WHAT'S DOING?

HUNTER, TRAPPER EDUCATION
St. William Church, Champion, 6-10 p.m., Sept. 19, 1-7 p.m. Sept. 21. Limited to 30. To register call (330) 544-0096.
Mesopotamia Town Hall, 5:30- 9 p.m. Sept. 22, 24, 29. Class limit is 30. Pre-register by Sept. 22, call (440) 693-4406.
Lake Milton Fish & amp; Game Club, Bedell Road, noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 4. Class limit is 50. Pre-register by Sept. 23, call R. Knapp (330) 547-4231.
Leetonia Sportmans Club, E. High Street, Leetonia, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Oct. 1, 2, 6, 7. To register call (800) Wildlife.
Trapping workshop is planned Nov. 1,2, site to be determined. To register call (800) Wildlife.
INFORMATION -- Hunter, trapper and bowhunt education, Ohio, call (800) WILDLIFE or check www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/hunting/huntered/huntcourse.htm; Pennsylvania, call (814) 432-3187.
SPECIAL EVENTS, SEASONS, ETC.
A 10-week course on safe gun handling and .22-caliber position rifle shooting will be offered to youths 12 to 17 by the FGV Cougars Junior Rifle Team. Classes will be conducted by NRA-certified coaches at the Fish and Game Club of Vienna, state Route 193 across from the Youngstown Municipal Airport. The initial meeting will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 with the course running Mondays through Nov. 17. All equipment is provided. There is a $10 fee for the first night and a $5 weekly fee thereafter. Copies of "The Junior Shooting Handbook" will be distributed for $6. Participants are required to have an adult sponsor with them at the first meeting. Reservations are required with space limited to 27. Call (330) 534-5344 or (330) 759-2504.
For information on basic boat safety courses (mandatory for those born after Jan. 1, 1982): (614) 265-6480.
United States Power Squadron boating course: 5-week course runs Thursdays starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, 7300 N. Palmyra Road, Canfield. Completion of course exceeds all mandatory educational requirements. Instruction is free, materials cost $25. Call (330) 758-7933 or (330) 757-2872 for details or to register.
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct its annual 13-week boating skills and seamanship course starting January 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Hubbard High School. There will be a nominal fee for the course book and work book. For more information please contact Bert Paulk at 330-534-2677, Jerry Crowe at 330-534-1123 or Ray Calzo 330-799-8744, George Davis at 330-337-7742, John Snyder at 330-876-8881, or Francis Audia at 724-658-0980. The course will cover trailing, boat handling, rules of the road, legal requirements, aids to navigation, weather, VHF radios, marlin spike seamanship (lines & amp; knots), piloting and personal water craft operation. Successful completion of the course usually entitles participants to a discount on boat insurance.
Trout Club of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History fly fishing and fly tying summit, Oct. 17-19. Demonstrations, workshops, and seminars with top fly experts. To register, (216) 231-4600 or (800) 317-9155, ext. 278, or kmenn@cmnh.org. Tickets are $195 for all three days, $75 Saturday, $75 Sunday, $50 dinner and entertainment.
Gun, knife and military Show, Sept. 20 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) & amp; 21 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Eastwood Mall Expo Center, Niles.
2003 Pymatuning Waterfowl Expo, Sept. 19-21, in and around Linesville, Crawford County.
CLUB & amp; ACTIVITY NEWS
BEAVER CREEK SPORTSMAN CLUB: Turkey shoots Fridays, 6:30 p.m.; 4480 Washingtonville Road, Washingtonville.
BROOKFIELD TRI-DISTRICT CONSERVATION CLUB: Turkey and meat shoots, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. through Dec. 16. Muzzleloading black powder turkey shoots third Sunday monthly at noon. Sharon-Hogue Road, east of S.R. 7, Masury.
CARROLL COUNTY SHARPSHOOTERS 4H CLUB: Benefit shoot 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Ivy Springs, 1300 Panda Road S.E. Carrollton. Entry $25, provides cart and entry into 5-stand, monster teal, long-shot games and mystery station. Shotgun raffle, refreshments available. Info: (330) 739-2700.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY FEDERATION OF CONSERVATION CLUBS: Next meeting, 9/23, Beaver Creek Sportsmans Club.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY FISH & amp; GAME CLUB: Trap Wed., Sat., and Sun.; Turkey shoots Sundays noon. (330) 424-3659.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY ARCHERS: 3D shoots: Sept. 20 & amp; 21. Reg. to 1 p.m., 30 3D targets $8 adult, $6 youth. Info: (330) 424-9957, (330) 424-9318, (330) 227-3655 , (330) 453-4388
CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC.: Open indoor archery, Mondays, Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon. Tuesday to Fridays, 6-9 p.m. Indoor shooting, Mondays through Fridays, 6-9 p.m. 2535 McCleary-Jacoby Road, Bazetta.
CUBIC SHOT SPORTING SHOOTING COURSE: 9 a.m. to dark Saturday and Sunday, by appointment Mon. to Fri. Two miles south of Lisbon on S.R. 164. Call (330) 755-0349.
