2009 -- Mosquitio Creek Sportsmens' Club NHF Day Shoot
Location: 1566 Sportsmen's Rd., Frenchville
Contact: Cathy Tarner, mosquito@pennswoods.net, 8142634211
Sept. 26, 10:00am-6:00pm
All day event.  Shooting events begin at 11:00 am 3-D archery, Kids fishing derby,Trap at 2pm, Auction and drawings start at 1:30,
$10.00 ticjet buys all day food and drink and chances on 6,000.

2009 -- National Wild Turkey Federation JAKES Day, Workshops & Events 
Location: Southern Chester County Sportsmens & Farmers Assoc, Kennett Square, PA
Laruel's Longbeards - Chester  County PA
Contact: Gary Taylor, gvtaylor@verizon.net, 6104963651
September 26, 8:30 Registration
NWTF JAKES DAY - Workshops & Events
Archery - 22 Rifle Handling & Shooting - Black Power Demo - Turkey Calling and Hunting Tips, Youth Turkey Calling Contest - Free Lunch - Rain or Shine

For more information on NWTF visit www.nwtf.org 

2009 -- PA Game Commission Events

September 19: At 10 a.m., on Sept. 19, the Game Commission will conduct its annual public drawing to select those who will be afforded an opportunity to use one of the blinds for waterfowl hunting at Pymatuning. The drawing will be held at the Game Commission’s Pymatuning Administration Building, 9552 Hartstown Rd. At 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 19, Kevin Jacobs, Game Commission biologist, will hold a waterfowl information and banding program, with the opportunity for children to assist in the release of wild ducks, at the Learning Center, 12590 Hartstown Road. The Learning Center also will be open on Saturday and Sunday for visitors.

Sept. 19-20, the Game Commission’s Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area will host the 23rd Annual Middle Creek Wildfowl Show. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Visitor Center, which is along Hopeland Road, two miles south of Kleinfeltersville, on the Lebanon-Lancaster county line. Admission is free, but donations are graciously accepted and will benefit the Wildlands Preservation Fund, which has helped to preserve more than 46,000 acres in an 18-county area in eastern Pennsylvania, including more than 1,200 acres at Middle Creek.

Sept. 23, representatives of the Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, along with several respected statewide sportsmen’s organizations, will host a National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration in the East Wing Rotunda of the State Capitol in Harrisburg. The event, which will feature a series of informational booths, will run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and will include a news conference at 11 a.m. The event will highlight the importance hunting, trapping, fishing and boating and the related activities supported by the two independent state agencies have had on and continue to provide to the state’s cultural heritage, outdoors recreation and economy.

Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Middle Creek will host a National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration. Planned events include hands-on activities for people of all ages. Activities include (* denotes hands-on activities): exhibits/displays from local, state, and national sportsmen’s organizations; archery shoot*; muzzleloading rifles*; fly rod casting instruction*; fishing*; and trapping demonstrations. Additionally, Red Creek Rehabers will conduct two live birds of prey demonstrations during the day. Another highlight will be the laser SHOT system, available for kids of all ages to try. The SHOT system is a simulated hunting experience to test an individual’s marksmanship and decision-making in hunting situations.