08/26/2026
The August leg of the Jim Mast Memorial series saw the best attendance in all events in
at least the past fifteen years. The grounds were immaculate, the weather cooperated and several shooters set personal bests during the competition. Shooters from as far away as Florida and Canada came in search of the world-famous Myrtle Point Skunk
Pin.
The International Committee for the promotion and awarding of the soon to be world-famous Myrtle Point Female Skunk Pin held its inaugural meeting on Sunday to establish the criteria for the awarding of the recently minted Female Skunk Pin. It was decided that on any squad consisting of four or five shooters, at least one of whom was female at birth, and where everyone but the potential awardee shot 25 straight on any sub-event, but the distaff shooter missed either one or two targets only, then she would qualify to receive the much coveted Female Skunk Pin. Based on that complex criteria, it was the distinkt (pun intended) honor of the Committee to present our first-ever Female Skunk Pin to Lesa Miller.
The competition for the Jim Mast Memorial Buckle awarded to the shooter with the highest cumulative total on the 400 handicap targets from the May and August shoots ended in a tie between Keary Taylor and 2025 Champion Austin Knapp. Austin prevailed in a two round shootoff – 40 to 38 – with both shooters totaling 353 for the season. Austin also earned two more yards by shooting the high score in both handicaps and ending the weekend at 24 yards.
