Shotgun Competition at Rod and Gun Club
The Rod and Gun readied for shotgun season Sunday with the annual Fall Shoot competition.
The Rod and Gun readied for shotgun season Sunday with the annual Fall Shoot competition.
Shotgun hunting season for deer opened Monday, Nov. 26 and continues through Friday, Dec. 8.
Shotgun hunting season for deer opened Monday, Nov. 26 and continues through Friday, Dec. 8.
Contests competed in three categories: the Bulls Eye, Over the Shoulder and Standing Deer competitions.
Contests competed in three categories: the Bulls Eye, Over the Shoulder and Standing Deer competitions.
The person with the best score from all three categories was named Top Gun.
The person with the best score from all three categories was named Top Gun.
Participants vied for hams donated by Cronig's, as well as the Top Gun title.
Participants vied for hams donated by Cronig's, as well as the Top Gun title.
The competition gives hunters a chance to site their guns before the shotgun season begins.
The competition gives hunters a chance to site their guns before the shotgun season begins.
The deer can rest easy while the hunters all gather at the Rod and Gun club.
The deer can rest easy while the hunters all gather at the Rod and Gun club.
The deer don't stand a chance.
The deer don't stand a chance.
Ready, set, aim.
Ready, set, aim.
Patience and persistence are the key out in the woods; here, it's all about focus and aim.
Patience and persistence are the key out in the woods; here, it's all about focus and aim.
The Rod and Gun readied for shotgun season Sunday with the annual Fall Shoot competition. Shotgun hunting season for deer opened Monday, Nov. 26 and continues through Friday, Dec. 8.
For the second year in a row, Richard Carlson of Oak Bluffs has been named Top Gun at the annual competition. Past winner Cooper Gilkes III earned second place; Michael Ferry captured third. Participants were ranked based on their participation in three categories of competition.
Prizes were also awarded to the following people for their individual performances: Mike Ferry for the Bulls Eye competition; Dick Carlson for the Over the Shoulder competition, and Matt Gamache for the Standing Deer competition.