Hunter safety courses
• Turkeyfoot Fish and Game Club, Somerset County, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Lunch provided; class limit 40. Pre-registration required by calling Rich Stoner at 814-926-2465.
• Dilltown Sportsmen's Club, Indiana County, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Lunch provided; class limit 45. Pre-registration required by calling Ralph Muir or Brian Price at 724-459-5468 or 814-446-6039.
• Keystone Rod & Gun Club, Westmoreland County, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Lunch provided; class limit 55. Pre-registration required on-line at www.pgc.state.pa.us .
• Crowfoot Rod & Gun Club, Westmoreland County, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and July 19. Class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling Rick O'Mahony or Dale Emerick at 724-327-7953 or 412-580-1642.
• Freeport Sportsmen's Club, Armstrong County, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. July 19. Lunch provided for $4; class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling Bob Raszkowski or Tom Lukasik at 724-294-3005 or 724-882-3780.
• Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Butler County, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 24 and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 25. Pre-register online at www.pgc.state.pa.us.
• Pine Creek Sportsmen's Club, Armstrong County, 5 to 9 p.m. July 24 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 25. Lunch provided; class limit 50. Pre-registration required by Earle Floyd, James Butler or Stanley Rupert at 724-868-2723, 724-545-7653 or 724-868-2216.
• Boyer Ephiphany Hall, Boyer Sportsmen's Club, Butler County, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 24 and 25. Pre-register by calling 814-432-3187.
• Kingston Vets & Sportsmen's Club, Westmoreland County, 6 to 9 p.m. July 24, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 25 and 1 to 4 p.m. July 26. Lunch provided; class limit 55. Pre-registration required by calling Walt Wasnesky or Joe Androstic at 724-539-6689 or 724-539-1033.
• McKeesport Sportsmen's Association, Allegheny County, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 25 and 26. Class limit 80. Pre-registration required by calling Jim Brandon at 412-829-1966.
• Twin Lakes Park Activity Center, Westmoreland County, 6 to 9 p.m. July 31 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 1. Class limit 60. Pre-registration required by calling Patty Hovanec at 724-834-2400.
• Springdale District Sportsmen's Association, Allegheny County, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 and 2. Lunch provided; class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling Steven Allias at 724-335-7171.
• Gander Mountain, Cambria County, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 1 and 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 2. Class limit 25. Pre-registration required by calling 814-266-1777.
• Police Rod & Gun Club, Westmoreland County, 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8. Lunch provided; class limit 80. Pre-registration required by calling Dan Bartosh after July 1 or Doug Marcoz at 724-838-9754 or 724-832-6707.
• Ross Township Recreation Center, Allegheny County, 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 8. Class limit 100. Pre-registration required by calling Russell Hoffman at 412-635-0661.
• Community College of Beaver County, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 7 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 8. Class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling George Sullivan at 724-775-3563.
• Gander Mountain, Washington County, 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 8. Class limit 50. Pre-registration required on-line at www.pgc.state.pa.us .
• Whitehall Borough Community Room, Allegheny County, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8. Lunch provided; class limit 55. Pre-registration required by calling David Artman or Jason Gagoric at 412-884-1100.
• Gallitzin Sportsmen's Association, Cambria County, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 8 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 9. Lunch provided; class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling Jeff Freidhof at 814-886-5381.
• East Huntingdon Sportsmen's Association, Westmoreland County, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9. Lunch provided; class limit 60. Pre-registration required by calling Amy Brown at 724-887-4103.
• Maple Leaf Rod & Gun Club, Somerset County, 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 11 and 13 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 15. Lunch provided; class limit 35. Pre-registration required by calling Rich Stoner or Jim Robertson at 814-926-2465 or 814-634-9269.
• Clairton Sportsmen's Club, Allegheny County, 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 14 and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 15. Lunch provided; class limit 80. Pre-registration required by calling the club at 412-233-4411.
• St. John Burry's Church, Beaver County, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 14 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 15. Class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling George Sullivan at 724-775-3563.
