THE BULLSHOOTER A NEWSLETTER FOR THE FORT WORTH TRAP & SKEET CLUB

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1 THE BULLSHOOTER A NEWSLETTER FOR THE FORT WORTH TRAP & SKEET CLUB October 2007 Available in color at Bob Kelly (bob@rwk-architecture.com); Jamie Becker (jbecker1225@yahoo.com); and Wayne Arendsee (warendsee@yahoo.com) We ve all noticed that the days are getting shooter and that means that the shooting fields are getting crowded. Your time is limited during the work week and so is mine. We come out to the club to shoot for fun, or to practice that menacing bird, to decompress from the work day, or to visit with old friends or to make new ones. The club membership is growing each month. We ve gone from hovering at 300 members to 400 in the blink of an eye. The growing pains begin. You were used to parking your car, grabbing your gun, and walking out to your favorite field. You dominated that field for hours...you and your buddies. That isn t going to be the case any more. You are going to have to share the field, wait in between rounds, or shoot with people you haven t met before. This is a members club and all members have equal rights to the fields. Just because you got there first and wanted to shoot 100 targets doesn't mean that you have the field to yourself. We don t have enough fields for our members to be unyielding in their behavior.. We have Erad shooters, Canterbury shooters, and shooters that need a trap technician. You have a choice, when you see people that are eager to shoot, invite them to join you or move over. Saturday, September 29, 2007: The Annual Club Fun Shoot & Business Meeting Sixty-nine shooters participated in the annual club shoot with a mere thirty-four sticking it out for the business meeting and buckle awards in the evening. The weather was great with plenty of sunshine giving most of us a slight red tint and reminding us that we should have lathered up with sunscreen. (Isn t summer over??) Some shooters arrived early hoping to take advantage of cool temps; yet others showed up after lunch time with a goal of participating in fewer events. There seemed to be a breeze all day which made the day quite enjoyable. Several new members participated in their first annual club shoot. We hope you enjoyed yourselves!! Several of the more seasoned members showed up to shoot. We ve missed you and hope the time you spent with your shotgun and your ole buddies has rekindled your desire to shoot more regularly. Our trap technicians worked exceptionally hard and we applaud them for maintaining a pleasant demeanor throughout the day!! They were assigned to pull and score on designated fields and rarely got a break in between squads, as it was then they had to load the machines. Several, if not most, of the boys worked throughout lunch as the crowd of shooters was constant. However, their work didn t end when the business meeting started, as then they had to perform their end of day tasks like loading the houses for the next day with targets from the barn, emptying the trash barrels, and shutting down the fields for the evening. THANKS for doing a superb job guys!!!! David Weeks remains High All Around Club Shooter. When asked how many years in a row he has won, his reply was I haven t been counting. Congratulations David..Great Shooting!!!!!

2 Page 2 A ROUND THE CLUBHOUSE. Matt Cliff, 19 year old real smart fella. Matt admits to being a crappy shooter preferring to play Nintendo Wii. His beauty pageant answer for his career goals is: to be a positive figure in society and have an impact on the way people treat each other. (I think the judges should crown him alright!!) Matt enjoys drawing, painting, acting, playing the guitar, singing and listening to music. Favorite author: Roald Dahl Favorite fast food: Whataburger Favorite Movie Star: Steve Buscemi Favorite sports team: Texas Rangers Favorite drink: Unsweetened Ice tea The Club is open Wednesday 1PM-Dusk, Thursday 1PM-Dusk, Saturday 10AM-Dusk, and Sunday 1PM Dusk Check for Upcoming Events in the newsletter or log on to the club website for scheduled matches! Club Phone (817) Johntav Enterprises On premises FFL Fort Worth Trap & Skeet Club Sporting Shotguns Briley Angleport Graco John Devnew, proprietor 1064 RM 2871 Home: (817) Fort Worth, Texas Bus: (817)

