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SHOOT FOR THE STARS

CFDA Shoot For The Stars Scholarship Fund

CFDA Shoot for the Stars Inc. Is a non-profit corporation formed for the purpose of supplying educational opportunities in the form of scholarships to active members of the CFDA between the ages of 17 and 26 years

CFDA Shoot for the Stars Inc. received its tax exempt status in December 2011

Application period for scholarships is January 1st through June 30th of the year in which scholarship is being awarded.  Scholarships will be awarded through the applicant’s college, university, or trade school.  Awards will be announced on the CFDA website and Shoot for the Stars Facebook page on August 1st and in the CFDA Gunfighters Gazette.

Scholarships will automatically be renewed on a year to year basis provided that the recipient maintains a cumulative 2.50 GPA or higher, has presented a letter from a CFDA US Marshall or Regulator that you have attended a sanctioned event or been active throughout the season.  However, the award amount of the renewal will be determined on a competitive basis and the previous-years award amount is not guaranteed.  Scholarships are only good for undergraduate degrees and will not be awarded or extended for post-graduate studies.  Scholarships are for full time students only.

Scholarships awarded through this institution are competitive.  While all applicants will be given the opportunity to compete for an award, the most qualified applicants will receive the highest award.  Maximum current award for the most qualified applicant is $2500.00.  Standard award for students enrolling in accredited post-secondary college or university is $2000.00.  Students choosing to pursue a technical/vocational trade or non-accredited course of study will receive a maximum award for 2 years.

The new rule was implemented in July 2016. All scholarship recipients must be physically active in the sport and not just hold a CFDA membership.  It is also your responsibility to keep up with deadlines, you will not be reminded of them.  This could interfere with your scholarship.

All returners must send a current transcript and letter by June 30 deadline or your scholarship will be revoked.

If you have any questions or would like to talk about this program, please email us at Shoot for the Stars.

Thank you and Good Luck to all applying:

Windmill Kid aka Randy Smith – President

Miss Betty aka Betty Smith – Sec/Tres  432-924-8116

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

JUNE 30th of each year

To request an application, please email us at: cfdashootforthestars@gmail.com
 
 Mailing address:
Shoot For The Stars
18013 South County Rd. 1357
Odessa, TX 79766-9434
Board of Directors
Windmill Kid- President                Miss Betty – Secretary/Treasurer
432-664-1913                                 432-924-8116

Gentleman George
Mongo
Boulder Vaquero
Slow Poke
Quick Cal

 
 Click Here To Go to the CFDA Shoot For the Stars Forum and Announcements Page on the CFDA Telegraph (CLUBS- Please post any Shoot For the Stars Fundraisers on the forum)
 
 
CFDA Shoot for the Stars Recipients
 
Year     Name  Alias  Club 
2021      
2021 Dalton Wright Richochet Ribon Randolph County Rangers
2021 Jayden Eilrich Sheriff Rango The Great Basin Gunhawks
2021 Cole Hunter Wiley Coyote The Lone Star Gunslingers
2021 Daniel Johnstons Winny D Powder Horn Ranch Regulators *2nd Scholarship
2020      
2020 Michael Dobbins Blind Billy Virginia Peacemakers
2020 Zane McCoy Crosswired Crooked River Rangers
2020 Kolton Royalty Lil Country Trader Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
2020 Zachary King Akarate Zach Cross Branded Peacemakers
2020   Hanny Oakley Black River Bandits
2019      
2019   Arkansas Angel Randolph Country Rangers
2019   Lonestar Leadslinger  Big Thicket Bushwackers
2019   Marshall Dylan Big Thicket Bushwackers
2019   Trigger Happy Big Thicket Bushwackers
2019   Willy Hit It Big Thicket Bushwackers
2018      
2018   Bandanna Kid Old Peublo Gunfighters
2018   Crazy Jane Route 66 smOKin Guns
2018   Harley Quinn The Deputies
2018   Hot Lead Hooligan Virginia
2018   June Bug Comanche Moon Renegades
2018   Miss Lily Belle The Cowboys
2017      
2017 Lily Bateman Tiger Lily Lone Star Gunslingers
2017 Danielle Johnston Winny D Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
2016      
2016 Gabrielle Smith Sassy Wisconsin Peacekeepers
2016 Glenn Walborn One Shot Barney Wisconsin Peacekeepers
2015      
2015 Justice James Sibole  Eagle Eye Association of Arizona Gunslingers
2015 Wyatt Trautman TNT Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
2015 Emily Love Heffay Old Dominion Fast Draw
2015 Elissa Long Sweet Pea Idaho Shootist
2014      
2014 Levi Pumphrey  Levi Garrett  Deer Creek Regulators
2014 Krystal Castell   Saguaro Bloom  Old Pueblo Gunfighters
2013      
2013    Cockeye Reno Peacemakers 
2013  Austin Brower  Little Greg Gunner  Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
2013 Jake Trautman Saddle Sore  Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
2013   Loto Sawtooth Shootist Society
2012      
2012 Cody Luthy One Shot Cody Sparks Nebraska Spurs
2012 Dakota Monroe   Lil’ Sis Virginia
2011      
2011 Courtney Williams   Babalooey Association of Arizona Gunslingers
 
 
2014 Recipients

ShootforStars Little Gregg Gunner Photo

Austin Brower AKA Little Gregg Gunner is an active member of CFDA badge #1526 and a member of the Powder Horn Ranch Regulators in South Dakota. He graduated in 2013 from Stevens High School in Rapid City South Dakota and received a Shoot for the Stars scholarship last year to help him further his education at the Mitchell Technical Institute where he maintained a 3.9 GPA. This year he was awarded his second scholarship of $2,000.00 to help him in his second year of his higher education.

 

 

 

ShootforStars Saddle Sore Phot

Jake Trautman AKA Saddle Sore is a member of the PHRR and an active member of CFDA badge # 1418. He is a 2013 graduate of T F Riggs High School in Pierre South Dakota. He was a 2013 recipient of a Shoot for the Star scholarship last year. He attends the Southwest Technical Institute where he has maintained a 4.0 GPA. He has been involved in the Suicide Prevention Car Show in 2013 and in 2014. He has worked at Sioux Falls Ford from 2013 until May of this year where he is now working full time at Capital Motors in Pierre and also part time at Running Farm and Fleet. He is planning to return to work at Sioux Falls Ford again in August when he returns to school. He has received his second scholarship in the amount $2,000.00 for the 2014 school year.

 

 

 

ShootforStars Levi Garrett Photo

Levi Pumphrey AKA Levi Garrett is a 2014 graduate of Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg Kansas. He maintained a 3.5 GPA where he was involved in 4-H and the Iowa Union 4-H Club for 4 years. He held and officers position almost every year including Vice President and secretary for 2 years. He is active in numerous community activities. He is an active member of CFDA badge #1616 and a member of the Deer Creek Regulators. He will attend Southeast Community College in the fall. He has received a $2,000.00 scholarship.

 

 

 

ShootforStars Sequaro Bloom Photo

Krystal Castell AKA Saguaro Bloom is an active member of CFDA badge #3331 and a member of the Old Pueblo Gunfighters. She is a 2014, graduate of Rincon High School in Tucson, AZ. Where she maintained a 3.39 GPA and was in the top 15 percent of her class. She was very involved with her school and a member of various clubs including student council. She was also involved in 4-H most of her high school years. She learned shortly after becoming involved in Cowboy Fast Draw that it has helped her expand her love of her community, with all the experiences they have taught her something important that will help her become a hard worker and a valuable member of society. She has received a $1,400.00 scholarship to help her in her higher education in Chemistry and Pre-Pharmacy at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

 

 
 
 
 
2013 Recipients
 
 
ShootforStars 2013One Shot Cody
One Shot Cody – Returning for a 2nd year award was One Shot Cody. Starting his 2nd year at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture he hit it out of the park last year maintaining a 3.27 cumulative grade point average making the members of the Sparks Spurs proud, and making it easy for our evaluation board to give him a nod for a 2nd year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ShootforStars 2013Cockeye
Cockeye – a member of the Reno Peacemakers, was our highest ranked applicant. He graduated high school having already earned 39 college credit hours at the University of Nevada-Reno, where he is enrolled. He earned several “impressives” and a couple of “wow’s” from our evaluation board.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ShootforStars Little Gregg Gunner Photo
Little Gregg Gunner – a member of the Powderhorn Ranch Regulators. He will be attending the Mitchell Technical Institute.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ShootforStars Saddle Sore Phot
Saddle Sore -will be attending the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls, and is also a member of the Powderhorn Ranch Regulators.
 
 
 
 
 
 
ShootforStars 2013Loto
 
Loto – was our lady gunfighter, from Middleton Idaho and a member of the Sawtooth Shootist Society. She will be attending the College of Western Idaho in Nampa, Idaho.
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012 Recipients
 

 CShootforStars 2012OneShotCodyody Luthy aka One Shot Cody – 

shoots out of the great state ofNebraska, and lives in Sparks.  He is attending the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. Beaver Creek Kid calls him a “straight shootin’ cowboy in every sense of the word”. It is our opinion that he will go on to do great things. He was given a $2,000 award, and we look forward to seeing how he does in the Nebraska college system.

 

 

 

 

ShootforStars 2012Dakota

Dakota Monroe aka Lil’ Sis – shooting out of the great state of Virginia. She is currently attending Virginia Tech and just completed her reign as Miss Rodeo Virginia (2011). She is described as having a very competitive spirit, and brings a smile to the faces of those around her. She was also awarded a $2,000 scholarship, and we are sure she will make a positive impact at her university.
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011 Recipient

ShootforStars 2011Babalooey

Courtney Williams aka Babalooey – Babalooey is the first recipient of the CFDA Shoot For The Stars Scholarship.  She hails from the great state of Arizona and is a member of the CFDA and the Association of Arizona Gunslingers. She is attending college at Chandler-Gilbert Community College where she is pursuing an Associates Degree in Forensics. She then plans on going on to the university to pursue a degree in Psychology.

LIFE MEMBERS


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 This section is dedicated to CFDA members who have become Life Members.

If you would like to join the CFDA as a Life Member or upgrade your current membership to a Life Membership,
click HERE, or call 1-775-575-1802 for assistance.

 

 
Cowboy Fast Draw Association
Life Member List

 View List Below for Life Members listed by member #

Click Here to View Life Member List Alphabetically by Alias (update 5-11-23)

