I will be moving the news from the Main page to this location when it has been up on the site for over a month.
This will keep the old postings accessible if anyone wants to see what was posted in the months past.
September 2024
Thank you to WYKR for all the advertising time they have donated to the Club
WYKR has been a long time support of the Ammonoosuc Valley Fish & Game Club. They broadcast info on our events! Listen to WYKR for events and happenings at the Club! Another resource to find out what is going on in our ‘neighborhood’.
Beautiful day to shoot Trap – this picture from Sunday 9/15/2024 – Come Join Us. . .
We have a great group of people that shoot trap on Tuesdays at 4 pm as well as Sundays at 9 am. Once the days get dark earlier the Tueday shooting will come to a pause until around April of 2025. We will move the Sunday shooting to 11 am at the end of Day Light Savings time on November 3, 2024. Watch the site, or Facebook or the Calendars for those schedule changes.
Suggested Add on Event for September 28th, 2024
We will be revisiting this proposed shooting event in January to get it on the schedule for 2025. We did not get enough response to allow us to squeeze this in on 9/28/2024.
This posting is at the request of Gary Griswold – President of the Club – we need to know if we can get volunteers and participants for this suggested add on event.
One of our senior members, Bruce Simonds has asked that we have a 100th Anniversary Field Day in conjunction with our Bean Hole Dinner.
It would be different targets for shooting at 50 yards, 100 yards, 200 yards, with open sights, and lower power scopes, off hand shooting. Rest shooting, Deer, Buffalo, playing cards and balloon targets. This will be open to the public.
Bring your own lunch, and drinks will be on sale at the club.
I know this is asking a lot and we need some new people to volunteer for this. We also need to see if there are enough that would participate in this event.
Thanks,
Gary Griswold
Email: gateway2325@gmail.com
Our First AVFG 22 Fun Shoot – September 8th, 2024
Email: gateway2325@gmail.com
Ammonoosuc FUN SHOOT – 22 Plinker Shoot Updated click the link to take you to the updated page
$500 and Under 22 Shoot – We would use a 100 yard IBS center fire target. We would use it at 50 yards for the 22 LR to give a larger target. These would be 20 minute matches for a seven member squad. We would have as many squads as needed so that everyone can shoot. Example: if we have 35 shooters there will be 5 squads with seven in each squad.
Check out the suggested rules for the shoot and the target that would be used. Watch for More info on this.
Bean & Ham Dinner 2024
Join us for the Annual ‘Bean Hole Dinner’ – Bean & Ham Dinner on September 29th 2024
We have a full day planned!
August 2024
August Plinker Shoot Pictures are up
The August 11, 2024 Plinker Shoot Pictures are up …..waiting for scores from Dennis…..
August 25th, 2024 – Hunter Ed Field Day Graduates and their Instructors.
We had a full class with 16 participants. Some really good scores! We hope to see some of these participants come to shoot with us in Trap Shooting or our hosted shooting events! Congratulations to all the participants.
JULY 2024
A Letter to all Members from Gary Griswold – President of the club.
First off some shoot results:
The 5th Annual Lew Mardin Plinker Shoot Results –
We had 9 shooters in the Plinker Class, 4 shooters in the Tack Driver Class, and 6 shooters in the Open Class
There were 3 shooters that shot in 2 classes and 1 shooter that participated in all 3 classes.
Here are the Top 3 in each class.
Plinker Class:1. Tim Beane 2. Israel Clark 3. Ron Eastman
Tack Driver Class: 1. Paul Savard 2. Mike Montininy 3. Peter Magoon
Open Class: 1. Danny Raymond 2. Mike Montininy 3. Kevin Clark
Shooters please see the website in a few days to see all the scores of all the shooters.
Next: A Letter to All Members
I hope everyone is having a great summer, even though it is going by so fast. This past weekend we had the first of our 2 Plinker shoots which was quite successful. It was really nice to have some of our own club members participate in this shoot and we are looking forward to have even more of our members in the next one. As I have always said, you can bring whatever you have for a rifle and we can put you in a group that you will be competitive. You do not have to have a very expensive gun.
At this time I want to thank all of the volunteers that help put this show on. As always we had the same group of people that are always there to help with the festivities, taking care of the food and cooking and serving.
Great job, Don and Ann Dodge and Rich Hahn.
Setting up all the targets and changing targets when needed, thanks Eddie Fisher and John Cookson.
Getting everyone registered and the paperwork that goes along with it, Ann Dodge, Paul Doolittle, Brad Gilbert, Mark Lancaster, Mike, Donnie Clark. Bill Nunn for all the work on the water, replacing the pump, pressure switch and pressure tank. Also all the footwork that goes along with getting donations from different businesses. Thank you to our regulars show up for each time we have a work detail and those that come to every meeting to give their support and input on club matters.
Thank You to everyone that does this. All of you are GREAT!!!
Most of these people are the ones doing all the maintenance out at the club, so when you see them please thank them. If I missed anyone I apologize.
It would be wonderful if we could get some of the newer members and also some of the ones that we do not see very often come and help with these club functions. It seems that we always have the same core group showing up for all the times we need volunteers. We always have enough volunteers, but our core group could use a break sometimes. With over 200 members it seems we could get some newer members to help with these functions. There will be a sign up sheet at the Super Raffle for members that would like to help with our last three functions of the year.
