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1 Publisher Doug Frey Editor Debbie Frey Red Chute Gazette Red Chute Gazette Volume 10, Issue 2 February 2018 February 2018 Inside this issue: Upcoming Skeet Shoots: 2018 Buckle Race Series Leg#2 20 Ga February 10, 2018 Greater Houston Gun Club Houston, TX Copper State Open February 21-25, 2018 Ben Avery Shooting Facility Phoenix, AZ New Year Open ishoot February 25, 2018 Mississippi Clubs Headland 2018 Kickoff February 25, 2018 Headland Skeet & Gun Club Headland, AL A Word from The Publisher 2 Hat Shoot Events 3 Funnies 10 Quotable Quotes 13 News From The High House 17 Skeeter s Ponderings 24 Buy Sell or Trade LA Marathon Buckle Race Dining on The Road Club Contacts Red Chute Gazette Deal 45 Almost Any Tuesday Comal County Shooting Sports Club Spring Branch, TX See more on our website. Why is your shoot not listed on our site? Send us a flyer and we will help you get the word out!

2 A Word From The Publisher Greetings and salutations. It s February and Skeet Season is about to be get started. A few clubs in some states began with January shoots and a few will hold shoots in February. March will definitely be busier. I know that I have already made hotel reservations for those shoots to which I must travel. I have also started pre-registering for shoots I plan to attend so that I can get the Rotations I want. Take a tip from the Boy Scouts and be prepared. The greatest successes come from good planning. That can be said about any endeavor from work to play. I have started getting flyers and schedules for shoots and, as always, we will put them on our website to share with our readers. If you are involved in promoting Skeet shoots for your club, don t forget to share your flyers with us. We will help you get the word out. Hopefully you are taking steps to avoid the flu epidemic that has gripped the country. That would certainly be a sorry way to start your year! So far our Winter weather has been a little colder than usual. That said, there is a hint of Spring in the air so let s enjoy those fairer days at the practice field when we can get them. Mardi Gras Season is upon us. If you are into that, we hope your celebrations are safe and fun. From Doug, Debbie and Skeeter at the Red Chute Gazette, we send to you our Best Wishes for a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Until we meet again in these pages or on the Skeet field, I am wishing you 8. Doug Frey Page 2

3 HAT SHOOT EVENT Congratulations to Steve Mintz who shot his first 25 straight in the 12 gauge in December at the Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club in West Monroe, Louisiana. Page 3

4 HAT SHOOT EVENT If you have pictures of a Hat Shoot Event, please send them to us. We love to share success stories! Page 4

5 Promote your Skeet shoots in the Red Chute Gazette and on our website. Send your flyers to: D.C. Pawn & Gun 516 Sibley Road, Minden, LA Phone: (318) Open Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Saturday 8:30 AM to 430 PM Come see our huge selection of new and used guns, bows, and crossbows. We sell ammunition, archery supplies, holsters, scopes, lasers, magazines, rings, mounts, powder, primers and a large selection of jewelry for the ladies. We special order and do gun transfers. Brands include: Benelli DPMS Ruger Taurus Beretta Glock Savage TriStar Browning Henry Smith & Wesson Walther Diamond Bows Martin Stoeger Winchester Page 5

6 . We now have 3 Skeet fields. Page 6

7 The Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club Invites you to shoot with us. 599 E Puckett Lake RD, West Monroe, Louisiana (Physical Address - Not for Mail) Date 2018 Shoots Targets March 10 TBMGC 12 Gauge Marathon 200 March 11 TBMGC 20 Gauge Marathon 200 April Lucky Open 500 June 2 TBMGC.410 Bore Marathon 200 Pre-Registration Requested To pre-register contact Raymond Haik at (318) or him at rehaik@live.com Watch for the flyers at: Page 7

8 See the flyer at: Page 8

9 1365 Northwest Drive, Port Allen, Louisiana Date 2018 Skeet Shoots March 31, Gauge Marathon* ( Gauge Targets) May 26, Gauge Marathon* ( Gauge Targets) August 17-19, 2018 Baton Rouge Open *Denotes a LA Marathon Buckle Race Event To preregister Contact: David O'Quinn (225) or dloquinn@bellsouth.net Page 9 Watch for the flyers at:

10 Funnies How cold is it? It s colder than a gold-digger s heart. It s colder than Jack Frost s toes when he skates on an icy pond. It s colder than a brass toilet seat on the shady side of an iceberg. It s so cold that the dogs are sticking to the fire hydrants. It s colder than a witch s belt buckle. It s colder than a day-old dumpling. It s colder than skinny dipping in a snow storm. I do not know exactly, but I saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets! It s so cold my heartburn healed. It s so cold squirrels in the park were throwing themselves at electric fences. It s so cold Grandpa s teeth are chattering. in the glass! It s so cold when we milked the cows we got ice cream. It s so cold that mice were playing hockey in the toilet bowl. Page 10

