Wounded Warrior Appreciation Day 2025

Next Saturday 10/25 (rain date 10/26)

Our annual Wounded Warrior event is right around the corner! We have approximately 40 Warriors participating this year!

We are looking for volunteers for the kitchen, pheasant hunting, fishing, welcoming, loaner shotguns, door prizes and desserts. Please contact Larry Boucher if you can help and in which areas so we can coordinate the volunteers.

Thank you all for supporting this great event!

Wreath decorating doors open at 5pm, class starts at 6pm.

Tina Bemis from Bemis Farms will be teaching the class and bringing all the greens, decorations, glue, wire and frames we need to make the wreaths.

The class is about 2 hours long but if people need longer that is fine. No one will be rushed to finish the wreaths.

The kitchen isn't open but we will have some snacks available.

Full Bar, come down grab a drink and make a wreath.

The cost of wreaths has gone up. Tickets will be $50 online link to the store https://hamiltonrg.org/Store . Any questions please email thenieuwenhoffs@gmail.com 

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! All are welcome. Come down and support HRGC at our Holiday Meat Raffle! Doors open at 12 with raffles starting at 1PM.

Come down to win some meat for your holiday parties!

6 tables of assorted meat, bonus meat table, 50/50 raffle and door prize! Kitchen and bar will be open for food & refreshments during the event.

OPEN TO HRGC MEMBERS ONLY!

The Rifle Committee invites all HRGC Club members to a special session on Use of Force Laws on Thursday November 13th from 6:30PM to 8:00PM at the Clubhouse.

This free, members-only course will cover -

• What constitutes reasonable force
• The use of deadly force and the force continuum
• Defending your home and property
• A series of real-life scenarios where you’ll decide outcomes and discuss the legal ramifications as a group.

While the class is free, donations are welcome and will go back to the Rifle Silo to support future member and community events. No sign-up needed — just show up!

The Fall Archery Spot League will start this upcoming Tuesday 10/14 and run for 8 weeks. Shoot times are between 5-8PM as lanes open up.

Cost of $7 per week to cover targets, heat, league prizes and the banquet at the end.

You will be shooting at a distance of 18 meters or 20 yards at a 40cm target with scoring rings from ten to one. You will shoot 10 ends of 3 arrows for a total of 30 arrows. This shoot is great to work on your shooting form.

It takes about 45 minutes to finish the 30 arrows. No need to sign up, just show up on Tuesday 10/14! We hope to see you there!

Greetings Fellow Hamilton Rod & Gun Club Members,

Just a friendly reminder about membership renewals. To make the process as convenient as possible, we offer several options for submitting your renewal:

Renewals may be submitted:

• Online: https://hamiltonrg.org/Renewals

• By Mail:
  Hamilton Rod & Gun
  Attn: Membership
  P.O. Box 954
  Sturbridge, MA 01566-0954

• In Person: At any General Membership Meeting or Orientation Presentation

• During Drop-In Hours: Scheduled several times a month—dates can be found on the club calendar

Important Notes:

• If paying in person, please only make payments directly to a Membership Committee member. Do not leave payments—especially cash—with anyone else, as we cannot ensure they will be properly processed.

• The Membership Committee can only accept membership dues. We are not able to process other payments, such as UBC fees, camping fees, target access fees, etc.

• For check payments, please be aware that it may take a few weeks for your check to clear. Deposits are made once per month by the treasurer.

• As a reminder, we are all volunteers with families, jobs, and other commitments. Please do not attempt to pay your dues during social events, such as Friday nights at the bar—we will not be able to process your payment at those times.

Thank you for your attention and continued membership!

Friday Night Trap is back! We are starting back up Trap on Friday evenings. Runs on the 2nd & 4th Friday night of each month, starting at 6PM.

As a reminder, Trap is open to the public as well as members so come on down if you're interested!

We have installed a key card access on Shed B to access Target Stands!

First and foremost, we'd like to thank Mark Corriveau for installing the new RFID reader on Pistol Shed B. With this new system, Pistol will still be selling access to the shed for the target program and we will be able to easily manage the pistol shed access electronically. This will be an effective way to enable your key card to enter the pistol house and now the target shed. We also added all the people who have already paid into the key card access for shed B. If  you have issues getting into the shed, please send Zach Martins, Pistol Co-Chair, a message and he will address the issue. 

As a friendly reminder when using the Campground and Race Track gates, please lock them when you are done. The gates are there to protect your club and keep the property use for members only.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

It has been brought to our attention that someone is shooting broadheads at the outdoor targets. This is not allowed at the Club as the targets are not made for broadheads.

As a reminder, FIELD POINTS ONLY please!