Sporting Clays
Saint Hubert’s Lodge and Club is a private sporting clays club in New York State about 1.5 hours north of mid-town Manhattan and New York City. Access to this exclusive private club is only available to our Club Members, overnight guests, and through the limited number of private events.
Sporting clays is often affectionately referred to as “Golf with a Shotgun.”
Sporting clays courses present different simulations at each station, similar to how a golf course has different presentations at each hole. This ensures that each course offers a challenge and a unique experience.
Our Course
Saint Hubert’s course sits within our 165-acre property. The course is set in what was formerly an apple orchard and grape vineyard farm from our property’s previous life. This helped decide the layout of the course, as it branches out from the main “trunk” like a tree. The Promatics designed sporting clays course includes 11 stations, a flurry machine, tower, and teaching academy! Whether you’re a total beginner to sporting clays or a seasoned expert, our course has something for you.
The Academy is available for private individual and group lessons to all skill levels including novice through master class, men, ladies, and youth. Instructional clinics will also be held throughout the year so be sure to sign up for our newsletter to learn more about upcoming clinics.
All non- members will be accompanied on the course by an instructor, no matter the experience level.
For Beginners
Getting started: Safety is of utmost importance! Each person will receive a safety briefing before heading out onto the course.
On the course: All novice shooters will be accompanied by an instructor to ensure they have some fun and break some clays.
Not your first time?: Instruction is available for all levels of experience!
For Experts
If you have less questions about the instruction available and more about the course itself, here are some highlights of our sporting clays course. Our specially-designed course includes:
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36 Traps Including Battue, Rabbit, Chandelle, and Midi
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12 Shooting boxes located at different positions on the course
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All presentations can be duplicated including 70-yard crossers and driven overheard birds
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Novice to Master Class Presentations are available.
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The Promatics designed sporting clays course includes a variety of presentations including a flurry machine and grouse butt.
Sporting Clays Packages
We offer sporting clays packages for our guests: Stay and Play (Novice Shooter) and Stay and Play (Experienced Shooter). Cast and Blast packages are also available—give us a call for more details! For groups larger than 6 people, you’ll be split into squads.
Novice Shooter Packages include 15% off your room rate, a lesson with an instructor, ammunition, a shotgun rental, targets, water to take with you on the course, and eye and ear protection. You’ll have everything you need to get started!
Experienced Shooter Packages are available to our Club Members and overnight guests. This package includes 15% off your room rate, a golf cart, a preloaded Promatics target card to use at your discretion on the course throughout your stay, and waters to bring with you. You don’t have to be an expert to have fun with sporting clays! It’s also a fun activity if you want to try something new. Are you planning to have your wedding at Saint Hubert’s Lodge? Sporting clays is a blast for bachelor or bachelorette parties. Come back to the lodge after a wine tasting or distillery tour and try your hand with the challenges featured throughout our scenic course.