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Miculek Retains 3-Gun Nation Top Lady Spot
Harris Overtakes Reese for Second Place
By Chad Adams

The final slot in the 3-Gun Nation Lady Shoot-Off could come down to teammates Tasha Hanish (l.) and Dianna Liedorff. (photo by Yamil Sued)

3-Gun Nation

USA --(Ammoland.com)- After eight of 10 events on the 2011 FNH USA 3-Gun Nation Tour, Presented by SureFire, Kay Miculek remains in the driver’s seat of the 3GN Ladies Standings, making her a lock for the 3GN Lady Shoot-Off in November and a shot at $5,000 from Cheaper Than Dirt!

Miculek’s score of 73.44 at the Adams Arms Ozark 3-Gun Championship raised her total 3GN points to 229.66, good enough for first in the Ladies, and 51st overall in the 3GN Standings.

Katie Harris recorded her best finish of the season, earning 68.2 points in Tactical Optics (or 68% of Daniel Horner’s division-winning time). The performance was good enough to bump Harris up the Lady Standings, as the junior shooter overtook SureFire’s Maggie Reese to claim the number two position. Reese, who injured her knee at Ozark, most likely has enough points secured to hang on to third, despite the injury.

Fourth place, and the final slot for the 3GN Lady Shoot-Off, is currently occupied by FN’s Dianna Liedorff (177.04). But a little more than a point away is teammate Tasha Hanish (175.86), and about 10 points back is Deb Cheek (167.11). Also notable is Annette Williamson’s two-match point total of 115.86. If she can match up one more to her pair, she figures to be in the mix in what will surely be a fight to the finish at November’s FNH USA Championships, where the final points will be tallied.

Then during the 3GN Championship, the top four Ladies will step to the Shoot-Off stage for the first all-lady Shoot-Off in 3-gun history, where one winner will take home the title, along with $5K.

For the full Lady standings, go to http://www.3gunnation.com/the_series/standings/l/ladies_standings.

Eds. Note: All competitors are encouraged to begin checking all of their scores immediately. Any scoring errors must be reported to 3GN prior to the beginning of the FNH USA 3-Gun Championships in November to be valid for the 3GN Championship, Lady Shoot-Off or Junior Shoot-Off.

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Texas Migratory Bird Hunting Report No. 5

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Texas --(Ammoland.com)- Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February.

North Zone Dove: Grain fields of milo and corn have been the best producer in the Panhandle north of Amarillo. Mourning doves have been best in the afternoon on the edges of fields. Abilene hunters have had fair shoots in sunflowers. Red River hunters near Paris have seen fair shoots in milo, corn and soybeans. Many doves have found water around cattle troughs in the afternoon. Drought conditions have limited the amount of wet tanks and ponds, so any hole with at least a puddle of water have produced. The season runs through Oct. 23. Prospects are fair.

Central Zone Dove: Whitewings continue to dominate San Antonio fields of corn and milo in the afternoon as hunters have shot near-limits around treelines. High-flyers have trickled from South Zone fields near Uvalde. Katy, Hockley and Brookshire fields have been fair at best, and hunter participation has been scarce. Waller hunters saw better shooting this weekend as nearby South Zone fields were hunted, pushing mourning doves north to Central Zone fields. More whitewing showed around Sealy and Columbus over the weekend. Dayton and Beaumont fields have given up half-limits. The season runs through Oct. 23. Prospects are fair to good.

South Zone Dove: Best hunting came from traditional South Texas haunts in the Rio Grande Valley where whitewings have been good in milo, corn and wild sunflowers. Devine, Big Foot, Three Rivers, Fashing and George West enjoyed limit shoots. Hunters along the northern boundaries of the South Zone reported losing most of their birds just before the opener as high winds and rain blew through Wharton and Matagorda county fields, sending the brunt of the whitewing population to other pastures. The opener there was a lackluster one, but birds began trickling back by the end of the weekend. Mourning doves were solid near Palacios, Beasley, Lissie and Eagle Lake. The season runs through Oct. 30. Prospects are fair to good.

Waterfowl Migration: Teal season along the coastal prairies was arguably the best most hunters could remember, if you had ponds brimming with fresh water. Many hunters reported seeing more birds than ever throughout the entire 16-day season. A new wave of bluewings arrived last week which made the last weekend of the season just as fast as opening weekend. The largest concentration of birds were seen in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties. Marsh hunting suffered due to low tides and a hypersaline environment brought on by the drought. The first trickles of specklebellies appeared this week. Teal hunters said they saw noticeably more big ducks like pintails and shovelers during teal season. Regular duck and goose season is set to open Nov. 5.

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