Shooting sports
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Sun-Gazette reserves the right to edit items submitted for the “Shooting Sports” section. To submit an event, call 570-326-1551, ext. 3116.)
Consolidated Sportsmen of Lycoming County
6386 Route 87, Loyalsockville
Broken Rock Skeet Club: Open 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sundays and 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. New shooters welcome and lessons are available. Call Ed Kelley at 570-322-5582.
Lycoming Trap Shooters: Open shooting from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Fee applies. Call Jeff Welliver at 570-435-0444.
Cowboy lever action Tuesday night matches – July 29; Aug. 12 and 26. Contact Jake Brown at 570-634-3126 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Cowboy pistol cartridge and smallbore cowboy rifle – Aug. 5 and 19. Contact Al Foust at 570-435-0043 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Smallbore silhouette – Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19. Contact Bob Belz at 570-584-5943 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Highpower and semi-auto military silhouette – Aug. 23. Contact Adam Steppe at 570-745-3719 or ahighstepper21@yahoo.com.
Cowboy lever action Saturday matches – Aug. 23. Contact Ed Fisher at 570-398-3955 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Keystone Sportsmen’s Association
1090 Hughes Road, Muncy
www.keystonesportsmenassociation.com
Call 570-546-5779 between 5-8 p.m. Thursdays or leave a message.
For the youth league, contact Don Daughenbaugh at dondflyfish@verizon.net or 570-435-0451; or Ann VanDine at 570-244-1324.
Open trap shooting, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Kitchen open.
ATA schedule: Aug. 15-17, KSA Sponsor’s shoot, trophies; Oct. 11-12, bag of shot shoot; Oct. 25-26, tenderloin shoot; Nov. 15-16, basket of apples shoot; Dec. 13-14, door prize shoot.
ATA schedule for Tuesday registered shoots: July 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26; Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Lambs Creek Sportsman’s Club
339 Sportsman’s Club Road, Mansfield
570-662-7850
All events are open to general public; family participation encouraged.
5-stand sporting clay shoots, second Sunday of every month through Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Open to public, $5 per round for adults and $4 per round for youth 16 and under. Shooter are responsible for their own guns and shells. A single round requires 25 shells. Snacks and refreshments sold. Instruction is available free of charge for novice shooters. Safety equipment is required and available for use from the club.
Monthly membership meeting, 7 p.m. – July 28
Women’s Day, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.; registration required in advance – Aug. 23
NRA Registered Rimfire Silhouette, registration at 8 a.m. – Aug. 24, Sept. 28
Youth Squirrel Hunt, weigh-in at 1 p.m.; register in advance – Oct. 11
Club work bee, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. – Oct. 26
North Montour Sportsmen’s Association
74 Sportsmen Road, Turbotville
Josh Leighow, 570-713-5667
Matt Swartz, 570-490-2784; and Gary Lewis, 570-764-0723 (archery)
3D archery shoots on Aug. 3 and Sept. 7. Registration open until 2 p.m. Thirty-target course of a variety of North American and African safari game animals at medium to close range. Cost is $8 for adults; $4 for 12- to 15-year-olds; and free for 12 and younger.
North Mountain Sportsmen’s Club
562 Spook Hollow Road, Muncy Valley
570-482-4364
Open trap and skeet, 6 p.m. Wednesdays through October, weather permitting.
Southern Clinton County Sportsman’s Club
55 S. Sportsmans Road, Loganton
Tom Jeffries, 570-725-3561
Proceeds from sporting clay shoots benefit the Youth Hunter Education Challenge team
Public trap shooting, 1 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month, weather permitting.
Sulpher Springs Rifle & Revolver Club
2265 Turkey Bottom Road, Muncy
Brian Walsh, 570-971-8153
IBS shoots, 10 a.m. Aug. 10, Sept. 7, Oct. 5,
Pistol shoots, 2 p.m.
Trap shoots, 2 p.m. Aug. 3; Sept. 14, 28; Oct. 12
Towanda Rifle & Pistol Club
P.O. Box 341, Towanda
Rifle range: Bridge Street, 3 miles west of Route 6
570-513-0648
300-yard F-class/heavy varmint rifle shoots will be held July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28. Sign-up at 9:30 a.m.; shoots start at 10. Cost is $10. Forty rounds, unlimited sighters.
Tripoli’s Triggers Firearms Training & Educational Center
531 Washington Blvd.
Fees may apply.
Open shooting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Personal instruction available every Tuesday by appointment.
Beginners Firearms Safety Course: Three-hour classes will be held July 29; and Aug. 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26.
Ladies 5-week program: Classroom training on firearms safety and handling as well as tactics in self-defense, in particular, dealing with home invasions. Upcoming programs will be held Wednesdays from July 30 to Aug. 27.
