Seymour Field and Game held it largest clay target shoot of the year on Saturday, September 2, at the Lambing Gully Shooting Complex.
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The event attracted 295 competitors from across Victoria and the Riverina.
Some 30,000 targets where present and an estimated 49,000 shots fired. It was a big day with some of the best simulated field shooters in the state competing.
In perfect conditions, the shoot started at 8.30am and finished about 5.30pm.
The club committed four grounds of 25 targets. Each ground had six pads, with five targets presented on one pad and four on the others.
All smiles: Seymour target co-ordinator Geoff Perry (left) and major sponsor Lee Berger (right) congratulate AA-grade winner Jack Gibbs.
The targets are typically presented as two single targets double barrel and one pair.
The ground setters used the terrain to good effect. The targets were varied, with some big targets of more than 40m.
On the day, 10 possibles (25 straight) were shot. Mick Keiri and James Saliba shot two possibles each.
The club would like to thank its sponsors Outdoor Trading Co, Betta Home Living Seymour, Fat Rat Trading Kilmore, Seymour Hardware Group, Seymour Equine & Rural, Seymour Ag, Beer Auto Group, Tahbilk Winery and Taurus Meats Seymour.
The event was an off the gun, meaning no handicap. Three shoot-offs were held to determine the results.
In the zone: Todd Smeaton takes aim on a high target.
Results
High gun: Mick Keirl 96/100 two possibles.
AA-grade: 1st Jack Gibbs 95/100 one possible; 2nd James Saliba 94/100 two possibles (shoot off; 3rd Reece Turner 94/100.
A-grade: 1st Glen Gee 87/100 one possible; 2nd Steve Nedinis 84/100; 3rd Michael Scriva 84/100 .
B-grade: 1st Alistair McKinley 74/100; 2nd Christopher O’Neill 73/100; 3rd Max Stevens 72/100.
C-grade: 1st Dean O’Hara 60/100 Shoot off; 2nd Patrick Sherwood 60/100; 3rd Brian Amos 59/100.
Sub-juniors: 1st Jack Charlton 67/100; 2nd Benjamin Harbour 64/100; 3rd Matthew Nedinis 61/100.
Juniors: 1st Ryan Saliba 83/100; 2nd Nicholas Casser 74/100 Shoot off; 3rd Bailey Coulston 74/100.
Veterans: 1st Peter Kriss 83/100; 2nd Alan Backman 81/100; 3rd Gerry Thomas 79/100.
The other possibles were shot by Xavier Russell, Chris Brown, Simon Sammut and Adam Shale.
In other club news, the game bird hunting members await the Victorian Government’s decision on game bird hunting. Members have significant investment in hunting equipment and are very concerned with the future of their cultural game bird hunting traditions being washed away. It’s interesting that the parliamentary committee recommended only one culture could hunt in what is known as the multicultural state.
The next shoot is a 75-target event on Saturday, October 7, at the Lambing Gully Rd shooting range. New members are welcome.
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