Welcome to the Southern Okanagan Sportsmen's Association or SOSA.

Our club was organized in 1942 and it has been said that the BC Wildlife Federation found its roots here. As a club we affiliate with the BCWF and membership for the BCWF comes with your SOSA membership. If you are into archery we can get you set up with a membership with the BC Archery Association as well. Our main mission is Conservation.

Conservation Pledge

I give my pledge as a Sportsman to save and faithfully defend from waste the natural resources of my country - its soils and minerals, its forests, water and wildlife.

We offer a Archery Range, Black Powder Range, 22 Range for handgun and rifle, Trap Range, and a 100 meter rifle range. Our Archery coaches work with Kids as well as adults.

Our Ranges are open from dawn to dusk 365 days a year.

Archery

We affiliate with the BC Archery Association

Kids

We offer coaching and additional programs for the youth

Adults

We also coach adults

Bow Hunters
We are also Bowhunters

You will have the use of an outdoor Archery Range; currently set up with four target butts with a range of up to 90 meters. These are target butts only; not designed for use with hunting arrows equipped with broad heads so you will have to bring your own broad head block. There are plans to expand the archery range to include a practice range for broad heads as well as more target butts. At this time there is only one cross bow butt and the is located at the far end just below the cliff. This range is available from dawn to dusk all year round except when there are organized events happening.

3D Archery

We are planning on doing 3D rounds in the future.
Indoor Archery
When Winter comes we also offer an indoor archery in Oliver and run the program all winter on Monday nights. For more information on this program contact Mary Ostermeier maryo@justthatsimple.com
We also offer membership in the BC Archery Association and their programs.

Rifle Range

We have a 100 meter range that will accommodate three to six shooters at a time. The 100 meter shots have three pull down target frames that are located behind a bunker making target changes easy. There are also fixed wooden frames set up at two closer distances.

Trap Ranges

There are two trap ranges one of these are used weekly with an organized practice happening on Tuesday afternoon stretching into the evening when the daylight hours are long. The rest of the time you would have to bring your own throwers to make use of this excellent setup.

We now have lights installed and the Ladies are making use of them on Wednesday nights. For more information contact Joan McKay 250-497-7031

To all trap shooters and those that wish to shoot clay targets. bring your smoke poles and shells to the range on Tuesday afternoon starting at 4 p m till you are shot out . This is every Tuesday until the time change or weather gets bad .We will be holding our 63rd. Annual Turkey Shoot on Dec.13 2009 so come early and try your luck . For more info contact Terry Thomas at 250 498 2253 till next time Terry T.

Handgun Range

Black Powder Range

Membership will affiliate you with the BC Wildlife Federation.

As a paid up member in good standing, you are protected by an insurance policy where you may be held legally liable for the damage to property of others to a limit of $2,000,000.00 ; this insurance shall be excess insurance to any other valid liability insurance affording indemnity to such club members, such as personal liability. This coverage applies while the member is engaged in any hunting, lawful shooting or fishing. Check out this site for more information on what is happening; see press releases http://www.bcwf.bc.ca/
As well if you are looking for more information in region 8 www.peachlandsportsmen.com/bcwf50.html

Meetings

The executive meetings are every Second Tuesday of the month.
The general meetings are every Fourth Tuesday of the month; except in the months of July, August and December there are no general meetings.

Our web site is constantly being updated but it is important to note that:

"The Southern Okanagan Sportsmen's Association" does not Support the Similkameen National Park Reserve

Our Address is PO Box 434 - Oliver, BC - V0H 1T0
Physical address is 10384 - 384th Ave ( we are located approximately 7 K North of Oliver of off Hyw97)