Shoot ’em up! Mounted shooters compete at Shoshone River Shootout

Posted 5/26/15

Cowboys and cowgirls darted around the arena on horseback in randomly selected patterns, firing at 10 balloon targets with single-action .45s, loaded with black powder blanks, as they competed for the fastest times with the most accurate …

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Shoot ’em up! Mounted shooters compete at Shoshone River Shootout

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A cloud of smoke and a pile of popped balloons were all that was left after an explosion of rapid gunfire at the Park County Fairgrounds May 16-17 during the third annual Shoshone River Shootout.

Cowboys and cowgirls darted around the arena on horseback in randomly selected patterns, firing at 10 balloon targets with single-action .45s, loaded with black powder blanks, as they competed for the fastest times with the most accurate shots.

The most skilled shooters from across the region walked away from this Wyoming Desperados mounted shooting club competition with a collective $4,000 in awards.

Among the weekend’s winners were two sharpshooters, meaning they didn’t miss any targets that day. On May 16, Nicole “Scooter” Singbeil of Powell finished in 68.01 with no misses.

Jessie Royer of Darby, Montana, who finished fourth in this year’s Iditarod dog-sled race in Alaska, was May 17’s sharpshooter with an official time of 70.772.

Adult and senior shooters are placed into one of six levels. Level one is for novice and beginning competitors,  and shooters move up based on performance. Level six is world-champion caliber. The highest level shooter last weekend was Royer in level four.

The following are the results from the Shoshone River Shootout. The next local competition will be the Battle in the Basin in August to benefit the Park County Boys and Girls Club.

Shootout 1, May 16

Class L1

• Angie Clark, 85.778

• Dacean Thomas, 89.986

Class L2

• Nicole Singbeil, 68.01

• Candiss Jett-Walsh, 93.019

Class L3

• Jessie Royer, 67.778

• Teri High, 72.475

• Lisa Grimsley, 77.577

• Elizabeth Kluesener, 110.331

Class M1

• Brent Larson, 70.997

• Michael Emch, 89.069

• Clancy McNabb, 90.842

• Bruce Fisk, 103.005

• Chris Heyer, 109.912

• Mark Urlacher, 116.682

• Jason Thomas, 123.185

Class SL1

• Caryl Wilkerson, 139.417

Class SL2

• Karen Cobb, 88.430

Class SM1

• Tom Brough, 86.055

• Albert Kukuchka, 89.833

• Rod Wilson, 101.005

• Lyle Spence, 118.236

Shootout 2, May 17

Class L1

• Angie Clark, 88.274

• Dacean Thomas, 139.569

Class L2

• Nicole Singbeil, 78.287

• Candiss Jett-Walsh, 89.439

Class L3

• Elizabeth Kluesener, 70.888

• Teri High, 71.397

Class L4

• Jessie Royer, 70.772

Class M1

• Brent Larson, 65.682

• Chris Heyer, 93.511

• Mark Urlacher, 113.248

• Bruce Fisk, 116.317

• Jason Thomas, 138.507

Class SL1

• Caryl Wilkerson, 135.507

Class SL2

• Karen Cobb, 85.93

Class SM1

• Rod Wilson, 88.327

• Albert Kukuchka, 93.196

Overall, Sunday, May 17

Class M1

• Brent Larson, 36 points in 65.682

• Michael Emch, 18 points in 91.906

• Chris Heyer, 14 points in 93.511

• Clancy McNabb, 12 points, no time listed

• Mark Urlacher, 10 points in 113.248

• Bruce Fisk, 8 points in 116.317

• Jason Thomas, 4 points in 138.331

Class L4

• Jessie Royer, 34 points in 70.772

Class L3

• Elizabeth Kluesener, 32 points in 70.888

• Teri High, 30 points in 71.397

Class L2

• Nicole Singbeil, 28 points in 78.287

Class SL2

• Karen Cobb, 26 points in 85.93

Class L1

• Angie Clark, 24 points in 88.274

• Dacean Thomas, 2 points

Class SM1

• Michael Emch, 18 points in 91.906

• Albert Kukuchka, 16 points in 93.196

Class L2

• Candiss Jett Walsh, 20 points in 89.439

Class SL1

• Caryl Wilkerson, 6 points in 135.507

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