Clay birds make the best reactive targets of all. They come at you, fly away, cross, drop, bounce on the ground, and you never tire of seeing all the different ways they break: into big pieces, little ...

Whether you're forking over $35 for professionally launched rounds, or spending 12 bucks for a box of 135 to throw out in the back 40, now - just 10 days before the opening of dove season - clay ...

A shooting sport most everyone can enjoy is growing across the nation. Sporting clays is an event where you use a shotgun to shoot clay targets that are tossed into the air or across the ground. There ...

Asking what the best sporting clays choke is a lot like asking a group of hunters what’s the best breed of bird dog. You’re going to get a lot of heated opinions, which may or may not be based in fact ...

Several years ago, on a near-perfect October day, yellow lab, Luna and I were striding through knee-high CRP grasses seeking rooster pheasants. The wind quartered into us at 10 mph, the dry, moving ...

In sporting clays, misses can be as much fun as hits. And with open, fair shots -- no tricks designed in -- you have only yourself to blame. Last weekend I returned to this shotgun game after a ...

The top high school clay target shooters in the country are from southwestern Pennsylvania and they and their coach believe more schools should become involved in this fun sport. “We’re pushing 70,” ...

See the target. Study the target. Break the target. Joe Toot Jr. whips through those steps in his head in a matter of seconds during sporting clay competitions. A shotgun is carefully gripped and ...