July 2016 Issue No.7www.holmesburgfishandgame.com

5100 Pennypack Street Philadelphia Pa 19136-1620

Organized 1930 Incorporated 1942 NRA AffiliatedAn equal opportunity recreational facility

Fish & GameHOLMESBURG

PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION

The President’s Column

By President: Joe Gaynor

Next Monthly Meeting

July 18th2016

Monthly General membership

meetings are held on the

3rd Monday of the month

Start Time Is 7:30pm

PLEASE CALL

If you live a great distance from

the club, call prior to leaving home,

to verify the ranges are open.

(215) 624 9454 8am to 4pm

Club Shooting Hours8am To 10pmWeekly Activities

Saturday And Sunday

Skeet And TrapWinter Houres

9:00am To 2:00pm

Monday (Daytime)

Open Skeet And Trap

9am To 1pm

Monday Night Sr Rifle

(Indoors)

7pm To 10pm

Tuesday Night Open Trap

6pm To 10pm

Jr Rifle (Indoors) From

7pm To 8:30pm

Wednesday Night

Open Skeet 6pm To 10pm

Friday Night

Jr Skeet & Trap

DUES ARE $100:00DUES not paid by JANUARY

31st 2016 are Delinquent. Your

Holmesburg News will not be

mailed until your dues are

current.

After April 30th there will be a

$10.00 late charge added to

your dues each month.

Do NOT send CASH!

Send a check, payable to the club.Mail To:

Mike HamiltonHF&G.PA Membership

Chairman5100 Pennypack Street

Phila PA 19136Newsletter Published by

Holmesburg Fish & GameProtective Association, Inc.

July 2016

The big news this month is the shutdown of the

rifle range Monday thru Friday, July 18th thru

the 22nd. This is to replace the remaining 10 x 10

posts supporting the pole baffle system. New poles

have been ordered to fill out the roof system to its

original footprint. They will be installed when they

arrive, without more than a one or two hour

shutdown. We’ll work that activity in on a

Wednesday or Thursday when there’s no activity

on the range. We’ll also plan to complete any

electrical work with the least amount of disruption.

I have noticed in the last week or so that the fire

flies or lightening bugs as I referred to them as a

kid have returned. No, they are not part of my

plan to improve the lighting on the rifle range. I’ve

been testing an idea for lighting on the firing line of

the rifle range to replace the big gymnasium lights

now in place. Many have complained of reflection

from those lights on their scopes. If you’re at the

range after sundown try shutting down the big

lights and using the single flood light over one of

the shooting benches. It’s on an extension cord

that plugs into an outlet under the fuse box. I

have a 50 watt flood bulb in the fixture now. I’m

looking for some feedback. Good idea or not?

If you get the newsletter by e-mail, here’s a lastminute reminder of the July 4th picnic. Food andsoft drinks will be provided. The rifle range will

be open for 22 caliber rifle only. We’ll have the

spinner targets up at the 100 yard line. If you

don’t get the newsletter by e-mail and would like

to, please stop by the club and provide your nameand e-mail address. You’ll get the monthly

newsletter within the first few days of the month,

instead of the end of the month which is usuallywhen the postal service gets around to delivering

it. The next big event on the club calendar

is our annual club outing/open house and flea

market. This event is scheduled this year for

Sunday September 18th. The club tee shirt color

this year is …. I’m not telling, you’ll just have to

show up and buy one. Tell your friends, we’re

offering the same bargain as previous years for

membership. $100 gets new members the

remainder of 2016 and all of 2017.

I am seeing a lot of new faces on a regular basis at

the club which I’m glad to see, however we seem

to be having a bit of a membership retention issue.

I am dismayed to see a large number of delinquent

members this late in the year. This could be due to

the economy, availability of ammo, or some other

issues. If you think you have an idea as to how we

can do things better or differently, we’d love to

hear from you. I’m wide open to suggestions.

Please bring your ideas to the monthly meetings,

which are held on the third Monday of each month

starting at 7:30 pm in the club house.

