA BLACK POWDER Halifax, MA Robert cmp@woburnsportsmen.com Sundays 10 am - dusk: Black Powder Jun 2: Great Falls Family Fishing Woburn Sportsmen’s Association PIN & PLATE SHOOTS Day, 10 am to 2 pm. Sponsored by 155 Middlesex Turnpike Friends of Great Falls Discovery Jun 10: Pin & Plate Shoot, 22 Pistol Bedford, MA Center and the US Fish & Wildlife and .22 Centerfire blackpowder@woburnsportsmen.com Service Jul 22: Pin & Plate Shoot, 22 Pistol Turners Falls -(Montague) and .22 Rifle CONVENTIONAL Sarah 413-863-3676 or Chicopee Sportsmen’s Club Sarah_Bevilacqua@fws.gov Jun 17, Jul 15: Lead Benchrest off Batchelor Street Jun 3: Annual Youth Fishing Derby Woburn Sportsmen’s Association Granby, MA sponsored by Hanson Rod & Gun 155 Middlesex Turnpike Walt 413536-5695 Club, 7 - 11 am Bedford, MA 1st Sunday Wampatuck Pond Nick leadbenchrest@woburnsports Cape Ann Sportsmen’s Club adjacent to the Hanson Town Hall men.com 57 Cherry Street Hanson, MA Gloucester, MA 781-293-1953 COWBOY 978-283-0304 Jun 3: 21st Annual Horn Pond Family www.capeannsportsmansclub.org Wednesday evenings, Saturdays 9 am 1st Sunday - 12: Black Powder Cowboy Shooting Fishing Festival, 9 am - 1 pm. Sponsored by MassWildlife and the Springfield Sportsman’s Club Woburn Sportsmen’s Association Woburn Elks. 215 Wood Hill Road 155 Middlesex Turnpike Horn Pond Monson, MA
413-267-9652 3rd Sunday, 1 pm Georgetown Fish & Game Club Lake Avenue Georgetown, MA Craig 508-265-2255 3rd Saturday, 10 am Lawrence Rod & Gun Club Webster Street Lawrence, MA Art 978-687-9504 ext 1
Rod & Gun Club of New Bedford North Hixville Road North Dartmouth, MA Dave 508-984-9589 4th Sunday 8:45 am: IDPA Matches Nenameseck Sportsman’s Club Bacon Road Palmer, MA Norm 413-967-3797 www.nenameseck.com/idpa
Jun 23, Jul 21: RI Police Pistol Combat League Scituate, RI George 401-639-8573 gpesare7@hotmail.com Jun 10: Running Deer Woburn Sportsmen’s Association 155 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, MA Bill runningdeer@woburnsportsmen.com 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 4th Saturdays: IDPA League Club Matches S&W Shooting Sports Center Springfield, MA 413-846-6400 1st & 3rd Sunday, 1 - 4 pm: Single Action Shooting Manville Sportsmen’s Club 250 High Street Manville, RI Bob 401-773-7720 randies@cox.net 4th Sunday
Jun 3, Jul 15: Biathlon practice Jun 23, Jul 21: Biathlon Harvard Sportsmens Club Littleton County Road Harvard, MA Chris chris@bikewaysource.com
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2nd & 4th Monday 7 pm: Big Bore Pistol Shoot 3rd Saturday 1 pm: Blacklight Pistol Hanson Rod & Gun Club Davis Road, off Elm Street Hanson, MA Bill 781-585-8225 Tuesdays: Pistol League Cape Ann Sportsmen’s Club 57 Cherry Street Gloucester, MA 978-283-0304 Tuesdays 8-10 pm: .22 NMC League Mass. Rifle Association 290R Salem Street Woburn, MA Steve 781-862-6516 Wednesdays 8 pm: .22 Pistol League Hopkinton Sportsmens Assoc.
