Vol. IV, Issue 6
HUNTER EDUCATION
Perry will resume having a Hunter Ed. course this year. Go to the Pa. Game Commission web site to register for our course on Friday evening and Saturday morning, June 9th and 10th. Must attend both. Limited to 50 students.
TRAP SHOOTING
Perry finished 7th in the 2022-2023 Berks County Inter-valley Trap League. The 2023 Berks County Amateur Trap League starts April 16th at Leesport Gun Club. We welcome new shooters to compete on Perry’s team. Our handicap trap shoots will be held every Monday evening in April. The Monday evening league with Lenharstville starts May 1st at Perry. Shoots alternate back and forth between Perry and Lenhartsville
Big Game Contests
There were no biggest bear entries this past year. Darryl Balthaser won the biggest buck archery category with a 10 pointer and spread of 20-7/8 taken in Berks County. Richard Reinhart won the biggest buck rifle category with an 8 pointer and spread of 18 taken in Schuylkill County. All winners receive a $75 award.
MEMBERSHIP
Renewal postcard reminders will no longer be mailed. We will notify you by E-mail about 6 weeks before payment is due again. However, it is your responsibility to know your card’s expiration date and pay the $20 renewal fee before expiration in order to avoid the additional $10 re-join fee. We encourage everyone to pay with credit card on-line.
2023 CHANGES
We are now posting updated quarterly newsletters on our web site and we are sending copies via E-mail. If you don’t receive them, contact us with your current address. No more hard copy mailings. We have changed our monthly trap shoots from the first Sunday of the month to the first Saturday of the month (first one on April 1st). Scheduled league shoots will still be held on Sundays.
Fishing Rodeo
Perry is co-sponsoring with Lenhartsville Fish & Game again this year to hold a youth trout fishing rodeo at their pond on Saturday, May 13th. The rodeo is open to members of both clubs, their children and grandchildren at the lower pond at Lenhartsville. You must have a fishing license and show your membership card to enter. Registration starts at 7:00 a.m. and fishing at 8:00 a.m. for kids 15 years of age or younger. Adults, 16 years of age and over, can fish after 12:00 p.m. up to dark. Prizes will be awarded. Bring your kids and fishing tackle for a day filled with fun. There is a three fish limit. Cost is $5 for kids and $10 for adults.
19th Annual
Women On Target®
Perry, along with the NRA Women On-Target® program and NRA Foundation will again hold two 19th annual non-competitive, instructional clinics in recreational shooting and hunting sports this year on June 17th and September 9th. Entries are limited to 32 participants in each event. The courses include instruction in safe firearms handling, hands-on pistol, rifle, shotgun and archery shooting. To register go to the nra.org web site. Click on Firearms Training, Women’s Programs, Women-On Target. Then select your preferred date and register. You must pay the $50 pre-registration fee on our web site. Click on the date in the Events tab and then click on our PayPal account button to pay with credit card. The NRA Fdn. provides financial support for the clinics.
BOARD SHOOTS
The next Board shoot is on April 9th. Yes, we know that date is Easter. The other six shoots are May 14th, June 11th, September 10th, October 8th, November12th and December 10th. Sign-up begins at 8:30 a.m. and the shoots start at 9:00 a.m. You are competing for very nice meat trays from Christman’s in Oley. Splatter boards and strip tickets for meat trays are also sold during those events. For every entry sign-up your name is also entered in a special drawing after the December shoot for a Cabela’s gift card.