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Volume 3, Issue 9 September, 2011

HELLFIRE 2011: Best

Competition Yet at

Jackson Hole!! Blackfish Kid takes Overall

Cowboy Title

Dew R. Dye defends Overall

Cowgirl Title Once Again!

(Now 3 for 3)

Quitman, LA – The Jackson

Hole Regulators hosted their 3rd

annual Hellfire match at Slick

McClade‟s Louisiana Shooters

Supply range just south of

Quitman, Louisiana.

Not only were there more

entries this year than ever before,

but the level of competition was

the highest as well. Take the time

to check out the scores at

http://jhregulators.homestead.com

and you will see lots of the same

names that show up at the big

regional and national matches!

Also impressive was the number

of first time visitors to our range.

They made for a great mix with

all of our locals and regulars.

The weather broke just in time

for everyone to be comfortable as

they shot. The addition of the

extra shaded walkways made a

big difference over last year as

well. Of course, being Jackson

Hole, there were plenty of tents

and ice cold water bottles on hand

just in case! The side matches on

Friday were well attended.

Anyone entered in the main match

got to try for side match glory as

much as they wanted at no extra

charge. Hellfire matches always

take your best overall time rather

than just your first time, so folks

are free to try again and again.

That makes for lots of shooting

and lots of fun! The long distance

range once again hosted the big-

bore and pistol caliber rifle

competitions and this year had a

new addition: a “Bob Munden”

match. Them cards shore are

skinny, ain‟t they?

Side match awards this year

were provided by our buddy Silver

Wolf. He made some sweet screw-

knives with “Hellfire” engraved

on them. Now if I can only

convince them to have a “Tallest

Shooter” side match next year, I‟ll

have a shot at one! Another

addition to the festivities this year

was a Wild Bunch Match. Seems

like everywhere you go, folks

are into those 1911‟s. Bama Belle

took first in the ladies match with

Phoenix Rose placing second.

Dew R. Dye was the modern

category champ (get ready to read

her name a lot in this issue, btw).

On the men‟s side, Crosscut

Hardy, Calhoun Kid, and Texas

Gator finished 1-2-3 in the

traditional category. Meanwhile,

first place in modern went to

Blackfish Kid with Bootstrap

Silver Wolf timing Phoenix Rose. Holy Smoke!!

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Side Match Winners:

Long Range Results and some Side Match Results were

not available at Press Time. We regret the omission.

Mens SxS Shotgun Ladies SxS Shotgun

Colt Faro Buffy Lo Gal

Mens 97 Pump Ladies 97 Pump

Blackfish Kid Dew R. Dye

Mens 3 Gun Ladies 3 Gun

Blackfish Kid Dew R. Dye

Youth 3 Gun Youth SxS Shotgun

Rattlesnake Wrangler Rattlesnake Wrangler

Mens Derringer Ladies Derringer

Crosscut Hardy Buffy Lo Gal

Mens Pocket Pistol

Crosscut Hardy/Two Gun Johnnie

Mens Bob Munden Ladies Bob Munden

Silver Wolf Diamond Lilly

Hellfire 2011 Category Winners:

49’r : 1st Naildriver, 2

nd Asleep at the Wheel, 3

rd Blind Bob

Ladies 49’r : 1st Bama Belle, 2

nd Dixie Deadeye, 3

rd Adie

Belle

B Western: 1st Macon A. Longshot, 2

nd Ringo Fire, 3

rd

Arkansas Drifter

Richard second and Stormy Reinz

coming in third.

Once again I shot the match

through on Saturday. (Duty calls on

Sundays). So that means I got to

shoot with every single posse. Even

though I started breaking down at

the end (that‟s where all my misses

are) it was worth it. I‟m a lucky

man, because I got to experience the

friendship and camaraderie of every

single entrant.

It‟s a good thing that no one came

to the banquet armed on Saturday

night. The food was delicious and I

saw some fights start to break out

over those desserts! Man!

Remembering those sweet treats is

making my mouth water right now

while I write this!

Congrats to Blackfish Kid – your

2011 Men‟s overall champion.

Runner-up was sure a scramble. Colt

Faro just did beat out Nail Driver

and T-Bone. It took rank points to

sort out that finish.

On the ladies side, Dew R. Dye

took home the big, fancy buckle that

says Ladies‟ Overall Champion on

it. She‟s gonna have to build a new

shelf to display all that hardware as

this is her third title in a row here!

Also congrats to Bama Belle for a

strong second place finish.

Speaking of buckles, hats off to

Slick for again providing some of

the coolest match and category

awards around. They look great!

Let‟s not forget all those Jackson

Hole Regulator members who work

so hard on the range and at the

match. If I tried to name all of you,

I‟d leave someone out and feel bad

about it all year, so I‟ll just say a big

“THANKS”. Y‟all know who you

are.

All in all, it was again a great

match and I can‟t wait till next year!

--- Hightower

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Pictured above: the Hellfire 2011

Overall Cowgirl Dew R. Dye

and

Overall Cowboy Blackfish Kid

CONGRATULATIONS ON A

GREAT MATCH!!

A couple of side match

winners smilin‟ here!

