Bushwhack at Gator Pond-2022
Wild Bunch Action Shooting
and Open* Match. 22-24 April.
Bushwhack 2022 is in the books. The results have been mailed to everyone and are posted here. Stay tuned for another match next year. We're going to stay with our original schedule even though there's lots of other matches moving around near our dates. So, if you want some great food and fun, save the date, fourth weekend in April. 21-23 April 2023.
Many thanks to those who helped:
Big Meaux and family for the great food.
Macon A Longshot and Huckleberry Hicks for the Awards.
Bourbon Kid for the targets at the Saloon.
And the Deadwood Marshals for making the range look great.
Congratulations to overall winners:
Modern: Duke City Deadeye
Modern Lady: Mar-Lynn
Traditional: Logan Sackett
Open: El Otro Doc
Overall Results
Results by Category
Many thanks to those who helped:
Big Meaux and family for the great food.
Macon A Longshot and Huckleberry Hicks for the Awards.
Bourbon Kid for the targets at the Saloon.
And the Deadwood Marshals for making the range look great.
Congratulations to overall winners:
Modern: Duke City Deadeye
Modern Lady: Mar-Lynn
Traditional: Logan Sackett
Open: El Otro Doc
Overall Results
Results by Category
Once again the Deadwood Marshals Club will conduct Bushwhack at Gator Pond 2022 on 22-24 April, 2022. This will be a Wild Bunch Action Shooting match following the SASS standards. However, as before, we will include an OPEN category for those who can't quite satisfy all the SASS requirements/rules and still want to shoot. The OPEN details are listed below. We have decided not to be the State Championship this year in the interest of simplicity.
Fun, Food, and Shooting will remain great as as always. Friday afternoon will be an open range with several stages set up for various type of shooting. We will host a pot luck dinner with food and drink (soft drinks and beer)--feel free to contribute your favorite dish but don't feel that you have to. We will also provide lunches on Sat and Sun. There will be a Dutch Treat dinner at the host hotel as before. Plan on 5 stages each on Sat and Sun with awards around 1pm on Sunday.
The round count will AVERAGE per stage (10 total): 28 (4 mags) pistol; 7 rifle; 6 shotgun. The registration forms are below. We anticipate a similar arrangement with the Clarion Hotel as in the past. That is, a reduced rate and a Dutch Treat dinner Saturday night. As those arrangements are formed, details will be posted here.
The registration forms are linked below in Word and PDF format. Last year's shooter's package is linked in the history section if you would like a sampling of the type of stages to expect. As it's developed, this years Shooter's book will be posted here.
AMMO: In light of the ammo/reloading component shortages, if anyone has some extras they are willing to sell, let me know and I'll put you in touch with those asking.
Fun, Food, and Shooting will remain great as as always. Friday afternoon will be an open range with several stages set up for various type of shooting. We will host a pot luck dinner with food and drink (soft drinks and beer)--feel free to contribute your favorite dish but don't feel that you have to. We will also provide lunches on Sat and Sun. There will be a Dutch Treat dinner at the host hotel as before. Plan on 5 stages each on Sat and Sun with awards around 1pm on Sunday.
The round count will AVERAGE per stage (10 total): 28 (4 mags) pistol; 7 rifle; 6 shotgun. The registration forms are below. We anticipate a similar arrangement with the Clarion Hotel as in the past. That is, a reduced rate and a Dutch Treat dinner Saturday night. As those arrangements are formed, details will be posted here.
The registration forms are linked below in Word and PDF format. Last year's shooter's package is linked in the history section if you would like a sampling of the type of stages to expect. As it's developed, this years Shooter's book will be posted here.
AMMO: In light of the ammo/reloading component shortages, if anyone has some extras they are willing to sell, let me know and I'll put you in touch with those asking.
History:
Bushwhack -2021
Results:
Overall by Category.
Modern: Duke City Deadeye
Traditional: Logan Sacket
Modern Lady: Dixie Deadeye
Scores:
Overall by Category.