11 Lafayette Skeet Academy Kaplan, Louisiana Date 2018 Skeet Shoots March 3 LSA Youth Shoot (Youth Skeet Clinic not registered ) March 4 April 29 June 8-10 July 6-8 August October 14 October 15 Crawfish Étouffée Open* (12 Gauge Marathon) Boiled Crawfish Open* (20 Gauge Marathon) Briley Louisiana Open Louisiana State Championships izone VI Championships Poule D eau Open* (28 Gauge Marathon) Poule D eau Open* (.410 Bore Marathon) *Denotes a LA Marathon Buckle Race Event This ad was FREE! Your club s can be too. See the last page of this issue Watch for the flyers at: Page 11

12 You are invited to shoot Skeet in Mississippi Date February 25 March 11 March April 6-8 April June 1-3 June August Sept October Dec Shoots New Year Open ishoot - Participating MS Clubs March Madness Open ishoot - Participating MS Clubs 2018 Gulf Coast Open - Coast Rifle & Pistol Club Bois D arc Open - Starkville Gun Club 2018 Catfish Open - Capitol Gun Club 2018 Hillbilly Open - MSSA To Be Determined 64th Rebel Open - Capitol Gun Club izone VI Championships - Participating Zone VI Clubs Mississippi State Skeet Champs - Starkville Gun Club Double Eagle Open ishoot - Participating MS Clubs 2018 Holiday Open - Coast Rifle & Pistol Club Don t miss out on the fun! Page 12

13 Quotable Quotes What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ~ John Steinbeck If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: If we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~ Anne Bradstreet If winter comes, can spring be far behind? ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water. ~ Carl Reiner Hear! hear! Screamed the jay from a neighboring tree, where I had heard a tittering for some time, winter has a concentrated and nutty kernel, if you know where to look for it. ~ Henry David Thoreau If your car didn t survive the winter storm give me a call. ~ Philip Ponder Crown Buick GMC 2121 Clearview Parkway Metairie, LA (866) Page 13

14 Bayou Boeuf Skeet Club LeCompte, Louisiana We wish you a Happy New Year! Come shoot with us this year. Date 2018 Shoots Targets April Gauge Marathon* 200 July 21 Doubles Marathon 200 *Denotes a LA Marathon Buckle Race Event Pre-Registration Required To pre-register contact Wade Jones at (318) or him at wjones1015@aol.com Look for the flyers at: Page 14

15 Gulf Shores, Alabama FOR RENT Sea Bell 4 BR/3BA Sleeps Would you like to enjoy this view? Bed / 3 bath Bed / 6 bath Bed / 9 bath Page 15

16 Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana You are invited to shoot registered Skeet with us in Date 2018 Shoots Targets March 17 Windy Open* (12 Gauge Marathon) 200 May 19 Gertrude Hurlbutt Open* (28 Ga. Marathon) 200 June 16 June Bug* (20 Gauge Marathon) 200 July 14 Independence Open* (.410 Bore Marathon) 200 Aug North Louisiana Open (All Gauges & DBLS) 500 Sept. 15 RCSSC Champ & Open * (12 Ga. Marathon) 200 *Denotes a Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race Event. Pre-Registration Required We will register any gauge targets you need. To pre-register call Doug Frey at (318) or send him an at dougfrey@bellsouth.net. Shoot Management reserves the right to make modifications without further notification. See the flyers at: Page 16

17 News From The High House (A Message for Louisiana Skeet Shooters) Dear Louisiana Skeet Shooters: I hope you have been able to endure what has been a pretty cold winter for our part of the country. I am looking forward to getting back to shooting some registered skeet in March, Now is the time to begin planning your shoot schedule for the year. I have already done so and have begun pre-registering for the shoots. As you are planning your schedule for the year, think about who you could encourage to join you for registered shoots; i.e. a friend, a youth, a 4-H shooting sports participant, etc. What I have found is that many times people are just waiting for you to ask them to join you. Your LSSA Board of Directors decided in the October Board meeting to provide some monetary incentives to get 4-H shooters involved in Louisiana Skeet. Roland Thibodeaux, our Secretary-Treasurer has the forms to acquire these incentives should you know someone who is interested. As always, I am looking forward to seeing you again at the Louisiana Skeet shoots this year. Until I see you, I wish you the very best. Most Sincerely, Wayne Tanner President Louisiana Skeet Shooting Association Page 17

