SPORTING CLAYS RULES AND REGULATIONS Safety Safety is everyone's responsibility.
Eye and ear protection is mandatory for all competitors and spectators.
Guns must remain unloaded with action open at all times, except when a shooter is in the shooting station, ready to call for targets. Break action shotguns may be closed while stored on a gun stand or rack but must be unloaded. When preparing to shoot, shotguns shall be loaded with no more than two shot shells at a time.
While trappers (when applicable) at your station, or at adjacent stations are moving into position, squad members shall maintain all guns open and unloaded.
Any shooter displaying gross negligence or willful misconduct of safety will immediately be ejected from the competition, the course and club property.
Only one shooter in a shooting station at a time.
Children must be under close supervision by adults at all times.
No one is allowed in restricted areas or off pathways at any time. Everyone must stay within the railroad ties. Never tamper with sporting clays traps. Contact staff for all malfunctions. No alcohol allowed on course. The Course Please dispose of your empty shells in the buckets provided, unless they have fallen outside the confines of the railroad ties.
The course consists of 25 shooting stations numbered from Station 1 - Station 25. In addition, there is a 5-stand located on the west end of the premises from, which competitors will attempt various targets. Lastly, there is a game trailer consisting of 3 automatic machines that will throw targets randomly. The number and characteristics of targets from each station will be determined by Tinnin Hunt Club and will be the same for all shooters. Equipment Shotguns of 12 gauge or smaller, are to be used in attempting all targets. Shotguns fitted for multiple chokes are permitted. Shooters are allowed to change chokes only between stations.
Shot size shall be 7.5 or 8. Conduct of the Shoot The competitors will form their own squads. Only one squad may shoot at a particular station at a time.
Members of the squad shall take turns acting as scorekeepers and trappers.
When all members of a squad have completed shooting at a station, the squad rotates to the next assigned station.
To be scored as "Dead" (Hit) or "Lost" (Missed), and designated on score cards as an "/," the clay must separate into at least two clearly discernible pieces in the judgment of the scorekeeper/field judge. Targets not struck and broken shall be called "lost" or "missed" and designated by an "O" on scorecards.
A target, which breaks on launch, shall be declared a "no bird" and the shooter will be provided with a new target.
In the event of a "no bird" on any pair, nothing is established, and the pair is taken over. This also applies to gun/ammo malfunctions while shooting pairs.
At the start of shooting at a new station, the squad may elect to throw one target pair for viewing. After that, no more "view" targets may be called for by any member of the squad at that station.
Singles may be attempted with one shot.
Pairs may be presented as report, or true pairs. Each station will have a menu explaining the target presentations. A shooter may attempt two shots at the same bird, or at different birds. Should the shooter break both targets with one shot, the result will be scored as two "kills."
To call for a bird, the trapper will announce he is ready by saying “trapper ready”. When the shooter is ready to shoot, he will say “pull” and the trapper will release the clay(s). Tinnin Hunt Club reserves the right at any time to ask anyone to leave the premises for such cause that management may determine to be in the best interest of others. If a person is asked to leave for any such reason, no money shall be refunded. TINNIN HUNT CLUB AND WILDLIFE PRESERVE, INC. RELEASE ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND INDEMNIFICATION THE UNDERSIGNED (“GUEST”), PRIOR TO, IN CONSIDERATION OF AND AS A CONDITION TO GUEST’S PARTICIPATION IN HUNTING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY OWNER (AS DEFINED BELOW) ON THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED, LEASED OR CONTROLLED BY OWNER AND KNOWN GENERALLY AS TINNIN HUNT CLUB (THE PROPERTY), HEREBY: (1) REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO OWNER THAT GUEST IS EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE REGARDING THE SPORT OF HUNTING AND/OR CLAY SHOOTING AND IS AWARE THAT HAZARDS EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE HANDLING OF FIREARMS, BEING PRESENT IN AREAS WHERE FIREARMS ARE DISCHARGED AND SHOOTING ON TERRAIN WITH OBVIOUS AND UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND AGREES TO ASSUME THE RISKS RELATED TO SUCH HAZARDS; (2) RELEASES OWNER FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, BODILY INJURY, DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, ARRISING IN CONNECTION WITH GUEST’S USE OF THE CLUB AND THE PROPERTY AND RESULTING FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER EXCEPT THE NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL CONDUCT OF OWNER (THE FORGOING OCCURRANCES ARE CALLED “RELATED LIABILITIES”): AND (3) AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD OWNER HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL RELATED LIABILITIES AND ASSOCIATED ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES. THE BENEFITS AND DETRIMENTS IMPOSED BY THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BENEFIT AND BE BINDING UPON OWNER AND GUEST, AND UPON THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. THE TERM “OWNER” SHALL INCLUDE TINNIN HUNT CLUB AND WILDLIFE PRESERVE, INC., RIO GRANDE HUNT CLUB., A NEW MEXICO CORPORATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS, AND THOMAS P. TINNIN AND JAMIE G. TINNIN AS TRUSTEES OF THE TINNIN TRUST DECLARATION DATED MARCH 28TH 2006 AND THOMAS P. TINNIN, MEGAN TINNIN AUSTIN, COURTNEY TINNIN AND ROBERT G. TINNIN. TINNIN HUNT CLUB ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID -19 IS EXTREMELY CONTAGIOUS and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing, and in New Mexico, have prohibited the congregation of groups of people. Tinnin Hunt Club has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. However, Tinnin Hunt Club cannot guarantee that you or your family will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, attending Tinnin Hunt Club activities could increase your and your families’ risk of contracting COVID-19. By signing this agreement, and in consideration for being allowed to participate in Tinnin Hunt Club activities, I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that my family and I may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by attending and participating in activities at Tinnin Hunt Club and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at Tinnin Hunt Club may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, Tinnin Hunt Club employees, volunteers, and other participants at Tinnin Hunt Club and their families. By signing this agreement, and in consideration for being allowed to participate in Tinnin Hunt Club activities, I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risk and accept sole responsibility for any injury to my family or myself (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I or my family may experience or incur in connection with me or my families’ attendance at Tinnin Hunt Club or participation in Tinnin Hunt Club activities (“Claims”). On my behalf, and on behalf of my family, I hereby release, agree not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless Tinnin Hunt Club, its employees, agents, and representatives, of and from the Claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto. I understand and agree that this Assumption of the Risk and Waiver of Liability Relating to Coronavirus/Covid-19 includes any Claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of Tinnin Hunt Club, its employees, agents, and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after participation in any Tinnin Hunt Club activity.
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