We had an amazing Christmas charity shoot. We had Archers lined out the door! We were able to raise $2000 for the Abbotsford Canuck house. Wednesday nights have been extremely busy. Everyone is gearing up for the Indoor 3D shoot. Our next shoot is Jan 18-19. BC's Largest 3D Indoor Shoot at the Abbotsford Agri Fair [...]
December’s shoot was an abbreviated closed shoot, for the advanced ATS regulars; 6 shooters participated, with 2 of them graphically demonstrating that shooting is a perishable skill, particularly when advanced drills are incorporated! A huge “thanks” to Igor, for taking this for me, and hosting a post shoot BBQ at his place, as well! January 26 will [...]
Had about 35 people out. Around 40 prize shoots were shot. Thanks to Daryl Jantzen for running counter, Ed and Dave for clean up and Ron Edward for pulling targets. Next shoot January 19th.
Local Rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal - Portions of the Fraser open again for Trout and Steelhead. 1 Steelhead/day limit, 10 per year limit. Single barbless hooks. Trout are plentiful and day to catch - 4/day limit, single barbless hook. The Sturgeon fishery has improved with the warm days. Single barbless hooks - [...]
Attention Members, Steel Challenge on Thursday nights is now finished for the year with the holidays quickly approaching. We will be back at in starting again on Tuesday, January 7th. Thank you for making this past year so successful, we look forward to another great year of Steel ahead of us. Merry Christmas and [...]
We have had a good turnout for our IPSC Stage Practice nights. These practice sessions have been using fairly sophisticated stage setups to challenge the participants so they can discover weaknesses in their game. They can then work on those challenges and be better prepared for the upcoming season. The IPSC practice sessions are [...]
Due to rain only 2 people shot on the 18th. 2 others watched. Trap donated a turkey to the Dec 5th meeting. Dec 15th is the Turkey Shoot A win for each 6 person squad. Jan 19, 2020 is the start of the 200 Bird Trophy. Your best score each month for 8 months. [...]
Attendance at drop in sessions has been steady. We have lots of new shooters of all ages and abilities. We will be down for Christmas on December 23rd and 30th, starting up again Jan 6th. Our Beginners Rifle Course has continued to have strong attendance. We have a full range of abilities and ages. [...]
November has been very steady on Wednesday night drop in. Still seeing lots of new shooters. A lot of our archers have been putting in countless hours of last minute practice and preparation for the whitetail archery only season. We've had a few archery harvests. Will Dueck with a 4 point blacktail, Darrell Hamilton [...]
Sunday December 1st we held our final training/practice match at the club with 10 shooters attending along with the range officer. The weather was on the cool side but skies were relatively clear. This was our annual Christmas Turkey and fun shoot to wind up a very successful year for our shooters who attended [...]
The November Veritac DSTO Course was well attended, with 13 shooters getting some top notch instruction, as well as an opportunity for a lot of practice. A huge ‘thank you’ to Dan and Audry, for help with the ATS vehicle. In addition, a number of participants were out only for the Friday night Stop The Bleed course, [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal - the Fraser is now open to Trout fishing. Also open for 2 hatchery Coho per day. Winter Chinooks are now in full swing at the mouth - use herring strip and hoochies for a change up. There is no retention for any other salmonoid species. The [...]