Due to continued low turnout at the previous two months shoots (4
shooters in March and 7 in April), the Renegades will be taking a summer
hiatus. Until further notice, no matches are scheduled at this time. In
the meantime, let us know your thoughts and ideas. We will get back to
you with further information as it becomes available.

Howdy Pards!

Well, it's that time of year when the weather is very unpredictable!  If the weatherman is on the mark, this weekend could be nasty. They are calling for a strong likelihood of rain and snow on Saturday (80% chance) and 40% chance on Sunday.  We have decided to reschedule the match for the following Sunday - March 28; same time, same place.  Hope you all can join us for the season opener!

Sat

• 40°
• 28°

80% Chance of Rain&Snow

Sun

• 60°
• 26°

40% Chance of Rain&Snow

Howdy cowboys and cowgirls!! 

Sunday, March 21st, we will be holding the first match of 2010!  Yeehaw!!!   Mandatory shooter’s meeting at 10am.  Ammo count will be no greater than 50 pistol, 50 rifle, and 25+ shotgun.  Match fees will be $12 per shooter again this year; side match fees will vary. 

We have posted the complete 2010 match schedule on the website, www.saltriverrenegades.com, Please note that we need volunteers to serve as match directors for the June through October matches.  If no one cowboys up and volunteers, then there will not be a match that month!!  Many hands make light work as the saying goes, so please volunteer to help out!  Nitro Pike has graciously offered to not only be the March match director, but to also serve as our groundskeeper for the season!!  (Way to step up, Nitro!  Thank you!!)  We're pretty sure he won't turn down any helping hands offered up to him!

PASA membership is required to shoot at our matches.  Annual membership dues of $25 each, $50 per family allows access to all of PASA's facilities - quite a steal for access to such a fine range!!  You may send in your dues at any time or you can just hand over the gold pieces at any monthly match.  New recruits – your first match fee is your PASA membership fee of $25 and you shoot the match for free!  (Sorry, does not apply to renewals.)  A member application is posted on our website.  You can also find more information on PASA at their website: www.pasapark.com. 

Again, please cowboy up and volunteer to be a match director if'n y'all want to keep yer guns a'blazin'!!  The website or the Telegraph will have the most up to date information, so please check there for any changes or cancellations. 

 Hope to see y’all out on the range!!

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Aloha Y'all!

Dust off yer coconut bras and grass skirts for this month’s 2^nd Annual Hawaiian theme shoot scheduled for Saturday, July 18^th at PASA Park in Barry.  Mandatory shooter's meeting at 4p.m.  Hawaiian duds not mandatory, but highly encouraged!!  We will also hold a second match on Sunday, July 19^th at 10a.m.  Match fee is $12 per day or $20 for both days.  Ammo count for each shoot is 40 pistol, 40 rifle, and 40+ shotgun.  A Wild Bunch match will start at 12p.m. Saturday.  You will need one single action pistol, one 1911 pistol with two clips capable of holding 6 rounds each (holstered if you have one), rifle, 1897 or model 12 shotgun.  Side match fee is $3.  Ammo count for Wild Bunch is 10 single action pistol, 24acp pistol, 20 rifle, 10+ shotgun.  Primitive camping will be available at no charge for anyone wanting to camp out Friday and/or Saturday nights with us. 

All shooters must be a PASA member – please check your member card for your expiration date.  Annual membership dues of $25 each, $50 per family, allows access to all of PASA's facilities - quite a steal for access to such a fine range!!  You may send in your dues at any time or you can just hand over the gold pieces at any monthly match.  New recruits – your first match fee is your PASA membership fee of $25 and you shoot the match for free!  (Sorry, does not apply to renewals.)  A member application is posted on our website.  

You can also find more information on PASA at their website: www.pasapark.com. The complete 2009 match schedule can be found on the website www.saltriverrenegades.com .  The website or the Telegraph, http://thetelegraph.saltriverrenegades.com, will have the most up to date information, so please check there for any changes or cancellations.  If'n you need directions or more information, please check out the website. If'n you don't find what you need there, feel free to give us a hollar at the contact info below.

Hope to see y’all come out in yer best Hawaiian duds!! 

