Registration:

  • Sign in with host when you arrive at clubhouse

  • Read/sign release forms

  • Balance of your hunt collected

  • Shot Birds

    • Sign up for equal bird distribution with registered guns

  • Hunt starts at 8:30am and completes by 11:45am

  • Lunch served from 12:00noon to 1:00pm

Field Layout:

  • Open field @ 20 acres surrounded by tree line

  • Center of field contains a 30' tower hidden in cluster of trees

  • Birds are released from tower and are estimated to be @ 30'-50' above shooting position @ 35-40mph

  • 13 shooting positions located in a circle around the tower each having a number assignment

    • Each shooting position is @60-65 yards from tower

    • Each shooting position is @45-50 yards from each other position

  • Field has been mowed in a wagon wheel style providing a walkway from each shooting position and to the tower

  • Each shooting position will contain the following;

    • 2 large roll bales positioned in a "V" formation with open end facing away from tower

    • 2 square bales used as a sitting area

    • Bucket for trash

    • Bucket for shot shells

Field Staff:

  • Tower Master - Person releasing birds from tower.  He also controls the pace of the hunt

  • Ground Guides - Guides using retrievers to locate shot birds.  All shot birds are placed on top of roll bales for pickup

  • Shuttle Runner - Person responsible for shuttling birds from shooting field back to clubhouse for cleaning.  During each rotation, this person will collect all shot birds from each shooting station and take back to clubhouse.

  • Bird Cleaners - 4 people cleaning birds as they are shuttled into the clubhouse from the field.  They will try to keep pace with the hunt and have all birds cleaned after lunch and ready for customers to take home.

Field Rules:

  • Each shooting position will have 1-2 hunters assigned unless we have a special request for more shooters.  Maximum shooters per station is 3

  • 10 birds tossed for each gun on field for up to 260 total birds

  • Position rotation every 20 birds tossed

  • Stay in your position during the hunt.  No changing positions allowed during hunt.

  • When "Tower Master" blows whistle you have @ 5 minutes to:

    • Unload your guns and show breach before moving to next position

    • Put shot shells in bucket

    • Put any trash in trash can

    • Place any birds in your immediate area on top of roll bale

    • Rotate one shooting position to your right facing the tower

    • Once you have relocated, reload guns and CHECK SAFETY

Shooting Rules:

  • DO NOT SHOOT behind your position - UPWARD & FORWARD SHOOTING ONLY

  • DO NOT SHOOT low birds - HIGH BIRD SHOOTING ONLY

  • Ground guides will call "Low Bird" indicating no shooting in that area when birds are low.  Be aware of the ground guides and dogs currently working within the shooting circuit

  • Recommended 12 gauge using high brass #6 shot

 
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Last modified: April 11, 2008

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