Sunday the 27th our September club shoot. Open at 8 for registration and practice, competition 9ish. If you have questions contact Preston at 586-215-3060 or prestonbenfield@gmail.com
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Sporting Clays — September 19 CANCELLED Due to Weather
Because of the heavy rains in the past few days, the parking area at the sporting clays range is flooded. Setup of the clays course this morning was impossible and parking tomorrow would be messy. For those reasons, the September sporting clays shoot scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled.
Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports will open its sporting clays field for all members and the general public on Saturday, September 19, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. -
Founders Day and Members Appreciation Day — October 3, 2026
Founders Day and Members Appreciation Day
October 3, 2026
To celebrate our 15th year of operation
Please join us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 3, 2026, to celebrate everything we’ve done since the range opened on October 8, 2011.
This will be a fun shoot – two rounds of trap or skeet, or one of each. The machines will have flash targets mixed with regular targets, whoever breaks one will receive a token.
Everyone gets lunch – a green chile cheeseburger, potato salad, chips, and a drink, and additional lunch tickets can be purchased for $5.00 We’ll serve from 11:00 until 12:30, or the food runs out.
All of this for $12 or two tokens. Please join us.
The flyer is available at 2026-founders-day
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OOPS! Bag a Bird is Moving Back to November 6-8
Bag a Bird will be November 6-8 after all! Please let Brock know if you’re attending so he can plan lunches.
We are moving the “Bag a Bird” shoot to November 13-15. The weekend it was on before was NMSU Homecoming!The flyer is available at 2026-bag-a-bird
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November Skeet Club Shoot and Luncheon
November 22 will be our last skeet club shoot and luncheon for 2026. The October date will be a normal club shoot as we have had to cancel 2 shoots.
Also — as two shoots had to be canceled, for this year we are only requiring shooters to have participated in two prior shoots this season in order to participate in the final.
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Thunderbird Open Skeet Championship
The Thunderbird Open Skeet Championship
Presented by High Desert Sportsmen
highdesertsportmen.netSept 18-20, 2026
5 Guns / 500 targetsThe flyer is available at 2026-thunderbird-open
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New Mexico Skeet Shooting Association 2026 Championships — October 16-18, 2026
The Chaparral Skeet Club
and the
NEW MEXICO SKEET SHOOTING ASSOCIATION
Present the
79th NEW MEXICO SKEET CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 16-18, 2026
Roswell, New MexicoNote: As many of you know the New Mexico Skeet Shooting Association is trying to provide the New Mexico High School Clay Target Association (NMHSCTA) shooters the opportunity to participate in this event. If you are able, please try to shoot the doubles on Friday morning and the 12 gauge on Friday afternoon this will give the NMHSCTA shooters a chance to travel Friday morning, shoot doubles Friday afternoon and then shoot 12 gauge on Saturday morning. Below is picture of the gold, silver, and bronze medals that will be awarded to the top 3 NMHSCTA shooters in both the junior and sub-junior concurrent events. The SCTP medalists will be determined by adding both the doubles score and the 12-gauge score together.
The flyer is available at 2026-state-program
For more information contact Brad Thompson at 575-247-1313 or skeetbt@gmail.com
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September Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the September 3, 2026 business meeting are available at 2026.09.03
Minutes of all of our meetings, beginning in January 2022, are available at meeting minutes
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September Business Meeting Thursday, September 3, 6:30 PM
Please plan to attend the MVSS monthly business meeting to be held this Thursday evening, September 3, at 6:30 PM at the New Mexico Department of
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5-Stand Saturday September 5
Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports will hold its’ monthly 5-Stand shoot this
coming Saturday, September 5. Shooting will start at 8:00 AM.
