At your call the oscillating trap throws a target at a consistent height but at an unknown angle somewhere within a 34-degree arc. The bird rises quickly, levels off, and falls 50 yards from the trap.

On a recent weekday afternoon, five students from Marcellus Senior High School stood in a line about six feet apart facing an empty field at the Otisco Lake Rod & Gun Club. They wore earmuffs and ...

HORACE, N.D. — Eli Janes was a seventh–grader when he joined the trap shooting team as a student at Horace High School. Now, the recently-graduated senior is gearing up for his fourth trip to the USA ...

Trap shooting has developed into one of the fastest-growing high school sports in the United States, especially in places like Western New York, where supportive adults, clubs and coaches have built ...

Trap is a simple game. The shots aren’t difficult, and the targets are the same everywhere you go. All you have to do is not miss. Then, you get into a shoot-off with everybody else who didn’t miss, ...