PRACTICAL SHOOTS
SPECIAL EVENTS & SHOWS
SPORTING CLAYS
Sundays 10 am, Wednesdays at noon: Winter League Petersham Gun Club 159 Nelson Road Petersham, MA petershamgunclub12@gmail.com Parker win59pe@hughes.net
TRAP
Wednesdays: Greater Lowell Trap League Woburn Sportsmen’s Association 155 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, MA
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Dump Road off MacArthur Blvd blackpowder@woburnsports Monument Beach, MA men.com Wednesdays: Indoor Archery Club 508-759-5653 Sundays 8 am - 12 pm Woburn Sportsmen’s Association Thursdays: Indoor Paper, 3D Archery Leominster Sportsmen’s Assoc. 155 Middlesex Turnpike Saturdays: Women’s Indoor Archery 1455 Elm Street Bedford, MA Manville Sportsmen's Rod & Gun Club Leominster, MA indoorarchery@woburnsportsmen.com 250 High Street Wednesdays 6 pm: Archery CONVENTIONAL PISTOL Manville, RI Wrentham Sportsmen’s Association msrandgc@gmail.com Mondays 6:30 pm: Conventional 7 Madison Street Barre Sportsman’s Club Bullseye Pistol Shooting Wrentham, MA 221 Spring Hill Road Angle Tree Stone Rod & Gun Club Dave 508-883-7959 Barre, MA 57 Kelly Boulevard Wednesdays 7 - 9:30 pm John 978-355-4071 North Attleboro, MA Rod & Gun Club of New Bedford ljr26thf@yahoo.com BLACK POWDER North Hixville Road Mondays & Wednesdays 6 - 9 pm North Dartmouth, MA Sundays 10 am - dusk Tiverton Rod & Gun Club Paul 508-993-2117 Woburn Sportsmen’s Association 1529 Fish Road Thursdays 7-9 pm 155 Middlesex Turnpike Tiverton, RI Monument Beach Sportsmen Club Bedford, MA John 508-675-2946
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95 Lumber Street Hopkinton, MA Mark 508-529-4207 2nd Sunday: Action Pistol Fall River Rod & Gun Club Sanford Road Westport, MA Bob 508-995-7768 3rd Saturday 9 am Barre Sportsman’s Club 221 Spring Hill Road Barre, MA Bert 508-413-6529
COWBOY SHOOTS
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Bedford, MA blackpowder@woburnsportsmen.com
HIGH POWER RIFLE
Sundays 10 am Woburn Sportsmen’s Association 155 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, MA highpower@woburnsportsmen.com 1st Saturday 9 am, 3rd Sunday 1 pm: CMP Hanson Rod & Gun Club Davis Road, off Elm Street Hanson, MA 781-293-9872 4th Sunday 1 pm: DCM Shoots Maspenock Rod & Gun Club McGill Lane, Milford, MA Dave 508-478-6211
JUNIOR
Woburn, MA Maureen mrmttrcktt@aol.com 781-933-9020
Route 119 Ashburnham, MA Esther 978-827-3340 Trap PRACTICAL SHOOTS Barre Sportsman’s Club 221 Spring Hill Road 1st & 3rd Monday 7:30 - 10 pm: Barre, MA IDPA Practice Mike 508-867-8867 Harvard Sportsmen’s Club Trap: Saturdays & Sundays 10 am Littleton County Road noon Harvard, MA Woburn Sportsmen’s Association www.harvardsportsmensclub.com 155 Middlesex Turnpike 1st & 3rd Sunday, 1 - 4 pm: Single Bedford, MA Action Shooting Bob 781-275-7323 Manville Sportsmen’s Club trap@woburnsportsmen.com 250 High Street Trap: Sundays 9 am - 1 pm Manville, RI Swift River Sportsman’s Club Bob 401-773-7720 79 Moore Road randies@cox.net Belchertown, MA Trap & Skeet: Sundays 1 pm; SMALLBORE Wednesdays 9 am - Noon Tuesdays 5 pm - dark: .22 Rimfire Lowell Sportsmen’s Club Benchrest Rifle 50 Swain Road Lee Sportsmen’s Association Chelmsford. MA 565 Fairview Street president@lowellsc.org Lee, MA Sundays 10 am - 2 pm Pete 413-274-1623 Standish Sportsman's Association pviale@frpaper.com Off Burr Lane Barre Sportsman’s Club East Bridgewater, MA 221 Spring Hill Road John 508-378-7696 Barre, MA Trap & Skeet: Sundays 12:30 pm Tony 978-355-4474 Franklin County League Mondays 7 pm, Wednesdays 5:30 pm: 721 River Road 22LR Pistol League East Deerfield, MA Manville Sportsmen's Rod & Gun Club John 413-863-8068 250 High Street Trap, Skeet, 5 Stand: Saturdays & Manville, RI Sundays 1 - 4 pm; Wednesdays 5 - 8 msrandgc@gmail.com pm Independent Sportsmen Club SPORTING CLAYS Mirimichi Road Every Day 9 am - Dusk