SSAA NSW

Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc. 4 SSAA NSW HuntFest This year's HuntFest in Narooma the biggest yet! Thousands of visitors from around NSW and interstate converged on the south coast town of Narooma for this year's SSAA NSW HuntFest which was held over the June long weekend. It was the third HuntFest event organised by the South Coast Hunters Club and the first time SSAA NSW has partnered as naming rights sponsor. SSAA NSW has attended and supported the event since its inception in 2013 and it's very pleasing to see the event growing bigger and better every year. A major boost to the 2015 SAAA NSW HuntFest was approval for the sale of firearms and ammunition as well as permission for the SSAA NSW Mobile Air Rifle Range to be present. The Mobile Range was very popular with people of all ages and varied shooting backgrounds enjoying the challenge of hitting the bullseye with an air rifle at a distance of 10m. There was some good natured rivalry between friends and family members to see who scored the highest and quite a few children (aged 12 to 17) who were encouraged and accompanied by their parent or guardian. All visitors to the Range left with big smiles and proudly showed off their souvenir targets. The archery range was also a big hit, along with the variety of presentations including deer butchering, caping, sausage making and cooking demonstrations which were offered over the two days. Exhibitions included hunting clubs, suppliers and outfitters, boating, camping and showcased the very latest services, products and technologies. Representatives of SSAA NSW, Sydney and Batemans Bay Branches were joined by staff of the Game Licensing Unit in the SSAA NSW stand and over the weekend provided advice and answered queries for members and non-members on a wide variety of topics. The R Licence assessments offered by SSAA NSW proved very popular as did the Safe Shooting Courses presented by SSAA NSW Sydney Branch. St Marys Indoor Shooting Centre also attended HuntFest with firearms and ammunition for sale as well as knives, hunting accessories and general shooting supplies. SSAA NSW would like to congratulate the organisers of HuntFest, South Coast Hunters Club and their President Dan Field on another very successful event and applaud their dedication and hardwork despite having to face a number of challenges along the way. HuntFest is sure to continue to grow and attract more and more visitors in the years to come and SSAA NSW is proud to continue with its involvement and support of this fantastic event.

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