Outdoor calendar
SUNDAY, MAY 5 3-D money bowhunter shoot, Mountain Lodge Rod and Gun Club, White House. Roving start, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Prize money determined by number of entries. Youngsters 12 and under shoot for free.
3-D bowhunter shoot, TNT Shooting Grounds, Waltersburg.
Bowhunter shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Club. Roving start 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open trap shooting, Nixon Gun Club, 6:30.
Wing-shooting for hunters (trap and skeet), Fayette Gun Club, 1-5 p.m. Public invited. All shooters welcome.
Sporting clays shoot, California Hill Gun Club, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fifty-and 100-target rounds available. Breakfast served from 9-11 a.m.
Open trap shooting, Ellsworth Gun Club, 1-4 p.m.
May 6 – Trapshooting practice, East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association.
May 8 – Wing-shooting practice, Fayette Gun Club, 5-7 p.m. (under the lights). Public invited. All shooters welcome.
May 10 – Open trap shooting, Ellsworth Gun Club, 7-10 p.m.
May 11 – Yough Walleye Association’s 8th annual Walleye Invitational, Youghiogheny Reservoir, Confluence. For entry or more information call Paul Horwath at 724-564-0422, Joe Davler at 724-439-0817 or Tom Sieger at 412-881-6775.
May 18 – Friendship Hills Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Super Fund dinner, 6 p.m., Becker’s Shadyside Inn, Uniontown. For tickets or more information call Paul Renaldi at 724-583-0915.
HUNTING SEASONS
May 25 – Spring gobbler season closes.
FISHING SEASONS
May 4 – Walleye, pike seasons opened.
June 1 – Fish for Free Day
June 15 – Bass season opens.
June 15 – Trout delayed harvest begins.
IN-SEASON TROUT STOCKINGS
Following is a list of area lakes and streams that will receive in-season shipments of trout this week (May 6-11). With the excepton of special Saturday stockings, the date, time, day and species and number of trout to be stocked are not announced by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
FAYETTE COUNTY – Virgin Run Dam (special Saturday stocking, 10:30 a.m.), Youghiogheny River.
GREENE COUNTY – Regular inseason stockings completed. Next scheduled stockings will be at Duke Lake the week of September 30 and the week of Jan. 17, 2003.
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Canonsburg Lake (special Saturday stocking, 4 p.m.), Dutch Fork Lake (special Saturday stocking, 2 p.m.), Aunt Clara Fork, Enlow Fork, Tenmile Creek.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY – Donegal Lake, (special Saturday stocking, 12:30 p.m.), Fourmile Run, Hendricks Creek, Indian Lake, Keystone Lake (special Saturday stocking, noon), Linn Run, Loyalhanna Creek, Mammoth Dam (special Saturday stocking, 1:45 p.m.), Northmoreland Lake, (special Saturday stocking, 12:30 p.m.), Big Sewickley Creek, Tubmill Creek, Lower Twin Lake.
SOMERSET COUNTY – Kooser Lake, Kooser Run, Laurel Hill Creek, Gladdens Run, Middle Creek.
HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES
FAYETTE COUNTY
Friday, May 17 (6-10 p.m.) and Saturday, May 18 (9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) – South Connellsville Rod and Gun Club. Lunch provided. Preregistration required. To register call Scott Blocker at 724-626-8399.
Saturday, May 18 (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Sunday, May 19 (noon-4 p.m.) – Haydentown Fire Department Social Hall. Preregistration required. Class limit 40. Lunch provided. To preregister call 724-564-5911.
Saturday, June 8 (8 a.m.- 4 p.m.) an Sunday, June 9 (noon-4 p.m.) – Hutchinson Sportsmen’s Club, Brownfield. Class limit 60. Lunch provided. Preregistration required. To register call 724-737-0947.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Friday, May 10 (6-10 p.m.) and Saturday, May 11 (9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Youngwood Sportsmen’s Club. Preregistration required. Class limit 40. Lunch provided. To preregister contact Lawrence Hill at 724-547-4679. Youngwood Sportsmen’s Club will also hold classes the weekend of Aug. 16-17 and Sept. 13-14.