Submitted by Ken Greanya of the Wild Rose Action Shooters Another season has come and gone. The grande finale so to speak, was our November 1st match, fondly dubbed “The Shoot for Valour Place 2014”. This year we were graced with mild temperatures, sunshine, and no snow! As a result, 33 competitors [...]
The 2014 Trap Shooting season is over. I would like to thank everyone who came out and shot this year. A huge "thank you" to Miles for stepping up to the plate big time when everybody was getting frustrated with the difficulties with the old trap machine. Miles' financing the purchase of the new machine was a tremendous boost to the club and especially to the trap shooters.
The Wild Rose Action Shooters are hosting a 'Shoot for Valour Place' on Saturday, Novemeber the 1st at the Spruce Grove Gun Club. All proceeds go to Valour Place, a temporary home away from home for all Canadian Forces members, Families of the Fallen, Veterans and RCMP along with their families who require medical treatment in Edmonton, and live outside the city/area.
Join us at the new Jade Oilfield Longest Mile Range on Saturday, September 27 to host a sponsor BBQ appreciation day. Any members wishing to help with this event are encouraged to contact the club. See you out there!
After several years of discussions and dreaming, we are very pleased to be able to report that the Association has started construction of our new range. On site today we have Johnson and Herbert, CeeJay Enterprises, Urgel Contracting, Contour [...]
2013 was a year of many challenges with both a personal career move, and major changes and upgrades with the Edson Fish and game association. While this was certainly stressful and difficult the benefits are worth the effort. During the past year our Association, through the hard work of the New Range Committee, has secured [...]
Dear Mr. Hobson Further to our meeting on August 26th 2013. The feedback from our members about the meeting was that it was a positive two way exchange of information. We appreciated the information you shared with us about; cougar prey preference, historical mule deer numbers in comparison to whitetails, Caribou management challenges current Caribou [...]
Range Closed: May 10-12 2013 The Edson Range facility will be closed for major upgrades and repairs. Over the winter our roof collapsed due to high winds and we will be rebuilding this structure this weekend. Other work to include general cleanup and target holder repair. Dirt work and tree clean up. If members are [...]
Chief Range officer Nicklin is pleased to report that the range has re-opened as of Sunday February 3rd. Nicklin commented that the situation is not ideal at this point as members no longer have a roof. But he added, a work day will be scheduled in the spring to replace the structure.
On January 18 2013 Range Chair and Chief RSO Wally Nicklin reported that the roof covering our shooting benches had partially collapsed. On further inspection of the structure it was determined to be unsafe for member use. A temporary range closure is in place until repairs can be made. RSO Nicklin suggests that this may [...]
