What's Been Happening in the North East:
- June 7, 2009: Results from the 2009 SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships.
- May 17, 2009: The Harvard Ghost Riders and Shawsheen River Rangers announce the results from their shoot on Saturday, May 16, 2009. Saguaro Jack and Tazzmainian Kid had clean shoots.
You can still sign up for the 2009 SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships to be held June 5-7th. Click here.
- May 13, 2009: The COWBOY GUNWORKS “TOP GUN” SHOOTING SCHOOL will be held Friday, June 19th at The Dalton Gang Range in Dalton, NH by 3-time SASS New Hampshire State Champion Jimmy Spurs. All shooting levels will be covered: beginner to intermediate to advanced. A large emphasis will be placed on transitions and eliminating time throughout your stages rather than just shooting faster. This course will focus on helping the shooter develop their own personal style and help enhance their current shooting ability. The fee will be $125 per person or $199 for couples. The class will run from 9 am to 5 pm. A ten-stage two-day shoot will follow on Saturday and Sunday, so come camp out and spend the weekend! Contact Jimmy to register.
- April 27, 2009: The Danvers Desperados results from April 25, 2009.
- April 27, 2009: The Harvard Ghost Riders and Shawsheen River Rangers have the flyer ready for their 6-stage shoot with lunch at Harvard, MA on Saturday, May 16th. Come shoot!
- April 26, 2009: The Harvard Ghost Riders have the flyer ready for their 6-stage shoot with lunch at Harvard, MA on Sunday, May 3rd. Come shoot!
- April 15, 2009: The Danvers Desperados announce the "Spring Rendezvous" 6-stage CAS Shoot at The Danvers Fish & Game Club in Middleton, MA on Saturday, April 25th. Lunch included.
- April 14, 2009: The Beaver Creek Desperados announce the flyer and registration form for the 2009 SASS Maine State Championships 10-stage "Thunder Over Beaver Creek" being held September 11-13, 2009 near Berwick, ME.
- Mar. 29, 2009: Anyone wishing to take a SASS Range Operations Basic Safety Course (Level I) also known as the "RO I Course" is urged to contact Barrister Bill. It will be held sometime in the next six weeks at either Harvard, Woburn or Danvers depending on the interest.
- Mar. 28, 2009: CANCELLED - The Harvard Ghost Riders and The Gunnysackers have decided to cancel their 6-stage shoot at Harvard, MA on Sunday, March 29th due to rain.
- Mar.17, 2009: The Harvard Ghost Riders and The Gunnysackers have the flyer ready for their 6-stage shoot at Harvard, MA on Sunday, March 29th. Come shoot!
- Mar. 15, 2009: 'The Germinator', Linda Anne Bousquet, ND, 44, of Brookline, NH, died at Tuft's New England Medical Center in Boston on Sunday, March 15, 2009 after a brief illness.
She was born on December 5, 1964 in Lowell, Massachusetts, daughter of Leon M. Bousquet and Louise M. (Turcotte) Bousquet of Pelham, NH.
Dr. Bousquet graduated from Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson, NH in 1982. She graduated from the University of Lowell with a BS in Physical Therapy in 1991 and the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, with the degree of Doctor of Naturopathy in 2002.
As a teenager, Linda was a member of the Showstoppers Accordion Band and participated in many competitions. She was an outdoor enthusiast, participating in several long distance bicycling events such as Paris-Brest-Paris and Boston-Montreal-Boston and Race Across America qualifiers. She was an avid hiker working toward becoming a member of the New Hampshire Four Thousand Footers Club having climbed thirty of the recognized forty-eight peaks. Among many activities that she enjoyed are cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and rollerblading. Linda was a member of the Single Action Shooting Society fondly known as "The Germinator" and had recently won an event in her category at the Mason-Dixon Stampede in Thurmont, Maryland. She was a life-long lover of cats.
Linda was a member and Treasurer of the New Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors. Her practice, Naturopathic Health and Wellness Center, LLC, was located in Nashua, NH. As a Naturopathic Doctor, Linda used natural therapeutics to address the cause of illness. She believed in using a holistic approach to health and living a healthy, clean lifestyle. She was a member of the Raw New England Community of Waltham, MA. She loved sprouting her own seeds and nuts and juicing and dehydratng fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. She also considered chocolate to be a necessary food group. She was in the process of co-writing a book on the naturopathic treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Linda is the wife of Edward Fisher (Marshal Mo Hare) of Brookline, NH. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her parents, her sister, Patricia Kennedy of Tewksbury, MA, her brother, Richard Bousquet of Pelham, NH; her nieces Sarah Kennedy of Tewksbury, Mass, Faith Bousquet of Hillsborough, NH, and her nephew Joseph Bousquet of Antrim, NH.
