56th ANNUAL KIDS FISH DERBY
The 56th Annual Kids Fishing Derby will be held on June
8th 2008.
Our 2 acre pond is stocked to the gills with all kinds of
fish, such as bullheads, catfish, sunfish, bass, and even a goldfish! One of
the fish is tagged and will be worth $20.00 to whoever catches it! Fishing
starts at 10:00 A.M. and continues until 3:00 P.M. There will be
prizes awarded to the TOP 20 kids 14 and under catching the heaviest fish;
however, all children 14 and under present, will receive a door prize. So
bring as many kids as you can fit in your vehicle, load up the fishing
equipment, and head to the Falcon Sportsmen Club for a day of fun, fishing,
and first-rate prizes! There will be more to do than just fish.
There will also be drawings, and raffles for even bigger and better prizes!
We will have exhibits by the NYSDEC of local game fish that you can reach in
and touch, as well as great food and beverages. We are planning a huge
chicken barbecue, with all the trimmings of a summertime picnic, so bring an
appetite! Hoffman hots, and burgers will be grilling, coupled with salads of
all kinds, and of course Ice cold beverages will be available to quench that
summer thirst from a long day of fishing. Due to insurance regulations,
we must ask that you do not bring any coolers or grills to the club grounds.
Also, we must insist that there will be NO CHUMMING permitted in the
pond. Also, please do not let the children play on or near the trap ranges,
including collecting clay birds! We thank you in advance for respecting
these requests. We are sure that all who come to participate in our
fishing derby will have a great time, as this will surely be a day for your
children to remember for years to come!!
As always, the PUBLIC IS WELCOME to attend this event. So tell your
friends, Grab some fishin’ poles, and head out to the club with a car load
of KIDS!! We want to see them here!
2008 CLUB OFFICERS
President – Dottie Wells
1st Vice President
– Harvard Harding
2nd Vice President
- Mike Usowski
Treasurer – Ray Donofrio
Secretary – Mike Indelicato
BASS PRO SHOPS Outdoor Rewards card.
The
Falcons Sportsmen Club has an OUTDOOR REWARDS account at the Auburn Bass Pro
Shop location. Just let the sales clerk know you want to donate your points
to the club. Please show your support and help to fund future club purchases
by donating your unused Bass Pro Points to our account. Remember, it is YOUR
CLUB you donate to!
Clubhouse News
Anyone who
spends more than 5 minutes listening to our older members reminiscing about
the “good old days” can agree that we have had a rich and interesting past.
We would like to gather and preserve that lore for future generations. If
you have any old photos of past events, or from the club grounds, and are
willing to share them with the club, we would appreciate it! Simply mail
them to the club “Attn. Historian” and we will promptly have them copied
then returned to you!
Also,
starting May 8th, 2008, the clubhouse will be open and available
to members every Friday night from 3 PM, until 9 PM (or later!). If you are
starting the weekend, or finishing the week, stop by and enjoy what the club
has to offer.
As
sportsmen, we love our pets, and we welcome them at the club. We want your
pets to be able to enjoy the club grounds too, but for safety reasons,
theirs and those around them, please remember to keep them always under
the owners’ control while in the clubhouse.
Pheasants
are here!
100 Ring-neck chicks
arrived in May.
These
chicks will be part of our annual Youth Pheasant Hunt to be held this
fall, the Saturday after our annual Fall Turkey Shoot Fundraiser. This hunt
is open to young hunters 12 to 17 years old. If you have a young hunter who
wishes to help with the feeding and care of these birds, or if you want to
get involved yourself, please come to the clubhouse on any morning, and
volunteer! Your help is greatly needed and appreciated.
We are also looking for
landholders to volunteer their farms to be open to the youths this year, for
hunting purposes. Those that are willing to participate in this, must by
NYSDEC regulations, provide “Reasonable hunting access” to the public. This
doesn’t mean that your property is open to the public! Should you be
approached and asked for permission to utilize your property, you have the
final say whether to give permission or not. We also are in need of
volunteers to help and assist during the hunts themselves. If we cannot get
enough help, it will mean even more youth hunters will be denied this
spectacular opportunity to participate in a tradition that dates back
generations!!