Click Here to View International CFDA Life Members

 Updated 5/11/23

Life# AliasCityState First NameLast Name
1KemosabeSpearfishSDBradHemmah
2Quick Cal (CFDA CEO/Director)FernleyNVCalEilrich
3ChuckyGarden CityIDAndyFink
4Hang Em HighSturgisSDFrankLawton
5Midnight JudySturgisSDJudyLawton
6Boulder VaqueroMitchellSDTroyBollock
7Boulder’s BabeMitchellSDBonnieBollock
8Mama Brass StarSedaliaMOBarbara J.Hayden
10Talk A Lot BobLake Havasu CityAZBobMernickle
11Talk A LittleLake Havasu CityAZSherrieMernickle
12Cactus FlowerEdgemontSDSharonFridley
13MadmanColorado SpringsCOMichaelLongton
14CowboyEdgemontSDJimFridley
15Mud MarineEastportIDWilliam H.Sills III
16SpinnerCalgaryABHowardDarby
17KilkennyMitchellSDBretJorgensen
18Dakota DameMitchellSDDebJorgensen
19California ThumberSutter CreekCAPeter J.Garibaldi
20Bill Corbin* UTBillCorbin
21West Fargo* AZWesFlowers
22SundanceBethaltoILRonBright
23SeminoleOklahoma CityOKRobert A.Miller
24Sedona RangerSan AntonioTXJ. TerryManning
25Buzzard CooperStarIDGaryCooper
26Mississippi MarshalPhillipMSMarshallHopper
27RossowCaldwellIDMichael K.Rossow
28JerichoStevens PointWIJerryKirschling
29Shane CroftDeadwoodSDShaneCroft
30DeaconMarysvilleKSGary L.Adrian
31Idaho JackMeridianIDJeffDoyle
32Jebediah TubbsBoiseIDButchGlenn
33PG TaylorTwin FallsIDDavidDelimont
34Lucky O’ RileyCresbardSDJohnRiley
35Sean RileyCresbardSDSeanRiley
36Curley D* CODorelWhetten
37Alotta LeadFernleyNVDinah EilrichCFDA-Director
37Alotta Lead (CFDA DIRECTOR)FernleyNVDinahEilrich
38BushwackerBeckerMNRogerKuklok
39WhiskersOwatonnaMNShawnPelot
40Rio JakeMelbourne BeachFLRichard W.Finch
41The Reverend W. W. RoninScappooseORGregg E.Townsley
42Utah SlimSantaquinUTTomBlasgen
43Six Fingered ShootistSycamoreILDennisLeifheit
44Douglas WardlowLos AngelesCAPaul D.Bradpiece
45JayhawkerWood RiverILBobArganbright
46Hannah CalderFernleyNVErika FriskCFDA Director
47Crossfire CalhounFernleyNVJustin PFrisk
48RangoFernleyNVJaydenEilrich
49Dead Eye KidFernleyNVC J EilrichCFDA Director
50SarsaparillaCastle RockCOJanetWhetten
51Yellowstone KellyAuroraCOJoaquinGarcia Jr.
52Victorian BlossomAuroraCOTrudy B.White
53MontanaNampaIDMonte L.Russell
54Kentucky LawmanHardinsburgKYSteveStinnett
55Kentucky RoseHardinsburgKYLindaStinnett
56Last Will * NEWilliamCotton
57MongoPagosa SpringsCODaveMiller
58WenchPagosa SpringsCOShirleyMiller
59Wichita MikeySurpriseAZDennis MFekete
60Saddle Bum* IDLarrySundbye
61Lady DrifterCaldwellIDDonnaBradley
62The PreacherAsh ForkAZDavidCox
63Hard Hearted HannahAshforkAZCarolCox
64Eagle Eye AnnieAshforkAZKatieCox
65Dangerous DaveRigbyIDDavidGyorfy
66Polly EsterRed CloudNEPatriciaGilway
67Bounty HunterCaldwellIDDeanWhite
68Legally LoadedCaldwellIDShirleyCoffman
69Whipping’ & SpurringCresbardSDLorieRiley
70Short KegCarson CityNVKennethGentry
71HossCaldwellIDMatthew D.Ryan
72Sunny BrookMiddletonIDRebeccaRyan
73RudyMinneapolisMN Rudy J.Kroska
74Deadshot DaveVenturaCADavid B.LeFevre
75Lightnin’ JesseGainesvilleTXChad A.Briley
76Cool Hand SuzBoiseIDKathyLansdowne
77Curley CalhounBoiseIDLarryLansdowne
78Billy 2 Guns* CABillBarnthouse
79Big ZekeMerigoldMSNoelHopper
80Ohio Tom*Cuyahoga FallsOHTomSeelinger
81Jimmie OBoiseIDJimmieOdom
82Chucker McLeanRoswellNMGeorge H.Riese
83SidewinderMeridianIDMiltonEdgerton
84Sun City KidSun CityAZStevePerry
85Grand Rapids DrifterWisconsin RapidsWIRandy FHerman
86GrayGhostPloverWIGeorge A.Heeres Jr.
87Dixie GalPloverWIGail LHeeres
88Southpaw BobCaldwellIDBobBoals
89TatankaForest GroveORThomasEpler
90Noah ChancePrescottAZDougTreadway
91Miss B. HavenCaldwellIDAnnetteCoffman
92SpudCaldwellIDCobyCoffman
93CalamityCaldwellIDShellyArnold
94SundownerRichmondCAGeorgeNarasaki
95Ernest LompaMartinezCAErnestLompa
96Crazy EddieLos BanosCAEdward J.Vierra
97Low MaintenanceLos BanosIDSarahVierra
98Magnolia BluPhillipMSFrancesHopper
99Nevada SmithFallonNVGaryFried
100G ManStaffordVAGiovanniGaribaldi
101Dizzy IzzyStaffordVAIsabellaGaribaldi
102Dancin DarlinStaffordVAAntaniaGaribaldi
103Virgil EarpMillmerranQLDamionFaith
104Alvira Sullivan EarpMillmerranQLVeneraFaith
105J. T. HookerStevens PointWIBetty M.Parnham
106Little HossStevens PointWIZacharyParnham
107ThirstyChino ValleyAZCharlieHolmes
108FernleyFernelyNVRoyEdgington Jr
109John WayneFalunDAPeterCarlsson
110She Who Must Be ObeyedKunaIDDeeWuehler
111Idaho 2GunsMountain HomeIDRonaldNicolosi
112Jasper JimKunaIDJimWuehler
113GunfighterPortlandORDanielEsteban
114Smokey PineBoiseIDSmokeyTolman
115Snakebite DocBrooksvilleFLThomas E.Carter
116CimarronStar RanchIDRodSmith
117Outlaw MamaStar RanchIDKarenRandolph
118Barbwire BillCarson CityNVBillBarbe
119Montana Gun RunnerRoundupMTMike BKrueger
120Two TalkerStarIDPeggyCooper
121Red Lead SlingerBoiseIDHarold H.Ipolyi
122Fuzzy DaveSan JoseCADavid E,Fazekas
123Stormie WeatherFallonNVStormie E.Schweizer
124Marshal J B HickokHermosaSDDonValle
125Piccolo PeteStaffordVAPeter HGaribaldi
126Annie Moose Killer RoundupMTElaine AKrueger
127Farmer PhilLouisvilleKYPhillip G.Keen
128CrumbcakeWisconsin RapidsWIBea J.Herman
129SnowhawkSun CityAZDr. GaryMiller
130PeacemakerRenoNVDonBurke
131Tatonka RoseForest GroveORLoriEpler
132The Ukulele KidRenoNVChuckStoffel
133Jeff MillardDeadwoodSDJeffMillard
135Smiling BearSouth LyonMIJohnBlades
136Mister LouieOdessaTXLouieReeder
137Doc ConnOdessaTXMichaelConn
138BullFultonSDStacey V.Nelson
139Nevada SlimSoloAZStevenEason
140Nitro KidWatkinsCORobert D.Cummings
141Gun FixerFairdaleWVScottyTaylor
142BakwudzFairdaleWVKenneth STaylor
143Siuslaw SteveClermontFLStephen R.Holm
144Bad Leg JohnCasperWYJohn W.Chaney
145DirtydeedSonoraCADeanBauer
146Yahto DowanHighlandUTDennisCallanta
147Comanche Moon*Lake ForestCARobert G.Bussinger
148Train WreckMilwaukeeWIPaulTelford
149Purple SageSun CityAZMarciaMiller
150BlondieSparksNVCarol D.Lytle
151Ghost MinerMiddletonIDEricSmart
152Lil Gold NuggetMeridianIDJenniferSmart
153Old BuzzardMeridianIDTonySmart
154Dag NabitBayfieldCODarinWagner
155Mountain WolfCarson CityNVWadeMeadows
156RingoSalemVAJeffDuncan
162Wild ShotEmmettIDRandyLipscomb
163Sagebrush CoyoteGlen AllenVADavid BRichardson
164Have Gun Will TravelBloomingtonMNDanaIsaacson
165BossOdessaTXDavidPerry
166CorkeyOdessaTXRitaPerry
167PinetreeClintonWIEdward RMaly
169Diamond DaveFletcherNCDaveMassie
170Master GunfighterAlta LomaCAGilGuerra Jr.
171Kiss-N-TellAlta LomaCAJenniferGuerra
194Arizona ThumberGlendaleAZBobJames
229Hell’s BelleIdaho FallsIDHeidi KLovell
230Chaos-N-MayhemIdaho FallsIDMichael DLovell
244Six GunnerBoiseIDJohnTaffin
360TalonWickenburgAZRickRhoads
531Ol GunRenoNVJim H.Standridge
557Left Handed MarshalNampaIDBillRichardson
655Big IronWisconsin RapidsWIJamesHenry
678MysticDecloIDMikeRedman
679Lil IodineDecloIDWendieRedman
687Beaver Creek KidWinnerSDDeanStorms
688Mother NatureWinnerSDNancyStorms
777ShortroundSweetIDRay M.Schmidt
800Lone Wolf**SuperiorWIStanWolf
931Lefty LipscombEmmettIDTammieLipscomb
940Marshal CooperFresnoCARobertMeyers
941The LibrarianFresnoCADebbieMeyers
954Rowdy PiperSanta FeNMRonaldCrawford
955Jersey GirlSanta FeNMGwynethDuncan-Crawford
1000Lacy Gone WildUplandCAJanaWeaver
1002Cardoza KidLos BanosCAArleneCardoza
1015Cody**MiddletonIDLeroyGillies
1029High NoonLos BanosCAEricVierra
1036The MissourianUnionMODarrelGibbs
1039Annie B. GoodePocatelloIDAnna E.Davis
1047ShanikoEstacadeORTedBlocker
1057TravelerUnionMODeeGibbs
1065Bam BamRigbyIDPamKubik
1069Gunslik MickGilbertAZMichael W.Williams
1071Badwater BobCanyon LakeTXRobertFaley
1088C J Six ShooterSuperiorWICarolynJones
1092Jesse JamesBurkburnettTXJohnny J.James
1125Captain KaufmanMitchellSDToryKaufman
1143Jailhouse KidAllianceNESteveHenkel
1148TazFremontCABrianPlummer
1149Mighty MunchkinFremontCAPeggyPlummer
1161Texas MarshalWatkinsCODemetriusCorrey
1168SkinnerMiddletonIDBobMarshall
1174BuckwheatNampaIDSandi K.Anderson
1241FossilmanHolyokeMNMarvinStadin
1242Swan River KidSuperiorWIWalterSmestad
1243Anton LeBearDuluthMNTonyOrman
1247RicochetTremontonUTGlenRussell Jr.
1284SpankyAmelia Court HouseVATimDuncan
1285Billie SiouxAmeliaVALindaDuncan
1322Bob Ed PainForestVARobert E.Hurt
1326El BajistaMadison HeightsVAJames D.Bratton
1360Old WestScottsdaleAZJohnWest
1368Saddle HornYumaAZGeorge C.Wagner
1370Papa GrandeSan JoseCAGregCustodio
1371Boneyard RangerMaricopaAZEdMay
1375RimrockForestVAWilliam L.White
1411M. T. GunPierreSDRichardTrautman
1412Windy WinchesterPierreSDKonradTrautman
1413SwootzPierreSDDonnaTrautman
1442Mad DogPhillipsburgKSKenneth L.Hadley
1467Big John RandolphRoanokeVAJohn RGaylor II
1475Hyde HunterStickneySDJimHiggs
1479Kansas BellePhillipsburgKSDeborah K.Hadley
1501DiggerZimmermanMNDavidHauan
1506Coho KidTigardORDon L.Brown
1508LightninHolyokeMNDebraStadin
1532SagebrushPlatteSDSusanHolter
1561Shan CanSun ValleyNVShandriannaKay
1575Shots B WanderinFernleyNVBrian M.Schweizer
1589Stainless SteelCantonGASteelman JBorden
1608DogboyPhoenixAZKenneth CLogan
1624Diamondback BillyPocahontasARJames D.Alphin
1654JeremiahPagosa SpringsCOJeremiahCummons
1655BlazePagosa SpringsCOBethEinig
1661Connecticut  CatLoxahatcheeFLCathyMattson
1663Wild Hair MaryDuluthMNMary COrman
1672Dead Eye DiCantonGADianeBorden
1673Sagebrush SalMiddletonIDRoxanneMarshall
1674ShaneHorse BranchKYJames WCasteel
1675Nebraska KidBertrandNEBen AWalker
1695Little LadyCaldwellIDTina RWhittington
1731Dakota JakePortolaCAThomas L.Rose
1735Texas PeteVictoriaVATony M.Wilson
1748Windmill KidOdessaTXRandySmith
1750Sundance Kid*RenoNVPaul G.Yeager
1764MelungeonAmeliaVADarrellWyatt
1774Lead ZeppelinNew RichmondWIThomasBalow
1783Lonestar LilVictoriaVAKarenWilson
1790Tomcat CharlieSmith CenterKSStephenStewart
1797La PelirrojaMadison HeightsVAKristaBratton
1800Cowboy UpAlta LomaCAMichaelKarsten
1862The PadreMesaAZErnestVande Zande
1868K. K. KidOdessaTXKendraShort
1869Shell ShockOdessaTXShelbyMagallanes
1872Lester P. Larceny* CAF.H.Shimer
1875High Country DrifterWoodlawnVAJamesMonroe III
1895Muskego KidMuskegoWIKennethCeranski
1900Shady LadyPhillipsburgKSShearyPumphrey
1939Okie EdOwassoOKEddieClayton
1944Krazy KateCaldwellIDKathyZehr
1967Gentleman GeorgeSilsbeeTXGeorgeDezendorf
1968Texas RoseSilsbeeTXKayDezendorf
1972Doc ManesFort WorthTXMichael R.Loffer
1983Old Man RiverPlatteSDDouglasHolter
2000BobcatredTrout creekMTGary LWilson
2003Big JeffNorthridgeCAJeffBlack
2005Hoot GibsonRock HillSCWilliam A.Cutlip Jr.
2018Dipshot DutchCheyenneWYLenPeters
2023MuletrainApache JunctionAZBartCarr
2029Dusty TrailJackson CenterPARodBish
2046Shotglass ShariSalemVAShariDuncan
2052ChisumFernleyNVKeithReagan
2055RenegadeBig ForkMTBrettGyorfy
2057Gunslinger LillyJackson CenterPABonnieBish
2060Darth RangerSacramentoCACharlesSanders
2074Lucky SmithMidlandTXLaurenceSmith
2093Southwest KCApache JunctionAZKarenCarr
2104ShenandoahBedfordVAKennethHurt
2107Brasada SpurTucsonAZRonald LHess
2124Droopy DunlapRosholtWIEdwardStoltz
2132Johnny MagnumDurantOKJohnFlyum
2155Fight’n Joe BakerBurnsWYJerryBaker
2170Desert GatorPhoenixAZAlvinHader
2171Granny OakleyTucsonAZSuzanneHess
2172Young BloodHartfordKYTim  GSmith
2178Powder Flash*Idaho FallsIDMichaelJohnston
2179Tin BenderMiddletonIDClayJanes
2199Yucca KidNew RiverAZPhilipWolf
2207Ridge Runner RosieFond Du LacWIGailJohnson-Daveau
2213Buffalo Kid*TroutvilleVAThomasWright
2222Miss Lola BelleFontanaCALauraEpler
2269FumblesAmmonIDW CRaymond
2273Auburn AngelAllianceNEAnnetteHenkel
2278Captain McCallTacomaWAMikeGleason
2281Burgundy RoseOdessaTXCarynStoner
2293Diablo Tex* TXTexasStoner
2312Dallas GunnsRobertsIDDaveKahn
2330Dealin’ DaleSilsbeeTXDaleStandley
2332XterminatorRancho CucamongaCABenNeel
2339Colt McCoyPomonaCAChrisFeeback
2360B.A.DuchesneUTAnthonyBrazauskas
2361SlowpokeDuchesneUTBrendaBrazauskas
2362Eastern OutlawJackson CenterPATerry  LJones
2366UbetRigbyIDVernonUlrich
2382Rooster CogburnNewcastleCADaveJones
2386Idaho StretchIdaho CityIDKent L.Johnson
2387Sprayin’ Lead NedOrmond BeachFLMarkStevenson
2389Tex SonOdessaTXCharlesWhitehead
2390Texas CheyenneOdessaTXTrishWhithead
2415Wild N WooleyAshbyNEArthur  DwyaneDubs
2417Deadwood G-ManDeadwoodSDGregoryVecchi
2433Rattlesnake RickMidlandTXGlenWestall Jr.
2437StanislausModestoCAGeneDias
2441Virginia RangerHardyVABrandonLovejoy
2443Bull BisonClarksmillsPAMatthew  N.Reash
2451Ricochet RoseNewcastleCAJeanieJones
2457Miss BettyOdessaTXBettySmith
2472Jackie DanielsFernleyNVAmandaEilrich- Mem.Director
2474Pawnee PaulPortsmouthOHPaulCutlip
2481Masked RiderWoodwayTXDrewCanham
2487Gabriel GarrettPonderTXTimKing
2494Miss LilAmmonIDLouiseRaymond
2499Montana SkyeJackson CenterPALindaMeasel
2500GreekSan DiegoCANickAsadi
2510Victory BelleLubbockTXElaineCanham
2512Gunpowder PuffVistaCARenetaMiller
2514Six Iron ButterflyModestoCATeresaDias
2536Snake River JimCheyenneWYJamesKnutson
2550MaverickCollinsvilleOKJerry FThomas
2552Chief Crazy LegsBaxter SpringsKSDeanWalker
2555Denali*MiddletonIDMargoKinghorn
2571Long RangerGoodviewVAJohnWills
2574RemfireLondonKYAlbertGeorge
2582Red RyderVistaCAMartyMiller
2586CommodoreOdessaTXMichaelWatts
2597Quick Draw OutlawTipp CityOHKenNoffsinger
2604PossumPagosa SpringsCODoyleQualls
2607K J KwikTallulaILKevinKnox
2619Smokin’ GunPalm CoastFLMartinBrabham
2638The NevadanFernelyNVBillBoyd
2645Buffalo Bill*Live OakFLWilliamCody
2671Southfork SlimWythevilleVADeanWalters
2686Fancy NancyOwassoOKNancyClayton
2697Shady MikePhoenixAZMikeHolzer
2699Bad BurroFallbrookCABradMiller
2700TrinityStarIDEdwardHack
2705Missouri JimInolaOKJimCoffey
2738HollywoodCaldwellIDStacyNelson
2744Buckwheat JamesIdaho FallsIDCurtisRudd
2746Dame QuickWrenshallMNStephanieMerrill
2748Hell on WheelsVailAZRobertNorvelle
2751Gunfighters’ GrannyNampaIDLeDonnaGutzman
2761Bill BonneySaint JohnsFLWilliamKeyes
2764Comstock RoseRenoNVJacquelineDenio
2791GunsmithSavannahTNLarryFouse
2792Prairie  RoseSan JoseCAMiechellePape
2800Von ZipperCantonGAJohnHeltzel
2830JDUplandCAJohnnyGardner
2885Miss TWatkinsCOTeresaCummings
2889TankCaldwellIDAnthonyDorman
2925Little KazzyBurlesonTXBobbyCasteel
2927HondoEagleIDStanPuckett
2929Lone Star LadyEagleIDJackiePuckett
2939Buffalo JoeHermitagePAJosephNero
2954Hankerin’ HankMaranaAZEricCastell
2961Outlaw IkeJacksonvilleFLDJKirby
3000Duc N BobElizabeth CityNCRobertTreece
3007The RossimanChathamILGaryStevens
3011Ol’ Maui Dead EyeBrown ValleyCAErikCoral-Sands
3012IslandLady LakeFLKevinYeo
3013Old Farm BoyFrankfortSDJeffKlebsch
3037BigfootTucsonAZTerryTate
3038Dazzlin DaisyTucsonAZDaisyTate
3042Rick-O-MordisOdessaTXRichardElkins
3047Terasita La TejanoMidlandTXTeresaVallejo-Hardwick
3048Bunk HardwickMidlandTXDenverHardwick
3053Kickapoo KidSussexWIEdwinNorth
3054Otto MaticTucsonAZRichardKennedy
3057Sheyk M. UpMiddletonIDSheyPyne
3073Debbie SiouxBountifulUTDeborahWalker
3106The MarshalPattersonCACliffGirard
3118Turd HerderChicoCARobertPerkins
3121Miss ShotwellBedfordVALindaHurt
3145ButchOxbowORRushLong
3181Sassy PantsBurkburnettTXTinaDavis
3213Big MarkOakdaleLAMarkMarkley
3223Cimarron KidIdaho FallsIDRickMarron
3226Country GirlammonIDMindyBaker
3227Idaho CoyoteIdaho FallsIDMyronCurtis
3231The GunslingerCaldwellIDMontyDorman
3236Idaho SlimNampaIDGaleAnderson
3239Boss TSun City W.AZJamesTorbert
3245QuickstrikeOdessaTXJacobSandoval
3253West CreekEdgemontSD BrentWhite
3276James  B. HickokMadisonCTRayGinty
3300Dago MikeJacksonvilleFLMichaelAlaimo
3309Cheyenne ShooterChristiansburgVACharlesBoswell
3324Wa-hooWinterWIStevenKuepper
3330Desert Tom*RenoNVJohn ThomasBenjamin
3333RainyUplandCASteveWeaver
3341TKCanyon CountryCAToddKrudis
3349Lady BanditWinterWIDianaBaumer
3369NaraSonoraCANaraMedley
3377GrumpyOwassoOKRonaldBrown
3383Nevada BelleRIGBYIDLauraUlrich
3384HonchoCH-5603 Staufen AGSZUeliBracher
3388Rattlesnake SamsJacksonvilleFLSonnySams
3404Cole YoungerIvorVARonChittum
3408Texas Joe*Oklahoma CityOKJoeRoyer
3410Mountain ManLeesburgVAKenMarion
3413HighlanderBeltonTXJasonWalker
3424Skagit FlatsRathdrumIDLawrenceMoody
3439Ma’dam WifeIdaho CityIDTiffanyJohnson
3454Scrap Iron*SuperiorWIDickGudowski
3467BobtownredRussellvilleKYRobinRussell
3469GamblerNampaIDRandyMatthews
3470Smokin’ SandyAsherOKJohnSandifer
3478TishmingaTucsonAZPatriciaKennedy
3487PanchoOdessaTXManuelMaldonado
3495Lazy Eye LeeSun City WestAZJeffRosebery
3505Calamity Pam*PowhatanVAPamela JoStuart
3508Trouble Shootin’MonetaVAAmyMalone
3510Big UglyMonetaVAScottMalone
3529Half Fast EddyBlackfootIDEddyWalters
3537Sassy Mustang GalUplandCASallyMonken
3541Medicine ManShady ShoresTXColtJanes
3561Sky QueenNew RiverAZLorraMoore
3568No DaisyWaterfordCADennisDias
3585Lady HawkNampaIDJeannaMatthews
3590Black Jack JimMidwest CityOKJamesYager
3612ViperAnthemAZDebbieDell
3613Olden’ FastSparksNVKevinBrowning
3618German  CowboyAmeliaVAMarcusOvando
3619Pony TailAmeliaVAEddaEliasson
3667Jingle JimJohn DayORJamesJaynes
3680Patchem QuickChinoCABrianLong
3697Tennessee TimEscalonCATimothyBrown
3704Wild I OwenOrmond BeachFLMichaelCollier
3711McGillakuttieOakdaleCAJosephBrown
3714Texas BoerRichmondTXGuyGist
3715Star of AfricaRichmondTXNickyGist
3737Rambunctious RedCantonGAMarkLier
3739ShadowNampaIDPhillipIneck
3756Preacher BobRedfieldSDRobertHughes
3760Viejo KiddEdgemontSDMattKoller
3765Whip LashVidorTXRichardMcAnally
3768Hell HammerSalmonIDPhilipGutzman
3778The Ricochet KidDiscovery BayCAThomasCampbell
3786Dr. BobMaxwellCABobHamilton
3787Scarlet DawnMaxwellCACaroleHamilton
3791Evil ECentral LakeMIElliottGoldwyn
3792RavenCentral LakeMISaraMacGregor
3832Duelin’ DanModestoCADanDias
3834Holli DayBuckeyeAZTracyStanton
3836The NebraskanWayneNETodd W.Beiermann
3838Powder KegBuckleyWAKennethGentry
3846DreamcatcherFrankfortSDMarjKlebsch
3862Prickly PearBuckeyeAZKayleeStanton
3880RoscoeEdgemontSDDustinRoss
3881Lady DocEdgemontSDEricaKoller-Ross
3886Foghorn LeghornMaxwellCADustin W.Hamilton
3891Green RiverMchenryKYNickMaiden
3944Cort O’ WhiskeyGilbertAZMichaelValek
3949Rebel BillUticaKYWilliamHedges
3960FiremanLynchburgVAKennethMonroe
3961Major DPievilleLAJamesDezendorf
3963Blue Eyed BellePievilleLAMary JaneDezendorf
3972The Grim ReaperIdaho FallsIDGeorgeJohnston
3973Copper TopBlackfootIDSuzySchulmire
3980Idaho KiddJeromeIDDougKinsey
4003Fowl ShotOrvilleCABobbyGrilli
4040WildfireMcHenryKYPamela B.Maiden
4042LeethalOak HarborWALeeEklund
4044MendySt. AugustineFLAndrewMendolia
4062CriscoOrmond BeachFLKenSmith
4079BogieRenoNVJohnBogikes
4085Virginia SidewinderBlacksburgVADavidClark
4090Huckleberry HoneyOrvilleCAKellieGrilli
4091Ol  Buck’rOrvilleCAGeorgeArmstrong
4094Sweet Honey SunriseMeadows PlaceTXMelissaVan Note
4097Willy DrawMeadows PlaceTXToddVan Note
4099Kid TumbleweedGlendaleAZPeterBeickert
4106The ShootistRichmondTXDougHorn
4113Marshal’s DaughterConroeTXGingerHorn
4117Mad Mike MulliganPinellas ParkFLMichaelSmith
4125Blackfox LilInolaOKDanaCoffey
4145Billy the KidAndrewsTXBillyWelborn
4147Chicken HawkMaxwellCAJacobHamilton
4151W. Le ForsCitrus HeightsCAWalterWaddington
4156Charles City KidAmelia Court HouseVATomSchnurman
4171Swamp WalkerAppletonWILeslieJohnson
4172Sgt. BuckConroeTXHunterBevill
4173Madame KConroeTXKassiBevill
4181The Loser*DuluthMNDickMerry
4222Choctaw KidSun CityAZGeorgeLeezy
4256Diablo DaisyCiturs HeightsCAPattyWaddington
4269Selkirk RamblerPost FallsIDAndrewParker
4340Kid CurryAmarilloTXJeromePrice
4343Desert DawnGlendaleAZKimberlyMartin
4362Tyrel SackettGoodrichTXTyePhillips
4364TEXBellvilleTXSteveDaniel
4369XSapulpaOKClevenSilcox
4370GhostSapulpaOKAustinSilcox
4371Crazy JaneSapulpaOKShainaSilcox
4373Black Eagle MontanaLozanneFRStephaneGlacon
43822 Buck ChuckSt. PetersburgFLCharlesBoudreau
4404Sandpoint SlimSandpointIDRayMarchant
4412Jabberin’ JimSprayORJim D.Bunch
4413Grinnin GrizzMadrasORJohn E.Barrett
4447Shadow RiderRedmondORGary BHudson
4448Midnight RoseRedmondORTamiHudson
4457HarmonyLynchburgVADawnHarmon
4490Diamond JimRenoNVJimJones
4501LatigoClaremoreOKEric L.Smith
4508Little Miss SunshineFernleyNVKaelynnFrisk
4510Miss EmFernleyNVEmmyFrisk
4520CatamountJeromeIDShawnaOrgill
4532Dakota DeadeyeHoustonTXRichardWeelborg
4534Lead PoisonMannfordOKTedJenkins
4535Diamond GirlMannfordOKLisaJenkins
4548Easy MoneyJacksonvilleFLScottAnderson
4576CrosswiredRedmondORZaneMcCoy
4577VoodooRuther GlenVAChristopherBanks
4593Kid ColtonApache JunctionAZRichardMoniak
4600James CodyTucsonAZCarlMarino
4629Johnny RingoEscalonCAJohnGuille
4645Cajun GunslingerWeston LakeTXHansPlanchard
4646Minnesota QueenWeston LakeTXValeriePlanchard
4660Red ForkTulsaOKRichardCasteel
4679QC CarverGilbertAZBryanMoulton
4681GunsmokeBunnellFLRomeoNicolo
4720Ringo KidRichmondTXMarcBateman
4721Peppermint PattyRichmondTXPattyBateman
4723Rebel BelleRosenburgTXKaylaMunson
4724Wiley CoyoteNeedvilleTXCole HunterWile
4731Billy BowlegsOrmand BeachFLAndyJohnston
4910Marksman MarkMenashaWIMarkGalassi
4929Castaneda KidMiddletonIDGloriaHernandez
4954GrimAmelia Court HouseVAChristopherDuncan
4961Black GoldNeedvilleTXRonnieWile
4977Dealin’ DaveKeizerORDaveMingus
4989QuigleyAlamosaCOJohnRydgren
4994ForgunzElk PointSDMikeZediker
5000AlchimistaGussago  -Brescia –ITAlessandroPietta
5015Sandhill BillLingleWYLoganDailey
5046Dangerous DanWest RichmondWADanAlmond
5052Lefty SayWhenPonderTXThomasStehlik
5061The DukeValley SpringsCASteveSwain
5084Sierra RoseTucsonAZCheyennePotter
5085Bandana KidTucsonAZMeganPotter
5086Still ShotTucsonAZKimPotter
5087Arizona Cactus KidTucsonAZMatthewPotter
5088Dynamite KidRedmondORJeremiahHudson
5126Alamo RedPrescottAZCurtisMain
5128Gandel BamBamScottsdaleAZGilYaron
5140Rusty Old ManPrecott ValleyAZDaveSlate
5143Ranger ReevesFernleyNVDerekHolton
5144Philippines RedFernleyNVSherylVerdadero
5149DeadwoodEA Zuid ScharwoudeLDRuudMolenaar
5150Thumb BusterFontanaCADaveEpler
5182TrampasLitchfieldMNDaveThomas
5183NessaroseKeizerORKellieMingus
5211Gun DocBroadwayVABradTurner
5218T-BoneWorthingSDTonyNelson
5221Dr. TG*Idaho FallsIDTommyTaylor
5222Arctic AnnieIdaho FallsIDConnieLamprecht
5228Clemsonville BobFall ChurchVACharlesJewell
5250Moonshine JackAmarilloTXCol. JackSimpson
5261Lazarus JonesHagerstownMDPaulNicholas
5268Mean WolverineSun CityAZQuinnReam
5271SlowhandGoumoens-la-VilleSZDominicBardet
5300Ten ThumbsBlackstoneVAThomasEvans
5331NessunoTwin FallsIDLynnWilliams
5333Trinidad The KidGardnervilleNVMarkRojas
5344ChuckwagonOrmond BeachFLCostaMagoulas
5345Gypsy GirlOrmond BeachFLEve AnnMagoulas
5359Vaquero GilEdmondOKDennisGilbert
5363JefeZapataTXJorgeGutierrez
5400Appalachian HillbillyHopkinsvilleKYRogerPierson
5417Sailor JimDelandFLJamesHemphire
5422El CarniceroLyndenWAMichaelColon
5425MouseLyndenWAMichelleColon
5474K9SperryOKAllenBauer
5480Smokey BearBunnellFLPeterYoung
5528NeArk MarkParagouldARMarkDunavin
5633Honey BucketChicoCALinPerkins
5637Doc LeeOaklawhaFLHarold L.Wonders
5650Pine Nut WillieMindenNVRichard J.Atwood Jr.
5671Evil EricPhoenixAZEricPiper
5678FuzzworthGuatayCABrian R.Polte
5683Wild ThingFallonNVAlanKirby
5684Dusty RoseFallonNVMarieKirby
5690Snake PlisskenThe VillagesFLJames W.Becker
5724J.C. Dalton Harbor SpringsMIJohnYothers
5725Dead Eye DaisyHarbor SpringsMIHanniYothers
5726Flying CowgirlHarbor SpringsMIKaelYothers
5776Ma’dam XSperryOKNikkiJohnson
5784Morse OpFallonNVRickMcCusker
5785Nitty GrammaFallonNVJoyceMcCusker
5792SandyBuhlIDMelvinSanderson
5796BuckhartMenanIDJimGohr
5806Diesel DaveParkstonSDDavidLuikens
5810Crystal J.RenoNVCarmenJones
5817Frosty MacPlain CityUTFrostyMcWilliams
5853Lady DOak HarborWADianeEklund
5855Head ShotAinsworthNEGaryGodoy
5859Sin City KidLas VegasNVJohn J.Nagazyna
5873Slick SixgunsBurnetTXScottSeverance
5874Shoot’n BellaBurnetTXJenniferSeverance
5911RogueGuatayCACaseyPolte
5921Ramblin RedCorningARAnthonyBanks
5936Black WidowOdessaTXKaylaSandoval
6010Desert DingoRoyUTStuartCoombs
6018The GovernorNeoshoMOR. SladePowell
6030PaladinMuskogeeOKPaulCarroll
6035Bar Stool BobPalm CoastFLBobMorin
6045Jekyll and HydeAshbyNEKristopher L.Hyde
6047Willie B. FastHartsvilleSCWilliamWalkup
6067Ricky RevolverSioux CityIARickDetches
6084ProfessorCarson CityNVRoger L.Muller
6090Thomas DunsonSilver SpringsNVDonaldBooth
6118Krazy KBunnellFLKyleRodbourn
6175EmberlySpirit LakeIDEmileeParker
6223MesaTucsonAZSamuelPotter
6225Sam SmileeWilkensonINRonVandenbark
6226Red BadgerWilkensonINToniVandenbark
6253Skipper TomPagosa SpringsCOGaryFisher
6284IBNobodySummersfieldFLClark C.Vandevander
6285Catskill JeanSummerfieldFLSheryl J. L.Vandevander
6301Sourmash KidSt. AugustineFLJeffrey A.Scott
6308S-MANPalm CoastFLFrankSockman
6334Guido BSilver SpringsNVBennaMerrill
6335SassafrassThe VillagesFLCherylAllen
6346Cut No SlackFernleyNVKennethSlack
6424Dr. Sixgun*MaranaAZPatrickSparr
6446Shako SlingshakopeeMNBillBigot
6447St. Pauli GirlShakopeeMNKariBigot
6449Miss BunnyPalestineTXKimBundy
6450B-RowdyPalestineTXScottBundy
6461PerkArlingtonTXScottPerkins
6527AniwayaDothanALGeorgeWard
6568Deuces WildSatsumaFLForrestButcher
6569Belle RingerSatsumaFLLindaGlore
6585Joe BlondieChandlerAZJoseph C.Brown Jr.
6609Huckleberry HughFernleyNVMichaelGreen
6623Nevada ShootistWashoe CountyNVC.R. (Bob)Casey
6630Flat RockHendersonvilleNCMartinWood
6638Pistol PeteBuckleyMIDr. KeithAckerman
6667Texas TornadoGeorgetownTXTheresaCoggins
6713Six Gun ShelbsFernleyNVShelbyEilrich
6724Justice RussTurlockCARussellMayfield
6788Bullseye KidAinsworthNEDiegoGodoy
6815Blondie Joe MancoIndialanticFLRichard O.Jones
6845Co. Co. BanditEl SobranteCARobertDomon
6854Mad GreekLas VegasNVEricNewell
6861Madam ClerkMiddletonIDShelliJanes
6868Wild JLas VegasNVJustinNewell
6869The NorsemanMinneapolisMNJohnErickson
6917Texas RowdyMidlandTXBillyBlackmon
6925El MandoThrontonCOArmand M.Basa
6928Eagle RiderIndianapolisINJohnPhillips Jr.
6969The Bucknay KiddBountifulUTWilliam L.Walker
6978Carbine KateCantonGAKathrynHeltzel
6991Gun BeltSangerTXPerryMason

