Established
1952
OUR GOAL:
To
establish and maintain a social
Ephrata
Sportsmen’s
Association
educational association and to
P. O.
Box
342
promote Angling, Hunting, Shooting
Ephrata
,
WA
98823
and
Wildlife Conservation
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RANGE REGULATIONS
Steel Challenge Match
Archery
Range Question
Minutes
Range
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UPDATED:
March,
2014
Range
closures: 100 yard range April
19 and May 6th.
25 yard range May 13th.
We will be doing some work on the bays this
Spring and Summer, installing some more pistol friendly target frames
and rearranging
some of the tables. We will also be putting
more sand and gravel on the berms. We will try to keep bay closures to
a minimum
during these projects.
Membership:
Keys/membership are
available at Olde World Trading in Moses Lake or Ephrata.
Please
thank them for providing this service. New keys will be required starting Jan 2,
2014. $80.00 per
year.
Starting Feburary, 2014,
Desert Fly Angler will be selling memberships, also.
Range
location: Approx 2 miles S. of Ephrata at intersection of Hwy.
282 and Airport Street. Bays open to the
membership are the 25-50-100
yard bays and the 450 yard bay
on approved days.
Trap, Skeet and 5-Stand bays for shotgun
only. Pistols and
rifles only on the 25, 50 and 100 yard bays.
Upcoming
Events: Check out steel.grant@ymail.com for information and signup sheets for
the Washington State
Pistol Steel Challenge.
Most
of the range will be closed for the Steel Challenge.
This
is a great event to watch or participate in. Go to the USPSA website
for more info.
Steel Challenge: Held the second
Saturday of each month. Stop by during match days to get on
the email list and learn
about this fun game for pistols and 22
rifles. 8 AM start, goes 'til
noon with a lunch following. Contact person is Grant at
steel.grant@ymail.com MGM Steel donated the targets for last year's
match use. Thank you to Mike Gibson from
MGM Steel in Parma, Idaho.
We offer six public shooting
bays from 7 yards out to 450 yards. You must be a member to use
the bays even if the gate is open.
Several bays are posted for Law enforcement and special
use only. Please follow the information on the signs. Please use the
appropriate bay. The Skeet, Trap and 5 Stand areas are for shotgun only. Pistols and rifles only on
the 25 and 50 yard bays.
The 450 yard bay is for 200 to 450 yard use only
and is closed on days the stunt planes are out.
We have some new targets
coming for 200 yard shooting. Check them out and let us know what your
think.
The Port of Ephrata has dates posted on their website for when the
stunt planes are scheduled. Go to www.portofephrata.com
for more info. Remember, persons
and/or vehicles cannot be in the 450 bay while the stunt planes are
flying.
This is for our protection. We are in their crash zone. This
is an FAA enforced
rule.
Trap:
Open to the public Sundays at 1:00PM - 3:00PM. Ask for Penn.
$3.50
per round of 25.
Skeet:
Open to
the public on Thursdays at 6:30PM . Only $3.50 per round of
25.
5
Stand: Randy
starts at 11:00 AM on Sundays, $5 per round. Gate is
open, membership is not required. Eight clay throwers that are
changed every week. Shotguns only on these bays.
Jr Small
Bore Rifle:
We
are looking for a new director for this program.
Once
we get a new director, we will resume this program. Precision 3 position (Prone, Kneeling, Standing) Olympic
style shooting for
Juniors 18 and younger who must be physically
capable of holding a 10 lb rifle in the standing position.
We provide everything needed
for
precision .22 rifle shooting.
Shooters
can work towards their NRA marksmanship titles, and
medals/awards are given
for
advancing in rank.
We are always looking for shooters who wish to compete at matches. This program
serves as a
great introduction
into firearms and
marksmanship for those who have no or limited experience.
When we resume this activity, it will be held on
Wednesdays, 7:00 -
9:00PM.
Bullseye: Fred
Wright is at the indoor Range Thursdays at 6:00 - 8:00PM, November
through April. 22
thru .45 pistol.
They meet in the 25
yard bay
during the summer months. $3.50
fee for indoor range use.
Law
Enforcement dates: The
Police bay is reserved for Law enforcement use. Law Enforcement may be
on any bay at any time.
The
IPSC bays beyond the Police bay
are open only for IPSC events. If the gate is locked open, that means
there is an event going
on or L.E. is using
the range. Please double check
before locking the gate.
Otherwise the gate is to remain closed.
Miscellaneous:
Range rules are posted and
available
when you purchase your keys each
year. If you witness violations of
these rules please
contact the Ephrata Police
Department. Call 509-754-2491 for the
Ephrata Police Department or 509-762-1160 for MACC Dispatch.
Trash bins are provided for your used targets. Please cleanup
after yourself.
There are
steel targets available in the 450 bay. These are appropriate for use
by most rifles except for 50 cal and any armor piercing ammo.
If we treat them nicely, they will last for quite a while.
Please double check that your ammo is not steel core. If a magnet
sticks to the bullet,
please refrain from using the steel targets. Meetings are held the second Thursday
of each month except August
at
6:30PM at the range.
Board
Meetings are at the club house on the second Thursday each month.
Starting time is 6:30 PM.
ESA scholarship entries for 2014
scholarships have been sent to the
area schools and are be available for interested students. Return completed
applications by 30 May. Contact Pops Carter at
764-9082 or 509-750-7740 (text preferred.)
Email:
armed_and_safe@technologist.com
(Note the underscore _ between the words.)
For
additional information please call Fred at (509) 750-6567.
Board Contacts
Pres. Erik Borg
Tres. Bill LeMaster
Sec.
Fred
Wright
Scholarship Pops Carter 509-764-9082 or
509-750-7740 (text preferred.)
Our website is http://www.ephratasportsmen.com/
Our FaceBook group is http://www.facebook.com/groups/EphrataSportsmen/
Our email address is ephratasportsmen@gmail.com
Thanks,
Erik
