Kamloops Trap & Skeet Club to hold charity shoot
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Updated: October 23, 2009 12:29 PM
The Kamloops Trap and Skeet Club will be holding a special sporting clay charity shoot on Nov. 1. Money raised will be donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. A part of each entree fee will be donated to the society.
Random Prize draws will be held for lucky shooters of any score.
More than one event may be held if there is enough interest on Nov. 1.
"This is our very first charity shoot," said Dwane Scott, publicity officer for the club.
Trap and skeet shooting is a sport where people use shotguns to shoot at clay disks called 'pigeons' or 'birds', which are launched into the air as targets.
"There seems to be a revival in shotgun shooting, said Scott.
It is a preferred alternative to hunting live animals for many. "People are not so much into shooting game these days," Scott explained.
"Our club was founded in the 1940s or before, originally situated at what is now the intersection of Notre Dame and Summit Dr., then near the first hole of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club," said Scott.
The club once covered 80 acres at the foot of Rose Hill. It now occupies 90 acres on the Lac LeJeune Road.
"We are long time members of the Pacific International Trap Shooting Association (PITA), which records and classifies registered PITA competition shooters to AA, A, B, C & D handicap/yardage classifications, equalizing prize/competition winning opportunities for every level of ability," said Scott.
"Our facilities include five regulation trap layouts, which accommodate 25 shooters at a time, an eight-station skeet field accommodating five-person squads, a 20-station sporting clay course accommodating 90 plus competitive shooters a day, and several other clay bird shooting sport venues."
Limited RV sites are available at the club.
"The centerpiece is our comfortable clubhouse with fireplace and kitchen facilities capable of hosting medium size gatherings and events," said Scott.
Membership is open to the public and in 2008 there were approximately 100 members coming from the Kamloops area as well as from Merritt.
"Shotgun handling safety is the top priority in all activities and the club enjoys an enviable record," said Scott.
The club works to teach gun safety to visiting school classes, as well as the junior members of fish and games clubs.
Scott has been a member of the Kamloops Trap and Skeet Club since 1958.
"We just have a lot of fun," he said.
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