Coyote Valley Sporting Clays

Shooting was fun at this place. Different number challenges. Well maintained. Nice place.

We’ve been to this place a few times now, and each time had just fantastic help from polite and kind staff. This last visit, however, was especially well received by our whole group: We had called a day before and asked if we could have an instructor give us all a skeet course and that our party included 2 kids and 3 adults. Within minutes, we had a return call confirming our appointment for the next day as requested. We showed up early and in the usual group disarray. They handled it all smoothly and we were off to shoot clays in minutes. Our instructor, Irene, was nothing short of expert, incredibly attentive with extremely helpful and educated tips that improved each of our abilities with each shot we fired.
This was a fantastic way to spend the day, fun and education had by all and we will absolutely be back — a big thank you to the staff who coordinated everything and to our instructor!

For first timers, here’s some quick tips on how to get started here:
Sign up for the experience package so you get a instructor-​led experience from start to finish, no previous skill necessary.
If you have firearm experience, you can rent an Over/​Under shotgun or bring your own O/​U, semi-​auto or pump shotgun. (Your home defense barrels of 18.5″ will not work here, you can find out the hard way or just rent a shotgun. You need 28″ or better here, also with the right chokes.)
WARNING. If you do not appear competent at the front desk, you will be turned away. Shooting rifles or handguns is not the same as shotguns. Invest in your education or get be embarrassed in front of your friends for driving so far and wasting everyone’s time.
Doing the stations in order is not ideal at all:
(ironically, station #1 is a higher intermediate station – definitely an easy place to develop immediate frustration or bad habits, #2 is intermediate, #3 is almost advanced, #4 is the hardest station on the course I consider, #5 is the easiest)
Here’s the easy stations I’d recommend to get started on or warmed up on, particularly if you have novices in your group. Big groups larger than 4 are slow moving and tedious for everyone waiting. You won’t be able to hit many stations and there are many…20 awesomely challenging ones. :)
Ask for a map from the front desk, so great starter/​easy stations are in order of easiness:
#5 (closest to the front desk)
#19 (2^nd closest)
#14 — (the furthest station from the front desk literally, you can progress towards here instead of walking all the way just to start here), it’s an intermediate double-​launcher version of #5 but with increased difficulty and a slightly curving arc (if you think you’ve done well on #14, try #13 for a very wide and high version)
There’s some really hard stations I’d recommend avoiding otherwise you’re wasting 40 something cents a clay and 30 something cents a shell per missed shot. I’d avoid:
#4 — I think it’s the hardest station on the course
#9 — smoking fast and low
#17 (my personal fav — hard as shit though due to the infinite backdrop of the sky)
#18 (really challenging, try either 17 or 18 if you are curious, to save dough, just do one. between the two, I like 17 the most)
#20 — it’s like #18 but you’re deep in shrubbery with a very narrow window to shoot
RABBITS! These stations launch clay that roll on the ground, SUPER FUN.
#2 — fast, steep, rolls downward
#10 — this is the easiest rabbit because the clay rolls upwards and slows down
#12 — an awesome, wide and fast rabbit station — great spot for photos and videos!
Hope that helps, have an awesome fun and safe time!
After a fun day at the range, enjoy a cold brew from the fine selection beers. :D
Questions? Holler.

Great family fun! Can move slow at times but no issues with moving around to unused targets.

Pull! Bang! Pull! Bang!
I love this place! Thanks to Wounded Warrior Project, I got a chance to try this out! I got to bring a friend as well. It was both our first time shooting clays. The place was really big and well equipped. The process was very smooth for us. Sign waiver, watch safety video, get your weapon-​ammo-​goggles-​hearing aid — and your off to shoot! Seems like a popular place, there were quite some people there, but that didn’t hold us back. We got into groups of 4 and went from station 1 to 20. Most stations we had to wait a bit since there are people in front of us and some there weren’t. You didn’t have to go in order, but with our military minds, we go in order… hehe.
Wear comfortable clothes, shoes… bring a jacket if you’re going in winter or so. It can get nippy. You can rent those golf carts too if you need assistant with walking all over the place, hehe.
I will definitely come back one day.

Took the family to shoot here for the first time & it was really fun! The area is absolutely gorgeous. I thought it was a very reasonable outing too. We will definitely be going back again soon!

