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GILLESPIE COUNTY SCHUETZENBUND ON TARGET FOR 2021 ACTIVITIES
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illespie County’s German tradition lives on with the 125th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and Aug. 1, at the Tivydale Shooting Club. This year’s event will be hosted by the Barons Creek Shooting Club. The Schuetzenfest (shooting festival) is a traditional competitive shoot that was brought to the United States by German immigrants. The guns used in these shoots today are used only for target shooting. The targets are placed 200 yards away from shooting stands. The sights for all guns are open-sight and rules regarding safety, targets and ammunition are strictly adhered to and monitored by Bund (club) committees.
Shooters of all ages take part in the annual Schuetzenfest, set for July 31-Aug. 1. Barons Creek Shooting Club is hosting this year’s event at the Tivydale Shooting Club. — Standard-Radio Post file photo
the Gillespie County Fair) and attracts marksmen from all over with their long-barreled rimfire and centerfire rifles. Gillespie County’s five shooting clubs take turns hosting the annual Schuetzenfest at one of three shooting ranges around Fredericksburg. All ages of male and female shooters who like to demonstrate their abilities in the sport show up to participate in the annual event in hopes of winning one of the two kings’ crowns awarded to the top overall shooters in .22 rimfire and centerfire competitions.
OTHER SHOOTS
This is the 125th Schuetzenfest in Gillespie County The Benefit Shoot is rotated between the history. The only years that were missed were last three clubs who have shooting ranges, namely year due to COVID-19 and during World War II due to Bear Creek, Tivydale and Grapetown. The funds preservation of ammunition for the war effort. from those shoots go toward the maintenance The Schuetzenfest is the second-oldest of the ranges. community event in the county (bested only by
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