November Vice-President s NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING PPC GUN RAFFLE Club Officers President Jerry Dougherty. Vice-President.

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1 Harrisburg Hunters And Anglers Harrisburg Hunters & Anglers Association Meeting 1 st Tuesday each month 7pm 6611 Hunters Run Rd. Harrisburg, PA CLUB OFFICE The club office is open during club meetings. Day guest passes, belt buckles, club license plates, pins and targets are available for purchase at those times. SHEESLEY LAKE The lake is open for fishing. Fishing is for members only! Vice-President s As we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday, let us never forget all that we have to be thankful for as United States citizens. We enjoy freedoms and rights that are not available to citizens of most other countries. Your club would like to thank all of those members who work so hard to make HHA what it is. Your club is volunteer run and managed. Many members dedicate a lot of time to many different areas and interests. Some of those efforts are behind the scenes and never really noticed by our members. All of this keeps costs down and makes membership in HHA enjoyable and affordable. It would be unfair to some to try and list all of those who volunteer their time and efforts for the benefit of HHA, if we tried to do that surely somebody would be missed. So again, a thank you to everybody for all that you do. HHA has a large membership but the bulk of the work and volunteerism is done by only 5% of our membership. If you have an area of interest that you would like to get involved with or if you are interested in developing a new program at the club let an officer know. We can always use more assistance and new ideas. Thanks to everybody for all that you do. Be Safe and VOTE. Alan Bernardi November Club Officers President Jerry Dougherty Vice-President Alan Bernardi Treasurer Barry Peterson Secretary Connie Tyson 2016 Board of Directors: Kay Bischof, Gene Boyer, Bill Chastain, Mike Gipe, John Glatz, Chuck Grubb, John Hoffer, Joe Matuella, Tom Reidy, Fred Rogers, Heather Powers NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING The general meeting for November will be held on Tuesday, November, 1st at 7:00 pm. Program will be election of Club Officers and Board of Directors for PPC GUN RAFFLE The end of season Gun Raffle for the 2016 PPC Summer League will be held on Tuesday, November 1st at the monthly club general meeting which begins at 7:00 pm. All league shooters are invited to attend; however, attendance is not required in order to win a prize. Winners will be notified. POC: John Zebel, Match Director, (717) , jzebel@embarqmail.com.

2 OCTOBER RAFFLES/DRAWINGS At the October 4th general membership meeting, Roy Wright s name was drawn to win the 250 drawing, and Stephen Deimler s name was drawn to win the 50 drawing. Neither member was present. The 50/50 drawing for was won by Pat Sucec. BB GUN The safety class has begun and we will be finishing up our safety classes in November on Wednesday s of the 2nd, 9th, and 16th, and on Friday s of the 4th, 11th, and 18th. Our first competitive practice will begin on Wednesday the 30th. December s competitive practices will be every Wednesday. BB Guns holds the safety classes and practices in the indoor archery range from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The INDOOR ARCHERY RANGE will be CLOSED from 6 to 9 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays that we meet for set up, practices, and tear down. Burt Rusty Stockton or rstock1966@gmail.com. COMPETITVE JUNIOR RIFLE PROGRAM Saturday, Nov 5th and 6th, the INDOOR PISTOL RANGE will be CLOSED from 6 am to 7 pm. HHA is hosting a CUP Match for air rifle. This match is HHA s 1st annual CUP Match and we hope that this will grow into a very large event over time for air rifle shooters. Our young shooters have been practicing since September after only taking the month of August off. Many have already attended matches around the state and the air rifle season is underway. We welcome 2 new shooters as they successfully completed the safety class and have begun practicing. Practices are held on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The INDOOR PISTOL RANGE is CLOSED from 6 pm to 9 pm for set up, practice, and tear down. Chris Harr , charr2393@gmail.com * RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2017 NOW * * (SEE PAGE 5) BLACK POWDER Our Thanksgiving shoot will be Sunday, November 13 and our Christmas shoot will be Sunday, December 11. As always, our shoots are open to the public. Should you have any questions, call Bill Chastain at or Mike Gipe at INDOOR CENTERFIRE 900 BULLSEYE PISTOL MATCHES We hold Centerfire Bullseye matches once a month on the 3rd Saturdays through March 18th at our indoor range. We run two relays each date, starting at 8:30 am and 10:15 am. Advanced registration is required, since we are limited to 18 firing positions. Course of fire will be the 90-shot NRA 900 match. Cost will be 15 per match, and 50% of entry fees will be paid back to the shooters as cash awards after each match using the Lewis Classification System. For additional information, please check our web site, or contact our Match Director, John Zebel at (717) , jzebel@embarqmail.com. PLEASE REMEMBER HH & A IN YOUR WILL

