What you need to know
about the Cactus Wren Program
- Enroll by using our online Registration. Participants will be on a 1st come—1st served basis, 15 slots only.
- The Fall Skeet program will be for 9 weeks on Thursdays only, from 5-5:30 PM to 7 PM. This course will receive both on-line and on-field instruction.
- If you do not own a shotgun, you will need a loaner. Please let us know in advance, so we can help reserve a shotgun for you. Due to new protocols for the safety of your health, the Clay Target Center no longer provides loaners for our program. Our students may use the club's shotguns for Cactus Wrens.
- Shotgun ammo: Only 7 1/2, 8 or 9 shot is allowed at Ben Avery’s CTC. If you plan to use a club loaner, it is important that you notify us as to your shotgun gauge preference: 20– or 12-gauge. We cannot provide 28 gauge or .410 ammo.
- Participants will be responsible for Targets ($15 weekly). You will need a shooter’s Gold Card from the Ben Avery Clay Target Center for your targets. 12- and 20-gauge ammo will be provided per availability through Ben Avery Clay Busters.
- Bring a hat, eye and ear protection. If you are concerned about recoil, wear a shoulder pad or shoulder insert pad for shooting vests. Please dress for your own protection. Ladies: No sandals.
- All participants will be provided an opportunity for NRA Shotgun certification through this program.
· Questions? Contact Marci Welton, NRA Instructor
baclaybusters@gmail.com
Feb. 20, 2022 Group
SPONSORS OF OUR AMMO FOR CACTUS WREN PROGRAMS ARE:
ARIZONA SPORTSMEN FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Feb. 6, 2022 Group
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
GRADUATES
These new shooters eceived their
NRA BASIC SHOTGUN CERTIFICATIONS,
NRA SKILL AWARDS
For additional info
please contact: Marci Welton, 602-571-4055; baclaybusters@gmail.com
AND
VALLEY OF THE SUN
QUAIL FOREVER
Ben Avery
Clay Busters
Phoenix, Arizona
Cactus Wrens
2022 Cactus Wren Program
Fall Program: Skeet
Program Enrollment is FULL AND CLOSED
The next program will be Trap
in January 2023
Check this website for open enrollments,
beginning November 2022
Introduction to Upland Bird Hunting
(Pheasants & Chukars)
FY 2023:
Two Hunts with 9 Participants Only Each
Wildlife for Tomorrow awarded Ben Avery Clay Busters a 2023 grant award for 18 women and youth to go pheasant and chukar hunting through the Arizona Game & Fish Department's Outdoor Skills Network.
Our 2023 hunts will be at Desert Pheasant Recreation, Coolidge, AZ. These are guided hunts with partners from: Valley of the Sun Quail Forever and AZ Pointing Dog Club, to enable new hunters the experience of hunting pheasants and chukars with bird dogs. Our format: 3 hunters to 1 Guide and Bird Dog(s).
Thank you to Wildlife for Tomorrow, Arizona Game & Fish Commission, Desert Pheasant Recreation, and our wonderful volunteers for helping us to provide memorable experiences for everyone.
For other hunting experiences for novice hunters, please find more opportunities at the Arizona Game & Fish Department's Outdoor Skills Network. If interested in our hunts, send your request to: baclaybusters@gmail.com