Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club

ALPINE CLUB HUNTING RULES

The Alpine Club is a private hunting preserve operated under a non-commercial preserve license which permits hunting only by members and invited guests.  Members are always welcome to schedule and conduct private hunts using their own dogs, subject to availability of unreserved times as recorded in the Tack Room Log Book.

If you are in need of a dog handler or guide for a guided bird hunt at the Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club, please contact John Brandstatter, the Hunt Manager, or one of his assistants, in advance to ensure a safe, fun and successful hunting experience.

John Brandstatter 412-221-8550 jfbstatter@yahoo.com

Rob Keddie 412-221-8550 rbkeddie@verizon.net
Tony Sciorilli 412-221-8550 asciorilli@verizon.net
Dave Tambellini 412-221-8550 abellarosa@aol.com
Bruce Barnhart 412-221-85550 brucesbirddog@hotmail.com

Safety First  Take note that several hunting seasons reopen on Sept. 1st.  Remember to always sign the Log Book in the Tack Room before and after walking the fields or wood lots of the club.  The Outdoors Sports Committee has also provided Blaze Orange Vests to be worn for your safety. Please return all vests to the Tack Room when you sign out. 

Safety Always  Target shooting is only permitted o the designated shooting range.  Only firearms allowed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission may be used for hunting and dog training by members.  Fully automatic firearms are NEVER permitted on club grounds. 

** Please note: Prices are subject to change without notice based on rising costs during the season.

The Hunt Manager reminds EVERYONE using the target range, fishing at the lake, or going out into the fields or the wood lots of the Alpine Club to hunt, to exercise their dog or just to hike to read the Club Rules and ALWAYS: 

*  Be safety conscious first, last and always. 
*  Wear orange on your head and torso in the fields and wood lots, especially during the Preserve Season from September 1st through April 30th.  The OSC has donated "loaner vests" which are available in the Tack Room for emergency use.
 *  Sign in using the Log Book in the Tack Room. This is for your safety, as well as other members and guests.  The Log Book is a vital AC safety requirement.
 *  Hunters and Dog Trainers must comply with the Alpine Bird Club (ABC) program which is operated under the Outdoor Sports Committee. Short summaries of the ABC requirements are posted on the walls of the Tack Room and a complete copy of the ABC program can be obtained from the Hunt Manager or any of the assistants listed above.
 *  Respect reservations made in the Log Book and/or OSC notices for use of the wood lots and fields. You may ask to share the space, but safety and other concerns may preclude the OSC or the individual members who had already reserved the time and areas from agreeing.
*  Lake activity takes priority over the use of the shooting range as of the opening day of PA trout season. This means No shooting when people are fishing or conducting activities at the lake.  Use of the lake for dog training purposes is similarly restricted.
 *  Before leaving the club, be sure the Tack Room is as clean or cleaner than when you arrived. The Tack Room is a great convenience for all members and you are personally responsible for keeping it clean.

ALPINE BIRD CLUB

     With the permission of the Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club Board of Directors and under the direction of the Outdoor Sports Committee, the Alpine Bird Club has been formed by a group of members who have voluntarily contributed to purchase and release game birds in the AHFC fields for training gun dogs and related sporting activities. 
     The Alpine Bird Club is not intended to replace “put and take” hunts by Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club members.  Any AHFC member continues to be allowed to conduct his own “put and take” hunt for game birds by scheduling the hunt and properly reserving the use of the fields with a notice posted in the Tack Room as explained above.  Please note that the prices for any birds harvested or wounded during the hunt which are of a greater number or a different variety than the birds “planted” for that hunt must be paid to the Alpine Bird Club.  The member in charge of each hunting party is personally responsible for collecting all amounts due and reimbursing the Alpine Bird Club for all game birds harvested or wounded. 
     Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club members are permitted to hunt birds released by Alpine Bird Club.  Anyone who harvests or wounds one or more of the released game birds is required to reimburse the Alpine Bird Club.  The schedule of prices is posted in the Tack Room.  Checks made payable to AHFC Outdoor Sports Committee in an amount based on the posted prices should be deposited in the cash box located in the Tack Room. These reimbursed funds will be used by the Alpine Bird Club to purchase and release additional game birds.              
     If you want more information or wish to join the Alpine Bird Club, please ask any Alpine Bird Club participant for a copy of the plan, or contact Dave Tambellini, Rob Keddie Keddie, or Kenn Popko. (See Director page for contact information or CLICK HERE.  
     We can make the Alpine Bird Club plan work to our mutual benefit, but only with your cooperation.  Thank you and please enjoy a safe hunt.