Field No. 062 Lat 49.8817° N
Est. MCMLXII Founded 1962
Long 112.7797° W Picture Butte, Alberta
Volume LXIII · Dispatch from the Field

Picture Butte
Fish & Game

Southern Alberta prairie, and a club that has served hunters, anglers and conservationists in Picture Butte since 1962. Courses, archery, the fishing derby and the game supper.

On Target For The Community
Chapter of the Alberta Fish & Game Assoc.
01
60+
Years Serving Southern Alberta
02
~250
Current Members
03
45+
Wild Game Suppers & Trophy Nights
04
12+
Eddy Stroeve Fishing Derbies
SECTION §I · SCHEDULE

What's
Coming Up

Courses and archery from the club's events list. Dates are to be confirmed, so drop us a line to ask about the next one.

Next EventDates To Be Confirmed
Open ToMembers & Guests
LocationClub Hall, 464 Crescent Ave
No. 01 A man and a woman shaking hands over an award plaque in front of a painted mural
Possession & Acquisition Licence

PAL
Course

The Possession and Acquisition Licence course. Dates and class size to be confirmed, so drop us a line.

$70
Course Fee
Register →
No. 02 A kayak, rifles on a pegboard and a boxed smoker on display
Hunter Education · For Beginners

First-Time
Hunters

Hunter education for beginners. Dates to be confirmed.

Free
Members · Non-Members $35
Register →
No. 03 A group of archers with compound bows, including a boy, on a grassy hillside
Junior & Senior Lanes · All Skill Levels Welcome

Jr & 3D
Archery

Junior and senior archery lanes in the club building. The indoor season runs roughly November to March, and past seasons have added 3D archery nights. A great activity for youth and adults alike.

Schedule
Dates To Be Confirmed
Ask For Dates →
SECTION §II · THE PROGRAMS

Programs &
Projects

Four programs from the club's records: shooting sports, 3D archery, the pheasant release and conservation work. Details on each are to be confirmed, so ask at the hall.

No. 01 / Shooting Sports An archer at full draw with a compound bow, other archers lined up behind him in a field of yellow flowers
Youth Programs · Details To Be Confirmed

Shooting
Sports

Banquet proceeds have helped local youth take part safely in shooting sports, along with archery, fishing derbies and the Youth Conservation Camp. Current shooting sports details are to be confirmed, so ask at the hall.

Past SupportBanquet Proceeds
ScheduleTo Be Confirmed
DetailsAsk At The Hall
No. 02 / 3D Archery An archer in camouflage at full draw, aiming at two 3D animal targets in tall grass
3D Archery Shoot · 3D Archery Nights

3D
Archery

3D archery uses life-size animal targets. The club holds a 3D Archery Shoot, and past indoor seasons have added 3D archery nights on the club lanes. Dates to be confirmed.

Event3D Archery Shoot
LanesJunior & Senior
Indoor SeasonRoughly Nov To Mar
DatesTo Be Confirmed
No. 03 / Pheasant Release A man in a plaid shirt opens a crate and a rooster pheasant flies out over the prairie grass
Pheasant Chair · Details To Be Confirmed

Pheasant
Release

The pheasant release has its own seat on the club executive, the Pheasant Chair. Release dates and details are to be confirmed, so ask at the hall.

Executive SeatPheasant Chair
Run ByClub Volunteers
SeasonTo Be Confirmed
No. 04 / Conservation Adults and kids on the ice with an ice auger, beside a straw-filled wire tube set on a post
Habitat · Stewardship

Conservation
Projects

Proceeds from past banquets have helped the club assist habitat projects, the Wildlife Habitat Trust Fund and the procurement of lease lands. Details on current projects to be confirmed.

Has SupportedHabitat Projects
FundWildlife Habitat Trust
Lease LandsProcurement
YouthConservation Camp
SECTION §IV · THE STORY

Sixty Years
In Picture
Butte.

Founded in 1962, the Picture Butte Fish & Game Association is a community of about 250 members, devoted to the land we live on. Our club building is on Crescent Avenue in Picture Butte, just north of Lethbridge.

PAL and First Time Hunters courses, junior and 3D archery, the Eddy Stroeve Memorial Fishing Derby each June, the pheasant release, and the Annual Wild Game Supper & Trophy Night. Ask at the hall about any of them.

Founded1962
MembersAbout 250
Club Hall464 Crescent Ave
Chapter OfAlta. F&G Assoc.
EST. 1962 FIELD №062 49.88°N 112.78°W Picture Butte Fish & Game crest
Est.1962
12th Fishing Derby2019
Present Day2026
SECTION §V · MEMBERSHIP

Ways
To Join

Memberships are annual. 2026 rates will be posted here once the executive confirms them. Contact the club to join; payment details on request. A Youth membership has been offered in past years, so ask the club about it.

Tier IIndividual

Individual

Ask For current rates

The standard membership for one adult.

  • Ask how to join or renew
  • Ask the executive what the Individual tier includes
Select Tier I
Tier IIISenior

Senior

Ask For current rates

For our senior members.

  • Ask about age eligibility
  • Ask the executive what the Senior tier includes
Select Tier III
SECTION §VI · CORRESPONDENCE

Drop Us
A Line

Questions about membership, courses, the pheasant release, or volunteering with the club? Leave us a note and someone from the executive will get back to you.

Club Hall · Picture Butte

Reach Us
Direct

Post Picture Butte F&G Assoc.
Picture Butte, AB · T0K 1V0
Hall 464 Crescent Avenue
Town 49.8817° N · 112.7797° W