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Unread 11-19-2009, 11:09 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Christopher Lien View Post
Dean,
I remember a while back you mentioned Spiller had worked in
the Portsmouth NH Naval Shipyard, do you know what years he
was in Portsmouth, and did he ever mention (in his writings)
shooting Trap at the Portsmouth Gun Club?...

Best, Chris
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Hello Chris!

I don't really know the span of years he worker at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard but it was his career employment I believe until his retirement. Writing, raising gladioli, crafting violins, etc. were only creative interests of Spiller's which merely helped to augment his income.
I don't recall Spiller ever mentioning shooting at the Portsmouth Gun Club. There are countless articles he had written for various magazines, not only sporting magazines but other prestigious magazines of the day as well, which I certainly have not had the priviledge to read, but which may (or may not) include anecdotes of such shooting adventures. I'm sure he must have shot a round or two of trap at some time in his shooting days. His books "Drummer in the Woods" and "Fishin' Around" are full of such anecdotal trivia and I really don't remember if he mentioned trap shooting.
I wonder if the boys who regularly shoot at Major Waldron's nearby to Portsmouth ( Pete Lester, Bob Fabian, John Dunkle, Scott and maybe a few others) might know something of Spiller's haunts and shooting practice fields and ranges back in the thirties, forties and maybe even into the fifties.
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