GAZETTE
Vol. 21, No. 1
Pemigewasset Valley Fish and Game Club
March 2015
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Glenn Normandeau
3
2015 Event Calendar
4
Annual Elections
4
President’s Firing Point
5
Small-bore Rifle matches
5
Adopt-a-Highway
5
Quick-Contact List
6
CMP Clinic
6
Weekly Trap Shoots
7
3-Gun / IDPA
8
ATA-registered Trap
8
RSO Program
9
Silhouette
9
St. Patty’s Day Match
10
Potluck Dinner Program
11
Women on Target
11
Club Clean-up Day
13
High-power Rifle
13
Young Persons Day
14
Winter Biathlon Results
15
Biathlon
16
Handgun Courses
16
Trap Shooting Course
17
Donors
18
Membership Report
19
IBO — 3-D Archery
Championship
20
Cowboy Action Shooting
21
Action Rifle Matches
21
Winter Pistol League
23
Friends of NRA Dinner
24
Officers and Directors
24
Contributors
Photo taken January 11, 2015. Courtesy of Phil Haskell.
Potluck Dinner and Annual
Elections: March 27th
Our annual spring pot-luck dinner is on Friday, March 27th, this
year. Please mark your calendars now. Details about the program can
be found on page 10.
Have you renewed your Pemi
membership for 2015?
If not, please see page 12.
P.O. Box 38 • Plymouth, New Hampshire 03264 • (603) 536-FISH (3474)
Visit us at our website at www.pemi.org; e-mail us at [email protected]
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Pemigewasset Valley Fish and Game Club Gazette—Vol. 21, No. 1
March 2015
My Favorite Winter Escape
By Glenn Normandeau, Executive Director,
N.H. Fish and Game Department
There's a lot to love about winter in New Hampshire. Of course, shoveling snow and bonechilling cold can get to you sometimes, but if you're into the outdoors, it's a great time of
year. What gets me excited about winter is ice fishing. It's been a favorite pastime of mine
since I was a kid.
When I was growing up, my family always had a bobhouse on Lake Winnipesaukee. I was really into going up
there and catching lake trout. We had a lot of fun and caught some big fish! When
I went away to college, I'd come home to Goffstown and go ice-fishing with my
buddies on Turkey Pond or Weare Reservoir for perch and pickerel. With four or
five of us all with tip-ups, the pond looked like the back of a porcupine! Those
were really good times.
Today, I enjoy getting out on the ice with my son, Hunter. He's 13 now, and an
avid ice fisherman. Like most kids, it's quantity over quality - he's a 6-tip-up, fastaction kind of guy. And he sure loves a fish fry afterwards of crappie, perch, or
whatever we catch. It's a standard thing we do together, which means a lot to me.
We're lucky to live in a state where you can still enjoy the great outdoors so
easily. It's hard to find a more inexpensive and satisfying way to enjoy yourself and
have a nice day with your family and friends than ice fishing. With any luck, you
will get a meal out of it, too. The kids can run around while you fish; they're in
sight, so they can't get lost. Depending on ice and snow conditions, skating and
cross-country skiing are additional options. Get a couple flags popping up and a
fish on the line, and you've got some real excitement going on.
Don't forget to clean up after yourselves when you're ice fishing. When it
comes to trash, carry out everything you carry in. Fish and Game doesn't have the
resources to be the New Hampshire lakes' clean-up crew, and we don't want to be
forced to be out there fining people for littering.
Another word of caution - only go out when the ice is good and safe, and think
twice before packing the family in the SUV and driving out on the lake! You can
find some sensible tips on how to identify safe ice on the Fish and Game website
Picture of a very proud 8
at www.FishNH.com.
year old Wyatt Coursey, club
I hope you have an exciting year ahead watching wildlife, fishing, hunting in
member from Rumney, New
the Granite State. Renew your licenses right away, so you don't miss a minute of
Hampshire, with his 19
the fun. I guarantee that your outdoor adventures will be some of your best days pound tom turkey sporting
times you'll remember with pleasure for years to come. See you on the ice!
Excerpted with permission from N.H. Wildlife Journal, January/February 2009.
To keep up with New Hampshire’s fish and game scene, consider
subscribing to New Hampshire Wildlife Journal at
http://wildnh.com/Wildlife_Journal/WJ_mag.htm.
an 8 1/2 inch beard and 3/4
inch spurs. He took this trophy on youth weekend last
year in Belmont with his uncle, "Slim" Sharp, also a club
member, guiding the effort.
Congratulations, Wyatt!
March 2015
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2015 Schedule of Events
Here’s the 2014 schedule as of the Gazette publication deadline.
Details about many of these events can be found elsewhere in this
issue. You might also visit the club website, www.pemi.org, to get
more information and the latest schedule. Changes do happen.
Please note, too, that set-up occurs on Fridays for some matches
and one or two ranges may be closed while that’s going on. We’ll
try to keep the web site updated with the latest information.
Wed., Mar. 4
Board of Directors monthly meeting
Sat., Mar. 7
Winter Biathlon (200-yard range—see page 15)
Sat., Mar. 14
NRA Basic Pistol Class (see page 16)
Fri., Mar. 27
Annual Meeting: Elections, Pot-luck dinner (page 10)
Sat., Mar. 28
St. Patty’s Day Match (100-yard range; see page 9)
Sat., Mar. 28
Class: Gun Shot Training (clubhouse; see “RSO” page 8)
Wed., April 1
Board of Directors monthly meeting
Sat, April 4
Class: Gun Shot Training (clubhouse; see “RSO” page 8)
Sat., April 11
Personal Protection in the Home Course (see page 16)
Sun., April 12
Action Rifle Match (200-yard range; see page 21)
Sat., April 18
CLUB CLEAN-UP DAY (ALL RANGES CLOSED; see p 11)
Sat., April 18
Highway Clean-up #1 (see page 5)
Sat., April 25
CMP Service Rifle Clinic (200-yard range; see page 6)
Sat., April 25
Young Persons Day (50yd range 9-noon; see page 13)
Sun., April 26
CLA Silhouette (200-yard range; see page 9)
Sat., May 2
Cowboy “Wild Bunch / Rough Rider” (200-yard range; p 20)
Sat., May 2
IDPA new-to-competition (50yd range; see page 7)
Sun., May 3
Cowboy match # 1 (200-yard range; see page 20)
Wed., May 6
Board of Directors monthly meeting
Sat., May 9
Class III (200-yard range closed all day)
Sat., May 9
Seth Wish Training: “Pistols n Pink” (200-yard range; page 10)
Sat., May 9
FoNRA Dinner (see page 23)
Sun., May 10
NHHPRL # 1 (200-yard range; see page 13)
Sat., May 16
Women on Target (50-yard range & trap range; see page 11)
Sat., May 16
IDPA 3-gun (200-yard range; see page 7)
Sat., May 23
ATA trap shoot (trap range; see page 8)
Sun., May 24
“Conventional prone” small-bore (100-yard range; see page 5)
Sat., May 30
Summer Biathlon # 1 (200-yard range; see page 15)
Sat., May 30
Try-a-handgun Day (50-yard range; see page 16)
Sun., May 31
CLA Silhouette (200-yard range; see page 9)
Wed., June 3
Board of Directors monthly meeting
Sat., June 6
IDPA new-to-competition (50yd range; see page 7)
Sat., June 6
Seth Wish Training: Defensive Shotgun — Cruz (see page 10)
Sun., June 7
IDPA 3-gun (200-yard range; see page 7)
Sat., June 13
Introduction to Trap (trap range; see page 16)
Sat., June 13
Cowboy “Wild Bunch / Rough Rider” (200-yard range; p 20)
Sun., June 14
NHHPRL # 2 (200-yard range; see page 13)
Sun., June 14
Cowboy match (200-yard range … AFTER NHHPRL; p 20)
Sat., June 20
Highway Clean-up #2 (see page 5)
Sat., June 20
IBO (ALL RANGES CLOSED; see page 19)
Sun., June 21
IBO (ALL RANGES CLOSED; see page 19)
Fri., June 26
Cookout / membership meeting
Sat., June 27
ATA trap shoot (trap range; see page 8)
Sat., June 27
NRA Basic Pistol Class (see page 16)
Sun., June 28
IDPA 3-gun (200-yard range; see page 7)
Sun., June 28
Silhouette (covered ranges; see page 9)
Wed., July 1
Board of Directors monthly meeting
Sat., July 4
Summer Biathlon # 2 (200-yard range; see page 15)
Sat., July 4
IDPA new-to-competition (50yd range; see page 7)
Sun., July 5
NHHPRL # 3 (200-yard range; see page 13)
Thur, Fri., July 9,10 set-up for The Fracas (200-yard range; see page 20)
Sat., Sun., July 11-12 The Fracas (200-yard range; see page 20)
