In 1949, the Wood County Conservation League originally leased the current property for $300.00 per year. We would like to thank the founders that eventually purchased the property for the Club and renamed the organization Heart of Wisconsin Sportsman’s Club. We are situated on 160 acres, 120 acres of which are enrolled in the managed forest land program. We have many acres of mature timber to support area wildlife.
The Heart boasts eight (8) trap fields with state of the art “Pat Traps” and “Canterbury” voice release systems. We are also proud of our two (2) modern skeet fields, 5 Stand and modern Club House facility. All fields are fully lighted.
President – John Wilke
Vice President – Bill Nieman
Treasurer – Val Heinrichs
Secretary – Rod Crawford
Board of Directors
- Wayne Nichols
- Bill Esselman
- Will Elliott
- Larry Heinrichs
- Rich Rawson
- Tim Ward
- Tom Sorenson
- Rob Murphy
- Jason John
The Heart of Wisconsin Sportsman’s Club is dedicated to the education of safe and proper firearm handling. We excel in handicap trap and skeet shooting. You will experience shooting with some of the best shooters in the state of Wisconsin.
Year Round Hours
Thursdays: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sundays: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
**Closed during Wisconsin Deer Gun Season
May thru September
Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thursdays: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Summer League
Wednesdays: 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Club Meetings
January through October: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
New members and visitors are always welcome at the Heart!
2024 Membership Prices:
New member – Single: $30.00 – Family $35.00
Renewal prices – Single: $25.00 – Family – $30.00
Life memberships – $250.00
**As of October 8, 2015, The Board of Directors voted to have ALL memberships come due January first.
Memberships not renewed in the month of expiration, there will be a 1-month grace period. After that, dues will revert to “new members” prices as noted above.
Please carry your membership card at all times, for it also serves as an identification card against trespassing, in case you are on our land when the Club is not open.
See “Hours of operation” on this website for days and times we are open.
Shooters you need to be aware, no rifles or pistols are allowed on the club grounds. This is posted on the club sign at the entrance of the driveway.
Please Patronize our ATA Flier Sponsors.
See our sponsors for our ATA & ATA Northwest Zone fliers under the Sponsors link of our web page.
Shooting Fees
As a member of the Heart you will be able to take advantage of the lower target prices
Members pay $5.00 per/25 targets for trap or skeet shooting.
Members pay $7.00 per/25 targets for 5 stand.
Non-members pay $7.00 per/25 targets for trap or skeet shooting.
Non-members pay $9.00 per/25 targets for 5 stand.
Juniors pay $4.00 per/25 targets for trap or skeet shooting.
Members are exempt from paying the $10.00 league fees charged to non-members when joining a league.
You may decide to become a Life Member. Life Memberships are available for a one-time fee of $250.00. This Life Membership will give you all the benefits of a member plus you never have to worry about yearly membership fees again.
Gift certificates are available for shooting and merchandise.
Please call for additional information at 715-325-5163 or e-mail us at; www.heartofwisc@gmail.com
Events
With warmer temperatures and spring rapidly approaching, Sunday’s have been busy at the Heart. Come out and get some trap, skeet or 5-stand practice on Sundays, we still have shells for use at the Heart for $9/box.
Keep these upcoming dates in mind:
- April 7th – CWTA Shoot. This is the CWTA championship shoot and we should have a good turnout. We will have very limited open shooting that day, maybe after 3:00pm.
- April 10th – Summer league captain’s meeting. Come out and sign your team up for summer league, meeting starts at 7:00pm.
- April 24th – Summer league practice night. Come out and warm your team up for summer league, shooting starts 6:00pm.
- May 1st – First night of summer league.
- May 2nd – Change to summer hours. We will now be open Thursday nights and Saturdays as well as our normal Thursday mornings and Sundays.
- June 21, 22 & 23 – SCTP Shoot. Student athletes from around the state will shoot handicap and doubles at the Heart as part of the SCTP state shoot. There will be no open shooting on these dates.
FINAL SUMMER TRAP LEAGUE RESULTS
FINAL SUMMER TRAP LEAGUE RESULTS TAKE TWO
Meetings are every third Tuesday at 7:00 pm; January through October.
League Information
2024 Wednesday Night Summer Handicap Trap League Rules
These rules are subject to change at the discretion of the Summer League Rules Committee.
- Each team will consist of 5 regular shooters or 6-man rotation.
- There is a mandatory membership requirement for all league shooters. Either a $10.00 summer league only membership or an annual membership ($30.00 new individual-$35.00 new family) must be paid before the 2nd week of league. Any individual non-member sub must also purchase either membership after their 4th week as a sub for any team. Fees are the responsibility of the team captain. See Secretary for the $10.00 league membership sign up paper.
- Starting time will be 6:30 p.m. Practice night will be April 24th. First league night will begin May 1st and continue for 14 weeks, thru July 31st.
- Sponsor & entry fee will be $50.00 per team. Due on or before May 1st.
- Team target fees of $50 ($10/shooter) are to be paid by the captain to the cashier each Wednesday prior to shooting.
- Any junior shooting on an adult team will pay $10 for 50 targets. Juniors who shoot on a junior team will be shooting at the 5:30 and will pay $9. High Average and High Gun will be awarded.
- Once sponsorship, membership and shooting fees are paid, there will be no refunds.
- Qualifying weeks will be: first week- 20 yds, second week- 22 yds, third week- 24 yds and fourth week- 26 yds. Juniors will shoot at 16 yds. The second week will be handicapped yardage. Scores on the qualification rounds WILL NOT be posted until after the fourth week.