18 Help Wanted We have immediate openings for the following positions: Chef Chef needed to prepare plan and prepare food for special events with 5 to 150 participants. Must be able to work on a tight budget with less than optimal facilities and equipment. Sous Chef Needed to assist the Chef in preparation and serving food at special events for 5 to 150 participants. Good dishwashing skills a plus. Marketing Manager Needed to promote participation in special events (skeet shoots) and to solicit corporate sponsorship (prizes). Must be a skilled communicator with the ability to maximize results through social networking, Internet and other means with virtually no budget for expenses. Skeet Czar (aka Skeet Chairman, Manager or MIC (Man in Charge) Needed to oversee the management functions of a registered skeet program. Those functions are Planning, Organizing, Staffing and Controlling. Qualified candidates may be male or female. In the event of the later, she would be the Czarina, Manager or FIC (Female in Charge). Registrar- Responsible for registering contestants and collecting the appropriate fees and dues. Candidate should be familiar with NSSA Classification systems and shoot management software (if lucky). Candidate needs to be able to do simple math (addition, subtraction and averaging). Scheduler Responsible for squadding shooters. Qualified candidates must be a master at coordinating, placating, and diplomacy. A PhD in Psychology would be helpful. Referee Must be knowledgeable of the rules of the game of American Skeet, a fast thinker and have the ability to take command of the skeet field to which he or she is assigned. Candidates should have good eyesight and be physically able to stand in the hot sun for hours. Experience dealing with difficult people a plus. Scorekeeper The scorekeeper manages the scoreboard, evaluating the results, determining the winners in accordance to NSSA rules and posting those results for all to see. Mentor/Coach/Recruiter Encourages, teaches and recruits new shooters to the sport. Helper The person selected for this position must be able to help or fill in for any of the individuals listed above on a moments noticed. There are many opening for this position. Pay None of these positions pay monetary wages. If you are feeling charitable and think you would like to experience the gratification of helping others enjoy the sport of skeet, please contact one of the Club Representatives at one of the Clubs listed in the back of this publication today. They would love to hear from you. Page 18

19 Alabama Skeet Shooting Association 2018 Shoot Schedule Dates Shoot Name Host Club February 17 Spring Freeze, 4 x 50 Madison County Shoo ng Sports February 24 The Apache Open (2x100 (12 & 28)) Fort Rucker Skeet Club February 25 The Kickoff Open (2x100 (20 &.410)) Headland Skeet Club March 3 Cold Nose Open, 2 x 100 (12, 28 & Dbls) Muscle Shoals Skeet & Trap Club March 10 Pat Pa erson Open (2x100 (12 & 20 Ga)) Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club March 10 Lamb or Lion Open, 4 x 50 MARS Redstone Arsenal March 11 Taxman Cometh, 2 x 100 (20,.410 & Dbls) MARS Redstone Arsenal March 17 Luck O The Irish (2x & 20 Gauge) Southern Skeet & Trap Club March 24 March Winds Open, 4 x 50 Headland Skeet Club April The Rocket City Open, 5 x 100 MARS Redstone Arsenal April 21 The Li le Money Open, 2 x 100, (12 & 28 Ga) Headland Skeet Club April 22 The Warrior Open, 2 x 100, (20 &.410) Fort Rucker Skeet Club May 12 The Ed Eckl Open, 2 x 100 (12, 20 & Dbls) Muscle Shoals Skeet & Trap Club May 19 & 20 The Stephen M. Gilbert Memorial (4x100) MARS Redstone Arsenal June 8-10 The Heart of Dixie Open, 5 x 100 Red Eagle Gun Club June The LA Open, 5 x 100 Fort Rucker Skeet Club July The Alabama Open, 5 x 100 MARS Redstone Arsenal July Zone 4 Ft Rucker Fort Rucker Skeet Club August 18 Summer Sizzler, 2 x 100 (12 & 20) Madison County Shoo ng Sports August The Southern 500 Open, 5 x 100 MARS Redstone Arsenal August 25 The Miner Clie Open (2x100(12 & 20 Ga)) Red Eagle Gun Club September Alabama State Championship Skeet Shoot (AL Shooters only) Fort Rucker Skeet Club September 27 Fall Burner Open, 2 x 100 (28 & 410) Madison County Shoo ng Sports October 6 The Dove Cookin Open, 2 x 100 (20 &.410 & Dbls) Muscle Shoals Skeet & Trap Club October 20 The Harvest Moon Open, 4 x 50 Headland Skeet Club October 27 Falling Leaves Open, 4 x 50 MARS Redstone Arsenal October 28 All Hallows Eve, 2 x 100, Shooter s Choice MARS Redstone Arsenal November 2-4 Redneck Open, 5 x 100 Fort Rucker Skeet Club November 17 Mini Ironman (2x100) Shooters Choice Southern Skeet & Trap Club November 17 The Bill Karwin Memorial Open, 4 x 50 Headland Skeet Club November 18 Turkey Trot Open 2 x 100 (Shooter's Choice) MARS Redstone Arsenal December 2 Last Chance Open, 2 x 100, Shooter s Choice Madison County Shoo ng Sports For shoot contact information see the Schedule at: Page 19

