The mission of the Prairie Central Sportsman’s Club is to provide a safe, convenient shooting facility for members and their family to use at their convenience. We have recently had issues with unauthorized use of the trap field and a large number of clay targets used and not paid for. Consequently, it has been necessary to restrict access to the trap house. We are in the process of obtaining an access control system for the trap field to remedy the situation and provide unrestricted access to members. We expect to have the new system in place in a few weeks.

In the meantime, members wishing to use the trap field any time outside of scheduled events will need to arrange for a key to the trap house. We apologize for the inconvenience and will have the new access system in place as soon as possible. To check out a key to the trap house contact one of the following:

• Ron Schramm (815) 822-2223
• Dick Hitchens (815) 674-0069
• Tal Parmenter (309) 825-8679
• Art Cabello (815) 822-4407

Remember, when you use any of the range facilities, whether rifle, pistol, archery or trap, make sure to sign in and out on the sheet in the club house and secure all locks when you leave.

Each January the Prairie Central Sportsman’s Club (PCSC) holds the annual meeting of members for the purpose of electing members to the Board of Directors. The 2016 annual meeting will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 2:00 PM. The meeting place is the PCSC clubhouse at the PCSC range, located on Rt-24 at Chatsworth, IL.
PCSC is governed by a nine member board of directors. Directors serve 3 year terms and each year the terms of 3 directors expire. On January 30, members will elect three members to fill those expired terms at the annual meeting.
Any member in good standing is eligible to serve as a director. Any member who would like to stand for election to a director position is invited to submit his/her name to a member of the nomination committee or by email to prairiecentralsc@gmail.com The nomination committee will present the names of candidates to the membership at the annual meeting on January 30 and an official vote will be taken.
The 2016 nomination committee is:
• Tal Parmenter home- 815-692-4032 cell- 309-825-8679 taparme@ilstu.edu
• Greg Hish home- 815-692-2532
• Rick Kester cell- 815-848-6458 diannakester4@yahoo.com

Beginning Tuesday, November 17, Prairie Central Sportsmen’s Club on route 24 at Chatsworth, Il will shoot on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays of each month. Shooting will begin at 6:00 pm. with a 50 bird derby followed by 2-man protections. We will follow the “at least 20 degrees” during the day rule as a guideline for cancellation due to cold weather. If in doubt call Ron Schramm at 815-822-2223. We will go back to our every Tuesday night shooting schedule on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

We will continue our 3-man protection shoots on the 2^nd Sunday of each month beginning at 11:00 a.m. with 2-man protections followed by the 3-man protection accumulating pot at 1:00 p.m. You must be signed in for the 3-man shoot by 12:30 p.m. (December pot $446)

Prairie Central Sportsmens Club will host a NEW YEARS DAY SHOOT on Friday, January 1^st, 2016 beginning at 11:00 a.m. We will shoot 10 birds, 2-man protections, and a special “one day only” 3-man protection. Please come and start the new year with a bang! Note: we will also draw for our gun raffle on this day.

Don’t miss it!! Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday Nov. 1 will be a big weekend at PCSC with lots of shooting, good food and raffle tickets.

• The weekend starts off Saturday morning with the Combat Pistol Zombie Shoot. Registration is from 8:00 to 8:30 AM. Click for event flyer: zombie_shoot_15
• The fun continues on Sunday with the traditional Turkey Shoot. We will have both trap and splatterboard events. The fun begins at 9:00 AM. Click for event flyer: turkey_shoot_15

Pulled pork BBQ lunch will be available both days and anyone joining or renewing their 12 month membership will receive a free lunch and 1 free entry in the fall gun raffle, courtesy of Porktically Perfect BBQ Team.

Prairie Central Sportsmen’s Club 3-Man Protection Shoot:

3-Man Protection – Accumulating Purse- $368. Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Prairie Central Sportsmens Club, Chatsworth.  2-Man Protection shoots will begin at 11:00 a.m. Sign up for 3-Man Protection by 12:30 p.m. 3-Man will begin at 1:00 p.m.  Public is welcome.

Questions? Call (815) 822-2223 or email rschramm50@yahoo.com

Prairie Central Sportsmen’s Club (PCSC) is hosting a special Youth NRA 3-Gun Experience for youth ages 10 – 17 at the PCSC range on June 26 & 27. The NRA 3-Gun Experience event provides an opportunity for youth to shoot modern sporting rifles, shotguns and pistols. All firearms and ammunition will be provided.

Click on this link for details: PCSC 3GE Youth Flyer
Click here for directions to the range.

For More Information Contact:
David Diller (309) 532-4834

Dear Prairie Sportsmen’s Club Member,

The trap committee is planning for our second season of activities beginning in April.  It seems like yesterday when we were pouring concrete, digging in the mud, spreading gravel, and putting lights up.  We are anxious to get started with our exciting trap activities.  Beginning Tuesday, April 7, 2015, we will host a weekly Tuesday night trapshoot consisting of a 50 bird derby and 2 man protection shoots.  This activity will begin with sign in at 5:30PM and shooting starting at about 6:00PM. This activity is intended for all shooters…local, area, beginner, novice, and experienced shooters.

We will also host a 3 man protection with an accumulating pot on the second Sunday of each month. Sign in at 12:30 with shooting to begin at 1:00PM sharp.

The public is invited to all trapshooting events.

The trap committee cannot conduct these events alone!  There is a lot to do each week – everything from unlocking the gate, to stocking the trap house, to marking the x’s and o’s on the score sheets. We NEED your help.  Please come to one of our Tuesday night shoots and, when you aren’t shooting, take a turn scoring, or pulling, or loading, or….. Help us continue to put on a great trapshooting program each week.  We will really appreciate your help & you will have a great time!

Thanks from the Trap Committee

Be sure to check out the PCSC club calendar at the “What’s Happening” link. We are updating the calendar with scheduled events for the 2015 shooting season. There is a lot planned for the coming months, including:

• New day for monthly club meetings
• Soup Supper on March 25 to fund youth shoots
• New time for Sunday trap shoots
• NEW! Monthly action pistol shoots
• Youth NRA 3-Gun program on June 26 & 27
• And More on the Way!!

Download the upcoming events flyer here: Soup_Supper_032515

Beginning Wednesday, March 4, 2015, the regular monthly meeting will be held on the first Wednesday of each month. Monthly meetings will be held at the ISRA Academy meeting room, downtown Chatsworth.

Prairie Central Sportsmens Club will not shoot on Sunday, December 28.

We hope all can attend our New Years Day shoot on Thursday, January 1  at 10:00 a.m.  Don’t forget the $200 added pot for a 3 man protection.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!