Wascana Archers is an incorporated club formed by a group of people who were interested in the practice and promotion of the sport of archery in its various aspects. The business of the club is conducted by an executive which is elected annually from the membership.

The incorporation as a non-profit organization under Section 10 of The Companies Act took place on May 17, 1962, ten years after the club originally started. During the first few years club members were able to shoot only during the outdoor season, although a number of winter get-togethers were arranged to discuss the past hunting season and the next summer's shooting. Places to shoot were hard to find and at one time members agreed week by week to meet in whatever open field might be available on the outskirts of the city. Eventually facilities of the Regina Tennis Club were shared during the summers and various buildings were used for indoor shooting in winter. The first semi-permanent location was on the property north of the Boggy Creek golf courses, and there a fourteen target field course was built.

Many archers felt the need for a "permanent home" and in the spring of 1962 the property where the clubhouse and the field courses are now located was purchased. The club is located about 23 km north of the Regina city limits and about 6 km east on Etaples road.

In 1962 the club purchased forty acres of land from the Crown which consisted of mixed woods and meadow. Jake Baker, who farmed the surrounding land under lease from the Crown gave up the right to the forty acres so that the club could purchase the land. Jake was a member of the club at the time. Necessary financing was made possible through the sale of shares to club members. In 1965 Jake Baker gave up his right to farm the land surrounding the property and this made it possible for the club to purchase another twenty acres adjoining the forty acres from the Crown.

Trails were cut out of the bush to accommodate a field course of thirty targets and a fourteen-target target range was set up, all according to international standards. A twenty-target broadhead course was also later constructed to accommodate bowhunters. Property and buildings now represent a value of over sixty thousand dollars.

Since that time there have been many improvements to club facilities including the fully equipped clubhouse and the purchase of the latest in 3D targets to accommodate all types of shooting.

Competitive shooting is now available throughout the year as the club also rents premises in the city for indoor shooting. Generally this facility is used from November through April but can be used by members all year round. Many members take an active, and often successful, part in the annual game animals seasons in the spring and fall and find the facilities of the club, particularly the 3D field course, very helpful as this course is set up to simulate hunting conditions.

Ample parking space surrounds the clubhouse and there are good camping facilities, frequently used by archers visiting from out of town.

Although its history is relatively short, the club has been active during a period of very marked growth in interest in archery as a sport. In the early years bows were made of wood with long straight staves. Later the fiberglass laminated bow came into general use and the stiff recurve gave way to the working recurve. Then came the  compound bow - at first very crude looking and now refined to the finest piece of shooting equipment that one could imagine. Wood, then fiberglass and aluminum, and graphite arrow shafts have now been replaced with state-of-the-art compound materials. Archers who have been with the club since its origin have seen the rapid progress in this sport and in the sophistication of equipment that was never imagined at the beginning. With the improvements in equipment has come improvement in shooting scores and more successful hunts, so that archers today are obtaining results far better than were considered possible by archers of thirty years ago.

Affiliation

Wascana Archers is affiliated with the Saskatchewan Archery Association (S.A.A.) and the Federation of Canadian Archers (F.C.A.) Any archer who wishes may shoot in provincial tournaments, however membership in the Association is necessary to qualify for awards.

In addition to provincial and national tournaments a number of invitational tournaments are sponsored by many individual clubs each season - winter and summer. Wascana Archers club members are kept informed of upcoming events.

Main events

(See Events Calendar for exact dates)
Spring 3D Tournament (April)
Summer Tradional 3D Tournament (June)
Fall 3D Tournament (August)