Ghost Town Sporting Clays, located near Parker, South Dakota, overlooks the Vermilion River on the abandoned site of Finlay, a small short-lived village started in 1876. Rabbit targets race down along the spill way where John Norton’s flour mill once stood, teal spring up between the century old cottonwoods, and one of two towers overlooks what is left of the earthen dam, throwing targets in all four directions.

Since opening in the summer of 1993, Ghost Town Sporting Clays has thrown more NSCA registered targets than any other course in the State of South Dakota, hosting as many as 12 tournaments a year. With 20 different shooting fields, along with portable throwing machines, Ghost Town has thrown over 200 different target presentations. This means that every tournament has something new for the shooting enthusiasts. In 1997, Ghost town added a portable NSCA 5-Stand to its facilities. Not only is the 5-stand an added attraction to Ghost Town’s tournaments but it also travels to various trap clubs drawing more shooters into the game of sporting clays. Our 5-stand was also featured at both the Nebraska and South Dakota State Shoots in 1998 and again at the Nebraska State Shoot in 2002. This addition has also enabled Ghost Town to introduce many shooters to the new game of FITASC.

Besides hosting the 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2007 South Dakota State NSCA Tournaments, Ghost Town Sporting Clays is the only course in the nation hosting the Benelli Challenge. Annually, we throw flurries of up to 6 targets to shooters with Benelli semi-automatic shotguns with extended tubes to hold 9 shells. No target is scored lost until it hits the ground or your gun is empty. It is not uncommon for a shooter to use 175 rounds on 100 targets. At the Fall Benelli Challenge, the Benelli Shotgun Company sponsors an exhibition with Tom Knapp, the world record holder by breaking 9 targets, one at a time, before they hit the ground.

The owners at Ghost Town Sporting Clays place a great amount of emphasis on our customers having an enjoyable time. Many of our targets are relatively easy to break, helping to keep the new shooters coming back and yet we always throw some challenging targets to keep the experienced shooters happy. More than anything else, we have found that when you break a lot of targets, you have a lot of fun. The numbers speak for themselves, since opening in 1993, Ghost Town is rapidly approaching the 1 million mark in targets thrown, drawing from a base of over 400 shooters not only from South Dakota and neighboring states, but as far away as California and Canada.

We at Ghost Town Sporting Clays are proud of our reputation and strive to do everything possible to keep our customers coming back. Tournaments results are emailed out within one day after the shoot (email registration required). Free lunch is served at most of the tournaments. Costs are kept as low as possible with profits going back into course improvements and facilities. We strive to do everything possible to make your Ghost Town experience a memorable one.

2008 South Dakota Registered Shoot Schedule

Date	Location	Shoot Name
1/13/08	Cloverleaf	Shiver Shoot
1/20/08	Ghost Town	Polar Bear Shoot	Results
1/27/08	Claybird	New Years Blast Shoot
2/3/08	Willow Creek	Winter Shoot
2/3/08	Cloverleaf	Still Shivering Shoot
2/17/08	Ghost Town	Frostbite Open Shoot	Results
2/24/08	Claybird	Chill Out Shoot
3/2/08	Cloverleaf	Shamrock Shoot
3/9/08	Claybird	March Madness Shoot
3/16/08	Ghost Town	Shamrock Special	Results
4/6/08	Ghost Town	Spring Fling	Results
4/13/08	Cloverleaf	Lucky Cloverleaf
4/20/08	Claybird	Ironman with GTSC
4/20/08	Ghost Town	Ironman with Claybird	Results
4/27/08	James Valley	Spring Fling
5/4/08	Willow Creek	Spring Shoot
5/4/08	James Valley	Ironman with Claybird
5/4/08	Claybird	Ironman with James Valley
5/18/08	Cloverleaf	Mothers Day Shoot
5/25/08	Ghost Town	Memorial Shoot	Results
6/1/08	James Valley	State Warm Up Shoot
6/8 & 6/9/08	Willow Creek	Dakota Blast Shoot
6/15/08	Cloverleaf	Claybusters Shoot
6/22/08	Ghost Town	Ironman with Claybird
6/22/08	Claybird	Ironman with Ghost Town
6/27, 6/28 & 6/29/08	James Valley	South Dakota State Shoot
7/6/08	Ghost Town	Firecracker Shoot
7/13/08	Cloverleaf	Roman Candle Shoot
7/20/08	Claybird	Coca Cola Blast
7/27/08	James Valley	Clay Bake Shoot
8/3/08	Ghost Town	Mid-Summer Sizzler Shoot
8/10/08	Willow Creek	Old West Shootout
8/17/08	Claybird	Crazy Clays Shoot
8/24/08	Cloverleaf	Heatwave Humble Shoot
8/31/08	James Valley	Clay Buster Shoot
9/7/08	Ghost Town	Benelli Challenge
9/14/08	Claybird	Hunter Wam-up Shoot
9/21/08	James Valley	Anniversary Shoot
9/28/08	Cloverleaf	Falls Is Back Shoot
10/5/08	Claybird	Ironman with Ghost Town
10/5/08	Ghost Town	Ironman with Claybird

