The Littlestown Fish and Game Association
1979 Fish and Game Road
P. O. Box 205
Littlestown, Pa. 17340
717-359-9508
 
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WHAT WE ARE ABOUT 

Our Non Profit Association was formed in 1941 for protection and preservation of wildlife, perpetuate hunting and fishing, perpetuate the skill of angling, archery and all gunning sports.  It was formed to educate and provide sportsman a safe and secure area to practice.  To encourage a spirit of sportsmanship and fair play, to aid in enforcement of laws of this Commonwealth governing conservation

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(09-18-2011) updated

Shooting Sports:

The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns (see archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event (albeit only once, in 1900). The shooting sports are categorized by the type of firearm or target used

History:

The National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom was founded in 1860 to raise the funds for an annual national rifle meeting "for the encouragement of Volunteer Rifle Corps, and the promotion of Rifle-shooting throughout Great Britain".

For similar reasons, concerned over poor marksmanship during the American Civil War, veteran Union officers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association of America in 1871 for the purpose of promoting and encouraging rifle shooting on a "scientific" basis. In 1872, with financial help from New York state, a site on Long Island, the Creed Farm, was purchased for the purpose of building a rifle range. Named Creedmoor, the range opened in 1872, and became the site of the first National Matches until New York politics forced the NRA to move the matches to Sea Girt, New Jersey. The popularity of the National Matches soon forced the event to be moved to its present, much larger location: Camp Perry. In 1903, the U.S. Congress created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice (NBPRP), an advisory board to the Secretary of the Army, with a nearly identical charter to the NRA. The NBPRP (now known as the Civilian Marksmanship Program) also participates in the National Matches at Camp Perry

Source:

Description above from Wikipedia article Shooting sports, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors here.  Community Pages are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with topic

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(01-29-2011)

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