2023 PLANNED EVENTS

Please feel free to make suggestions of other ideas – especially those in which you would enjoy enough to become a Leader or part of the team. Contact: Laurie: info@calgaryfishandgame.com or Perry (Secretary) at: perrykotkas63@gmail.com

Preamble: “FW” means ‘Families Welcome’. We need some folks to step up with ideas or to help organize & run some of these events.

“Many hands makes light work”

January – June:

• Guest Speaker Events: monthly or bi-monthly at Members Meetings* – in person or online.
• Horn Scoring: at AHEIA’s wildlife museum/centre in town; great viewing for kids –
• Calgary Boat & Outdoor Show Feb 10-12: booth (archery on-site) and the Kids’ Trout fishing Pond.
• Shed Hunting Fun Competition: March 1 to December 31 – Wander the woods and bring home some antlers to be “scored” and win some prizes – Kids and open competitions. The competition is cash entry and the winners will take 50% of the total pot as the award.  The scoring of the sheds will be done at the annual horn scoring event held in January. 
• Last Ice Fishing Day! 10am to 4pm, March 11th @ Twin Valley Reservoir:  we’ve received one last blast of winter.  Let’s take it back by having a last blowout on the lake! Register now for this fun-filled day!
• Wild Game Dinner (April 29, Triwood Community Center: welcome cocktail party & appetizers, amazing wild game dishes, refreshments, auctions, raffles and awards presentations.  Tickets are now on sale!  Click here to purchase your tickets before they sell out!
• Pheasant Pens: work bees & BBQ, meet members and join this ‘legacy’ conservation programme.
• Alford Lake Family Camp & Jamboree – June 9-11: a great weekend of family fun! Camping (tents or trailers) or cabins, archery, shooting (.22, centerfire & shotgun), fishing, campfires, BBQ
• Rosebud ‘Spring Shoot’ and ‘Turkey Shoots’*: targets & silhouettes, hunting rifle & .22 at the world class ‘Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club’ west of Calgary. *Date: TBD late June?
• McKinnon Flats Bow River Spring Cleanup and Barbeque: date TBD: CFGA has developed a McKinnon Flats Stewardship Partnership agreement with Alberta Environment and Parks (‘AEP’). The spring event will consist of a clean-up of the area, a BBQ, archery booth & events.

June-December:

• Family Group Camp – August 11-13: RV or tent camping weekend of outdoor family fun events.
• “Meet the Pheasants”: meet other families in town at the Pheasant Pens, BBQ, campfire & stories.
• Hunter “Sight-in” Day – date TBD, October: targets & fun ‘Turkey Shoots’ – targets & silhouettes.
• Bird Hunting Tune-up: (AHEIA Dewinton range: fun Trapshoot & Skeetshoot (needs confirmation.)
• Pheasant Collection & Release Day – October – date TBD: join us to round up the pheasants, crate them up and take them to various sites to be released into the wild.
• McKinnon Flats Fall Cleanup and Barbeque: date TBD
• Dog Training clinic: TBD
• Hunting Techniques & Safety Clinic: – rifle, bow, shotgun tips & techniques and safety.

Want to help? Contact info@calgaryfishandgame.com to find out about joining the “Lead” person/organizer; we’d love to get some younger, new people involved!