Kickoff to the 2022 year
ECHFTA League shoot 2022 kickoff
Battle of the Regions 2021- George
Hunter Field Target‘s iconic Battle of the Regions will be held in George 13 & 14 November 2021 hosted by Outeniqua Airgun Club at the George Sport Shooting Club range.
This event started a few years back & has been on everyone’s calendar as a “go to” event in the HFT community. Unfortunately the 2020 event got bulldozed by the unfortunate epidemic state in our country & all over the World.
Hope to see all the old faces & plenty new ones this year.
Prepare yourselves for an epic battle between George, Capelands, PE & hopefully Gauteng as well this time around.
Battle of the Regions 2019 video made by Walter van der Merwe.
Please note that due to the current circumstances we will only be allowed to continue with our sport and utilise these facilities if we strictly abide by the rules and ensure strong protocols are followed at all times.
As with all other shops / businesses / etc. you will be required to complete a health questionnaire before being admitted and your temperature taken. If your temperature is higher than 37.5 (degrees C) or you answer Yes to any of the health risk questions you will be requested to leave the premises. There will also be a compliance officer/s to ensure we all remain safe so please adhere to all protocols, alternatively you will be requested to leave the premises immediately.
I’m sure, like me, you are all eager to take up your favorite sport and get outside again so we would really appreciate your co-operation at all times.
A few things to take into consideration should you plan on attending any of the upcoming events:
- Only participants and guardians will be admitted to the range – no visitors/spectators will be allowed.
- Please ensure that you bring a suitable face mask, ensure it is worn properly and at all times.
- You will not be able to share a shooting mat or any other equipment with other shooters (except with someone from your household) so please ensure that you bring all your necessary equipment.
- Though we will endeavor to ensure as safe an environment as possible and implement all protocols required, please consider the impact to you and or your family if:
- You are a person at risk
- Someone in your household is a person at risk
- That there may be participants attending that work in a high risk environment
Battle Of The Regions Scoring
Scoring Groups:
Group 1. PCP
Open PCP
Ladies PCP
Junior U/18 PCP
Group 2. Recoil
Open Recoil
Ladies Recoil
Junior U/18 Recoil
Group 3. High Power
High Power all
Group 4. Junior U/13
Junior U/13 all
Shooter score:
Day 1: Shooter score as percentage of applicable scoring group max for day.
Day 2: Shooter score as percentage of applicable scoring group max for day.
Total% = Day 1 % + Day 2 %
Region Team score:
Best 4 Total% per region summed. (Excluding High Power and U/13)
Classes:
Open PCP
Open Recoil
Ladies
Junior U/18
High Power
Junior U/13
Shooter must nominate class before day 1 shooting.
Time Information
Saturday:
8am will be setup of range & shoot-in range
9am Basic safety briefing with shoot-in to follow
10:30am Competition Safety briefing with first leg of Battle of the Regions 2021
After competition each entrant will receive one Boerewors & one cold drink.
Sales of extra Boerewors & cold drinks will be available.
Afternoon: Preparation for leg two on Sunday.
Sunday:
7am will be setup of range & shoot-in range
8am Basic safety briefing with shoot-in to follow
9am Competition Safety briefing with second leg of Battle of the Regions 2021
Prize giving to start soon after all scores are in.
Entry fee: R100
Link to Entry Form
SAHFTA League George 14 Aug 2021
Another great day out on the range @ Outiniqua Airgin Club in George, Western Cape
Starting off we only had a slight breeze head on, half an hour later it became a wind, making it quite a bit more difficult. This was a new Range built by me & Elvin over the level 4 lockdown period. Sadly not our normal quantity competitors, but never the less everyone enjoyed the new challenge. Troyer difficulty = 32.9
| Mem no. | Entrant | Score | Air Rifle | Scope Zoom x Paralax | Pellets |
| PCP OPEN | |||||
| 19-5022 | Bennie Botha | 56 | Daystate MK4 | Burris | Cometa 8.44 |
| 19-5001 | Ulrich de Jager | 52 | RSA Veldt | Discovery 10×25 | JSB 10.34 |
| 19-5041 | Peter Robinson | 46 | AA S400 | BSA 10×25 | Cometa 7.87 |
| 19-5021 | Kobus Blignhout | 41 | AA S400 | Discovery 10×25 | QYS 8.49 |
| 19-5033 | Johann Kotze | 38 | CZ 200 | NS 9×25 | QYS 9.58 |
| LADIES PCP | |||||
| 19-5023 | Michele Botha | 53 | AA S400 | NS 10×30 | JSB 8.44 |
| JUNIOR PCP | |||||
| 19-5034 | Johanelle Kotze | 52 | CZ 200 | Discovery 10×25 | JSB 10.34 |
| 19-5002 | Marissa de Jager | 48 | RSA Veldt | NS 10×25 | JSB 10.34 |
| Cronje de Villiers | 38 | Hatsan AT44-10 | Discovery 10×25 | JSB 10.34 |
ECHFTA League Continuation – Aug 2021
After careful consideration of current Covid-19 regulations, league shoots will continue on a new calender for the rest of 2021 (see attached).
Outeniqua Airgun Club League Shoot
12 June 2021
Another Awesome day on the range with perfect weather & a total of 19 competitors.
Course difficulty was set at 32.8 troyer & we used our open field range.
SAHFTA Nationals 2020
The SAHFTA committee have decided to postpone the 2020 Nationals. Currently no new date will be set. Going forward every two weeks the committee will reassess the situation and will as soon as possible schedule a new date.
WHFTO World Championships 2019 – Poland
The World Hunter Field Target Organisation 2019 World Championships will be held in Poland on 22/23 June this year. https://whftc2019.pl
With pleasure I can announce that Team South Africa will be:
Jan van der Vyver – Open PCP
Lourens Streicher – Open PCP
Luan Rossouw – Open Springer
Cynthia Streicher – Ladies
Team ZA’s progress at the championships can be followed here:
https://www.airrifle.co.za/threads/49013-WHFTO-World-Championships-2019-Poland
SAHFTA Nationals 2019
The first ever South African HFT Nationals will be hosted by the Port Elizabeth Air Rifle Club on 30th and 31st March 2019. The top six competitors will travel to Poland in July to represent South Africa at the 2019 WHFTO World Championships
Please use this form to enter: https://goo.gl/forms/9JxjhcCRrQFstN542
Venue:
More information can be found at: https://www.airrifle.co.za/threads/49229-SAHFTA-Nationals-2019
SAHFTA welcomes all spectators to this event.
WHFTO World Championships 2018 – Overview
The World Championships 2018 took place between the 3rd and 5th August at the Baroque Chateau and Park, Choltice, Czech Republic.
Four intrepid local shooters formed Team South Africa and competed at the championships; they are Jan Van Der Vyver, Michael Olivier, Zelda Bothwell and Brett Bothwell. Michael & Jan shot the open class, Zelda in open ladies and Brett shot the springer class.
They ended the competition in fine form for a team on debut.
Final day scores for Team ZA.
Open: Michael: 20th with a total of 141 & Jan: 79th with a total of 129
Springer: Brett: 7th with a total of 124
Ladies: Zelda: 11th with a total of 118
Team: Team ZA: 6th with a total of 512 (amended)
Full competition results can be found here: https://www.whfto.com/index.php/whfto/worlds-2018-results
SAHFTA extends their gratitude to WHFTO and their hosts, the Czech Airgun Field Target Association for hosting an excellent championships.