Modern: Duke City Deadeye
Traditional: Logan Sacket
Modern Lady: Dixie Deadeye
Scores:
We've arranged the same rate with the Clarion Inn again. The link below will take you there directly. We have also confirmed that we can have the Dutch Treat dinner on Friday as we've done before.
Welcome back Deadwood Marshal’s
Group Name: Deadwood Marshal's Spring Event
Group Rate: $80.00 per night for King bed or $85.00 per night for 2 queens beds. Includes full hot breakfast
Check In: Friday, Apr 23, 2021 (3:00 PM) Check Out: Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 (11:00 AM)
Cutoff Date: Friday, Apr 16, 2021 (book your group reservation before this date please)
Group Billing Options: Guest is responsible for all charges.
Please use the URL link below to make your reservations or Call our front desk at 225-647-8000
www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/QX76W1
Welcome back Deadwood Marshal’s
Group Name: Deadwood Marshal's Spring Event
Group Rate: $80.00 per night for King bed or $85.00 per night for 2 queens beds. Includes full hot breakfast
Check In: Friday, Apr 23, 2021 (3:00 PM) Check Out: Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 (11:00 AM)
Cutoff Date: Friday, Apr 16, 2021 (book your group reservation before this date please)
Group Billing Options: Guest is responsible for all charges.
Please use the URL link below to make your reservations or Call our front desk at 225-647-8000
www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/QX76W1
Geographic Overview
Bushwhack 2020:
Bushwhack 2020 is over. A great time was had by all even though we had to dodge the periodic rain showers due to Hurricane Beta. The results are posted below. More pictures are on our Facebook page.
We had a false start back in April due to Covid and had to delay until this Sept. The rescheduling, the lingering impacts of Covid, and the multiple hurricanes and tropical storms impacting our region prevented a lot of participation. We wish our neighbors and friends safe and speedy recovery and hope to see them in the near future.
Friday saw decent weather, overcast but dry and cooler than usual because of Hurricane Beta off the coast. Red River Rudy provided wonderful appetizers. Everyone had more than enough to eat and we all left happy. The next day brought a very light drizzle for 5 stages of WB shooting. Not wet enough to cause any problems and helpful at keeping the temperatures down. Imaginary Cowboy provided a great lunch of gumbo with all the fixings. Saturday night we all met at Mike Anderson's--the restaurant at our host hotel--the Clarion Inn. There we had another feast and again went away well fed and happy. Sunday provided the best weather yet--dry, breezy, and cool. We had another 5 great stages of WB shooting followed by another feast of BBQ chicken by Imaginary Cowboy. All in all, we had a wonderful weekend with great shooting, great food, and great fellowship. We hope to see everyone back along with those who couldn't make it this year. We're going to return to our regular schedule of the fourth weekend in April for as long as we can. Watch the SASS WB Wire and here for future details.
Overall Men's: Duke City Deadeye
Overall Lady's: Mar-Lynn
State Modern Champion: Duke City Deadeye
Modern Champion: Duke City Deadeye
Sr Modern Champion: General Jubal Early
State Traditional Champion: Red River Rudy
Sr Traditional Champion: Red River Rudy
Traditional Champion: Blackwater Jack
State Lady Modern Champion: Dixie Deadeye
Lady Modern Champion: Mar-Lynn
We had a false start back in April due to Covid and had to delay until this Sept. The rescheduling, the lingering impacts of Covid, and the multiple hurricanes and tropical storms impacting our region prevented a lot of participation. We wish our neighbors and friends safe and speedy recovery and hope to see them in the near future.
Friday saw decent weather, overcast but dry and cooler than usual because of Hurricane Beta off the coast. Red River Rudy provided wonderful appetizers. Everyone had more than enough to eat and we all left happy. The next day brought a very light drizzle for 5 stages of WB shooting. Not wet enough to cause any problems and helpful at keeping the temperatures down. Imaginary Cowboy provided a great lunch of gumbo with all the fixings. Saturday night we all met at Mike Anderson's--the restaurant at our host hotel--the Clarion Inn. There we had another feast and again went away well fed and happy. Sunday provided the best weather yet--dry, breezy, and cool. We had another 5 great stages of WB shooting followed by another feast of BBQ chicken by Imaginary Cowboy. All in all, we had a wonderful weekend with great shooting, great food, and great fellowship. We hope to see everyone back along with those who couldn't make it this year. We're going to return to our regular schedule of the fourth weekend in April for as long as we can. Watch the SASS WB Wire and here for future details.
