I just received a copy of Blowin' Smoke, a book containing stories about the golden years of trapshooting written by Steve Carmichael. It should be...
Old friend, good chatting with you last week. It must have inspired me to think about going to my State Shoot. I haven’t shot much since 2012. My...
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I just received word that History Seeker is recovering in the hospital after an operation. All went well and he'll be monitored for a few days more...
I just spoke with a shooter friend from Iowa who was in the storm's path. He's been without electric since last Monday and may not get power turned...
I sure like that beautiful red, white and blue with stars advertisement at the top. That mud-saucer has been around for a few years. Here's an...
This question has been asked several times on this forum. But, who really does own the Trapshooting Hall of Fame Museum that houses a wonderful...
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After reading some discussions about ATA Satellite Grands on the 2017 ATA Financial Report thread, I thought it might be good to provide some history...
For the last 14 years, a local orchard has recognized Vets, offering a variety of apples, vegetables, a lot of thank yous' and hand shaking and a...
According to the online scoreboard: In the NRA Singles, ebsurveyor was 1 of 34 200 straights. Mrs. ebsurveyor also shot the event well posting a...
Wishing all forum members and visitors a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year. [ATTACH] I'm just sitting here reading a 137 year old (1880)...
An IRS Form 990 is known as a "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax." It is an informational tax form that most tax-exempt organizations...
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One of my many delights relating to the history of "shooting over the traps" is seeing pictures of old traps held in the collections of others....
This is for you Andy. They need to cut the grass so we can see how far back the concrete goes. You sure had some great shooters from across the...
As a small-time collector of our trapshooting history, my library also contains old original press photos of shooters from the past. My most recent...
I posted some information in the Completed Career forum thread about the death of Ruth J. Hunter, wife of well-known Bill Hunter, of Huntington...
There was little publicity. I learned of Ruthie Hunter's passing weeks later. Mr. Hunter befriended me some years back. He took time to give me a...
Are any of our ATA Delegates willing to post their recent letter from the ATA advising them of the upcoming vote at the annual meeting, regarding...
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TRAP Friday's trapshooting event was the first 100 singles of the 200 target championship. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
New pistol ranges were buzzing again this today. Wisconsin group. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The rumor the past few days was 800 young shooters entered in this evening's (Friday) Annie Oakley event and the announcement confirmed it. I didn't...
Kids . . . kids . . . and more kids. Here are a few pictures (if they upload). Enjoy Our History Being Made ! Pizza Party for the kids . . . ....
I seem to recall a statement by a forum member some time ago asserting that the Egyptian Electric invoice looked fraudulent. I thought that was a...
Back in 1957, Ed Scherer told his story which was reprinted in the August 1958 Trap & Field issue: Enjoy Our History ! [ATTACH]
There were fellow sportsmen in many other countries enjoying the sport of "Shooting Over the Traps" and I thought perhaps readers would enjoy some...
The National Shooting Sports Foundation continues to introduce more people to our shooting sports. This Past NSSF-Scholastic Clay Target Program...
“Sporting Clays” – The Not So New Game of 1980 The history of our shooting sports is absolutely amazing and we should all pay closer attention to...
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W. H. “Silent Billy” Heer HISTORY BUFF HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Overlooked for induction into the Trapshooting Hall of Fame, Billy Heer has been in the...
THE LEWIS Rather than start with the earliest money option of the many I have in my files, I thought perhaps providing a little history about the...
A little history on the origin of the Flyer pin-back resembling the avatar used by Flyersarebest. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Enjoy Our History !
The Solon Skeet Club, near Cleveland, Ohio hosted the first National Skeet Championship, August 26-31, 1935. Here's the report from Sportsmen's...
I hope readers find these rules printed just before the 1924 Grand American Handicap tournament to be interesting. Some remain in place today,...
I thought some would be interested in the first by-laws adopted for the Amateur Trapshooting Association back in 1924. Enjoy Our History [ATTACH]...
Mr. Orin N. Ford The Driving Force Behind The Pacific International Trapshooting Association (P.I.T.A.) One of the most prolific figures in trap...
I thought maybe you would enjoy some old articles about flyer shooting. Here's an article by one of the old-time greats Mr. Phil Miller discussing...
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