Auburn Sportsman's Club

ly-fishing Derby and Spring Derby. July/August is the Kids' Kiver Derby and Horn-pout Derby. Yearly we hold a canoe raffle and the winner is drawn at the Spring Derby. Archery: We have an archery range and a 30 target archery course. One of our signature archery events is the 3D Toys for Tots shoot each December – yearly we earn special recognition from the Marine Corp for our generous donations. Several archery events are held throughout the year. We also have an indoor archery league that runs throughout the winter on Wednesday nights. The archery events calendar is posted on the porch. Trap: Every Sunday, weather permitting, and as long as there isn’t another special event going on. Our trap shooting is open to the public and shooting begins at 11:00am. During the spring and summer we also open on a week night. Our New Years Day shoot has been a great success with meat and money prizes and other trap events are posted and held throughout the year. Black Powder: We have a Black Powder Woods Walk yearly and we usually have a record attendance to challenge the course. During most club events our kitchen committee feeds all our guests: breakfast, lunch, and occasionally a dinner. Bird/Game: We raise and stock pheasants on the property for the state – we have received high compliments from the state regarding the habitat of the pen. The birds are stocked on the grounds and hunting is open to the public. Several kid/junior members assist w/ catching and stocking the birds – it’s a great program. Bird Banding: Weekend mornings throughout the spring and summer a big group of people set up nets, capture and band all types of birds and track migration patterns. Owl banding is done on evenings in the fall. Hunter Ed: A group of ASC members makes up a volunteer Central Mass Teaching Team for the Mass Fishery and Wildlife. We host at least 3 Basic Hunter Ed classes and teach 2 Archery and Trapping courses throughout the year. We also host GOAL for the Women on Target course in September – usually 35 women attend and we have full attendance each year. There are at least 25 members who volunteer to teach pistol, rifle, and shotgun. Youth Events: Yearly we sponsor at least 2 youths for the Junior Conservation Camp. We hold a Turkey Youth Clinic and have mentors take youths out hunting on Saturday: Youth Turkey Hunt day. The clinic teaches gun and range safety while the youths are taught how to shoot while both sitting and standing, and within a blind, at turkey targets. Horseshoes: All members are invited to sign up for the horseshoe league which runs from April – August/September – Wednesday evenings. Judo: The hall is used on Saturday mornings from 9-11 to practice Judo – a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport. Recently Judo has been added to run on Wednesday nights as well from 6-8pm. Special Events: Chairman and committee keeps busy with events for almost every holiday – Corned Beef/Cabbage dinner, Family Day, Pumpkin carving, Kids and Adults Christmas Parties, etc. Newsletter: Information is gathered from all committee chairmen and club events members are urged to sign up to receive newsletters via email. To do so, please email the ASC at [email protected]. New members can submit their email address at the time of application. Membership: We average approximately 800 members. Approximately 1/4 of the memberships are kid/junior members. All new applicants and renewal members get a membership number, card, and membership pin. Applications are available in the lounge. Any adult who wishes to become a member needs to have a current member sponsor them. Nominating: Nomination of officers and chairmen is held at the September meeting. Elections are done the third Monday of October. If there are vacancies during the year, the Nominating Committee recommends a replacement to the Board of Directors. Publicity: Selects items to have for sale with the club logo on them to show our support of the club. Sweatshirts, hats, t-shirts, etc. can be purchased in the lounge. Check often because the inventory will rotate. Worcester County League Representative: Ensures we are aware of all events and pending legislation that effects sportsmen. Our Auburn Sportsman’s Club representative travels to all the Worcester County League meetings and events. House and Grounds: Ensures the buildings and grounds are maintained. Hall and ground rentals are handled by our bar manager. We have a group of great friends that cook and have various cook offs during the year and usually every Sunday you can enjoy some potluck in the lounge.