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Run by members, for members
The club operates through Standing Committees (ongoing) and Special Committees (formed for a specific task). Here’s who chairs each one, and what they’re responsible for.
Rifle, Pistol & Archery Ranges Are Not Open to the Public — No Alcoholic Beverages Allowed on Property
Shoot Committees
Sporting Clays, Trap, and Steel
Rifle, pistol, and archery ranges are not open to the public at any time. Anyone who shoots on club grounds must sign a waiver at least annually — member waivers are kept by the Membership Secretary, guest waivers by the Club Secretary, and non-member waivers for Sporting Clays or Thursday Wobble Trap by the Sporting Clays Committee. Check the events calendar for weather-related cancellations.
Sporting Clays
Chairs: Denny Shauf & Bill Strayer · (717) 830-7649
The 13-station course is open every other Sunday, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM, managed by Richard Smith of Royal United Company. $25 for the 50-round course, $40 for the 100-round course ($20/$35 for Royal United members — membership is $60/year). Open to the general public.
5-Stand / Wobble / Trap
Format changes in progress
Operational changes are coming — updates will be posted as decisions are made. The first shoot night is expected to be a Thursday in April.
Steel Targets
Chair: Bruce Fenton · (717) 597-1964
A supervised, members-only, pistol-only time slot on the 0–25 stand-up area of the 50-yard range, held the last Sunday of each month, 11 AM – 2 PM. Fixed steel targets are also available anytime on the 100 and 200-yard ranges.
Fish & Game Committees
The Trout Committee
Formerly known as the Fish Committee — stocking local streams since April 1941. The club’s cooperative nursery has grown into the fifth largest in Pennsylvania.
Trout Committee
Chair: Bill Strayer · (717) 377-9626
Meets the second Tuesday of each month (except December), 7 PM, in the directors’ meeting room. All funding comes from committee fundraising efforts.
What's Raised
~23,000 trout / year
Brown, Rainbow, Golden, and occasionally Tiger trout. About 3,500 are held an extra year to reach 16″–22″ before stocking.
Streams Stocked
East Branch Conococheague Creek
Falling Spring
Dennis Creek
Pond Bank
Conodoguinet
Special regulation areas for children and disabled anglers are located at Rocky Mountain Stream (Caledonia State Park) and the Loop Road area south of Chambersburg — please read posted signage, as rules differ there.
Where It Started
The club once ran separate Small Game and Hunting Dog committees, raising and distributing pheasant, quail, and rabbits throughout Franklin County. The Trout Committee is the only one of this type still active today — in 1964, working with Franklin County officials and the PA Fish Commission, it moved from the Shelly Meadows nursery to its current site on Franklin Farm Lane, which has since grown into the fifth-largest cooperative nursery in the state.
Conococheague Stocking Sections
The PA Fish and Boat Commission has approved stocking the Falling Spring and Conococheague from the club’s nursery this year, following a risk review for New Zealand mudsnail. Five sections are stocked along the Conococheague:
Sec. 1 — Mount Pleasant Rd to Scotland ballfield bridge
Sec. 2 — Scotland ballfield bridge to Cornertown Rd
Sec. 3 — Northwood Park to King St
Sec. 4 — Texas Lunch to Mill Rd
Sec. 5 — Boyer Mill Rd to Guitner Rd
Sec. 5 — Boyer Mill Rd to Guitner Rd
Maintenance Committees
Keeping the grounds and ranges running
Building
Chair: Duane Beidel · (717) 377-2396
Maintenance and repair of the club’s structures — electrical, mechanical, security, and plumbing — with an eye on weather, fire, and age.
Grounds
Chair: Eric Long · (717) 552-5556
Maintains the lawns, parking lots, primary roads, and vehicles needed to keep the grounds running.
Ranges
Chair: Daryl Meyers · (717) 369-2420
Maintains the shooting ranges and covered positions for archery, pistol, and long guns (rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders) — excludes the Sporting Clays range. Revisions and improvements are ongoing; volunteers welcome.
Indoor Range
Chair: James Peter · (717) 494-2796
Open 6 AM–11 PM daily, currently limited to .22 caliber with standard-velocity ammunition (no magnums). Always sign in and run the fans while shooting.
Administrative Committees
Keeping the club running
Ways & Means
Chair: Keith Culbertson · (717) 729-5966
Finds ways to raise revenue for the club, reviews expenditures, sets economic policy objectives, and makes recommendations for the annual budget.
Fair Liaison
Chair: Brett Reichard · (717) 830-4665
The fair has run on club grounds since June 1956, originally sponsored by the Franklin County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs before being renamed the Franklin County Fair in October 1966. This committee attends both club and Fair Commission meetings, acting as the communication link and overseeing contract compliance between the two.
Want to get involved?
Every committee listed here runs on member volunteers — reach out to a chair directly, or contact the club to ask where help is needed.