Full schedule of events continues at Pemi Fish and Game Club in July

HOLDERNESS — A full schedule of events is on the calendar at the Pemi Fish and Game Club in July.

A summer biathlon will be held on Saturday, July 16 on the club’s 200 yard shooting range. Registration will take place at the clubhouse from 8 — 8:30 a.m. for the Match Team participants and from 9 — 10:30 a.m. for the Sport Team biathletes on the day of the event. The sight-in period followed by the safety and range briefing will be at the range starting at 8:30 a.m. for the Match Team. Matches will be scheduled to start at 10 a.m. with the Match Class first followed by the Beginner, Novice, and Adaptive participants. All events are open to the public regardless of shooting experience. All ages are welcome and loaner rifles are available. Coaching is available. Age 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The registration fee is $15 per match.

The Royal Rangers will hold a camporee on the club grounds on Friday — Sunday, July 15 — 17, with emphasis on the shooting sports.

A New Hampshire High Power Rifle League shoot will take place on Sunday, July 17 on the 200 yard range starting at 8 a.m.

The first Pemi offering of the NRA Personal Protection in the Home course is scheduled for Saturday, July 23 in the Pemi clubhouse and on the 50-yd. range. This is an all-day course that will cover topics such as defensive mindset; defensive shooting concepts and skills; utilizing cover and concealment; making one's home safer; confronting an intruder or attacker; firearms defense and the law; selecting a firearm and ammunition for personal protection/home defense; and firearms maintenance. There will be several live-fire exercises involved, requiring movement from one position to another, all relating to home-protection scenarios. A pre-requisite to taking this course is the successful completion of the NRA Basic Pistol Instruction course.

On Sunday, July 24 there are two events planned: an IDPA (defensive pistol) shoot will take place at “Pemi Gulch,” the cowboy action shooting “village” starting at 9:30 a.m.; and a Silhouette Shoot on the 50/100 yard covered firing line ranges starting at 8:30 a.m. All outdoor ranges will be closed to sport shooting until late afternoon on this date.

Capping off the month of July will be a Machine Gun Shoot on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31.

For more details about these events, visit www.pemi.org or call PR chairman Fred Allen at 968-9944.