The Golden Clay

Sporting Clubs and associations bind the social fabric of rural communities in regional NSW. On any given weekend hundreds of club members in dozens of country towns across regional NSW meet together to play football, netball, bridge and even shoot clay targets.

Clay Target Disciplines such as Down The Line (DTL), Skeet and Sporting Clays attract hundreds of competitors to small towns like Moree, Guyra and Quirindi. I can imagine clay target shooting might be a pursuit that will have my city clientele somewhat bewildered. However, it is very much a social sport and being an individual competition it doesn’t matter if you miss an event; you won’t be letting your team down.

This will be the 6th year that David Benn Fine Jewellery has been a proud sponsor of the Moree Clay Target Club and their Winter Trap Carnival. The Overall High Gun of the carnival wins “The Golden Clay” a solid 18ct yellow gold miniature clay target designed and made by yours truly. It has been won by some of the finest clay target sportsmen in NSW and has become the most prestigious DTL trophy in regional NSW.

Yes, I admit I sometimes wonder about the carbon footprint left by clay target shooting.  At least I can set my mind at ease knowing we only shoot feral clay targets at the Moree Clay Target Club and certainly not the rare and endangered native clay targets …or so they tell me.