Lake of the Woods Gun Club Rifle Division Starts The 2012 Season

On April 29th,  our first match of the season was well attended with 16 shooters including two brothers from Winnipeg.

We were happy to have Lance and Tony Dawson attend their first Hunter Bench Rest match. Most competitors had not fired a shot since last year. Then there’s Phil Nick who fired 1000 rounds in practice and competition attending the Cactus Classic in Arizona. The weather started out cool and cloudy and then turned sunny and windy. The wind direction was constantly switching from west, to south, to east, to northeast and back again instantly, and it blew hard enough to sway the flag stands like trees. Lunch was take out peperoni pizza and homemade muffins for desert thanks to Cec Dawson.

Hunter
First Place     Al Cardinal 220/250 with 2X dots
Second Place Richard Bootsveld 176/250
Third Place    Ken Chambers 171/250

Varmint Hunter Class

First Place     Barry Marciniac 215/250
Second Place Jacques Choquette 211/250
Third Place   Hélène Rannou 203/250

Varmint For Score/Open Class

First Place      Phil Nick 249/250 with 18 X dots
Second Place  Matt Cyr 246/250 with 8 X dots
Third Place     Gord Wald 245/250 with 6 X dots

Special mention is deserved by two shooters.  First is Cec Dawson who finished in fourth place overall and mid pack in Hunter Class with a score of 137/250 besting the men folk in the Dawson family. Congratulations Cec. Another special mention goes to Ted Biggs who shot 217/250 in the VFS/Open Class. This was the highest score of the day shot with a non-bench rest rifle.

The Range Officers, Referees, Target Detail and other volunteers all deserve a big thank you for running the match smoothly. Also a big thank you goes out to the competitors for supporting our Club with their attendance.

D. Cyr