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SPECIAL EVENTS, SEASONS
For information on basic boat safety courses (mandatory for those born after Jan. 1, 1982): (614) 265-6480.
Linesville fish hatchery, open house, April 1, 1-5 p.m. More information, (330) 530-9932Gun show, March 24, 25, Eastwood Expo Center, Niles.
HUNTER EDUCATION
Western Reserve Fish & amp; Game Club, West Third Street, Niles, March 23, 5-9 p.m., March 25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-registration required, call J. Tutoki, (330) 372-3178 or B. Murphy, (330) 544-4270.
Salem Hunt Club, March 20, 21, 27, 28, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Pre-registration requested, call (330) 332-8255 or (330) 799-4623.
Mahoning County Coon Hunters Protective Association, Westhill Drive, Ellsworth, 5-10 p.m. March 23, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24. Pre-registration required, call B. Meier at (330) 536-6730.
INFORMATION--For information on hunter, trapper and bowhunting education courses, contact the Division of Wildlife at (800) WILDLIFE. For hunter education in Pennsylvania, call (814) 432-3187.
CLUB & amp; ACTIVITY NEWS
BEAVER CREEK SPORTSMAN CLUB: Archery shoot schedule, Sundays, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., $7 adults, $3 cubs. 3/11, 4/8, 29, 5/13, 6/10, 7/8, 29, 8/12, 9/8-9 (two-day shoot). For information, (330) 482-9360, (330) 427-6473. Turkey shoots Fridays, 6:30 p.m.; club at 4480 Washingtonville Road, Washingtonville.
BROOKFIELD TRI-DISTRICT CONSERVATION CLUB: Turkey shoots Tuesdays 7 p.m. through April 10. 3D archery shoot March 18, April 29, May 20, June 17, July 15, special shoot July 28 & amp; 29, Aug. 19, Sept. 16 and 30. Muzzle-loading black powder shoots are the 4th Sunday monthly at noon. Club: Sharon-Hogue Road, east of SR 7.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY FEDERATION OF CONSERVATION CLUBS: Next meeting, March 27, Salem Hunting Club; April meeting, 4/24, Tri-State Coonhunters Club; May meeting, 5/22, Beaver Creek Sportsmans Club.).
COLUMBIANA COUNTY ARCHERS: 2001 shoot schedule (35 3-D targets): March 25, April 22, May no shoot, June 24, July 22 and 29, Aug. 26, Sept. 15, 16. $8 adults, $6 youths, Keltch Road, Lisbon, registration 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (330) 424-4101.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY FISH & amp; GAME CLUB: Practice and pill shoots Sundays at noon. Protector shoots, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Saturdays. Practice 6 to 7 p.m., 2-man, 100 -bird each 2nd Saturday. Indoor pistol shoots Fridays, 7 p.m. (.22 rifles welcome) Turkey shoots Saturday noon to 5 p.m. Memberships $25 per year. Outdoor rifle range for members only. Call (330) 385-8820 or (330) 385-3272, evenings only, or during club events. Meetings second Thursday 7 p.m. Club: 4 miles south of Rogers off S.R. 7, 1/4-mile on Middle Beaver Road. (330) 424-0222.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY YOUTH HUNTER EDUCATION CHALLENGE INC.: Sporting clays shoots, second Sunday monthly, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Leetonia Sportsmans Club, E. High Street, Leetonia. April 8, May 20. Cost is $12 for 50 birds and $20 for 100 birds for adults, $10 for 50 birds and $18 for 100 birds for those 18 and under. For info call (330) 533-2573 or (330) 227-3128.
CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC.: Open indoor archery, Mondays, Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Tuesday to Fridays, 6 to 9 p.m. Indoor shooting, Mondays through Fridays, 6-9 p.m. 2535 McCleary-Jacoby Road, Bazetta.
CONSUMERS/MAHONING VALLEY LAKES: Call (800) 634-3088 for opening dates and other information.
EASTERN OHIO CONSERVATION CLUB: Trap shoots Wednesdays, 6 p.m., public invited. Skeet shoots 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. West Calla Road between routes 62 and 45.
EAST PALESTINE SPORTSMAN'S CLUB: 3D archery shoot (30 McKenzie targets, trophies awarded) set 3rd Sunday monthly through August (except April 14 when it will be on Saturday). Pro, hunter, women, tradition and cub stakes. Registration 8 a.m. to noon and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14. $7 adults, $4 ages 12-16, cubs free. Winter indoor .22 shoots 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. North Pleasant Drive off state Route 14 near the Pa. border.