20 You are invited to shoot Skeet in Oklahoma In 2018 Don t miss out on the fun! This ad was FREE! Yours can be too. For more information watch for the flyers at: Page 20

21 You are invited to shoot Skeet with us at Blue Rock Sportsman Club, Inc Baucum Pike Rd. North Little Rock, AR The Rock: May 11-13th Arkansas Open: July 5-8th (note four-day shoot) Zone VI: August 10-12th (i-shoot) Arkansas State Championship (Open): September th For more information watch for the flyers at: Page 21

22 Club Hours Noon to Dusk on Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday 9 AM to Dusk on Saturday Come shoot with us! New Shot Reclaimed Shot AA & STS Shells Rio & Estate Ammo Steel Shot Shells Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana Call Paul Williamson at (318) to order Reloading Supplies. paul.williamson.3@us.af.mil You must visit the club to get our low prices. Come shoot with us and save big $ on supplies. Page 22

23 Young Shooters Gun Club Sterlington, Louisiana You are invited you to shoot with us in Space is limited so be sure to pre-register. with Jacob Young by at: Or by phone at: (318) Shoot Management reserves the right to make modifications without further notification. Date 2018 Shoots Targets March 24 Gary Sibley Memorial (20 Gauge &.410 Bore) 100 Each September 8 One More Before The World (12 & 28 Gauge) 100 Each Watch for the flyers at: Page 23

24 SKEETER S PONDERINGS What do you get from sitting on the ice too long? Polaroids! Skeeter s Word of the Month Houndwounding: (hownd' wown ding) (n.) Canine act of circling a spot three or four times before settling on it. Page 24

25 Shouldn't you be advertising in the Red Chute Gazette? Tuesdays Noon to Dusk Page 25

26 $ Buy, Sell or Trade $ BENELLI FOR SALE Benelli M2 12 gauge 26 barrel Black synthetic stocks in like new condition includes hard case with chokes and manuals $1, price cut $975 cash Contact Steve at: (318) Page 26

27 $ Buy, Sell or Trade $ ProSporter Krieghoff 30 Barrels FOR SALE I am looking to sell my spare ProSporter Krieghoff 30. It has 10>6mm rib, and a complete set of Briley Ultimate Ultralite tubes. Included are extra 12 gauge chokes and barrel weights all Krieghoff, as well as tube chokes. Asking $5K, originally $6+K. See photo below. Ralph Grasso (251) rgrasso@gulftel.com Page 27

28 $ Buy, Sell or Trade $ For Sale Winchester Gauge with 28" barrels, choked Skeet and Skeet. This is a sweet little gun. $1, Jim (713) Price Reduction Now $1,200 Page 28

29 $ Buy, Sell or Trade $ If you have something shooting related that you want to buy, sell or trade, advertise it here in the Red Chute Gazette Personal Want Ads. Send us an with the details and your contact information. Digital pictures (jpeg) help, but are not required. If you own a business, we invite you to contact us about our reasonable rates. For Sale Once fired hulls. Gorace815@aol.com for prices and availability Once fired hulls 12 Gauge AA and STS 7 cents a piece Jacob Young (318) new bags of Downrange DRRT12 (Remington TGT 12 Replacement Wads) All 57 for $500 or $9.75 per bag separately. Darrell Loup (225) Wanted Field Reporters for the Red Chute Gazette. Applicants must have a digital camera or a friend who will loan them one. Must also have a desire to promote their gun club and be willing to work for free. To volunteer send an to: publisher@redchutegazette.com Page 29

30 $ Buy, Sell or Trade $ Perhaps your ad should be here. Got something to sell? We are always looking for articles of interest to Skeet shooters. If you have something that would be of interest to our readers, we invite you to share your information, writings, photos, and experiences with us. Please send your contributions to publisher@redchutegazette.com. Please feel free to call me at (318) to talk about how we can help you promote the sport we love and your Club s efforts to do so. Doug Frey - Publisher Page 30

