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TRAPSHOOTING CONTINUED... the target is released. A trap house is built out of wood or cinder blocks with an open front that faces away from the shooter. The shooter does not know which direction the target will travel until it is launched from the trap house. In doubles the trap house launches two targets in opposite directions and the shooter attempts to take out both targets before they hit the ground. Fowler competes in most individual contests and his list of accolades is quite lengthy. To name of a few Fowler is a three-time ATA All-American five-time Kentucky State Team three-time Kentucky State AIM Singles Champion 2013 AIM National Singles Champion 2015 U.S. Open Cham- pion and three-time Kentucky 4-H Singles Champion. He competed with the Christian County FFA team in 2012 where he was the state singles champion that year. Fowler has earned sponsors from Blaser a company that produces rifles and shotguns and Claybuster a company that produces shotgun wads. He has also been featured twice in Trap and Field Magazine. His passion for trapshooting also resonates off the field. Last year he pre- sented twice to legislators in Frankfort about the promotion of trapshooting as an extracurricular activity in schools. The sport is already recognized in Tennessee high schools. Trapshooting is a very safe and supervised sport Fowler said. The goal for any trapshooting coach or program is to promote firearm safety and personal responsibility among students. Firearm safety is monitored by range officers at many of the events that I have attended. Not only is safety promoted at the competitions but friendships among participants. While we compete against each other and want to win there is no time these students or myself have any bad feelings towards each other Fowler said nor do we try to undermine each others shooting. These are my friends and I have many around the country. We all know that we are not going to finish first at every event. We take that in stride congratulate the winner and move on to the next event. In April 2014 the Kentucky State Legislature approved House Consent Resolution 11 which encourages the Kentucky High School Athletic Asso- ciation and school districts to adopt trapshooting as a sport for students. Fowlers parents Mike and Mona Fowler are passionate about the sport as well. Mona serves as the AIM director of Kentucky and Mike serves on the board of directors of the Kentucky Trapshooters League. Even with all the titles sponsorships and press the couple said their son stays humble. Trapshooting has taught Bobby a sense of honor and fair play that cannot be derived in other sports Mike said. The teen said he knows anyone can win at any time. I go out and I let my shotgun talk Fowler said. I dont want to stand and brag Im not that kind of person and thats how Ive maintained the whole way through. 30 Ag Families-Summer BobbyFowlerliftshishattofanoffapeskybutterflybeforepreparingforthisnextshot. AftercatchinghisshellsFowlerdropstheminashellpouchrightthatsitsonhiship. PHOTOS BY ZIRCONIA ALLEYNE