Finale of the North America Cup
The 2011 FITASC North America Sporting Championship & North America Cup Final was the absolute pinnacle event for clay target shooting on the continent during the 2011 season. Staged from June 24th to June 26th, 2011, this high-stakes, three-day tournament brought together the finest marksmen from across the United States, Canada, and international delegations to compete in the main Sporting discipline (Parcours de chasse). The prestigious tournament was proudly hosted at the world-class facilities of the Caribou Gun Club in Le Sueur, Minnesota, USA.
Event Highlights & Structural Parameters
Operating under the highest international framework of global target shooting, this continental title event combined premium American outdoor infrastructure with strict international regulatory bodies:
Sanctioning Architecture: The competition operated under the direct international authority of FITASC (Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse), certifying that all multi-stand course layouts, target flight paths, and weapon compliance parameters conformed to strict global tier-1 standards.
The Continental Crown: Functioning as the definitive regional championship of the season, this tournament served as the grand finale of the 2011 North America Cup, aggregating points from continental selection matches throughout the year to crown the overall cup champions across all categories.
Elite Course Engineering: Spanning a expansive property renowned for its heavy natural cover, woodlots, and diverse field presentations, the targets were strategically engineered to simulate unpredictable, highly complex hunting scenarios that demand absolute technical precision from the shooters.
1. Full Event Program & Schedule
The tournament operational timeline allocated dedicated pre-event setup and training windows followed by the intensive qualification course split across the competitive weekend:
June 22nd – June 23rd (Wednesday – Thursday): Arrival of international and domestic delegations, squadding confirmation, official shooter registry check-in, weapon safety compliance verifications, and the opening of warm-up training lines on designated sporting grids.
June 24th (Friday) — Championship Day One: Phase 1 of the continental qualification course begins across specialized natural terrain layouts designed to exploit the thick Minnesota cover.
June 25th (Saturday) — Championship Day Two: Phase 2 of the qualification stages, testing long-range tracking, mental stamina, and technical consistency under severe tournament pressure.
June 26th (Sunday) — Championship Final Day: Concluding qualification flights, followed immediately by international sudden-death tie-breaking shoot-offs (barrages) to determine the definitive podium positions.
June 26th (Sunday) — Closing & Presentation Ceremony: Staged late Sunday afternoon to honor individual, category, and national team winners, officially crowning the 2011 North American Champions.
2. Venue Profile & Logistical Location Details
All field operations, technical layout stands, and daily administrative offices were hosted at one of the premier outdoor target complexes in the United States:
Host Venue: Caribou Gun Club 30649 380th Street, Le Sueur, MN 56058-4120, USA
Established in 1953, the Caribou Gun Club spans a massive acreage of highly diverse cover, featuring an expansive sporting clay infrastructure. Celebrated as a premier shooting destination in North America, the venue has a historic reputation for hosting elite international and national championships due to its vast terrain capacity.
3. Organizing Committee Contact Information
The executive management team responsible for registry confirmation, entry grids, ammunition logistics, and processing statutory firearm documentation maintained the following direct communication channels:
Primary Facility Landline: +1 507-665-3796
Executive Shoot Director (Randy Voss): +1 507-381-2962
Official Administrative Email: caribougunclub@yahoo.com
International Sanctioning Oversight: Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse (FITASC)
