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Summer BBQ

2008-08-18T13:33:00.004-04:00

Despite intermittent rains throughout the day, the Woodstock Gun Club BBQ came off with guns and bows 'a blazin'!

By 10 am, members and guests were practicing at the archery range under the direction of Kevin Rice. At 11 am, Robert Deeley set up his biathlon range and was giving demos. Even a friendly game of horseshoes was underway. At the crack of noon, the Trap field became the venue of action. Gals, guys; experienced and beginner shooters of all ages shot close to ten strings of birds up until 2 pm. At which point, we learned that our BBQ providers' smoker was on the fritz. Undaunted, a quick trip to the South Woodstock store coupled with the generous abundance of side dishes and desserts saved the day. We raffled off 3 rifles, a compound bow and many boxes of ammo. Many thanks to John and Linda for spearheading the event and to all those who contributed. Great fun was had by all.

Submitted by Dave Bollinger

What a Night!

2008-08-05T22:19:00.004-04:00

Kevin Rice put on an amazing demonstration of his archery skills. You should see this guy cluster his arrows in the bullseye at 30 yards. Andrew Staub faired pretty well in our first meet, taking second honors.

A large group showed up for trap, over 25 people in total. We might have to start earlier if this keeps up! Two new members joined, one from Reading, another from Austin, Texas. Unfortunately the trap machine malfunctioned, but luckily we were able to wheel up one of the Atlas portable launchers and make a go of it. Everybody got to shoot their fill and we went on until the sun was nearly set. Though the clays flew straight and high on the same course each launch, it was kind of fun to shoot and not have them flying all over the place. Jim Johnson shot a 23. Jim Fish gave him a run for his money.

The Board decided it was a good idea to create a sign-up clip board for members who were shooting at the range. Look for it on the clubhouse deck. Members attending organized events such as trap, archery meets and field clays need not sign in. But if you're shooting by yourself or with a small group, please register so we can know who's at the Club. It'll also help to see what type of shooting people are actually doing.

Bryan and Jon are working on fixing the pump, we hope to have water on call for the restrooms by the August 16th BBQ.

Don't forget field clays this Thursday. Dave will be running it. Meet at the range at 5:30pm

The Archery 'Monolith'

2008-07-21T19:36:00.003-04:00

The new archery target was set up today on the left side of the range. All members are invited to test it out and shoot it up. But please note the sign... archery only! A paper target was put up and may be still be there, but archers are encouraged to bring their own, 30" and 36'' ones work great. Additional targets will soon be available for purchase in the clubhouse at cost. It's based on the honor system so please do the club right and stick the money in the envelope provided.

Karen Kerin is purchasing three 3-D targets and they should be set up soon on the 3-D range south of the trap range and down by the horse trail. Stay tuned for details.

Don't forget to RSVP for the BBQ on the 16th of August, you need to respond by August 1st!

Field Clays

2008-07-18T09:07:00.002-04:00

Field clays had 12 participants this past Thursday, one of the best showings to date. Dave Bollinger had two fours, but he was bested by Don McNeill who picked up his first Silver Star. Don, who hasn't shot for 8 years joins the elite rank of medal holders. Only four shooters have attained this honor. Five in a row gets you a Silver, ten for a Gold.

On other news, the archery 'monolith' is nearly complete. Expect to see it on the range within a week or two. 3-D targets should be set up soon, too.

The Hypertherm event is a no go for this year, but might be re-scheduled in the future.

Don't forget to RSVP for the barbecue!

Archery and Thursday Field Clays

2008-07-05T08:37:00.002-04:00

We held a quick archery committee meeting on Thursday night prior to shooting. Dave, Hunter, Jon and Kevin Rice came up with a proposal to seek the Board's approval for building a 4'x6' archery stop to be located on the left side of the range. Also to acquire and place three 3-D targets on a small section of the south east corner of the Club beside the old horse trail. A deer, a bear and maybe a turkey.

Beth Fish, Kevin and Hunter were joined by Beth's mom for a little post-meeting shooting. Thanks go to Dave and Charlie for scoring and running the range.