North Peace Rod and Gun Club

The North Peace Rod and Gun Club will be hosting the BC Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and the Wild Sheep Society of BC for “pint night” to discuss the upcoming proposals for regulation changes for elk, moose, mountain goats and mule deer. Come and join us at 7:30 PM on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Due to an amazing response, this event is now at capacity. Rick is still taking names to be put on a waiting list and/or for a repeat event with a date yet to be determined.

*****It looks like there is a lot of interest in this event, so we are asking that people pre-register by calling Rick Ekkel 250-794-8532 We may need to limit attendance in order to provide a good and safe experience for everyone. There is a possibility of a similar night in the future if there is enough interest.*****

The North Peace Rod and Gun Club is hosting a Fun Social Evening of Marksmanship for Women

Date: Thursday September 05 2019

Start Time: 5:30PM-8:00PM

Location: North Peace Rod and Gun Club

Skill Level: Beginner to Experienced

Event: The focus will be on the Safe Use of firearms, range rules for beginners as well as advanced shooters, and the Five Basic Skills of Marksmanship 

A Wine and Cheese will wrap up the evening

Instruction: provided using .22 hand guns and rifles

Sponsored by the North Peace Rod and Gun Club

Contact Info: 

Club Directors Rick Ekkel 250-794-8532 Gregg Nicoll 250-271-0488

The results are in for the 9th Annual Kids Learn to Fish and Father’s Day Fishing Derby Weekend. The weather was great, the classes were once again full and a lot of fishing was good. We can’t say enough about the effort that Tammi and her volunteers put into this event year-after-year.

See who the volunteers were and be sure to say thanks when you see them.

Kids

1st Prize – Tandyn Hunt Pike 4lbs 3oz  25″
2nd Prize – Hailey Hamm Pike 4lb 1oz  25.5″
3rd Prize – Shayl Salmona Pike 3lbs 6oz  25 3/4″
4th Prize – Josilin Campbell Pike 3lbs 1oz  24″

Adults

1st Prize – Terry Bates Pike 4lbs 14oz  28″
2nd Prize – Kehlan Huhn Pike 4lbs 5oz  26.5″
3rd Prize – Trenton Mason Pike 3lbs 6oz  24.5″

Terry Bates is also the overall winner who will receive six custom Len Thompson lures with his name, date and size of his fish as a donation from Lent Thompson Lures.

A limited number of tickets are now available for the BC Wildlife Federation’s Awards and Gala Dinner held at the Pomeroy Hotel. Dance to follow the awards and short fundraiser — live music provided by Fort St. John’s popular Sweetwater Band.

Get your tickets at Backcountry or at the Gun Club.

There are also a limited number of tickets available for Fun Night at the Gun Club for $35 by calling the BC Wildlife Federation Office (1-888-881-2293). Fun night starts at 5:00 PM on Friday, May 10 with trap shooting followed by a BBQ dinner and some raffles for great prizes.

Hope to see you there.

Photographs Courtesy of our range operator Mike Lahaye.

The Youth Program of the North Peace Rod and Gun Club hosted the inaugural 22 Rimfire Challenge competition on Saturday, April 6, 2019. The Rimfire Challenge is also an introduction to Competition Shooting. 

There were 12 participants in total, including 4 adults and 8 youth of varying ages. Everyone had a good time and those that shot went away with a prize.

The North Peace Rod and Gun Club would like to thank all those who attended the 2019 fundraiser who generously made this year’s fundraiser one of the most successful ever. We would also like to thank our sponsors, donors, organizing committee and volunteers without whom the event wouldn’t even be possible. Please take a moment and open the attached files and recognize all those who made the event such a great success.

Donors and Sponsors

Organizing Committee and Volunteers

North Peace Rod and Gun Club

Youth Program Presents

An Introduction to Competitive Shooting

.22 RIMFIRE CHALLENGE

Open to all North Peace Rod & Gun Members and their families.

Age Categories: 12-17 and Adults 18 & up

Date: Saturday April 06 2019

Registration: 9:00-9:30 AM

Rules and Safety Briefing: 9:30 AM

Competition Starts at: 10:00 AM

Location: North Peace Rod and Gun Club 

Range: Will depend on the weather Indoor Range or Out Door Small Bore 

Equipment

Rifle: .22LR Semi-Auto Open Sights 5 mags preferable

Handgun:  .22LR Semi-Auto Open Sights 5 mags preferable

Ammunition: .22Cal LR Only (Supplied by North Peace Rod and Gun Club)

Refreshments: provided by the Club

Registration Required by contacting Directors Rick Ekkel 250-794-8532  rke.consulting@gmail.com or Gregg Nicoll gnicoll@shaw.ca, 250-271-0488

Cost: No cost to club members and their families

It was a positively balmy day of + 8 degrees, which only added to the perfect day at the range. Although it was a bit slippery from the melting snow, our Range Operator Mike Lahaye did an outstanding job by manually shoveling over 3000 lbs. of sand single handedly, after the spreader shaft failed. With more than 125 club members and the general public attending, the range was buzzing.

Outdoors, we were sledding, had a Bon Fire to cook the perfect marshmallow, build your own smores, or just hang out, keep warm by the fire, while waiting to shoot trap.  The sound of shotgun blasts filled the air, as many people tried to improve on their trap scores from the previous year under the tutelage of Dave and Lucas.

Indoors, everyone was kept busy on the Club’s simulator, which has several different programs allowing you to test your skill and dexterity at hunting wild bores, geese, grouse, and deer, as well as several different marksmanship targets. Meanwhile, the younger kids scrambled to win prizes for their marksmanship skills by trying to hit their Hunter Dan spinning bottle targets. After mastering that event, kids moved on to the Face Painting by “Alanis Mooring Face Painting.” This was a big hit for the young and young at heart. On a more serious note, this year we had Search and Rescue attend the event. They were able to provide Adventure Smart ideas on how to survive in the wild, especially for the younger crowd.

Thursday, February 21, 2019 7:00 PM at the Lido Theatre

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