 


International Life Members

Alias State/Province  Country First Name Last Name 
 3384Honcho StaufenSwitzerland UeliBracker
 4373  Black Eagle Montana   LozanneFrance Stephane Glacon 
      

 

 

 

HALL OF RECOGNITION

 Welcome to CFDA’s

Hall of Recognition

The Hall of Recognition is a place for CFDA to recognize the recipients of CFDA’s most notable annual awards.

 

CFDA Club of the Year Award 
Sundowner CFDA Award
True Grit CFDA Award
Spirit of the Game CFDA Award
Top Hand Award Recipients

 

 

Club of the Year Award

YearClubLocation
2006   Powder Horn Ranch Regulators   Mitchell, South Dakota
2007Idaho ShootistsIdaho City, Idaho
2008Colorado PistolerosCastle Rock, Colorado
2009Treasure Valley GunslingersCaldwell, Idaho
2010Old Dominion Fast DrawRoanoke, Virginia
2011Black River BanditsSuperior, Wisconsin
2012San Juan ShootistsPagosa Springs, Colorado  
2013Powder Horn Ranch RegulatorsMitchell, South Dakota
2014Big Thicket BushwackersSilsbee, Texas
2015  Blue Grass Fast Draw Club Horse Branch, Kentucy 
2016 Eagle Rock Outlaws Idaho Falls, Idaho 
2017Lonestar GunslingersRichmond, Texas
2018 Great Basin Gun Hawks  Fernley, Nevada
2019Virginia PeacemakersAmelia, Virginia
2020The CowboysOakdale, California
2021The Sawtooth Shootist Society Boise, Idaho 
2022Association of Arizona Gunslingers  Pheonix, Arizona

 

 

“CFDA All The Way” Sundowner Award

The CFDA “All the Way” Sundowner Award was created in 2008 and presented by CFDA Management to the person or couple working as a team that truly promotes the Sport of Cowboy Fast Draw wherever they go. Their efforts extend beyond a single club or state and they influence entire regions to grow the sport across the country. There is only one such award presented each year at the Fastest Gun Alive – World Championship of Cowboy Fast Draw. Recipients of this prestigious award from that time on form the committee each year to nominate and vote on each current year’s recipient.

This award was named in honor of its first recipient, George Narasaki a.k.a. Sundowner, who’s long and distinguished Fast Draw career dates back to the 1950’s. He is not only an accomplished competitor, but has kept his club The Sundowners active for over 60 years. “CFDA All the Way” is a quote coined by Sundowner, as he has traveled across the country supporting clubs hosting CFDA Titled Championship and is always there to help wherever he can.

