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Trap, sporting clays, and skeet championship preview

• 5/21/2024 3:39:00 PM
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Iowa’s youth shooting sports athletes are preparing for several upcoming state championship events.

State Champions named in Collegiate Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, and Super Sporting Clays

• 10/24/2023 1:21:00 PM
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More than 160 athletes from 13 Iowa colleges competed in the 2023 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Collegiate Championships in Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, and Super Sporting Clays on Oct. 21-22, at the New Pioneer Gun Club, in Waukee.

Iowa DNR hunter education program partners with Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, Inc., to introduce shooting sports teams to hunting

• 8/31/2021 11:50:00 AM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors to expand the Shooting Sports Outreach pilot program begun in 2020.

Shooting sports athletes converge on Cedar Falls for Iowa’s largest trap shoot

• 6/8/2021 1:37:00 PM
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More than 2,700 Iowa shooting sports athletes will participate in the 2021 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Trap Championships in American Singles, Doubles, and Handicap Trap. More than 700,000 targets will be shot by the athletes, ranging in age from grade school through high school.

Iowa’s top shooting sports athletes prepare for championship competition

• 5/18/2021 1:44:00 PM
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Over the next two weeks, some of Iowa’s top shooting sports athletes, ranging in age from middle school to collegiate level, will participate in the 2021 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) International Championships in Skeet and Trap.

August is National Shooting Sports Month

• 7/23/2019 12:52:00 PM
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Des Moines – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced its involvement in National Shooting Sports Month, in partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), by offering a series of classes teaching shooting and outdoor skills to individuals with little or no experience.

Iowa shooting sports championship events conclude

• 7/2/2019 11:38:00 AM
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Gage O’Connor from the Ankeny Hawks Shooting Sports Team hit 200 straight clay targets at the State Trap Shoot the first week of June, besting all other shooters. But in the end his effort was not enough to hold off the varsity squad from North Scott who had the high squad score, hitting 985 out of 1,000 targets by their five person team.

2018 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program state championship results

• 6/26/2018 11:45:00 AM
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2018 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program state championship results

2018 Scholastic Action Shooting Program state shoot results, 2018 All Scholastic Team, scholarships awarded, teams registered for national competition

• 6/26/2018 11:44:00 AM
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Participants shoot a series of steel targets in the least amount of time using an optics rifle (OR), iron rifle (IR), centerfire pistol (CP), rimfire pistol (RP) or 1911 model pistol.

Iowa youth trapshooting championships Wednesday in Cedar Falls

• 6/6/2018 9:35:00 AM
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Cedar Falls – Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) state trapshooting championship event begins June 6 at the Iowa State Trapshooting Association home grounds just north of Cedar Falls.Middle school and elementary aged athletes will begin the competition on Wednesday with high school athletes competing Thursday through Sunday. More than 630,000 clay targets will be fired at during the five days of competition by more than 2,600 youth from 117 Iowa teams.This week’s...

Iowa shooting sports teams excel at nationals

• 7/27/2017 11:02:00 AM
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Iowa athletes from North Scott, Maquoketa, Pleasant Valley, Pella, Pella Christian, Ankeny Centennial, Gilbert, Solon, Oskaloosa and Easton Valley were frequent visitors to the winners podium at the Scholastic Action Sports Program (SASP) and the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Team Championships.

Iowa Central shooters take individual, squad, team titles at Iowa State Collegiate Trap Championship

• 5/3/2017 3:41:00 PM
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ACKLEY, Iowa - The Stockdale Gun Club, near Ackley, hosted 77 athletes from seven teams for the Iowa State Collegiate Trap Championship on May 1.

Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Tournaments Planned Around the State

• 5/10/2016 12:06:00 PM
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More than 3,400 Iowa athletes on 125 Scholastic Clay Target teams will be busy over the next month competing in a series of tournaments around the state.

Tips for Selecting the Right Bow

• 11/13/2014 3:39:00 AM
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If you’ve decided to take up bowhunting or bowfishing – or maybe you’ve been inspired by Katniss Everdeen to learn how to shoot a bow and arrow – you’ll need to have the right equipment. If you’re just starting, the best way to find a bow is to take an experienced archer or hunter with you to an experienced archery shop. Use these tips to find the right bow for you.