The Fin & Feather Club of Mason County

06/13/2026

Due to some confusion about registering for our Hunter's Ed class, here is some clarification.

Since the DNR has designated the week of August 10 thru August 16 as Statewide Hunter Safety week, the Fin & Feather’s Hunter Safety Class will not be posted on the DNR website until July 1st.

After July 1st you can go to the DNR Hunter Safety website and sign up your child, grandchild, friend, etc.

Sorry for the delay and confusion.

06/13/2026

Here are a few reminders for the rifle and pistol ranges

Please be aware that when placing targets on the backstops at all rifle and pistol ranges, NO TARGETS are to be placed on any of the wood cross boards, posts, or target frames. Make sure your target is centered on the backstop, and your bullets stay on the backstop and target.

DO NOT Move Falling Plate Racks or Steel Target hangers on the pistol bay ranges. They are placed where they are for various reasons and competitions. Check with the range manager if you would like to see them placed differently. DO NOT take it upon yourself to move them. You may move target frames on the pistol range, provided they are not positioned for classes or shoots.

Please use the 25/50 yard range when trying to get your fi****ms on the target. DO NOT do this on the 100-yard range. It causes too much damage to the cross boards and posts.

RANGE CLOSURE: If there is a CLOSED SIGN POSTED, DO NOT USE THE RANGE. We try to minimize our range closures. At times, it becomes necessary to close them for maintenance, safety reasons, or to set up competitions. We do try to post dates and times when we know they will be closed. Sometimes, circumstances don’t allow this. Please respect the Closed Signs.

We try to maintain and keep our ranges in good shape. Volunteers are the ones taking care of these. Abuse of them causes added expenses and someone’s time to repair them. Please take care, respect these ranges, and use them properly.

06/10/2026

Sorry a little late but Dinner tonight will be pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, biscuits, and carrot cake and another dessert. It will be served at 6pm for a cost of $10.

06/07/2026

I want to apologize about the hunters safety class post we put out earlier this past week. We still have a couple of things that have to happen before registration can happen so registration is not open yet. I'm sorry to those that have tried to register and couldn't. Please keep an eye here or on our website for when registration will be available. We are hoping it will be later this month.

06/07/2026

We are looking for some help on the 3D Archery range in mid-July. We have 2 culverts to install and 25 yards of road material to move. If you have a piece of equipment that can cut the trench for the culverts or anything with a loader to move dirt. Times and days are very flexible. If you are willing to help, please call Doug at (269)209-1538

06/06/2026

The youth silhouette shoot this morning went well. We had 7 shooters with 1 addittional that just wasn't quite ready to shoot yet. All had fun. Consider bringing your youth out next month on July 4 for our next shoot!

06/03/2026

Check out our NEW classifieds page on our website. Click on the link below.

The new 200/300 yard range is now complete and in use. Come check it out!

05/31/2026

COMING UP next week Sunday, June 7!

We’ve been looking at some ways we can have a little fun and competition using our new rifle ranges. There is an organization called the National Rifle League (NRL) that has formed a shooting program based on hunting scenarios. It looks like a lot of fun and doesn’t require a lot of equipment or specialized guns.

You shoot steel targets at ranges out to 100 yards. Targets are not set at a standard distance (just like hunting). You shoot off various kinds of rest, a ladder, a chair, or a 55-gallon drum. There will be 5 shooting positions. Each position may have several targets or ranges to shoot at. Most stages will be 10 shots. Don’t worry, we will all miss, and we will try to set the targets so distances are not too difficult to hit. This is also a skill game and meant to improve your shooting ability, BUT MOST OF ALL WE WANT TO JUST HAVE FUN AND TRY SOMETHING NEW

Helpful tips. Sight your rifle in at 50 yards. and use quality ammo. Bring a rest bag and bipod if you have them. (There are some shooting bags available if you don’t have any.) These ARE NOT necessary, just helpful. Bring extra magazines if you have them. We will make adjustments to reload if you don’t have them.

Equipment: Any 22 LR rifle, EXCEPT single-shot (No magnums or 17 cals.) Sandbags, Backpack, and attached Bipods are allowed.

There will be a mandatory safety meeting at the clubhouse at 1:00 pm, and shooting will begin around 1:30.

For further information, contact Mike Hill at 231-690-3966 or text me or email him at [email protected] to pre-register. This is to get a rough idea of how many shooters we may have. Feel free to just show up if you decide at the last minute.

05/30/2026

The Youth Silhouette Shoot in Mason County, Michigan, will be next Saturday, June 6. This recurring event is specifically designed to introduce younger shooters to competitive steel target shooting in a safe and supportive environment.

When: The first Saturday of every month from May through September.

Time: The shoot begins promptly at 9:00 AM.

Target Format: Shooters fire at 40 total targets, consisting of 10 metallic silhouettes (chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams) placed at 20,30,40 & 50 yards.

Age Limit: The event is open to everyone, but is primarily geared toward youth aged 15 and under.

Ammunition & Fi****ms: Restricted to standard .22 caliber long rifle or .22 short cartridges. High-velocity rounds (like mini-mags) are strictly prohibited because they damage the steel targets.

Supervision: Every participating youth shooter must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on the range.

Fees: Free for youth participants. Adults (18 and older) who wish to shoot are charged a nominal $2.00 fee.

05/30/2026

This past weekend, we had our first steel plate competition. 14 shooters attended the event. We also want to thank those who donated the prizes for the event.

Best Bear Lodge in Irons donated a 24-hour slingshot rental (260.00 value), show and dinner tickets (up to 60.00 value for dinner), and their brand 1 lb of coffee and a coffee mug.

Tenney Industries donated a $50.00 gift card.

The club purchased a $25 gift from Tenney Industries.

Chris Schmidt donated 6 $10 gift cards from Meijer.

The winners were allowed to choose what prize they wanted.

Nick Fisher was high score in the center-fire pistols, and he selected the $50 gift card from Tenney Industries and the dinner tickets from Best Bear Lodge.

Matt Hollingsworth was 2nd high score in 22 rimfire, and he selected the $25 gift card for Tenney Industries.

We then had a youth who was in attendance pull tickets from a bowl for the remainder of the prizes. Russ Valet won the Slingshot rental. Other prizes were handed out to other individuals.

Thank you to all who attended and to all of those who donated the prizes.