Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports Inc

Category: Announcements

  • Skeet Fields Low Availability April 1

    We will have limited availability on the skeet fields Saturday, April 1 as we are hosting 2 youth competitions that morning. Your best bet may be in the 10:15 range.

  • 5-Stand Saturday March 25

    MVSS will open its sporting clays field on Saturday, March 25, from 9:00 AM  to 12:00 PM.

    The new procedures will be in place for this shoot. Please review the  following, and arrive early enough to be at your assigned station by 9:00.

    1. Shooters are to arrive and purchase their score cards no later than 8:45  AM. The cashier will be there at 8:00.
    2. Each shooter will be assigned to a squad of their choice. Squads cannot exceed five shooters.
    3. Each squad will be assigned a station to start on. They will proceed to their first station and be prepared to start shooting at 9:00 AM.
    4. No one, shooters or spectators, will enter the course without eye and ear protection.

    Thank you for your attention and support.

  • Club Skeet Shoot Sunday March 26

    We will open at 8:30 for practice and registration. Shoot 50 or 100 rounds in competition. Questions call Preston 586-215-3060

  • Sporting Clays March 18 RESCHEDULED to March 25

    Due to the expected weather this weekend, the Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports  sporting clays field will not open on Saturday, March 18. Instead, it will open as usual next Saturday, March 25.

  • Range Closed Today February 22

    The range is closed today due to weather

  • Skeet Field Open February 20

    The skeet range will be open Monday February 20, 9 to 12.

  • Mark Parmeter

    On January 28, 2023, Mark Parmeter passed away at home.

    Mark was born in 1950 to Edwin and Janice Parmeter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was raised on a potato farm and was active in 4H. He graduated from Rockford High School in 1968. Mark married his high school sweetheart Karen in 1970. The couple moved their family to Las Cruces in 1981. Mark was an electrical contractor. He worked at JN Electric for several years before purchasing the business. He operated Parmeter Power and Control and 4Warn Property Protection Systems from 1999 to 2021.

    Mark and Karen, avid sporting clays shooters, competed in shotgun sports statewide and nationally for over 20 years. Mark was integral to the construction of the Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports range (MVSS) and served on its board for 11 years. He was a lifetime member of both the MVSS and the National Rifle Association. Mark was proud to be inducted into the New Mexico Sporting Clays Hall of Fame in 2020.

    Mark’s absence will be felt by many, but he will be missed most by family and close friends that carry his memory: Karen, his loving wife of 52 years, his daughter Heather and her husband Rob, his son Erik, and his best friends Brian Trapp and Dan Roberts. Mark is survived by three sisters: Marlene Nicol (Denny), Marsha Shogren (Jim), and Marla Cederquist, as well as a brother; Marlon Parmeter. He also had several nieces and nephews. In addition, Mark is survived by two grandchildren: Aaron and Medley, and their mother Keri.

    At Mark’s request, no service will be held. The MVSS will hold a memorial shoot at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the MVSS building fund to support improvements to the range that Mark loved: MVSS, PO Box 511, Las Cruces NM 88004, MEMO: Mark

     

  • Ranged Closed Today 2/15

    Due to inclement weather. Range will be closed today. Blowing snow, winds and limited visibility.

  • First ClubTrap Shoot of 2023 — February 12

    This Sunday February 12 our first trap club shoot of 2023 will kick off the year. We will open at 8:30 for practice and registration, competition 9ish. Remember you can shoot 50 or 100 targets. Questions call Preston 586-215-3060

  • Mark Parmeter

     

    Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports is sorry to announce the loss of a founding member of our club. Mark Parmeter passed away early Saturday morning, January 28.

    Mark and Karen Parmeter started organizing informal 25-target sporting clays shoots in 1992, at the Butterfield Range. Those shoots grew over the years and led to the formation of MVSS, and construction of the trap, skeet, sporting clays and 5 Stand ranges we use today.

    From attending meetings to providing his expertise as an electrician, Mark was involved in every aspect of our range. He was a skilled sporting clays target setter and an A-Class shooter. He was also a knowledgeable and enthusiastic coach and always willing to help a new shooter. He will be remembered and he will be missed.

    His family has requested privacy for a few days and no services are planned at this time.