Trapshooting

What is trapshooting?

Trapshooting is a game of movement, action, and split-second timing.

It requires the accuracy and skill to repeatedly aim, fire and break the 108 mm discs that are hurled through the air at a speed of 42 mph, simulating the flight path of a bird fleeing a hunter.

The participant is required to shoot at a target after they call "pull." It doesn't matter in scoring if the shooter hits only a small piece of the target or they shatter the target. Shooters stand a minimum of 16 yards and a maximum of 27 yards from the trap houses.

The WSRC has the longest trap line in the world with more than 120 trap fields extending about 3.5 miles and outfitted with a voice-activated release system.

Twenty-four of the fields are combination trap-skeet fields, with 16 of the fields equipped with lights for shooting after dark.

Trapshooting hours

Jan. 1 to March 31: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday

April 1 through Dec. 31: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday

Check the calendar for shooting days, registered shoots, fundraisers, and walk up weekends.

For more information, come to Vendor Building 3, Suite 310, or call 618-295-2332.

Visit us for the Grand American Trapshooting Championships!

Since 2006, the World Shooting and Recreational Complex has proudly hosted the annual Amateur Trapshooting Association’s Grand American Trapshooting Championships. This event draws thousands of competitors from all over the world to compete in August.

Trapshooters of all ages are welcome to compete or just check out the competition.