World Hunter Field Target Championship goes down a storm at the 2010 Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair

The World Hunter Field Target Championship returned to the Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and brought with it some inspiring Championship action along with a new line up of winners for 2010.

The headline event in the expanded Airgun Expo, this year’s World Hunter Field Target Championships attracted some of the finest HFT competitors from across Europe. After the hugely successful debut of this most prestigious event at the Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair in 2009, this year’s championship promised to be even more competitive with a staggering 305 entries, and certainly did not disappoint.

Now in it's second year at the Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair, the 2010 World Hunter Field Target Championship was decided after a tense 3-way shoot. A thoroughly deserving Mark Wall from Wales stole victory in the Open Class category with an outstanding 2nd day performance from the 1st day’s leader Ryan Charlton in second, with Pete Dutton taking third. In the Junior Class, 15 year old local lad Greg Hensman took 1st place with Cameron Casey and Craig Lord taking second and third. In the Recoiling class, England’s Patrick Fitzgerald went on take the first place for Weirauch with Colin Wilkinson and Steve Whiting also dominating the class.

In the Ladies Class, the contest was made all the more interesting with the variety of different rifles they chose to compete with. The top three places saw Steph Kirkwood and her Steyr rifle claim the top spot, battling it out with in-form Janine Travers, who came second with her Air Arms, and the former 2007 UKAHFT Ladies Champion Jane Sparkes taking third position, shooting her Daystate. In the final .22” Placings, Simon Jones won first place shooting with his Air Arms with Matthew Rawlings and Johnny Smith taking second and third place respectively. The 2011 World Hunter Field Target Championships will be held at the Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair on April 16th and 17th.

If you’re feeling inspired to give shooting a try or would like further information about the championship or how to get involved in hunter field target, visit the official WHTFA Forum. The next Countryman Fairs event is the Highclere Game and Country Fair, which takes place in the beautiful grounds of Highclere Castle over 30th and 31st May. Click here for more information. You can also become a fan on Facebook and stay up-to-date with developments as they happen.

Open Class Placings

1st Mark Wall               Wales           Air Arms        114
2nd Ryan Charlton      England        Walther        114
3rd Pete Dutton           England        Walther        114
4th Steve Lanyman     England        Walther        112
5th Dave Ramshead    England        Air Arms        111
6th Chris Cundey         England        Daystate        111
7th Darrell Waite         England        Daystate        111
8th Gavyn Jones          England        Air Arms        111
9th Mark Camoccio    England        Air Arms        111
10th Pete Sparkes       Wales           Daystate        111
11th David Taylor        England        Air Arms        111
12th Khalid Rafiq         Scotland       Daystate        110

Junior Placings

1st Greg Hensman Jr    England        Steyr        104
2nd Cameron Casey     England        Air Arms        101
3rd Craig Lord               England        Air Arms        101

Recoiling Placings

1st Patrick Fitzgerald     England        Weirauch    102
2nd Colin Wilkinson      England        Weirauch    102
3rd Steve Whiting          England        Air Arms        98

Ladies Placings

1st Steph Kirkwood      England        Steyr        110
2nd Janine Travers       Wales            Air Arms        107
3rd Jane Sparkes          Wales            Daystate        104

.22” Placings

1st Simon Jones                England        Air Arms        100
2nd Matthew Rawlings    England        Air Arms        94
3rd Johnny Smith              England        Daystate        90