Orvis wing shooting schools offer comprehensive instruction in the fine art of shot gunning.

Our wing shooting schools operate under the philosophy that it is essential to group students according to ability and experience. By doing this, we give participants a sensible starting point and help them progress through various clay target venues with very positive results. The building blocks of the Orvis program include stance and footwork, gun handling, swing, visual concentration, proper gun mounting, and correct fit of the shotgun. These fundamentals are ingrained through practice, practice, and more practice, as hundreds of shells are fired by each student with an instructor analyzing every shot.

Three company-owned Orvis wing shooting schools offer students the finest shooting experience.

Orvis wing shooting schools are located in Manchester, Vermont; Millbrook, New York; and just east of Tallahassee, Florida. These locations provide students with the opportunity to attend an Orvis school virtually any time of the year. Since the introduction of Orvis Shooting Schools, thousands of students have improved their skills under the guidance of our instructors.

Take off with Orvis wing shooting schools

Explore the various options that our wing shooting schools have to offer. At Mays Pond, east of Tallahassee, Florida, you'll learn the skills required of every shooter, as well as the right to hunt the most revered game bird in the South. Here, quail hunting is a religion, a tradition has been passed down from wing shooter to wing shooter for over 200 years. Off the course, you will enjoy the lazy pace and lovely country elegance that make northern Florida famous. In the autumn, Manchester, Vermont, is unlike any place you can imagine, with a fiery display of leaves reporting from every mountainside. After you attend the Orvis Manchester Shooting School, you'll be ready to head upland after grouse and woodcock, or put your skills to the test on the sporting clays course

Orvis Sandanona, in Millbrook, New York, offers acre upon acre of painstakingly maintained hunting grounds, a world-class sporting clays course, and a 19th century hunting lodge fit for a country squire. Years ago, Sandanona was the shooting grounds for a mere handful of avid hunters. Today we open our doors to anyone with the desire to learn the art of wing shooting.

Plan to join us at one of our Orvis wing shooting schools for a profound learning experience and lots of fun! We also offer exceptional wing shooting vacations!

Based on the English Churchill method, our instinctive approach to shotgunning offers both novice and seasoned veterans a complete shooting system applicable to upland hunting, waterfowling, or sporting clays. One of the keys to our teaching philosophy is to group students together according to their levels of ability and experience. By doing this, we can give all our students a sensible starting point and then help them progress through the various clay target venues with very positive results. Although actual shooting comprises the bulk of the Orvis shooting schools, students also participate in essential instruction on shotgun safety. In addition, each student receives a complimentary gun fitting to establish and record individual stock dimensions.

Orvis shooting schools are conducted at four company-operated locations: