St. Patty's Day Wobble Shoot & Dinner

The ACGP's St. Patty's Day Wobble Shoot & Dinner was held on Saturday, March 26.  About Twenty-Five Shooters were in the competition.

1st place was taken by Bubba, with 23 clay pigeons.  2nd place went to Swanee; Master Blaster! with 22 clay pigeons,   3rd place, Bubba with 21 pigeons.

Congratulations to all who dared compete.

Mr. President!  Let's Wobble!






















Shooters on the firing line.


(From left to right below)
Bob, Lou, Pete, Stan (Master Blaster), and Chuck.

 Jim, Rob, and Jim (A.C.G.P. President)

Resting up in between rounds.  Buzz the score keeper in the background.

Chucks dog took off after a clay pigeon during the competition, he had to retrieve him.

The New line of ACGP shirt designs.

Dinner back at the clubhouse after the shoot.   Happy Birthday to Frank J. and Sara.

Jim with the cake.  Thanks Leslie!

Thanks always and forever to the Clemensons Arnold, Melissa, Lura, and Chris.  The food was GREAT! 

Turkey & Deer Report March 2011

   Our aggressive Habitat Management Program continues to support healthy, sustainable wildlife populations even with the large harvests we have seen this past year. 

The abundance of chufa,  sorgum, winter wheat, rye and clover keep the animals healthy and centered on the property, as can be seen here.

Club Chukar Hunt

This weekend on Saturday March 5, The ACGP will be hosting it's first chukar hunt of the season.  Call Jim by Thursday night to reserve your spot and be at the Field Camp by 9:30 AM.

The birds have been fast fliers so be ready for some quick action.

See you there.

Remember-Safety First!

Fathers, Sons and Daughters-a Long Standing Tradition Continues at The ACGP

The  Atlantic County Game Preserve has a long standing tradition of family memberships including fathers and sons.  Membership has the privledge of permitting children to hunt along side parents until the age of  21, or they complete college, at which time children are eligable for membership.

We have many members young and old who have been initiated into the club by their fathers or grandfathers.  One father and son membership's tenure spans four generations, going back to the inception of the club 1905.  We sometimes joke that these members are "ACGP Royalty".   

The tradition of families enjoying the outdoors and shooting sports being carried forward generation after generation is not unique, however here at the ACGP we pride ourselves on promoting Youth Hunts and events for deer, turkey, pheasant, chukar, quail, duck or even fishing.  Did I forget anything? Oh yes, rabbit and sporting clays (held in the afternoon before just about every club dinner meeting).  Any opportunity to spend time with family outdoors is time well spent, and to be cherished.  Come out on any given day to the field camp and you will see the whole family enjoying the outdoors together.  Here are a few of the fathers, sons and daughters you might see out at the Field Camp on any given day.

A Great Sunday Hunting Quail at The Atlantic County Game Preserve

"Gunny" Cip and I have been friends for close to 50 years.  We grew up hunting and fishing together on the Delaware River.  Back then there were plenty of wild pheasants and quail out the back door. 

So when old friends like us can spend a great afternoon at The Atlantic County Game Preserve hunting quail, over a great bird dog, what else can you say? 

With over 20 tree lined fields of natural warm season grass's, and sorgum on 2000 acres to choose from,  the choice is yours, pheasant? chukar? or quail?  Today we chose quail.  But take your pick, there are only 7 days a week to decide on your game bird and hunt a different field each day.

BRING YOUR SWEETHEART TO CLUB PHEASANT HUNT

ACGP  CLUB PHEASANT HUNT 

(MEMBERS ONLY, & GUESTS BY INVITATION ONLY) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH

FEE $25.00  SIGN-UP 9:30 @ FIELD CAMP;  HUNT 10:00 

CALL JIM S. ASAP (BY THURSDAY NIGHT) FOR RESERVATIONS

                       

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP STOCK THE FIELDS.

WE WILL MEET AT 9:00 AT THE FIELD CAMP

BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR 

2011 LICENSE

NO BIRDSHOT HEAVIER THAN #6

200 SQUARE INCHES OF HUNTER ORANGE

SAFETY FIRST!

 

Atlantic County Federation Pheasant Hunt Winners-Hosted at ACGP!

Every year the Atlantic County Game Preserve Est. 1905 donates a pheasant hunt for four (4), to the Atlantic County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Annual Venison Dinner. 

The event proceeds and pheasant hunt raffle proceeds are used in large part to support many activities for children throughout the Atlantic County area; Hooked on Sporting Clays, at Giberson's Redwing Sporting Clays, several Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs-HONOD fishing derbies, Friends of Forsythe youth activites and events at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Twp., the annual 4H Fair in Egg Harbor City etc...

The Atlantic County Game Preserve Est. 1905 has been a proud member of the New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs since 1938, and is active in supporting it's charitable ventures, creating multiple opportunities for youth from our county to experience various sporting activities.

Many thanks to all those who purchased raffle tickets last year, and congratulations to the winners below.  This could be you next year, but you can't win unless you attend the Federation's Annual Venison Dinner at Kerry-Brooke Caterers on Rt. 30 in Hammonton, NJ on Monday February 21, 6 PM.  Tickets $30.