Talking Turkey- The Pitt County Wildlife Club Newsletter October, 2014

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1 Talking Turkey- The Pitt County Wildlife Club Newsletter October, Welcome to this month s edition of Talking Turkey. Please take a moment to read the newsletter and stay up-to-date with any changes and/or the various events & opportunities awaiting you at the club. Membership Meeting 7:00 PM, Thursday October 16 th The menu for this meeting will be fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, butter beans and banana pudding for desert. The program will be presented by Jim Marsal. Field Notes From Club President, Bill Waggoner It s Fall and Hunting Season is upon us. Now is the time to get out your trustee old RIFLE and sight it in. Please make sure all your equipment is in safe working order. Don t forget your hunter orange. River Ranges 1, 2 and 3 will be OPENED to ALL the MEMBERSHIP November 1 st. You may drive down to the Ranges, but you must stay on the gravel road. Do not drive out on the ranges and please do not leave trash or equipment on these ranges. You may contact me about Club matters at Thank you for your continuing support. New Ranges The new ranges are growing grass and the berms continue to experience new growth as well to protect their integrity. Thank you for your patience. The new ranges will open for all member use on November 1 st. Youth Day Youth Day will be held on Sunday, October 19 th (see the attached flyer). Each event is well received by the public and we have a fun time assisting new and experienced young shooters. We will need volunteers to assist with registration, the ranges, event set-up and event clean up. Please keep those dates open. Event leaders will be calling soon to get your support to volunteer and assist on those days. Workday The workday will be held on Saturday, October 18 th at 8:00 AM. Activities will include weed eating the grounds, replacing backer boards, general grounds cleanup, roadway trash pickup, and cleaning the buildings. Remember to sign-in when you arrive and pick-up your workday voucher before you leave. This month s workday coordinator will be Rick Dean. Please bring your weed eaters and lawn tools Class at Lenoir Community College Our 1911 Accurizing and Tuning class will begin on October 6, 2014 and meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6pm-9pm, through Lenoir Community College, Snow Hill campus. The class will meet for 8 weeks, and the cost is $ You can contact James Marsal at, , or by , marsal2424@hotmail.com, with questions regarding supplies you may need to purchase for class. 1

2 Interesting Facts from October: October 2: "Peanuts" comic strip debuted, 1950 October 3: President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day, 1863 October 7: The first Colonial Congress met, 1765 October 9: The Washington Monument opened to the public, 1888 October 10: The United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland. It combined at one site a group of schools previously located in the port cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Norfolk, 1845 October 12: Alcatraz became a federal prison, 1933 October 13: The first supersonic bomber, the B58, was ordered into production by the U.S. Air Force, 1954 October 15: The Edison Electric Light Company was founded at 65 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1878 October 17: The San Francisco Bay area earthquake occurred, 1989 October 18: The Maryland - Pennsylvania boundary, the Mason-Dixon line was finalized, 1767 October 19: General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, 1781 October 21: Thomas Edison invented the working electric light, 1879 October 22: Sam Houston was sworn as the first president of the Republic of Texas, 1836 October 24: A patent was issued for the safety match, 1826 October 25: The United States invaded Grenada, 1983 October 26: The Erie Canal was opened, 1825 October 27: The Federalist Papers first appeared in a New York newspaper, 1787 October 29: The New York Stock Market crash occurred, 1929 October 30: George Washington established the U.S. Cavalry, 1776 October 31: Nevada entered the Union, 1864 (36 th ) 2 Special Instruction for Beginning or New Shooters On the first Sunday of each month, beginning at 2:00 PM. Special instruction for beginning or new shooters will be offered at the Club. If you do not have a handgun don't worry, we furnished firearms. Please call Rick Brixon at (252) if you plan to attend. This is a free service to all and is open to the public. (Range 4) Please bring factory ammunition for whatever caliber firearm you are interested in shooting. Normally we provide 9mm, 38spl, 45acp or 22LR handguns. Handguns provided include a mix of revolvers and pistols. Safety First At PCWC, we allow members to open carry loaded firearms while at the club. Along with this privilege comes personal responsibility. If you either conceal or open carry a loaded handgun on club property, keep the firearm holstered unless (1) using it for personal defense or (2) on a hot firing line. REMEMBER, a holstered firearm is a safe firearm! Loaded handguns should only be unholstered or handled at the firing line. Unloaded handguns may be unholstered, holstered, or handled at either a firing line or one of the marked safety zones on the club grounds. Do not handle unholstered handguns at your personal vehicle. No ammo is allowed in the designated Safety Zone areas. Special Reminder Membership and Guest Badges Please make sure that you and your guests prominently display membership and guest badges at all times when you are on the on the club grounds. The badges are needed to help us identify members and guests alike to ensure that all persons on the club grounds are members or guests. In addition, if you bring a guest to the club, please make sure you both complete the liability waiver form located in the box on Range 3 when signing in your guest. 2

