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HuntingNY-News · September 5, 2013

This weekend's offerings include a fur trappers rendezvous, a sportsmen's day and a picnic/fundraiser by the Crossbow Coalition group

CNY OUTDOORS CALENDAR

Fur trappers rendezvous: Begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, Solon Sportsmen's Club, Route 41, east of McGraw. Activities include trapping and fur-handling demonstration, games and auctions. Call 607-756-6763.

Sportsman's Day: Sunday, Fayetteville-Manlius Rod and Gun Club, 4545 Whetstone Road, Manlius. Register for 3-D archery competition from 8 to 11 a.m.; barbecue from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., .22 silhouette shoot, raffles. For more, see fmrgc.com.

Crossbow Coalition picnic/fundraiser: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Baldwinsville Rod and Gun Club, 1405 Kingdom Road, Baldwinsville. Will include crossbow demonstrations and open shooting. Try one of the demonstration crossbows. Cost is $20 per person, $35 per couple; 12 and under $5 and 6 and under free.

Call 882-1540 or 247-5141.

Birds of Africa lecture: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Manlius Public Library, 1 Arkie Albanese Way, Manlius. Jeffrey Freedman, avid birder, traveler, photographer and associate professor of physiology at Upstate Medical, will discuss the ecological niches filled by some of the birds he has photographed in Africa and the similar niches filled by birds here in the northeastern U.S. See onondagaudubon.com.

Women in Nature seminars: 1). Fly fishing -- 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 14, 15, Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, Route 321, Elbridge. Cost is $50. To register, call 558-2464 or email [email protected]. 2). Outdoor Self Protection - 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 19, Camillus Sportsmen's Club, Devoe Road, Camillus. Rain date is Sept. 26. Pre-register by emailing [email protected].

SHOTS banquet: Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Rusty Rail, Route 5, Canastota. The SHOTS (Sportspeople Helping Others Through Sharing) banquet features the awarding of prizes and raises money for children and handicapped sportsmen. For more, call 716-2373 or see SHOTSinc.org.

Syracuse Pistol Club open house: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18. Starts with a tour of the facility, followed up by review of membership requirements and question and answer period. The club is located at 8042 Henry Clay Blvd, Clay. For more, see syracusepistolclub.net.

Waterfowl identification course: 2:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 21, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. This class is for both youth and parent/guardian who wish to participate in the up-coming youth hunt at the refuge. Space is limited to the first 30 participants to sign up. To register, call the refuge at 568-5987. Proof of course completion is required to hunt waterfowl on the refuge. The refuge is located at 3395 U.S. Route 20 East, Seneca Falls.

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