While Northland shooters were not among the winners, Lawrence said for them it was more about the experience and having a chance to match up against some top shooters.
"[Local shooters] were never going to be world beaters and weekend winners. But for them, it's not about that, it's about competing at that level, getting some experience and having a good time. It's just like golf where ... you're trying to beat your handicap."
While few Northlanders were shooting, it was by choice, and there were three game shooting clubs available in Northland - the Marua Sporting Clays, as well as a Maungaturoto and a Kaitaia club.
"Word of mouth is usually [how people find out], most people will know someone who knows someone and says 'come have a crack at this'.
"There are half a dozen hardcore locals who will chase the season in New Zealand, which is part of the reason we offered to host this event, so we could raise the awareness [of it] up here."
Lawrence told the Northern Advocate that, while it was a successful weekend in terms of achieving some of the goals they had set, the Marua Sporting Clays would not be putting their hands up to host it again any time soon.
"We had a number of people come through the gate and have a look see. There were people outside of the normal shooting facility who came for a gander, which all raises the profile.
"Putting our hand up was a good thing, it was a real eye-opener in terms of learning how to host such an event. But we won't put our hand up any time soon."
Lawrence concluded that there were definitely some learnings to come from the three-day event but, for now, it was time for the cows to return the paddock.
