Week 6: Half Way There

Week six marks the midway point to the season and will also determine which class the Local 505 ends up in. Our best guess puts us in the AA class. The UCB scores are definitely on an upswing which should bode well for the second half of the season. Harps was M.I.A. again this week due to a little business upstate.

The UCB had co-top guns in week six. Congrats to Alex and Curt for their most excellent shooting. Nice job gentlemen.

The 505 pre-game warmup includes watching Jake and the Fat Men do work.

More friends of the 505

Dean Retzlaff is a good friend of the 505. We have been shooting either before or after Dean's team for the last five years. We always look forward to hearing about Dean's latest big game hunting adventure.

Rick Phillips is a rock solid trap shooter and gets the job done week-in and week-out. We have known Rick since the beginning. Yes, way back to the Johnny Sarter "whoooooa" days.

Week 5: Chippin' Away

The United Clay Busters shot in the missing man formation this evening as Harps had to take care of a little business. The Local 505 shot their highest team score of the season but this blogger fears it's too little, to late to secure a spot in the AA Class. One more week to make up some ground. John was the Week 5 Top Gun.

The real story of the last couple of weeks is Curt's impressive shooting. He's getting things dialed in just in time for the UCB's Championship run. No pressure though! Curt is pictured here with the Wisconsin DNR's finest, Cale Severson.

Positive Reinforcement

We have two weeks to prove we belong in the AA Class at the club. Two weeks of kicking ass and taking names. It all starts with a positive attitude. Let's go 505!

Remember the guy in this photo? He loved 7:30pm lighting.

Week 4: Signs of Hope

The weather Gods definitely smiled on the Oregon Sportsmans Club this evening. After two days of steady rainfall, the sky cleared up just in time for our league shooting. Finally, the UCB Local 505 put up a respectable team score. We are still way off our 2009 pace but hopefully this is a sign that the bleeding has stopped.

John was the leading clay bluster tonight. The Local 505 also made up our second bank score. Alex missed out on possibly the best lighting a guy could ever wish to shoot under. Perfect weather conditions lead to really decent bank scores.

Mr. Hanke came up with a nickname for himself that may have just stuck. Say hello to "Clubhouse Curt!" Curt sometimes lacks confidence on the trap line but always brings his "AA" game to the bar, clubhouse, and card games.

The Local 505 found a new way to spice up trap shooting nights. A quick phone call to Pizza Pit quickly satisfied our hunger. So sad that Schmalzy missed out on this fresh, hot, and delicious pizza. Thanks again Curt for the tasty grub.

OSC Sporting Clay Shoot

The Oregon Sportsmans Club held a sporting clay shoot today. By the number of trucks in the parking lot it looks like they had a good turn out.

Our team consisted of myself, Bill Shultz, Kevin and Kris Hermanson, and a guy named Jeff.

The Hermansons both shot really well.

Chuck grilled up delicious brats for lunch.

Friends of the 505

The United Clay Busters Local 505 has made a lot of friends while shooting at the Oregon Sportsman's Club over the last five years. Here's a few of the Tuesday night shooters.

Meet the newly formed team named "Jake and the Fat Men." Ron Sam (second from left) has been a friend of the 505 for years and gave us some great shooting advice early on. His son Jake (far right) started shooting trap competitively this year and is looking solid on the line. The rest of the team includes Rick Philips (not pictured), Mark, and Darin.

You may remember our buddy Cale Severson from our 2009 blog posting where he found an ancient Mastodon tooth. Well, Ol' Cale went on to become the club trap shooting champion last year and has a new hat to prove it. He's well on his way to winning another cap in 2010 and maybe he'll finally give Kriefski his DNR hat.

Tony Allhands has been the Tuesday night club bartender since we started shooting in 2005. Tony shoots on the River Pirates and is always up for a good laugh and a cold Miller Genuine Draft.

Week 3: No Comment.

I'm not going to talk about our team scores tonight out of pure frustration and just focus your attention on this picturisk image of the River Pirates shooting on the lower range. There's always next week UCB.

Saturday Trap Rats

Alex and Curt have been working the line and hammering clays the last two Saturday mornings. Nothing builds confidence like 100 rounds through your Browning. The UCB Local 505 is looking forward to getting back to league shooting after a bye week due to Memorial Day.

Curt is taking his time and shooting fine.

Curt and Alex working out the kinks from the 23 yard line.