The
Texas 4-H Shotgun Shootout was founded on the principals of honesty, integrity,
and fairness. It is our intention
that all participants, parents, and workers will adhere to these principals and
we believe that these traits are the most important lessons that 4-H shooters
can take from this competition.
*AMMUNITION
– All shooters will be required to provide and use factory ammunition
that meets the 4H rule requirements. Any ammunition used not conforming to
these rules will be cause for immediate disqualification. All ammunition needed
for each round must be brought onto the field prior to beginning each round.
*State
4-H rules will apply.
*All
safety rules will be enforced. Any
shooter acting in any unsafe manner will be subject to immediate
disqualification.
*All
shooters are responsible for upkeep of the shooting grounds. Anyone found showing disrespect for the
shooting grounds and their facilities will be asked to
leave. Dispose of your trash
accordingly, and respect the club’s property.
*Shooters
need to arrive at their designated event 15 minutes prior to the start of that
rotation.
*No
parents or coaches on the field during a round.
*Cap
Rule – A competitor’s cap must remain bill forward at all times. The only time it may be turned around
backwards is if the bill impedes vision on overhead targets. Discretion is left to the range
officials.
*Howard
County Hull Rule – Any competitor who throws an empty hull in anger
will receive one warning. If the
competitor throws hulls again, they will be asked to pick up the empty hulls on
that range at the end of the day.
If said competitor refuses to clean up the hulls, they will be
disqualified.
*Shoot
management has the right to mix age groups within a squad. Attempts will be made to place like age
groups together. However, we
maintain the right to mix ages to fill squads. Senior shooters
may shoot with juniors as well as intermediates.
*Shoot
management has the right to alter the program and rules if necessary.
*Squads
will remain the same for each discipline.
*Shooters
will be allowed three minutes between rounds.
AMERICAN SKEET
*NSSA
rules apply.
INTERNATIONAL SKEET
*Course
of fire for international skeet (Updated for 2013):
Station 1 – high house single, double
Station 2 – high house single,
double
Station 3 – high house single,
double (high house first)
Station 4 – high house single, low
house single
Station 5 – low house single,
double (low house first)
Station 6 – low house single,
double (low house first)
Station 7 – double only (low house
first)
Back to Station 4 – double
(high house first), double (low house first)
Station 8
– high house single, low house single
*USA
Shooting rules apply
*A
shooter must load 2 shells when shooting singles from station 4.
*When
calling for a target, the gun stock must be in contact
with the body of the shooter with the toe of the stock at or below the point of
the elbow (low gun). The gun must
remain in that position until the target appears.
*At
station 8, all shooters will form a line from station 8 back to station 4, in
the squads shooting order. The
designated shooter will then proceed to shoot their high house single and the
low house single before leaving the shooting station. Shooters must remain on the field until
all shooters have completed station 8.
AMERICAN TRAP
*ATA
rules apply.
*A
shooter is allowed to load their gun while on their shooting station. However, the shooter is not allowed to
close their action until the previous shooter has fired. Shooters will receive one warning. Subsequent actions will result in lost
targets.
MODIFIED OR WOBBLE TRAP
*Each
shooter will shoot 1 target from each station before rotating. When moving from station 5 to station 1,
the shooter must unload and walk behind the squad and puller/scorekeeper. The shooter cannot close his action
until the previous shooter has fired.
Each shooter has 10 seconds to fire following the previous shooter’s
shot. A shooter is allowed two
shots at each target.
*USA
Shooting rules for International Bunker Trap apply.
*Shooter
may not load their gun until they are on their station.
*Shooter
is not allowed to move from their station until the shooter in the next station
has fired. Shooter will receive one
warning. The second warning will
result in two lost targets. Any
subsequent warnings will disqualify the shooter for that round.
FIVE STAND SPORTING CLAYS
*NSCA
rules apply.
*Shooters
must start with a low gun, following the same rules used for Whiz-Bang.
SPORTING CLAYS
*NSCA
rules apply.
SHOOT-OFFS
*Shoot-offs
will begin upon the completion of Saturday’s rotation.
*American
Skeet – Miss & out by station. Doubles at stations 3,
4, and 5. Come back to
station 4 and shoot low house first.
Then to station 3. Repeat until shoot-off is complete.
*International
Skeet – Miss & out by pair.
Doubles at 4, alternating shooting high house first and low house first.
*American
Trap – Shoot-off will consist of 10 targets. Two targets from each station at the 23 yard line. If
Shooters are still tied, they will shoot 10 more targets, 2 from each station
at the 27 yard line. Repeat from 27 yard line until winner is declared.
*Modified
or wobble trap – Miss & out.
Shooter is allowed only one shell per target. Targets will be shot from the 16 yard line.
*5
Stand Sporting Clays – Three pair from station 3. Repeat with same or different pairs
until winner is declared.
*Sporting
Clays – Shoot-off will take place on the 5-Stand range. Shoot-off will consist of 3 pair from
station 3. Repeat with same or
different pairs until winner is declared.
HOA Shoot-Offs
*Shoot-offs
for top 3 HOA places in each age division will consist of 60 targets, 10 from
each discipline.
*American Skeet – Ten targets. Doubles from stations
3, 4, 5, 4, and 3, shooting the low house first at station 4 on the return.
*International Skeet – Ten targets. Doubles from stations
3, 4, 5, 4, and 3, shooting the low house first at station 4 on the return.
*American Trap – Ten targets. Two from each station on the 23 yard line.
*Modified or Wobble Trap – Ten targets. Two from each station from the 16 yard line with 2 shots allowed per target.
*5-Stand Sporting – Ten targets. One pair from each
shooting station.
*Sporting Clays – Ten targets. One pair from each shooting station on
the 5 stand course.
*If
there is still a tie for HOA after the 60 target
tie-breaker, each of the tied competitors will select one discipline in a
random drawing. They will then each
shoot 10 targets of both disciplines drawn for a total of 20 targets. This will continue until the tie is
broken.
*Ties in HOA places 4 thru 10 will be broken by comparing individual
scores using the predetermined event priority.
AWARDS
*Champion
HOA individual in each age division will receive a gun.
*Runner-up
HOA individual in each age division will receive a gun.
*Third
HOA individual in each age division will receive a Pelican gun case.
*The
top 3 winners in each event and each age division will receive a $100 gift
card. A shooter is allowed only one gift card. If a shooter has won a gift card in an
event, the next highest placing shooter in that event will receive the gift
card. Gift card winners may not be
limited to the top six placing.
Ties will be broken by shoot-offs.
All gift cards will be awarded.
Event priority is: American Trap, American Skeet, 5-Stand,
International Trap, International Skeet, and Sporting Clays.
*Plaques will be awarded to
the following:
1st
– 6th place in each event and each age division
HOA
Champion – 10th place in each age division
HOA
Lady Champion – 3rd place in each age division
Acceptance of the above rules is demonstrated by the shooter when he/she begins the competition.