Calendar
Sunday, May 5 Bowhunter shoot, TNT Shooting Grounds, Smock. Course open 7 days a week for practice after. Call 724-677-0554 for more information.
Bowhunter shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association. Women shoot free today. Roving start, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
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.
May 6 – Five stand sporting clays, Fairbank Rod and Gun Club, 5 p.m.
May 7 – Yough Fisherman’s Association meeting, Meidel’s Restaurant, Connellsville, 10 p.m.
May 7 – Wing-shooting practice, Fayette Gun Club, 5-7 p.m. (under the lights). Public invited. All shooters welcome.
May 10 – Pa. Boater/Personal Watercraft Safety Course, Mon Valley Emergency Services, Monessen. Call John Stimak at 724-684-5320 for more information.
May 10 – Yough Fisherman’s Association annual youth fishing derby at 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Bullskin field on Mountz Creek. Open to youngsters 6 to 14. Registration begins at 9 a.m.
May 11 – Paper muzzleloader shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsman’s Association. Preregistration $2 per match. Prizes for first and second place.
June 15 – Primitive muzzleloader shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsman’s Association. Registration $5. Bring a prize worth $10 or for a donation, club will put a prize on the blanket for you. Shoot begins at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Mark Pushkis at 724-887-8359.
July 13 — Novelty muzzleloader shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association. Registration $8. Prizes for first and second place.
HUNTING SEASONS
May 24 – Spring gobbler season closes.
FISHING SEASONS
May 3 – Walleye/pike seasons opened.
May 24 – Fish For Free Day.
June 7 – Fish For Free Day.
June 14 – Bass season opens.
BOWHUNTER EDUCATION CLASS
Sunday, May 18 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) – East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association. Preregistration required. Fee $18. Frank Falvo at 412-889-1675. The club will also offer a bowhunter education class Sunday, July 20.
HUNT-ED CLASSES
FAYETTE COUNTY
Friday, May 23 (6-10 p.m.) and Saturday, May 24 (9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. – South Connellsville Rod and Gun Club. Lunch provided. Preregistration required. To preregister call Scott Blocker at 724-626-8399.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Friday, July 12 (1-5 p.m. and Saturday, July 13 (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) – Ellsworth Sportsmen’s Club, off Route 40 between Scenery Hill and Beallsville. Lunch provided. Class limit 60. Call Wiley Crawford at 724-945-5438 for more information.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Friday, May 16 (6-10 p.m.) and Saturday, May 17 (9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) – Youngwood Sportsmen’s Club – Class limit 40. Preregistration required. Lunch provided. To register or obtain more information contact Lawrence Hill at 724-547-4679. The club will also host a class Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16 and Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13.
SOMERSET COUNTY
Monday, July 14, Tuesday, July 15, Thursday, July 17 (6:30-9 p.m.) and Saturday, July 19 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) – Turkeyfoot Fish and Game Club. Students must attend four sessions to be certified. Preregistration required. Class limit 30. To register contact Dr. Gary Compton at 814-395-3035.
INSEASON TROUT STOCKINGS
Following is a list of inseason trout stockings for Fayette and surrounding counties for the week of May 5-10:
With the exception of special “Announced Stockings,” the date and time of the stockings are not announced for inseason stockings. The species and number of trout to be stocked during inseason stockings is never announced.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Dunlap Creek Lake, Georges Creek.
GREENE COUNTY
No stockings this week.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Canonsburg Lake, Dutch Fork Lake, Dutch Fork Creek (regular and delayed harvest sections), Mingo Creek.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Donegal Lake, Jacobs Creek, Loyalhanna Creek, Mammoth Dam (Announced Saturday Stocking), 12:30 p.m.; Northmoreland Lake (Announced Saturday Stocking), 12:30 p.m., Big Sewickley Creek, Lower Twin Lake.
SOMERSET COUNTY
Blue Hole Creek, Breastwork Run, Clear Shade Creek, Fall Creek, Jones Mill Run, Raystown Branch of Juniata River, Middle Creek, Wills Creek, Stony Creek, Laurel Hill Creek.
MISCELANEOUS STOCKINGS
April 14 and April 17 – Walleye fry stocked in Southwest Region. Youghiogheny River, Section 5 in Fayette County (1,773,000); Keystone Lake, Armstrong County (1,225,000); Monongahela River, Section 1 in Greene and Washington counties (698,000); Monongahela River, Section 2, Greene, Fayette and Washington counties (1,247,250); Monongahela River, Section 3, Washington, Fayette, Westmoreland counties (1,242,750); Monongahela River, Section 3, Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties (1,188,750); Monongahela River Sections 5-6, Allegheny County (1,700, 250).
April 18 – Walleye fry stocked in Allegheny River Sections 15, 16 and 17 (2,200,000).
April 20 – Walleye fry stocked in Youghiogheny River Lake, Fayette County (2,130,000).