3 INDOOR COMBAT 600 POLICE PISTOL COMBAT (PPC) MATCHES We hold PPC matches once a month on the 4th Saturdays through March 25 at our indoor range. We run continuous relays from 9:00 am until about noon. Walk-on registrations will be taken a first-come, first-served basis. Course of fire will be the 60-shot Combat 600 match. Cost will be 10 per relay, and 50% of entry fees will be paid back to the shooters as cash awards after each match using the Lewis Classification System. For additional information, please check our web site, or contact our Match Director, John Zebel at (717) , jzebel@embarqmail.com. INDOOR PISTOL RANGE RULES REMINDER A few members have been using B27 or other full body sized targets on the Indoor Pistol Range. Targets of this size are not allowed on the Indoor Pistol range for safety reasons. The only time they are allowed on this range is for approved and sanctioned training events such as the Handgun Safety Classes and Law Enforcement training. If you have any doubt about what targets you are allowed to use, check the by-laws or read the sign posted in the range lobby. WINTER PISTOL LEAGUE The William Penn Pistol League is underway and runs on most Wednesday nights through April This is a traveling, indoor.22 pistol league, with ten local club teams participating. HH&A has two teams in the league - AMP and State. If you have a.22 cal. pistol or revolver, come on out on a Wednesday night and join us for some fun. One of the teams will be there. Matches begin at 6:45 pm. New shooters are welcome, and you may join either team. Cost is 5 per night. Juniors shoot free. Contacts: State Team: Kay Bischof, , kay007@comcast.net. AMP Team: Gene Boyer, ANNUAL HH&A BIG BUCK CONTEST With the beginning of another hunting season the annual HH&A Big Buck Contest is under way. It is open to all HH&A members that harvest a Pennsylvania whitetail buck. Scoring goes by a modified Boone & Crockett system. We will measure the inside spread, the length of beams and tines, and the circumferences, but there will not be deductions for a non-symmetric set of antlers. There are categories for Archery (including crossbow), Rifle, Handgun and Black Powder in Junior (under 16), Adult, and Senior (62 and over). John Hoffer and Barry Peterson will score antlers by appointment. Please give either of us a call to schedule a date and time to get together. John can be reached at home at and Barry at home at The awards will be given out at the February general meeting, so all racks must be scored by January 15, We are working on prizes for the contest. Everyone that enters a rack will be eligible to win in the random drawing for some prizes so no matter the size of the buck you can register and be eligible for prizes. Good luck, and hope to see you at the club. SUNSET SHOOTING HOURS As we go into fall and winter, keep in mind that all shooting on all outdoor ranges must stop at sunset. Absolutely no shooting on any outdoor range after sunset, even if you think it s not completely dark. Sunset hours are listed in the Newsletter, in the Newspaper, the Weather Channel, and it is available on smartphones. There is no excuse for violating a safety rule and shooting after sunset.

4 ANNOUNCING CHAMPS.COMPETITIVE HARRISBURG AS- SOCIATION OF MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS HHA has a new association in its midst, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization called CHAMPs, or the Competitive Harrisburg Association of Marksmanship Programs. CHAMPs was established to support the competitive youth shooting programs at HHA, including the BB Gun Team, the Air Rifle/Smallbore Team, and other competitive youth shooting teams that are developed. These may include archery, pistol, shotgun and high power. The association promotes sportsmanship, and provides an environment where youth can develop qualities such as respect, discipline, leadership, and self-confidence. In addition, the competitors learn problem solving skills, and how to handle stressful situations. CHAMPs will provide an avenue for collaboration with other teams and coaches so youth can achieve their full potential through clinics and competitions, and receive additional training from outside coaches. The association will assist the youth teams with funding for equipment, supplies, and travel expenses. CHAMPs provides an avenue for competitors to learn how to properly compete in their discipline and achieve their full potential, whether it be competing on a club team, an NCAA team, or even higher For further information or to make a tax deductible donation, contact Burt Rusty Stockton , rstock1966@gmail.com or Chris Harr , charr2393@gmail.com. RESULTS OF 2016 PPC SUMMER LEAGUE Our 2016 PPC Summer League ended in September. We had another safe and successful season with several new scoring records being set. A summary of results follows: High Season Average Gun Class Avg Qualified Shooters Award Stock CF Semi-Auto * David Horan Medal, Certificate Stock CF Revolver David Horan Medal, Certificate Stock RF Gun * Greg Starner Medal, Certificate Stock Concealed Carry Gun Tom Zillhardt Medal, Certificate Open Gun * Jordan Parrish Medal, Certificate High Individual Score Gun Class Score Qualified Shooters Award Stock CF Semi-Auto x* David Horan Certificate Stock CF Revolver x David Horan Certificate Stock RF Gun x* Greg Starner Certificate Stock Concealed Carry Gun x Tom Zillhardt Certificate Open Gun x Jordan Parrish Certificate *New Record Congratulations to all award winners, and thanks very much to everyone who came out and participated. Special thanks to Match Director John Zebel for running the league and to all of the volunteers who helped setup the range, run the matches, and teardown afterward. We hope to see you all again next year. The league is open to the public, so bring a shooting friend with you to share in the fun. UPCOMING CLUB DINNERS December Dinner: Saturday, December 17 Christmas Turkey Dinner February Dinner: Saturday, February 11 AYCE Spaghetti Dinner CLUB RAFFLE Drawings for the club s fund raising raffle will be held at the December general meeting. You do not have to be present to win. Winners will be notified.

