The idea of the Ultimate Hunter Rifle Competition (UHRC) came from a desire to compete in a dynamic, hunting based rifle sport, without spending the money on rifles and equipment required to be competitive in the rifle sports that existed at the time.
Founders Austin and Walt Proulx are life-long hunters and avid action pistol competitors. Wanting a competitive outlet to hone their shooting skill using the gear they hunt with, they looked to the existing long range rifle sports as potential outlets. However, they soon found that none of their actual hunting gear (which in fact consisted of quite capable long-range setups) resembled the exorbitantly expensive, unrealistically heavy gun/optics setups that were required to be competitive. They both appreciate the level of skill displayed and admired the high-end competition gear being used, coming from a competitive shooting background themselves, but they couldn’t justify the additional cost to delve into these sports as well as the ones they already invested their time and money into. Thus, an idea was born…
The goal of the UHRC is to cater to the 99% of hunters and rifle shooters… what ranges do a vast number of hunting shots take place within? What gear is frequently used by hunters? What is the relationship between time and accuracy requirements in many hunting situations? What will the vast majority of hunters/recreational rifle shooters in the country be willing to spend on participating in the sport?
This sport focuses on using gear people frequently hunt with to hone skills that have proven to be crucial in real-life hunting situations.
