Danvers Fish and Game Club

06/03/2026

Beginner-level pistol training at DFGC.
Two classes: Pistol Skill Builder and Defensive Pistol Intro
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04/27/2026

Paladin Group Training and the Outdoor Range hosted the Women's Only Fun Shoot on Sunday April 26 at 11 AM at the Outdoor Range. 16 Women showed up and had fun shooting .22 caliber pistols and .22 rifles. Those that didn't have pistols or rifles, the ODR Crew provided them as well as the ammo and ear & eye protection. The Shoot was open to all female members, their female family and female friends and the female family and female friends of all male members—as long as they were at least 18 years of age. No Fi****ms License was needed to compete.
There was Range Safety Officers/Coaches to maintain safety and assist competitors with the handling of guns. Light refreshments were served courtesy of Paladin Group Training.
Competitors shot 10 rounds from .22 pistols and 10 rounds from .22 rifles- the targets were scored with a possible high score of 200.
The results are as follows: 1st Place winning the Gold Medal was Chelsy Oliver with a score of 191. 2nd Place winning the Silver Medal was Rebecca Ferrante with a score of 186. 3rd Place winning the Bronze Medal was Kristin Hanson with a score of 185 with 3 X's.4th Place with a score of 185 with 1X was Kathy Ward. Joann Terry and Nora Clark were tied for 5th Place with a score of 178 with 3 X's each. -Jane O'Brien came in 6th Place with 175, 7th Place – Phyllis Dauwer, 8th Place- Sheri Crowe, 9th Place-Juile Smith, 10th Place - Mary Egan, 11th Place - Deb Moreau, 12th - Place Gabrielle Montevecchi, 13th - Place Holly Gasparini, 14th - Place Dorothy Athanas, 15th - Place Mary O'Neill.
I would like to thank the following for helping out. Brian Bertoldo, Skip Cakounes, Dave Haloon, John Michaud and Ali Oullette.
Ron Witten
ODR Chairman

03/31/2026

We just had a great series of classes at DFGC--Rifle 1.0 on Friday, Pistol Workshop on Sat., and Shotgun 1.0 on Sunday. Thanks to all who participated (the Rifle and Shotgun 1.0 classes were full)---nice to see folks coming out of hibernation to train! For more classes and to stay up to date with activities at the club, visit www.dfgc.club and click on Event Calendar.

To encourage the interests in hunting, shooting fishing and outdoor sports.

03/14/2026

Lucky Target Shoot at the Outdoor Range Saturday 3/14 9am-1pm and Sunday 3/15 9am-1pm- No skill needed just luck. No gun, ammo, eye and ear protection need as we provide those. no fi****ms license needed, Just stop by, pay your $10- take your five shots and leave, we will notify you if you won the $100 gift card. Hit the line between two numbers, get both numbers. Hit the cross between the 4 numbers, get all four numbers.

03/13/2026

Handheld & Pistol-mounted Lights Seminar
Sunday, March 22 from 6pm to 7:30pm
Danvers Fish & Game Club
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Bad people tend to do bad things in the dark or low light. Learn about handheld and pistol-mounted lights and their effective use

03/10/2026

This three-hour class is meant to bridge the gap between Pistol Skill Builder and Defensive Pistol 1.

03/04/2026

Want to know what's going on at DFGC? Visit our website and click on Event Calendar (no login needed). https://www.dfgc.club

02/28/2026

The Outdoor Range is slowly digging out from under the snow we got from 3 snow storms which dumped a total of 3 feet of snow. We have been chipping away at the snow, which is very heavy, and which bogs down the snowblower. We have cleared some paths to some positions at 21 and 50 feet on the pistol side by hand and can only do a few positions to 25 yards on the rifle side. Volunteers who have helped snow blowing and shoveling so far have been Ron Witten, Woody Lancaster, Alli Oulette, Joann Terry and Henry West. Hope to clear some more snow on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to open on Weds. March 4, right now footing is treacherous and really not safe. The warm temp on Saturday should help. It has been a bad month.

02/24/2026

FYI: The Pistol Skill Builder scheduled for tomorrow evening (2/25) in the IDR has been canceled--email notices have gone out to those registered.

02/09/2026

On a snowy cold day on Saturday February 7th, 5 hardy individuals trekked to Danvers Fish & Game to attend the Basic Fi****ms Safety Class and obtained their State Police Fi****ms Safety Certificates and can now apply for their Mass. Fi****ms License. Now is the time to sign up to attend the next class before the new longer curriculum takes effect in April. The next Fi****ms Safety Class is coming up.
Basic Fi****ms Safety Class at Danvers Fish & Game Club, 20 Birch Rd, Middleton on Saturday March 7, 9am-2:30pm
This is the class you will need to apply for your Mass. Fi****ms License. . Call Club's main number 978-774-9870 and follow the prompts to request a seat for class. Cost is $80 for club members and their immediate family members and $100 for non members. Only Cash or checks made out to Danvers Fish & Game accepted. Fee payable that day.
Class is taught via lecture, power point, demonstration, handouts and hands on. Class covers safe handling of fi****ms, how to load and unload different types of fi****ms, safe storage and transport of fi****ms. Mass. fi****ms laws, pepper spray, tasers and stun guns, how to apply for your Mass. Fi****ms License and more. Class taught by experienced certified instructors, one of which is a retired Saugus Police Lt. with over 30 years of fi****ms instructor experience. This is a non- firing class but as always, everyone who attends this class is entitled to one free range lesson using my .22 handguns or rifles or can use their own when they obtain their license.