Sat., July 18
Personal Protection in the Home Course (see page 16)
Sat., July 18
Seth Wish Training: Defensive Pistol / Carbine I (page 10)
Sun., July 19
Sun., July 26
Sat., August 1
Sun., August 2
Wed., August 5
Sun., August 9
Sat., August 15
Sun., August 16
Sat., August 22
Sat., August 22
Sat., August 22
Sun., August 23
Sun., August 23
Sun., August 23
Fri., August 28
Sat., August 29
Wed., Sept. 2
Sat., Sept. 5
Sun., Sept. 6
Sat., Sept. 12
Sun., Sept. 13
Sat., Sept. 19
Sat., Sept. 19
Sun., Sept. 20
Sun., Sept. 27
Sat., Oct. 3
Sat., Oct. 3
Sun., Oct. 4
Sun., Oct. 4
Wed., Oct. 7
Sat., Oct. 17
Sat., Oct. 17
Sun., Oct. 18
Fri., Oct. 23
Sat., Oct. 24
Sun., Oct. 25
Sat., Oct. 31
Wed., Nov. 4
Sat.. Nov. 7
Wed., Dec. 2
IDPA 3-gun (200-yard range; see page 7)
Silhouette (covered ranges; see page 9)
Seth Wish Training: Defensive AK-47 (see page 10)
IDPA new-to-competition training (see page 7)
Board of Directors monthly meeting
NHHPRL # 4 (200-yard range; see page 13)
Summer Biathlon # 3 (200-yard range; see page 15)
Seth Wish Training: Defensive Carbine II (see page 10)
Highway Clean-up #3 (see page 5)
CLA Silhouette (200-yard range; see page 9)
Basic Concealed Carry Course (50-yard range, 12-4pm,
see page 16)
Cowboy (200-yard range; see page 20)
Silhouette (covered ranges; see page 9)
3-D archery (archery course A; see page 19)
Cookout / membership meeting
IDPA 3-gun (200-yard range; see page 7)
Board of Directors monthly meeting
IDPA new-to-competition training (see page 7)
3-D archery (see page 19)
Summer biathlon # 4 (200-yard range; see page 15)
mini-Palma (100-yard range; see page 5)
NRA Basic Pistol Class (see page 16)
Class III (200-yard range closed all day)
NHHPRL # 5 (200-yard range; see page 13)
IDPA 3-gun (200-yard range; see page 7)
biathlon set-up (200-yard range; 2pm-6pm)
50m small-bore rifle (50-yard range; see page 5)
Plymouth Int’l Match (50-yard range; see page 5)
Mt. Bike Biathlon (200-yard range; see page 15)
Board of Directors monthly meeting
Women on Target (50-yard range; see page 11)
Highway Clean-up # 4 (see page 5)
NHHPRL # 6 (200-yard range; see page 13)
Fall pot-luck dinner, 6 PM
Action Rifle Match (200-yard range; see page 21)
Seth Wish Training: Defensive Carbine III (see page 10)
IDPA 3-gun (200-yard range; see page 7)
Board of Directors monthly meeting
Personal Protection in the Home Course (see page 16)
Board of Directors monthly meeting
INDOOR RANGE: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with key. Call Phil Haskell, 536-3105,
or John Bartlett, 786-9720, to obtain a key. Team and open shooting from
6 p.m. Monday and Thursday evenings. Members only. Log in and out
with current membership number at range; $5 per day range fee.
OUTDOOR RANGES: 8 a.m. to dusk, 7 days a week, closed during archery shoots (see schedule of events) until about 4:30, and at other announced times for scouting events, etc. Members only. Log in and out
with current membership number; $5 per day range fee. Info:
[email protected].
TRAP RANGE: Open shooting (launch your own birds) 8 a.m. to dusk, 7
days a week. 12 gauge and smaller, #7½ and #8 shot only. No other
firearms on trap range! Club trap, open to all members and membership
available on site, Thursday evening 5 p.m. to closing under lights. Call
Andy Engler at 603-744-9026. Five-stand shooting on Sunday mornings
from 8 a.m. (Note: Thursday and Sunday shoots run from April 1st to
January 1st.)
OUTDOOR ARCHERY: Practice range and 15-station course open at all
times except during certain announced events. $5 per day range fee. Info:
Fred Allen at 968-9944.
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Pemigewasset Valley Fish and Game Club Gazette—Vol. 21, No. 1
March 2015
The President’s Firing Point
February is my least favorite month (you can tell I’m
not a skier). I love NH but by mid-Feb it seems like winter
will never end. I am reassured, however, that it always
does end and before long we’ll be outdoors without parkas.
Along these lines, one of our first activities is the
spring cleanup. This will be held on Saturday, April 18th
and we need all the help we can get. I know we’re competing with your own clean-up and recreational activities but
just a few hours at the club will help keep the facility clean
and maintained for the season. Bring yard and/or building
tools to help out – we’ll supply drinks and lunch!
Another important event is the members meeting and
annual elections on Friday, March 27th. We’ll have a potluck supper at 6 PM (free if you bring a dish, $5 if you
don’t … kids are free as always), election of officers and
directors at 7 PM and a presentation by the NH Fish &
Game department at around 7:30 PM.
In 2014 we had ambitious plans for improvements –
here’s the list and the status:
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Complete the new heating system in the clubhouse
– effectively done. Many thanks to Stuart Pitts.
New heat for the indoor range – moved to 2015.
New septic system – completed (clubhouse bathrooms are fully functional).
Handicap ramp at the clubhouse for second floor
access – moved to 2015.
Steel targets for public use near the berm on both
the 50 and 100 yard ranges – we put one up that
promptly disappeared – we’ll look for a more secure
mounting system in 2015.
 Extending the 200-yard range to a full 300-yards and
potentially having target locations up the hill at 500
yards – logging for this and the septic system was
completed providing $47,000 in funds for the range or
other projects – hope to get this one done in 2015.
 Rebuilding the action range bays for Cowboy and
IDPA / 3 Gun competitions – this has been included in
the range improvements project above.
Thanks to Bill Orr, we started a Range Safety Officer
(RSO) program in 2014. These folks are volunteers who
are at the club on weekends to assist people with sign-in
and to monitor safety. It was very successful and we will
be expanding the program in 2015. All these people will be
expected to have basic first aid and Combat Lifesaving
training, giving them the skills to use our trauma kits located on each range.
As the weather improves and we get back into outdoor
shooting, please remember to keep your rounds impacting
the berm – not over and not hitting the floor (which often
ricochets over the berm). The best way to do this is to ensure the target is level with your line of sight – lower if
shooting from a bench or higher if standing.
Thanks and see you this spring,
Bob Klimm
Job Opportunity
Want to make a significant contribution to the Pemi in the
comfort of your own home? We’re looking for a new Gazette
editor.
The Gazette is published four times a year, in March, June,
September, and December. We do it all on the computer using a
desktop publishing program from Microsoft called “Publisher”,
which is very similar to “Word”. All four issues are posted to
the web site. Two issues — March and September — are also
printed and mailed to our members.
It takes about 2-3 days per issue, gathering the copy, editing the copy, doing the layout, and proofreading.
Not a lot of experience is required — Publisher is annoying
but easy to learn. Attention to detail (or a spouse with attention
to detail, which is how we manage) is a boon. An affinity for
writing is a big plus.
The pay is actually pretty good: satisfaction of producing a
good-looking newsletter and a good overview of the Club and
its many activities. If you’re interested in applying, please send
an e-mail to [email protected].
Club Goals

Conservation of habitat, fish,
and wildlife

Good sportsmanship, safety,
and outdoor ethics

Proper management of fish
and wildlife resources

Promotion and preservation
of the shooting sports
March 2015
Pemigewasset Valley Fish and Game Club Gazette—Vol. 21, No. 1
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Adopt-a-Highway
We perform a civic duty in doing highway cleanup in the state-wide Adopt-a-Highway program four times a
year. We will continue this effort in 2015, and your assistance is needed and will be appreciated
We have a relatively flat stretch of Route 175 from the Holderness School to 7 Pines Road.
