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WESTFORD SPORTSMEN'S CLUB
P.O. Box 742
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-3649

Sporting Clays

Course Profile

Westford currently has 18 stations with more in the planning stages.

Each "Station" has multiple manual machines augmented by several portable electric machines. These stations are designed as a mini parcours areas allowing us to open several stations each day, without fear of safety concerns, while providing maximum flexibility and variety. We use all target types, have numerous target angles and distances, and degree of difficulty can vary from .410 to solid 12 gauge competitive offerings on any given day.

Our course is designed and managed in such a fashion as to ensure complete safety for those wishing to walk up and into the course even during shooting times. All roads and trails can be used during shoots. Golf type carts are welcomed on our roads during shooting hours.

Starting Times
  Saturdays Sundays
January - September   9:15am and 10:45am -None-
October - December   -None- 12:45pm and 2:30pm
Note: First starting time each day is prompt.
Second starting time will depend on completion time of first round.

We are opened year round, rain dependent. Our approach is to send out squads at both starting times, second rounds are quickly followed up as each squad returns to the main gathering area. We do not provide individual starting times.

Our fees are $15.00 for the first round and $10.00 for the second round - per shooter (no grouping for fee reductions). We ask that each person picks up his or her own spent shells and leaves no rubbish behind. These are 50 bird events.

If you need more information, please feel free to contact Ken Hill at (978) 692-5298.


                                   

Updated Course Description



STATION 1: RABBITS ARE THROWN RIGHT TO LEFT
  • LOW FLYING MIDI'S ARE THROWN LEFT TO RIGHT
  • 3 butts can be used
STATION 2: BIRDS ARE THROWN BY TWO MACHINES OFF THE TOP OF A HILL
  • Generally targets are flying right to left and down hill
  • 8+ shooting butts are located in this area each with varying degree of difficulty
  • Mini's are thrown here as well as full sized targets
STATION 3: FULL SIZED BIRDS AND BATTUES ARE THROWN AT THIS STATION
  • Generally these are high flying targets taken from 20 yards as far as 40-45 yards
  • Birds are thrown left to right
  • This station simulates duck hunting type shots w/ multiple shooting butts
  • This station also has a small tower available
STATION 4: FULL SIZE BIRDS ARE THROWN AS TEALS - VERY HIGH GOING AWAY
  • This station is dedicated to a fast, high, going away target
STATION 5: 5 DIFFERENT TARGET PRESENTATIONS.
  • birds are thrown: as true driven, right to left; left to right, quartering, and settling pairs
  • There are multiple shooting butts in this station
  • This station can set up as a "mini" parcours
  • This station has the small tower available
STATION 6: FULL SIZED BIRDS ARE THROWN
  • Generally these are high flying targets taken from 20 yards as far as 40-45 yards
  • Birds are thrown right to left
  • This station simulates duck hunting type shots w/multiple shooting butts
STATION 7: FULL SIZE BIRDS ARE THROWN AS DISTANT SPRINGING TEALS
STATION 8: FULL SIZE BIRDS ARE THROWN L>R or R>L
  • there are 6 shooting butts in this area
STATION 9: FULL SIZE BIRDS ARE THROWN
  • R>L RABBITS ARE ALSO THROWN IN THIS AREA
STATION 10: BIRDS ARE THROWN AS LOW GOING AWAY FLUSHING PHEASANTS
STATION 11: THIS IS ANOTHER PARS COURSE AREA.
  • Birds are thrown as sizzling / low oncomers
  • Birds are thrown as brutal r>l crossers
  • Birds are also thrown as l>r teal
STATION 12: BIRDS ARE THROWN AS FLUSHING PHEASANTS (trap shot)
STATION 13: THIS IS A BOWL AREA, BIRDS ARE THROWN AS LOW L>R and R>L
STATION 14: BIRDS ARE THROWN AS CHANDELLES - EITHER L>R or R>L
STATION 15: FULL SIZED BIRDS THROWN IN FROM BELOW YOUR FEET
  • Birds are mixed as split or thrown together left or right
STATION 16: FULL SIZED BIRDS THROWN AS CROSSING HI/LO BIRDS
  • Thrown as true pairs or report pairs
  • Several butts are available
  • Birds can be shot as quartering, left to right, right to left, crossers
STATION 17: BATTUE STATION BUT FULL SIZED BIRDS CAN BE THROWN ALSO
STATION 18: RABBITS ARE THROWN IN DIFFERENT SEQUENCES
  • A combination of rabbit and bird targets are thrown as bird & bunny combo's
  • Several shooting butts are available in this station
  • Targets can be thrown L>R or R>L

ALL STATIONS ARE AUGMENTED W/ SEVERAL MOVABLE AUTO-TRAPS
PROVIDING A WIDE VARIETY OF TARGET PRESENTATIONS
FROM COMBINATIONS OF BOTH MANUAL AND AUTO'S



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