31 2017 LSSA Marathon Buckle Race Winners In 2017, the Louisiana Skeet Shooting Association conducted the Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race which was designed to increase participation in member clubs around the state and to add a little fun to the game. The rules of Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race were as follows: 1. Eligible Participants shoot in a 200 target Marathon in each gauge (12/20/28/.410) at participating Louisiana Clubs. Qualifying Marathons are 200 target events designated by the LSSA as qualifying for The Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race. To be an Eligible Participant, a shooter must be a resident LSSA Member in good standing. 2. For Participants shooting more than one Qualifying Marathon in any gauge, the Qualifying Marathon shot with the highest score in each gauge will be counted. 3. To encourage Participants to travel to other clubs in our state, Participants must shoot at Qualifying Marathons held by at least two Louisiana Clubs. Participants can t shoot all of their Marathons at the same club. 4. A Participant s highest scores shot in Qualifying Marathons are averaged. That average for each gauge will be used to determine the Participants HOA Class for the Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race. [Example: John shoots in the 12 Gauge Marathon at Hunter s Run and scores 190. He also shoots in the 12 Gauge Marathon held at Lafayette Skeet Academy and scores 192. The 192 is higher, so we use that score to determine the 12 Gauge average for John. 192/2=96.00 or.9600 for our purposes is input in the calculation of John s HOA average in 5 below.] 5. The Participants will be ranked within their HOA Class, as determined based on their scores from the Qualifying Marathons. The highest score in each class will be the Class Winner. Buckles will be awarded for Champion and Runner-Up to eligible shooters with the highest scores in each of the following classes: (AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, and E) 6. Ties will be determined by scores in the.410 event. In the event of a tie in.410 scores, the scores in the 28 gauge event will be used to break the tie. 7. Entry Fee There shall be no additional entry fee assessed for this event over and above what the respective clubs charge for their entry fees. Participants will be automatically entered. The costs of the buckles is borne by the LSSA. 8. Contestants may attend a Qualifying Marathon Shoot and register 200 targets in a gauge other than the scheduled event and have them counted in the Buckle Race. For example, if you get down to the end of the year and find that you did not shoot in a Qualifying 20 Gauge Marathon, you could attend a Qualifying 12 Gauge Marathon, shoot and register 20 Gauge targets which shall be scored as registered targets only for that shoot, but have them counted as 20 Gauge targets in the Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race. Page 31

32 2017 LSSA Marathon Buckle Race Winners For 2017 there were actually 17 shooters who met the requirements to be considered in the Buckle Race Calculations. Several shooters were excluded because they did not shoot in Qualifying Marathons in every gauge or failed to shoot in Qualifying Marathons at more than one club. Congratulations to the winners of the Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race! Buckles will be awarded to Class Champions and Runners-Up at the Louisiana State Skeet Championships in The 2018 Louisiana Marathon Buckle Race begins with the Crawfish Étouffée Open at Lafayette Skeet Academy on March 4. We hope to see you there. Doug Frey Page 32

33 Come shoot with us in See the flyers at: Our shoots fill up fast. Pre-registration is required. Page 33

34 Dining on The Road On our Fall trip to the Gulf Coast, Debbie and I went on of our day trips, leaving the condo in Orange Beach, we traveled up to the Styx River Shooting Center located on Waterworld Rd., just North of I 10 in South Alabama about 32 miles West of Pensacola, Florida. We shot pistols there for an hour or so. After working out our stress on paper targets, we decided to drive down to Navarre Beach. Early in our 40 year journey together we used to vacation in Navarre Beach. We had not been there in many years and thought we would check it out. We came on to the island on the East end but found that the last hurricane through that area had washed a lot of sand up on the road and we could not travel far. We did see a restaurant that appeared to be closed, that had at one time been called Liolios. From what I have been able to determine, that restaurant changed names several times over the years. I remember that I really enjoyed some baked oysters there. I believe the dish was called Oysters Georgiades (named after the owner). The oysters were baked on the half shell, with bacon, garlic, butter and Parmesan cheese. By this time we were getting hungry and we decided to drive down to Fort Walton in search a lunch spot. Our quest brought us to The Original Waterfront Crab Shack & Marina. It looked promising so we pulled in and checked it out. Located on the bay, the restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating. We sat indoors, but there were large open windows which gave us a great view of the water outside. The brown pelicans were feeding which kept us entertained. Page 34

35 Dining on The Road The menu was full of seafood offerings. As the name would suggest, there were quite a number of King and Snow Crab dishes, steamed crab and shrimp combos. They offered a Soft Shell Crab Dinner which included two fried Blue Crabs. There were fried oysters, fish dinners (Cobia or Red Fish), even fish, chicken, oysters or shrimp tacos. Debbie and I both decided to try the Lobster Crab Cake lunch plate. The cakes were pan sautéed, served with Remoulade sauce on the side, along with homemade Coleslaw. Curly French fries and hush puppies. They were delish! The lunch portion came with one Lobster Crab Cake, which was plenty for Debbie s appetite. Thinking that might not be enough to fill me up, I ordered what the menu touted as their Shack Seafood Gumbolya, It was described as seafood gumbo meets jambalaya in this signature recipe chock full of fish, shrimp, sausage and other seafood delights. This dish was just as described, somewhere between soup and jambalaya in texture and quite tasty. It was a perfect solution for me! Page 35