A Memorial Service will be held at St. Patrick Parish, 12 Main St. Pelham, NH at 10 am, Thursday, March 19. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a donation to a charity of their own choice. Burial will be private at a later date.
- Mar. 7, 2009: Several shoot dates have changed recently so you should go to Northeast CAS Dates and make sure the dates are what you thought they were. The Harvard Ghost Riders changed from April 5th to March 29th. The White Mountain Regulators changed from April 26th to April 19th and Country Pond F & G Club changed from April 19th to April 12th to help out the White Mountain Regulators. There have been some additions, so check it out.
- Mar. 2, 2009: These present and former New England shooters did us proud at Winter Range which ended yesterday with 600 plus shooters. In order of awards presented:
Bonnie Dee – Grand Dame 3rd
Dirty Dan – Elder Statesman 8th
Turquoise Bill – Classic Cowboy 10th
Cayuse – Classic Cowboy 9th
Grazer – Duelist 3rd
Birdie Cage – Lady B-Western 5th
Half-a-Hand Henri – Lady B-Western 1st
Boston Lady – Lady Frontier Cartridge 3rd
Hawley McCoy – Lady Gunfighter 6th
Lou Graham – Lady Gunfighter 4th
Kidd Thunder – Senior Duelist 9th
C.C. Lakota – Senior Duelist 7th
Dakota Maid – Lady Senior 8th
Avocatessa – Lady 49er 8th
Crystal Creek Chris – Lady Traditional 10th
Stormy Shooter – Lady Traditional 2nd
- Dec. 30, 2008: Shawsheen River Rangers: "Unfortunately due to the present dangerous field conditions and forecast for snow on Wednesday, we will be unable to properly setup the Black Powder range at the Woburn Sportsmen’s Association and make it safe for the shoot scheduled for New Years Day. Sorry – We were looking forward to it. Please pass the word on."
- Dec. 11, 2008: The Shawsheen River Rangers will be hosting their annual New Year's Day Shoot on, well, New Year's Day. Flyer.
- Nov. 14, 2008: The Harvard Ghost Riders regret to have to announce that they have cancelled the shoot for Saturday, November 15th due to rain.
The next shoot in New England looks like it will be "The Iron Cowboy Shoot" in Candia, NH on Sunday, November 30th. You will need to bring (or borrow) four pistols, two rifles and one shotgun. You will just need one leather rig as the extra two pistols will be staged. A stage might start with you shooting two pistols and holstering them, then picking up a rifle and shooting ten shots, then putting it down and moving to another position to shoot the other rifle, then the other two pistols and then moving to finish with the shotgun. Not everyone has enough pistols so we loan pistols and rifles as needed. You will need 80 pistol, 80 rifle and about 30 shotgun rounds. It's a blast! See website.
- Oct. 27, 2008: Results from the Danver Desperados CAS Shoot on Oct. 25, 2008.
- Oct. 20, 2008: Results for the Harvard Ghost Riders CAS Shoot on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.
- Oct 13, 2008: The Danvers Desperados next CAS Shoot will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. Program Flyer.
- Oct. 7, 2008: The Harvard Ghost Riders will be holding a 6-stage CAS Shoot 'Reckoning at the Flats' on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.
- Oct. 6, 2008: New England shooters did well at the 2008 SASS Maine State Championships, 2008 SASS New York State Championships, 2008 West Virginia State Championships and the 2008 SASS North East Regional.
- August 9, 2008: Results from the Danvers Desperados CAS Shoot: Overall Category Stages Clean Shoot
- July 28, 2008: The 2008 SASS New England Regional set a new record with 257 shooters competing July 23-27, 2008 in Pelham, NH. Results.
- July 25, 2008: The Danvers Desperados will be running their second shoot of the year on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Program
- June 16, 2008: Smokey Sue announced that due to "persistence" of Rootin' Tootin' Tim, the Falmouth, ME Town Council is now allowing camping at the 2008 SASS Maine State Championships to be held by the Hurricane Valley Rangers at the Falmouth Rifle & Pistol Club, Falmouth, ME on August 29-31, 2008. Ya'll come on and join us shooting big targets up close.
