Yegua Airgun Club Courses
30 Lanes on two (2) courses of fire with level pea gravel shooting boxes.
We can accommodate 90 to 96 Shooters without making special arrangements.
Practice Range: Lighted 40 foot Covered Shooting Line with shooting benches and picnic tables.
The practice range shooting line has a pea gravel bed which provides a comfortable base for sighting in.
Course Layout Map
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The Aggie Course
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A short walk through the gate to the Aggie course takes you to the shooting lanes.
The woods are predominately live oak, with some scrub white oak and a few mountain cedars.
Most of the lanes have a gully cutting across them and targets can be located anywhere from the
bottom of the gully, to the back reaches of the lanes, to tree mounted targets. The
lanes are unique in layout, giving shooters a different set of challenges at each lane. The bleached white longhorn skull and bones alongside one of the shooting lanes may be giving shooters
a hint at the luck they'll encounter on that lane. The trees block the wind and give shooters
almost no wind drift on most lanes.
Lane 11 is across a pond where the wind can, and does, play all kinds of tricks on a shooter.
Lanes 13 and 14 have some trees, with openings where the wind can snatch pellets unexpectedly.
Lane 15 is in the open where the wind may have free reign with the shooter.
The lanes vary from deep shadows to open sunshine.
Lane boxes are framed in railroad ties or landscape timbers and are filled with pea gravel to provide the shooter a comfortable perch.
Shade abounds on the Aggie course so take a seat along, lean back, and enjoy the one-of-a-kind character of this tree covered course.
For photos of each lane, go to the Yegua Airgun Club "Photos" web Page.
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A healthy walk down the trail from the practice range and around the bottom of the pond brings you to the Longhorn course. The first of the lanes is a steep downhill shot, with many little ridges where field targets may hide in the shadows. With the exception of lane 15, all of the lanes are heavily wooded and wind has a limited effect on shots. Some of the lanes are very short, and small KZ targets abound on these short lanes. There may be a few tree mounted targets on Longhorn course lanes. Shadows do play tricks on the competitors on these lanes. Lane 10 has a deep gully close to the lane box, and targets have been known to hide in the bottom, forcing the shooters to stand to see the KZ. The top of the small ridge between the lane box and the gully has pock marks from pellets where those that wanted to kneel instead of stand found that just because you can see the KZ doesn't mean you can hit it. Lane 15 has limited tree cover and is the most effected when the wind is kicking up.
As with the Aggie course, lane boxes are framed in landscape timbers and are filled with pea gravel to provide the shooter a comfortable perch.
Heavy shade dominates this course, with lots of trees and bushes. All the lanes are mowed so grass and brush in the lanes are not a problem. There are, however, some trees left in some of the lanes that may force one to scoot their bum bag around in the pea gravel to get a clear shot. Again, take along a folding chair, relax, and enjoy the course (Just don't forget to keep score for your squad members!).
For photos of each lane, go to the Yegua Airgun Club "Photos" web Page.
Last Updated on February 18th, 2009
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