2024 NYS Sporting Clays Championships Motels

 

Vernon National Shooting Preserve

Rooms for New York State Sporting Clays Championship June 19th-June 23rd 2024 Looking forward to hosting the NYS Sporting Clays Championship this Summer. We have secured the following room blocks and just waiting on the code for two of these ( as noted and will email these in next few days - blocks and rates secured) Vernon Downs Hotel, Vernon NY (315) 829-3400, specify "New York State Sporting Clays Championship" Call and ask for Front desk. $99 Hotel One75 , Hamilton, NY, 315-824-4400, Specify "Vernon National" $169 Hampton Inn, Verona, NY, 315-363-3801, "New York Sporting Clays Championship" ( will be available to book 12/21/23) $219 Turning Stone Resort & Casino , Verona NY, 800-771-7711 (will be available to book 12/21/23) Multiple accommodations, $161 Sandstone, $248 Hotel, $307 Tower, $148 The Inn Other local areas to check when you are looking for your perfect stay- New Hartford NY, Cazenovia, NY, Utica NY, Syracuse NY. Closest Airport - Syracuse, NY, Private airport Hamilton, NY Hope to see you in June! Darcy 315-272-6211

Valleyfield ATA 2024 (Quebec)

 

5/18/2024 - 5/19/2024	no name available
8/24/2024 - 8/25/2024	no name available
9/15/2024	no name available	* ATA Posting

NCSC 5-Stand Shoots 2024 (Vermont)

NSCA 5-Stand registered shoots. 

4-20

6-15

7-27

10-19

Non NSCA welcomed.

Ontario Trap 2024

 

Vermont NSCA Sporting Clays 2024

May 4 - Cabin Fever Open - Underhill Rod & Gun Club Jun 1 - Underhill Sporting Clays - Underhill Rod & Gun Club Jun 8 - John Smedley Memorial Shoot - NEK Jul 6 - NEK Summer Blast - NEK Jul 13 - Vermont State Warmup - Underhill Rod & Gun Club Jul 14 - Can-Am 100 - Underhill Rod & Gun Club Aug 1/4 - Vermont State Championships - NEK Aug 17 - Vermont Annual Memorial Shoot - Underhill Aug 18 - Vermont Super Sporting Championship - Underhill Sep 21 - NEK Fall Sporting - NEK Sep 28 - Vermont Leaf Peeper - Underhill Rod & Gun Club

Posted 11/29/2023.

Valleyfield NSSA Skeet 2024 (Quebec)

2024

Rubber Boots Open - April 28

Quebec Provincial - Sept 6/8

Bonhomme Pumpkin - Oct 20

* Monthly Targets: April Thru Nov

Posted 11/29/2023

NCSC 5-Stand Fun Shoot Dec 2 (Vt)

 Winter Fun shoot registration is now open for the December 2nd shoot. We can only accommodate 20 shooters. Cost for 100 targets is $35.00. Prepaid cards cannot be used. Range fee is waived. The shoot is scored but not registered.  Free coffee and hot dogs served to warm you up when in the warming hut. Sign up by calling Art at 802-254-1580 or    email Art at artkotavt@gmail.com

Loaning out club membership card

 Received this from a Florida club I belong.

"The loaning out of club member badges to a nonmember is strictly prohibited, if caught on club property with a loaned-out badge it will be confiscated, and member will have to come before the club board for its return and face disciplinary actions….
Trespassing on club property with a firearm is a felony!"

The club's membership card also accesses the entrance gate.

Can you live with the consequences of lending out your membership card?

NCSC (Williston) Registered Fall 5 Stand - Saturday 10/14/23

 We're going to go one more round this year!  This will be our last registered shoot of 2023.  The format will again be a 100 target Main Event, shot on 2 fields, with a 50 target 12ga "Fluff" side event.  This will be an NSCA registered shoot, but Hunter class shooters are welcome, as always.  Registration will be handled through Score Chaser at the following link:

https://app.scorechaser.com/tournament-0VBBGRARS0UOJ2

Please let me know if you have any issues registering.