Nothing but fun! Well maintained, and I appreciate the worktable to fix your guns.
A bit expensive, about what you’d pay for a round of golf, so just keep that perspective.

I actually had no idea what I was getting myself into when my good friend asked if we wanted to go clay shooting. Prior to this I had shot at Los Gatos Gun Range, but it was a pump action shot gun and sort of one clay station.
When we arrived, we were greeted with nice electronic consent forms to sign away our lives and given a shotgun rental and a card to get started (you can only bring your own shot gun if it is over 22″ on the barrel).
I had no idea this was almost like golfing, especially when there were lots of people who actually drove golf carts around! There are 21 or 20 stations and you just walk from one to another, in order or not in order as you wish and shoot as many or as little as you want. Each station has a unique challenge and different colored clays to represent different aspects of hunting (you did know this was hunting practice … right?)
The clay pigeons (orange) usually flies up and over in an arch and has a much slower fall rate so you have time to take aim than say … the black pigeons /​fliers usually indicate sun in your eyeballs. The rabbits are my favorite because they are the most difficult IMO. They are bouncy little white clays that basically run about quickly so you don’t have time to aim and you just have to be very accurate in your shot.
Of course, there is a great deal of skill involved. But in the end it’s always fun with great friends. And cheap! (approximately $ 25/​pp for a group of 4 shooting *almost* every station with 100 rounds).

Went here 9÷27÷15 as a group of 4 to do the experience package (reservations). 2 had been here before and the other 2 were first timers.
Quick electronic waiver to sign before you get started. Waiver is good for 2 years so on future visits you don’t have to sign again until it expires.
Quick wait for our instructor, Tony. He was very patient and explained the rules and gave us tips throughout the whole experience.
The ladies used the 20 gauge while the guys used the slightly larger 12 gauge.
Great place. Lots of different styles and flight/​rolling patterns of the clay targets.
You can buy your own ammo and bring them to use with shotguns you can rent. Clay targets are about 43 cents each we were told.
Bring some water for hot days, since you will be doing some walking to get to different stations. I think you can rent golf carts to go around the ranges but the walking was pretty nice.
Definitely will return again.

I’m first time here today and I must say I am impressed. The staff are extremely nice and knowledgable. They were very patient and made sure all my questions were answered. Clays are 42cents each. Guns are $ 12 for rental. They have glasses and ear plugs if needed. 25 shots are $ 7.99 per box. Definitely coming back soon to practice.

Newly into the sport of shooting sporting clays and totally hooked. CVSC is a great place to shoot at with the course that’s tucked away on the hill side. Providing some fun and challenging shooting positions with the clay pigeons.
The facility is also great with new BBQ patio area, pro shop, open course and the staff is very friendly. I bought my first over/​under long barrel from the local pro shop last week and was very impressed with the staff who helped me (thanks to Candice and Andrea!).
All around fun and SAFE place. Happy shooting!

I’ve been trained by Uncle Sammy to use a variety of weapons. .. But somehow, he neglected to qualify me on shotguns. That’s where my son Steve stepped up, with his 12-​gauge pump.
My first outing at Coyote Valley Sporting Clays was a very memorable day. It started in the parking lot when we parked next to a brand new Dodge Challenger Hellcat. Now, that’s a car that. .. but I digress.. .
Walking up to the office to register, we passed the pistol range, and although I was tempted, I had not packed any of my handguns…Maybe I could rent one? Naw, let’s blow up some clays !!
The young woman working the check-​ins was friendly, efficient and accurate. When she spied my inadequate eye protection, she offered me a very nice loaner pair. What a great start ! Had we been without firearms, Coyote Valley would gladly rent us whatever we needed at a reasonable price.
I had never been on a clay range, and was amazed at the number and variety of shooting stations, and how each station provides a different clay flight profile. I was also chagrined about my lousy performance at those stations. It seems, that unlike target shooting, you don’t actually put your sights on that little clay target. Well, duh, you lead it, but it ain’t easy for a target shooter to adapt. That was the fun of it.
After about three hours, I started splattering some clays, and my pride was restored, to a degree. My wife also had fun shooting, and hit a few now and then. She’s a better adapter than I am, I freely admit, and she readily agrees.
After more than three hours, and about 16 shooting stations, we decided to call it a day. We had a snack in the office, and checked out. The cost for the morning of fun was extremely reasonable: Three adults, three snacks, ammo (Fiocchi 12 Gauge), and 107 clays worked out to $ 84.02. Well worth it.
Bottom line: I need way more practice, and this is the place where I want to do it.

