Rosemary is a resident of Washington State and began
trapshooting in 1975. She was introduced to the
sport by her husband, Dan. Dan bought a gun from
Rosemary’s dad and took her out to shoot a few
targets. She surprised Dan by hitting more than a
few. So, off to the Kenmore Gun Club where Rosemary
shot her first practice round and the journey began.
Rosemary and Dan were married in 1977, the Friday of
the Evergreen Gun Club President’s Day Shoot. Their
honeymoon was spent at the club.
Rosemary has registered 163,000 PITA targets. 1978
was the first year she became a member of the Ladies
All Star Team and since then she has added another
19 years. Rosemary broke her first 100 straight in
singles in 1985 at the Skagit Gun Club, and around
1992 she made it to the 27 yard line. She has won a
number of Washington State Lady titles in singles
and handicap and in 1979 and 1989 she logged PITA
Ladies Singles Championships at the Grand Pacific.
Her very first shoot off was during the 1979 Grand
Pacific against Betty Phipps to secure the
Championship.
For twelve years Rosemary served on the board of the
Paine Field Gun Club which closed about 15 years
ago. She and other members of the gun club have been
diligently working to obtain approval for building a
new club in Skagit County. The group has the
approval from the Skagit County Commissioners, but
continues to face hurdles. Hopefully, their dreams
will soon come true.
During the early years of shooting, Helen and Fritz
Watkins latched onto Rosemary and Dan and became
their mentors. The best advice she received from
Helen was the “three C’s” of trapshooting:
Coordination – you either have it or you don’t
Concentration – you put it all together to break
targets
Confidence – you have to believe in yourself
Rosemary claims trapshooting is the best sport to
meet the greatest people! Rosemary is currently
active and serves on the Board of the WA State PITA.
