* Top 6 School Teams * Top 6 Male Shooters * Top 6 Female Shooters

TROPHIES COURTESY OF THE WATERLOO AND CEDAR FALLS MCDONALD’S

The entry fee of $12.00 per shooter includes the costs of the competition but not lunch. A food vendor will be on-site to sell food items. Participants must provide their own guns, shells, eye and ear protection, and pay $5.00 for each practice round. Even in case of rain, the shoot will be held, unless lightning occurs, so students should prepare accordingly.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, and pre-registered squads will shoot first. More about this can be found on the RULE REMINDERS FOR THE 2010SHOOT page.

CEDAR FALLS GUN CLUB’S

25th ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL STATE SHOOT
TOURNAMENT RULES

1. All entrants must be enrolled at the high school they represent or feeder school to that school. They also must meet the requirements to participate in sports at that school.
2. Each school may enter as many 5-student teams as it desires. Additional shooters will shoot as individuals.
3. Each school must have one adult coach or sponsor (supervisor) for each team. The coach or sponsor is not required to be a teacher and/or administrator, but school staff participation is encouraged. All adult supervisors should be knowledgeable about tournament rules, and DNR coaching certification is preferred. This adult supervisor will act as a safety observer during his/her squad’s shooting.
4. Each shooter is expected to furnish his/her gun and shells. Shells may be purchased in the clubhouse. However, by law, shooters under 18 must have their shells purchased by an adult. No reloaded shells will be allowed during the competition, and DNR’s ammunition guidelines will apply. Shell catchers must be used on semi-automatic shotguns.
5. Eye and ear protection are required.
6. At each trap, the adult safety monitors, trap officials, and a scorer will supervise all shooting.
7. A shooting pouch, vest, nail apron, etc., to hold your shells is required. Do not eject empty shells on the ground. If you accidentally drop a shell, do not pick it up until your squad has completed the round.
8. Ties for 1^st through 6^th place teams will be shot off. Shoot offs will consist of 25 targets per team, which will be 10 targets at 16 yards and 15 handicap targets at 19 yards.
9. Ties for 1^st through 6^th place individual trophies will be shot off, using the team shoot-off format.
10. Before the competition, each 5-person team should select a team captain who will start on Post #1.
11. This competition is considered a school activity. No use of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or profane language will be tolerated.
12. All rules and decisions by shoot management or personnel are final.
13. A student cannot shoot unless a completed PARENTAL CONSENT FORM, signed by a parent or guardian, is presented when registering. This MUST be the form from the Cedar Falls Gun Club packet, not one previously used for DNR registration.  

     

 

CEDAR FALLS GUN CLUB’S

25^TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL STATE SHOOT

• Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Any unsafe behavior should be reported immediately to an official or coach/sponsor.

   

  SHOOTERS:

  • Keep your gun unloaded and your action open until you are on the firing line and it is your turn to shoot.
  • Keep your gun barrel pointed down when you are moving from the waiting area to the firing line, and never point your gun at another person.
  • When on the firing line, keep your gun barrel pointed down range while moving from post to post with the action open and unloaded, especially when moving from Post #5 to Post #1.
  • Load only one shell into the action of your gun. If the action of your gun requires you to load the magazine, do not load the shell until it is your turn to shoot.
  • Keep the action of your gun open until it is your turn to shoot. Closing your action early can be an irritation to the shooter next to you who is concentrating on his/her target, and its sound can release a target unnecessarily.
  • When it is your turn to shoot: Raise the gun to your shoulder, take a breath, focus on your site picture, and yell "PULL!" to release the target.
  • After you shoot, eject the empty shell into your hand and deposit it in your pouch. If the shell hits the ground, do not pick it up until you have completed the round of 25 targets.
  • The scorer will call "LOSS!" if you miss the target. If you think you hit the target, tell the official now. Most of the time, you will know if you missed. At the end of each round while you are moving to the next post, the scorer will read off the number of targets each shooter has hit. At the end of the round, check the scorer’s sheet for your score. If you want to question your score, this is the time.

     

  • You will shoot five targets at each post. The shooter on Post #1 who begins the first round will be the team captain and will start each round. After each round, you will rotate to your right and move to the next post, with Post #5 moving to Post #1.

     

  • If your gun jams or you have a misfire, do not turn around. Keep the gun pointed down range and ask for help from the scorer.
    • Wear a shooter’s vest or use a shell bag or nail apron to hold your loaded and empty shells. Do not place your box of loaded shells on the ground beside you and then bend down to pick up your shells from the box on the firing line.
    • You must wear ear and eye protection while on the firing line.
    • Trap shells are usually 2 ¾ drams with 7-1/2 to 9 shot. DNR’s ammunition rules will apply, and no reloaded shells will be allowed in the competition. 

     

     

                              CEDAR FALLS GUN CLUB’

                    25^TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL STATE SHOOT

                       PARENTAL CONSENT FORM

                                         25ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL STATE SHOOT