Saturday saw the first shoot for 2017 with 16 shooters competing in warm and windy conditions. The club AGM was held prior to the day’s shoot with David O’Brien re-elected as club President, Fiona Williamson as Treasurer, Don Williamson as Secretary, and Doug Ferguson and Brett Williamson elected as Assistant Secretary’s. Kevin Walton remains the club patron and Kyle Walton was elected as the Club Shoot Marshall.

Four events were shot in all: a 20-target double barrel, 20-target single barrel, 25-target handicap, and the more than usual challenge of 20-target Ball Trap.
The High Guns for the day were C-grade: Lachlan Hunt (Warren) with 63/85, A-grade Jason Stone (Dubbo) with 71/85 and AA-grade shared by Button Powell (Hermidale) and Ben Wild (Warren) with 71/85. Ben also shot 25/25 in the handicap and qualified for the Tom Wild Memorial in October, with last years prize money being rolled into 2017 for an approximate $800 jackpot in October’s final, and shooters now able to qualify each month.

A working bee was set for the 4^th of February at 9am to prepare for the Ernie Wills Memorial Shoot starting at 3pm, which this year offers $2000 in cash prizes for High Guns. Following the shoot, the club will celebrate 20 years of holding the event with the Wills family- including dinner- and all are welcome. It will only be a month later and the club will then be hosting its annual 2-Day Golden Ibis & Denis Hunt Memorial Shoot.

New shooters and those who’ve not been on the lanes for a while are all welcome to visit the club, and more details about our club and program can be found at www.shootwarren.com and the Warren Gun Club Facebook page.
The club would like to thank its sponsors, members, supporters and the wider community for its help and support in 2016, and wishes everyone a safe and happy 2017.
1) AA High Gun Ben Wild and Secretary Don Williamson.

2) Photo from the club archives with Ernie Wills back row, 3^rd from left.

3) Shooters line up against the wind at the Ball Trap.

4) Trap 2 single barrel.