5 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM, DUE BEFORE JANUARY 1 This form can only be used if you are renewing a membership. If you were a member in the past 2 years, you may use this form; otherwise, you must use a New Member Application form to obtain membership. If changing from an Adult to Family membership, please use a New Member Application form and follow the instructions. If a previous year s junior member is 16 as of January 1, they must renew as a separate member. This includes children that are part of a family membership. If you do not renew your membership by December 31, your privileges to use any club facilities will be suspended (card keys will be disabled) until your renewal is received and processed. Allow at least two weeks to receive your membership card after we receive your renewal. ADULT: years, JUNIOR: up to 15 years, YOUNG ADULT: years, SENIOR: 62 years and older (ages as of Jan. 1). Make checks payable to HH&A. Applicant will be responsible for all bank fees for a check returned for any reason. MUST mail form and check to: HH&A, c/o Membership, P.O. Box 4129, Harrisburg, PA Please print clearly and fill out form completely to avoid delays in issuing card(s) PLEASE NOTE IF ADDRESS CHANGED. Name Member # Street DOB / / City State Zip Phone Additional Name(s) Member # Date of Birth / / / / / / / / Adult Family Young Adult Senior Junior Life Donation Annual Guest Pass Total Enclosed Cash or Check # I will download the club newsletter each month to help save club costs (x) Yes No Revised Your club benefits from people joining or renewing a membership to the NRA. Go to the website for information: harrisburghunters.org click on the NRA logo , RANGE RULES When using your club's ranges, it is your responsibility to know and understand the club s general ground rules and range regulations. They are published in the club by-laws. Copies of the by-laws are in the magazine rack just inside the front door of the clubhouse. Ground rules and range regulations are posted at each range. You are responsible for your actions on the ranges, so take the time to learn the club rules and be sure to follow them. If you have any questions on club rules, or feel you need one-on-one training, please contact an officer of the club, or one of the board of directors, who will help you out. Remember safety is your responsibility. Make it your top priority. CLUB ITEM AVAILABLE! Custom made solid bronze HH&A belt buckle. 45 Contact Jerry to