Gunnnnnnnnnns
Who doesn’t love shooting flying things?! This was my second time shooting; first time shooting clay and it was definitely much more fun than shooting stationary targets.
Staff here was very helpful and friendly. The facility was spacious and well maintained. At first I was quite frightened by the sheer number of strangers walking around with guns. All it would take is one psycho…
But I snapped out of it and realized I’m a psycho girl who probably likes guns too much. An alarming fact (to me) was that there were herds of cows just wandering around on the grounds, taking that leisurely stroll exactly where people were aiming at D: Am I suppose to be hunting my dinner?
Make sure you pay attention to their quick coaching if it’s your first time. Or have someone experienced with shooting take you here and guide you through it. You’ll have more fun and suffer fewer injuries.

First time I’m sport shooting. I love this place! Cool
Nature, great and i mean GREAT staff!!!
I will take people for dates here, my friends and even family for a full day of fun.
Count on like 0.7 $ for each shot including everything so 70 $ cover a full 2 – 3 hours of fun! :-)
Cya again soon!!!

Bang Bang Bang!
Definitely a great place for a date (depending on the girl) or a surprise date for a guy! What guy/​girl doesn’t like to shoot and let out some steam?
My friend suggested this place and at first I was skeptical because I was afraid of the recoil from previous experiences with shooting. I’m glad he’s a «pro» cause he definitely knew what he was doing. He chose the shotgun with the least amount of recoil. He also warned me about how I would get some bruising on my shoulder from holding the shotgun. Next time, I should bring some shoulder pads or a makeshift shoulder pad.
There are about 20 courses, which is a lot! Each course has their own uniqueness to it. You can even rent a go cart to drive around to the courses. The clay birdies that roll on the ground are usually called «rabbits» which is cute. You can spend from a couple of hours or a whole day shooting.
In our group of 6, we shared about 300 bullets and even had bullets left over. The unopened left overs, you can return. You pay after you finishing shooting. Each of us paid about less $ 40.
I’ll definitely come back, with the right shoes, a hat, shades and my makeshift shoulder pad.

Awesome facility and super nice staff. The prices are reasonable with everything provided if you don’t have it yourself (shells, shotgun rentals, etc.). Nice shop with items for sale as well.

Nice folks, GREAT variety of facility and shooting experiences. Have been here about half dozen times, misting shooting clays on the Mountain Course.
Their desk staff is nice, their clay men are helpful and patient, and the environment just can’t be beat.
Recently updated, now automated sign in makes the paperwork side a snap. Not a cheap place to shoot, but worth the scratch for the options they have for s great day shooting.

The boys wanted to go shooting and were thinking of an indoor range. I found this place on Unilocal and convinced the group to try a new place. I’ve shot guns before but never skeet/​clays. This place was amazing. Very well planned out with great shady areas to protect you from the sun. A whole course of options to play with. My favorites are the gray ones that squiggle on the ground. :) Cost was very reasonable and we had a great time. The guys at the grill even reopened to feed my friend who was hungry 15 minutes after they closed up shop.
We will be back. Next time I want to try the Cowboy shooting with the metal targets and the Wild West theme!

I’m a total beginner, and this place was so fun! Huge variety of shooting stations, nice western-​y feel, great natural scenery.
There were a ton of guys who looked like old pros with camo hats and their own guns, but also a nerds like us who had little experience. I had confidence that people «in the know» liked it, but felt welcome too.
Staff was great about explaining how now to kill ourselves, but not annoying hawks about it :)
I recommend renting a golf cart to make the experience that much more relaxing.
Loved it! Can’t wait to come back!

My first time was fun fun fun ’til CVSC took the shotgun away.
I had anticipated it to be a good experience, but had no idea it would be THIS exhilarating. For $ 74 per person, The Experience Package offered several hours of outdoor thrill. Our instructor, Terry, was the man! He was patient, helpful and gave us lots of great tips.
I can’t wait to come back for some loud bang-​bang all morning long again.