Montana Woods N Water November 2016 Print Edition | Page 11

COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING

By Raf Viniard
I got an email from “Doc Tombstone” aka Dr. Roland Goertzen a local dentist in Thompson Falls,
MT wondering if I would be intereste in covering the years last Cowboy Action Shooting event. I
am never one to turn down anything involving cowboy hats, guns and good guys. I grabbed Pam
as I knew she would want to see this rain or shine. It was rainy Saturday morning when we
arrived in Big Whiskey Town, located behind the Noxon Rod and Gun Club, Noxon, MT We had
no more than got parked and a cowboy with his side arms met us and escorted us into town.
We felt safe with all the “good” cowboys there to protect us. The town is known to have some
really bad characters from time to time that need a little culling.
“Pataha” aka Don Manning from Trout Creek, MT lead everyone in the
Pledge of Allegiance and then a safety briefing. “Jake The Snake” aka
Jim Jacobson of Thompson Falls, MT rattled off some cowboy poetry.
About Sandy Bob. It was really good...how he remembered all those
lines from memory I will never understand.
Jake The Snake (badge number 44), which represented the caliber he
shot when he started Cowboy Acton Shooting a few dusty towns ago
watched his grandson “Poco” aka Trevor Harris, age 14 of Thompson
Falls, MT step up to the first
challenge. To show you the
popularity of the sport Poco’s
badge number is 93,926. Poco
readied himself, filled the whiskey
glass and splashed it in the bar
keeps face with thee words, “This
drinks on you!”, and the shooting
action was on. It was over in a
matter of seconds. Burnt gun powder and grey smoke filled
the air and the distinctive plinks of a bullet hitting a steel
target echoing was all that lingered. That young man made
it look easy.
Next up was the
“Kootenai Kid” aka Lawrence Whyte of Yahk, BC. With pistols blazing another bad guys falls.
Oh, so you think this is just a guys sport...hold your horses boys
next up was “Fire Opal” aka Wendy DosSantos of Noxon, MT.
Fire Opal split a bullet on the axe head and leveled that shotgun
right on target. Continued on page 12.

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