Whitetails Unlimited awarded a grant totaling more than $15,000 to the Port Matilda Sportsmen’s Association located in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania. The funds will be used to update and maintain the range on the club’s grounds. The club was founded in 1935 and boasts more than 350 members. They offer a variety of outdoor activities. One of the activities is a weekly meat shoot open to the public where individuals compete with 12, 16, and 20 gauge shotguns for a chance to win a prize package containing several meat products.

The club also plays host to a trout tournament organized by the Bald Eagle Creek Trout Tournament Association. The tournament is open to youth and adults alike. About 600 trout are premeasured, tagged, and stocked in area water streams where they are then pursued by tournament participants. In addition to the shoots and trout tournaments, the club also coordinates an annual hunter and trapper educational course held at the clubhouse.

About Whitetails Unlimited:

Since our beginning in 1982, Whitetails Unlimited has remained true to its mission and has made great strides in the field of conservation. Thanks to more than 475 chapters, 115,000-plus members, chapter volunteers, and corporate sponsors, Whitetails Unlimited has earned the reputation of being the nation’s premier organization dedicating its resources to the betterment of the white-tailed deer and its environment. Our mission is to raise funds in support of educational programs, wildlife habitat enhancement and acquisition, and preservation of the shooting sports and hunting tradition for future generations. To date, Whitetails Unlimited has expended more than $125.9 million on program services and activities that continue to enhance, and ultimately foster, our mission.

For more information, contact:

Russ Austad, Whitetails Unlimited

Program Services Director: (920) 743-6777, Ext. 102

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