Viking Sportsmen Inc.

Recognized as Minnesota’s most productive sportsmen’s club, the Viking Sportsmen feel that even their varied pursuits in conservation are only a fraction of the effort needed. Only continued public support, interest and involvement will allow the Viking Sportsmen to become even more active.

In 1945 the Alexandria Sportsmen Association was formed. The name was changed to “Heart O’Lakes Game & Fish Unlimited” and finally to Viking Sportsmen, Inc., in October 1959. It acquired tax-deductible status on February 11, 1970 for donors who support the club.

The forerunner of the Viking Sportsmen Club was the Alexandria Guides Association in 1920-1930′s. Listing a few of the original members: Harry Bemo. Roy Landeen, Harry Fredenberg, Harold A. Anderson, Serle Herbert, Gordon Hobart, Bennie Osterberg, Herb, John and Walter Leuthner, Sam Preston and Ham Olson.

With a membership in excess of 300, the club is completely unsalaried while returning public donations into conservation practice designed to preserve and enhance nature’s wonders in Douglas County.