YRPC match

YRPC match

North Jackson

Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Club, 8900 Shaffer Road, will have a match at 9 a.m. Sunday.

The match is open to the public and will feature 30 rounds (ammunition supplied free) at 200 yards.

Cost is $35 per person. World War II and Korean War veterans shoot free.

M1941 Johnson and M1 carbine rifles will be used. M-1 grand and M1 carbines will be available, but participants must call ahead.

All proceeds go to the VA Outpatient Clinic on Belmont Ave.

For more information, call Mike Policy at 330-534-5697, or email mpolicyearthlink.net.

Lowellville club to host gun show

Lowellville

The Mahoning Valley Gun Collectors will have a gun show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Saturday and Dec. 11 at the Lowellville Rod & Gun Club, 6225 Quarry Road.

Admission is $4. Buy, sell and trade all types of guns, hunting and fishing equipment and collectibles. All firearms must be unloaded and are subject to inspection before entering.

For more information, call 330-506-9194.

Classes suspended

North Jackson

Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Club, 8900 Shaffer Road, is suspending its youth classes in December because of the holidays. The classes will return starting the fourth Friday in January.

18,776 deer harvested

COLUMBUS

Hunters checked 18,776 white-tailed deer Monday, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. In 2015, 22,253 deer were reported the first day of the deer-gun season.

Ohio’s deer-gun season remains open through Sunday. Two additional days of deer-gun season (Dec. 17 and 18) are available for people to hunt with firearms.

Find more information about deer hunting in the Ohio 2016-17 Hunting and Trapping Regulations or at wildohio.gov. Past years’ harvest summaries and weekly updated harvest reports can be found at wildohio.gov/deerharvest.

The ODNR Division of Wildlife remains committed to properly managing Ohio’s deer populations. The goal of Ohio’s Deer Management Program is to provide a deer population that maximizes recreational opportunities while minimizing conflicts with landowners and motorists.

ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of natural resources. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.

Staff reports