The Tradition of Trap & Skeet Shooting
Trap & Skeet has been a feature of the Mercer County Sportsmen Association since its founding in the 1950s. We continue to host public trap & skeet shooting every week from April through October.
Trap & Skeet shooting hours are every Wednesday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm and every Sunday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.
Each round is $6.00 and consists of 25 birds.
There are 5 shooters per squad.
Skeet Shooting
- Birds throw from two locations, a high house and a low house.
- Station 1 -2 : One from each house and a double throw.
- Station 3 - 5 : One from each house.
- Station 6 - 7 : One from each house and a double throw.
- Station 8 : One from each house.
- The first miss is retaken. If none, last target shot twice.
Trap Shooting
- Birds are thrown from one location.
- Thrower rotates from left to right randomly.
- There are five shooting stations and each station is five birds.
- Shooters are 16 yards from the thrower while shooting.