 2008 George Narasaki a.k.a. “Sundowner”

George

 

2009 Dave Miller a.k.a. “Mongo” & Shirley Miller a.k.a. “Wench”

2010 Troy Bollock a.k.a “Boulder Vaquero” & Bonnie Bollocka.k.a. Boulders Babe

2011 Doug Treadway a.k.a. “Noah Chance”

2012 Marshall Hopper a.k.a. “Mississippi Marshal”

2013 Jeff Duncan a.k.a. “Ringo”, VA 

2014 Randy Smith aka Windmill Kid & Betty Smith aka Miss Betty

2015  George Dezendorf aka “Gentleman George” & Kay Dezendorf aka “Texas Rose”

2016 Shane

2017 Curley Calhoun and Cool Hand Suz

2018 Honcho

2019 Diamondback Billy & Snake Charmer

2021 Short Keg

2022 Kemosabi

 

CFDA True Grit Award

This award is presented each year to The CFDA member who represents those who no matter what challenges life throws their way, they face them and never lose faith in the Cowboy Way, and serve as an example for the rest of their CFDA Family to follow.

2009 Bill Barnthouse a.k.a. Billy 2 Guns

2010 Todd Vonfeldt a.k.a. Oregon Cowboy

2011Tony Smart a.k.a. Old Buzzard

2012 Jimmie Odom a.k.a. “Jimmie O”

2013  Robert Norvelle aka “Hell on Wheels”

2014  Prairie Ville Desperados

2015  Gary Adrien aka “Deacon” & Carol Adrien aka “Angel Lady”

2016 Lefty Lipscomb & Wild Shot

2017 Diamondback Billy

2018 Sundowner

2019 Stanislaus

2021 Curley Calhoun

2022 Shadow Rider

 

CFDA Annual Spirit of the Game Award Recipients

2012   Chisum 
2013 Cody 
2014 Curley Calhoun 
2015 Curley Calhoun 
2016Nick’em Badly
2017Wench
2018Cody
2019Holli Day
2021Gentleman George
2022Old Drifter

 

 

CFDA Top Hand Award

 In 2012, the Top Hand Award was created by CFDA to recognize key members who go the extra steps to contribute to the sport both locally and nationally. Each recipient receives a special lapel pin, plus a certificate the read the following:

Has been recognized by the Cowboy Fast Draw Association for years of unselfish and dedicated service and leadership. Thanks to your contribution, the Tradition of our Western Heritage and the Cowboy Way will live on in the hearts of all who are fortunate to discover Cowboy Fast Draw. Therefore, the title of CFDA Top Hand is hereby bestowed this 6th day of October, 2012.”

The following names of the recipients we recognized at the Fastest Gun Alive and are in the process of being posted permanently on the CFDA website. Clubs may nominate members who do so much behind the national scenes for this national recognition. The initial incoming class of recipients was much larger than we expect in future years. This was due to a retroactive acknowledgement that had been long deserved in many cases. Congratulations to all of the recipients!

 CFDA Management

 

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By Year

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2020 / 2021 / 2022

 

ALiases Listed in Alphabetical order for each year

AliasCFDA#   StateYear Inducted Club (clubs were not added until 2015)
2012    
Angel Lady187KS2012 
Bad Boy1960NV2012 
Beaver Creek KidL687SD2012 
Billy 2 Guns*L78*2012 
Black River Johnny363WI2012 
Blackjack298ID2012 
BlondieL150NV2012 
Bob Ed PainL1322VA2012 
Boothill Bryce491SD2012 
BossL165TX2012 
Boulder VaqueroL6SD2012 
Boulder’s BabeL7SD2012 
Bounty HunterL67ID2012 
Buckshot Chavez641AZ2012 
Caleb1266OR2012 
CD TomL2002WA2012 
ChisumL2052NV2012 
CodyL1015ID2012 
Connecticut Cat1661WI2012 
Cool Hand SuzL76ID2012 
Cowboy UpL1800CA2012 
Curley CalhounL77ID2012 
Dakota Star239ID2012 
Dangerous DaveL65ID2012 
DeaconL30KS2012 
Dead Eye KidL49NV2012 
Deerslayer965WI2012 
Desert Lady1140NV2012 
Dusty Bottoms447WI2012 
Fannie Mae299ID2012 
Fightn Joe BakerL2155WY2012 
Genoa Maverick1668NV2012 
Gentleman GeorgeL1967TX2012 
Granny Bee1574NV2012 
Grasshopper2130NV2012 
Hannah CalderL46NV2012 
Happy Hunter471NV2012 
Hired Gun1141NV2012 
Idaho Renegade2055ID2012 
Jedediah “Cactus” TubbsL32ID2012 
Jimmie OL81ID2012 
Krazy KateL1944ID2012 
Lady DrifterL61ID2012 
Last Will *L56*2012 
Legally LoadedL687ID2012 
Lester P. Larceny  *L1872*2012 
Light’nin JesseL75TX2012 
Lucky Lady410SD2012 
Magnolia BluL98MS2012 
Maked RiderL2481TX2012 
Marshal JB HickokL124SD2012 
Master GunfighterL170CA2012 
Miss B. HavenL91ID2012 
Miss BettyL2457TX2012 
Miss Christy492SD2012 
Mississippi MarshalL2607MS2012 
MongoL57CO2012 
Mother NatureL688SD2012 
Muleskinner647WI2012 
MuletrainL2023AZ2012 
Nevada SmithL99NV2012 
Noah ChanceL90AZ2012 
Okie EdL1939OK2012 
Old BuzzardL153ID2012 
Oregon Drifter225OR2012 
PeacemakerL130NV2012 
PG TaylorL33ID2012 
Ranger Rockey1173NV2012 
Rattler1817AZ2012 
RimrockL1375VA2012 
RingoL156VA2012 
Short KegL70NV2012 
Smoke Wagon1629ID2012 
Snake-Shooter297MN2012 
Sparrow Hawk1267ID2012 
SundownerL94CA2012 
Talk A LittleL11NV2012 
Talkalot BobL10NV2012 
Texas Rose1968TX2012 
The Draw733AZ2012 
The LibrarianL941CA2012 
ThirstyL107AZ2012 
Uncle Willy2129NV2012 
Virgil EarpL103Australia2012 
WenchL58CO2012 
Wild ShotL162ID2012 
Windmill KidL1748TX2012 
     
2013    
Black Bart1657NM2013 
Calaboose Bille1483AZ2013 
Captain Kaufman1125SD2013 
Colt McCoyL2339CA2013 
Cruiser2119CO2013 
Eagle Eye1493AZ2013 
Gunpowder PuffL2512CA2013 
Half Cock Willie1481AZ2013 
Happy ClamperL1822CA2013 
High Country DrifterL1875VA2013 
Hyde Hunter1475SD2013 
Idaho Stretch2386ID2013 
Lefty964WI2013 
Marshal BK Gunner184WI2013 
MelungeonL1764VA2013 
Mrs. Stitch3214VA2013 
Nitro KidL140CO2013 
Old Gringo1350CO2013 
Red Lead SlingerL121ID2013 
Red RyderL2582CA2013 
Shots B. WanderinL1575NV2013 
Stormie WeatherL123NV2013 
T Dub2840CO2013 
Time Bandit1867CA2013 
Trail Boss2424PA2013 
WhiskersL3980MN2013 
     
2014    
Big Hoss2660VA2014 
Big IronL655WI2014 
BuckwheatL1174ID2014 
Cactus Rose3124VA2014 
CalamityL93ID2014 
Col. Cody2755CO2014 
Dakota Jake1731CA2014 
Desperado1409ID2014 
Dirty Dee2839CO2014 
El Guapo1719NV2014 
Gray Lady3125VA2014 
Gray Rider2615VA2014 
Gray Wolf1897ID2014 
Honey Badger2902CO2014 
JDL2830CA2014 
K.K. KidL1868TX2014 
Karr’un Iron2045ID2014 
Kentucky Slim2151KY2014 
Kodiak1756NV2014 
Lacy Gone WildL1000CA2014 
Little LadyL1695ID2014 
Miss Kitty2346AZ2014 
Miss Lily1369WI2014 
Miss T2885CO2014 
Misty Few1410ID2014 
Mustang Annie1610ID2014 
Nobody1667VA2014 
One Shot3095KY2014 
Rail City Slinger1803NV2014 
RainyL3333CA2014 
RossowL27ID2014 
Saddle Tramp2589VA2014 
Sagebrush SalL1673ID2014 
Shakey Flynch2311VA2014 
Silver Muzzle252ID2014 
Six Iron ButterflyL2514CA2014 
SkinnerL1168ID2014 
Southwest KC2093AZ2014 
SpudL92ID2014 
StanislausL2437CA2014 
Straight Shot700ID2014 
Sundance Kid1750NV2014 
The Counselor3097KY2014 
The Stud2456AZ2014 
The Texan2069ID2014 
Tucson1609ID2014 
Young BloodL2172KY2014 
     
2015    
Bam BamL1065ID2015Eagle Rock Outlaws
Brasada SpurL2107AZ2015Old Pueblo Gunfighters
Buffalo Kid *L2213*2015Old Dominion
Cap’n Jack3308NV2015Great Basin Gunhawks
Cheyenne Shooter3309VA2015New River Fast Draw
Cool Hand Dan3100KY2015Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
Diamondback Billy1624AR2015Arkansas Rangers
Drifter1300WI2015Wisconsin Peacekeepers
Dry Run2191SD2015Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
GamblerL3469ID2015Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Gunnison Ford1348CO2015Colorado Pistoleros
JeremiahL1654CO2015San Juan Shootists 
Lady HawkL3585ID2015Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Lavender Lady3810NV2015Great Basin Gunhawks
Lil Sis2049VA2015New River Fast Draw Club
Nebraska KidL1675WI2015 
Nick’em Badly3748CA2015Great Valley 6 Shooters 
Pistol Patty278WI2015Wisconsin Peacekeepers
PossumL2604CO2015San Juan Shootists
Prairie Star2439NE2015Sparks Nebraska Spurs
Real McCoy2438NE2015Sparks Nebraska Spurs
Ricochet Rose2451CA2015Gold Country Outriders
Sense of Yuma1707ID2015Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Sgt. Major2216AZ2015 
ShaneL1674KY2015Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
ShenandoahL2104VA2015Virginia Peacemakers 
Snake Charmer2565AR2015Arkansas Rangers
SpankyL1284VA2015Old Dominion Fast Draw
Texas MarshalL1161CO2015Colorado Pistoleros
The Island3012SD2015Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
Tin Cup3291CA2015The Deputies
Witlock3141CA2015The Deputies
     
2016    
Big UglyL3510VA2016 
Dag NabitL154CA2016Bar T Gunfighters
Dead Eye Darrell484SD2016 
Hankerin’ Hank2954AZ2016Old Pueblo Gunfighters
Honcho3384Switzerland2016Lake Agovie Gunfighters
Kansas BelleL1479KS2016Deer Creek Regulators
Kid Cisco2561KY2016 
Lightnin’L1508MN2016 
Manco3200CO2016 
Nevada BelleL3383ID2016 
No DaisyL3568CA2016The Cowboys
Paladin3775VA2016 
Rockyfork Kid2566KY2016 
Rooster CogburnL2382CA2016Gold Country Outriders
Scrap IronL3454WI2016 
Shady MikeL2697AZ2016 
Single Phase’n3802CA2016The Cowboys
Smokin’ GunL2619FL2016 
Specs2940AZ2016Old Pueblo Gunfighters
Star of AfricaL3715TX2016Lone Star Gunslingers
Sure Shot Windy1358WI2016 
Texas BoerL3714TX2016 
Too Slow Joe3265VA2016 
UbetL2366ID2016 
Von ZipperL2800FL2016Single Action Savants
Wildfire4040KY2016 
Willy DrawL4097TX2016 
Wishbone3351OK2016 
     
2017    
Alonzo Slim2641AZ2017Old Pueblo Gunfighers
Black Eyed Susan3609WI2017Black River Bandits
Blackfox LilL4125OK2017Green Country Gunslingers
Blacky Pete3720CA2017The Cowboys
Blue Hawk4236FL2017Cracker Cowboys
Boss 452271AZ2017Rio Salado Vaqueros
Cheyenne Star4502NV2017Great Basin Gunhawks
Clear Shot3024ID2017Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Diamond GirlL4535OK2017Green Country Gunslingers
Diamond Rose4403OK2017Green Country Gunslingers
Dirty Harry3610NV2017Genoa Mavericks
Dry Gulcher2584AZ2017Assoc. of AZ Gunslingers
Etta Mae4450OR2017Lost River Rangers
FossilmanL1241WI2017Black River Bandits
Fowl ShotL4003CA2017The Sundowners
Green River3891KY2017Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
Grinnin GrizzL4413OR2017Lost River Rangers
Hangman2065ID2017Eagle Rock Outlaws
Huckleberry HoneyL4090CA2017The Sundowners
Huntr Dan3564ID2017Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Ida Hitt2066ID2017Eagle Rock Outlaws
Jackie DanielsL2472NV2017Great Basin Gunhawks
Long Ranger2571VA2017Grandview Gunslingers
Mad DogL1442KS2017The Deer Creek Regulators
Marshal’s DaughterL4113TX2017Lone Star Gunslingers
McGillakuttie3711CA2017The Cowboys
Mendy4044FL2017Cracker Cowboys
MontanaL53ID2017Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Moon Shadow1632KS2017The Deer Creek Regulators
No Name1958AZ2017Assoc. of AZ Gunslingers
Ol Buck’r4091CA2017The Sundowners
Outlaw Ike L2961FL2017Single Action Savants
Outlaw Rich2992NE2017Sparks Nebraska Spurs
San Juan Sister4166CO2017San Juan Shootist
Sand Bur  2017 
Scrap IronL3454WI2017Copper Creek Rangers
Seven4077VA2017Virginia Peacemakers 
Shadow Walker4335NV2017Great Basin Gunhawks
Shady LadyL1900KS2017Deer Creek Regulators
Silver Bullet2299VA2017Grandview Gunslingers
Slim Garrett3334FL2017Single Action Savants
Sourdough1082CO2017Colorado Pistoleros
Tennessee TimL3697CA2017The Cowboys
Texas Pete1735VA2017Virginia Peacemakers 
The MissourianL1036AR2017Randolph County Rangers
The ShootistL4106TX2017Lone Star Gunslingers
Tomcat CharlieL1790KS2017The Deer Creek Regulators
TravlerL1057AR2017Randolph County Rangers
ViperL3612NV2017Genoa Mavericks
Yowee2585AZ2017Assoc. of AZ Gunslingers
     
2018    
Apache Bob2388PA2018Keystone Gunslingers
Apple Pie2525AZ2018Rio Salado Vaqueros
Black Gold4961TX2018Lone Star Gunslingers
Cali Red3441CA2018The Deputies
GrimL4954VA2018Virginia Peacemakers 
GrumpyL3377OK2018Green Country Gunslingers
Gunsmoke4681FL2018Cracker Cowboys
Harley Quinn4215CA2018The Deputies
Jake1659CO2018San Juan Shootists
Joker4212CA2018The Deputies
Madame K4173TX2018Lone Star Gunslingers
Miss Lily Belle4604CA2018The Cowboys
Miss ShotwellL3121VA2018Grandview Gunslingers
Missouri JimL2705OK2018Green Country Gunslingers
Nara3369CA2018The Cowboys
Otto MaticL3054AZ2018Old Pueblo Gunfighters
Papa Bear1224WI2018Black River Bandits
Riverside3984CA2018The Deputies
Run Fat Man Run3898CA2018The Deputies
Scorpio2765CA2018The Deputies
Sgt. Buck4172TX2018Lone Star Gunslingers
ThumbZee McMuffin1662WI2018Black River Bandits
Tinker Belle1660CO2018San Juan Shootists
TishmingaL3478AZ2018Old Pueblo Gunslingers
Two Walks2579CA2018The Cowboys
Village Idiot4645CA2018The Deputies
     
2019    
Appalachian Hillbilly5400KY2019Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
Bad BurroL2699CA2019Bar T Gunfighters
Billy the KidL4145TX2019Comanche Moon Renegades
Brothel Bouncer5260VA2019Virginia Peacemakers 
Cherokee John 2564AR2019Randolph County Rangers
Cherokee’s Lady3317AR2019Randolph County Rangers
Chicksaw Warrior630CA2019The Cowboys
Chuckwagon5344FL2019Cracker Cowboys
CrosswiredL4576OR2019Crooked River Rangers
Granny OakleyL2171AZ2019Old Pueblo Gunfighters
Gun Doc5211VA2019Grandview Gunslingers
Gypsy Girl5345FL2019Cracker Cowboys
Hafta B. Fast3683FL2019Flatlanders Shootist Society
Hawkshaw642CA2019The Cowboys
Iron Hip4682ID2019Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Lady Buzzard3232ID2019Treasure Valley Gunslingers
Lil’ Bit4742CO2019San Juan Shootists
Lobo902WI2019Black River Bandits
Mean Gene1955CA2019The Cowboys
Ms. Cisco2562KY2019Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
Olden’ FastL3613NV2019Great Basin Gunhawks
Philippine Red5144NV2019Great Basin Gunhawks
QC Carver4679AZ2019Rio Salado Vaqueros
QuigleyL4989CO2019San Juan Shootist
Ranger Reeves5143NV2019Great Basin Gunhawks
Risky Dame2583CA2019Bar T Gunfighters
Rooster No Hit5663TX2019Comanche Moon Renegades
Soapy Smith1884TX2019Comanche Moon Renegades
The Lady Heather4486NV2019Great Basin Gunhawks
Tulsa Flash2369OK2019Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Tuscarora5162NV2019Great Basin Gun Hawks
Wa-HooL3324WI2019Black River Bandits
XL4369OK2019Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Yosemite Sean5101CA2019The Cowboys
     
