Meetings

 * Lake Erie Chapter of Federation of Fly Fishers, Seaway Trail Center, Route 5, Wanakah, Tuesday. Fly-tying session at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7. Ray Marks will discuss "Project Healing Waters and the Moore's Fishing Preserve Outing." Call 549-1977.

* Niagara Musky Association, Knights of Columbus, 55 Main St., City of Tonawanda, 7 p.m., Tuesday. Call 632-5024.

* New York Walleye Association, American Legion Niagara Frontier Post No. 1041, 533 Amherst St., 7:30 p.m., Tuesday. Call 875-8148.

* Erie County Bassmasters, Nowak's Bar, 1458 Lovejoy St., 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. Call 897-1220.

* Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Association, 4-H Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4487 Lake Ave. (Route 78), Lockport, 7 p.m., Thursday. Call 636-0519.

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Shooting sports

* Olean High Power Rifle League Match (last match of the season), sign-ins 8:15-8:45 a.m., and firing, 9 a.m., Saturday. For details and directions, call Charlie Jurenko (373-2357) or Gary Bobseine (257-3913.

* WNY Outdoor Pistol League, No match Labor Day Weekend; next match: Polaris Club at Tonawanda Sportsmen's Club, 9 a.m., next Sunday. Call Bob Guyder 695-1725.

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Archery

* Wilson Conservation Club "Sixth Annual JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Shoot for the Cure," Wilson-Cambria Road (Route 425), a 3-D archery shoot, Saturday. Shooting 8 a.m.-noon, a lunch (pig roast and chicken chowder), and a shoot-off and awards at 1:30 p.m. Kids 12 and younger with an adult shoot free. A $20 donation covers all. Call Sue Beyer (439-0612).

* Seven Nations 2010 3-D Archery Shoot: Genesee Conservation, 1570 Old Penfield Road, Rochester, next Sunday. Call (585) 899-6821.

* West Falls Conservation Society "Hunt the Hills Annual Raffle Shoot," 55 Bridge St., 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Sept. 18. Call Mike Cummings (432-6035 or 655-5030) or the clubhouse (652-4650).

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Certification classes

Hunting

* Millgrove Sportsmen's Club at Alden Rod & Gun Club, County Line Road, 7-10 p.m., Tuesday, and 9 a.m.-done, Saturday. Call (585) 937-9536, (585) 599-6431, or (585) 939-7632.

* Tonawanda Sportsmen's Club, 5657 Killian Road, North Tonawanda, 7-10 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, and 6:30-9:30 p.m., Sept. 16. Call 625-8437.

* LaSalle Sportsmen's Club, 2445 Tuscarora Road, Niagara Falls, registration, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday; classes: 6:30-10:30 p.m., Saturday, and Sept. 22, and 29. For information, call the club (297-0410) after 4 p.m.

* S&S Taxidermy, 455 Cascade Road (Route 219), Springville, 5-10 p.m., Friday, and 9 a.m.-done, Saturday. Call 592-2404.

* Falconer Rod & Gun Club, Buffalo Street Extension, 6-10 p.m., Friday and 1-7 p.m., Sept. 18. Register at first class.

* Erie County Conservation Society, Miller Avenue, Holland, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; and 8 a.m.-done, Sunday. Call 627-9861.

* Holland Rod & Gun Club, Route 16, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday and Sept. 18. Call 692-7660.

* Carroll Rod & Gun Club, Frew Run Road, Frewsburg, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday; 5:45-10 p.m., Sept. 15; and 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 18. Register in person at the club, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday.

* West Falls Conservation Society, 55 Bridge St., 7-10 p.m., Friday, and 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sunday. Call 662-5657.

* Gander Mountain, Young Street, Town of Tonawanda, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., next Sunday; 6-9 p.m., Sept. 13; and 6 p.m.-done, Sept. 15. Register in person at the store.

* Alma Rod & Gun Club Home Study Course, County Route 18, Wellsville, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 18. Register by Saturday. Call (585) 593-3371.

* Allied Sportsman Club Home Study Course, 12847 Clinton St., Alden, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 2. Register by Saturday. Call 474-0460.

Archery

* Doc's Archery, 908 Niagara Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, 6-10:30 p.m., Wednesday; and 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday. Call 693-2703, Tuesday-Friday, noon-8 p.m.

* Tonawanda Sportsmen's Club, 5657 Killian Road, North Tonawanda, 7-10 p.m., Wednesday and Sept. 13, and noon-done, Sept. 18. Call 692-2161.

* Allied Sportsmen's Club, 12847 Clinton St. Alden, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. Call 474-0460.

* Hawkeye Bowmen, 13330 Clinton St., Alden, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday. Call 633-5324.

* West Falls Conservation Society, Bridge Street, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday. Call 655-9131.

* Genesee Outfitters, Foote Avenue Extension, Kiantone, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday. Register at store.

* Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club, Mullett Street, Dunkirk, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday. Register at class. For details, call 366-3397 (11 a.m.-3 p.m.)

