Coming Events

Spring Project and Clean Up Day will be April 25^th. We will be doing the following: grounds cleanup, building new bases for target stands at the Rimfire and 300 yard ranges, painting trap fence and trap houses as well as a couple other projects that are still being finalized. Ranges are closed for the day . Sign up at wrg.club/events to let us know you will be there!

40 ^th Children’s Fishing Contest – After a couple of years break, the Children’s Fishing Contest is back on for Saturday, May 30^th at Lippman Park. The Federation is providing a trailer with loaner poles and all kinds of fishing supplies for the kids. We could use some people to help out on that day so …. do it for the kids. Sign up to volunteer on wrg.club/events.
View the flyer for more info or to print a few to post wrg.club/childrensfishing .

Dinner for the April 14th meeting. Dinner starts at 6:30PM. Reserve online at 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 April 7th!
On the menu: Spanish Pork and Rice Dinner by Ruben Reyes and his family

Cooks for upcoming dinners -
May 2026 – Paul Angelis;
June 2026 – BOD;
September 2026 – cook needed

22 caliber long range New shooters always welcome. The last winter league match is 4/18. Shooting will be from 9:00 to 1:00. Contact number is 845.421.1080 - Text or Call. 300 yard range will be closed to casual shooting from 9:00 to 1:00 during the winter matches. wrg.club/22longrange

Skeet Shooting – Skeet shooting has resumed, the schedule will be Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00am – 1:00 . Arrive at 9:30 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 as to the future dates. BILL BUSKEY chairman 845-361-2778. Info is also at wrg.club/skeet

22 Benchrest Matches at Wawarsing: 2026 schedule will be posted in the next month or so. Shoots start at 9 AM. The rimfire range will be closed to casual shooting during the matches. Info is also at wrg.club/benchrest

Trap Shoots at Wawarsing – Federated Sportsmen Clubs of Ulster County is starting a Trap league for summer 2026. Sign up is on the Federation trap page.
Sunday trap shoots will resume April 26 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/trapsignup 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 .

Just So You Know

Federated Sportsmen’s Clubs of Ulster County Trap League (aka Federation Trap League) is accepting registrations at fscuc.org/trap . You must be a member of one of the FSCUC clubs to participate, (Wawarsing is a member club). There will be 10 matches over the summer. The first will be May 9 at the Wittenberg Sportsmens Club. Two matches later this summer will be hosted at Wawarsing. Details, match rules and the full schedule will be posted at wrg.club/trap in the coming weeks.

Last call for dues! If you have not paid your 2026 dues by March 30, you will be dropped from the membership rolls.

Attention - No center fire firearms are allowed on the rim fire/archery range (the range with the concrete tower). This is to limit the noise to our neighbors.

Members are asked to pick up all fired shotgun hulls from the trap & skeet ranges and not to put any target throwers directly on top of the trap houses.

Roundup

Changing of the guard! After nearly 50 years of cooking (predominantly the March Corned Beef and the November Turkey dinners) The Wawarsing Rod and Gun Club would like to thank Paul Lonstein (and his father, the late Marty Lonstein) for cooking at our dinner meetings for probably close to 50 years. Paul has officially retired from the kitchen. We thank him for his decades of dedicated service....Thanks Paul!

We have member mentors that are NRA certified in multiple disciplines. These members are willing to make themselves available for other members that want to brush up on marksmanship, safety or any other area you wish to learn or improve. This is a great opportunity for both new and seasoned shooters. Inquire or make a request at wrg.club/contact (select Member Mentor Program)

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.

Importance Notice – non-members may not discharge firearms on the club property without completing an insurance Waiver, Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement.
This will affect all shooting events to include Trap Shoots, Skeet shoots, 22 bench rest matches, IR 50/50 matches, hunter training classes (both rifle & bow courses), sight-in day and any non-member guests on the ranges. A supply of the waivers will be available at the 200-yard range building for guest shooters.
Any member who allows a guest to shoot on the ranges without first completing the waiver may face revocation or suspension of their membership.

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.