Leominster Sportsman s Association Www.lsa-ma.org or www.leominstersportsmen.org January 2016 Please join us on Facebook Volume 1 Issue 2016 Ice Fishing Derby February 21st at 9:00am Club Directors President Art Oleary oleary5150@comcast.net Breakfast will be served. The pond will be stocked full of nice trout. This derby will depend on the ice conditions. 978-537-2642 First Vice President Mark Burnett Second Vice President David Kistler dekistler@comcast.net 978-537-9286 Treasurer James Padavano primeins@comcast.net 978-537-8222 Secretary Roger LaFleur Lafleur.roger@gmail.com 978-868-0975 Inside this issue: Ice Fishing 1 Entertainment 1 Gun Shop 2 Door Prize 2 Club Elections 3 Membership 4 Winter Rifle Match 4 Entertainment We're going to try for various types of entertainments at the Club Meetings this year. For January, we'll show the AMU's "Basic Rifle Marksmanship" after the regular meeting. Whether Santa brought you a new AR, you want to outshoot your buddies & get more X's, or you're just tired of splintering up the target frame, you'll love this: "If you've ever wanted to learn Basic Rifle Marksmanship from the best, this is your chance. This highly informative DVD takes you through Basic Rifle Marksmanship Training as taught by the legendary Army Marksmanship Unit's key instructors. They will walk you through everything you need to know about shooting a rifle, from safety to accounting for the wind at long range. New shooters and veteran competitors alike will find valuable lessons to improve their skills."
Rifle Range Officers Dave Kistler dekistler@comcast.net Carol Benoit dwbenoit49@gmail.com Don Benoit dwbenoit49@gmail.com Gary Bergeron garytwowolves@gmail.com Lenny Butlier C_LButilier@hotmail.com Tom Clark bruins1970@verizon.net Paul DiBenedetto lawman12@comcast.net Roger LaFleur Lafleur.roger@gmail.com Matt Lichenstein manosdelfuego1@verizon.net Art O Leary oleary5150@comcast.net Jacques Perrault jp@mythicconsulting.com Stephen Reis stephanhome@verizon.net Ralph Romano ralph@rromano.com Mike Wyrzykowski mw3020@aol.com Eric Zaharee ericzaharee@comcast.net Fishing & Camp Chairman Larry Thomas Archery Chairman Ron Darmanin Black Powder Chairman Gary Bergeron Pistol Chairman Tom Doiron Rifle Chairman Dave Kistler Trap and Skeet George Brown Firearms Training Dave Kistler Legislative Jimmy Malia Leominster Clubhouse Gun Shop The gun shop will be CLOSED Jan 23rd, 24th and 25th. We still have lots of Remington 22 s for sale. Door Prize Page 2 If you shoot.22lr we have.22 caliber Match Pistol Competition ammo for sale with no sales restrictions. Buy as much as you want. $60.00 per brick. We just got a shipment of IMR 3031 powder. New Rifles: Remington Model 770 Bolt action with factory scope in 30-06, just $335.00 New Shotguns: Remington Model 870 pump shotgun, 12 gauge 3 is just $430.00 Remington Model 870 Express Pump Shotgun, 20 gauge is $380.00 New Pistols and Revolvers: Remington Model 1911 R-1.45ACP, blued for $665.00 Ruger SR22 Pistols..22 long rifle, 20 shot. Silver $370.00, Black $350.00 SigSaur Model P238.380 ACP Pistol for only $620.00 Used Guns for Sale Marlin Model 917V in.17 HMR $350.00 British SMLE No 1 Mk III for $300.00 A reminder from Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey It is unlawful to store or keep a firearm pistol, rifle or shotgun in any place unless that weapon is equipped with a tamper-resistant safety device or is stored or kept in a securely locked container. The Attorney General also noted that in the last three years nearly 100,000 people have been killed by guns in America. In America its too easy for the wrong people to get their hands on guns. Our State does have some of the strictest guns laws in the country. In 2014, our State Firearm Records Bureau recorded 102,081 sales of guns to licensed Mass Residents. That s twice as many guns registered than in 2006. Maura has also asked gun shops to post Suicide Prevention Posters. The door prize was 200.00 and 4 names were pulled, Mike Kunce, Paul Tebo Jr., Craig Tourigny, Dean Miller but they were not present at the meeting. The next door prize will be 250.00
Volume 1 Issue 2016 Page 3 Election of Club Officers and Directors: At this meeting we will elect our Officers & Directors for 2016. In order to vote, you must have your 2016 membership dues paid up or be a Life Member. Junior & kid members do not vote. Bring your membership card & a pen to mark the ballot. Election of Officers will be by a show of hands. Candidates for club office are President: Art O'Leary; 1st Vice President: Mark Burnett; 2nd Vice President: Dave Kistler; Secretary: Roger LaFleur; Treasurer: Jim Padavano. We will have Paper Ballots for Club Directors, since we have 16 people running for 15 seats: here are the candidates in the order they will appear (as drawn by lot) Ron Darmanin; Nicholas Roach; Domenic Angelini; Bill Smith; Jerry Nelson; Kurt Vom Eigen; Sue Doiron; Ralph Romano; Mike Romano; Ken Huckins; Gary Bergeron; Larry Thomas; George "Chip" Brown; Stephan Reis; Tom Doiron; Harry Schlegelmilch; Newsletter by Email If you like this new style newsletter and would like to see this every month please send me your email address. Emailing the newsletter allows your club to make a better newsletter with pictures for a extremely low price instead of mailing them every month. This will save us a ton of money. Please email me if you want to be on the list. Roger LaFleur Lafleur.roger@gmail.com Club Membership must be paid by the end of February according to the By- Laws. There will be NO grace period till the spring derby like there was in the past. If you don t pay your dues by the last day of February you will have to pay the registration fee of 35.00 again, no exceptions. This is in the By Laws and we must follow this. Club Secretary is at the club every Sunday morning till 12:00 noon.
