Chilliwack, Vedder, Chehalis Rivers: Opens for hatchery Coho – 4/day – Sept 1st. Chinook wild and hatchery – 4/day – 2 over 62cm and 2 under Harrison River: Opens Sept 1st for hatchery Coho – 4/day Fraser River: Closed for Salmon. Closed for Trout Sept 1st to Nov 15th. Open for Sturgeon All streams [...]
Sunday was a ‘going back to the basics’ day... 8 shooters on the line; started the ATS day with a pistol accuracy practice and slowly adding the shotgun and switching to the rifles in the afternoon. Practiced standing, kneeling, sitting, prone and all the way back up routine; turns; acquiring targets on the move, and walking/shooting. [...]
Going back to July we hosted our first shoot in almost 2 years. It was a hit! We had a record turn out. Honestly I was prepared for that many shooters. But to all avail the shoot went off without a hitch. Wednesday night drop in archery has started up again. We've had as little [...]
We had the following turnouts for night practice Aug 5 - 7, 7, 8, 7. Good considering rain. The Sunday shoot was only 4 people. The hydraulic lifts on the trap were replaced. Much discussion on seals down - it might leak, seals up - will dry out and not hold pressure. Original installation [...]
Chilliwack/Vedder: open for chinook and hatchers rainbow. 1 chinook/day and 4 hatchery/day. Fraser: sturgeon fishing very good. Salmon parts, roe, and pike minnows best. Chehalis River: some Red Chinook but river very low and clear. 1 Chinook/day. Harrison River: cutthroat fishing and sturgeon fishing decent. Sturgeon same as above, small spoons for Cutthroat. Interior lakes: [...]
On July 17th we held a PPC instructors course with 7 in attendance, one of which was from the Kelowna District Fish & Game Club. This course was successful with good feedback from those attending. On August 1st we held our monthly CPCA approved match with 7 shooters participating. Since this was the first [...]
July was a great month for Multigun. Our Monday practice night had 10 shooters out to practice movement and reloads. Our next Monday night practice is August 16th on range 4. Preregistration is required and will be limited to 10 shooters so everyone get multiple passes on our stage. We also held our first [...]
Attendance: July 1 - 8, 11, 12 July 18 - 2, 9, 7 Glen Renney shot his first 25 straight.
The IPSC Sub Club is now running the Thursday night IPSC Stage practice sessions as mentioned in last month’s report. The participation has proven to be very popular as the online sign-up process fills up within a half hour of opening. There were two IPSCBC Qualifier matches held in Salmon Arm near the end of [...]
Another great ATS weekend hosting Veritac's SFTP3 Pistol course. 10 shooters on the line started on Saturday morning going over admin, med plan and schedule for the weekend. Great course for anyone looking to build a solid base for tactical pistol shooting and increase existing skills. August ATS is on 22nd. The day's schedule will vary depending [...]
In the past month we have had some new faces on the range with us and with them some interesting new firearms. We have two range events scheduled for August, the first on the 9th and the second on the 23rd. 4 new target backers were made for the last event by yours truly, the final cost [...]
Sunday August 1st, the Abbotsford Trap Club competed in the annual Interclub event. This year saw 4 clubs enter team Results: Ridgedale Rod and Gun Club: Team Score of 120 Mission and District Rod and Gun Club: Team Score of 115 Agassiz-Harrison Rod and Gun Club: Team Score of 105 Abbotsford Fish and Game [...]