Grand shooting at the Grand

Here are some of the Wisconsin shooters that won trophies at the Grand.  I know there were a lot of good scores posted by Wi. shooters that did't win trophies but here is the list of shooters that did.  I want to thank Glen Grabski for compiling the list.

Event # 1	Hodgdon Powder Singles				Shooters:	745
Class AA Champion	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	100
Event #2	Trap and Field Handicap				Shooters:	738
Lady I Champion	RILEY EMILY R		LAKE GENEVA	97
Event #3	Little Egypt Doubles				Shooters:	575
Class A Runner-up	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	97
Class D Runner-up	FELTS THOMAS L		SHAWANO	93
Event #4	Negrini Cases Singles				Shooters:	720
Class AA Third	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	100
Class A Champion	GEISKOPF STEVEN R		EAU CLAIRE	100
Event #5	Trapshooting USA Handicap				Shooters:	690
none from WI
Event#6	Zoli International Doubles				Shooters:	534
none from WI
Event#7	Sterling Cut Glass Singles				Shooters:	957
Class B Champion	WAGNER DONALD A		SCHOFIELD	99
Event#8	Gipson-Ricketts Handicap				Shooters:	1048
(25.0 - 26.5) Champion	WICKS MICHAEL		MANITOWOC	97
Event#9	Kolar Doubles				Shooters:	796
Class A Runner-up	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	98
Event#10	NRA Singles				Shooters:	1301
none from WI
Event#11	Krieghoff 100 Handicap				Shooters:	1360
(25.0 - 26.5) Third	DUWE H JOHN		MADISON	96
Event#12	Rio Ammo Doubles				Shooters:	1005
Class A Champion	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	98
Class B Third	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	97
Event#13	Blaser Handicap				Shooters:	1511
none from WI
Event#14	Wenig Doubles				Shooters:	1162
none from WI
Event #15	Winchester AA Class Singles				Shooters:	1711
Class A Runner-up	HOWLAND BRIAN L		MOSINEE	199
Class D Fourth	CRAWFORD WILLIAM S		WHITEWATER	194
Lady II Champion	WEHINGER CATHY		MONROE	200
Lady II Runner-up	DEMULLING CHERYL		NEW RICHMOND	198
Event #16	Pres. Roush Handicap by Perazzi				Shooters:	1761
(27.0) Third	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	95
Lady I Third	RILEY EMILY R		LAKE GENEVA	95
Event #17	Browning Dbls Class Championship				Shooters:	1443
Class A Third	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	96
Class B Fifth	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	94
Class D Runner-up	THISTLE FRITZ		LODI	93
Junior Champion	CARLSON BRADLEY B		DELAVAN	99
Event #18	Wendell August C of C				Shooters:	223
Sub Vet Third	DEMULLING GERALD		NEW RICHMOND	100
Event #19	Crow Shooting Supply Handicap				Shooters:	1865
Event Ninth	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	98
(21.0 - 22.5) Third	OPGENORTH THOMAS J		SHEBOYGAN	95
Lady II Third	THANOS MARY J		WEST BEND	95
Event #20	Kubota Doubles				Shooters:	1454
Class A Third	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	98
Class B Champion	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	98
Class B Runner-up	HEIKKINEN BRENT V		TOMAHAWK	97
Class C Runner-up	CHRAPLA DONALD I		FOND DU LAC	95
Event #21	ATA Clay Target Championship By Beretta				Shooters:	2028
Class AAA Fourth	HEINRICHS LARRY A		WISCONSIN RAPIDS	200
Class A Fifth	MARQUARDT WAYNE T		FREMONT	199
Lady II Champion	REDING JANET M		CASSVILLE	199
Lela Hall Frank Memorial Purse Lady II	REDING JANET M		CASSVILLE	199
Event #22	ATA Doubles Championship By Federal				Shooters:	1564
Class A Fifth	EBBERS ROBERT M		BURLINGTON	98
Class B Third	HEIKKINEN BRENT V		TOMAHAWK	98
Class C Runner-up	CHRAPLA DONALD I		FOND DU LAC	95
Lady II Champion	WEHINGER CATHY		MONROE	97
Event #23	Caesar Guerini Preliminary HDCP				Shooters:	1952
Event Runner-up	MILANOWSKI CODY R		HATLEY	100
Event Third	MARQUARDT WAYNE T		FREMONT	99
(23.0 - 24.5) Champion	HAAG DAN		VERONA	98
(25.0 - 26.5) Third	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	97
Lady I Champion	GRESK CONNIE A		JUNEAU	97
Event #24	Remington Grand American HDCP				Shooters:	1647
Event Fourteenth	DENMAN JONATHON A		COLUMBUS	98
(21.0 - 22.5) Fourth	LONG CHRISTOPHER M		WALWORTH	97
(27.0) Fourth	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	97
Sub Vet Champion	DEMULLING GERALD		NEW RICHMOND	99
Leo Harrison III Memorial 2600 HOA					Shooters:	745
Class AA Champion	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	2512
Class B Champion	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	2468
Winchester Super 500SGLS					Shooters:	745
Class B Champion	WAGNER DONALD A		SCHOFIELD	489
Class B Third	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	488
White Flyer HOA 1500 TGTS					Shooters:	745
Class B Champion	WAGNER DONALD A		SCHOFIELD	1423
White Flyer HOA 1000 TGTS Prelim
Class B Champion	WAGNER DONALD A		SCHOFIELD	953
Class B Third	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	947
Browning Super 500 DBLS					Shooters:	575
Class A Champion	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	481
ATA Super 500 Handicap					Shooters:	738
White Flyer HOA 1000 TGTS Grand					Shooters:	1711
Class AA Champion	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	974
Class B Runner-up	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	955
Lady II Third	WEHINGER CATHY		MONROE	921
Sub Vet Champion	DEMULLING GERALD		NEW RICHMOND	967
EZ Go HAA Champion of America					Shooters:	2028
Class AA Runner-up	TESKER RICHARD		SAUKVILLE	394
Class B Third	WAGNER BRUCE E		SCHOFIELD	385
Lady II Runner-up	WEHINGER CATHY		MONROE	384

