Outdoor notes: Spring still shoots, Whitetail and Safari clubs' banquets
Spring still shoots start Feb. in Shreve
SHREVE − Spring still shoots will be held at the Shreve Farmer's Sportsman Club beginning Feb. 5 and running every Sunday through April 30, except for Easter. Shoots begin at noon with registration starting around 11:30 a.m. The club shoots shot, .22 and slug. Try for a chance to win a variety of meat and cash prizes. The progressive jackpot is over $5,400.
The club is located at 8430 Township Road 513, Shreve. For more information contact Missy at 330-464-5621.
Trout Unlimited meeting
The Clear Fork River Chapter of Trout Unlimited will meet at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster. To join remotely via Zoom, send an email to cfrtu.rsvp@gmail.com. Indicate the meeting date and include name and email address. An email with an invitation will be returned.
There will be a discussion of chapter activities and a raffle of fly fishing equipment. The speaker will be Jerry Darkes, executive director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Trout Club. Darkes is a well-known writer and national fly fishing authority on fishing the Great Lakes region. He will discuss activities of the CMNH trout club, the Ohio brook trout restoration program and research on Lake Erie migratory smallmouth bass.
Details of meetings, other chapter activities and local fishing reports can be found at cfrtu.org. Meetings are open to the public and anyone interested in fishing and cold water fisheries preservation is encouraged to participate. Interested women anglers are especially invited to attend.
Whitetail Heritage of Ohio banquet
Whitetail Heritage of Ohio will hold its annual fundraiser banquet Saturday, March 18, at the Mt. Hope Event Center. Doors open at 2:30 p.m., with the progressive dinner from 4-7 p.m.
Purchase tables and raffle ticketsat www.whitetailheritageofohio.net. Early bird raffle begins at 5:30 p.m., with drawings every 15 minutes. The top raffle prize is a 2023 Kawasaki Mule Pro FXT.
For more information, call Mose Keim at 330-705-0023 or Curt Yoder at 330-231-1965.
Safari Club International banquet
The Northern Ohio chapter of Safari Club International will hold its annual fundraiser banquet Saturday, March 4, at the Greystone Event Center, 50 Riffle Road, Wooster. A silent auction runs 3-6:30 p.m., with an open bar 4-9:30 p.m. and buffet dinner 6-7:30 p.m., followed by the live auction 7:30-10 p.m.
Auction items include African and Canadian hunts, fishing charters, firearms and bows, artwork, optics, scopes and range finders. To see the full list or to purchase tickets visit www.nohiosafariclub.org. For more information, call 440-720-4612.
Baltic Fisherman’s swap meet
The 15th annual Baltic Fisherman’s Swap Meet will be held 9 a.m.-1-p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Baltic Elementary, 300 E. Main St. Vendor tables are $15; admission is free. For more information, call Chuck Snyder at 330-407-8729.
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