Week 11: God Bless the OSC

The UCB Local 505 couldn't ask for a nicer August night to wreak havoc on a couple hundred clay targets. Mild temps and calm winds made up for the melting pot we shot in last week. John earned the Top Gun award for week 11 and Alex was missing in action due to business travel.

Harps said enough is enough and brought out the heavy hitter this week. Lucky for him the Air Force's Predator drone wasn't flying over at the time.

Curt invited Brett, a long-time friend, out to the club and hoped he would bring him some good shooting luck. You can see by the photo that didn't pan out to well. Hope they had better luck at cards.

The sharp crack of the week 11 shotguns marked the end of the season for John and Curt as they will be traveling on business next week. This blogger is feeling very sentimental on closing down another season. Here's to seven great seasons of trap shooting and God bless the Oregon Sportsman's Club.

OSC Member of the Week

Say hello to Nacho Vivas the most recent OSC Member of the Week. Nacho is editor and chief of the Oregon Sportsmans Club newsletter and has been a board member since 2010. Nacho is a very active outdoorsman and this blogger personally enjoyed reading the newsletter article on his hunting trip to South Dakota. All the hard work and effort you put into the club is very appreciated Nacho. Muchas gracias.

Week 10: One Hot and Muggy S.O.B.

The ol' Hook Lake swamp land was broiling hot on this steamy August night. The Local 505 T-shirts were wringing wet and we had sweat running down cracks and crevices not normally spoken about on the trap line. Alex and his trusty Browning were also hot as he crushed the most clay earning him the weekly team Top Gun award. Great job Schmalzy.

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OSC Member of the Week

The Local 505 is honored to feature KMH as the OSC Member of the Week. Kevin is a long time follower of the UCB blog and currently the most active person leaving comments. (I think TK got bored with us and is now sharing her talents with Twitter Nation.) Kevin does an amazing job running the sporting clay events at the club as well teaching the hunter safety classes. I had the pleasure to shoot a round of sporting clays with Kevin last year and I'm still in awe of how fast and furious he shoots. I just read the latest OSC newsletter and saw KMH shot 49 out of 50 sporting clay targets. He's the real deal boy.

Week 9: Boom, Boom, Boom.

The UCB Local 505 left piles of dead clay in their wake as they rolled through the ninth week of league shooting. For the first time in the team's history there was a three-way tie for Top Gun of the Week. Mike, Curt and John had the same score but Alex and Shawn were within a bird or two. Needless to say a very consistent night on the line for the United Clay Busters of America.

OSC Member of the Week

Mr. Severson has once again been named the OSC Member of the Week. Cale shot a perfect score this week and the Local 505 appreciates a man who knows how to get work done. A perfect score at the challenging OSC trap fields is a true feat and for that we congratulate you. Bravo Cale.

Week 8: Bringing the Heat

The UCB and Mother Nature each provided plenty of heat in Week 8. Temperatures hovered around 95º at shooting time and the Local 505 posted our highest team score of the year. John earned the Top Gun honor but the entire team was one or two birds apart. Keep crushing those birds and we'll pull ourselves back into the running.

L to R: Shawn, Mike, John, Alex, and Curt.

OSC Member of the Week

This week we have selected one of our own to be the OSC Member of the Week. This high honor goes to the one and only Clubhouse Curt. He lived up to his name in week seven by bringing up our team moral, initiating our first 500 card game of the year, and of course by closing down the clubhouse bar. Great to have you back with the team CC.

Week 7: A Fresh Start

Week seven marks the beginning of the second half of the season. The teams have been divided into classes based on their first half team scores and the run for the title is on. Mike and his SKB had a big night as he posted his highest individual score in over two years. This fine shooting earned Mike the UCB Top Gun of the Week award.

The UCB made the double AA class again but we'll have to work hard to contend for a championship. There are some real heavy hitters in AA.

Recognize the man on the left? Yes Curt is all healed from his surgery and had a fine night of shooting. He's enjoying a cold beverage with Jeff and Shawn.

Rick and Ron from the Jake and the Fat Men taking care of business on a beautiful night in southern Wisconsin.