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Senior rifle and pistol shooters gunned for the gold at 2008 AISG |
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Monday, 18 August 2008 08:51 |
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FAIRBANKS - Senior shooters took home gold, silver and bronze from the rifle and pistol shooting events of the 2008 Alaska International Senior Games (AISG) while local firearms instructor and AIM-COMM vice-president Joe Nava beat out all the competition to take first overall in both events. With just a one-point difference between the two, lady shooter Dody Maki almost edged Nava out for first overall in the pistol shooting event; Maki fired a 188 while Nava scored 189 out of a possible 200 points. Nava scored a perfect 200 out of 200 in the rifle shooting event.
 After the shooting events concluded Nava, the oldest shooter competing, remarked that winning the pistol shoot "suprised the [heck] out of me." Nava also took a gold medal in the trap shooting event during the senior games.
Twelve shooters competed, ranging in age from 50 to 77 with awards issued based on age brackets: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 75-79. In the pistol shooting event first place overall (top scores all age brackets) went to Joe Nava, second place went to Dody Maki and third place was a tie between Paul Maki and Beth Nava-Allard, who both fired a score of 185. In the rifle shooting event first place overall went to Joe Nava, second place went to Beth Nava-Allard (192) and third place went to Cam Carlson (189). Carlson fired the rifle shooting event with a borrowed gun that she had never used before and soon after the buzzer sounded to commence firing she was sending bullets downrange to smack right into the 10 ring of a number of the score bulls on her A-32, 50-foot rifle target.
Complete results, with scores and medal awards of all the competitors, of the 2008 AISG indoor shooting events (pistol and rifle) are available from www.aimcomm.org as a downloadable .pdf file. (Click here for the results in .pdf format.)
The rifle and pistol shooting events were hosted by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game Hunter Education Indoor Shooting Range. Range project director John Wyman served as the event coordinator and chief range safety officer and called the shoot while event commissioner Rick Briggs helped shooters with everything from event registration to running the timer during the shoots to compiling scores and handing out medals. ADF&G range technician Mike White handled competitor check-in and assisted with compiling scores and results and issuing medals. The event was held Wednesday, August 13, 2008 and is the second year of the rifle and pistol shooting events for the AISG. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 August 2008 13:20 )
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Hunting Heritage Center Trailer a Hit at Sportsman's Day |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 12:07 |
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Hundreds of people visited the Alaska Department of Fish & Game's (ADF&G) mobile Hunting Heritage Center, on Saturday August 2, at the annual Sportsman's Day event, to try their hand at shooting using the HHC's electronic shooting range. The event, hosted by Sportsman's Warehouse, drew a large crowd, even with the cool and rainy weather. A crew from the ADF&G Hunter Education Indoor Shooting Range, along with volunteers from the Arctic Spurs Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) began early Saturday morning setting up the HHC trailer and LaserShot electronic shooting systems and soon had a line of people, including many kids, waiting to shoot. The line of shooters, some shooting for the very first time, continued from 9 a.m. until around 3 p.m. when the range was shut down for the day.
Sportsman's Warehouse in Fairbanks, with Doug Mason the store manager at the time, donated $5,000 to the NWTF's effort to purchase the mobile trailer and electronic shooting systems which the wildlife conservation and hunting organization acquired and donated to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in March. Merle Jantz, president of the local NWTF chapter and the man who worked to pull all the sponsors together to make the donation of the trailer to ADF&G a reality, was on hand helping shooters throughout the event. The HHC was also present at the annual Outdoor Show at the Carlson Center in April and for Kid's Fish & Game Fun Day at Creamer's Field in May. NWTF and ADF&G continue to work together to complete the configuration of the HHC and to fully equip the trailer for multiple uses related to hunter education, firearms safety, wildlife conservation and the shooting sports.
For more information about the ADF&G Hunting Heritage Center contact John Wyman at 907-459-7292 (email
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 August 2008 12:34 )
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Summer Season Wraps Up at Indoor Shooting Range |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 09:47 |
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The 2008 Summer Season at the Alaska Department of Fish & Game Hunter Education Indoor Shooting Range wrapped up Thursday, July 31. Walk-in public shooting hours at the range are closed until Saturday, September 13. The range closes for a period of time during the summer for annual maintenance and cleaning. Regularly scheduled hunter education classes and events, including Basic, Bow, and Muzzleloader Education Classes, will be held as scheduled during the closure. In addition, the 2008 Alaska International Senior Games, rifle and pistol shooting events, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13. Work scheduled at the range between now and September 13 includes a thorough cleaning of the live-fire range and bullet trap room, shampooing of carpets throughout the building, painting and maintenance items, proper disposal of used air filters and other tasks. Walk-in public shooting hours will open for the 2008-2009 regular season at the range at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 13. For more information about the range and related programs please contact John Wyman at 907-459-7292 (email at
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 August 2008 09:57 )
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