Today I was nearby Hidden Hollow so I stopped by to check on preps for the May 18-20 Classic SxS Shoot and Exhibition. I caught Ernie Hausmann just back from the Southern with his sleeves rolled up, working on his 5 stand field along with a backhoe operator. Ernie takes in his traps for the winter and I saw where they've started to get them out in the field and on the courses. A dozer will be there tomorrow to make a road extension on the lower course.
He loaned me a cart and I drove around the course seeing how it fared with all the rain this spring. The roads were in good shape, no doubt testament to the % of rocks in the soil in Susquehanna Cty. The trees are starting to leaf out and it should be pretty green two weeks hence.
I asked Ernie how the Classic Main Event will work on Sunday. Listen up gents! He told me when shooters sign up for that event they'll name the mfr. of the gun they'll shoot, i.e., Fox, Parker, L.C. Smith, etc. The top 5 scores in each of the brands will be added together and that "team" will be named the brand winner for this year. Sort of a "Challenge" so to speak. Winchester won it two years ago, and Parker last year. Who will strut this year? Of course the top individual scorer will be named the Classic champ, make of gun doesn't matter.
For those who've never been to Hidden Hollow, here are some random pics taken by your roving photog. Silvers
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