Denny Chapman talks up Shoot with the Spooks

Mounted Shooting Talk Radio

Houilhan Dan and Denny Chapman talk about the Shoot with the Spooks on his mounted shooting talk radio program.

Thank you gentleman for giving our SASS club a plug!  The shoot was a hoot and we had some great extreme elements with allot of positive results.

Click the link above to listen to the program, the shoot spot is about halfway through the hour program.

Last shoot of the year in the books

They came to the woods in search of ghosts and goblins.  They found several haunts along the trails and all shooters came up with lots of balloons in their sights. 

The weather was a little cool at the night, but the days were sunny and the temps just right for a fall shoot.  Saturday the arena was soft, but by Sunday the times were improving as the dirt dried out.

Big Thank you to the Middletown Sportsman's Club for their hospitality.  The club house was great for our pitch in dinner on Saturday night after an afternoon of shooting.  We had 3 new shooters attend and they had a great time. 

Friday night we got everyone settled in, and had a large campfire, thanks to Wild Donkey and Sweet N Sassy for the wood.  They thought they had brought enough for the entire weekend, but we used up most of it on Friday night!  LOL

On Saturday night another fire with Lenora Sutton's, wonderful spiced apple cider.  That is something we will have to add to the shoot for next year.  It was great on a cool night. 

Our shoot had an international flavor to it this year.  Our Canadian friends, Serenity and Legendary Lawman made the trip down from Hamilton, Ontario to join us.  They brought a few props with them from their CAS club up north.  Legendary Lawman did the job of armorer for us all weekend, big thanks to him for that job. 

I have a link to a video of what it looks like to shoot the trails at Middletown, Houlihan Dan in the saddle so go along with for the ride.

Results from the weekend are as follows:

Saturday

1 Rawhidenlace 172.370
2 Country Briar 203.269
3  Ramblin Man 209.448
4 Rick Sage 216.258
5  Sweet N Sassy 216.783
6  Wild Donkey 223.195
7  Diane Sage 234.200
8  Houlihan Dan 253.387
9  Serenity 256.337
10 Holly 375.708
11 Squeakus 258.411

Sunday
1 Rawhidenlace 157.352
2 Ramblin Man 157.982

3 Country Briar 169.960
4 Houlihan Dan 170.396
5 Wild Donkey 173.765
6 Sweet n Sassy 184.645
7 Serenity 221.085
8 Holly 391.218
9 Squeakus 321.291

Rifle -
1st Wild Donkey - 78.305
2nd Houlihan Dan -81.974
3rd Rawhidenlace - 91.862

Saturday night fun shoot with the glow stick balloons
Country Brair & Ramblin Man tied for 1st
Sweet n Sassy 3rd
Houlihan Dan - 4th we had to lock him out of the arena, he didn't want to quit.  LOL
Squeakus 5th

For more pictures from the event please see us on Facebook under Heartland Peacemakers.

Shootout with the Spooks UPDATED 10-15-11

*Saturday night we will host a fun Jackpot shoot just before dusk with some fun time atmosphere lighting. Glow in the dark targets you will have in your sights. Folks this is shaping up to be a fun time. So come to Middletown and have some fun, SASS Style!

Shootout with the Spooks ~ Halloween shooting match with shooting trail runs.

4 stages on Saturday and Sunday $55.00 each day.

2 Shooting Trail runs each day.

Shooters, we are planning a very special side match for the October match. How does a stage with 15 shots sound? 10 rounds with the pistols and then finish off the stage with 5 rounds of rifle ammo. If you like rifle you are going to like this stage we have in the works. See you at Middletown Ohio the 29-30.

Pitch in Potluck on Saturday night.

Electric camping and dry camping available through the Middletown Sportsman club. Contact Mike Erter at erterma@yahoo.com for reservations and information.

Email Rawhidenlace@gmail.com in the subject line request your entry and then pay at the shoot.

Fall Solistic Shoot

Remember shooters we are hosting another SASS mounted match this coming weekend. Fun starts Friday night with the Fast 5 and a Practice stage if enough interest.

Cost 35.00 with payback for each class.

Saturday we will host 4 stages with 2 stages of rifle with 3 rifle shooters. Cost 45.00 for the main match and 25.00 for rifle.
Saturday night pitch in dinner please brings a dish to share.

Sunday we will again host 4 stages with the main match.

