Trap

Westford Sportsmen's Club, Inc.

Trap

Trap

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80 West Street, Westford, MA

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Events in September 2025

Trap Fields Open

WSC Pentathlon (all rifle, pistol, trap, archery ranges RESERVED)

Trap Fields Open

Sportsmens Rendezvous

Trap Fields Open

Trap Fields Open

ATA Trap Marathon

Trap Fields Open

This increasingly popular “sport for a lifetime” is easy to get hooked on. It’s a fun intro to shotguns since everyone breaks at least some targets. The pressure comes later, when you’re seeking the elusive 25, 50, 100 scores that require dedication and practice.

WSC offers top-notch facilities for experienced shooters and beginners alike. Our two trap fields face North to avoid solar glare. They’re separated by a fence to limit distractions, and each has a hedge to mask debris fields and a dense tree line providing a solid backdrop and good contrast for orange clays. The fields are set up for all three trap “games”; five stations with distances marked from 16 yards (for “Singles”) to 27 yards (the maximum for “Handicaps”). Both of our “Pat-Trap” clay throwers are voice-activated, capable of automatic “Doubles”, and benefit from radar-gun setting, professional maintenance and ongoing modernization. There are also manual throwers on the West (#1) field members can use during shooting hours when the field is not in use. For patterning your gun, adjacent to Field 1 we have a grease board and paper frame; when present the opener can provide you pattern paper. The air-conditioned trap house has a shady porch for Summer, a wood stove blazing in Winter, and a fire pit, picnic tables and grill for all-season sessions. We can provide eye and ear protection and shell belts until you get your own. To support our team dinners and events we have commercial fridge and freezers, multiple microwaves and ample serving space, and a flat screen for presentations and teaching clinics.

WSC hosts several public ATA (US Amateur Trap Association) registered shoots each year. WSC is also an active member of the Greater Lowell Trap League, a collection of 11 local sports clubs that compete against each other on a weekly basis from April to August. We field teams of all skill levels (including the 2021 top-level AA winners) in the GLTL. No previous competitive experience is necessary to join; teams are assembled according to experience and ability. We also put on Holiday “prize” events for club members such as July 4 or the Thanksgiving “Turkey Shoot”. Members can also reserve a field for special events as long as a qualified WSC opener is present.

For more information, see our Introduction to WSC Trap, and the full page trap news in the monthly WSC newsletter. Club members can access our library of helpful trap articles here, and ask to be on our mailing list by contacting the Trap Chair.

We’re normally open (with a volunteer qualified to warm up and shut down equipment) for members, family and guests on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:00PM as posted on the club’s web calendar. (See below for a Trap-only view of this month’s events).

We allow club members to sign up for additional Trap sessions using an online reservation system – a Signup Calendar hosted on teamup.com.

For other practices, clinics, schedule changes, or cancellations, members can also find updates in the Trap column in the latest WSC Newsletter.

A round of 25 is $4.00 for members, $5.00 for non-members. You can purchase a 10-round punch card at Trap (exact change appreciated). Also, to reduce the need for handling cash and checks at the range, you can now buy WSC trap cards in advance via PayPal, to pick up at our next open trap session. Please allow a couple of days for us to get a card with your name on it to the range. Just ask the Opener to retrieve it for you.

6 WSC Pentathlon (all rifle, pistol, trap, archery ranges RESERVED) WSC Pentathlon (all rifle, pistol, trap, archery ranges RESERVED) 8:00 am – 2:00 pm September 6, 2025 A multi-disciplene event for WSC members and their families. A friendly competition including: Precision Pistol Precision Rifle Action Pistol Archery Axe Throw Trap There will also be a cookout by the pond under the new pop-up dining shelters. In the event of rain, we'll use the clubhouse upstairs meeting room. Cost: $15/person. This includes lunch. All guns, ammo, bows, arrows, axes will be provided by the club. Register here. Registration closed at 12 noon on Friday, 29-Aug'25. We will meet downstairs in the clubhouse at the indoor pistol range. Volunteer here. Questions to the President. Indoor Range, Clubhouse Downstairs

7 Trap Fields Open Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm September 7, 2025 Sunday afternoon trap, open to the public. Show up and sign up from 12:30PM-1:00PM. Trap continues to run until the shooters who arrived promptly have worn out themselves (and the scorers). This usually occurs by 3PM. So to get the most out of your afternoon, show up at the start of the session. Questions to the Trap Chair.

12 Sportsmens Rendezvous Sportsmens Rendezvous 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm September 12, 2025 WSC members will gather at the outdoor fire pit, consume wild game (and an adult beverage or two), tell stories of summer, and tall tales of the hunting season to come. If it rains, we'll go indoors to the clubhouse upstairs meeting room. Sign up isn’t required, but it can’t hurt, especially if you are bringing some food or beverage to share so we avoid excess or duplication. Questions to the WSC President. WSC Fire Pit/Picnic Area

14 Trap Fields Open Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm September 14, 2025 Sunday afternoon trap, open to the public. Show up and sign up from 12:30PM-1:00PM. Trap continues to run until the shooters who arrived promptly have worn out themselves (and the scorers). This usually occurs by 3PM. So to get the most out of your afternoon, show up at the start of the session. Questions to the Trap Chair.

21 Trap Fields Open Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm September 21, 2025 Sunday afternoon trap, open to the public. Show up and sign up from 12:30PM-1:00PM. Trap continues to run until the shooters who arrived promptly have worn out themselves (and the scorers). This usually occurs by 3PM. So to get the most out of your afternoon, show up at the start of the session. Questions to the Trap Chair.

27 ATA Trap Marathon ATA Trap Marathon 9:00 am – 4:00 pm September 27, 2025 All-day trap event - both fields reserved. Participation at the event is open to all members of the Amateur Trapshooting Association - both WSC members, and the public. Targets only; $20.00 per hundred. Singles, Handicap, Doubles. No options, purses, or prizes. $6.00 ATA and MATA daily fees apply. The shoot is sanctioned by the ATA, and scores will be entered into the ATA's official records. ATA rules apply. Entrants must be members of the ATA to participate; however, participants will be able to join the ATA at this event. Lunch, coffee, and sodas will be available. Management reserves any entry or to change the program or cancel the event at its discretion. To volunteer help run the event (AM or PM) for annual work hours credit, or if you have questions, contact the Trap Chair or the ATA Doubles Trap League Liaison.

28 Trap Fields Open Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm September 28, 2025 Sunday afternoon trap, open to the public. Show up and sign up from 12:30PM-1:00PM. Trap continues to run until the shooters who arrived promptly have worn out themselves (and the scorers). This usually occurs by 3PM. So to get the most out of your afternoon, show up at the start of the session. Questions to the Trap Chair.