- June 7, 2008: Sheriff Rusty P. Bucket announced that Holy Terror will attending the 2008 SASS New England Regional 'The Great Nor'easter' and will conducting the Holy Terror Shooting School.
- June 1, 2008: The Harvard Ghost Riders had 154 shooters compete at the 2008 SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships.
- May 21, 2008: The Harvard Ghost Riders have over 152 shooters signed up for the 2008 SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships being held May 30-June 1 in Harvard, MA.
- May 19, 2008: Here are the results from the Shawsheen River Rangers 'Spring Showdown' held Saturday, May 17th: Overall Results - Category Results - Stage Results - Clean Match
- May 9, 2008: Click here for the program for the Shawsheen River Rangers 1st Annual 'Spring Showdown' on Saturday, May 17th in Bedford, MA with 4 stages and a free lunch!
- May 7, 2008: The Hurricane Valley Rangers announce that they are cancelling their shoot for Saturday, May 10th due to the weather.
May 3, 2008: The Harvard Ghost Riders announce "last call" for entries for the 2008 SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships. Get them in now or forever hold your peace. The Harvard Ghost Rider shoot on Sunday, May 4, 2008 has been cancelled due to rain.
- April 10, 2008: The Harvard Ghost Riders will be running their first shoot of the year on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Flyer
- April 9, 2008: The Danvers Desperados will be running their first shoot of the year on Saturday, April 26, 2008. Program
- April 8, 2008: The White Mountain Regulators of New Hampshire will be running their first shoot of the year on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in Candia, NH. Information.
- March 9, 2008: The cowboys and cowgirls of New England (Past & Present) have represented us very well indeed at Winter Range, the SASS National Championship in Phoenix, AZ.
Bonnie Dee: Grand Dame 1st,
Half-a-Hand Henri: Lady Gunfighter 1st,
Yankee: Frontier Cartridge 2nd,
Grazer: Duelist 4th,
CC Lakota: Senior Duelist 4th,
Boston Lady: Lady Frontier Cartridge 5th,
Kidd Thunder: Frontier Cartridge Duelist 5th,
Bear Lee Tallable Senior Duelist 5th,
Dirty Dan: Elder Statesman 5th,
Hawley McCoy: Lady Duelist 7th,
Lou Graham: Lady Gunfighter 8th,
Peddler Jack: Senior Duelist 9th,
Wild Sage: Lady 49er 10th,
Barrister Bill: Black Powder Skeet 2nd.
39 of over 600 contestants had a “Clean Match”. Quite an accomplishment! Two of our own Ghost Riders were among those elite.
They were:
BONNIE DEE & CAYUSE.
Others of note were:
Buck Boseman,
May Rein,
Dirty Dan.
RESULTS
- Jan. 14, 2008: Quaker Hill Bill and Appaloosa Amy will be running a SASS Range Operations Basic Safety Course (Level I) aka 'RO1 Course' will be held (tentatively) on Feb. 3 at 10am in the pistol house lounge at the Hartford Gun Club. We will need a head count prior to that day in order to have the proper amount of material on hand. Let Cayuse and/or Bill and Amy know if you're interested.
- Dec. 7, 2007: Results from the 2007 SASS Territorial Governor Summit in Las Vegas, NV. There were two other announcements made at the Territorial Governors Summit. One announcement concerned Power Factors and other concerned shotgun ammunition. Below are the official announcements.
Power Factor
Beginning at End of Trail 2008, the minimum standard for ammunition used in all smokeless categories at State, Regional, National, International and World Championship Competitions shall be not less than a minimum power factor of 60 and no velocity may be less than 400 fps. The maximum velocity standard for revolvers will remain as 1000 fps. The maximum velocity standard for rifles will remain as 1400 fps. Buckaroo Category shooters choosing to use center-fire ammunition in handguns and/or rifles must also meet all power factor and velocity requirements. Pocket Pistols and Derringers are exempt from the Power Factor and velocity requirements.
Power Factors are simply calculated by multiplying the bullet weight times the velocity and then the resulting number is divided by 1000. Some examples are as follows:
100 gr bullet traveling at 600 fps has a power factor of 60: (100x600)/1000=60.00
77 gr bullet traveling at 800 fps has a power factor of 61.6 (77x800)/1000=61.60
200 gr bullet traveling at 400 fps has a power factor of 80 (200x400)/1000=80.00
Power factors are the simplest and easiest way to maintain a minimum ammunition standard and allow competitors to shoot the weight bullet or velocity they feel comfortable with.
