The Ladies of Single Action Shooting
The Magnolia Posse
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The Ladies of Single Action Shooting The Magnolia Posse |
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| The Magnolia Posse is composed of lady single action shooters in the state of Florida. We represent the softer side of SASS and would like to invite all SASS ladies to join our posse. We have our own newsletter which addresses the issues that are of interest to us cowgirls. So if you would like to join or get more information, all you have to do is fax me, Oakley Mouse aka Kim Wright (editor) at 904-387-8600. |
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Some of our Ladies at local matches |
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Lady Robin, Dakota Lil, Two Ponies Gal, Oakley Mouse, Mary Christmas and Miss Sassy |
Lady J, Augustine St. John, Oakley Mouse, Dakota Lil |
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Savannah Belle |
Wolf Rider |
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South Paw Sweetheart |
Six Gun Sallie |
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Yankee Belle |
Miss Sassy |
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Saltillo Jane |
Saltillo Jane and Sloughfoot Sallie |
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Little Oakley Mouse and Oakley Mouse |
Oakley Mouse and Mary Christmas |
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Mouse Trails & Tales
Mouse
Trails & Tails
By Oakley Mouse
HOWDY
YALL!! I know its been awhile sense we put
out the last Gazette, I’ve been the lazy one and Dixie Heart has been
the real Trooper in keeping up with the Gazette.
The Club Annuals this year have been a lot of fun to shoot.
We started in February with the Shoot Out on the Santa Fe River in
Fort White. If you never shot at this club, you should give it your best
try and do so, Delta Glen and Jessie Toothpick and the rest of the Ft.
White gang do a wonderful job. The stages have become challenging and fun
to shoot. Even tho it rained
for the match, I think everyone had a good time. At one point, someone in the club went and got beach
umbrellas for all the loading and unloading tables. The best thing I like
about shooting there is the up-hill targets. Also, on one stage we had a
lot of targets out there and you had to void just one, and the way its was
set-up it looked like there was 30 or more targets! It was a challenge to
see how you would shoot it without shooting the one target. And I loved
the Antelope Targets with their little cowboy hats!
So if you like a little challenge in your shooting, please come to
Ft. White. They shoot on the
2nd Saturday …. Next was the Ides of March, I know most of
you shot this Annual and what a wonderful match.
As always, it does sell out fast, there are good vendors and great
stages to shoot. My personal favorites are the star targets that we shoot
…and the Mission Bells. It’s
great to see everyone dressed in there green and having lots of fun.
This year, I went to Cowboy Church and found it very interesting.
This too is a good Annual to attend if you have not shot it before
…. Next was the big trip to Mule Camp.
This year they had lots more vendors and free side-matches. It was
hotter this year, but you know us Florida Cowpokes, we can take the heat!
The stages were up close and big, something like the Last Stand. I know some people said that they were not challenging, but I
felt that they were great stages and did make you have to think about they
way you were going to shoot it. On the Train stage, if you did not stop at
the right point of the window to shoot your rifle, you could not see the
10th target well. So
it was challenging to a point. I had a lot of fun and nice to see old
faces again, like SixGun Sallie and Dingo Dave.
