Learn to Wingshoot Clinic - Dane County
Description
This 2-hour clinic will orient beginner, novice, and intermediate wingshooters to shotgun safety, operation, gun fit, shooting stance, and methodologies to visualize and approach moving targets. The clinic is intended to give novice target shooters tools for future target practices, either with friends or on your own.
Instructor Rob Wright is a certified National Sporting Clays Association Wingshooting Instructor and active member at Waunakee Gun Club. He shoots competitively and enjoys hunting in the fall with his German Wirehaired Pointer.
Intended Audience:
- People of all backgrounds who feel confident shooting stationary targets with a shotgun, who are looking to make the move to wingshooting.
- Beginning to intermediate wingshooters who are looking for additional instruction, perspectives, and community.
- Hunter Safety is strongly recommended but not required.
- This clinic is intended for adults and participants must be at least age 18 to shoot.
Clinic Agenda
5:30 p.m. - Check in and introductions
5:45 p.m. - 30-minute lecture:
- Shotgun safety
- Operation of the gun
- Eye dominance test
- Gun fit (it's important!): Cast, length of pull, etc.
- Shooting stance
- Methodologies on approaching a bird
- Chokes
6:15 - 7:30 p.m. - Group shooting with a coach.
Clinic Cost: $25 per participant to cover shells and instruction. Please bring cash or check to be collected prior to clinic start. We also encourage participants to join the club community and come back to shoot!
What to Bring: Your shotgun if you have one (or let us know if you need to borrow). If you have a gauge other than 20 or 12, please bring one box of your own factory load ammunition.
Sign up:
Participation is limited to the first 10 participants. Minimum of 6 participants needed to run.
Registration is required. To register, go to gowild.wi.gov and log in or create an account if you don’t already have one. Click on the Manage Safety Education tab, click “Search for Class” and select "Learn to Hunt” as Course Type and “Dane” as County in the drop-down tabs. Register with your Customer ID number.
If the class does not appear, it is likely full. Please contact John Motoviloff to be added to the waitlist.
Interested participants with limited mobility are asked to contact the event organizer about accessibility options in advance of the event.