Camping at the site will cost you 15.00 for the entire weekend, but it is primitive there is water or electric hookups. 

We look forward to seeing everyone again.

Shootout with the Spooks

October 29-30
Middletown Sportsman club, Middletown, Ohio

Shootout with the Spooks ~ Halloween shooting match with shooting trail runs.

4 stages on Saturday and Sunday $55.00 each day.

2 Shooting Trail runs each day.

Pitch in Potluck on Saturday night.

Electric camping and dry camping available through the Middletown Sportsman club. Contact Mike Erter for reservations and information.

Email Rawhidenlace in the subject line request your entry and then pay at the shoot.

September shoot

Our second monthly shoot of the year will be held at Western Riders Arena in Shelby County. September 24-25.  If enough shooters are interested please email to me at rawhidenlace@gmail.com to let me know you would like to attend.  We will hold our Fast 5 and practice stage on Friday night.  Cost 35.00 with a 100% payback of 20.00 entry fee and 5.00 going into the overall cowboy and cowgirl pot. 

Rifle and the 4 stage main match on Saturday with Saturday night pitch in dinner.  If Houlihan Dan and Marshal Cahill will be able to make it we can have some cowboy music.  They play and sing great!
 
Sunday match 4 stages.  Total cost for a fun weekend of shooting 90.00.  If you decide you want to add rifle cost 25.00 additional.

I am accepting online entry by email.  Just send me a request in the subject line.  "I'm coming save me a spot."

Directions are listed here. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=IN-44+E&daddr=Little+Blue+Rd&geocode=FdoiWwIdaM3j-g%3BFfarWwIdiR_k-g&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.560938,-85.708981&sspn=0.017866,0.032916&ie=UTF8&z=14

Guns of August complete

Here are the results from Guns of August, Midwest Regional 2011.

Rifle


Champion: Hoolihan Dan, SASS #92800

Reserve: Wild Donkey, SASS #87183



Fast Five

Men's: Hoolihan Dan

Women's: Sweet 'n Sassy, SASS #87184



Class Champions:

M4: Stoneburner, SASS #32850

M3: Hoolihan Dan

M1: Wild Donkey

SM1: Marshal Cahill, SASS #5827

L2: Sweet 'n Sassy

L1: Naptown Nellie, SASS #53707

SL2: Rawhidenlace, SASS #83406

SL1: Serenity, SASS #64982



Overall and Men's Champion: Stoneburner

Reserve Men's and Reserve Overall: Hoolihan Dan

Women's Champion: Rawhidenlace

Women's Reserve: Sweet 'n Sassy



All-Around (Mounted plus two CAS stages at the ground range)

Cowboy: Stoneburner

Cowgirl: Rawhidenlace

Pictures from the event can be found Pictures GoA

Video of the True Grit Trail

Thanks to Stoneburner and the Middletown Sportsman club for all their help, Big thank you to all our Sponsors!  Tractor Supply, Ram Fencing, Ice Bonnet, Tonto Rim Trading Company. 

Thank you Ice Bonnet for your donation to GoA 2011

Using Ice to Cool Down Your Overheated Horse.

Purchase your very own Ice Bonnet here

With the weather so hot these days here is the perfect way to keep your horse comfortable at work.

Ice Bonnet the fastest way to cool down your horse!

Guns of August

Sign up deadline for the entry fee is closing fast.  Any entries postmarked after the August 1 st deadline will 95.00 instead of the 85.00.

This years regional match is going to be fun one so we hope to see you there.  Side matches on Friday night, Muleskinner challenge for the ground shooters, All Around Cowboy start with the ground shooting on Friday morning.

Questions give us a call at 765-561-2521 or contact Stoneburner at (513) 829-4099

New email address

Attention Shooters!

I have a new email address as we have switched internet providers.

rawhidenlace@gmail.com

the starband address will not work after 7-31-2011

Thanks!

July Shoot to be reschedule

Due to cancellations of shooters and the extreme heat wave with the High Heat Index, we are going to reschedule our shoot at a later date when things cool down. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please check back for a rescheduled dates!

Update on Midwest Regional

There will be an all around cowboy compention with 2 stages of ground shooting for the mounted riders.  This will occur on Friday August 12.  For more information on the stages and time please see Guns of August mounted or the facebook page Guns of August Mounted, host by Stoneburner.

July Shoot

Will be held at Western Riders Arena, Shelbyville, Indiana.

