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.
Heads Up: Subject: NYS Senate Bill S8461 Sporting Range Good Neighbor Act
The above referenced proposed bill in the NY Senate that would affect skeet, trap and sporting clay ranges in NY.
Give a look (link below). If passed it would require certain property dimensions.
If a range can not meet the required dimensions then a protected berm would have to be built to catch the "bullets".
This act would also require that lead shot be reclaimed. If passed, this is to be enforced by the NYSDEC.
This bill currently sits in Committee and was sponsored by Pete Harckham (D) of the 40th Senate District in Putnam Co. This is worth keeping an eye on.
NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8461
COMING EVENTS
The next meeting will be on May 14, 2024.
This will be
a Dinner meeting.
John Iuzzini will be the chef in charge!
The dinner starts at 6:30PM. While we don't know the menu specifics yet; John is putting on "an Italian Night". (I will post details as I get them)
Join us!
Reminder: You must pre-register by
sending in a check for $15 per person in your party.
Also call Marianne at 845-626-7968 so she can put you on the guest list!
All details on dinner registration are here
The annual cleanup day will be on April 27 at 9 AM. The ranges will be closed. Lunches
will be served for the work party.
The 22 caliber long range matches will be on
the 300-yard range on Sun. 4/28, Sun. 5/26, Sat. 6/22, Sat. 7/20, Sun.
8/25, Sat. 9/22, and Sat. 10/19. Matches start at 9AM and should be
finished about 4 PM. No casual shooting will be on the 300-yard range
during the matches.
Registrations are being handled on PractiScore.
Maximum of 20 shooters so sign up now if you are interested.
The registration page is https://practiscore.com/wawarsing-22-outlaw-2024-opener/register.
You will need to have (or create) a free account with PractiScore to register for events.
Safety Alert – The Skeet division reports
finding fired 00 Buckshot shotshells on the skeet ranges.
All members are advised to use bird shot NO LARGER than 71/2 when
shooting at aerial targets to reduce the chance of shot falling off
the club’s property
.
Remember – there is no using
Tannerite
or other exploding targets on the ranges at the WRGC. Explosions
disturb our neighbors, and we try to be good neighbors.
The Future of Dinner Meetings are in your hands! Cooks
are needed for our monthly dinner meetings! 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.
Future Trap Shoots at Wawarsing
Weekly Trap Shoots will be on Thursdays at 5 PM .
Fred Trainor is the Trap Chairman and
Hank Dawes is his assistant. Call Fred
at 845-883-6454 or Hank at 845-564-2270 to see if the shoot will take
place.
SKEET SHOOTING
THE SKEET DIVISION HAS EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN PARTICIPATION OVER
THE PAST SIX MONTHS. IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND ALSO TO
ATTRACT NEW SKEET SHOOTERS, THAT WE ARE WILLING TO TRAIN FOR THE SPORT,
WE WILL OPEN THE SKEET RANGE ON THE 1st and 3rd SATURDAY OF EACH
MONTH.
SHOOTING WILL START AT 1:00 PM. WE WILL BEGIN IN FEBUARY ON SATURDAY
2-6-21 AND 2-20-21. Contact LOU CLEMMER, chairman,
845-236-4809 (H) 845-505-2222 (CELL) or co-chairman
, AL CARBONARO
845-807-7750, OR BILL BUSKEY
845-361-2778 to determine when the range will be open.