Whitefish Rifle and Pistol club was organized as a competitive shooting club in 1963, and chartered with the National Rifle Association in 1965, with twenty-three members. Dues were $6.00 per year.

Indoor smallbore rifle and pistol practice was done at the Whitefish National Guard Armory. Outdoor shooting was done on a club members' private land.

WRPC members worked with the Whitefish Rod and Gun Club to construct a 200yd range on a DNRC lease near Skyles Lake west of Whitefish MT. That public range was closed due to protests from local home owners in 1967. Whitefish Rifle and Pistol Club returned to shooting on a club members' private land.

In 1967 then club president Keith Svee worked with DNRC to find a large enough tract of State land with no homes in the area. The KM Ranch road lease (located between Whitefish and Kalispell, and currently still in use) was surrounded by State land and property owned by the Somers Lumber company. The close proximity to the three towns of Whitefish, Columbia Falls, and Kalispell, made it ideal. The lease was signed in 1968 for 13.5 acres. Membership dues were then raised to $25.00 per year.

The range was open to the public until the mid 1970's when vandalism forced the club to get permission from the DNRC to gate and lock the entry road.

By 1976 the club membership had grown to sixty-nine members.

In the late 1990's additional acreage was leased from the DNRC for a 1000yd rifle range, and a 50yd pistol only range was constructed. The 1000yd range was open until 2007 when it was shut down due to safety concerns.

Membership has grown to 450 members in the past but is currently (2007) at 370 members.

Smallbore (.22) rifle and pistol practice and competitions are done at the North Valley Shooting Foundation Gallery range located at 4565 Whitefish Stage Road, Whitefish MT. As the NVSF range is not owned by the Whitefish Rifle & Pistol club, individuals pay a range fee for its use.

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month on the following months:
                March
                May
                September
                November

Time:        7:00 PM
Location:   North Valley Shooting Foundation Range           
                 4565 Whitefish Stage Road Whitefish, MT
                 (unless noted differently in the news letter)