KANSAS VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
The Kansas Vigilance Committee has jurisdiction over the entire State of Kansas, but we do have some renegade Missourians running with us, and we intend to make the occasional raid across the border. Most of the members are around the Kansas City area, but we have people scattered across the state.
Membership in the KVC is open to anyone, and there are no dues. Cowboys being notoriously free with their money, it seems more productive to ask for donations! The KVC has only one elected officer, referred to as the Trail Boss, who also serves as the NCOWS Representative. The current Trail Boss is: Mike Tatham, 8921 E. 59th St., Raytown MO 64133, 816-356-6844, anastasiasbooks@comcast.net
You can probably see from the above information that the Kansas Vigilance Committee is a pretty informal organization. We don't hold a regular or monthly "stand-up" shoot, as there is plenty of that available. We prefer to meet at irregular intervals at different places to camp in the cowboy manner, and engage in shooting matches that require sharp thinking as well as sharp shooting. Our gatherings so far have featured "woods walk"-type scenarios that require a knowledge of wilderness survival, a keen eye to search out hidden targets in the woods, and a strategy to engage multiple adversaries without getting yourself "killed."
KVC 2026 Calendar of Events
As in the past, the safety meetings will be at 9:30 with shooting commencing at 10:00. Shoot fees remain $10 for paid NCOWS members and $15 for non-members (there are two exceptions: The May Jerry Barnes Memorial event and the September Buffalo Shoot have a different fee...details TBA).
Prior to each month's event, we will send out the details (minimum round count, guns needed, etc).
January 24th: Monthly shoot at Duck Creek Dave's Range 620-341-1856.
February 21st: Movie Day, 1 p.m.
March 14th: Monthly shoot, Chris and Eli to organize. Shoot in Garnett.
March 26th-29th: NCOWS Convention in Davenport, Iowa.
April 25th: Monthly shoot - Small shoot, then set up for the Jerry Barnes.
May 1st-3rd: Jerry Barnes. Friday - side matches, Saturday - main match, Sunday - Double Action Shoot.
June 20th: .22 Shoot at Duck Creek Dave's.
July 18th: Shoot at Garnett. Mo Guerilla Marshall's Match/Gambler's Shoot.
August 20th-22nd: National NCOWS shoot. More information will be provided in the Shootist.
August 29th: Shoot in the Shade at Dan's Range.
September 19th: Shoot in the Shade, part 2 at Dan's Range.
October 10th-11th: Buffalo Shoot, specfic date up to John Torrence. Contact John Torrence 785-817-4824.
November: No shoot.
December: Christmas dinner. Date TBD.
Additional Tidbits:
Tent campers are welcome at the shoots.
The May and October shoots have higher shooter fees than the other months. Details will be announced closer to each shoot.
We are excited to have added a Texas Star to our collection of targets.
Click here for map/satellite image & to get directions to KVC's Garnett range from your home.
To get more info on these, or any other KVC activities, Contact Trap or Grizzle Bear.