Krull Boys Bag First Bucks

Both Will and Lane Krull bagged their first bucks and successfully stuffed the family freezer with venison in 2012. 

Will shot this "hog" buck with his Hoyt Rampage on October 27. He made an incredible quartering shot at 30 yards and earned a deer of a lifetime.

Lane and John spent the opening afternoon of gun season in the tree stand. Just as the sun was setting this eight-point buck stepped out and Lane earned his stripes as a Big Buck Hunter.

North Dakota 2012 - ROOSTER!

Mike and John had another safe and successful pheasant hunt in North Dakota this fall. We limited out before noon most days and saw hundreds of pheasants some days.

Gage "The Boondocks Bandit" successfully completed his fourth pheasant season. Gage is known in the grouse woods as the "workman" and he definitely lives up to that handle when hunting pheasants.

One our our favorite places is the Hague Cafe. The cafe is owned by the town and staffed by local housewives. They make a mean ham and cheese omelet and are known for their Thursday lunch special: chicken or sausage strudel. Be prepared for a long nap if you order it.

John adopted the neighbors farm dog "Gunner" and he helped bag our limits. Gunner is part lab and part jackrabbit.

Mike poses with some big ol' NoDak roosters after a good morning of shooting.

Hunting in North Dakota means at least two nights at the Quencher. Cold beer and a little David Allen Coe on the juke box. Yee hah.

Time seems to stand still while we're on our annual hunting trips. God bless America.

Saturday Morning Hunt Club

Will took advantage of a OSC Open Shooting Saturday to do a little "Hunt Club" action. The good news: He shot amazingly. The bad news: He wants my gun.

Thursday Night Lights

Panoramic view of the upper trap field.

The Hunter's League Begins

Stu has organized a great Hunter's League again this year. Six weeks of blasting clay pigeons and pounding arrows into unsuspecting paper and 3D animal targets.  Oh yeah.

The first challenge is shotgun shooting in a sporting clay format. You shoot 25 shells in various stations including a duck blind and a walking shot.

The second challenge is 25 arrows in the archery room. You shoot at targets while sitting, standing on a log and the finale is shooting at a moving deer target. Good times.

See the lights

The new poles and fixtures are being installed.

Steve has done a great job leading the charge on the club improvements.

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Almost ready for clay busting.

2012 Steak Feed = Success

 The Local 505 had a strong showing at the 2012 Steak Feed. John, Shawn and Mike enjoyed good meals and cold beverages.

The Club had a really good turnout and the members and guests really enjoyed the new patios and club improvements.

Steve and Brent did a great job preparing the food.

Hot potatoes.

Harps was a big winner bringing home Mole Traps and Mole Poison. He also won several boxes of Winchester shotgun shells.

OSC Rennovations

The new landscaping and patio are almost complete. The light poles shipped today so we should be ready for some fall hunt club shoots soon. I think the UCB Local 505 should have a fall family party on the new patio with a big fire pit and a few cocktails.

Happy Labor Day America

2012 AA Grand Totals

The 2012 trap season is officially over and the Champions have been crowned. This blogger is going through spread sheet withdrawal so here's one more chart to wrap up the year. The S/S Boys didn't win the 6 or 12 week title but they did break the most targets. They were very consistent by breaking 1270 and 1278.

THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE IN 2013. LET'S GO 505!