Kodiak Island Sportsman's Association

Saturday, August 15^th

Saw the years first Charging Bear match. With the generous donation of time, effort and knowledge, Roger Smith and his son, Justin made the intermittent rain the ever present bugs a minor distraction to a great turnout and a lot of fun.  With over 15 shooters coming through, and a good mix of pistols, rifles, and shotguns, the bear didn’t stand a chance! 

The “Bear” is an archery target that is attached to a run line at the top of the hill at the Salonie Creek pistol range and when the match director is ready, gives the word to release the bear who then comes “charging” down the hill.  It is encouraged to try and get at least three shots off before the bear makes it to the end of the running line.  No scores are kept but there was plenty of congratulations for good groups and a lot of good natured harassment for shots that missed!   Entry fees for this event are $5 which will get you two “charges” from the bear.  To re-enter, there is a $3.00 fee that gets you another two “charges”.  There is no limit to how often you can shoot! 

It is encouraged to try and keep the calibers “realistic” and the 45-70 tended to dominate the rifle selection but we also saw a 375 H & H, 375 Ruger and 44 Mag., while some hefty pistol calibers such as 454, 44 Magnum, and even a 460 S & W made a showing.  The two shotguns that ran the course were 12 gauges.

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