A Brief History of Knights Landing Sportsmen's Club

The Knights Landing Sportsmen's Club was started in 1948 when a small group of men got together who enjoyed shooting and hunting. The NRA Charter was established that year. The early meetings were held in the Scout Cabin and the Rifle Team built a rifle range at Camp 3 on the Sacramento River levee.

Some of the Founding Fathers were Jim Akin, Bruce Aseto, Bert Harris, Bill Leathers, Phil Nix, and James Easman.

The club later bought property where the present club stands today. A small rifle range was built where the existing shop is today. A new 16 station range was built in 1976 behind the main club meeting building.

The first pheasant program was started in November 1949. During the early years, the club bought birds and the State Fish and Game had a planting program. There were 6,000 acres rented from River Garden Farms for $1000.00. Plus a partnership with Robbins Community Hall for land in Sutter Basin. The following year, 18,000 acres were obtained for the 1950 pheasant season. They also tried raising birds themselves but found this difficult with volunteer help.

Over the last 25 years the club has brought birds from a pheasant farm. Today, we plant 3,500 pheasants on approximately 35,000 acres in Sutter Basin and 1,000 birds on approximately 15,000 acres in river Garden Farms. They have also tried the planting of Chuckers and Bobwhite Quail.

The Pheasant Program today includes posting signs on the lands, planting pheasants, and patrolling the hunting areas for club members and associate members.

The clubs main function over the years is the donation of money to the following organizations:

• Knights Landing Fire Department
• Robbins Fire Department
• Zamora Fire Department
• Four churches in Knights Landing
• Robbins and Knights Landing Schools
• Knights Landing Senior Citizen Center
• Knights Landing Community Wall
• Robbins Community Hall
• Knights Landing Soccer Team
• Boys Scouts
• Girl Scouts
• Little League Teams
• Knights Landing Library
• Yolo Adult Day Health Center
• Ladies Night Dinner and Dance
• Veterans Amputee
• Little Brother and Sister Pheasant Hunting
• NRA Foundation
• Big Buck, and Longest Tail Feather contest
• Junior Rifle Team
• Senior Rifle Team

Today Club members include 150 regular members, approximately 25 honorary and life members and 800 - 1000 Associate members, this includes three members who have been in the club the longest:

• John F. White 1947
• James Akin 1948
• C. A. Frank 1951

If you have any questions, or would like to join our club you can contact:
Alan Roberts at 530-662-8152

Happy Hunting!