Category: Trap Field

Open House

Youth Shooting Sports Open House

September 13, 2020

The Tewksbury Rod and Gun Club will be holding a Youth Shooting Sports Open House on Saturday September 26 from noon to 3:00PM. Come learn about our exciting youth programs including our Junior Rifle program and Scholastic Clay Target Program Trap Team. Both programs are open to girls and boys between the ages of 10 and 18. All programs are overseen by certified instructors and coaches. No prior experience with firearms is required and health and safety is our primary concern in all of our programs. A parent or legal guardian must be present. Come on out and break some clays and test your rifle marksmanship!

Trap Clinic

July 3, 2020

Have you heard people taking about Trap Shooting at the club and wondered what all the fuss is? Does the idea of the instant gratification from watching clays smash into pieces make you smile? Why not come out and give it a try?

On Saturday July 11 from 11AM-1:30PM, we will be conducting our a beginner trap clinic, limited to 10 students. The focus of this clinic will be to introduce the challenging game of trap to newcomers. This clinic is designed for the brand-new trap shooter and will cover the basics including the rules of the game, foot placement, hold points and the techniques necessary to break targets.

No experience is necessary, and we will have shotguns and ammunition available for use. Included in the $25 fee will be use of shotguns, ammunition, classroom instruction and 2 rounds of trap along side an experienced trap shooter acting as a coach.

Eye and ear protection can be provided, but if you have your own, you are encouraged to bring it. For more information or to sign up, please contact: firearmsafety@tewksburyrodandgun.org.

Range Availability

July 2, 2020

In the recent member survey, eleven percent of respondents wanted increased range availability. In response to this feedback, the Hi-Bore Range Officers have increased their coverage during the week. Please watch the club calendar for additional coverage for most Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings as well as all day coverage on Saturdays.

For those that would like to request a range officer’s time outside of our published times, we have created a new web page for you: http://tewksburyrodandgun.org/ro

This page can be used for either Hi-Bore or the Trap Field.

We would ask that you provide at least 3 days notice with your request, and please keep in mind requests are not guaranteed. You must get confirmation from the range chairman for your requested time.

Of course you can always call an RO from the list on the newsletter as well.

The Board of Directors will be monitoring range logs and the new request page to assess if additional actions are required to ensure our members have ample access to the range.

The BOD thanks you for taking the survey and we want you to know your feedback is appreciated and will be acted upon.

Trap Clinic

June 1, 2020

Have you heard people taking about Trap Shooting at the club and wondered what all the fuss is? Does the idea of the instant gratification from watching clays smash into pieces make you smile? Why not come out and give it a try?

On Saturday July 11 from 11AM-1:30PM, we will be conducting our a beginner trap clinic, limited to 10 students. The focus of this clinic will be to introduce the challenging game of trap to newcomers. This clinic is designed for the brand-new trap shooter and will cover the basics including the rules of the game, foot placement, hold points and the techniques necessary to break targets.

No experience is necessary, and we will have shotguns and ammunition available for use. Included in the $25 fee will be use of shotguns, ammunition, classroom instruction and 2 rounds of trap along side an experienced trap shooter acting as a coach.

Eye and ear protection can be provided, but if you have your own, you are encouraged to bring it. For more information or to sign up, please contact: firearmsafety@tewksburyrodandgun.org.

Turkey Shoot

October 21, 2019

On Saturday, November 2nd, we’ll be hosting our annual Turkey Shoot from 9am to about noon. Our pot luck meal has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. We hope to have a nice meal after the ham shoot. The turkey raffle will still be held after the Adios.

This is a great time for all, if you would like to try shooting trap, this is a great no pressure fun event. The fee is $5 per round, each round is a total of 15 targets.  3 shots per station, 5 stations.  Ammo is NOT supplied.

The Rules
1.) Every entry gets one ticket in turkey raffle.
2.) Yellow targets hit earn an extra ticket in turkey raffle.
3.) targets per station (15 targets total per round).
4.) “Backup” format – two shooters mount guns, the first shooter calls for the target and if they miss the target, the “backup” shooter can shoot at the
target. If the second shooter fires, that is his/her shot for the round regardless of whether or not the target is hit.
5.) Shooting out of turn is a lost target regardless of the actual target result.

Open House

Youth Shooting Sports Open House

September 10, 2019

The Tewksbury Rod & Gun Club will be hosting a Youth Shooting Sports Open House on  Saturday September 21, 2019 from Noon-3:00 PM
The event is open to girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 18.  Safety is a primary concern and certified instructors and coaches will oversee all club programs.

• Learn about our Junior Rifle and SCTP Junior Trap Programs.
• Come out and break some clay targets and prove your rifle marksmanship!
• All programs are overseen by NRA Certified instructors and coaches
• Parent or guardian must be present
• No experience with firearms necessary and all safety equipment will be provided

Trap Field Clean up

June 30, 2019
We would like to schedule a work party for July 21st starting at 9:00 am to handle the last few items at the trap field:
 
1. Second coat of paint on house roof
2. Back fill the traphouse
3. Landscape in front of the traphouse to remove the hills
4. Cut back some brush
5. Rake up wads and bring to dumpster
6. Test pH
7. Spread lime
8. Plant grass
9. Mow the field
10. Weed wack
11. Mount the receiver bracket
12. Move switch to the outside
15. Wash canopy
16. Bring down more targets from the garage.
 
The club has rakes, shovels, a wheelbarrow and 1.5 bags of lime.
We’ll need some people to a string trimmer or two.  Be sure to bring gloves as well.
 
If you are available on Sunday July 21st, please sign up below:
 
http://tewksburyrodandgun.org/wp/work-parties/?sheet_id=4
 
Thank you,
Board of Directors

Trap Field – Open

April 20, 2019

Hello Everyone, as of April 15th, the trap field is now open.  We appreciate everyone’s patience.  The field is now open for public shoots on Monday and Saturday.  Check the calendar for times.

Trap Field – Update

March 31, 2019
Hello Everyone, Spring is here and we know everyone is excited to get back out to the trap field.  We are getting closer and closer to making that happen every day.

As of right now, the field is closed, as several improvements are being made.  As the repairs/modifications to the trap house are completed, we will send out another update letting you know when the trap field will be fully operational.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and we know how important it is to have the trap field ready for the season.