This year’s fair-weather youth pheasant hunting day had youth hunters along with their mentors and field dogs turn out for an educational and productive day. Several of the youth hunters have opted to take their season’s first bird into the Norco pheasant taxidermy class to be held later this year. …
Details: Class will take place at Norco on 2 Sundays in December/January. We will review mutual dates for December and January by a survey. 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 …
If you are new to pheasant hunting at Norco, here are a few details to plan and enjoy your outing. volunteers set out pheasants in the fields at 5:45 am. Open to anyone, just show up at 5.30 am. anyone hunting with dogs should be parked off to the left …
Norco continued its education traditions and hosted MA Youth Pheasant Hunting Program. We wish the hunters good luck on October 6th. Several pictures from our training session are featured this month including seeing live pheasants, holding one, field dressing one, learning the safe techniques to walk a field with other …
Interested in volunteering, joining the committee or signing up for a lunch to bring in, email pbc@norco.club
On Sunday, January, the class reconvened for session 2. At the end of session 1, the instructor left with the student’s pheasant which was feathers, skin, bone, and wire supports for the wings and legs. The birds were tumbled dried in moisture absorbing media. https://www.norco.club/2017/12/18/taxidermy-class-session-1-all-students-learning-the-trade-and-technique-with-flying-colors/ Session 2 transforms the pheasant to …
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 …
Hopefully everyone has bagged a pheasant this season or seen a buddy get one. With the last week upon us, here are a few important details for the last three days of the season pheasants to be stocked on Thursday and Friday, Nov 23rd and 24th no pheasants to be …
If you are new to pheasant hunting at Norco, here are a few details to plan and enjoy your outing. volunteers set out pheasants in the fields at 5:45 am. Open to anyone, just show up at 5.30 am. anyone hunting with dogs should be parked off to the left …
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 …
