Activities
Archery | Block Shoots | DSA Scholarship | Hunter - Trapper Education | Perry County Fair | Perry County Youth Field | Rifle and Handgun Range | Trap Shooting | Trout Nursery and Stocking | Youth Trout Derby
Archery
CONTACT: Randy Moyer 717-834-5091, cell 717-884-6797
FACILITIES
- Practice Field Range with Bag Targets
- Elevated Shooting Platform (16 feet) with Bag and 3D Targets
- Sand pit with Styrofoam for broad head shooting.
- 3D course w/+ 12 targets is available at no charge from mid July thru the start of Archery season.
- NO BROAD HEAD SHOOTING AT BAG TARGETS OR 3D TARGETS.
ACTIVITIES
- No organized 3D Shoots are currently scheduled.
MAINTANENCE
- Routine maintenance is required and is taken on by club volunteers as needed.
Block Shoots
Block shoots are held on Friday evenings from the first Friday of January through the last Friday of March and from the second Friday of September for 9 weeks into early November. Four meat rounds and one special round are held each evening. Registration begins at 6:30. Shooting starts at 7:00. Competition is open to all 12 gauge shotguns. The only restriction is a maximum barrel length of 36”. Shells are furnished. We are located off Route 274, 4 miles west of Duncannon or 3 miles east of Meck’s Corner at 256 Montebello Farm Road. For additional information, contact Carl Fox at 717-433-8223 or Bob Hines at 717-834-3882.
Duncannon Sportsmen's Association Scholarship
The Duncannon Sportsmen’s Association will present a total of $1000.00 in scholarships to graduating seniors entering a field of study relating to forestry, wildlife management, conservation, the environment or a related field.
The Duncannon Sportsmen’s Scholarship is open to all graduating seniors of the Susquenita School District and the graduating senior son/daughter of Duncannon Sportsmen’s Association members (in good standing for the current year) in other school districts, home schooled and private schooled seniors are welcome to apply.
Completed applications should be forwarded to Lester Nace, Scholarship Chairman, 7 Roseglen Road, Duncannon, PA 17020. Applications must be postmarked by March 31 each year. The recipient(s) will be notified at the high school awards ceremony in the recipient’s home school. Home schooled recipients will be notified by letter at their home address. Funds will be mailed to the recipient(s) upon successful completion of one semester of study and enrollment for the following semester. A copy of your first semester grades and proof of registration for your second semester must be sent to Mr. Nace at the above address.
Applications will be available in the Susquenita High School guidance office no later than February 1. Applicants from other school districts and home schooled seniors shall request an application from Mr. Nace by calling 717-395-4751.
Hunter - Trapper Education
We conduct Hunter-Trapper Education (HTE) classes using a team of PA Game Commission certified instructors. The standard HTE class consists of 4 hours of independent study and a minimum of six hours of classroom study. Our classes are normally a one day Saturday class.
HTE classes are required of all first time hunters in Pennsylvania. All students must be 11 years of age at the time they complete the class. All classes are open to the public and free of charge.
Classes are usually held at Duncannon on the first Saturday of March and the Saturday after Labor Day. Our team of instructors also instruct classes at New Bloomfield Sportsmen’s Association the second Saturday of March and at the PA State Hunters Organization on the second Saturday of August. Classes are usually posted on the Game Commission website at least eight weeks before the class. Online Registration for all classes is required on the Game Commission website at www.pgc.gov . On the Homepage, click “Hunter Education Classes”, select “Hunter-Trapper Education”, enter your zip code and select 10 miles or 50 miles.
A Successful Furtaking Course is also normally held in Perry County during September. You may locate this class on the website by following the above instructions and selecting “Successful Furtaking & Cable Restraint Certifications”. This advanced class has a $15.00 fee which must be paid online by credit card during the registration process.
For additional information:
CONTACT: CARL FOX at 717-433-8223 or
TREVIS PAULUS at 717-582-7608
Perry County Fair
Each year our organization operates a stand at the Perry County Fair as a fund raising event for the association. The stand serves not only as a fund raiser but as a means to interact with the public and those who are non-members as well as or own members. The stand is located on the midway catty cornered from the stage.
We do several things at the fair:
- We operate a cake wheel using baked goods and produce type items as prizes. At $.25 a number, it is by far the cheapest game at the fair. We ask that our members donate items for use at this game. We try to contact members requesting a donation but if no one contacts you, feel free to drop something off at the stand.
- We also sell raffle tickets for firearms and other outdoor related prizes. Winning tickets are drawn at our September meeting.
Contacts: Lee Clugston - 717-834-3607
Carl Fox – 834-3635
Perry County Youth Field
We are a participating club in the Perry County Sportsmen for Youth which plans and holds an annual Youth Field Day. The field day hosts approximately 200 youth between the ages of 9 and 16 both male and female. The event exposes participants various firearms shooting skills, archery skills, waterfowl and turkey hunting techniques, furtaking techniques, fly casting and trout fishing as well as other outdoor skills. The event alternates between the Ickesburg Sportsmen’s Association (even # years) and the Duncannon Sportsmen’s Association (odd # years). The Field Day is held the second Saturday of June each year. Registration begins the first Saturday of May beginning at 8:00 AM. For more information, click here.
