Trap Shooting & Sporting Clays Seasons Open April 1, 2014

The 2014 Trap and Sporting Clays 2014 season is scheduled to open on April 1st.  Here's to another successful shotgun sports season.

February 5-Stand Shoot Another Success

The club held its third Saturday 5 Stand Fun Shoot on February 1, 2014 and it was another solid success.  75 shooters participated in the event and all had an enjoyable time despite the temperatures.  The heated shooting stand did help considerably though.  We were able to break the record number participants, set in January, and look forward to the final Saturday 5-Stand shoot scheduled for March 1st.  Hopefully we will have some warmer temperatures for that event. 

Special thanks go to the volunteers who made this event another outstanding success, particularly the people who worked the kitchen and bar, registered shooters, and guaranteed a smooth flow for all participants.

January 5-Stand Fun Shoot a Success

The club held a second 5-Stand Fun Shoot on January 4, 2014 and it was a resounding success.  Over 70 shooters participated in the event despite the cold weather.  All shooters seemed to have had a great time.  The total number of shooters far surpassed previous Saturday 5 Stand shoots. 

Special thanks go to the volunteers who made this event a success, particularly the people who worked the kitchen and bar, registered shooters, and ensure a smooth flow for all participants.

December 5-Stand Shoot

The club conducted its first Saturday Fun Shoot of the 2013-2014 winter season.  Forty shooters participated and enjoyed the event despite the low temperatures. 

Special thanks go to the volunteers who worked in the kitchen, registered the shooters, and ensured a smoothly run event for all participants.

5-Stand Shooting Opens

The club will conduct 5-Stand Shotgun Shooting on Tuesday nights beginning Dec 4.  Open shooting will begin at 5 pm. 

5-Stand shooting involves the shooter engaging a series of five targets from each stand.  Targets are presented in a variety of attitudes and consist of a single clay and two pairs of clays per stand.  Shooters engage a variety of targets at each stand. 

Cost is $5 per round (25 birds).  Come and join us on Tuesday evenings this winter and shoot under the lights.  

New Roof Over the 100-Yard Range

The club has constructed a roof over the 100 yard range firing line to provide shade and protection against inclement weather for shooters. 

This new roof covers the entire firing line and will increase the comfort of all users.  The roof is a major improvement. 

Special thanks go to Dale Simonson, Jon Giraud, Jeff Jerde, Pat Peck, Gordy Weber, and Bill Teoli for their efforts in constructing the roof.  Special thanks also go out to Rich, who donated the metal roofing for the job. 

Constuction took about 150 man hours to complete over the period of a week and was completed well under budget.  Our plan is to construct another shooting shelter over the pistol/50 yard range in 2014.  Again, thanks to all who assisted in this major undertaking.  

Sporting Clays and Trap Shooting Ends October 15, 2013

October 15th is the last day for shooting either Sporting Clays or Trap at the Club.  This has been a very successful season for both shooting disciplines and special thanks go to all those who made this success possible. 

We expect to reopen both Sporting Clays and Trap shooting the first Tuesday in April 2014.  Hope to see you there.   

5-Stand Shooting Opens Oct 22, 2013

The 5-Stand Shooting Season opens on Tuesday October 22 at 5pm.  We will be conducting 5-Stand Shoots every Tuesday night until April 1, 2014.  This year the course is a little different.  Instead of shooting from stands set out on the trap field we will shoot from a covered structure that protects the shooters from inclement weather.  We also have a more exciting array of targets for the shooters to engage. 

For those who don't know what this fun sport is, 5-Stand is a cross between Trap Shooting and Sporting Clays.  The shooter engages a total of 25 targets from covered shooting stands.  These targets are presented from a variety of angles that include incoming, outgoing, and crossing targets.

Sporting Clays

Sporting Clays have ended after a successful season.  The decision to move open shooting to a regularly scheduled night led to a solid core of shooters participating in the course each week. 

We averaged 8-10 shooters per week for most of the season.  The only real slow down was during the intense heat wave in July. 

The Sporting Clays Team would like to thank all who participated in this fun sport.  Special thanks go to Dennis Knoll for his outstanding assistance in setting up and running the course on a weekly basis.

Rinehart 100

The Rinehart 100 was held over the weekend of July 27 & 28, 2013.  Over 700 people participated in this, the biggest R-100 Shoot in the midwest. 

Once again this was an extremely successful event and special thanks go the the 40+ volunteers who assisted in the set up, operation of, and take down of the event.