Manistique Rifle & Pistol Club

08/31/2026

Reminder that 2026 S***t, 5-Stand and Trap Summer Shotgun Leagues will wrap up this Wednesday, 9/2, with the Shotgun Club Shoot. Come on out and shoot and watch for both Summer League and Club Shoot results to be posted later this week! See you there!

08/02/2026

Calling all MRPC members… Join us at the gun club this Wednesday, 8/5, as we celebrate the 6th annual Earl “Dudsie” Johnson day. This day was created to allow members to get together and celebrate as we thank Dudsie for his six plus decades of dedicated service to the club in an effort to make it a better place for all to enjoy.

We will be having a pig roast complete with buns, potato salad, beans and coleslaw. Cost for members and guests will be $10.00 per person. A few deserts will be needed if you are able to bring one to pass.

Also, we will be drawing the lucky winners for the Schoolcraft County Clay Busters Youth Shotgun Club raffle. Tickets will be available for purchase right up until 7:00pm when the winners are drawn. Hope to see you there!!

07/24/2026

07/24/2026

We’ll have a booth this Sunday at the Salmon Derby weigh in to sell raffle tickets for the Schoolcraft County Clay Busters Youth Trap Team. Hope to see you there! Ticket sales were strong at our Folkfest booth and we appreciate everyones support.

Reminder that we’ll draw the raffle prize winners on 8/5/26 at the gun club so there’s still time to purchase tickets if you’re interested. Thank you!

07/12/2026

Congratulations to Greg Perterson who won the raffle basket yesterday at Folkfest! Thank you to Michigan Made for creating the beautiful basket.

Raffle tickets sales combined with raffle basket entries totaled $2,200. Thank you to all that came out to support our Schoolcraft County Clay Busters Youth Trap Team!

Reminder that raffle ticket sales will continue right up until our drawing on 8/5/26. Tickets are available locally at Ace Hardware, UP Vet Clinic and Thompson Vet Clinic. Tickets are available on Wednesdays at the gun club also. We will have a booth at the Salmon Derby weigh in again this year as well. Hope to see you there!

Coach Charlie Willour left, Greg Peterson right.

06/30/2026

The Schoolcraft County Clay Busters Youth Shotgun Club recently traveled to the Michigan Trap Association Homegrounds in downstate Mason, MI to participate in the 2026 Michigan Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Championships on 6/27 and 6/28. The weather was great and large crowds were in attendance as our kids posted some of their best scores of the year.

Congratulations to Andrew Coyer who broke 185/200 targets and shot high score for our team. Congrats also to Landon Weber who broke 50 straight targets and to Cole Herbst, Carsyn Herbst and Paxton Gierke who all shot perfect rounds of 25 straight during the competition. Finishing strong also was first year competitor Gunnar Nord who broke 64/100 targets and placed 13th out of 25 kids in the Rookie Division (5th grade and under).

This competition wrapped up the shooting season for the club. We’ll continue to shoot recreationally in preparation for the 2027 shooting season. We’ll certainly miss our departing seniors Cole Herbst and Landon Weber. We thank them for their leadership and contributions to our club over the years.

Reminder that 2026 SCCB raffle tickets will be on sale right up until our drawing on 8/5/26. Tickets are for sale locally at Ace Hardware, Thompson Vet Clinic and UP Vet Clinic. We also have tickets for sale on Wednesdays at the gun club. We’ll also have a booth at Folkfest and the Salmon Derby weigh in where tickets will be for sale. This raffle is our main fundraiser with proceeds used to purchase ammunition for competition and practice, pay for practice rounds and pay for registration fees for conference and state competitions. Please consider purchasing raffle tickets to support our club. Thank you!

06/05/2026

On Sunday, 5/31, the Manistique Rifle and Pistol Club hosted the 2026 Michigan Scholastic Clay Target Program Northern Conference Trap Shoot. Participating teams included the Schoolcraft County Clay Busters, Delta County Crushers, Mid UP Clay Crushers from Marquette County and the Hiawatha Hitmen from Mackinac County. It was a busy day with perfect weather conditions at the club as 62 student athletes and their families came together to enjoy the shooting sports. The parking lot was full and many resorted to parking on the side of M-94. When the competition concluded our local kids received numerous squad and high overall medals.

1st place squad in the Rookie Division-
Chase Palmer
Trent Nadeau
Gunnar Nord

2nd place squad in the Intermediate Entry Division-
Parker Barnhizer
William Brown
Brooklyn MacGregor

1st place squad in the Intermediate Advanced Division-
Berkley Hoholik
Everett Wood
Jase Flodin
Tanner Fleagle
Greyson Dillon

1st place squad in the Junior Varsity Division-
Carsyn Herbst
Micah Connin
Paxton Gierke
Ivy Henry

2nd place squad in the Varsity Division-
Andrew Coyer
Parker Segerstrom
Cole Herbst
Reese Zellar
Landon Weber

High Overall in the Rookie Division-
Chase Palmer

High Overall in the Intermediate Advanced Division-
Berkley Hoholik

High Overall in the Junior Varsity Division-
Carsyn Herbst

Congratulations to Carsyn Herbst who broke 92/100 targets and shot High Score for the competition. Carsyn possesses a quiet and calm demeanor and he has quickly became a leader on the team and an excellent role model and mentor for the younger shooters to look up to. The clay targets are in trouble for several more years as Carsyn is only in the 9th grade!

