Kicking off the world’s largest shooting sport event
Minnesota State High School Clay Target League Championship draws 8,320 student-athletes from 315 schools.
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USA Clay Target League founder, president Jim Sable retires
(USA Clay Target League)St. Paul, Minn. — Jim Sable, the founder of the USA Clay Target League, has announced that he has stepped down from his roles as board chair and president of the league. Sable, the former owner of a Twin Cities communication agency, is a longtime clay target shooting enthusiast who started an after-school mentoring program at the…
Division of Wildlife caters to ladies with upcoming range shoot
Event scheduled Sept. 25 at Spring Valley.
Reports: Sportsmen, women contribute over $93 billion to economy
New economic reports by Southwick Associates reveals more than 53 million Americans consider themselves sportsmen and women, spending more than $93.5 billion in 2016 on gear, licenses, travel, clothing, gas and more. In a series of reports released Tuesday, Sept. 4 by the American Sportfishing Association, National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), expenditures made for hunting,…
Practice now for upcoming deer season
I can’t tell you how many deer hunters I know who never touch their deer rifles, or any firearm for that matter, until just prior to deer season. For many it doesn’t seem to be a big deal, but for others it can be the difference between a hit and a miss. I’m actually surprised you don’t hear about more…
Celebrate shooting sports in Ohio on Aug. 11
Free “range day” offered by Ohio DNR.
First no-fee public shooting range opens in southern Wisconsin in more than 20 years
The facility is at the Mud Lake Wildlife Area. It features 100- and 50-yard rifle ranges, a 50-yard shotgun patterning range and a 25-foot pistol range; earthen backstops and side berms and overhead baffles in shooting sheds to ensure everyone’s safety.
Making noise at the world’s largest shooting sport tournament
Minnesota State High School Clay Target League Championship boasts 8,000 participants from more than 350 teams.
Scholastic clay target league explodes in popularity
About 1,150 students from 59 schools participated in the 2018 spring season. That’s up from 370 kids and 19 schools in 2017, and 128 students from five teams in 2016.
This summer, fishing takes a back seat to time on the rifle range
Paula put three of four shots into a six-inch square last week from 200 yards, and the lone miss wasn’t off by much. That kind of shooting easily puts her in the kill zone of a moose, although she wants to tighten things up even more before we head to The Rock.It’s been a bit of an unusual spring and…
DNR gets boost in efforts to improve public shooting ranges in Michigan – to the tune of $1.25 million
(Michigan DNR)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently approved a total of $1.25 million over a five-year period for the Michigan DNR to provide up to 75 percent of funding for improvements to partner shooting ranges throughout Michigan. The DNR received these additional federal funds via the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (Pittman-Robertson Act), through which hunters and sport…
Trap shooting joins sanctioned sports mix in Minnesota College Athletic Conference
MCAC has teamed up with the USA High School Clay Target League to offer a new sanctioned varsity sport – clay target shooting – to begin this fall.
Advocates: School gun clubs teach discipline, not violence
At high school and college gun ranges around the country, teens and young adults gather to practice shooting and talk about the positive influence firearms have had on their lives.
Minnesota high school shooting league continues to flourish
The Minnesota State High School Clay Target League reportedly has already added 15 to 20 teams this year.
Vermont hunting club cancels crow shoot amid criticism
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. — A Vermont hunting club has cancelled its crow shooting competition after a social media outcry. Mark McCarthy, president of the Boonie Club in Williamstown, told the Burlington Free Press it will not be sponsoring the April 7 crow shoot, in which teams of hunters would have competed to win prizes by shooting the most crows. Critics of…
Details on purchasing an M1911 pistol through the Civilian Marksmanship Program
In storage since the 1980s, thousands of .45 handguns will hit the marketplace via the CMP. Gun enthusiasts willing to process paperwork can get a crack at one.
Study: Spike continues in women’s shooting sports participation
Athens, Ala. — New research on women’s participation in shooting sports shows a significant increase from previous reports, according to a recent study. Shoot Like A Girl, a leader in growing the number of females in shooting sports, said it has conducted an intensive study on participation of women in the shooting sports industry. It studied several disciplines including pistol, rifle…
Great Lakes region shooters well-represented at World Shooting Para Sport Rifle/Pistol World Cup
Shooting sports have grown in popularity by leaps and bounds in recent years, and not just at the high school level, it appears. The largest contingent of U.S. competitors ever sent to a World Shooting Para Sport Rifle/Pistol World Cup has landed in Bangkok, Thailand, and is set to compete in the final World Cup of the WSPS season starting…
USA High School Clay Target League to debut national championship in 2018
The event, scheduled July 12-15 in Mason, Mich., will feature a trap-shooting competition for the highest-qualifying student athletes and teams throughout all affiliated state high school clay target leagues in the nation.
How to properly stand while shooting (video)
How to Properly Stand While Shooting Proper stance is essential to firearm control. Check out this short tutorial video on how to stand while shooting. #billsgs Posted by Bill's Gun Shop & Range Robbinsdale on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Proper stance is essential to firearm control. Check out this short tutorial video on how to stand while shooting. Categories: Firearms…
Spotters and colored wads can lead to better wingshooting
“How’d I miss?” It’s a common question for shotgun shooters, whether at the range or in the field. Obviously, you shot too high, too low, too far in front, too far behind or a combination of these such as high and behind. A more important question is how can you tell? You can’t. A better answer is you shouldn’t be…
Iowa student-athletes on mark at shooting nationals
Dozens of Iowa athletes from North Scott, Maquoketa, Pleasant Valley, Pella, Pella Christian, Ankeny Centennial, Gilbert, Solon, Oskaloosa and Easton Valley were frequent visitors to the awards podium at the Scholastic Action Sports Program (SASP) and the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Team Championships, July 8-15 at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio. Iowa place-winners (complete results can be…
Pennsylvania’s Danielle Green, Ohio’s Chase Jindra top shooters at nationals
Held July 8-15 at the Cardinal Shooting Center, more than 2,300 athletes representing 29 states competed in the shooting disciplines of trap, skeet and sporting clays.
Iowa to be well-represented at national scholastic clay target shoot
In 2017, more than 3,700 shooters compete in high school, college clay targets in Iowa.
St. Michael-Albertville, New Prague’s Woodrow Glazer reign at state high school shooting tournament
Tournament was the culmination of a Minnesota State High School League clay target season that saw 11,300 individuals and 345 teams participate.
Northfield High School, Park’s Hogan Lawson close out championship with 9A titles
It was a fitting finish to the nine-day shooting extravaganza.
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