Home of the Heartland Satellite Grand
44 Years of
Trapshooting Tradition
Stockdale Gun Club started out with a couple of traps cut into the family corn fields and has become the true field of dreams under the stewardship of Dale and Matt Stockdale.
2027 · 20th Edition · ATA Satellite Grand
August 23–29
Stockdale Gun Club · Ackley, Iowa
2026
Shoot Reports
Payoffs, earned yardage, winners, and demographics from the 19th.
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The 19th Annual
Program, schedule, and everything that ran in August 2026.
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RV Spots
Where everyone parked, plus Crazy Acres, Prairie Bridges, Pine Lake.
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Past Years
Every prior edition, 2008 through 2026.
View →Dale’s Highlights
What’s on the Calendar
On the calendar
Upcoming & Happening Now
What’s coming up, plus the leagues and marathons running right now.
Coming up
2027 Season Opener
September 5 – 7, 2026 (Labor Day weekend)
First registered shoot of the new ATA target year. 900 registered targets over a full Labor Day weekend of singles, handicap, and doubles.
Learn more →
In the books
Completed
The shoots we’ve already run this season. Open one for the recap, results, and photos, plus every previous year on file.
Est
1982
Traps
25
RV Spots
110
Grands
19
Heritage · Stockdale Gun Club Archives
Forty-four years of amazing memories.
Thank you to every shooter who has added to the Stockdale Gun Club legacy. You have shaped our history and helped us write the story of this land.
2008 – 2025
Heartland Grand
Squads · Trophies
Trapshooting Memories
2008 – 2011
Building The Dream
Press · Postcards
The Archives
Dale Stockdale’s Eclectic Archive of Trap History
Stockdale Gun Club Sponsors
Supporters of the Heartland & Stockdale Gun Club
Coach Dale Stockdale · Head Coach
Ellsworth Community College Shotgun Team
Dale is an ATA Hall of Fame inductee with many accomplishments to his name, including ten-time All-American in 4 age categories of the Trap Team, member of the ISTA Elite trapshooting team for 37 years, one of Iowa's top 12 shots, captain of the Elite team for over 11 years, and over 150 state and national trophies in over 12 states.
From the range