Cancelled shoot at Beaver Dam

The Shoot scheduled for Aug. 23rd at Beaver Dam has been cancelled.  For more information contact the club.

The 2014 State shoot.

  Well it has been over a month and this years State shoot is in the record books.  Sorry it took so long for me to give a over view of the shoot.  But here it goes whether you want to hear it or not.

  After being involved with the first two shoots at the new Homegrounds I have to admit that the preparations for this years shoot were a bit easier and a bit more difficult at the same time.  The week prior was very busy for a very few people that were there.  There were alot fewer volunteers this year compared to last year. The shooter shade shelters were still going up.  The campgrounds and shower house were still in need of some work.  And then all the usual things like getting the pods ready for the Classification, Squadding, and Cashiering.  Getting the items needed for the trap line help to their benches.  Cutting grass and trimming.  Removing some trees in the campgrounds that needed removing. Even though it was a lot of work I don't think it was as difficult as last year.  Even though there were a lot fewer of us there it seems like it went a lot smother.  And the bobcat was invaluable.

  On Monday when we opened for classifying, squadding and cashiering it seemed we were in better shape than last year.  Like we were more prepared.  I think the first day went very smoothly.

  We had a new bunch of trap help this year.  They were from the Nekoosa High School.  Over all I think by the end of the week they were doing a great job considering they had never done this before.  And they will be even better next year because a lot of them will have had some experience.  We had very few complaints.  The first couple of days they didn't have the number of bodies that we had asked for so the doubles events were run on half as many traps as we were supposed to.  I feel this was the biggest problem we had for the week.  It made the days a little longer than we had hoped.  But in the end it wasn't a major problem be cause we still finished early enough.  It would have been nice if we could have cut a hour and a half off of the day on Tue. and Wed. but it is what it is. The rest of the week I feel we finished quite early.  On Sunday I think we were finished with the event around one o'clock. That was great considering the attendance was up from last year.

