At your call the oscillating trap throws a target at a consistent height but at an unknown angle somewhere within a 34-degree arc. The bird rises quickly, levels off, and falls 50 yards from the trap.

Trap is a simple game. The shots aren’t difficult, and the targets are the same everywhere you go. All you have to do is not miss. Then, you get into a shoot-off with everybody else who didn’t miss, ...

On a recent weekday afternoon, five students from Marcellus Senior High School stood in a line about six feet apart facing an empty field at the Otisco Lake Rod & Gun Club. They wore earmuffs and ...