Your Support Makes a Difference
Providing a safe place for youths and adults to learn, grow and participate in their recreational activities.
Our
Mission
To provide a safe place for sportsmen in the area to participate in their activities; and to help enhance the conservation and utilization of fish and wildlife, through education and management.
Our Motto
Conservation and Education
Education
Working with the community to educate, promote safety, environmental stewardship, and community involvement.
Support and promote all programs which foster the responsible and safe use of firearms, bows and other implements used in hunting.
A 50-Year History
Early 1970s
Formed in the early 70s, the CFB Cold Lake Rod and Gun Club was a very active organization that hosted annual fishing derbies, wild game dinners, award celebrations, and archery events as well as conducting Hunter Education and Firearm Safety courses.
1970s
An agreement with CFB Cold Lake for access to Primrose Lake for recreational fishing drew in a large club membership. Club members were allowed access to fish provided they had an Active CFB Base Military member included in their fishing group.
Soon after some conflicts between military and non-military club members occurred, the club was moved off of the CFB Cold Lake and was renamed The Cold Lake District Sportsman’s Fish and Game Association.
1970s - 1980s
During this time, the club had purchased our current quarter section of land located just west of the Base back gate. The range was located in an unpopulated area with the road being well maintained at the time due to the gravel leases that were still in operation.
In addition, there was a cedar-sided clubhouse built and power was run to the new structure.
1990s
In the early 90s, the opportunity for fishing Primrose Lake was closed and over time the club numbers slowly dwindled away as did most of the club executives. Soon after, the community events, fishing derbies, wild game dinners and awards night fell away and eventually became nonexistent.
The shooting range, which was once isolated, slowly started to have houses built on the surrounding properties; and was eventually only operated as a non-restricted 500-yard range with only a limited number of shooting tables. As federal gun laws changed, fewer people joined the club and membership was only about fifty members strong.
Late 2000s
In the late 2000s the club had some new energy and the range was able to secure funding from the city of Cold Lake to build proper shooting bays with tables (25,100,75 and 600 yards), and soon after the club was approved for restricted/non-restricted shooting range with the ability to host action shooting events. The club was also able to replace structures that were destroyed by vandalism with the help of RONA Cold Lake. The road had some minor repairs to make access a little better, but since the legal ownership of the road was questioned, repairs were kept to the basic minimum.
2010s to Current
Memberships grew rapidly and the club built an archery range at the top of the property, which had a static range as well as a 3D walking trail established around 2015. Soon the club had enough members to host a wild game dinner, several ice fishing derbies as well as several successful archery competitions.
The crippling effects of Covid had the club on its knees for the last couple of years. Executives left their posts and meetings were unable to be held. The aim now is to build an amazing club for our current and future members that will give you something to be proud to be a part of. We are prepared and ready to go, with community archery league nights, the 20-120 yard range and 3D archery course, firearms range, PAL/RPAL and Hunter Education courses available for adults and youth alike.
We continue to champion this effort and ask for your assistance in keeping this club viable.
Become a member and be a part of this club’s future!
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