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OHGC Newsletter May - June 2015 Volume 2, Issue 2

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Annual Father Time Shoot ..2 3

Cowboy Quotes………………...4-5

Work Day ................................. 6

Mosin Nagant Shoot ................ 8

Successful Hunt ....................... 9

Club News ………………………. 10

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I've often talked about what makes a club like Old Hickory. The people, the facili-

ties, and the commitment of our members contribute to the atmosphere and fellow-

ship we enjoy.

Old Hickory Gun Club is a non-profit club founded by members for members. The

articles of incorporation state clearly that Old Hickory is a facility founded to pro-

vide a place for our members to enjoy the shooting sports and to socialize with like-

minded individuals. As such, Old Hickory does not have a paid staff to work the

counter, stock the houses, or to maintain the equipment and facility. The items sold

at the counter are sold as a convenience to our members. Prices are set to cover pur-

chase costs and to help defray operational costs for the facility.

You've probably noticed some of the improvements made at the club in the past

couple years. In spite of the cost of insurance, taxes, utilities, and maintenance we

have been able to hold usage fees and prices down. There aren't many facilities that

provide as much to their members at such a minimal cost. Active participation by

volunteers at the club will assure more improvements to come in the near future.

One area that your club especially needs help is in staffing the operations. Currently

the Board of Directors shoulders the largest portion of the load. In a given month

there are roughly 40 shifts that must be covered. This includes maintaining a Range

Officer at the rifle range and a counter attendant at the club house, not to mention

loading targets in the houses, receiving inventory, hauling trash, and the other

things necessary to keep the club usable and presentable. These requirement and

tasks are accomplished because of committed Board members and others willing to

sacrifice their own time so that all members can enjoy the club but, we can always

use more help. My hearty thanks goes out to all those who work to keep our club

successful. One need not be on the Board of Directors to volunteer for duty at the

counter or to take care of the other numerous tasks required for the operation.

This November is election time for the Old Hickory Board of Directors. There are

several Directors stepping down from the Board at the end of the year. This is going

to leave a large hole in the Board that will need to be filled. Now is an ideal time to

step forward and help out. We are looking for members ready to serve. Candidates

for the Board of Directors must be willing and able to work the counter and/or

range, load houses, and take care of the various day to day requirements at the club.

Candidates must be committed to a policy of fiscal responsibility and a commitment

to maintain the friendly and open atmosphere at the club while weighing impacts to

each shooting discipline.

Volunteering as a candidate for the Board is not a decision to be taken lightly nor

does it assure automatic election to the board. All candidates for the Board of Direc-

tors must complete the selection process and be approved by the Nominating Com-

mittee before being listed on the November ballot.

If you would like to do more for your club please email me at robert@cressionnie.com or catch up with me at the club.

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The “ Father Time Memorial Shootout” was held at Old Hickory on

May 1st - 3rd. The weekend honored the following cowboys who

were all lifetime members of the Old Hickory Regulators. Three

Finger Will (William Fountain), Tatonka (Archie Lambert),

Tensleep (Joe Billy Cole), Mustang Don (Don Phillips), Oso Loco

(Willis Palmer, Father Time (John Clark), Miz Annie (Laura Cole)

and Silver Spur Shooter (Stephen Strapec).

This year’s shoot was the sixth annual and had an excellent turn-

out. There were 55 cowboys and cowgirls that showed up toting

their western regalia, authentic firearms and cowboy spirit. In

spite of a gully washer on Friday the weathered turned warm for

the next two days and there was plenty of lead and gun smoke in

the air.

When it all cleared the Top Cowboy was Doc Pill Filler

and the Top Cowgirl was Renegade Roper.

The Top Ten Over all

1. Doc Pill Filler 2. Wendover Kid

3. Lash Toru 4. Six Gun Schwaby

5. Cody Maverick 6. Renegade Roper

7. Flatboat Bob 8. Path Pickett

9. Filthy Five 10. Ziggidy Zag

ANNUAL FATHER TIME MEMORIAL SHOOT

THE POSSE

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THE COWBOY WAY

“Bill White and his Chuck Wagon Gang”

“Serving up some tasty grub”

“Gunpowder Creek Trading Post”

Dutch and Brenda

dutchhenry33@yahoo.com

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COWBOY QUOTES

The stage lines for this year’s Father Time Shoot are from “Last Stand at Saber River

starring Tom Selleck as “Paul Cable.” Well pilgrim, just how good are you at Cow-

boy Quotes?

