Boise Gun Club
The Boise Gun Club is a public outdoor shooting range located in Kuna, Idaho. It is operated by the Board Members that are selected by the entire membership base of the club every year during the annual Club Shoot.
History
The Boise Gun Club has been in operation for 113 years in the Boise Valley, and started in 1898.
The Boise Gun Club began to organize in 1892, to meet the needs of Shotgun Shooting and Bird Hunting in Boise, Idaho. Before clubs started to form in the state there were many Turkey Shoots, Live Pigeon Shoots, and other activities put on by individuals or groups. In 1893 the club was up and running and offering Clay Pigeon shooting events. In 1898 the club became official and it was then incorporated by the State of Idaho in 1917. Before there was a club the first Idaho State Trap Shoot was held at the old fairgrounds in Boise, Idaho in 1904. In 1998 the Idaho State Shoot was held at the Boise Gun Club in the club's centennial year.
One of the original sites for the club was Hulls Gulch, and by 1912 it had more than 100 members. Several location changes took place in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s while the club continued to host many state shoots and other activities.
In 1942 the club moved a building onto property just off Federal Way. While at this location, many milestone events took place—Including installment of the first electric traps in 1954, a major clubhouse and grounds expansion and remodeling in 1963, and in 1967 that last Amateur Trapshooting Association state shoot held on four traps.
By the last 1960's it was decided to look for a new location so the club could expand. Land was purchased at the present location, south of the Idaho State Correctional Institution on Kuna-Mora Road. The first registered shoot there was in September 1972.
Facilities
The center hosts the all traditional clay target shooting games, including trap shooting and skeet shooting.
- 14 Trap Fields (6 Lighted for night shooting)
- 4 Skeet Fields (3 Lighted for night shooting)
- 52 RV Spaces
Events
Competitions
A number of competitions are held at the club each and every year. To see when the club is holding these competitions please see the website
ATA - Amateur Trapshooting Association
The Boise Gun Club is sanctioned and licensed to throw registered trap targets with the Amateur Trapshooting Association. The Amateur Trapshooting Association serves as the governing body for the sport of American style trapshooting.
PITA - Pacific International Trapshooting Association
The Boise Gun Club is sanctioned and licensed to throw registered trap targets with the Pacific International Trapshooting Association. Pacific International Trapshooting Association is a non-for profit organization made up of State and Provincial Associations, governed by an Executive Committee elected from its members. Their goal is to promote the sport of trapshooting through organized shooting events.
Leagues
The Boise Gun Club holds shooting leagues four times a year. They are held in the Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall.