Photo Galleries: Kern County Gun Club

Tree plantings at the Kern County Gun Club

Beginning in the summer of 2008 a major effort was launched to bring some much needed shade at the Kern County Gun Club. Individual donors opened their wallets to allow dozens of trees to be planted on both the skeet and sporting clay fields. Skeet chairman Jack McGee and sporting clays chairman Brad O'Rear have been instrumental in making this happen.

Faces of Kern County Gun Club

Membership in the Kern County Gun Club has exceeded the 300 mark and is growing every week. In recent months the club has added a new sporting clay facility and increased the number of youth programs. In addition, many local companies like San Joaquin Bank are using the club for private events to treat their shareholders to an afternoon of busting clays. These are some of the men and women who make up our club, all of whom have one thing in common: the love of the shotgun sports.

Desatoff Open 2008

More than 80 of the best shooters in the west turned out for the 2008 Desatoff Open at the Kern County Gun Club. Among the top shooters were Ron Hurlbert, Brett McLaughlin, John Herkowitz, Lori Desatoff, George Desatoff, Billy Dee Williams, Steve Claunch, Dave Lewis, Hal Stewart, Larry Sifers, Brian Foley, Paul Mooney and many more. For a complete list of the winners go to "shoot results" in the yellow toolbar.

Kenny Barnes Open (KCGC skeet)

The Kenny Barnes Open was a successful one in 2008, featuring some of the best shooters in the country: Ron Hurlbert, Lori Desatoff, Wayne Mayes, Billy Dee Williams, Brett McLaughlin, Larry Sifers, Shawn Rommel, Kurt Grates, Hal Stewart and many more. Wayne Mayes took HOA honors with a 399, coming up just one short of the elusive four-by that made Barnes famous. The weather cooperated and the scores reflected it. To see the full results, click on "shoot results" on the yellow tool bar on the home page and then click of "Ken Barnes results."

KCGC Black Gold Skeet Tournament

Brian Foley took top honors at the Black Gold Skeet Tournament this past weekend. Brian took high overall honors under splendid conditions on Easter weekend. Full results from the tournament will be posted shortly. The tournament was a warmup for the Kenny Barnes Open set for the weekend of April 4-6.

Scholastic Clay kids shoot

Thanks to Cyndi Benson and her crew of helpers, the Scholastic Clays program is off to a wonderful start. The program runs once a month and the kids learn skeet, trap and five stand. It's a program that is growing every month.

Jack McGee and Tim Foley grab some lunch

Earlier this year (2007) Jack McGee dedictated Field 9 to the memory of his son, Jimmy. Jack put in the sweat equity (not to mention money) to make Field 9 a premier field in memory of Jimmy. There was a small dedication ceremony with a group of Jack's friends and supporters to dedicate the field and enjoy some shooting.

Trap shooters

Skeet fields being assembled