Outdoors Calendar
– Fairbank Rod and Gun Club will have five stand sporting clays shoots at 5 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. The shoots will be held regularly until small game season begins this fall. -Nixon Gun Club in Brownsville will hold open trap shooting every Monday from 6-10 p.m. The public is invited.
-The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsman Clubs, Fayette County Chapter, will have a booth at the Fayette County Fair from Sunday, July 31 through Saturday, Aug. 6. All fishermen and hunters are invited to stop by the booth.
WOODLANDS WORLD
3D ARCHERY SHOOT
Saturday, Aug. 20 – Roving start, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for youth (11-15 years), 10-under is free. Every shooter receives a Woodlands World T-shirt. Prizes for the top three shooters in each class. For more information, call 1-866-472-6969 or visit www.woodlandsworld.com
BOWHUNTER SHOOTS
July 24, Aug. 28, Sept. 25 – Bowhunter shoot, Centerville Sportsmen. Roving start 8 a.m.-1 p.m. For information call 724-377-2838 or 724-632-6580.
FUTURE TROUT STOCKINGS
Fall stockings: Fayette County – Oct. 5 – Meadow Run, Indian Creek; Oct. 7 – Virgin Run Dam, Dunlap Creek Lake; Greene County – Oct. 7 – Duke Lake; Somerset County – Oct. 6 – Laurel Hill Creek, Laurel Hill Lake; Westmoreland County – Oct. 5 – Indian Creek Loyalhanna Creek; Oct. 21 – Indian Lake, Mammoth Dam; Oct. 21 – Lower Twin Lake, Upper Twin Lake
-Youghiogheny River stockings: Sept. 2, Oct. 5
Winter stocking: Westmoreland County – Dec. 13 – Lower Twin Lake
HUNT ED CLASSES
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Friday, Aug. 12 (6-10 p.m.) and Saturday, Aug. 13 (9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) – Youngwood Sportmen’s Association. Pre-registration required. Class limit 40. Lunch provided. To pre-register contact Jim Hill at 724-547-4679.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Saturday, Aug. 20 (Noon-8 p.m.) and Sunday, Aug. 21 (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) – Ellsworth Sportsmen’s Club. Class limit 50. Lunch provided on Saturday. For more information contact Bill Crawford at 724-945-6438.
Outdoor events and happenings can be called in to the Herald-Standard sports department at (724) 439-7570 or sent by email to either hssports@heraldstandard.com or sportsnuts@hotmail.com