Trap and Field's Around the ATA article from the Atlantic Provinces ATA Delegate
January 2025
Hello from the Atlantic Provinces.
To all gun club managers, if you haven’t already done so, it’s time to start planning for the upcoming trapshooting season. To register your ATA shoot dates, submit an ATA Registered Shoot application to the Atlantic Provinces Secretary, Janaya Nickerson, for approval. The application is available on www.shootata.com.
If you’re considering attending a regional Canadian or the national shoot, here are some shoots to consider.
The Canadian Trapshooting Championships will be held at the Hamilton Gun Club located near Stoney Creek, Ontario from June 26-29. A warm-up shoot is tentatively planned for June 25. Visit shootcanada.ca for complete shoot details.
The Ontario ATA Provincial Shoot starts 2 days after the Canadian Championships on July 1, and runs through to July 6 at the St. Thomas Gun Club located near London, Ontario. Hamilton and London are about 150km apart so not much extra travel is needed to attend both if you have the time and are interested in shooting at two of the top facilities in Canada.
The St. Thomas Gun Club will also be one of venues for the ATA Eastern Zone shoot which is being held in a satellite shoot format this year from July 17-20. The other host club is the Pennsylvania State Shooting Association Home Grounds in Elysburg, PA. Visit the Ontario Provincial Trapshooting Association webpage (ontariotrap.com) for more information on their shoots.
The Québec ATA Provincial Shoot is scheduled for July 25-27 at the Club de Tir de Valleyfield located near Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostkaa, Québec. Visit the Québec Provincial Trapshooting Association at atvq.com for shoot details.
And to wrap up the 2025 target year, our Atlantic Provinces ATA Provincial Shoot returns to the Highland Gun Club near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia August 28-31. A warm-up shoot will also be held on August 27. Stay tuned to the Atlantic Provinces Trapshooting Association webpage for more details.
Dates for the ATA Grand, the Satellite Grands, and the Zone Shoots are available on www.shootata.com. Those shoots have been some of my most memorable stateside – especially the 2013 Grand. Unfortunately, the current exchange rate of 40% makes it much more expensive for Canadians to attend shoots in the US. However, if you are able to attend a shoot stateside, you need to apply for your ATF Form 6 NIA. The form has been updated so make sure you submit the latest version.
Good luck in 2025.
For more information on the Atlantic Provinces Trapshooting Association, feel free to contact me or visit shootatlantic.com.
Regards,
Andrea
Andrea Bassan
shootatlantic.com