• Level Green Fire Hall, Westmoreland County, 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 21 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 22. Lunch provided; class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling Pete Miller or Hank Pascoe at 412-372-5307 or 412-372-6230.
• Connellsville Sportsmen's Association, Fayette County, 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 21 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 22. Lunch provided; class limit 70. Pre-registration required by calling Jane Croftcheck at 724-626-4470.
• Marion Center Park Hall, Indiana County, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 21 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 22. Lunch provided; class limit 40. Pre-registration required by calling Harvey Peffer at 724-463-3843.
• Pine Run Sportsmen's Club, Beaver County, 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 21 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 22. Class limit 50. Pre-registration required by calling George Sullivan at 724-775-3563.
• The Ellsworth Sportsmen's Club, Washington County, noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 22 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 23. Lunch provided; class limit 60. Call 724-945-6438 or visit www.ellsworthsportsmen.webs.com .
• Ambridge Sportsmen's Club, Beaver County, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 24, 25 and 26. Class limit 75. Pre-registration required by calling George Sullivan at 724-775-3563.
• Youngwood Sportsmen's Association, Westmoreland County, 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 28 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 29. Lunch provided at cost; class limit 40. Pre-registration required by calling Carl Rossman at 724-309-3275.
• West View VFW Post No. 2754, Allegheny County, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 29 and 30. Class limit 10. Pre-registration required by calling William Richter at 724-449-2566.
• Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen's Inc., Armstrong County, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 29 and 30. Lunch provided; class limit 150. Pre-registration required by calling Marvin Geer or Joel Brown at 724-478-1248 or 724-826-0026.
Cable restraint classes
• Rochester Sportsmen's Club, Beaver County, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 29. Class limit 30. Cost is $15. Pre-registration required by calling George Sullivan at 724-775-3563.
Events
• The Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited will have its annual picnic at the Yough Dam tailrace Saturday. Members will stock trout at 9 a.m. and start the picnic around noon. All are welcome, but anyone planning to attend is asked to register at www.crtu.org or Albud1962@aol.com.
• Logans Ferry Sportsmen's Club in Plum Borough will have an NRA basic pistol course later this month. For times and details, call 724-339-5550.
• Rostraver Sportsmen's and Conservation Association and North Belle Vernon Fire Department are having a gun bash Aug. 29 at the firemen's social hall on Broad Avenue. Doors open at 1 p.m., with drawings starting at 2. Guns will be given away every 30 minutes. Tickets are $20. Call 724-872-4399.
Shoots on tap
• The Sportsmen's Association of Greensburg will have a 3-D archery shoot July 19, with registration from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be 30 targets, refreshments, and prizes awarded. The course is ATV accessible for the handicapped. The club also has trap, skeet and sporting clays tower shoots from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays. The trap range has a ramp to accommodate special-needs shooters. The club also has skeet shoots from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Call 724-423-6350.
• Rochester Sportsman's Club will have a 3-D archery shoot today, with registration from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults and free to children 11 and younger. The club is located on Route 989, behind Big Knob Fire Hall. Call 724-775-4244 the day of the shoot.
• Ellsworth Sportsmen's Club's trap range is open Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. for league and practice shooting. The club itself opens at 5, with food and drinks available for purchase. The public is welcome. The club's summer trap league is underway and all are welcome to join. Call 724-945-5275 or visit www.ellsworthsportsmen.webs.com .
• The Lawrence County Sportsman's Association's shotgun and .22 rifle ranges are open to the public Wednesdays starting at 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 724-562-1075.
• The National Wild Turkey Federation will have its second annual regional sporting clays shoot and hunting heritage banquet at the Lawrence County Sportsman's Association in Wampum Aug. 16. This is a 100-bird shoot, with action beginning at 11 a.m. Dinner follows at 4 p.m. Cost for the dinner, shoot and a NWTF membership is $75. Tickets for the shoot only and the meal only are also available, as are sponsor packages. Call Carl Mowry at 724-283-5708 or Gary Huff at 724-946-2350.
