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Austin area fun shoot
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Just wondering if anyone is going June 28?
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joliver
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(Light Foot)
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05/23/08 11:34 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I'll be there. It's at the dump/target course/exotic game ranch right? Out near 1327 and creedmore.
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yep. I don't know if I'm going to make it or not.
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Marcstar
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05/23/08 12:38 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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sounds like fun...if i dont have to go out of town or anything i'll go.
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Hopedale
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(Pro Tracker)
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05/25/08 08:11 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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What is it?
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TreeBass
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05/25/08 09:34 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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What is it?
Don't worry about it..Ive seen you shoot, oh, wait, no I haven't ROFLMAO!!!!
You might wanna attend  
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Hopedale
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(Pro Tracker)
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05/26/08 04:52 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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TreeBass
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05/26/08 06:04 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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and take EXTRA shells
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Hopedale
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(Pro Tracker)
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05/26/08 08:03 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I guess you're right there, can I take your stock pile, you won't need them this season! I've seen you shoot, your the shizzle
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TreeBass
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(THF Trophy Hunter)
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05/28/08 04:09 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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LOL
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TexasEd
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(Pro Tracker)
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05/29/08 08:51 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I've got the invitation on my desk and I'm seriously considering it. If I have a few friends going I'm sure that will seal the deal.
Ed
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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you know I am going...I beleive that marc is also going to be in
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Marcstar
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05/29/08 01:28 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Yeah I'm for sure going. Do we have to pay in advance? I have the invitation on my desk as well. I'd kind of rather pay in person.
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Gdogg
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(Tracker)
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05/29/08 01:41 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Is this organized by the Austin DU?
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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yeah, its austin DU. you are suppose to pay in advance, if you guys need a ticket let me know and we can meet up, maybe a bone daddys happy hour in order to get tickets handed out.
on edit:
Austin DU Fun shoot, held at Texas Disposal Systems Exotic Game Ranch in Buda Texas. Doors open at 7:30, course opens at 8am-1pm, winners announced at 1:30pm. $50 gets you in the door and 50 targets (additional targets for $20) on the sporting clays course, adults that don’t want to shoot can attend for $15. This is a greenwing event so kids under 17 get in and shoot for free. There will be a raffle, silent auction and free tshirts to the first 150 people in the door. I don’t see it on the flyer, but I am sure there is a buffet lunch and beer.
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Gdogg
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(Tracker)
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05/29/08 03:22 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I went to the one they put on 5-6 years ago and somehow they charged my VISA for 3 tickets, yet only had 2 tickets for me when I arrived. The registration person told me that they only had so much food and would not let one of us eat. The shoot was fun, the property is extremely nice, but that oversight has kept me from going back. I hope things have gotten better.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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that really sucks, I would have been pissed, sorry that happened. the guy that is running the show now is really on top of his game, come out this year and i will make sure you are taken care of no matter what.
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Hopedale
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(Pro Tracker)
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05/30/08 05:56 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Waiting for the on call roster for June, before I decide.
If I don't have a call I plan on going, you want to car pool?
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TexasEd
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05/30/08 08:58 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Hopedale, If you can go I'll drive.
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I mailed the invite today! One of my buddies from dfw is coming down and going with me too.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I'll be there
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TexasEd
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/23/08 10:40 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I'm going.
I called today and was told that if you are coming to at least RSVP by phone and bring a check for the entry fee because they don't want to be messing around with Money at the door.
Also he said they will stop taking RSVPs by Wednesday.
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Marcstar
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06/23/08 08:33 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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GR...you RSVP for me already?
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yeah, your good
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Marcstar
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06/25/08 11:15 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Do you know anything about the actual shoot GR? Do they provide shells? How many should I bring? I'm assuming they will have the main tourny plus side games where you can shoot more right? Just wondering how many boxes of shells I should bring. I picked up two more at Academy but have a bunch more.
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TexasEd
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/25/08 02:11 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Each round is 50 targets.
Additional rounds are $20.
I'll probably take 5 boxes.
I've never shot even 2 boxes in a single day before.
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Marcstar
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(Veteran Tracker)
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06/25/08 02:27 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I'll go ahead and bring six boxes I guess. I'm for sure going to shoot an extra round and maybe two. I've shot like 8 boxes in one day before and 18 boxes over 3 days. That was last year right before opening day of dove season...shot 4 rounds of skeet on a Friday, then both Sat and Sunday shot clays out on peoples land.
Hell I shot 4 boxes last saturday. I guess you tend to shoot more rounds when you are shooting triples.
Opening day of dove season I always go through way more shells that I should. I get too excited and shoot at birds that are too high or just take take those low percentage shots just to shoot. I think this year I'll slow that down a lot because the costs of shells are just too high.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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I was planning on bringing at least 6 boxes, there will also be the flury game at $20 per play. Every clay you hit you get one ticket for the raffles, so thats pretty cool.
