HLSC Membership Information

Membership Information

The HLSC offers two types of Membership – Individual or Family. Both options have an annual volunteer ‘Work Hour’ requirements which are detailed below. If the Work Hour requirements are not fulfilled during the Membership Calendar year, there will be an additional fee required at the time of renewal.

Members may bring Guests with them to enjoy the HLSC. Any individual Guest to the HLSC is permitted up to 3 times per year. Spouses and minor children are not considered Guests and can accompany a member any number of times per year. Guests are considered non-members which may or may not be relatives to the member or non-minor children. In short, if your non-minor children, your buddy or your cousin wants to shoot at the HLSC more than 3 times per year, they’ll need to join.

All new members are required to attend a Safety Seminar & Orientation before a membership card is issued. There is one usually scheduled the day after our monthly membership meeting at 4:00 p.m. in our clubhouse. Others will be scheduled throughout the year as needed. Please check the website calendar for dates and times. We will go over the safety rules and club rules with a Power Point presentation which lasts about 1 hour and then an outdoor range tour will be given weather permitting.

New Membership Applications, Renewal Applications & Reinstatement Applications may be turned in during any monthly Membership Meeting.  New Members & Renewing Members are asked to arrive at the clubhouse at 6:00 p.m. to complete the paperwork and pay the annual dues. 

Work Hours Requirements:

Both membership types have an annual “Work Hours” requirement. The HLSC makes it very easy to meet these requirements by giving members and hour credit for any monthly Membership Meetings they attend. Members can report 1 hour for taking home trash bags. Any other time spent helping out the HLSC in other ways should be reported so that you can receive credit for your efforts. You must fill out a Work Hours form and turn it in to the Membership Director to receive credit for your hours. Read more about Work Hours by clicking Here.

• Individual Membership:
  • 8 Hours per membership year.
• Family Membership:
  • 12 Hours per membership year.

Individual Membership:

An Individual Membership allows the Member full access to the HLSC Facilities in accordance to the Club By-Laws, Club, and Range Rules. A Member may bring their Spouse and/or minor children/grand children to the HLSC an unlimited amount of times per year but the member must be with them.

Individual Membership entitles the Member to vote at Membership meetings provided they are eligible to vote (Member longer than 6 months) and in good standing (dues paid).

• 2024-2025 Individual Membership Dues:
  • New Member:
    • $85.00
      • $75.00 annual dues.
      • $10.00 initiation fee.
  • Renewing Member who fulfilled the prior year Work Hours requirements:
    • $75.00 annual dues.
  • Renewing Member who did not fulfill their prior year Work Hour requirements:
    • $90.00
      • $75.00 annual dues.
      • $15.00 ‘unfulfilled Work Hours’ fee.

Family Membership:

A Family Membership allows the Member and a Spouse to both be members of the HLCS at a lower cost than two individual memberships. The main difference between the Family and Individual Membership is that a Family member may attend individually. For example, Husband can use the HLSC Facilities without the Wife, or vice versa, Wife can use the HLSC without the Husband. Both Family members in this example are entitled to vote at Membership meetings provided they are eligible to vote (Member longer than 6 months) and in good standing (dues paid).

• 2024-2025 Family Membership Dues:
  • New Family Membership:
    • $127.50
      • $112.50 annual dues.
      • $15.00 initiation fee.
  • Renewing Family Membership who fulfilled the prior year Work Hours requirements:
    • $112.50 annual dues.
  • Renewing Family Membership who did not fulfill their prior year Work Hour requirements:
    • $135.00
      • $112.50 annual dues.
      • $22.50 ‘unfulfilled Work Hours’ fee.

Membership Renewal

Membership Renewals are due by June 1st of each year. Renewals received after July 1st will be assessed a $10 (individual) or $15.00 (family) late fee. Memberships that lapse for 6 months or more will be treated as a new membership, requiring the payment of the initiation fee.

 Applications and dues can be mailed in to the club’s Membership Director:

HLSC Mailing Address:

• ATTENTION: MEMBERSHIP
• Houghton Lake Sportsmen’s Club    
• P.O. Box 463 Houghton Lake, MI 48629

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