The procedure to check power factors will be random for suspect rounds. Any challenges to Power Factors will be administered using the process listed within the SASS ROII Materials under the Appeals, Challenges and Protest section. If a competitor is checked, they will be asked for five rounds, preferably from a revolver already loaded at the loading table. One round will have the bullet pulled and weighed. The other four rounds will be fired across a chronograph using the competitor’s firearm. The muzzle of the revolver should be raised to 80 degrees and then lowered each time prior to firing through the chronograph. If any one of the four rounds meets or exceeds the calculated 60 power factor and velocity requirements, the competitor’s loads will be considered as legal. If all rounds fired through the chronograph measure less than the calculated 60 power factor and/or velocity requirements, the competitor will be given a 30 second Spirit of the Game penalty for the last stage completed. Any subsequent stage(s) shot with the same ammunition will result in the same penalty per stage. As listed in the SASS RO Materials, two Spirit of the Game penalties will result in a Match Disqualification.
Shotgun Rounds
It has come to our attention that practice of “Coning” or crimping shotgun shell to a smaller gauge (i.e. 12 gauge sized down to 16 or smaller is being practiced and these shells are being used at SASS matches. Limited testing of these loads by the technical staff at Hodgon Powder Company has been done using traditional load data and SAAMI standard testing equipment. The “Coned” load test results exceeded the recommended maximum SAAMI standards by as much as 7000 PSI. Therefore effective immediately, this process will not be allowed and the use of such ammunition will be considered as illegal ammunition.
The process of scoring shotgun shell hulls with a sharp blade is known as “ringing” and essentially makes the round a slug. Also effective immediately, this process will not be allowed and the use of such ammunition will be considered as illegal ammunition. The penalty for the use of illegal ammunition in any SASS match is a Match Disqualification.
- Nov. 9, 2007: CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW & ICE The Shawsheen River Rangers will be running their 4th Annual "New Year Showdown" at the Woburn Sportsmen's Association in Bedford, MA on January 1, 2008. There will be 4 stages with lunch available. See flyer for details.
- Oct. 30, 2007: The Harvard Ghost Riders are going to run a new shoot "Sundown at Sawyer Flats" on Saturday, November 17th since Mansfield won't be running their shoot that day. They invite everyone in New England to come over and enjoy their 6-stage shoot. Details.
- Oct. 29, 2007: The SASS Maine State Championships "Stealing the Thunder" will be held Labor Day Weekend in 2008. It is scheduled for August 29-31, 2008 in Falmouth, ME.
- Oct. 7, 2007: The SASS North East Regional 'Mason-Dixon Stampede' was held in Thurmont, MC with 392 shooters. Stormy Shooter was the top Ladies shooter, while Kidd Thunder won Frontier Cartridge Duelist and Bonnie Dee won Grande Dame. Results
- Sept. 30, 2007: The SASS ME State Championships 'Stealing the Thunder' was held in Falmouth, ME with 80 shooters. Dapper Dan and Stormy Shooter were the SASS State Champions. Results
- Sept. 22, 2007: The Harvard Ghost Riders will be hosting a CAS Shoot on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the Harvard Sportsman's Club, Harvard, MA. Program/Entry Form in .pdf format.
- Sept. 16, 2007: The SASS NY State Championships 'Heluva Rukus' was held in Ballston Spa, NY with 209 shooters. Category Results Overall Results
- August 19, 2007: The SASS NH State Black Powder Shoot Out 'The Great Buffalo Hunt' was held in Candia, NH. Results
- July 29, 2007: The SASS New England Regional 'The Great Nor'easter' was held in Pelham, NH with 236 shooters. Results
- July 8, 2007: The Pemi Valley Peacemakers hosted the SASS NH/VT State Championships 'Fracas at Pemi Gulch' in Holderness, NH with 137 shooters. Results
- June 26, 2007: Northeastern shooters doing well at the 26th End of Trail include Bear Lee Tallable - 5th Senior Duelist, Kidd Thunder - 6th Frontiersman, Rowdy Bill - 7th Silver Senior, Annabelle Bransford - 8th Ladies Traditional, and those transplanted New Englanders Half-A-Hand Henri - 1st Ladies Gunfighter and Dirty Dan - 6th Elder Statesman.
