Welcome to the
Big Bend Sportsman Club
Alpine, Texas
2025-2026 Membership year is September 1 to August 31. Old keys (24-25) will not work after 31 August, 2025.
Current News!
Keys and memberships for the 2025-2026 year are sold at Morrison’s True Value and Dodson Gun, in Alpine. Membership for 2025-2026 will be $60 for the entire year. Buy early!
Memberships available (cash or check only) at:
Morrison’s True Value Hardware at the gun counter during regular hours all week.
Dodson’s Guns, 2301 N. Hwy 118, Alpine. 432.837.4867. Tu 11-4; W 12-5; Th 11-4; Sat 10-2.
Interested in shooting SHOTGUN? Trap on first and third Sundays, Skeet on second and fourth and fifth Sundays, 2 pm, Skeet or trap on Fridays 4 pm. Cost is $5 per round (25 birds).
TARGET FRAMES
The Club will discuss target frames at coming meetings. The Range’s wooden target frames are being destroyed quickly. The Club will continue to make a limited number every quarter.
You need two 8 ft lengths of 1″ x 4″. Make the sides 66 inches high and space the legs 30 inches apart to fit the brackets at the range. You should be able to find free cardboard backing around town.
Please do not leave scrap cardboard in the target shed. The club purchases sturdy target backing for the frames.
Want to reserve the range?
The BBSC range(s) can be reserved by Law Enforcement and the US Army for training and qualifications. Organized non-profit groups can reserve the range for shooting events.
If you would like to reserve range time, consider the following:
Is the range already reserved for that time? See the EVENTS tab on the BBSC website. https://bigbendsportsmanclub.org/events/
The range is generally used by individual members on Saturdays and Sundays except for occasional events open to members.
Which ranges? Do you need all the ranges, or just some (pistol, rifle, shogun)? The ranges are shown on the diagram below.
Pistol 1 (small instructional range) with covered shooting positions
Pistol 2 (50-yard range) with covered shooting positions
Rifle Range (100 yard) with covered shooting positions
Shotgun range (trap and skeet)
What time? Be as specific as possible.
Then contact the Range Officer at least 48 hours ahead of time. The reservation will then be posted for the members on the BBSC website.
Range Officer: Jim Westermann 623- 866-9090 (text or voice)
For information on the local chapter of The Well-Armed Woman contact Sylvia Nelson at saddleup@bigbend.net 432-294-0595
2025-2026 Club Officers:
| PRESIDENT: | Kyp Angel 432.386.6172 | |
| VICE PRESIDENT: | Kirk Caughman | |
| TREASURER: | Liz Measures | |
| SECRETARY: | Lea Catano | |
| RANGE OFFICER: | Jim Westermann 623- 866-9090 | |
Report Vandalism
Big Bend Sportsman Club has obtained a conviction for trespass and vandalism of range facilities. If you observe any vandalism of your range, please report the vehicle license number to the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office 432-837-5541. Security cameras are in use at the range.
TANERITE (a binary explosive) is not allowed on the range because of the damage it causes, the possibility of fire, and disturbing our neighbors.
No armor-piercing ammo on steel targets.
No tracer ammo. Don’t set Alpine on fire.
The Range.
The Big Bend Sportsman Club is located just west of Alpine on Hwy 90. The scenic vistas surrounding our range are impossible to beat. Four firearms ranges are present, and are, from east to west: (#1) a 50-yard instructional range with covered shooting positions; (#2) a 50 yard range with covered shooting positions; (#3) a 100-yard range with covered shooting positions, and (4) a skeet and trap range (for shotguns only!). Archery targets are located between the north berm and the gate (again, archery only!).
Organized shooting activities include handgun (steel plates) on most Saturdays at 2:00 pm (free), and shotgun (trap or skeet or other activity) on most Sundays at 2:00 pm, Shotgun on Fridays at 4 pm ($5 per round of 25).
The Club has business meetings the first Tuesday evening of most months, 6:00 pm at localities to be announced, and all members are encouraged to attend.
During certain events the range is closed to all other shooting for safety reasons. Scheduled closures are on the website Events and are linked to the QR code posted at the gate.
During certain times the range, or portions of the range, are closed for law enforcement and military training. Scheduled closures are on the website (Events Tab above) and posted at the gate and this site.
By-Laws
The current draft (1 November 2022) was approved by the membership at the December, 2022 meeting of the BBSC. The by-laws can be down loaded as a PDF below:
History
The Big Bend Sportsman Club was established November 6th, 1951, by Alonso Hord, Joe Lane, E.R. Elliott, Joe Gilbreth, Ross Maxwell, L.C. Pope, and Tom Yarbro. The purpose of the club was and is, “To promote firearm and hunter safety, to provide a safe place for recreational shooting, and promote marksmanship and good sportsmanship.”
Steel Plates: Rain or shine