So a BIG CONGRATS and a BIG Cowboy YAHOO to the following Florida
cowpokes: Men’s 49er - Dingo Dave 3rd place; Bullhead Moody 6th
place; Rock’n Rob 15th place
Dualist - Amaduelist 5th
place; Blackhand Charlie 8th place;
Major Mishap 14th place
Lady
B Western – Brenda Star 4th place
Classic Cowboy –
Deadwood Woody 13th place, Chiloh 17th place Elder Statesman – Papa
Dave 3rd place; Hawnose Joe 7th place; Earpsky 8th
place F.C. Dualist – Texas Jack McCoy 4th place;
Blackhills Blackie 8th place; Brocky Jack Norton 9th
place Frontier Cartridge – Lightnin Hawk 7th place;
Chuluatus Bad Hombre 9th place Frontiersman
– Buffalo Brady 3rd place Gunfighter Jessie
Toothpick 6th place; Cypress Sun 11th place
Junior
Boy – Nass T Dude 6th place Lady 49ers – Six Gun Sallie 2nd place; Oakley Mouse
3rd place; Sassy Teton Lady 9th place; Savannah
Belle 15th place Ladies Traditional – Prussian Blue 11th place Ladies
Dualist – Canyon Lake 1st place Lady Gunfighter –
Dakota Lil 2nd place; Little
Buckaretts – Pistol Packin Peanut 1st place
Little
Buckaroos – Badlands Drifter 4th place; Young Deadlee
Headlee 7th place Modern
Deadlee Headlee 4th place Col. Dan 13th place
Senior
– Gun Dawg 12th place
Two Feathers Jack 28th; Johnny the Kid 29th
place; Fuzzy Bob 39th place, Gunn Belt 42nd place
Senior
Dualist – Deadly Tedley 1st place; Deadly
Sharpshooter 5th place; Doc Huckleberry 10th place
Traditional – Santa Fe
River Stan 5th place; Deadwood Jake 9th place; Delta
Glenn 11th place …… whew!!
I hope I got everyone right and did not leave anyone out.
So as you can see the Florida Cowpokes did very well.
I like going to Mule Camp and meeting new people and seeing the old
friends again as well. That’s
about all from the Mouse for now and I’m hoping you have a great summer
and see ya on the trail!!
Dusty
Trails
by Dixie Heart The
Last Stand 2006 – Shooter, Range Officer, Vendor Now
I know that Oakley Mouse will fill everyone in on the fun and games at
this year’s Last Stand, however, I wanted to share my thoughts from the
various positions I experienced this year: As
a Shooter
– this was one heck of a good match!
I can’t say that I’ve shot a better one yet.
The Stages were very well written, the Spaghetti Western theme was
present throughout the match. The props and stage construction made me
feel a little closer to Clint Eastwood and the rest of the cowboys that
the movies in that genre that I grew up watching.
It was a wild west experience from beginning to end.
What more can a cowgirl ask for?? As
a Range Officer
– I have only praise for the entire last stand committee.
They went out of their way to make sure that we were prepared for
the shooters each day. On the rare occasion that clarification was needed,
a committee member was on the stage in a flash.
Several different committee members came by the stages throughout
the day to deliver lunches, ask if everything was going alright and see if
anyone just needed a break. You
can’t beat that kind of service and appreciation.
RO-ing The Last Stand is always fun and these folks made it a
pleasure. As
a Vendor
– I was mailed a packet well in advance of the Match detailing my
accommodations and questioning any special needs.
On the day I arrived, I was met immediately and shown to my space. I was asked if the space was adequate or if I had any
complaints about its location. I
was asked daily if sales were going well. The last day of the match I was
given a comment card to voice any complaints or suggestions.
I had neither. Once
again, the committee was on top of things and I was very pleased with the
organized and accessible way the vendors were set-up. I
intentionally didn’t mention any names of the Committee members only
because I didn’t want to leave anyone out.
Every one of them from the Prop Committee to the R.O. Committee, to
the Vendor Committee, to the Construction Committee, to the Registration
and Scoring Committee and the Social Committee out did themselves.
They all deserve awards for working all year long to make the SASS
Florida State match the best in the country!
In my eyes they accomplished just that! In
closing (I know I’ve gotten a big long-winded) I would like to say that
of the three hats I wore this year, the Shooter came first because that is
what it is all about for me. These
matches are possible because of shooters.
They should always be designed with the Shooter first and foremost
in mind. My sincerest gratitude goes out to everyone involved in making
this one helluva good time!! Ruskin
– January It’s
a new year and time to find out what the Doodle Hill Regulators have in
store for us. Over 50
Shooters show up for some fun on this warm January day. It appears that
Doc Dalton and his Gang are up for a good match, as always.
All the targets are big & close and the scenarios are
interesting. We have the Texas Star on stage 5. We shoot it with one
pistol and pick-up any misses with the shotgun. If ya can get ‘em all
with the pistol, ya don’t even have to shoot your shotgun.