DUCKS UNLIMITED, MAHONING COUNTY CHAPTER: The annual banquet of the Mahoning Valley Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be Sept. 19 at St. Mary's Assumption Social Center at 356 S. Belle Vista Ave. in Youngstown. Tickets are $50 per person, $80 per couple, $40 for greenwings, $300 for sponsor status and $325 for couple sponsor billing. Tickets include appetizers, dinner, drinks as well as the auction and other festivities. Call (330) 533-2455 for more details or to order tickets.
DUCKS UNLIMITED BANQUETS: Ohio --Sept. 20, Coshocton County, Coshocton; Sept. 24, Portage County, Ravenna; Oct. 10, Trumbull County, Warren (330) 856-9453 or (330) 534-3601; Oct. 14, Summit County, Akron; Pennsylvania -- Sept. 20, Pymatuning Waterfowl Expo, Linesville; Sept. 27, French Creek Valley, Edinboro, Erie County; Oct. 25, Beaver Falls, Pa., Beaver County; Oct. 29, Lawrence County, New Castle (724) 652-0622; Oct. 30, Oil City, Venango County; Nov. 6, Linesville, Pa., Crawford County; Nov. 7, Butler County, Butler.
EASTERN OHIO CONSERVATION CLUB: Trap shoots Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Skeet shoots 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. West Calla Road between routes 62 and 45.
EAST PALESTINE SPORTSMAN'S CLUB: Turkey and combined indoor .22 shoots, Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., starting Sept. 18. (330) 757-8397. North Pleasant Drive off state Route 14.
FISH & amp; GAME CLUB OF VIENNA: 13th annual Ladies Firearms Reunion, Sept. 20. Call (330) 534-2929 to register (participants may bring a guest). Ladies firearms classes, call (330) 534-2929. (330) 394-1388. NRA sportsfest, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27. $7 Doubles and singles trap Wednesdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. Hand-to-hand self-defense class, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (330) 534-2929 to register.
FURFINFEATHER SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION: Turkey shoots Monday's through Nov. 24. 7 p.m. start, shotguns only.. Club grounds: Romain Road, 2 miles off state Route 18, south of West Middlesex,Pa. Route 193. (724) 528-1111.
GRAND VALLEY HUNTING RANCH: Sept. 20 (and Oct. 25), Series I introductory shooting clinic; Sept. 24, Shoot 'til You Drop, sporting clays special, $85 all day (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and a steak dinner; Sept. 27 (and Nov. 8), Series II shooting clinic; Oct. 1, released bird hunts begin; Oct. 4, 4th annual couple's classic shoot; Oct. 12, NSCA registered fun shoot and Lewis class; OCt. 19, 2 for $22 (shoot 2 rounds, 100 targets, for $22); Nov. 28, Kill the "Snow-Bird" and shoot for free (hit the random white target and you shoot for free); Dec. 1-7, closed for deer guin season; Dec. 14, Grand Valley Hunting Ranch Appreciation Day. (440) 685-4868. 10198 Penniman Road, Orwell, Ohio.
Greenville Sportsman Club: Skeet or trap, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. Open to public. Registered skeet Sundays 10 a.m., $20 registration. 1039 Vernon Road (Rt. 538) Greenville, Pa. (724) 588-9994.
HARTHEGIG CONSERVATION CLUB: Trap Sundays at 10 a.m. For info call (724) 475-2295 or (724) 475-4600.
HIDDEN VALLEY SPORTSMANS CLUB: Sporting clays and 5-stand, Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Gilkey Road off Mitchell Road between Pa. routes 318 and 18. West Middlesex. (724) 528-2700.
HUBBARD CONSERVATION CLUB: Turkey shoots Thursdays 7 p.m. and Saturdays (long gun, 48") at 2 p.m. Meetings second Wednesday monthly, 7 p.m. Club is at 1760 Wick-Campbell Road, Hubbard. Info: (330) 534-8701.
KINSMAN CONSERVATION CLUB: Turkey shoots, Wed. 7 p.m.
LAKE MILTON FISH & amp; GAME: Trap Fridays, protector class, 6 p.m. registration, 6:30 p.m. shooting. Archery shoots, targets are 3-D animals in natural settings. Crossbows permitted. $8 per adult & amp; youth, $3 for cubs. Registration 8 a.m. noon. Breakfast, 8 to 10 a.m., lunch, 10 till end of shoot. Info: (330) 872-1603, (330) 654-4599, (330) 654-9680. Shoots Sept. 28 (all deer). Info: (330) 872-0203, 654-4599. Bedell Road.
LAWRENCE COUNTY SPORTSMANS ASSOCIATION: Skeet, trap, or wobble trap, Wednesdays 5 p.m.; Sporting clays, Wednesday 5 p.m., Sundays 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; and 5-Stand sporting clays, Wednesdays 5 p.m., Sundays 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Trap doubles, 9-noon Saturdays. Harbor Road west of New Castle. (724) 652-1075
LEETONIA SPORTSMENS CLUB: 28th annual kid's day, Sept. 27. Shooting, archery, fishing for children 6-15. Trophies and prizes awarded. Registration 11:30 a.m. to noon. Call (330) 337-8444. Trap shoots, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. (330) 427-0903 or (330) 332-9421. YETC-sponsored sporting clays, fourth Sunday monthly. (330) 533-2573.
