Inaugural Marksman Challenge held near Farmersburg ...

The first-ever Northeast Iowa .22LR Marksman Challenge was held Saturday, August 11 at Walnut Lane Range near Farmersburg, featuring a series of target shooting events from 25 to 200 yards with .22LR Caliber firearms, such as the event pictured above. The inaugural Challenge was open to competitors in two different age categories. As pictured in the advertisement below, Brody Bries was the Sub-18 Challenge winner and Chris Wachal of Elgin was the Adult Challenge winner. Plans are being made for multiple events in 2019 with prizes awarded for individual events and a championship prize based on total scores for the year. Standard photo by Joe Moses.