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Ocoee Rangers Newsletter … December 2014 … Vol. 12 … Issue No. 12
Posted by Deadman in NewsletterTenn Critr Shot His100th Match Without A Miss At December Shoot!
The December 27th Shoot was the last Ocoee Rangers Shoot in 2014. Time flies, doesn’t it? 55 shooters participated in the match, 12 of which shot with no misses. Speaking of No Misses, Tenn Critr, shooting Senior Gunfighter and placing No. 1 in that category, shot his 100th Match With No Misses, and he did it as an Ocoee Ranger. Sure, he shoots at Oak Ridge and at Mystery Dog, but he shot his 100th Match With No Misses as an Ocoee Ranger. Congratulations, cowboy!
Tenn Critr, Shooting Elder Statesman Gunfighter, Shot His 100th No Misses Match
How’d the other shooters do? Well, Unpleasant, shooting Gunfighter, was the Top Gun, and Roma Jane was the Top Lady Shooter, closely followed by Dodge City Dixie. The Top 10 Shooters were (1) Unpleasant (2) Hurricane Charly (3) Ocoee Red (4) Barkeep Casey (5) Purly (6) Deadly Shooter (7) Tabasco J.O.T. (8) Polecat Carl (9) Fast Harley and (10) Pleasant.
2 shooters shot the in Cattle Baron class, Tabasco J.O.T. and Rev. Adam Jones, and both shot with no misses.
Hey! What happened to Too Tall? Did he shoot? Well, of course he did. He placed 35th. But the little gentleman shot Outlaw and only missed 1 shot. That wasn’t bad shooting, at least Yazoo City Gal thought it wasn’t bad shooting … for him. He placed 2nd in Outlaw shooting, and she placed 1st.
Horseshoe John Shooting & T-Bone Angus On The Timer.
The December shoot is a fun shoot: the results at that match aren’t figured into the Annual Match calculations. So, folks sometimes shoot in categories they normally don’t shoot in just for a new fun experience. Last Kiss and Too Tall shot Outlaw. Pop Dawson shot in the Josey Wales category: he shot everything with pistols. Fast Harley, Steely I. Justice and Dirtwater Fox shot Gun Sharp. Shooting Gun Sharp, they shot stage 1 as Traditional (2 hands hold on each pistol), stage 2 as Duelist, stage 3 as Double Duelist, stage 4 as Gunfighter and stage 5 as Outlaw.
December Shoot Results
TOP GUN … Unpleasant
Top Lady Shooter … Roma Jane
Buckaroo … (1) S.A. Jr.
Lady B-Western … (1) Dodge City Dixie
B-Western … (1) T-Bone Angus
Frontier … (1) Long Gulch
Gun Sharp .. (1) Fast Harley (2) Dirtwater Fox (3) Steely I. Justice
Josey Wales … (1) Pop Dawson
Classic Cowboy … (1) Smokin’ Dave
Cowboy … (1) Hurricane Charly (2) Outhouse 2
Lady 49er … (1) Mrs. Pleasant
49er … (1) Black Jack Lee(2) Kwonha Del (3) Outhouse 1
Lady Wrangler … (1) Miss Kitty Kat (2) Bella
Wrangler (1) Barkeep Casey (2) Polecat Carl (3) S.A. Pondwater
Lady Senior … (1) Roma Jane
Senior … (1) Ocoee Red
Lady Silver Senior … (1) Two Step Net
Silver Senior … (1) Purly (2) Sledge (3) Colonel Mortimer
Elder Statesman … (1) Tin Pot (2) Wildcat Wilkey
Cattle Baron … (1) Tabasco J.O.T. (2) Rev. Adam Jones
Frontier Cartridge Duelist … (1) TN Mongo
Senior Duelist … (1) Ranger Roger
Elder Statesman Duelist … (1) Horseshoe John
Lady Gunfighter … (1) the Duchess
Gunfighter … (1) Unpleasant (2) Dead Lee Shooter (3) Pleasant
Senior Gunfighter … (1) Tenn Critr (2) Yankee Dutchman (3) Reno Mustang
Silver Senior Gunfighter … (1) Tenn Smoke
Front. Cart. Gunfighter … (1) Kid Ziggy (2) Judge’m All Duncan (3) Keystone
Outlaw … (1) Yazoo City Gal (2) Marshal Too Tall (3) Tio Don
2014 Ocoee Rangers Annual Awards Presented After The December Shoot
2014 was a good shooting year for the Ocoee Rangers. Average shooting attendance per match in 2014 was 68 shooters, up from 61 per match in 2013. In 2014, there were 161 shooters who shot 1 or more matches with us: that’s 19 more than in 2013. In 2014, there were 76 shooters who shot 5 or more matches with us: that’s 7 more than in 2013. Keeping attendance up is a challenge. It’s harder to get shooting supplies than it sometimes used to be, and some of us are getting a bit more mature, as the years move along. But the final measurement is that those who regularly or somewhat regularly shoot with us have fun at Ocoee Rangers Shoots, and we’re safe on our range. We have trees, good shooting bays, and even after a few rainy days, we can shoot without getting muddy. But enough of this. Let’s announce the 2014 Ocoee Rangers Annual Awards Winners.
Our 2 most prestigious awards are (1) the Annual Spirit of the Game Award and (2) the Annual Top Gun Award. The Spirit of the Game Award is determined by a selection committee, this year lead by Double Eagle, and awarded to a cowboy or cowgirl who is a good ambassador for the Ocoee Rangers and Cowboy Shooters in general. The 2014 Spirit of the Game Award was presented to Sudden Sam.