Volume 1 Issue 2016 Page 4 New From MassWildlife Learn to Hunt Programs! They need experienced Mighty Woodsmen like YOU to pass on our traditions to the next generation. Or, if you're new to the sport, you can sign up after taking Hunter Safety to learn practical "How do I do it?" skills! Love Hunting? Become a Mentor and pass on your skills and love of the sport! The Learn to Hunt Program needs volunteer instructors. If you are interested in volunteering, there will be a Volunteer Instructor Workshop at Westborough FHQ (1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough) on Saturday, February 6, 2016 from 10:00 A.M. 2:00 P.M. For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Astrid Huseby at astrid.huseby@state.ma.us http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/education-events/learn-to-hunt-program.html Fly Tying! Classes for beginners: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/education-events/ angler-education-program-schedule.html Fish Stocking Reports This fall 74,100 trout, comprised of 66,100 rainbow trout and 8,000 brown trout, will be stocked in Massachusetts water bodies. The fish from McLaughlin, Montague, Sandwich, and Sunderland Hatcheries range in size from about 12 inches to more than 14 inches. Stocking will start after September 28 provided water temperatures are cool enough. Trout have been allocated equally to each of the five MassWildlife Districts. Due to the short stocking season, fall stocking activity is not posted on the website s stocking schedule. See Trout Stocked Waters for a list of Massachusetts waters that are usually stocked in the fall. Contact your local DFW office for more information. Which lead sinkers and jigs are illegal to use when fishing in Massachusetts? The use of any lead fishing sinkers and lead jigs weighing less than 1 ounce is now prohibited in all Massachusetts inland waters (freshwater). Examples of prohibited tackle weighing less than 1 ounce include but are not limited to: split shot, bottom-bumping jigs, bullet weights, lead sinkers, or jigs which are painted, "skirted", or otherwise covered with rubber or other substance.
Volume 1 Issue 2016 Page 5 To learn more on these topics please visit, http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/huntingfishing-wildlife-watching/hunting/black-bear-hunting.html
Leominster Sportsman s Association P.O. Box 484 Leominster, Ma 01453-0484 Wednesday, Jan 27th Meeting Our next club meeting will be held at Camp Bartlett on Wednesday Jan 27th, 2015. President Arthur O Leary will call the meeting to order at 7:30pm. Attendance prize for this meeting will be $250.00. The board of directors have approved the use of the indoor archery range during unscheduled archery hours. The archers must be "safety certified" by an LSA instructor. The cost is 25.00 to cover heat and archery targets. The fee will pay for the rest of this year and next year. Contact Ron Darmanin 978-764-6941 or email ronalddarmanin@gmail.com to schedule your certification. Redeye Shoot was a great success. We had 48 shooters and the top 3 shooters were 1st Steve Pinault with 48 out of 50, 2nd John McGeahy with 48 and 3rd was Jim Gallagher with a 47. Winter Rifle Matches Here are the results of our December Shooting Matches: Steve Wojciak came in 1st in the Expert Class with a 182-3X average!! Dick Spring was 1st in the Sharpshooter Class with a 165-1X average, and Phil Gendron was 1st in the Rifleman Class with a 138 average. Come on up & shoot from our nice warm Rangehouse on Sunday mornings. Our Crack-Shot riflemen will be glad to give you pointers so you won't miss that deer again next year! Bring your favorite Rifle & 20 rounds of ammo. We shoot from 9-11am - the cost is just $5. Stop by & see Vic at the Gunshop if you need ammo - he has quite a selection of popular & Mil-surp calibres.