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SPORTSMEN’S NOTES
Official Newsletter of the Dormont-Mt.Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club
MARCH 2015
APRIL 2014
SUN
MON
TUES
WED
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THUR
2
3:00-6:00PM - MTL
Rifle Practice
7:00PM - PSRL
Team @Home
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6
7
8
9
Easter Sunday
7:00PM - Indoor
pistol (NMC)
MPRL Week 14
Last MPRL
7:00PM-10:00PM Trap range
12:00PM-3:00PM Open Shoot
3:00-6:00PM - MTL
Rifle Practice
7:00PM - PSRL
Team Makeup?
7:30PM - Board
Meeting
12
13
14
15
16
10:00AM-3:00PM
- CVG Elimination
Match
7:30AM-5:00PM Envirothon Study
Session
All ranges closed
7:00PM-10:00PM Trap range
12:00PM-3:00PM Open Shoot
3:00-6:00PM - MTL
Rifle Practice
7:00PM - PSRL
Leage Meeting at
DML
7:00PM - Indoor
pistol (NMC)
FRI
SAT
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4
Good Friday
Passover Begins
First Seder
9:00AM-10:30 Air Pistol
10:30 - 12:30 Open Shoot
10
11
8:00AM-2:00PM NRA Highpower
All Upper Ranges
Closed
9:00AM-10:30 Air Pistol
10:30 - 12:30 Open Shoot
17
18
Trout Season
Opens
8:00AM
Work Party
All ranges closed
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20
21
22
23
24
25
11:00AM - CMP
rifle match
7:00PM - Indoor
pistol (NMC)
7:00PM-10:00PM Trap range
7:30AM-5:00PM Envirothon
Competition
All ranges closed
8:00PM Membership
Meeting
1:30PM-4:00PM
(approx)
Silhouette Setup
All Upper Ranges
Closed
9:00AM-4:00PM Outdoor Pistol
Silhouette
All Upper Ranges
Closed
12:00PM-3:00PM Open Shoot
3:00-6:00PM - MTL
Rifle Practice
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27
28
29
7:00PM - Indoor
pistol (NMC)
7:00PM-10:00PM Trap range
12:00PM-3:00PM Open Shoot
3:00-6:00PM - MTL
Rifle Practice
6:00PM - Tres
Bandidos
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DMSC SHORT SHOTS
• Utah/Arizona Carry Permit Class: A class will be
held at DMSC on April 7 for par cipants to obtain a
Utah and/or Arizona carry permit. Utah and Arizona
have reciprocity agreements with more states, such
as Ohio, than Pennsylvania. See insert for more
informa on and how to register for the class.
• Fair Weather Programs Resuming: Old man
winter seems to finally be relinquishing his grip on
the weather, which means that your favorite
programs are star ng up again.
Trap—Tuesday night trap resumes April 7
NRA Highpower— Saturday, March 21.
Outdoor Silhoue#e—First match on April 25
Tres Banditos—April 29 @ 6pm
• 2nd Amendment Rights Rally: The annual rally in
Harrisburg will take place on Tuesday, May 12 With a
new regime in office in 2015, we need all the support
we can muster. The club is considered providing
transporta on to and from the event. Please
contact George Taylor if you will a5end so we may
plan accordingly.
• This old gun—A member will show his S&W Model
39 pistol at the March membership mee ng. The
model 39 was produced as a replacement for the
1911, and was only available for civilian purchase in
1955-56.
• Work Party—April 18 star ng at 8am.
• Wildlife at the Club: For the third straight year, a
dead deer has been found on club grounds. The
cause of death is unknown for this par cular
incident. Past kills appeared to have been shot.
Members are to be reminded that hun ng on club
grounds is forbidden. We frequently see deer and
turkey on the ranges. I myself had a deer cross the
benchrest range while I was firing a couple years go.
DMSC Conducts Safety Reviews
Board appointed Range Safety Officers (RSOs) will
conduct a random series of membership checks and
safety reviews. RSOs will meet with members and
guests while at the firing range. Each member will be
given a green safety card with important safety
informa on to review, membership ID’s will be
checked, a green s cker will be affixed to the
membership card, and a copy of the range rules will
be made available. It’s important for all members to
review safe gun handling procedures and to focus on
the safety rules for each range used. The RSOs will
be a wearing a dis nc ve safety vest and hat and
will only ask for a few minutes of your me.
KEEP IT SAFE
ALWAYS keep firearms pointed in a safe
direction.
ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until
you are ready to shoot.
ALWAYS keep firearms unloaded until ready to
use.
ALWAYS unload, remove the magazine, and
open the action of a firearm when someone is
going down range.
NEVER handle firearms while someone is down
range.
ALWAYS wear proper eye and ear protection at
the range.
Ceasefire and do not shoot the animals. Anyone
caught inten onally killing animals on club grounds
will face discipline up to and including loss of
membership. Violators will also be turned in to the
PA Game Commission. Penal es for poaching in
Pennsylvania can include a felony convic on, up to
three years in prison, a $15,000 fine, and a 15 year
hun ng license suspension. The felony convic on
would result in the loss of firearms ownership.
Accidental kills should be reported to the Execu ve Range
Officer or another Board member immediately.
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EDITOR’S COLUMN
There’s a problem in Mt. Lebanon, but it’s not the deer!
Mt. Lebanon has been in the news a lot lately because of the deer culling program, and primarily because
people believe it is inhumane to kill the deer. Personally I think the whole deal is ridiculous.
Deer popula ons must be managed. If leE alone, a deer herd will double in size every two years. Eventually
the herd will reach a satura on point and the herd numbers will be limited through starva on in the winter.
Starva on is not a humane way to die as far as I am concerned.
Many communi es in Western Pennsylvania already have programs in place to manage deer popula ons.
The public is mostly unaware of these programs because they have been opera ng for many years and receive no media a5en on. The Airport Authority allows a limited number of bow hunters to hunt wooded
sec ons of 5000+ acres it owns. Allegheny County uses a group called Whitetail Management Associates
(WMA) to cull herds in county parks. WMA is essen ally a group of experienced bow hunters which go into
the parks and suburban areas to hunt the deer during state bow seasons. At the me of this wri ng, the
WMA website was down. The last me I had checked, they required applicants to provide proof that they
had taken at least two deer with a bow previously, and that they pass a bow shoo ng qualifica on test. The
group also holds its members to higher standards than the state game laws to ensure posi ve experiences
with the public.
The Mt. Lebanon commissioners originally planned to allow bow hun ng in certain parks. Their proposal was
to allow only borough employees to bow hunt in the parks. This is where I take issue with the commissioners. Why should only government employees be allowed to hunt on PUBLIC lands? Does working for the
government make one that much more of a responsible and moral person? I know quite a few experienced
and responsible bow hunters who would have jumped at the opportunity to hunt those areas. Ul mately the
plan failed due to incompetence. The commissioners did not do their due diligence, and did not secure WMA
2B doe tags. By the me they wanted to begin the hunt, 2B tags were sold out.
The Mt. Lebanon commissioners eventually approved a plan pay a private company $75,000 to trap and kill
the deer. The cost works out to about $500 per deer. That seems like an awful waste of money to kill deer.
Our local leaders need to realize that hun ng is not just an ac vity for farms and state forests. Bow hun ng
can be done safely in urban areas and provide a service to community at li5le to no cost. Furthermore, the
ci zens should be given the opportunity to hunt the public areas in the communi es for which they live; not
government employees or private companies.
This column is an editorial and may not represent opinions shared by the Board or club members.
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Pi#sburgh and Suburban Rifle League
March 18, 2015 vs. Green Valley
Dormont-Mt. Lebanon
Dean B. Trew
Dan Francis
Tom Benedict
Tom Gerner
Fritz Hempelmann
50-4
50-5
50-5
50-5
50-4
50-3
49-2
49-4
49-3
50-4
99
100
99
100
97
98
95
95
94
94
297
294
293
293
291
1468
Miles Ford
Matt Piatt
Bob King
Joseph Warabow
49-4
50-5
50-5
49-3
50-3
50-4
50-5
48-1
100
99
98
86
87
85
84
85
286
284
282
268
50-2
50-5
50-5
50-5
45-0
50-5
49-3
50-4
50-4
47-1
99
99
100
99
95
96
94
91
87
71
295
292
291
286
258
1422
Green Valley
Logan Charles
Jeff Charles
Cal Roberts
Tom Jackson
Dan Charles
Last night Dormont-Mt. Lebanon improved to 14-3 (yes, we were 13-3 aEer last week’s win over Frazier) with a win
over visi ng Green Valley. Not our best performance, we shot a score that Green Valley should have easily beaten, but
fortunately they came a li5le under-powered last night (they had a 1471 last week, but then again we had a Frazierbea ng 1480.)
Congratula ons to Dan Francis, although under the weather last night, his bank score did the talking for him, coming in
second on the team. Congrats also to Dan and Miles Ford on their exemplary 100s kneeling.
We’d like to welcome two new shooters. Joe Warabow and Jim Craig. Joe comes from Miles Ford’s Tuesday night program, and shot a very respectable first standing score. Jim Craig is friends with Ma5, and shot a first kneeling target
with a lot of deep 9’s. Welcome aboard guys, we’re glad to have you!
We are at Allegheny next week 3/25, and on Sunday 3/29 we’ll be making up the 3/4 Irwin match at Irwin. We’ll probably start shoo ng around 2pm.
Once again this year on our last match on 4/1 we will be doing our annual . Let me know what you’d like to bring.
Good shoo ng, everyone!