If you desire to become involved in helping with the events or the planning, you may contact one of our members on the planning team: Trevis Paulus - 717-582-7608; Robert Hofer II – 717-903-8486, or Carl Fox – 717-834-3635.
Rifle and Handgun Range
CONTACT: Carl Fox 717-834-3635, cell 717-433-8223
FACILITIES
- Covered 10 Bench Shooting Line
- 100 Yard Target Holders with Earthen Bank Backstop
- 25 Yard and 50 Yard Steel Frame Backstops with Target Holders
ACTIVITIES
- Range is open for shooting of Centerfire and Rimfire Rifles and Handguns as well as Muzzleloading firearms by members and their guests. See Shooting Rules and Regulations posted at the range. The Shooting and Ground Rules are also available elsewhere on this website.
- Shotgun patterning is also allowed, using the steel frame provided or you may bring your own.
- During, Youth Field Day and other scheduled events, the range will be closed to use by the membership. These closings will be posted on the Home Page.
MAINTANENCE
Routine maintenance is required and is taken on by club volunteers as needed.
Trap Shooting
CONTACT: John Rice cell 717-645-0626
FACILITIES
- Standard regulation trap course
ACTIVITIES
- 1st Wednesday in April to last Wednesday of October. Shooting starts at 6 PM and continues until everyone decides to call it quits.
- 2nd and 4th Sundays April through October. Shooting begins at 2 PM.
MAINTANENCE
Routine maintenance is performed by the shooters.
We have the trap serviced as needed by Shyda’s from Lebanon.
CONTACT: Lee Clugston, 717-834-3607
LOCATION
The nursery is located at 2007 Newport Road, at the intersection of SR 0849 and Old Limekiln Lane, in Miller Township, Perry County.
HISTORY
Prior to starting our nursery, the site was monitored by the PA Fish Commission and approved as a Cooperative Nursery site. The nursery was established in 1979 on lands owned, at that time by one of our members, Bob Hines. The area that contains the nursery had an ample spring water supply to raise trout from fingerling to stocking size. Bob has since sold the property to Lynn Bricker. We hold a perpetually renewable lease on the property and have had a good relationship with the present landowner.
We started the nursery by building 3 wooden framed wire baskets, approximately 3’x3’x8’, and placing them in the small stream created by the flow from the springs. We received 1000 Brown Trout fingerlings from the PFC that first year. They were fed twice daily, 7 days a week by volunteer club members and stocked in the Little Juniata Creek. The trout did extremely well.
The following year we built the present 75-foot long concrete raceway. All design followed Fish Commission guidelines and construction was completed by volunteer members. After completion of the raceway we received 3000 Brown and Rainbow trout fingerlings. This second year, the trout were again hand fed. We continue to receive 3000 trout annually, and currently include rainbows, browns, brooks and a few golden trout.
The club has performed all necessary maintenance and improvements and also, some enhancements, to make this endeavor a continued success. We have added a feed and storage shed, automatic feeders, an aeration system, an emergency generator, stocking tank and float stocking boxes.
ACTIVITIES
- Annually stocks trout in the Little Juniata Creek.
- Sponsor a Youth Trout Derby at Wagner Park in Wheatfield Twp. The first Saturday in June.
- Sponsor and donate trout to the Perry County Special Needs Persons Derby held at Marysville.
- Donate fish to the Perry County Youth Field Day when fishing is part of the program.
MAINTANENCE
Routine maintenance is required and is taken on by club volunteers as needed. Annually, after stocking has been completed, any repairs needed on the raceway are completed and the raceway is cleaned and disinfected prior to receiving the next year’s fingerlings.
To volunteer, contact Lee Clugston at 717-834-3607.
STOCKING
For stocking dates see the calendar.
Youth Trout Derby
We hold a youth Trout Derby the first Saturday of June at Wheatfield Township’s Wagner Park.
Wagner Park is located at the intersection of Paradise Road and Narrows Road.
The Derby is open to children age 3 to 13. Each participant receives free hot dog and soda as well as a door prize by means of a random drawing. Registration is from 8 AM to 9 AM. Fishing begins at 9AM and continues until 11AM. Door prizes are awarded beginning at 11:30 AM. Participants must be present to receive a door prize.
Little Juniata Creek, through Wagner Park from the bridge at Paradise Road to the Bridge on the old railroad bed, is closed to all fishing by a PA Fish and Boat Commission permit from 12:01 AM, Saturday prior to the derby to 12:01 AM, Monday following the derby. Derby fishing only is permitted until 1:00 PM on Saturday at which time ONLY youth under the age of sixteen may fish until 12:01 Monday morning.
For additional information:
CONTACT: LEE CLUGSTON 717-834-3607 OR
CARL FOX 717-433-8223