- June 3, 2007: The Harvard Ghost Riders hosted the SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships in Harvard, MA with 145 registered shooters. Many of the clubs and individuals in southern New England combined to volunteer their time, sweat, steel and props to make this a great shoot. Results
- May 6, 2007: The Harvard Ghost Riders held their first shoot of the year with 57 shooters. Category Overall
- April 28, 2007: Danvers Desperados results from their third shoot. Overall Category
- March 12, 2007: The New England states had some great finishes at the 2007 SASS National Championships (Winter Range) in Phoenix, AZ. Half-A-Hand Henri won Ladies Gunfighter again. Winners of "Top Ten Belt Buckles" include Grazer - 7th Duelist, Dirty Dan - 6th Elder Statesmen, Kidd Thunder - 5th Frontiersman, Bonnie Dee - 2nd Grand Dame, Stormy Shooter - 4th Lady Traditional, Hawley McCoy - 7th Lady Duelist (don't need no stinkin' Regional buckle), Boston Lady - 5th Lady Frontier Cartridge, Bear Lee Tallable - 5th Senior Duelist. Two who were close were Yankee - 11th Frontier Cartridge and Splinter Jack - 14th Traditional. Results (I've highlighted local shooters in yellow.)
- Jan. 27, 2007: The entry forms and information for the 2007 SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships - June 1-3rd in Harvard, MA; the 2007 SASS NH/VT State Championships - July 6-8th in Holderness, NH; and the 2007 SASS New England Regional - July 26-29th in Pelham, NH are available on their respective websites.
- Jan. 27, 2007: The Hurricane Valley Rangers of Falmouth, ME announce the SASS ME State Championships will be moving from the weekend after the Labor Day Weekend to Sept. 28-30, 2007 and then to Sept. 5-7, 2008 the following year.
- Dec. 12, 2006: Results of the 2006 SASS Territorial Governor Summit.
- Aug. 20, 2006: The Danvers Desperados hosted 57 shooters at their second shoot held August 19th! Overall Results - PDF Category Results - PDF Overall Results - Excel Category Results - Excel
- July 30, 2006: The Merrimack Valley Marauders and friends hosted the 2006 SASS New England Regional in Pelham, NH for the largest shoot in New England history. Jake Mountain from New Hampshire and Half-A-Hand Henri from Vermont were the 2006 SASS New England Regional Champions.
Overall Results Category Results Stage Results
- July 21, 2006: The Danvers Desperados announce their next shoot will be Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. Program.
- July 9, 2006: The Pemi Valley Peacemakers ran the successful 2006 SASS NH/VT State Championships in Holderness, NH for 140 shooters. Results Photos
- June 24, 2006: The Danvers Desperados ran their first CAS shoot in some very rainy condititions.
Category Results Overall Results Their next shoot is scheduled for August 19, 2006. See website.
- June 4, 2006: The Harvard Ghost Riders ran an extremely successful 2006 SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships despite some wretched wet weather for 157 registered shooters. Results and Photos.
- May 17, 2006: The Danvers Desperados announce their first shoot "Desperados' First Rendezvous" on Saturday, June 24th. Program.
- March 13, 2006: Winter Range - SASS National Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting results show Half-A-Hand Henri - 1st in Ladies Gunfighter, Bonnie Dee - 2nd in Grand Dame, Stormy Shooter - 5th in Ladies Traditional, Boston Lady - 5th in Ladies Frontier Cartridge, Lou Graham - 6th in Ladies Frontier Cartridge, Just Plain Larry - 6th in Frontiersman, Kidd Thunder - 8th in Duelist, Yankee - 11th in Frontierman, Annabelle Bransford - 12th in Ladies 49er, Single Rose - 17th in Ladies 49er, Bear Lee Tallerble - 18th in Senior Duelist, Tazzmanian Kid - 21st in 49'er, Beaver Trapper - 21st in Elder Statesman, Dirty Dan - 22nd in Senior, Rowdy Bill - 24th in Senior, Marshal Freeman - 28th in Senior, Barrister Bill - 31st in Senior Duelist, Sebec Ranger - 40th in Senior, Cyrus Cy Klopps - 47th in Senior, and Skeets - 69th in Senior. Skeets won the Skeet side event! Now that's appropriate!