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Name the character, actor and movie to each of the following quotes.*

For example: “He’s first you're next. You care what happens after that?”

Character: Paul Cable Actor: Tom Selleck Movie: Last Stand at Saber River

1. “It’s a hell of a thing, killin’ a man. Take away all he’s got, and all he’s ever gonna have.”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _______________

2. “You tell ‘em I’m coming… and hell’s coming with me!”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _______________

3. “Fill your hand you son of a bitch!”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _______________

4. “Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _______________

5. “I won’t be wronged. I won’t be insulted. I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people. I require the same

from them.”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _______________

6. “Not bad. Congratulations. Tell me , was it necessary that you kill all of them? I only told you to scare them.”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _____________

7. “It ain’t dying I’m talking about Woodrow, It’s living!”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _____________

8. “Mr., You got a lot of hard bark on you”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _____________

9. “This is the West, Sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _____________

10.“Boy, for a gunman, you’re one hell of a pessimist.”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _____________

Bonus: “That Jeff Butler doesn’t have all his brains in his holster.”

Char. _____________ Actor: _____________ Movie: _____________

Possibilities: John W ayne, John Russell, Urban Cow boy, Alfonso Bedoya, True Gr it, J. D.

Brooks, Once Upon A Time In The West, Wyatt Earp, Union Pacific, The Shootist, Kurt Russell, Treas-

ure of the Sierra Madre, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Barbara Stanwyck, Cicero Grimes, Lone-

some Dove, Calamity Jane, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Gold Hat, Shane, Augustus McCrae,

Frank, Paul Newman, Humphrey Boggart, Charleton Young, Claire Trevor, Tombstone, Valdez, Keven

Costner, Hombre, Will Munny, Henry Fonda, Alan Ladd, Rooster Cogburn, Mollie Monahan, Clint

Eastwood, Robert Duvall, Richard Boone, Dustin Hoffman, Maxwell Scott, Stagecoach.

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1. Jack Wilson ____

2. Frank Miller ____

3. Little Bill Daggett ____

4. Angel Eyes ____

5. Lucky Ned Pepper ____

6. Ben Wade ____

7. Red Legs ____

8. Swifty Morgan ____

9. Waco Kid ____

10. “Silvernose” Strawn ____

A. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

B. True Grit

C. Cat Ballou

D. High Noon

E. Blazing Saddles

F. Unforgiven

G. Support Your Local Gunfighter

H. 3:10 to Yuma

I. Shane

J. The Outlaw Josey Wales

Notorious “Bad Guys”

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The Old Hickory Regulators burn

a lot of powder “smokin” the Bad

Guys. Reckon you can match the

above listed “Bad Guys” with the

movie in which they appeared.

*One point for each right answer. Quotes = 30 pts. Plus 3

pt. bonus. Total 33. “Bad guys” total 10 pts. Total 43 pts.

Answers will be posted in club house and on web-site by sec-

ond week in June. Real Cowboys should be able to score at

least 30 points without using the internet.

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Work Day - April 25th

There was an excellent turn out for the Spring Work day held on April 25th.

Many “much needed” projects were completed. Thanks to all who attended

and helped to keep the club looking good.

Richard Bendziewicz Steve Joyner Jon Silberhorn

Al Bost Michael Langley Simon Smith

Robert Cressionnie Ron Langley Jim Thompson

Robert Curl Charles McCoy Bud Tremblay

Bruce Daughtridge Phil McCumbee Eric Wintersteen

Rusty Daughtridge Charles Miller Don Wise

Al Davis John Parker Michael Hudyma

George DeSanto Wayne Rhodes Nancy Roberts

SOME OF THE COMPLETED TASKS

Brush Clearing

Pressure Washing

Club House Cleaning

Fence Fixing

Trench Digging - Wire Stringing

Sign Refurbishing

Window Cleaning

Trash Disposal

Lot’s of supervising

Al Davis with his custom made,

32 inch, multi gauge, auto

loading “Brushmaster” weed-

wacker.