L-R: Ocoee Red Presenting Sudden Sam The 2014 Annual Spirit of the Game Award
The Top Gun Award is determined by shoot results January through November, with points being awarded to shooters placing in the Top 10 at each match. Unpleasant was without question the 2014 Ocoee Rangers Top Gun … Once again.
L-R: Unpleasant Receiving The 2014 Top Gun Award From Ocoee Red
TOP 10 SHOOTERS – 2014
No. 1 … Unpleasant
No. 2 … Hurricane Charly
No. 3 … Marshal Too Tall
No. 4 … Cumberland Drifter
No. 5 … Pleasant
No. 6 … Widowmaker
No. 7 … Barkeep Casey
No. 8 … Clancy O’Conall
No. 9 … Purly
No. 10 … Ocoee Red
TOP 5 MOST ACCURATE SHOOTERS – 2014
No. 1 … Hide Cutter
No. 2 … Frank Canton
No. 3 … Marshal Too Tall
No. 4 … Tabasco J.O.T.
No. 5 … Horseshoe John
Annual Award Qualification Requirement: Except for Buckaroo & Young Gun shooters, shooters must shoot 5 matches, January through November in the year. Top 10 Shooters receive points for placement for each shoot: 10 points for No. 1 and 1 point for No. 10. The Top 5 Lady Shooters at each match receive points for placement at each shoot: 5 points for No. 1 and 1 point for No. 5. Category shooters receive placement points for the top 5 shooters at each match, in the same manner as Lady Shooters. Accuracy Awards are based on misses per match/per stage shot. Buffalo Shooters receive 5 points for winning a category at each match and points are cumulative.
HOW CAN I INCREASE MY CHANCES OF WINNING AN ANNUAL SHOOTING AWARD IN 2015? … Shoot in the same category at each shoot. If you change around, you’ll likely lose points. Remember, folks who shoot more and accumulate points may score higher than someone who wins when he/she shoots but doesn’t shoot as often.
2014 Annual Shooting Awards Winners
BUFFALO SHOOT WINNERS – 2014
.22 Cal. … Jackson Longstreet
LONG RANGE RIFLE – Rifle Cal. … Yankee Dutchman
Long RANGE RIFLE – Pistol Cal. … Marshal Too Tall
LONG RANGE PISTOL … Marshal Too Tall
LADY BUCKAROO … (1) Half-Cocked Kaylee
LADY BUCKAROO – PISTOLS ONLY … (1) Little Purly
BUCKAROO … (1) S.A. Jr. (2) Vicious Nick
LADY B-WESTERN … (1) Dodge City Dixie
B-WESTERN … (1) Polecat Carl(2) Sundance McNeyman (3) Steely I. Justice
FRONTIER … (1) Long Gulch
CLASSIC COWBOY … (1) Lightning McCoy (2) Hoss Carpenter & El Paso Slim
COWGIRL … (1) Mrs. Pleasant (2) the Duchess
COWBOY … (1) Unpleasant (2) Hurricane Charly
LADY WRANGLER … (1) Anita Margarita (2) Miss Kitty Kat
WRANGLER … (1) Jackson Longstreet (2) Barkeep Casey (3) Hide Cutter
LADY 49ER … (1) LuLu McGoo (2) Shez A Pistol (3) Mrs. Pleasant
49ER … (1) Happy Pappy (2) Cumberland Drifter (3) Dirtwater Fox
LADY SENIOR … (1) Roma Jane (2) Cotton Ginnie
SENIOR … (1) Marshal Too Tall (2) Purly (3) Ocoee Red
LADY SILVER SENIOR … (1) Two Step Net
SILVER SENIOR … (1) Frank Canton (2) Sledge (3) Deadman
ELDER STATESMAN … (1) Tin Pot (2) Wildcat Wilkey (3) Tom Cassidy
CATTLE BARON … (1) Tabasco J.O.T. (2) Papa Dave (3) Linc
DUELIST … (1) Lucky Lightburne (2) Smokin’ Dave (3) Ranger Roger
SENIOR DUELIST … (1) Ranger Roger (2) Double Eagle
SILVER SENIOR DUELIST … (1) Pop Dawson (2) Delta Desperado
ELDER STATESMAN DUELIST … (1) Horseshoe John
FRONTIER CARTRIDGE DUELIST … (1) Jackalope (2) Long Gulch (3) El Paso Slim
DOUBLE DUELIST … (1) TN Mongo (2) Double Eagle (3) Owlhoot Hardin
SENIOR DOUBLE DUELIST … (1) Double Eagle (2) Steely I. Justice
ELDER STATESMAN DOUBLEDUELIST … (1) Shenandoah Will (2) Owlhoot Hardin
(3) Hoss Carpenter
LADY GUNFIGHTER … (1) Last Kiss
GUNFIGHTER … (1) Pleasant (2) Clancy O’Conall & Widowmaker (3) Slater
SENIOR GUNFIGHTER … (1) Yankee Dutchman (2) Keystone (3) Reno Mustang
SILVER SENIOR GUNFIGHTER … (1) Tenn Smoke (2) T-Bone Angus
CATTLE BARON GUNFIGHTER … (1) Tenn Critr
OUTLAW … (1) Fast Harley (2) Loose Cinch (3) Tio Don
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