Fish
& Game Board
Entries
are continuously being sought for the fish and game contest.
Fish that
can be weighed in include: Brook trout, Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Lake
trout, Chinook salmon, Largemouth bass, Small mouth bass, Catfish, Yellow
perch, Walleye, Northern pike, and Pickerel. Please note that Bullhead,
Sunfish/Bluegill, and Crappie are children only.
Game animals
are within their own separate categories. Deer taken by archery and firearm
utilize a points/spread combination; we are no longer weighing in deer for
this game board. Other game categories include Coyote, Squirrel,
Rabbit, Grouse, Pheasant, Goose, Duck and Turkey (with a separate prize for
both spring and fall).
All deer
racks must be measured at the clubhouse.
Weigh in
stations are at the Falcon’s clubhouse, Warrens Fur Shed, Trombley Road,
Weedsport, or by submission of a weight slip from a local business with
certified scales. Please SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
NEW BBQ SHELTER!
This is the
year of the long awaited new BBQ shelter and pits. The board of directors
has approved it, a committee has been appointed and plans have been made.
Now we are looking for material donations to help keep our costs as low as
possible. The following items would be of great help. 2”X6” lumber at least
6’ long, 2”X4” lumber at least 3’ long, Metal roofing of any length (GOOD
condition only, please!), rebar of any length, and of course the MOST
IMPORTANT part… FREE LABOR! Anyone able to donate, please see Lorenzo at the
clubhouse, or call to arrange a time.
HUNTER SAFETY COURSE Schedules
NYSDEC
requires a hunter safety certificate for a first time hunting license. Two
hunter safety courses are planned so far this fall, the first will be held
on three days in September. The 9th, and 11th from 6
to 9 PM. And the 13th from 9AM until appx. 1 PM that day.
Registration is at the clubhouse on August, 17th between 2 and 3
PM. The second course will be from 6-9:30 PM on November 4th and
6th, and from 9 AM till appx. 1 PM on the 8th.
Pre-registration will be October 19th at the Turkey Shoot at the
clubhouse, between 2 and 3 PM. Please call the clubhouse for more
information or Gary Snyder at 729-1423. Please, DO NOT bring firearms to the
classes.
Firearm
Range Information
DUE TO
INSURANCE REGULATIONS, THERE ARE NO GUESTS ALLOWED ON THE RANGES!
If you do
not have a valid membership card, you are NOT A MEMBER, STAY OFF THE RANGES!
Members
caught violating range policy WILL HAVE THEIR MEMBERSHIPS REVOKED FOR NOT
LESS THAN 5 YEARS!!! NON MEMBERS caught on the ranges will be ARRESTED FOR
TRESPASSING!
Please PICK UP AFTER
YOURSELF! What you carry in, please carry out! We provide clothespins for attaching of PAPER TARGETS
to the berm fences. REMEMBER, on the Ranges, it is PAPER TARGETS
ONLY!! No Cardboard targets, no cans, or bottles, or junk of any kind.
These items not only leave a mess that requires to be cleaned up, but can
also leave a potentially hazardous situation for those that use the range
after you do. We find it is easier to eliminate the violators, than it is to
find one volunteer to clean up after those that leave a mess.
The firearm ranges will
be CLOSED for the first 16 workdays in June for the Auburn Police
Department to utilize the facilities to qualify. The dates will be
WEEKDAYS from Monday the 2nd, through Monday the 23rd,
from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM, and open to members after that. The
ranges will be fully open to members on WEEKENDS ONLY during this time! We
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Trap
News
We ended up second
place all the way through the Tri-County Winter League, losing to Camillus.
We still did very good holding second place. Summer time shooting goes in
this order, Monday night practice from 5:00 P.M. until done, Tuesday morning
Sunrise League, already in process and almost finishing the first round. The
second round will start the Tuesday after Memorial Day. If you wish to shoot
practice on Tuesday morning you may through the first part of October.
Tuesday night is Central New York League, and we are going strong. We are in
third or fourth place at this time. Anyone is welcome to join on any
Tuesday, just contact me for information. In the Wednesday night League, we
are presently holding second place.
If you wish to shoot one
or more of the leagues, the door is always open. Contact Don Wells at
252-6208 or 246-5758
Can I Help?
