Anderson Creek at Grice Shooters Sale

President Tom Hamilton with Randy Mitchell's grandsons.

Grice shooters sale report

Just wanted members to know we handed out nearly 100 master copies of the match schedules at the shooters sale and talked to a lot of people.

Just mailed out 30+ packets of all our matches to other clubs and individuals.

 

- Tom Hamilton

 

The photo is of Jim Johnston and Steve Strouse manning our table at Grice Gun Shop's shooters sale this weekend.  

I want to thank them for giving up a Saturday and Walt Kuzemchock on Sunday to promote our club.  I believe we have the best looking table, and club representatives, at the sale. 

- Tom Hamilton

Please note corrections for schedules (earlier blog post) for trap shoots and chukar hunt

Trap shoots: 6/30, 7/28 and 8/25

Chukar hunt: 9/29

 

Anderson Creek Sportsmen

January 12th, 2013 

Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th, 2013

The December minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and were approved on a motion by Ed Spencer and a second by Ken Straub. The treasurer’s report was presented by Mike Solida and approved on a motion by Roger Thomas and a second by Steve Strouse.

Match Reports – There are 33 matches scheduled for the new year. The full match schedules are available on the internet at www.andersoncreek.blogspot.com. This year we have A.R.A. sanctioned rimfire matches on the 4th Saturday of the month and I.B.S. matches with 3 classes on the 1st Sunday of the month. We also have trap shoots with steak feeds scheduled for 6/30, 7/28 and 8/31 and a Chukar hunt scheduled for 10/29.

Old Business

We still need volunteers to man the booth at the Grice’s sale on January 25th and 26th.

We will need to install 2 new members for 2013 and the next candidates are Steve Wagner and Mike Hickman.

New Business

The combinations for all of the locks have been changed. In order to get the new combination you can contact any officer of the club or come to a meeting. The propane tanks at the club are empty, any member who wants to get them filled will be reimbursed at the next meeting.

Our annual kid’s fishing derby will be held on June 15th and is open to any kids 12 years old and under. Members are encouraged to volunteer because we expect to have a large turn out this year. Members are asked to watch for prizes that they can buy at end of the year discounts and donate to the club. We will be giving away a grand prize in the name of past member Steve McClure.

Marty Hrin made a motion that we renew our membership in the Pa Wildlife Habitat Unlimited for $10.00 and the motion was approved. Andy Shaffer made a motion that we purchase corn for the feeders and Shannon McKee seconded the motion and volunteered to get the corn and deliver it to the club.

Mike Solida won the door prize.

Roger Thomas made a motion to adjourn and Ken Straub seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell, secretary.

Sunday visitors to the club

My wife, Karen, snapped these pictures Sunday, Jan. 6, by the gate at the club.

They were 2 very nice ringnecks heading in towards the club.

-Tom Hamilton

 

 

Rifle match directors set 2013 schedule

We held a match directors meeting today, 1/6/13, to go over dates, times and directors.  Here are the match dates for the 2013 season:

Rimfire - Jeremy Smith

This year our club is sanctioned by the A.R.A., American Rimfire Association.  All matches will be held on the 4th Saturday of the month, April through September, so there are no conflicting matches with other clubs in the state, and will start at 10:00 AM.  Gates will open at 8:00 AM.

Classes:

  Unlimited

  Sporter

  Squirrel

I.B.S. - Steve Strouse

This year the matches will be held on the 1st Sunday of the month, March through November, so there are no conflicting dates with other clubs.  Starting time is 1:00 PM, gates open at 11:00 AM.  There will 100 yard, 200 yard and Group matches.

Classes:

  Varmint for Score (Unlimited)

  Super Stock (Factory flat bottom, 40X, etc.)

  Factory

400-yard - Walt Kuzemchock

This year there will 3 different style of matches, with all matches held on Sundays.  Starting time is 1:00 PM, gates open at 11:00 AM.

  

Round target matches (300 yard IBS target) - These will be held on 4/21, 5/19, 6/16 and 7/21.  It will be a combined score of 2 targets, 10 shots.

Classes:

     Factory

     Custom

     Bi-pod

   

Silhouette target matches - (B34R OC)  These will be held on 8/18, 9/22,10/20 and 11/17.  It will be a combined score of 4 targets, 20 shots.

Classes:

     This is a Bi-pod only match with a rear rest.

Deer target match - These will be held on 5/12, 6/9, 7/14, 8/11, 9/15 and 10/13.  It will be a combined score of 2 targets, 10 shots.

Classes:

     Deer rifle class

     Factory heavy barrel class

     Unlimited class

Trap Shoots - Jeremy Smith/Tom Noble.  They will be held on Sundays at 10:00 AM, Dates are 6/30, 7/28 and 8/25.

Chukar Hunt - Jeremy Smith.  It will be held on Sunday 9/29 at 10:00 AM.

