As one of the premier hunting and lodging destinations in west central Michigan, Two Hats Ranch has always been known for providing an impactful experience for all ages. Now, the ranch is expanding their experience opportunities with a new activity: sporting clays shooting.

Over the last couple of years, the ranch has been working on developing two sporting clays shooting courses.

“We've been well known for being in the hunting business,” Co-owner Colby Bettis said. “Now, we've gone through a kind of a rebranding. We have built ourselves into what we call a ‘sporting resort.’”

The approximate 1.5 and 1.25-mile courses include about 15 different shooting stations, where shooters move around to different locations on the course and get a different kind of feel as opposed to a typical stagnant clay shooting range.

“It's like a hunting simulation, so clay targets might come from behind you, they might come inside, and from all different angles at all different speeds,” Bettis said. “Each station has a different look and feel.”

Bettis says the ranch has done smaller events to test the new course but the upcoming VESA fundraising shoot will be one of the first large scale events held at Two Hats. The event is slated for Wednesday, July 26, from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Not only is it an opportunity to support vocational schools in Liberia, but it’s a chance for anyone to participate in a unique opportunity.

“We don't get to participate in the community a ton on the hunting side. With these new ventures, it’s certainly giving us an opportunity to do that. Anybody can shoot and it's set up for success. Unlike a golf outing, I don't golf and I don't have my own clubs. With this, we have real shotguns so anybody can do it.”

For more details on the event, visit https://shoot-for-vesa.square.site.