Hausmann's Great Northeastern Side by Side Championship
History will tell us that the Fox shooter's won the Great Northeastern Side by Side Championship at Hausmann's Hidden Hollow last week-end in Pennsylvania. Congratulations to a bunch of fine shooters! However, my personal observation was that the forcasted nasty weather kept many Parker gentlemen indoors on Sunday. Had they ventured out, in large numbers with their fine fowling pieces, history might have told a different story.
Since the four of us had ventured from Minnesota for the shoot, we decided to dress for the weather and shoot the main event on Sunday. We were treated to unexpected sunny skies!
The Hunter's Clays, on Friday and Saturday, were set in a wooded setting that truly mimicked shooting at live birds. Being that we traveled so far, the four of us shoot all the guages except the 10 bore. All the targets were fair and there were enough true pairs to wring out the best in a side by side shotgunner.
Ernie and his sons changed all the stations on Saturday night (in the rain and wind) so that the main event gave us all a different look.
Again, most of the targets were set in the woods and between the trees.
The exceptions were the three stations on the pond. The middle station presented 3 true pair of oncomers. The other two stations offered targets that truly tested the long range shooter. The longer of the two caused me to go 1 for 6 while shooting a 12 gauge. Reality set in the next day when I was able to break 3 of 6 with a 3 pound 12 oz English made .410. I guess it wasn't the targets that caused my misses.
All in all the shoot was loads of fun! A big thank you to Ernie Hausmann and his family for treating us to a great time. We will be back next year.
Next up is the UP shoot in Segola, Michigan and then the Puglisi Shoot in Duluth, Minnesota.
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06-14-2010, 07:34 AM
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