SCFC Spring Cleaning Day! June 6th

Hello, Friends! The club will be hosting it's annual spring cleanup day next weekend, Saturday, June 6th starting at 9:00AM and running until we are

Hello, Friends! The club will be hosting it's annual spring cleanup day next weekend, Saturday, June 6th starting at 9:00AM and running until we are done. Any help from members would be appreciated. Please plan on bringing a mask in case you are working on a project that will require you to work in close proximity with others. Rakes, shovels, battery powered hand tools, etc are always welcome. Thanks, Kurt Eckert SCFC President ©2020 Sportsman's Club of Franklin County | 851 Maquam Shore Rd. St. Albans Bay, Vermont Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by GoDaddy Email Marketing ®

Hammond Cove Shooting Rage Open

Bernard -- HAMMOND COVE SHOOTING RANGE Hammond Cove Shooting Range will open Saturday, May 16.  Hammond Cove Shooting Range in Hartland is free and open to the public, featuring a six-port 100-yard rifle range and a pistol bench. LOCATION: The Hammond Cove Shooting Range is located at the end of Ferry Road in Hartland - GET MAP AND DIRECTIONS HOURS OF OPERATION: May 16th - December 14th  Thursday – Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.   CLOSED December 15th – March 31st All Tuesdays and Wednesdays All State and Federal Holiday RANGE RULES: A Vermont hunting or fishing license is required for users 15 years and older. License holders can bring one guest, but after three visits that guest must purchase a license. Shooters and spectators are required to wear hearing and eye protection. Children (aged 16 years or younger) must be accompanied by an adult. Do not handle or shoot any firearms while anyone is beyond or in front of the firing line, shooting benches or otherwise down range. Before going down range, you must communicate to all shooters to cease shooting. Loaded firearms must remain pointed in a safe direction at all times. All shooters must fire from, or next to, the shooting benches. Shooters must be on the firing line before capping and priming muzzleloaders. All firearms must remain unloaded, with actions open, until the shooter is ready to fire at the firing line. All objects, trash, targets and spent cartridge hulls must be removed or placed in trash receptacles by users before leaving the range. Only paper targets secured to target frames are allowed (e.g. no cans, bottles, or other items). Do not shoot at any target frames, vegetation, trash, range equipment or facilities. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED: Using the shooting range at any other time than the posted range hours. Firing more than one round per second. Shooting long rifles or shotguns from the pistol bench is prohibited, as is shooting pistols from the rifle benches. Shooting from the hip or any other shooting position in which the shooter cannot properly utilize the sights. The use of tracer, armor piercing or steel core ammunition. Using any fireworks, pyrotechnics, or any other explosive targets, including tannerite. The shooting of any airborne or thrown objects (e.g. clay pigeons). The use of cigarettes, pipes, drugs or alcohol. Any person who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The presence of any domestic animal or pets except bona fide Service and Assistance Animals. VIEW COMMISSIONER'S RULE FOR SHOOTING RANGES To ensure, these rules are followed, a range officer will be present when the range is open. Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs http://www.vtfsc.com/ VT Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs · 454 S Main St, Northfield, VT 05663, United States This email was sent to sportsmanscluboffranklincounty.clubnews@blogger.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs on Facebook. Created with NationBuilder, software for leaders.

2020 Deer & Moose Electronic Meeting Tonight May 11 2020

Bernard -- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is looking for your input to deer and moose hunting.  These meeting are being done electronically, so you can join from the comfort of your home. The Vermont Federation of Sportsman's Clubs encourages you to join the discussion about how our wildlife is managed by the Fish & Wildlife department. Follow this link to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Departments website. They have an excellent infrastructure setup for your ease of joining the discussion.  https://vtfishandwildlife.com/deer-moose-hearings   Stay Safe Stay Healthy Take a Kid Fishing   Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs http://www.vtfsc.com/ VT Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs · 454 S Main St, Northfield, VT 05663, United States This email was sent to sportsmanscluboffranklincounty.clubnews@blogger.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs on Facebook. Created with NationBuilder, software for leaders.

VTFSC Annual Raffle Results

Bernard -- May 2, 2020   VT FEDERATION  OF SPORTSMEN'S CLUBS, INC.  ANNUAL RAFFLE RESULTS       OPERATION GAME THIEF (OGT) RAFFLE: Ticket sales started last summer and continued through the 2020   Yankee Classic and 2020 Barre Gun Shows. The Covid-19 Virus eliminated our sale opportunity   at the 2020 Lamoille Valley F& G Club Gun and Outdoor Sportsman's Show.  On April 16th,   Roland Lajoie at the WLVB, Morrisville radio station drew the winning ticket.  The prizes were the   Whitetail Buck  European style mount which scored 175 6/8 Boone & Crocket points along with a Marlin   Model 336C, 30-30 rifle.  Ralph Hewett from Woodbury, VT proudly took both home from The Old Fishing   Hole Gun Shop in Morrisville.  OGT is a non-profit wholly volunteer program operated to promote   sportsmanship, conservation, and protection of Vermont's wildlife and natural resources. Through the Orange   Co. Sheriff's Dept., OGT operates the state wide dispatch service for citizen reporting of suspected Fish &   Game Violations. OGT funds a reward program for citizen tips leading to the arrest and conviction of poaching   and destructive natural resource activities.  Additionally, Operation Game Thief supports youth attending the VT   Green Mt. Conservation Camps.     FEDERATION OF SPORTSMEN'S CLUBS (VTFSC) RAFFLE: Ticket sales started last summer and continued through   the 2020 Yankee Classic and 2020 Barre Gun Shows. The Covid-19 Virus eliminated our sale   opportunity at the 2020 Lamoille VF&G Club Gun and Outdoor Sportsmans Show.  On April 16th,   Roland Lajoie at the WLVB Morrisville radio station drew the winning ticket. The prize was a Henry   Golden Boy Silver 1000 Man Shoot Edition, .22 rifle. Derek Bevins from Cabot, VT picked up his new   firearm at The Old Fishing Hole Gun Shop in Morrisville with his new firearm. The VTFSC was established   in 1875 and is the oldest conservation and Sportsmen's and Women's rights organization in the Vermont.   Money from our annual raffle funds our various public outreach, educational, and youth scholarship programs.   Additionally, the Federation actively works to protect hunting, fishing, trapping and firearms ownership and use   rights in Vermont.  The Federation is a IRS 501(c)4 non profit organization.  And most recently, we are building   www.vtfsc.org, into a public information portal for items of interest regarding VT firearm and Fish & Wildlife bills.   Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs http://www.vtfsc.com/ VT Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs · 454 S Main St, Northfield, VT 05663, United States This email was sent to sportsmanscluboffranklincounty.clubnews@blogger.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs on Facebook. Created with NationBuilder, software for leaders.