Please find the 2025 Lacombe Fish and Game Association Trophy Competition rules and information, from Trophy Chair Dave Powell, below.
 
The LFGA will be hosting the trophy measuring day in our traditional format Saturday December 20th, 2025, from 11AM to 3PM at the Burbank Hall which Is located at the confluence of the Blindman and Red Deer Rivers. Animals presented during these hours will be scored on a first come first served basis. Snacks and some beverages will be served.
 
IMPORTANT CHANGE for 2025:  All entries should include a field photo of the entrant and game harvested. Digital format is accepted or a print (4” by 6”) is also accepted. 
 
For those members who are unable to be present that day we will be measuring by appointment from now until Dec 30,2025 at the Powell Residence.
 
Full details in the PDF downloads:

The annual LFGA Kids Can Catch event took place June 7, 2025. Despite the chilly wind, many people came out to enjoy the day including releasing 1,500 Rainbow Trout from Smoky Trout Farm.

A special thank you to our sponsors: Alberta Conservation Association, DOW, Heidelberg Materials, MEG Energy and Len Thompson Lures. 

SAVE THE DATE: The next Lacombe Kids Can Catch takes place on June 6, 2026!

Winners were drawn on June 7, 2025. Congratulations to....

1st Prize: Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 12 ga/28" Shotgun MSRP $2915 (or Cash option $1500)
Winner: Steve Street (Ponoka) 

2nd Prize: DJI Mini 4 Pro Camera Drone Bundle MSRP $1365 (or Cash option $750)
Winner: Danny Krieger (Rimbey) 

3rd Prize: YETI Tundra 65L Rugged Cooler MSRP $500 (or Cash option $250)
Winner: Steve Prins (Lacombe) 

​We are holding a raffle to be drawn at our Trophy Measuring day on December 21 at the Burbank Hall.

These are being sold by our executives... please reach out to any of them to get your chance at a 6.5PRC or Traeger Grill. The tickets are $20 each and only 500 available.

We will be hosting trophy measuring day in our tradition format December 21st, 2024, from 11AM to 3PM at the Burbank Hall which Is located at the confluence of the Blindman and Red Deer Rivers. Animals presented during these hours will be scored on a first come first served basis. Snacks and some beverages will be served.

IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2024

All entries should include a field photo of the entrant and game harvested. Digital format is accepted or a print (4” by 6”) is also accepted. Digital format can be submitted via Facebook message, or emailed to [email protected].

For those members who are unable to be present that day we will be measuring by appointment from now until Dec 30,2024 at the Powell Residence. People wishing to be present while the scoring is done should be in good health. There is no charge for the service.

What needs to be done to get an animal scored by appointment is listed below.

1. Present the horns, antlers and/ or skulls in as clean and dry as possible manner.  Horns to be scored for provincial, national, B&C or P&Y entry require a 60-day drying period.  We pre-measure for the club competition (under 60 days) in order to get the results by the first Saturday in February.
2. Call 403-782-3893 and ask for Dave Powell to make an appointment for measuring. Appointment times available will be from 10 AM to 7 PM on most days from the present until Dec. 30, 2023.
3. We will still score horns for non-members.
4. Be on time for your appointment and deliver your horns, skulls or antlers to 26212 TP Road 402
5. Awards night will be scheduled in 2025 as soon as the Club approves the date

Persons must be a member of the Lacombe club and must hold a membership card purchased during the period between January 1 to August 15, inclusive.

1. Any member purchasing a membership after August 15 is NOT qualified to enter the competition. The membership must be dated & affiliated at AFGA prior to Sept 15 by the membership chairman.
2. The Trophy Chairman is responsible in keeping all records of all antlers entered and declare the winner of the highest score in each category, re Club; Elk, Moose, Mule Deer {Typical & Non Typ] Whitetail Deer [Typ & Non Typ], Bear, Antelope, Cougar, Sheep, Master Archery, Master Youth Big Game and Canada Goose. Fish trophies awarded shall be Pike Jr. Pike, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Perch, Goldeye and Lake Whitefish.
3. The Trophy Chairman of the club shall ensure entrants are members and each entrant signs a Fair Chase Statement
4. All entries should include a digital field photograph of the entrant and game taken.
5. The Trophy Chairman of the Lacombe Club will notify the members TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO the date, the place and time of the final measuring. Notification shall be in writing or in the local Lacombe paper.  Measuring day shall be held prior to Interclub measuring day,
6. Any antlers not measured by Boone & Crockett standards are ineligible for entry. (Drying period exempt).
7. Any amendments to these rules can be brought forth at meetings of the club and approved.
8. Antlers must be taken on a current licence for the trophy species being entered.
9. Entries for club measuring are to be presented to officials not later than the advertised end of measuring on Trophy Measuring Day as set out in item 7 above.
10. The trophy chairman and his designates will measure all trophy's entered.
11. All Club measurements shall be final.
12. Any head presented for Club competition must be at Club measuring day to be considered unless prior arrangements have been made. Offsite scoring must be done by a qualified scorer approved by the trophy chairman.
13. All entries must be detached and clean of flesh for presentation for measuring.
14. Entries are eligible to be entered in one category only.
15. Non-typical Deer entries shall all have a minimum of eight (8) inches of abnormal points.  If in the event that no eligible entry is produced; the Nontypical award will be awarded to the highest scoring set of antlers with abnormal points.
16. Any trophy entered in another AFGA affiliated club trophy competition is not eligible to be entered in the Lacombe Club Competition.

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The Lacombe Fish & Game Association was honored by the Alberta Wildlife Federation, formerly Alberta Fish and Game Association, at the AGM awards night.

The construction of the all access dock at the Len Thompson fishing pond was a huge undertaking and as a result, Lacombe was awarded the Neville Lindsay Menorial Award for the club completing the best fisheries project.

Along with that award, we were also awarded the George E. Wyatt Award for the club that makes the highest financial contribution or raises the most funds towards fish and wildlife projects, habitat enhancement or donates such funds to organizations that do that type of work.

Accepting the awards tonight was LFGA President, Brad Pallister.

Congratulations all members of the Lacombe Fish and Game Association for your hard work, fundraising and dedication to making the all-access dock a reality.

The Lacombe Fish and Game Association is excited to share the news of a significant donation to the Len Thompson Trout Pond from Wolf’s Botanical and the Hainzmann Family.  After finishing a dinner together in late June, the Hainzmann family visited the pond together to view the new fully accessible dock and other improvements to the park.  They all agreed that the new dock was an amazing addition to the already popular fishing pond, but the area could use some trees to help beautify the park.  They proactively approached the Lacombe Fish and Game Association and City of Lacombe with the idea of this donation, and it was eagerly accepted with great thanks.
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Two weeks ago, a crew from Wolf’s completed this landscaping project that added 25 large trees to five new tree beds, and three existing tree beds.  It will be a fantastic addition to an already rapidly improving fishing pond.

On behalf of the pond’s many users, the Lacombe Fish and Game Association would like to extend their thanks for this fantastic addition!