Hunting and Shooting Sports
Hobie Hunts!?
As Hobie branches out into hunting and shooting sports, this section of the site is where you’ll find updates on all the action. While fishing has been my main passion, the pull toward the field has been growing—and now it’s happening. I’m focusing primarily on shotgun sports like trap, skeet, and sporting clays, along with upland bird and waterfowl hunting. You can expect regular trips to local ranges as I tour Northern California’s best clay courses, and I’ll be hosting a few group hunts for quail, turkey, and ducks when I feel ready and the seasons hit.
I’m not particularly interested in handguns or rifles at this point—my heart’s set on wingshooting and the gear that goes with it. But eventually, this journey will lead me toward larger game like deer and into big bore firearms and bigger adventures.
If you’ve followed my fishing trips, you already know I don’t do things halfway. I can only imagine what’s in store as this new chapter unfolds.
If you’ve got tips, advice, or just want to join in on a shoot or hunt, reach out. I’m always open to learning and growing in the sport, and I’d love to have good company along the way.
Dates:
2025:
March 1st: Hobie Birthday Trap Shoot, Coon Creek, Rio Oso CA
Join me shooting trap and skeet at Coon Creek outdoor range.
RSVP: Text me
March 30: Hobie Trap Day at Coon Creek, Rio Oso CA
10am till we run out of ammo
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Stay tuned as Hobie researches quality public and private lands to get us on birds and clay ranges to hone our shots.
Trap Shooting:
The Process
Always move about with the gun unloaded and open.
With your gun open and safety gear on, you will walk up with your squad and start from one of the 5 posts. SIDE NOTE: In this example, we're singles trap and will be at the default 16-yard line.
Let's assume you are at starting at station one. The individual that stands at post one will always be the one to initiate a round. The first thing you'll want to do is say "Squad ready" to make sure your team is good to go. Then you will address the scorekeeper with a "Scorer ready" to make sure their god to go. Next, you'll say, "Let's see one" This is done so that the squad has an opportunity to see a clay and how it flies. The way in which the clays are thrown should fall into certain specifications, but we won't dive into the now. "Seeing one" gives the squad an opportunity to protest how the clays are being thrown and to verify that the throw is within standards.
Once everyone is ready, the first shooter at post one will load their gun, mount and call "pull" to initiate the throwing of a clay. You take a shot, and break it! Good job! Now the shooters at stations 2,3,4, and 5 will take their first shots. This pattern continues until each shooter has shot a total of 5 shots from the post they started on. Keep in mind that your gun should not be chambered with a round until it is your turn to shoot.
Once everyone has shot 5 times, the squad will rotate. You'll move from station 1 to 2, the shooter at station 2 will go to 3, so on and so forth. The person at post 5 will move to station 1. Because this distance of travel is longer than the other stations, there is etiquette to be followed. Rotate your body to the right and walk behind the rest of your squad. Safety is very important on the trap field so keep all of this in mind. Make sure your gun is empty, clear, and open. If you have a break action, keep it open and walk with it open. If you have a semi-auto, walk with it barrel up and locked open.
Once the rotation is done, the same process is executed with rotations after everyone has shot once at their station. This continues until everyone has shot a total of 25 shots.