Friday July 22 - Practice stage + Fast 5 with payback.  $35.00

Saturday 4 stages $ 45.00
Saftey meeting at 930am required for all level 1 shooters and anyone new to SASS mounted shooting.

First shot will be fired at 10 am.  Level 2's to start match followed by 3, 4, 5, 6, and 1's.

Saturday night pitchin style dinner, all shooters bring a dish to share.  The club will provide desserts.

Sunday 4 stages $ 45.00

Saftey meeting at 930am required for all level 1 shooters and anyone new to SASS mounted shooting.

First shot will be fired at 10 am. Level 2's to start match followed by 3, 4, 5, 6, and 1's.

2 stages of Rifle will be offered on Saturday after the main match.  $25.00

Questions?  Contact Rawhidenlace@gmail.com or 765-561-2521

Indiana State SASS shoot 2011 complete

Given that mother nature does not play fair, we concluded the Indiana State Shoot in one day with 11 riders, and 4 new SASS mounted members.  Not a bad start to the 2011 year.  It would have been nice to spread it out over a couple days, but we don't like playing in the mud.

A huge Thank You to Ben and Marsha Butler for letting us use their arena.  Marsha, bless her heart ended up with a sever injury one day before the shoot was schedule to start.  She was dismounting from her horse the night before and broke her right femer when the saddle slid.  We wish her a quick recover and hope that Ben isn't to lost without her for a few a weeks. 

Rifle and Over champion for the match went to Okaw SASS# 30137 (Neal Deterding) from Modoc, Il.  Overall Ladies Champion and State Match winner went to Rawhidenlace SASS #86043 ( Dottie Linville), Men State Champion went to Wild Donkey SASS# 87183 (Kurt Abrams).  Both Rawhidenlace and Wild Donkey earned free entry to the Midwest Regional at Guns of August - August 12-14, 2011.

In our L1/SL1 divisions Mustang Lady SASS# 87688 (Brenda Polston) won and it gives her, her first win of 2 needed to move to a L2.  Congradualtions to Mustang Lady!

Congradulations to our winners and we looked forward to seeing everyone again in July at Western Riders Arena July 22-24.

July Meeting the 9th

The next membership meeting will be at the Trackside Cafe in Greensburg at 11 am on July 9th.

Hope to see you there!

For map click HERE

Hello Shooters

I have been receiving quite a few inquires lately on where we are shooting? What is it going to cost?   How much fun do you SASS mounted shooters have anway?

Well, in nutshell, we will be hosting our shoots in Shelbyville, Indiana this summer.  We shoot cheap, we have fun, lots of fun, and keep we keep things simple.

Our shoots this year are held the fourth weekend of each month exculding August when we all pack up and head to Middletown, Ohio.  Second weekend in August for the Midwest Regional Shoot.  Hosted by the Big Irons and Heartland Peacemakers.  Entry form can be located here Guns of August mounted form

Our monthly shoots held outside of Shelbyville, cost the following:

Main Match Entry Fee: (4 stages) $45.00 Adults, Juniors & Seniors

Buckaroo: $20.00

Rifle (5 or more/gender split, 2 stages) $25.00

Jackpot 3-D 2 stages $10.00 each stage $20.00

Exhibition 3 stages on Saturday only $22.50 must entry main match

Friday night we either host a clinic or other fun type events like an extreme stage, or the Popular Fast 5 with payback.

If you need more information, please contact Rawhidenlace or call 765-561-2521

We are looking forward to seeing everyone again this summer.

Ride fast, shoot straight, and keep your powder dry!

Guns of August SASS mounted Midwest Regional

Guns of August will be hosted by the Big Irons and the Heartland Peacemakers for the mounted entry form click here Guns of August Mounted entry form

This year will the best ever with a new permanent arena and lots of fun!

We hope to see you there!

Indiana State SASS shoot 2011

*UPDATED*

The State shoot will be held at Ben & Marsha Butlers


10877 S CR 775 W, Reelsville, in 46171


For more information or if you would like an entry form emailed to you please contact Dottie Linville @ rawhidenlace@gmail.com or by phone 765-561-2521.

Main Match Entry Fee: (6 stages) $70.00 Adults, Juniors & Seniors

Buckaroo: $20.00

Extreme Stage Friday night $25.00

Rifle (5 or more/gender split, 2 stages) $25.00

Fast 5 Friday night + 1 practice stage $35.00  This is a payback stage.