Overall Men's: Duke City Deadeye
Overall Lady's: Mar-Lynn
State Modern Champion: Duke City Deadeye
Modern Champion: Duke City Deadeye
Sr Modern Champion: General Jubal Early
State Traditional Champion: Red River Rudy
Sr Traditional Champion: Red River Rudy
Traditional Champion: Blackwater Jack
State Lady Modern Champion: Dixie Deadeye
Lady Modern Champion: Mar-Lynn
Bushwhack 2020 Posse
Some Great Shooting
Some Great Eating
August 11, 2020: Reminder that the discount rate, $10 off, ends on August 15, Saturday per the registration form. I will still honor the discounted rate if I receive your payment and registration by Monday, August 17. Watch here in the next couple days for a direct link to make a reservation at the Clarion Inn, Gonzales LA. You can also peruse a PRELIMINARY copy of the shooter's book via the link below. Note that changes MAY occur and the official book will be the one you receive at registration check in. Hope to see you all there.
There were some problems with the last version of the shooter's book. Here's a PDF version that should work better. Let me know if there are any other problems. Sorry for the confusion.
There were some problems with the last version of the shooter's book. Here's a PDF version that should work better. Let me know if there are any other problems. Sorry for the confusion.
Use the link above for a direct link to the Clarion Inn for a discounted rate. Or, call the hotel direct at 225 647-8000
UPDATE following COVID postponement: We've settled on a new time. The LA State Wild Bunch Action Shooting Championship will now be held September 18-19-20. We'll have the range open on Friday 18SEP for those who want to practice or shoot some stages. Normal side matches won't be conducted. The Range will go cold around 4pm and a pot luck social will be held starting around 5pm. We'll provide the food and drinks (beer included). But, if you want to bring something, feel free. If it doesn't get eaten then, we'll have it available for the Sat and Sun lunches. We'll have 5 stages Sat and 5 on Sun with lunches provided afterwards. All included in your registration fee. If you've left your May registration fee on file, it will be applied automatically to the Sep match and you don't have to take any other action for registration. I new registration for is provided below. We'll also have special room rates at the Clarion Inn again. More information will be provided on that soon.
15August2020 is the deadline for the reduced entry fee of $70. After that date, the fee increases to $80. Watch here for publication of the Shooter's Book. Until then, shooters can expect an average of 28 pistol, 7 rifle, and 6 shotgun rounds per stage. Anticipate 10 stages, 5 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday.
As for information becomes available, it will be posted here. In the meantime, the 2019 shooter's book is linked below if you would like a flavor of what's to come. We plan on the same "type" of stages and the same great food and fun. We'll also arrange for a special room rate at the Clarion again as noted on the registration form and post here when it is done.
Bushwhack 2019
The 2019 Match was a great success.
Congratulations to the State Winners:
Jubal Early, Modern
Possum Skinner, Traditional
Nellie Blue, Lady Modern
Category Winners:
Modern SR: Jubal Early
Modern: Duke City Deadeye
Lady Modern: Nellie Blue
Traditional: Possum Skinner
Traditional SR: Texas Gator
Open: Dusty Sometimes
Thanks also to all those who helped out, especially:
Kentucky Tom, Posse Marshal
Cajun Outlaw, Copenhagen Calhoun and other family members for the Friday Fish fry and Saturday Jambalaya Lunch Marshal Big Daddy Jenks, and Sharon Jenkins for Friday dinner Runnin Rose for the Sunday Gumbo Lunch Dixie Deadeye for desserts Cole Trigger for the well-stocked Cigar Humidor Smokey Shane for the awards And many more of the Deadwood Marshals Gang for all the work on the range to get it ready for the match.