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Ironman tournament information
Tournament is a combination of 3 shoot dates and 600 targets.
NSCA Class winners and hunter class will receive gift certificates to Gary's Gun Shop.
No additional entry fee - Ghost Town and Claybird will track score totals.
Must complete all 600 targets to qualify.

Part 1 - April 20th
Part 2 - June 22nd
Part 3 - October 5th

Ghost Town Sporting Clays and Gary’s Gun Shop present the Challenge!

 

Fall: September 7th
9:00am – 6:00pm
100 Targets - $30.00
Lewis Purse (optional) - $10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BENNELLI CHALLENGE RULES

Targets will be thrown flurry style, with up to 6 targets thrown at once.

Extended Magazine tubes required. Limited number of extended tubes available as well as Benelli M1 Super 90’s to borrow at no charge.

No target is scored as lost until it hits the ground or your gun is empty.  Come prepared to shoot lots of ammo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also sponsored by:

Benelli USA Shotguns

Torresdal Chucker Traps

FOR MORE DETAILS CALL:

Ghost Town Sporting Clays – (605) 647-5691

Gary's Gun Shop – (605) 332-6119

Steve Naatjes – (605) 647-2349

Gene Stapleton – (605) 647-5641

Vince Plucker - [605] 297-4860

E-mail us: ghostown@wildblue.net

2001 Fall Benelli with Tom Knapp
2007 South Dakota State Championship

 

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Mobile 5-Stand Now Available!

Call for pricing details on minimums and mileage, etc.

Contact Steve Naatjes at (605) 332-6119 or
(605) 647-2349 to reserve a date for your club.

Ghost Town Sporting Clays
45778 278th Street
Parker, South Dakota 57053

[605] 647-5691 or [605] 647-5641
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Hours of Operation:  Ghost Town is open to the public on Tournament Dates or by Appointment only.  Shoots start at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM.

Fields:  Our range is designed with a hunter course (blue) and an expert course (red). Every station has two automatic throwers. Sometime we'll even throw in a few stations of Super Sporting.  Course layout is changed for every tournament.  NSCA 5-Stand and a FITASC course is also available.

Rates:
100 Targets $30.00
50 Targets $15.00
5 Stand - 25 Targets $7.00

Clubhouse:  1200+ square feet of indoor area with tables and chairs. Free lunch served at every shoot.

Here's how to find us!

2008 (2007 shooting year) South Dakota All State Team

Open	Steve Naatjes
Open	Gary Salmen
Open	Rod Leach
Open	Anthony Naatjes
Open	Duane Plucker
Sub Junior	Lucas Gustad
Junior	Andy Stapleton
Lady	Debbie Plucker
Veteran	Doug Munk
Super Veteran	Duane Noonan
Master	Loren Voeltz
AA	Ralph Troelsen
A	James Bauman
B	Larry Roberdeau
C	Dennis Klimisch
D	Dwayne Lerew
E	James Rentschler

 

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