3 THE BULLSHOOTER Page 3 Photos From The Annual Club Buckle Shoot ~ September 29, 2007 High All Around Shooter David Weeks Posting the following scores: Skeet 49/50 Trap 48/50 Doubles 48/50 Doubles 47/ /50 Handicap 46/50 Johnny Moore smoking em on post 7 Skeet Buckle Winners: (Left to Right) Cody Simpson ~ 12 ga Travis Holder ~.410 bore Jamie Becker ~ High Lady Matt Sprague ~ Doubles Cliff Mitchell ~ HOA The Henderson Family: Jon, Alisha, and son Jay

4 Photos From The Annual Club Buckle Shoot ~ September 29, 2007 Dwain Batts, Bill Green, and Ray Lumb preparing to shoot some trap targets. Sherrill Derryberry changing post on trap handicaps. Someone should check to see if he has a valid passport from the skeet side! Steve Landsfeld preparing to shoot. Steve has volunteered to be the Club Skeet Chairman. Trap High Over All ~ Bill Lanier The shooters gather under the shade trees and waited for fields to open. With 69 shooters participating, there was some wait time in between events. Shooters utilized that time to visit with one anther, eat their free lunch and stay hydrated.

5 Photos From The Annual Club Buckle Shoot ~ September 29, 2007 David Daw shooting with our new club secretary, Rob Wilson Wilbert Prather competed in all six events. He was merciless on skeet doubles but won the buckle for the last event he shot that day: trap handicap from the 25 yd line. The skeet shooters are proving they can play both games! Matt Sprague and Jim Disharoon watching the skeet targets and preparing to shoot. Richard McCater taking his low 8 shot followed John Devnew. Kirk, our trap technician turned skeet referee, pulled consistently for all squads. Good Job, Kirk! THANK YOU to the roughly 80 members, just over 20% of the membership, for opting in to receive their club newsletter via . Sign up now to receive your copy of the Bullshooter via . Send an to editorfwts@yahoo.com mention you want to receive your copy electronically. Sending the newsletter out via will save a tree somewhere and save the club money on printing cost. It is also easier on the volunteers who have to fold, tape seal and address the paper version!!!! Have a heart & save us from paper cuts.

6 Page 6 Chuck Copeland winning most improved trap shooter for the Monday Summer League. Husband and Wife shooting duo: Jeff and Mary Morrow Shawn & John LeFleur also known as Powder-Puff and Frenchy in the Cowboy Action Community. Pierre Chauvet winning the Most Improved Skeet Shooter, Monday Night League. Pierre Jr. looking on with a smile. HAMS!!! When our trap technicians spotted the camera pointing their way, they turned on the charm. (L-R) Marcus, Kirk, Brent, and Mason. Proving that charm isn t limited to youth...mike Hynes & Gene Ragle.

7 August 23, 2007 FFL services were provided by the staff & owners of Cash Advance Pawn. Jason & his brother Nelson Alberts handled the paper work for twenty-eight guns at our banquet! Tom Tenseth imitating Vanna White and showing off the Smith & Wesson 460 S&W caliber revolver he sponsored. The revolver auctioned for $1600. WOW ~~ What an evening. BBQ was served by Coburn s in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards and two hundred people were there talking about guns! Could there be anything better? When it was all said and done and the bills were paid, nineteen thousand dollars had been raised for the Friends of the NRA Foundation. A success beyond our imagination. We could not have accomplished this without your support. Thank you for attending the banquet and for participating in the numerous pre-event gun raffles, and for bidding on our auction items. Special thanks to the club members and league shooters (Rob Wilson, Chad Lee, John Devnew, Tracy & Gene Ragel, Shawn & John LeFleur, Mary & Jeff Morrow, Ken Rucker, Wayne Arendsee, Bill Green, and of course Brent & Tony) who volunteered their time to host this event which benefits the shooting sport through education and safety. Just think that is an additional $19,000 that will be added to the grant funds available for gun clubs across the United States and in North Texas to apply for! Our goal remains the same...to write a grant proposal to assist the FWT&S Club 4H program! (Do we have any grant writers in the club?) The Friends of the NRA Foundation presented Jamie Becker ~ Committee Chairman a thank you plaque.

