THE WESTERN MASS BIRD DOG CLUB, INC. was organized in 1973 by a small group of 8 or 9 active bird dog men and women from the Western Massachusetts Area. This small group of committed individuals were the driving force that got it all started! Today the Bird Dog Club has active 100+ members and hosts more than 12 training and hunt trials events each year. Our club owns about 179 acres in Granville, MA consisting of grassy fields and wooded forest and a 15 stand sporting clay course.  We run lead free hunting grounds; the members use the grounds for dog training, bird hunting and hunter education classes.


The club hosts numerous events each year, Dog Training Seminars, Hunter Education, Hunting Challenges, Pig Roasts, Game Dinners and Cook outs!

A clubhouse and several outbuildings were constructed over the years for the purpose of holding our monthly meetings, staging various events, and storing equipment used to maintain the facility.

In 2002, the Western Mass Bird Dog Club Inc. was given the Farm of the Year Award for the Club's efforts in wildlife habitat improvements.

The WMBDC supports the following organizations: NRA, NSCA, GOAL, Hampden County Council of Sportsmen's Clubs, Mass Woodland Land Management Society as well as several other organizations.  Contact one of our today for more information.

Bird Dog Club Photo Gallery

BDC EDUCATION

WMBDC working together with our DPW hosts a number of sessions for members and non members to come to our club house and attend the Basic Hunters Education Course and the Advanced Bow hunter Education.
 

The Basic Hunter Education Course is mandatory for first-time hunters or hunting license buyers in Massachusetts.   Course instruction includes: safe handling and storage of hunting arms and ammunition, hunting laws and ethics, wildlife identification, wildlife management, care and handling of game, basic survival skills and first aid.
     
 

Massachusetts offers the Bow hunter Education curriculum developed by the National Bow hunter Education Foundation. This course is accepted in other states and provinces which mandate the successful completion of a bow hunter education course.

Course topics include the selection of equipment, safety, ethics, bow hunting methods, and care and handling of game.

   

 

Hunter Education Photo Gallery

 
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