Our first cleanup is Saturday, April 18. We meet at the Holderness School parking lot at 10:00 am. Please come
and help out. Many hands make light work and with 8-10 people showing up it only takes and hour or two.
There are also cleanups on June 20, August 22, and October 17. Please mark your calendar now! Call Winnie
Oustecky at 536-4129 for more information.
Quick-Contact List
IDPA
COWBOY
ARCHERY
BIATHLON
HIGH POWER
SILHOUETTE
SMALL-BORE RIFLE
TRAP
WOMEN on TARGET
ADOPT-a-HIGHWAY
MOWING
PISTOL TRAINING
— Bob Klimm at 630-9408
— Dakota Joe at 620-5001
— Fred Allen at 968-9944
— Fred Allen at 968-9944
— Randy Enger at 978-443-5429
— John Bartlett at 786-9720
— Tom Bubolz at
[email protected].
— George Hollingsworth at 745-3679
— Ev Tate at [email protected]
— Winnie Oustecky at 536-4129
— Don Marsh at 968-7039
— Bill Keaney at 882-9366
Small-bore Rifle
Matches
We have several small-bore rifle matches scheduled for 2015.
There’s the Plymouth International match in
early October every year, which will run be held this
year on Sunday, October 4th. We’ve also been holding a couple practice runs for the Plymouth match
for the past few years, and we’ll continue that again
in 2015. The first one will be on Sunday, September
20th, right on the heels of the NH High Power Rifle
League match that morning. Start time will likely be
around noon. Then a dry run of the Plymouth match
will be on the day before the actual match, that is,
Saturday, October 3rd.
And for a real challenge, we run a “miniPalma”. This is a Palma-like match, where we shoot
at (simulated versions) of 800-, 900-, and 1000-yard
targets on our 100-yard range. All with .22 rifles
with iron sights. This match will be on September
13th.
To start the season (we’re describing these in reverse chronological order), we’ll be offering a
“Conventional Prone” match on May 24th. This is
an NRA-approved match that can be used to establish your small-bore classification. The match will
have 3 stages: (1) 40 shots at 50 yards; (2) 20 shots
at 50 yards and 20 shots at 100 yards; and (3) 40
shots at 100 yards. If there is more than 1 relay then
relays will alternate in firing the 3 stages.
All of the small-bore matches are $10/shooter,
except the Conventional Prone match, which is
$15.00. (The extra fee is to cover the NRA match
fee.)
Tom Bubolz leads the effort on these matches.
He can be reached at [email protected].
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March 2015
CMP — High Power Rifle Instruction
Saturday, April 25, 2015
The Pemi is hosting a service rifle clinic this spring,
sponsored by the Shooting Sports Program Committee
(SSPC) of Gun Owners of New Hampshire and sanctioned
by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). Attendance at this one day clinic will meet one of the requirements leading to the direct purchase of firearms and ammunition from the civilian marksmanship program.
(www.odcmp.org)
All participants are directed to report for registration
no later than 0800 hours. The classroom portion of the
clinic will commence promptly at 0830 hours. Students
will receive instruction in US military basic rifle marksmanship.
A non-refundable fee must be received before any
student seat will be held: $35.00 per student 18 years of
age or older. Free to students aged 12-17 years but reservations are required.
Any payment postmarked less than three days prior to
the clinic date will be returned to the sender unopened.
Make checks payable to: SSPC (Shooting Sports Program Committee). This fee covers target and ammunition
costs.
Students attending the clinic need to bring the following:
 eye and ear protection - sturdy shoes or boots
 lunch and drinks - pants - no shorts
 rain suit or poncho - ball cap/hat
 suitable ground cloth or rug to lie on
 a pair of gloves made of any material
 clothing for warm or cold weather
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A
FULL TRAINING DAY ENDING ABOUT 1830
HOURS
The Civilian Marksmanship Program has sanctioned
these clinics, therefore the following rifles are permitted:
US M1, M14, M16 (type), 1903 (type), 1917 and Mauser
(type). A limited number of rifles are available for student
use on a first come, first serve basis. Ammo issue is .3006, 7.62 NATO, 5.56; all other ammo must be studentsupplied.
Clinic reservations are required and should be mailed to:
George R. Gurick, Jr.
212 River Road
Farmington, NH 03835
Send e-mail inquiries to [email protected] or call
603-859-1949
AGAIN: NO WALK-ONS, RESERVATIONS ONLY.
Weekly Trap Shoots
Trap meets regularly during the warmer months on Thursday afternoons and Sunday mornings. On Thursdays we have
been starting around 4pm. Often the Thursday shooting wraps up pretty quickly and the group heads home. However, if
your work schedule means arriving later, just let us know: we can be there and shoot all the way to 9 PM! We have lights
after all. I am there in the afternoon and will gladly stay so members can benefit from having the field!
On Sundays we start at 9AM and run until about Noon.
We shut down for the winter after the New Year’s Day shoot, starting back up in early April, but we will see what the
Spring brings us. We plan to get going as soon as the weather and snow cover permit.
For questions or for further info contact Andrew Engler via e-mail: [email protected] or phone: 603-744-9026
(home) or 603-217-7278 (cell).
March 2015
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3-Gun / IDPA at Pemi
Pemi has been hosting International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) events since 2009. By 2011 we were also
holding side matches for shotgun and/or rifle. These proved to be so much fun that we started holding some matches devoted to all 3 guns in 2013. Last year we made the transition to a 100% 3-Gun format and haven’t looked back! These
matches consist of 5 stages where you engage targets that may be paper or steel – stationary, knockdown or moving.
You are moving between positions in order to engage all the targets – using barricades for concealment and often shooting while moving. Each stage is a separate scenario in its own shooting bay on the action range (beyond the 200 yard rifle pits). You are part of a squad of 5 – 10 people who all move between stages together. Each squad also has a safety officer who explains each stage, runs the shooters through the event and, most importantly, maintains a safe environment.
We are also able to accommodate IDPA shooters who only want to use their handgun – they just don’t shoot 100%
of the targets but still shoot 15 – 18 rounds per stage (75+ per match). Round counts for a 3-Gun match (5 stages) would
typically be 40+ rifle, up to 5 slugs, 10+ birdshot and 30+ handgun. Most people shoot with an AR style rifle, a 12 gauge
pump or semi-auto shotgun and a semi-auto handgun. There are categories, however, for just about anything safe to
shoot – including revolvers, pistol caliber carbines, bolt action rifles, 22 rifles and handguns plus 410 shotgun, etc. We
also encourage a broad range of shooting experience. We have Master competitive shooters at our events along with first
timers. We do require an instructional course for anyone
who has not competed in an
action shooting sport (IDPA
USPSA, etc – where you are
drawing from a holster, performing reloads on the clock
and moving/hiding). This
course is given once every
month early in the season at a
cost of $50 per person for a
full day of instruction. During
the classroom portion we
cover firearms safety, equipment, competitive rules, what
to expect during a match and
perform dry fire exercises for
drawing, reloading and reholstering. The afternoon is
spent on the range performing
a number of drills to ensure
safety and be sure you are comfortable with the basics of combat shooting. The day culminates with a full 3-Gun / IDPA
stage.
To compete – you will at least need a handgun with a strong side holster that both covers the trigger and retains its
shape so that the handgun can be re-holstered without using your weak hand. You will also need at least 3 loading devices and a pouch to carry 2 of these on your belt. Match fees are $20 for IDPA or $30 for 3-Gun and we hold one match
per month between May and October. If you would like more information, please contact Bob Klimm at [email protected] or call 603-630-9408.
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March 2015
ATA REGISTERED TRAP SHOOTS
SAVE THE DATES!
The PEMI will be hosting two ATA (Amateur Trapshooting
Association) events in 2015. These will take place on 23 May and 27 June.
Each event will be 100 birds and designed for all skill levels...a great way for individuals looking to get into the game! If you’re new to ATA shooting, this is a great way to
get some registered birds for your average. Registration for both events will start at
8:00 AM with shooting beginning promptly at 9:00AM and will continue until all
shooters have completed their rounds.
Membership in the ATA is required to compete in ATA events, further info is available at shootata.com.