- Jan. 9, 2006: The Last Stand in Orlando, FL (2006 SASS FL State Championships) had several North East shooters attending including Stormy Shooter (1st Ladies Traditional) and Marshal Freeman (6th Men's Senior) from Maine, Rowdy Bill (4th Men's Senior) and Annabelle Bransford (3rd Ladies 49er) from New York, plus Bonnie Dee (1st Grande Dame)and Beaver Trapper (5th Elder Stateman) from Massachusetts.
- Jan. 7, 2006: The Mid Winter Cowboy Social will be held Saturday, February 11, 2006 at Cromwell Hills, Cromwell, CT to raise money for targets. Doors open at 5:00 pm, Full Buffet Dinner at 6:30 pm. $30 per person, BYOB. There will be an optional 100-bird Cowboy Skeet Shoot starting at 10:00 am at the Hartford Gun Club Questions? We don't need no stinking questions, but if you do you need to contact someone try Chantry home phone 860-632-0140 or cell phone 860-685-1233 or Cayuse at 203-457-1031 or Turquoise Bill at 860-563-4714.
- Jan. 6, 2006: The Harvard Sportman's Club, Harvard, MA announced that they will be running the 3rd SASS MA/CT/RI State Championship there on June 2-4, 2006.
- Jan. 1, 2006: The Shawsheen River Rangers hosted their 2nd Annual New Year Showdown at The Woburn Sportsmen's Association in Bedford, MA on Sunday, January 1, 2006 for 32 hardy souls. Skeets cooked a great breakfast and lunch over an open fire for all. There were four stages shot with a couple inches of snow on the ground. Photo Class Results Overall Results
- Dec. 4, 2005: Some Northeast SASS Territorial Governors attend the TG Summit in Las Vegas. Vote results. SASS also announced there will be a SASS New England Regional Championship in 2006. The target dates are July 26-30th. A committee of TG's is working on evaluating the best choice. Early frontrunners include Harvard Sportsmen's Club in MA, Pelham Fish and Game Club in Pelham, NH and Pemigewasset Valley Fish and Game Club in Holderness, NH.
- Oct. 3, 2005: The SASS Northeast Regional Championships "Mason-Dixon Stampede" were held Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2005 and well attended by New England and NY shooters. Congratulations to Half-A-Hand Henri for winning the 2005 SASS Northeast Regional Ladies Championship. Jake Mountain was the highest ranking New England shooter placing 8th overall. Several of our shooters shot clean including Piney Woods, Schoharie Kid, Boston Lady, Bonnie Dee and Wylie Harp. Category Winners included Miss Addy Tude in Ladies Frontier Cartridge, Just Plain Larry in Frontiersman, Birdie Cage in Ladies B-Western, Bonnie Dee in Ladies Grand Dame, Nantucket Dawn in Ladies Duelist and Half-A-Hand Henri in Ladies Gunfighter. There were 355 shooters that competed in the sunny and dry weather. The dates next year will be Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2006 in Thurmont, MD. It is a great shoot that you should plan on attending. Results.
- Sept. 20, 2005: Annabelle Bransford of the Circle K Regulators in Ballston Spa, NY reported that the 2006 SASS NY State Championships "Heluva Rukus" will be moving to Sept. 15-17, 2006 from their normal mid-June date. Registration won't open until mid-April instead of late December as in the past.
- Sept. 11, 2005: The SASS ME State Championships "Stealing the Thunder" were held Sept. 9-11 by the Hurricane Valley Rangers in Falmouth, ME with 91 shooters. Congratulations to Smokey Sue - 2005 SASS ME State Men's Champion and Stormy Shooter - 2005 SASS ME State Ladies Champion.Results and Photos.
- Sept. 4, 2005: The Blue Hill Regulators ran a "non-SASS" Maine State Black Powder Championships on Sunday, Sept. 4th in Blue Hill, ME ('down east' near Bar Harbor). They plan on running the 2006 SASS Maine State Black Powder Championships on Sept. 2-3, 2006.
- August 14, 2005: The SASS NH State Black Powder Championships "The Great Buffalo Shoot" were held August 14th by the White Mountain Regulators in Candia, NH with 58 shooters. It was the first SASS Black Powder State Championship to be held in the North East. Results.
