Events in September 2022
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Sporting Clays Sporting Clays
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September 3, 2022Shooting on our Sporting Clays course. Open to non-members.
Our fee schedule.Please arrive in the parking lot by 9:10AM for squad assignments.
Questions to the chair.
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Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only) Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only)
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September 4, 2022Sunday afternoon trap.
Trap has resumed on a semi-restricted basis for WSC members, and their friends and family only. (The front gate will not be left ajar by the Trap committee, so if your family/guests are not carpooling and don't have a gate card, please coordinate to let them through upon their arrival). Also, payments for rounds may now be made online.
Participant use of the online reservation system that was inaugurated during the coronavirus lockdown is now optional - reservations are no longer mandatory. However, the reservation system is still an excellent place to check before heading to the club in case a session has been canceled at the last minute.
Questions to the Trap Chair.
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Labor Day Labor Day
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September 5, 2022 -
Pistol Team Practice (Indoor Range Reserved) Pistol Team Practice (Indoor Range Reserved)
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September 7, 2022Time to start knocking the rust off and prepare for the Nashoba Valley Pistol League 2022-2023 season. Hope to see as many members of Westford's two NVPL teams as can make it. WSC club members also welcomed to attend to watch, get information, ask questions, try Precision Pistol target shooting.
Contact the Pistol Team Secretary for more details.
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Sportmens Rendezvous Sportmens Rendezvous
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September 9, 2022WSC members will gather at the outdoor fire pit, and tell fishing, hunting and shooting stories.
If it rains, we'll go indoors.
Questions to the WSC President.
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Sporting Clays Sporting Clays
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September 10, 2022Shooting on our Sporting Clays course. Open to non-members.
Our fee schedule.Please arrive in the parking lot by 9:10AM for squad assignments.
Questions to the chair.
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Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only) Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only)
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September 11, 2022Sunday afternoon trap.
Trap has resumed on a semi-restricted basis for WSC members, and their friends and family only. (The front gate will not be left ajar by the Trap committee, so if your family/guests are not carpooling and don't have a gate card, please coordinate to let them through upon their arrival). Also, payments for rounds may now be made online.
Participant use of the online reservation system that was inaugurated during the coronavirus lockdown is now optional - reservations are no longer mandatory. However, the reservation system is still an excellent place to check before heading to the club in case a session has been canceled at the last minute.
Questions to the Trap Chair.
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Clubhouse cleaning (Indoor Range CLOSED) Clubhouse cleaning (Indoor Range CLOSED)
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September 12, 2022The indoor range will be closed while the crew from Molly Maids is cleaning the clubhouse.
Questions to the Indoor Range chair on range issues,
or the Recording Secretary for facilities issues.RESCHEDULED HYBRID General Membership Meeting; Speaker: GOAL RESCHEDULED HYBRID General Membership Meeting; Speaker: GOAL
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September 12, 2022General Membership meeting at the clubhouse, shared via Zoom teleconference for those who do not wish to meet in person. Connection details to be supplied by club E-blast; here is a copy of the links that you can click on.
If you choose to attend the meetings in person:
- If you have been fully vaccinated, no face covering is required.
- If you have not been fully vaccinated, a face covering and/or social distancing is strongly recommended.
The monthly meal is: TBD.
The guest speaker is: A GOAL representative, on "What the latest Supreme Court case means to Massachusetts".
Indoor range closed starting at 2:30PM.
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Indoor Pistol Range GSSR - Range Reserved Indoor Pistol Range GSSR - Range Reserved
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September 13, 2022All members must pass a Gun Skills Safety Review (GSSR) to gain access to the Indoor Range (via their WSC Proximity Cards). Proximity Card permissions are updated after the GSSR by the Indoor Range Chair. To attend, you must register by EMailing the Chair at least 3 days in advance.
Agenda:
- Meet in the clubhouse downstairs
- View a safety video
- Take a brief quiz on range procedures
- Demonstrate safe gun handling and usage with a live-fire test
(Bring gun and approved target ammo)
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Pistol Team Match - Indoor Range Reserved Pistol Team Match - Indoor Range Reserved
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September 14, 2022A match for a Westford pistol team in the Nashoba Valley Pistol League.
Questions to the Pistol Team's Secretary.
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Game Preserve opens for Fall Game Preserve opens for Fall
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September 15, 2022This is the first day that WSC's private game preserve is open for upland game bird hunting. It goes on hiatus during deer season, and finally closes for the hunting year on March 31st. Contact the Game Preserve chair for details.
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Sporting Clays Sporting Clays
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September 17, 2022Shooting on our Sporting Clays course. Open to non-members.
Our fee schedule.Please arrive in the parking lot by 9:10AM for squad assignments.
Questions to the chair.
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New Member Presentation New Member Presentation
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September 18, 2022A presentation for prospective members is held in the clubhouse. Indoor range is closed.
The meeting starts with the presentation, so please plan on being seated by the starting time. The meeting should last approximately one hour, depending on the number of applicants.
Action Bay Qualifications (PISTOL RANGE CLOSED) Action Bay Qualifications (PISTOL RANGE CLOSED)
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September 18, 2022Qualifications for use of the Action Bays by club members, to ensure that participants can safely use a holster with a handgun and shoot safely.
In essence, there will be a written test, and you will be required to draw and fire from a holster and hit a target at thirty feet.