The match runs nice and smooth and good time is had by all.
When
the shootin’ is over Doc & Dave Smith serve up some chow, the
burgers are a plateful, the sausages are smothered in peppers & onions
and the famous Doodle Hill Chili is back on the menu. They had some fine
door prizes, including some nice cigars and some ammo.
Now
it’s time for the awards. Several
people shot this one clean. Doc defers to TNT to write next month’s
stages, figurin’ his must’ve been too easy. Now we all know this
ain’t possible! Even the
best of ‘em can rewrite a stage in the middle of shootin’ it!
Top
Gun for the day goes to Doc Dalton himself – Congratulations Doc!!
He can shoot straight and fast, while directin’ the match, cookin’
the grub and shootin’ the breeze all at the same time!
Thanks
to all the folks at Doodle Hill for a great match! Ruskin
– February Despite
mother nature’s unpleasant demeanor on this day, many shooters show up
in hopes of getting’ in a match. Although
the forecast calls for more rain bands throughout the morning, we begin
registerin’ when the rain subsides.
48 shooters stick around for the action.
Doc
Dalton is usin’ six stages written by TNT this month. I must say that they are all fun. The targets are big and close and the match moves right
along. Not
a drop of rain fell durin’ the shootin’.
I think maybe that cloud of hot air that billows above all ranges
precedin’ a match may have kept the rain clouds away from Ruskin today.
Doc
Dalton & Dave Smith have the fire goin’ under the burgers &
sausages by the time we finish down range.
After a bite to eat, Mayeye Rider has the scores done and it is
time for the awards. And
there are plenty of door prizes, as always, at Doodle Hill.
TNT
got some new guns last night and decided he wants to shoot Gunfighter with
Cypress Sam today. Sam is
always right helpful to anyone who asks and today is no exception. He
gives TNT tips here and there throughout the match. TNT has a blast
shootin’ Gunfighter and even manages a clean match at that!!
Congratulations
to Seven on bein’ Top Gun for the day! Ruskin
– March This
morning’s turn out is lookin’ good.
About 75 shooters show up for some fun with the Doodle Hill
Regulators. It’s a full
house and we’re all rearin’ to go.
We are happy to see that the Jailer and Wolf Rider have traveled
from Orlando to Shoot with us today.
Doc
has written his usual fun and fast stages. This club has some of the best
targets around and the set-up crew has pulled a bunch of ‘em out for us.
Doc likes to throw in a little 3-gun when he can and today is no
exception. Shootin’ the rifle on the move is optional on stage 3.
Those who can pull it off do a great job and save some time doin’
it. The
chuck wagon is smellin’ good, Dave Smith and Doc have cooked up some
burgers, sausages and hot dogs. That
aroma will get ya through the last stage or two in a flash!! The
Door Prizes are plenty, the Miakka Misfits give away a free entry to their
annual match in April. The
Doodle Hill Regulators always have a free lunch and a free shoot in the
pot. Miscellaneous prizes are
donated by shooters every month. With
all the competition here today – Seven manages to take Top Gun ….
Congratulations! Orlando
– March TNT
& I thought it was time to check-in with the Weewahootee Vigilance
committee to see how they are doin’ since the last stand.
They are doin’ just fine and puttin’ on a good match to boot.
The Jailer informs us that all the stages for today’s match are
written by none other than Wolf Rider.
They have a good turn out and the weather is perfect so ya know
it’s gonna be a good day. We
are lucky enough to posse with Quickdraw Connie and Bad Hombre. We shoot
the same clubs quite often, but we don’t get to posse together enough.
Boston Belle and Two Gun Tuscarora are also possein’ with us. It’s good to see them again. The
Jailer warned us that we’d be aimin’ those six shooters today, and he
wasn’t lyin’. Wolfie has
us aimin’, thinkin’ and movin’ on all the stages. She did a great
job of writin’ these stages. They
are all fun and that’s the whole point! White
Cap stopped in to say “howdy”. He
is layed up after a sawbones got ahold of him. He’s still got quite a
while to go before he’ll be shootin’, but it sure was good to see him. The
Buffalo Lips Girls have the grub smellin’ good before the match is done.
