https://www.theoutdoorwire.com/features/2026/03/cowboy-up-at-the-end-of-trail/

Paul Erhardt, Managing Editor, the Outdoor Wire Digital Network

Whilst one drives through the desert of Arizona and surveys the vast landscape, it is hard not to wonder who once rode through those mesas and what trials took place along the wagon trains. Arizona is full of a rich and vibrant history, plenty of cactus, dust, and of course- Cowboys.

As the sun rose over the desert horizon on February 25, 2024, Ben Avery Shooting Facility just north of Phoenix, Arizona became so much more than just a gun range. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Arizona Territorial Company of Rough Riders and their incredible crew of 58 Rangers, the facility was transformed into the 43rd Annual END of TRAIL, the SASS World Championships of Wild Bunch Action Shooting and Cowboy Action Shooting.