Club History

Formed in the winter of 1994, the Varmint Militia (VM) was established to prepare shooters for the 5th annual Top Dog Championship (to be held in June of that year) in Nucla, CO. Our event was dubbed the “Nucla Tune Up”. Unfortunately, the plague wiped out the prairie devils and the Nucla event was cancelled! Our fortunes turned as we had two dozen shooters show up for the Tune Up and that group of shooters became the charter members of WHAC.

During those years, the term “militia” was controversial, so we decided to take a more politically correct name. The Wildlife Hunters Association of Colorado provided the perfect acronym, WHAC - the sound of a bullet executing a trespassing prairie dog. Since then, the VM still enjoys putting on the Shoot Out, our only live target event open to the public and the 1998 Shoot Out brought the number of trespassers (prairie devils) executed to over 10,000.

WHAC has been the figurehead of our club since 1996. WHAC dues are designed to be reasonable for the average person. WHAC endeavors to promote gun safety, proper hunt practices, youth and female shooters’ participation in the shooting sports. WHAC responds to the cry of ranchers and farmers who are having a problem with prairie devils and coyotes. These animals affect the economic survival of the landowners. As the VM, we are the first and last line of defense against the prairie invaders. In those terms, we are a true militia.

WHAC developed a shooting range to allow members to improve their shooting skills. Target shoots occur with NRA instructors available to assist youth and other members. Hand loading clinics are held to help those members who wish to maximize the accuracy of their rifles or pistols. WHAC has various committees who stand ready to assist members.

WHAC also seeks to educate the non-shooting segment of society to the benefits of the shooting sports and how these are useful tools in achieving wildlife management goals. Our foremost goal is safe and fun shooting. Our public image is maintained to show the non-shooting public how shooters and hunters are safe contributors to our State and Country

WHAC is a family oriented club. All members of your household will be WHAC members when you join.

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