North Peace Rod and Gun Club

April 28 and 29 PAL/PALR Course Poster

April 15-27 CORE Course Poster and Schedule - Location yet to be determined.

Monday, January 30, 2012 will be Kids’ Night at the North Peace Rod and Gun Club. Kids’ Night starts at 6 PM and includes shooting at the indoor range, prizes for all kids, and hot dogs, burgers and refreshments for a nominal fee.

*****Notice the change of date for the meeting with MP Bob Zimmer*****

The North Peace Rod and Gun Club is pleased to announce two special meetings:

Monday, December 5, 2011 at 7 PM

Special guests are Conrad Thiessen, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Nick Baccante, Fish and Wildlife Section Head, and Christopher Addison, Director Resource Management all from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7 PM

Special guest is Conservative Member of Parliament, Prince George-Peace River.

On June 18 Tammi Drapeau from Backcountry along with other volunteers hosted a Kids Learn to Fish Day at Inga Lake on behalf of the North Peace Rod & Gun Club (NPRGC). 35 kids between the ages of 5 – 15 years old attended this free event.

“We met at the Inga Lake boat launch for a quick explanation of our plans for the afternoon. We then walked over to the spawning channel for a tour led by Cyril Jones. After meeting back at the boat launch to hand out brand new fishing rods and tackle to each and every kid, we met up at the east side of the lake to learn how to fish! We had so many kids that they had to stand elbow to elbow at the waters edge. After a quick lesson on gear and how to put a jig on, we were happily fishing.  Parents sat on the sidelines and enjoyed the afternoon while I and a couple of wonderful helpers untangled lines and gave lessons on casting. A couple of fish were caught that afternoon on worms that kids had graduated to after learning how to cast a jig. It was a very fun and relaxing afternoon for all who attended.

The following afternoon Backcountry, along with many local sponsors, hosted a Family Father’s Day Fishing Derby. Many who attended the Kids Learn to Fish Day were participants in the derby. Lots of fish were caught by all and the kids were so proud to show off their new found fishing abilities. We had an amazing weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the quality time with our families and friends.”

Submitted by

Tammi Drapeau

Backcountry Fishing

Sponsors of the Kids Learn to Fish Day:

NPRGC

Backcountry

Peace Country Rentals

Sponsors of the Father’s Day Family Fishing Derby:

Backcountry

Bring It Welding

Canadian Spirit Resources Inc.

CE Franklin

Kamber Nitrogen Services

Peace Country Rentals

Pengrowth

Raven Oilfield Rentals

Roland Triebel Jewellers Ltd.

TCL

Trojan Safety Services

Troyer

VE Brandl

The 2011 Big Buck and Trophy Banquet will be on Saturday, December 3rd. Entry forms for the Big Buck contest will be available at Backcountry by late August.

Measuring of trophies for the Big Buck contest and for the Trophy Night will be as follows:

Sunday, November 27th at 7 PM – for all trophy species.

Thursday, December 1 at 7 PM – for deer only. No exceptions, so don’t bring your elk, caribou, moose etc on this night. Deer only!

The Oilman’s Trap Shoot is on July 8th and 9th, and to accommodate this annual event, the range will be closed for all other activities from noon on July 8th until the morning of Sunday, July 10.

The outdoor pistol range will be closed June 10-12 because it will be used for defensive shotgun and pistol courses. These are instructor led course in the defensive use of shotguns and pistols. Friday is the shotgun course, Saturday is defensive pistol and Sunday is advanced defensive pistol.

The outdoor pistol range will be closed June 10-12 to accommodate these training courses. The rest of the range, including the indoor pistol range, remain open during normal operating hours.

The hunters of the North Peace had another great year taking some awesome trophies and filling their freezers with good eating. The remarkable successes of our young hunters, as you will see in the photo gallery, must be celebrated.

Youth Riffle Presentations to the lucky winners Katlyn and Seth Harmon by Dan Petersen of the Remax Petersen Group (Rich, Dan, and Doug)

The rifles were donated by the Remax Petersen Group and accompanying Shepard rifle scopes donated by Boyd Wilson and Trevor Prousse of Wilpro Optics.

BackCountry also donated a $50 gift certificate for each youth hunter and T&C Taxidermy donated a mule deer (A.J. Hampel) and white-tailed deer (Courtney Phillippe) mount for the big buck competition winners.

Photo Gallery

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Photos taken by Harris Wheeler and Gerry Paille

The 2010 Big Buck Night dinner and awards will be held on Saturday, Decemeber 4, 2010. Doors open at 5:30 with dinner at 6:00 PM. Tickets will be available at Backcountry starting November 1.

Measuring nights for your trophy entries are:

1. Sunday, November 28th at 7:00 PM We would like to measure all non-deer entries on this night.
2. Wednesday, December 1 at 7:00 PM. Bring your deer entries in to be measured on this night.

Don’t forget to check the events calendar for upcoming North Peace Rod and Gun Club activities.