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Marcstar
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06/25/08 06:13 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Flury...sweet...I'll for sure run that a couple times. It's a crazy game and you'll be cussing midway through it.
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TexasEd
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06/26/08 08:24 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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alright, I'll bring more shells! 
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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yea I'm bringin 6 too. What is Flury? Never heard of it.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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2 man game, i think its 30 clays that are thrown out and you tag team 'em. marc as done it before, said it was a blast. I'll be working that game from 11-12:45
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Marcstar
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06/27/08 12:56 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Yeah Flury is fun...now I don't know if it's different at different places but when I've done it in the past it's like Gr said...two people shooting at once...they launch 30 clays from all over in 1 minute.
So pretty much you are looking at 15 clays each in one minute. It gets crazy because after the first reload you start losing track and are just pulling the trigger and don't know you are out of shells.
The best strategy is to figure out the pattern of how the clays come out...and then assign clays to each shooter. Normally that works good for 30 seconds then you have a total breakdown and everything goes to hell.
Me a guy from my Jaycee's club did it together at our skeet tourney last year and got the best score of the day and it was only like 20 of 30 I think. I was out there another time and saw two guys get 22 of 30. It seems like the average score was around 10 or 11...that seems bad but it really is harder than it looks.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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sounds pretty crazy, but a lot of fun. I can't wait.
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Hopedale
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/28/08 08:43 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Hope somebody takes some pictures.  It sounds like I'm missing out on a good time.  Oh don't get me wrong. Love the kiddos and the wife, I'll take them to do something today. Might have to fit the wife for a 20Ga 870  and teach the kidds to pull the skeet cord. 
LOL, I got all the evil looks last night.  We were watching the movie, "Fly Away."
A young girl finds some goose eggs, makes a hatcherie, raise them to young adult, and flies them south. One part of the movie they went over a nice looking bilnd, good spread,  anyway, as the hunters began firing, I got looked at. I just smiled.
The best part, wife noticed the bands on these movie geese. So the first time I get a band, my girls are gona want some explaining.
Wait, no the best part, my youngest, still wants to go duck hunting next year with me and Mr Rick, or Mr Ed.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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it was a good time, we were under manned so i got stuck running one of the machines. I never even got to take the shotgun out of the its case.
there was a real good turn out...wish you could have shown up hopedale
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Hopedale
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06/28/08 07:33 PM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Wish I could have been there too, but needed to spend sometime with the family.
Sorry you didn't get to shoot. TexasEd said he and his daughter had a good time. Maybe next year.
Speaking of shooting, TexasEd won a shotgun at Cabela's. We talked about going shooting in the middle of the week; I'll email everyone see what looks like a good day.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Ed's daughter cleaned up on raffles and art competitions, big congrats to her on that stuff.
I cant beleive that ed won the exact shotgun he wanted, good for that guy
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Hopedale
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06/29/08 09:04 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Ed's daughter cleaned up on raffles and art competitions, big congrats to her on that stuff.
I cant beleive that ed won the exact shotgun he wanted, good for that guy
It is incredible, almost want to see if he'd like to go in half on a lottery ticket. Who knows, maybe he is on a streak.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Hey Gr were you runnin #4 on the right side?
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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yeah, that would have been me
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Yea I thought that was you just from seeing your pics on here. I wish I would have said somethin now. That station was pretty tough especially later when the wind picked up.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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yeah, the only person that did well at that station all day was a 12 year old kid, he wore it out.
from what I remember there were only 2 groups that I can think of that came through twice, one was a mom, dad and son and the other was a couple of guys....which would have been your group?
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Marcstar
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06/30/08 05:32 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Yeah Gr's station gave me the hardest time. The station before that one I got 10 out of 10 then I was brought back down to earth quick and only got 4 out of 10 on his. I can't really figure out why it was so hard really either.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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those clays got out there fast, you had to be right on on them and break the first one over that first mesquite tree with a fat lead. If I was able to shoot I could have showed you how it was done.
on station 3 people a lot of people had a hard time with the rabbit
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Marcstar
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06/30/08 07:46 AM
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Sucks I didnt even get to shoot station 3...so I just reshot the first station that for me was the other hardest one. Station 5 was easy for me after I watched a guy shot...he was like you have to shoot that first one quick. His advice paid off and I shot 9 of 10 on that station. All in all I got a 34. Your station and the one I shot twice pretty much killed me. All and all it was harder than what I expected.
It was neat how the two courses were different so I'm glad I shot each one.
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Re: Austin area fun shoot
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Yep that was me and my buddy from Dallas. That was the first time i have ever shot a rabbit. I didn't hit any the first time, but I got 3 the second time. Yea the station 5 was pretty easy for me early in the morning, but when we went the second time the wind had picked up and it was pretty tough. Almost like shooting at real ducks. I shot a 30 the first time and a 34 the second.
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