CNY RGS AMERICAN CLASSIC SXS EVENT

[Ed Pugliese]

4th Annual CNY RGS American Classic SXS
Saturday, 9 April - Cayuga County Sportsmen Club. Auburn NY
Individual & team entries - Looking for a hot Parker team to
knock out the Winchester & Fox teams from last 2 years!!
100 target sporting clays & steak dinner included.
ctc Gary -garty8@gmail.com

[Cold Spring]

I understand this is a fundraiser for a very worthwhile organization of which I am a member, but it's also billed as a competition event for plaudits and prizes and I hope it's executed more fairly than the RGS event last spring at another upper NY club. At that event the gent who was running it for the RGS allowed "reshoots" for the competition, and scores from the second time through the same course and targets were used for the cut of winners and awarding of prizes. That's never allowed in regular sporting competition (because it's easier to shoot the same targets the second time) nor was that shown on the shoot flyer; and furthermore the RGS gent chose not to answer emails after the winners and prizes were posted on the internet, asking why that was done. Personally I thought that reflected poorly on the RGS. Let me add here that the club's management did respond promptly to the same question and said it only provided the venue and the RGS gent made the scoring decisions.

Certainly reshooting is fine for fundraising and by those who want to pony up more money and shoot for practice or to shake off the winter doldrums, but a pricey competition is a competition, and to be fair to all shooters the first time through scores should stand.

..... just something to think about by those who might travel several hours to this year's shoot and expect it to be scored as always done at sporting clays competitions.

[Mark Kircher]

Vanderbilt Marsh will be represented with at least 1 Parker team! Look forward to shaking hands with all.

[Ed Pugliese]

Cold Spring
Thank you for supporting the Ruffed Grouse Society & the CNY RGS
habitat fund raising sxs efforts.
I am sorry your SXS shoot concerns remain unresolved:
-RESHOOTS: Meaning to shoot again & again for a better score?
Our shoots have not & do not allow a same class competitor to shoot for more than one score.An individual may contribute & compete in more than one class.(12g - 28ga - 410).
SPORTING CLAYS COMPETITIONS: Guidelines for events like the Hunters Tour outlines steps for shooting two guns (gauges/classes) consecutively. CNY RGS has had fund raising sporting clays events over the years & the July event regularly brings individuals shooting several gauges/class entries (12, 28, 410).
-FLYER: Similar to last year - the available class entries are listed & an individual is not restricted from multiple class entries.

We believe providing a 100 bird event, an all you can eat steak dinner & the
opportunity for Grouse / double gun enthusiast to get together while raising funds to improve habitat for all in NYS is a sound value.

I hope I have provided a more clear understanding regarding the SXS event.
Sincerely
Ed

[Cold Spring]

Ed, thanks for your reply. Good luck with your event. Sorry, I will not be able to make it.

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[Gary Laudermilch]

Simple solution, do away with the prizes/awards. Heck, you can even throw out the score cards. Very little to fret over except to enjoy a day shooting the guns you like, mingle with people of a like mindset, and support a worthy organization. It is a RGS benefit shoot!