2020    
Adirondack Kid5737FL2020Cracker Cowboys
Blazin’ Bob6041FL2020Single Action Savants
Buckwheat James2744ID2020Eagle Rock Outlaws
Cimarron Kid3223ID2020Eagle Rock Outlaws
CorkeyL166TX2020Comanche Moon Renegades
Dakota Joe4633AR2020Randolph County Rangers
Dancing Fish5001ID2020Snake River Gunslingers
Debbie Sioux3073ID2020Eagle Rock Outlaws
Dog Iron4112OK2020Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Gringo Pistolero5370CA2020The Cowboys
Gunslinger LillyL2057PA2020Keystone Gunslingers
Irish Tim5694FL2020Cracker Cowboys
Kid ColtonL4593ID2020Snake River Gunslingers
Latigo4501OK2020Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Mississippi 6 Gun1564CA2020The Cowboys
Montana SkyeL2499PA2020Keystone Gunslingers
NessunoL5331ID2020Snake River Gunslingers
No Tellin’6061AR2020Randolph County Rangers
Old Drifter4139CA2020Gold Country Outriders
Pony4401FL2020Single Action Savants
Roley Bear5767OK2020Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
SandyL5792ID2020Snake River Gunslingers
The Buckney Kid3976ID2020Eagle Rock Outlaws
     
2021    
Blue Eyed Bandit2235TX2021Big Thicket Bushwackers
Cardoza KidL1002CA2021The Cowboys
Crazy JaneL4371OK2021Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Crystal JL5810NV2021Great Basin Gunhawks
Dago5675WI2021Black River Bandits
Delta Whiskey2234TX2021Big Thicket Bushwackers
Diablo DaisyL4256CA2021Gold Country Outriders
Diamond JimL4490NV2021Great Basin Gunhawks
Just Rock5518VA2021Virginia Peacemakers 
Lead PoisonL4534OK2021Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Mud Cat2232TX2021Big Thicket Bushwackers
Pink Sunset5736CA2021The Cowboys
Rattling Rob5608TX2021Rio Salado Vaqueros
Scarlett Bandit2288TX2021Big Thicket Bushwackers
Still ShotL5086TX2021Old Pueblo Gunfighters
W. Le ForsL4151CA2021Gold Country Outriders
Whip Lash3765TX2021Big Thicket Bushwackers
     
2022    
Ain’t Missin6385OK2022Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Ambush4307ID2022Sawtooth Shootist Society
Bar Stool BobL6035FL2022Cracker Cowboys
Buffalo Gal5757CO2022San Juan Shootists
Chops5813KY2022Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
Cold Hard Cash6384OK2022Route 66 smOKin’ Guns
Crazy J 5551CO2022San Juan Shootists
Desert DingoL6010UT2022Promontory Point Posse
DogboyL1608AZ2022Assoc. of AZ Gunslingers
Duelin’ DanL3832CA2022The Cowboys
Father Time6227CA2022The Cowboys
Gold Dust3329AZ2022Old Pueblo Gunfighters
Gun Shy6483KY2022Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
Half Fast EddyL3529ID2022Eagle Rock Outlaws
Heartbreaker6228CA2022The Cowboys
Hex6456CO2022Dirty Face Gang
Krazy K6118FL2022Cracker Cowboys
Lucky Lefty6560CA2022Bar T Gunfighters
Patchem QuickL3680CA2022The Deputies
QD Kate6081CA2022The Deputies
Rebel Yell4716TX2022The Lone Star Gunslingers
Red 2737ID2022Eagle Rock Outlaws
Ricochet  1247UT2022Promontory Point Posse
Ricochet Rebon4898AR2022Randolph County Rangers
Ringo KidL4720TX2022The Lone Star Gunslingers
Riverboat Gambler5847TX2022Hill Country Fast Draw
Tallahassee5024ID2022Sawtooth Shootist Society
Yucca KidL2199AZ2022Assoc. of AZ Gunslingers

                                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

HISTORY OF FAST DRAW

CONTENTS 

History of Fast Draw

History of Cowboy Fast Draw

History Archive
“As I Recall” – By Bill Boyd
TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer – By Marianne Faber
“My Take on the History of Fast Draw” By George A. Reese

CFDA Founders Club

 

 

HISTORY OF FAST DRAW

By: Quick Cal a.k.a. Cal Eilrich

The following is a very abbreviated history of the sport of Fast Draw, an entire full length book could be authored on this subject.  It is an attempt by those of us who believe that documenting the stages of the history of a sport that is based on the American Old West and has existed for almost 60 years is important.  Those with knowledge are invited to submit facts known to them here, as this is meant to be an online working document and a resource for those seeking information about the Sport of Fast Draw.

Tied to the American Old West

Fast Draw found its beginnings in the mid-1950s amidst the era of the television western.  Since the beginning era of motion pictures western movies had always been popular.  In 1903, a twelve minute film was made called The Great Train Robbery.  This milestone achievement in film making was based on a true train robbery carried out by Butch Cassidy and the ‘Hole in the Wall Gang’ on August 29th, 1900, only 3 years prior.  Even though it was made on the east coast, it helped spawn a new motion picture industry in Hollywood, CA where weather was more dependable.  “Did Hollywood invent the western, or did the western invent Hollywood?”

Before Hollywood there were the dime novelists, some of whom actually followed certain gunmen around in the actual time period and promoted their subjects to a legendary status.  There was an actual term in the old west
‘quick on the draw’, which actually meant hot-headed and quick to draw a gun with very little provocation,   It was really this group of literary figures that coined the phrases quick draw, fast draw, gunfighter and gunslinger in the late 1800s and very early 1900s.  These exciting stories created a rich environment on which to base early western movie screenplays.

Hollywood Westerns

Western movies were king during the 20s, 30s and 40s, with Tom Mix and Gene Autry as Hollywood’s Top Box Office Stars.  Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, John Wayne and a host of others became huge box office sensations.  But it was really the era of television where weekly serial westerns reigned, that spawned the nationwide interest in Fast Draw.  Wanted Dead or Alive, Maverick, Paladin, Texas Ranger, The Rifleman, Lawman, Wagon Train, Johnny Ringo, Bonanza and Gunsmoke are just a few of the westerns that captured the imagination of Americans.

During the 1950s there became a need in Hollywood for gun coaches and trainers for many of the movie actors who needed to become proficient with six-guns.  Arvo Ojala was the most popular coach to the stars and his pupils have become a ‘who’s who’ list of celebrities including Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Dale Robertson, James Arness and Hugh O’Brian to name a few.  Arvo was also a noted maker of fast draw holsters, but he was most famous for getting gunned down by Marshal Matt Dillon in the opening segment each and every week in the longest running TV western in history, “Gunsmoke.”  Arvo once told me that the royalties that he earned from that one scene paid for many Cadillacs over the years.

The romance and legend of the American West grew stronger each year during the 50s as over 100 western performers toured the country entertaining millions of Americans.  Rodd Redwing, Thell Reed and Joe Bodrie were the best known of the gunslingers.  Roy Rogers and Clayton Moore made hundreds of appearances.  There were emerging performers during the 60s as well Stan Sweet, Bob Munden, and Joe Bowman among them.  Hugh O’Brian who was starring as Wyatt Earp wagered $1,000 to any Hollywood actor that could beat his timed draw.  In 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing Hugh O’Brian.  He confirmed this story but said it was actually $5,000 and that no one ever beat him, and some did try.  He also confirmed that Audie Murphy called him out, but insisted that they use live ammunition, Hugh declined the offer.  Of special note; after performing a show in 2010 in Reno, I was honored to have a Vietnam Veteran approach me and he told me a story about Hugh O’Brian.  While he served in combat in Vietnam, the USO Tour had entertained the troops and Hugh O’Brian was among them.  Even though his weekly Wyatt Earp role had ended a few years prior, he felt the troops would best know him portraying that character.  After hearing that some soldiers had to miss the performance Hugh O’Brian went to the front lines in his full Wyatt Earp costume complete with his double dropped loop holster sporting a pair of 7-1/2″ Colt .45s, he preferred the Buntline Colts for photos.  He did some gun spinning and the hand clap trick with a number of the soldiers, while in the line of fire; they loved it!  I ran into Mr. O’Brian a little later that year and relayed the story the veteran told me; he remembered it, confirmed it and smiled.  He said the USO people were really upset with him for putting his own life in danger.  I can tell you that Mr. O’Brian is still a hero to that soldier and that soldier is still a hero to Mr. O’Brian.

The Sport of Fast Draw is Born

Dee Woolem, a native Oklahoman was employed by Knott’s Berry Farm in Anaheim, CA to perform as a stuntman, he staged train robberies and entertained millions of visitors of the park for a number of years. In 1954, with the help of technicians at the park, he created the very first fast draw timer.  That year he conducted the first known timed fast draw competition, there were 12 competitors and he billed it as the National Fast Draw Championship; first place was a chicken dinner.  Contestants placed their trigger finger on a button and the hand had to be placed 6″ away from the six-gun at the closest point of contact.  The timer would start as soon as the hand was moved towards the six-gun and would stop at the sound of a safety blank being fired; judges had to determine if the fired shot was level.  Dee held four National Championships and won all of them with his record being .12 hundredths of a second.  Dee went on to tour the nation and made countless appearances for Great Western Firearms, Crossman Arms Co., and Daisy Firearms.  Dee also designed his own holsters, which were marketed by Tandy Leather and he was billed as “The Fastest Gun Alive”.  Dee rightfully has earned the title of “The Father of Fast Draw.”

Fast Draw Organizations

During the 50s and early 60s, it seemed the entire country was consumed with the image of the American Old West.  Colt Firearms hired George Virgines, a well-known fast draw artist and sport organizer from the Chicago area to write a brochure on “How to Form a Fast Draw Club”.  There were Fast Draw clubs forming all over the country. Contests were hosted by clubs and it seemed that each club had their own set of rules.  Although no firm figures exist, it has been calculated that there were over 100,000 fast draw participants in the U.S. during that time period.  In 1958 the first known association was formed in an attempt to standardize rules in their region, which included Northern California and Nevada. Harry Goudge, the Denim Brothers, George Narasaki and A. John formed the Northern California Fast Draw Association, with a one page set of rules; this evolved over the next decade into the Western Fast Draw Association.  In the next year or two a number of state associations were formed from coast to coast.

In 1961, while conducting a National Fast Draw Championship in Kansas, a meeting was held to form a National Fast Draw Association, by Jim Kennedy of Irvine, TX, but it didn’t take hold.  In 1961, the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association was formed in the Chicago area by Don Oplinger and George Virgines and by the mid-60s most clubs and states in the Mid-West opted in.  Some state associations still exist to this day. The WFDA (West and Northwest) tended to favor closer and easier to hit targets and were more speed orientated and shot primarily .45 blank cartridges at 4″ balloon targets, with some wax events thrown in.  The MWFDA (Mid-West and South) favored more challenging to hit targets with wax bullets and occasionally shot blanks and valued accuracy over speed.

There were a number of publications that were circulated but most were short lived.  The Gunsmoke Gazette, published by Bud Young appeared in 1961; the Pacesetter was published in Kansas starting in 1962; the Sagebrush Sentinel in 1964 & 65; Top Gun Magazine (WFDA) Ron Mossholder ’65-’66; Fast Draw Digest ’67 by Don Oplinger; by 1968 both the WFDA and MWFDA started to publish monthly newsletters that continued until they merged in 1976.

A legendary figure in the sport by the name of E.L. “Pop” Warner, who actually rode with Poncho Villa and was in real stand up gunfights in his day, traveled across the country competing and commenting on standardizing the rules between both major associations; he lived to see his goal achieved.

In 1976, The Western Fast Draw Association and the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association merged to form the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA); which still exists.  The sport has seen ups and downs mainly due to constant rule and equipment modifications and the lack of a unified direction that dates back to the 1950s. The guns and holsters became highly modified and over the years the even the wax targets were increased in size and speed became the predominant goal.

In 2002, Cowboy Fast Draw, LLC was founded in Deadwood, SD by Brad and Susan Hemmah and has grown to the largest Fast Draw organization by far in almost 60 year history of the sport.

Equipment

Guns:  Became highly modified in the quest for speed.  It began with adding fanning hammers in the late 50’s, then aluminum barrels came along a few years later.  By the 1970’s some guns were skeletonized and metal parts were replaced with aluminum and titanium.  Action jobs included deepened notches and approaches, but evolved into short stroke actions. Thumbing hammers were almost non-existent due to the fact that 95% of
competitors fanned the guns. John Phillips was highly regarded as the top Fast Draw Gunsmith.

Holsters:  In the mid-1950s Hollywood holsters mainly consisted of Mexican loop holsters rigged to fit through a slot cut in the belt, hence the term drop-loop holster.  Metal lining was added and holsters started to be attached to the belt to allow forward cants.  As twist-fanning evolved the boots were attached to shanks and then they were enlarged.  By the 1970s the boots got so large that the term “bucket boot” was used to describe the fast draw rig.  Some of the early top manufacturers were Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson and Alfonso’s of Hollywood.  As the 60s and 70s progressed Blocker Holsters, Ernie Hill Speed Leather and Mernickle Holsters were widely used.

Timers:  In the mid-1950s they used clutch driven timers that had a sweep hand that when tuned 360 degrees it was equal to one second, and the clock face was divided in 1/100th of a second.  These timers varied widely
in accuracy and were off as much a 1/10th of a second from manufacturer to manufacturer.  Through the 50s and 60s the 3 main Fast Draw Timer manufacturers were Chrondek, Microtron and Fabor.  In the 70s digital timers became widely used and eventually required. John Phillips introduced the Lindsey Timer, other timer manufacturers were Bill Corbin, John Smith Hughes and in the 1990s the Fast Trac was introduced but supplies were very limited.
In 2004 the Precision Timer was introduced by Shoot Magazine, recently produced is the Quick Draw Electronics Timer and CFDA’s Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer.  The modern timers used LED lights which make the timing much more accurate due to the fact that incandescent bulbs had varying illumination rates.

Contributing Credits So Far:  Ron Bright, Bob Arganbright, Ken Gentry, Bill Boyd….

History of CFDA

The year was 2001, Brad Hemmah had been very involved with Fast Draw for over 15 years, first with a local club in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  They competed with stock guns and shot .22 blanks at balloons from 6′.  He then began competing with the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA) starting in the late 80s and got very involved with the organization.

In 1992, Brad started to host a number of top quality World Championships that continued through the 90s in Deadwood.  He became disillusioned with the constant diversity of opinions and internal politics that kept fracturing the organization.  Brad then formed a vision of creating a new organization based more on the reality of period correct equipment, simplified rules, the Spirit of the Cowboy Way, and with the motto Safety First and Fun Second being the primary concern.   A founding principle was to keep guns stock, with only internal action jobs allowed, so that anyone could go to almost any gun shop and purchase a gun that would be competitive on a World Championship level.

Brad dedicated many hours of interviews and research of facts and opinions by many advisors, most who had been involved with Fast Draw for the decades dating back to the 50s.  Among those advisors were such Fast Draw icons as Tom Wentz, Jim Standridge, Bob Arganbright, Jim Martin, Ron Bright, Cal Eilrich, Ron Phillips, Bob Mernickle, Bill Corbin, Ray Theilke, Wes Flowers and a host of others.

In 2002, The Cowboy Fast Draw Association, LLC was officially filed in State of South Dakota by Brad and Susan Hemmah located in Deadwood, SD.  The forming of this organization literally provided a re-birth for the Sport of Fast Draw. What Brad came up with was very close to the same set of rules that CFDA still operates under today.  The organization was formed as a business entity so that it would have a chance to succeed and
to keep it as free as possible from internal politics.

In 2003, Andy Fink of Shoot Magazine competed in CFDA’s first major contest, The Master Gunfighter Championship, in Deadwood, SD and covered it in Shoot Magazine.  Troy and Bonnie Bollock were spectators at the Master Gunfighter Championship and then later that year founded CFDA’s first affiliated club The Powder Horn Ranch Regulators in Mitchell, SD.

In 2004, Shoot Magazine hosted the first major contest outside of Deadwood the CFDA National Championship and the first clubs were formed outside of South Dakota in Idaho.  The first CFDA World Championship was held in Deadwood and the first CFDA State Championship was held at Cabela’s in Mitchell, SD by the Powder Horn Ranch Regulators.

In 2005, the first CFDA Affiliated Club was formed in the western time zone, by Cal Eilrich in Fernley, Nevada.
In December of 2005, Andy Fink and Cal Eilrich had a meeting and discussed promotional ideas concerning Cowboy Fast Draw and recognized the potential the sport had.  They drafted a letter and sent a partnership proposal to Brad and Susan Hemmah.

