A bird called loss will not be changed. Claiming targets not allowed.
Another heads up....rec'd email saying Later entries will automatically be put in the "Field" for the Special Event. I report. You decide. Merlo...
Just in..... Special event information. All shooters are automatically entered. No special event entry fee. No mandatory self buy. All shooters...
My source says a meeting was held yesterday. Agreement made with the venue for the first shoot. Venue name still not given. Not sure why. Very soon!...
Gipson said at the last Executive Session It is a great benefit for sponsors to get the addresses of our members. ........but then implied no email...
ATA supporter, Martin, wants the GAH winner to be limited to 27 yard line shooters only.
Executive Director Gipson noted how much the ATA could be saving in the future with prison labor. I am not making this up. I have seen this in...
Who has the job of saving trapshooting? This forum talks a lot about what or whom has caused some of the problems.
More information is coming out from this group. They have talked to several venue but have one or two left. High on the agenda with discussions is...
They are working on that. They think they have that answer. Got sponsors. Should have that on the side. Waiting for more news. Venue not...
Reports from the group with the upcoming Championship Series say that is exactly what is happening. I report. You decide. Merlo out.
My pals in the trenches say the ATA needs $$$$ for the summer shoots. Does the ATA think they have the ability to keep the WSRC floating? Will they...
Brad Dysinger will be the competition Czar for the talked about Championship Series Shoots. I report. You decide. Merlo out
This is not an ATA shoot. All can compete provided they are not in bad standing with the venue. Good note on the judge/score situation. This...
It isn't official but being discussed....... _______________________________ At least 55-57 yard targets. Angles wider than straight away from...
The planned shoot admin describes the upcoming shoot to be as similar to a live bird event as possible while using clay targets. I have never shot a...
Getting warm...
More info will be coming out soon. I have received news that there will be a single shell manufacturer and payload for the event. More soon..... I...
I am limited to what I can say. It isn't fact until it is printed on a banner but I can say there is a somewhat semi unique way of handicapping that...
There is a series of national shoots being planned in the heartland of trapshooting. Still in the making but.....it looks like the first may happen...
I have been prodded by a group to ask this question.
I have been prodded by a group to ask this question? I report. You decide. Merlo out
I am prodded by a group to ask this question. I report. You decide. Merlo out
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Yes did not mention that one. It is shown in the winner listing above. Only 3 until 95. It is nice to hear people care enough now to check on the...
Very of a few 27's won with perfect score pre '95 you may also note that it was extremely rare for a 25 yarder to win with any score. I report. You...
To fact check the posts above. It was not until 1983 when Roger Smith broke a perfect score from the 27 and in '88 when Brit Robinson did it....
Sources say Federal has laid off 100 and Remington 200 people. I report. You decide. Merlo out.
It looks like the Professional Sporting Clays Association has suspended business for a year. Anyone with more info please post. I report. Your...
I have called Dave several times. No answer so far.
Can someone explain what's up with the current battle between the skeeters and Pro Sporting Clays folks. Who is going belly up? Lots of rumors of...
According to Monica Brachman and the ATA minutes, she now reports directly to the top of the IDNR. Ms. Brachman stated that she now reports directly...
As per ATA minutes: About the U.S. Open Executive Director Gipson recommended that the tournament be treated no differently than it was in 2016 and...
According to the ATA minutes the vote to follow the Vice President's recommendation was voted down. Dave Shaeffer gave this information in the...
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Here's little Shaquille Bulliner in his daddy's arms in 1995 making a basket. [ATTACH] In 2012, at 18 years old, little Shaquille was arrested for...
There has been talk earlier on threads about the income from the ATA for it's Executive Director? What would be an appropriate income?
Here are some names that we may want to consider for the American Trapshooter HOF. None are in the HOF in Sparta. Your top 5 picks. Dr. Longshot...
Does the word "may" leave a bit of ambiguity here? Failure to notify the shoot handicap committee of another ATA recognized trapshooting...
The ATA has re-hashed telephonic shoots, rules etc. D.TELEPHONIC SHOTS A telephonic shot is hereby defined as: Any tournament that conducts a...
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Was the ATA's decision to suspend Dave Shaeffer influenced by their investment in Harlan Campbell? This is the story. You decide. As per...
The IDNR says they are accounted for. What is "accounted for"?
Curious....if there are 8 trolleys missing, from the original 20, then how can they all be accounted for. Does the Executive Director and the...
We know exactly how many were given to the IDNR. The ATA and IDNR have it in writing. I report. You decide. Merlo out
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