Hellfire 2010 Category Winners (contd):

Ladies B Western: 1st Concho Pearl, 2

nd

Oglala Sue

Cowboy: 1st Capt. Sam Evans, 2

nd

Wheelgun Luke, 3rd

Two Gun Johnnie

Cowgirl: 1st Lady Tangerine, 2

nd Choctaw

Rosie, 3rd

Lady Stillfinger

Classic Cowboy: 1st T-Bone Dooley, 2

nd

Doc Cooper, 3rd

Long Ranger Rick

Classic Cowgirl: 1st Bella Spencer

Wrangler: 1st Blackfish Kid, 2

nd Colt Faro,

3rd

Mose Spencer

Lady Wrangler: 1st Dew R. Dye, 2

nd

Complicated Lady, 3rd

Ima Dunit

Duelist: 1st Marshall Big Daddy Jenks, 2

nd

Red River Rudy, 3rd

Homewood Lefty

Ladies Duelist: 1st Walking Short, 2

nd Cajun

Queen, 3rd

Runnin Rose

Senior Duelist: 1st Cherokee Sgt., 2

nd Free at Last,

3rd

Tumblin Tom

Senior: 1st Jubal Early, 2

nd Galvez, 3

rd Ringo

Ladies Senior: 1st Diamond Lilly, 2

nd Sunshine

Sally

Silver Senior: 1st Ambler, 2

nd Lone Star Gringo, 3

rd

Rowdy Yates

Ladies Silver Senior: 1st Ozark Red

Elder Statesman: 1st Ozark Outlaw, 2

nd Tennessee Star, 3

rd

Shotgun Bandit

Frontiersman: 1st Brisco Kid, 2

nd Oliver Loving

Buckaroos: 1st Rattlesnake Wrangler

Buckarette: 1st Lily Bleu

Gunfighter: 1st Possum Skinner, 2

nd Calhoun Kid, 3

rd Taco

Bill

Senior Gunfighter: 1st Texas Gator, 2

nd Crosscut Hardy, 3

rd

San Saba

Ladies Gunfighter: 1st Buffy Lo Gal, 2

nd Chula Kat, 3

rd Irish

Leadslinger

Frontier Cartridge: 1st Parson Delacroix, 2

nd Silver Wolf, 3

rd

Stonewall Willie

Ladies Frontier Cartridge: 1st Kiamichi Queen, 2

nd Phoenix

Rose

Frontier Cartridge Duelist: 1st Ruckus Ralph, 2

nd Cubby, 3

rd

Cowtown Jack

Range Boss: 1st JD Redeye, 2

nd Mustang Moore, 3

rd Hardly

Able

Junior Girls: 1st Bonnie Blue

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Wanna see the future? Look to the left over there. Plan on

seeing an awful lot of 12-year old Rattlesnake Wrangler. If you

want to know where to find him, it‟ll most likely be at the top of

the standings „cause that‟s where you will find him right now.

Although he was mighty disappointed with his 16th

place

overall finish at Hellfire 2011 out of 130 total (“My guns were

junk!”) he did bounce back the very next week to take top

overall cowboy at his home annual match – Defend Old Fort

Parker. There were 150 good shooters there, by the way. He‟s

also scored a 6th

place overall finish at the U.S. Open this year, a

Buckaroo National Title from Winter Range, and a Runner-up

finish in Buckaroo at End Of Trail!

RSW and his dad, Colt Faro, have been shooting together for

about 7 years now. He claims to practice for six hours a day, but

his dad/coach says it‟s more like three. Still … that‟s a lot. The

pair shoots about 20 main matches a year in addition to their

monthly matches with the Fort Parker Patriots over in

Groesbeck, TX. While he was being interviewed, his hands

were in constant motion practicing his transitions and “shadow

shooting”. It‟s obvious that his dedication to CAS is paying off.

Looks like cowboyin‟ might be in the genes with this family.

They tell me that they are 3rd

/4th

cousins to none other than

Gene Autry and that Wrangler‟s great-great-great-great

grandfather died at the Alamo. Gotta love a passion for

genealogy!

When asked what he likes to do with his time, the Buckaroo

champ said, “Hanging out with friends and impressing people.”

Well, with all his new friends at Jackson Hole being duly

impressed, I‟d say, “Mission Accomplished!” I asked him what

he would like to say to all our subscribers, and he said, “Thanks

for readin‟ and I‟ll see you next year!”

-HT

An Interview With:

RATTLESNAKE WRANGLER

RSW (right) and cousin Little Rebel

at the banquet Saturday night.

Remind you of anybody?

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If‟n you want something in the

classifieds just send me a note with

details of something you are looking

for or that you want to sell and I‟ll

put it in. Please let me know if it

becomes outdated so I can remove it

in a timely fashion. Otherwise, I‟ll

just run the items for 3 months or so,

or maybe until I feel like I need the

space.

Be sure to include your contact

information so folks can get in touch

with you, I ain‟t no middleman

wanting to handle all that stuff.

Email or phone number will

probably work just fine.

RUMOR HAS IT that Silver Wolf

has some big, beautiful knives and

buckhorn screwknives for sale. If he

would ever send me a picture of

them, I‟d include „em in the news!

MosenBella

Gun Purtyfying 270-816-2119

270-349-4392

bella@mosenbella.com

www.mosenbella.com

The Spencers are now into gold

plating and other such fancyfying

of your weaponry.

I forget what they call their

business now, but I betcha the

phone numbers are still good.

Give ‘em a call or shoot ‘em an

email and they can fill you in on

the details. I’ll try to have better

info for the next issue.

FOR SALE: Brain tanned buckskins

and deer raw hides for sale. $12.00 a

square foot. 10 square feet average

size. Contact Buckskin Billy at 318-

732-2466 or at

buckskinbilly@gmail.com

FOR SALE: 22,000 .38 bullets, and

7,000 .45 LC bullets. Contact Jerry

Sykes – (318) 381-3558 or (318)

323-7178.

GUN WORK AVAILABLE:

Hammers worked to low profile -

$25 each. SXS action jobs - $90.

Contact Silver Wolf -

jamessykes44@yahoo.com

FOR SALE: Camper shell for a full

sized truck. Dark green color, looks

great. Carpet kit for interior pickup

bed also available. Contact

Hightower – jhuck@shreve.net

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Stuff we saw while wandering around the match.