Troy Rod & Gun Club
Gate 3 Alparon Park, Troy
Barry Estep, 570-297-8957
Trap, skeet and 5-stand shoots will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
SHOOTING SPORTS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Sun-Gazette reserves the right to edit items submitted for the “Shooting Sports” section. To submit an event, call 570-326-1551, ext. 3116.)
Consolidated Sportsmen of Lycoming County
6386 Route 87, Loyalsockville
Broken Rock Skeet Club: Open 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sundays and 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. New shooters welcome and lessons are available. Call Ed Kelley at 570-322-5582.
Lycoming Trap Shooters: Open shooting from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Fee applies. Call Jeff Welliver at 570-435-0444.
Cowboy lever action Tuesday night matches – July 15 and 29; Aug. 12 and 26. Contact Jake Brown at 570-634-3126 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Cowboy pistol cartridge and smallbore cowboy rifle – July 22, Aug. 5 and 19. Contact Al Foust at 570-435-0043 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Smallbore silhouette – July 20. Contact Bob Belz at 570-584-5943 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Highpower and semi-auto military silhouette – July 26. Contact Adam Steppe at 570-745-3719 or ahighstepper21@yahoo.com.
Cowboy lever action Saturday matches – July 26. Contact Ed Fisher at 570-398-3955 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Keystone Sportsmen’s Association
1090 Hughes Road, Muncy
www.keystonesportsmenassociation.com
Call 570-546-5779 between 5-8 p.m. Thursdays or leave a message.
For the youth league, contact Don Daughenbaugh at dondflyfish@verizon.net or 570-435-0451; or Ann VanDine at 570-244-1324.
Open trap shooting, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Kitchen open.
ATA schedule: July 13, Workers Appreciation shoot; Aug. 15-17, KSA Sponsor’s shoot, trophies
ATA schedule for Tuesday registered shoots: July 15, 22, 29
Lambs Creek Sportsman’s Club
339 Sportsman’s Club Road, Mansfield
570-662-7850
All events are open to general public; family participation encouraged.
5-stand sporting clay shoots, second Sunday of every month through Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Open to public, $5 per round for adults and $4 per round for youth 16 and under. Shooter are responsible for their own guns and shells. A single round requires 25 shells. Snacks and refreshments sold. Instruction is available free of charge for novice shooters. Safety equipment is required and available for use from the club.
Range closed for International YHEC – July 17-20
Monthly membership meeting, 7 p.m. – July 28
Women’s Day, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.; registration required in advance – Aug. 23
North Montour Sportsmen’s Association
74 Sportsmen Road, Turbotville
Josh Leighow, 570-713-5667
Matt Swartz, 570-490-2784; and Gary Lewis, 570-764-0723 (archery)
3D archery shoots on Aug. 3, Sept. 7. Registration open until 2 p.m. Thirty-target course of a variety of North American and African safari game animals at medium to close range. Cost is $8 for adults; $4 for 12- to 15-year-olds; and free for 12 and younger.
North Mountain Sportsmen’s Club
562 Spook Hollow Road, Muncy Valley
570-482-4364
Sporting clay shoot, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 20
Open trap and skeet, 6 p.m. Wednesdays through October, weather permitting.
Southern Clinton County Sportsman’s Club
55 S. Sportsmans Road, Loganton
Tom Jeffries, 570-725-3561
Proceeds from sporting clay shoots benefit the Youth Hunter Education Challenge team
Sporting clays shoot, noon-4 p.m. July 13. Open to public.
Public trap shooting, 1 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month, weather permitting.
Towanda Rifle & Pistol Club
P.O. Box 341, Towanda
Rifle range: Bridge Street, 3 miles west of Route 6
570-513-0648
300-yard F-class/heavy varmint rifle shoots will be held July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28. Sign-up at 9:30 a.m.; shoots start at 10. Cost is $10. Forty rounds, unlimited sighters, 30 minutes for each 20 rounds. Any centerfire rifle with power scope and muzzle brakes allowed. Two classes – Unlimited, shot from benches with adjustable front rest and rear bag; and tactical, shot from the group with front bipod and rear bag. Targets are two sheets with double bullseye; 20 shots per sheet; separate sighter target provided. Eye and ear protection required for shooters and spectators. Single shots only. Safety rules enforced.
Tripoli’s Triggers Firearms Training & Educational Center
531 Washington Blvd.
Fees may apply.
Open shooting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
- Personal instruction available every Tuesday by appointment.
Beginners Firearms Safety Course: Participants will learn how to safely load a firearm, safely unload a firearm, safe clearing procedures, basic pistol shooting skills, the differences between a revolver and semi-automatic pistol and how to shoot each one, and more. Three-hour classes will be held July 15, 19, 22, 29.
Ladies 5-week program: Classroom training on firearms safety and handling as well as tactics in self-defense, in particular, dealing with home invasions. Participants must attend each date. Upcoming programs will be held Wednesdays from July 30 to Aug. 27.