8 Page 8 Mary & Jim Painter. Jim was the High Overall for the Monday Summer League. Thank you, Mary, for organizing & setting up lunch at the Annual Shoot!! League President Dan Houghton hamming it up while announcing the winners. Maggie and Wayne Arendsee digging into the chicken meal that Wayne cooks for the Monday night league. Yummy! What makes Mike Parr smile? Retired, Mike has a fun job working part time at Cabella s in the gun room. Mike was the High Skeet Winner for the Monday Night League. Monday Night League First Place Team with a record of 25/5 was captained by Jim Painter with squad mates of Dan Houghton, Greg Huse, Joe Mcilveene, John & Shawn LeFleur. The Dead Last Team had a record of 8/22 and was captained by Bill Lanier. Show me a pair Doubles shooter Bill Lanier and wife, Shannon. Bill took home the High Trap Trophy for the Monday Night Summer League. Chris Moranha continues to dominate the flurry fun event.

9 THE BULLSHOOTER A motley crew of our 2007 Grand American Trap Shoot attendees. ATA Rule Change: The 2008 Target Year will run from September 1, 2007 to October 31, The 2009 Target Year, and target years thereafter, will run from November 1 October 31. The new target year will become effective November 1, 2008 meaning there will be a 14 month lead in time Grand American Trap Shoot, Sparta, IL. Representing the club and Fort Worth, TX were Bob Evans, Melvin Wiley, Henry Warlick, Jerry Ulmer, John Scott, Janice & Don Weeks, Joe Julien, Pam & Bart Walker, Joe Sharp, James & Vicki Jennings, Jamie Becker, Randy & Stella Hunt, Ron Cunning, and Andrew Reed. Our ole buddy Steve Taylor was there too! The heat and humidity were obviously a factor for all of the shooters with temps in the hundreds and the mercury hitting 109 degrees one day! It was reported that the medics transported 14 shooters to the hospital for heat exhaustion in one day alone. Luck of a random draw, Jerry Ulmer was one of fifteen shooters selected to shoot in the Federal Premium Ammunition give away. Five shooters in each yardage group competed in a miss & out shoot off. Jerry who broke a 55 earlier this year in a handicap event has managed to turn his game around. He won this fun event in his class and was awarded a prize of 24 flats of Federal Ammunition!! Henry Warlick Bart & Pam Walker Pam won the High Lady Trap award at the Club Annual Shoot. Shooting against a 27 yd line shooter, Don Weeks won the Grand American Nitro 27 Senior Vet Handicap after 50 birds. His score of 95 won him an attractive wood box with a Remington Damascus blade folding knife. Don Weeks

10 Page 10 P RESIDENT S POST Wow, where to begin? This will be my last President s post as I will be coming off the Board the end of September. It has been a whirlwind year at the club with many changes and improvements. The new Point of Sale (Quickbooks) system was implemented and is light years ahead of our old sales and inventory system. Thanks to many hours of hard work by our Treasurer, Wayne Arendsee, we now have a system that is both accurate and dependable. We can t make sound financial Dan Houghton decisions for our organization without sound information as to where we currently stand. We can now do that moving forward with the click of a few buttons! Our new manager, Tony is fully up to speed and doing a fine job. Brent has taken on the Assistant Manager position which wasn t even in effect this time last year. The Trap boys (and girl) have stepped it up a notch under the new manager and assistant manager. We have added additional target storage so that during times of pitch shortage we ll be better prepared. We have held several successful registered trap and skeet shoots this year and the youth Fandango shoot was simply awesome. And last month the Fort Worth Trap and Skeet club put its money where its mouth is and hosted a Friends of the NRA banquet. Jamie Becker did an amazing job putting it together and it was a smashing success. We accomplished all of this while having a record number of members currently at over 390. All and all it has been great year and I am pleased with our progress and it has been my pleasure to serve the membership on the BOD. Now it is time for me to step back and do a little more shooting. I need to work on my scores and go hunting! However, I leave you all in good hands and I m sure the upcoming BOD will prove to be even more successful for the club with the projects already underway. I guess with that there is only one thing left to say Pull!

