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Pittsburgh Outdoors notices
Rifle/trap leagues - Frazier-Simplex is threatening to run away with the Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle League title, but there’s a real race on for second place. Murrysville and Dormont-Mt. Lebanon are tied with 6-3 records after last week’s action. Murrysville lost to Frazier-Simplex 1484-1475, while Dormont-Mt. Lebanon scored a 1482-1444 victory over Allegheny (3-5). Clymer, meanwhile, improved to 4-5 with a 1441-1361 win over Irwin Post 228 (0-8). Green Valley (2-6) had the bye. John Husk of Frazier-Simplex (9-0) had the week’s high score with a 299. Teammates Dave Cramer and Tom Santelli were the high senior and high junior, respectively, with scores of 297 and 296. Liz Leckie was high lady with a 293.

Kiski (6-5) made a good run but came up short, 1188-1182, against unbeaten Murrysville (11-0) in the A-team standings in the Allegheny Valley Rifle League last week. Kittanning, meanwhile, improved to 9-2 with an 1180-1164 win over Crowfoot (3-8), and Fort Hand (3-8) scored a 1155-1149 victory over Tarentum (1-10). In the B-team standings, Murrysville is on top at 11-0, followed by Kiski (7-4), Kittanning (6-5), Crowfoot (4-7), Fort Hand (4-7), and Tarentum (1-10). Jim Spelock Jr. of Kiski fired a perfect 300 to record the week’s top score. Bob King of Kiski was the high senior with 293, and Aimee Gawne was top female and top junior with a 284.

Hunter/trapper courses
Bobtown Rod and Gun Club, Greene County, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 4 and 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 5. Lunch provided. For information, call 724-839-7460.

Pitcairn-Monroeville Sportsmen’s Club, Allegheny County, 6 to 10 p.m. March 3 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 4. Lunch provided; class limit is 100. Pre-registration required by calling William Chessman at 412-241-2879.

Allegheny Country Rifle Club, Allegheny County, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 11 and 12. Lunch provided; class limit is 150. For information, call 412-821-9828.

Mt. Morris Sportsmen’s Club, Greene County, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 11 and 1 to 4 p.m. March 12. Lunch provided. For information, call 724-324-9185.
Notices

Gov. Ed Rendell will be at the Pitcairn-Monroeville Sportsmen’s Club on Friday to sign House Bill 1690, which formally allows the Pennsylvania Game Commission to create a mentored youth hunting program. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. with remarks by Robert Miller, the Rendell’s advisor for hunting, fish and conservation. Anyone interested in attending is welcome, but everyone should plan to be in the hall no later than 11:30 a.m.

Chris Rosenberry, supervisor of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer management section, and Jerry Feaser, the agency’s press secretary, will appear on Pennsylvania Cable Network’s “PCN Call-In” program at 7 p.m. Thursday. Viewers can call in questions to PCN toll-free at 1-877-726-5001.

South Buffalo Township Sportsmen’s Club is sponsoring its third annual “Deer Horn” event from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 4 at the club, which is located near Freeport. Anyone who has harvested a buck, be it from Pennsylvania or elsewhere, can bring in the rack to have it scored. For information or directions to the club, call Joe Mac at 724-713-7433 or Todd Wiedl at 724-226-1497.

Dunbar Sportsmen’s Club will hold beginner, intermediate and advanced fly tying classes at the clubhouse beginning Feb. 6. Cost is $4 per class for the eight- to 10-class program. To register, call John Maddas at 724-277-4258.

A meeting to form a National Wild Turkey Federation chapter in the Delmont area will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Salem Lutheran Church in Delmont. Anyone interested in turkey hunting, conservation and youth programs is invited to attend. For information, contact Carl Mowry at 724-283-5708 or cmpanwtf@zoominternet.net.

Tickets are available for the annual banquet held by Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited. It will be held March 4 at the American Legion in Latrobe. Tickets are $25 and include dinner. There will be raffles. Tickets are available at The Angler’s Room in Latrobe, Ligonier Outfitters in Ligonier, and Pee-Vee’s in Latrobe.
Meanwhile, the club will hold its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Loyalhanna Watershed Association office in Ligonier. Fly tying expert Dave Schmezer will be the guest speaker.

The new Allison Park-North Hills area chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will meet at Sportsman’s Warehouse, located at 250 Mt. Nebo Pointe Drive in Pittsburgh, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to elect officers and discuss chapter’s banquet. All are invited. For information, contact Carl Mowry at 724-283-5708 or cmpanwtf@zoominternet.net.

Connellsville Sportsmen’s Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Discussions of future activities, general club improvements and the Twi-Night Trap League are on the agenda. All members are urged to attend.
Shoots on tap

Connellsville Sportsmen’s Club will stage a turkey shoot beginning at 11 a.m. Jan. 29. The skeet and/or trap field will be used for this event. Shooters will have the option of shooting ten targets at skeet or trap. Skeet targets will be five doubles, and trap targets will be two targets from each position. Two turkeys will be awarded for each 10-shooter round. Winners will be determined by the high gun and a random score for each round. The club also holds skeet shooting year-round from 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, while trap practice Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. beginning Feb. 5. All are welcome.

Fairbank Rod and Gun Club will hold a “chukar mania” hunt beginning at 7 a.m. Feb. 4. Each two-man team will be provided with 12 shells and be given 30 minutes to hunt for six birds. Only one dog will be allowed per team, and each will be accompanied by a judge. Cost is $75 per team. Call Robert Valente at 724-246-9828.

