November 11th Smoke Report 2013
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:49 am
Good morning on this Veteran's Day for 2013 and a great day it is. Hats off to all the vets and to all active service personnel at home and abroad. Without you the freedom and liberty that we enjoy would certainly be at risk.
Quite a few things to discuss and we will start with a report on Billy Thigpen. Bill Howe called me and Terry Roush sent out an email saying that the back surgery went well and that he is on the mend. If you would like to drop him a card here is his address - 1008 Hunter Valley Rd - Shelby, NC 28150.
Jimmy Wilson passed on a bit of info about our current ATA President that is shooting in Tuscon Arizona. Terry broke his 75,000th handicap target while shooting in Tuscon and great job on that accomplishment. We have a few other folks heading toward some shooting milestones also.
Two shoots over the weekend that involved turkey and toys. Ft. Bragg hosted their annual "Fried Turkey Shoot" Saturday and it was well attended. The Watauga Boys rolled in from the hills and Danny Lloyd came up from the coast. Jeff Galloway won the singles, doubles and HOA with Lane Murray winning the handicap. The weather was great and the food was delicious. Thanks to the Ft. Bragg club and the imported help that made everything go so smoothly. Greg High wanted me to say that he appreciated all the folks that attended and to all that pitched in to help. Ft. Bragg has submitted 7 dates for shoots in 2014....
The Buckhorn Club held their annual "Toys For Tots shoot Sunday and I was not able to make it down to test ride the bikes. Word on the street is that Jimmy Wilson won the singles and the caps and not sure who won the doubles. Will check with Jimmy for the shoot report sometime today.
Rockingham Trap Chairman Tom Cox will be undergoing a procedure today in preparation for a knee replacement sometime in December. He will be in today and sitting at home tonight and I hope all goes well.
NCTA 2014 shoot dates are floating around and I hope to get the tentative list up here very soon. It might already be on NCTRAP.com and if the calendar is there I will post a hot link to the info. NC usually shoots through the winter months in case you want to get some birds in early in the season.
I had a chance to talk with Frank McFall at Ft. Bragg Saturday and he stated that he had open heart surgery and I had no idea that he had any heart issues. He was moving a bit slow but that is a good thing that he is taking it easy.
That is about it for this Monday and I am off today for Veteran's Day. Not sure what I will do but being on call might lead to work for me anyway. Hello to Lou down in sunny Florida and until next week....................Smokem
Quite a few things to discuss and we will start with a report on Billy Thigpen. Bill Howe called me and Terry Roush sent out an email saying that the back surgery went well and that he is on the mend. If you would like to drop him a card here is his address - 1008 Hunter Valley Rd - Shelby, NC 28150.
Jimmy Wilson passed on a bit of info about our current ATA President that is shooting in Tuscon Arizona. Terry broke his 75,000th handicap target while shooting in Tuscon and great job on that accomplishment. We have a few other folks heading toward some shooting milestones also.
Two shoots over the weekend that involved turkey and toys. Ft. Bragg hosted their annual "Fried Turkey Shoot" Saturday and it was well attended. The Watauga Boys rolled in from the hills and Danny Lloyd came up from the coast. Jeff Galloway won the singles, doubles and HOA with Lane Murray winning the handicap. The weather was great and the food was delicious. Thanks to the Ft. Bragg club and the imported help that made everything go so smoothly. Greg High wanted me to say that he appreciated all the folks that attended and to all that pitched in to help. Ft. Bragg has submitted 7 dates for shoots in 2014....
The Buckhorn Club held their annual "Toys For Tots shoot Sunday and I was not able to make it down to test ride the bikes. Word on the street is that Jimmy Wilson won the singles and the caps and not sure who won the doubles. Will check with Jimmy for the shoot report sometime today.
Rockingham Trap Chairman Tom Cox will be undergoing a procedure today in preparation for a knee replacement sometime in December. He will be in today and sitting at home tonight and I hope all goes well.
NCTA 2014 shoot dates are floating around and I hope to get the tentative list up here very soon. It might already be on NCTRAP.com and if the calendar is there I will post a hot link to the info. NC usually shoots through the winter months in case you want to get some birds in early in the season.
I had a chance to talk with Frank McFall at Ft. Bragg Saturday and he stated that he had open heart surgery and I had no idea that he had any heart issues. He was moving a bit slow but that is a good thing that he is taking it easy.
That is about it for this Monday and I am off today for Veteran's Day. Not sure what I will do but being on call might lead to work for me anyway. Hello to Lou down in sunny Florida and until next week....................Smokem