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Around the Traps: March- 2 DAY SHOOT- The GOLDEN IBIS & Denis Hunt Memorial

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The Warren Gun Club held its signature two day GOLDEN IBIS TROPHY and DENNIS HUNT MEMORIAL SHOOT on the weekend of the 14th and 15th of March.

Shooters from Cunnamulla to Cowra and Cobar to Coffs and many places in between competed for the coveted solid gold, Golden Ibis Trophy valued at $1000 and the Dennis Hunt Memorial Cup.

In near perfect conditions a great roll up of 90 shooters competed for an impressive array of prizes
and cash. Many shooters and their families camped in the Gun Clubs spacious grounds adding to the events competitive and festive atmosphere.

The Warren Gun Club would like to thank all the shooters who made the trip to Warren provide robust competition over all grades. Thanks also to our proficient trap attendants, Joseph, Mathew and Britney Marks along with Hamish Callander without whom the smooth transition around the traps would not have been possible.

Once again the ladies in the kitchen provided sumptuous meals supported by Rodney Anderson’s unburnt breakfast barbeque.
Thanks also to all the club members who worked tirelessly behind the scenes contributing to what was deemed a very successful weekend.

Special thanks to Craig Williamson and Greg Storer, whose musical talent’s entertained all on Saturday night.
Also to our hard working Secretary Fiona Soulsby who made her final contribution before moving to Albury along with husband Nathan and their family.

The Overall High Gun Winner for the weekend was Robbie Thompson with an impressive 366 targets broken out of a possible 375. Robert was presented with the Golden Ibis and the Dennis Hunt Memorial. Bruce and Ruth Hunt presented the Memorial Cup.

Warren shooter Dean Murray was the C grade High Gun taking home some great prizes, including a 120L Ice box, drill bit set and boxes of ammunition.

Also on the Warren front congratulations to Sid Kinsey our reliable and well liked club member from Nevertire whom on behalf of the Australian Clay target Association was presented with a badge for competing as a ACTA shooter for 50 years by Warren Club President Don Williamson.

The major sponsors were Macquarie Toyota, Warren Super IGA, Warren Meat House, Warren Services Club and Gun Pro Dubbo, with supporting sponsorship from, Cossy’s Transport, Frontier Agencies, Owens Petroleum, Oz Chopppers, Western Farm Machinery, Auscott, Menzies Pumps & Irrigation, Three Rivers Machinery and NTS Ag Services. Without these valuable the Golden Ibis would not be the great event that it is.

Gun Safes, 120L Eskys, Engraved Goblets, Ammunition, Swags, Hunting and Work Knifes featured amongst the seventy plus trophy’s and cash prizes won over the weekend.

RESULTS-

30T Mixed Target 15d, 15s, 115p off 18m. Sponsored by The Warren Services Club.

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 74/75.
AA Grade, 1st Steve Walker 73/75, 2nd Geoffrey Hunter 72/75.
A Grade, Waylon Bright 70/75, 2ndJason Peters 7 9/85.
B Grade, 1st Michael Vallet 78/85, 2nd John Russell 77/85.
C Grade, Dean Murray 71/85, 2nd Michelle Owen 68/85

30T Single Barrel Championship.

Overall Winner, Jason Peters 30/30.
AA Grade, 1st Kyle Walton 48/49, 2nd Robert Thompson 47/49.
A Grade, 1st David Schultz 31/32, 2ndColin O’Leary 30/32.
B Grade1st Michael Vallet 28/30, 2nd Ross Hill 30/33.
C Grade, 1st Shane Jeffrey 31/35, 2nd Joseph Loughan 30/35.
Ladies, Michelle Owen 24/30.
Junior, Jack Hunter 27/32.
Veteran, Ray Welch 28/30.

30T Double Barrel Championship. Sponsored by Macquarie Toyota

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 134/134.
AA Grade, 1st Luke Kirby 132/133, 2nd Nathan Power 81/82.
A Grade, 1st Stephen Schiller 94/95, 2nd David Schultz 92/93
B Grade, Jack Hunter 76/77, 2nd Graham Patten 49/50.
C Grade, 1st Dean Murray 38/39, 2nd Joseph Loughan 28/30.
Ladies, Michelle Owen 27/30.
Junior, Brendan Watt 33/35.
Veteran, Malcolm Watt 31/32.

30T Pointscore Championship. Sponsored by Gunpro Dubbo

Overall Winner, Steven Walker 93/93.
AA Grade, 1st Ray Welch 92/93, 2nd Glen Harvey 89/90.
A Grade, 1st Rick Murray 88/90, 2nd David Schultz 96/99.
B Grade, 1st Jim Wright 81/90, 2nd Douglas Ferguson 78/90.
C Grade, 1st Bruce Hunt 83/93, 2nd Matt Harland 80/93.
Ladies, Michelle Owen 78/90.
Junior, Brendan Watt 86/90.
Veteran, Donald Morris 94/96

30T Handicap Trophy. $1050 Cash

Overall Winner, Waylon Bright 30/30
2nd Jason Peters 37/38
3rd DouglasFerguson 36/38
4th Robert Thompson 32/33
5th Jon Russell 38/40.

30T Pointscore Presidents Trophy.

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 88/90.
AA Grade, 1st Justin Turner 86/90, 2nd Steve Whitehead 85/90.
A Grade,1st Rodney Anderson 84/90, 2nd Waylon Bright 83/90.
B Grade, 1st Robert Alston 77/90, 2nd Jon Russell 76/90.
C Grade, 1st Benjamin Tranter 84/90, 2nd Michelle Owen 75/90.

