Membership application process

To become an active member at the Otter Valley Rod and Gun club you will need to purchase a membership from our membership chairman, Charlie Cadman. Charlie works at Gobles Firearms in Tillsonburg(107A Concession St. East) and is available on Thurs., Fri., and Sat. only. He will provide you with a receipt and a copy of the club rules. As a new member you must attend a mandatory Orientation Session before you are given access to the club. This orientation session will be done with one of the executive members, usually the chairperson of the segment in which you are most interested. You may contact one of the executive members for your orientation session at a convenient time for both of you or you can attend an executive meeting (2nd Wed. of the month at 7:30 pm). At that time, a director will provide a tour of the club facilities and property, as well as review the rules with you.

Once this orientation session is complete the director will sign the application receipt given to you by Charlie. You will then need to return to Gobles and Charlie will provide you with a membership card and the gate/ clubhouse entry codes.

We have an excellent facility that can only be run successfully through the efforts of ALL our members. At the present time we have no mandatory volunteer hours that must be performed but have always relied on the goodwill of everyone to help out as needed. This seems to be getting more difficult. We strongly encourage everyone to come out and help when WORK DAYS are scheduled. You will be notified of these through our regular newsletters.

Membership fees

Membership fees are based on 2 main types of memberships which are classified as below:

1. Outdoor Membership ($150) - this gives the entry code to our main gate and allows you access to all our outdoor facilities during normal hours of operation(9am to sunset) but does not give you access to the clubhouse.
2. Indoor/Outdoor Membership($250) - this gives the entry code to our main gate and allows you access to all our outdoor facilities during normal hours(9am to sunset) and also gives you swipe card access to our clubhouse and its indoor range for 24/7 access.

There is a one time $100 initiation fee for all first time members. Membership dues are pro-rated if you join part way through the year. This should be discussed with our membership chairman(Charlie Cadman ). The initiation fee is not pro-rated.

A family membership is based on option 1 or 2 plus an extra $11 per direct family member(spouse and children under the age of 18). This covers the cost of insurance for each family member. Your spouse is not exempt from the initiation fee but all junior members(children under the age of 18) are exempt. Junior members are exempt if they continue on to a regular membership.

Extra fees vary according to section. Please refer to range fee information under the heading for that section.