11 THE BULLSHOOTER Page 11 F ROM YOUR BOARD Wayne Arendsee and Ms. Liz Alexander have made great strides this year implementing our new point of sales computer system and the inventory tracking system. However, it is still in its infancy and we are experience growing pains with some aspects. Brent has removed our website forums due to internet attacks of pornography. We have seen a turn over of staff with our trap technicians appropriately with the coming of age and the pursuit of a college education. The Annual Meeting was held on September 29, The Board of Directors had several members that wished to serve a second term therefore the only new person elected is Larry Nelson. We welcome Larry and look forward to tapping his strengths! The Officers are: Ron Cunning, President Bob Kelly, Vice-President Wayne Arendsee, Treasurer Rob Wilson, Secretary Tom Tenseth Safety Officer Jamie Becker Membership Ron Cunning Welcome New Members: Please welcome the following new or returning members to the club: Lonnie Mears, Joseph Wm. Julien, Don Houston, Charles Jerden, Ray Gentry, Scott Griffin, John Fox, Mike Hagler, Dan Hanzak, Phil Boleng, Jay Clubb, David Pedigo. Dick Lindsay, Robert Cox, Travis Holder, David Nunnery, Leslie Anderson, Charles Freeman, Milton Farris, James Byrd, Carl Gentry, Robert Epstein, Fred Skaggs, Mark Belcher, Joe Livingston, Richard Feagan, Michael Kelly, Charles Carruthers, Jonathan Mellard, Terry Williams, Jon Henderson, Ben Dobson, Michael O Doherty, Richard Gilley, Ross Claybourne, Dale Carr, Kathy Wood, David Dodgen, David Houston, Randy Evans, Andrew Swartzfager, Keith Albright, Cody Compton, Rand Potts, Gary Cox, Grant Higgins, and Loyd McClanahan. Sick Bay: Spotted nursing his Achilles tendon and wearing a hard plastic walking cast device is Dwain Batts. Jack Stevens underwent surgery to have his pacemaker wires anchored. Gene Colvin had surgery on his rotator cuff. Please keep Johnny Moore in your thoughts and prayers as he undergoes some procedures the first week of October. Did you know that renewing your NRA membership at the club will cost you the same amount. However, our club receives $5 of that money back from the NRA. Thank you and the National Rifle Association for supporting our 2nd Amendment and our hobbies! 1 year Membership cost $35.00 and as a member you select one of the following magazines to receive: American Rifleman, American Hunter, or America s First Freedom. 1 year Junior Membership is $15 receiving the magazine Insights. Join the NRA!