  Speaking of attendance.  No one has told me what percentage of increase we had this year but it looks to me to be about 17%.  With the increase last year and now this increase I think this amount of increase is amazing and I think it will continue for years to come.  In the three championship events we had a total of 1514 entries.  Giving us enough shooters to make our shoot a 5 multiplier for All American points.  This is the first time in quite some time that this has happened and is very important.

  The weather was simply amazing.  Other than the first day when it was cold and windy with a few drops of rain.  The rest of the week was beautiful.

  Considering the weather was dry the dust which was a major problem last year, was pretty much a non issue this year.  And with the bit of grass that is growing increasing on it's own for next year it will be even better.  We are also going to be reseeding some of the area's that got pretty trashed by some of the ATV tires this year.

  I think the shooter shelters are terrific.  After being at the Grand this past week you really see how the extra sq. footage we added was important.  If may have cost more but well worth it.  And speaking of differences from the Homegrounds to the Shooting center in Sparta.  I noticed a few other things I think we did right.  First the spacing of the traps.  We had a few carry overs on the voice calls at the Grand .  Our squad here had none all week.  The extra concrete we have behind the 16 yrd line.  It sure makes it easier to change stations.  In Illinois you have to walk over the walk ways and grass and dirt.  I'll bet the chair shooters like ours better too.

  The Friday night fish fry.  Unbelievable.  Thanks to Paul Becker.  Everyone said it was fantastic.  I'm sure we will do it again if possible.

  The Homegrounds RV Park.  Wow.  All I heard was what a terrific campgrounds.  One of the best campgrounds at any gun club in the country.  We had a couple of hiccups but most of that will be worked out by next year.  We have a issue with a lot of iron in the water.  It is totally safe though.  We already have bids on taking care of that.  It will be very pricey but it will be taken care of some how.  We will also be making some adjustments in where and what type of camper will be put in the different sites so to better accommodate the larger buses and fifth wheels.   Also on Monday after everyone left we were cleaning up after the shoot and I have to say that the campgrounds were left in amazingly good shape.  Thank you campers.

  And speaking of cleaning up.  I would bet that there are very few people that know what a job it is to clean up after our shoot.  In the past a few of us Directors and a few wonderful volunteers stayed till Monday and even Tuesday.  Well this year I thought that we should hire a dozen young people from the High School to help out.  Well it was the best $600 we have spent.  We were done for the most part by Monday afternoon.  Plus we gave some money to some of the young people in the community.  There was a few things that still needed doing but the major cleaning and picking up was done.  Just the cleaning of the trap houses and emptying out of the targets is a major job.  The young men did a great job.

  A few things we are working on for next year.  A storage building.  On the SW side of the main parking area and in the area where there are pine tree's now we hope to have a large storage and RV Park office.  This can also be used instead of the pods for the shoot registration.  This is one of our top priorities.  We need more donations though.  So PLEASE help if you can. This building is in the $120,000 range.  If we could get 24 donations of $5k each or 120 donations of $1k each or even a bunch of $50 donations.  Every dollar helps.  Next we need a cart path for all the golf carts, atv's and the like to drive on instead of the grass.  If we can keep some of the people on the path our grass will do a lot better.  Next as I have already mentioned we need to do something with the water.  Dennis added some filters and a softener in the shower house which helped but we need to do something different.  Some other projects that need to be done.  Wifi, a sound system, broad cast the shoot info to tv's and computers.  There are other projects but as with everything it takes money.  We could most likely get another loan or even add more to the existing loan but it is the wise decision of the BOD not to go deeper into debt until the campgrounds gets rolling which will be soon now that we are open to the public.

