That's right, and not what we were expecting in the middle of June!
Let me start by thanking all those who attended this year. We had a great turn out, and every single individual was a pleasure to meet, thank you. We exceeded 20 people and I'm happy to say every member who came last year returned with the exception of Davemachine. Dave couldn't be with us because he's in training to be shipped overseas. Let's all keep him and his comrades in our thoughts and prayers, and we hope to have him at next years shoot. Thanks to Dave and thanks to all the returning shooters.
We also had alot of new faces around the fire, from all over the place. From the North coast of BC to Ottawa and everywhere in between. As you could figure from the video above, it snowed, but not before rain soaked everything and everyone to the bone. Most people showed up Friday with the exception of Captain2K and BClinehand who arrived Thursday. Thankfully the weather broke for a few hours Friday Night, and just about everyone got out into the fields for a little shooting. After we all returned to camp, we had a long range shooting contest, (240 & 400+ yards) and beer can races. Both were fun and kept alot of us entertained. A swinging silhouette target was set up, and eventually the shotguns came out. I left mine at home, (and recieved plenty of ribbing about it. Thanks Dave) but many others brought theirs, including a really cool little Dlask which I had the pleasure of popping off a few rounds. I'm not ashamed to admit the muzzle flash was enough to make me giggle like a school girl.
The rain started again as the sun set, but we were all quite comfy under the tarps around the fire. There, we solved all the worlds problems, contributed towards Global Warming and put the BS in a BS session. Unfortunatly things went downhill fast after that. The rain socked us in, and the temperature dropped over night. In the Morning, once we got the fire going it was a little more tollerable being a balmy +1 degree, but soon we lost that little bit of positive when the rain turned to snow. One members tent started to come down after the ice built up on it. Most of us conceded defeat and started to pack up, and personally we left by Noon. There were still a few intrepid souls willing to stick it out for a few more days and I wish them the very best.
My favorite event of the trip was on Friday Night. I was walking in a field with Kelly, Andrew and his Son. We were being circled by a doe Pronghorn, and we were puzzled by her strange actions. It wasn't until a short time later when we practically stepped on her fawn that we realized what she was up to. That little bugger took off like a bullet, and there was no way we even came close to seeing it bedded not more than a couple dozen yards from us. That was the very first fawn antelope I've ever seen, and let me tell you, their every bit as graceful as their parents.
Well that's about all. Again I want to thank everyone who came, it was a real pleasure meeting you all, and I'm not even going to try to name names. That would take a small miracle. I would also like to thank my partner C2K for helping me get this together without pulling all my remaining hair out. And I would also like to thank Greentips for providing the bumper stickers and Tripalm and the CSSA for providing some of the prizes. Sorry I missed you on the way out Tripalm, in all the comotion I didn't even realize I didn't say goodbye until we were halfway out on the grease highway. I invite everyone who was there to post their stories and photo's and show everyone what they missed, besides the cold.
I hope to see you all again next year, in a little warmer and dryer condition. Take care everyone, sorry about the weather, (I feel terrible) and stay safe.
The camp:
A couple of those wonderful little noise makers:
Some of the crew:
Let me start by thanking all those who attended this year. We had a great turn out, and every single individual was a pleasure to meet, thank you. We exceeded 20 people and I'm happy to say every member who came last year returned with the exception of Davemachine. Dave couldn't be with us because he's in training to be shipped overseas. Let's all keep him and his comrades in our thoughts and prayers, and we hope to have him at next years shoot. Thanks to Dave and thanks to all the returning shooters.
We also had alot of new faces around the fire, from all over the place. From the North coast of BC to Ottawa and everywhere in between. As you could figure from the video above, it snowed, but not before rain soaked everything and everyone to the bone. Most people showed up Friday with the exception of Captain2K and BClinehand who arrived Thursday. Thankfully the weather broke for a few hours Friday Night, and just about everyone got out into the fields for a little shooting. After we all returned to camp, we had a long range shooting contest, (240 & 400+ yards) and beer can races. Both were fun and kept alot of us entertained. A swinging silhouette target was set up, and eventually the shotguns came out. I left mine at home, (and recieved plenty of ribbing about it. Thanks Dave) but many others brought theirs, including a really cool little Dlask which I had the pleasure of popping off a few rounds. I'm not ashamed to admit the muzzle flash was enough to make me giggle like a school girl.
The rain started again as the sun set, but we were all quite comfy under the tarps around the fire. There, we solved all the worlds problems, contributed towards Global Warming and put the BS in a BS session. Unfortunatly things went downhill fast after that. The rain socked us in, and the temperature dropped over night. In the Morning, once we got the fire going it was a little more tollerable being a balmy +1 degree, but soon we lost that little bit of positive when the rain turned to snow. One members tent started to come down after the ice built up on it. Most of us conceded defeat and started to pack up, and personally we left by Noon. There were still a few intrepid souls willing to stick it out for a few more days and I wish them the very best.
My favorite event of the trip was on Friday Night. I was walking in a field with Kelly, Andrew and his Son. We were being circled by a doe Pronghorn, and we were puzzled by her strange actions. It wasn't until a short time later when we practically stepped on her fawn that we realized what she was up to. That little bugger took off like a bullet, and there was no way we even came close to seeing it bedded not more than a couple dozen yards from us. That was the very first fawn antelope I've ever seen, and let me tell you, their every bit as graceful as their parents.
Well that's about all. Again I want to thank everyone who came, it was a real pleasure meeting you all, and I'm not even going to try to name names. That would take a small miracle. I would also like to thank my partner C2K for helping me get this together without pulling all my remaining hair out. And I would also like to thank Greentips for providing the bumper stickers and Tripalm and the CSSA for providing some of the prizes. Sorry I missed you on the way out Tripalm, in all the comotion I didn't even realize I didn't say goodbye until we were halfway out on the grease highway. I invite everyone who was there to post their stories and photo's and show everyone what they missed, besides the cold.
I hope to see you all again next year, in a little warmer and dryer condition. Take care everyone, sorry about the weather, (I feel terrible) and stay safe.The camp:
A couple of those wonderful little noise makers:
Some of the crew:
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