competitions required that grounded hulls be left in possession of the host club, and a super selling job convincing the wife that, considering appreciation, it was only being done as a major family investment???

A few of the members were getting into the habit of attending Atlantic competitions close to home. In May a small delegation attended the annual spring shoot at the Pictou County Club in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, now re-named the "McNeill Memorial," in memory of a Pictou County shotgun enthusiast. Teddy Woodruff won the High Overall Title and in skeet Bill Morrell won B; Harvey Jay, C; and Glennie MacEachern, D. Island shooters were now considered threats at every competition they entered, and continued to bring home their fair share of medals and silverware.

The new auto-angling trap developed some mechanical problems early in the year which required it to be returned to the manufacturer for repairs, and it was late August before it was back, causing a late Provincial Trap Shoot in which Ted Woodruff took the singles (89 x 100) and handicap (35 x 50), and David Mosher won the doubles in a shootoff with Earl Clow (31 x50). The Island skeet event was highlighted by seven entries from the trap and skeet club in St. Nicholas, or "Muddy Creek" as it was called. The delegation was headed by club owner Gussie Gallant and President Peter Poirier. The controversy of 1975 was still evident and the shoot was again classified by the Lewis system, with Teddy Woodruff's 97 being the dominant score. Harley Ings' son, Darren, took the junior title with 41 x 50.

With no trapshooting available, a new challenge was initiated in early July when the club organized a "Crow Shoot." The idea was that members would draw for team partners, meet at the Club at 6 A.M. on the day of the competition, then head around the country in search of crows, agreeing to meet back at the clubhouse at noon. Team members then shot a round of skeet each, which, when combined with their total take

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