NSSF Bullet Points | Online News Service

July 23, 2012

Vol. 13 No. 28

This Week:

The Range Report Goes Digital

NSSF'S MAGAZINE FOR SHOOTING FACILITIES . . . NSSF has launched The Range Report, "NSSF's Magazine for Shooting Facilities," as an exclusively digital publication with the release of its Summer '12 edition. The magazine appears on a new website, rangereport.org. In addition to the current digital magazine, the website also provides a variety of other features, including past issues in digital format, frequently refreshed range news, instant access to specific features and departments, advertising opportunities and more. Subscribe to the magazine's new monthly e-newsletter here.

NSSF Statement

All of us at the National Shooting Sports Foundation are deeply saddened by the loss of life in the Aurora, Colo., theater killings. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims and those wounded in this senseless attack. Out of respect for those families and victims, as well as for the ongoing police investigation, it would be inappropriate for us to provide additional comment at this time. As additional facts come to light, NSSF will monitor developments in the interest of our members.

Sights on London

A Look at America's Olympic Shooters

THIS WEEK: SHOTGUN SHOOTERS . . . Twenty U.S. Olympic Team shooters have begun their journeys to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. With just days left until the Opening Ceremony, find out the best ways to follow the team and check out the shooting schedule so you don't miss a single shot. In continuing with our weekly preview of U.S. Olympic Team shooters, Bullet Points this week offers a brief look at the shotgun shooters.

KIM RHODE . . . Event: Women's Skeet and Trap. Hometown: El Monte, Calif. Age: 32. Kim got her competitive start in American Skeet at the age of 10. After winning the World Championship at age 13, she became captain of the All-American Team. This opened the door to the Olympic style of International Double Trap and International Skeet. She has captured 13 National Championship gold medals since making the National Team in 1995. Kim's career also includes 26 medals in international competitions including four Olympic medals. Read more about Kim Rhode. Follow her on Twitter @KimRhode.
JOSHUA RICHMOND . . . Event: Men's Double Trap. Hometown: Hillsgrove, Pa. Age: 26. Staff Sgt. Joshua Richmond is among the leading Men's Double Trap shooters in the world and is a serious contender for the 2012 Olympic podium. He fired his first shot out of a shotgun at the age of 5 and began shooting competitively at the age of 11. Josh is currently a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in Ft. Benning, Ga. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaRichmond4.
VINCENT HANCOCK . . . Event: Men's Skeet. Hometown: Eatonton, Ga. Age: 23. Sgt. Vincent Hancock started competing when he was 11 years old and holds several national records in Men's Skeet. In 2005, at the young age of 16, Vincent won his first World Championship title in Men's Skeet and went on to win the prestigious International Shooting Sport Federation's Shooter of the Year award. He is currently a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in Ft. Benning, Ga. Follow him on Twitter @Vincent_hancock.
COREY COGDELL . . . Event: Women's Trap. Hometown: Eagle River, Alaska Age: 25. Corey grew up hunting with her father and eventually joined the 4-H program to develop her trap shooting skills. After shooting for only a few years she made the National Development Team in 2006 at Fall Selection when she placed first in the Junior Women's Trap competition. That same day, she made the National Team when her score also placed her third in the Women's Trap competition. In her first international competition, the 2007 Changwon World Cup, Cogdell captured the bronze medal. Shortly after, Cogdell captured the bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games. In August of 2008, Corey won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Corey is currently a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Follow her on Twitter @CoreyCogdell.
FRANK THOMPSON . . . Event: Men's Skeet. Hometown: Alliance, Neb. Age: 24. With a little help from his dad, Frank got his start in shooting when he was 10 years old. Frank honed his skills through the sporting clays programs and made the National Development Team in 2006. He has been a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs since 2006. He attends the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, majoring in Business and will graduate in 2011.
GLENN ELLER . . . Event: Double Trap. Hometown: Houston, Texas Age: 30. In 1996, Glenn was the first American to win the prestigious British Opening Sporting Clay title. He began shooting at 8 years old under the direction of Jay Herbert. He has also trained with Olympian Dan Carlisle. Glenn enjoys hunting, golf and was also involved in track in high school. Sergeant Glenn Eller is currently a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit stationed in Ft. Benning, Ga. Follow him on Twitter @wgeller3.

All photos and text courtesy of USA Shooting.

Research

SURVEY TRACKER: 'HUNTING ACCESS' AND 'PROPELLANT/POWDER' MARKET LEADERS . . . The NSSF Survey Tracker is a monitoring service utilizing an online panel of active hunters and target shooters. View the latest edition -- June 2012. Sourced by Southwick Associates' HunterSurvey.com, each report features: Market Snapshot--purchases made in the past two months; Market Leaders--the top brands purchased in different retail categories; and Question of the Month--insight into opinions and attitudes of today's recreational hunters and target shooters. This latest edition features: Hunting Access and Propellant/Powder market leaders. NSSF business members may view this edition and past Survey Trackers by logging in to www.nssf.org/members and clicking on "NSSF Industry Research" and then on "Survey Tracker."

News of Note

1,500 YOUTHS COMPETE AT SCTP CHAMPIONSHIPS . . . This past weekend, more than 1,500 young shooters and their families traveled to Sparta, Ill., to compete in the Scholastic Clay Target Program's National Championships at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex. Nearly 30 states were represented at the event. NSSF developed the popular program, which allows youths to compete as a team in trap, skeet and sporting clays. SCTP is now overseen by the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF). Learn more about SCTP at shootsctp.org.
MATARESE WINS U.S. OPEN SPORTING CLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP . . . Anthony Matarese Jr. of Pennsville, N.J., captured the 2012 U.S. Open Sporting Clays championship at the Caribou Gun Club in Le Sueur, Minn. Of the more than 800 shooters who participated, Matarese reigned supreme by shooting 65 out of 66 targets on day three to beat out Bill McGuire of Charleston, Tenn., by one target. Matarese's combined three-day score was 193 out of 200 targets. See complete tournament results.
AFTER ALASKA GRIZZLY SCARE, SURVIVOR SAYS, 'I WISHED I HAD A GUN' . . . When English professor Alyson Jones-Robinson hiked with her two nieces and her dog on Granite Tors Trail in Alaska's Chena River State Recreation Area, the party came upon a young grizzly bear. Before their dangerous encounter was over, which featured a series of bluff charges by the bear, Jones-Robinson attempted to ward off the estimated 5 1/2-foot grizzly, joined by a second one, with bug repellant, a pack of macaroni and cheese and a walking stick. "I wished I had a gun," Jones-Robinson said, according to a report on Intermedia Outdoors' SportsmenVote.com. The bears were in view of the family during its entire backward hike to the trail head. The Friday after the attack, Jones-Robinson bought a gun.
TEXAS BECOMES 19TH STATE WITH CONFIRMED CWD IN DEER . . . Texas has become the 19th state to confirm Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in its deer population after two mule deer tested positive for the disease in early July. A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department press release reports that the two animals were collected during regular sampling tests in Hudspeth County after mule deer in New Mexico were reported positive in mid-June. Texas has had a CWD surveillance program in place for more than a decade. Management caused by these newly identified cases will concentrate on containment of the disease.

Jobs

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