Roaring Fork Valley Sportsman's Association

Pan & Fork 4-H Shooting Club blasts their way to the State Finals

Each Monday night in Basalt nearly a dozen local youths from the Pan & Fork 4-H Shooting club practice their skills at the trap and skeet range at the Roaring Fork Valley Sportsman's Association. This year several of these youths qualified for the state competition.

Last weekend in Pueblo local Jesse Wagner took 3rd place in the individual .22 rifle hunt class and overall the team took 3rd place in the Junior .22 rifle open class.  Congratulations to all who competed!

Good luck to the shooters who will compete on September 5, 6, and 7 in Colorado Springs in the shotgun events: skeet, 5-stand and trap. 

Read more about the program in the August 27 edition of the Carbondale Sopris Sun. Article and video by Sue Melus of Melus Outdoors, LLC, public relations and new media communications.

Sopris Sun Article on Vets Shoot at the Range

The Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic and the shoot hosted by RFVSA was featured in a short article in the April 9, 2009 issue of the Carbondale Sopris Sun. 

Get the PDF of the issue here.  The story is on the last page.
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Vets take aim at the Range for the 23rd National Disabled Vets Winter Sports Clinic

Nearly 450 vets are gathered in Snowmass Village, Colorado this week to participate in alpine and Nordic skiing and numerous other adaptive recreational activities and sports during the 23rd National Disabled Vets Winter Sports Clinic.

The clinic is open to U.S. military service veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic amputations, visual impairments, neurological problems and other disabilities.  The clinic offers the inspiration to take their rehabilitation to a higher level through positive physical, mental, and social experiences and challenges in a beautiful mountain setting.

Events include adaptive alpine (downhill) and cross country skiing, scuba diving, sled hockey, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, rock climbing, trap shooting, archery, snowmobiling, gondola rides, trips to the hot springs, plus educational and instructional workshops. 

The Roaring Fork Vally Sportsman's Association hosts the vets for the annual shoot and barbecue at the public shooting range this week in Basalt.

 

Volunteer Coordinator and Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp, Bob Perigo, instructs Veteran Ramsey Coggins in trap shooting.

Demarlon Pollard tests out the compound bow.

Cindy Lyons first shot at the club last year while she was in a wheel chair.  Yesterday she stepped right up to the shooting line on her own two feet.

 

Jarod Behee proves to be a sharp shooter on the pistol range.

 

Portray Woods proved his rifle skills.

 

The Rifle Elks served up a first-class wild game BBQ, including wild boar brats, rabbit and rattlesnake sausages, elk, venison meatballs, and about ten other meats.  Dessert included yummy strawberry layer cake.

Brothers Portray and Carl Woods

 

A successful, fun, safe, and inspirational day was had by everyone at RFVSA shooting club. Go to the photo album to see more from the day.

IMPORTANT: Division of Wildlife Town Hall Meeting

Come support the Lake Christine Public Shooting Range and RFVSA! 

Tuesday, February 24th

6:00 pm at the Glenwood Springs Community Center

The Community Center is the large building that has the pool and ice hockey rink, on your left, as you take the back road to the Glenwood Meadows Shopping Center.

2/18/2009
Division of Wildlife

Wildlife Commissioner Hosts Public Meeting in Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Wildlife Commissioner Dorothea Farris will be holding a public meeting in Glenwood Springs to get input on wildlife issues. The meeting will be held at the Glenwood Springs Community Center (100 Wolfsohn Road) on Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend.
 
Commissioner Farris plans to follow up on discussions from a public meeting in Carbondale in September of last year where some attendees raised questions about the operations of the Colorado Division of Wildlife shooting range at Basalt State Wildlife Area. Commissioner Farris has worked with Division staff to research the history and usage of the range and she looks forward to continuing discussion of that item.
 
While Wildlife Commissioners are typically available any time to discuss issues, from time to time they hold more formal meetings around the regions they represent. These meetings give the Commissioners the opportunity to visit with constituents about a wide range of wildlife topics. The meetings do not have set agendas, but typically include time for a brief opening statement from the Commissioners and then questions or comments from the public. Division of Wildlife staff members also attend the meetings to help answer questions or provide additional information.
 
The Colorado Wildlife Commission is an eleven-member board appointed by the governor. The Commission sets Colorado Division of Wildlife regulations and policies for hunting, fishing, watchable wildlife, and non-game, threatened and endangered species. Commissioners also oversee Division of Wildlife land purchases and property regulations.
 

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Aspen Outfitting Company Instructor Clinic

In addition to offering half-day clay target shooting instruction year-round, Aspen Outfitting Company offers 3-day Wingshooting Clinics in the spring and fall. With the 2009 Spring Clinic dates set for the last three weeks of April, AOC Head Instructor Jon Hollinger held the first of several instructor workshops on Sunday January 18th at RFVSA.

Head Instructor Jon Hollinger
As well as being a NSCA Level II & USSCA Level I instructor, gunfitter, Jon is a shotgun designer, and international hunting guide with 40 years of professional experience in the world of shotgunning.

Aspen Outfitting Company NSCA Level I instructors from left: Karl Page, Kory Krahl, Maureen Bratcher, and Jarrod Hollinger.

The AOC  program emphasizes fun and safety for shooters of all ability levels.
The Instructors review ‘Shotgun terms and technicana’ for the Introductory Safety Speech.

Jon Hollinger coaches Kory Krahl at the patterning plate.

Maureen Bratcher coaches Jarrod Hollinger at Station 5.

Jon Hollinger shoots a High House target at Station 1.

Kory Krahl swinging on a High House target at Station 2
As a Luthier, Kory fixes your favorite guitars, fiddles and mandolins. As a NSCA Level I since 2006, Kory fixes gun-mount and eye dominance problems.

Karl Page crushes a High House target at Station 1
Karl was certified as a Level I instructor by famous NSCA personality Bill Howell in the spring of 2007.
 

Maureen Bratcher gets some coaching at Station 1
Mo is another Bill Howell Alumni. She is the newest member of the Aspen Outfitting Company family of shooting instructors, having passed her NSCA Level I Exam in late 2008.

Father and Son Station 6
Jon Hollinger has been a shooting instructor for nearly 40 years. His son, Jarrod became the second generation of instructor when he was certified as a NSCA Level I in 2007.