Down The Barrel - Otter Valley Rod and Gun Club



Down The Barrel

Newsletter of the Otter Valley Rod & Gun Club

March 2009

Reminder !!

The Annual fishing derby is April 25 this year – ages 15 and younger welcome to fish, all others welcome to attend & enjoy!

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Note - a work party is scheduled the week prior - Sat April 18th for a spring cleanup to get our facilities spruced up for the trout derby. Lend a hand, shouldn’t be much heavy work, the company is always good, and a few extra hands are welcomed.

COWBOY ACTION

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Bench Rest Rifle Range Update:

The Sound Sorb berms are now complete, and only require top dressing and seeding after the CFO range inspection and approval.

It is expected the inspection will be carried out in the very near future now that the snow is gone and the grounds are drying out.

ARCHERY, BIG BORE, & SMALL BORE

Currently quiet in these sections. Contacts are as follows;

Mark Hopper - archery, Dean Moore – rifle

SPORTING CLAYS [pic]

Phil Eatoch and Ken Lazenby are the primary contacts for sporting clays, Francois Deschenes the executive representative.

Remaining 2009 schedule as follows

Mar 29

April 12, 19

May 3, 17

June 7, 13th -BBQ, 21

July 5, 19

Aug 2, 16

Sept 6, 20 - 12th. NWTF Provincials

Oct 4, 18

Nov 1, 15, 29

Dec 6, 20

TRAP

The winter interclub has now concluded, finding OVR&G finishing a respectable 2nd place – the team consisted of Keith Van Haverbeke (358), Gary Seitz (350), Joe Butcher (347), Bill Collins (345), and Erin Collins (343).

High 16 yd champion was Charlie Cadman (192), High Lady Overall – Erin Collins (343), 19 yd handicap - Patti Deschenes (123), 20 yd handicap – Gary Seitz (172),

22-24 yd handicap – Keith Van Haverbeke (175), high Jr. runner-up – Levi Van Haverbeke (335), high sub-Jr. runner-up – Katie Van Haverbeke (195), and high Sr. Veteran – Joe Butcher (347)

The banquet will be held 5:00 p.m., Mar 28 at Verschoyle, tickets $20.00 each.

With the time change, practice now shifts to Wednesday evenings, beginning Mar 25th, and summer interclub gets under way Apr 1st, 5:00 p.m. to dark.

The confirmed dates for the 2009 registered shoots are Apr 5th. & May 31st.

HANDGUN

Henry Atkinson has agreed to remain on as the handgun chairman. Most Tuesday evenings will find Henry and 4 or 5 other shooters out.

*** Note! - outdoor members in good standing can shoot indoors for a $5.00 per night range fee. Dust off those ATT’s and come on out.

ATT’s expire on your PAL / POL expiry date and will require 6 – 8 weeks lead-time to renew. It’s up to you to monitor your own expiry date and notify Henry.

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Members that haven’t been to our club recently are in for a pleasant surprise. The trillium Foundation grant money has been put to good use. Clubhouse walls are painted, (chairs too!), a new barrier free washroom completed, steel cladding and insulation installed, doors and walls moved, the pond cleaned out & structure added, and a great deal more.

Much of this work was completed by a dedicated group of our members. I’m told the “master painter” was Bob Opdecam, Grant Harvey the electrician, and I’m not too sure who led the group, but Bill Toronyi, Emil Hartmann, Bill Partington Sr, and Ray Causyn are all owed a large thank you – a very professional job Gentlemen!

My apologies if I have left anyone off the list. This has been a very time-consuming renovation project for the executive and without the help of a number of volunteers we would have never been able to complete so much. The final report will be submitted shortly. Remember there are always things to be done around the club. We all pay the same dues and enjoy the facility we have. Don’t burn out the members who do contribute their time, make sure you help out in any way that you can.

There are now 2 first aid kits in the clubhouse. One is available in the kitchen area, the other will be located in the indoor range section. Take note of the exact location next time your in the building.

HUNTER APPRENTICESHIP SAFETY COURSE

Our very own club will be hosting a Hunter Apprenticeship Safety Course at the Class A1/A2 level. This is a 12.5 hour course that would allow the individual to hunt with a mentor. They would write the Ontario Hunter Education Course exam but NOT the Canadian Firearms Safety Course exam. It will give limited exposure to firearms handling. The aim is to target 12-15 year olds with limited hunting experience and a special welcome to include girls. We will run the course in 4-5 sessions rather than a single session. We hope to keep them interested and not overwhelmed or bored with an all day session. The course will be run in late May-early June. The cost is $100 and will be instructed by our own club member Jim Docheff. If interested please contact Mark Hopper at 519-866-5440.

For Sale

• Remington Model 700 Mountain Rifle, .308 Win with scope and some ammo

(very nice condition)

• Ruger Model 77 Mk II 300 WSM with Ruger rings.   (virtually new)

• Browning Citori Lightning:  20 ga  26" barrels and multiple chock tubes  (with added Kik-Ez pad)  also in very good condition.

  For info contact Bill Harris 519-688-1206

O.V.R.& G. executive 2008 / 2009

President Emil Hartmann (519) 765-3121

Vice President Mark Hopper (519) 866-5440

Secretary Dean Moore (519) 863-1118

Treasurer John Peazel (519) 688-2062

Directors

Glenn Foster (519) 842-2142 Henry Atkinson (519) 842-2118

Bill Toronyi (519) 842-4360 Francois Deschenes (519) 539-2899

Gary Ramsey (519) 842-9536 Keith Van Haverbeke (519) 875-4792

Phil Eatock (519) 773-7177 Tania Van Haverbeke (519) 875-4792

Tom Davis (519) 652-3134

It is our intention to continue development of the Otter Valley web site. We are currently posting the newsletter, and starting to post section news, events, schedules, work party information, and so on. For those interested the site can be reached at

Section newsletter information, dates, items for sale, awards, news, etc. please contact me. To receive the electronic newsletter instead of the printed version, remember to send me an email from the correct address and I’ll add you to the list.

Tom Davis - email at tf.davis@sympatico.ca

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