Izaak Walton League

Conservation, Outdoor Recreation, Safety, and Shooting Sports
Linn County Chapter

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Full IKES Facility Tour 2025

2025 IKES Trap Shooting Facility Story

WELCOME!

ABOUT US

Property map on the Ranges page.

Two boys posing by archery target outdoors.

About Ikes

We are a local chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America. We are a volunteer-run, privately owned facility located on approximately 47 acres in Linn County, just off 42nd Street in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We are a group of approximately 725 members dedicated to conserve, restore, and promote the sustainable use and enjoyment of our natural resources, including soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife.

Open to all Members, their family, and guests, 8am to 8pm

(Or sunset, when earlier)

Location

Our PHYSICAL address is: 5401 42nd Street NE, Cedar Rapids, IA.

Our MAILING address is: PO BOX 8509, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52408-8509

IMPORTANT NEWS

https://izaakwalton.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Ikes-2026-2027-Election-Ballot_corrected.pdfJUNE 29, 2026 UPDATE

Surprise!!! The Webmaster Guy has awakened and is updating the website. I apologize for the long delay.

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THERE WILL NOT be a New Member Tour on Saturday, July 4th. Go out and celebrate this nation's glorious 250th birthday instead. The next scheduled tour will be Saturday, July 18th, at 11 AM.

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ELECTIONS -- JULY 8, 2026, 6:00 PM, Chapter House. BE THERE!!!

Our annual elections for next year's officers will be held Wednesday, July 8th, at 6:00 PM in the chapter house.

Two separate emails (one dated June 17th, and one dated June 29th) have been sent to all members. These emails includes copies of a bio for one of our new aspiring Board Members (Aaron Bunce) as well as a ballot form.

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Aaron's bio can be found here...

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The ballot can be found here...

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Print the ballot. Vote the ballot. If you can scan the page, or take a picture of the voted ballot, send it to ikes.membership@gmail.com no later than Tuesday, July 7th, to be counted.

If you want to mail your ballot...send it to Linn County IWLA, PO Box 8509, Cedar Rapids, IA 52408 so that it will arrive at our post office no later than Tuesday, July 7th, 2026. If it arrives too late, it won't be counted.

Or - come to the Chapter House, Wednesday, July 8th, at 6:00 PM. You can nominate yourself or someone you know from the floor, and you will be able to vote at the meeting. Votes will be counted and the results posted by the end of the meeting.

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Note -- as of June 29th, 2026, at the time this web page was updated, including the ballots of my wife and I, we only have FIVE ballots in hand. Out of nearly 700 members, can we do just a little bit better than that???

GATE CARD NOT WORKING?

If you have paid your 2026 dues, and tried to get into Ikes, but the gate won't open -- we still need your SIGNED 2026 Waiver form. Once we get it, it takes only a minute or two to re-enable access.

Dave Shema

The UPDATED Member Handbook for 2026 is posted on our Member's page for your downloading and viewing pleasure!

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Want to shoot trap, but need to go through the trap machine orientation first? Learn how to use the new machines on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, at 1 PM.

MEMBERS -- Take advantage of our Buy/Sell/Trade section. If you have something you're looking to buy, to sell, or to trade -- send the description to ikes.membership@gmail.com. I'll post it and you're on your way. Let me know when I can take your listing down, so the site doesn't get filled with really old listings.

Dave Shema

Committee Updates

Archery Committee

Remember -- broadhead arrows are not permitted on the range -- they tear up the target butts!!!

Contact the Committee

Action Range Committee

If you wish to become an Action Range user -- there is a one-time fee of $200. Once you pay the fee, you'll be asked to contact Walker Kelly to arrange to meet him for a quick "draw/reholster" check. The check is simple and takes only a few minutes.

If you want to use the on-line calendar to schedule your time, you need to have a Gmail account, and we need to know what it is so we can add you to the list of users.

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Conservation Committee

Our annual Honey Harvest happened on the morning of Saturday, August 12th -- just a week away. Come help, score some hone for $7.00 a pound. We still have some available.

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Indoor Range Committee

The indoor range is open. Your gate card will get you inside the IPR after you go through the safety briefing and qualification shoot.

Want to qualify to use the Indoor Pistol Range? Send an email to Jack at IPR.lciwla@gmail.com. We'll take care of you.

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Outdoor Range Committee

We have a new, working turning target system on the Outdoor Pistol Range...Bullseye shooters, come check it out.

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Rifle Range Committee

Please make sure that the target frame you're using on the rifle range is of the design found in your 2024 Member Handbook, in the Member's Area of the website, and at the bottom of our website JOIN page. If you're using one of the older tall, skinny frames, those are no longer permitted on the range.

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Trap Committee

If you want to learn how to use the trap machines safely, or just want a hands-on refresher -- this is for you -- contact the Trap committee using the link below.

Contact the Committee