• Irwin Sportsmen's Association will have a revolver and semiautomatic smallbore and centerfire action pistol shoot at the club Thursday. Registration begins at 5 p.m. Call Jim at 724-863-1967.
• Kingston Veteran's and Sportsmen's Club in Latrobe will have a 3-D archery shoot Aug. 9, with registration from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the clubhouse. Youth and cubs shoot free. Prizes will be awarded. New this year, there will be a loyalty shooter door prize, too. The club is located off Route 217, one half mile north of Route 30. Call 724-539-9303.
• Indiana County Bow and Gun Club will have an outdoor 3-D shoot today, with registration from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The maximum distance to any target will be about 50 yards, and there will be a 50/50 raffle. Contact Todd Segner at 412-482-0510 or toddsegner3@aol.com for information or directions.
• California Hill Gun Club has NSCA registered shoots Sundays, with sign-ups starting at 9 a.m. Call the club at 724-938-3480 or Phil Difilippo at 724-263-5016.
• Saltsburg Sportsman's Club will have a 3-D archery shoot Aug. 2, with registration from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be McKenzie and Reinhart targets and awards in all classes. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for youths, and free to cubs. Call 724-639-0360.
• Pony Farm Sportsmen's Club has open trap nights every Friday at 6 p.m. The public is welcome to use the lighted ranges. The full kitchen is open for all events. Visit www.ponyfarm-achfc.org .
• Sutersville Sportsmen's Club has trap practice beginning at 6 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. Tuesdays. The public is welcome. Call 724-872-0989.
• Connellsville Sportsmen's Club has trap practice every Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. All shooters and the public are welcome to participate. Instruction is available. Skeet shooting continues from 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays all year.
• Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association will have a 3-D archery shoot today, with registration from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for youths and free to cubs. There will be competition in five classes, pro, hunter, traditional, youth and cub. The club also has trap practice at 10 a.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. Big and small bore pistol pin shoots are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and a .22 rifle shoots will be held at 1 p.m. July 5. Call 724-872-4399.
• Shaner Sportsmen's Club has trap practice every Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. The public is welcome. Beginner trap shoots open to shooters of all ages are held the third Thursday of every month. Call 724-494-6834.
• Shannock Valley Sportsmen's Club in Yatesboro will have a 3-D archery shoot Aug. 30, with registration from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments will be available. The club also has trap practice every Thursday at 6 p.m. The public is invited to all events.
• Hecla's trap range is open for practice from 5 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday. The public is welcome. Call 724-423-6090 after 2 p.m.
• Fort Hand Rifle Club has an ARA-sanctioned smallbore benchrest shoot on the second Saturday of every month. The club also has an NRA-sanctioned smallbore metallic silhouette match on the second Sunday of every month. Call 724-726-9580.
• Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club has outdoor civilian marksmanship program shoots at 11 a.m. the third Sunday of every month, with sign-ups and a safety orientation beginning at 9:30; outdoor pistol, NMC and MPRL shoots at 6 p.m. Mondays; five-stand shoots are held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Sundays of the month; trap shoots are held from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays; there's a Tres Bandidos shoot at 6 p.m. the fifth Wednesday; an October pistol silhouette shoot will be held at 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday. Call 412-531-5043 or visit www.mdi.net/dml .
• Roscoe Sportsmen's Association's youth trap league shoots are held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. The adult league shoots from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Call Mike Hela at 724-938-3500 or the club at 724-938-9080 Wednesdays and Sundays.
• Vandergrift Sportsmen's Association has five-stand sporting clays shoots at its club grounds on Sportsmen Drive in Washington Township every Wednesday from 4 p.m. until dark. Cost is $4 per round. Call 724-478-2129.
• Youngwood Sportsmen's Association has trap shoots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays and from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays. The shoots are open to the public. Call Fred at 724-837-5516 or Frank at 724-834-3234.
