Grist Goeson Memorial Hatchery

Our story begins on the riverbank early in November when our volunteers and DFO personnel commence the first of 6 or 7 weekly gatherings for netting the season’s Coho broodstock.

The story advances in the actual time sequences that occur at our hatchery as the Chinook and Coho stocks progress through their development and growth phases from eggs to the release of smolts which are ready to begin their journey to the ocean.

CFSC / CRFSC Courses

PCDHFC and Eat Wild will be offering the CFSC / CRFSC Canadian Firearms Safety Course Non-Restricted / Restricted Courses The CFSC / CRFSC are the required courses needed to be eligible for a non-restricted (most rifles and shotguns) and restricted firearms (handguns and some rifles) license in Canada. Learn how to safely own, store and…

LEAP All Steel Shoot August 25th

Saturday August 25, 2018 Six Stages including Shotgun and Rimfire Rifle Match Fee: $20 for PCDHFC members $30 for Non-Club Members Please bring exact change Hamburgers $5 and Drinks $1 Registration: 0800 Please come early. Shoot Starts at: 0900 Ammunition Required: minimum 165 rounds for pistol – 30 Rounds rifle (.22 rimfire), Shotgun 10 rounds…

Thank you for attending our Rimfire Night

Thanks to all the families who brought their kids for our first evening Rimfire Kids event. Big thank you to Kerry and Gerry Irvine and their volunteers who organized the event. And special gratitude to Tiger Armsand Poco Military for their generous support in introducing the younger generation to our sport.

Petition Addressing Bill C-71

An official online petition is open currently asking that the government not adopt Bill-C71, the bill that is summarized below. The board strongly urges our members to educate themselves on the bill itself and to decide whether the changes proposed will unfairly impact on their activities and rights. The various Canadian firearms associations have discussed…

Annual Doc Harrison Memorial Turkey Shoot

Sunday Dec 6 saw the Port Coquitlam club hosting the 11th Annual Doc Harrison Memorial Turkey Shoot. The number of shooters was down a little bit this year – I blame the heavy, heavy, rain and the 3 other competing events taking place in the Fraser Valley that same day – but everyone who attended…

The Burke Mtn Archers Medal in BC Indoor Championships

The Burke Mtn Archers had 7 archers attend the B.C. indoor championships this Easter weekend in Victoria and were able to take 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in their age and equipment categories. One particular archer (Andrew Keaton) stood out in his outstanding performance and good sportsmanship who is shown in the pictures…

Dry Ball – A Burke’s Eye View

“Powder, Patch, Ball. Powder, Patch, Ball.” You keep repeating the muzzle loader mantra as you start to dribble some FFFg powder from your horn into the powder measure hanging from it’s strap over your left shoulder. After pouring the correct amount of powder from the measure into the barrel of your rifle, you thrust your…