Lastly, I want to mention that our club vice-

president, Bob Heigl will be out of action for a

while due to recent health issues. Hang in there

Bob, get well soon.

This great job of the Amerian Flag was done by

Mike Davalos and his son Arron thanks for the

great statment.

Happy Independence Day

EditorPatrick B Clarke

554 E Rosalie St

Phila Pa 19120

Cell Phone (267) 968-6564

paridgerunner1@gmail.com

PresidentJoe Gaynor (267) 257-7414

Vice PresidentBob Heigl (215) 464-1777

TreasurerBill Berry (215) 785-5008

SecretaryJohn Kevlock (215) 498-3371

Club ComptrollerTerry Wenger (215) 570 6666

DirectorsK Kubacki (215) 945-2838

John Cannon (215) 806 2863

Jerry Azarewicz (215) 338-8863

Patrick B Clarke (267) 968-6564

Andy Meehan (267) 679-2263

Gene Sullivan (215) 696-5879

Frank Powell (215) 360 4343

Joe Siegle (215) 426-1719

Jim Gray (267) 333-2981

Membership ChairmanMike Hamilton (267) 258-6319

Club ManagerJerry McGinniss (215) 342-9831

DivisionsShotgun Division Chairman

(John Lanzara)

Skeet.Trap. & 5 StandJohn Lanzara (215) 742 5757

Alt J Lanzara Jr (215) 742 5757

Juniors Division Chairman

Mike Hamilton (267) 258-6319

Alt Joe Siegle (215) 426-1719

Junior Shotgun CoordinatorJoe Gaynor (267) 257-7414

Alt Joe Siegle (215) 426-1719

Rifle Division Chairman(R Steinbrecher) (215) 836 7184

Alt (K Kubacki) (215) 945-2838

Sunday Rifle League

CoordinatorJohn Johnson

Alt R Steinbrecher (215) 836 7184

Small Bore Prone & Bench

Rest & ARA Marches

Coordinator

Martin Vogt

Alt Steve Frank

Senior Indoor Rifle

Coordinator

Joel Jackson (215) 331-8070

Plinking Shoots CoordinatorSam Henderson (215) 744-4534

Alt John Cannon (215) 806-2863

Pistol Division Chairman(M Hladchuk) (215) 880-4453

Alt (K Kubacki) (215) 945-2838

Bullseye Matches & Pistol

Team Caption CoordinatorMark Hladchuk (215) 880-4453

Alt Steve D’arcangelo

Military Pistol League

CoordinatorBrian Applegate (215) 806-2419

E-Mail bass6621@verizon.net

Summer League Coordinator

Tom Scollon (215) 725-2958

Black Powder Chairman

Patrick B Clarke

Primitive

Patrick B Clarke (267) 968 6564

Alt Jim Shomper (215) 338-5770

North-South Skirmish

Coordinator

Chas O’Connor (215) 427 0536

Training Division

Chas O’Connor

1st Steps Rifle Shotgun &

PistolChas O’Connor (215) 427-0536

Alt John Cannon (215) 806 2863

Archery Division ChairmanAndy Meehan (267) 679-2263

Alt Bob Heigl (215) 464-1777

Fish Division Chairman

Steve Schummer (215) 613 6843

sschummer@hotmail.com

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John Sabo,

Rich Cook,

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Terry Cannon, Anne Cannon, holding her Great grandson Dalton,

at our 2016 4th July Barbecue.

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Rifle League

Match Scores For June 2016

June’s match saw 11 shooters, including

one new rifleman. The match rifles once

again proved to be hard to beat. On the

opposite end, Bob Stott shot a 1917 Enfield

which wasn’t sighted in. The rest of us shot

the usual military rifles. Open was John

Johnson with a score of 392, followed by

Albert Rogers with a 386. Chuch Padulese

used an NRA target rifle for third place with

379. The best effort was put in by Ed

DiMaio using a stock M1 with military ball

ammo. He shot a 375 score to come in

fourth.

