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
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
Was the ATA's decision to suspend Dave Shaeffer influenced by their investment in Harlan Campbell? This is the story. You decide. As per...
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...
[ATTACH] According the County Journal the above person was arrested for aggravated use of a weapon. Question? How was he using the weapon? What...
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Your predictions for the GAH this year?
The ATA E.D. made over a half million in 3 years. At what point is a million a year appropriate?
The SCTP Nationals were held again at the Cardinal Center. What are the chances it will go back to Illinois?
Some leaders at Brooke County have gone unappreciated and informed others that it is time for them to step up to the plate. The State Shoot...
The last 3 years, the ATA E.D. has been paid $517,150. 2016 $194,495 2015 $183,307 2014 $139,348 Total $517,150 Over $50,000 more...
This is just a small list of some items mysteriously missing from the WSRC. There are other lists but the guys in the trenches will only let me...
This is a heads up that a very peculiar list of items missing from the WSRC is being finalized by some of the staff in the trenches. Stay tuned....
I previously posted that there were trolleys missing according to ATA and IDNR officials. Not surprising tho is that a few on the site decided to do...
We have confirmed that three motels will be put up soon within walking distance of the Cardinal Center. I report. You decide. Merlo out
Just confirmed - shot curtains are going up at the Cardinal Center. The curtains will be going up from end to end. I report. You decide. Merlo...
The proud trolleys that once carried shooters around Vandalia and recently stored at the WSRC have vanished. Some think the trolleys were taken by...
The Illinois Governor Rauner was given an honorary ATA Life Membership. Previously he vetoed funds to repair the roads at the WSRC. No more funds...
Not sure how to interpret this. E. D. Gipson talking about a need for funds from the Potterfields. This could level the playing field with other...
Has the IDNR broken the agreement with the ATA again? At the executive meeting in December, President Burke questioned Gipson as to whether the...
The EC in executive session voted to give an endowment program $250,000 without consulting the board of directors. For those not in the know, the...
The ATA will not be collecting fees for the ISTA at the U. S. Open. Why is that? There may be many reasons. Or none at all. I report you decide....
So what is the purpose of the elevator Jack bought at the Cardinal Center? I report. You decide. Merlo out
Reports from trenches are - - - Cloverdale keeps having around 100 shooters for their small meat shoots. Strange they aren't giving out those All...
A demand for the official record of the after the grand meeting was given to the IDNR. According to the IDNR there were no minutes or notes taken....
Word out is that White Flyer will be the go to target for the Cardinal Center. The ink is now drying. I report. You decide. Merlo
Word on the street is that the Eurotargets were tested at the Cardinal Center this past week. They were at least flying and word is that they...
Deal, Injunction Trigger EndTo Skeet Target Patent Suit By Matthew Bultman Law360, New York (November 9, 2016, 8:42 PM EST) -- Reagent Chemical &...
Say it aint so Merlo! The scoop is Euro Targets may soon be flying around the Cardinal Center. Why should White Flyer get the business? After all...
I don't make this stuff up. You decide. Merlo out
The IDNR WSRC is scheduled for layoffs. Illinois seems to want out. They want outside management. The place was shuttered last year for a while....
I have been getting inundated with folks asking me if Monica was still with the IDNR directing things at the WSRC. Despite the false numbers that...
The next event is the rediscussion of an MOU that both parties have agreed to. Ah yes, I know I have posted two boring chapters of that. Round...
What do you get for vetoing ATA WSRC monies and shutting down the WSRC? For vetoing the road bill last year. For turning your back on the SCTP....
Last year it was mentioned to the IDNR in the minutes that the trap houses at the WSRC are sinking and or leaning. Has it been addressed by the...
Do ATA Executive Committee Members go to all the satellite grands? What do you think? You don't think the travel expenses are designed for the...
The U.S. Open "may" happen but it is the "how" that may be intriguing. The IDNR and ATA will not be collecting ISTA fees. Why not? The U.S. Open...
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