Sunday, May 1, 2011
Rep Valley Does it Again!!!!
The 42nd annual trapshoot was held on the home grounds of the Nebraska Trapshooting Association (NTA) in Doniphan, 3 miles south of Interstate 80 exit 312 on U.S. Highway 281. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the NTA are hosts.
Junior and senior high school trapshooters from Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, and South Dakota were among the competitors.
Competition took place in team and individual divisions. Junior high students l shot on April 28 and high school students the following two days.
The Cornhusker Trapshoot began in 1970 with only two squads. The shoot now attracts more than 300 squads each year.
"It is like a prairie fire on the plains," Shoot Director Terry Brentzel said of the increasing popularity of shooting sports in Nebraska. "It's catching on so much, we have kids from the Missouri River to Scottsbluff competing. Creighton Prep has close to 100 kids shooting. Grand Island Northwest didn't even have a team a few years ago and now had 75 kids."
Safety is always the No. 1 concern. All competitors must be certified in hunter education. There are plenty of volunteers on hand to make sure the event runs smoothly and safely.
"Sport shooting is one of the safest sports available to children," said Brentzel, a Game and Parks conservation officer from Doniphan. "It also is a sport that doesn't favor one gender. Like boys, girls can be excellent shooters."
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