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Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club
P.O. Box 12692 Pittsburgh, PA 15241-0692
Next Meeting: March 26, 2015 at 8pm
Speaker: Amy Smith will speak about the DMSC Adult Smallbore
Rifle Team
Menu: Ham, baked beans, salad, and dessert
EXECUTIVE STAFF
GEORGE TAYLOR IV ...................................................PRESIDENT
THEODORE K. HILDABRAND ........................... VICE PRESIDENT
ELLSWORTH F. VINES .............................................. TREASURER
JAMES EARLEY ………………………..RECORDING SECRETARY
BRUCE UNGAR............................. EXECUTIVE RANGE OFFICER
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
MARC BURNES……..……………………...NEWSLETTER EDITOR
BRIAN FINK . ….……………………………...MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS AND DUES
Active (Full-fledged membership)
Senior (65 years old, 10 years
consecutive membership)
Intermediate (18 - 21)
Junior (12 - 17)
Initiation fee (one time)
Computer Gate Card
AFFILIATIONS:
National Rifle Association
Allegheny County Sportsmen
Washington County Sportsmen
Metropolitan Police Revolver
League
Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle
League
National Shooting Sports
Foundation
$75.00 per year
$30.00 per year
$30.00 per year
$10.00 per year
$25.00
$10.00
CLUB DIRECTORS
CHARLES R. AUGENSTEIN, II ......724-941-9538
DOUG GAWRONSKI ......................412-531-5043
THEODORE K. HILDABRAND ........724-942-2125
ROBERT KIRSOPP…………………724-348-5033
JOHN BRADFORD ………………..724-228-0545
GARY SCHERER …………………..724-809-7358
GEORGE TAYLOR, IV ....................412-855-6721
JOHN TUPTA………………………..724-941-1494
BRUCE D. UNGAR .........................412-343-2256
ELLSWORTH F. VINES ..................412-721-9632
RONALD J. WATTON .....................724-941-5891
DAVE WILLARD…………………….724-941-6620
KEN ZUPKOW………………………724-941-8367
JAMES EARLEY…………………….814-590-0896
MARC BURNES…………………….412-580-4478
SANCTIONED BY:
Civilian Marksmanship
Program
Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol
Association
CLUB COMMUNICATION
Club Web Site:
www.mdi.net/dml
Club House Phone:
(724)745-9794
Membership Inquiries:
[email protected]
(412)831-4857
MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY THEIR GATE CARDS AND BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WHEN ASKED TO BY A RANGE OFFICER OR OTHER MEMBER
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The Black Powder matches are
Blackpowder Skirmish scheduled for June 22 and October 19
this year.
Wednesdays 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM.
Indoor Air Rifle
October - March
Every Tuesday September - March at 7
CMP Junior Rifle
PM.
Program
George Taylor (412) 855-6721
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John Tupta (724) 941-1494
[email protected]
Bruce Unger (412) 343-2256
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John Tupta (724) 941-1494
[email protected]
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Dean Trew (724) 239-3012
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Doug Gawronski (412) 531-5043
Ted Hildabrand (724) 942-2125
[email protected]
Muzzleloader
X
Shotgun
X
Air Rifle
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Rimfire Rifle
This fires the 4th Saturday of the
month at 9 AM. April—September
The Civilian Marksmanship Program
rifle matches occur the third Sunday
CMP Rifle
of every month January - October.
Matches begin at 11 AM.
200 yard match. 2014 season begins
NRA High Power
March 8. Matches begin at 9 AM.
March - October
Pittsburgh Suburban Our champion smallbore team
Rifle League
practices every Sunday at 7 PM
Trap shooting will resume every
Trap
Tuesday night beginning April 15 at 7
PM
The season runs January - March. The
shooters participate and shoot
Winter Indoor
concurrent with the indoor open
Shooting League
shoots on Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday, or Sunday
This program typically takes place in
June and November. Any centerfire
Antique Military Rifle original military rifle with original
open sights, no scopes, manufactured
Match
prior to January 1, 1946 and in safe
shooting condition. No semi-autos
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Centerfire
Rifle
Monday Night Pistol
This program takes place year round.
Indoors during the winter and
George Taylor (412) 855-6721
outdoors during the summer.
National Match Course. First line fires Bruce Ungar (412)343-2256
at 7pm indoors, and 6pm outdoors
Outdoor Silhouette
Contact
Air Pistol
Description
Rimfire Pistol
Program
Centerfire
Pistol
SHOOTING OPPORTUNITIES
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Bruce Ungar (412)343-2256
Gary Sherer (724)809-7358
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Ron Watton (724) 941-5891
Ted Hildabrand (724)942-2125
Dave Faust (724)225-9057
Miles Ford (412) 833-0813
Chuck Augenstein (724) 941-9538
See our website for more detail about shoo ng opportuni es at the club:
www.mdi.net/dml/programs.html
Follow us on Twi5er and Facebook for announcements and important updates:
@DMLSportsmen
www.facebook.com/DMLSportsmen
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