36 Dining on The Road The menu has everything you might expect from salads to sandwiches. Fried pickles and even fried green tomatoes. There is something for everyone s tastes here. The restaurant is definitely a beachy seafood casual dining experience. The Chef is Corey Hassett from Lonsdale, PA, but he claims Destin as his home town. The restaurant was started by Emile Pagliari who bought the restaurant and marina after retiring from the Navy in If you find yourself in the Fort Walton Beach, Florida area, you might want to drop by The Original Waterfront Crab Shack Restaurant & Marina at 104 Miracle Strip Parkway SW. They open daily at 11 AM. Gumbolaya Doug Frey Page 36

37 Don t miss out on FREE advertising! Notice to All Gun Clubs Please send your Skeet shoot flyers when they are ready. We will post them on our website so our readers can plan their shoot itineraries. Be sure to take advantage of the Red Chute Gazette Deal described on the last page of this issue. Page 37

38 Don t miss the target! If your marketing strategy includes targeting consumers of high end competition shooting products you should be advertising in the Red Chute Gazette. Promote your products and services and support the sport of American Skeet at the same time. Contact: Douglas F. Frey, Publisher Red Chute Gazette Phone: (318) Publisher@redchutegazette.com Page 38

39 Alabama To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone Web Site Alabama Skeet Shooting Association Roy Jorgensen, President Club Contacts (256) alabamaskeet@aol.com Ft. Rucker Skeet Club Ft. Rucker, AL Ralph P. Aaron, President (334) RPASKEET@YAHOO.COM Headland Skeet & Gun Club, Dothan, AL Bob Jenkins. Pres. Earl Beamon, Sec.-Tr. (334) bobj@headlandskeetgunclub.com earl@headlandskeetgunclub.com Madison Co, Shooting Sports, New Market, AL Mars Skeet Range Redstone Arsenal, AL Muscle Shoals Skeet & Trap, Florence, AL Ralph Applebaum Bill Zupko (256) (256) rangemaster@mcssa-al.org bill.zupko@adtran.com Larry Krutsinger (256) TNSKEET@AOL.COM Charles Irwin, Secretary, Treasurer (205) Club (256) Red Eagle Skeet & Trap, Childersburg, AL Arkansas Scott Roberson President (256) scott@royaltireservice.com Club Contact Phone Web Site Arkansas Skeet Shooting Association North Little Rock, AR Rick Hall (870) rickhall1950@yahoo.com Bella Vista Skeet Club Springdale, AR Blue Rock Sportsman Club, Inc. North Little Rock, AR Gary Greenhaw (479) GARYGREENHAW@COX.NET Hal Matthews, Shoot Chairman (501) hc.matthews@comcast.net If you see something that needs to be updated, let us know. Page 39

40 To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Arkansas Club Contact Phone Web Site Dirty Creek Skeet & Gun Club Coal Hill, AR Rick Weaver (479) Duncan Farms Shotgun Sports & Game Birds Bismarck, AR Malloy Sportsman Club El Dorado, AR Mountain Valley Sportsman s Association Hot Springs, AR Pajaro Gun Club Fort Smith, AR Twin Lakes Gun Club Mountain Home, AR West Poinsett Gun Club Weiner, AR Louisiana John Duncan (501) dfarms@catc.net Chris Crawford (870) Tom Sackett, Chairman Wendall Holmes President Floyd Lee President Wayne Black Chairman (501) TLSACKETT@SBCGLOBAL.NET (479) glow2282@yahoo.com PAJAROGUNCLUB@YAHOO.COM (870) skeet@twinlakesgunclub.com (870) wayne@bscn.com Club Contact Phone Web Site Louisiana Skeet Shooting Association Cottonland Skeet & Trap, Inc., West Monroe, LA Bayou Boeuf Gun Club LeCompte, LA Bridge View Gun Club Port Allen, LA E. Wayne Tanner President Roland Thibodeaux Secretary/Treasurer (337) (318) wtlimousin@aol.com Roland_thibodeaux@yahoo.com Wade Jones (318) Wjones1015@aol.com Eddie Baker Club Contacts Glynn P. Kiper (318) kiperfarms@att.net info@bridgeviewgunclub.com Lafayette Skeet Academy Kaplan, LA Gordon Benoit (337) gbenoit09@gmail.com Red Chute Shotgun Sports Club, Barksdale AFB Doug Frey (318) dougfrey@bellsouth.net Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club West Monroe, LA Raymond Haik, M.D. (318) Rehaik@live.com Page 40

