by JeffH
The Fudd @ HAHA – 2025 Match Report
What an outstanding day for the Fudd! This past Saturday saw another great Fudd shoot at the Hamilton Angling and Hunting Association.
To start off, a hearty thank you to:
- The Hamilton Angling and Hunting Association for the use of the range and kitchen. It was wonderful to have an indoor space after the shoot, and, as always, the range was excellent. Thank you!
- Chris H and Geoff M for the wonderful food! Chris, your chili warmed our cold bones and Geoff, you are truly a master of the carrot cake. Thank you!
- To Rob W for another great course. Lots of grumbles and smiles. Well done!
- To Marla W for the delicious chocolate chip cookies. Total yum!
- To all those that set up and took down the course. Your speed and thoroughness with the process is truly impressive. Under 20 minutes for take down… simply awesome! Thank you.
On with the shoot!
The day dawned cool at 7C and sunny with no wind. People started arriving about 8:30 am and we were in full setup mode by 9:00 AM.
Setup wrapped about 9:45 AM and the 25 shooters had completed sign in. After the standard safety briefing we opened the sight in range so that users could get some time in with rigs that they don’t often shoot. Nearly everyone showed up with something different, including 8 pistol shooters and 6 shooting iron sight rifles! Plus, three shooters, Ashley W, Nathan S and Rob W, that shot the entire match standing!
The shoot got underway just before 10:30 AM and still the wind was quiet! We all got to enjoy Rob W’s interpretation of a full-sized kill zone! To his credit, none of the targets were smaller than ½” and those were up close. The max distance was 34 yards. Definitely a sub-500 fps friendly course.
Things moved along smoothly and still the wind stayed away! It only started playing about in the last 30-ish minutes of the shoot. Along the way we enjoyed hot chocolate and scrumptious homemade chocolate chip cookies.
Shooting wrapped up about 12:30 PM and we had the course down and score tallied straight away.
We then adjourned to the club house for a delicious chili and cake feast. It was nice to have everyone seated together, sharing stories and enjoying the comradery.
As we tucked into the carrot cake, Jeff H shared highlights from the past season including:
- Lots of new shooters at HAHA and Port
- Renewed interest from US shooters with John C making nearly every match in Port and another 5 joining for the Nationals
- Our highest ever participate rate at the Nationals with 37 shooters
- Conversation about increasing publicity for matches
- Participating at the World FT Championship in Northern Ireland, with Joel G finishing 3rd. An outstanding result and the best ever performance by a Canadian.
We wrapped the day with comments about the next Worlds in 2027 in Calgary and encouragement to see everyone at the final match on November 15th in Port.
A final thank you to all those that joined us for the day and the season.
See you all again soon.
Be safe, shoot straight and shoot often
HAHA Match Directors
Bob W and Jeff H
For those that keep track of scores, here is the list with the Fudd specific classes using Hunter rules:
| Brian W | 72 | Hunter | Iron Sight Pistol | |
| Nathan S * | 55 | Hunter | Iron Sight Pistol | |
| Geoff Mac | 85 | Hunter | Iron Sight Rifle | |
| Bob W | 76 | Hunter | Iron Sight Rifle | |
| Tony L | 70 | Hunter | Iron Sight Rifle | |
| Rob W * | 62 | Hunter | Iron Sight Rifle | |
| Ashley W * | 59 | Hunter | Iron Sight Rifle | |
| Lanny | 119 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Howard S | 116 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Chris H | 115 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Dennis E | 114 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Alan G | 113 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Dave D | 110 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Larry Y | 108 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Marc S | 108 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Rob G | 107 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Ted M | 97 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Raymond C | 94 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Magdy H | 89 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Andrew | 84 | Hunter | Unlimited PCP | |
| Mike P | 115 | Hunter | Unlimited Piston | |
| Adam | 113 | Hunter | Unlimited Piston | |
| Joel G | 111 | Hunter | Unlimited Piston | |
| Tom K | 110 | Hunter | Unlimited Piston | |
| Dave W | 84 | Hunter | Unlimited Piston |
* Nathan, Ashley, and RobW shot the entire match standing.