Skeet

Fast Crossers, Sharp Skills, and Clay-Busting Fun!

The Heartland Public Shooting Park includes nine lighted skeet fields, offering plenty of space for practice, competition, and casual shooting, day or night.

Skeet is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay target shooting. Developed in the 1920s to better simulate the unpredictable flight of birds, the goal is to break two crossing clay targets launched from houses positioned 40 meters apart. The high house, on the left, throws targets from 10 feet, while the low house, on the right, sends them up from 3½ feet. Both reach a height of up to 15 feet at the field’s center.

Shooters rotate through eight stations arranged in a semicircle, engaging targets from different angles and speeds. A standard round of skeet includes 25 clays,17 singles and 8 doubles. Any gauge shotgun may be used, as long as it can fire at least two shots.

Skeet challenges your reflexes, hand-eye coordination, and timing, making it a fun and rewarding experience for shooters of all skill levels.

Heartland is proud to host major events such as the Cornhusker State Games, the Nebraska State Shotgun Championships, and the 4-H National Shooting Sports Championships.