FISH & amp; GAME CLUB OF VIENNA: Registered trap shoots begin April 22. Chicken dinner is planned May 19. Ladies firearms classes will commence May 15 (330) 534-2929. Indoor archery now started, Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Doubles and singles trap Wednesdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. Indoor pistol range shoots Thursdays 5-9 p.m., open to public. Route 193 near airport. (330) 394-1388.
FRIENDS OF THE NRA, MAHONING COUNTY CHAPTER: Banquet, March 22. McMenamy's Banquet Center, 325 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles. For tickets call Atty. Jim Denny (330) 545-4250 or Ken Jones, (330) 889-2278 (evenings). Tickets are $30. Door prizes and a silent auction will be available.
GIRARD LAKE: Season passes for 2001 now on sale at Girard City Building, 100 Main St., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Season passes with boat launching is $65 for those 13 and older. Shore fishing passes are $45. For more details, call (330) 539-4065 or (330) 545-9712. The Lower Girard Lake's season is now open and will run weekends in March with daily operations to start March 31 and run to May 31. Upper Girard Lake opens June 1 and runs through Sept. 3. Upcoming events include an open bass tournament April 7, May 12, Aug. 4 and Sept 8; senior citizens fish for free day April 22; children's fishing derby, June 2.
GRAND VALLEY HUNTING RANCH: For info, call (440) 685-4868. 10198 Penniman Road, Orwell, Ohio.
GUSTAVUS VFW: Easter ham shoots, March 25 and April 1, 1 p.m. VFW post, Gardner Barclay Road west of state Route 193 in Gustavus.
HARTHEGIG CONSERVATION CLUB: Trap Sundays at 10 a.m. For info call (724) 475-2295 or (724) 475-4600.
HIDDEN VALLEY SPORTSMANS CLUB: Turkey and ham shoots, Thursdays, 7 p.m. Indoor archery, Sundays, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Sporting clays Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gilkey Road off Mitchell Road between Pa. routes 318 and 18. West Middlesex. Call (724) 528-2700 or (724) 962-9782.
HUBBARD CONSERVATION CLUB: All new turkey shoots run Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays (long gun) at 2 p.m. Steaks, hams, bacon, cash and more available for winners. Get your 50-50 raffle tickets from any club member. Meetings 2nd Wednesday monthly at the club at 7 p. m. Club is at 1760 Wick-Campbell Road, Hubbard. Info: (330) 534-8701.
KINSMAN CONSERVATION CLUB: Turkey shoots, Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
LAKE MILTON FISH & amp; GAME: Archery 3D shoots, March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug. 25, 26 and Sept. 23. Adults $8, children $3. Registration 8 a.m. to noon (330) 654-9680. Trap shoots Fridays, protector class, 6 p.m. registration, 6:30 p.m. shooting. Call (330) 872-0203 or 654-4599. Bedell Road.
LAWRENCE COUNTY SPORTSMANS ASSOCIATION: Skeet or trap, Wednesdays 5 p.m.; Sporting clays, Thursdays 5 p.m., Sundays 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and 5-Stand sporting clays, Wednesdays 5 p.m., Sundays 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Harbor Road west of New Castle. Call (724) 652-1075
LEETONIA SPORTSMENS CLUB: YEHC sponsored sporting clay shoots, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., second Sunday each month. Monday, turkey shoots, 7 p.m. Trap shoots, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. For info call, (330) 337-7552.
LOWELLVILLE ROD AND GUN CLUB: Wild game dinner March 31, 6 p.m. Next fish fry, May 18. Accepting memberships now. Practice trap shoots, every Thursday, with trap shot on Monday 1 p.m. to ? Pistol shoots Tuesdays 7 p.m. Rifle shoots, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. signup, 7 p.m. shoot. Club is on Quarry Road.
MAHONING COUNTY FEDERATION OF SPORTSMANS CLUBS: Next meeting, March 19, Canfield Fish & amp; Game Club, 8 p.m. (330) 792-2980.
MAHONING SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION: Trap practice Sundays 6 p.m. For information, call (330) 549-0225.
