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 MON 5 EASTER 6 Rifle All ranges open Shoot 10:00-3:00 PM. 5:00 PM 12 13 Pistol 19 TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 Trap: Shoot Closed for 5:00 PM CYSSA Shoot 20 21 22 23 24 25 Trap: Norm Volponi ATA Shoot 26 Trap: Norm 27 28 29 30 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? Email [email protected] to join the mailing list for hours of operation.
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