Foxboro, MA Peace Dale Shooting Preserve Trap: Sundays 1 - 4 pm Peace Dale, RI Georgetown Fish & Game Club 401-789-3730 Lake Avenue Saturdays & Sundays 1 - 4 pm Georgetown, MA Independent Sportsmen Club Mike 978-463-9970 Mirimichi Road Trap: Sundays 9 am - 12 pm Foxboro, MA Cape Ann Sportsmen’s Club Saturdays 9:30 am - 1 pm 57 Cherry Street Western Mass Bird Dog Club Gloucester, MA 87 Charles Farnum Road 978-283-0304 Granville, MA capeannsportsmansclub.org Jim 413-538-8941 Trap: Sundays 1 - 4 pm; Tuesdays Saturdays Noon - 5 pm 6:30 - 9 pm; Wednesdays 6:30 - 9 pm Fall River Rod & Gun Club Women Only Trap: 2nd Saturday 1 - 4 Sanford Road pm Westport, MA Hanson Rod & Gun Club 508-673-4535 Davis Road Sundays 9 am - 12 pm Hanson, MA Cape Ann Sportsmen’s Club 781-293-9872 57 Cherry Street Trap, Skeet, 5-Stand: Sundays 9:30 Gloucester, MA am - 2 pm; Tuesdays 6:30 - 9 pm; 978-283-0304 Thursdays 10 am - 1 pm capeannsportsmansclub.org Hopkinton Sportsmen’s Assoc. Sundays 9:30 am - 2 pm 95 Lumber Street Hopkinton Sportsmen's Assoc. Hopkinton, MA 95 Lumber Street Chaulk 508-842-6208 Hopkinton, MA wnigro@monarchspring.com Chalk 508-849-7877 or Trap & Skeet: Sundays 1 - 4 pm, chalknigro@gmail.com Thursdays 6 - 9 pm Sundays 1 - 4 pm Southborough Rod & Gun Club Fin, Fur & Feather 254 Fruit Street 35 Crystal Spring Road Hopkinton, MA Mattapoisett, MA Mike 508-879-9625 508-758-6790 jmpearson@rcn.com Sundays 10 am - 2 pm Skeet: Sundays 9 am - 1 pm, Springfield Sportsmen's Club Tuesdays & Thursdays 7 - 9:30 pm Woodhill Road Trap: Sundays 9 am - Noon Monson, MA Riverside Gun Club Al 413-222-8322 16 Wilkins Road Sundays 10 am, Wednesdays noon Hudson, MA dusk www.riversidegc.org Petersham Gun Club Trap: Sundays 10 am, Wednesdays 5 158 Nelson Road pm, Fridays 9 am, Saturday Noon Petersham, MA Lawrence Rod & Gun Club Parker win59pe@hughes.net Thursdays 5:30 pm Terry Goode Barre Sportsman’s Club 221 Spring Hill Road Barre, MA Randy 978-632-8708
Mondays 6 - 9 pm: Junior Rifle Saturdays 7:30 am-12:30 pm: Junior Pistol Woburn Sportsmen’s Assoc. 155 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, MA jrrifle@woburnsportsmen.com jrpistol@woburnsportsmen.com Mondays 6 pm: Smallbore Rifle Hopkinton Sportsmens Association Lumber Street Hopkinton, MA Kris 508-254-6221 or 508-881-3868 Mondays 7 - 9 pm: Junior Rifle Reading Rifle & Revolver Haverhill Street Reading, MA Bob 781-246-4860 Tuesdays 7 - 9 pm: Smallbore Rifle Harvard Sportsmen’s Club 250 Littleton County Road Harvard, MA 978-772-6534 or rjjr@charter.net Tuesdays 7 pm: Sporter Air Rifle Fridays 7 pm: Smallbore Rifle Maspenock Rod & Gun Club McGill Lane Milford, MA Dave 508-243-1521 Wednesdays 6 pm: Smallbore Rifle Hanson Rod & Gun Club Davis Road, off Elm Street Hanson, MA Rick 781-293-6185 Wednesdays: Smallbore Rifle Ames Rifle & Pistol Club 110A Canton Street North Easton, MA Bob 508-238-8563 Wednesdays: Smallbore Rifle Sagamore Rifle Club Sagamore, MA Leon 508-888-2474 Wednesdays 5 - 9 pm: Smallbore Rifle Taunton Rifle & Pistol Club 460 Britannia Street Taunton, MA Sid 774-473-7934 Wednesdays: Junior Indoor Air Rifle Saturdays: Junior Indoor Archery Manville Sportsmen's Rod & Gun Club 250 High Street Manville, RI msrandgc@gmail.com Saturdays: Smallbore Rifle Old Colony Sportsmen’s Assoc. Forest Street Pembroke, MA George 781-871-0003 Sundays 5 pm: Smallbore Rifle Lenox Sportsmen’s Club 258 New Lenox Road Lenox, MA Jeff 413-528-1343 Sundays 6 - 9 pm: Smallbore Rifle Nenameseck Sportsman’s Club Bacon Road Palmer, MA Dick 413-283-3920 Junior High Power Rifle Reading Rifle and Revolver Club TRAP & SKEET Haverhill Street Trap: Sundays 9 - 11 am Reading, MA Nashoba Sportsman's Club, Inc. Bob 978-474-0695 924 Main Street Duane duaneb1953@yahoo.com Acton, MA Beginner & Advanced Programs Trap: Tuesdays 6 pm Mass Rifle Association Fitchburg Sportsmen’s Club 290R Salem Street
