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at pitt meadows gun club
Since 1946
Organized gun clubs and shooting sports have been a part of the City of Pitt Meadows culture and history dating as far back as 1939. The Pitt Meadows Gun Club (PMGC) is proud to be a part the City of Pitt Meadows community character and heritage since 1946. In fact, the election of the first PMGC directorate in 1946 was chaired by Dr. Lawrence Broe, a pioneer doctor in the district. Dr. Broe was a charter member of the club and he ushered in the first club Executives which included some historically significant community members and City of Pitt Meadows founding families: McDermott, Barnes, McMyn and Hopcott.
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The PMGC is a SHOTGUN ONLY trap shooting club. Though we don’t welcome all types of firearms at our club, our doors are wide open to anyone and everyone! We welcome the beginner, just learning to shoot, as well as the serious sportsmen who want to compete.
The PMGC is a 100% volunteer organisation, with its members devoting 1000’s of hours to the operation and upkeep of the club, delivering public education seminars and conducting local wildlife enhancement. The club has a growing membership with over a 300 members that range in age from 12 to 83. The membership is comprised of a multicultural mix of men, women and juniors however; seniors represent 25% of the club with many of these members having more than 25 years of shooting at the club. Furthermore, families also represent a large portion of the PMGC holding 16% of the club membership.
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Wildlife Enhancement Efforts
The Pitt Meadows Gun Club, being committed to improving the region of Pitt Meadows and the Lower Mainland of BC, has teamed up with wildlife enhancement groups, PittWaterfowlers and the Burke Mountain Naturalists Society. Together they have managed to enact several projects.
The PittWaterfowlers have been primarily involved in a Wood Duck Box project to compensate for the significant logging and diking that took place in the Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge area in order to make room for agriculture and real estate.
The Burke Mountain Naturalists Society and our mutual members have been utilizing the property of Pitt Meadows Gun Club to construct bat boxes. They have shown to successfully house bats most years since their inception.
HABITAT IMPROVEMENT
With a group of volunteers and with the help of donations from organisations like PMGC, the PittWaterfowlers are able to run an annual Wood Duck Nest Project. This allows for safe nesting grounds for a species that has previously been impacted by logging practices.
EARLY HUNTER INITIATION
The founders of PittWaterfowlers, Dan Otway and Chris Bradford, regularly work with youths from the Pitt Meadows area and PMGC members to help show our juniors how to safely and effectively hunt waterfowl.
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Environmental Stewardship
As a club that is passionate about conservation and protection of wildlife, we are extremely diligent to ensure that a minimal impact is made on the environment.
Feel free to contact us if you would like more information on our ongoing stewardship.
