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DU Ducks in the Desert National Shoot set for Las Vegas Target Setter

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I am pleased to announce that I will be setting the targets for the 2023 Ducks Unlimited Ducks in the Desert Western Continental Shoot at the Clark County Shooting Park in Las Vegas March 1-5. After setting many hundreds, if not thousands of targets at major shoots over the years, I had gotten away from tournament target setting to concentrate on my clay course design and shooting instruction business across the country. DU called and said they wanted me to set the Prelim, Main Event and Super Sporting targets for the event. I actually designed the two courses at Clark County so I am very familiar with the terrain and shooting station backgrounds there. Shooters can expect fun but challenging targets that will be sneaky technical. I guess they had some sun and target visibility issues at the shoot last year. That won't happen in 2023. Right now the entry is around 200 shooters and the event usually attracts around 500 shooters. Registration is open on ScoreChaser. Hope to see you guys in Las Vegas.... It will be FUN!
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I went for a number of years, no matter the weather and non-squadding sub-gauge and total disorganization. I now think the registration costs are too high at $400.00 for Main and Pre-lim & Main and $73.?? per 50 target event. I certainly hope Mr. Fisher can help as I would willing return.


s/f. Steve
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I passed again this year even after I heard that Mr. Fisher was setting the targets. First off, it is two early, especially for someone that lives roughly 1,000 miles away on the other side of the rockies. I suggest they put it off until late March or early April. It may take some coordination with AZ folks. For 2024 the AZ state is something like 1-4 Feb and the Western Regional is the first week in March, both at Ben Avery Keeping in mind this is for my convenience, as I can't speak for others, I would happily add DU if it was on a before or after weekend. As for the cost, it really is excessive. To make your event more profitable, consider attracting more shooters at a reasonable mark-up. Ask anybody who is in business, volume is what keeps you in the black.

My neighbor here at the Clay Target Ctr campground at Ben Avery was really disappointed and isn't planning on going again.

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After typing above, I recalled that the DU 2024 is immediately after the Western regional in March.

Might have to reconsider...

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