For questions or for further info contact Andrew Engler via e-mail:
[email protected] or phone: 603-744-9026 (home) or 603-217-7278 (cell).
Range Safety Officer Program
Bill Orr
This is an open letter to all Pemi club members about the 2015 Range Safety Officer (RSO) program.
I am pleased to report that the RSO group provided 27 service days last year. This was a 100% volunteer effort.
We were often able to assist patrons with use of proper targets, setting of targets, membership evaluations, non-member
shooting during open gate days, gun handling issues, ricochet areas, open actions, magazines in abandoned weapons,
and muzzle management. I believe we provided a valuable service to the shooting community and club.
The RSO group is very recognizable by their safety green vests with the words “PEMI RSO” on the back. We had
lots of feedback which I have passed along to the Board of Directors. This year we will continue the program and look
forward to helping anyone become a Pemi RSO.
We are interested in getting as many participants as possible. To become, or maintain, your Pemi RSO status, you
must meet the following requirements:
1. Be a current paid-up club member.
2. Take the range rule review class (not yet scheduled).
3. Hold a current First Aid Training certificate. A first aid course is scheduled at the clubhouse on March 28 th
2015. The price of the course is $90 per student. This Corvus Group course gets you national certification
for FA, CPR, and AED — students will earn the Emergency Care & Safety Institute certificate (ECSI).
(Similar training is available from Red Cross in several locations state wide.)
4. Take the gun-shot wound training, now called SABA training, which will be held on April 4 th at the clubhouse starting at 8 AM. If you took this course last year, you are not required to retake it. This Corvus
course is $50 per student.
5. Attend a one-day situational training class in May, which will blend range rules, first aid, and gunshot
wound training.
We encourage each RSO to get additional training as an NRA RSO or a qualified SO for another specific shooting discipline. You can sign up with me or get more information by e-mail: [email protected].
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2015 SILHOUETTE SEASON
Spring is coming and with it the beginning of the Pemi silhouette shooting season. We are planning six matches this
summer, three each on the 100-meter covered firing line and on the 200-yard range.
First, the three 100-meter-range matches. The matches on the covered firing line are 40-shot matches in which you
get one shot at each of 40 steel animals sitting on rails at varying distances. There are ten chickens set at 40 meters, ten
pigs at 50 meters, ten turkeys at 75 meters and ten rams at 100 meters. You are allowed plenty of time to shoot, getting 2
minutes to shoot each bank of 5 animals. Although .22 rifles are by far the most popular firearm at these matches, there
are categories for lever guns chambered in .22 and pistol cartridges as well as rimfire and centerfire handguns. The
match dates for these three events are Sundays, June 28, July 26, and August 23.
For those who would like to stretch out to longer
ranges, we will host three matches on the 200-yard line.
The format is the same but distances are 50, 100, 150
and 200 yards and the rifle is an iron-sighted lever
gun .25 caliber or larger. Of course, these animal targets
are a bit larger and heavier, with the rams (at 200 yards)
weighing in around 55 pounds each. The satisfaction of
knocking these big boys over with your old 30-30 guarantees a wide grin. These matches will be held on Sunday, April 26, Sunday, May 31, and Saturday, August
22.
Both the short– and long-range August matches
are on the same weekend, so come and camp over and
make a weekend of it. If you have any questions please
call or email John at [email protected] or
603-786-9720.
St. Patty’s Day Match
The annual St. Patty‘s Day Match will occur again in 2015!
When: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Time: 9 AM. (Report no later than 8:30 AM.)
Where: 100-yard covered firing range.
Cost: $10 for part 1, $5 for part 2.
Format:
Part 1: 40 shots offhand, in 2 strings of 20, at 100 yards on the SR1 fullfaced target. Prize: bragging rights!
Part 2: the “Winner Takes All!” match: the part-2 entry fees go into the
pot, each shooter gets one shot, the best shot wins the “pot o’ gold”.
Firearms allowed: any (safe) center-fire rifle. People bring some interesting
old firearms to shoot in this match, and the show-and-tell part of the match is important!
For more information contact match director Mike Brown at 603-749-5829, or [email protected], or visit the website at www.pemi.org and click on Event Calendar.
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March 2015
Spring Potluck Dinner
Annual Meeting & Elections
Friday, March 27, 2015 6:00 PM
The annual spring pot luck dinner will be held at the clubhouse at 6:00 PM on Friday, March 27, 2015. Please
come! We request that you bring a main dish, salad or dessert, but if you are not able to, please come anyway (you
will not go away hungry!) Call Winnie Oustecky at 536-4129 if you plan to bring a dish. The suggested donation is
$5, kids age 8 and under are free. Those bringing an offering may opt to be fed free!
Following the dinner we will meet upstairs in the Assembly Hall for a short business meeting which includes the
annual election of officers and directors. At our March meeting we hold elections for open seats on the board. Officers’
terms are 1 year, so all officer seats are open. Director terms are 3 years. The terms of the 12 Directors are staggered so
that each year a third of them (4 of the 12) come up for election.
A nominating committee appointed by the president, led by director Jay Johnson, will present a slate of candidates
at the meeting. This slate will be the committee’s recommendations, but this doesn’t preclude other members from running for any one of the open seats. Send an e-mail to Jay ([email protected]) or just nominate yourself or
someone else at the meeting.
The program that follows will be a most informative one! We are fortunate to have as our speakers the New
Hampshire Fish and Game Department Director Glenn Normandeau as well as the Chief of Law Enforcement, Colonel
Martin Garabedian. (They will be introduced by local Conservation Officer Sgt. Brad Morse.) They will review current
bills before the legislature and address adequate funding of the Fish and Game Department, important to all sportsmen
and women. Questions and comments will be accepted. Please plan to attend and stay for this important program.
Members are urged to attend this dinner and informative meeting and non-members are invited to attend and learn
about the club and what it has offer the area sportspersons.
For additional information call board member Fred Allen at 603-968-9944 or email him at
[email protected]. Also, see the club web site at www.pemi.org.
More Training Opportunities
Over the course of last summer and fall, On Target Training provided multiple classes on handguns and carbines.
Classes started in July and wrapped up in September with the popular Defensive Pistol/Carbine class.
Starting in the spring of 2015, On Target Training will be back with multiple class offerings for our members.
These will include Fighting Shotgun, Pistol N Pink (women and handguns), Defensive Pistol levels 1, 2, and 3, Defensive Carbine levels 1, 2, and 3, and the Fighting AK 47 pattern rifle. All of the sessions will involve one full day of
training and will provide the students with multiple drills to enhance their proficiency with their firearm.
Dates for the courses are May 9, June 6, July 18, August 1 and 16, and October 25. For more information, see:
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/OnTargetTraiuningNH
Seth’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/wishse
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May 16, 2015
Women on Target is an NRA-sponsored program that provides basic firearms training to women who have little or
no shooting experience, and want to learn. Pemi has run these clinics for over a decade; by now, we've provided that
initial positive firearms experience to hundreds of women and girls.
For 2015, we've scheduled both a spring and a fall clinic. The spring clinic will be on Saturday, May 16, and will
offer a choice between two classes: Introduction to Handguns, and Introduction to Shotguns. Each class will start at
the clubhouse, with registration from 9:30am to 10am. Then the handgun and shotgun groups will split up; each group
will get classroom instruction in firearms safety, parts and operation, and shooting basics. Then the handgun class will
go to the outdoor pistol pistol range for some coached practice with .22 pistols, and optionally some larger calibers.
The shotgun class will go to the trap range to learn how to pattern a shotgun, and to break some clay targets.
Both classes will run from around 10am to 1pm. The cost is $20 for either class. In each case, we provide all
equipment -- firearms and ammo, eye and ear protection. If you have your own gun, you're welcome to bring it, along
with some suitable ammo for it (for trap, this means #7 1/2 or #8 shot, target loads only) and we'll show you how to
shoot it.
To pre-register, or to get more information, contact Ev Tate ([email protected], 978-443-5429). Be sure to mention which class -- handgun or shotgun -- you want to sign up for. If you have family or friends who might be interested in a Women on Target class, please pass this information along to them.
The fall clinic -- handguns only -- will be on Saturday, October 17. If you or your friends can't make the May
class, put the October one on your calendar!