The rest: M Hladchuk --- 367 M1A

S D’arcangelo 365 AR-15

Ron Stone ---- 359 AR-15

John Sabo ---- 348 M1

Joe Buggey --- 315 AR-15

Bob Stott ---- 240 1917 EN

Terry Gibbs -- 177 M1A

Johnson, Rogers and Stone won awards.

The next match will be July 10th. Come to

the match and try your hand with that rifle

sitting in your safe. No one will say a thing

about your score and I guarantee you’ll have

a fun time. If you lack a mat or a scope or a

sling, or even a rifle someone or the club

will lend it to you (except ammo) so you can

shoot.

By Ron Stone

X Ring Match ScoresFor June 19th 2016

On Sunday June 19th we shot our 6th match

of the 2016 season. This happened to be

our annual Father’s Day match followed by a

well deserved luncheon for all participants. The

weather could not have been nicer as well as

all the shooters getting together to shoot this

all .22cal match. I think everyone had a great

time and enjoyed the match. The results are

below.

Overall Winner

R Steinbrecher - 880 34x

A Class

1 R Cardamone ---- 869 21x

2 Mark Hladchuk -- 864 36x

3 S Darcengelo --- 862 31x

4 Matt Hladchuk -- 858 28x

5 Howard Howe ---- 852 13x

6 Jim Porretta --- 849 24x

7 Tom Scollon ---- 848 32x

B Class

1 John Binkley --- 846 23x

2 Bob Guinnup ---- 840 23x

3 Bob Stott ------ 839 21x

4 Bill Ream ------ 839 18x

5 John Kevlock --- 837 19x

6 Bill Berry ----- 830 17x

7 Gene Herbert --- 830 14x

C Class

1 Williams ------- 826 23x

2 Sean Scollon --- 824 16x

3 Kevin Kubacki -- 813 17x

4 John Sabo ------ 801 10x

5 s Darcangelo Jr 794 15x

6 Joe Bond ------- 790 12x

7 Open Joe ------- 787 10x

D Class

1 J Dambrosio ---- 780 11x

2 J Dambrosio ---- 755 06x

3 Tom Kevlock ---- 704 07x

4 Tom Foran ------ 699 04x

5 Lewin ---------- 686 03x

6 R Darcangelo --- 674 02x

7 Jerry A To Z --- 671 05x

See you on the firing line By Mark Hladchuk

A Tree Stand Identification

Number will NOT be mailed

To You

Portable hunting blinds or stands may be

placed overnight on State Game Landsbeginning two weeks prior to the opening of

the first deer season within each Wildlife

Management Unit and must be removed no

later than two weeks after the close of the

last deer season within each Wildlife Man-agement Unit. Overnight placement of

portable hunting blinds is also permitted dur-

ing the spring turkey season within eachWildlife Management Unit. All portable

hunting blinds or stands placed OVER-

NIGHT on any State Game Land or any

Pennsylvania Game Commission Public

Access program property during this timemust be conspicuously marked with a du-

rable identification tag that legibly sets forth

the owners first name, last name and legal

Rimfire Cowboy Gun Shoot

Match Results For June 6th

Shoot Competitor Scores Xs Pete Cassalia --- 560 31 A-1

Brian Applegate - 559 13

Jim Porretta ---- 535 07

John Cannon ----- 524 02 B-1

Kevin Kubacki --- 522 07

John Kevlock ---- 516 05

So there they are – the results from the firstcowboy match at Holmesburg ever. Cash

awards went to the competitors finishing A1

and B1. True there were only 6 shooters,but there were more folks watching than

shooting. Everyone who shot had a blast! I

have hope that means more shooters will

turn out for the Center-Fire Cowboy Gun

match on July 3rd, which will also be in thebooks by the time you get to read this.

Now here’s the deal – let me know what

you thought of the matches. Should we run

more of these, or look for something else to

bring more shooters out for a little friendlycompetition? I do hope you decide to come

on out and see us sometime – even if it is

just to say, Howdy!”

