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Welcome to the APTA

Shootalberta.com is the online home of the APTA, and the Alberta Provincial Trapshooting Championships! Here you can find event dates, host locations and contacts, as well as past champions and current programs.

Shootalberta.com and the APTA are dedicated to the continued development of our sport, and to provide a forum for information and recognition of sponsors, contributors and past champions.

Purpose of the APTA

• To maintain an affiliation with the Amateur Trapshooting Association
• To control registered shooting in the province of Alberta in accordance with the rules of the ATA
• To yearly organize and run the Alberta trapshooting provincials by the rules of the ATA
• To promote a high degree of continuity in all ATA competitions in Alberta
• To support by any means the existence and creation of the gun clubs promoting North American style Trapshooting in our province

New Shooter Mentorship program

This program is designed to help new shooters through there first Alberta ATA shoot. The shooter will be contacted by their mentor and arrangements will be made to meet at the shoot. The mentor will help with registration and explain the  classing system. They will explain the bank board and get the new shooter to their first trap round and answer any questions that they can about trap shooting.  Any questions a new shooter may have about being mentored or becoming a mentor please contact Jesse Smith a text is preferred 780 523 6032 

Aug 15th

 Here is some of the highlights from the Medicine Hat shoot. Jack Toews won the singles day one with a 98 and Tim Kackmarski had a perfect 100 on day two. Doubles saw Rod Smith and Bob Gruszecki tie with a 94 and day two had two 92s Rod Smith and Tim Kackmarski.  In the handicap, day 1, Dan Kackmarski got the bump with a 96 and day 2 was won by Brian Maier with a 95.  HOA was  Tim Kackmarski with a 555. 21 people competed in the shoot

Aug 8th

     What a weekend of firsts. At the Edmonton Championships Ed Wald got his first 100st in singles. Darin Schuller wins his first HOA with a 548 that needed a shoot off with Dave Shiers. At the grand  Art Peyton has his first run of consecutive singles, that goes over 400. 449 to be exact good enough for the 9th longest streak by an Albertan ever. This week at At the Grand Art has won 11 trophies this week. 

AUG 6TH

    Not since 2015 has any Albertan ran 400 singles in a row. James Thomson did it twice that year and now Art Peyton has done it at the Grand. Good luck Art and keep it going.  The all time record for an Albertan is 715 by Neil Burbidge in 1993.  

Aug 3rd/22

  Shawn Mcneil continued his great shooting at the Olds shoot. He had a combined 199 for singles. In his last 600 singles he has missed 2 an incredible run. Tom Foss was on a hot streak. He shot a 96 in the cap to move back to the 25 yard line. Had a 100 in singles and won a doubles event with a 94. Dean Houchin won the other cap event with a 95.

July 25th

   Provincials is wrapped up and in the books. Everyone enjoyed great weather and a excellent supper sponsored by Bayer and put on by the Edmonton gun club. Shawn Mcneil put up great numbers all week long made me think i should take a whole year off to. He was HOA and HAA champion with 392 and 972. The singles title went to Jacob Johnson it was his first 200 straight. His old dad, Brad, also shot 200 straight and i dont know but i cant imagine a father son having done that in the history of our provincials there must be something in the genetics that makes them shoot better than most. Matt Belley, a first time all star last year, won his first Major Provincial title with 98 in the handicap. Bob Gruszecki showed us why he is one of only six Canadians to achieve AAA27AAA with a 99 in doubles and take that title.  There were many new faces that i have not seen or met before and that was nice to seel. One of those new faces was Derek Clayton who posted a 100 straight in the first half of the singles. 

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APTA LEAGUE

1. The APTA league will run from the week of May 15^th, 2022 for 6 weeks.
2. There will be 5 shooters per team. Any shooter may shoot on multiple teams but must pay a separate league fee for each team.
3. Each shooter on a team will shoot 25 targets from the 16 yard line for a total of 125 targets. The team's 16 yard total score will determine the team’s handicap yardage (refer to the Handicap Chart below). Each shooter on a team will then shoot 25 targets from the team’s handicap yardage for a total of 125 targets. Handicap yardage is only valid for one week, will be re‑established each week based on the team’s 16 yard total score for that week and where a shooter is absent, the score of the spare or the absent shooter’s previous week’s score will be used, as outlined in 5 below.
4. If a team is participating in another league with the same structure as the APTA league (ie. at least 125 targets from 16 yards and at least 125 handicap targets shot from a handicap yardage that is the same as if determined using the Handicap Chart below), the team can submit the scores from the other league. If the other league is more than one round of singles and one round of handicap per week, the scores from the first round of singles and the first round of handicap are the scores that will be submitted to the APTA league. Any shooter shooting on multiple teams in the APTA league can submit the same scores for all teams.
5. A spare can be used if a shooter is unable to attend one or more weeks. Alternatively, a team may submit the absent shooter's 16 yard score and handicap score from the previous week, with a penalty of two targets deducted from the handicap score.
6. Each club will decide which evening they want to throw targets for the league and the cost of targets and shells will be each club's business.
7. Scores for each week are to be submitted by Thursday night of that week so we can get them posted on the website. Please submit scores to Jesse Smith at lynn.jess3@hotmail.com or text it to 780-523-6032.
8. After 3 weeks of shooting the league will split into an “A” & “B” side based on total team scores for the first three weeks. Team standings at the end of the league will be based on total team scores for all 6 weeks of the league.  The winning team from the “A” side and the “B” side will each win 5 cases of shells. Ties will be decided by a count-back to scores from previous weeks.  All remaining teams will be put into a random draw to win 5 cases of shells.  If there is larger participation than anticipated APTA will consider adding additional awards.
9. The league fee will be $20/shooter for a total of $100/team. Cheques for fees are to be made payable to the Alberta Provincial Trapshooting Association and sent to Jim Thomson 43 Discovery Ridge Mount SW, Calgary AB T3H 5G3 along with your team’s name and the names of the team’s members.
10. Everyone is welcome to participate! This is a fun league and these targets will not be registered.