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BJ Blanchard, 13, of Vidor, follows a bird out of the high house while shooting from station eight Friday afternoon during a practice round of skeet at the Orange Gun Club in Orange County. Blanchard, who routinely shoots 250 shells per day, has hopes of making a trip to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics.
PHOTO/SCOTT ESLINGER JUNE 11, 2004