Sagebrush Extreme Field Target Results
July 13th, Pocatello, Idaho
It was hot. We worked for several days setting up the match, then shooting it, then tearing it down. All in the direct sunshine. At 4500 feet elevation, the sun’s rays hurt. In the Northern Rockies, we are more used to hypothermia than heat exhaustion. However, after several flats of bottled water, Sagebrush Extreme Field Target match was done and put away.
Four shooters showed up to shoot.
Was it worth it?
Hell, yes!
I can tell you that it was a privilege to shoot with these gentlemen. Knowledge was shared, encouragement was given, and perseverance was displayed. If anyone thinks shooting sports are trivial, they should have been there.
This was an eighty-shot tournament: a forty-shot extreme field target course, a twenty-shot speed silhouette course, a ten-shot adventure in outer space, and a ten-shot 19th century train robbery.
THE SCORES:
Sagebrush Champion - David Steveson with 62 total hits. 32 in Extreme Field Target (first), 19 in Speed Silhouette (first), 9 in the Alien Attack (first), and 2 in The Great Idaho Train Robbery (bad luck Sundance).
Second Place - Dave Read with 45 total hits. 18 in Extreme Field Target (third), 15 in Speed Silhouette (third), 7 in the Alien Attack (third), and 5 in The Great Idaho Train Robbery (second).
Third Place - Shaun Ward with 45 total hits. 12 in Extreme Field Target. 18 in Speed Silhouette (second), 8 in the Alien Attack (second), and 7 in The Great Idaho Train Robbery (first).
Fourth Place - Ron Gill with 38 total hits. 21 in Extreme Field Target (second). 9 in Speed Silhouette, 5 in the Alien Attack, and 3 in The Great Idaho Train Robbery (third).
Thanks to David Read who built the speed shoot plate racks and the buffalo targets, as well, as the foam board cut outs. Our herd totaled 29 animals.
Thanks to cosponsor Wasatch Airguns who loaned us the field targets to make the match possible. Also, Quality Targets who did a custom run of 2X size buffaloes, and Western Industrial Motor & Machine for their invaluable services.
Ron
Looking forward to more ratting posts! 
