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300 Straight Doubles 2023
Grand American


Percision Fit Doubles

SOS Clays Doubles

Graf & Sons Doubles


HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES BELOW


What are the odds of this?

Kato passed away July 2023
He is at post 5 of trap 21. The end of the line.
Below is some images of Kato.


Team Captains
2024

 

 

 Discoverd the actaul hospital bill for Dale born 1956

 

 


1961 Fort Dodge trophy winners


Click it!
Carol Stockdale and a trap friend.

 



500 Straight Squad, Grand 1997
Dale Stockdale, Larry Bumsted, Jon Halford, Tom Buxman, & Larry Zerngast

South Dekota
   


Goodmorning.
Converting sites to 50 Amp
camper sites.

 


Robert Hight and Dale Stockdale
Wild Horse Raceway, AZ 2022.


 Boot Barn Tucson AZ 2022
Getting the Black Hat together

Mike Mertz having fun with
ATA President Jim Bradford

Brick Hejlik and Dean Johnson


2022 Arizona State Shoot

2020 Grand Squad
Lynn Creek, MO

Casa Granda
2022 

1980's ATA listed 100's broken on the season

Planes lined up in Vandalia


Old Grand Squad Mates
Approx 1981 - 2005
Dale Stockdale   ATA HOF 2023
Larry Bumsted    ATA HOF 2004
Jon Halford                                  .
Jenifer Rutger      ATA HOF 2022
Morris Steinbring ATA HOF 1997

 

Quote from Matthew Patmore, Yass Austraila:

Matt Patmore Continues:


Just found 12-20-2020
1956 Iowa State Shoot Program
Not in the best shape but interesting.

Iowa State Hall of Fame
original documents.

 

All years Spring League Postcards

Construction images

Pictures and stuff to look at below: Click on the photos to view a larger image

The below image from the Dayton Daily News take from the top of the grand stands at the Grand American.  The images reflect Jon Halford on post one, Tom Buxman on two, Larry Zergast on three, Dale Stockdale on four, and Larry Bumsted on five.  It was from the 2003 Grand.  (Found this under the bed in the motor home, 6/25/2014)

Scroll down to the bottom, there is a lot more to see!

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2023

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2022

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2021

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2020

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2019

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2018

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2017

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2016

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2015

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2014

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2013

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2012

HEARTLAND GRAND IMAGES 2011

7/15/2011

         

2011 WINTER GAMES

 


11-01-2010, TWO NEW BANKS BEING ADDED TO THE TRAPLINE!

 

2010 HEARTLAND GRAND

 

2009 HEARTLAND GRAND

 

2008 HEARTLAND GRAND

 

 

SPRING 2009 CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

2008 CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

 

 

                I  Iowa Games 2009

 

Arnold having fun behind Merle

          

  1976

 

1986 Iowa All Americans      1983 Iowa State Team 
  1986 Iowa State Team     Larry Stone Register Outdoor writer Trapshoot explanation

 

  Planes closer than Ohio. 13th birthday gift


 State Team Races, Night 27 yard doubles Labor Day Weekend 1991
 
 Small distraction during the event.


  Shooting Handicap in Wy.

First Trap under construction 1982   

  Just a few years later

 
Merle Stockdale is going to fire the first shot at The Stockdale Gun Club 1982.  Back ground looks like Sparta!


  Second Trap construction 1984

 
 Good luck in Sparta!

  Merle Stockdale 1984 


Greg Oldsen, DeWitt, finishes a doubles event, Indiana State Shoot at Fortville.

 
 Cale Swanson wins another one.


  Labor Day 2005, Tom Burns 300,000 Doubles, Bob and Lou Ann Munson 200,000 Singles, and Keith Perkins 50,000 Handicap

 
Matt Allen, son of Bob Allen at final Grand event in Ohio, 2005.

 
Merle Stockdale 1969 Singles Champion at the Cedar Falls Club shoot. 
13 year old son, Dale Stockdale Junior Champion first trophy.

 
 35 years later; 2005 Cedar Falls Club shoot Junior Champion, Matthew Stockdale
 along side 2005 Cedar Falls Club shoot Singles Champion, Dale Stockdale.  Matthew's first trophy.

 
 Macy Stockdale at the National Trails horse camp during Grand week in Englewood.  Horse ranch offered daily trail riding or week long horse school.
  Students learned to care for horses during the week.  Most importantly, Macy learned to clean up after a horse. 
The horse camp was less than five miles from the old home grounds.

 
  Matthew Stockdale shooting his first ever registered target shot
 in the Clay Target Championship at the final Grand in Vandalia.

 
 Matt and Macy calling home. 
 Final Grand in Vandalia.


  Dale and Merle Stockdale,  1985 Parent Child National Champions,
 399x400, 50x50 shoot off.  Dale broke the 199x200


  Pat Trap placement at the Grand in 2005

   
 Pat Trap placement at the Grand in 2005 Chronograph attachment installed.

 
 It's not my gun.


Labor Day Mo-Skeet Champion, Hart Johnson (1927-2004),
handing off the gun after breaking a perfect 18 x 18 Mo-Skeet targets.

         
IL. state is good     ISTA 1953              ATA Grand Vendor Bob Allen 

 


400 4 man squad PHX 1984                

        
                            Morris & Frank      Springfield IL        Charvin Dixon Grand

                                              

      
 1979 100 Handi    Iowa Hall of Famers        Carol Stockdale                                                                  

 

 

       
 1953 Grand          L Bumsted HOF  Bill Stuve, Grn Slm  S Heitner            Bob Allen & M Scholl

      
Matt & Dale Stockdale 92, NYC      Nebraska Traps    100 27 N Martin  Given to Merle Stockdale
                                                                                                                    By D Spurling,
                                                                                                `                   after breaking 499 at
                                                                                                                    Cedar Rapids, 1966    
 

       
World Center 1992                                                   Stockdale Gun Club


       
 Dan Orlich                                                                    Phil Thyer and Rabbit

       

 

                                                          Merle's 80th         

           
Nora's 100 HD

           

           

           

           

       

           

           



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