41 To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Louisiana, cont. Club Contact Phone Web Site Young Shooter s Gun Club Sterlington, LA Jacob Young Manager (318) ETYOUNG@QPSB.NET Mississippi Club Contact Phone Web Site Mississippi Skeet Shooting Association Starkville, MS Clark Hartness (662) (662) clark@msskeet.org Capitol Gun Club Jackson, MS Judy L. Stewart- Boyd, Manager (601) Club Phone (601) LYN2DALE@BELLSOUTH.NET Coast Rifle & Pistol Club Biloxi, MS Randy Brownlee Skeet Chairman (228) Gorace815@aol.com Starkville Gun Club Starkville, MS Clark Hartness President (662) clark@msskeet.org Whitetail Ridge Outdoors Blue Springs, MS Richard Holloway President (662) whiteridgeoutdoors@yahoo.com Missouri Club Contact Phone Web Site Missouri State Skeet Assn. O Fallon, MO Jeff Smith (636) jsmith92@gmail.com Gateway Gun Club Bridgeton, MO Club (314) manager@gatewaygunclub-stl.com Joplin Skeet & Trap Club Joplin, MO Roger Brown Manager Club (417) Page 41

42 Missouri, Continued To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone Web Site Lead Belt Gun Club Bonne Terre, MO Dave Bahr Manager (573) Poplar Bluff Gun Club Poplar Bluff, MO J L Costin, Mgr. Mike Galloway, President (573) secretary@pbgunclub.com 2atloweight@gmail.com Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports Club, Columbia, MO Matt Riddell Manager (573) SHOOTING@PRAIRIEGROVESH OTGUNSPORTS.COM Rolla Shooting Club Rolla, MO Rover Gun Club West Plains, MO D. C. Look Chairman Lester Jett Owner (573) LOOK@MST.EDU (417) ROVERGUNCLUB@GMAIL.COM Springfield Rod and Gun Club Springfield, MO Bud Wood (417) W (417) THE4102MYFRIEND@HOTMAIL.COM SHOOTING@PRAIRIEGROVE SHOTGUNSPORTS.COM St. Louis Skeet & Trap Club Pacific, MO Rex Powers (636) THEMANAGER@SKEETRAP.COM Oklahoma Club Contact Phone Web Site Oklahoma State Skeet Assn. Broken Arrow, OK Pete Garcia President Ray Vaslavsky Secretary/Treasurer (918) (918) pete.garcia@cox.net RVASLAVSKY@AOL.COM Ada Skeet & Trap Club Ada, OK Bartlesville Sportsmen s Club Bartlesville, OK Jim Bevers Wade Drennan Chairman L M Winkler, Chairman Joe Simon, Sec. (405) Cb(580) H (580) (918) jbevers@earthlink.net wade@cableone.net lossonw@sbcglobal.net joe.simon64@gmail.com bartlesvillesportsmensclub.org Oil Capital Rod & Gun Club Broken Arrow, OK Michael Brewer Sec/Treasurer (918) (918) ducknorth28@yahoo.com Oklahoma City Gun Club Arcadia, OK Craig Wasson (405) wasson@ionet.com Sand Springs Sportsman Club Sand Springs, OK Harold Hockett President (918) secretary@sssportmanclub.com sssportsmanclub.com Tulsa Gun Club Tulsa, OK Matt Riggin, President Carol Goodart, Skeet Chairwoman Rex Powers, Club Mgr. Club (918) meriggin@cox.net cagoodart@aol.com powers.rex@gmail.com 69 Clays Miami, OK Jean Lasiter Manager (918) clays@datalinkok.com Page 42

