SHOTGUN SPORTS COMMITTEE
One of the great amenities at Indian Hammock is the George Arata Clay Shooting Shotgun Complex. This shotgun shooting venue features: a covered Five Stand, Field 1 - Skeet, Field 2 – Modern Skeet, and Field 3 – Trap. The skeet and trap fields are all competition designed / grade courses. The 5 Stand was completed in 2017 and features 5 shooting stations with clays thrown from 8 different traps. Please find below informational videos for each of the different shotgun shooting disciplines.
Informational Videos:
5 Stand -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8JBt1Yvb4
Skeet / Modern Skeet -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8sLUy4YwrI
Trap -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDWCFIJ0XZs
The Skeet and Trap committee is comprised of over 20 Indian Hammock members who are certified Range Safety Officers (RSO’s) and have been trained to open up the different fields. Every Sunday morning, except for board meeting Sundays, Field 1 will be opened by one of the committee members at 9:00am. It is open for all Indian Hammock members and guests. In addition to the Sunday open shoots, members can request to be placed on a “Shotgun Field Open” text messaging list, the members on this list will be informed when a committee member is opening one of the fields. Beginners and novice shooters are always welcome to shoot anytime the fields are open, however, if you would like to have a private introductory session, please contact the committee chairs to schedule a time.
Every year the Skeet and Trap Committee hosts over a dozen different competition/fun shoots. The shoots include: 100 Bird Skeet Championship, Ed Foster Shoot, Carson Low Gun, Annie Oakley Shoot, 5 stand Fun Shoot, Ladies Invitational, Bill Carson Memorial Shoot, George Arata Fun Shoot and Trap Championship. All of these shoots are open to members and guests, however, only members can leave with the titles. Please find attached a list of the scheduled 2023 shoots:
12-Feb 100 Bird Skeet Championship
26-Feb Ed Foster Shoot
12-Mar Carson Low Gun
26- Mar Annie Oakley Shoot
23-Apr 5 Stand Fun Shoot
7-May Lakes Invitational
28-May Annie Oakley Shoot
11-Jun Bill Carson Memorial Shoot
2-Jul George Arata Fun Shoot
8-Oct Trap Championship
22-Oct 5 Stand Fun Shoot
12-Nov 50 Bird Low Gun Shoot
26-Nov Annie Oakley Shoot
In addition to these scheduled shoots, we will host a number of Friday Night Shoot-N-Eats. We meet around 5:00 pm to shoot one of the venues followed by dinner at the Birds Nest. Bring your own food & beverages, we will supply the grill. Members are more than welcome to come for only the dinner portion.
Committee Chairs
Bret Davis – bdavis@artcraftmetals.com
Keith Kidwell – keith@svncr.com