Pop, pop, pop! Early on Saturday morning, November 23, shooters lined up at the Malad Gun Club for the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot. It was a very cold and windy day, and many gathered at the Gun Club to try their luck at winning a Thanksgiving turkey or ham.

The event started with a few warm-up rounds, and then competition started and lasted throughout the day.

During competition, between 14 and 24 shooters competed in a group. The last one standing in each group were declared the winners. During the day they would spin the splatter board and a shooter would shoot at it and whichever name had the holes on their name won the choice of a turkey or ham. About 90 turkeys and 40 hams were handed out to those participating and from the pie boards. The Malad Gun Club this year did the first annual buckle shoot from the porch. The winner of the buckle was Todd Begenwald.

The annual shoot is well attended every year, and this year was no exception. Malad residents and friends from Utah enjoyed the day. The next event for the Malad Gun Club will be the Malad Round Robin Trap shoot that will be held in April and May for three weekends.