The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club is once again hosting its annual Duane Hipchen Memorial Sporting Clays Shoot on Sunday, October 21, starting at 9:00 a.m. and running until 2:00 p.m.  No pre-registration is required.  Bring your hunting shotgun and have some fun!  Proceeds from the event support the Youth Fund of the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club.

Trophies will be awarded in both Adult and Junior shooters’ classes.  Some of the stations have three targets so it is recommended that you bring a pump shotgun or a semi-automatic shotgun, but all shotguns of your preference are allowed.  You do NOT have to bring a pump or semi-automatic shotgun.  Shells in 20 and 12 gauges will be available for sale from the club.

Questions may be addressed to the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club at mjsportsmensclub@outlook.com.

Duane Hipchen was a well-known and respected employee of the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and was active in the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club for decades.  Duane served as a Deputy Game Protector from the 1950’s until the 1980’s.  He worked as a laborer and then the foreman on the PGC Food and Cover Corps for over thirty years, maintaining and improving game habitat throughout McKean County.  Duanee was a hunter and trapper education instructor for many years.  Duane also operated a small sporting goods shop in Hazel Hurst for years – a place where local kids could walk to, and get bait or other trapping, hunting or fishing gear.  Duane was particularly interested in helping youth with their involvement in the outdoors. 

A fee will be charged for each round of sporting clays.

The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club is a progressive sportsmen’s club that features clay target shooting, a rifle and pistol range, a Women’s Intro to Wingshooting Program, youth pheasant hunts, a Hunter Education program, Boy Scout events, THE Big Buck content, and sharing of conservation knowledge.

The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club is offering a FREE Youth Pheasant Hunt on Saturday, October 13, starting at 7:00 am for 20 pre-registered youth. All registered youth are to meet at the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club first to divide up into groups. Hunters with dogs are encouraged to contact the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club to help a youth harvest a pheasant, and to encourage a youth to enter the outdoor heritage hunting family.

Youth hunters can register by e-mailing the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club at mjsportsmensclub@outlook.com; daviselectric@hughes.net; or dcarlson@portvilletruck.com; or by contacting an adult member of the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club. Youth must pre-register for the hunt. The hunt will be limited to 20 youth.

The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club raised 500 pheasants this year for this release for hunters. Youth must have a hunting license, hunter orange vest and hat, and the FREE pheasant stamp from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club is a progressive sportsmen’s club that features clay target shooting, a rifle and pistol range, a Women’s Intro to Wingshooting Program, youth pheasant hunts, a Hunter Education program, Boy Scout events, THE Big Buck content, and sharing of conservation knowledge.

Bradford Era — On October 19, a nature trail connecting Kinzua Bridge State Park to Mount Jewett will be officially unveiled to the community after years of planning and work.

Attendees at the Knox Kane Rail Trail grand opening on Oct. 19 will get to the see a roughly 4-mile portion of the former Knox-Kane Railroad path, now ready for travelers of a different type.

“It is a beautiful trail through the PA Wilds forest,” said Carolyn Stroup, president of Mount Jewett to Kinzua Bridge (MJ2KB) Trail Club. “The trail will accommodate multiple types of users.” Read More

Fred Tarnaski, rattlesnake enthusiast and owner of live rattlesnakes, will present an educational seminar FREE to the public on the “Myths, Legends, Lore, and Truths about Rattlesnakes” at the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club on Wednesday, 9/12, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the clubhouse.

The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club is located one and one-half miles down Division Street in Mt. Jewett, McKean County. Mt. Jewett is three miles east of the junction of US 219 and US 6 at Lantz’s Corners.

Fred will bring several rattlesnakes with him for the presentation and will share the life history of these shy, elusive creatures, and answer questions the public may have about rattlesnakes. Fred will also share the Do’s and Don’ts of what to do when encountering a rattlesnake around human habitation or in the woods.

Forty years ago, the timber rattlesnake was spiraling towards extinction because of wanton killing and loss of denning habitat. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission conducted research, protected key habitats, and initiated a public campaign to educate people about the ways of rattlesnakes. The rattlesnake was recently moved off the threatened list in Pennsylvania, but is still a species of interest. Come learn how to help protect these unique critters of the Pennsylvania Wilds.

