Paolo Padoin won “D” Class in Prince George B.C.this June at the Ed Horth Memorial Classic. It turned out to be a good weekend for Paolo, first win in his first registered shoot.

May 27,28 and 29 2022

Bragging Rights” Report

Event 1 – Doubles – 13 entries

A class –    Darryl Webber           –        87

B class –    Gurjit Gakhal              –        87

C class –    Dave Helps                  –        69

D class –    Glynn Zavaduk             –        66

                  Greg Zavaduk              –        66     winner of s/o

Event 2 – Singles – 21 entries

A class –    Darryl Webber           –        97

B class –    Bob Coleman            –        97

C class –    John Scott                  –        94

D class –    Glynn Zavaduk         –        90

Event 3 – Handicap – 21 entries

Winner –    John Scott                  –        93

Event 4 – Singles – 21 entries

A class –    Brian Fooks                 –        99

B class –    Dwayne Henry           –        96

C class –    Bob White                  –        95

D class –    Mike Ramsay              –        89

Event 5 – Handicap – 23 entries.

Winner – Tie John Scott                  –        92

                   Joon Hwa Lee            –        92

High 200 Singles winner –   Brian Fooks        –  194/200

                                             Brian Hazen       –  194/200  winner of c/t

High 100 Doubles winner – Darryl Webber  –  87/100

High 200 Handicap winner – John Scott       –  185/200

We will be having a sporting clays day Saturday June 25. 150 Targets. 8:30 registration,10:00 start. Lunch provided

Those of you who know Don Haaheim also know that he may tend to voice his opinion from time to time. Don recently read Alexandra Morton’s book about the preservation of wild salmon on the B.C. coast. “I was horrified about both DFO and Governments, clearly in bed with the foreign owned fish farms and ignoring most facts about how deadly fish farms are”

You can read more of Don’s comments as well as his latest fly fishing post at www.tourcanada.com/teqblob.htm

Mortons’ book is available at the Okanagan Regional Library or you can find it on line or in store at Mosaic Books

Bob Larue will be conducting a level one NSSA training class April 23 and 24, 2022. If you are interested, a list of qualifications for the course and application form follow.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Bob at bob-larue@shaw.ca or 250-861-4044 or drop by the club.

Qualifications for NSSA Instructor Certification Courses:
Whether you want to share information and techniques with your shooting companions, teach shooters in a formal setting or club, or make a career of developing future champions, the National Skeet Shooting Association’s Instructor Certification Program offers the path to pursue your goal.

Courses can be established anywhere that three or more students can be assembled. Please direct any questions about the NSSA Instructor Courses to our Chief Instructor, Ralph Aaron at 334-308-8363 or rpaskeet@yahoo.com.
Level I courses are conducted by Zone Instructors, who are Level III and Masters. They are appointed by the Chief Instructor based upon need. Prerequisites for attendances are:

• Current NSSA Member and 18 year of age
• C Class or higher in one gun, currently or previously (with minimum of 300 NSSA
  tournament targets)
  There must be at least three students for the class to occur. The cost is $400.00 USD plus your shooting expenses.
  You will learn teaching techniques, the system for bringing on beginners, and shotgun shooting fundamentals. The Zone Instructors can travel anywhere in their Zone, with the students paying for the instructor’s travel expenses.
  Associate Instructor Level is for those who do not have a “C” class in any gun. The courses will be the same as a Level I course with the same materials and will be taught by a Zone Instructor. The cost is $400.00 USD plus your expenses. Associates will not be listed on the web site. The primary purpose of the Associate Instructor Program is to promote youth shooting in a safe conscientious manner, while providing the sound fundamentals of skeet shooting. Must be 18 years of age. The first year of membership with the NSSA is free under the Complimentary Limited Membership (CLM). Once a “C” class is acquired and the Chief Inst. is informed, a Level I patch and certificate will be sent for $25.00. (Must shoot a minimum of 300 NSSA registered targets, or 5 events to
  establish a “C” classification, no exceptions)
  *All qualifications are subject to change for betterment. These changes will be listed on the NSSA website.
• Course registration click here: NSSA Level One Instructor Class Registration form (1)

Due to the cold weather and added threat of Covid we have decided to cancel the Boxing Day Turkey Shoot. Club will be closed Saturday and Sunday, Christmas and Boxing Day. You’ll have to wait another week to try out that new Perazzi that arrives on Christmas

The Club will be open for shooting on New Years Day and Sunday January 2

We had a good turnout for the November Multiplex last Saturday.Gord won some money for both singles and doubles. Paolo and Dwayne won some in the Handicap. Congrats to Dwayne for some good shooting in his first Multiplex.You can see the scores hereReminder our next Turkey Shoot is Sunday Nov 28 and our next Multiplex event will be Saturday December 11.

We note the passing of one of the best. An icon among Okanagan trap shooters, Mitch Reeder passed away in Penticton on October 12. According to Don Haaheim, when he was starting to shoot just over 30 years ago, Mitch was one of the top trap shooters in BC and maybe even Canada. Mitch was 93 years old. You can see his obituary here.

Thanks you to all the participants who made this years challenge a great success! Special thanks to Glenn, Al, Greg, Bob and Bob for the set-up. Thanks to Peggy and Pat Bare for the scoring and results and thanks as well to Bev and Nancy who set up the coffee/snack table.

It was a fun shoot with over 30 competitors and 9 shooting stations, rabbits, batu’s, pigeons and all kinds of challenging targets.

You can see the results here

For more info on Sporting Clays check this out