Shotgun Shooting
The Shotgun venue offers trap, skeet, and five stand sporting clays.
In addition to other basic directives listed in Worland Shooting Complex Standard Operating Procedures, the following shall apply when conducting shooting practice sessions, registered shoots, tournaments, matches, and all shooting activities at the Worland Shooting Complex Shotgun Ranges. All shotguns shooting sports activities, daily, weekly, monthly, special events and tournaments will be scheduled (using the standard request form enclosure and approved by the WSC Board of Directors. All personnel conducting said activities shall do so in accordance with the rules, guidelines, and standard operating procedures, as appropriate, from the following organizations as applicable: National Sporting Clays Association, National Skeet Shooting Association, Amateur Trap Association, National 4-H Shooting Sports, Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts, National Shooting Sports Manual, National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s Rules, (the shotgun section), Single Action Shooting Society, or any other nationally recognized shotgun (discipline) shooting sport authority that the Worland Shooting Complex has the equipment to conduct.
The basic idea is simple. The Skeet shooters will follow the Skeet Shooting Association rules, the Trap shooters will follow the Amateur Trap Association rules, the 5 stand shooters will follow rules listed in the Sporting Clays Association rules for 5 Stand, and the 4-H youth will follow the rules of the 4-H Shooting Sports, etc. Should conflicts of the rules occur, or disagreements between members, directors, or Range Officers take place, then those conflicts and issues shall be brought to the WSC Board of Directors to be resolved.
In addition to other basic directives listed in Worland Shooting Complex Standard Operating Procedures, the following shall apply when conducting shooting practice sessions, registered shoots, tournaments, matches, and all shooting activities at the Worland Shooting Complex Shotgun Ranges. All shotguns shooting sports activities, daily, weekly, monthly, special events and tournaments will be scheduled (using the standard request form enclosure and approved by the WSC Board of Directors. All personnel conducting said activities shall do so in accordance with the rules, guidelines, and standard operating procedures, as appropriate, from the following organizations as applicable: National Sporting Clays Association, National Skeet Shooting Association, Amateur Trap Association, National 4-H Shooting Sports, Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts, National Shooting Sports Manual, National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s Rules, (the shotgun section), Single Action Shooting Society, or any other nationally recognized shotgun (discipline) shooting sport authority that the Worland Shooting Complex has the equipment to conduct.
The basic idea is simple. The Skeet shooters will follow the Skeet Shooting Association rules, the Trap shooters will follow the Amateur Trap Association rules, the 5 stand shooters will follow rules listed in the Sporting Clays Association rules for 5 Stand, and the 4-H youth will follow the rules of the 4-H Shooting Sports, etc. Should conflicts of the rules occur, or disagreements between members, directors, or Range Officers take place, then those conflicts and issues shall be brought to the WSC Board of Directors to be resolved.
- 8 Gage is the largest Caliber allowed for use on the shotgun ranges.
- Positively no slugs, or flechettes, or buckshot are to be fired on the shotgun ranges
- Positively no tracer, incendiary, flare, signal star, pyrotechnic, or any C. S. gas or smoke canister type of ammo is to be used on the shotgun ranges
- The shotgun range is to be used only for patterning and or aerial shooting at clay targets.
- The use of shot sizes larger than # BB lead, or #F steel is prohibited
- Shotgun actions will be kept open at all times until at the firing station for your turn. This includes break open actions, such as over & under, as well as doubles barrels.
- Always check to ensure the gun is unloaded when coming off line or station
- Each shooter is responsible for picking up their empty hulls after firing.
- The trap and skeet ranges may be operated at the same time.