Well, it sure did feel like summer this weekend!  But Saturday's heat and humidity didn't stop a few die-hard shooters though!  Seeing how only four showed up to shoot and only three stages could be completed for fear of heat stroke, the Saturday match was deemed for practice only.  (Sawbones Gooty, Red Burns, EE Taft, Newsome - what in the world were you boys thinkin'???)   Sunday was a much better day!!  With milder temperatures and a nice breeze, 10 shooters gathered for a nice morning shoot.  We had two new members join us - Welcome to Colt Ruger and Pathfinder!!  Colt Ruger is a familiar face to many and Pathfinder is a son of Amos Calendar.  (We also would like to say thanks to Pathfinder for his service to our country - he is soon heading east to be stationed at Fort Benning.)   Our TOP GUN of the match was TAQUILA TAB!!!  Congratulations!!!   We had one SHARPSHOOTER - AMOS CALENDAR!  Good shootin' pards!!  Results and photos are posted as usual on the web site (www.saltriverrenegades.com). 

Next month's match is our Hawaiian Shoot scheduled for Saturday, July 18th at 4pm.  No decision yet on having a double header that weekend.   Don't forget about our annual Cowboy Cookout scheduled for Saturday, August 22!    More details on both these events will be posted closer to match dates.  Check the website or here on the Telegraph for info.

Hope to see y'all next month!!

Howdy y’all!

Just a reminder about the upcoming match this weekend:

We will be having a “double header” weekend - two matches over two days!  The first match will be Saturday, June 27 at 4p.m.  Then on Sunday, June 28, we will shoot a second separate match at 10a.m. Match fee is $12 per day or $20 for both days.  As always, all shooters must attend the mandatory shooter's meeting prior to each match and must also be a PASA member.  Several of us will be bringing our trailers/RVs and camping out Saturday night.  There is primitive camping available at no charge.  Come on out and circle your wagons with us!

NOTE:  With expectations that our heat wave will continue into the weekend, we will not be enforcing the cowboy dress code.  We want everyone to have a good time and stay safe, so dress to be cool and comfortable!  Guess we could consider this an unofficial “underwear shoot”!!

Hope to see y’all out on the range!!

Thanks to all who gave their opinions on rescheduling next month’s match.  So far with the replies we’ve received, it’s been unanimous to change the match dates to Saturday and Sunday, June 27th & 28th.  All other details remain the same as follows:

We will be having a “double header” weekend - two matches over two days!  The first match will be Saturday, June 27 at 4p.m.  Then on Sunday, June 28, we will shoot a second separate match at 10a.m. Match fee is $12 per day or $20 for both days; details and ammo counts will be posted on the website closer to match weekend.  And, as always, all shooters must attend the mandatory shooter's meeting prior to each match and must also be a PASA member.  Several of us will be bringing our trailers/RVs and camping out Saturday night.  There is primitive camping available at no charge.  Come on out and circle your wagons with us!   (Thanks again to Rufus for suggesting this great idea!)

Hope to see y’all out on the range!

Howdy Pards! 

Hope you all had a fun, safe holiday weekend!  Kudos to all the cowboys who made St Jude’s a huge success once again this year!

Ok, folks, we have a small dilemma.  We have had a personal commitment come up for our scheduled match weekend in June (20^th-21^st) and will not be able to make the shoot.  We can either reschedule the match for the following weekend (27^th-28^th) or someone else can step up to the plate and run the matches.  Oh, there’s always the unspoken third option of cancelling all together.   What would y’all like to do for June?  Please drop us an email with your suggestion or make a comment here on the telegraph.   

Well pards,  it looks like April showers not only bring May flowers but also bring cancellations to outdoor events.  The forecasts are not good for tonite and tomorrow.  70-80% chance of rain with accumulations over 1.75 inches are forecasted.  With the rain we’ve already had, the rain and mud is really squishing up ‘tween the toes!  Don’t kill the messenger – blame Beau and the other weather men!   See fer yurself here:  http://www.wgem.com/Global/link.asp?L=318585 and here too:  http://www.accuweather.com/us/il/barry/62312/forecast-details.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=1&zipChg=1&metric=0&fday=2

Shoot or no shoot, we still need to tear down the stage fronts though in preparation for the Single Stack.  Nitro Pike and Newsome will be braving the rain out at the range at 830am tomorrow (Sunday) to get the job done.  If anyone can run out and help, they would be mighty obliged. 

Next month’s shoot will be the Peg Leg Shannon Memorial shoot with EE Taft as match director.  More details to follow as we get them. 

The Illinois Quail Unlimited Midwest Class is next weekend, April 24-26^th at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta, IL.  This is an awesome shoot run by awesome people!!   Lots of side matches (including a Wild Bunch match) and a Dooley Gang Shooting School on Friday, 6 stages, banquet, and auction on Saturday, and the final 4 stages on Sunday.  You can’t ask for much better than that!  You don’t want to miss this one!!  More info can be found at:  http://www.midwestclassic-iqu.com/

Hope to see y'all in Sparta next weekend!  Until then...keep yer powder dry!!