2024 Defiance anTi Social
MD: Seth McAnally
Location: Belt, Montana
Dates: May 17-19, 2024
Cost: $175-$275 per individual. $550 for Teams
Dates: May 17-19, 2024
Range Location: Bearcat Ranch, HWY 89 between mile marker 59 and 60
GPS coordinates: 47.19032, -110.91847
We’re excited to welcome you to The Defiance anTi Social, presented by Defiance Machine. The match will be held in the Little Belt Mountains, 30 minutes east of Great Falls. This is a match you’ll want to attend! Last year the sponsors gave away 5 rifles! The rest of the prize table was stacked and the course of fire was epic! Thanks to all of the generous sponsors, this year is shaping up to be the same!
This match will be open to 110 individual competitors and 12 teams, testing their mental fortitude and resolve in realistic hunting-type scenarios. Course of fire will include 18 stages. The maximum round count is 144. Bring extra rounds for zero, power factor, etc. Max range of targets will be 1,000 yards. The round trip walk for the entire course of fire is approximately 2 miles. The range is at 5,000 feet elevation so please by prepared with cold weather gear in case of inclement weather. Lunch will be provided on Saturday and dinner will be provided at the awards ceremony on Sunday. May in Montana can often mean highly unpredictable weather that includes snow and high wind. This high altitude location, in the picturesque Little Belt Mountains, provides a beautiful backdrop for a perfect weekend of shooting and socialization. We look forward to hosting you at this great venue in everyone’s favorite state, Montana.
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Range Officers
We are still seeking a few more good RO’s for the match. If you’d like the opportunity to compete and RO the match, please contact your match director for details.
ROs WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR POINTS & PRIZES AT THIS EVENT. In the process of rewarding and securing quality ROs during the 2-day event, they have been offered the opportunity to complete all stages in a 1-day timeframe (on the RO Shoot Day), for points amongst the other hunters and prize eligibility. Their opportunity at this is set to take place on the competitor Check-in Day. ROs have been secured at least 30 days from the event, where the difference in the weather forecast between the days is unknown.
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Promotion
If you are an adult shooting the match and have a young gun that you would like to compete at the match as well, please contact the match director for information.
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Social
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We look forward to hosting you at this great venue in everyone’s favorite state, Montana.
Match Director:
Seth McAnally
Match Fees
Match fee option 1 (SKILLS) will be $175. This option provides you entry to shoot the match but doesn’t allow you to be eligible for the prize table. This option includes lunch on Saturday and dinner on Sunday. We would like you to attend the awards ceremony and dinner at the end of day 2 to gain friendships and tell stories that will last a lifetime.
Match fee option 2. The prize table entry will be an additional $100 (a total of $275 to shoot and be eligible for points and prize table walk). Your entry fee includes an event entry, match t-shirt and SWAG, water and lunch Saturday, and dinner on Sunday with the awards ceremony and opportunity to walk a very generous prize table.
Team fee option. $550 for a team
*If you are an adult shooting the match and have a Young Gun that you would like to compete at the match as well, please contact the match director for information.
*There are no refunds, however, transfers will be accepted upon communication with your MD.
Schedule
FRIDAY, MAY 17TH
- RO SHOOT DAY:
– 6:30AM – RO competitor safety briefing/zero
– 7:30AM – ROs shoot for points amongst all hunters and are eligible for prizes (all stages)
– 3PM – RO Weigh-in/Velocity at Check-in Table immediately after completion
- HUNTER CHECK-IN DAY:
– Location of Check-in/Zero: BEARCAT CANYON RANCH HWY 89 between mile marker 59 and 60/ GPS 47.19032, -110.91847
– 10AM – 4PM – Check-in, Weigh-in, Velocity
– 10AM – 4PM – Zero Rifle
– 10AM – 4PM – Vendor Day
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH
- 7:00AM – Hunter Safety Briefing
- 7:30AM – Hunters to Stages
- 7:45AM – Intended time to begin hunting steel (12 Stages)
- Lunch Provided
- 4PM – Intended time of Day 1 completion
SUNDAY, MAY 19TH
- 7:30AM – Hunters on stages
- 8:00AM – Intended time to begin hunting steel (6 Stages)
- 12:00PM – Intended time of Day 2 completion
- Awards begin immediately after match completion. Meal Provided.
- Location of Awards: BEARCAT CANYON RANCH HWY 89 between mile marker 59 and 60/ GPS 47.19032, -110.91847
TARGET ACQUISITION (identity type / amongst terrain)
PHYSICAL (walking/hiking/distance)
OVERALL CHALLENGE (difficulty level)
Weather
Food
Sip N Dip Bar
The Do Bar
Dantes
Jakers
Tracy’s
Roadhouse
Smoked
Travel
Lodging
Holiday Inn, Great Falls, MT
Cougar Canyon Lodge, Monarch, MT. Bare bones, modest motel. Close to match
Camping/RV’s: There is plenty of National Forest land in the vicinity of the match to tent camp or dry camp with an RV. The most popular spot to camp is down Hughesville road (47.09615, -110.83572) in Monarch. Monarch is 15 minutes from the range location. There is a small bar/restaurant and a fuel station. There’s a KOA on the east end of Great Falls and 2 small RV parks in Belt, MT 15 minutes from the shooting area.
There is NO camping allowed at the range.
Airport
Great Falls International Airport (Closest Airport)
Missoula Airport (~3.5 hour drive)
Billings Airport (~3.5 hour drive)
Bozeman Airport (~3.5 hour drive).
Rifle Supplies
Scheels
North 40
Highwood Creek Outfitters
Mitchell Supply
*All information provided as a service, we strongly advise that all potential competitors do their own travel planning and research to find what works best for them individually!
