13th Annual Shoot for Scouting BSA Sporting Clays Tournament
In support of Scouting Programs serving over 5,000 youth throughout South Jersey
Friday, October 6, 2023 M & M Hunting Preserve Pennsville, N.J.
Welcome to the Garden State Council’s
Shoot for Scouting
13th Annual BSA Sporting Clays Classic What are Sporting Clays….. Sporting Clays is a challenging clay target game designed to simulate field shooting. On a Sporting Clays course, shooters are presented with a wide variety of targets that duplicate the flight path of game birds, such as flushing, crossing, incoming and other angling shots. Courses are laid out in natural surroundings and typically include 10-16 shooting "stations" with shooters moving from one station to the next to complete the course. Each "station" presents shooters with a different type of shot. At a "grouse station," for example, shooters might face flushing "birds" that zip in and out of the trees. At a "decoying duck" station, incoming targets may float in toward the shooter. Most courses make use of natural features such as woods and ponds to create a realistic setting for each type of shot. At any "station," targets may be thrown as singles, simultaneous pairs, following pairs (one target right after the other), or report pairs (the second target launched at the sound of the gun being fired at the first). To further challenge shooters, target size may vary from the standard trap/skeet clay bird the smaller "midi" and "mini" targets, or a flat disc shaped "battue" target. There are even special "rabbit" targets that are thrown on end and skitter across the ground.
Have Fun!!!!!!!!
2023 Co-Chairs David Kryszczak Spartan Digital Solutions
Matt Rahn The Rahn Companies
2023 Committee Charles R. Allen Morgan Stanley
Gregory Baker Terry Bridge Tammy Garrison South Jersey Gas Craig Greenwood The Barclay Group Inc. Richard Hendrickson Teal S. Jefferis Jefferis Engineering Associates, LLC. Brian W. Jones The First National Bank of Elmer Jason Miller JWM Wealth Management A Special Thanks to our Tournament Committee !
2023 Shoot for Scouting 13th Annual BSA Sporting Clays Classic SPONSORS Tournament Sponsor
JWM WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC Special Gift Sponsor
Ammunition Sponsor
Beverage Sponsor
Course Lunch/Snack Sponsor
Long Bird Prize Sponsors
NH Construction LLC
Double Marksmen Teams
Business Partners
Marksmen Team Sponsors ACER Associates LLC Charles Allen Terry Bridge Butch’s Gun World Fabbri Builders Galati Brothers/ John S. Galati Accountant Garrison Architects ICU Investigations Jefferis Engineering Associates LLC Paulsboro Refining Company
Performance Trust Asset Management PCH Technologies Riverton Dental Arts Scalfo Electric Inc. Spartan Digital Solutions LLC The First National Bank of Elmer The Rahn Company Tri-County Sportsmen Motorcycl e Club Inc.
Goodie Bag Donors Bags -The Rahn Company 40 oz. Tumbler -The Philadelphia Trust Co. Koozie – DunRite Sand & Gravel Ear Plugs in Case – Jefferis Engineering Ear Plugs – Butch’s Gun World Bottle Opener – The Barclay Group
Shooting Station Sponsors Angelini, Viniar & Freedman Cooper Monuments Company Covia Group Crouch & Company Digneo Engineering
Gloucester County Sheriff Martin’s Specialty Sausage Co. Matlack & Company Thomas G. Tahaney Ward, Shindle & Hall
Our thanks to the above mentioned companies for their support and commitment to the Scouting Programs in the Garden State Council. We encourage you to patronize all sponsors of this year’s tournament.
Charles Richman Allen
Portfolio Manager Vice President Financial Advisor 4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 216 Greenville, DE 19807 1 302-573-4034 charles.allen@morganstanley.com https://advisor.morganstanley.com/charles.allen NJ Insurance License #9610563 NMLS #1268276
Shooting Hat Sponsor
TOURNAMENT prizes Team High Overall - Gold (For Each Team Member)
Team Runner Up - Silver (For Each Team Member)
100 Bird Main Event High Overall - Gold 100 Bird Main Event Runner Up - Silver Ladies High Overall - Gold Ladies Runner Up - Silver
Long Bird High Overall - Gold A Special Thanks to the Individuals and Organizations who donated generously to our Auction Table.
