On the 24th and 25th of October, I represented Texas Brigades at the annual Buck Fever Event. The event was hosted in the Coliseum of Seguin- Guadalupe County from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on both days.

This past summer, I attended a Texas Brigades camp in Galveston called the Coastal Brigade. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but I’m so glad I went to the camp. I learned about wildlife conservation, leadership, teamwork, and character building. Now I have my chance to tell people about my great experience with Texas Brigades.

On the first day of the event, I was so nervous about my public speaking abilities. I am not a smooth talker! Even though I know everything about Texas Brigades, I sometimes have a humongous brain fart.😂 I did better than I thought I’d do, but it could have been better!

Our booth was on the end of an aisle, so we have a complete view of the stage area without having to move. The Gator Country people came out showing snakes and gators. I loved how many kids enjoyed the gators! Plus, their parents walk by our booth to see the gator man… 😉

On the second day, I invited one of my buddies from camp to come to the event. With all of our speaking abilities, we became one team of cadet-seekers. I created a mission to find “potential candidates”, because it seemed like we were being slightly overlooked. We “scoped out” boys and girls between the ages of 13-17. Now let me tell you… I am horrible at differentiating ages of teenage boys. A 15 year old could look 12 or 18… you never know… 🤔

We gave out many brochures and we may have found some future cadets and volunteers. I hope to see some of them next year at camp!

By the end of the day, I was able to walk up to a random person and tell them about Texas Brigades. This is incredible to me, because I would never have done that a year ago.

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It all started when someone invited us to a monthly steel match. When we arrived at the range, I was so nervous! After all, I normally bench shoot.

I was loading my magazines with Colten and my sister, Emily, when a guy walked over to us and gave us magazine loaders. The guy was Jeff Chaffin. This moment was memorable to me for some reason, and it’s probably going to be stuck in my mind forever.

After that, we were invited to the 2017 NSSF Lonestar Championship . I had a great deal of fun shooting with my friends and meeting new people. It was also a very interesting experience for me because, I am a seriously nervous person when it comes to meeting new people. But in the end, I had a great time. My sister won 2nd place for Youth Limited!

When it was time for the prize table, we were so hyped. To clarify, by “we” I mean my sister, Colten, and myself. By the end of the day, we all had our arms full of prizes, that we could barely hold them all. That was the moment, I first became interested with the sport.

When I REALLY became hooked, was during the 2017 NSSF Rimfire Challenge World Championship. I met so many people, I was having an overload of nerves! But I pushed through and had fun. I met Oleg Volk there, too. He’s a nice man and a great photographer. I’ve never met someone who could take such perfect pictures! It amazes me how close and friendly the shooting community is.

After a year of hard work and a lot of practice at the range, I finally placed.. At the 2018 Lonestar Championship, I placed 2nd in Junior Open and 1st in Junior Limited! The rush I had when they called my name was indescribable!

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