6 WALT WISE RESULTS This year, we had 140 shooters from FL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, and VA compete in the 57th Annual Walter Wise Memorial Police Pistol Match held on September at the outdoor Bullseye range. It was nice to see old friends and fellow shooters again! After colors, three relays of Rimfire and Centerfire matches were shot each day. Khang Le from Chantilly, VA won the match for his 5th year in a row with a two-day aggregate score of x. Paul Stathis from Springfield, VA was 2nd with x, and Hiem Trang from Germantown, MD was in 3rd with x. In the 5-Man Team Matches, the Metro Pistol League team was the Grand Winner in both Rimfire and Centerfire. In the 2-Man Team Rimfire Matches, Kent Le and Hiem Trang were the Class A Winners on Saturday, and Sunday. In the 2-Man Team Centerfire Matches, Jerry Ford and Brian Keyser were the Class A Winners on Saturday, and Kent Le and Hiem Trang were the Class A Winners on Sunday. In the Special Categories, Linda Newcomer was High Woman, Jenna Tomarelli was High Junior, Paul Stathis was High Senior, Barry Garver was High Grand Senior, Frank Zupancic was High Super Senior, Don Helms was High Police, and George Reichart was High Service. In the special Commemorative Centerfire Revolver Match, Khang Le won with a score of x. Three Standing Records were broken at the match. Kyler Swisher set a new record in Junior Rimfire Aggregate with an x. Barry Garver broke his previous Grand Senior Rimfire Aggregate record on Saturday with an x, and then broke it again on Sunday with an x! And lastly, Joseph Gerhard set a new record in Super Senior Centerfire with an x. Another Standing Record was tied. Khang Le shot a x Slowfire match in Rimfire! He now shares the record with 2 others. Congratulations to all, and thanks to everyone who attended. We appreciate your participation and hope to see you again next year. Special thanks go out to the many volunteers who helped make the match a success, including those who did registration, squadding, range preparation/setup/teardown, line calling, range safety, score card processing, data entry and reporting, awards, t-shirt and raffle sales, and meal preparation and service. You are the ones who make it happen, and your dedication and hard work are greatly appreciated. We certainly could not hold an event of this magnitude without you! Thanks, everyone!!!! Follow the links on our web site to check the detailed match results, photos taken at the event, and standing records. Next year s match will be held on September 16-17, Please mark your calendars and plan on coming to shoot with us again. Feel free to bring some new shooters with you to share in the fun! Our match is open to the public. Kay Bischof, Match Director JUNIOR RIFLE PROGRAM Junior Rifle starts Thursday, January 5th, 2017 and is open to all youth 11 to 18 years old. This program is open to the public. The club provides rifles, ammo and learning materials free of charge. Class consists of classroom and range time each week. Please bring your own eye and ear protection. Course will run for a minimum of 10 weeks, every Thursday night beginning at 6:30 pm. To register, please call John Hoffer at Class size is limited, so please register early. Parent or guardian must accompany student for the first night to sign a club waiver form. A student will not be permitted to shoot until a waiver is signed. Any shooter that is still within the age limit that has participated in previous years is welcome to come out and shoot. We typically have two relays for return shooters, one beginning at 5:30 pm and one at 6:30 pm. Return shooters do not need to pre-register, just show up at least 15 minutes before the start of a relay and be ready to shoot. John Hoffer, chon243@msn.com.

7 November 2016 Range Events Schedule For your convenience, this table shows when ranges are reserved for club events. (Please to report errors in this table.) Event Date Day Rifle - 25/50 yd Rifle yd Pistol - Bullseye Pistol - PPC Pistol - Indoor Quiet for Gen Mtg 11/1 Tue 7p-9p BB Gun 11/2 Wed 6p-9p WPPL Indoor League 11/2 Wed 4p-10p BB Gun 11/4 Fri 6p-9p Air Rifle Cup Match 11/5 Sat 6a-8p Air Rifle Cup Match 11/6 Sun 6a-7p Junior Air Rifle 11/7 Mon 6p-9p BB Gun 11/9 Wed 6p-9p WPPL Indoor League 11/9 Wed 4p-10p BB Gun 11/11 Fri 6p-9p Intermediate Handgun 11/12 Sat 8a-12p Junior Air Rifle 11/14 Mon 6p-9p BB Gun 11/16 Wed 6p-9p WPPL Indoor League 11/16 Wed 4p-10p BB Gun 11/18 Fri 6p-9p Indoor CF Match 11/19 Sat 7a-1p Junior Air Rifle 11/21 Mon 6p-9p BB Gun 11/23 Wed 6p-9p BB Gun 11/25 Fri 6p-9p Indoor PPC Match 11/26 Sat 8a-1p Junior Air Rifle 11/28 Mon 6p-9p BB Gun 11/30 Wed 6p-9p Plinking Black Powder Archery - Outside Archery - Indoor HOURS OF OPERATION Indoor Ranges and Clubhouse: 24-hr with keycard Outdoor Ranges: Monday thru Saturday: 7 am - Sunset Sunday: 8 am - Sunset (outdoor ranges must be cleared by sunset) Sunset: November 1 st 6:04 pm *November 6 th 4:58 pm November 15 th 4:50 pm November 30 th 4:42 pm *Daylight Savings Time ends November 6th MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND GUEST PASSES Membership cards MUST be displayed while using any club range. NO EXCEPTIONS. Similarly, if you bring a guest, they MUST display a guest pass. Again, NO EXCEPTIONS. These rules help us all by ensuring our club is safely and responsibly enjoyed by ONLY our members and attended guests. These rules also mean that you must plan ahead to obtain a guest pass. Guest passes may be purchased for from: any director our caretaker whose phone number is posted at the clubhouse Gipe's Floor and Wall Covering, 5435 Jonestown Rd Ron Stine's Roffler Barber Shop, 5932 Linglestown Rd Hoffman Ford, 5200 Jonestown Rd. (ask for Mark Baynham) Staudt s Gun Shop, 7050 Allentown Blvd., You must have your membership card with you when purchasing guest passes. Remember, if you re found with a guest using the ranges without a pass your membership can be terminated. Special Notice Significant improvements are being made to the earth backstops for the 25/50-yard, 100-yard, and outdoor pistol ranges. This ongoing work may happen on any day and is not scheduled ahead of time. Therefore, it cannot be reflected in this Range Events Schedule. Please expect that until this work is completed, you might have to change your plans upon arriving at the club. For instance, you might be able to use the 25/50-yard range but not the 100-yard. Or you might have to wait until the work is completed for the day. Or you might not be able to shoot on any of these ranges. The workers continue to only close the ranges necessary to keep them safe. Be patient and expect delays. As always, range safety comes first. Please show the workers the safety and courtesy they deserve. Thanks. REMINDER No shooting is allowed after sunset on the outdoor ranges at the club! Sunset times for the month are listed near the calendar section of the newsletter.