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Webster Street Lawrence, MA John 978-470-0327 Trap: Tuesdays 9 am - 12 pm Skeet: Thursdays 9 am - 12 pm Trap & Skeet: Sundays 9 am - 1 pm, Thursdays 6 - 10 pm, Saturdays 12 - 4 pm North Leominster Rod & Gun Club Lancaster Avenue Lunenburg, MA 978-840-6322 Trap & Skeet: Sundays 9 am - 12 pm Leominster Sportsmen’s Association 1455 Elm Street Leominster, MA Trap, Skeet, Modern Skeet, Five Stand: Sundays 11:30 am - 4 pm Trap, Skeet, Modern Skeet: Saturdays 11 am - 3 pm Ludlow Fish & Game Club Sportsman Road Ludlow, MA Marshall 413-585-8662 Trap: Sundays 1 - 4 pm Fin Fur & Feather Club 35 Crystal Springs Road Mattapoisett, MA 508-758-6790 Trap: Mondays 5 - 9 pm Methuen Rod & Gun Club 240 Tyler Street Methuen, MA Eli 978-683-3261 Trap: Sundays 10 am; Wednesdays 6 pm Maspenock Rod & Gun Club 1 McGill Lane Milford, MA L.A. lajtax@comcast.net Saturdays and Sundays 12 - 3:30 pm Fin, Fur & Feather Club 100 Larch Road Millis, MA 508-376-2977 Trap & Skeet: Sundays 10 am - 2 pm Skeet: Wednesdays until 1 pm Springfield Sportsmen's Club Woodhill Road Monson, MA Skeet field 413-267-9230 Al 413-222-8322 Trap: Sundays 9 am; Thursdays 3 pm; Saturdays 10 am Monument Beach Sportsmens Club Dump Road off MacArthur Blvd Monument Beach, MA Club 508-759-5653 Trap, Skeet & Wobble Skeet: Saturdays & Sundays 1 pm Angle Tree Stone Rod & Gun Club 57 Kelly Boulevard North Attleboro, MA Joe 508-699-6730 Trap: Wednesdays 7 pm North Brookfield Sportsmens Club 20 Boynton Road North Brookfield, MA 508-867-9216 Trap: Sundays 9:30 am - 1 pm; Fridays 12 - 3 pm Cape Cod Fish & Game Depot Street North Harwich, MA Peter 508-430-1072 Trap & Skeet: Saturdays & Sundays 10 am - 2 pm; Wednesdays 10 am - noon 5-Stand & Sporting Clays: Wednesdays 10 am - noon; Saturdays 10 am - 1 pm Old Colony Sportsmen’s Assoc. 159 Forest Street Pembroke, MA Dick 781-585-1875 Trap: Thursdays 6 - 9 pm Nimrod League of Holden
Coal Kiln Road Princeton, MA www.nimrodleague.org Sundays 10 am Sippican Rod & Gun Club 215 Dexter Lane Rochester, MA Paul 508-763-4226 Skeet: Sundays 11 am; Wednesdays 5 pm Scituate Rod & Gun Club Rte 3A Scituate, MA 781-545-1510 secretary@scituaterg.com Trap & Skeet: Sundays 1 - 3 pm; Thursdays 6 - 9 pm; Saturdays 1 - 3 pm Easthampton Fish & Game Rt 10, College Highway Southampton, MA 413-527-9340 Skeet: Sundays 9 am - Noon; Tuesdays & Thursdays 5 - 8 pm Stockbridge Sportsmen Club Route 102 Stockbridge, MA Gary 413-298-3623 Paul 413-528-0859 Trap: Sundays 9 am - 1 pm; Wednesdays 6 pm Townsend Rod & Gun Club Emery Road Townsend, MA Jim 978-597-9121 Trap: Thursdays 6 pm - dusk Trap & 5 Stand: Sundays 9 am - 1 pm Skeet & 5 Stand: Tuesdays 6 pm dusk Walpole Sportsmen’s Association Lincoln Road Walpole, MA 508-668-6919 Trap: Sundays 1 - 4 pm Westford Sportsmen’s Club West Street Westford, MA Tom 978-692-4974 Sundays 12 - 4 pm; Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm; Wednesdays 7 - 9 pm Fall River Rod & Gun Club Sanford Road Westport, MA 508-673-4635 Trap: Thursdays 7 pm Wrentham Sportsmen’s Assoc. 7 Madison Street Wrentham, MA Dave 508-883-7959 Trap: Wednesdays 6 - 9 pm Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm Skeet: Saturday & Sunday 12 - 4 pm Tuesday & Thursday 6 - 10 pm Wallum Lake Rod Gun Club 200 Brook Road Harrisville, RI 401-568-7171 or 401-568-5640 Trap: Sundays 9:30 am; Wednesdays 5:30 pm Manville Sportsmen's Rod & Gun Club 250 High Street Manville, RI msrgc.com Trap: Sundays 10 am - 1 pm; Saturdays 12 - 2 pm Smithfield Sportsman's Club Walter Carey Road, Off Route 5 Smithfield, RI Dave 401-949-1525 Trap: Sundays 10 am - 12 noon; Thursdays 4 - 7 pm Tiverton Rod & Gun Club 1529 Fish Road Tiverton, RI Clubhouse 401-624-3959 ★
Tues & Wed 12 to 5 pm Thurs & Fri 10 to 7 pm Sat 9 to 4 pm
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HOLYOKE REVOLVER CLUB, INC.