• West Penn Sportsmen's Club in Murrysville has five-stand shoots from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. The trap ranges are open 4:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays.
• East Monongahela Sportsmen's Club will have a 40-target 3-D archery shoot July 19, with registration from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for youths, and free to cubs. The club also 25-yard pin shoots at 6:30 p.m. Mondays; cost is $6. On Thursdays, the club runs trap shoots for $2.50 per round and 50-yard pin shoots on the pistol range for $6; both events start at 6:30 p.m. All events are open to the public. Call 412-384-4747.
• East Huntingdon Sportsman's Club will have a 3-D archery shoot today, with registration from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 for juniors ages 12 to 16, and free to youths 11 and younger. The kitchen will be open. The club also has trap practice Mondays at 7 p.m. USPSA pistol league shoots are held, as are indoor archery league shoots. Club membership is not required to shoot. Call Doug or Amy at 724-887-4103. The club's indoor pistol range is open at 7 p.m. Mondays or by appointment for groups. Call 724-887-5404.
• White Oak Rod and Gun Club will have sporting clays and five-stand shoots today and July 26, with registration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $25. A 3-D archery shoot will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. July 22. The club has a youth shotgun program at 6 p.m. Wednesdays and CMP shoots from 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Sunday of each month. There are indoor 3-D archery shoots from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday. Cost is $3 for adults, $1 for kids ages 12 to 16, and free to those 11 and younger and 65 and older. Skeet and five-stand shoots are held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and on sporting clays Sundays. All events are open to the public. Call 724-863-9941.
• Crowfoot Rod and Gun Club's trap range is open to the public from 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Call 724-327-9315 or 724-327-0592.
• Pitcairn Monroeville Sportsmen's Club, 505 Mosside Blvd., North Versailles, will have a 40-target 3-D archery shoot today, with registration from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $9 for adults, $4 for children. An all-you-can-eat breakfast is available from 7 to 10 a.m., and lunch is available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call John McArdle at 412-673-1028 or the club at 412-829-2386. The club also has Civilian Marksmanship Program and practical pistol shoots at 9 a.m. the first Sunday of each month, archery practice at 6 p.m. Mondays, practical pistol practice at 6 p.m. Thursdays, and trap practice at 6 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. Saturdays, and 1 p.m. Sundays. Call 412-824-3790.
• McDonald Sportsmen's Association has trap and skeet practice from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays. The public is welcome. Call 724-796-2271 or visit www.mcdonaldsportsmen.com .
• Clairton Sportsmen's Club has skeet shoots and practice from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The trap league and practice is from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Calendar
Monday — The Game Commission will begin accepting doe license applications.
Stockings
The Fish and Boat Commission stocked the following waters recently:
Beaverdam Run Reservoir, Cambria County: 15,000 yearling lake trout, April 7.
Keystone Lake, Armstrong County: 2.75 million walleye fry, April 9.
Mahoning Creek Lake, Armstrong County: 15,000 fingerling tiger muskies, April 13.
Cross Creek Lake, Washington County: 4,900 fingerling walleyes, June 7.
Crooked Creek Lake, Armstrong County: 7,000 walleye fingerlings; Mahoning Creek Lake, Armstrong County, 3,000 walleye fingerlings; Yough Dam, Fayette County, 113,600 walleye fingerlings; Dunlap Creek Lake, Fayette County, 1,000 walleye fingerlings; Yellow Creek Lake, Indiana County, 7,200 walleye fingerlings; Straight Run Lake, Indiana County, 1,800 walleye fingerlings; and Quemahoning Reservoir, Somerset County, 1,100 walleye fingerlings, June 9.
Colver Reservoir, Cambria County: 1,500 walleye fingerlings, June 10.
Yough Dam, Fayette County: 23,850 walleye fingerlings; Yellow Creek Lake, Indiana County, 7,200 walleye fingerlings; Quemahoning Reservoir, Somerset County, 9,000 walleye fingerlings; and Lake Somerset, Somerset County, 2,550 walleye fingerlings.
