The Western Regional Independent Trapshooting Association (WRITA) is a trapshooting association that facilitates trap shooting competitions around the state of Oregon. WRITA sponsored trapshooting events are two day shooting events that include singles, handicap, and backer (buddy shoot) competitions. WRITA has been around for many years as WRETA, the Western Region Elks Trapshooting Association. In 2012, the name of the organization was changed and new By-laws were adopted that separated the trap shooting organization from the BPOE (Elks). WRITA is about competitive shooting with an emphasis on the recreational aspects of the sport. The organization is entirely ran by unpaid volunteers, and while purses at WRITA events are quite good, the shooting events are mostly about getting together to have a good time with like-minded shooting enthusiasts. WRITA currently has more than 280 active members competing in 11 shoots around Oregon from March to August.