I was into skeet shooting at various clubs around the area. There were many young and not so young professional people that enjoyed the shooting sports in my area. There were many"rod and gun" clubs that were more competitive shooting clubs that had evolved from the old hunting and drinking clubs of the 30's and 40's. It seems that most people enjoyed firearms but were not happy to actually kill a game animal. I was hooked into the Sporting Clay Shooting and Skeet shooting early in my life as game animals were not that common in Urban areas of Up State New York.
At one local club, skeet and trap were shot every week. Usually shot with 5 "man" squads every Wednesday night and Sunday morning. The club sat on the side of a mountain that had scenic views the Berkshire mountains that were noth
