Skeet
Practice and squadding are at 8:00 a.m., with the shoot beginning at 8:30.
a low house (about 3 feet tall). There are eight shooting stations, with Station One located at the base of the
high house and Station Seven at the low house, and Station Eight located between the houses. In Skeet the
pigeons are thrown in the same direction (from the high to the low house and vise a versa). It is the change in
the shooter's position (station) relative to the target which varies, resulting in shots ranging from straightaway to
crossing in front of the shooter at 90 degrees to coming almost straight at the shooter. There are singles at each
station, doubles (one bird from each house, thrown simultaneously) at some. A certain amount of lead is necessary
to hit the target.
Skeet provides a wider variety of shots than trap, but the distances between shooter and pigeon are closer.
In either game, if the target breaks, whether a single chip is shorn off by one pellet or if the bird turns into a cloud of dust,
it counts as a hit. A perfect score is 25 hits out of 25 targets thrown. A 'round' of either game consists of 25 pigeons and
you can shoot several rounds in one day -- so bring lots of ammo. No special equipment is needed, just a shotgun
(12, 16, or 20-gauge will do nicely), several boxes of shells (#9, 8, or 7 ½ shot only), a shotgun vest is helpful.