Sporting Clays Auction We Gratefully Acknowledge the Generosity of Our Committee and Friends for the Donations to Our Auction and Goodie Bags For a Complete Listing of Items, Be Sure to Check Out the Auction Table Additional Donations D&B Thermal Co. Irish Hill Tavern Schetter Environmental Thomas Tahaney
Thomas Cauley & Shoot for Scouting Committee Members
13th Annual BSA Shoot for Scouting Sporting Clays Classic
Ten Tips to Improve Your Clay Shooting: How to Hit More Clays! by Mike Yardley Rule 1: KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BIRD
visible on its surface.
In the context of shotgunning vision is a skill. We have to train our eyes to sustain fine focus on a moving object: it is not as natural an ability as you may think. It requires discipline and practice. As an aid to consistent visual contact look for the ridges on the target, or any reflected light that may be
Rule 2: As Lord Walsingham famously noted: DON’T CHECK In other words do not stop your swing. Many clay busters do not finish the shot well. They take the head off the stock too early and the result as the gun rises and stops is almost always a miss over the top and behind. This leads us directly to Rule 3: KEEP YOUR WEIGHT WELL FORWARD AND YOUR HEAD ON THE STOCK This will encourage a fluent, unchecked, swing. Don't bend forward or stick your bottom out. Keep the back straight and bring the weight on to the ball of the front foot. Rule 4: BE POSITIVE A confident mental attitude encourages a good stance, good vision and a good follow through as well as an expectation of success. Hesitation or anxiety, on the other hand, brings the weight and focus back and causes the gun to stop. You have far more to gain by maintaining a positive attitude when clay shooting than by worrying neurotically about choke/gun/cartridges. Rule 5: Therefore is CUT THE CLUTTER Focus only on those simple things that will help you and forget all the distractions.
Rule 6: KEEP YOUR SHOULDER LEVEL AS YOU SWING Many drop a shoulder because the are standing poorly in relation to the target. The upper body should move like a tank turret. This takes us to Rule 7: USE YOUR FRONT ARM WELL AND MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO CONTROL THE TIP OF THE GUN Good shots always seem to shoot with a graceful economy of movement. They use the gun like a wand. Rule 8: DEVELOP A ROUTINE AND STICK TO IT Stand towards the spot where you want to kill the bird (so that one unwinds into the bird), bring the gun back to the place where you first see the target clearly (where you first achieve fine focus) and direct your eyes into the zone where you see it as a blur. Before calling for the bird, visualise a kill in your mind's eye. Rule 9: CALL FOR THE BIRD AS YOU MEAN TO SHOOT IT If you call for the bird in a hesitant manner you are likely to shoot it in the same way. Similarly, if you squawk 'PULL!!!!' you are unlikely to perform with finesse. The call should be smooth and confident. Rule 10: (skeet and sporting): SHOOT EVERY BIRD WITH GOOD TIMING For gun down shooting, one should always shoot to three beats— one:two: threeee—changing the tempo according to the target. Far too many sporting shots shoot to two beats, bringing the gun to the shoulder too fast and then slashing wildly at the target. DON'T RUSH!
Shotgun Shooting Merit Badge Requirements A. B. C. D. E. F. G.
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Explain why BB and pellet air guns must always be treated with the same respect as firearms. Describe how you would react if a friend visiting your home asked to see your or your family's fire arm(s). Explain the need for and use and types of eye and hearing protection. Explain the main points of the laws for owning and using guns in your community and state. Explain how hunting is related to the wise use of renewable wildlife resources. Successfully complete a state hunter education course, or obtain a copy of the hunting laws for your state, then do the following: a. Explain the main points of hunting laws in your state and give any special laws on the use of guns and ammunition, and b. List the kinds of wildlife that can be legally hunted in your state. Explain to your counselor the proper hygienic guidelines used in shooting. Identify and explain three shotgun sports. Identify places in your community where you could shoot these sports and explain how you can join or be a part of shooting sports activities.
SHOTGUN SHOOTING (MODERN SHOTSHELL TYPE) Identify the principal parts of a shotgun, action types, and how they function. Identify and demonstrate the rules for safely handling a shotgun. Identify the parts of a shotgun shell and their functions. Identify the various gauges of shotguns. Explain which one you would pick for use and why. Identify and demonstrate the fundamentals of safely shooting a shotgun. Identify and explain each rule for shooting a shotgun safely. Demonstrate the knowledge, skill and attitude necessary to safely shoot moving targets, using the fundamentals of shotgun shooting. Identify the materials needed to clean a shotgun. Demonstrate how to clean a shotgun safely. Discuss what points you would consider in selecting a shotgun. Shooting score required. ‐ Hit at least 12 out of 25 targets in two 25 target groups. The two groups need not be shot in consecutive order.
In Memory of Tom Tower
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