43 Oklahoma, cont. To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone Web Site Comanche Skeet & Trap Fort Sill, OK Bob Wolf Manager (580) Texas Club Contact Phone Web Site Texas Skeet Shooters Assoc. Rockwall, TX Aerial Targeting Systems Uvalde, TX Woody Anderson President Tomm Hupp Manager (214) wanderson@mytssa.com (830) acero@hilconet.com American Shooting Centers Houston, TX Ed Arrighi President (281) lynn@amshootcenters.com Arlington Sportsman Club Mansfield, TX Ernest Blocker Manager (817) Asc-membership@swbell.net Bandera Gun Club Bandera, TX J. M. Clements Manager (830) bandergunclub@sbcglobal.net Bexar Community Shooting Range Marion, TX Jennifer Winkelmann Manager (830) bcsrths@sbglobal.net Callahan Co. Shooting Assoc. Clyde, TX Kevin Meier Chairman (325) Capitol City Trap & Skeet Austin, TX Henry Wurzburg Skeet Chairman (512) hwurzburg@yahoo.com Cen-TX Skeet Club Henry Wurzburg (512) centxskeet@yahoo.com Comal County Shooting Sports Spring Branch, TX John Van Ausdall (210) jvanausdall@logixonline.com Corpus Christi Gun Club Corpus Christi, TX Dallas Gun Club Dallas, TX Ellis County Sportsman Club Waxahachie, TX El Paso Skeet & Trap Club El Paso, TX Bud Colwell Skeet Chairman Woody Anderson Skeet Chairman Charlie Beard Skeet Chairman John Braddock Skeet Chairman (361) arthur.colwell@hdrinc.com (972) info@dallasgunclub.com (469) cebeard@peoplepc.com (915) johnrose23@sbcglobal.net Page 43

44 Texas, cont. To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone Web Site Fayette County Gun Club West Point, TX Fort Hood Skeet & Trap Club Belton, TX Walter Van Wart Skeet Chairman Henry Wurzburg Skeet Director (979) wb78963@yahoo.com (512) hwurzburg@yahoo.com Fort Worth Trap & Skeet Club Ft. Worth, TX Tracy Ragle Skeet Chairman (817) clubmanager@fortwortht rapandskeet.com keet.com Graham Skeet Club Graham, TX Bob Manskey Skeet Chairman (940) Grand Prairie Gun Club Grand Prairie, Texas Robert Nicholas (214) nicholas.robert@sbcglobal.net Greater Houston Gun Club Missouri City, Texas Kevin Doughtery Manager (281) manager@ greaterhoustongunclub club.com Hot Wells Skeet Range Cypress, TX Josh Vacek Manager (281) (832) Josh@HotWellsRange.com grange.com Gun Emporium Conroe, TX Madison County Gun & Archery Madisonville, TX Maud Gun Club Texarkana, TX Mission Skeet & Trap Club Mission, TX Rose City Flying Clays Tyler, TX San Antonio Gun Club San Antonio, TX Sheppard AFB Skeet Wichita Falls, TX Terrell Rifle and Pistol Club Terrell, TX Waco Trap & Skeet Club Waco, TX Mike Scambray Skeet Chairman Dave Radenz President Larry Oxford, Skeet Chairman Richard Kotzur Skeet Director Chris Dorsey Owner P. D. Parker Manager Rick Davis James Schmehl David Bell President Greg Surber Manager (936) info@gunemporium.net wwwgunemporium.net (936) gailradenz@aol.com (903) loxford@windstream.net (956) richardk@hiline.com (903) chris@rosecityflyingclays rosecityflyingclays.com (210) manager@sagunclub.com (940) rickcrashdavis@hotmail.com JUDGEFLB@HOTMAIL.COM (903) davebbell@gmail.com (254) wstclub@wacoskeet.com wacoskeet.com Be sure to send changes to your organization s contacts to Publisher@redchutegazette.com. Page 44

45 THE RED CHUTE GAZETTE DEAL Mission Statement The goal of the Red Chute Gazette is to promote the game of American Skeet. Our target market includes Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Our goal is accomplished through publication and distribution an Internet only magazine containing items of interest to those individuals participating in, promoting and supporting registered skeet shoots. Subject matter includes calendars of upcoming events, shoot flyers, shoot reports and pictures. Also included are articles and stories about bird hunting, travel and food. The Deal The Red Chute Gazette will publish flyers advertising registered skeet shoots for your gun club at no cost to your club. Simply send us your flyer in Microsoft Word or PDF format via . That s FREE! The Catch If we agree to publish your shoot flyers, you agree to provide us with a shoot report, write-up or article suitable for printing in the Red Chute Gazette. Include pictures (jpeg or gif files) if possible. It doesn t have to be lengthy and it doesn t have be worthy of a Pulitzer. Just tell or show our readers about the fun you had. What about Sporting Clays and Trap or other events? The mission of the Red Chute Gazette is to promote interest and participation in registered Skeet. Sporting Clays and Trap are not subjects we focus on. We recognize that many gun clubs offer events other than Skeet. We are happy to provide commercial advertising space for clubs that wish to promote other shooting related events. Please contact us for our very reasonable rates for commercial advertisers.. To take advantage of this service contact Doug Frey by phone at (318) or via at publisher@redchutegazette.com All Rights Reserved Douglas F. Frey, Publisher, Red Chute Gazette, 6600 Gahagan Circle, Shreveport, LA Page 45