3 Calendar of Events 3 New Shooters Clinic Sunday, September 7 th 2:00 PM, Range 4. Hunter Education Saturday, September 13 th Hunter Education Sunday, September 14 th Patriot Day & 9/11 Remembrance Day Thursday, September 11 th Trap Shoot - Sunday, September 14 th 12:30 PM. Open to the public. Please contact Joe Cavanaugh at (252) or Jim Hart at (919) for more information (Trap Range only). Air Force Birthday Thursday, September 18 th Plate Shoot and Trap Shoot before Dinner Thursday, September 18 th 5:00 Membership Meeting - Thursday, September 18 th (details above) Dinner is served at 7:00 PM Regular Workday Saturday, September 20 th beginning at 8:00 AM. USPSA Match - Saturday, September 27 th beginning with set-up at 8:00 AM (or maybe a little earlier). Match begins at 10:00 AM. Additional help is needed Friday afternoon at 1:30 to help set up the stages. Contact Rick Dean at (252) for more info. Ranges 7 & 8 will be open for members subject to weather availability. Trap Shoot - Sunday, September 28 th 12:30 PM. Open to the public. Please contact Joe Cavanaugh at (252) or Jim Hart at (919) for more information (Trap Range only). Board Meeting Thursday, October 2nd th stating at 7:00 PM Ladies Day Saturday, October 4 th starting at 9:00 AM New Shooters Clinic October 5 th 2:00 PM, Range 4. Hunter Education Field Day Wednesday October 8 th 6:00 PM Garand Match Saturday, October 11 th 8:00 AM Registration Youth Day Sunday, October 19 th TopShot Targeting Literacy in Pitt County A special fundraising match will be hosted by the PCWC to benefit Literacy Volunteers-Pitt County on November 8 th from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. All ranges will be closed for the benefit match. Events will include 9mm pistol, 22 caliber rifle, shotgun, archery and casting. Tickets are $100 per person or $500 per team of five. For additional information or sponsorship information please contact Literacy Volunteers-Pitt County at (252) or info@pittliteracy.org Found Items One hundred or so Lake City.308 brass with 2013 head stamp was found on range 8. If this is yours, please contact Bill Waggoner to claim it! A Clean Range is a Happy Range Please properly dispose of all trash. Please do not fill the trashcans with large items such as cardboard, boxes, large plastic containers, etc. and do not put cardboard under the trashcans. If the trashcans are full or if you have generated a large amount of trash, please make use of our new red dumpster located near the main parking lot. Keeping our ranges/grounds clean and litter free is the responsibility of every member and guest. 3

4 4 PCWC Asset Exchange: Advertise items for sale or trade here, FREE! For future ads, please Dan Martin at The following item is offered for sale by Joe McMillan (252) S&W M&P 15 Tactical, 5.56 NATO,16" bbl,10" quad rail handguard, Magpul collapsible stock, Magpul MBUS fold down sights. This rifle is like new condition and unfired. $ The following item is offered for sale by Steve Cerutti (252) Smith & Wesson 1911,.45 ACP. 5" barrel, 8+1 rd. capacity with one S&W 8 rd. magazine. Excellent pistol for USPSA, especially for new shooters looking to enter serious single-stack competition. Very clean. Not a scratch. Rosewood grips. Accurate. Titanium match trigger breaks crisp as an icicle at just under 4 lbs. With snug slide-to-frame fit and hand-fitted barrel bushing it locks up tighter than a Liberty safe. $650 & comes with original manual and classic S&W hard blue plastic case (a $25.00 value). The following items are offered for sale by Wayland McGlohon (252) For Sale. Live ammo 17 cal HMR. Both 17 gr and 20 gr. Eight boxed still in factory wrap and ½ box opened. $12 per box, or $10 per box if you take them all for $ Carbine by UMC, 5 boxes of 50 rds 110 full metal jacket plus 1 box of 50 reloads by myself 110gr soft point. $25 per box OBO Cast Bullets 10mm/40 cal. Approx 400 rds 168 gr TC and approx 400 rds 180 gr TC. $35 each. 308 brass. Approx 500 rds LC Match brass. $50 OBO com l brass. 100 rds various headstamps, once fired. $20 OBO Wayland is also interested in purchasing 147grain 9mm jacketed ammo. Please contact him if you have any to spare. Missouri Bullet Company Discount The Missouri Bullet Company is now offering club members a 5% discount. To receive the discount key in the discount code pcwc-gc in lower case letters in the shopping cart area. 4

5 5 Fall Youth Day Don t miss the Annual Fall Youth Day hosted and sponsored by the Pitt County Wildlife Club (PCWC). As before, this free of charge event is sure to be lots of fun for the family and will include: firearms safety,.22 rifle ranges, an air rifle range, outdoor archery, skeet shooting, turkey shoot contest, and wildlife & hunting related exhibits. (no prizes at this event) This fun-filled day is for boys and girls ages Rain or shine, sign-in begins at 1:00 PM with a safety briefing starting shortly thereafter at 1:20 PM. Concessions will be available. Special note: At sign-in, a Liability Waiver must be signed by a parent or guardian for each child to participate. This event is free but please pre-register by October 18th to attend. When: Sunday, October 19th, at 1:00 PM when sign-in begins Where: The Pitt County Wildlife Club near Falkland, NC on Hwy. 222 East (physical address is 3029 NC Hwy 222, Greenville, NC 27834) GPS: (latitude= longitude= ) To pre-register or for information, please contact: David Ward at or davidward1660@hotmail.com 5