- After the first four weeks of qualifying teams will be placed in one of five classes (number of classes subject to change). Any team or person that does not wish to shoot the qualification rounds will remain at their average and not be given the 5-bird deduction. On the fifth week, teams in each class will start on handicapped yardage determined by the number of teams and their qualifying scores. The highest qualifying team will shoot the longest yardage; lowest qualifying team will shoot the shortest yardage. Qualifying scores will then be posted. Random draw will determine all team time slots.
- Teams can volunteer to move up a class on night of classification with approval from the Board of Directors.
- Each week after classification the first-place team in each class will be separated from the second-place team by two yds. Multiple teams in the same class may shoot at the same yardage.
- Prior to the fifth week, check the scheduled shooting times as each class will shoot at the same time slot (if possible).
- If a shooter is not present to shoot the first 25 targets, s/he can make up those targets on the next available time slot providing the shooter is present and on time for the second round.
- Any error in scoring, during shooting, must be corrected before shooter shoots again. Any error must be corrected that night, or the error will stand. The Heart will post all scores each week. Captains do not post scores. Sub scores must be marked as a sub. Cross off regular shooters name, put subs name next to the person they are subbing for and write sub after their name.
- Captains are responsible for checking shooting time, trap and yardage on their courtesy pre-made score sheet against the posted score sheet. Any discrepancies need to be brought to the attention of a Board Director or Officer so the error can be fixed before shooting begins. If a captain is negligent verifying any of the above and in the event the team shoots at an incorrect time, trap or yardage, the team will be responsible for arranging to re-shoot on a different night at all the correct criteria, pay a scorer (if needed) and pay the normal fee for league night.
- Field judges will be a Board Director. Listing of Directors is posted on the board.
- Trap #1 may be available as a practice/breakdown trap depending on the number of teams. Traps will be set between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. Once the traps are set there will be no adjustment of the trap by any shooter other than a Board of Director. ATA rules apply for adjusting traps. Any adjustments must be made prior to shooting.
- If a trap breaks down, that team will move to an available trap as determined by the Board of Directors.
- Shooting will may be postponed due to heavy rain or lightning. Any team that refuses to shoot in the rain we will use their averages minus 10 birds per shooter, except for qualifying weeks.
- Delays or cancellations to be determined by the Board of Directors.
- Team makeup must be shot with permission from three club Directors, and they are required to supply their own trap help. If a team can’t shoot a makeup round, they will use their average minus five birds per shooter.
- Any individual shooter/team may shoot ahead of their league night and their assigned time slot if that shooter/team can’t be there. That shooter/team must shoot prior to the week they will miss. That shooter/team will be responsible for having a club key holder, not a team member, open and score for them. If any shooter/team can’t shoot in the week of or prior to the week they’ll miss, they will use their average minus five birds per shooter.
- The Summer League Banquet, shoot-offs and awards will be held on the second Wednesday after league is complete. Captains are responsible for verifying their own team and team members shoot-offs. Shoot-offs will begin at 6:30 p.m. Any team/individual not present for their shoot-off will forfeit. Ties for High Average and High Gun per class will shoot-off at the longest yard of their class. High Average takes precedent over High Gun.
- Only one High Average or High Gun trophy per person. To be eligible for either, you have to shoot a minimum of 11 weeks. High Average is calculated on 11 weeks. You can throw out up to three low scores for High Average.
SUBSTITUTE SHOOTERS
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- There will be a sub list posted on the board.
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- Regular team shooter cannot sub.
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- All sub scores will not exceed the average of the absent shooter by a maximum of five targets. If the sub’s score is less than the absent shooter average, that will be the posted score.
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- If no sub is available, the absent shooter’s score will be his/her 50 target average minus five targets. If absent shooter doesn’t have an average, remaining team members average from the night will be used to calculate score.
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- Subs have to shoot at least 11 times for one team to be eligible for High Gun or High Average.
- Subs that are signed up with a specific team can shoot for other teams.
Revised Aprrl 2024
It is our club policy to not carry in alcohol. We do sell beer on site. Please support our club by buying beer at the club. We appreciate your cooperation. Thank you.
2021 Summer League
2021 Summer League Team Scores
2021 Summer League Yardage/Times/Trap #
2020 Summer League
2020 Summer League Team Scores
NOTES:
•Our goal is to have scores updated Saturday, no promises
•Any changes in yardage will be noted on your following weeks score sheet
•If you have any questions please e-mail HeartofWiSC@gmail.com
Information About the League 2023
The ten (10) week team league begins on Wednesday, January 4th and will end March 8.
Shooting begins at 6:00 p.m.
There is a $10.00 entry fee per person, with an $10.00 weekly target fee.
This is a 50 target league – 25 16-yard targets followed by 25 handicap targets.
Handicap yardage will be determined by teams 16 yard score divided by 5 and adding 2 yards.
The first place team each week will be handicapped by team’s 16 yard score divided by 5 and adding 4 yards.
Most other Wednesday night summer league rules will apply accordingly.
The Heart will provide scorers for the 6:30 p.m. time slot. The 6:30 p.m. team must provide a scorer for the 7:00 p.m. squad following them, 7:00 p.m. scores for the 7:30 p.m. squad & 7:30 p.m. scores for the 8:00 p.m. squad.
Your winter league committee members are: Rod Crawford; 715-459-2451. Please feel free to contact him with any questions.