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION & acute;S YOUNGSTOWN LONG BEARDS CHAPTER: National Wild Turkey Federation Superfund Banquet, March 23, Brentford House, Hubbard. For more information contact Paul Danus, 747-0959.
NEW MIDDLETOWN FARMERS AND SPORTSMENS CLUB: Turkey Shoots every Wednesday 7 pm thru April. Trap shooting Fridays, ATA registered targets start at 6 p.m., Oakley, protectors and practice also welcome. Club is at 3341 E. Calla Road.
ORWELL GUN CLUB: Turkey shoots Fridays, 7 p.m. Call (330) 683-4738.
PHEASANT VIEW FARM INC.: Sporting clays Sundays. 11625 Beloit-Snodes Road, Beloit, Ohio, 44609. All shooting by reservation (330) 584-6828.
POSSUM HOLLOW SPORTSMANS CLUB: Archery schedule, Sundays, 8 a.m. to noon, $7 adults, $5 children 13-16, 12 and under free. 3/11, 4/8, 5/13, 6/10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9. Muzzleloader and pistol schedule, 3D targets, all-meat prizes. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: March 25, Oct. 14, Nov. 18, Dec. 16. (724) 535-4985 or (724) 336-2981. Club located in Wampum, Pa.
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL EAST OHIO-NORTH WEST PENN CHAPTER: Night of The Hunter annual banquet March 31, The Embassy. Call (330) 757-3543, (330) 726-8155, (330) 726-0809 or (814) 437-3102. Chapter awards and membership banquet will be June 2 at Sharon Country Club.
SALEM HUNTING CLUB: Monday trap shoots, 10 a.m. registration. Turkey shoots at 1 p.m. Sundays. All-you-can-eat breakfast, first Saturday of each month, 6 to 11 a.m. with trap shoot to follow at 11 a.m. Club: state Rt. 62, 1 mile west of Salem.
TRUMBULL COUNTY BEAGLE CLUB, ARHA: New members welcome. Call (330) 534-4923 or (330) 448-4179 for information or event details.
TRUMBULL COUNTY ROD AND GUN CLUB: 3D shoots, 30 McKenzie targets, 3/11, 4/8, 5/13, 6/ 10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9, registration: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., $6 adults, $4 youth 12 and under. The club is located at Phillips-Price Road off state Route 88. Call (330) 372-7630, or (330) 638-6691 or (330) 637-9001. for information.
WESTERN RESERVE WALLEYE ASSOCIATION: Tournaments are planned April 7, 20 (open) and May 6 at Mosquito Reservoir, May 20 at Berlin Reservoir, June 10, Lake Milton, with the championship June 23, 24 at Mosquito. For info call (330) 530-3909.
WESTERN RESERVE FISH AND GAME CLUB: Junior Civilian Marksmanship Program rifle shooting, Mondays at 7 p.m. Indoor pistol shooting Wednesdays at 7 p.m., $3 for non-members. Indoor archery, 7 p.m. Fridays. Club is located at 1058 W. Third St., Niles
WEST POINT ROD AND GUN CLUB: Call (330) 382-1028 or (330) 385-7486. Meat shoot, Sundays at noon. 3D archery shoots, third Sunday monthly. Food and novelty shoots. 30 McKenzie targets. Registration 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (330) 532-9627.
WHITE TAILS UNLIMITED, MILL CREEK CHAPTER: Spring banquet April 6, 6 p.m. at Mr. Anthony's. $50 single, $75 couple, $250 business sponsorship. Proceeds will be spent to fund research into the Mill Creek Park deer problem/ and or pay for coordination of this year's hunt if necessary. Contact Rob Palowitz at (330) 629-9056, Rick Otterson (330) 792-8499 or Denny Malloy(330) 637-6699.
WHITE TAILS UNLIMITED, SHENANGO VALLEY CHAPTER: Spring banquet, Greenville, Pa., March 31, at Hempfield Fire Station One. 6 p.m., tickets $40 single, $65 couple, $150 sponsor. Co-sponsored by Mercer Co. Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs. Call; (866) 988-3337 or (724) 347-0159.
YELLOW CREEK LONG RIFLES: Shoots second Sunday, noon. Trial walks, blackpowder, patched roundball and open sights only. In-lines allowed with restrictions. Info call (330) 549-3438, (330) 738-6002, (330) 332-8376. 1153 Opal Road, Salineville.
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