Art will fire up the grill to service burgers and dogs for lunch, included with your shoot registration.  He will also run the 50/50 raffle that has become a tradition at our shoots.

Please let me know if you have any questions and we hope to see you at the club on the 14th!

Thank you,

Bob Otty  otty.robert@gmail.com

NY State Ammunition Background Check

 NY State Police are now conducting backgrounds checks for purchases or transfer of ammunition (also firearms).

The state charges $2.50 at point of purchase for the ammunition background check conducted.

Have no idea if delays are being experienced or what is the expected time for a check to be approved/disapproved. How long are you expected to hang out at Walmart when you purchase ammunition?

State police website as of today has not been updated. No FAQ. No information period on the new requirements.

How do you handle a youth shooting team? Visitors to the club from out of state? Six people show up to shoot on Sunday at your club and want to purchase ammunition. What is the expected wait time?

What a mess!

Diabities and clay target shooting

 Not a doctor....

If you have a sensor easy enough to check your numbers.  If not, you're doing the finger pin prick.

You want a reading of 100 or higher immediately before starting the event.  If at 100 or lower a good chance of crashing during the shoot.  The more you exert yourself the faster your numbers are going to drop. With a sensor you can check after every 25 targets (skeet/trap) or every four or five stations in sporting. No sensor.  Preset your kit for a quick check.

The higher the numbers the less checking you have to do.  Some are more sensitive than others.

You know your body. You know when you're getting ready to crash. Set the minimum level you're willing to go before you take additional carbs.  But anything under 100 is going to get you in the long run.

It doesn't take many carbs to make it right.  A low carb protein bar in your shoot bag should be all it takes. In any case whatever you take it will be 15 minutes before it takes effect so don't let your number get too low before you take action.

Underhill Shoot Program Sept 29-30

 

Farnham Fun Shoot Sept 10

50 Target Events - Ammunition part of registration fee.

 

Results Underhill Sporting - Aug 26/27

RESULTS 

Huntingdon Five-Man Team Trap Shoot - Sep 3rd

 FIVE-MAN TEAMS TOURNAMENT

hello YOU ALL!

It's already the end of Labor Day weekend, but also the arrival of our annual five-man team tournament.

Here is the info:

OPEN TO ALL MEMBER & NON-MEMBER

Sunday, September 3rd

Registration from 9:00, departure around 10:00

Team caught on site

Medals for the winners

Attendance award (SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CUSTOMERS)

$30 for sign up

Marc's Meat will be present (menu coming soon)

(75 rounds (50 traps and 25 wobbles)

NCSC (Williston) - Summer's Last Call 5 Stand 9/9/23

We're just 2 weeks out from our next registered 5 stand shoot and registration is open.  We will again have a 100 target main event, shot on 2 fields, and a 50 target "Fluff" side event (12ga).  This will be an NSCA registered shoot, but non-registered Hunter class shooters are always welcome.

Registration will be handled through Scorechaser :

Please let me know if you have any questions or issues with registration.  We hope to see you on the 9th.

Thank you,

Bob Otty otty.robert@gmail.com

Farnham Trap & Skeet Sep 2023 Program

Montpelier Gun Club 2023 flood recovery (GoFundMe)

 Montpelier Gun Club 2023 flood recovery (GoFundMe)

The Montpelier Gun Club was devastated by historical flooding in July 2023. It will take a monumental effort to repair the damage and restore the grounds to their previous pristine condition.

Please help us with the rebuilding effort with as generous a donation as you can.

Thank you.

