On Saturday, January 27th, the Antwerp Conservation Club held a free class on wild game meat processing and handling. Several members, along with a local business, were involved in pulling this together. The evening started out with participants watching a deer processing video from the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The video was made by Outdoor…
Who in the world is POTACC? Another name used for the President of the United States is POTUS. I thought I would have a little fun this week. As of January 1, 2018, I became the new President of the Antwerp Conservation Club (POTACC). Many members have congratulated me on my new position as president.…
On December 3rd, the Antwerp Conservation Club held a Still Shoot to raise money for Christmas for Kids. This was the fourth event held by the ACC to help raise money for this charity. There were two center fire pistol shoots and two Still Shoots held over the last 6 weeks. Ray Daily from the…
The Antwerp Conservation Club held two charity fundraisers this past weekend for Christmas for Kids. Saturday was a center fire pistol match. Sunday was a still shoot. Saturday’s pistol match was an IDPA style event. We set up five fun and challenging stages. A shot timer and scoring zones are used to get an accumulative…
On Saturday October 21st, the Antwerp Conservation club held its first centerfire pistol match as a fundraising effort for Christmas for Kids. The match was held in our newly reworked pistol bays. The five stages were designed to challenge and build pistol handling skills. The course of fire has the shooter starting from different positions…
This past week, the winner of the Antwerp Conservation Club fall gun raffle picks up his new riffle from The Ammo Can of Hicksville, Ohio. Tony DeLong is shown holding the top prize of a Henry Golden Boy 22 rifle along with ACC President Mike Knight. The winner of $100 gas card was Susan Kessinger.…
Toys for Tots of NE Indiana Receive FundsThis year the Northeast Indiana Marine Corps Toys for Tots participated in a fundraising campaign with the Antwerp Conservation Club. The event took place on Saturday, October 8 and earned $800 for this organization that provides for underprivileged kids during the Christmas Season. This was a 2 Gun…
This past week has seen a significant change in the Antwerp Conservation Club’s Pistol Bay. Safety at the club has always been a priority. To improve the safety at the club’s pistol bay, a new dirt mound wall was installed along the south side of the original bay and the existing north wall was extended…
Located just north of Forder’s Bridge on County Road 73, is a local treasure. It is called Forrest Woods Nature Preserve. This is one of a few remnants of The Great Black Swamp. It is home to a wide variety of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles & amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies and insects. It is home…
On July 1st, the winner of the Henry 45-70 rifle raffle by the Antwerp Conservation Club was drawn at our 4th of July Celebration. The winner was Don Mozena from Ashley Indiana. The proceeds from the raffle are being raised for improvements at the club. Don is an employee of Vulcraft Indiana and is an…
On July 1st, the ACC held a picnic and 4th of July Celebration. The evening started with a great meal. Club members prepared hamburgers and hot dogs. Those attending were asked to bring a dish to share and their lawn chairs. It didn’t take long for a wall of tables to be filled with a…
On July 1st, the ACC held a picnic and 4th of July Celebration. The evening started with a great meal. Club members prepared hamburgers and hot dogs. Those attending were asked to bring a dish to share and their lawn chairs. It didn’t take long for a wall of tables to be filled with a…
On May 20th, the Antwerp Conservation Club held its first 22 Pistol shoot of 2017. Seven shooters took the chance on the forecasted rain holding off. They were not disappointed. Seven challenging stages were set up to test their skills and a Pistol Poker game was played. The stages consisted of water balloons, water filled…