The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club is a progressive sportsmen’s club that features clay target shooting, a rifle and pistol range, a Women’s Intro to Wingshooting Program, youth pheasant hunts, a Hunter Education program, Boy Scout events, THE Big Buck contest, and sharing of conservation knowledge.

The always popular 300 Club Labor Day Picnic for the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club will be held on Sunday, 9/2, starting at 1:00 pm. This year’s events include games such as human foosball, a horseshoe tournament, and a corn hole tournament; snacks, beverages, and a dinner at 5:00 pm; raffle prizes, including a Glock 42 pistol, and 300 club numbers; and a DJ for music.

The Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club is a progressive sportsmen’s club that features clay target shooting, a rifle and pistol range, a Women’s Intro to Wingshooting Program, youth pheasant hunts, a Hunter Education program, Boy Scout events, THE Big Buck content, and sharing of conservation knowledge. All proceeds from the 300 Club Labor Day Picnic support outdoor heritage events right here in NC PA.

Future programs will include a Gun Bash and potential NRA Women on Target pistol training.

Jim Troutman, President of the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club, says that, “We only have 50 tickets left for this important event for conservation.” Tickets may be purchased by contacting the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club at mjsportsmensclub@outlook.com. Tickets may also be acquired by contacting Tom Davis at 814-598-3837.

300 Club Benefits Youth, Women, Conservation, and Outdoor Heritage. Join our Facebook page, Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club.

Bradford Era — In the 1990s, the number of female hunters nearly doubled to about 11 percent of the nation’s hunters, and this trend is likely to continue thanks in part to in-depth hunter education courses, such as the Ruffed Grouse Society’s “Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting,” a program for women taught by women.

The Allegheny Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society, which covers, McKean, Elk, Cameron, Potter counties and part of Jefferson County, is bringing “Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting” to McKean County on July 21-22 and August 25-26 at the Mt. Jewett Sportsmen’s Club. An actual hunt on September 9 concludes the program.

Enrollment for the classes is capped at 20 women. There are still ten spots open. July 16 is the deadline for registering. Read More

Bradford Era — A series of events are planned in the coming week at Kinzua Bridge State Park.

At noon on Sunday, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host Sunday afternoon at the bridge, where staff will answer questions about the viaduct.

At noon on Independence Day, a veterans’ tribute will be held. DCNR staff will hold a brief talk about the Fourth of July to honor America’s birthday and the sacrifices made for the nation by veterans. All veterans are welcome. Participants should meet at the flag. Read More

Bradford Era — With this year’s tick season predicted to be worse than ever, an informative, yet engaging Tick Fest with presentations on the topic will be held from noon to 5 p.m. May 19 at the Kinzua Bridge Visitors Center in Mount Jewett.

The free event, sponsored by the McKean County Historical Association and Old Jail Museum in Smethport, will include a presentation on ticks by the Dare 2B Tick Aware state-sponsored organization.

Lu Vandermark, curator of the Old Jail Museum, said the event will include live music, a basket raffle, the sale of dessert items such as tick cookies and tick-on-a-stick pretzel snacks as well as T-shirts. A free-will offering will also be taken and all proceeds will benefit the historical association. Read More

Bradford Era — A group that had been fighting to save rails along the Knox-Kane Corridor has a new focus: maintenance of the railless trail. In 2015, Mount Jewett to Kinzua Bridge (MJ2KB) Trail Club advocated to save rails that were slated for removal on a rails-to-trails project between Mount Jewett and Kinzua Bridge State Park.

At that time, the club had proposed installing light rail maintenance cars and building a pedestrian trail next to the tracks. It aimed to purchase the corridor and rails, but it was unable to come up with $430,000 to purchase the 3.9-mile section of corridor. Headwaters Charitable Trust purchased the land, and a previous plan to create a railless trail was put into motion. The rails are gone and a trail is under construction. Read More

Bradford Era — The Mount Jewett Rotary held it’s 7th annual Chocolate Indulgence event Friday night at the Mount Jewett Veterans Memorial Club drawing in an estimated 150 people and raising over $5,000 to support the Mount Jewett Memorial Library, St. Matthews Preschool and the Mount Jewett Boy Scouts.

Participants were treated to every chocolate baked treat one can imagine, a chocolate fondue fountain, door prizes, raffles, a silent auction and a live auction. Live entertainment was provided by the Birch Street Boys band. Read More