By Kevin Kubacki

home address in English. A tag bearing a

number issued by the Pennsylvania Game

Commission can be used in place of a tag

bearing the name and address of the stands

owner. This may include a valid PGC Cus-

tomer Identification Number (CID) issued

with their hunting license or a PGC Tree

Stand Identification number on these tags

instead of their name and address. Tags at-

tached to these stands or blinds shall be

readily visible. It is unlawful to con-

struct, place, maintain, occupy, use, leave

or abandon any structures or other tangible

property on State Game Lands except un-

der the conditions set forth above. To

obtain a PGC Tree Stand Identification num-

ber, complete the following application. The

number issued by this application is perma-

nent and can be used to tag a blind or tree

stand for the lifetime of the hunter. If

you misplace your Tree Stand number you

may return to this page and inquire upon your

number through this link. Find Tree Stand

Number If you need to update your

personal information please click on this

link. Update Tree Stand Information

August August 9th & 10th 2016

Dapt Of Navy NSA On The Rifle Range

8:00am To 2:00pm

Sunday August 14th 2016

Center Fire Rifle League 9am start

Saturday August 20th 2016

.22 Plinking Shoot Starts At 9:30am To

Sunday August 21st 2016

PA. Ridgerunners Meat Shoot 9am Start

To 2:30pm

Sunday August 21st 2016

Bullseye Pistol 10am Start 90 Rounds CF

Revlver On L Taret

Saturday August 27th 2016

ARA Bench Rest Match 9am Start

Sunday August 28th 2016

Mil Pistol #6 Target 10am Start

JulySunday July 3rd 2016

Cowboy. CF Pistol/Rifle Soot 10am On The

Pistol Range

Sunday July10th 2016

Center Fire Rifle League 9am start

July 12th & 13th 2016

Dapt Of Navy NSA On The Rifle Range

8:00am To 2:00pm

Saturday July 16th 2016

.22 Plinking Shoot Starts At 9:30am To

Sunday July 17th 2016

PA. Ridgerunners Meat Shoot 9am Start To

2:30pm

Sunday July 17th 2016

Bullseye Pistol 10am Start 90 Rounds CF

Saturday July 23rd 2016

ARA Bench Rest Match 9am Start

Sunday July 24th 2016

Mil Pistol #5 Target 10am Start

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New club shooting HoursTo all club members please be awarethe new shooting hours are from 8AM to 10 PM. These new hours willstay in effect until farther notice andwill be strictly enforced.

Pennsylvania Ridge Runners:On June 26 we had our monthly black pow-der meat shoot. It was a beautiful day, theweather wasn’t too hot. We had 13 shoot-ers and everyone had a great time. Therewere a few club members who stopped byto see what was involved. Hopefully, we seethem back participating within the nextmonth or two. Don’t forget that our nextshoot is Sunday, July 17. If you have a blackpowder rifle come down and have somefun.

The Holmesburg Three stooges Terry Jim And

George

Sunday Hunting

Thank you Chairman Scavello, ChairmanBrewster, and members of the Senate

Game & Fisheries Committee for the op-portunity to come before you today in re-gards to the expansion of Sunday hunting inPennsylvania. I am Bryan Burhans, DeputyExecutive Director for the PennsylvaniaGame Commission. To be clear, we arein fact talking about the expansionof Sunday hunting opportunities in Pennsyl-vania. Currently hunting on Sundays is per-mitted on a very limited basis in terms ofspecies, but it is legalevery Sunday throughout the year, not justthe typical hunting season. I believe thatpoint bears repeating –every Sunday throughout the year. Wehave one of the most restrictive lawsfor Sunday hunting, and it is important tonote that only four states currentlyprohibit Sunday hunting altogether – Maine,Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Dela-ware. Contrary to some rhetoric that isfloating around out there, the No. 1 reasonthat people stop hunting is lack of time. Theoverwhelming majority of hunting takesplace on Saturdays; people work during theweek, don’t get a lot of time off, have othercommitments, etc. For a lot of hunters theonly option is Saturday. Byexpanding Sunday hunting, we would beable to increase recreational opportunitiesfor hunters. Sunday hunting is an effectivemeans of recruiting new hunters and retain-ing current hunters by increasing the valueof the hunting license through offering addi-tional opportunities to spend time in the field.