Conservation Club of Brockport www.ccbrockport.org August 2018 585-637-5961 A CONSERVATION, SPORTING, and SOCIAL CLUB, FOR OVER 50 YEARS. 2018 Fall Raffle While ticket stub returns have been steady, only 267 of the over 800 that were mailed or signed out, have been returned. With only 7 weeks left till raffle day, we really need to start seeing stubs and money turned in. If you ve sold tickets and have not yet turned in the money and stubs, please try to get to the club and turn them in. If you haven t sold or bought any tickets yet, please support your club and purchase or sell the 2 tickets that were mailed out to you. If you don t have access to the club house yet, you can stop by the club during Monday Night Trap, or any Thursday night during Pistol. No General Meetings During Summer Summer is almost over and so is our break from our monthly General Meetings. The General meetings will resume on Wednesday, September 12 th. As a reminder to anyone who is considering running for office in the December General Elections, you must attend 5 of our 10 scheduled meetings during the calendar year. Club Projects Last month, the club held its first Project Day in a long time. Several members volunteered their time on July 7 th to complete a number of long overdue projects. Painting the outdoor range and storage shed, weeding and mulching the planter area in the front of the club house and power washing the club house. A Thank You mailing went out shortly after and is also attached to the e-mail with this newsletter. Since the completion of these projects, a couple more projects needing volunteers have come to light. These projects should be completed before cold weather rolls in. 1. The 2 back doors (bar door and the door to the old men s room) need to be painted and the moldings scraped and painted. 2. The windows of the club house need the molding and trim scraped and painted. (there are several windows so the more volunteers the quicker the job will get done) If you are able to help with these projects please reply to ccobnews@gmail.com. CCOB Trap Class The Trap Guys recently completed their first trap shooting class since the 90's. A total of ten students participated in 5 sessions focused upon teaching the basics of shotgun safety, handling and trap shooting. Of the ten students, 7 were first time shotgunners. (Achieving our goal of teaching trap to new shooters.) All 10 participants were successful in breaking clay and all but one are planning to continue shooting trap. Several are already planning to purchase new shotguns and join our club trap shooting activities. A survey was passed around to the attendees at the last class and the feedback was consistently positive. There were no recommendations to change any of the content/material that was
2 presented. They plan to make a few small adjustments to the content and try to compress the schedule to two sessions per week for future classes. The good news is that there is now a structured program and a core group of experienced instructors to teach future courses and will also enlist other trap shooters from the club for future classes. We d like to thank the following people for making this trap class possible: Mike Camman; for providing his thoughts on how to proceed with the class. Mike Cyr, Fred Fraser, Gary Tviet, Brent Horschel, Earl Lucas and Pam O'Brian for providing the student instruction and helping to finalize the training materials. Harold Cator; for his assistance teaching club safety rules, as well as his generosity towards the students. Because of the success of this class, we expect to offer another class next year and possibly offer two classes each year ongoing. Hunter Safety The Conservation Club of Brockport is looking for experienced outdoorsmen and women willing to share their knowledge of hunting and safety by joining our team of Hunter Safety Class instructors. Help carry on the legacy of our forefathers by volunteering a few hours of your time a couple times a year to teach this rewarding lifestyle to new hunters. E-mail John Eeckhout at huntsafe@hushmail.com for more info. Genesee Valley Trap League After the July 7 th and 8 th shoot at Barre, Brockport moved up to 6 th place. Brent Horschel and Ken Eich both shot 49 s and Jerry Cox holds the high average for Brockport with a 47.57. (Results of the shoot at Coon Club were not available when this newsletter was published.) The League s next shoots are August 18 th and 19 th at Brockport and August 25 th and 26 th at 5- Point. Shooting times run 8 am 2pm on Saturdays, and 8am noon on Sundays. Shooting Fee: $11.00 for 50 rounds $4.00 for Jr./Sub Jr. For more info contact Brent Horschel at brent_horschel@yahoo.com In-House Trap League This never mentioned before league is a shooting contest between Brockport trap shooters which takes place during Monday Night Trap. Scoring is tallied from their Monday Night Trap shooting results. This summer there were 21 participants, in 3 divisions. They finished their 2018 season this past Monday, August 6 th. Prize money is awarded to the top 3 shooters in each class. Here are their season end results: AAA 1st place: Duane Stymus 2nd place: Brent Horschel 3rd place: Terry Swanger AA 1st place: Pam O'Brien 2nd place: Paul G. 3rd place: Jerry Cox A. 1st place: Harry Brewer 2nd place: Ron Singlet 3rd place: Bill Leonard
