Arthur Charles Moore (Art) was born in Chatham Kent, England on May 21, 1951. At that time Art’s dad was stationed in England with the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers. Art’s early years were spent in Germany, Alberta, and British Columbia, following his father’s army postings. The Moore’s settled in Grenfell, Saskatchewan to take over the family farm in 1960. Art helped his parents run the grain and cattle operation. After graduating from programs at Southern Alberta and British Columbia Institute of Technology, Art began working as a marine engineer. First traveling the Arctic with the Canadian Coastguard, and later around the globe as a Chief Engineer of deep-sea bulk carrier transport ships. Art returned to Victoria, B.C. to help his parents in their retirement.
It was on the farm that Art learned how to handle a rifle and shotgun. Art began his trapshooting career in 1988, and became well known for his expert marksmanship, his mentoring of other up and coming shooters, and his volunteer work throughout the trapshooting community. During his 36-year trapshooting career Art shot a total of 215,125 registered PITA targets, shooting at numerous tournaments across Canada and the USA. Over the years he earned recognition on the Vancouver Island Shooting League (VISL), the British Columbia, and the PITA All Star Teams. Art recorded fifty-three major wins in the British Columbia Provincial Championships, the Western Canadian Championships, the Canadian Championships and the PITA Grand Pacific.
During his shooting career, Art was significantly instrumental in keeping the Vancouver Island Shooting League running smoothly for many years by doing the computer work, working on the trap machines, and ordering the trophy packages, and managed to win numerous events in the VISL. He also served as president of the British Columbia Trapshooting Association (BCTA) for 2 years and served on the PITA Executive Committee. Art’s peers considered him to be a humble man, one who let his shooting prowess do the talking.
