1.       EYE AND EAR PROTECTION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL SHOOTERS AND SPECTATORS ON THE COURSE. 

2.       SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUNS, IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, ONLY. 

3.       CHANGING CHOKE TUBES, AFTER STARTING ON THE COURSE, IS NOT ALLOWED . 

4.       GUN ACTIONS MUST BE OPEN AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT WHEN SHOOTING. 

5.       FIELD RULES IN EFFECT. Other than a malfunction of a trap, broken target or other course related equipment failure, there will be no excuses excepted during the competition.  Gun malfunctions, ammunition failures, safety malfunction, or shooter's errors will NOT constitute a reason for repeating a target presentation.

6.       LOW GUN POSITION.

7.       CHAMBER MATES, COMPANIONS, OR OTHER MEANS OF REDUCING BORE SIZE IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE SMALL GAUGE EVENTS. 

8.       FULL USE OF THE GUN, FIRING BOTH BARRELS, IS ALLOWED ON SINGLE TARGETS. 

9.       AMERICAN CLASSIC SIDE X SIDE CHAMPIONSHIP - THE TOP FIVE SHOOTERS, SHOOTING A HAMMER/HAMMERLESS CLASSIC AMERICAN SIDE X SIDE OF THE SAME MAKER, WILL BE HONORED WITH THEIR NAMES AND PREFERRED MANUFACTURER ENGRAVED ON THE OFFICIAL HAUSMANN’S HIDDEN HOLLOW SPORTING CLAYS WINNERS’ PLAQUE. THE SHOOTERS DO NOT HAVE TO BELONG TO A FORMAL GROUP, A COLLECTOR’S ASSOCIATION, OR SHOOT TOGETHER IN A SQUAD, IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRAND PRIZE. THE SCORES WILL BE SHOT ON THE HUNTERS CLAYS COURSE BASED ON A TOTAL OF EIGHTY (80) TARGETS. ANY AMERICAN MADE SIDE X SIDE WILL QUALIFY. THERE SIMPLY MUST BE FIVE (5) SCORES SHOT BY THE PREFERRED MAKER.  ONLY FIRST ENTRY SCORES WILL BE USED FOR COMPETITION RESULTS.

10.   THE HUNTER CLAYS COMPETITION COMPRISED OF A SCORE BASED UPON FIFTY (50) TARGETS WILL BE HELD FOR 410, 28, 20, 16, 12 AND 10 GAUGE WITH ANY SIDE X SIDE. 
ONLY FIRST ENTRY SCORES, IN EACH GAUGE ENTERED, WILL BE USED FOR COMPETITION RESULTS.

11.   THE HOA MAN AND THE HOA WOMAN SHOOTER IN THE AMERICAN CLASSIC SIDE BY SIDE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL RECEIVE A PRIZE AND THE HOA SHOOTER, (MAN OR WOMAN), IN THE HUNTER’S CLAYS COMPETITION, FOR EACH GAUGE, ALSO RECEIVES A PRIZE.
                PRIZES WILL CONSIST OF A FLAT OF  PREMIUM SHOTGUN SHELLS. 

12.   NO SHOOTER CAN WIN MORE THEN ONE PRIZE, PER EVENT, ONLY FIRST ENTRY SCORES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITION.  TIES WILL BE DECIDED BY DESIGNATED “TIE BREAK STATIONS”, LONGEST RUN, FRONT TO BACK.  YOU MAY ENTER AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WISH BUT ONLY FIRST ENTRY SCORES WILL COUNT TOWARDS  AWARDS AND PRIZES.

13.   ALL DOOR PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED BY DRAWING.

TARGET PRESENTATIONS:

REPORT PAIR - When a malfunction occurs on a REPORT PAIR the first target will be marked "Dead or Lost" and will be established.  The REPORT PAIR will then be repeated to establish the second target for score, the first target must be fired at even though established.

FOLLOWING PAIR - A malfunction during a FOLLOWING PAIR no target will be established for score and the entire FOLLOWING PAIR must be repeated.

TRUE PAIR - A malfunction during a TRUE PAIR results in no target being established for score and the TRUE PAIR must be repeated.

SHOOTING GAMES AND COMPETITIONS: