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Hailey Mejie, 13, goes shooting for the first time Friday at the Coeur d’Alene Skeet and Trap Club. KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press

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Shooting club's future in jeopardy
November 13, 2022 1:08 a.m.

Shooting club's future in jeopardy

Rent issue could force Cd'A Skeet and Trap to close its doors

Generations of North Idahoans know the thrill of holding a shotgun, stock tucked into shoulder, as they raise the barrel, squeeze the trigger and shoot a clay target flying away like a pigeon or grouse. And for decades, they’ve done it at Coeur d’Alene Skeet and Trap Club, a range near the Coeur d’Alene Airport in Hayden. A small nonprofit incorporated in 1946 at Hayden Lake, the club moved to its location on Miles Avenue in 1965. Now a debate over the club’s annual rent could force it to close permanently.