06/03/2026

MRPC wrapped up both Optic and Open Sight .22 Rifle leagues last Wednesday, 5/27, with the .22 Rifle Club Shoot. Congratulations to Kris Hewitt as he came away with Top Gun honors in both leagues. Kris becomes the first sniper in the ten year history of these leagues to take the top spot in both divisions. Great work Kris! Glad you had to work on the night of the club shoot!

Below are results for both the league year as well as the club shoot;

Optic League

TOP GUN- Kris Hewitt
1st- Andrew Skauge
2nd- Charlie Willour
3rd- Dana Demers

Open Sight League

TOP GUN- Kris Hewitt
1st- Charlie Willour
2nd- Denny McBurney
3rd- Matt Smith

Club Shoot Optic

1st- Drew Ambrose
2nd- Nick Hoeve
3rd- Denny McBurney

Club Shoot Open Sight

1st- Ed Balko
2nd- Corey Frankovich
3rd- Charlie Willour

The pistol range will remain open on Wednesdays throughout the summer for those interested in shooting handguns or .22 rifles.

Summer shotgun leagues for Trap, S***t and 5-Stand are currently underway. These leagues will run through the end of August. It’s not necessary to be in a league to shoot so come on out and give it a try. New members are always welcome at the club. See you there soon!

Kris Hewitt left and MRPC President Jon Johnson right.

04/26/2026

2026 Schoolcraft County Claybuster Youth Shotgun Club raffle tickets are now available for purchase! This raffle is our main fundraiser with funds generated being used to offset costs related to the purchase of ammunition, shooting fees and registration fees for conference and state competitions. We’d like to thank all of our generous raffle donors.

Tickets are available locally at the Manistique Rifle and Pistol Club, Ace Hardware, Thompson Vet Clinic and UP Vet Clinic. If you are from out of the area but you would still like to support our youth trap team you can send a check to SCCB at 3277W North Gulliver Lake Road, Gulliver MI 49840. We’ll keep the stubs and mail the prize portion of the tickets back to you. If you are lucky enough to win a gun we will gladly ship it to an FFL of your choice in your area.

We have a few open spots currently on our roster if you know of a youngster that may be interested in learning safe firearm handling skills and the fundamentals of clay target shooting. We have had kids as young as 4th grade all the way up to 12th grade. We have a great group of kids and we’re are excited to begin our 6th year! If you would like information regarding our club you can contact Denny at 906-450-2621.

Thank you for your support!

03/29/2026

The Manistique Rifle and Pistol Club wrapped up a busy winter season with the Pistol Club Shoot on 3/25/26. Kris Hewitt was crowned the Centerfire Top Gun and Kevin Demers once again claimed the .22 Top Gun spot. Congratulations gentlemen!

Below are results for both the league year as well as the club shoot;

2026 .22 Pistol League

Top Gun- Kevin Demers
Masters
1st- Kris Hewitt
2nd- Ryan Weber
Expert
1st- Ed Balko
2nd- Nick Lafave
Sharpshooter
1st- Bill Hoholik
2nd- Nick Hoeve
Marksman
1st- Corey Frankovich
2nd- Russ Johnson

2026 Centerfire Pistol League

Top Gun- Kris Hewitt
Masters
1st- Ryan Weber
2nd- Drew Ambrose
Expert
1st- Ed Balko
2nd- Charlie Willour
Sharpshooter
1st- Denny McBurney
2nd- Jonathan Gennick
Marksman
1st- Matt Smith
2nd- Nick Hoeve

Club Shoot .22 Pistol

Masters
1st- Kevin Demers
2nd- Drew Ambrose
Expert
1st- Brad Hoholik
2nd- Nick LaFave
Sharpshooter
1st- Nick Hoeve
2nd- Joe Hinkson
Marksman
1st- Russ Johnson
2nd- Jonathan Gennick

Club Shoot Centerfire Pistol

Masters
1st- Drew Ambrose
2nd- Kris Hewitt
Expert
1st- Kevin Demers
2nd- Charlie Willour
Sharpshooter
1st- Russ Johnson
2nd- Jonathan Gennick
Marksman
1st- Bill Hoholik
2nd- Nick Hoeve

Both Optic and Open Sight Indoor .22 Rifle Leagues will start on 4/1/26. Come on out to the club and give them a try.