High Gun Winners.

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 366/375.

AA Grade, Steve Walker 355/375.

A Grade, Waylon Bright 345/375.

B Grade, Jack Hunter 335/375.

C Grade Dean Murray 323/375.

Ladies, Michelle Owen 311/375.

Junior, Brendan Watt 341/375.

Veteran, Ray Welch 351/372.

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Around the Traps: February ‘Ernie Wills Memorial’

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The Warren Gun Club hosted the 19th year of the Ernie Wills Memorial Shoot on the 14th.
44 shooters travelled from afar to contest this major day of shooting for the Warren Gun Club.

The ‘Ernie Wills Memorial Trophy’ is won by the most consistent shooter of the day, and this year was won by local shooter Rodney Anderson shooting a 131/135 for the day.
Rodney was fortunate to win a lovely commemorative glass and cash for his efforts, as well as being presented the memorial cup by Ernie’s brother Mark and sister in law Deb, who had travelled from Nelson Bay especially to attend the occasion.
The club would like to sincerely thank the Wills family for continuing to support this event, and letting us have the honour of contesting a major shoot in the name of ‘Ern’, who was a great and valued club member.

Ernie wills day
Winner Rodney Anderson, Deb and Mark Wills and President Don Williamson.
Ernie Wills Memorial Trophy

WGC Western Zone 90's

(Ernie Wills pictured above- back row, 3rd from the left)

During the day, the main event the Double Barrel Championship was hotly contested, with Orange CTC shooter David Player winning following a very brief shoot-off. David also received a lovely commemorative glass and cash for the win.

Following a lovely dinner provided by the Warren Gun Club, the club then hosted the NSW Western Zone Night Double Rise Championship. This event was contested by 36 shooters, with Steven Walker from Arnhem Gun Club taking the win.
Steve shot an impressive 28 from 30 clays, in very trying conditions – as it was blowing a gale.
Thank you to all shooters and spectators, who made the day so enjoyable.

Other winners during the day were:

Ernie Wills High Gun

OA Winner – Rodney Anderson (Warren Gun Club)
AA Grade – Ross Morris (Cobar CTC)
A Grade – John Wild (Warren Gun Club)
B Grade – Graeme Patten (Warren Gun Club)
C Grade – Douglas Ferguson (Warren Gun Club)

Double Barrel Championship

Overall Winner – David Player (Orange CTC)
AA Grade – Glenn Harvey (Coonamble CTC)
A Grade – Nigel Clark (Warren Gun Club)
B Grade – Graeme Patten (Warren Gun Club)
C Grade – Dean Murray (Warren Gun Club)

The next club shoot is our major two day event; The Golden Ibis and Denis Hunt Memorial shoot.
This will be held on Saturday 14th March and Sunday the 15th, starting 9:30am on the Saturday and concluding mid Sunday afternoon. All shooters, spectators and sponsors of the club are warmly welcome to attend our event.

Around the Traps: December Christmas Shoot

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The Warren Gun Club Christmas Shoot on Saturday saw around 35 shooters compete in 5 novelty events on a sunny day with some wind. As per tradition the 1st place getters received a leg of ham, and 2nd place getters received 2 chooks.

The first event shot was 20 targets Ball Trap.
AA grade- 1st Sid Kinsey, 2nd Scott Moody. A grade- 1st Butch Gale, 2nd David O’Brien. B grade- 1st Scott Walton, 2nd Graeme Patten. C grade- 1st Priscilla Harvey, 2nd Dean Murray.

Second Event 15 target Crazy Points with penalty.
AA grade- 1st Steve Walker, 2nd Max Betts. A grade- Brett Williamson, 2nd David O’Brien. B grade- 1st Graeme Patten, 2nd Scott Watson. C grade- 1st Michelle Owen, 2nd Douglas Ferguson.

Third Event 22 Target Walk Back.
AA grade- 1st Glenn Harvey, 2nd Peter Jones. A grade- 1st David O’Brien, 2nd James Elias. B grade- Terry Moore, 2nd Bruce Cottee. C grade- 1st Dean Murray, 2nd Priscilla Harvey.

Fourth Event 20 Target Deauville Doubles off 18 metres.
(Shooters are paired to shoot one target with one shot each).
1st Glenn Harvey & Nathan Soulsby.
2nd Malcolm Stephen & Graeme Patten.
3rd Ben Wild & Scott Walton.

Fifth Event 15 Pair Deauville Doubles off 15 metres.
(Shooters are paired to shoot two targets with two shots each).
1st Graeme Patten & Malcolm Stephens.
2nd Terry Moore & Mick Vallet.
3rd James Elias & Scott Moody.

Xmas Shoot High Gunners 2014

High Gun Ham Winners were-
AA grade- Max Betts.
A grade- David O’Brien.
B grade- Scott Walton.
C grade- Dean Murray.

Club Legend- Ben Wild

This year’s ‘Club Legend’ sash and ham was awarded to Ben Wild. Congratulations and thanks to Ben for his work this year.

Warren Gun Club would especially like to thank Fiona and Nathan Soulsby for their work and commitment over the years and wishes them all the best in their transition. They will be greatly missed.

Warren Gun Club would once again like to thank and acknowledge shooters who travelled to the club, with shooters coming from Coonamble, Hermidale, Tottenham, Narromine, Gilgandra, Cobar and Lightning Ridge.

Next Saturday members of the Warren Gun Club will travel to the Coonamble Christmas shoot to win back the hams and chickens generously relinquished in the spirit of giving.
The Warren Gun Club would finally like to wish the community a safe and happy Christmas.