NSSA - National Skeet Shooting Association
The National Skeet Shooting Association is the world's largest organization dedicated to the sport of Skeet Shooting.
We’re giving away tons of prizes this week at the 2020 World Skeet Championships, and for many of them, all you have to do is show up! We’ve been drawing daily for prize winners among our registered participants, so you may already be a winner. Click on the link below to check out our list of random drawing winners to date.
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:
At this time, the NSSA is continuing as planned with our 2021 Krieghoff All-American Teams, Class All-American Teams, High Average Leaders, Honor Squad, SCTP All-Americans, and Clubs of the Year as reflected in the current target minimums and the associated teams and club criteria.
NSSA will continue our bimonthly All-American points processing. The All-American, Rules, and Executive Committees will continue their collaboration and monitor the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and the impact to our members and clubs as they strive to make the best decisions for the association. We will communicate any changes via your Zone Committeemen, Directors, and the NSSA website as the shooting season progresses.
With concerns about the spread of COVID-19, many shooters and member clubs are making decisions about continuing with planned events. Because our member clubs and their events are throughout the U.S. and beyond, where circumstances vary greatly, each club will make its own decision about any changes in plans. We urge our member clubs and individual members to heed the advice of medical experts and advisories/requirements of their local and state governments regarding hosting and attending events. Please contact clubs directly for any questions about specific events. As we learn about canceled or postponed events, we will add them to the list below, post on our social media pages, and announce in Target Talk.
If an event does not appear below, we have not been notified of cancellation or postponement.
Clubs: If you are cancelling or postponing an event, please notify Sherry Kerr, skerr@nssa-nsca.com, to be included on this list.
Below are events we currently know have been postponed or canceled, as of September 18, 2020, 9:00 a.m.:
Original Date |
Event |
Club |
Status |
| March 21-22 | South River Open | South River Gun Club (GA) | Postponed, New Date TBD |
| March 23-28 | ACUI Collegiate National Championship | National Shooting Complex (TX) | Postponed, New Date TBD |
| April 3-5 | Arizona State Skeet Championship | Clay Busters of Arizona (AZ) | Postponed, New Date TBD |
| April 30-May 3 | duPont/Krieghoff – Krieghoff – White Flyer Masters Skeet Shoot | Forest City Gun Club (GA) | Rescheduled for August 27-30 |
| May 2-3 | Ironman Invitational | Sportsmens Club (WA) | Postponed to September 19-20 |
| May 3 | Big Gun Open | Union City Sportsmen's Club | Postponed to September 13 |
| May 22-24 | Larry Steward Memorial | DuPont Fish & Game (MD) | Postponed, New Dates TBD |
| May 28-31 | Tildon Downing Challenge | Durham Co Wildlife Club (NC) | Rescheduled for October 23-25 |
| May 29-31 | Alabama State Championship | Fort Rucker Skeet Club (AL) | Rescheduled for September 4-6 |
| June 5-7 | Louisiana State Skeet Championship | Lafayette Skeet Club (LA) | Rescheduled for October 9-11 |
| June 5-7 | Florida State Skeet Championship | Jacksonville Clay Target Sports (FL) | Reschedule for Nov 13-15 at Imperial Polk Co Gun Club |
| June 11-14 | Texas State Skeet Championships | Greater Houston Sports Club (TX) | Rescheduled for October 30 - November 1 |
| June 12-14 | Utah State Skeet Championship | Lee Kay Shotgun Center (UT) | Rescheduled for October 9-11 |
| July 24-26 | New Mexico State Championship | High Desert Sportsmen (NM) | Rescheduled for September 11-13 |
| July 31 - August 2 | Kansas State Championship | Ark Valley Gun Club (KS) | Rescheduled for October 16-18 |
| August 22-23 | Got Doubles | Stockton Trap & Skeet (CA) | Canceled |
| August 28-29 | Chili Peppers 20-28 | Polk County Gun Club (NC) | Canceled |
| August 28-30 | The Magnolia | Whitetail Ridge Outdoors (MS) | Canceled |
| August 28-30 | C. H. Metcalf/Joe George Open | Sudlersville Skeet Club (MD) | Canceled |
| September 5 | Waco Doubles Classic | Waco Skeet & Trap Club (TX) | Canceled |
| September 11-13 | Thunder Bird Open | Memphis Sport Shooting Association (TN) | Canceled |
| September 11-13 | Hurricane Open | Hurlburt Clay Target Sports Club (FL) | Canceled |
| September 12 | Lone Star Doubles | Amarillo Gun Club (TX) | Rescheduled for September 18 |
| September 18-20 | Idaho State Championship | Boise Gun Club (ID) | Canceled |
| October 10 | Poule D'eau Open (28ga Marathon) | Lafayette Skeet Club (LA) | Canceled |
| October 11 | Poule D'eau Open (.410 Marathon) | Lafayette Skeet Club (LA) | Canceled |
| October 17 | Big Game Open | Ben Avery Clay Target Center (AZ) | Canceled |
| October 23-25 | The Tildon Downing Challenge | Durham County Wildlife Club (NC) | Canceled |
| December 5-7 | Cold & Snowy Open | Imperial Polk Gun Club (FL) | Renamed JB Maszk Hall of Fame |
George Kenneth Beavers, known in the skeet world as GK Beavers or Pappy, passed away on May 28, 2020. Born in 1931, he served in the Army 45th Infantry and was a Korean Veteran, where he was awarded the Army Occupation Medal in Japan, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and Combat Infantry Badge. George retired from Tinker Air Force Base civil service in 1989.
Pappy’s favorite activity was skeet shooting. He started the sport in 1966 and made numerous friends and memories throughout his career, winning several awards and trophies, as well as volunteering as a shoot manager, referee, or whatever capacity he was needed to fill. He shot 215,750 lifetime targets, attended 23 World Skeet Championships, and was an active NSSA member for 49 years.
He was a longtime member of the Tinker Gun Club, Ada Gun Club and OKC Gun Club. He was inducted into the OSSA Hall of Fame in 1986. He and his wife Betty traveled nationwide for skeet shoots and made lifelong friends along the way. He never knew a stranger and was liked and loved by everyone. NSSA extends its condolences to Pappy’s many friends and family.
Donations in his memory can be made to the Lupus Foundation of America, 2121 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037.