Thanks to the following members who participated.

If we missed your name let us know

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George refurbishes sign.

Guys, I can do

this at home

“Hell, Will. We ain’t bad men no more. Shit!

We’re Farmers.”

Ned Logan - The Unforgiven

Hey Charles, I think this trench

is longer than our wire!

Look busy men - he’s taking our

picture

Jim’s bucket got a hole in it -

don’t work no more.!

Any idea what this thing is for,

Robert?!

Hey Charles, I think this trench

is longer than our wire!

OK Rusty, if you let me down

you can use my Browning.!

Displaced Cowboys?

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RIFLE RANGE NEWS

Hey

Charles, I Mosin Nagant and

Military Rifle Shoot

Joe Boeck shoots excellent

group and wins the Mosin &

Military Service Rifle

Jim Martin competes with one of his

beautifully refinished Mosins

Robert Langley on the firing

line

Steve Joyner competing

from the prone position

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Successful Hunt By Bill Rose

I woke at 3am in a wall tent, in the mountains of Wyoming....don't you just like the way that sounds! It was Sept 15, 2014. I had been prepar-ing for this trip for well over a year. Dressing by propane light, and woofing down breakfast, had us on horseback and on the trail by 4am. Clear and cool, countless stars in the sky. As we rode up the mountain in the dark, you could see across the valley. The campfires of hunters, who had packed in the night before, flick-ered on the mountainside. I will never forget opening day of mule deer season in the public lands of Wyoming. My group was Howard Smith, his son Kevin, and nephew Greg Viver-ette, and me, Bill. We had pulled our hotel/trailer with us as we drove cross-country to Jackson Hole Wyoming for a 5 day mule deer and 2 day antelope hunt with Trophy Mountain Outfitters run by Mr. Dustin Child. We met the outfitters at the trailhead and horsebacked into the mountains. At camp, TMO prepared a great dinner for us and we headed off to bed early, with great anticipation of what was ahead. Tomorrow would be our first hunt. The plan was for me to take first shot. As luck would have it, we met a shooter mule deer coming down the mountain by a line of trees. A 25 yard shot. He surprised us and we spooked him. He was gone....down the mountain. The first day was over. Day 2 was better and Howard took a nice mule deer right before dark. Howard, his son Kevin and the guide did not make it back to camp until 11pm. Learning to clean and cape a mule deer, while watching for bears, takes a while. Day 3 was uneventful, except for my horse Nemo unexpectedly jumping a log on the trail. Day 4 was tremendous. Greg took his mule deer at 7AM. Then Kevin tagged a nice one lying on his back. The shot was over 300 yds. with a 7mm Rem Mag. Kevin “claims” it was a lucky shot! Continued page 10

Bill Rose spent hours at the OHGC Rifle Range....one could see confidence grow....both in himself and his equipment. Bill was introduced to basic accurizing techniques and external ballistics. He got the benefit of BIG game hunting experience from Ralph Zampella (aka Bawana). One of the great things about our rifle range is the depth of knowledge in the many experienced shooters and hunters. Hank learns from Frank, Frank shows Eddie, Eddie passes it on to Joe....and so it goes....This will not be Bill's last big, big game hunting trip.

By Charles McCoy

Bill with his Pronghorn

Greg with Mule Deer

Guide, Howard & Mulie

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Ticket sales for the Remington Shotgun are going well; however. Wayne Rhodes still needs your help to sell as many as possible. The gun drawing will be August, 2015 at the NC Open Skeet Tournament held at OHGC. Any shooter 22 years old or younger that is a full time student may be eligible to receive available funds for tournament shooting.

Ron Langley Shoots

100 Straight

On Friday May 29th Ron Langley shot his first 100

straight. He was clearly in the “zone.” He crushed

every one! He was shooting with his son, Mike,

George DeSanto and Bud Tremblay. L to R. George,

Bud, Ron and Mike.

