SUMMER YOUTH RIFLE will be held the months of June, July, and August on Saturdays from 9 AM until 12 Noon at JCOC.  Signup day is June 2nd at 9 AM at the Pistol Range on club grounds.  This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, and JCOC will provide rifles and ammunition.  Age range 8-16 years.  Contact Glenn for more information at 517-592-3815 or 909-708-9191.

Hunter Safety Classes-click here http://dnr.state.mi.us/recnsearch/ to go to the Michigan DNR page and search for available Hunter Safety Classes.  Insert county information and you can see available locations, dates, and times.  Signup for fall Hunters Safety at JCOC will be August 28th, 2012 from 3 PM to 7 PM in the upstairs clubhouse room.  Class begins in September:  09-11-2012 from 5PM-9PM, 09-18-2012 from 5PM to 9PM, and 09-22-2012 from 8AM to 12 Noon.  You must attend all there classes and pass the course to recieve your certificate.  Charge is $10 per student to cover materials.  Phone Dave at 517-782-7759 if you have questions.

NEED CERTIFIED KITCHEN MANAGER-if you hold a Michigan Certificate for food manager and would be willing to offer assistance and the use of your certification at JCOC please contact Dave Wilson at 517-764-2352.  Only minimal instruction to kitchen staff is necessary ocassionally.  JCOC assumes all responsibility for any non-compliance issues as the result of inspections per Jackson County Health Department.  If you are willing to become certified for which JCOC will pay the $210 fee, please contact Dave.

WINDHAM WEAPONRY .223 RIFLE & HORTON CROSSBOW:  JCOC is selling raffle tickets at $10 each.  First prize is a .223 rifle click here RIFLE to see model and specs.  Click here BOW to see photo of crossbow.  Michigan state license # R15809.  Contact Dave at 517-764-2352 to buy, or if you are a club member, to pick up tickets to sell.  These are two very nice items.

X-FACTOR 3D ARCHERY SHOOT JUNE 1ST-3RD---JCOC will be hosting in June a 3D archery event by X-FACTOR.  Click this FLYER LINK to see general information.  Click this ITINERARY LINK to see specific information.  Click this REGISTRATION FORM LINK to see the pre-registration form.  Please joins us for some archery fun. For more info go to this website xfactor3darchery.com.

SPRING OPEN FISHING CONTEST (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)  on Saturday May 26th JCOC will sponsor a fishing contest on Ackerson Lake at the club grounds.  Registration begins at 5:30 AM, the contest will begin at 6:30 AM and end at 12 noon.  Entry fee is $20 per boat with a limit of two persons per boat.  You MUST have an operating live well or aerated cooler.  No live bait permitted.  All entry money will be returned to contest winners in three categories as follows:  25% to largest bass, 25% to largest pike, and 50% for the total weight of a five bass lot per boat.  The number of places paid to "each" category will be determined depending on the number of boats entered.  Questions:  call Randy at 517-531-5967 or 517-740-5791.

TRAP SHOOTING-OPEN TO PUBLIC beginning on April 4th, 2012 we will have trap shooting at the club range from 5PM until 7PM every Wednesday.  Cost is $5 non-members, $4 members, $3 all seniors, you must bring your own ammo.  Please join us for an evening of fun.  Questions : Richard at 517-315-9339.

RANGE ORIENTATION all club members must complete a Range Orientation class consisting of approximately one hour of discussion prior to using the pistol and/or rifle ranges.  If you are renewing your membership and have already completed the class, you do not have to complete the class a second time. If you are a new member, or an existing member that has not completed the class you may contact a person listed below to arrange for the class time.

Dave Wilson 517-7642352

Dave Teriaco  517-782-7759

Glenn McJennett  517-592-3815

SUNDAY BREAKFAST SERVED 8 AM UNTIL 11 AM  JCOC hosts Sunday breakfast every weekend (except holiday weekends) at the Clubhouse located at 3550 Hart Road.  Cost is $4.50 for adults and 2.50 for children, includes your coffee.  Choose from menu items: french toast, biscuits and gravy, eggs, link or patty sausage, bacon, hotcakes, hashbrown potatoes, and toast.  Milk or orange juice is extra.  Join us for some great food at a very reasonable price.  Lots of room for the children to move around.  PUBLIC IS WELCOME.

CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM

JCOC is now affiliated with the Civilian Marksmanship Program.  Club MEMBERS can now purchase items through their program.  Visit their site at www.odcmp.org.  You will find the necessary paperwork to download and complete if you want to purchase from their catalog.  The catalog is online too, of course.  ENJOY, another good thing for JCOC members.  Our club is listed in their club directory, and you can get to the JCOC website from there.

My first turkey 19.9 lbs, 9-1/2 inch beard, 1/2 inch spurs one shot to the head.

Member Dave and his daughter found these, get the frying pan ready.

Outdoor Club went extra mile

Horton - Thank you just doesn't seem quite enough for all that the Jackson County Outdoor Club did for us.

Scouts enjoy a day full of activities

Posted by Vicky L. Lorencen for the Citizen Patriot October 19, 2008  08:00AM

CITIZEN PATRIOT -  NICK DENTAMARO - Billy Dawd, 10, saws a log with his mother, Connie, using an old-fashioned two-man saw.

If it could be shot, sawed, thrown or chucked, the Boy Scouts "Mountain Man Rendezvous" had a heaping helping of it.

More than 300 Boy Scouts reveled in manly pursuits this weekend at the Chief Lenape Trails District Fall Camporee at the Jackson County Outdoors Club near Napoleon.