THE TARGET
The Official Newsletter of Livermore-Pleasanton Rod & Gun Club
April 2015
64th Annual Golden West Grand
May 6th-10th, 2015
$7,000 Added Money
$8,000 in Awards
10 Events
$339 to Participate in Full Event
Gold Coins to Championship Event Winners
More Information on Page 3!
**Trap Range will be closed to shooters not participating in the
event.
Hunter Education
Courses: 2015
April 14, 16, & 18
May 12, 14, & 16
_________________
Students MUST
attend all three
sessions.
Starting times are
6 PM, 7 PM, and 8:30
AM respectively.
Pre-registration
required.
Contact Instructor
Lorrie Ambrosino,
925-447-6682 for
more information.
CA is Hog Heaven for Wild Pigs
The relationship between California residents and wild pigs could be described as
“love/hate.” That is, hunters love them
while everyone else seems to hate them.
Classified as a game mammal in California, wild pigs provide year-round hunting
opportunity.
California’s wild pigs are descendents of
the European wild boar, introduced to
Monterey County, California in the 1920s;
and domestic swine, imported by European settlers in the 1700s. Domestic swine
foraged freely, eventually becoming semiwild, or “feral.” Over time, they interbred
with the European boar. Today’s California
wild pig is actually a wild boar/feral pig hybrid.
The physical characteristics of a California
wild pig vary significantly throughout the
state. Some exhibit the long hair and
snouts, small erect ears and angular
shaped bodies of their wild boar ancestors, while others have short hair, long
floppy ears, and a barrel-shaped body.
Colors range from solid black to red,
striped, grizzled or spotted.
Even if you don’t see wild pigs, evidence
of their presence is obvious—it could be
as benign as a few pig tracks, or an entire
hillside that looks like it’s been worked
over with a rototiller. Wild pigs use their
snouts to root up the ground in search of
food, including roots, fungus, and other
items. As omnivores, they also consume
garden landscape plants and agricultural
crops. https://www.dfg.ca.gov/keepmewild/
64th Annual Golden West Grand
ATA Shoot
May 6-10th, 2015
Schedule of Events:
Tuesday, May 5th: 12:00 - 4:00 PM Handicapping
Wednesday, May 6th
Event 1—Singles
Event 2—Russ McClennan Memorial Handicap
Event 3—Class Doubles Championships
Thursday, May 7th
Event 4—Class Singles Championships
Event 5—White Flyer Handicap
Friday, May 8th
Event 6—Golden West Grand Preliminary Handicap
Event 7—Golden West Grand Doubles Championships
Saturday, May 9th
Event 8—Golden West Grand Singles Championships
Sunday, May 10th
Event 9—Dan Bonillas Handicap
Event 10—Golden West Grand Handicap Championships
64th Annual Golden West Grand
RV Accommodations: Email Bob McKnight, [email protected]
$15/ Night RV, $10/Night Dry Camping, NO DUMPING
The following hotels have arranged discounted rates & room blocks
for those attending the Golden West Grand.
Mention "64th GWG" when booking your room!
Hilton Garden Inn
2801 Constitution Drive, Livermore, CA 94551
(925) 292-2000
Holiday Inn Dublin
6680 Regional Street, Dublin CA 9468
(925) 574-7103
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham
2801 N. Livermore Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551
(925) 606-6060
Pre-Squad is available to all shooters by mailing
the Pre-Squad Registration form on next page to:
GOLDEN WEST GRAND
NORM VOLPONI
22665 PROSPECT HEIGHTS
GROVELAND, CA 95321
VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!! CALL BRADIE @ 925-999-0432
April 2015
SUN
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5 EASTER
6 Rifle
All ranges open
Shoot
10:00-3:00 PM.
5:00 PM
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13 Pistol
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WED
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FRI
SAT
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18 Trap:
Shoot
Closed for
5:00 PM
CYSSA Shoot
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25 Trap: Norm
Volponi ATA
Shoot
26 Trap: Norm
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Volponi ATA
Shoot
YOUTH SMALLBORE TEAM
RIFLE SHOOTING
Ages 10-20 Years Old
Contact Coach Frank!
[email protected]
LIVERMORE SHOOTERS BAILEY NELSON & TIM MINKEL TAKE GOLD
DURING JUNIOR BUNKER OLYMPICS
On March 14th & 15th our own Livermore Bunker held the 2015 California
State Junior Olympics. Seventy five targets were shot on Saturday and fifty on Sunday. We had two of our own Livermore CYSSA shooters compete and do exceptionally well. In the women's division, Bailey Nelson hit
80 targets to take gold, Natalie Holt from Calaveras took silver and
Faith Pendergrass from Calaveras took bronze. In the men’s division Tim
Minkel hit 105 targets to take gold. Ian Dunne from A & A Shooters took
silver and Kobe Wright, also from A & A shooters, took bronze. This win
makes these two kids eligible to shoot in the Junior Olympics in Col-
orado Springs in mid July.
Are you interested in learning more about the bunker?
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of operation.