Saturday, January 16, 2027 · Sanilac Sportsman's Club
Trail & Targets
Outdoor Adventure Series
Run the loop. Clear the plates. Beat the clock.
A race where your legs and your trigger finger both have to show up. Cover the loop, come in breathing hard, and knock down five steel plates. Miss one and you run the penalty loop.
Date, entry fee and details are provisional while the first event is being planned.
The race
Loop, shoot, repeat.
Cover the loop
About one kilometre of marked course. Your wave starts on the clock, and the clock doesn't stop until you finish.
Come in to the line
Eye and ear protection on at the staging-area entrance. A range assistant puts you in order and calls you up when a spot opens.
Five plates, five rounds
One shot at each plate under the range officer's commands. A dud round doesn't count against you.
Clean, or pay for it
All five down and you're straight back out. Leave any standing and you run one penalty loop first.
5 stages in all, then a final loop to the finish: 6 loops, about 6 km with clean shooting. Fastest time wins; ties go to the most plates hit, then the fastest final loop.
Pick how you travel
Each is ranked on its own, so runners race runners and skiers race skiers.
Safety first, clock second
The clock never overrides firearm safety.
Eye and ear protection
Required for every athlete from the moment you cross the staging-area entrance until you leave the range. You don't have to wear them out on the course, but have them on you.
Range officers run the line
Nobody loads, fires or leaves a firing position without the range officer's command. Stop means stop.
Firearms stay cold off the line
Loaded firearms never leave the firing line, and no ammunition goes out on the course.
Mandatory briefing
Every athlete attends the safety briefing before their wave. No briefing, no start.
Details
What to bring
- Eye protection and ear protection (required)
- Your own .22 rifle, or pick "use a rental" when you sign up
- Footwear and layers for a Michigan winter course
- Snowshoes or skis if that's your division
- Water, and something warm for afterwards
January 16, 2027
Sanilac Sportsman's Club
3200 Goetze Road, Deckerville, MI 48427
Entry $45, rental rifle included if you need one
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Bring a crowd. Stay warm.
Heated clubhouse
Come in out of the cold between laps. Soft drinks, hot dogs, hot chocolate and candy bars are for sale inside.
Fire pit
A fire will be going outside all day for anyone who'd rather warm up in the open air.
Spectators keep to the marked viewing areas and stay clear of the course and the firing line.