The Beretta is his gun of choice.
“I’ve always shot a Beretta shotgun.
I started out with a 12 gauge Beretta
3901 semiauto and now shoot a
12 gauge Beretta DT-11 over/under
shotgun,” Wyatt said. He has also
won many awards in the four years
that he has been shooting. He has
won State Champion for three years
at the 4-H State Championships as
well as winning all three of the major
Texas stock show events including
the San Antonio Junior Shoot-out,
Houston Young Guns Sporting Clays
Competition, and the San Angelo
Shotgun Shoot-out. “I won the Texas
Parks & Wildlife Whiz-bang State
Finals,” Wyatt said. “I’ve also won
various 4-H events across the State
of Texas and events in the National
Sporting Clays Association.” His
winnings include scholarships, firearms, buckles and various other
awards.
Wyatt’s goals being in the Parker
County Shooting Sports is to shoot
on the USA National Shotgun Team,
and will include lots of physical and
mental preparation, which entails
constant practice, readiness, and
focus. His advice to others is, “Be
prepared and don’t give up. This
includes practicing, having your
equipment ready, being physically
and mentally prepared, and having
good focus when competing.” What
Wyatt enjoys the most is the close
friendships that he has built throughout the state of Texas and the oppor-
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