Rifle safety, target shooting

Rifle safety, target shooting

Niles

Western Reserve Fish & Game is having a series of range and classroom sessions on rifle safety and target shooting at 5 p.m. Fridays.

Ages are from 10 to 18, and the cost is $5 per session to cover the cost of supplies and ammunition. The club provides everything the participant will need for the series of sessions.

Youngsters with a talent and enthusiasm for the sport will be invited to join the junior rifle target team, which participates in the Jr. Civilian Marksmanship Program competitions that take place during the school year.

For more information, contact Ralph Nudo at 330-980-8289.

Boating education

Leetonia

The Leetonia Sportsman Club is hosting a boating education course from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Saturday.

Call the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at 330-644-2265 to preregister.

Open house

North Jackson

Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Club, 8900 Shaffer Road, is hosting an open house for youths and adults to use its new trap field at 11 a.m. next Saturday.

Lunch, loaner guns, shells and instructors will be available. For more information, call 330-207-1413.

Campground to open

Hermitage, Pa.

The Shenango Campground will open for the 2017 recreation season Friday.

Prices range from $19 to $24 per night, and reservations for specified sites can be made up to six months in advance of arrival. Beginning in July, the campground will no longer accept cash or checks, and campers will be required to pay with credit or debit cards. For more information, call 724-646-1124.

High-power match

North Jackson

Youngstown Rifle & Pistol Club, 8900 Shaffer Road, is hosting a high-power match at 10 a.m. May 21.

Cost is $35 and includes 30-06 ammunition. For more information, call Mike at 234-855-6909.

Freedom Dinner

Girard

Whitetails Unlimited is hosting the Millcreek Memorial 2nd Amendment Freedom Dinner on May 26 at the Metroplex Expo Center, 1620 Motor Inn Drive.

Travis “T-Bone” Turner from the “Bone Collector” television show will be in attendance.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Grand barbecue buffet will be served at 7. For ticket information, call John or Claire Kopcsos at 330-757-9020. No tickets will be sold at the door.

MSWCD plans food plot, habitat seminar

Canfield

The Mahoning Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a food plot and habitat seminar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 3 at On Target Outfitters, 7209 W. Calla Road. The seminar will be an in-depth, hands-on approach to food plot and habitat establishment, management and practical applications. For more information, call 330-740-7995.

CCW class

Poland

The New Middletown Farmers & Sportsman’s Club, 3341 E. Calla Road, is having a CCW class from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 17.

The cost is $90 and includes all classroom material, targets, coffee and muffins in the morning, and a light lunch. A safe, functioning pistol, 50 rounds of ammunition and eye and ear protection are required.

Reservations and $20 nonrefundable deposit can be sent to: Blue Line, Ltd, 1712 South Ave. #2, North Lima, OH.

ODNR officials: Leave wildlife alone

Columbus

Each year, Ohio Department of Natural Resources officials offer this simple advice: Enjoy wildlife from a distance and leave young animals alone. Wild animals are born to live their lives in the wild, and sometimes good intentions can hurt their chances of survival.

A young, wild animal’s best chance for survival is with its mother. Most wildlife taken in by people do not survive, except when handled by specially trained personnel. In many cases, a young animal collected by a person was not lost or abandoned, but was simply waiting for a parent to return.

Staff reports