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 …
The weather was perfect for this year’s Youth Pheasant Hunt Day. The day started off with a hearty breakfast and finished with burgers, dogs, and homemade treats. All the fun happened in-between…..releasing the birds into the fields, getting the gear on, gear check-out, grab a handful of shells, load-up and …
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 …
