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Free trapping course at area Fish and Game
Members of the Pennsylvania Trappers Association District 11 will present a Pennsylvania Game Commission approved Basic Trapping Course on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Auburn Game and Fish Association Clubhouse, located on River Road, one-half mile off Route 895, off Fort Lebanon Road, Auburn.
This free course is open to all ages and includes lunch, but youth must have parental consent and all participants must preregister by Monday, Sept. 8, by contacting Brian Mohn at (610) 562-1790 or emailing papatrees@aol.com. This is a hands-on course, participants are advised to wear old clothing and bring hip or knee boots.
Topics to be covered include preparing equipment; techniques for land trapping fox and coyote; techniques for water trapping mink, muskrat, raccoon and beaver; preparing and marketing fur; and wildlife management regulations.
Seniors need annual trout stamp in 2015
Beginning in 2015, Pennsylvanians who purchase a senior resident lifetime license and want to fish for trout will be required to purchase a trout/salmon permit each year. Seniors who purchase a trout/salmon permit in conjunction with a resident lifetime license before Jan. 1, 2015, will be grandfathered.
Bowhunting editor radio show guest
“Peterson’s Bowhunting” editor Christian Berg is today’s guest of Republican-Herald/News-Item outdoors editor Doyle Dietz on “Experience The Outdoors,” 7-7:30 a.m. on WLSH 1410-AM, 9:30-10 a.m. on WMGH, Magic 105.5-FM, and on the Web at www.wmgh.com by clicking the “Experience The Outdoors” link.
Banquets
Schuylkill County Sportsmen’s Association, Saturday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m. Community Fire Company, Landingville; for reservations and information, contact Dennis Scharadin at (570) 739-2085.
Hunter-Trapper Ed
Saturday, Sept. 6, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Short Mountain Gun and Conservation Club, Lykens; for required preregistration access the Pennsylvania Game Commission website at www.pgc.state.pa.us.
Daily events
3-D simulated 30-target hunting course, dawn to dusk, closed Sundays 1-4 p.m. for trap, Bear’s Head Archery, Exit 134, I-81, Delano; for information, contact the club at (570) 467-0331.
Today’s events
Lehigh Valley Hunting and Fishing Extravaganza, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kempton Fairgrounds; for information access the website at www.lvhfe.com, contact call Bob Danenhower at (610) 398-7609 or Rick Weaknecht at (610) 683-7405. Muzzleloader shoot, 9 a.m., Susquehanna Sportsmen Association, Sportsmen Club Road, off Cherokee Road, Route 642 East, Danville; for information, contact Bruce Whitenight, days, at (570) 784-9380; Gary Ent, evenings, at (570) 759-0719; or Wayne Flora at (570) 275-4349. Ashland Gun Club Summer League, 4-9 p.m., 667 Fountain St. , Fountain Springs; for information, contact call the club at (570) 875-1055.
This week’s events
· Tuesday: Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited meeting, 6 p.m., Sweet Arrow Lake pavilion, Pine Grove; for information, contact Randy Emerich at (570) 622-1252 or email
· Wednesday: Roaring Creek Watershed hike, 10:30 a.m., meet at the Roaring Creek parking lot, Route 42, Aristes; for information, contact Robin Tracey at (570) 467-2506.
· Friday: Night Hike, 7:30 p.m., Squirrel Run Nature Trail, State Hill boat launch, Blue Marsh Lake, Bernville; for information, contact the ranger station at (610) 376-6337, ext. 203.
· Saturday and Sunday: Muzzleloader shoot and rendezvous, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Blue Ridge Rifles Muzzleloader Club, Coon Club Road, off Route 183, south of Summit Station, with shooting events for men and women, plus juniors who shoot free of charge; for information, access the club Facebook page.
· Sunday, Aug. 31: Ashland Gun Club Summer League, 4-9 p.m., 667 Fountain St., Fountain Springs; for information, contact the club at (570) 875-1055.
— Compiled by Doyle Dietz