Don Whiton

Treasurer

GOFUNDME

29 Jul Bulls-Eye Shoot Cancelled

 The July 29^th shoot at Bulls-Eye Sporting Center in Vermont has been cancelled.  Please pass this information along to any of your shooting friends that generally attend, just in case they don't get email.  For those of you that may not be aware.  During the torrential rain that Vermont experienced a couple weeks ago, Dave and his family were impacted by floods waters that severely damaged the shooting course and their home.  They are currently working to get their world back to normal.  We will send along updates on future shoots as things unfold.  In the meantime, the sporting community sends their best to the family.

Montpelier Gun Club Vermont Devastating Flood

 ATA Facebook Page

The Montpelier Gun Club Vermont has experienced devastating flooding. The club was able to remove the Pat Traps on Sunday but the club house and trap houses were inundated with flood waters from the Winooski River. The shot curtain and/or the poles are also likely damaged but they will not know until the flood waters recede. If you’ve never shot at this club you’ve miss out on good people who love shooting trap and go out of their way to host a good shoot.

This will likely be a financially devastating event for the club without assistance since insurance will likely not cover the flood loss.

Please consider donating to help rebuild the club. Please makes checks payable to the Montpelier Gun Club and note your donation. Mail to Box 664, Montpelier, VT 05601. This is the address of the VT Trapshooting Association. Remember “There go I but for the grace of God.”

Update via Don Whiton.

Things looking much better today than yesterday. It had been reported at one point in the storm the water was up over the top of the clubhouse. There will be much work to be done once we're able to get in there.

ADDED

Browning & Winchester Demo Day Visit @ Montreal Skeet

 It was billed as "Browning Canada and Winchester Repeating Arms Canada Demo Day".

I had to ask where the Winchester tent was as didn't see it. No tent, no banners.  

Learn something every day. Was told Browning owned Winchester. 

Looking at the Winchester web site I saw left-handed semi's. Might not be a hot seller but almost a certain sale for someone wanting a left-handed configuration in a semi. One of the shotguns I wanted to take a look at out of curiosity but didn't see any.

It was demo day.  It could be arraigned to take out a shotgun and fire it.

Moving on...

Company is out of Quebec City.  They can do about anything you ask of them.

My computer won't let me access their website.  I mentioned it and two phones appeared.  No problems.  I use a couple of virus programs as I'm all over the internet. One must be seeing something it doesn't like, but the two had no issues.

A good first impression.  The two I talked to spoke English.

A 25-target 5-stand fun shoot.  Prizes and drawing.  As in such events more than a few first time shooting 5-stand.  Hittable targets with a little practice.

PHOTOS / VIDEO

Entering Canada, I was the second vehicle in line (I-87 / I-15).  Looking across it looked like One Hour and thirty minutes to enter the USA.  I used a different crossing on return.

Roue Super Sporting Aug 27 Program

 We are looking for volunteer referees, free lunch.

The main differences between “Sporting & Supersporting”

• Each station has 4 traps (1-2-3-4).

• 1st shooter can view each Single Target 2 times but NOT the Double/Simo or the Report presentations.

• Each competitor completes the menu followed by the next competitor.

 

Example of a Supersporting Menu.

Single Targets (2 shots allowed).

Trap 1 – Single target

Trap 2 – Single target

Trap 3 – Single target

Trap 4 – Single target

Report

1 & 4

3 & 2

Double / Simo

1 / 2

 

Thank-you,

Marc & Tony

Trap singles @ 2023 Quebec Provencial Trap Shoot @ Vallyefield

This is the equivalate of a State shoot.  All shooters' members of the ATA.

All week was told it was going to rain.  It didn't. High humidity. A haze from Canadian fires.

Desk ran smoothly.

Good turnout. Didn't see any machine or speaker issues.

Canadians love Black Rim targets.  When I used to shoot registered skeet, they would order regular orange targets at the Montreal Club for the Skeet Canadian, as that is what American shooters in attendance wanted.  Before Canada started charging to bring a firearm into the country, not uncommon to have a couple squads or more of American shooters in attendance.

The club has been using a vender for lunch. The Huntingdon Club has also been using them. Highly recommend. The $8 Canadian in US funds is $6.  