LOWELLVILLE ROD AND GUN CLUB: Turkey shoots, Tuesday, registration at 6 p.m., shoots start at 7. Tickets for 20-gun raffle hosted by Green Valley Sportsmen. A gun a day will be given away each of the first 20 days of October, based on Pa. lottery. If the winning number is not sold, it will go to the next higher number. Ticket numbered 615, 112, 413, 314, 516, 514, 617, 819, 009, 211 remain at $20 each. Send a check for how many tickets you want and the number(s). Make the check to Lowellville Rod & amp; Gun. "The Art of Calling Wild Animas" seminar by Alex Vedrinski set Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Tickets $10, under 16, $5. Limited to 200. Trap practice Thursdays, 6 p.m., Quarry Road. Information: www.lowellville-rod-gun.com.
MAHONING SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION:
CORRECTION -- Today, annual field day, trap shoot, noon to dark, 3-D shoot, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., rifle, pistol, muzzleloader and shotgun shoot, noon to dark, turkey shoot, 1:30 to 5 p.m., fishing tournament for children 12 and under, 2 to 4 p.m.Open to the public. Trap shoots, Sundays at 5 p.m., public invited.Turkey shoots, Sundays, 2 p.m. through Nov. 24. All money shoots. 11/2 miles south of U.S. Route 224 at State Line Marker (Main Street) in Hillsville, Pa. (412) 667-8555 or (412) 658-5709.
MAHONING COUNTY FEDERATION OF SPORTSMAN CLUBS: Next meeting Tuesday, 8 p.m., Mahoning County Coon Hunetrs Protective Association, U.S. Route 224, 31/2 miles west of Canfield between state routes 45 and 46.
MAHONING VALLEY TRAP LEAGUE: 2003 schedule: 9/8, New Middletown; 9/15, EOCC; 9/22, rain date; 9/29, shoot-off.
NEW MIDDLETOWN FARMERS AND SPORTSMENS CLUB: Friday Trap, 5:30 p.m., practices, Oakleys & amp; protectors. 3341 E. Calla Road.
ORWELL GUN CLUB: Turkey shoots Fridays, 7 p.m. (330) 683-4738.
POSSUM HOLLOW SPORTSMENS CLUB: 3D archery: Sept. 18, 25. Registration 6 p.m. to dusk. Adults 17 and older, $4, Muzzleloader shoots, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nov. 9, Dec. 21. (724) 535-4985, (330) 385-4507 or (724) 336-2981. Wampum, Pa.
SALEM HUNTING CLUB: Trap shoots 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Black-powder outdoor shoots 11 a.m. fourth Sunday monthly. PPC shoot 6 p.m. Mondays. Ladies .22-rifle team 6 p.m. second and fourth Friday. Center-fire rifle match 6 p.m. fourth Wednesday monthly. A .22-rifle match 6 p.m. second Wednesday monthly. All-you-can-eat breakfast, $4, first Saturday monthly, 6-11 a.m. State Route 62, mile west of Salem.
TRI-DISTRICT CONSERVATION CLUB: Turkey and meat shoots 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
TRUMBULL CANOE TRAILS: Call (330) 792-3110 or email rbakalik@aol.com. Memberships are $10. Mailed to Trumbull Canoe Trails Inc., P.O. Box 1682, Warren, Ohio, 44482.
WESTERN RESERVE FISH AND GAME CLUB: Junior CMP rifle shoots, Mondays 6-9 p.m. Indoor handgun, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, $2 members, $4 nonmembers. Indoor archery, 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays. 1058 W. 3rd St., Niles. (330) 544-3993.
WESTERN RESERVE WALLEYE ASSOCIATION: "Erie Dearie Capt. Dan as Elvis Gone Fishin" awards banquet, 6-11 p.m. Oct. 11, Golden Gate Restaurant, Parkman Road, Warren. Buffet dinner, prizes, raffles, entertainment. $20 single, $30 couple. Oct. 1 ticket sale deadline. Call (330) 824-8550, (330) 426-6644 or www.thewrwa.com.
WEST POINT ROD AND GUN CLUB: Meat shoot, Sundays noon. 3D archery shoots, third Sunday monthly. 30 McKenzie targets. Registration 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (330) 532-9627.
YELLOW CREEK LONG RIFLES: Shoots second Sunday, noon. Trial walks, black powder, patched roundball and open sights only. In-lines allowed with restrictions. (330) 549-3438, 738-6002, 332-8376. 1153 Opal Road, Salineville.
YOUNGSTOWN RIFLE & amp; PISTOL CLUB: PPC, Mondays 6-9 p.m. 8920 Shaffer Road, Jackson Township, off S. Lipkey Road.
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