Hawkes Bay Clay Target Club

04/09/2026

Righto

So here's a plan for this weekend

Saturday

Loading trap houses with clays from 10am to 12 noon if you have time to give a hand.

Sunday

9am-10am Get as many s***t rounds in as you can

10am 100 Compak will kick off down on the container

9am - 3pm the DTL traps will be open for 25PS, 25 SR, 25SB and 30 Tripples off 18m.
$15/Round. - 1 Trap will be open at 9am with the remaining 2 opening at 10am.

Shoot what you want when you, your first round will count towards the sweeps pot with cut off been 3pm.

30/08/2026

A hardy group of club members headed down to Woodville CTC who played host to the Collinson Cup, H H Morris and The Margaret Cook teams shoots today.

Well done to Palmerston North and Woodville on taking the converted titles.

As per the lack of photos there was a good time had by team, but looking closely at those scores a hats off must go to Club Vice Chair James Mabin on only 2 targets down in what was some interesting wind conditions.

I'm sure we can set some industrial fans up for training for next years event for the rest of the team to polish their skills.

17/08/2026

Awesome to see a number of our juniors get the opportunity to be apart of this fantastic day.

Our Juniors had a fantastic day on Saturday for this years Driven Pheasant Shoot. Te Konini Shoot did an outstanding job providing an unforgettable experience for our young hunters and it also wouldn't have been possible without the many volunteers acting as minders and beaters on the day, a big Thank You to everyone involved!

16/08/2026

A huge thank you to all the shooters who braved the challenging weather today.
We know many of you were questioning your choices out there, so we truly appreciate you sticking it out.

A special shout-out to Quentin Mathers on an incredible performance! Congratulations on taking home the H.J. Grieve Trophy (Single Barrel), the A-Grade Armoury Cup (Single Rise), the Underdown-Barron Trophy (Single Rise & Single Barrel combined), and the A-Grade High Gun!

Congratulations as well to our other grade winners.

We also want to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who helped score, and to the parents for supervising their children on the mark. We were certainly grateful for a hot lunch to warm us up!

We also held a successful AGM, where Quentin was re-elected as President. Congratulations to our other elected officers as well! We are thrilled to see our committee growing in numbers. We look forward to introducing you to all our committee members in the coming weeks so you can get to know the team behind the scenes.

Stay tuned for more updates!

10/08/2026

Remember we have our AGM this Sunday coupled with a couple of Cups and Trophies up for grabs.

The Armoury Cups
HJ Grieve Trophy
Underdown Barron

Kick-off is at 9:00 am sharp.
The full 125-target program includes:
25 S***t
25 Ball Trap
50 Single Rise
25 Single Barrel

We will hold our AGM at 1:00 pm.

Don't worry about lunch—we’ve got you covered with a hearty Bangers and Mash lunch for just $10.

Come along for a great day of shooting, catch up with fellow members, and have your say at the AGM. See you on the range!

08/08/2026

Looking to get out and about around the clubs and catch up with old mates or make new ones. Theres great opportunties to shoot what you want and when you want and perhaps find a new discipline that tickles your fancy.

Check out Patangata Clay Target Club tomorrow.

Then there's always a 3 day road trip next weekend

Head on down to Wairarapa Clay Target Club for Friday to Give Rally Clays ago

Up to Wanganui Rangitikei Clay Target Club for Saturday s***t 15th August

Finishing up at Hawkes Bay Clay Target Club for our AGM on Sunday 16th August

Plenty of chances to get out and smash a few clays.

03/08/2026

Mark this one in your calendars all ways a great time down the road at our friends Patangata Clay Target Club, for the Hawkes Bay Districts.
A great chance for our juniors and those that are traveling up for the Central & Lower North Island Secondary School Clay Target Competition final on the 13th September come up early and make a weekend of it.

02/08/2026

A huge congratulations to everyone who competed in our Continental, Ball Trap, and Universal Trench Club Championships, as well as the Hawkes Bay Universal Trench Cup! A special shoutout and big thank you to all the shooters who traveled to be here and support our club for this big event—it’s fantastic to see such great dedication from our shooting community!

A special congratulations to James Mabin for taking out the Hawkes Bay Universal Trench Cup with a stellar score of 74/75, and for claiming the High Over All (HOA) title with a massive 166!

Here are the full results from the weekend:
Hawkes Bay Universal Trench Cup (75 Targets)
Winner: James Mabin (74)

Universal Trench Club Champs (50 Targets)

A Grade: 1st James Mabin (49), James Mackie (42), Darryl Remnant (39)

B Grade: 1st Maddie France (42), Quentin Mathers (42), John Harkness (36), Doug Smith (36)

C Grade: 1st Richard France (40), Brian Smith (35), Georgia Mabin (35), Peter Evans (33)

Continental Club Champs (50 Targets)

A Grade: 1st James Mabin (47), Maddie France (46), Doug Smith (43), Peter Evans (42), James Mackie (42)

B Grade: 1st Georgia Mabin (45), Brian Smith (42), Jack Whale (37)

Ball Trap Club Champs (50 Targets)

A Grade: 1st James Mackie (47), James Mabin (45), Quentin Mathers (42), Maddie France (41)

B Grade: 1st Brian Smith (42), Nigel Field (36), Georgia Mabin (36), Jack Whale (35)

High Over All (HOA)
Overall Champion: James Mabin (166)

A Grade: James Mackie (155), Maddie France (149), Quentin Mathers (140)

B Grade: Georgia Mabin (139), Brian Smith (138), Nigel Field (125)

Great shooting by everyone who took to the stands under those clear blue skies! Be sure to check out the action shots and our winners

01/08/2026

Tomorrows weather looks to have a chilly start followed with a blue bird day.
One things for sure the Ball Trap,Continental and Universal Trap targets will keep you warm.

9am kick off