3 High overall average was Brent Horschel with an average of 24.11111. Open Trap Monday Night Trap is open every Monday. Even holidays. Shooting starts at 5:30 pm, and runs until 9:00 pm. All members are welcome as well as the general public. The cost is $3.50 per round for members, $4.00 per round for non-members and $2 per round for shooters under the age of 18. Members can purchase 10-Shoot punch cards for $30.00 at any of the Club s General meetings. If you are interested, free trap shooting lessons are available for beginning shooters. **We could always use member help opening up on Monday nights, as well as stocking the houses, and scoring targets.** Contact Brent Horschel at: brent.horschel@gmail.com for details, questions, or if you d like to help out. Pistol Turnout has been steady, but we could always use some new shooters. If you re not sure, come on out and watch. Shooting starts promptly at 6:00 rain or shine. Hope to see you there. Questions call Mike Shortt 721-4664. **NOTE**: With Pistol League outdoors, the outdoor range will be closed on Thursdays starting at 5:00pm. Flying Arrow Archery Flying Arrow s next 2 shoots will be held on August 12 th and September 9 th. These shoots are the perfect opportunity for getting some practice in before archery season. It s closer than you think. Registration time for the Sunday shoot runs from 8-11 a.m. If interested, you can get more information by calling Ed Mundt at 738-1154, or Bill MacGovern at 750-3383. **For safety reasons, the outdoor Rifle/Pistol Range will be closed while Flying Arrow s shoot setups are in process. The range will also be closed while their shoots are taking place** (See Club Event Schedule for dates and times) Sporterifle 2018-2019 Season (Starts Match 1 of 21 matches) Tuesday September 11 th @ 12:30 pm Tuesday September 11 th @ 5:30 pm Friday September 14 th @ 5:30 pm A Family sport, indoors,.22 Rifle only. Boys and Girls need to be 12 years old for our Junior Team. We have a Ladies Team also. Adult teams start @ 19 years old. We also have rifles you can use if you don t have one! For more information about Sporterifle: www.sporterifle.org, or contact Terry Swanger. E-mail: tswange1@rochester.rr.com Phone: 637-2925 Club Event Schedule August 1st Board meeting 7:00pm 4 th Private Party 11 th Flying Arrow set up 7-11am 12 th Flying Arrow Registration 8-11am 12 th Flying Arrow Shoot 8am-2pm 18 th GVTL Trap Shoot 8am - 2pm 19 th GVTL Trap Shoot 8am - 12pm 25 th Range certification 8:00am September 5 th Board meeting 7:00pm 7 th Bow Hunter Ed. Class 6:00-9:00pm 8 th Bow Hunter Ed. Class 8:30am-3:30pm 8 th Flying Arrow set up 7-11am 9 th Flying Arrow Registration 8-11am 9 th Flying Arrow Shoot 8am-2pm
4 12 th General meeting 7:00pm 15 th Private Party 22 nd Range Certification 8:00am 22 nd Fall Raffle October 3 rd Board meeting 7:00pm 10 th General meeting 7:00pm 11 th Hunter Safety 6:30 9:30pm 13 th Hunter Safety 8am-1pm 27 th Range Certification 8:00am Club Rentals Recipe of the Month Crappies Augraten Ingredients 1. 1 pound potatoes, very thinly sliced 2. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 3. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Club facilities are available for rent for both 4. 8 ounces crappie fillets, thinly sliced members and non-members. The rates are very good and the facilities are great, with room for 5. Pinch of ground nutmeg 150 guests, full kitchen facilities and a full service bar, etc. 6. 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or The club s facilities are perfect for bridal, or baby showers, birthday parties and wedding 7. ½ teaspoon dried thyme receptions. Book your party early! For more information e-mail Richard Pye at: 8. 2 cups heavy cream ccobrental@gmail.com Note: 9. 9. Zest of 1 lemon Please put Conservation Club Hall Rental in the subject line of your e-mail. Directions Ongoing Club Activities Monday: 5:30pm Trap Shooting Brent Horschel: brent.horschel@gmail.com 3 rd Wednesday of month TWAW Outdoor range 5-9pm Thursday 6:00pm Mike Shortt: 721-4664 Rules of the Month Pistol This month s rules are from the Outdoor Range Rules. Rule #13: All shooting will be conducted from inside the building only. Rule #14: Shooters will indicate any repairs that are needed on the sign in sheet. (Feel free to volunteer to make any repairs) 1. Soak the potatoes in cold water for at least an hour or overnight, and then drain well. 2. Preheat the oven to 375 F. 3. Butter the bottom of an ovenproof baking or gratin dish, then add one layer of sliced potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Add a layer of fish, followed by a layer of potatoes, then another layer of fish. Continue, ending with a layer of potatoes. 5. Whisk together the nutmeg, thyme, cream, and lemon zest, then pour over the potatoes and fish. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. 6. Remove the foil and bake for another 45 minutes, or until browned and bubbling. Serve immediately. Board Members
5 Paul Cardinale: President: dutch53@frontiernet.net Jack Hall: Vice President: 293-2703 Lisa Proctor: Treasurer: lproctor88@gmail.com Warren Diedrick: Secretary: 704-1174 Milt Cummings: Corresp. Secretary: ccobnews@gmail.com Board Seats Rich Pye: rpye@rochester.rr.com Milt Cummings: ccobnews@gmail.com Jim Marshall: jgm@rochester.rr.com Fred Fraser: 494-1235 John Kellogg: coachkellogg@hotmail.com