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16 PULLUSA MAGAZINE SUMMER 2026 THE LEAD R A NGE ROV ER D E E P I N T H E R O L L I N G COUNTRY OF NORTHEAST TEXAS, just off Farm Road 79 outside Paris, sits Paris Shot- gun Sports (PSS), a not-for-profit, mem- ber-owned home for clay target shooters in the heart of Lamar County. Founded in 1950 and known for years as the Paris Skeet & Trap Club, PSS has spent more than seven decades doing one thing especially well, and it's right there in the club motto: Let's Break Clays Together. For board member Scott Kline, finding the place felt like stumbling onto a secret. "We moved to the Paris area a few years ag o and found the club. Truly a hidden gem," said Kline, who manages communi- cations and promotion for PSS and has been a member with his wife, Cheryl, since 2023. Lifelong outdoor enthusiasts, the Klines are part of a seven-person volunteer board who keep the club running. These days there's a lot to keep running. PSS started out as a skeet, trap, and five-stand facility, but a wave of recent improvements has transformed the grounds. In 2025, under new president Bobby Thompson, the club cleared woods for a brand-new sporting clays course and installed new five-stand equipment. Thompson, a Master Class shotgun shooter who competes in tourna- ments, lined up sponsors to help fund the expansion and coordinated everything from buying equipment to hiring contractors. "Bobby took the helm in 2025 with a real vision of what PSS could be," Kline said. "He's a great mentor, from understanding the sport, to lessons, to introduc- ing you to other sportsmen and sportswomen." Today the club offers a clubhouse, two pavilions, four skeet fields, two trap fields, a five-stand field, and a 10-station sporting clays course. In 2026, mem- bers painted the skeet towers, expand- ed the parking lot, and launched Face- book and Instagram pages to spread the word. It adds up to one of the most complete shotgun-sports facilities in the region—and one that's increasingly focused on its youngest shooters. That focus is no accident. For several years, nearby Sam Rayburn ISD has called PSS home thanks to a school team started by its superintendent. 4-H squads from Grayson and Red River counties practice at the club as well. Thompson and Kline have made youth recruitment a priority. V I S I T O U R WEB S I T E F O R M O R E L E AG U E N E WS A N D I N F O! P U L L U S A M AG A ZI N E .C O M PARIS SHOTGUN SPORTS ❚❙❘ PARIS, TEXAS ❘❙❚ 4 Skeet Fields, 5-Stand, 10-Station Spor ting Clays Sam Rayburn ISD 1950 P L U S H O M E T E A M T R A P F I E L D S 2 F O U N D E D by DAVE POND SHOTGUN