Worcester County League of Sportsmen's Clubs

Worcester County League Of Sportsmen's Clubs
This Is What Worcester County League Is Doing For You

The Worcester County League of Sportsmen's Clubs represents over 25,000 sportsmen from over 50 clubs in Worcester County and adjacent towns. Since 1875 sportsmen in Worcester County have been committed to the 4 Point Action Program consisting of Public Relations, Legislation, Conservation and Education that promotes and protects interests of sportsmen and citizens in the areas of conservation, environment, farmer, landowners and sportsmen relations, hunting, fishing, and access to public waters.

WCLSC Delegate Meeting Schedule

Upcoming Events to Find WCLSC At

Big MOE Coming September 23, 2018 - Volunteers Sought

For this years Big MOE, Sept 23rd, at the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club in Sturbridge, WCL will be have an info tent, snack shack, and bird house project.

WCL is looking for volunteers as follows,
Sept 22nd, 9am-3pm, help setup….volunteers get free pizza and soda

Sept 23rd, 8am-12noon, 10am-2pm, 12N-4pm,and 4PM-6PM
8am-4pm is either the info tent or the snack shack.
4pm-6pm, general grounds cleanup and packup WCL event materials
Volunteers receive an event T-shirt and free lunch

If interested, email or call Dave Morin
phone: 508-450-4416
email: davemo16@msn.com

Young Guns Finals Summary - August 12, 2018
32 Finalists came out for the day! Plus parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, league organizers, to make for a fun-filled day and filled with anticipation for the finalists. 4 trap fields were active with 2 sets of squads. The best of 2 rounds (50 clays) determined the finalists for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place. A 4-way tie for 4th place was resolved with one tie-breaker round.
Winners are:
First place - Austin Gelinas , shot 2 25s!
Second Place - Will Babincsak
Third Place - John Hanssen
Fourth Place - Tim Marsh

Tie-breaker Round for Fourth Place:
Anthony LeMay
Tim Marsh (won the tie-breaker)
Andrew Walker
Daniel Gaudette

Raffle Prize winners , handpicked by Jim Berube, from WCLSC Board of Directors and also Premier Sponsor with Jed's Weber Grill donation
- Pair of ski passes to Wachusett Mountain - Isaac Houston
- Family of 5, 1 - day pass to Wolfe Lodge Waterpark - Tara Colonair
- DED Target AR500 stand and steel - John MacDonald
- Yeti Cooler Package - Karen Gizzie
- Weber Genesis Grill - Ron Amidon

Visit the WCL Facebook Page for all the event pictures

WCL sponsors 3 campers for MA Junior Conservation Camp each year through its annual raffle proceeds. The raffle is drawn in March, 23, 2019 at the Annual WCL Banquet.

Just as the 2018 program concludes, WCL starts fundraising in September for the 2019 session.
Purchase raffle tickets through your WCL Club Delegate or find WCL at upcoming events including the September Marlboro Firearm Show and the January New England Outdoor Expo.
To learn more about MA Junior Conservation Camp, visit their website

Mid-year 2018 Update --- A New Level of Activity

As we are now in mid-summer, the WCLSC planned and delivered a series of youth programs across the county:

5 William Tell 3D Youth Shoots led by Matt O'Leary
16 Young Guns Qualifiers and the upcoming finals led by Joseph Alphonso and dedicated program committee
5 Kids Days led by each hosting club, backed with the WCL providing youth project kits for bat houses, bird houses, and turkey calls
Selected 3 applicants to receive the Junior Conservation Camp Scholarships (camp takes place in August), with funds raised by the annual raffle as part of the WCL Banquet and Silent Auction.

These programs have been a great spark for more local club community outreach. WCL has renewed a few dormant memberships due to these programs, as well as picked up a few new member clubs. Other county leagues are looking to WCL for ideas and best practices to increase activities in their region and member clubs. These youth programs dovetail with WCLSC 4 Point program, especially for education, conservation, and public awareness. Young Guns in year 2 has increased from 10 clubs to 16 clubs; Kids Day from 1 club to 5 clubs, and William Tell is brand new for 2018.
Scroll further down for photos for the programs in action - Check out the photo gallery and WCLSC facebook for more photos

During the same time-period, WCLSC has been active on the legislative, regulation, policy, and program front.
Letters of support, endorsement, and speaking at public hearings for:

increased archery hunting season for zones 10-14,
WMA dog leash regulations for non-hunting dogs,
changing MA Legislation for cross-bows to be used by all hunters,
support of DCR opening up Wachusett reservoir lands for hunting east of I-190,
support of rivers in the Nashua watershed to become part of federal Wild and Scenic River program, and
support of DCR continuing access to Quabbin reservoir lands.

Our collective voice is making a difference. WMA dog leash regulations were approved by MA Wildlife. Archery season extension is expected to be signed by the State secretary by the end of July.