More than 500 marksmen and women aged 12 to over 65 will compete at the Bairnsdale Field and Game precinct this weekend.
It will be a noisy affair with every competitor taking a shot at 150 targets over two days – 100 on Saturday and 50 on Sunday as part of the Field and Game Australia (FGA) National Carnival.
FGA’s Daryl Snowdon chose Bairnsdale as the venue and says every state and territory will be represented from the organisation’s 67 member clubs.
“It’s a fabulous venue,” Mr Snowdon said.
“There’s a good mixture of terrain, it has height, natural vegetation and there aren’t many venues this size.”
The precinct has six grounds with five shooting positions and two traps.
“There will be some families with three generations compet-ing as well, anyone could take out the overall event, there are some very handy juniors around and you can’t discount the veterans either.”
The organisers estimate the top contender will need to shoot more than140 out of 150 targets to be in the running for the big prize, a black Browning B725 worth $5000.
All up the prize pool is $50,000 over four grades with four categories in each, with a gun for first prize in every grade as well as cartridges for placegetters. Bairnsdale Field and Game president, Michael Crane, said this year there was no camping on-site and the organisers had asked the visitors to support the local business community and stay in town.
Competitors will be warming up at the practice grounds on Friday with windy conditions predicted for Saturday.
“Wind is just another challenge of the sport,” commites member, Barry Harrison, said.
PICTURED: Bairnsdale Field and Game president, Michael Crane (far right), and committee member, Barry Harrison, with Field and Game Australia’s Daryl Snowdon and Port Phillip Field and Game president, Nigel Loughridge, on Wednesday at Bairnsdale Field and Game precint, which will host the Field and Game Australia National Carnival this weekend.
It will be a noisy affair with every competitor taking a shot at 150 targets over two days – 100 on Saturday and 50 on Sunday as part of the Field and Game Australia (FGA) National Carnival.
FGA’s Daryl Snowdon chose Bairnsdale as the venue and says every state and territory will be represented from the organisation’s 67 member clubs.
“It’s a fabulous venue,” Mr Snowdon said.
“There’s a good mixture of terrain, it has height, natural vegetation and there aren’t many venues this size.”
The precinct has six grounds with five shooting positions and two traps.
“There will be some families with three generations compet-ing as well, anyone could take out the overall event, there are some very handy juniors around and you can’t discount the veterans either.”
The organisers estimate the top contender will need to shoot more than140 out of 150 targets to be in the running for the big prize, a black Browning B725 worth $5000.
All up the prize pool is $50,000 over four grades with four categories in each, with a gun for first prize in every grade as well as cartridges for placegetters. Bairnsdale Field and Game president, Michael Crane, said this year there was no camping on-site and the organisers had asked the visitors to support the local business community and stay in town.
Competitors will be warming up at the practice grounds on Friday with windy conditions predicted for Saturday.
“Wind is just another challenge of the sport,” commites member, Barry Harrison, said.
PICTURED: Bairnsdale Field and Game president, Michael Crane (far right), and committee member, Barry Harrison, with Field and Game Australia’s Daryl Snowdon and Port Phillip Field and Game president, Nigel Loughridge, on Wednesday at Bairnsdale Field and Game precint, which will host the Field and Game Australia National Carnival this weekend.
