Carroll County's
#1 Hot Spot
for Live Music
Fall 2018
Big Money $500 Winners
Mary Asper |
Chris Chaffman |
Tom Connors |
Brian Dunstan |
Paul Herb |
Paul Keimig |
Lorrie Hopper |
Edward Poist III |
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Line Dancing is on Monday nights from 7PM to 9PM.
Admission is $5.00. There will be NO Line Dancing
the First Monday Of Any Month.
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CLUB NEWS
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For Pictures of the Dedication of Chick Haines Sr.
Memorial Trap Feild.
Monthly Meeting Time is 7:00 PM
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Facts About the Coon Club
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The main purpose of the United Coon Hunters Association is to promote the conservation and protection of all wildlife. We provide training such as The Maryland Hunters Safety Course and provide ranges to teach, practice, and observe the proper way to handle fire arms. We provide contests for both Still Target and Trap so as to help develop sportsmanlike qualities for the members and guests.
The club gives back to the community. Every year in November, the club has a seasonal party for the ARC of Carroll County. We also provide turkey and ham dinners for the needy families in the area for Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are also other various "Benefits" we hold throughout the year that support worthy causes.
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Coon Club History
| Building and Grounds |
| 1920’s |
Coon Club organization was formed in 1923 - 1924 and the club was built in the late 1930’s. The original club house was main building of what you see today (approximately 30' x 70') it didn't have any indoor plumbing but It did have a fire place and there was an outhouse. |
| 1950’s |
The crab house was built in the early 1950’s, and had a screened porch which was removed from the crab house and added to the club house in 1953. |
| 1960’s |
The porch was removed and replaced with an addition that is still in place today. The bathrooms and indoor plumbing were added along with the septic system and a well which replaced the gravity fed spring house. The kitchen and the bar area was added. |
| 1970’s |
Hurricane Agnes (1972), flooded the crab house with more than 3 ½ feet of water and ripped a huge hole in the front corner of the club house. The whole inside of the club house had to be replaced and in 5-6 months the members put the club back together again. The back room and the area where the pool table is now was added in the late 1970’s |
| 2002 |
The club house as it is today was complete when the kitchen / area was added. |
| Club Activities |
| 1950’s |
The raccoon (“Coon Dog”) field trails started in the late 1950’s. To get your “coon” dog entered in the field trails, your dog would have find and follow the scent of a coon that someone would drag back to the club house. Different heats would be held to eliminate dogs as the trails went on. These trails brought dogs from as far away as NY, NJ, WV, VA, OH, and PA. Later it was decided to have water races, so in (????) the pond that you see today was put in. Five boxes were set up with a dog inside each then someone would pull a raccoon, or ”coon” in a cage across the pond on a cable, the coon dogs would be released to follow the caged coon by swimming across the pond to where the caged coon was pulled to a post with a circle around it on the ground. The coon dogs were awarded, First in Circle, First on Pole, and First to Bark. Some coons were ordered from New York to be released on the Coon Club property as well as rabbits from Kansas to stock the property. |
| 1950 |
Walter Richards and Chick Haines put the first trap in which consisted of a single bird trap. |
| 1961 |
A mobile home was added where a caretaker resided to oversee the Club Coon property. |
| 1966 |
Chick Haines started the heart of Maryland Trap League around 1966, later a 2nd trap house was added. |
| 1968 |
The famous “Chicken Shoots” started and continued every year until 2006. The parking lot area was blacktopped sometime in the late 1960’s/ |
| 70’s |
The first trap house was put in (the lower trap house) |
| 1992 |
The pavilion was added |
| 2002 |
The concrete slab in the pavilion was poured |
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2019 Officers |
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PRESIDENT
Jon Chell
VICE PRESIDENT
Tony Candeloro
SECRETARY
Dave Reese
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Paul Keimig
TREASURER
Bernie Cline
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Buddy Bull
Chick Haines Jr.
Charlie Asper
Chuck Asper
Richard Utz
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OFFICIAL
Hunter Safety
Education Course
New Complete Course and Internet Classes coming soon
at the Coon Club
Buildings and Grounds
Rich Utz
Entertainment
Brad Graves
Tony Candeloro
Faceboook
Brad Graves
Trap
Mike Frost
Dave Utz
Rich Utz
Paul Sergeant
Paul Kent
Still Target
Chuck Asper
Buddy Bull
3D Archery
Steve Kriete
Dave Granger
Eric Long
Heart Of Maryland
Tim Zepp
Hospitality
Chick Haines Jr.
Web Site
Paul Keimig
Security System
Paul Keimig
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Coon Club
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March 1, 2014
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