The Ocoee Ranger Published by the Ocoee Rangers Cowboy & Cowgirl Action Shooters Sponsored by the Cleveland Hunting Rifle & Pistol Club, Cleveland, TN.

Volume 2, Issue No. 11                                                                                                  November, 2004

NOVEMBER SHOOT CLOSES COMPETITION FOR 2004 SHOOTING AWARDS

 

November is …… Well, it’s a month for turkeys.  That’s right.  First, we had turkeys for lunch or dinner on Thanksgiving.  Then on the Saturday after Turkey Day, a lot of turkeys dressed as cowgirls & cowboys and hustled out to the range to play:  64 cowboys (57) & cowgirls (7) shot the match. The November match closed competition for 2004 shooting awards.  No, it’s not the last shoot of the year.  Remember, we award annual awards in the event immediately following the December shoot.  So in order to calculate the standings and prepare the awards, we need a little time. 

 

The day started a bit chilly, moderated a little, and then ended in the rain. But it was a fun day.  How’d it go?  Well, Dead Beat showed up in new winter duds.  We couldn’t decide to register him to shoot, or put a leash on him and feed him a few prairie dogs.  Coyotes love prairie dogs, or that’s what’s been told.  C. Rider and General Breckinridge were there in confederate uniforms, making former Yankees in the crowd a mite apprehensive … but only for a little while.  Then the shooting started.  Ol’ T-Bone

Posse Leaders, L-R:  T-Bone, Double Eagle, Horseshoe John, Tucson Tuco, Marshal Too Tall

did a good job with the stage scenarios.  They had movement in them, went fast, weren’t confusing, and were fun to shoot.  11 shooters shot all 5 stages without a miss: 10 cowboys and a cowgirl. Perfect match shooters were: Marshal Too Tall, Double Eagle, R.I.P. Overland, Horseshoe John, Catoosa Kid, Rev. Adam Jones, Tennessee Ted, Deadman, Yankee Shiner, Ranger Roger and Yogo Blue.

Dead Beat – the coyote

Unfortunately, a few of our shooters were under the weather or recuperating from medical situations and couldn’t come out and play: Owlhoot Hardin, Shadrack Jones, and Rawhide Rex. A couple of others were stuck baby-sitting:  Dustin Clays and Pleasant.   The Top 10 Shooters were:  1. Cool Waters  2.  Ocoee Red  3. Tabasco JOT  4. Double Eagle  5. Festus D. Deputy  6. Marshal Too Tall  7. Whiskey River Nelson  8. Unpleasant       9. R.I.P. Overland  10. S.A. Pondwater            The Top Gun was Cool Waters, the gentleman from North Alabama, and the Top Cowgirl Shooter was Last Kiss.    (See shoot results continued on page 3.)

                                                         

Out on the Range  -  Marshal Too Tall’s Posse

 

Sorry, cowfolk, but the Word Scratcher didn’t recognize several of these cowboys.   L-R Kneeling: Slater, Tennessee Ted, Tri,  ?   Middle Row:  Awful Close, ?, ?, Fast Harley.   Back Row:  ?, Marshal Too Tall, Last Kiss, Cherokee Mad Dog, ?

Ain’t it interesting how Too Tall and Last Kiss temporarily grew fast and tall to be able to stand and tower over all the other folks.

 

NEXT SHOOT – December 18  

 

Buffalo Shoot begins at 8:00 am  ….  Registration begins 8:15 am  Posse Leader’s walk through 9:30 am …..  Safety Meeting & pervious month’s awards presented 10:00 am  ….  Shooting!  …  Go to Golden Corral for lunch & presentation of 2004 awards, drawing for prizes (anyone who has shot with us in 2004 is eligible), gift swap –for those who want to swap (it ain’t required – you can attend & be eligible for the drawing without participating in the swap).  See page 3.