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Location: Butler Farm 481 Pine Tract Rd West Sunbury, PA

Join us June 7 for a work day, followed by a campout. June 8 will be shooting and an open house at the new expansion of the farm property.

Location: Richland Clubhouse

Club member Lori Zwigart has secured a CPR instructor (or instructors if demand warrants) for the Club to host a CPR class and so… All we need to do now is confirm a head-count. 
Individuals completing the class will be certified and given a certification card.  
There is a cost for this life-saving class.
$55 per person

So if you would like to attend PLEASE CONTACT Lori.  She can be reached at:  412-585-1978 (c) or lorizw@hotmail.com

The Club will be hosting a Hunter-Trapper Education program on Sat. May 10^th at the clubhouse.  The program will run from 8:00am to 3:00pm.  This is a six-hour training class required by law for all first-time hunters and trappers before they can buy a license.  You must pass a certification exam at the end of the class to complete the training. 

Lunch will be provided.

IMPORTANT – Online registration is required.   CLICK HERE for online registration – available at the PA Game Commission Upcoming Events web site.  
Day-of walk-ins will be allowed as long as pre-registration is not full.

NOTE:  SPREAD THE WORD!!!  This event is OPEN TO EVERYONE ages 11 years or older and there is still some time to sign-up (or walk-in day-of) so, please help spread the word.CLICK HERE for a copy of a promotional flyer you can hand-out / post. 

If you have any questions, contact program coordinator / club member Rob Olszewski at: 724-766-5424 / rob_olszewski@yahoo.com – or one of the Club’s program instructors, either:  Tim Nicotra at 412-874-8136 / talg4@zoominternet.net. – or Dave Lewis at: 412-320-6531 or joedave52@gmail.com  – Or John Kelly at: 724-272-0078 or john.kelly@benshaw.com

If you’d like to help out with preparations – setting-up the clubhouse for the event – folks will be meeting the Friday evening before – probably around 4:30 to begin event setup.  Feel free to just stop on by the club at 4:30 or preferably contact Rob, Tim, Dave or John to confirm and coordinate such efforts.   (Note: Any such setup time goes towards fulfilling your service requirement time for Active Member status.)  

In October the Club submitted the winning bid at auction for a 37+ acre parcel of land adjacent to the Club’s existing property.  Once ‘the dust settles’ and some ‘housekeeping’ (some literal) is addressed, we will plan for a New Property Open House event. 

Stay posted!   

PA Fish & Boat has released the 2025 trout stocking schedule. Find your favorite waterway at PFBC Adult Trout Stockings.

If you want to know whether a waterway is an “inland stream” or a “navigable waterway”, you need to look that up in the summary book: Fishing Regulations | Fish and Boat Commission | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The 2025 PA Fishing Summary has been released, with the following important dates:
* Mentored Youth Trout Day = March 29 (Statewide)
* Fish for Free Days = May 25 and July 4

For everything else, it depends on the waterway and species. More information, including a downloadable summary book, are available at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/fishing/regulations.html.

Once again, Santa Claus is coming to town! (And to the Richland Sportsmen’s Club!!!)

ALL ARE WELCOME to the Club’s Annual Christmas Party on Sunday Dec. 8^th starting at 1:00PM – going until… ???   Please sign-up so we have a good idea of how many folks to plan for.  Let us know if you’ll have kids attending so Santa can plan for that accordingly. If you could provide a small gift for your child (around a $20 value)… Santa would be happy to distribute.  Food and beverages (incl. libations!) will be provided – but please bring a covered side-dish or dessert.   Any questions or to confirm attendance, or if you wish to help out (and get time towards your Active member status)…contact us at:  info@richlandsportsmensclub.com

For full details, visit New sportsmans license benefitting youth hunting and fishing education | Fish and Boat Commission | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (pa.gov)

The specialty plate, available now through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), is adorned with artwork featuring iconic Pennsylvania hunting, fishing, and boating imagery including the white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, and anglers fishing from a kayak on a scenic river. The license plate costs $40 plus the registration fee, of which $14 will be deposited into a Youth Hunting and Fishing Restricted Account to be allocated evenly to the PGC and PFBC for the purpose of promoting youth hunting and fishing activities.

ALL ARE WELCOME – Public welcome – No age limit – Young and old can participate

Take aim at the Lucky X paper plates and if your aim is good (and you’re lucky) you could win a turkey (or other prizes)!   Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

Use the club’s rifles or your own.  We supply the ammunition,
22 cal. scatter shot
$2 per shot

Food and beverages will be available. 
(Note:  No Steelers game but if folks are interested in other games the clubhouse TV can be tuned into that action.) 

Any questions on the event or if you wish to help out (and get time towards your Active member status), contact us at: info@richlandsportsmensclub.com

See the attached links for some recent news on PA’s proposal to expand Sunday hunting and information on change’s to PA’s antlerless hunting license process:  

What to know about changes to Pennsylvania’s antlerless deer hunting licensure process
https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2024/07/02/antlerless-deer-hunting-license-pennsylvania-new-process/stories/202407020087?cid=search

Lawmakers advance proposal to greatly expand Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/lawmakers-advance-proposal-to-greatly-expand-sunday-hunting-in-pennsylvania/