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Ben Avery
- Javelina Shoot - March 3-7
Although
rain is forecasted for tomorrow, weather has again been very cooperative
with the Ben Avery Shooting complex as it hosted the Javelina Shoot as
part of the Arizona Winter Chain Trap Shooting Circuit. Friday singles
had110 shooters registered with most events registering equal or more
shooters. Gerald Wendel led North Dakota shooters in all events he shot
although it must be said the North Dakota shooter turnout was light at
this shoot. A number of ND shooters left for home after the Spring
Grand. Bill Suda and Carl Anderson are leaving soon if not already on
the road. The general conversation now includes questions like when are
you leaving. Those here for the winter are generally leaving from
Tucson immediately after the Arizona State Shoot in late March unless
they plan to shoot the Grand in San Antonio in the middle of April. If
they plan to do that their trap back to North Dakota will be delayed a
few weeks as they will go home via San Antonio.
When
I left the Shooting Complex this afternoon I noticed that some shooters
were wanting to get ahead of the rain so they were already on their way
to Casa Grande for next weeks winter chain shoot hosted by the club in
Casa Grande.
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Gerald Wendel
with Garry Hill and Ron McConnell from Alberta. Gerald led
North Dakota Shooters in the 200 singles with 194 and 87 in
the handicap Friday and 89 in today's handicap. Garry Hill
and Ron McConnel weren't saying much about scores. Ron said
he dropped a few birds because he just started to use a
release trigger. He owns a large pheasant operation and gun
club Clays and Feathers in Brooks, Alberta. Garry, when he
shot ND occasionally, lived in Saskatchewan. Still owns a
farm there, but now lives in Alberta about 90 miles from
Brooks. Both are members of Alberta's elite shooting circle.
For years Garry traveled to many countries in the World
shooting International trap along with Rod Boll and some
other Canadian shooters that at one time frequented North
Dakota Shoots. |
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Leonard Raddohl
poses for a photo before checking scores in the Office. |
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Paul Doetsch Ben
Avery Registered Trap Shoot manager on a call while Clyde
Thompson computer work manager looks on. Paul told me about
Ben Avery's long term expansion plans which are exciting. RV
facilities are planned for immediate expansion and there is
a possibility of an 8,000 square foot club house
construction within the next year or two. Funds from the
close out of the Phoenix Trap and Skeet Club might become
available to help in this construction. Once all of this
happens Phoenix will again have a World Class Trapshooting
Facility. It is beginning to look like Phoenix area
shooters are getting beyond the loss of Red Mountain and
seeing the possibility of the area again being a class
World trapshooting area. |
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The Munson
Handicap Squad on Friday. Bob Munson, Louie Segebart, Iowa;
Bob Barker, South Dakota; Annie Munson, Minnesota and Joe
Miller, Nebraska. Joe lead the squad with 95 with Louie
breaking a 94. On the first half of the 200 singles on
Friday Annie broke a 99 followed by a 98 this morning which
led our areas shooters and I believe won High Lady. |
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Ed Christian
shows Tom Larkin a shell which wouldn't fire in Friday's
Handicap. Ed isn't sure, but he thinks some of the Tucson
rain last weekend got his loading components wet resulting
in this weekends misfires and "bloopers". Ed and
trapshooting wife Shirley have been to Bismarck a number of
times over the years and of course Tom and Ann Dee Larkin
have brought their Custom Gunsmithing service to North
Dakota many times over the years. |
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Ashley and
Donnie Doetsch Classify, squad and cashier shooters at this
weeks Winter Chain Shoot at the Ben Avery Shooting Complex
North of Phoenix. |
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