2025 18th Annual Sporting Clays Summer Fling

Description

The Brainerd Lakes, Crosslake and Pequot Lakes Chambers love hosting events that allow our members and their guests to have fun, enjoy the outdoors and friendly competition! We're ready to smash clays at our 18th Annual Sporting Clays Summer Fling hosted at Hunts Point Gun Club on Tuesday, June 17, 2025! This event is for novice and experienced shooters. A warm up station will be provided. 

The Sporting Clays Summer Fling is an excellent way to express employee appreciation, entertain business prospects, or use the event as a marketing tool to promote your business.

Spend the outdoors enjoying team camaraderie, build friendships and good-natured competition on the two 8 station competitive or novice sporting clays courses at Hunts Point Gun Club that has over 300 acres of the perfect mix of open fields, prairie, wetland, ponds, and woods located NW of Nisswa.  

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 10.

FLASH CLAYS! 
Adding fun and excitement to this Sporting Clays Summer Fling with be the random placement of FLASH CLAYS to the stations! Earn an extra point when you see a cloud of smoke from hitting a flash clay!

SMASH HIT!
The addition of TWO- 8 station courses to the event has been a SMASH HIT! There will be a highly COMPETITIVE COURSE for those teams who shoot regularly and a NOVICE COURSE for teams who are amateurs and are learning the sport. Determine which course your team wants to shoot when you register.

NETWORK
Network with other members in a relaxed setting by signing up as an individual and being placed randomly with three other shooters or reward your employees and clients by forming a team of four. Shooting Station sponsors will provide water, snacks and entertainment along the courses.

FLURRY
Participants will enjoy the friendly team competition at the Flurry Station! Team members will have the opportunity to shoot 40 clays to earn points. Who will be our Team Flurry winner this year?

SCHEDULE

1:00 -1:45 PM // Check In, Warm Up station and Split the Pot station. Additional Split the Pot attempts can be purchased at check in and the station ($10 / 5 attempts).

1:45 PM // Welcome and Safety Meeting

2:00 PM // Shotgun Start to the Stations 

4:00 PM // Shotgun Social

• Grand Prize: TBD
• Hunting Prize: TBD
• Traveling Trophies awarded to best scores: Team, Flurry, Hen (individual female), Rooster (individual male)
• Cash Prizes awarded to 8th, 15th and 18th place teams
• Variety of Door Prizes
• Buffet Menu
• Cash Bar
  
  

REGISTER TO SMASH SOME CLAYS!
Early Bird Registration Incentive: Register by May 31 to receive a $50 Team or $25 Individual discount.

Individual Shooter: TBD Chamber member / TBD non member (will be placed with a team) 

• Warm Up Station + 7 Station Course + Flurry Station
• Choose competitive or novice course
• 1 Mulligan (allowed to re-shoot 1 station)
• 1 Split the Pot (5 attempts. Receive 1 ticket for each clay shot at the station.)
• Meal provided at the end by Rice Creek Hunting & Recreation
• 1 Entry for door prizes

Team Shoot Package: TBD Chamber member / TBD non member (4 shooters per Team)

• Warm Up Station + 7 Station Course + Flurry Station
• Choose competitive or novice course
• 4 Mulligans (each shooter is allowed to re-shoot 1 station one time)
• Split the Pot (Each shooter will use 5 chances to try and hit 5 targets at the Split the Pot station. Each hit will grant the shooter 1 ticket for a chance to win the Split the Pot.)
• 4 Meals provided at the end by Rice Creek Hunting & Recreation
• 4 Entries for door prizes

All Shooters Need to Provide: 

• Bring your own shotgun and plan on shooting 125+ shells (shells can be purchased at Hunts Point Gun Club)
• Ear protection
• Eye protection
• Bag for carrying shells
• Dress accordingly for the weather
• Promote your team with matching logo wear, shooting vests, and etc. 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 11.

REGISTER TO SPONSOR, NETWORK AND PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS

Presenting Sponsor: $2,500 (1 Available)

• 1 complimentary team of 4
• 1 complimentary shooting station sign (logo on 1 station)
• Display your company banner/sign by the entrance
• Recognition on the event program
• Logo / link on event website and marketing
• Logo on scorecards
• Special recognition during the event
• Social media recognition

Lunch Sponsor: $1,500 (1 Available)

• 1 complimentary team of 4
• 1 complimentary shooting station sign (logo on 1 station)
• Recognition on the event program
• Logo / link on event website and marketing
• Recognition during the event
• Social media recognition

Flurry Station Sponsor: $500* (1 Available)

• Business name on marketing materials
• Interact with shooters at the Flurry Station
• Provide 4- $25 value prizes*

Warm Up Station Sponsor: $500* (1 Available)

• Business name on marketing materials
• Interact with shooters at the Warm Up Station
• Provide 4- $25 value prizes*

Shooting Station Sponsor: $500* (12 Available)

• Business name on marketing materials
• Interact with shooters at one of the Shooting Stations
• Provide 4- $25 value prizes*

*Pay an additional $100 and the Chamber will provide 4- $25 Chamber Bucks for your prizes.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 11.

There will be nothing but dust at the end of the day!

TEAMS & INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED TO DATE

2024 WINNERS 

MEET YOUR HOST

With over 300 acres, Hunts Point Gun Club, is a perfect mix of open fields, prairie, wetland, ponds, and woods. Their facility is open year round and caters to the shotgun sports enthusiast. Hunts Point Gun Club is proud to be  hosting the 2025 Minnesota State Sporting Clays Championship that will be held August 20-24. Their event space is available for meetings, weddings and family gatherings. 

2024 SPORTING CLAYS SUMMER FLING PHOTO GALLERY