Board Positions

MVSS has 2 upcoming vacant positions for the board. Nominations were taken at the December and January meetings. As per MVSS bylaws a ballot election is to be conducted.

Article II Section 1: An annual meeting of the members shall be held in February of each year at a time and place to be determined by the Board. Notice of the meeting and an agenda along with a ballot will be communicated via written notice (hard copy or email) to the membership at least twenty one days in advance of the meeting. The ballots must be returned as specified in the notice at least five days prior to the meeting date.

Members should have received an email from Rick Richardson with a ballot. You may submit your ballot by responding to that email.  Alternatively, you may print that email and mail it to

Rick Richardson
13000 Robledo Vista Rd
Las Cruces, NM 88007

You must be a member in good standing to vote. Which means you are current on your membership. Ballots are due January 31, 2026.

Individuals nominated are:

______ Brock Hammond

______ Randy Toepher

 

No Trap and Skeet This Weekend (January 10-11)

Ranges will be closed to the public this coming weekend to host the NM High School Shoot.
Sporting Clays will be open to the public on Sunday, January 11.
Come out and watch some amazing young people show off their talents.

Sporting Clays January 11

Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports will open its sporting clays field for all members and the general public on Sunday, January 11, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Please review the following and arrive early enough to be at your assigned station by 9:00.

  1. Shooters are to arrive and purchase their score cards no later than 8:45 AM. The cashier will be there at 8:00.
  2. Each shooter will be assigned to a squad of their choice. Squads cannot exceed 5 shooters.
  3. Each squad will be assigned a station to start on. They will proceed to their first station and be prepared to start shooting at 9:00 AM.
  4. No one, shooters or spectators, will enter the course without eye and ear protection.

January 1 Minutes

The minutes of the January 1, 2026 meeting are available at 2026.01.01

The minutes of all meetings beginning January 2022 are available at minutes

Guns Up Aggies! Sporting Clays 2026-01-24

First Annual Guns Up Aggies!
Sporting Clays Shoot
January 24, 2026

Preregister by January 14: $150.00 per person

Registration 7:30-9:00 AM January 24: $750.00 for 5-man squad

Donuts and Coffee at Registration — Guns up at 9:10 AM!

The flyer is available at 2026-aggies-sporting-clays

For more information contact mgnowell@nmsu.edu 505.980.9233

 

Membership Renewal Time!

It’s the end of the year and membership renewals are due. Being a member of MVSS helps to support the club and the range, gives you voting privileges and a token discount per round.

Membership is $50.OO. You can find the membership form at http://mesillavalleyshotgunsports.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2025-Membership-Form.pdf (PDF) or http://mesillavalleyshotgunsports.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2025-Membership-Form-.docx (Microsoft Word).

Membership expires on December 31, 2025. Monetary payment and forms can be turned in at the range or mailed to MVSS P.O. Box 511, Las Cruces, NM 88004.

Public Trap and Skeet Every Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday

Mesilla Valley Shotgun Sports offers public trap and skeet shooting at the Butterfield Shooting Range every Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday morning from 9:00 AM to noon.  Come on out for just $7 per round!
NEW! Skeet every Tuesday 9:00 AM to Noon and Thursday 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, too!

Our Mailing List

An email list has been created at https://groups.io/g/mesillavalleyshotgunsports, so we’ll able to get timely announcements to members of the club and other interested people. The list will only be used for announcements from the club to the membership — members will not be able to post to it, and if you reply to a message your response will only go back to the club.  To join the list, enter your email address in the box below and press the Subscribe button:

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After you subscribe, you should receive a confirmation email. If you don’t, send me an email at joseph@pfeifferfamily.net and I’ll try to figure out what’s going on.

If you prefer, you can just send me an email and I’ll add you.