(as always!) for the Annual Club
Spring Clean-up Day
The annual club clean-up day will be held on Saturday, April 18,
from 9 AM to about 5 PM. Please donate 2-3 hours or more to the
effort to get your Club ready for the season. Bring a pair of
gloves, a rake or a broom or brush cutters, and a good attitude.
Lunch will be provided!
Call Bob Klimm at 603-630-9408 for more information.
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We urge you to join the NRA! It remains the strongest barrier
protecting this club, you, and your rights from the “Antis” who
would take it all away!
The Pemi Valley Fish and Game Club is a “Recruiter Club”,
which has two benefits. You can sign up or renew via this form
(or via a link on our web site) and save $10 on an annual membership. And the Club receives a small commission for each member
who enrolls or renews this way.
The club is an affiliate member of the NRA as well as GONH. Keeping the NRA and GO-NH strong helps keep the Pemi
strong. So please support both organizations.
(To renew or enroll on-line, go to our web site —
www.pemi.org — look for this same “Join NRA” logo and click
on it.)
XC013057
Did You Renew Your Pemi Membership?
The membership year now follows the calendar year, January 1 to December 31, so if you haven’t renewed for 2015,
you’re no longer a current member. And if that’s the case, please consider renewing soon, and don’t miss out on the membership meeting and elections on March 27th and the upcoming activities this summer.
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Sixth Annual
Young Persons Shooting Day
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Once again the Pemigewasset Valley Fish &Game Club will conduct a Basic Firearms Safety class for
young rifle shooters age 10 to 15 years old. The emphasis will be on the fundamentals of safe gun handling
and the basic principles of marksmanship, using the students’ own .22 caliber rifles (no pistols) of any action
type. Semi-automatic rifles may be used, although they will be fired single-shot. Ammunition and targets
will be provided by the Club, and a $10 Range Fee will be charged. The course will be taught by an NRA
Certified Rifle Instructor, and parents are encouraged to help coach their kids. The class will be held on the
Club 50-yard outdoor covered range, beginning at 9:30 AM and wrapping up around 12:00 or so.
The class will strongly emphasize basic firearms safety and safe gun handling - .22 rifles are firearms,
not toys, and must be respected as real guns. Range safety procedures, basic range commands, types of rifle
actions and sights and marksmanship fundamentals will be taught in a manner geared toward young beginning shooters. The kids will shoot at both paper and “reactive” targets (part of “Range Procedure” includes
picking up all those shot-up cans for proper disposal). Shooting will be done from the bench rest position, so
no special gear will be needed.
Unlike pistol shooters, who carry all their kit in a small box, walk 100 feet to their worksite and shoot in
climate-controlled conditions, Riflewomen and Riflemen carry all necessary gear on their persons, shoot outdoors in all kinds of weather from any position and at things a long, long, long way away. The young Whippersnappers will be taught this at the very beginning – dress appropriately for the weather, bring eye protection/safety glasses, hearing protection, personal drinking water/snacks.
NO ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WILL BE ALLOWED!! Shooting is a serious business -- we must
keep safety in mind at ALL times and keep distractions to a minimum.
For further information and to sign up, please contact Bob Anderson at [email protected]. See ya on the
range.
NHHPRL: High Power Rifle Competitions
A lot of our high power competition every year is done
in matches associated with the New Hampshire High Power
Rifle League. This is a collection of four clubs in the state.
Each of the four clubs in the League runs 5 or 6 matches a
year. Shooters from all the clubs can shoot at any or all of
these matches, and it’s a great way to meet shooters from
other parts of the state. The matches themselves are relatively
quick: 50-shots, mostly rapid fire, with plenty of sighters.
Registration starts at 7:30 AM for each match, with the
goal of getting the first shot off at 8:00 AM. The cost for
adults can vary from year to year, depending on what the
League decides at its annual meeting – it’s been $10.00 for
the last few years. The good news is that juniors shoot free
… and the League supplies ammo (.223 or .308) for juniors
shooting the match. (Full-disclosure: there’s a once-perseason league registration fee of $5 for each adult shooter …
but again, juniors pay nothing.)
The Pemi’s first NHHPRL match of 2014 is Sunday,
May 11th. See the schedule on page 3 for the dates of all the
matches, or contact Randy Enger for more details: 978-4435429 or [email protected].
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Winter Biathlon Report
by Fred Allen
The winter biathlon held on Saturday, February 12 provided excellent groomed trails and range/penalty
loop for A-1 conditions. Scott Harvell was heard to exclaim that it was the best grooming we have ever had!
Much thanks to the Squam Trailbusters snowmobile club trailmaster Tom Janelle for the donation of his time
and the Trailbuster’s large groomer.
It was -4F degrees at 6:00 when Savannah and I arrived to start setting up and with the assistance of
those who showed up between 7:00 and 8:00 we sent out the first relay at 10:20. With the temperature soaring to a high of 12F degrees no one got frostbite and we wish more had shown up to enjoy the event!
Congrats to Joseph Holmes who had never shot a rifle before and with a few minutes of instruction shot
five “hits” in the first five shots of his life! Guess the club’s Savage rifles (acquired through a NRA Foundation grant) can do the job!
All skiers did 1200 meter loops per bout and snowshoe loop was 450 meters.
See you all at the next winter biathlon on Saturday, March 7.
MATCH CLASS Shoot two bouts prone (p) and two offhand (o); two small targets (s) and two big (b).
Race extra 100 meter loop per miss. Gross time is net time.
Robert Charbonnier 3-3-3-3
Alex Baier
5-4-5-5
Kevin Baier
1-2-4-4
Ross Roetman
1-1-3-3
Scott Harvell
3-3-3-3
Emily Monroe
2-3-3-3
s-s-b-b
s-s-b-b
s-s-b-b
s-s-b-b
s-s-b-b
s-s-b-b
p-p-o-o
p-p-o-o
p-p-o-o
p-p-o-o
p-p-o-o
p-p-o-o
32:57
39:50
42:00
44:54
1:10:50
1:54:50
BEGINNER CLASS Shoot all prone, all big, add one minute per miss, no penalty loops.
Gwynne Gallagher
Joseph Holmes
4-4-5-5
2-5-2-2
b-b-b-b
b-b-b-b
p-p-p-p
p-p-p-p
53:12 gross, 1:11:12 net
1:11:44 gross, 1:12:44 net
MODIFIED BEGINNER CLASS Shoot all prone, all big, 100 meter penalty loop per miss.
Allison Baier
Graham Rockwell
3-3-5-2
5-4-5-2
b-b-b-b
b-b-b-b
p-p-p-p
p-p-p-p
49:50
57:02
MODIFIED BEGINNER SNOWSHOE All prone, all big, 100 meter penalty loop per miss.
Ellen Tidd
5-5-5-5
b-b-b-b
p-p-p-p
43:00
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Biathlon at the Pemi
Howdy, biathletes and wannabees!
After three winter events and five successful Summer Biathlon events in 2014, here is your heads-up on the 2015
winter biathlon dates. As of press time, we have already held two of our winter biathlon events (January 17 and February 14). The final winter biathlon is scheduled for March 7.
In the winter biathlon we cross country ski or snowshoe, your choice. Skate-ski is offered if conditions/grooming
is adequate. Also, sit-ski is offered for the Adaptive Class participants. Matches are of course subject to adequate snow
cover.
Register from 8:30 at the clubhouse. This year we are going to offer relays at 11:00 AND at 1:00 to accommodate
those who cannot make the early morning relay because of work, class, distance, etc. The shoot fee continues to be $15
and you are welcome to shoot both relays for a fee of $25.
The usual classes will be recognized; see the club website, www.pemi.org and click on biathlon in the home page
menu. Printing out the registration and release forms and arriving with them filled out speeds up the registration process.
As always any assistance in setting up Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning will be greatly appreciated!
Please call Fred Allen at 603-968-9944 or email to [email protected] to let us know when you can pitch
in to make these events successful.
Set-up is now much easier! We have ten of the steel biathlon targets and all the other equipment stored in a new
storage shed in a bay just 50 feet to the east of the target line which will ease the burden of carrying them to the line.
This 12 x 18 foot shed has just been constructed by P.R.E.P. Contractors and was funded by a grant from the NRA
Foundation.
Five summer biathlon events have been scheduled for 2015: Saturdays, May 30, July 4, August 15 and September
12, finishing with a Mountain Bike biathlon on Sunday, October 4. Review the details on the club website,
www.pemi.org, click on Biathlon in the menu at the bottom of the home page.
