John, note that the Ironman draws almost exactly the same number of shooters as the state Sporting Clays Championship. And it draws them in spite of the fact that it is a 400 bird two day shoot, with 100 birds shot at each of 2 clubs (70 miles apart) on one day, and the other 200 at another club the other day--that club being 130 miles away from the furthest of the other 2. All 3 of those clubs are located in the northern third (and least populated part) of the state, while Wisconsin's major population centers are all in the southern third. Put all that together and it doesn't add up to a very good plan to attract over 300 shooters if it were just a "local" shoot.

Last edited by L. Brown; 02/20/19 10:39 AM.