P.O. Box 543 - Holyoke, MA 01041 - 413-539-9345 - holyokerevolverclub.com
President - Normand Desilets Secretary - Richard Asselin Directors - George Apgar, Jr. Vice-president - Joseph Knapik, Jr. Membership Secretary - William Burgess Joseph Kingsley Treasurer - Richard Moreau Governor - Daniel Jones James King
Cookouts
The club is holding cookouts at 5:30 before the monthly meetings. Burgers, dogs, chips and dessert are available. Cash contributions are welcome.
100-Yard Range Project
The Holyoke Revolver Club has completed a large-scale safety improvement project at the 100-yard rifle range. The project involved relocation and access improvements to the parking area and the construction of a concrete barrier along the west edge of the range. The NRA Foundation funded $5000 of this project through its range grant program. “The HRC and its members wish to thank the NRA Foundation for their support and generosity,” said project chairman Joe Knapik. “This capstone project is of great significance and further promotes HRC’s growing success as a provider of shooter education programs.”
Appreciation Dinner
The club has scheduled an Appreciation Dinner for October 5 at the Summitview Restaurant on Route 5 in Holyoke. HRC members who have volunteered their time will be guests of the club. Spouses, friends and other club members are welcome to attend at a fixed price. Details will be announced.
Painting the House
The next major improvement project at the club will be painting the exterior of the clubhouse. The job is planned for this
summer at a date to be announced. Volunteers will be needed. Norm Desilets is in charge.
Firewood
Downed wood from last fall’s storm is being cut up and stacked along the road between the clubhouse and the rifle range. Members are welcome to take the wood home for their own use.
Spring Cleaning
Club members cleaned up the grounds on April 14. Another cleanup was held May 5, when a wood chipper was used to dispose of branches and brush. There is more debris to be cleaned up and more volunteers are needed. The next date will be announced by club president Norm Desilets.
HRC Joins NSSF
The board of directors recently voted to join the National Shooting Sports Federation. The NSSF is a trade association of the firearms industry whose mission statement is “To promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports.” The NSSF sponsors programs for clubs to improve their facilities and protect the environment.
Badges
Following a recent discussion by the board of directors, the membership voted to purchase plastic ID carriers so that HRC members can display their membership cards while on the club
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ranges. The badges are now required on all club ranges. Members are also required to sign in at the clubhouse door prior to using indoor or outdoor ranges.
Junior Rifle
The club’s junior rifle program meets on Thursday evenings at 5. The junior program is open to 12 – 20 year-olds with parents’ permission. Several Scout organizations have received Merit Badge training, as the club instructors are now certified as merit badge counselors. Interested parties should call the club phone at 413-539-9345. Jim Torrey is in charge. Adult volunteers are needed.
Women On Target
Ann Robinson and Robin Torrey are planning a Women On Target session to be held at the club at a date to be announced. Anyone interested in participating in the NRA-sponsored event should contact Ann or Robin.
New Members
Joining the club at the May meeting were Mary and junior shooter Bryan Kaslauskas of East Longmeadow, Shawn Gaudette, Fred Fedor and Juliette Mooers, all of Easthampton, Lee Savage of Westhampton, Heidi Fedor of South Hadley and James Moore of Chicopee.
HRC Hats and Patches
Hats and jacket patches embroidered with the club’s logo are now available for sale from Membership Secretary Bill Burgess.
Robert Lombardi David Matuszek Ronald Mehlhorn
shoulder or crossdraw model, a baseball cap and eye and ear protection. Chris Fila is in charge. Volunteers are needed to set up the stages, and should arrive at 8 a.m. The Saturday .22 benchrest matches have resumed. Setup is at 9 am and shooting starts promptly at 10. HRC members should check the calendar on the club website. Any rimfire rifle with iron or telescopic sights may be used. Ron Mehlhorn is in charge.
100-Yard .22 Rifle
The club is planning monthly matches at the newly-improved 100-yard range. Anyone interested in signing up for the matches should speak with club president Norm Desilets.
Pistol Course
Holyoke Revolver Club conducts an NRA Basic Pistol course every month. Successful participants receive both the NRA certificate and the Massachusetts state certificate required for firearms licenses. Information is available at the club website or by leaving a message on the club phone at 413-539-9345. The club is now listed on the NRA website and will appear on a zip code search for NRA instruction. The club has more than a dozen NRA-certified pistol instructors and a similar number of certified Range Safety Officers. Marshall Johnson is chief instructor.
Groups to Join
Practical Matches
The club encourages its members to join the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners’ Action League, the state rifle and pistol association. Ed Pelland is the club recruiter for both organizations, and handles membership applications and renewals for both. Club members can save $10 per year by paying for their NRA memberships through Ed for $25, rather than the standard $35. Ed receives NRA points for each renewal or new membership, which he applies to NRA memberships for the junior members of the club.
