Top guns Kallum Burrell from Lincolnshire and Jack from Staffordshire have won this year’s Clay Pigeon Shooting at NFYFC’s Competitions Day.
Kallum scored an impressive 48 out of 50 in the event at Oakedge Shooting Ground in Staffordshire to take the senior award, an ideal warm-up as he heads out to represent Great Britain in the World Sporting Championships in Portugal.
Oakedge Shooting Ground is an ideal location for the national competition final as it’s both beautiful and challenging for competitors. The shooting ground also kindly gives cash prizes for first, second and third placements in the competition.
It was Kallum’s fifth appearance at the NFYFC finals and third senior win, having also previously won the junior category.
Meanwhile, Jack, who placed first in the Junior category, has continued his improvement over three straight years of reaching the national finals, finishing second last year and picking up first this year in a shoot-off.
Jack has been shooting from a young age after being introduced to the sport by his dad.
“I just love being outside, that’s the main thing. And being good at shooting,” said Jack who only has one year left in the junior category before he moves into Seniors.
Kallum says he has YFC to thank for sparking his love of shooting.
“YFC is definitely what pushed me into shooting and helped me find my passion in life,” said Kallum. “My first competition was a Young Farmers’ County clay shoot in Lincolnshire when I was 12 years old. I shot two out of 50 and I won £50 for being a high scoring junior. I became hooked!”
Jack and Kallum aren’t the only shooters in their YFC clubs – but they are the best!
Kallum said: “Shooting is such a tight-knit community and you generally see the same people week in, week out. The community within shooting is incredible. And when you combine it with Young Farmers, what could be better?”
As well as representing his country, Kallum is also now a coach and is helping to bring through another generation of shooters.
The event was once again sponsored by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) who provided six volunteers to provide marshals and oversee the event.
Matt Dutton, Regional Officer for the Central Region for BASC, said: “We're trying to encourage youngsters into the sport of clay shooting in a supportive, responsible ad safe way.
“Today has been brilliant. We've had about 70 Young Farmers here from all the way across the country. They've had some testing targets, but we've had some really fantastic shots.
“It's not an easy course – it is a competition after all, and it is the final. So, we've got to put a few technically difficult targets in, but they've done really well.”
