Taxidermy Class Session 1 – All Students Learning the Trade and Technique with Flying Colors

The Norco hosted Taxidermy Class led by self-taught taxidermist Curt De Villers went off without a hitch, whereby a full day of leading hunters/students through the first stage of mounting a pheasant. The major steps for session 1 were: separate the carcass (meat and entrails) from the skin/feathers; detailed work …

Defensive Handgun Classes – 2018 – May – September

Defensive Handgun classes are being planned starting in May 2018… Tentative schedule, subject to change. Email Joe if interested wachusettfirearmstraining@yahoo.com DH1, Women’s Only May 11th 6pm-10pm, May 12th 9am-5pm , pre-req none DH1, May 11th, 6PM-10PM, May 20th 12N-8pm , pre-req none DH2 , June 9th, 9am-5pm , pre-req DH1 or equivalent DH3, …

Training Class Offered – First Aid/CPR/AED and Gunshot Wound Management – February 10th, 2018

Life Saving Safety Training by certified trainers for anyone who enjoys shooting and hunting, is a firearm or hunting instructor, is a range/safety officer, and everyday life situations indoors or outdoors at home, work, or play. Be familiar and learn how to use a gunshot wound (GSW) trauma kit with different …

Norco hosting Oct 24th Wildlife Society’s Annual Fall Workshop – Theme is Raptor Conservation and Biology

Norco is hosting the Oct 24th Wildlife Society’s Annual Fall Workshop – Theme is Raptor Conservation and Biology. Norco members can signup to join the Society for $10 and attend the workshop.   Details of the workshop October 24: New England Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Fall Workshop, Princeton – The New …

Learn Pheasant Taxidermy this Fall at Norco – if Interested read on

  Details: Class will take place at Norco on 2 Sundays in November/December. Cost is $45.00 ; Taxidermist is Curt De Villers – Spinney Hills Taxidermy, a home based taxidermist who lives in Sterling. The class fee goes 100% to a mounting kit and supplies. The taxidermist is volunteering his …

Sign up if your are 18 & under – Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) November 4th, Auburn Sportsman Club

For details on the Youth Hunter Education Challenge, visit URL https://yhec.nra.org/  BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HUNTERS NRA’s Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) provides a fun environment for kids 18 and under to improve their hunting, marksmanship and safety skills. Through its simulated hunting situations, live fire exercises, educational and responsibility …

Nov 11th Archery Instructor Classes Level 1 and Level 2 at Harvard Sportsman Club

The Nashua Valley Council Shooting Sports Committee in conjunction with Harvard Crew 250 will be hosting two USA Archery Instructor Certification Courses. If you are interested in taking either of the courses please contact NVCSSC Training Chair Tim Bradbury at tpbradbury@verizon.net . Registration deadlines are usually 4 weeks ahead of the start …

Youth Pheasant Program- Class Session Part 2 – Pics and Video

This years Norco Youth Program has 18 participants and 11 participants are first-timers for the pre-hunt class on the 23rd. The day’s education agenda covered topics ranging from the ethics of pheasant hunting to what gear to bring, to safety topics like crossing an obstacle and when it is/is not …