Shooting complex encourages Wyoming’s top 100

Bud Patterson
Posted 3/15/17

Last year Wyoming Gov. Mat Mead announced his “Shooting Sports Initiatives,” which are intended to support and expand shooting sports in the state.

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Shooting complex encourages Wyoming’s top 100

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TORRINGTON – Last year Wyoming Gov. Mat Mead announced his “Shooting Sports Initiatives,” which are intended to support and expand shooting sports in the state.
“Access to shooting sports and shooting ranges increases public participation and benefits our sportsmen and local communities,” Mead said when he announced the initiative. “Participation and investment in the shooting sports is an investment in future generations of sportsmen and sportswomen. It is good for Wyoming.”
Goshen County is home to one of the top gun clubs in the state, with over 400 members and is one of only four clubs with the facilities to host the state trap shoot and could be a vital partner is promoting the initiative.
“There are three phases, or separate initiatives to the governor’s program,” said Ron Miller, treasurer of the First State Bank Shooting Complex. “The first is an open range initiative, meant to increase access to public ranges in the state.
“Unfortunately, I know of only one public shooting range and that is west of Cheyenne. All the other ones in the state that I know of are private.”

Miller said the gun club could be very useful in the second initiative, if people express an interest in becoming involved.
“The second phase is what’s called the ‘Wyoming 100’ that will recognize the top 100 shooters in the state. It is a four gun, 30 rounds per gun competition.
“There is no specific competition or tournament for the Wyoming 100. What happens is anyone interested in competing can contact me at the gun club and we’ll set up a day to come out and shoot and we’ll score the results and then submit them to the game and fish.”
According to the game and fish website, to be considered for the Wyoming 100 top shooters, each contestant must shoot 30 rounds, at a target, with a semi-automatic centerfire rifle, a bolt action centerfire rifle, a centerfire pistol and a rimfire rifle.
“We encourage anyone that’s interested to come on out and give it a go. And if they need a place to practice before we start scoring we have the facilities to handle any type shooting anyone would want to do.”
The third phase, or initiative, in the governor’s program is the 2017 MagPul Wyoming Governor’s Match, to be held August 3 through 6 at the Otto Road Shooting Range in Cheyenne.
The contest is described as an “Outlaw” multi-gun match for modern semi-automatic rifles and service pistols and will include three days of shooting, eight match stages with open and tactical divisions for shooters.
“I believe the Governor’s Match is open to any shooter, you don’t have to be a Wyoming Top 100 shooter to get in,” Miller said. “According to the information we’ve received the match will be open to any shooter, from anywhere. So again, if anyone’s interested, our gun club is the perfect place to get some practice in, because it sounds like the Governor’s Match will draw a lot of very good shooters.”
For more information on the Wyoming Top 100 competition go to the Wyoming Game & Fish website at www.wgfd.wyo.gov and for information on the Governor’s Match try www.ottoroadshootingrange.com.