Didn't take a photo but the club expanded parking. 

Video and Photos.

Trap Singles

Shoot Like A Girl

NCSC (Williston) - Beat the Heat Shoot 7/15/23 Program

 NCSC (Williston) - Beat the Heat Shoot 7/15/23

Coming off our recent Father's Day shoot, we're right back at it with registration for our July "Beat the Heat" shoot.  As has been our format, we will again have a 100 target main event (shot on 2 fields) and a 50 target "Fluff" event, both 12ga events.  This will be an NSCA registered shoot, but Hunter class shooters are welcome to join.

Registration will be handled through Scorechaser at the following link:

ScoreChaser

Our last shoot sold (with a waiting list), with the morning spots going fast.  So get your squads together and get registered soon for your preferred shoot time.

Please let me know if you have any questions and we hope to see you on the 15th.

Bob Otty  otty.robert@gmail.com

A long weekend!

Friday

2023 Woodcock Invitational Skeet (NSSA), Club de Tir de Valleyfield  (St-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Québec)

Saturday

115th Vermont State Championship Trap Shoot, Montpelier Gun Club (Berlin, Vermont)

Sunday

2023 Roue du Roy Classic Sporting Clay Tournoi, Club la Roue du Roy (Hemmingford, Quebec)

Thunderstorm on my drive to Valleyfield.  Doing 20mph in a 55mph. No rain while I was at the club. The club is back from the dead as far as registered skeet goes.  A full house or close to it. Two, three years ago lucky to see a full squad. Doubles event ran smoothly.

Rain at the Montpelier shoot.  A few times I thought it was going to stop but it didn't. I'm told a few shooters sat out Saturday.  I made an ammunition buy at the shoot. A fender who advertises in the shoot program sells not only ammunition, but reloading supplies.

A lot of walking at the sporting clays shoot.  Went out twice without a cart as they had two start times. I was dragging at the end of the day. Going to have to rethink that going out twice. Someone did offer to rent me a cart in the afternoon, but I had already made the walk and I only had a few more stations to hit.

Various gun vendors at the shoot. You could try any gun displayed, on the skeet field.

Annual Vermont State Warm Up Shoot Flyer @ Underhill

 

NCSC - Father's Day 5 Stand RESULTS!

 Well, the weather yesterday wasn't...  shall we say...  "perfect"!  But thank you to everyone that came out to shoot the event.  We kept you (mostly) dry for the main event and a number of shooters braved the rain or snuck in the Fluff event between showers.  In the end, Bob Howard won the main event with an 88 and Dan Beaupre won the Fluff with a 49.  All scores are now up on Score Chaser at the following link:

SCORES

Thanks also to all of our volunteers who helped with setup, registration, pulling and scoring, etc.  Our shoots don't run themselves, but we work hard to make them run smoothly.

We will put up the Score Chaser registration and send a notification soon, but you can mark your calendars for our next shoot on July 15th.  We hope to see you then!

Bob Otty

June 11th Visit @ Barre

 Barre Fish & Game Club (Barre, Vermont) - 2023 Support Your 2nd Amendment Rights Skeet Shoot

I want to say the last time I shot skeet at the club (and my wife) was in the 90's.  Two separate NSSA registered skeet events. The club only had NSSA for one year.

Club and fields (2) in excellent condition. 

50 Targets. Rounds of singles and a round of doubles. I like that format when you have a limited number of fields.  Moves the shoot along.

Didn't see any obvious issues with targets or machines.

Had a sausage sandwich with all the trimmings for lunch.

The 2nd Amendment shoot is an annual event in support of the state's Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs. 

The day before I was at Club Pionnier in Quebec. They were holding an event to support The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights.

Two clubs in different countries holding a shoot for associations that support gun rights. Two clubs. Two countries. Not one unlawful act with a firearm!

Shooters from a couple of Vermont clubs I expected to see, passed on the shoot.

