Where do people shoot clay birds?
- Thread starter LAV
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There are lots of advantages, social and practical, to belonging to a club that has trap, skeet or sporting clays facilities. I am not just recommending the big shotgun shooting clubs, but also the little ones that may just have one or a few machines and a very informal outlook to their clay bird shooting. I am not much of a competitor, but I love the small club atmosphere, where I can shoot with a small group of like-minded friends.
As a private landowner, do you want the responsibility of remediating lead contaminated soil, or the mess of broken clay birds ?
Lead contaminated soil and cleaning it up has become a big issue with the closure of some long time shooting clubs in Canada.
As a private landowner, do you want the responsibility of remediating lead contaminated soil, or the mess of broken clay birds ?
Lead contaminated soil and cleaning it up has become a big issue with the closure of some long time shooting clubs in Canada.
More and more landowners don't want people shooting clays on their property, and leaving a mess on crown land doesn't make shooters look any better in the eyes of the public. The garbage that some shooters are leaving behind is resulting in more areas being closed to target shooting. I much prefer shooting skeet or sporting clays as opposed to throwing my own targets, and the cost of shooting skeet at the local club really isn't any more than buying the clays myself, and having to burn more fuel driving to a remote location to throw your own clays can actually be more expensive. As well there is the advantage of shooting with better shooters than can help you improve your shooting.
I shoot Lawry clay targets which are biodegradable and gone in a couple of months. As for lead contaminated soil, a thousand rounds later I'm not seeing any.
Unless you're planning a full blown gun club don't worry about it.
Edit: Are you the guy that made all the waterfowl hunters switch to steel??
- Location
- Jameson, SK
We shoot in our back pasture, with lots of friends.
I've been trying to find the time to get to the local club, as I fully agree that the atmosphere is great for the sport, for learning, and for pushing yourself to get better.
If you're on someone's land, including crown, for god sake clean up your hulls and garbage. The clays will dissolve (the rate of breakdown is exponentially increased by breaking the clay!!!), and the lead you can't do much about...
-J.
I've been trying to find the time to get to the local club, as I fully agree that the atmosphere is great for the sport, for learning, and for pushing yourself to get better.
If you're on someone's land, including crown, for god sake clean up your hulls and garbage. The clays will dissolve (the rate of breakdown is exponentially increased by breaking the clay!!!), and the lead you can't do much about...
-J.
Even the so called biodegradable targets can take two years or more to break down.
Around here, seems just about anywhere the tard's want to.
Was out yesterday and the folk out there were like seagulls at the dump.
And the sea-kritt hide away were riddled with garbage and pumpkins blown
to smithereens.
Along with shattered glass bottles, milk jugs and such.
What an absolute disgrace.
No wonder the "No Trespassing" signs are more and more abundant.
Was out yesterday and the folk out there were like seagulls at the dump.
And the sea-kritt hide away were riddled with garbage and pumpkins blown
to smithereens.
Along with shattered glass bottles, milk jugs and such.
What an absolute disgrace.
No wonder the "No Trespassing" signs are more and more abundant.
I've thrown a lot of lawry targets on my land, mostly white flyer, that are also biodegradable, a few thousand every year. we pick up the unbroken ones too. Some from two and three years ago. they will break up eventually, but not whole targets, or big pieces, and not in a couple months.
No... In the air, unless you are shooting sporting clays, then for half of the time you would be shooting clay rabbits. Seriously, join a club. We have a family membership of $175 for 2 adults and as many kids that are in our family. There are boxes of clays left stacked up at our range. I think we made back our $$$ in the first 3 months. Plus, it is safer, grass is always cut, throwers are well taken care of and there are washrooms and heater shelters. Do you research and find a good club. Did I mention the free clays!?! Lol
