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In 2025 our club will have been around for 100 years.
I think the club has moved 3 times in that time period.
The last time the club moved was in 1978, when the old club became the site of a new sub division inside the city limits. We moved out of the city to a site that was a former ski hill and then a sort of a stock car race track.
The club spent time and money and built 25/50/100/200/300 rifle ranges, 25 - 40 metre silhouette ranges, 2 trap fields, 1 skeet field, there was a second which has been converted to a 5 stand layout, which is used during the summer.
During the summer we also have a 10 stand sporting clay layout.
We have 2 modern club houses, one for the rifle ranges and one for the clay section.
We are very lucky that we have such a decent club, but it does require lots of work to keep going and keep everything running.
We shoot in a winter trap league, run 4 to 6 sporting clay shoots during the summer as well as several rifle competitions. We have several members who shoot ATA trap and Registered Skeet.
Our members have competed in Olympic Games, Pan Am Games, Commonwealth Games, and various World Championships.
I hope that next year we will be able to run some shoots to celebrate the Centenery of our club.
Hopefully we can look forward to the next 100 years.
Devonian.
 
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My closest two clubs are Pine Valley Gun Club in Clementon NJ established in 1936(8 fields) and Pine Belt Sportsman Assn. established 1961.(14 fields )Both are still going strong and Pine Belt added skeet in the late 70’s and Five Stand about 5 years ago.
 
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Don't know as our club doesn't say.

However, I can tell you the Rabbit Creek Shooting Park outside Anchorage Alaska was originally a pulloff from the road and people went there to shoot when I was a little kid. Then someone brought some tables, someone else built some berms and it gradually became a range. Eventually it was taken over and run professionally.
 
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Its, great to hear that there are a lot of clubs that have been around a long time, and are keeping the faith.
We need to keep supporting our clubs so that we can pass on our great sport to our children and grandchildren.
I have seen several clubs forced to close due to uncroachment on their properties, by developers. Another club where I am a member is now under pressure due to noise complains and a developer who wants the club closed so his land is worth a lot more money. That club has only been around for 72 years and is one of the largest in Canada. I first joined that club in 1972, not long after moving to Canada. It was and still is out in a township, but the city has built out to the town line.
We need to do all we can to stop the closeure of clubs like this. If a club was there first it should have rights.
Devonian.
 
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Canandaigua Sportsmen's Club, (NY) 110 years

Article from 2014

Canandaigua Sportsmen's Club celebrates 100 years
Submitted by Lisa Messineo

At the 100th anniversary celebration of the Canandaigua Sportsmen's Club, board president Steve Roat (center) was presented with a Legislative Proclamation by state Sen. Michael Nozzolio (at left) and Assemblyman Brian Kolb. Submitted by Lisa Messineo.


CANANDAIGUA — The Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club celebrated its 100th year anniversary Sunday, Sept. 14, at the sporting club’s property on 5280 Emerson Road. The event was attended by over 100 members. Guest speakers included state Sen. Michael Nozzolio and Assemblyman Brian Kolb, who presented the Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club with a Legislative Proclamation honoring the club for its valued local history and its contribution to recreational shooting sports.
Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to longtime Canandaigua resident Paul Kellogg, a member of the club since 1939 who was instrumental in the initial development of the sporting clays course.
According to Steve Roat, president of the Board of Directors of the Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club, “This is a tremendous milestone for the club. We work hard to provide a challenging and safe environment for the enjoyment of shooting sports. We are thrilled that we could be joined by our local political representatives to celebrate our 100th year anniversary. Having Senator Nozzolio, Assemblymen Kolb, and Sheriff Povero here with us reinforces the belief that we will be here for generations to come.”
Shotgun sports have long been a part of Ontario County’s recreation. There are references to the Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club as far back as 1880, when an official document was submitted to New York state requesting the establishment of the “Canandaigua Hunters Club.” The purpose of the club was to “hunt and fish in a lawful manner.” Sir James Mentieth, one of the signers of this document, was said to have used glass balls filled with feathers as targets. However, it was in 1914 that 154 sportsmen, doctors, lawyers, merchants, and many whose family names are still remembered in the community, incorporated the club under its current name for “the protection and propagation of fish and game, the practice of trap shooting, and the promotion of good sportsmanship.”
The Webster House was the site of the first official meeting of the newly incorporated club on April 8, 1914. It was later that summer that the club celebrated their new location on Lake Street (to be renamed Lakeshore Boulevard) with its first big shoot, providing guns to those members who were “gunless.”
The club prospered for years, but saw many of its members called to military service during World War l and World War ll. These events had a profound impact on the club, due not only to those serving the country but to the lack of ammunition, which was redirected to the war effort.
In 1939, the club purchased 31 acres on Emerson Road in the town of Canandaigua, which was to become the new home for both the Canandaigua Sportsmen’s and Canandaigua Rifle clubs. A clubhouse was constructed along with two rifle ranges, a skeet field and a trap field. These initial offerings were met with great enjoyment by local sportsmen. The first big, competitive shoot involved 75 members of the Finger Lakes League on June 1 of that year.
Today, the Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club includes a 15-station Sporting Clays Course, 5-Stand, and Rifle and Pistol Ranges. Certified NSCA and NRA instructors are available for lessons and classes. It continues to provide a place for recreational shooters to come and enjoy shooting sports in a safe environment. For more information, go to www.canandaiguasportsmensclub.com.
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Devonian said:
Its, great to hear that there are a lot of clubs that have been around a long time, and are keeping the faith.
We need to keep supporting our clubs so that we can pass on our great sport to our children and grandchildren.
I have seen several clubs forced to close due to uncroachment on their properties, by developers. Another club where I am a member is now under pressure due to noise complains and a developer who wants the club closed so his land is worth a lot more money. That club has only been around for 72 years and is one of the largest in Canada. I first joined that club in 1972, not long after moving to Canada. It was and still is out in a township, but the city has built out to the town line.
We need to do all we can to stop the closeure of clubs like this. If a club was there first it should have rights.
Devonian.
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The insane thing is, it’s not like the developers aren’t aware that there’s a shooting club in close proximity and the potential for noise certainly exists. Deep pockets can be a difficult foe.
I don’t mean to derail You’re thread. Thanks.
Shoot well
Bob
 
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