Or contact biathlon chairman Fred Allen at 968-9944 or email to [email protected].
Fred Allen, Biathlon Chair
THANKS TO SQUAM
TRAILBUSTERS
We owe a sincere “Thank You” to
the Squam Trailbusters snowmobile
club and especially to Trailmaster
Tom Janelle and his other drivers
who donate their time and their club’s
large groomer. They have been
grooming all the trail and staging areas for each of our winter biathlon
events over the past several years.
This donation is vital to the success
of our winter biathlon program.
Thank you, Tom!
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Handgun Training
Our popular handgun training classes are back for 2015.
These will be taught once again by Bill Keaney and Cindie
Pals. For more information on any of these classes, please
contact Bill Keaney at 603-882-9366 or
[email protected].
NRA Basic Pistol
The Pemi will again offer the NRA “Basic Pistol” course
in 2014, with classes scheduled for March 14, June 27, and
September 19. Class size is limited to fourteen participants.
The course is geared toward individuals who have little or
no firearm (especially handgun) experience. For this reason,
firearms safety is heavily emphasized throughout the
course. Classroom topics include: basic handgun types; proper
handling of revolvers and semi-autos; making the firearm safe;
loading and unloading; grip; stance; breath control; aiming;
trigger control, and dry-firing.
The course includes live fire practice, with one-on-one
coaching, at either the 50-yard covered range or the indoor
range, depending on the weather. This part of the course runs
about 2-1/2 hours. The range session is followed by a guncleaning demonstration and then the written exam.
Initial firing at the range will be with .22 pistols. Also, a
variety of center-fire handguns will be available for students to
try. Any participant who has a handgun they'd like to bring
and practice with after the .22 shooting may do so; please
bring your own factory-loaded ammunition for it. Twenty-two
caliber ammunition will be supplied to the class; there will be
some .380, 9 mm, .38 Spl., .40 S&W, and .45 ACP ammunition on hand as well. Also, as this is an all-day course
(beginning at 9:00 AM at the Clubhouse) please bring a
lunch. Snacks, coffee, and soft drinks will be available during
class breaks.
March 2015
concepts and skills; utilizing cover and concealment; making
your home safer; confronting an intruder or attacker; firearms
defense and the law; selecting a firearm and ammunition for
personal protection/home defense; and firearms maintenance. There will be several live-fire exercises involved, requiring movement from one position to another, all relating to
home-protection scenarios. NOTE: a prerequisite to taking this
course is the successful completion of the NRA Basic Pistol
course or other NRA-approved handgun experience.
Try-a-Handgun Day
On Saturday, May 30, the Pemi will hold another “Try-aHandgun Day”. This is an informal event geared towards those who have completed a Women on Target class or
a Basic Pistol Course and who may be thinking of getting a
handgun for themselves. Others who have not taken these
courses but who have prior training or experience with firearms are also welcome. This will afford individuals an opportunity to try various handguns for "fit and feel," pointability, balance, weight, ease of operation, etc., and then fire any
that they wish. Coaches will oversee line safety, as well as answer questions about any of these firearms.
There will be a large selection of handguns present: from
.22 revolvers and semi-autos, to larger-caliber guns in various frame sizes (including some particularly well-suited for
smaller hands) and barrel lengths.
This event will be held at the 50-yard outdoor range, rain
or shine, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM. There will be a $5.00
range fee plus a nominal fee to cover the cost of supplied ammunition.
Basics of Concealed Carry
Finally, the Basics of Concealed Carry class will be held
on August 22, at the Clubhouse from 10:00 AM to noon, and
the 50-yd range from noon-3:00 PM.
The class will cover the following: defensive mindset;
personal safety; location (on the body) of concealed carry; offNRA Personal Protection in the
body carry; types of holsters and accessories; personal protecHome
tion firearm selection; NH statutes relating to concealed carry,
The Pemi will again offer the NRA “Personal Protection and the use of deadly force in defense of a person. There will
in the Home” course, with classes scheduled for April 11, July some drawing and live-firing from strong-side belt holsters.
18, and November 7. This is an all-day course which will
cover topics such as defensive mindset; defensive shooting
Introduction to Trap
We will be holding an “Introduction to Trap” class on Saturday, June 13th. This is a full-day class, aimed at people
who want to learn about the trap shooting and trap shooting competitions. There will be a classroom portion starting at
9 AM; that will be followed by live firing at the range.
Some details are being worked out as we go to press. Contact Jason Stansfield at [email protected] for more information.
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Thanks!
Every year many of our members add a little extra to their membership fee, and we’d like to gratefully acknowledge you. Here’s a
list of members who have joined or re-upped and who have contributed beyond their regular membership fees. This includes new
and renewing members since about the December Gazette printing date. To all the folks here and the folks who have contributed in
the past: many thanks! Your generosity helps make the Club better and better.
Timothy Ahern
William Alby
Craig Allan
William Allen
Steven Anderson
Chuck Anderson
Robert Anderson
Keith Anderson
Addie Armstrong
Michael Bagge
Jeffrey Bardwell
William Barnfather
Laurence Bartlett
Robert Berry
Peter Bertagna
Craig Best
Kirk Beswick
Gerald Biggs
Bob Blouin
Lucinda Boutin
Phillip Bowen
Kevin Boyce
Beckley Brendan
James Brewer
Joel Brewster
Paul Brigandi
Walter Bristol
Thomas Bull
Elzey Burkham
Alfred Butt
Jeff Cambouris
Crawford Campbell
Mike Canning
Thomas Cannon
William Cantlin
Richard Cappello, Jr.
Robert Carter
Howard Chandler
Randall Chastain
Peter Claus-Lanoi
Robert Colella
George Cranshaw
Terrell Crawford
Stephen Curry
Patrick Danis
Stephen DiCiaccio
Joseph DiGilio
Vincent Digilio Sr.
Gianfranco DiRienzo
Brian DuBois
Donald Dumont
Andrew Engler
Frederick Englert
Gerald Evans
Jack Evans
Thomas Fergus
Michael Finnell
Christopher FitzMorris
Charles Flanagan
Robert Flanders
Jeffrey Gagnon
Andrew Giovanni
Howard Goldman
William Gosney Jr.
James Goss
Arthur Guyotte
Radu Gyorgy
Bruce Hamel
Robert Hanson, Jr.
Richard Hicks
Lee Higham
James Whittredge Hill
Allan Hitchmoth
Howard Hoke
Rodrick Hooper
David Horton
Thomas Huestis
Michael Hummel
David Hungerford
Ernest Hutter
Charles Jacobson
Ron James
Raymond Jenkins
Derrek Jennison
Neil Kaplan
John Keane, Jr.
William Keaney
Regan Kelly
William King
Michelle Lacroix
Mark Langlois
Courmeg Lanoi
Jeffrey Lanoi
Peter Laufenberg
Katherine Leland
Christopher Leland
Allen Lemay
James Lennon
Richard Litto
John Lloyd
Richard Lobacz
Todd Lowell
John Lynn
Manny Machado
John Mackey
Linda Magoon
Stephen Marshall
Gregory Maxwell
Salvatore Mazzola Jr.
Dean McCann
William McCarthy
Trevor McGowen
Richard McGrath
Edwin McLeod
David McNamara
Don Meckstroth
Russell Menard
David Mendzela
David Merrill
John Micalizzi
Thomas Michel
Daryl Mikalosky
Dana Mikalosky
Michael Minerva
James Moore
Leo Morrissette
Bradley Morse
Daniel Murphy
Dennis Murphy
Jeff Musheno
James Nadon
Donald Norris
William Nungesser, Jr.
Dylan O'Malley-Joyce
Dawn O'Neil
William Orr
Cynthia Pals
James Parker
David Parrott
Raymond Peavey Jr.
Don Percy
Frederick Peters Jr.
Toni Piper
David Pistritto
Paul Polewarczyk
Barry Pope
Robert Potter
David Provan
Paul Quinn
Leonard Raposa
Paul Rheinhardt
Ernest Rice, Jr.
