Leetown Gun Club

Summer Trap League

Practice is every Monday, beginning April 3rd. Practices are from 4PM until everyone quits!

Take Your Fish with You!

Because the ponds at IWLA will be drained to comply with WV EPA orders to re-build the dams, from now on fish may be taken with you, rather than catch-and-released.

Trap Shooting

ATA Registered Trap Shoots with $500 Added Money will be held:

May 14, 2023 – Mother’s Day Shoot  

October1, 2023 – Fall Round-up Shoot  

Trap fields are open on Sundays and Thursdays from noon until closing.

Skeet Shooting

Sunday skeet  is now open and available to members and non-members 8:00 AM – 12:00

2023 2×4 Pistol Shoot Schedule

All shoots will be held on the pistol range, will start at 9:00 a.m. and end by noon.

January 12 | February 11 | March 11 | April 8 | May 13 | June 10| July 8 | August 12 | September 9 | October 14 | November 11 | December 9

2023 Muzzleloader Shoot Schedule

Shoots will take place on the 4th Saturday of each month from March to October from 9AM – 12:30 PM

2023 Cast Bullet Shoots (CBS)

March 2 | April 6 | May 4 | June 1 | July 6 | August 3 | September 7 | October 5 | November 1 (last shoot)

Shoots will be held on the FIRST THURSDAY of the month starting at 9 a.m.  The gate will be open at 7:30 a.m.

2023 Ultimate Benchrest Shooting (UBS)

March 18 |  April 15 | May 20 | June 17 | July 15 | August 19 | September 16 | October 21 (last shoot)

Shoots will be held on the THIRD SATURDAY of the month starting at 9 a.m.  The gate will be open at 7:30 a.m.

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Volunteer Work Changes

With the Covid-19 pandemic limiting the opportunity for new members to get their volunteer work hours completed, the board has recommended that in lieu of actual work $100.00 may be substituted for the entire 8 hours requirement, or $50.00 for 4 hours if partially completed (with no other smaller payment increments).  The money is to be paid to the Membership Dues Recipient, Kellie Harding, at the following address:

Kellie Harding, MDR

Jefferson County IWLA

PO Box 934

Kearneysville, WV 25430


Payments may also be made in person at a regular monthly meeting or at the club on Sunday from 8-3, or Thursdays 10-3. Money should be in a sealed envelope, with the member’s name and address, and slid under the locked office door.  (Office is located across from men’s restroom.)

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Gate Key Fob Notice

Issues and questions regarding the Gate Key Fob or questions regarding membership will be resolved at the next monthly meeting.

 Inclement Weather Notice

If Jefferson County schools are cancelled due to weather on a day when a regular monthly IWLA meeting is scheduled, that meeting will be cancelled and business held over to the following month.

 Electronic Gate will not open?

If the electronic gate will not open due to a power outage or mechanical failure, members may use the double metal gate, as the code on the gate lock always matches the 4-digit code on your membership card.

Why have my dues increased?

The West Virginia Department of Dam Safety has ordered the Jefferson County Chapter IWLA to bring the dams on our property into compliance with WV Dept. of Dam Safety Code.

An “anonymous” phone call to WV Dam Safety Dept. notified them of the existence of our dams and by regulation, they are obligated to inspect. Based upon the inspection, our dams meet criteria for WV jurisdiction. The result is that both dams, upper pond and lower pond, will be removed and new dams constructed to meet WV Code.

At the July 2020 meeting of Jefferson County Chapter IWLA, attending members voted unanimously to raise the membership dues to finance the rebuilding of the dams to withstand Class 3 storms.

 As to date we have spent or committed to $100,000 in engineering costs alone. Further costs are expected to be in the range of $200,000 to $300,000 to remove and rebuild the dams, depending on whether adequate soil can be found on our property or must be hauled in.  We cannot get a firm estimate until our soil has been tested and a contractor chosen.

In 2019, total club income (from dues and activities) was $165,970.90 with expenses of $147,324.62.  Total gain for the club was $18,646.28.

After the ponds situation is completed and the Chapter is financially solvent, we hope that the dues can be reduced.  Be assured that no one was in favor of a dues increase; however, with dues being essentially the only income for the Chapter, there was no other obvious alternative.  We hope that all members understand and continue as members of the Chapter.

Yearly dues are now $150.00 until further notice.