Yolla Bolly Rendezvous

November 2016 

Tim sent photos from the Yolla Bolly Rendezvous held outside of Red Bluff CA each November around Veteran's Day. This is a fun shoot, lots to do and in a nice setting. Shooting includes rifle, pistol and trade gun trail walks, a squirrel rifle trail walk, long gong shoot off, fort shoot, shot gun, poker chip, archery and cannon shoot. Tim reports that there were many traders and folks selling their wares along the roadside camps. There were a couple of food concession tents. Over 300 shooters signed up in 2016.

I shot at this rendezvous too many years ago and have pleasant memories. A handful of SCML folks camped on the tree studded bluff overlooking the larger campsites down near the river bed and old quarry. The trail walks were on flat meandering terrain along the river bed. There is a sizable Trader's Row and primitive campground. This rendezvous still looks as busy as the rendezvous were 20 odd years ago. The weather is usually pleasant and even though it's a long drive up I-5 it's fairly easy. It would be great to see some SCML attendance there again.

 

These two photographs were taken by Joel Takarsh at the Western States Black Powder shoot in Grants Pass this past July, and were published in the Grants Pass daily courier on July 19th.

Spring Mini Rendezvous Saturday, April 16, 2016

 

           Spring is here and it's time for our first mini rendezvous of the year with a one day shooting event open to club members and their guests. SCML is a small club without access to a large property such as BLM land or a friendly ranch that would accommodate multitudes of shooters, campers, traders and the public. We do have, luckily, club members who have land suitable for trail walks and are generous enough to offer their hospitality to club members and their guests for a day of shooting, eating and general camaraderie.

     Ron and JoAnn Wisler are our hosts at their ranch near Mount Hamilton. This year's mini rendezvous will be Saturday, April 16. There will be no rifle shoot at Scotts Valley Sportsman's Club in April. April rifle aggregate targets may be made up at the next like shoot attended.

      The Wisler ranch is hilly with no space for trailer camping but there is room for tent camping for those who may wish to spend the weekend.

     There is a rifle trail walk with a variety of targets at varying distances that clang, bang, swing or disintegrate and a separate tomahawk and knife trail walk. 

Potluck lunch follows.

     This is a blanket shoot so bring a prize to put on the blanket if you want to take a prize off of the blanket. The prize does not need to be shooting related but should be equivalent to the cost of a can of powder. 

Choosing prizes off the blanket is in descending score order.

Bring a potluck dish to share. The club will provide Corralitos Market sausages. 

The shoot fee for a mini rendezvous is $6.

Location: 15005 Kincaid Rd., Mt. Hamilton

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2015

Time: trail walk opens at 9 AM

RSVP to Ron or JoAnn at 408-239-0579

Awards Dinner - January 23, 2016

Harry's Hofbrau

390 Saratoga Ave 

San Jose 

http://www.harryshofbrau.com/

No host cocktails begin at 6:00 p.m. Dinner begins at 7:00 p.m.

Thanksgiving Shoot

We had 13 shooters and ideal autumn weather for our "turkey" rifle shoot. Along with the odd dry ball or two we also had a ramrod shooting. Luckily for Mike it was a composite rod and neither shooter nor ramrod were badly damaged! It was decided that shooting your ramrod downrange counted as three dry balls.

"Turkey" winners were as follows: 

Kirk

Adam

Steve

Don

Paul Ray

Jack

Adam shot a 50XX on the 50 yd single bull target! Good shooting!

SCML Range Rules Updated!!!!

The latest revision of the SCML Range Rules are now available.

Not just a good idea, it's how this game is played.  Read them, know them, abide them, and help your neighbor do the same.

These Rules encourage predictable, safe behavior, minimizing the opportunity for accidents which protects of all of us.

Follow this link and read ...

If you see errors, omissions, or mistakes, don't hesitate to mention this in the comments, to a Range Officer at your next shoot, and at the next club meeting.  It is VITAL that all of us together keep these rules complete and up to date.

Railroad Flat News

   The usual suspects were in attendance: Ron and JoAnn, Sherry, Paul, Mike, Bert and Patty, Leslie, Don, Frank, Rusty, Allen, Tim. Seldom seen but always welcome were Glenn and Barbara Hildebrand and Mike's daughters Annie and Rachael. Hope I didn't forget anyone! 

   The weather was hot and dry; the daytime heat kept the nights from getting too cool. The drive between Hwy 49 and Railroad Flat revealed stark reminders of the recent fires but the immediate area around RR Flat appeared untouched. The buffalo in the meadow across the road provided a picturesque backdrop to our fun.

   Of course we enjoyed a sumptuous potluck on Saturday night with the added treat of two birthday cakes - one baked by JoAnn and one baked by Frank - to celebrate Bert and Sherry's birthdays. 

   Overall attendance was quite good with several junior shooters and a couple of pee wees. 

Sunday awards were presented as follows:

Women's Pistol - 1st place - Sherry * 3rd place - JoAnn

Men's Pistol - 2nd place - Allen * 3rd place - Ron * 4th place - Paul

Hawk & Knife - 2nd place - Ron * 3rd place - Allen

Trade Gun - 2nd place - Ron

Flint Trail Walk - 3rd - Frank * 4th - Tim * 5th -Paul

Women's Trail Walk - JoAnn made a trip to the prize table with a score of 17

Men's Trail Walk - 3rd - Tim * Sorry but names were being called rather quickly so I don't have places but next called were - Ron - Paul - Frank - Glenn - Don - Mike

The next rendezvous sponsored by Mountain Ranch Muzzleloaders will be in April at Rail Road Flat.