The Wawarsing Rod & Gun Club provides shooting facilities to members at distances up to 300 yards.
There are several ranges on the grounds including a rim fire/archery range, skeet and trap ranges and the 300 yard range for center fire rifle and pistol.
Shooting hours are from 9:00 am to sunset.
Members are expected to be familiar with the club's range rules before using the facilities.
Snow plowing – Moving this to the top for this month. We are looking for proposals for snow plowing the club driveway, parking lot and 300 yard range parking lots. Inquire at projects@wrg.club.
Coming Events
Dinner for the October 14th meeting. Dinner starts at 6:30 PM. REMEMBER you can either reserve online at https://wrg.club/dinner or you must call Marianne first at 845-626-7968 to make your reservation and send in a check for $15 per person. Reservations MUST be in by October 7th!
The Menu - Caesar salad and bread for appetizer with herb crusted pork loin/gravy, roasted potatoes and vegetable medley for the main course. Dessert has not been decided yet, but there WILL be dessert. Paul Angelis will be preparing this dinner for October.
Upcoming dinners:
- Nov 2025: Turkey dinner with all the trimmings
- Dec 2025: Venison dinner
- Jan 2025: Cook Needed
Annual wood cutting day – Saturday, October 25 starting at 9 AM. Lunch will be served at noon. We will be cutting and splitting firewood and stacking it inside the range building for use in the woodstove this winter. If you want to be warm shooting this winter, come out and spend a few hours helping out.
Annual Venison dinner – Tuesday, December 9. Please keep the club in mind when you are successful in your hunt. Consider donating; we need hind quarter roasts, boned and rolled.
Trap Shoots at Wawarsing – Trap will hold shoots on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month for the summer if shooters sign up. Open to the public. You must go to wrg.club/trap to sign up. You can bring up to 2 guests to the shoot. Shoots will begin at 9:00; arrive at 8:30. Cost is $5.00 per round. Anyone interested in helping run the shoots should contact Fred at 845-883-6454 or Hank at 845-564-2270. Info is also at wrg.club/trap.
.22 caliber long range – New shooters always welcome. Please sign up at PractiScore. Last match date is Sat. 9/20. Matches start at 9 AM and should be finished about 4 PM. Contact number is 845-421-1080 – text or call. No casual shooting on the 300-yard range during the matches. Course of Fire and other information is on the club site at wrg.club/22longrange.
Skeet Shooting –
Tuesday and Friday shoots have resumed. Skeet shooting is scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays 9:00 AM – 12 noon. Arrive at 8:30 for squad assignments. We will also open the skeet range on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Saturday shooting will start at 1:00 PM. Future dates are on the club site calendar or please contact the chairmen below. LOU CLEMMER, chairman, 845-236-4809 (H) 845-505-2222 (Cell) or co-chairman, BILL BUSKEY 845-361-2778. Info is also at wrg.club/skeet.
.22 Benchrest Matches at Wawarsing – Last match of this season was 9/14/25. Shoots start at 9 AM. The rimfire range will be closed to casual shooting during the matches. Info is also at wrg.club/benchrest.
Just So You Know
2026 dues are due by January 1st. Amounts, schedules and how to pay are at https://wrg.club/dues. You can pay your 2026 dues online at https://wrg.club/payment.
Dinner Meetings – Good food; good time – but cooks are needed! Please consider volunteering to head a team for one of our upcoming dinner meetings. Our Dinner Committee trainer, Glenn Pomerantz, can help guide you through the effort. Contact Glenn at 845-656-1284 or gapref01@gmail.com for more info.
REMEMBER – Pistol permits need to be recertified every 3 years. Information on the recertification is at https://firearms.troopers.ny.gov/pprecert/welcome.faces. You can check your registration status at https://gunsafety.ny.gov/pistol-permit-recertification.
REMINDER – ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY THEIR MEMBERSHIP CARD WHEN USING THE CLUB RANGES. If you do not display your card, then do not get angry when another member asks if you are a member. We have too many trespassers not to check for cards.
Important Notice – Non-members may not discharge firearms on the club property without completing an insurance Waiver, Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement. A waiver must be completed each time a guest comes to the club. Range rules are at wrg.club/rangerules.
Roundup
Got Email? Still getting the paper newsletter? Consider switching over to the email newsletter. It would be a help to the club. Go to wrg.club/enews to request the email newsletter.
We are looking for a few members to consider contributing to the club leadership. Get involved in the Board of Directors – start by stopping in for a meeting or two. Interested? – let me know scottr@wrg.club.
Due to the generosity of one of our members, we have a collection of Collector Edition State Duck Stamp Prints for sale to benefit the club. These are really beautiful prints ready for framing. They are signed, limited edition, unframed, archive quality, prints in new condition, in original packaging, never framed, and stored flat. Check them out at wrg.club/prints.
We are now offering online payments for Annual Dues and Dinner Meeting Reservations.
Please review the Annual Dues page and/or the Dinner Meeting Reservation page for information or you can go directly to the Payment page