The club holds practical matches on the fourth Saturday of the month. New shooters should arrive at 9 am for safety instruction. Participants should bring a centerfire pistol or revolver and 100 rounds of ammunition, extra magazines and speedloaders, a holster, which is not a
Rich Moreau won $31.00 in the May drawing. Cheryl Bashista’s name was picked to win the members’ drawing, but she was not present, so the money will be in the June drawing. ★
Fun Shoots
Dave Sparko conducts fun shoots on Tuesday evenings at the club. Competitors shoot .22 pistols at steel plates and a “Dueling Tree” of spinning targets, trying to move all of the discs to the opponent’s side of the tree. Match schedules will be posted on the club’s website and calendar.
50/50 Raffle
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Calendar of Events Jun 2 – Jr Trap Practice Jun 3 – Archery: William Tell Shoot Jun 10 – Club All-Around Jun 16 – Jr Trap Practice Jun 17 – M1 Garand Shoot Jun 17 – Parent /Kid Trap Shoot Jun 20 – Trap: Fin, Fur & Feather Challenge Jun 24 – Pistol: Rim Fire Silhouette Jun 30 – Trap Team BBQ
Club Location: 254 Fruit Street, Hopkinton MA Mailing Address: PO Box 91, Southborough MA 01772-0091 508-435-3736 www.srgclub.com Enfields, German Mausers and Russian Mosins. The safety briefing and explanation of the course of fire starts at 9:45 and first shots go off at 10:00. This event is open to all. If you'd like to join us but don't have an appropriate rifle, the Club's Garands will be available (33 rounds of .30-06 M2 ball ammo for $20) and most shooters will generously let you shoot their rifles as well.
From The President
Thank you to all the members (and a couple prospective members) who took time out of their own busy schedules to help clean up the Club grounds on Saturday, April 28th. At one point there were nearly 60 people on the grounds raking leaves, cutting brush and branches, cleaning up the rifle range, rebuilding the archery backstop, painting various parts of the Clubhouse, cleaning up the Trap and Skeet houses, maintaining the drainage system and splitting/stacking firewood for the trap & skeet houses. And thank you to the Kitchen Crew for preparing lunch for all the workers. It is because of these volunteers that OUR club looks as good as it does and is as much fun as it is. Let’s all help to keep it that way. Just a reminder to all... when you bring guests to use the facilities, you are limited to bringing 2 at a time and you have to be watching them, as they have never been through our orientation program to understand the rules while on the firing line.
Rifle Committee
April's Rifle Event was a 3-Position Garand shoot on April 15th. We had 8 shooters, 2 of whom had never shot a Garand before, participate in the event. Shooters shot 10 rounds from each of the prone, sitting and off-hand positions at standard NRA targets set at 100 yards. The winner of the event was Bob Slatkavitz with a score of 232(2X)/300. Second place went to John Paras. For June's event (Sunday the 17th), we will be shooting the same course of fire, except that we will open the event up to ANY service rifle, US or foreign. In the past we've seen everything from '03 Springfields to AR-15s as well as British
Junior Trap
– Tim Carey We began the Jr. Trap Program on March 31st with Mother Nature trying her best to keep us down, but like Mr. Pearson is fond of saying, “Trap shooters are rugged, not smart”! So with all three fields open (Thank you Mr. Boys and Company!), and the weather raw, but almost bearable, we were able to field three squads. The most experienced shooters got in both singles and handicaps under the supervision of Coach Monique. The intermediates had some solid rounds under the guidance of Coaches Chouinard and Pearson featuring a 25 straight shot by 13 year-old Colton Marshall! The “Newbies” had the pleasure of working with Coaches Bezokas and Carey, and the progress was excellent. I’m pretty sure that I learned the most – thanks, Bob! We introduced the NRA Marksmanship Program, and while we already have some “Distinguished
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whom this program would not be possible. Summer is knocking at our door and that means many of us will get out in the nice weather and start our outdoor shooting season. Please STOP before you pack that pistol, rifle or shotgun to head for the range and remember the first three NRA Safety Rules. They all start with the work “Always”. This is a quiz – can you name all three rules? Our next NRA Basic Pistol class is scheduled for August 18. Please contact John Gerstenlauer at johnmgerst@comcast.net or 978.692.2653 for more information or just visit the club website at www.srgclub.com for more information. A flier for the 2012 classes with clickable registration links is available there. ★
Southborough Rod & Gun's Annual Club All-around Championship will be held Sunday, June 10th at 8:00 AM. This event is open to Club members only and will be held rain or shine. The event is a test of an individual's skills shooting: rimfire pistols at targets set at 50 feet; bows/arrows (no crossbows) at targets set at 25 yards; center-fire rifles at targets set at 100 yards; a round of trap (25 targets from 16 yards); a round of skeet (25 targets) and finally casting at a hula 2012 Officers/Directors hoop in the trout pond. President Steve Chouinard 508-380-3563 Optics are allowed. The Steve-Chouinard@hotmail.com winner of the day's event Vice-President Dave Therrien 508-839-2981 will have his/her name dave.therrien@verizon.net added to the plaque Secretary Larry McCoskery 774-245-2805 hanging over the fireplace larry.mccoskery@gmail.com for all posterity. Contact Treasurer John Gerstenlauer 978-692-2653 johnmgerst@comcast.net Steve Chouinard at steveDirectors: Bobby Andrews Arthur Holmes chouinard@hotmail.com Mark Monique Brian Smith or 508-380-3563 with any Bob Mumfordt John Paras questions.
