This page is a summary of some of the most important club rules. Note that these points are not all-inclusive, and they do not supersede the safety or venue rules.

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<h2>Safety First!</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Wear your badge at the club</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Eye and ear protection are required at all firearms venues</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">On pistol range, no centerfire rifles and no pistol rounds larger than .50</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">No shotgun shells with shot larger than 7 ½</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Keep shotguns unloaded and visibly open except when shooting</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Concealed carry allowed, but no open carry</li>
</ul>
<h2>Club Website and Contact Info</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The club website has info on the <a href="/info/safety-rules">Safety Rules</a>, and the <a href="/info/calendar">Club Calendar.</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">And once you have an account you can access <a href="/members/news">Member News</a>, <a href="/members/club-governance">Club Governance</a>, <a href="/committees">Committee info</a>, <a href="/forum">Club Forum</a>, etc. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Check the <a href="/info/calendar">Club Calendar</a> before you head to the club!</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">It is your responsibility to maintain current phone and email info. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="/login">Log in to the club website</a> and go to <a href="/account">My Account</a> to check and update your info.</li>
<li aria-level="1">See the <a href="https://dcwc.info/help">Help</a> page for assistance on initially setting up your account.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Committee Members</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">One of the best benefits of the club is the ability to use the club off-hours.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">To do so, you must be a committee member and commit to performing duties 3-4 times per year.</li>
<li>You can ask for a given committee, but assignments are made based on openings</li>
<li aria-level="1">A partial list of committees is shown below</li>
</ul>
<table style="height: 181px;" width="1200">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #ececec;">
<th style="border: 1px solid black;">General</th>
<th style="border: 1px solid black;">Grounds</th>
<th style="border: 1px solid black;">Skeet</th>
<th style="border: 1px solid black;">Trap</th>
<th style="border: 1px solid black;">Clays</th>
<th style="border: 1px solid black;">Pistol</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;">Safety Class 
Procurement 
Powder 
Finance 
Communications 
IT</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;">Shop Duty 
Buildings/Grounds 
Clubhouse 
Kitchen 
Trash & Cleaning 
Lake</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;">Skeet Certification 
Skeet Duty 
Skeet Target Movement 
Skeet House Duty 
Skeet Shoots</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;">Trap Certification 
Trap Duty 
Trap Target Movement 
Trap Shoots</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;">Clays Certification 
Clays Duty 
Clays Target Movement 
Clays Maintenance 
Clays Shoots</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;">Pistol Live Fire Certification 
Pistol Coaches 
Pistol Duty 
Pistol Maintenance 
Pistol Shoots</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<h2>Club Hours and Fees</h2>
The club has open and off-hours periods
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Open hours are in March - December on Saturdays 11 am - 3pm and Sundays 1-5 pm</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Payment for venues uses tokens, available in the shop or from the token machine</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Members pay 1 token per shotgun round, and 1 token per day for pistol and archery.</li>
<li aria-level="2">Non-committee members shooting shotgun during off-hours may shoot only as a guest and must pay 2 tokens per round.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Guests pay 2 tokens per shotgun round, and 2 tokens per day for pistol and archery.</li>
</ul>
During open hours:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">The entry gate and shop are open</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Non-committee members can use the shooting venues</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Visitors may enter the club without a member host</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Pay the range officer at each venue</li>
</ul>
During off-hours:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">The entry gate is closed, and you must use the code to open it</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Wear your badge indicating your committee status</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Sign in first before shooting</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Pay first for pistol and archery, and after shooting for shotgun</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Clean up and close up when done</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Non-committee members shooting shotgun during off-hours may shoot only as a guest and must pay 2 tokens per round.</li>
<li aria-level="2">No shooting is allowed after 10:00 PM, nor before 7:00 AM.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Certifications and Training</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Individual certifications are required for <a href="https://dcwc.info/committees/pistol">pistol</a>, <a href="https://dcwc.info/committees/archery">archery</a>, <a href="/committees/skeet">skeet</a>, <a href="/committees/trap">trap</a> and <a href="https://dcwc.info/committees/sporting-clays">clays</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">These certifications will be marked on your badge.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">All the shotgun training starts with <a href="/info/shotgun-101">Shotgun 101</a> for everyone.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">See schedule on <a href="/info/calendar">Club Calendar</a> and sign up if necessary</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Note that the pistol certification requires a <a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-dcwc-info/2021/11/4e63df73-dcwc-livefire-procedure-aug16.pdf">live fire test</a> with one and only one attempt. Get training if you are in doubt!</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Some venues such as archery also run introductory sessions</li>
</ul>
<h2>Club Events and Benefits</h2>
Monitor the <a href="/info/calendar">Club Calendar</a>, <a href="/members/news">Member News</a> (login required) and club emails to learn about events such as:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Competitions in skeet, trap, archery</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Annual member's day in November with elections, picnic and free shooting</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pond stocked with trout in November</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Meet and greet dinners during the summer</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="/info/women-on-target-instructional-shooting-clinic">Women on Target </a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Youth leagues and events</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-dcwc-info/2022/12/f921985b-dcwc-ffl-transfers.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FFL transfers</a></li>
</ul>

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