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Minnesota Trapshooting Hall of Fame

Eric Munson
Cokato, MN

Elected: 2005
Shooting Member

Eric began shooting registered trap in 1981 at the 1st youth program at the Minnesota State Shoot.  Eric’s scores that day were; singles 80, handicap 83, and doubles 65.  In 1982, Eric won his first handicap yardage at the Iowa State Shoot.

On August 4th, 1984 at the Central Zone Shoot, held in St. Cloud, Eric ran his first 100 straight in singles.

On June 14th, 1985 Eric made it to the 27 yard line at the Mile Hi Shooting Park, Colorado, at the age of 16.

On July 2nd, 1988 while shooting in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, at the Canadian Nationals, Eric ran his first 200 straight in singles.  Eric shot his first 100 straight in doubles on July 21, 1990 at the North Dakota State Shoot.  Eric’s shooting accomplishments are as follows:

 Minnesota State Championship Trophies

  • 1991 Minnesota Singles Champion

  • 1991 Minnesota Doubles Champion

  • 1999 Minnesota Singles AA champion

  • 2002 Runner-up Minnesota Singles Championship

  • 2002 Minnesota Singles Class AA Champion

  • 2002 Minnesota AA Doubles Class Champion

  • 2003 Minnesota Doubles Champion

  • 2003 Minnesota AA Doubles Class Runner-up

  • 2003 Minnesota Handicap Championship 6th Place

  • 2004 Minnesota Doubles Champion

 Minnesota State High-Over-All Trophies

  • 1997 Champion

  • 1999 Champion

  • 2000 Champion

  • 2002 Champion

  • 2004 AAA Champion

 Grand American Trophies

  • 1998 Class AAA 3rd Championship Singles

  • 2000 Kay Ohye AAA Doubles Champion

  • 2001 Runner-up Dayton Homecoming Singles

  • 2002 Krieghoff Singles Champion

  • 2002 Dayton Homecoming Singles Champion

  • 2002 Grand American Doubles Champion

  • 2003 Singles Class Championship AAA 3rd

  • 2003 Krieghoff 100 AAA Singles Champion

  • 2003 Presidents Handicap 10th Place

  • 2003 AAA 3rd Class Champion Doubles

  • 2004 AAA Class Doubles Champion

  • 2004 Grand American Doubles Champion

  • 2004 AAA High-All-Around Runner-up

 ATA Central Zone Trophies

  • 1994 Doubles Champion

  • 2004 Doubles Champion

 Southwestern Grand Trophies

  • 2003 Doubles Champion

  • 2004 Doubles Champion

Trap & Field All Around Average Leader

  • 2003  5th Place     Average  97.71%

  • 2004  5th Place     Average  97.50%

 Other Accomplishments

  • All American 5 times-1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

  • Minnesota State Team 18 times-Captain 2004

  • 2004 Doubles Average  99.26%

  • 26 – 200 straights in Singles

  • 47 – 100 straights in Doubles