Here is our third newsletter update on the Stone's sheep work in the Finlay-Russel ranges. In this update, we cover mortality causes from this past year and since the project was initiated. We also discuss pregnancy results from our 2024 over-winter capture sessions and a new health concern previously unrecorded in Stone's sheep. Next week, we'll begin our vegetation sampling - Phase [...]
Please note that Trap is cancelled for July 4th, 2024 due to illness. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Join the Wild Sheep Society in partnership with AFGC for an exciting event about Horn Aging and Field Judging Rams! We are pleased to have Bill Jex tackling horn aging and accurately selecting rams on your next sheep hunt. Learn from experts in the field as they share their knowledge on how to accurately [...]
There were 5 matches during the month of May, including the PCC Nationals in Kamloops. Another 3 of these matches were classified as Level 3, which means more stages over 2 days and winners receive President’s medals from the National IPSC Body. It was great to see so many Abbotsford members wearing their new team [...]
Wednesday night drop ins have been very busy with new shooters each week. We had to pull all the 3D animals off the mountain as the bears are back in full swing. A few of the target were destroyed and allot of them will require repair. So for now our trails are target-less. Our [...]
In lue of regular practice, ATS hosted OFFSPECWAR Gunfighter Essential Handgun course, both Saturday and Sunday. 0800 course outline, setup and med plan. Started the day with an introduction to the Stop The Bleed. Fundamentals of tactical shooting, practicing stands, holster/unholster and target acquisition with bluegun. Great progress was made over the weekend finishing Sunday with positional [...]
The PPC Sub-club held our regular first Sunday of the month PPC match on June 2nd using range 3 as normal with 9 shooters attending despite the, heavy rain. The next match will be our CPCA sanctioned match to be July 7th and looking forward to warmer temperatures. Stay safe and healthy on and [...]
May continued to see a steady participation in the club and we are starting to see more new faces at the club! Thank you for spreading the word and getting more folks involved. I am going to start looking into possible competition opportunities in the area as well. If you are interested in joining a [...]
Multigun held our monthly practice on holiday Monday last month and had a full crew of mixed ability shooters. New shooters wanting to come try Multigun are required to have a good understanding of their firearms and be proficient in their safe use and most importantly know how to unload and clear basic malfunctions. [...]
Regardless of the wet and dreary start to our summer, we have seen good numbers at our events lately and we expect this to be consistent over the remainder of the summer months. Our membership event “sign-in” sheet is now in the process of moving from a paper copy to a digital sign in, [...]
Thursday Night Trap Practice is starting to see some new faces and hopefully a good time is being had by all. Beginners are always welcome along with guests, we do not charge a drop-in fee when shooting during Trap events. Safety Glasses and Hearing protection are still required when the range is active. Our [...]
Nights have really picked up recently with 2 weeks with full houses, 15-16 shooters. We will be putting together a buy of some more props for the club as well as a couple new tablets and timers. If you have a rimfire rifle, pistol, or centerfire pistol or PCC, with iron sights or optics, come [...]