Kid's Fishing Derby - Tom Hamilton.  It will be held on Saturday, 6/15 at 10:00 AM.

If you have any questions about any of the matches, please e-mail Tom Hamilton, at gunrunnerth@yahoo.com or call 814-236-3828.

- Tom Hamilton

President's Year-End Message

As this year comes to an end, I want to thank the membership for all of the hard work that was accomplished this year. We rebuilt and repaired backstops, removed the over growth at the pond, had a very successful fishing derby, got work started on the outside of the club house, had a lot of junk removed from the property, almost 90% of the members sold tickets for a very successful raffle, our tractor had a lot of repairs made to it and the list goes on.

  We do need to take a moment and remember the loved ones that were lost this year. This includes Steve Bertsel’s dad, Jeremy Smith’s dad, Bob Huston’s wife and member Steve McClure. Our thoughts and prayers are still with them and their families.

  This coming year presents several opportunities to contribute to the good of the club. Brush and trees need to be removed along the driveway as well as the 100, 200 and 400 yard backstops. The club house needs the outside finished, repairs are needed in the ceilings in the shooting and bench rooms as well as a good cleaning in the spring and a redo of the restroom to make it more “female friendly”. The old .22 range, bench area needs all the vegetation removed from inside the enclosure and target holders need rebuilt. We will need to go around the pond to make it ready for the 2nd Annual Fishing Derby.

  In addition to the above suggestions, I want to encourage members to take the initiative to do work around and in the club. If you see something that needs done, go ahead and do it. If it is something that requires money or help, bring your idea to the meeting so it can be approved.  Also, if you have a story or pictures that you would like to put on our website, send them to our web master so the rest of us can enjoy them.

  It is important to note that the number of young people who are starting to hunt and fish, in Pennsylvania, has fallen drastically over the past few years. We need to get youngsters involved in outdoor sports, experiencing the fresh air and see that there is a world beyond the television and video games. One way to encourage this, would be to take a kid out and let him or her snap pictures of what they see in the outdoors. With the camera technology we have today, it is a very inexpensive way to introduce kids to the outdoors and have a way to share what they observed with others.

 
  With all of the events and horrific tragedies that have happened in our country this past year, we will need to be more diligent than ever about keeping our Second Amendment rights.

 

God bless you all, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone,

Tom Hamilton

President, A.C.S.C.

Anderson Creek Sportsmen

Meeting Minutes

December 8, 2012

Meeting was called to order by President Tom Hamilton at 7:35 PM.

There were no minutes read at the meeting because the secretary, Randy Mitchell, was helping his neighbor track down a wounded deer.  They did find it.  Randy will have to sing the national anthem at January's meeting for missing the one in December.

Treasurer's report:  

Treasurer George McCoy read the December financial statement and the bills to be paid. A motion was made by Bob McClure and a second by Mike Solida to pay the bills. The motion passed.

Match reports:  

Brian Allen said there were 9 shooters at the last IBS match.  Winners were: Jeff Gates in the unlimited class and Tom Hamilton in the factory class.  Tom Hamilton told the membership that he received some phone calls after the match informing him that they thought the IBS match went exceptionally well. Good job, Brian.

The 400-yard match shot a total of 37 targets.  The winners were:  .30 Class, Jeff Gates - Unlimited Class, Jeff Gates - .22 Class, Tom Hamilton - Sniper Class, Ron Bailey Sr.  

Starting next year, the 400-yard matches will have a new format.  The deer and round targets will be a 2-target combined score and the Sniper target will a 4-target combined score match. It was noted that there were a total of 7 perfect scores shot this season, more than all the other years combined,

Old business:  

After a good discussion about property damage and people driving into the club that are not members, it was decided that the combination of the locks will be changed every January instead of going to a key lock. A letter was sent to Dave Shoff, owner of the camp behind our property, of our intentions so he won't cut the gate lock off as he has done in the past.  This should help take care of some of the problems we are having on club property.  

Members are reminded that the points calender will be taken down on January 1st. and no points will be accepted after that day.  

Grice's sale is on 1-26/27 and we still need volunteers for Saturday to work our table.

                     

Any member that has a candidate on the list needs to write in the candidate's address so they can be contacted about membership.

New business:  

Tom Hamilton reported that a reloading press has been installed in the shooting room.  Members may now bring dies and components to load as they shoot when testing a new firearm or for accuracy loads.  

The sign out front is starting to rot and needs replaced.  Member Andy Chimenti will talk to the shop teacher at his school about building a replacement.  

Roy Mahlon was unanimously voted to the list of life members.  Congratulations, Roy. We now have 2 openings for new members.  The next 2 on the list are Derek Hoyt and Kevin Orndorf.