Archery
Colton Marshall 25 Straight!
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Experts” on the roster (Ryan Monique and Russell Pearson), the new kids were excited to get their patches and get started. All in all a solid start to a program that will undoubtedly result in creating some trap-shooters for life – the hook is set!
The second Annual William Tell Shoot will be held Sunday, June 3rd starting at 10:00 AM. Bobby sets up a course of fire with mannequins heads with apples set on top. Last year we had a LOT of fun with this event. There will be bows and arrows available if you'd like to give it a try but don't have your own archery equipment.
NRA Training
– John Gerstenlauer By the time you read this article we will have had our May 5 NRA Basic Pistol class and introduced about a dozen more new shooters to the sport. Thanks once again to all of our volunteers without
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Archery: Bobby Andrews 508-934-9854 rhandrews@yahoo.com Building & Grounds: Paul Monique 508-881-3732 montysrg@verizon.net GOAL/Newsletter Editor: Mike Matteson 603-966-6709 WB5JMJ@AMSAT.ORG Ham Radio: Larry McCoskery 774-245-2805 larry.mccoskery@gmail.com Junior Rifle: Mark Monique 508-872-3872 mmonique@savogran.com; Brian Smith 508-966-0045 bsappraisal@comcast.net Pistol: Jim Tomasetti 508-429-2664 j.tomasetti@verizon.net Primitive: Ray Pillie 508-877-5331 Public Relations: Tom Oertel 508-429-7614, 508-878-9680 toertel@comcast.net Rifle: Steve Chouinard 508-380-3563 SteveChouinard@hotmail.com Skeet: Bob Valli 508-429-2183 defauser@yahoo.com Sporting Clays: Travis Powell travispowell@comcast.net Training: John Gerstenlauer 978-692-2653 johnmgerst@comcast.net Trap: Mike Pearson 508-879-9625 jmpearson@rcn.com Trout Pond: Dave Sawyer 508-341-7651 arborman60@yahoo.com Web Administrator: Mike Giovannucci 508-788-9923 mikeg@srgclub.com
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Meetings Members’ Meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the Month, at 8:00 pm. New Membership interviews held on the 2nd Thursday of the Month, at 7:00 pm. Trap shooting is every Sunday at 1:30 pm.
Club Website
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Calendar of Events 2012 8/4/2012 ........Seafood Bake 8/25/2012 ......Club Cleanup 9/9/2012 ........Chicken BBQ 10/13/2012 .....Porketta Feed 10/27/2012 .....Adult Halloween Party 10/31/2012 .....Kids Halloween Party 11/3/2012 .......Comedy night 11/22/2012 .....Thanksgiving 12/8/2012 .......Adult Christmas 12/9/2012 .......Kids Christmas
Condolences
Our deepest sympathy to the families of Karl Dakai and Heidi Schwarz. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
252 Wood Street ~ Woodville, Massachusetts 01784 508-435-4148 ~ www.woodvillerodandgun.com accomplished. The hit list developed by Phil Goodwin received a good beating. A few of our accomplishments: New treads on the stairs to the cellar Doors painted Mounts in the hall cleaned Rugs shampooed Picnic tables repaired/painted Horseshoe pits repaired & new lights being installed Trees and brush cleared at the trap range New stairs leading down to the trap house The cellar is clean (-ish...) Cobwebs removed Closets cleaned The back room cleaned Ladies room cleaned (floors scrubbed on hands and knees!) And many other projects were completed. A few members even brought kids, and they worked just has hard as the members!!! Thank you to everyone who helped out- the club is looking terrific and we all felt a great sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.
(catfish) 3rd- Haley Vecchione, 8" horn pout Age 9 & 10 1st- Shannon Dwyer, 12" trout 2nd- Savana "Little Brook Trout" Brooks, 11 1/4" trout 3rd- Katherine Knox, 10" trout Ages 11 - 14 1st- Bella Montuori, 11 3/4" trout 2nd- Katelyn Vecchione, 11 3/4" horn pout 3rd- Tim Drawer, 9 3/4" horn pout This event went very well as the day was great and the help plentiful. Gary has been running this event for many a year now and does a commendable job. John Villa cooked hotdogs, burgers, venison sausages, and salmon on the grill all morning, with the assistance of Rachel Leal. Pat & Dianne Lynch kept track of the scoreboard, while Cathy Collins measured. Thank you to Pat Ceruolo for donating the fishing rods again this year. Thanks to all who participated and chipped in to give the kids something to brag about to their peers!
