S & M Sporting Clays

was started in 2002. Dan & Chris Martin who are life members of the NSSA and NRA, have been participating and competing in the shooting sports since 1982. They were originally introduced to American Skeet back in 1982, by some very close friends and it became an absolute passion from that time forward.

They moved on to Olympic (International) Skeet in 1984 after attending the 1984 Olympics shooting event, which was held at Prado Tiro in Chino, California.

They competed in International Skeet from 1985 to 1991, and shot all of the National Championships from 1985 to 1989 and the Olympic Trials in 1988. Chris has placed 10th in the country in the ladies division. They were invited to the Philippine National Championships held at Clark Air Base in Manila where they won the Silver Medal for team and Dan won the Gold Medal for individual.

During the “golden era” of International Skeet in southern California, Chris ran the Southern California International Skeet Shooting Association (SCISA) for 3 years and hosted several of the Regional & Zone Championships.

They were privileged to meet, befriend and shoot with some of the country’s finest shooters.

Dan was a Master Class shooter & Chris was an A Class Shooter. They also competed and shot sporting clays during its infancy in Southern California, and when they retired from International Skeet, they then moved on to Sporting Clays full time, which is where their passion now lies. They relocated to Baudette, MN in May of 1991 and have just been shooting sporting clays for fun rather than competition due to the limited shooting season in northern Minnesota. However, competition not being totally out of the blood, Dan became a member of the Polaris Shooting Team in 1999 & 2000. While on the team, he participated in the NASCAR/Polaris/Remington Celebrity Charity Shoot down in North Carolina where Richard Petty was the “Master of the Hunt”. In 1999 Dan placed 4th in this event and in 2000 he took 2nd place.

In the spring of 2002 Dan & Chris decided to start a sporting clays field here in Baudette, and share their passion for this wonderful sport with local area & visiting shooters. Sadly, Dan passed away in November of 2004 but his wife Chris continues the range operation.

Come on up & check us out…I would love to have you come out for some great shooting & toss your fishing pole in for good measure if you like fishing to make it a really memorable trip! I know you won’t be disappointed.

Drop us an e-mail at smsc@smsportingclays.com or give us a call at – (218) 634-3181 (office) or (800) 574-0885 (cell) Mailing address: S & M Sporting Clays – 638 State Hwy 172 NW – Baudette, MN 56623.

We look forward to seeing you on the range.

Keep those targets breaking!

638 State Hwy 172 NW
Baudette Minnesota 56623
United States of America

Office: (218) 634-3181
Cellular (toll free) 1-800-574-0885
Fax: (218) 634-1364

smsc@smsportingclays.com