Wolfie also does a great job with the scores.
She has them out in no time and Jailer and Conway Kid get on with
the awards. Congratulations
to Santa Fe River Stan on bein’ Top Gun for the day!! T&R
– April Lady
Robin & Ol-Glor-E welcome shooters to their April Fool’s Day match.
And no foolin’, it is always a good one!!
One Fella even came all the way from Michigan to shoot this one.
Three Colts left the family at Disney World and snuck right over to
the match. I
also got to shoot with Poison Lily from Jacksonville for the first time.
The little lady is somethin’ else.
She came to the Last Stand to see what Cowboy Action Shooting is
all about. I think she was
quite impressed, she informed Dad, Dominus Mortuus, on the way home that
he needed to order her some guns so she could play this game.
She turned 13 just a few days before her first SASS match and this
was her third match and what a Cowgirl she is!
She has a total of three misses for the day and her times are
nothin’ to sneeze at. I’m
pretty sure that she will one day be a shooter to be reckoned with! The
usual T&R fare is ready for us after the last stage. If you haven’t
shot and eaten at this club, you’re in for a pleasant surprise from the
chuck wagon. Ol-Glor-E is
king of the fire pit, but lady Robin serves up some mighty tasty sides
includin’ potato salad, cole slaw, pasta salad and desserts. You just
never know what these two will have in the chow line.
One cowboy was under the weather this morning, but after getting up
to snuff, he rode out just to eat some of the famous T&R chow! Congratulations
to Top Gun for the day – Seven!! His
buddy Three Colts was on his heels all day, but Seven managed to hold him
off! Nice job! Orlando
– April This morning’s weather is rainy & cloudy – I
think it kept some folks at home that might otherwise be out shootin’
today. Somehow we luck out
and have cloud cover all day, but no rain for the match. The jailer and Conway Kid have put together a fun
match. To make things a little more interesting, they are usin’ some
Western 3-gun targets on a couple of stages.
For those of you who don’t shoot 3-gun, we have two stages with
square pistol targets with centers that will fall out if hit.
Each center that falls is a one second bonus.
I am havin’ a good time with these!
The Buffalo Lips Girls are busy cookin’ the grub
by the time we get to Stage 6. They
are great sports to come out every month and supply the chow for the
match. Thanks to the Weewahootee Vigilance committee for an
interesting and fun match. Congratulations
to Santa Fe River Stan on being Top Gun for the day!! Ruskin – April Doc Dalton has been working overtime to come up with
this one. He is putting the
“Action” back in Cowboy Action Shooting today.
Stages one and two are combines for a “true grit” scenario.
The shooter uses 4 pistols, 2 rifles and a shot gun.
This is always a good time with lots of movin’ and shootin’. Stages three and four have walls to shoot around and
through. Now we have some
cover from those bad guys as we take ‘em down one at a time.
Stages five and six are wide open with three shootin’ positions
and lots of targets. This is one fun match! Thanks Doc for bein’ so
creative and keepin’ the scenarios fresh.
Doodle Hill is always a blast!! No matter how good a match is, there is always a
cowpoke or two who don’t get their money’s worth. Congratulations to
Seven for flyn’ through this one. He
is Top Gun for the day! Ruskin – May Well, it is a hot day and Doc and his crews have
quite a match set-up. There
are targets every where and a few tables on each stage.
It looks like an action match to me! Stages one and two are rather gentle, stages three
and four have the wowie-zowie – on stage three it is shot as a rifle
target, then on stage four it is a pistol target, everybody has a good
time with this one. Stages
five and six are movers with three shootin’ positions. All the stages are fun and challengin’ , Doc is
off on a little vacation next month and he has left us with a lastin’
impression! Due to Doc’s absence, the Doodle Hill Regulations
will have their Annual match on the 4th Sunday in July this
year. Doc has TNT Runnin’
the match for him in June. Just so ya’ll understand how much thinkin’ we
had to do, only one cowpoke shot this one clean and he just so happens to
be the Top Gun for the day too ……yep – Seven has done it again!
