A good friend gave me a copy of this form that he used whenever he transferred a firearm.
You might want to print out one for every firearm you own, fill it out, and keep for your records.
If you tweak it or have any suggestions for additional information, please send them to me and I will post an updated version.
According to the article in today’s paper, shooting a large buck is just plain luck.
First, quit falling for the “big buck” myth. There is nothing more ridiculous than listening to adults explain in detail how they outsmarted a deer. It seems the bigger the antlers, the smarter the buck. Before proclaiming the deer head on your wall was no doubt a Mensa member consider the following: antler size has been scientifically shown to result from good genetics and plentiful food.
Deer IQ plays no part in it. Those 30-point deer heads you see at Cabelas could easily be the Forrest Gumps of the deer world — they just happened to have a large antlered father and plenty to eat. Undoubtedly, does that have raised multitudes of fawns are just as intelligent.
If the truth be told, most deer in Pennsylvania are killed on the opening days of gun season when the woods are full of hunters and deer are totally knocked off their routines. Most just run into one of the many hunters by chance. You may truly be wonderful, but killing a big buck doesn’t make you any smarter. This is like bragging that you beat your dog playing chess or arguing whether Moe or Curly is the smartest stooge.
First thing I did this morning was beat my dog in chess. It only took me 153 moves. The really silly part was I played while dressed in full camouflage just in case a big buck might be watching.
Mr. Fleck is right about his conclusion:
Hunting is in a slow death spiral. Soon it could be a pastime only for the rich. Hunters had better drop the greed and encourage others to hunt.
The Keystone Area BSA invites all to join them Saturday, September 27, 2008 for the 7th Annual Keystone Classic hosted by Blue Ridge Sportsman’s Club in Harrisburg. This year’s event will run from 8AM through 3PM. Individuals from the community who enjoy shooting sports can be part of the action by registering to compete in the shoot out or as a corporate sponsor for the event. Competitors will be challenged to hit 100 birds on a 1.1 mile course with long bird and wobble trap optional game shoot. Lunch will be available for purchase to all participants on-site at the club house. Following the shoot prizes and trophies will be awarded.
Click here for more information.
There is a new computer-generated camouflage, much like that used by the US Military, being promoted as the first camouflage scientifically designed to make hunters invisible to deer. Check out Optifade…will it work?
[T]hanks to decades of research into ungulate vision combined with the latest in military concealment technology, hunters can don a computer-generated camouflage with fractal designs that look nothing like a shrub or a tree, at least not to the human eye. Named Optifade, it’s being introduced this fall by W.L. Gore (the makers of the breathable Gore-Tex rain gear) and promoted as the first camouflage scientifically designed to make hunters invisible to deer.
It might not pass the CDI Factor (Chicks Dig It), but check out video and pictures and see if you can spot the hunters. Good luck!
ATTENTION SHOOTING SPORTS SUPPORTERS!
“Olympic Shotgun Shooting Range Benefit Shoot”
Sunday, October 12, 2008
12:00 to 5:00 PM
Martz’s Gap View Hunting Preserve, Inc. R.R. #1, Box 85 Dalmatia, Northumberland Co., PA. 17017
(800) 326-8442 Office
(570) 758-3307 Office
(570) 758-3166 Fax
www.martzs.com
Sporting Clays = (50) Targets = $15.00
Wobble Trap = (25) Targets = $5.00
Food & Refreshments will be available for purchase
Please RSVP or register by contacting either Martz’s or Chubb International Shooting Sports office no later than Friday, October 3rd!
All proceeds benefit “Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc.” for the construction of an Olympic Shotgun Shooting Complex on Martz’s Game Preserve Property (Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc. is a registered 501(C)(3) Corporation with the Internal Revenue Service and all donations are tax deductible)
Construction Proposed to Begin = March 16, 2009
Ranges Proposed Operational = June 1, 2009
Beneficiary Point of Contact:
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc.
302 Tennessee Avenue
Elizabethville, PA. 17023
Allen “Butch” Chubb = President & Treasurer
717-362-7830 Office /717-362-7834 Fax
717-395-5256 Cell / Email: chubbins@epix.net
How cool is this! Right here in Pennsylvania:
On behalf of the Board of Directors and Corporate Officers of Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc., it is my great pleasure to announce the commencement of a capital campaign in order to raise funds for the construction of a new “State of the Art” Olympic and International Style Shotgun Sports complex. I have attached a Web-Brochure and a Donation Letter for your review and consideration. You will note that we are also hosting a “Benefit Shoot” on October 12th to help raise funds for this project. We are extremely proud of the Web-Brochure and we think that you’ll find it very informative and inspiring.