Please
remember that the officers and directors are unpaid volunteers. We are
always looking for additional help. There are many ways that you can be
of assistance to help at your club. There are always projects around the
club that need to be done, that you can help with. Even if you are not
physically able to do heavy work, there is always a place for a volunteer to
be useful! If you want to help or have an idea to make the club
better, Please talk to ANY DIRECTOR, or call the club at 252-0014, or
send an email through the club website: www.falconsportsmenclub.org
We
Support Our Military
In its
continued support of those serving the Armed Forces of the United States of
America in the defense of freedom, the board of directors has stated that
any active member of the military may use the ranges. They must have
their military identification or leave papers on their person while
using the ranges
Check out our NEW WEBSITE!
The Falcon
Sportsmen Club has a NEW website! Come check it out at
www.falconsportsmenclub.org.
We will have
information on club events, copies of our rules and regulations, membership
applications, as well as what’s going on with our trap team, or any of our
upcoming activities. Check out the calendar pages for up to the minute day
to day activities. For Falcon Info - keep yourself informed! Check out our
new webpage!!
Annual Golf Tournament
The
Falcon Sportsmen Club is having its annual 18 hole Captain and Crew golf
tournament, open to the public, at Millstone Golf Course on Saturday, Sept.
6th. There will be a shotgun start at 8:30A.M. Teams will
consist of 4 persons, which can include both men and women. The cost of this
event will be $250.00 per TEAM, and will include skins game. This fee will
include the following:
1. Hot
dog or hamburger and beverage after 9 holes.
2. Prizes
for Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin.
3. Cash
prize for the TOP Three teams.
4. Door
Prizes.
5. 50/50
Drawing.
6.
Steak/Chicken Dinner at Falcon Sportsmen Club following the tournament. A
guest may be invited to attend the dinner only for an added cost of $12.00
for Steak or $9.00 for Chicken. Please select choice below.
ENTRY FORM
Captain:
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Crew:
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Crew:
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Crew:
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Guests:
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Guests:
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Guests:
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Guests:
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For More
information call 252-0014. Entries will not be accepted after August 22nd.
Applications are also available on line, at www.falconsportsmenclub.org or
at the clubhouse. Please make checks payable to the Falcon Sportsmen Club.
Scholarship Program
This year the club started a scholarship
award in Honor of Tim Noga. The award will be presented to a graduating high
school senior that supports the preservation of the hunting and fishing
tradition and actively participates in these activities. Tim was an active
club member until his untimely passing in the fall of 2007. He was committed
to youth involvement in the outdoors and had often hoped to start such a
scholarship program. It is with great pleasure that the club will award
$500.00 this year to an eligible member.
This year, applications will be accepted
until June 1, 2008. Further details, eligibility, and application forms are
available at the club's website: falconsportsmenclub.org. We hope to make
this an annual event for many years to come.
Anyone interested in
contributing to our scholarship program may send their tax deductible checks
to: Falcon Sportsmen Club Attn.: Scholarship Program.
Membership and Guest Policy
The board of directors has
determined that there is no guest use of club property without special
permission. The club founders intended the membership donation to be
reasonable enough that any member of the community could afford to belong.
That tradition has been kept. Nowhere else in Central New York, is it
possible to become part of a club that offers so much to its membership, for
so little, as you can at the Falcons Sportsmen Club. For only $20.00 per
year, you and your family can join, and enjoy the facilities all year long.
You may show club facilities to
prospective members, but they may not use them until they become a member.
The only exceptions to this are our events that are open to the public,
including the Annual Kids Fish Derby, our Annual Turkey Shoot or
Hunter/Firearm safety classes.
Applications
are available in the box at the clubhouse entrance. Just fill out a
membership application; place your money in the box along with your
completed application, and YOU ARE A MEMBER! Yes, it is THAT EASY!
Membership runs from January 1 to December 31. Sorry, there are no prorated
partial year memberships. Also, please check your membership status. If you
can’ find your 2008 card, chances are you are not a current member. You can
stop in anytime, or send in your dues with your raffle tickets for the fish
derby. If you are not signed up by the fall newsletter, you will be removed
from our mailing list.
