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Westford Sportsmen's Club, Inc.

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Events in November 2026

80 West Street, Westford, MA

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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 also hold “casual” trap sessions when authorized openers are available – these are announced to members via an online calendar hosted on teamup.com. Here are the current week’s sessions. Changes/cancellations will also be posted on teamup.com – so please check before heading to the club.

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).

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1 Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm November 1, 2026 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.

8 Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm November 8, 2026 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.

15 Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm November 15, 2026 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.

22 Trap Fields Open 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm November 22, 2026 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.

29 Turkey Shoot (instead of regular Trap) 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm November 29, 2026 WSC's annual Turkey Shoot will run in place of regularly scheduled trap: A one-time entrance fee of $10 will cover prizes and the regular pricing (WSC members: $4/round, non-members: $5/round) covers all targets. Signups at 12:30PM, shooting starts at 1:00PM. In addition to orange targets, there will be bronze and light brown puffer targets worth additional points. The prize pool will total about $200, with 22 trap punches and 10 boxes of AA ammo. Every participant will be given entry for our door prize: 1 trap punch and 1 box of ammo. Additional special categories for 1 trap punch: Best dressed hunter Best turkey gobble (no calls) Best turkey joke. Old-timer or beginner, you'll have a fun day. Questions to the Trap chairs. Trap Field View Location