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This Month In Clay Target Nation

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The January 2021 issue of Clay Target Nation is our annual Reference Issue, including key lists that our members can refer to all year. This is a digital-only issue — you will not receive a print issue this month, but it will return in February.

Among the list and reference materials in the January issue are:

  • NSSA and NSCA Certified Instructors by state
  • Top 100 shoots for NSSA and NSCA
  • Governing bodies for NSSA and NSCA
  • 2021 Major Shoots

Advertisers in the January issue are:

Clay Target Nation is available monthly to all members in digital and/or print form. Not a member? You can receive the next issue when you join at http://nssa-nsca.org/join-nssa-nsca/.

NSSA-NSCA Acquires Property Adjacent to NSC

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On December 31, NSSA-NSCA completed the purchase of 23+ acres adjoining the National Shooting Complex that creates a buffer from development and helps protect the association’s investment in its San Antonio, Texas, property.

The land purchase is an important investment in the future of the National Shooting Complex, preventing any type of encroachments of residential or commercial development adjacent to our property boundary. This investment received unanimous support from the joint NSSA-NSCA Finance Committee and the Executive Committee.

“The NSSA-NSCA bought this property as a buffer from the continuous growth that we’re seeing around the National Shooting Complex,” said Michael Hampton, Jr., NSSA-NSCA Executive Director. “We’ve long wanted to add this property to the complex, and we are very fortunate that it became available to us at a time when we were able to leverage the market strength and our futures portfolio to do this purchase without encumbering the association with long-term debt.”

The property adjoins the southwest side of the National Shooting Complex that has access off Gass Road. Twenty acres are under agricultural exemption. It includes a 2300-square-foot house and a deep, large-capacity well. It has almost 500 feet of frontage on Gass Road, and one side of the property has a gravel road that separates it from neighboring property. It has a 1200-foot common border with the original NSC property.

“As we all know, land is something that they will not make any more of, and when the opportunity arises to buy some that attaches to our current 600 acres, we need to take it,” said Hampton. “The property had been in the Skolaut family for over 70 years, and the family gave the association the first opportunity to buy this land, as we have been good neighbors to them. At closing, Mrs. Skolaut’s daughter said, ‘It’s sad to see it go, but we’re happy, and I know my mother is happy, that it’s going to the gun club.’”

For questions about the property acquisition, contact Executive Director Michael Hampton or an NSSA-NSCA officer.

 

 

COVID-19 Protocols for World Skeet Championships

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The NSSA and National Shooting Complex will implement a comprehensive list of COVID-19 protocols to reduce risks and prioritize the safety of our 2020 World Skeet Championships participants, guests, vendors, and NSC staff. Below are the protocols we will follow:

  • Parking passes will be required in an effort to prevent non-shooters from driving around the complex.
  • We will check the temperature of shooters going into Registration. 
  • All shooters will receive a face mask and a small bottle of hand sanitizer in their goodie bag.
  • Squads will be asked to maintain social distancing in the field, i.e., 6 feet between shooters waiting their turn to shoot. 
  • Voice-release wands will not be used, allowing for social distancing between shooters and the referee.
  • We will minimize the number of workers and shooters inside Registration at one time.
  • Plexiglass barriers will be used in Registration, the Pro Shop, and Ammo Building to protect the shooters and staff. 
  • Tables and chairs at the Club House and patio are spread out to facilitate social distancing.
  • Masks are required at all times inside any building and in all other areas where social distancing cannot be maintained.
  • We will take the temperature of referees and loaders every morning prior to shooting.
  • There will be no communal water jugs or coolers provided on the field. Instead, staff members will distribute bottles of water on the fields prior to each flight. 
  • To discourage congregation of shooters, there will not be a printed scoreboard. Shooters will need to look online to see the scores or at TVs spaced out outside Registration and at the Club House. 
  • There will be an EMT onsite during all shooting flights. They will be available to take the temperature of anyone who needs it and help as needed for medical issues. 
  • To discourage on-site shopping, we will encourage participants to pre-order event merchandise for pick-up during registration and will have very limited quantities of merchandise for sale at the event. 
  • We will not host social events, i.e., the Hall of Fame Banquet, that do not allow for social distancing.

 

 

NSSA-NSCA Offices and NSC Currently Closed

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NSSA-NSCA Headquarters is currently closed to allow our staff to stay home and isolate due to concerns about COVID-19.

Managers will be working remotely to assist our members and clubs. If you need assistance, you may email the following individuals:

NSSA – Nathan Boyd, nboyd@nssa-nsca.com

NSCA – Michael Hampton, mhampton@nssa-nsca.com

IT Department – Bradford Jones, bjones@nssa-nsca.com

Communications/Marketing – Sherry Kerr, skerr@nssa-nsca.com

Accounting – Steve Scales, sscales@nssa-nsca.com OR Misty DeLeon, mdeleon@nssa-nsca.com

National Shooting Complex – Royce Graff, rgraff@nssa-nsca.com OR Amber Schwarz, aschwarz@nssa-nsca.com

Within a few days, we expect to have all staff members accessible remotely to respond to your emails and phone calls. In the meantime, we appreciate your patience as we attempt to handle our members’ needs, but please understand if there are delays in responding.

The National Shooting Complex will also be closed to member and open public shooting this week, with reopening for members currently planned for Wednesday, March 25.

 

 

Shooting for Rewards Points Now Last Longer

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Shooting for RewardsEffective February 26, 2020, points earned in the Shooting for Rewards program for shooting registered targets won’t expire for four years, doubling the time they can be redeemed. The Shooting for Rewards program allows NSSA-NSCA members to turn their registered targets into logo merchandise, shooting gear, and even shooting fees for events like the World Skeet Championships or National Sporting Clays Championship!

Points are earned just for shooting registered targets — for every target you register, you earn a point. NSSA members will earn DOUBLE points for participating in their state or zone shoot and TRIPLE points for the World Skeet Championships. You can check your points status anytime just by logging on to your NSSA My Home Page or NSCA My Home Page.

Rewards points can be redeemed online anytime, 24/7!

To redeem your points, just log on to your NSSA or NSCA My Home Page, and click the Spend Points link.  That will take you to the Shooting for Rewards catalog.

See the Shooting for Rewards Catalog

Note that you must be logged in to your own account to spend points; if you are logged in under a family member’s number, for example, you will not be able to view your own rewards points.

Please allow 4-7 weeks for orders to ship out, as some items are custom ordered to your specifications.

Shipping is free within the United States. International orders will incur shipping charges. In that event, you will be contacted via the information we have on file for you, or you can call headquarters at 210-688-3371 after you have placed your order.

Find something you want but don’t have enough points? Not a problem. Just keep shooting and saving your points. Now, points do not expire for four years after they are earned. Keep shooting and earning!

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