ShotgunClay target shooting is a very popular recreational and competitive event for many shooters across Canada. Shotgun events have been introduced at the summer Olympic Games at different times, depending on the specific discipline. For more detailed information you can go to the Wikipedia page on Trap Shooting or Skeet Shooting. Results from 2023 National Championships See Video from the Canadian National Trap Championship 2022 |
Canadian International Trap Shooting National ChampionshipsDate: August 14 – 18, 2024 Location: Toronto International Sports Shooting Centre, Pan Am Range, Cookstown, ON Registration Deadline: July 31, 2024, at 1pm ET. REGISTRATION: https://sfc-ftc.ca/event-5759177 |
Canadian International Skeet National ChampionshipsDate: August 21 to 25, 2024 Location: Saskatoon Gun Club Entry fees will be $285 (which includes a championship dinner). You will receive more information regarding the championships from the Organizing Committees once registered. Match events: Individual Men / Individual Women / Individual Men Junior / Individual Women Junior Qualification: 2 courses of fire, 250 targets total. Top 6 after qualification eligible for final to determine Canadian Champion. 2 fields to be used for training and competition REGISTRATION: https://sfc-ftc.ca/event-5757345 |
These events are available for a wide range of shotguns and are accessible.
TRAP In trap shooting, participants attempt to break clay targets that are launched from a single "house" or machine, generally away from the shooter
SKEET Participants attempt to break clay targets mechanically flung into the air from two fixed stations at high speed from a variety of angles, in somewhat "sideways" paths that intersect in front of the shooter.
Double Trap - Non-Olympic Event Two targets are thrown simultaneously, or with a variable delay up to 1 second, but at slightly different angles from the station bank of machines. The target speed is about 80 km/h.
ATA - Non-Olympic Event