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Sean Miller wins another HOA!

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Bellingham Trap and Skeet hosted its Spring Buckle Shoot on Sunday, April 19, 2015 for close to 50 shooters from around the Pacific Northwest. Not everybody shot as well as they had hoped but it turned out to be a fun event just the same. Though weather often makes an April day uncomfortable in Bellingham we lucked out this year with ideal conditions. Plenty of good shooting was on display but Sean Miller, the young phenom from Kenmore, walked away with the HOA. Bellingham’s own Herb Lehfeldt and Fred Coates won buckles in their class and Herb also won distinction for being the oldest shooter on the field. Congratulations to all shooters who participated and contributed to the success of this event. We invite you all to our next PITA shoot, September 13th.

Submitted by Jeph Keyes, Bellingham Gun Club

To see all the results click here or visit the RESULTS page.

 

FRED COATES
Fred Coates
HERB LEHFELDT
Herb Lehfeldt
JIM CLEAVE & LARRY STEWART
Jim Cleave & Larry Stewart

Big time winner at Vancouver Gun Club

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Rudy Martinak wins at VGC

 

Vancouver Gun Club held its third PITA shoot of 2015 on April 11 & 12. The weather stayed dry but the winds made the targets a bit tricky to shoot. Regardless, we had a good turnout for all 6 events with lots of new shooters. Congratulations to Rudy Martinak of Washington State who won B Class Singles on Event 1 (97), C Class Doubles on Event 3 (93), Vet Doubles on Event 4 (89) and the High Overall (547). Rudy won so many prizes that we had to lay them out on a table to take his picture.

Cheers,

Marshall

News from Old Skagit Gun Club…

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On Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15, Old Skagit held their second shoot of the 2015 PITA target year and their first shoot using White Flyer targets.  Saturday’s 300 singles gave ample opportunity under a variety of conditions to judge the quality of the clays.  The first event was shot with a strong wind, the second event had heavy downpours of rain, and finally for the last event of the day the sun came out! The high total for the day was a 291 shot by Doug Reimers.  On Sunday the weather just settled in and yielded a steady downpour for the doubles and handicap events.  Chuck Manning had the best score in doubles with his 96 and junior shooter Sean Miller didn’t seem to mind the conditions while shooting the high score of 95 in handicap.  Bruce Locke came down from Canada to take the HOA honors with his 471 for the two days of shooting.  Congratulations to everybody.

3_15_15 Sean Miller receives trophy from Jungquist A little more about junior shooter Sean Miller.  He has been trap shooting for about 6 months, shooting most of his targets at the Kenmore club.  He has participated in the PITA Multiplex but this was his first venture into a regular registered shoot.  Quite a way to start by shooting the top score for the handicap event and receiving his first punch.

Submitted by Sherry Greene

View all the results.

(photo Sean Miller receives trophy from Steve Jungquist)

Want to go home in style?

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Want to go to home in style, driving a new Camaro?  You have a chance to do that by attending the Nevada State Shoot May 15-17.  The Mason Valley Trap Club, Yerington, Nevada, will host the three day, 700 target event with over $11,000 in trophy/added money and the chance to win $1,000 cash in the Championship Handicap.  Details on the Camaro give away (limited to the first 92 entrants), donated by Wild West Chevrolet, and a shoot program can be found on the PITA website (PROGRAMS page).  You may even get to pick the color, who knows.

To make an RV reservation (limited spaces) call Dena 775-220-7226.

Great rates for the Grand Pacific?

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The Grand Pacific is July 18-25, 2015 at Evergreen Sportsmen’s Club, Littlerock, WA.

The Lucky Eagle Casino and Hotel is again offering a special rate for shooters – click here for more details.

The Red Lion also has their ‘SPECIAL’ trapshooters rate – click here.

Need an RV space at the shoot?  Email sue@shootpita.com or call 541-258-8766.  Click here to view the grounds layout.

The program of events will be available in late April/early May.

See you at the GRAND!

Aloha from the Big Island!

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Hawaii State Shoot – 2015

The 11th annual Hawaii State Shoot opened February 13th to the usual beautiful weather (no rain this year), exceptional trap help and near record attendance.  Reg Todd, a BC shooter, made his eight appearance to the Big Island Trap Club, an uncontested record for return visits (Grant do you contest this?).  Gwenn Ojiri is on her 19th year supervising the facility which is operated by the County of Hawaii Parks and Recreation.  This year the Waiakea High School Air Rifle Team provided the trap help/score keepers who must have done an outstanding job judging from the donations ponied up by the attendees.  The Friday night potluck in the park provided a good sampling of traditional Hawaiian dishes and the Sunday evening awards banquet included an opportunity to wander through the NaniMau gardens.

Complete shoot results can be found on the SHOOT RESULTS page.  Suffice to say, the natives excelled in the High All Around but the mainlanders made a respectful showing in some events.

Attending the Hawaii State Shoot is an experience unlike most any other.  Just the logistics of arranging the shoot (think about it everything is shipped in), accommodating the shooters and working within the County structure present unique challenges.  BITC Club President, Jordon Hara, and B.A.D. Company President, Dex Egdamin, teamed with others to make this a memorable event.  Probably more so than other Associations they need your support, so I recommend you commit early, sign up for 2016 now (watch for details).  You will not be disappointed.

Sue Brewer, Secretary

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