Troy Rod & Gun Club
Gate 3 Alparon Park, Troy
Barry Estep, 570-297-8957
Trap, skeet and 5-stand shoots will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
SHOOTING SPORTS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Sun-Gazette reserves the right to edit items submitted for the “Shooting Sports” section. To submit an event, call 570-326-1551, ext. 3116.)
Consolidated Sportsmen of Lycoming County
6386 Route 87, Loyalsockville
Broken Rock Skeet Club: Open 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sundays and 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. New shooters welcome and lessons are available. Call Ed Kelley at 570-322-5582.
Lycoming Trap Shooters: Open shooting from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Fee applies. Call Jeff Welliver at 570-435-0444.
Cowboy lever action Tuesday night matches – July 15 and 29; Aug. 12 and 26. Contact Jake Brown at 570-634-3126 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Cowboy pistol cartridge and smallbore cowboy rifle – July 8 and 22, Aug. 5 and 19. Contact Al Foust at 570-435-0043 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Smallbore silhouette – July 20. Contact Bob Belz at 570-584-5943 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Highpower and semi-auto military silhouette – July 26. Contact Adam Steppe at 570-745-3719 or ahighstepper21@yahoo.com.
Cowboy lever action Saturday matches – July 26. Contact Ed Fisher at 570-398-3955 or alf2520@verizon.net.
Keystone Sportsmen’s Association
1090 Hughes Road, Muncy
www.keystonesportsmenassociation.com
Call 570-546-5779 between 5-8 p.m. Thursdays or leave a message.
For the youth league, contact Don Daughenbaugh at dondflyfish@verizon.net or 570-435-0451; or Ann VanDine at 570-244-1324.
Open trap shooting, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Kitchen open.
ATA schedule: July 12, free target shoot, free targets awarded to the shooter traveling the greatest distance to the club; July 13, Workers Appreciation shoot; Aug. 15-17, KSA Sponsor’s shoot, trophies
ATA schedule for Tuesday registered shoots: July 8, 15, 22, 29
Lambs Creek Sportsman’s Club
339 Sportsman’s Club Road, Mansfield
570-662-7850
All events are open to general public; family participation encouraged.
5-stand sporting clay shoots, second Sunday of every month through Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Open to public, $5 per round for adults and $4 per round for youth 16 and under. Shooter are responsible for their own guns and shells. A single round requires 25 shells. Snacks and refreshments sold. Instruction is available free of charge for novice shooters. Safety equipment is required and available for use from the club.
Range closed for International YHEC – July 17-20
Monthly membership meeting, 7 p.m. – July 28
Women’s Day, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.; registration required in advance – Aug. 23
North Montour Sportsmen’s Association
74 Sportsmen Road, Turbotville
Josh Leighow, 570-713-5667
Matt Swartz, 570-490-2784; and Gary Lewis, 570-764-0723 (archery)
3D archery shoots on July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7. Registration open until 2 p.m. Thirty-target course of a variety of North American and African safari game animals at medium to close range. Cost is $8 for adults; $4 for 12- to 15-year-olds; and free for 12 and younger.
North Mountain Sportsmen’s Club
562 Spook Hollow Road, Muncy Valley
570-482-4364
Sporting clay shoot, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 20
Open trap and skeet, 6 p.m. Wednesdays through October, weather permitting.
Southern Clinton County Sportsman’s Club
55 S. Sportsmans Road, Loganton
Tom Jeffries, 570-725-3561
Proceeds from sporting clay shoots benefit the Youth Hunter Education Challenge team
Sporting clays shoot, noon-4 p.m. July 13. Open to public.
Public trap shooting, 1 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month, weather permitting.
Towanda Rifle & Pistol Club
P.O. Box 341, Towanda
Rifle range: Bridge Street, 3 miles west of Route 6
570-513-0648
300-yard F-class/heavy varmint rifle shoots will be held July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28. Sign-up at 9:30 a.m.; shoots start at 10. Cost is $10. Forty rounds, unlimited sighters, 30 minutes for each 20 rounds. Any centerfire rifle with power scope and muzzle brakes allowed. Two classes – Unlimited, shot from benches with adjustable front rest and rear bag; and tactical, shot from the group with front bipod and rear bag. Targets are two sheets with double bullseye; 20 shots per sheet; separate sighter target provided. Eye and ear protection required for shooters and spectators. Single shots only. Safety rules enforced.
Tripoli’s Triggers Firearms Training & Educational Center
531 Washington Blvd.
Fees may apply.
Beginners Firearms Safety Course: Participants will learn how to safely load a firearm, safely unload a firearm, safe clearing procedures, basic pistol shooting skills, the differences between a revolver and semi-automatic pistol and how to shoot each one, and more. Three-hour classes will be held July 8, 15, 19, 22, 29.
Troy Rod & Gun Club
Gate 3 Alparon Park, Troy
Barry Estep, 570-297-8957
Trap, skeet and 5-stand shoots will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.