OSC Member of the Week

Say hello to Jeff – a new member to the OSC. Jeff filled a vacant spot on the Wisconsin River Pirates and is shooting his first official season of trap. By trade Jeff is an internet designer/developer at Shine and is probably the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Welcome to the club Jeff and good luck this season.

Week 3: Working the Late Shift

The UCB Local 505 worked the late shift in week three of our twelve week league. On a day with 100 degree temperatures and 20+ mph winds the late shift provided really nice shooting conditions. The wind diminished and we had a lot cooler temps. Unfortunately our team scores looked like we shot in F5 tornado. We did however treat ourselves to a round from the 27 yard line which always proves to be fun shooting. Congrats to Alex and Mike for Co-Top Gun awards for week 3. Harps and Hanke were MIA and missed closing down the clubhouse with Mr. Severson.

OSC Member of the Week

I've decided to add a new installment to the 2011 blogging efforts and it's called, "Oregon Sportsman's Club Member of the Week." The first recipient of this high honor is Jacob from team Jake and the Fat Men. Jacob was kind enough to take our team photo on Tuesday evening and that good deed has earned him a spot on our blog as well as a 5 x 7" glossy photo of himself and his shotgun courtesy of the Oregon Walgreens photo department.

Week 2 – The Mötley Crüe

The Local 505 was a man down tonight as Curt was M.I.A. for some much needed R&R. The remaining four UCB members took their spots on stage and rocked out on some clay targets. From LtoR: Alex, Shawn, Mike and John. The week 2 Top Gun was John. Next week is a holiday bye so no official league shoot.

Week 1. Wind blows.

Alex was the UCB top gun in week one. The wind made for some challenging shots and below average scores to say the least. Alex is standing on a stump in this photo but I had to crop it out. I'll email anyone the full image if they're interested.

Here's the newest member of the Wisconsin River Pirates. Jeff shot well and has the makings of a great trap shooter in the very near future.

A tasty adult beverage helps calm the nerves before we shoot. Just kidding. We're never nervous.

Ready. Aim. FIRE!!

The UCB Local 505 finally made it out to the club for our first bank night. Unseasonably warm weather made for a great night of shooting. Our thoughts were with Curt and hope he's back on the line with us very soon.

Generation W

A Tuesday night in April with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees were more than enough reasons to head out to the club. Big Will loaded up his Mossberg and received some valuable coaching and insight from the reining club champion, Cale Severson. Many thanks Cale. As for me, well I was humbled by my old friend the 23 yard line. I think it's time to get serious and put some major lead down range. Hoorah.

3.24.11 Gunpowder and Lead

March 24 marks the first time this Local 505 member fired a shotgun in 2011. Yes, sad but true. A guy knows he's not giving his firearms enough attention when he can barely remember the combination to his gun safe. It felt great to unleash the Citori after spending a long winter in the Man Cave reloading 350lbs of lead and 1.5 kegs of gunpowder. Only 40 days until our first bank night.

North Dakota Pheasant Hunt 2010

After reading Nacho's article on pheasant hunting in the recent OSC newsletter, I was inspired to post some pictures from a recent hunt in North Dakota.

Gage "The Workman" with the fruits of his labor.

Mike and Gage near the corner of 14 Ave SE and 101 St SE.

Gage and John with the daily limit.

Happiness is a Chevy tailgate full of roosters.

Fall at the Club

This UCB member enjoyed a couple rounds of shooting at the Sportsmans Club this evening. It was a great night to be outdoors. Stu has a really challenging course set up for the Fall Hunters League that includes a make shift duck blind. You sit down and call for a bird then stand up and take care of business.

The old skeet house and fence have been torn down to make way for a new a new storage building that includes a skeet house on the North end.

The foundation for the new building has been poured and they will be putting up the walls next week. Thanks Hefty Construction.