  At this point I would like to thank the Department of tourism for their generosity in helping with the costs of advertising.  GEC.  Jessica and Elizabeth have done so much to help us strive and grow.  Finding grants and showing us where to use them to get the biggest bang for our bucks.  All the volunteers that put in countless hours of backbreaking work through out the year.  I am just going to mention a couple and I know I shouldn't because I am going to miss some that should have been mentioned, but Fritz, Pat, Verg, Dick, Arlene, and so many more.  Without your help we wouldn't be where we are today.  And last but not least the WTA Board of Directors.  Bruce, Glenn, Dave, Bill, Dewey, Adam, Bob, Gary, Theresa, Rick, and Eric.  All but two of these people put in a unbelievable number of hour for no pay at all.  The other two don't make nearly enough. We are considering doubling the pay for the BOD next year.  Oh wait 2 X 0 is still 0.  Dennis and Ruth Taylor.  Even though he is paid now if you took the number of hours he puts in and figured out his hourly salary it wouldn't be very much.  Next time you see one of these people just tell them how much you appreciate their effort.   We would also like to thank the Westfield Gun club for the tents that they loaned us.  They put them up and took them down all at no cost to the WTA.  Thanks guys.

  So in closing out my thoughts on this years shoot.  Did we have a few minor issues.  Yes.  Any time you run a shoot this size you will have some bumps.  Will it be bigger and better next year.  You bet. Was it a great shoot?  Yes it was.

  If you have ANY comments, ideas, questions please contact me at 262 470 2708 or donmittag@aol.com.  Or contact your zone director.

  Thanks for coming and see you next year.  July 14th thru the 19th.



Don

Grand time at the Grand.

On Wed Aug 13 a great bunch of shooters and friends from Wisconsin got together in Sparta Illinois for good food and great company.  This was the first time Wisconsin has had a get together in many years.  And thanks to Fritz Thistle and some very generous members,  Recob's target shop and I believe MEC and Kolar this will not be the last.  The response was wonderful.  Everyone said this will just be the first of many to come.
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Wisconsin AIM Director

Kyle Wojicechowski has accepted the position of the AIM Director for Wisconsin.  He will be starting the position on Sept 1st.  "I have all the faith in the world in Kyle and I'm confident that he will be a big asset to the WTA and all AIM coaches and their athletes" says Glen Hammerly WTA director.

Contact information for Kyle is as follows:  Email:  Deadapair@yahoo.com
                                                                      Cell:    715 573 3777
                                                                     Home:   715 693 2702
                                                                   Address:  Kyle Wojicechowski
                                                                                   2688 North Rd
                                                                                   Mosinee, WI, 54455

Thanks Kyle.

THE Wisconsin tent at the Grand

Let's take a step forward so we can go back to a part of the past.

On Wednesday Aug13th Fritz Thistle has arranged to have a tent put up at the Grand.  And this year Fritz is footing the bill for the tent.  It will have a nice Wisconsin banner thanks to the fine people at the Wi. visitor and tourism Dept.   It will be in the big parking area on the West end of tent vendors.  Right near the target shed.  With the help of MEC, Kolar, and Recob's target shop Fritz has arranged not only for the tent but food.  Hoping to get things going around 5:00pm.  Bring your own chair, refreshments and memories of Grands gone by.  When it was at Vandalia we the shooters of the great state of Wisconsin always had a tent and would gather there during the week and on a particular night we would all get together to eat and just hang out together.  It would be great if this wonderful evening could be started once again at the new Grand at Sparta.  Another tradition was a group picture.  It would be wonderful if this to could be done again.

So please plan on attending.  It will be a wonder evening and something some of you newer (the last ten or twelve years) shooters will hopefully remember for along time like some of us older shooters.

Remember your chairs and drinks.  Non alcoholic if you are in a shoot off.  Hopefully a lot of  us will be drinking soft drinks a week from this Wednesday Aug. 13th.

Any questions call me.
Don Mittag
262 470 2708