January 28- Driven Hunt -AM
February 4- NSCA Class Shoot
February 5- Superbowl Shoot/Party
February 18- Driven Hunt - AM
February 24 - Members Dinner
February 25/26 - Hunter Education Course
 March 3- NSCA Class Shoot
March 10- Driven Hunt -AM
March 23 - Members' Dinner
March 24- Driven Hunt- AM
March 31- Hunt Season Ends
April 6 - Good Friday Member Shoot
April 8- Easter - Closed 
April 14 - NSCA Class Shoot
April 17 - Field Course Reopens
April 17 - Summer League Begins
April 19-22 George Hickox Dog Training
April 27 - Members' Dinner
May 1 - Ladies' Night Begins (5pm)
May 5 - Medina Open
May 25 - Members' Dinner
June 9/10- Marlin Firearms MidAmerica Cup
June 29 - Members' Dinner

 Hunting season coming to a close soon         
     The hunting season will wind down on March 31^st.  If you are a hunting member and have not used your stocking fee yet, please make plans to do so soon.

  There are spaces available on the remaining driven hunts;  January 28, February 18, March 10, or March 24.    Give us a call if you want to fill one of these remaining spaces or want to arrange a private driven hunt before the season ends.

             Please call us ASAP to schedule any regular field hunts that you plan to conduct before the end of the season.  Be aware that we will make every possible effort to make sure you get your desired species of bird when scheduling your hunt, but we will likely use our full allocation of Hungarian Partridge and Chukar Partridge sometime in February.  The month of March tends to be a busy hunt month and birds and fields need to be scheduled well in advance.  Thanks.

            Special end of the season opportunity - we will have approx. 150 Quail arriving in Mid-March (exact date TBD).  5 hunts available (30 birds per hunt).  $250/hunt.  Includes guide and dog.  Birds can be breasted and frozen for $1.00/bird.

Super Bowl Shoot - February 5th

  We will have our annual Superbowl Shoot on February 5th before the big game!   This shoot is arguably one of the most fun shoots of the year.  Each station presents a new twist on sporting clays with a football oriented scoring system.  Some situations you might see include a buddy station, 3 bird station, multiple colored targets where different targets are worth different points, choices between shooting report or true pairs, with many other trick plays thrown in.  You can shoot anytime from 10am-5pm.

Scoring

There will be a scoring guide at each station. Each station could be worth 0, 3, or 6 points just as in a football game.  Try for an extra point if you get a touchdown (one more pair, must break both birds for the extra point)

Of course, as the quarterback for your team, you must make sure you do not have any turnovers. Different colored Poison birds will represent interceptions, fumbles, and sacks that will take points away from your score if you make the mistake of breaking them. There may be a chance for you to 'challenge' a play or two also. This would allow for 'replaying' a pair of targets. After you complete your 'game', you will have had 12 'possessions' (stations) to score on and will have 'attempted' 100 + targets.

Cost to play in 'THE BIG SHOOT' is $50.00.

Food (wings, pizza, chips, dip, veggies) and beer for 'post game celebration' will be provided by Hill 'n Dale Stadium from 1pm - 3pm and then again just before kickoff.

Stick around after you shoot and watch the game. We will have the game on all the TVs including a new 80" X 80" projection screen in front of the Caribou.  Buy a box on the grid. Also, make your pick for who will win and the actual score of the game before kickoff. If you are lucky enough to nail this, you will take home 4 flats of shells! 

 Summer Members Sporting Clay League

        There will be a 12 week sporting clay league beginning on April 17 and ending on July 28.   The format will be 50 targets on a new course each week, either the main woods course or the field course.  The course will be ready to shoot by Noon on Tuesday of each week.  Only the top 10 scores of the 12 weeks will count for the overall total so you can miss 2 weeks without dropping out of contention.  You will notice that there are actually 15 weeks over which the league will run.  On the weeks of May 1-6, June 5-10 and July 10-15, we will not throw league targets as we will be preparing for a tournament on these weeks.

            Entry for the league is $30.00 and includes chances to win a new Beretta A400.  There will be awards and trophies handed out on July 28 at the steak cookout ($12.00 for league participants, $24.00 for non league).  Your league round is $16.00 for the 50 targets and your first score on that course counts toward your league score.  Targets will be scored by other squad members.  If you shoot the league without any other shooters, someone else must be present to verify your score such as a Hill 'n Dale Club employee.  Prizes will be awarded for Master-E class, ladies, and hunters.  1^st place only for under 3 in class, 1^st and 2^nd for under 10 in class, and 1^st-3^rd for over 10 in a class. 