This project has been in the planning stages for the past three years and we are very excited to bring it to you at this time especially after the great success that the U.S. Shooting Team had in Beijing just three short weeks ago. One of the most exciting aspects of this complex is that it will be opened and operational (365) days a year (Weather Permitting). The complex will operate on an “Electronic Key Card” system and offer our patrons the maximum flexibility in order to meet both their personal and training schedules. Combining the on-site lodging and the unlimited operational status of the range will allow for more concentrated training sessions to be organized by athletes and coaches alike. The capabilities of a facility as we have planned are limitless and yet critical to the advancement of our sport and the training of our athletes to meet the challenges at both the World Championship and Olympic levels. The sky is literally the limit for “Chubb International Shooting Park”.
World class shotgun facilities abound in Europe, but nowhere in the world will you have (365) days a year access but at our facility. We taken some of the best features of several premier European shotgun ranges and molded them into a “Super Range”. As an example; our ranges will all be tied in directly to the central computer system which will instantly track every competitor and their scores, while displaying the results instantaneously on both the range and in the club house area as they occur. This information will be instantly available for “Real Time” display on our website, just as you saw from NBC at the Olympics in Beijing. Our ranges will also be fully covered for protection from the elements so as not in inhibit the training or competition experiences of our patrons.
Our ranges will be “User Friendly” and in turn allow our patrons the availability to open and close the range by themselves with minimal effort. These “User Friendly” features even go as far as opening and closing the “bunker” doors. That normally heavy and unpleasant task will be completed by hydraulic door lifts, so you’ll have no straining and potentially unsafe situations develop during this task. We calculate that it will take on average (10) minutes to open and close the range upon completion of your training time if no one else is already on the range. That’s It! Our electronic field computers will allow you to program drills and concentrate on certain targets that offer difficulty to you or your athlete. These are the kind of innovations that exist in today’s electronic systems that only a few years ago were unthinkable.
Many of you have been asked to donate to other causes in the past. All of us are uncertain if our donation dollars ever really make it where you intended it to be placed. The answer for our project is that 100% of ALL donations will go directly to this project and any residue that may be left over will go to support junior athlete shooting programs. Every position on our Board is non-remunerated and we are a registered 501(C)(3) corporation as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service, so your donations are tax deductible. The anticipated construction date is set for mid March 2009 with the opening scheduled for June 2009.
We have partnered ourselves with people that are genuinely enthusiastic to promote these sports; not for the short term, but for the long term. This includes our Board members, landlords and machinery manufacturers. The terms of our lease agreement are in excess of (25) years with renewal terms after that, so we plan to be a stable part of this nations training base for decades to come. We will be training athletes in the future that are not even born yet. That’s our commitment!
As you will read in our Web-Brochure, our plans and intentions are really “Outside the Box”. This is a box that allowed to remain unopened will stifle this nations capability to compete on a world scale in the future. If you want to train world class athletes you have to do it on a world class ranges and you can not impede that training with operating hours. This is our goal and we need your support to make this dream happen for the future of the sports in this nation. Your generous support will be so deeply appreciated and become readily visible by next summer.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Allen B. Chubb, Jr.
President & Treasurer
Chubb International Shooting Sports, Inc.
302 Tennessee Avenue
Elizabethville, PA. 17023
717-362-7830 Ext. 100 Office
717-362-7834 Fax
717-395-5256 Cell
Olive Mount Bowhunters Christian 3D Archery Shoot!
Mark your calendars for September 5, 6 & 7, 2008. A Christian 3-D archery shoot, 4 PM to dusk on Friday, 7 AM-dust on Saturday and 8 AM-2:00 PM, on Sunday, Y’s Men Farm. For directions: call 717-432-1442 (gearhart@messiah.edu). Sponsored by Olive Mount Bowhunters, a chapter of Christian Bowhunters of America, $8 per shooter, $15 per family; (717) 432-1442.
The Outdoors Ministry of West Shore Evangelical Free Church announces its 1st annual 3-D archery shoot for Friends and Family. It will be held at the Rocky Spring Bible Camp, north of Dillsburg, on August 2nd, 2008.
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled June 26, 2008, that the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns was unconstitutional.
The Court held the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within a home.
Click here to read the decision.
How cool is it to see these coming back!
This nest is located very close to my house, in the heart of Central PA.
We also saw an American Bald Eagle while fishing at a nearby lake…and the eagle was fishing. I wish I had a photo of that…seeing that great bird dive into the lake and retrieve fish was just amazing!
NOTE: I didn’t take this photo. It was sent by an alert reader. The actual source may be the PGC.
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