- July 31, 2005: The combined SASS MA/CT/RI State Championships "Thunder in the Valley" were held July 29-31 by the Nashoba Valley Regulators in Harvard, MA with 168 shooters. Congratulations to Kidd Thunder - 2005 SASS MA State Men's Champion; Single Rose - 2005 SASS MA State Ladies Champion; James Pike - 2005 SASS CT State Men's Champion; Lou Graham - 2005 SASS CT State Ladies Champion; Brett Cantrell - 2005 SASS RI State Men's Champion; Wild Sage - 2005 SASS RI State Ladies Champion. Overall Results, Category Results, MA, CT, RI shooters, Clean Shoot, Stage Winners, Photos, TG Meeting.
- July 10, 2005: The combined SASS NH/VT State Championships "Fracas at Pemi Gulch" were held July 8-10 by the Pemi Valley Peacemakers in Holderness, NH with 131 shooters. Congratulations to Jake Mountain - 2005 SASS NH State Men's Champion; Pistol Packin' Punky - 2005 SASS NH State Women's Champion; Dastardly Dirty Dan - 2005 SASS VT State Men's Champion; Half-A-Hand Henri - 2005 SASS VT Woman's Champion. A Range Officer Training Course (ROII) was run on Friday afternoon by Rowdy Bill and Annabelle Bransford. Results or Photos.
- June 19, 2005: The SASS NY State Championship "Heluva Rukus" was run in Ballston Springs, NY on June 17-19th with 227 shooters. Congratulations to Yukon Mike - 2005 SASS NY State Men's Champion and English Bev - 2005 SASS NY State Women's Champion. Winners from the North East included Splinter Jack in Duelist, Capt. Morgan Rum in Frontier Cartridge, Half-A-Hand Henri in Gunfighter, Annabelle Bransford in Ladies 49er, Miss Delaney Belle in Ladies Frontier Cartridge, Peddler Jack in Senior Duelist and Bonnie Dee in Ladies Senior. Results.
- May 29, 2005: The SASS PA State Championship "North Mountain Shootout" was held in Muncy Valley, PA on May 27-29th. Congratulations to Biloxi Bob - 2005 SASS PA State Men's Champion and Two Bucks - 2005 SASS PA State Women's Champion. Winners from the North East included Capt. Morgan Rum in Frontier Cartridge, Wild Bill Blackerby in Frontier Cartridge Duelist, Ida Mae Holliday in Ladies Traditional, Rowdy Bill in Men's Senior and Peddler Jack in Senior Men's Duelist.
- May 1, 2005: North East shooters doing well at "End of Trail", the SASS World Championships at Founders Ranch, NM included Half-A-Hand Henri - Ladies 49er World Champion; Annabelle Bransford who placed 8th in Ladies Traditional, shot clean and won a Top Ten belt buckle; Terrible Terrill who won a Top Ten belt buckle in Ladies Duelist by placing 9th and Kidd Thunder who placed 12th in Duelist.
- April 9, 2005: Nashoba Valley Regulators host a Range Officer Training Course (ROII) for 25 people. Rowdy Bill and Annabelle Bransford from the Circle K Regulators do a great job as the instructors.
- March 19, 2005: 36 representatives from 17 CAS Clubs in New England met at the home of the Nashoba Valley Regulators in Harvard, MA for a NEW ENGLAND CAS SUMMIT. The consensus included: Those states that have had state shoots should, if they desire, continue to have them (such as NH, ME and MA). Those states that have not had state shoots should be invited by adjacent states to participate.
All agreed that it would be desirable to have a major shoot in New England in the future. The Harvard Sportsman's Club is an ideal location to run a major cowboy action shoot.
A good start would be for the NVR to host a "New England Championship" in 2006. This would include the SASS State Championships for Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Vermont, which does not have a state shoot at present, would be invited to participate at a combined championship in New Hampshire. We are also going to try to get it approved for 2005.
Massachusetts invited Connecticut and Rhode Island to participate at this years' Massachusetts State Shoot and in the future. It was recommended that the clubs which are not SASS affiliated, become so and that each be represented by a Territorial Governor so that we could continue to have local issues resolved by these types of meetings. This was well received and Piney Woods recommended that we meet to resolve any shoot date conflicts. Everyone agreed that this was good idea and a meeting was set for November 5 at Harvard Sportsmen's Club.
