Clay Pigeon Shooting Championships 2025-26

Dates: 

Saturday 14th March 2026 - Sunday 15th March 2026 

Venue: 

Eaton Hall Shooting Ground 

Address: 

Eaton Hall Shooting Ground, 

Eaton Hall Farm, 

Upwoods Road, 

Doveridge, 

Ashbourne, 

DE6 5LN 

The accepted entries can be found below:

Accepted Entries - Clay Pigeon Shooting

Please find the full squadding list below, if you are in red writing it is because you currently do not have a Gun License holder in the squad and must ensure you bring one to accompany you. Please contact the event lead to confirm:

BUCS CPS 2025-26 Squadding List

Registration will be in the Club House.  

Registration will open from 8am on Saturday and 8am on Sunday. You must have registered at least 15 minutes before your start time. Please be aware there may be a queue at registration. It is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure they register in time.  

It is recommended that you arrive at Eaton Hall an hour before your start time.  

If you are late for your start time, you will be recorded as a DNS (did not show) and you will be withdrawn from the competition. You will also be charged a £20 fine unless medical evidence is provided. 

You must bring your license to registration at the event. If you forget your license you will be required to compete as a non-license holder which will cause issues with squadding. 

No new entries or substitutions will be accepted on the day of competition. 

Each Novice competitor will shoot 50 birds over 7 stands in squads of 6. These squads may consist of those competing in the Novice or Championship competition.  

Each Championship competitor will shoot 100 birds over 13 stands in squads of 6. These squads may consist of those competing in the Novice or Championship competition.  

Once your squad has started the competition, you will work through the course in order of stands e.g. 1-2-3-4 etc through to 13. You will have to complete the course before returning to the club house.  

The event will take place over two days with each squad only being required to shoot on one day. You will be able to select your top two preferences for shooting times on the BUCS Play entry form. Where possible, BUCS will allocate days and times based on these preferences, however due to safety restrictions it may not be possible to accommodate all preferences. Competitors may be allocated a shooting time on either day; therefore, competitors will need to be available for both the Saturday and Sunday of the competition.  

Each squad will be issued with a score card on stand 1.  

On each stand, you are to pass the scorecard to the referee who will complete the scorecard.  If a participant disagrees with a score, this MUST be addressed before they leave the stand and the referee should make the change on the scorecard. 

Competitors are not permitted to write anything on the scorecards. Your scorecard will be retained on your final stand and collected by Eaton for completing.  

No competitor is permitted to take their scorecard away at the end of the competition.   

This championship is for experienced shooters. If you are deemed unsafe by the referee, you will be asked to leave your stand and will be disqualified from the competition.  

All competitors are required to provide their own ear protection in line with CPSA guidelines. Competitors must ensure that protective eyewear and ear protection is worn throughout.  

Ear plugs will be available from the venue free of charge. Eye protection will be available to hire from the venue with a refundable deposit of £10 on the day.  

It is advisable to wear a baseball cap for extra protection of falling clays.  

It is the responsibility of each competitor to ensure the safety of their gun and the organisers will accept no responsibility regarding this.  

Your valid shotgun licences must be available on demand on the day

There will be catering in the club house available from 8am-2:30pm, where you can purchase hot and cold food and drinks.  The kitchen will be serving full breakfast, bacon baps, sausage baps, cold sandwiches, burgers, chips and we will also have a special of the day. A selection of hot/cold drinks will be available with a variety of cold snacks. 

When out on the grounds shooting, competitors are responsible for making sure that they have food and drink once they start shooting. There will be no breaks permitted.  

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy 

Competitors who withdraw after 17:00 on Wednesday 11th March 2026, / do not attend registration / are late to their start time will be classed as a late withdrawal/no show and therefore will be charged the entry fee and will also be fined £20 which will be charged after the event to the competitors athletic union. 

An Alumni that doesn’t attend will still be charged the entry fee.   

The clubhouse will be open from 8am.  Main reception, cartridge sales, café and entry desk can be found in the clubhouse.  

Men’s and Ladies Toilets are located in the clubhouse.  

Premier Guns Shop will be open from 09:30 until 4:30pm.   

The BUCS General Rules and Regulations 

The BUCS Clay Pigeon Shooting Championships Rules and Regulations  

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event. 

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue. 

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for the BUCS Points available at this event. 

BUCS Points are only available for those competing within the Championship competitions. Novice and Alumni comeptitors do not qualify for BUCS Points.

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.  

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.  

To find out more or report a concern, please click here. 

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact: 

· All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport 

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas: 

· Be self-sufficient by using refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste 

· Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport 

· Go paperless - use your phone for all event information 

· Find directions from Uttoxeter to Eaton Hall Shooting Ground here 

We understand that the venue is difficult to get to via public transport. Where possible, please try to share cars or bring mini buses to save on your carbon emissions.