Saturday, January 25, 2014

2013 TOP GUNS


The first years winners of the Kuneytown TOP GUN competition are:
.22 rimfire rifle and pistol  Tom Grasek
Center Fire pistol             Erick  Riegel
Rapid Fire pistol               Bob  Stuck
Unfortunately there were four categories that no one entered.  So for those who don't know how to enter here is a general run down on what to do.

The TOP GUN leader board has been set up inside the range shed. Also inside the shed are the official targets along with the general rules and the specific rules for each shooting category.
There are eight categories. :
.22 rimfire rifle, .22 rimfire pistol, center fire rifle, center fire pistol, rapid fire pistol, muzzle loader rifle, shotgun slug and 250 yard bench rest rifle.
The General rules are:
No entry fee.  Only club members. Using the official club targets, supplied by the club.
Highest score wins, ties will require a shoot off.
There is no limit to the amount of times you shoot, they may be done anytime during the calendar year. A witness to the score is helpful but not required. (we believe that all members are honest) The timed shoots will require another person to be the time keeper.
Any sighting devices are allowed except those that project an image onto the target. (No laser sites).
The TOP GUN leader board is inside the range shed, if you shoot a higher score than what is posted put your target over it as the new leader.
Persons who are determined to be the TOP GUN in each category at the end of the year will have their name placed on that year's TOP GUN certificate and it will be displayed in the range shed for years to come. 
  So lets get out there and shoot. Who knows you could be one of the 2014 Kuneytown TOP GUNS.

In order to encourage participation in the TOP GUN program there will be some scheduled TOP GUN shoots when it gets warmer dates and categories will be announced.


The 2013 Kuneytown YOUTH TOP GUN is LUKE ALLEN

      In order to qualify, for the youth TOP GUN, the shooter needs to be no older than 17 years of age at the time they shoot.  There are Kuneytown Sportsmens Club Official .22 caliber rim fire rifle Youth Shoot Targets in the range shed.
Shooting is six shots off hand at 50 feet and six shots any position ( sitting, kneeling, prone, or bench rest) at 50 yards.  Once the target is shot  it gets posted on the Youth Shoot Top Gun leader board located in the range shed. If someone scores higher than the target posted, the higher score gets placed over that target and becomes the new leader. At the end of the year whoever has the highest score is named the Youth Top Gun. That person is given a laminated certificate with their actual target on the back while another laminated certificate is on display inside the range shed for years to come.
These shoots can be done at any time during the year but do require a club member to be present. So take a youth shooting at the club range. They could be the 2014 YOUTH TOP GUN.

Monday, January 20, 2014

January 19, 2014 Squirrel/Rabbit hunt

The First squirrel / rabbit hunt of the season took place January 19th. There were 38 people signed up of which five were youths. Twenty one people weighted in 91 squirrels with eleven of them bagging their limit. One person  weighted in 3 rabbits. Here are the results:
  Heaviest bag     1st place   Jason  Plate         6 squirrels  8.66 pounds
                         2nd place  Ron Darling        6 squirrels  8.55 pounds
                         3rd place  Barry Turner       6 squirrels  8.20 pounds
Lunker Squirrel   Ken Lisk   1.55 pounds
Lunker rabbit      Eric Goesbeck  3.09 pounds

The club also awarded a Bass Pro gift card to the youth with the heaviest bag Damond Flectcher  5 squirrels 6.49 pounds.

The club also collected the squirrel tails and will be sending them to Mepps lures at the end of the season. The club provided chili and squirrel stew to warm up all those who showed up at the weigh in and a good time was had by all. Thanks to all those who ran the event and see you at the next one scheduled for February 9th.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

2013 Big Buck Challenge Results

The results are in for the Kuneytown 2013 Big Buck Challenge.  This year, the scoring was done differently and there were more categories. There will be a celebration dinner (time and date to be determined - watch for announcements) where prizes will be handed out.

In the "Gun" category:

Place      Name                                          Points        B&C Gross score
1st           DAVID BRADLEY SPOGEN     9 pts           114.25
2nd          Eric Riegel                                   9 pts           111
3rd           Michael Hagadorn                       8 pts           93.5
4th           Keith Tidball                                8 pts           79
5th           Danielle Riegel                             7 pts           76
6th           Ron Stuck                                    6 pts          75.25

In the "Archery" category:

1st            Ken Lisk                                     8 pts           95

In the "Youth" category

1st            Danielle Riegel                            7 pts             76

DAVID BRADLEY SPOGEN - 1st Place gun and Big Buck Challenge Winner

Eric Riegel - 2nd Place

Michael Hagadorn - 3rd Place

Keith Tidball - 4th Place
Danielle Riegel 5th Place overall/ 1st Place Youth

Ron Stuck - 6th Place
Ken Lisk - 1st Place Archery

Mason Thompson's first archery deer.  Too bad he wasn't entered in the Challenge!