In 2006, Brad and Susan Hemmah had already realized that administrating CFDA was becoming a full time job and Brad was pursuing new business opportunities related to the casino business and could no longer dedicate the necessary time that CFDA required.  They decided to sell their interest in CFDA to the partnership of Cal Eilrich and Shoot Magazine Inc. (Andy Fink).  The Hemmahs felt that they were leaving CFDA in good hands, due to Cal’s business background and long history in the sport both as a competitor and administrator; and Shoot Magazine’s promotional abilities.  The transfer took place in April of ’06 and CFDA offices moved to Boise, ID.  CFDA at that time had just over 300 members and 5 affiliated clubs.

Marshall Hopper, who worked for Shoot Magazine at the time, became the Membership Director and was the first full time paid employee in the history of organized Fast Draw.

CFDA almost immediately began to spread from coast to coast and started to gain national attention in the media and within the firearms industry.  That same year CFDA began the practice of members adopting an alias to be known by within the sport and also established category championships.

Andy Fink a.k.a. Chucky (Shoot Magazine) was indeed instrumental in spreading the word about Cowboy Fast Draw through their magazine and was in charge of editing and publishing the Gunslinger’s Gazette, which was originally a full color glossy magazine.

Cal Eilrich a.k.a. Quick Cal assumed the position of overseeing contest procedures, rules, club formation strategies and developing equipment and other innovations needed to build the sport.  He also headed up the effort to define, rewrite and reorganize the CFDA Rulebook, which became the CFDA Gunslinger’s Guidelines.
He was committed to do so without violating the original principles that the organization was founded upon.

Marshall Hopper a.k.a. Mississippi Marshal handled all membership issues and processed orders from the CFDA Mercantile.  He was instrumental in the organization of the sport and played a huge role in writing the Range Officer Course, Youth Safety Training Program and defining the true Spirit of the Game.

In 2007, CFDA hosted both the National and World Championships and established the CFDA Range Officer Course and Youth Training Program.  By the end of 2007, CFDA’s membership grew to 1,000 members and about 20 affiliated clubs had formed, but unfortunately Shoot Magazine went out of business due to a loss in advertising revenues at the beginning of the recession.  Quick Cal purchased Shoot Magazine’s interest in CFDA and moved the business office to Fernley, NV.  Cal’s daughter Erika Frisk a.k.a. Hannah Calder joined the staff as the editor of the Gunslinger’s Gazette, converted the publication to the more affordable and current newsprint format.  It was November of 2007 when CFDA began issuing numbered membership badges for all new members beginning with membership #1,000. Mississippi Marshal kept the membership office and CFDA Mercantile running in Idaho City, ID and he and the Idaho Shootists hosted the National & Idaho State Championships; they built their club to over 130 members.

In 2008, CFDA moved the World Championship from Deadwood, SD to Fallon, NV and trademarked the name “Fastest Gun Alive”. The sport continued to grow and spread from coast to coast.  The Regulator Posse was formed by Quick Cal in 2008 to establish an experienced and specially trained group of volunteers to represent CFDA across the country and assist in establishing new clubs and to instruct the CFDA Range Officer Course.
Mongo, was elected the Sheriff of the Regulator Posse and still holds that position today.

2009 & 2010 saw an explosion in the number of CFDA Affiliated Clubs and Titled Championships across the nation and the formation of the first international clubs.  By the end of 2010 CFDA was just crossing 2,000 members and about 40 affiliated clubs.  CFDA also launched its computerized scoring program created by CD Tom, which has revolutionized contest management.  Mongo was instrumental in continuously refining and working with CD Tom in perfecting this very complicated and versatile scoring system.

2010 also saw the formation of CFDA Shoot for the Stars Scholarship Program.  Blackjack and Fannie Mae have done an amazing job getting this project off the ground. The program accomplished non-profit status by the end of 2011 and is starting to award scholarships to our young CFDA members in furthering their education.

In December of 2010, a very tough decision was made by CFDA Management to close the office in Idaho and bring all membership and product services to the Nevada office, due to organizational and budget considerations.  Mississippi Marshal continues to be an Ambassador of the Spirit of the Game and has been the key announcer at major competitions.  He also serves on the Director’s Council which is a key component of day to day decisions and issues facing CFDA.

In 2011, Dinah Eilrich a.k.a. Alotta Lead joined the staff full time to handle the duties of Membership Director & Club Liaison.  She instituted new programs such as a very comprehensive “Club in the Works” package and has overseen updating and upgrading the CFDA data base; and processes orders for the CFDA Mercantile on a daily basis.  She also answers the many phone calls and questions by CFDA members and new folks looking to get involved with Cowboy Fast Draw.    CFDA also introduced the Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer to provide reliable continuity in Fast Draw timing equipment for years to come; workable audience displays also made their debut at the Nevada State, Oregon State, National and World Championships.

Currently (February of 2012) CFDA is issuing membership numbers at over 2,600 and there are about 70 clubs affiliated or in the process of doing so.  The sport continues to gain national attention and was recently featured in Guns of the old West and on national television in Shooting USA.

There are so many fine people who are dedicated to CFDA and what it stands for; far more than can be mentioned here.  They truly represent the very spirit of the Cowboy Way; may that spirit live on forever through the example we can provide for those who follow!

 

 


History Archive
This is a special section dedicated to those who would like to tell their experiences of Fast Draw throughout the years.  If you would like to submit and article to be included in the archive, please send them to hannahcalder@cowboyfastdraw.com.

 

 

“As I Recall” – By Bill Boyd (added July 17th, 2012)

 TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer – By Marianne L. Faber

“My Take on the History of Fast Draw” – By George A. Reese (added January 27, 2017)


 

View CFDA Founder’s Club HERE

 

 

 

 

 

CFDA AFFILIATED CLUBS

 

 

Club Map March 2019

 The star indicates general location of CFDA Affiliated clubs.  (Stars may not be precise)

 The dot indicates clubs that are not yet affiliated, but are in process of building their membership.
Please view details below or check out our CFDA Clubs In The Works. Also check out our CFDA International Clubs.

 

The “Territorial Map” was achieved by dividing the country into 10 territories for the purpose of promoting “Territorial Championships”. As the CFDA has grown so has the demand for more titled matches beyond the State Championship level. Based on location, a Territorial Championship can now be created in the respective area.
To view the Contact Information for the Territorial Regulators, CLICK HERE

For more information email info@cowboyfastdraw.com

If you need to update club information on this page,
please email changes to info@cowboyfastdraw.com. 
Club information posted here is also published in the Gunslinger’s Gazette.


AFFILIATED CLUBS BY STATE

ALABAMA / ARIZONA / ARKANSAS / CALIFORNIA / COLORADO / FLORIDA / GEORGIA / IDAHO /  ILLINOIS 
 KANSAS / KENTUCKY  LOUISIANA / MICHIGAN / MINNESOTA /  NEBRASKA / NEVADA /  OKLAHOMA / OREGON 
PENNSYLVANIA / SOUTH CAROLINA / SOUTH DAKOTA / TEXAS / UTAH VIRGINIA / WISCONSIN 

 

CLUB IN THE WORKS BY STATE

 Pennsylvania /  Tennessee

 

INTERNATIONAL CLUBS

France / Switzerland

 

CLUBS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY 
(INCLUDES AFFILIATED & CLUBS IN THE WORKS)

3:10 to Yuma Gunslingers / .45 Sidekicks 
Aces High Fast Draw LLC / Alabama Gang Gunslingers / Association of Arizona Gunslingers / Bar T Gunfighters / 
Big Thicket Bushwackers / Black River Bandits / Bluegrass Fast Draw / Border Marauders /  Buccaneer Spurs FDC /
Butte County Rangers / California Rangers / Cheyenne River Regulators / Comanche Moon Renegades / 
 Cracker Cowboys / Crooked River Rangers / Cross Branded Peacemakers / Cut ‘N’ Shoot Marshals
Deercreek Regulators / Dirty Face Gang / Dixie Rangers /  Eagle Rock Outlaws / Gold Country Out Riders /
Golden Mount Gunfighters  /  Grandview Gunslingers / Great Basin Gun Hawks / Great Lakes Gunslingers /
Hickory Flats Shootists Society / Hill Country Fast Draw / Honey Creek Cowboy Fast Draw /Keystone Gunslingers / 
Lake Valley Argovia Gunfighters / Lone Star Gunslingers / Long Branch FDC /  Mud Creek Gunslingers
New River FDC / North Star Bandits / North Texas Society of Gunfighters / Old Dominion Fast Draw /
Old Pueblo Gunfighters /  Powder Horn Ranch Regulators / Prairie State Posse / Prairieville Desperados
Promontory Point Posse / Pinkerton Regulators
Randolph County Rangers / Rented Mule Fast Draw Club / Rio Salado Vaqueros / River City Gunslingers
Route 66 smOkin Guns / San Juan Shootists / Sandhill Outlaws and Angels / Sawtooth Shootist Society
Shiloh Ranch FDC / Single Action Savants CFD Club / Snake Creek Boys / Snake River Gunslingers
Sparks Nebraska Spurs / Sundowners Cowboy Fast Draw Club / Sunshine State Shootist / Superstitin Mountain Gunslingers
Tennessee Gunslingers / Texas Gun Club Regulators /  The Bounty Hunters / The Cowboys / The Deputies / 
The Open Range Regulators / Tin Star Regulators / Treasure Valley Gunfighters / Treaty Rock Freedon Fighters  /
 Virginia Peacemakers / West Texas Rangers / Wisconsin Peace Keepers / Yellow River Bandits 

 


** Are You Looking For A Cowboy Fast Draw Club Near You? **
If you do not see a club listed in your area or state, have no fear!
Give CFDA Headquarters a call today and see just how easy it is to get a club started in your area! 
775-575-1802 or info@cowboyfastdraw.com 


 

HISTORY OF FAST DRAW

CONTENTS 

History of Fast Draw

History of Cowboy Fast Draw

History Archive
“As I Recall” – By Bill Boyd
TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer – By Marianne Faber
“My Take on the History of Fast Draw” By George A. Reese

CFDA Founders Club

 

 

HISTORY OF FAST DRAW

By: Quick Cal a.k.a. Cal Eilrich

The following is a very abbreviated history of the sport of Fast Draw, an entire full length book could be authored on this subject.  It is an attempt by those of us who believe that documenting the stages of the history of a sport that is based on the American Old West and has existed for almost 60 years is important.  Those with knowledge are invited to submit facts known to them here, as this is meant to be an online working document and a resource for those seeking information about the Sport of Fast Draw.

Tied to the American Old West

Fast Draw found its beginnings in the mid-1950s amidst the era of the television western.  Since the beginning era of motion pictures western movies had always been popular.  In 1903, a twelve minute film was made called The Great Train Robbery.  This milestone achievement in film making was based on a true train robbery carried out by Butch Cassidy and the ‘Hole in the Wall Gang’ on August 29th, 1900, only 3 years prior.  Even though it was made on the east coast, it helped spawn a new motion picture industry in Hollywood, CA where weather was more dependable.  “Did Hollywood invent the western, or did the western invent Hollywood?”

Before Hollywood there were the dime novelists, some of whom actually followed certain gunmen around in the actual time period and promoted their subjects to a legendary status.  There was an actual term in the old west
‘quick on the draw’, which actually meant hot-headed and quick to draw a gun with very little provocation,   It was really this group of literary figures that coined the phrases quick draw, fast draw, gunfighter and gunslinger in the late 1800s and very early 1900s.  These exciting stories created a rich environment on which to base early western movie screenplays.

Hollywood Westerns

Western movies were king during the 20s, 30s and 40s, with Tom Mix and Gene Autry as Hollywood’s Top Box Office Stars.  Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, John Wayne and a host of others became huge box office sensations.  But it was really the era of television where weekly serial westerns reigned, that spawned the nationwide interest in Fast Draw.  Wanted Dead or Alive, Maverick, Paladin, Texas Ranger, The Rifleman, Lawman, Wagon Train, Johnny Ringo, Bonanza and Gunsmoke are just a few of the westerns that captured the imagination of Americans.

During the 1950s there became a need in Hollywood for gun coaches and trainers for many of the movie actors who needed to become proficient with six-guns.  Arvo Ojala was the most popular coach to the stars and his pupils have become a ‘who’s who’ list of celebrities including Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Dale Robertson, James Arness and Hugh O’Brian to name a few.  Arvo was also a noted maker of fast draw holsters, but he was most famous for getting gunned down by Marshal Matt Dillon in the opening segment each and every week in the longest running TV western in history, “Gunsmoke.”  Arvo once told me that the royalties that he earned from that one scene paid for many Cadillacs over the years.

The romance and legend of the American West grew stronger each year during the 50s as over 100 western performers toured the country entertaining millions of Americans.  Rodd Redwing, Thell Reed and Joe Bodrie were the best known of the gunslingers.  Roy Rogers and Clayton Moore made hundreds of appearances.  There were emerging performers during the 60s as well Stan Sweet, Bob Munden, and Joe Bowman among them.  Hugh O’Brian who was starring as Wyatt Earp wagered $1,000 to any Hollywood actor that could beat his timed draw.  In 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing Hugh O’Brian.  He confirmed this story but said it was actually $5,000 and that no one ever beat him, and some did try.  He also confirmed that Audie Murphy called him out, but insisted that they use live ammunition, Hugh declined the offer.  Of special note; after performing a show in 2010 in Reno, I was honored to have a Vietnam Veteran approach me and he told me a story about Hugh O’Brian.  While he served in combat in Vietnam, the USO Tour had entertained the troops and Hugh O’Brian was among them.  Even though his weekly Wyatt Earp role had ended a few years prior, he felt the troops would best know him portraying that character.  After hearing that some soldiers had to miss the performance Hugh O’Brian went to the front lines in his full Wyatt Earp costume complete with his double dropped loop holster sporting a pair of 7-1/2″ Colt .45s, he preferred the Buntline Colts for photos.  He did some gun spinning and the hand clap trick with a number of the soldiers, while in the line of fire; they loved it!  I ran into Mr. O’Brian a little later that year and relayed the story the veteran told me; he remembered it, confirmed it and smiled.  He said the USO people were really upset with him for putting his own life in danger.  I can tell you that Mr. O’Brian is still a hero to that soldier and that soldier is still a hero to Mr. O’Brian.

The Sport of Fast Draw is Born

Dee Woolem, a native Oklahoman was employed by Knott’s Berry Farm in Anaheim, CA to perform as a stuntman, he staged train robberies and entertained millions of visitors of the park for a number of years. In 1954, with the help of technicians at the park, he created the very first fast draw timer.  That year he conducted the first known timed fast draw competition, there were 12 competitors and he billed it as the National Fast Draw Championship; first place was a chicken dinner.  Contestants placed their trigger finger on a button and the hand had to be placed 6″ away from the six-gun at the closest point of contact.  The timer would start as soon as the hand was moved towards the six-gun and would stop at the sound of a safety blank being fired; judges had to determine if the fired shot was level.  Dee held four National Championships and won all of them with his record being .12 hundredths of a second.  Dee went on to tour the nation and made countless appearances for Great Western Firearms, Crossman Arms Co., and Daisy Firearms.  Dee also designed his own holsters, which were marketed by Tandy Leather and he was billed as “The Fastest Gun Alive”.  Dee rightfully has earned the title of “The Father of Fast Draw.”

Fast Draw Organizations

During the 50s and early 60s, it seemed the entire country was consumed with the image of the American Old West.  Colt Firearms hired George Virgines, a well-known fast draw artist and sport organizer from the Chicago area to write a brochure on “How to Form a Fast Draw Club”.  There were Fast Draw clubs forming all over the country. Contests were hosted by clubs and it seemed that each club had their own set of rules.  Although no firm figures exist, it has been calculated that there were over 100,000 fast draw participants in the U.S. during that time period.  In 1958 the first known association was formed in an attempt to standardize rules in their region, which included Northern California and Nevada. Harry Goudge, the Denim Brothers, George Narasaki and A. John formed the Northern California Fast Draw Association, with a one page set of rules; this evolved over the next decade into the Western Fast Draw Association.  In the next year or two a number of state associations were formed from coast to coast.

In 1961, while conducting a National Fast Draw Championship in Kansas, a meeting was held to form a National Fast Draw Association, by Jim Kennedy of Irvine, TX, but it didn’t take hold.  In 1961, the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association was formed in the Chicago area by Don Oplinger and George Virgines and by the mid-60s most clubs and states in the Mid-West opted in.  Some state associations still exist to this day. The WFDA (West and Northwest) tended to favor closer and easier to hit targets and were more speed orientated and shot primarily .45 blank cartridges at 4″ balloon targets, with some wax events thrown in.  The MWFDA (Mid-West and South) favored more challenging to hit targets with wax bullets and occasionally shot blanks and valued accuracy over speed.

