EXISTING PROGRAMS
- WILD GAME DINNER
- Sold out event from year to year
- Profits go to land acquisition account and to pay for lease property
- HUNTER SAFETY
- Club held three Hunter Safety classes in 2019
- Have eight instructors at the club
- Bob Bagdon named Southwest Hunter Safety Instructor of the Year
- SPRING GUN BASH
- Held our own bash in May at Youngwood Fire Hall
- Proceeds go to general fund to support club programs
- YHEC
- Had 35 youth participate in this year’s program
- Runs for 13 weeks during the spring
- Exposes youth to archery, muzzleloader, shotgun, wildlife ID and rifle
- Program runs from 1-5 on Sundays
- YOUTH FISHING DERBY
- Derby held in April this year for kids up to 15 years old
- 82 children participated this year
- YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT
- 22 youth hunters participated this year
- October event
- All youth hunted over members dogs
- VETERANS DAY HUNT
- 10 veterans spent the morning of Veteran’s Day pheasant hunting
- TWI-NIGHT TRAP LEAGUE
- 25 week long league that rotates between five different clubs
- Shoot every Thursday night from March to September
- Team held annual banquet in September
- OPEN TRAP
- Open trap every Tuesday at 5:00
- Open from early March until participation declines in late fall
- Green Bird special- break a green bird and receive a free round
- TRAPPER PROGRAM
- Day long program held in September
- Sponsored by the Pa Trappers Assn
- Participants learned trapping techniques
- Open to the public
- NIGHT WITH THE GAME COMMISSION AND STATE REPS
- Members had the opportunity meet with and talk about current topics
- Attended by Dennis Fredericks and Tom Fazi of the Game Commission
- Attended by State Reps Mike Reese, Eric Nelson and Justin Walsh
- CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TICKET
- Fall fundraiser
- Profits to general fund to support programs
NEW PROGRAMS
- WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS
- Held an event in May exclusively for women
- Participants were exposed to shooting shotguns, handguns and rifles including AR15’s
- Sponsored by Wild Turkey Federation and NRA
- YHEC REGIONAL SHOOT
- Club held the Western Pa Regional Shoot in May
- Attended by 100 youth from multiple clubs
- Members set up five shotgun stations, walk thru archery, muzzleloader and rifle stations for the attendees
- Pavilion and upper garage were transformed into wildlife ID areas
- Overall attendance was approximately 300 people
- CAL U
- Program for students to expose them to shotgun, rifle and archery
- Sponsored by Safari Club
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
- SIDE BY SIDE PURCHASE
- Purchased Bobcat side by side to assist in property maintenance, pheasant stocking, loading of trap houses and other needs
- REPAIR ROADWAY TO RANGES
- Repaired and stabilized roadway to ranges using super blocks to prevent road erosion
- NEW PICNIC TABLES IN PACVILLION
- Purchased 12 new picnic table for use at pavilion
- ENLARGED HANDICAP PARKING AT RIFLE RANGE
- Added stone for second handicap space at 100 range
- NEW ROOF ON PISTOL RANGE
- Replaced leaky roof on pistol range
- NOTE: ROOF WOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED REPLACED IF HOLES HADEN’T BEEN SHOT IN IT
- BRUSH CUT BETWEEN MUZZLELOADER AND RIFLE RANGES
- Cut heavy brush and trees between muzzleloader and small bore ranges
- Will improve visibility between ranges
- TRACTOR DISCS/ PLANTINGS
- Purchased discs for tractor to till soil for field planting
- Plowed and planted all fields
- MISC REPAIRS
- Painted all picnic tables
- Installed handrail on walk bridge to small field
- Repaired parking lot washout at rifle ranges multiple times due to heavy spring rains
- Power wash and paint out house
- Repaired doors on trap houses
- Re-painted numbers on trap ranges
- Repaired gutters on garage
- Created implement storage area for tractor attachments
- Replaced all archery targets
- Repaired hole in roadway at entrance
MEMBERSHIP
- 2019 RENEWALS DONE ON WEBSITE
- 2019 was first time renewals were done on line
- Highest renewal rate in the last 10 years
- 2020 RENEWAL FORMAT CHANGE
- Allows members the opportunity to print a membership card if they choose to
- By using 2109 emails we collected we sent an email to remind members 2020 dues were due the club save approximately $3000 dollars in paper and postage
- 2020 DUES
- Dues increase and higher initiation was approved by membership in August
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Our Facebook page is designed to notify members of upcoming events occurring at the club or other things related to the outdoors.
- It can also be used to share photos of happenings at the club
- In NO way will it be used to share club business or as a replacement for attending monthly meetings
- Any posts of that type will be deleted by the administrator.