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Events at Dryden Fish & Game
Club and in the area
2026 Spring Rifle
Range Clean-Up
Dear
DFG Club Members,
It
is time for our annual Rifle Range Clean-Up! We have two
possible target dates:
Saturday
May 30 10am
Saturday June 13 10am
Please
let me know your availability
for the above dates as soon as possible and I will choose the
one that is good for most of us. Please reply to this e-mail
and indicate which dates work for you.
Here
is the list of tasks I would like to propose for this year.
Please let me know if you would like to add, change, or modify
the list.
- Trash
removal. We need to clean all the accumulated debris from the
range (entire range). I will provide trash bags; we will need
some rakes and brooms (leaf rakes work best for brass). It is
very important to remove all solid objects scattered on the
ground, otherwise mowing will be impossible.
- The
benches and the table are in good shape, but it would be good
to add some fresh stain/wood protector on the top. We may need
to remove some paint and clean it up, please bring sandpaper
or any portable power tool that can remove some peeling paint.
I will provide the paint/stain and brushes.
- One
bench needs replacement of a top plank; I will bring the
plank.
- Repair
anti-wasp mesh under the benches, I still have some mesh left
from last year.
- Replace
the vertical post on 100-yard target, it completely failed. We
can dig the current one out and replace it or dig in the new
one behind the current one and use what is there as protection
(probably best option). We will need a chainsaw to cut it and
pole diggers/shovels to dig, please bring them if you have
them.
- Replace
horizontal 4x4 on 50-yard target.
- Reattach
large plywood on 200-yard target.
- Replace
rubber flaps on 25-yard, 50-yard targets, and on 100-yard. I
will bring the rubber flaps.
- Replace
steel pipes for hanging steel targets at 100 yards and left
ones at 200 yards. The pipes on the right at 200 yards are
fine. Does anyone have steel pipes and a tool to push them
into the ground? Please let me know as I don't have any.
Otherwise, we can build a portable target to hang steel target
at 100 yards, but I am not sure it will last long. Let me know
what you think.
- Hang
new steel targets at 200 and 100 yards. We have one large
target in good shape that can go to 200 yards, I will get two
smaller ones.
- Rebuild
all three portable targets, I will bring pre-cut lumber, we
will need to build them.
- One of
our members brought several wooden wire spools, when put on
the side a piece of 2x3 can be inserted and used for target
placement. Any ideas on how to best use them? I will bring
some 2x3.
- We
need to build a new bigger storage box to supplement one that
is under the long table. There are a lot of things in the
current one, and it overflows. Please send me ideas, I am not
sure what would be the best solution here. Currently there is
a simple box made out of plywood with hinged front attached
underneath the long table.
There
will be a lot of debris and trash to haul away. Please let me
know if you have a truck registered in Tompkins Solid Waste
Center, I may need help hauling the trash there, some may not
fit into Club's trash container. I will of course pay all the
fees for the trash.
It
would be extremely helpful to have some extra tools and
materials. For
benches we will need sandpaper or similar tools. We will need
leaf rakes, regular rakes, and a broom for cleaning. We will
need shovels, pole diggers and a chainsaw for work on the
100-yard target post. It would be helpful to have extra cordless
drills with screwdriver bits to work on portable targets and
hanging rubber flaps.
Best
regards,
Jarek
DFG
Rifle Range Master
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