Election of officers:  

President - Tom Hamilton

Vice President - Mike Solida

Treasurer - George McCoy

Secretary - Randy Mitchell

Board of Directors - Dave McNeel  

There will be a meeting of the match directors on 1/6/13 at 2 PM to discuss any changes and to present the 2013 schedules.

The door prize was won by Wayne Hicks.  

The meeting was adjourned by a Breck Neeper motion and seconded by Dave McNeel.  

Club note:  First Lady Karen Hamilton sent several plates of Christmas cookies to the club to be placed out for the membership to enjoy during the meeting. 

Respectfully submitted by Tom Hamilton, President.

Our leader bags 9-point buck

With the help of my son-in-law, Andy, who did the deer drive and the deer dragging, I got this 9-point near my camp at noon today.

The old fellow has 2 broken tines and measured a 17" spread.  He was definitely not the Alpha male out there, but we will try to get the "Big One" next Saturday.  

The only thing that would have made it better, was having my son and all 3 grandsons there.

- Tom

Gun raffle winners

From the Nov. 10 meeting minutes:
Our recent gun raffle prize winners were 1st Larry Hess, 2nd Mike Doran, 3rd Steve Orcutt, 4th Matt Martin. The $50.00 winners were Scott Brubaker, Robert Fye, Walt Kuzemchock, Bob Nepher, Jim Chesley, James Johnston, Dustin Jones and Len Blake.

Jeff Gates, Tom Hamilton win IBS matches

Nine shooters competed in the Nov. 17, 100-yard IBS rifle match.  Here are the results: Varmit for Score: 1st - Jeff Gates, 250-18x 2nd - Ron Bailey,  249-13x 3rd - Jamie Eazor, 249-11x Factory: 1st - Tom Hamilton, 247-10x 2nd - Rick Hitzenriter, 245-1x 3rd - Jim Chesley, 244-7x - Brian Allen

Camp welcomes gray fox visitors

These fox, there were actually three of them, came to visit me at camp on a recent Friday afternnoon at about 5 o'clock.  

They seem to like the stale hot dog buns I threw out.  We have decided to let this family of gray fox take up residence, as we have not had a mouse or snake at camp for almost 2 years.

 - Tom

Anderson Creek Sportsmen

November 10, 2012 

Meeting Minutes

Meeting was called to order by Tom Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. on November 10th, 2012

The October minutes were presented by Randy Mitchell and were approved on a motion by Andy Shaffer and a second by Roger Thomas. The treasurer’s report was presented by George McCoy and approved on a motion by Joel Dutra and a second by Mike Solida.

President Thomas Hamilton brought to the attention of the members the deaths of Jeremy Smith’s father and Bob Huston’s wife. They have our deepest sympathy.

Match Reports – Walt Kuzemchock reported the high-power match had 37 targets, and Brian Allen reported the IBS match had 6 shooters. All match directors are to meet in January and finalize match schedules for the new year. Upon the recommendation of Tom Hamilton, Roger Thomas made a motion to join the ARA in order to sanction our 22 matches. The motion passed on a Charles Bungo second.

Old Business

The 50 yard range was completed by the last work party. Joel Harris brought his backhoe and made the job a lot easier. Work continues on the new archery range. There is a sign up sheet for the Grice sale at the end of January. Help is needed to man our booth. The trap house needs cleaned out and the thrower needs stored for the winter. Randy Mitchell reported that the front of the building has been resided and repaired. The new door and combination lock have been installed by members Mike Straub and Joe Mitchell. They plan to replace the other windows and siding next year.

New Business

We continue to have a problem with damage to the various ranges at the club. Club security was discussed and several concerns were voiced. Jeremy Smith suggested we look into buying security cameras. Sign in sheets were also discussed. We will continue to investigate our options. Joel Dutra made a motion to contact prospective new members 2 weeks prior to the meeting to make sure they are present for induction and that the points will be posted by the February meeting. The motion passed on an Ed Spencer second. 

Cleaning up the inside of the building was discussed. Randy Mitchell will contact different companies to get quotes on a dumpster. Andy Shaffer has set traps for coyote around the property. Please do not bring your dogs to the property and possibly get caught by the traps. Randy Mitchell will get 10 gallons of heating oil for the furnace. Carl Huss brought a load of wood for the gun room heater.

After a very short discussion by George McCoy, Tom Hamilton and Randy Mitchell, Walt Kuzemchock was appointed as the official ticket counter/ prize drawing coordinator. The members would like to thank Walt for his tireless and faithful service.

The prize winners were 1st Larry Hess, 2nd Mike Doran, 3rd Steve Orcutt, 4th Matt Martin. The $50.00 winners were Scott Brubaker, Robert Fye, Walt Kuzemchock, Bob Nepher, Jim Chesley, James Johnston, Dustin Jones and Len Blake.

Nick Prave won the door prize .

Roger Thomas made a motion to adjourn and Ken Straub seconded the motion.

Respectfully submitted by Randy Mitchell secretary.