There were a number of publications that were circulated but most were short lived.  The Gunsmoke Gazette, published by Bud Young appeared in 1961; the Pacesetter was published in Kansas starting in 1962; the Sagebrush Sentinel in 1964 & 65; Top Gun Magazine (WFDA) Ron Mossholder ’65-’66; Fast Draw Digest ’67 by Don Oplinger; by 1968 both the WFDA and MWFDA started to publish monthly newsletters that continued until they merged in 1976.

A legendary figure in the sport by the name of E.L. “Pop” Warner, who actually rode with Poncho Villa and was in real stand up gunfights in his day, traveled across the country competing and commenting on standardizing the rules between both major associations; he lived to see his goal achieved.

In 1976, The Western Fast Draw Association and the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association merged to form the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA); which still exists.  The sport has seen ups and downs mainly due to constant rule and equipment modifications and the lack of a unified direction that dates back to the 1950s. The guns and holsters became highly modified and over the years the even the wax targets were increased in size and speed became the predominant goal.

In 2002, Cowboy Fast Draw, LLC was founded in Deadwood, SD by Brad and Susan Hemmah and has grown to the largest Fast Draw organization by far in almost 60 year history of the sport.

Equipment

Guns:  Became highly modified in the quest for speed.  It began with adding fanning hammers in the late 50’s, then aluminum barrels came along a few years later.  By the 1970’s some guns were skeletonized and metal parts were replaced with aluminum and titanium.  Action jobs included deepened notches and approaches, but evolved into short stroke actions. Thumbing hammers were almost non-existent due to the fact that 95% of
competitors fanned the guns. John Phillips was highly regarded as the top Fast Draw Gunsmith.

Holsters:  In the mid-1950s Hollywood holsters mainly consisted of Mexican loop holsters rigged to fit through a slot cut in the belt, hence the term drop-loop holster.  Metal lining was added and holsters started to be attached to the belt to allow forward cants.  As twist-fanning evolved the boots were attached to shanks and then they were enlarged.  By the 1970s the boots got so large that the term “bucket boot” was used to describe the fast draw rig.  Some of the early top manufacturers were Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson and Alfonso’s of Hollywood.  As the 60s and 70s progressed Blocker Holsters, Ernie Hill Speed Leather and Mernickle Holsters were widely used.

Timers:  In the mid-1950s they used clutch driven timers that had a sweep hand that when tuned 360 degrees it was equal to one second, and the clock face was divided in 1/100th of a second.  These timers varied widely
in accuracy and were off as much a 1/10th of a second from manufacturer to manufacturer.  Through the 50s and 60s the 3 main Fast Draw Timer manufacturers were Chrondek, Microtron and Fabor.  In the 70s digital timers became widely used and eventually required. John Phillips introduced the Lindsey Timer, other timer manufacturers were Bill Corbin, John Smith Hughes and in the 1990s the Fast Trac was introduced but supplies were very limited.
In 2004 the Precision Timer was introduced by Shoot Magazine, recently produced is the Quick Draw Electronics Timer and CFDA’s Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer.  The modern timers used LED lights which make the timing much more accurate due to the fact that incandescent bulbs had varying illumination rates.

Contributing Credits So Far:  Ron Bright, Bob Arganbright, Ken Gentry, Bill Boyd….

History of CFDA

The year was 2001, Brad Hemmah had been very involved with Fast Draw for over 15 years, first with a local club in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  They competed with stock guns and shot .22 blanks at balloons from 6′.  He then began competing with the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA) starting in the late 80s and got very involved with the organization.

In 1992, Brad started to host a number of top quality World Championships that continued through the 90s in Deadwood.  He became disillusioned with the constant diversity of opinions and internal politics that kept fracturing the organization.  Brad then formed a vision of creating a new organization based more on the reality of period correct equipment, simplified rules, the Spirit of the Cowboy Way, and with the motto Safety First and Fun Second being the primary concern.   A founding principle was to keep guns stock, with only internal action jobs allowed, so that anyone could go to almost any gun shop and purchase a gun that would be competitive on a World Championship level.

Brad dedicated many hours of interviews and research of facts and opinions by many advisors, most who had been involved with Fast Draw for the decades dating back to the 50s.  Among those advisors were such Fast Draw icons as Tom Wentz, Jim Standridge, Bob Arganbright, Jim Martin, Ron Bright, Cal Eilrich, Ron Phillips, Bob Mernickle, Bill Corbin, Ray Theilke, Wes Flowers and a host of others.

In 2002, The Cowboy Fast Draw Association, LLC was officially filed in State of South Dakota by Brad and Susan Hemmah located in Deadwood, SD.  The forming of this organization literally provided a re-birth for the Sport of Fast Draw. What Brad came up with was very close to the same set of rules that CFDA still operates under today.  The organization was formed as a business entity so that it would have a chance to succeed and
to keep it as free as possible from internal politics.

In 2003, Andy Fink of Shoot Magazine competed in CFDA’s first major contest, The Master Gunfighter Championship, in Deadwood, SD and covered it in Shoot Magazine.  Troy and Bonnie Bollock were spectators at the Master Gunfighter Championship and then later that year founded CFDA’s first affiliated club The Powder Horn Ranch Regulators in Mitchell, SD.

In 2004, Shoot Magazine hosted the first major contest outside of Deadwood the CFDA National Championship and the first clubs were formed outside of South Dakota in Idaho.  The first CFDA World Championship was held in Deadwood and the first CFDA State Championship was held at Cabela’s in Mitchell, SD by the Powder Horn Ranch Regulators.

In 2005, the first CFDA Affiliated Club was formed in the western time zone, by Cal Eilrich in Fernley, Nevada.
In December of 2005, Andy Fink and Cal Eilrich had a meeting and discussed promotional ideas concerning Cowboy Fast Draw and recognized the potential the sport had.  They drafted a letter and sent a partnership proposal to Brad and Susan Hemmah.

In 2006, Brad and Susan Hemmah had already realized that administrating CFDA was becoming a full time job and Brad was pursuing new business opportunities related to the casino business and could no longer dedicate the necessary time that CFDA required.  They decided to sell their interest in CFDA to the partnership of Cal Eilrich and Shoot Magazine Inc. (Andy Fink).  The Hemmahs felt that they were leaving CFDA in good hands, due to Cal’s business background and long history in the sport both as a competitor and administrator; and Shoot Magazine’s promotional abilities.  The transfer took place in April of ’06 and CFDA offices moved to Boise, ID.  CFDA at that time had just over 300 members and 5 affiliated clubs.

Marshall Hopper, who worked for Shoot Magazine at the time, became the Membership Director and was the first full time paid employee in the history of organized Fast Draw.

CFDA almost immediately began to spread from coast to coast and started to gain national attention in the media and within the firearms industry.  That same year CFDA began the practice of members adopting an alias to be known by within the sport and also established category championships.

Andy Fink a.k.a. Chucky (Shoot Magazine) was indeed instrumental in spreading the word about Cowboy Fast Draw through their magazine and was in charge of editing and publishing the Gunslinger’s Gazette, which was originally a full color glossy magazine.

Cal Eilrich a.k.a. Quick Cal assumed the position of overseeing contest procedures, rules, club formation strategies and developing equipment and other innovations needed to build the sport.  He also headed up the effort to define, rewrite and reorganize the CFDA Rulebook, which became the CFDA Gunslinger’s Guidelines.
He was committed to do so without violating the original principles that the organization was founded upon.

Marshall Hopper a.k.a. Mississippi Marshal handled all membership issues and processed orders from the CFDA Mercantile.  He was instrumental in the organization of the sport and played a huge role in writing the Range Officer Course, Youth Safety Training Program and defining the true Spirit of the Game.

In 2007, CFDA hosted both the National and World Championships and established the CFDA Range Officer Course and Youth Training Program.  By the end of 2007, CFDA’s membership grew to 1,000 members and about 20 affiliated clubs had formed, but unfortunately Shoot Magazine went out of business due to a loss in advertising revenues at the beginning of the recession.  Quick Cal purchased Shoot Magazine’s interest in CFDA and moved the business office to Fernley, NV.  Cal’s daughter Erika Frisk a.k.a. Hannah Calder joined the staff as the editor of the Gunslinger’s Gazette, converted the publication to the more affordable and current newsprint format.  It was November of 2007 when CFDA began issuing numbered membership badges for all new members beginning with membership #1,000. Mississippi Marshal kept the membership office and CFDA Mercantile running in Idaho City, ID and he and the Idaho Shootists hosted the National & Idaho State Championships; they built their club to over 130 members.

In 2008, CFDA moved the World Championship from Deadwood, SD to Fallon, NV and trademarked the name “Fastest Gun Alive”. The sport continued to grow and spread from coast to coast.  The Regulator Posse was formed by Quick Cal in 2008 to establish an experienced and specially trained group of volunteers to represent CFDA across the country and assist in establishing new clubs and to instruct the CFDA Range Officer Course.
Mongo, was elected the Sheriff of the Regulator Posse and still holds that position today.

2009 & 2010 saw an explosion in the number of CFDA Affiliated Clubs and Titled Championships across the nation and the formation of the first international clubs.  By the end of 2010 CFDA was just crossing 2,000 members and about 40 affiliated clubs.  CFDA also launched its computerized scoring program created by CD Tom, which has revolutionized contest management.  Mongo was instrumental in continuously refining and working with CD Tom in perfecting this very complicated and versatile scoring system.

2010 also saw the formation of CFDA Shoot for the Stars Scholarship Program.  Blackjack and Fannie Mae have done an amazing job getting this project off the ground. The program accomplished non-profit status by the end of 2011 and is starting to award scholarships to our young CFDA members in furthering their education.

In December of 2010, a very tough decision was made by CFDA Management to close the office in Idaho and bring all membership and product services to the Nevada office, due to organizational and budget considerations.  Mississippi Marshal continues to be an Ambassador of the Spirit of the Game and has been the key announcer at major competitions.  He also serves on the Director’s Council which is a key component of day to day decisions and issues facing CFDA.

In 2011, Dinah Eilrich a.k.a. Alotta Lead joined the staff full time to handle the duties of Membership Director & Club Liaison.  She instituted new programs such as a very comprehensive “Club in the Works” package and has overseen updating and upgrading the CFDA data base; and processes orders for the CFDA Mercantile on a daily basis.  She also answers the many phone calls and questions by CFDA members and new folks looking to get involved with Cowboy Fast Draw.    CFDA also introduced the Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer to provide reliable continuity in Fast Draw timing equipment for years to come; workable audience displays also made their debut at the Nevada State, Oregon State, National and World Championships.

Currently (February of 2012) CFDA is issuing membership numbers at over 2,600 and there are about 70 clubs affiliated or in the process of doing so.  The sport continues to gain national attention and was recently featured in Guns of the old West and on national television in Shooting USA.

There are so many fine people who are dedicated to CFDA and what it stands for; far more than can be mentioned here.  They truly represent the very spirit of the Cowboy Way; may that spirit live on forever through the example we can provide for those who follow!

 

 


History Archive
This is a special section dedicated to those who would like to tell their experiences of Fast Draw throughout the years.  If you would like to submit and article to be included in the archive, please send them to hannahcalder@cowboyfastdraw.com.

 

 

“As I Recall” – By Bill Boyd (added July 17th, 2012)

 TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer – By Marianne L. Faber

“My Take on the History of Fast Draw” – By George A. Reese (added January 27, 2017)


 

View CFDA Founder’s Club HERE

 

 

 

 

 

CFDA AFFILIATED CLUBS

 

 

Club Map March 2019

 The star indicates general location of CFDA Affiliated clubs.  (Stars may not be precise)

 The dot indicates clubs that are not yet affiliated, but are in process of building their membership.
Please view details below or check out our CFDA Clubs In The Works. Also check out our CFDA International Clubs.

 

The “Territorial Map” was achieved by dividing the country into 10 territories for the purpose of promoting “Territorial Championships”. As the CFDA has grown so has the demand for more titled matches beyond the State Championship level. Based on location, a Territorial Championship can now be created in the respective area.
To view the Contact Information for the Territorial Regulators, CLICK HERE

For more information email info@cowboyfastdraw.com

If you need to update club information on this page,
please email changes to info@cowboyfastdraw.com. 
Club information posted here is also published in the Gunslinger’s Gazette.


AFFILIATED CLUBS BY STATE

ALABAMA / ARIZONA / ARKANSAS / CALIFORNIA / COLORADO / FLORIDA / GEORGIA / IDAHO /  ILLINOIS 
 KANSAS / KENTUCKY  LOUISIANA / MICHIGAN / MINNESOTA /  NEBRASKA / NEVADA /  OKLAHOMA / OREGON 
PENNSYLVANIA / SOUTH CAROLINA / SOUTH DAKOTA / TEXAS / UTAH VIRGINIA / WISCONSIN 

 

CLUB IN THE WORKS BY STATE

 Pennsylvania /  Tennessee

 

INTERNATIONAL CLUBS

France / Switzerland

 

CLUBS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY 
(INCLUDES AFFILIATED & CLUBS IN THE WORKS)

3:10 to Yuma Gunslingers / .45 Sidekicks 
Aces High Fast Draw LLC / Alabama Gang Gunslingers / Association of Arizona Gunslingers / Bar T Gunfighters / 
Big Thicket Bushwackers / Black River Bandits / Bluegrass Fast Draw / Border Marauders /  Buccaneer Spurs FDC /
Butte County Rangers / California Rangers / Cheyenne River Regulators / Comanche Moon Renegades / 
 Cracker Cowboys / Crooked River Rangers / Cross Branded Peacemakers / Cut ‘N’ Shoot Marshals
Deercreek Regulators / Dirty Face Gang / Dixie Rangers /  Eagle Rock Outlaws / Gold Country Out Riders /
Golden Mount Gunfighters  /  Grandview Gunslingers / Great Basin Gun Hawks / Great Lakes Gunslingers /
Hickory Flats Shootists Society / Hill Country Fast Draw / Honey Creek Cowboy Fast Draw /Keystone Gunslingers / 
Lake Valley Argovia Gunfighters / Lone Star Gunslingers / Long Branch FDC /  Mud Creek Gunslingers
New River FDC / North Star Bandits / North Texas Society of Gunfighters / Old Dominion Fast Draw /
Old Pueblo Gunfighters /  Powder Horn Ranch Regulators / Prairie State Posse / Prairieville Desperados
Promontory Point Posse / Pinkerton Regulators
Randolph County Rangers / Rented Mule Fast Draw Club / Rio Salado Vaqueros / River City Gunslingers
Route 66 smOkin Guns / San Juan Shootists / Sandhill Outlaws and Angels / Sawtooth Shootist Society
Shiloh Ranch FDC / Single Action Savants CFD Club / Snake Creek Boys / Snake River Gunslingers
Sparks Nebraska Spurs / Sundowners Cowboy Fast Draw Club / Sunshine State Shootist / Superstitin Mountain Gunslingers
Tennessee Gunslingers / Texas Gun Club Regulators /  The Bounty Hunters / The Cowboys / The Deputies / 
The Open Range Regulators / Tin Star Regulators / Treasure Valley Gunfighters / Treaty Rock Freedon Fighters  /
 Virginia Peacemakers / West Texas Rangers / Wisconsin Peace Keepers / Yellow River Bandits 

 


** Are You Looking For A Cowboy Fast Draw Club Near You? **
If you do not see a club listed in your area or state, have no fear!
Give CFDA Headquarters a call today and see just how easy it is to get a club started in your area! 
775-575-1802 or info@cowboyfastdraw.com 


 

Alabama
 
Alabama Gang Gunslingers
Location: Altoona, Alabama
Contact: Thomas Winslette “Alabama”
Phone / Email:  (205)706-3118 / alabamaganggunslingers@outlook.com
Club Shoot: 1st Saturday each month
 
 
Arizona                                                                                 
 
3:10 to Yuma Gunslingers
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Contact: George Wagner “Saddle Horn” 
Phone / Email:  (719)660-9466 / gwagner@rmi.net
Club Shoot: 3rd Sunday
 
 
Association of Arizona Gunslingers
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Contact: Mike Holzer “Shady Mike” 
Phone / Email: (602)770-1430 or m_holzer@yahoo.com
Website: www.azgunslingers.com
Club Shoot: 4th Saturday of the Month
 
 
Old Pueblo Gunfighters
Location: Marana, Arizona
Contact: “Hankerin Hank” 
Phone / Email:  (520)307-4677 or hankerinhank1@gmail.com
Website: www.oldpueblogunfighters.com
Club Shoot: 1st & 3rd Saturday each month
 
 
Rented Mule Fast Draw Club
Location: Prescott Valley, Arizona
Contact: “Noah Chance” 
Phone / Email:  (928)772-0173 or noahchance@me.com
Club Shoot: 3rd Saturday each month
 
 
Rio Salado Vaqueros
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Contact: Bart Carr “Mule Train”
Phone / Email: (480)710-3593 or muletrain2010@msn.com
Website: www.riosaladovaqueros.net
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday & 4th Wednesday
 