            League shooters will have the option to register their league targets if they would like.  No punches or awards are given for these targets.  The cost to register these targets is $30 / 500 targets.  Any missed weeks can be made up later on for registered targets only, not for league score. 

 League Raffle
    For every score entered in the summer and fall leagues, shooters will get a chance to win a new Beretta A400 (12 weeks for the summer and 10 for fall).  You can shoot more than once each week for additional chances in the drawing (first score is official score for the league, though.)    Class winners will get 3 more chances entered in the drawing as well.  Drawing will be held at the Club Clambake at conclusion of Fall League (additional items will be included in the raffle including Beretta, Fiocchi, Boyt, Bob Allen products.)

Women Only Hunt - March 17th 9:00am

  The club has hosted a number of Hunter Education courses over the past few years.  To follow up the course on February 25/26, we are hoping to give an opportunity for some new hunters to do their first pheasant hunt at the club.  The hunt will be for women only and we plan to have 2 fields available for up to 8 hunters with 12 pheasant per field.  Spaces are not limited to first time hunters.  Please give us a call if you are interested and would like more details.  

Ladies night - Tuesdays beginning in May 

 May 1 marks the first 2012 Ladies' night at the club.  In 2003, we began this program and it has continued to be popular.  Instruction is provided for women only groups beginning at 5pm on Tuesdays. Shoot until approx. 7:00-7:15pm (75 targets).  Instruction is provided by excellent instructors (RT Reiss, Bill Mayer, and Dave Clements).

Fiocchi Special Order for Club Members 

If you are interested in ordering shells before next price increase(10 case minimum), email hillndale.club@frontier.com for more details.  March 15th deadline.  A Price sheet is also available at the lodge.

Members Dinners

The Menu for this months (February 24) member dinner will be a roasted Pork Loin and gravy  with a whipped sweet potato casserole and asparagus. We will also have an italian pulled pork appetizer on toasted fociaca bread , and of course salad, bread and butter, and for dessert, Chocolate fudge cake with vanilla ice cream.

6:00pm at Clubhouse (34 seats available) Call to reserve your seats.

2012 NSCA shoot dates:

February 4^th - NSCA Class Shoot
March 3rd  - NSCA Class Shoot
April 14^th - NSCA Class Shoot
May 5^th - The Medina Open (H'nD & SCSA)
June 9^th & 10^th- Marlin Firearms Mid-America Cup
July 14^th - Ducks Unlimited Northcoast Classic
September 8th  - Charity Shoot
December 8^th - NSCA Class Shoot

Hunter Education Course - February 25 & 26 2012
      Hill 'n Dale Club will host an ODNR hunter education course on February 25-26.  Hunter education is very important.  If successfully completed, this course meets the requirements for all new hunters looking to purchase their first non-apprentice hunting license.
All first-time hunters must pass a hunter education course before purchasing a hunting license.  Instructor-led courses last about 8-12 hours (this course is scheduled for 10 hours), and take place in a classroom environment. Once you've completed the course work, you'll be given a 100-question test which includes a mix of multiple choice, matching, and true/false questions. A student must score 80% or higher on the test to pass and obtain certification.

There is no cost for Ohio hunter education. Once you've completed the work, you
will be given the opportunity to purchase a hunting license for the remainder of the year.

Sat 8am-3pm
Sun 12- 3pm
We have space for up to 20 participants.  If you or someone you know wants to begin
hunting in Ohio and can attend the course, please call 330-725-2097 to register for the course.  Once you are signed up, we will provide you with a form that we must have back from you before the course begins.

Good Friday Member Shoot
        The club will be closed on Easter, April 8^th.  There will be a members' fun shoot on Good Friday, April 6th in hopes that a number of members will have the day off or decide to take the day off.   The course will utilize as many rabbit traps as we have and can borrow.  Gravity rabbits will be present on a few stations, too.  There will be special prizes for hitting special colored rabbits.  The shoot will begin at noon and roll through the afternoon.  Squads will move through in European rotation.  Cost is $35.00/100 targets.  Shoot it again for $20.00!  Trophies for High Overall, High Lady, High Junior.        

Contact Info
www.hillndaleclub.com
hillndale.club@frontier.com
dwarnerhd@neo.rr.com
jkoplan@neo.rr.com  

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