Howdy fine folks of 5 Dogs Creek. For all you bibliophiles out there we have just had the September edition of the Howler delivered, please find it below ready for your reading leisure. …And for those of you who don’t like to read, it has pictures as well.
🌴 Paniolo Weekend Recap – August 2–3, 2025 🌴
5 Dogs Creek hosted a lively Paniolo match honoring the Hawaiian Cowboy spirit! Shooters embraced the island vibe with everything from Hawaiian shirts to grass skirts. Sam Ootie’s 5-stage matches were fast, fun, and heat-conscious.
Saturday Highlights (23 Shooters):
🏆 Top Man: Coyote Carson
🏆 Top Woman: Chick Ma
Sunday Highlights (25 Shooters):
🏆 Top Man: Coyote Carson
🏆 Top Woman: Daisy Crockett
Big mahalo to all who joined and helped make the weekend a success!
📚 Next Match: September 6–7, 2025
Written by Gunpowder ‘N Grace, this “Back to School” themed match promises excitement and surprises. Office opens at 8 AM—don’t miss it!
Hot off the presses the August Howler is ready for your viewing pleasure.
The June match was one of those that tests everyone’s understanding of our shoot schedule. The “June Match” was Saturday May 31st and Sunday June 1st. Our shoot schedule rule is; The first Sunday of the month, and the Saturday that goes with it. It’s easy when you know it.
And of course camping the night before any scheduled shootin match is always OK at 5 Dogs Creek Cowboy Action shooters. We always have people camping out the Friday night before the match weekend, and even more campers on the Saturday night of match weekend. Once you’ve paid your match fees for the day, you are welcome to shoot more after the match. Ideally head down to the right towards Bay 10, so the folks socializing at the tables get a break. Remember our cowboy range is a “lead-only” range, no copper jacketed bullets allowed. Or let the afternoon drift by as you sit and socialize, or work on that project you brought. Or a range project that needs doin. Ask anyone on the town council if you’d like help out on a range project, we always need the help.
Anyway, it makes for a really nice way to spend a weekend. After the main match, you get Saturday afternoon off and the time may go by fast or slowly. All up to you.
Potluck Dinner or Appetizers in the evening, look for the sign saying what time.
It was the most perfect weather for camping and shooting. We had a good group of shooters both days, and everyone had a good time with lots of talking and laughing that was going on. 🤠
This month the 5 Dogs Creek Howler has some inside tips on how to place higher at our match.
Ok, so in the newsletter LapDog & Domino Blaze don’t actually come out and SAY how to place higher at our next match, But I will. Are you ready? Listen closely….
We love our top shooters, but when they are mostly away, some interesting possibilities are presented for the rest of us.
Here’s one more tip for you. If you really try to hit each & every single target, sometimes those days are also your best scoring days too. It’s a mystery exactly how that happens, but it sometimes does. Might be something about slow is smooth & smooth is fast. Remember you can get a shiny prize for going any speed, even super slow – if you hit every target for the day. And you get your picture in the paper, which is a good reason to stay in your cowboy duds for lunch.