 

Superstition Mountain Gunslingers
Location: Apache Junction, Arizona
Contact: “Pistol Pete”
Phone / Email: (717)218-4460 or keithackerman@juno.com
Club Shoot: Practice Every Tuesday & Thursday

 
 
Arkansas
 
Randolph County Rangers
Location: Pocahontas, Arkansas
Contact: “Diamondback Billy”
Phone / Email: (870)892-3257 or jaalphin@hotmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday each month
 
 
California
 
Butte County Rangers
Location: Oroville, California
Contact: “Ol Buck’r”
Phone / Email: (530)521-1941 / kellya@saber.net
Club Shoot: 2nd Sunday each month
 
 
California Rangers
Location: Pomona, California
Contact: Chris Feeback “Colt McCoy”
Phone / Email: (909)618-4958 or bubbas67@msn.com
Club Shoot: contact for info
 
 
Gold Country Out Riders
Location: Newcastle, California
Contact: Johnnie Jones “Rooster Cogburn”
Phone / Email: (916)663-4786 or oldracer53@yahoo.com
Website: www.goldcountryoutriders.com
Club Shoot:  1st Saturday each month
Club Practice: Every Wednesday 6-9pm & Sunday at 2pm
 
 
Mud Creek Gunslingers
Location: Chico, California
Contact: Robert PErkins “Turd Herder”
Phone / Email: (530)624-2742 / turdherder3118@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday & Every Wednesday @5:30pm
 
 
Sundowners Cowboy Fast Draw Club
Location: Vacaville, California
Contact: George Narasaki “Sundowner”
Phone / Email: (510)323-3407 or nnarrow@earthlink.net
Website: https://www.facebook.com/sundownersfastdrawclub/
Club Shoot: 3rd Saturday each month
 
 
The Bar T Gunfighters
Location: Vista, California
Contact: “Risky Dame”
Phone / Email: (760)518-7474 or jlongrez@att.net
Club Shoot:  2nd Sunday of each month
 
 
The Cowboys
Location: Oakdale, California
Contact: “No Daisy”
Phone / Email: (209)262-7643 or nodaisy66@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday
 
 
The Deputies
Location: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Contact: Mike Karsten “Cowboy Up”
Phone / Email: (909)527-5225 or deputiescfda@aol.com
Website: www.thedeputies.com
Club Shoot:  3rd Sunday each month at Bass Pro Shops Rancho Cucamongo
 
 
Colorado 
 
Dirty Face Gang
Location: Ellicot, Colorado
Contact: Rick Driver “Dirty Rotten”
Phone / Email: (719)661-9524 or dirtyrotten33@gmail.com
Club Shoot:  1st Saturday each month
 
 
San Juan Shootists
Location: Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Contact: Dave Miller “Mongo”
Phone / Email: (970)731-9140 or sanjuanshootists@hotmail.com
Website: www.sanjuanshootists.com
Club Shoot: 3rd Saturday each month  
 
 
Florida 
 
.45 Sidekicks
Location: Summerfield, Florida
Contact: Lee Wonders “Doc Lee”
Phone / Email: (352)673-5838 or lwonders@live.com
Club Shoot: 3rd Saturday each month  
 
 
Cracker Cowboys
Location: Bunnell, Florida
Contact: Martin Brabham “Smokin Gun”
Phone / Email: (386)931-5613 or gmbrabha@gmail.com / crackercowboys@gmail.com
Website: www.cracker-cowboys.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday each month (Starting January 2022) 
 
 
Single Action Savant’s Cowboy Fast Draw Club
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: John Heltzel “Von Zipper” (904)626-6520 or vonzipper_jax@yahoo.com
Contact: Bill Keyes “Bill Bonney” (904)230-6948 or williambonney1894@gmail.com 
Club Shoot:  1st Sunday each Month at the Saltwaters Shooting Club
900 Big Oak Rd, St. Augustine, Fl 32095
 
 
Sunshine State Shootists
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Contact: DJ Kirby “Outlaw Ike”
Phone / Email: (904)502-0571 or kirbyike4@gmail.com
Club Shoot:  3rd Sunday each month
 
 
The Open Range Regulators
Location: Ocala, Florida
Contact: Clark Vandevander “I B Nobody”
Phone / Email: (863)528-0490 or openrangeregulators@gmail.com
Club Shoot: Every 4th & 5th weekend of the month (call for more info) 
 
 
The Long Branch FDC
Location: Bunnell, Florida
Contact: Romeo Nicolo “Gunsmoke”
Phone / Email: (386)315-2210 or raymonddnicolo@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Sunday each month 
 
 
Georgia
 
Hickory Flats Shootists Society
Location: Canton, Georgia
Contact: “Pale Rider”
Phone / Email: (770)318-7775 or sbursmith@gmail.com
Club Shoot:  3rd Saturday each month
 
 
Idaho
 
Eagle Rock Outlaws
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Contact: “Dangerous Dave”
Phone / Email: (208)420-3887 or eaglerockoutlaws@hotmail.com
Club Shoot:  1st Saturday each month 
 
 
Sawtooth Shootist Society
Location: Boise, Idaho
Contact: Larry Lansdowne “Curley Calhoun”
Phone / Email: (208)860-1615 or quickcurley@aol.com
Website: www.sawtoothshootistsociety.com
Club Shoot:  Practice every Wednesday & 3rd Saturday 
 
 
Snake River Gunslingers
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Contact: “P.G. Taylor”
Phone / Email: (208)732-6123 or pgtaylor@q.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday each month  
 
 
Treasure Valley Gunfighters
Location: Caldwell, ID
Contact: “Legally Loaded”
Phone / Email: (208)697-0282 or paintladie@aol.com
Club Shoot: 4th Saturday each month
 
 
Treaty Rock Freedom Fighters
Location: Spirit Lake, Idaho
Contact: Andrew Parker “Selkirk Rambler”
Phone / Email: (208)755-3107 or andyparker49@roadrunner.com
Club Shoot: 1st Saturday each month  
 
 
Illinois
 
Prairie State Posse
Location: Chatham, Illinois
Contact: Gary Stevens “The Rossiman”
Phone / Email: (217)691-2224 or therossiman45@gmail.com
Club Shoot:   3rd Sunday
 
 
Kansas 
 
Deer Creek Regulators
Location: Phillipsburg, Kansas
Contact: “Kansas Law Dawg”
Phone / Email: (785)302-8403 or pwisinger@ruraltel.net
Club Shoot:  Every Wednesday Evening 
 
 
Pinkerton Regulators
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Contact: Joe Richey “Joe Gun”
Phone / Email: (316)943-3572 or joe2nv711@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: Every Wednesday of the Month
 
 
Kentucky
 
Bluegrass Fast Draw Club
Location: Beaver Dam, Kentucky
Contact: Nick Maiden “Green River”
Phone / Email: (270)256-0675 or maidennick@yahoo.com
Website: http://bluegrassfastdraw.vistaprintdigital.com/
Club Shoot: 4th Saturday every month
 
 
Louisiana
 
Cross Branded Peacemakers
Location: Libuse, Louisiana
Contact: James Dezendorf “Major D”
Phone / Email: (318)451-3043 or ddezendorf@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: Practice 2nd Saturday, Club Match 4th Saturday 
 
 
Michigan
 
Great Lakes Gunslingers
Location: Harbor Springs, MI
Contact: “Dead Eye Daisy”
Phone / Email: (231)753-8359 or glgunslingers@gmail.com
Club Shoot: Call for info
 
 
Minnesota
 
North Star Bandits
Location: Claremont, Minnesota
Contact: Mark Burnham “Snake Shooter”
Phone / Email: (507)456-4552 or snake-shooter53@hotmail.com
Club Shoot: Thursday & Sunday P.M.
 
 
Nebraska
 
River City Gunslingers
Location: Bennington, Nebraska
Contact: Dave Williams “The Deuce”
Phone / Email: (402)660-3800 or djwyoyo@yahoo.com / rivercitygunslingers@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 1st & 3rd Wednesday 6-8pm
 
 
Sandhill Outlaws and Angels
Location: Alliance, Nebraska
Contact: “Dixie Starr”
Phone / Email: (307)365-1587 or tdubs_21@live.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Sunday every month at 1pm
 
 
Sparks Nebraska Spurs
Location: Valentine, Nebraska
Contact: “Beaver Creek Kid”
Phone / Email: (605)557-3337 or boxsranch@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: Thursday 7pm & last Sunday each month
 
 
Nevada
 
Great Basin Gun Hawks
Location: Fernley, NV
Contact: “Nevada Smith”
Phone / Email: (775)297-5229 or nevadasmith643@hotmail.com
Club Shoot: Every 3rd Saturday and Practice every 4th Monday evening
 
 
Oklahoma
 
 
Honey Creek Cowboy Fast Draw 
Location: Davis, Oklahoma
Contact: Kennith Russell “El Paso”
Phone / Email: (580)768-0884 or keruss45@hotmail.com
Club Shoot:  Every 1st & 3rd Saturday each month
 
 
Route 66 smOKin Guns
Location: Mannford, Oklahoma
Contact: Lisa Jenkins “Diamond Girl”
Phone / Email: (918)760-8179 or ljenkins@cimtel.net
Club Shoot: 3rd Saturday each Month
 
 
Oregon
 
Aces High Fast Draw LLC
Location: Redmond, OR
Contact: Zane McCoy “Crosswired”
Phone / Email: (541)279-3546 or aceshighfastdraw@yahoo.com
Club Practice: 2nd & 4th Thursday every month
 
 
Crooked River Rangers
Location: Terrebonne, Oregon
Contact: “Scrub Brush”
Phone / Email: (458)899-4491 or scrubbrushcrr@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd & 4th Saturday
 
 
Pennsylvania
 
Keystone Gunslingers
Location: Jackson Center, Pennsylvania
Contact: Rod Bish “Dusty Trail”
Phone / Email: (814)786-9341 or rodbish3@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 1st Sunday at 9am each month & 3rd Saturday
 
 
South Carolina
 
Dixie Rangers
Location: Hartsville, South Carolina
Contact: “Wille B Fast”
Phone / Email: (843)229-0008 or thedixierangers@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 3rd Saturday (call for more info)
 
 
South Dakota
 
Cheyenne River Regulators
Location: Edgemont, South Dakota
Contact: “Johnny Three Toes”
Phone / Email: (605)622-7332 or janetkoller15@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month
 
 
Powder Horn Ranch Regulators
Location: Mithcell, South Dakota
Contact: Troy Bollock “Boulder Vaquero” and Bonnie Bollock “Boulder’s Babe”
Phone / Email: (605)770-2442 or bonniebollock@hotmail.com
Club Shoot: 1st Sunday
 
 
Snake Creek Boys
Location: Redfield, South Dakota
Contact: Darrell Ronnfeldt “Dead Eye Darrell”
Phone / Email: (605)472-2122 or ronnfeldtdd@gmail.com
Club Shoot: Every Wednesday Night at 7pm
 
 
Texas
 
Big Thicket Bushwackers
Location: Silsbee, Texas
Contact: George Dezendorf “Gentleman George”
Phone / Email: (214)507-0346 or gkdez@campwaluta.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Sunday each month
 
 
Buccaneer Spurs FDC
Location: Leland, TX
Contact: “Uncle Jefro”
Phone / Email: (910)330-7179 or jefro.holland@gmail.com
Club Shoot: Last Saturday each month
 
 
Comanche Moon Renegades
Location: Odessa, Texas
Contact: David Perry “Boss”
Phone / Email: (432)553-7687 or dperry@pbpfab.com
Club Shoot: 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 2:00
 
 
Cut “N” Shoot Marshals
Location: Conroe, Texas
Contact: “Marshal’s Daughter”
Phone / Email: (214)497-9906 / ginger.melms@sbcglobal.net
Club Shoot: Call for Info
 
 
Hill Country Fast Draw
Location: Burnet, Texas
Contact: Scott Severance “Slick Sixguns”
Phone / Email: (559)836-9209 or slicksixguns@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday
 
 
Lone Star Gunslingers
Location: Rosenburg, Texas
Contact: Marc Bateman “Ringo Kid”
Phone / Email: (832)598-8580 or ringokidlsg@gmail.com
Website: www.lonestargunslinger.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday
 
 
North Texas Society of Gunfighters
Location: Gainesville, TX
Contact: “Lightnin Jesse”
Phone / Email: (903)818-4164 or lightninjesse@aol.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Saturday each month
 
 
Shilo Ranch Fast Draw Club 
Location: Grand Saline, TX
Contact: Sandra Baisden “Ima Hoot”
Phone / Email: (916)832-5880 or pirate26@icloud.com
Club Shoot: Every 1st Saturday of the Month
 
 
Texas Gun Club Regulators
Location: Stafford, Texas
Contact: Scott Van Note “Revelator”
Phone / Email: (832)539-7235 or fastdraw@texasgunclub.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Tuesday & 3rd Sunday
 
 
Tin Star Regulators
Location: Burkburnett, Texas
Contact: “Jesse James” and “Sassy Pants”
Phone / Email:  (760)646-0765 or texasjessejames@aol.com
Club Shoot: 1st and 3rd Sunday each month
 
 
West Texas Rangers
Location: Odessa, Texas
Contact: Randy Smith “Windmill Kid”
Phone / Email: (432)664-1913 or windmillkid1748@gmail.com
Club Shoot: 2nd & 4th Sunday
 
 
Utah 
 
Promontory Point Posse
Location: Odgen, Utah
Contact: “BA” or “Slowpoke”
Phone / Email: (540)314-7300 or utahfastdraw@gmail.com
Website: www.fastdrawutah.com
Club Shoot: 4th Saturday each month
 
 
Virginia
 
Grandview Gunlingers
Location: Bedford, VA
Contact: Ken Hurt “Shenandoah”
Phone / Email: (540)816-3891 or kenlinhurt@yahoo.com
Website: www.grandviewgunslingers.com
Club Shoot: 2nd Sunday each month
 
 
New River Fast Draw Club
Location: Woodlawn, Virginia
Contact: “High Country Drifter”
Phone / Email: (276)238-1571 or newriverfastdraw@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: 4th Saturday each month
 
 
Old Dominion Fast Draw
Location: Salem, Virginia
Contact: Jeff Duncan “Ringo”
Phone / Email: (504)819-1697 / rabidringo@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: 3rd Sunday each month
 
 
Virginia Peacemakers
Location: Amelia Court House, Virginia
Contact: Tim Duncan “Spanky”
Phone / Email: (804)986-6255 or spanky0290@hotmail.com
Website: www.virginiapeacemakers.com
Club Shoot: 1st Sunday each month
 
 
Wisconsin
 
Black River Bandits
Location: Superior, Wisconsin
Contact: Debbie Stadin “Lightnin”
Phone / Email: (218)496-5715 or mrstadin@frontiernet.net
Website: http://www.blackriverbandits.org/
Club Shoot: Every Sunday at 1:30
 
 
Prairieville Desperados
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin
Contact: Jeanne Vincze
Phone / Email: (262)510-6745 or jeanne.vincze@yahoo.com
Website: www.prairievilledesperados.com
Club Shoot: Call for Info
 
 
Wisconsin Peace Keepers
Location: Big Falls, Wisconsin
Contact: Ron Nyhouse “Mule Skinner”
Phone / Email: (715)754-2469 or nyhouse@frontiernet.net
Website: www.wipeacekeepers.com
Club Shoot: 2nd & 4th Saturday
 
 
Yellow River Bandits
Location: Siren, WI
Contact: Jon Paulzine “Dreamweaver”
Phone / Email: (715)431-0762 or yellowriverbandits@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: 1st Saturday
 
 
 
***********   Clubs In The Works  (CIW)  ***************
 
Boarder Marauders
Location: Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Contact: “Mud Marine”
Phone / Email: 208-304-3004 or whs3@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: Call for Details
 
 
The Bounty Hunters
Location: West Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Contact: “Pennsylvania Cowboy”
Phone / Email: (814)952-0045 or cowboydippen66@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: Call for info
 
 
Tennessee Gunslingers
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Contact: Gary Pritchard “Dead Eye Diablo”
Phone / Email: (901)336-0204 or pritchardg@yahoo.com
Club Shoot: Call for Info
 
 
 
*************  International Clubs ******************
 
France
Golden Mount Gunfighters
Location: chemin St-Leonard 69270
Couzon-au-Mont-d’Or, France
Contact: Stephane Glacon “Black Eagle Montana”
Phone / Email: (33-1)651.64.99.06 or black.eagle.mon@gmail.com
Website: https://cfdafrance.forumactif.com/
Club Shoot: Every Sunday
 
 
Switzerland
Lake Valley Argovia Gunfighters
Location: Alte Bernstrasse 31
CH-5603 Staufen AG, Switzerland
Contact: Ueli Bracher “Honcho”
Phone / Email: 078-775-5869 or honcho@gunfighters-lakevalley.ch
Website: www.gunfighters-lakevalley.ch
Club Shoot: Contact for Info

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