2019 Shooter's Book is available here.
Overall Standings are here
Category Standings are here
Pictures are below. More pictures are on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/DeadwoodMarshals/
Congratulations to the State Winners:
Jubal Early, Modern
Possum Skinner, Traditional
Nellie Blue, Lady Modern
Category Winners:
Modern SR: Jubal Early
Modern: Duke City Deadeye
Lady Modern: Nellie Blue
Traditional: Possum Skinner
Traditional SR: Texas Gator
Open: Dusty Sometimes
Thanks also to all those who helped out, especially:
Kentucky Tom, Posse Marshal
Cajun Outlaw, Copenhagen Calhoun and other family members for the Friday Fish fry and Saturday Jambalaya Lunch Marshal Big Daddy Jenks, and Sharon Jenkins for Friday dinner Runnin Rose for the Sunday Gumbo Lunch Dixie Deadeye for desserts Cole Trigger for the well-stocked Cigar Humidor Smokey Shane for the awards And many more of the Deadwood Marshals Gang for all the work on the range to get it ready for the match.
2019 Shooter's Book is available here.
Overall Standings are here
Category Standings are here
Pictures are below. More pictures are on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/DeadwoodMarshals/
This match will follow the 2018 guidelines for WBAS. I've attached a summary of the rule changes below for quick reference. This summary was posted on the SASS WB wire a while back. I take no credit for this development but thought it was a great tool. Furthermore, this is in no way intended to supersede the rule books as posted on the SASS website. All shooters are expected to be familiar with the most recent rules as of the date of the match.
Posted below are the Open Category requirements.
Click here to download a Word Version
Click here to download a Word Version
See the "New Shooters" page for detailed directions to the range.
We have plenty of hotels and campgrounds in the near vicinity with a map and listings below. There is a discount available at the Clarion Inn-see the registration document. The Clarion Inn also houses the world famous Mike Anderson's Seafood restaurant. Unfortunately, we don't have facilities for camping on site.
Also, we will be offering an Open Category for those shooters interested in Wild Bunch but may not have the requisite firearms.
We have plenty of hotels and campgrounds in the near vicinity with a map and listings below. There is a discount available at the Clarion Inn-see the registration document. The Clarion Inn also houses the world famous Mike Anderson's Seafood restaurant. Unfortunately, we don't have facilities for camping on site.
Also, we will be offering an Open Category for those shooters interested in Wild Bunch but may not have the requisite firearms.
Bushwhack 2018
The Bushwhack at Gator Pond 2018 is in the books. Congratulations to Duke City Deadeye for Overall Winner and Nellie Blue for Overall Lady Winner. The scores are in the links below and we'll have lots of pictures here and on the Facebook page in the upcoming days.
Louisiana State Wild Bunch Modern Champion:
Duke City Deadeye
Louisiana State Wild Bunch Traditional Champion:
Red River Rudy
Louisiana State Wild Bunch Lady Modern Champion: Nellie Blue
Category Results: matchresultsbycattime.pdf
Detailed Results: detailedmatchresultsbytime.pdf
Overall standing are here
2018 Bushwhack shooter's book for reference.
Louisiana State Wild Bunch Modern Champion:
Duke City Deadeye
Louisiana State Wild Bunch Traditional Champion:
Red River Rudy
Louisiana State Wild Bunch Lady Modern Champion: Nellie Blue
Category Results: matchresultsbycattime.pdf
Detailed Results: detailedmatchresultsbytime.pdf
Overall standing are here
2018 Bushwhack shooter's book for reference.
The details of the match are firming up. The round count will be 273 pistol, 63 rifle, 44 shotgun. We'll have four side matches, Speed Pistol, Speed Pistol reload, Texas Star, and Speed Shotgun. We're also having a informal dinner at the range Friday night after the side matches. Tentatively we're planning a spaghetti dinner with sides and desserts. Others are bringing dishes, so, it should be great. If you can't make the side matches, come on out for the dinner and get the layout of the range before the match.