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Registration Closes April 29th 2024
Club Grounds open May 17th at 14:00
The Wilkes-Barre Rifle and Pistol club and the United Sportsmen Camp 271 In conjunction with, the National Rifle Association will conduct The PA Eastern YHEC which will consist of all six events (Rifle, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, Archery, Hunter Safety, and Animal Identification) that the youth will be challenged by at the State YHEC at Scotia Range, State College, PA.
Pre-registration is required, the registration form for participants and coaches can be found below or at PA YHEC Facebook Page .
Friday May 19th, competitors may enter the club grounds starting at 14:00 and the range will be open to individuals wishing to shoot their equipment. All shooting will be done on the utility range. For .22 and muzzleloader we will also have a few archery targets for those who wish to shoot archery. There will be camping permitted on the grounds Friday night. We have 110v electrical Hook-ups and there is a full bath with shower as well as two other indoor flush toilet facilities for those here for the event.
Barry Estep, PA State Coordinator, will be at the event answering any questions and overseeing this event. The PA Game Commission will also be there to assist in providing the youth with a realistic animal identification exam. Barry Estep can be contacted at 570-529-7043
The club will be serving Breakfast from 0600-0830 Saturday morning the cost will be 5.00 each to help the club prepare. Breakfast is not pre-paid starting this year. $6.00 cash payable at the counter There will be food available Friday evening from 430 pm -7pm and Saturday from 1130-4:30pm this will be by item. Hamburg, hotdogs, sloppy Joes, potato salad, Mac salad and deserts will be on the menu. The club will also have refreshments available at all times.
This event is open to all Youth in the Eastern PA area. The only requirements are: be an interested youth between 10 and 18 ,have a love for the outdoors and the shooting sports, be motivated ,safe and have your Hunter Safety Card.
You will be able to follow the youth as they go to each event.
The following is the anticipated schedule of events:
0600 Breakfast served
0700 Registration, sign in
0745 Safety Briefing Range orientation, Coaches meeting
0800 Hunter Safety Exam (All Teams)
0830-1730 Teams rotate to events
1130-1630 Lunch (hamburgers, hotdogs, etc for sale) the teams will get a lunch rotation to help prevent backup on the longer ranges.
1800 (6pm) Presentation of AWARDS, closing remands
If you have any questions please contact Dave Halchak at 570-574-2700 or e-mail Pomphrey02@gmail.com. Directions to the Wilkes- Barre Rifle and Pistol Club are at HTTP://www.wbrp.net/Directions.html
Only one registration per youth and we will need just a team roster for your Jr and Sr teams. The rules for this event will be the same as the State and Western Event and are posted on the payhec.org site.Attention Firefox users: Firefox has disabled interactive PDF functions. Use Internet Explorer or Chrome if you wish to fill out the form online.
Local Hotels:
Days Inn 760 Kidder St. Wilkes Barre Pa. 570-826-0111
Red Roof Inn I-81 and SR 309 Wilkes-Barre 570-829-6422
Comfort Inn Blackman St. & Rt 309 Wilkes-Barre 570-823-0500
Econo Lodge Blackman St. & Rt. 309 Wilkes-Barre 570-823-0600