Requirements:
- Center fire handgun in an acceptable caliber (see the rules)
- Belt-style holster that completely covers the trigger guard of the gun
- At least 30 rounds of ammo
- Orange range card (see the CRO for replacement of lost cards)
- Eye and ear protection
- Baseball-style hat
- A digital/printed copy of the rules for reference during the test
- A pen to take the written test
Full requirements are in the Action Bay Qualification Procedures.
The test is an open book 25-question multiple-choice which must be completed in 30 minutes. The passing grade is 84%, and requires great familiarity with the rules to finish in time.
Resources: Action Bay Range Rules and Cross Functional Rules
Registration is required, to ensure that you can be notified of last-minute schedule changes. Contact Action Bay Chair.
This is a qualification session for the Action Bays. Successful completion is required to gain access to the Action Bays.
Cub Scout Pack 95 Initiation and Rocket Launch Cub Scout Pack 95 Initiation and Rocket Launch
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September 18, 2022WSC sponsored Cub Scout Pack 95 newcomer welcome/model rocket launch at the field by the Trap House.
Pack 95 will welcome and orient new Scouts and their families. Then Scouts will assemble and launch model rockets.
Actual activities will run from 1:00PM-3:00PM. Participants should gather at the flagpole in front of the WSC clubhouse.
Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only) Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only)
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September 18, 2022Sunday afternoon trap.
Trap has resumed on a semi-restricted basis for WSC members, and their friends and family only. (The front gate will not be left ajar by the Trap committee, so if your family/guests are not carpooling and don't have a gate card, please coordinate to let them through upon their arrival). Also, payments for rounds may now be made online.
Participant use of the online reservation system that was inaugurated during the coronavirus lockdown is now optional - reservations are no longer mandatory. However, the reservation system is still an excellent place to check before heading to the club in case a session has been canceled at the last minute.
Questions to the Trap Chair.
RESCHEDULED Outdoor Range Safety Briefing (Pistol range closed 1:00PM-3PM) RESCHEDULED Outdoor Range Safety Briefing (Pistol range closed 1:00PM-3PM)
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September 18, 2022Registration Required!!
All members must have an Orange Card to use the outdoor ranges. Cards are issued after a safety briefing, given by the Outdoor Range Chair. To attend, you must register by EMailing the Chair at least 3 days in advance. Please follow the instructions in the Chair's response carefully.
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Executive Board Meeting (Indoor Range CLOSED) Executive Board Meeting (Indoor Range CLOSED)
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September 19, 2022E-board meets in the clubhouse. Indoor range is closed.
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Pistol Team Match - Indoor Range Reserved Pistol Team Match - Indoor Range Reserved
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September 21, 2022A match for a Westford pistol team in the Nashoba Valley Pistol League.
Questions to the Pistol Team's Secretary.
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Sporting Clays Sporting Clays
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September 24, 2022Shooting on our Sporting Clays course. Open to non-members.
Our fee schedule.Please arrive in the parking lot by 9:10AM for squad assignments.
Questions to the chair.
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Rosh Hashanah begins Rosh Hashanah begins
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September 25, 2022You passed Hunter's Education, now what? You passed Hunter's Education, now what?
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September 25, 2022An informal seminar given by the President and 1 or 2 other volunteers about the basics of beginning hunting. We will discuss:
- Gear
- Location
- Scouting
- ... and more.
Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only) Trap Fields Open (Members/Friends/Family Only)
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September 25, 2022Sunday afternoon trap.
Trap has resumed on a semi-restricted basis for WSC members, and their friends and family only. (The front gate will not be left ajar by the Trap committee, so if your family/guests are not carpooling and don't have a gate card, please coordinate to let them through upon their arrival). Also, payments for rounds may now be made online.
Participant use of the online reservation system that was inaugurated during the coronavirus lockdown is now optional - reservations are no longer mandatory. However, the reservation system is still an excellent place to check before heading to the club in case a session has been canceled at the last minute.
Questions to the Trap Chair.
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Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED
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September 26, 2022The outdoor pistol range is reserved for police training.
The rifle range remains open for WSC member use.Questions to the Outdoor Range chair.
Clubhouse cleaning (Indoor Range CLOSED) Clubhouse cleaning (Indoor Range CLOSED)
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September 26, 2022The indoor range will be closed while the crew from Molly Maids is cleaning the clubhouse.
Questions to the Indoor Range chair on range issues,
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Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED
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September 27, 2022The outdoor pistol range is reserved for police training.
The rifle range remains open for WSC member use.Questions to the Outdoor Range chair.
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Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED
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September 28, 2022The outdoor pistol range is reserved for police training.
The rifle range remains open for WSC member use.Questions to the Outdoor Range chair.
Pistol Team Match - Indoor Range Reserved Pistol Team Match - Indoor Range Reserved
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September 28, 2022A match for a Westford pistol team in the Nashoba Valley Pistol League.
Questions to the Pistol Team's Secretary.
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Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED
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September 29, 2022The outdoor pistol range is reserved for police training.
The rifle range remains open for WSC member use.Questions to the Outdoor Range chair.
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Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED Police training session - OUTDOOR PISTOL RANGE CLOSED
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September 30, 2022The outdoor pistol range is reserved for police training.
The rifle range remains open for WSC member use.Questions to the Outdoor Range chair.