About

We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit sporting association based in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
 

The Jerome Sportsmen's Association supports the communities it serves, is dedicated to outdoor pursuits, shooting sports, and promotes firearms safety and the education of youth in hunting and shooting.

We help the youth of our area better themselves through developing skills in Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, Fishing, Trapping, Shooting, and other outdoor activities. We regularly educate and inform younger members year round through various interactive and hands-on events. We always remember that "Our Youth is Our Future!".

The original club was built in Clinton County in 1932, named Camp Big Horn (Jerome) and used as a hunting camp only. In 1937, Jerome Sportsmen applied for and received a charter and opened a new club. Meetings were held in the former Hilman Coal and Coke mine building. Then, the meetings were held in an old barn where the Jerome Elementary School sits today. The members set up a basketball court on the upper barn floor, which was also used for sock hops. The lower portion of the barn was used as an indoor rifle range.

The club then was moved to the old fire hall on the hill above the barn, which was eventually torn down. The Jerome American Legion was the last home of the club before it folded and put its remaining money in escrow. In 1944, it reorganized and applied for a second charter and continued to hold meetings at different businesses in Jerome.

Finally in 1987, Anne Berzonski donated the property where the club sits today, at 3220 Jerome Hill Road off route 601. A pavilion was built first and a clubhouse was later added. The clubhouse remained in its original state until it was destroyed by fire on Sept. 16, 2010.