Capt. Morgan Rum recommended that the SASS State Shoots make a regular practice of having TG meetings during the shoot. It was agreed that the next meeting of this group (TG's or representatives of each club) would be held at the Pemi Fish & Game Club during the 2005 SASS New Hampshire State Shoot on the evening of July 8th and at the 2005 SASS Massachusetts State Shoot on the evening of July 29th. Photos and Attendees
- March 6, 2005: The Dalton Gang hosted their annual "Chili Shoot" for about 30 shooters on their mountain-top range in northern New Hampshire.
- March 5, 2005: The Major Waldron Sportsmen's Association held their Cowboy Rifle Metallic Silhouette Shoot with some cowboys shooting in windy cold weather, but with smiles frozen on their faces. Results
- February 24, 2005: The Nashoba Valley Regulators ran a Range Operations Basic Safety Course (Level I) and are having a Range Officers Training Course (Level II) on April 9, 2005.
- February 16-20, 2005: North East shooters doing well at "Winter Range", the SASS National Championships in Phoenix, AZ, include: Half a Hand Henri - Lady 49er National Champion, Bonnie Dee - Grande Dame National Champion, Rowdy Bill - 6th Seniors and Clean Match, Annabelle Bransford - 10th Ladies 49er, CC Lakota - 6th Senior Duelist, Kidd Thunder - 10th Duelist, Yankee - 8th Frontiersman, Stormy Shooter - 11th Ladies Traditional, Bear Lee Tallable - 12th Senior Duelist, Barrister Bill - 1st Black Powder Skeet, Skeets - 3rd Smokeless Skeet.
- February 6, 2005: The Major Waldron Sportsmen's Association had their largest Cowboy Rifle Silhouette Shoot ever with 29 shooters banging and clanging in Barrington, NH. The weather was sunny and in the 40's with a foot of snow on the ground. See the results and/or photos.
- February 5, 2005: Col. Bill and Judge Zaney Grey are going to run ROI and ROII Courses at the Monroe Chester Sportsmen Club, Chester, NY on both May 14, 2005 and Sept. 10, 2005. The Range Operations Basic Safety Course (RO I) will be run in the morning and the Range Officer Training Course (RO II) will be run in the afternoon. Pre-registration is required.
- January 29, 2005: Seven clubs met in a New Hampshire Summit Meeting to discuss CAS issues and how to better promote the sport. Capt. Morgan Rum went over the upcoming changes in the SASS rules. Additional topics included updates from each club, the need for a New England Championship, the need for RO I and RO II classes, the need for the collection of 2006 CAS Dates, and a request that clubs at least offer all SASS categories even if they don't give awards to those categories without sufficient entries. The easiest solution may be to give certificates rather than plaques or trophies. There was talk of meeting in November and February in the future. After the meeting ended it came out that SASS is probably moving the date of 'End of Trail' from April to June. This will affect a lot of dates in 2006!
- January 22-23, 2005: The Blizzard of 2005 nailed much of the Northeastern United States. A good time for reloading, etc.
- January 15, 2005: 6-stage Brass Monkey CAS Shoot was held by the Gunnysackers at the Scituate Rod and Gun Club, Scituate, MA. A free lunch, partly cloudy and the temperature in the 30's. Not bad for New England in January!
- January 6-9, 2005: The Last Stand in Orlando, FL (2005 SASS FL State Championships) was attended by several North East shooters including Stormy Shooter (5th Ladies Traditional) and Marshall Freeman (18th Men's Senior) from Maine, Rowdy Bill (6th Men's Senior) and Annabelle Bransford (3rd Ladies 49er) from New York, and George Silver (26th Men's Senior) from New Hampshire.
- January 2, 2005: Cowboy Rifle Metallic Silhouette Shoot in Barrington, NH was enjoyed by fifteen hardy shooters. Single Shot Rifles at 200 and 300 yards, Rifle Caliber Lever Action Rifles at 100 and 200 yards, and Pistol Caliber Lever Action Rifles at 100 yards made for a busy day. The temperature was in the 20's and a little windy, but no precipitation.
- January 1, 2005: Shawsheen River Rangers 4-stage CAS Shoot at Woburn Sportsman's Association, Inc., Bedford, MA with free breakfast and lunch cooked over an open fire by Territorial Governor 'Skeets'. Eighteen shooters enjoyed a chilly New Year's Day shooting in some mud, snow and ice on their newly graded and expanded range. What a way to start the year! Good to have the club back in action and running CAS practice stages on Saturday mornings.
- December 2004: Results of the 2004 Territorial Governor's Summit See what SASS Rules will change.
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