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Day 5 had me out alone while the others lay around camp. I was going to put to use all the hard work at Old Hickory Gun Club Rifle Range. My guide and I spotted a nice deer at the top of the mountain. I huffed and puffed up the mountain trying to get in range for a clear shot. With the deer about to disappear over the ridge, I made a hurried shot at 300 yards. Oh well....what was it they told me about shooting 30 de-grees uphill.....ahhh, that is what my ballistics card is for! We had one last chance in the next valley. But it was the same scenario. Deer kept disappearing and we kept chasing. Finally Nate, the guide, looked at me and said it’s over. We will never get close enough to see him before dark. You have come a long way riding horses on mountain ledges. It is thousands of feet down. We're going back. Day 6 the fun day! Antelope hunting on the plains of Wyoming. They were everywhere as we rode with Dustin Child, the outfitter, and his 2 kids. Little cowboys and great antelope hunters. We spotted and stalked the antelope in tall grass. Everyone “tagged out” on Antelope. We did not hunt day 7, which was great. After a week, we wanted a shave and a shower more than a hunt, so we headed back to Jackson Hole and civilization. I would highly recommend a hunt with Trophy Mountain Outfitters. They are a class act and can be found at www.trophymountainoutfitters.com. Our plans are to return in 2017 for an Elk hunt. You need to plan ahead as they stay booked with returning customers. A special thanks to Charles McCoy and Ralph Zampella for keeping a safe range and finding time to help. Look out 2017, we are already setting up the new Browning X bolt!

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Alcohol Policy

Alcohol and Firearms do not mix.

Alcohol consumption while not prohibited is heartily discouraged during shooting hours.

Handling of firearms at any time after alcohol consumption is strictly prohibited and may

be grounds for immediate termination of membership.

Intoxication on club property during shooting hours may be grounds for immediate termi-

nation of membership.

No refund of dues will be made for violations resulting in revocation of membership.

Think before you drink.

Rules:

1. Alcohol may not be consumed at any time by shooters or anyone handling firearms.

2. Members may store alcohol at the club provided it is in a secure location.

3. Alcohol may not be consumed by the counter attendant, range officer, shoot officials and

their designees during shooting hours.

4. Your firearms must be cased and placed in your vehicle prior to consuming any alcohol.

5. Intoxication on club property may result in revocation of membership. Excessive intoxi-

cation at any time may result in revocation of membership.

6. Handling of firearms in any manner after consumption of alcohol may result in immedi-

ate revocation of membership.

7. Members must comply with all local, state, and federal laws regarding the consumption

of alcohol by a CCW permit holder.

8. Members must comply with all local, state, and federal laws regarding the operation of a

motor vehicle and alcohol consumption.

9. Decisions made by the board in issues concerning alcohol use are final.

This policy became effective March 4, 2015 and supersedes any and all previous policies.

OLD HICKORY GUN CLUB ALCOHOL POLICY

The consumption of alcoholic beverages at Old Hickory Gun Club is not a common occurrence

since alcohol and firearms do not mix. However there are occasions when its use may be appropri-

ate; therefore the Board of Directors has established a policy specifically governing the use of alco-

hol on club property. It is imperative that all members are aware of this policy.

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OLD HICKORY

TRAP SHOOT

May 23, 2015

The first Trap shoot of the year was held on May 23 and there was a good turnout. There

were 15 shooters in the Singles event, 10 in the Handicap and 9 in Doubles. The High

Overall Average went to Old Hickory Junior Shooter Brandon Matthews.

Old Hickory is looking to rebuild its Trap Program. If you have suggestions for im-

provements or would like to help out in generating more interest in Trap Shoot-

ing ,contact Trap Chairman Al Bost at abcbost@embarqmail.com or any of the Old

Hickory Board of Directors

UPCOMING EVENTS

Skeet

Pig Pickin Open June 26-28

NC Open Aug 21-23

Trap

Fall Tournament Oct 24

Rifle/Pistol

OHGC Contact Information

201 Dalewood Drive, Rocky Mount NC 27804

Club Hours:

Wed , Fri & Sun - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Sat. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Phone 252 977 3231

Web Site : www.oldhickorygunclub.com

Newsletter: bud.tremblay@gmail.com