Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Shooters rendezvous for weekend of "smooth shot'
"...I don't want to go to that, there is only wheat fields. But then you get down here and it's a good spot. " - Don Paul Muzzleloader
A participant throws an ax during competition Friday at the muzzloader encampment off Manning Road on Friday, June 24.
Muzzleloader 'Hurricane,' who didn't go by any other name, shoots during Friday competition.
Above, Mountain Top Trading Co. supplies were on display in a tent at the encampment off Manning Road. At right, knives and other supplies were also displayed by Tony and Judy Roberts of Colfax.
Stand Smith demonstrates the use of a flintlock rifle on Friday afternoon.
COLFAX-Palouse Hills Muzzleloaders camped outside the city for a weekend of history, shooting and other activities.
Events kicked off Friday, June 24, at the rendezvous near Green Hollow Road, down a dirt road - Manning Road.
Campers filled the field. There were a few teepee tents that had been built.
There was an estate sale of period pieces on a blanket, and several other blankets with goods for sale.
Tony Roberts and his wife, Judy, own a trailer-based business, Mountain Top Trading Co.
There were shooters from all over the country, including Don Paul, who lives south of Helena Calif.
"I was invited the first time to the Colfax Rendezvous by 'Hurricane,' and thought, I don't want to go to that, there is only wheat fields," he said. "But then you get down here and it's a good spot."
Stan Smith made his camp completely by hand. His camp included a teepee. and there was a wooden trail made out of branches. His coffee pot hung over an open fire.
Those in the Palouse Hills Muzzleloaders take keeping the period of history alive. There was a tent of handmade period clothes from the 1800s being sold.
Friday featured competitions in axe throwing, shooting and knife throwing.
The action continued Saturday, June 25, with bow and arrows and smooth board muzzleloader shooting.
Event-goers could try their hand using free bows and arrows for anyone to use on the course.
In the afternoon the Old Farts Shoot featured men over 50 shooting. Scores were kept on cards.
"It's all about community here. One time a family came down to one of our rendezvous and the kids asked if they could go and play," Roberts said. "The parents were unsure, and I reassured them that we all watch out for one another here."
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