Robert Ritter
Charles Rowley III
Ken Rueffert
Harold Ryea
Anthony Scalfani
Ted Sharpe
Jamie Sharps
Dean Sherman
David Simons
Eli Sinyak
Albert St Germain
Michael Swift
Denis Tanguay
Antonio Tavares
Ronald Thomas
Joe Thornton
Scott Thurston
Douglas Van Sickle
Peter Warfield
Greg Waugh
Larry Weber
Christopher Wendel
Thomas Whalen
Norman Wheaton
Mark Whitman
Steve Wilson
Jonathan Wixson
Gerry Zanzalari
Kurt Zentmaier
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March 2015
About our membership
by Phil Haskell, Membership Information Manager at the Pemi
The strength of our club is its membership and our
spirit of volunteerism.
I'd like to share some information about our membership with you.
In this issue, I'll give you an overview of what our
membership roll looked like at the end of 2014. That way
we are looking at the numbers for an entire year.
For 2014, we had 1,607 members with 1,027 applications submitted. In 2013, we had 1,545 members with 979
applications submitted. The 2014 membership was 4.6%
greater on applications and just under 4% ahead on our total number of members. Our average number of members
per application is 1.5.
Email outreach
Nine hundred and twenty-eight applications included
an email address. That is a 90% response on the application. This is a great way for us to stay in touch with you,
and this number has gone up every year.
Where are we from?
Of the 1027 applications we received, 866 (84%) were
from New Hampshire, 113 (11%) from Massachusetts, 13
from Connecticut, 7 from New York, 7 from Maine, 4
each from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, 3
from Florida, 2 from Rhode Island, and 1 each from
Maryland, Louisiana, North Carolina, and New Mexico.
Here is the detail for 2014 by family size:
Membership type
Number of
applications
Number of
members
Single person
621
621
Two people
300
600
Family of three
57
171
Family of four
34
136
Family of five
12
60
Family of six
2
12
Family of seven
1
7
Total
1027
1607
How old are we?
We ask your age on the application, but we do not require members to report their age. For ages reported in
2014, here is the breakdown by decade.
Patron contributions
Fifty-eight patrons contributed $3,675.
Category
Contribution
Count
Total
Guardians
100
13
$1300
Sentries
75
5
$375
Lookouts
50
40
$2000
58
$3675
Indoor Range
For 2014 we had 358 membership applications that included the $10 annual fee for access to the indoor range.
That is $3580 dollars of revenue for the Indoor Range.
In the next Gazette
We'll look at the "Interests" section of the application
and see a chart that shows how members responded there.
See you at the Club!
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17th Annual
IBO NH State Championship and World Qualifier
Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, 2015
OPEN TO ALL ARCHERS
To qualify as the IBO NH Champion in the various classes you must be an IBO member or apply for membership at
the shoot.
ALSO:
This shoot will be the fifth and final qualifying leg of NECS, the New England
Championship Series. To qualify for the New England Championship in the various offered classes one must shoot in at least two qualifying matches (of five) including this
shoot. (The NECS Championship shoot will be held at the Nenameseck Sportsmans Club
in Palmer, MA, on June 27 and 28, 2015. ) For more info on NECS, see www.ibo.com
Breakfast available 7:00-10:00, burgers, dogs, etc., all day
30 McKenzie & Rinehart targets.
Two rounds of 15 targets. (many new or nearly new!)—shoot one round each day or both rounds on either day.
At least two challenging side shoots!
All IBO rules and classes apply—recognition for all classes
Registration begins at 7:00 A.M. each day
Scoreboard closes at 5 P.M. Saturday, 3 P.M. sharp Sunday
Registration fee $35 • Future Bowhunters FREE
Archery continues to be an important activity at the Pemi Fish and Game Club. The practice/warm-up range on the
lawn with targets at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 yards is available seven days a week for members (with the usual range fee
of $5; please be sure to sign in at the archery kiosk at the edge of the driveway. If you already signed in at the outdoor,
indoor or trap range, still sign in so we have a feel of the level of archery activity and note “Paid at _____” on the log
sheet.)
The trail with 15 3-D McKenzie and Rinehart targets is also available for all club archers. Please, no non-member
“guests”! (The one-day membership applications are available at the outdoor range kiosk and the fee is $10 which includes the range fee.)
3-D MATCHES
We will host two family friendly, hunting oriented 3-D archery shoots this fall. The dates are Sundays, August 23
and September 6.
Each will have two rounds of McKenzie 3-D targets in hunting situations, maximum 35 yards. There will be at
least 18 targets presented on each round and you decide which ones to skip to get your 15 scores ........ but you can't go
back; the decision to skip a target is final! “A SHOOT THAT WILL BE AS LAID BACK OR CHALLENGING AS
YOU WANT IT TO BE -- A RELAXING AND FUN TIME FOR ALL AGES!”
Divisions for adults, age 10-15, and for age 9 and younger. Longbow, recurve and compound classes. Registration will be from 7:00 ‘til noon. The registration fee is adults $20, two in a family $35, youth $10, ($35 family maximum!), age 9 and under no fee.
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March 2015
So, You Want to be a Cowboy?
The Pemigewasset Valley Fish & Game Club is
home to many national shooting disciplines, one being
Cowboy Action Shooting®. Cowboy Action Shooting is a
shooting sport made popular in the mid-eighties in California. Around that same time a group of competitors
formed an organization that become
known as the Single Action Shooting Society™ or SASS for short. This group,
naming themselves the “Wild Bunch”
created a set of rules by which the sport
is governed and played. SASS then
opened itself for membership and over
the last thirty or so years has grown to
over 100,000 members.
Cowboy Action Shooting® or CAS
is a shooting competition based on time,
accuracy, shooting sequences and firearms of the nineteenth century (roughly 1860-1897). Period costuming is also an important part of CAS. So if you
think you’d like to be a cowboy and would like to know a
little bit more about this sport, read on.
The Pemi-Valley Peacemakers, established in 1998, in
association with the Pemi Fish & Game Club, sponsors
CAS matches several times a year at its facilities in Holderness, New Hampshire.
Each match features a series of six or more shooting
“scenarios” that competitors (cowboy shooters) vie in.
Each match scenario is a sequence of (mostly steel) targets
that are engaged in a specific order using a pair of singleaction pistols, a lever-action rifle (chambered in a pistol
caliber), and a pump, lever-action or side by side shotgun.
Each competing “cowboy or cowgirl” is expected to
be dressed in — minimally — boots, jeans, westernlooking shirt and cowboy-type hat. Most folks who play
this game tend to dress as a 19th century working cowboy,
businessman or soldier. The ladies dress either as a working ranch hand or homesteaders or women of town.
For firearms, one needs a pair of single-action revolvers chambered in a pistol caliber ranging from .32 S&W
to .45 (long) Colt. Also, needed is a lever-action rifle
(designs range from an 1860 Henry to a Winchester
Model 94, most Marlins are okay) chambered in a pistol
caliber from .25-20 WCF to .45 (long) Colt. Then, you
will need a shotgun, chambered in a gauge from 20 to 10.
The shotgun may be of a design used in 1897 or before.
There are some exceptions, but these can be discussed in
future articles.
Lastly, you will have to have a leather “rig”, consisting of holsters for your pistols and a place for shotgun,
pistol and rifle ammunition.
For example, I normally complete with a “brace” of
Colt model 1860 cap and ball pistols. These pistols require
black-powder, lead round ball loaded
in each cylinder and capped with a
percussion primer (I like old-school).
Contrary to what many believe, cap
and ball pistols are not suitable for beginning shooters. I alternately use
(depending on the mood) an 1860
Henry or Winchester 1873 leveraction rifle in 44WCF (.44-40). My
shotguns tend to be 12-gauge side-byside, often with external hammers. My
leather consists of a belt, two holsters,
and a belt slide holding 6 shotgun rounds. If the occasion
calls for it, I have a separated shotgun belt that holds 25
shotgun rounds.
I know this seems like a lot of “stuff”, especially if
you’re not really sure this is something you would really
like to do. Most of us have spent a couple years assembling the gear we use. My suggestion is to come out and
watch a couple of matches before you “dive in”. Cowboy
Matches at the Pemi are open to spectators as long as they
wear proper ear and eye protection and stand safely being
the competitors. You’ll find cowboys are a friendly bunch
and will readily answer any questions you may have. New
shooters are always welcome.
Scheduled matches for 2015:
May 2, 2015
June 13, 2015
July 10, 11, 12
August 23, 2015
Match dates for CAS events at the Pemi are also
posted on our club website www.pemivalley.com and regional matches are posted on www.northeastcas.com.
