I’m South St. Paul Rod & Gun Club Manager Don Deeb, and welcome to our January news update!
We launched our new website late last year, and feedback so far has been very good. Additional feedback and ideas for the website are encouraged!
Membership Renewals
It’s time to start thinking about renewing your membership for 2012. Stop down and renew at your convenience, and shoot a round or two while you're here.
Member Appreciation Weekend is January 14-15
Join us for January's Member Appreciation Weekend. Here are the special weekend benefits for members only:
$10 will get you two practice rounds of trap or skeet;
$11 will get you two practice rounds of 5-stand;
$23 will get you two practice rounds of sporting clays
Be sure to come down and take advantage of these special membership appreciation weekends! For a complete list of Member Benefits, click here.
Shooting News
Crazy Quail is now available! We haven’t offered Crazy Quail for a number of years, and so far it’s a big hit. The game features a trap machine on a spinning pedestal; when the shooter calls "pull," the trap machine throws the clay anywhere within a full 360-degree circle. Shots can range from an easier incomer, to a fast crosser, to a challenging long outgoing target. Stop down and try your hand at Crazy Quail for a hunting tune-up!
The 5-Stand course is now down by the clubhouse for easier access during the winter months, closer to the warmth of the clubhouse.
League News
Don’t forget to sign up for winter leagues, which begin January 7th. Winter leagues are 10-week seasons. We offer team Trap, Skeet, Crazy Quail, Sporting Clays, and 2-person 5-Stand leagues, as well as individual Trap, Skeet, Crazy Quail, Sporting Clays, and 5-Stand leagues in the winter months.
This year we're trying a new format for winter leagues. The team captains have voted, and all leagues will be no-handicap leagues, where everyone shoots scratch. Divisions for these leagues will be decided after the 10 weeks are shot, and then everyone who has shot at least 80% of the league rounds (8/10) will be involved in shootoffs within their division. This format means that everyone is in the running until the end of the league season and divisions should more accurately pit shooters of similar ability against each other in the shootoffs. Rounds can be shot anytime during the season, both ahead and behind. Hope you like it!
We're also allocating a large share of sponsor fees toward door prizes which will be given away at the league banquet after the end of the season. Please note: in order to be eligible for door prizes, you must have shot all 10 rounds of winter league. For a complete copy of 2012 Winter League Rules, click here.
Because of this format, it's never too late to join winter leagues. As long as all your rounds are shot by the end of the season, which is March 11th, you or your team can join anytime during the season.
Need a team to join, or a new member for your current team? Click here.
League Sponsors - send us your logo and/or a link to your website, and we will place it on our website for free as a thank you for sponsoring a league team at the Gun Club. To view the League Sponsors page, click here. Email your logo or link to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Tournaments & Events
Our annual Holiday Shoot was held December 3-4. Two events were featured: Sporting Clays, and an event combining Trap, Skeet, and 5-Stand. 63 shooters entered the Sporting Clays event; 35 shooters entered the combined event; and 20 shooters shot in both events.
Event winners were:
- Sporting Clays - Tom Wannebo, shooting 46/50. Dan Field was runner-up with 42/50.
- Trap, Skeet, & 5-Stand - John Wiederholt, shooting 23/25, 25/25, and 22/25 for a score of 70/75. Jim Noel was runner-up with 65/75.
- And John Wiederholt and Jim Noel tied for first place for total score, shooting 106/125. Jon Dayton was runner-up with 105.
Congratulators shooters, and thanks for your participation!
Click here for full results of the Holiday Shoot!
On January 1st, we're holding a wild game feed and shoot. Please join us, as the restaurant is serving a variety of wild game and fish, and we're featuring special member pricing for the shoot.
Pictures
Keep sending photos for the new website; we will post them as we receive them! We recently added an "archived pictures" link on the website, so as photos roll off the Photo Gallery you'll be able to find them in the Archive.
New Wednesday Hours
The Club is remaining open on Wednesdays through the winter.
Sunday Bloody Marys
Stop in and try out our “build your own Bloody Mary” bar on Sundays.
That’s it from the Manager’s Corner. Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Don Deeb, Manager