Please remember, Our 100th anniversary Super Raffle is being held this Saturday at the Clubhouse. There are many cash prizes and other door prizes to go along with a wonderful spaghetti dinner with all the fixings. There are still a few Tickets left for the Super Raffle for sale at Gateway, and they should be available at the door. You can get your meal ticket the same way. Everyone be sure and help with this dinner because this is our Major fund raiser for the year. Without funds it is hard to maintain the beautiful club that we have.
For those of you that are upset that we will not be renting the club after this year, it was not decided by just the officers and directors. We had a lot discussion on this at the regular monthly meetings, and we did have a vote by the entire membership that was there at that meeting. We also met with attorneys that said we should not do it anymore because of the liability.
In closing Thank You to all the members and have a safe and healthy summer.
Gary Griswold
President A.V. F.&G.
Members – Please remember it is not appropriate to put clay pigeons on the berms and shoot them.
You will see broken clay pigeons on the 50 yard berm, these are the result of trap shooting. Do not pick up the unbroken clay pigeons and put them on the pistol berm (or the 25 yd berm) and shoot them. We have been seeing clay pigeons on the pistol berm and been removing them only to have more appear there. This picture below shows a group shooting trap and a red arrow pointing to the 50 yard berm. If you visit the range you will see broken orange clay pigeons on this berm, the path of the birds is over that berm when they launch to the right, and the pieces and unbroken birds will land there.
A Letter to all Members from the Club President….
Super Raffle Tickets – Only 31 left available – Get your Tickets before they are all gone!
We will have them available for purchase at the Lew Mardin 22 Plinker Shoot tomorrow at the Club House – swing on in and get your ticket and watch some of the Plinker Shoot!!
Reminder – July 14th is the Lew Mardin Plinker Shoot !
Let’s all turn out and shoot in memory of Lew Mardin a former President of the Club. See the Events Page
A Big THANK YOU Bill Nunn – he made an emergency call to the Club
to replace the water pump.
We arrived for the Egg Shoot and discovered we had no water. The guys checked everything and could not find the issue. Bill Nunn was called and he was available.
He came right over and started his troubleshooting. It was discovered that the pump in the well needed to be replaced! A call to Fogg’s in Woodsville, located a pump, Gary went and picked it up, Bill installed it and we have water again!
Thanks to all the members that came to help with the shoot today:
Paul Doolittle, Michael Murray, Don Dodge, Rich Hahn, Brad Gilbert, John Cookson, Mark Lancaster, Gary Griswold, Ann Dodge and Dennis Diego from the Barre Club!
100th Anniversary Bash – July 20th, 2024
We will have Trap Shooting in the Morning ..time to be determined…watch for updates
The Archery Arena from Running Water Recreation from Bradford!
Ages 7 and up can enjoy a game of Archery Tag…..
Spaghetti Dinner at Noon – Get your reservation and tickets by
contacting avfgclub.secretary@gmail.com
The Super Raffle drawing will be held after the meal!
Get your Super Raffle Tickets now – ONLY 100 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD
Purchase them at Gateway Sports in Wells River VT
Super Raffle Tickets are now available
JUNE 2024
Re-schedule of June Monthly Meeting to June 12, 2024 at 7 PM
We apologize but we need to reschedule the Regular June Meeting from June 5 to June 12 at 7 pm
We hope this does not inconvenience anyone.
First Raffle of 2024
We have printed the raffle tickets for our First Raffle of 2024 – Glock G43X Handgun Raffle
see more info on this on the Raffle Page
Learn how to get your tickets!
Trap Shooting Returning to $5 per round
After lots of comments and discussion it has been decided that we return to $5 per round
This goes into effect immediately
MAY 2024
Clothing Orders
If you placed an order for an article of Clothing at the Annual Meeting they are available for pick up
Please see Paul Doolittle at Gateway Sports in Wells River!!
If you didn’t place an order but would still like an item see the prices on the Clothing Page
Or stop in Gateway Sports
Youth Trap Shooting Program Info
Check the Trap Shooting Page for info on the Youth Trap Shooting Program we are looking into.
Membership Cards & New Member Orientation
Membership Cards & Gate Code
– If you have not picked up or received your membership card in the mail here are 3 other options to pick up your membership card:
1. Pick up your membership card at Gateway Sports in Wells River, VT
2. Pick up your membership card when Trap Shooting is happening – Tuesday at 4 pm or Sunday at 9 am
3. Attend a monthly meeting, cards can also be picked up then.
4. Email avfgclub.secretary@gmail.com and request that your card be mailed.
New Member Orientation
– If you are a new member there are different opportunities to do your Orientation
1. Attend a monthly Meeting (the first Wednesday of each month at 7 pm at the club house
2. Check the Calendar to see when the Trap Shooting Group will be at the range. The group has members that can do your Orientation. Once you have done your Orientation a membership card with the gate code will be issued to you. Ann Dodge usually attends the Trap Shooting and will have those cards with her.
APRIL 2024
Haverhill Cooperative Middle School Community Night