Remillard karen.remillard@emc.com, Heidi Schwarz hschwarz@netexposure. net or Kim Clark kimba57@comcast.net; you can send them with captions or without. Or send them to The Outdoor Message committee, Cherryl Barrett cherryl_b@hotmail.com, Phil Goodwin phil-sheila@comcast.net, Tom Marcone tmarcone@comcast.net or Karen Remillard karen.remillard@emc.com.
Reminders
• If anyone knows of a member who is sick or hospitalized, please let us know. You can leave a message at 508-4354148. • Please remember to lock the gate behind you if you are the last or only person that is on the range on any given day. Please be considerate of others and pick up after yourself. • Trap Shooting - Come on down and bring a friend, weather permitting. Trap starts at 1:30 pm on Sundays. The public is welcome. • Trap Shooting on member meeting nights from 6:30 – 7:30 pm, if enough interest to open the range.
Fishing Derby 2012
We had another fun-filled trout derby this year. Approximately 80 or so folks turned out for our annual derby. (Fear of rain may have kept a few folks away). The day started out with breakfast available at the club. Thank you to Paul Harlow and his crew for manning the stove, toaster and grill! As usual there were many stories back at the club after the derby. Hot, Turkey Season from the younger generation!! Jenna Bogan, daughter of right out of the oven member Dean Bogan, harvested this impressive 22 lb 2 oz turkey with a porketta sandwiches were 9" beard and 3/4" spurs. Congratulations. Jenna!! on hand for anyone that was hungry. After everyone weighed in, the results were as follows: 1st place: Patrick Mayer (17 5/8), 2nd The hall floor is done!! And it looks It was a perfect rainy day, a 35 plus yard shot… Practice and place: Terry Doane (17 ¼), 3rd place: awesome and really brightens up the patience with best friends ever, make it happen!! room. Thanks to Frenchie, Karl and Phil Mike D’Agostino (17 ¼) Congratulations to Kevin’s daughter!! Raffle winners: 1st prize Jamie for making yourselves available to assist Stewart; 2nd prize Jason Vienneau; 3rd the flooring crew (if we missed anyone, Welcome John Kasaras, James Parker and apologies). prize Susan Bush Sean McCarthy. Thank you to Phil Goodwin for Congratulations to all, and thank you The club offers a $500 scholarship each heading up the Building and Grounds for your support. year. Call the club, email David Laquidara committee. Another behind the scenes The Outdoor Message at oct31st@comcast.net or go to our “thankless” job. We do want you to know Please notify Karen Remillard website for more info. Many local that all your efforts in planning, For the second year in a row there was a organizing and supervising jobs are very (karen.remillard@emc.com) if you are students have benefitted from our interested in obtaining The Outdoor scholarship over the years. record turnout for the spring clean-up. much appreciated. So much has been Message via email. This will save the club During the course of the clean-up completed in the last few years.. money. If you have already responded to everyone was treated to a “Dave’s my original email then you are all set. Famous” porketta sandwich. The printed, mailed version of The If you’re interested in club clothing see Saturday was another great day for a Outdoor Message will still be available Cherryl Barrett, or send an e-mail: cleanup and boy did we ever! Many Lee Wright, President thanks to all who showed up to work, and A commendable job by Gary Truell and to those who do not have internet access cherryl_b@hotmail.com. There is also a special thanks to those who brought company! The Kids Derby has hit a new or who simply prefer having a paper in signup sheet at the clubhouse. There will be a nominal deposit for clothing being hand. specialized equipment or knowledge: Tim record with 84 kids attending! ordered. Donovan had his bucket truck and wood Ages 6 & Under chipper, the crew down back fed that beast 1st- Tyler Jones, 13 3/8 trout (also the all morning. Jack Erickson operated his largest trout of the day!) Do you have any pictures you’d like to JD backhoe all morning and saved a lot of 2nd- Jacob Deslet, 11 1/4" trout The hall is available for rentals, please have put in The Outdoor Message or on backs from shoveling. Gary Hassett 3rd- Ashlyn Delaney, 10 3/4" trout Kim Clark at: our website? Please send them over to contact, power washed everything in sight, and Age 7 & 8 kimba57@comcast.net or leave a message anyone on the Website Committee, Gary then some... Greg was the supervisor at 1st- Quin McCarthy, 10 1/2" trout shulg@msn.com, Karen at 508-435-4148. ★ the ranges and was pleased with the work 2nd- Josia Sulmasy, 10 1/4" horn pout Schultz
Note of Thanks
New Members
Scholarship
Spring Clean-Up 2012
Clothing
Kids Derby 2012
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