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9 THIS SPACE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR AD! CLUB NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING The club is now able to provide advertising in the Newsletter. This service is open to members only. The cost is 15 per newsletter and should be business card size. It is recommended that the advertiser provide a pdf or jpg file of the ad they wish to run. If you re advertising something that you do not have a business card for, draft the ad yourself and send it to the club by at HHA@1935.comcastbiz.net. DAY GUEST PASSES Day guest passes are available for purchase by members for 10 each. Passes may be purchased from Club Officers and Directors, Range Safety Officers, and also from Gipe's Floor & Wall Covering, Ron Stine's Barber shop, Hoffman Ford on Jonestown Road and Staudt s Gun Shop. As always, you must have your current membership card with you to purchase a day pass. And, you also must provide the name of your guest and the date you will be taking them to the club. Blank day passes will not be sold. Please be patient when purchasing passes at one of our local business partners. They are doing this service as a courtesy to our club and its members. IMPORTANT NOTE As the new year approaches, please review your club s range rules. We have been seeing an uptick in rule violations; whether it being shooting after hours, or where to shoot what gun, all rules are in place for everyone's safety. Depending on the severity of the violation, you could lose your privilege to use the facilities at HH&A. The BOD has terminated memberships in the past; don't risk your membership. KNOW the rules!!!! Remember 24 hour video surveillance is in use in all areas of the club. NOTICE Indoor archery range is for archery only, except for club sanctioned events.

10 HARRISBURG HUNTERS AND ANGLERS ASSN HUNTERS RUN ROAD HARRISBURG, PA Return Service Requested BRASS RECYCLING PROGRAM When at the ranges, please utilize the buckets provided for spent brass. This brass is recycled and all funds are used to help fund all of the club's growing youth programs. We recycle this brass in two ways. All brass not suitable for reloading is sold to a salvage company, and the good brass is sold to re-loaders in the membership at very good prices. So, when at the ranges, please remember to support our youth programs and keep your ranges looking good by placing your spent brass in the brass buckets. Please do not place steel, aluminum, loaded cases or garbage in these buckets. Brass only!! Thank you for your support of your club's youth programs. CLUB SALE ITEMS Elusive Wildlife Technologies XLR 250 Gun mounted light red LED Elusive Wildlife Technologies XLR 100 Scan light red LED Cast lead bullets 45 caliber SWC185 box of Cast lead bullets of many other calibers in stock. Ammo cans large and small GREAT PRICE Large and small pistol primers Large and small rifle primers Eley and SK 22 ammo Brick of 500 (limited supply) 75 All of these products are available at regular membership meetings and on special request. SHIRTS, HATS, SWEATSHIRTS, LICENSE PLATES, PATCHES, PINS Show support for your club by wearing club T-shirts (various types), hooded and regular sweatshirts, and new style hats. We have many colors and sizes available. We also have license plates, patches and pins available. All of these products are available at regular membership meetings at very reasonable prices. JOIN NRA Join the NRA, or renew your membership, through our web site and get a 10 discount. Instead of paying 35, the cost will only be 25. Click on the JOIN TODAY NRA logo on our web page and follow the instructions.