We will be having RO1 and RO2 classes at Smoke in the Hills this year. RO1 class will be held on Friday starting at 3pm at the New Haven Town Hall in Connorsville, WI, and RO2 will begin Saturday afternoon after we have finished shooting. If you are interested in taking either course, please contact Tracker [...]
Over the past few years, the Wisconsin Old West Shootists have noticed an increased interest in shooting Wild Bunch at our monthly matches. As a result, we have worked into our schedule days to host matches solely dedicated to Wild Bunch. Hay Root has graciously offer to run these matches. The dates for Wild Bunch [...]
The weather was warm, but 23 shooters braved the heat to Shootout Cancer in 2018 and we raised $953. That is nearly double what we were able to raise in 2017. If there is anyone that was unable to attend WOWS Shootout Cancer but would still like to donate, please contact a WOWS board member.
This Memorial weekend is going to be a big one at WOWS. Saturday, May 26th, will be our regular monthly Saturday Shoot and on Sunday, May 27th, we will be hosting our 2nd Shootout Cancer event. We will shoot 6 stages each day. Our Shootout Cancer event is a free shoot, but we encourage donations [...]
Winter has reared it's ugly head once again. Approximately 11 additional inches of snow fell on the range last weekend and we have been forced to cancel yet another shoot. The April Saturday shoot (April 28, 2018) has been canceled as well as the tentative work day that was scheduled for April 21st. The next [...]
Due to the weather the April 8, 2018 shoot has been canceled. The April 7th work day has been postponed. The range recently received an additional 4 inches of snow on top of the snow that is still on the range. The weather forecast doesn't predict warm weather to melt enough snow off the range [...]
Mark your calendars folk, the 2018 Spring Roundup is scheduled for Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Ready Randy’s in New Richmond, WI. Come dressed in your cowboy gear, formal or range wear. Social time will start at noon with a banquet style meal at 1:30pm. The menu includes sliced roast beef, roast turkey, green beans [...]
It’s official folks, WOWS has purchased the land that the range is on. The road to get here began nearly a year ago when we began negotiations with Marty Mudd (Brian Martig) to purchase the range. Last winter a brave few board members walked the perimeter of the range to determine how much we would [...]
Once again the Wisconsin Old West Shootists are partnering with Bill's Gun Shop and Range in Hudson, WI for winter indoor shooting. Rifle, pistol, and shotgun will be used and only standard smokeless cowboy ammo may be used. The dates for the shoots are January 14th, January 28th, February 11th, February 25th, March 11th, and [...]
It's that time of year again. The date for the Wisconsin Old West Shootists Christmas Banquet has been set for Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Ready Randy's in New Richmond WI. Dust off your fancy duds or slip back in to your shooting clothes and join us. Festivities begin with social time at 12pm (noon) [...]
