Shooting

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Shooting

The AHSRA offers Shooting at some regular season rodeos as well as our Provincial Finals. This shooting competition offers the top 4 qualifiers from the Junior High and High School Divisions, spots on the National Team. This event is an optional event and doesn’t count for the Alberta High School Rodeo High Point, but allows those with an interest in shooting to be a part of the AHSRA. There are multiple opportunities to qualify for prizes and scholarships through your participation in this event.Β 

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Read the NHSRA Shooting Sports Guide.Β 

Safety

requirements

All shooters must purchase a student membership from the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights (CCFR).Β 

All shooters will also need the following equipment to enter the shooting competition:Β 

  • Safety glasses and ear protectionΒ Β 
  • .22 caliber rimfire rifle. .22 short, .22 caliber long or long rifle with iron sights or scope up to 10 power.Β  If you have a scope over 10 power you will be required to adjust it to a setting of 10 or lower.
  • Target ammunition. A minimum of 50 rounds will be needed. No hollow point ammunition is allowed.
  • Shooting mat. If you do not have one a yoga mat will be sufficient.Β 

competitioin

Basics

The competition will consist of shooting from 3 positions. Prone, kneeling and standing. One target for each position.Β Β 

The A-23/5 target has one β€œsighter” and 4 bullseye. You will be allowed to shoot 5 rounds from theΒ  prone position into the sighter prior to the competition starting.Β 

Once the competition starts you will shoot 3 rounds into each of the 4 bullseye for a total of 12 shots per position. So a total of 41 rounds will be required for one competition.Β 

rules & other information

At the NHSRA Finals, there is also an added component of Trap shooting or Skeet shooting. These options are not yet available in the AHSRA but we are working towards including them.Β 

These are the basics of what is needed, more detailed information will follow. Please refer to the following documents for specifics regarding shooting:Β 

The following links will help you with preparation for attending the NHSRA Finals as a Shooting Contestant.Β 

If you have any questions please reach out to your shooting director.Β Β 

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If you are attending post secondary and haven't claimed your AHSRA scholarship, you can still get in on this round of payments - today is the last day to submit. The next round of payments will be done in January and again in April. 

Please email the following to ahsraoffice@gmail.com: 
- Proof of payment to post secondary institution or program
- Scholarship amount you are claiming
- The address where you would like the cheque mailed

Questions? Call the provincial office at 780-305-9640 or email ahsraoffice@gmail.com.
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If you have not received your member welcome email, you will not be able to enter rodeos in EQuest. You can check your membership account - the status needs to be "Submitted" in order to enter rodeos. 
- A few people have mistakenly uploaded their membership documents to the EQuest entry system, but they need to be uploaded to the NHSRA Membership system - the same place you purchased the membership. If you are waiting for your membership welcome email, and are sure you have uploaded your documents, please double check and make sure you have put them in the correct system. 
- Team event entries - EQuest has added a new feature that shows any partners who have NOT entered in RED. If your partner is showing RED, you may want to follow up and make sure they enter. 
- When you are entering a rodeo, the first screen may have only shooting, cutting or reined cow horse events - just click NEXT and you will see the next days and all the other rodeo events. The optional events always show on the first page, you can just move past them if you are not entering them. 

Any D2 members wanting to enter Stettler must have their membership processed by Tuesday (tomorrow) at 7 pm. Do not leave it until the last minute! If you are unsure and want to double check, please contact Pam at the office at 780-305-9640 or ahsraoffice@gmail.com.
AHSRA Memberships must be purchased and all paperwork uploaded at least 24 hours prior to entries closing, to allow for processing. So don't leave it until the last minute. 
- Entries for the first D2 Rodeo are Aug 12-14
- Entries for the first D1 and D3 Rodeos are Aug 19-21
Wow - the memberships have been FLYING in the last couple of days! Due to the sheer volume, it will take several days to get through all of them. Please be patient - we're still a couple weeks away from the first rodeo entry deadline. 

If you're concerned about late charges, don't worry, all documents are time stamped in the system. If corrections are needed, you'll be notified by email, but you won't be penalized as long as the documents were uploaded by August 1st.

Membership prices will go up $50 at midnight tonight.