Course Marshalls:

 

Thank you for volunteering to open and close the range.  If you cannot make your scheduled date, please call one of the other marshals or alternates and arrange for a substitute.

 

GENERAL DUTIES OF ALL MARSHALL'S

 

Safety

 

Your first responsibility is range safety.  All shooters must use eye and ear protection.  Eye and ear protection is available at the clubhouse.  All guns should have actions open at all times until the shooter calls for a target.  Shot size should be no larger than 7 ˝.  Muzzles should be pointed in a safe direction.  Autos and pumps should never be loaded with more than two shells.  Safety enforcement should be polite but firm.

 

Smoking should not occur when fire danger is high.

 

No alcohol use until guns are cased.

 

Under no circumstance should anyone attempt to repair any mechanical or electrical part of the trap equipment.  If found doing so, the offender will be asked to leave the range for the remainder of the day and they must comply with the request.  They will not be refunded their card or their money for that day.  (This is a liability issue).  Immediately close the station.  Ask the shooters to shoot their remaining targets at the next station.

 

Marshall Chores

 

*       Collect money or punches for each round.  Each punch should have the member’s name written legibly on the face of the card.  Keep a record of each punch card or round sold.

 

*       Verify that all members have paid their annual dues.  Nonmembers and noncurrent members pay $25.  Make sure each shooter, including nonmembers, has signed the liability waiver.  The three-ring binder labeled “Marshall Book” has two lists showing members who have signed liability waivers and paid dues.  Those who have signed liability waivers have their names highlighted in pink.  If a member’s name is on the accounts receivable list, then they have not paid their dues.  Collect $50 and mark “paid” by their name. 

 

*       Sell punch card books, ammo, ear plugs, etc.  Prices will be posted in the clubhouse.  Enter all sales on the Daily Shoot Report.  A sample copy of the Daily Shoot Report is enclosed.  If inventory needs to be replenished, contact me or a board member. 

 

*       Clean up trash on course.

 

*       Keep trappers busy—stocking targets, picking up trash, doing chores in Fix It Log.  The Fix It Log is a three- ring binder in which anyone can write down chores that need to be done.  If you cannot get to it, write it in the Fix It Log.  If you or the trapper have time, look in the fix It Log for things to do.

 

*       Inspect course.  Fix things you can fix.  If you cannot fix it, write it in the Fix It Log. 

 

*       Keep targets and tools organized.

 

*       Keep clubhouse organized.

 

*       Make new shooters feel welcome.  Give them as much of an orientation as time permits.  Make sure they sign a liability waiver.  Try to squad them with experienced shooters who will make a positive impression.

 

 

Trappers

 

Labor in the form of trappers is being provided by LC Staffing Services of Bozeman.  Wages, payroll taxes and workmen’s comp is included in this service.  We are starting with one trapper, and may move to two later in the season.

 

Trap Maintenance

 

Sam Robinson and Ed Seth are in charge of trap maintenance.  Under no circumstances should a marshall, a trapper, or a club member attempt to repair a malfunctioning trap.  If a trap breaks, leave it, make a note in the Fix It Log, and notify Sam or Ed.  DO NOT try to fix the trap.  Last year, several machines were damaged by well intentioned, but inexperienced members who converted simple malfunctions into complex repairs by trying to fix traps.  More importantly, these machines are dangerous, and serious injuries can occur to a person who in not schooled in trap maintenance.

 

Loss of a station for a week is nothing compared to loss of an eye or a finger.

 

Loading of traps by course marshals and trappers is part of the job.  Fixing traps is not.

 

Paperwork

 

We need to track revenues, costs, expenses, and other financial data.  All of the materials necessary for this effort are in a box inside the clubhouse labeled “Marshall Box.”  The Marshall Box contains the following:

 

1)      A bank of $200

2)      Enough Daily Shoot Report forms for the year.

3)      Extra punch card books for sale.

4)      Manila envelopes for the Daily Shoot Reports, cash, checks, punch cards, and deposit slips.

5)      Liability waivers.

6)      Pens, pencils, etc.

7)      Marshall book containing lists of members who have signed liability waivers and paid dues.  The Marshall book also contains extra liability waivers.

 

Please help us maintain accurate records.

 

Mr. Murphy Likes Sporting Clays

 

Mr. Murphy will pay us all a visit sometime during the season.  Use your best judgment and ask for help if you need it.  Being a marshall is fun, and it’s a great way to meet people.  It can also be a lot of responsibility.  During your shift, you are the ultimate authority on the range.  If tough decisions arise, try to be fair, objective, and put the interests of the club first.  The rest of us will back you up. 

 

If any of the procedures outlined in this letter seem impractical, or simply do not work, then let me know, and we’ll change them.  In addition, there are probably a lot of tasks I forgot to put into this job description.  By the end of the season, we’ll all know a lot more than we do now.