VIDEO/PHOTOS  

June 10th visit @ Club Pionnier

 No issues crossing the border.  The person working the border asked where the wife was?  I guess we've made more than a few visits this year. We know the regulars, or they know us.

Last time I visited the club was in 2010. GPS took me straight to the club (last time no GPS).  Traffic was running smoothly in the tunnel under the Saint Lawerence that I used, but noticed only one east bound lane was open. In 2010 on my return, the tunnel was closed because of an accident,

The first rotation was almost done when I arrived.

Registration looked like it was being run smoothly.

Lots of smiles and everyone having a good time.

The club has no membership fee.  One shooting rate for all.

Hotdogs, chips and soda for lunch.

I've been going back in forth on what camera to use. This shoot and a shoot at the Barre club on Sunday settled the debate. Lost some good shots but needed real-world comparison.

Didn't stay for the prize draw.

Forty extra minutes on the drive home.  Huge traffic backup at the tunnel. Drove south to a bridge but city traffic and stop lights. 

I'm thinking stay on 40 and cut east on 15 to Champlain Bridge.  Map program says 42 mins.  The tunnel route is 38 minutes. In theory I won't get caught in city traffic.

VIDEO/PHOTOS

Browning EXPERIENCE on July 8th @ Montreal Skeet Club

 Live the Browning EXPERIENCE on July 8th at the Montreal Skeet Club

- Browning Canada and Winchester Repeating Arms Canada demo day
-Friendly tournament in Formula 5 stands with prizes awarded to the three best scores
- Door prize draw
- Free admission to non-members
- Cost of $25 per round, ammunition included

Meet Lemieux Gunsmith

- Answers to your maintenance and cleaning questions
- Free service to Browning and Winchester gun owners of compliance shims adjustment and adjustable comb with laser tool

Admire the work of Paul Dubois, a master engraver at work on-site, and discuss your next dream Browning firearm.

VT State Shoot Info (2023 Sporting Clays)

VT State Shoot Info (Sporting Clays)

August 3rd– August 6th 2023

It's hard to believe we are less than two months away from this year's VT State Shoot. We will again be hosting the four-day shoot at the Northeast Kingdom Skeet & Sporting Clays Club in Burke, VT. We look forward to seeing you all throughout the summer at our registered shoots, our first being this Saturday. We're working hard to make improvements for your shooting experience.

Attached you will find the registration and info packet for the 2023 Vermont State Shoot. Online registration is available on ScoreChaser.com and I encourage you to sign up there.

If you are unable to, please return the enclosed form no later than July 28th. Please be sure you complete your squad info for the Main Event.

We have a few campsites available along with water to fill your tanks and a dump station.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and would like to reserve a spot.

Keep shooting and bring a friend!

Bob Durocher nekclays@gmail.com

NEKSC Sec/Treas

REGISTRATION

Women Shooting Vest

 A recent inquiry on shooting vest for women.  I maintain a web page that list a number of links that not only list companies that sell vest, but various other types of shooting gear. Also, posted are YouTube videos given expect advice to women shooters.  

Women Shooting Gear

New Olympic Bunker in Pa.

Americas newest Olympic Bunker is now operational @ Library Sportsmen’s Association, Pennsylvania.

Olympic Bunker is one of the two Olympic shotgun sports. The other being International Skeet.

A listing of bunkers that I'm aware.

US/Canada Bunker Listing

June 1st Visit - La Roue du Roy

90 degrees the forecast. Mow the lawn or go shooting? Departed for the club (La Roue du Roy) at 8:15am. They open at 9am.

Back course has eight stations. Minimum of eight machines per station.

Club uses keys instead of cards but same concept. Two keys at once and you can throw any combination. Great practice!

More than eight machines, use a 5-stand/FITASC controller.

My camera let me pan the field so I could show all machines on one photo (compressed). Three fields in all.

* Mario says the tower will be back in operation soon.