Dakota Joe
Dakota Joe SASS #3471 Life-Regulator
aka Joe Morris, Pemi Valley F&G Director
March 2015
Pemigewasset Valley Fish and Game Club Gazette—Vol. 21, No. 1 Page 21
“At The Point Of The Spear” Action Rifle Match
A reminder that Spring is coming (it did last year, and the year before that, ...) and the Action Rifle Match scheduled for Sunday 12 April is now just a few weeks away. This Spring’s match is based on the Vietnam War 1965 Battle
of Dong Xoai, the first major engagement of the war between US forces and the Vietnamese rebels. All types of military rifles used in the actual battle are eligible to compete – in effect, any military rifle of any era, from any country.
The Action Rifle Match held in November, 2014, was limited to AR and AK-type rifles, the predominant personal
weapons used in the Vietnam War Battle of Ia Drang. The Battle of Dong Xoai saw the use of a wide variety of arms,
and the April 2015 Match reflects this.
Squadding is limited to 40 shooters. In a safe, controlled environment the essential elements of this Match illustrate to a very small degree what an Infantryman must do to dominate the battlefield. “FOLLOW ME!!”
For further information, check the Club calendar for April 12 and click on “Commemorative Rifle Match”, or
Email Bob Anderson at [email protected].
Another Action Rifle Match, scheduled for Saturday, 24 October 2015, but still in the planning stage, will be
based on those arms available to most American sportsmen, not military arms. If you have any suggestions on this,
please Email Bob Anderson at [email protected].
See ya’ at the Range.
Pemi Pistol Team Heads Toward
Wrapping Up a Great Season
The Pemi Bullseye Pistol Team – or, make that “Teams” (see below) – will be finishing up the 2014-15 New
Hampshire Pistol League (NHPL) season over the next few weeks. Interest and enthusiasm have been great this year
with so many new and returning shooters that we were able to enter two separate teams in the League competition. It’s
not just the Pemi: interest in Bullseye shooting continues to grow all across New Hampshire and new teams are looking to enter the NHPL competition.
Those teams are Pemi Blue and Pemi Gold, along with a few more shooters who competed in the two-handed
shooting division. The Pemi Blue team has a firm hold on third place (out of 12 teams) in the statewide competition
and Pemi Gold’s team scores are improving with every match.
Improvements at the indoor range in comfort and ventilation, along with renewed interest in NRA Bullseye competition at the Club, have increased the number of regular competitors to nearly 20 and we’re still growing and welcoming new shooters. In fact, it’s a great time to come on out on Monday evenings and learn what Bullseye shooting is
all about – with the League competition winding down, you can participate and just shoot informally without needing
to become part of the League. Bring your own .22 pistol if you have one or, if not, there’s always someone who’ll be
glad to let you try theirs (just be sure to bring your own ear and eye protection).
When the indoor league finishes up sometime in April, as we did last year we’ll move outdoors to the 50-yard
range for informal shooting on Mondays with centerfire target pistols as well as the .22s. The summer Bullseye shoots
are a great place to learn and new sport, or improve your Bullseye skills, and get ready for the start of the 2015-16
NHPL season in October. Some of this year’s most improved shooters got their start at the summer shoots, and again
new shooters are always welcome. For more information on the Pemi Bullseye programs, and especially to learn about
how to become a Bullseye competitor, just call or email John Bartlett (603-786-9720; [email protected]) or Dick
McGrath (603-536-4311; [email protected]).
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March 2015
UNH Barry Conservation 4H Camp
For Any Young Person Ages 12 - 16 who may be interested in attending the Barry Camp
on a club sponsored scholarship, From July 26 - 31, 2015, please send a letter of interest
by the end of March to:
Barry Camp Scholarships
Pemi Fish & Game Club,
PO Box 38,
Plymouth, NH 03264.
Target Frames for the 50– and 100-yard ranges
We can always use more target frames, and you can help in two ways. First, give that shooter next to you some
small gentle hints to improve his shooting: slow down, staple the target onto the cardboard in the center of the frame,
not on the wood frame itself, and put the target at a distance you can actually hit it. (Please remind people to follow the
rule about no rapid fire. Rapid fire is defined as one shot every 2 seconds or faster.) And second, help keep frames
stocked on the sport ranges. They’re easy to make, and it’s a good winter project.
Cut each of two 12’ pieces of strapping — the
Club has a supply at the BBQ pit (between the clubhouse and the garage) — into three pieces
25”
12”
Here’s how:
20”
1. an 8’6” piece (the upright)
2.
a 3’ piece (a crosspiece)
8’6”
3. and a 6” piece (a support piece)
36”
Notch one end of each 8’6” piece and saw a 12”long slot that will accept the wire on the range. This
will be the top of the upright. See figure 1.
Nail or screw the two 3’ crosspieces 20” apart
(inside measurement), with the upper crosspiece 25”
from the top of the uprights. Allow the crosspieces to
extend 1” - 1 1/2” beyond the uprights to help prevent
splitting. See figure 2.
The 6” pieces can be added on the inside of the
uprights under a crosspiece to stiffen the whole frame.
That’s it!
Making frame “kits” and leaving them at the
ranges is good, too. It’s trivial to assemble a frame
from the parts. If you make frames at home, transporting just the kits is a lot easier.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Thanks!
March 2015
Pemigewasset Valley Fish and Game Club Gazette—Vol. 21, No. 1 Page 23
Pemi Valley / Lakes Region Friends of NRA Volunteer Fund Raising Committee
16th Annual Fund Raising Dinner and Auction
Saturday, May 9, 2015, at 5:30pm
The Waterville Valley Conference Center
Silent and Live Auction -- Fine Firearms--Excellent Sporting Art
Unique Collectibles--Special Raffles and lots of fun!
Once again the Pemi is sponsoring a Friends of the NRA Dinner, this year on Saturday, May 9th, at the
convenient Waterville Valley Conference Center.
There will be a pre-event raffle for a chance to win this year’s Gun of the Year, a Kimber Pro Carry
1911 .45 ACP pistol with custom Crimson Trace lasergrips, a really nice firearm. There will be a maximum of 400 tickets sold @ $10 each and you do not need to be present to win!
We all had a great time at last year’s dinner and it was a great success! Thanks to the efforts of committees across the state, the NRA Foundation was able to award grants totaling $87,000 to clubs and organizations supporting the shooting sports in New Hampshire. Once again our club has been awarded
grants towards its programs in addition to a grant to Venture Crew 58's youth shooting team that is hosted
by the Pemi.
Dinner ticket prices have increased slightly this year, our first increase in more than ten years. Prices
are $40 for an individual, $70 for a couple and a table of eight for $270. Contact Joe Oustecky @ 5364129 ([email protected]) or Stuart Pitts @ 726-3037 ([email protected]) for more information or tickets. You can also purchase dinner or raffle tickets at Skip’s Gun Shop in Bristol and view this year’s NRA
items at www.friendsofnra.org. Hope to see you all there for another fun event!
Pemi Fish and Game Club
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HIGHLIGHTS (see page 3 for more events)
March 7 — biathlon
March 27— Annual Elections and Spring Pot-luck Dinner
March 28 — St. Patty’s Day match
April 18— CLUB CLEAN-UP DAY
April 25 — Young Persons Shooting Day
May 16 — Women on Target
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March 2015
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Officers and Directors
Bob Klimm, President
Skip Maloney, VP
Jerry Thibodeau, Treasurer
Jon Heinonen, Secretary
Fred Allen, Director
John Bartlett, Director
Mike Baumann, Director
Randy Enger, Director
Jay Johnson, Director
Don Marsh, Director
Joe Morris, Director
Joe Oustecky, Director
Winnie Oustecky, Director
Toni Piper, Director
Stuart Pitts, Director
Paul Selfridge, Director
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The Gazette is a newsletter publication of the Pemigewasset Valley
Fish and Game Club, Holderness, New Hampshire. It is mailed to the
membership several times per year.
EDITOR
Randy Enger
CONTRIBUTORS
Fred Allen
Bob Anderson
John Bartlett
Mike Brown
Tom Bubolz
Randy Enger
Andy Engler
George Gurick
Phil Haskell
Bill Keaney
Bob Klimm
Joe Morris
Bill Orr
Winnie Oustecky
Stuart Pitts
Ev Tate
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