We will have a pitch in style pot luck saturday night, so please bring something to share.  The club will be suppling the hambugers and hotdogs.



You must be a SASS member to shoot, but you may join the day of the match, and by special arrangement with SASS, CMSA members may join for $45-that’s $10 off a regular initial membership!

Directions from Marsha Butler to the arena:

From I 70 West bound take exit 41 and turn right at the end of the ramp (which is SR 231 N) to US 40 and turn left. Stay on US 40 for several miles. You will pass the Putnamville Prison and Cook Lumber Company. The turn is about 2 miles after Cook Lumber. Look for the Clay-Putnam County line sign. Road sign will say 900 N on the right side of the road and 500 E on the left. Turn left and go about 2 miles to the cross roads. Sign will be 900 N on the right side and 1000 S on the left. Turn left and go about 1.2 miles to CR 775 W. Turn right. We are the 3rd house on the left-white house with green roof.
 From I 70 East bound take exit 23 and turn left at the end of the ramp (which is SR 59 N). You will pass the National Guard Armory and Forest Park on your right. Just after that you will come to Pinckley Street. Turn right and go 7.2 miles to CR 775 W. Turn right and we are the 3rd house on the left. White house with a green roof.

Shoot for this weekend

Given the extreme weather from this evening with all the thunder storms raging throught he state.  Western Riders, treasure Bill Taylor called me this evening to let me know that the arean and grounds recieved alot of water this afternoon and evening.

Wild Donkey and I will check it out in the morning and then make the call on whether to hold the shoot.  Since the arena is close to the river the ground maybe to wet to get trailers into. 

I will post more here in the morning after we get back from checking the facilities.

Shooting arena changed

Our first shoot of the year will be held at Western Riders Arena in Shelby County.

Directions are listed here. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=IN-44+E&daddr=Little+Blue+Rd&geocode=FdoiWwIdaM3j-g%3BFfarWwIdiR_k-g&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.560938,-85.708981&sspn=0.017866,0.032916&ie=UTF8&z=14

This would be from interstate 74.

Take State Road 44 east to the Carter lumber and turn left at 325 E.   follow it to the first stop sign and turn right on 100 N, from 100 N turn 350 E, turn left on to 200 N and follow it until you come to the T. At the T/200N turn left, follow it about ¼ mile and slow down when you see the bridge w/guardrails; Turn right onto Little Blue Road and follow it around to the arena, which will be on the right side of road about ¾ of mile.


Brown clubhouse by entrance gate. Please go to the left of the arena and park in the field or by the trees.

Shooting Demo in April 2011

On saturday April 30th we have a demonstration as part of the amazing animals show at the Ripley County Fair grounds. All are welcome

Next club meeting

Will be April 17 at the home of Ed & Darlene Shepherd.  1pm, and is a pitch in dinner.  Please bring a dish to share.

We have several things on the agenda so please be prepared and on time.

Meeting postponed

Members the meeting was cancelled for today, once I get news of the new date I will post it here.

Thank you for your patience.

The trip was intense; we had some mechanical issues going down, but arrived at Foxtrotter Arena on Thursday evening.



The fun began on Friday night with a practice stage and then "The Fast Five" a rundown of sorts that you could shoot anyway you wanted as long as the balloons were broken before you crossed the finished line. Five shots, fastest time. Rawhidenlace won the Limited ladies, and Wild Donkey won the Men’s limited.



Saturday dawned clear, sunny, and promised to be a warm day for us northerners. Ran the first three stages of the 6-stage match plus two stages of rifle. Rawhidenlace came in third for the ladies. Wild Donkey placed 9th in the men’s division.



Saturday night was fun as we had pitch in dinner and lots of socializing. As you know, we are a social bunch. The Florida Outlaws really put on a great spread and many friendships were established.



Sunday turned out to be another gorgeous day with the last 3stages of the match plus the Extreme stage.



When all was said and done, and not a balloon left standing or floating, the match ended thus:

Wild Donkey - Reserve M1

Sweet n Sassy - 4th L2

Rawhidenlace – Champion SL2

Abe – 3rd M4

Lady Lacota – Trophy winner

SASS Eastern National Championship

A few of the Peacemakers will be heading south to Florida for the SASS Eastern National Championship, held in Ocala Florida.

I will do my best to keep the blog up to date as we travel, post how everyone is doing and get lots of pictures for the site.

Stay tuned.