Pony Farm Sportsman Club will hold an archery shoot Jan. 29, with registration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be an indoor hunters flint round featuring 60 shots at 10, 20 and 30 yards at animal or target faces. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for youths, and refreshments will be available. Call 724-548-8318.

The fifth annual Pitt-Bradford Panther Baseball Sporting Clays Classic will take place Saturday at the Bradford Gun Club. Registration for the 100-bird shoot will be from 10 a.m. to noon, with shooting starting at 10:30 a.m. There will be prizes in Lewis Class A-D, and to the ladies, junior, veteran (60 and older) and high overall champions. The event will also feature a lunch, raffles and other door prizes. Cost is $45 if postmarked by Wednesday or $50 at the door. Make checks payable to the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and mail to: Pitt-Bradford Baseball Office, 300 Campus Drive, Bradford, PA 16701. For information, contact Bret Butler at 814-362-5093 or bab15@pitt.edu.

Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association offers trap practice at 10 a.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. Call 724-872-4399

The Strictly Sticks Traditional Archers will conduct a traditional equipment 3-D shoot Feb. 19 at East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association in Alverton. Registration is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is open to those shooting recurves, longbows and selfbows. Cost to shoot is $8 for adults and $6 for those ages 12 to 16. Kids 11 and younger shoot for free. Breakfast will be available. Call 724-887-5404.

Hecla’s trap range is open for practice from 5 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday. The public is welcome. Call 724-423-6090 after 2 p.m.

Old Westmoreland Rifles is hosting a blackpowder shoot at 1 p.m. today. Registration costs $6, and shooters are asked to bring a prize worth $10. Call Darryl Myers at 724-522-1729, Rockie Dean at 724-527-5317, or Phil Cravener at 724-539-7667.

Bull Creek Rod and Gun Club, Frazer Sportsman and West View Sportsmen are hosting a winter trap shooting league. Signups are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost for 50 birds is $8 for league competitors and $5 for practice rounds and for shooters 16 or younger. Call Don at 724-224-0223, George at 724-352-4170 or Randy at 724-224-7047.

Youngwood Sportsmen’s Association stages trap shoots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays and from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays. The shoots are open to the public. Call Fred at 724-837-5516 or Frank at 724-834-3234.

Saltsburg Sportsmans Club will hold a 3-D archery shoot Feb. 5, with registration from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be awards in all classes and refreshments will be available. Call 724-639-0360.

Kingston Veterans and Sportsmen of Latrobe will hold a 3-D archery shoot Feb. 12, with registration from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Scouts shoot for free. There will be trophies and food, and beverages will be available. Call 724-539-9303.

West Penn Sportsmen’s Club has a heated, covered, and lighted five stand range. Shooting hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. The trap ranges are open 4:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays.

East Monongahela Sportsmen’s Club stages 25-yard pistol pin shoots at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and 25-yard pistol pin and 50-yard silhouette shoots at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Trap practice is at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. All events are open to the public. Call 412-384-4747 or visit www.dp.net/~esmc.

East Huntingdon Sportsman’s Club’s indoor archery league has begun, while the indoor pistol range is open at 7 p.m. Mondays or by appointment for groups. The club will hold its annual wild game dinner Feb. 25, and April cash tickets are available from members. Call 724-887-5404 for Amy or Doug Brown.

Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club hosts skeet, trap and five-stand shoots from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays the range is open for skeet, trap, five-stand and sporting clays. Call 724-796-9111 or visit www.greaterpghgunclb.com.

White Oak Rod and Gun Club will hold a sporting clays shoot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Cost is $20 for 100 targets. There is a CMP match scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Sunday of every month. The club will also host a “Nanook’s Winter 5-Stand Tournament” from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays from Feb. 5 to March 5. Shooters can shoot 12 tournament rounds and take their best 10 scores. There is a $20 entry fee, with practice rounds costing $5 and tournament rounds costing $6. Register by calling Jeff Parry at 724-863-6213. The five-stand course is otherwise open from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, as well as on sporting clays Sundays. All events are open to the public. Call 724-863-9941.

Sutersville Sportsmen’s Club offers trap practice beginning at 6 p.m. Mondays. The public is welcome. Call 724-872-0910.

Crowfoot Rod and Gun Club’s trap range is open to the public from 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays. The club also will host indoor 3-D archery shoots every Friday starting at 6 p.m. through mid-March. Call 724-327-9315.

Pitcairn Monroeville Sportsmen’s Club, 505 Mosside Blvd., North Versailles, hosts Civilian Marksmanship Program shoots the first Sunday of every month at 9 a.m., practical pistol (IPSC) shoots Thursdays at 6 p.m., trap practice Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. The Sunday trap winter league runs through March 26. The club will sponsor a Sportsmen’s Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 30, too. Call 412-824-3790 or www.pmsconline.com.

The Sportsmen’s Association of Greensburg hosts trap, skeet and sporting clays tower shoots from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays. The trap range has a ramp to accommodate special-needs shooters. The club also hosts skeet shoots from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Call Ray Wertz at 724-836-6353.

McDonald Sportsmen’s Association hosts trap and skeet practice from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays. The public is welcome. Call 724-796-2271 or visit www.mcdonaldsportsmen.com.

Clairton Sportsmen’s Club hosts skeet shoots and practice from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The trap league and practice is from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Visit www.clairtonsc.org.
Calendar

Now through Jan. 28: late season for grouse.

Now through Feb. 4: late season for squirrels, rabbits and pheasants

Tribune-Review
Sunday, January 22, 2006