* Nick's Sporting Goods, 1212 Kenmore Ave., 6-10 p.m., Sept. 14, and 6 p.m.-done, Sept. 16. Call 875-9218.

* Wilson Conservation Club, Route 425, 6-9 p.m., Sept. 13 and 15, and 9 a.m.-done, Sept. 18. Call 751-9050.

Boating

* Swiftwater Power Squadron "America's Boating Course/Jet Ski Certification Class," Elks Lodge No. 860, Main and Sweeney streets, North Tonawanda, five-week course beginning Thursday, classes held 7:15-9:30 p.m. Age 14 minimum. Call Ken Brown (692-2159) or John Dial (837-6511).

Pistol

* Security Weapons and Training Institute, 659 Ridge Road, Lackawanna: "Pistol Permit Classes," 6 p.m., Tuesday, and 10 a.m., Saturday. Call 822-1043 or go to swatstore.com.

* Jim Carr Classes: "Pistol Permit Class," Orvis Shop, 4545 Transit Road, Williamsville, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, call 276-7200; and "Utah/Florida Concealed Carry Class," Freeman's Sport Shop, Akron, 10 a.m., Sept. 18. Call 778-9431.

Trapping

* Pine Valley Rod & Gun Club, Cottage Road, South Dayton, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, and 1-5 p.m., Sunday. Call 257-9045, evenings.

* Middleport Rod & Gun Club, Mountain and Freeman roads, 8 a.m.-done, Saturday. Call 439-5862.

* Collins Conservation Club, Conger Road, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 18. Call 741-4457 or 684-1120.

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Shows/seminars

* Deersearch "After the Shot Seminars," Allegany Fairgrounds, Conservation Building, noon, next Sunday; and Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club, Dunkirk, 2 p.m., next Sunday. Call 627-5559.

* Orvis Buffalo, 4545 Transit Road, Williamsville "Free Fly Fishing for Steelhead 201 Clinics," 10:30 a.m.-noon, Saturdays to Sept. 25. Call 276-7200.

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Banquets/fundraisers

* Tonawanda Sportsmen's Club Raffle and Chiavetta's Chicken Dinner, 1-4 p.m., Saturday. Call Mike VonHeckler (352-2750).

* Annual Sportsmen's Show, Memorial Library of Little Valley, Green Gable Village, Route 219 (between Salamanca and Great Valley), 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday; and 9 a.m-3 p.m., Sunday. More than 150 exhibitor tables, children under 12 free. Call 938-6928.

* Genesee County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Dinner and Live Auction, Sacred Heart Social Center, 17 Summer St., Batavia, 6 p.m., Sept. 29. Call (585) 734-2141 or (585) 343-6119.

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Hiking/nature

* Buffalo Audubon Society/Beaver Meadow Center, 1610 Welch Road, North Java. Events: "Homestead Festival," 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; "National Grandparents Day Stroll," as part of "Sunday Family Walks," 2 p.m., next Sunday. For all BAS programs, call (585) 457-3228, ext. 10, or e-mail: info@buffaloaudubon.org.

* Tifft Nature Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd. Activities: "Wellness Walk," 10 a.m.-noon, Thursday; and "Trek Tifft," 2-3:30 p.m., next Sunday. For all TNP programs, call 825-6397.

* Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, Depew, Programs: "Scratch and Sniff Walk," 10:30 a.m., Saturday. Registration required for all programs; no reservations needed for public guided tours or self-guided trails. For all Environmental Education Center programs, call 683-5959.

* Niagara Frontier Region of New York State Parks Programs: "Devil's Hole Massacre Remembrance," Devil's Hole State Park, 2-4 p.m., next Sunday, call 282-5154; and "Fall Fiber Festival," Knox Farm State Park, East Aurora, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 25. Call 652-3237.

* Niagara Frontier Chapter of Adirondack Mountain Club events: For all extended weekend outings, upcoming gatherings, and all club and outings info, visit adk-nfc.org.

* Foothills Trail Club Events: "Eighteen Mile Creek Saunter," 10 a.m., Tuesday, call 627-3878; and "Conservation Trail: Savage Road to Centerline Road," 9:30 a.m., next Sunday, call 828-0282.

* Hamburg Natural History Society Event: "15th Annual Penn Dixie Nature Cruise and Buffalo Lighthouse Tour," Buffalo Harbor, 8:30 a.m., Saturday; and "Special Event Day at Penn Dixie," 1-4 p.m., next Sunday. Call 627-4560 or go to penndixie.org.

* Letchworth State Park Interpretive Programs: "Geology Walk -- Lower Falls," 10 a.m., Monday; "How the Gorge was Formed; Story of the Park," 12:30 p.m., Wednesday; "Glen Iris Estate Walk," 2 p.m., Monday; and "Annual Beach Cleanup -- Trout Pond," 1 p.m., next Sunday. For all LSP programs, call (585) 493-3625.

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