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Illinois Clay Target Shooting: Trap Clubs, Skeet Fields, Sporting Clays and the Sparta Complex
110 places to break clays, the Sparta complex among them, with 26 clubs noted as ATA-registered for trap and a string of sporting clays courses.
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Illinois shotgun grounds by county
Where the sources are detailed enough, a name opens a range page on this site; others open the club’s own website.
From the IDNR archery and hand-trap page, the Sparta complex pages, Hunt Illinois, boisegunclub.com, gunranges.org, findarcheryranges.com and the ATA club list, checked November 13, 2026. Winter storms, flooding and holidays change hours, so call first.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Illinois Clay Target Shooting: Trap Clubs, Skeet Fields, Sporting Clays and the Sparta Complex
Illinois shotgun grounds mapped
The biggest county totals: Will County with 6, Madison County with 5, Whiteside County with 4 and Kankakee County with 3.
The Illinois listings mention these lines most often: shotgun, trap, rifle, archery and handgun.
Illinois clay fields nearest you
Straight-line miles, figured on your own device.
Illinois clay target grounds: dates ahead
12 of 60 posted dates, pulled from club, promoter, ATA, CMP and NASP listings.
| Day, match, host | Format | Location | Fee | Open | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13-15, 2026 | Multi-gun | Sparta: | Calendar | calendar.google.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 13, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Whittington: Rend Lake Shooting Complex | Calendar | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Casey: | Calendar | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Match | Sparta: | Calendar | calendar.google.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Sparta: | Calendar | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 | IDPA | Sparta: | Calendar | calendar.google.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Whittington: Rend Lake Shooting Complex | Calendar | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Turkey shoot | Morris: | $6 | Enter | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: McHenry Sportsmen's Club | Turkey shoot | Johnsburg: | Enter | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Windsor: | Calendar | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 17, 2026 Host: Sinnissippi Rod & Gun Club | Class or clinic | Sterling: | Register | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 20, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Whittington: Rend Lake Shooting Complex | Calendar | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 |
Four bag items for Illinois clay target grounds
Useful before a pheasant opener or a day at a hunting preserve.
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Illinois lists beyond the shotgun
- IDNR Shooting Ranges33 on the map
- Indoor Ranges44 on the map
- Rifle and Pistol Ranges78 on the map
- Archery Ranges89 on the map
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Illinois clay target questions
How does the near-me button order these clay target grounds?
By straight-line miles, from your location or from any of the 102 county centres chosen in the menu.
What is hand trap at an IDNR site?
The IDNR page calls it a hand-trap range for clay target practice: targets are thrown by hand instead of a machine, so bring your own thrower and clays and check the site rules.
How current are the clay target grounds listings?
They were read on November 13, 2026 against IDNR pages, club sites and directories; rows with doubtful details were dropped.
What belongs in the truck for clay target grounds?
Eye and ear protection, an unloaded cased gun, ammunition the range accepts, your own targets and a layer for wind across open ground.
What did the survey find for Illinois clay target grounds?
110 listings as of November 13, 2026, of which 15 belong to IDNR.
Why might a pin for an Illinois clay target ground sit in the middle of a town?
A directory coordinate that landed far from the range’s own town was replaced by the town centre, and the card then reads “town pin” beside the miles.
May a stranger turn up unannounced at these clay target grounds?
Not safely: 50 of the 110 say members only and 45 print no rule, so phone before the drive.
Which county leads for Illinois clay target grounds?
Will County with 6, then Madison (5), Whiteside (4) and Kankakee (3).
What separates trap from skeet, 5-stand and sporting clays?
In trap the birds leave one house going away; skeet sends them across the pad between two houses; 5-stand offers mixed flights from one spot; sporting clays walks you through a course of changing angles.
Other photos on this page: Bob n Renee (CC BY 2.0); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region (CC BY 2.0); Ivan Radic (CC BY 2.0); formatc1 (CC BY-SA 2.0).