12 Page 12 MONTHLY CLUB SKEET SHOOTS Date Gauge Start shooting at October ga & 410 bore 10:00 November ga & 28 ga 10:00 December 8 20 ga & 410 bore 10:00 UPCOMING REGISTERED SKEET EVENTS World Skeet Championships National Shooting Complex, San Antonio, October 5-13th Last Chance Open 50 s October 27th at FWT&S 2007 Southwest Bank Cowtown Open This year s Southwest Bank Cowtown Open was a successful shoot with 74 entries. In spite of the windy conditions some very good scores were shot. Dakota Holder, one of our younger shooters, was one target short of his first perfect score in Doubles and won the Doubles Championship uncontested. Steve Landsfeld won B class Doubles champ and Trevor Mitchell took C1 honors. A special thanks to our main shoot sponsor Southwest Bank and Mr. John Shivers who has supported not only this shoot, but our gun club and shooting sports in general. Without his support, the successes of this shoot would not be possible. A sincere thank you is in order for Cliff Mitchell and Electrical Systems Design who so graciously donated the belt buckles that were awarded to our HOA class winners. In the 12 gauge event, Travis Holder led the field in C class. Wilbert Prather won D1 and David Daw won E class. The 28 gauge event saw four shooters post perfect scores and Steve Landsfeld took runner-up honors. Steve shot his first perfect score in the 28 gauge ~ Congratulations! Other class champions include Dakota Holder AA1, Wilbert Prather C1 and Robert Williams D1. In the 20 gauge event Vince Coreil took A1 and Mike Hynes took D1 class honors. In the little gun event, Dakota Holder took A1, Wilbert Prather was C1 champion and Mike Hynes took D1 honors. In addition, we recognize Transpec Fasteners Mr. Jim Disharoon and White Flyer Mr. Phil Murray for their continued support, it is very much appreciated. Special thanks are in order for BJ Clark, Cecil Harrison, Richard McCarter, Bob Kelly, John Devnew, Briley Manufacturing and the FWT&S League for their support. We hope that everyone had a great time and we look forward to seeing everyone at the 2008 Southwest Bank Cowtown Open.

13 THE BULLSHOOTER Page 13 There is a very special group of shooters and more importantly, their wives who have unselfishly given of themselves, to prepare and serve breakfast, lunches, desserts and snacks each day of the shoot. I would like to recognize Susan Mitchell, Paula Landsfeld and Kellie Holder. Please accept the shooters heartfelt thanks for the superior job that you ladies performed. Everyone appreciated the meals and snacks and we are truly blessed with your continued support. Susan Mitchell, Kellie Holder and Paula Landsfeld toasting their well deserved break. Dakota Holder ~ Doubles Champ! Special Supporters: (front row left to right) Kellie, Dakota, & Travis Holder; Trevor, Cliff, & Susan Mitchell; Paula & Steve Landsfeld. (back row) Referees Steve Ferguson and Rick Stockstill There were four 100 straights in the 12 gauge event. Ted Gutierrez outlasted the field to earn the 12 gauge championship. Photo: Mike Schmitt, FWT&S Club Skeet Chairman presenting trophy to Mr. Gutierrez.

14 Page 14 Bair Hatcher Memorial Trap Shoot The Fort Worth Trap & Skeet Club will hold a 500 target registered trap shoot on October 6 & 7, 2007 in honor of Bair Hatcher. The program will consist of 50 pair of Doubles, 100 Singles, 100 Handicap, with a Special Event (Calcutta) on Saturday. Sunday s program will consist of 50 pair of Doubles and 100 Handicap. This will be a buckle shoot with trophies from Tilden Belt Buckles for all events. Buckles will be awarded to event Champions, AA, A, B, C, D, Yardage Groups and Special Categories. Bair Hatcher Zone IV HAA More Photos From The Annual Club Buckle Shoot ~ September 29, 2007 J. W. Jay Henderson took home the Trap Doubles Buckle with Andrew Reed beating Jim Painter in a shoot off for the Trap Singles Buckle. Both claim to enjoy abusing the elderly. Rob Pearl (right) listening to Dean Nichols (left) preaching or telling tall tales. Larry Spruiell and Joe Anderson pausing after a round of skeet. Good Sportsmen!! Down to the last birds broken, Cody Simpson & David Weeks were neck and neck for HAA.

