edmonton and area crown land

Have not done much shooting on crown land but with all the restrictions the CFO is putting on the ranges it is getting tougher and tougher to justify renewing at Spruce Grove for $200 plus per year. would love to find a great place to shoot in the bush with room to stretch out to longer ranges.

I would have thought that was a good reason for joining a range. No hassles about poaching, shooting quaders etc. Just think, Phoenix works out at $9.50/week, Spruce Grove is $3.85/week & C.H.A.S. is a mere $140/ year or $2.70/week, you would spend more than that on ammo. Oh yes CHAS has +300 mtr ranges for you to stretch out to.
 
A good number of the ranges in around Edmonton have capped memberships now, making it challenging to find a place to shoot without putting on a ton of kms
 
Although I do think its a great idea to support the shooting sports by joining a range I also think its quite weak that so many shooters would advise each other to not exercise their right to shoot on crown land. It's your right to shoot there. Use it responsibly and encourage others to do the same.
 
if you want to find some crown land you have to drive a least 1hr from Edmonton , around bruderheim it suppose to have some spot but i dont know were they are , i go in the westlock county
 
i was just out there today. the quadders and dirt bikers stay mostly on the bigger green area to the west of the road.
The smaller green area on the east of the road is great and some targets are set up there...

a hundred rounds of 12 gauge buckshot and 100 rounds of 5.56 didnt draw any attention.
 
I would be careful in shooting on crown land this time of year, you might be mistaken for a poacher.

Lots of stories of people doing just that and ending up in court because the warden doesn't believe you.

I would get a membership to Canadian Historical Arms Society which are cheap and go to the shooting range by Genesse. You can shoot all you want and no one will bother you. With the same membership you can go to Phoenix Range on Tuesday nights and shoot indoors when it is cold/raining outside.

Spruce Grove also has a good range as does Sherwood Park.

You don't have to worry about quaders, wardens and being in the wrong place on private land (you thought it was crown land).

My 2 cents.

Spruce Grove is full until 2015. To become a member at Genesee (CHAS), you need to be sponsored by a current member. It's becoming very tough around Edmonton. You might want to try Phoenix....
 
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phoenix is so expensive its insane and their ####ty little range is only 32 yards or so, they measure 40 yards to the back wall and thats being generous.
Their target hangers are crappy string with clothespins.. and they want $500 a year? screw that.

Out at the little spot of land by bruderheim they say you need a discharge permit, but nobody ive spoken to has ever bothered. just be safe and reasonable.
easy to find... 50 minutes from edmonton.
 
phoenix is so expensive its insane and their ####ty little range is only 32 yards or so, they measure 40 yards to the back wall and thats being generous.
Their target hangers are crappy string with clothespins.. and they want $500 a year? screw that.

Out at the little spot of land by bruderheim they say you need a discharge permit, but nobody ive spoken to has ever bothered. just be safe and reasonable.
easy to find... 50 minutes from edmonton.

Would you happen to have GPS to this location?? or is it the past post 53.somthing and -112.somthing ???
 
We went out there today(Heard about it from a friend) and emptied 150 rounds of 22 magnum into a safe, hill area after rescuing a guy in a jeep who had sunk up to his mirrors. But now seeing this thread I'm a bit sketched out about going their and having the danger rangers up my ass since the zone has been reclassified (We didn't notice the Firearm sign until we were on the way out due to a convoy of vehicles going the other way kicking up dust on our way in)

I still would like to find a farmer even if I had to pay him off to shoot on his land.
 
If you are shooting on crown land pitch a flag and yellow safety tape if the popoe is out it is when you are shooting put the rifles away then the range and flags...

Any time they have come out to talk to me and my buds they see all the flagging and targets put one and one together. Sometimes they will come tell us they wished more people would shoot on the land like that...

There is some land up by were some other people I know shoot by Mairthorpe and they call the local RCMP and tell them they will be up there making some ruckus sometimes the local RCMP guys will bring their shot guns and practice a few rounds...
 
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Hello all,

I realize this is an old thread but very relevant to my situation. I've recently arrived in Fort Saskatchewan, AB from Ontario. Would love to find the places mentioned above so I can go check Zero on my rifle and maybe go for a deer hunt during the season with my hunter host buddy.

Please help :)

Shotgun
 
No more shooting at all out by Bruderhiem... ran into a surprisingly nice RCMP who explained the whole situation to us and didnt penalize us in any way. Any suggestions on where to go now (sorry for flogging dead horse/old thread).
 
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