Congratulations on those Quick reflexes and a keen eye! T&R – June Lady Robin and Ol-Glor-E are headed to End of the
Trail this month, with the match they have set-up, I don’t know where
they found the time. They
have acquired quite a target collection and they’re shownin’ off a
great deal of them today! Stages one and two are pretty standard lookin’ for
the game. Stages three and
four have so many targets on ‘em ya have to hit somethin’ when you
shoot. The round count is 24
for both stages and the target count is 24.
Guess there’s no double tappin’ goin’ on here!
Stages five and six reveal “Big Moe” as a pistol target and
that never hurts my feelings. The match is a blast and lunch is always worth
mentionin’ Ol-Glor-E’s hamburgers and hot dogs go great with Lady
Robin’s salads. Today she
has a colorful pasta salad and of course, there are always Cookie’s
cookies!! During the awards we discover that the T&R ranch
has added a new award to their line-up.
They now have a “Top Cowgirl” award as well as a “Top
Cowboy” award. Yours truly
is honored to receive the first Top Cowgirl award from them, Top Cowboy,
who was also Top Gun for the day is – Seven. Congratulations, Seven on
another amazin’ match!!
From the “Chuck Wagon” Bar-b-Que
Beef Ribs From the L-lazy S Ranch in Lakeside
Nebraska 3 lbs of meaty short ribs
2 large onions (chopped) 1 tsp salt
1 cup catsup 1 tbls Worchester sauce 1
tsp. dry mustard 1 cup water
½ cup chopped celery Combine ingredients to make sauce (a
dash of Tabasco sauce may be added if desired). Season ribs with salt
& pepper. Place flat on a
greased 9 x 13 pan and spoon on sauce. Bake at 300 degrees for about 2
hours. History
Lesson: The Hat That Won the West When the era of the big cattle drives
began in the 1860’s hats worn up to that time by frontiersman weren’t
up to the job. The cheap wool
brims quickly collapsed under the wear and tear of rain, wind and sun.
Cowboys who wore them often found it necessary to pin the front of
the brim to the crown to keep it out of their eyes. The first Stetson hat, the “Boss of the Plains” was
practical, durable and stylish hat that would last through years of
grueling work on the prairie. But
the West is a big place and the needs of the men varied and so did the
styles of their hats. Desert
drifters preferred a hat with a flat-topped crown and wide brim to reflect
sun and provide as much shade as possible.
The southwestern cowboys wanted a wide-brimmed hat with a high
crown to keep their heads cooler. Men
from the windy northern plains liked a smaller brim for more stability in
the wind. A hat’s
individual style, though, came from the hatband – originally added to
provide more stability to the base of the crown and from the crease added
to the top and the way a man wore his hat often signaled his mood.
A hat titled back on the head indicated the wearer was relaxed, it
if was pulled down in front, he was in a serious mood.
And cocked to the side meant the man may be shifty. The hat
afforded shade as well as individuality.
In a pinch, it was a fan to help start a fire, a water container to
put one out or to water a horse, even to goad to get a mount in a hurry. And that’s some history of the
Cowboy Hat ….. UPCOMING EVENTS:
July –
Resurrections Rangers – 2nd Saturday (their 1st
match!)
Brooksville – Tennessee Tonto – Match Director
Top Gun Hatbill – July 29th
Santa Fe River Stan – Match Director November
– Cowford Stampede 2006 – November 17th – 19th
Deadwood Jake – Match Director You can
find all the contacts & info on the SASS website
Send any articles, for sale items,
wanted items, recipes for inclusion in the Gazette to: Oakley
Mouse aka Kim A. Wright 1733
Sefa Circle West Jacksonville,
FL 32210 Ph. 904-384-4592 email: oakley_mouse@yahoo.com See
ya on the trail!
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