15 THE BULLSHOOTER Page 15 A Real Cajun Recipe for Bread Pudding (Don t even THINK of substituting anything for tasteless, fat-less, calorie-less, pseudo-food! You ve already committed yourself to making and eating a dessert, so don t insult the generations of Cajuns that have worked hard to perfect this recipe.) Preheat oven to 375 o F. Soften ½ stick butter, and coat the inside of a 9 x 13 pan. Mix: 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 quart milk 1 Tablespoon vanilla Tear up 1½ loaves of bread, and put into the mixture. Mix thoroughly, then let soak for 10 minutes. Mix in a small handful of raisins and then pour into the pan. Sprinkle a few more raisins on top and then bake for 45 minutes. While it s baking, mix together ½ stick of melted butter 1 cup of whipping cream 3 Tablespoons of sugar When the 45 minutes is up, remove the pan from the oven, and raise the temperature to 425 o F. Pour the butter/cream/sugar mixture over the top of the pudding. Bake for an additional minutes. Let the pudding cool a little so you don t blister the inside of your family s mouths, but do serve it warm, it s better that way. Enjoy! Please keep Cecil Harrison in your thoughts and prayers as he undergoes chemotherapy. Cecil is a former member of the State Skeet Team and competed recently in this years Cowtown Open. Showing diversity, he can often be spotted shooting this gold tone speckled stocked gun in club trap shoots. Cecil has served on the club Board of Directors as Treasurer. We re pulling for you buddy!!!!

16 Page BUCKLES WERE AWARDED FOR THE MONTHLY C LUB TRAP SHOOT HOA ~ Jim Painter (432) Junior HOA ~ Andrew Reed (381) Doubles Champion ~ Bill Lanier (142) Doubles A Class ~ David Weeks (137) Doubles B Class ~ James Jennings (132) Doubles C Class ~ Max Burton (120) Singles Champion ~ Noel Blass (149) Singles A Class ~ BJ Clark (145) Singles B Class ~ Bob Kelly (130) Singles C Class ~ Gene Colvin (131) Ladies Singles ~ Jamie Becker (140) Handicap Champion ~ Dan Houghton (141) Handicap Short ~ Ray Lumb (137) Handicap Mid ~ Dwain Bates (138) Handicap Long ~ Dean Nichols (144) Ladies Handicap ~ Vicki Jennings (131) UPCOMING REGISTERED TRAP EVENTS The Bair Hatcher Memorial Trap Shoot ~~ Saturday - Sunday, October 6-7th at FWT&S Monthly Club Trap Shoots will resume in 2008!

17 THE BULLSHOOTER Page 17 Breaking News Zone V Lone Star Handicap September 13-16, 2007 Shooters representing the club were Noel Blaas, Mike Wright, Don Welch, Jason Allen, Jerry Ulmer, Ron Cunning, James & Vicki Jennings, Jamie Becker, Ben Dobson, Bart, Jim Lowe. With Hurricane Humberto heading to the East the forecast went from 30% chance of rain to 100% beautiful. The targets sure were pretty and breaking em hard and winning trophies were: James Jennings ~ Open Class Handicap Champion (97) Ron Cunning ~ Handicap Short Yardage Runner-Up (94) and B Class Open Doubles (95) Vicki Jennings ~ celebrating her birthday breaking clays and winning Singles Class D (185) and Ladies Open Handicap Champion (92) Tuesday Night Summer League Winners: High Overall Allen Cline High Skeet Jerry Cogdill High Trap Drew Thomkins High Woman Malorie Crowell First Place Team: with a record of 23/7... Max Burton (Captain), Charles Jerden, Paul Stewart, Drew Thompkins, and Ron Wertz Dead Last Team: with a record of 7/23 was Captained by Mike Hynes (below) Mike Hynes was the 20 ga D1 Class winner in the Cowtown Open. Additionally, in September, he won HOA D Class at the World Warm Ups in Grand Prairie. His secret to success: Chewing gum while shooing. Maybe Mike needs to buy gum for his league team! Andrew Reed traveled to Sparta, IL with confidence and a winners attitude. Andrew did not shoot the entire program but in his limited days at the Grand American Trap Shoot, he managed to be in two shoot offs! He won Event #20 the President Ray Greb Handicap, Junior Champion and Event #21 the 200 Singles Clay Target Championship presented by Beretta, Junior C class.

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