Publisher Doug Frey Editor Debbie Frey Red Chute Gazette Red Chute Gazette Volume 10, Issue 1 January 2018 Inside this issue: Upcoming Skeet Shoots: Citrus Fiesta Open January 5-7, 2018 Mission Skeet & Trap Club Mission, TX 2018 Buckle Race Leg #1 12 Ga January 20, 2018 Greater Houston Gun Club Houston, TX myskeet January Open January 27, 2018 Dallas Gun Club Lewisville, TX A Word from The Publisher 2 Hat Shoot Events 3 NSSA Skeet Shooting & Tech. 9-15 Quotable Quotes 18 Skeeter s Ponderings 26 Buy Sell or Trade 28-32 Dining on The Road 34-36 Club Contacts 39-44 Red Chute Gazette Deal 45 New Year Open ishoot February 25, 2018 Mississippi Clubs 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!
A Word From The Publisher Happy New Year! Ready or not 2018 is here. Last year was a tumultuous one in many ways. Personally for the Frey family and most assuredly for the rest of the world. I for one am looking forward to the prospects of this new year. I went out to Red Chute Shotgun Sports Club this past Thursday. It actually felt like Winter and after shooting one round of Skeet with Ted Ward with excellent pulling from Gary Sullivan, I was done. Too cold for me! Those of you who live in more frigid areas of the country would call me a wimp. I would simply say that I am averse to freezing my hiney off. Come shoot with us in Louisiana in July and August and we will see who is a wimp. As I was looking for shoots to promote on our cover page for January and February, it appears that I am not the only wimp. Warmer weather will be here soon and the Skeet action really gets started in Dixie in March. I am looking forward to March, but Mardi Gras is fast approaching and will be here in February. No, I am not the party type. I celebrate Mardi Gras shooting quail in South Mississippi with friends every year. It is a lot safer than Mardi Gras parades and all that goes with them. Too each his own. As I write this, I am contemplating spending New Years Eve sitting by the fire at home. I am easily entertained these days. I hope your celebration is 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 Year. Until we meet again in these pages or on the Skeet field, I am wishing you 3 @ 8. Doug Frey Page 2
HAT SHOOT EVENT If you have pictures of a Hat Shoot Event, please send them to us. We love to share success stories! Page 3
Promote your Skeet shoots in the Red Chute Gazette and on our website. Send your flyers to: publisher@redchutegazette.com D.C. Pawn & Gun 516 Sibley Road, Minden, LA 71055 Phone: (318) 371-9606 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 4
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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 13-15 Lucky Open 500 June 2 TBMGC.410 Bore Marathon 200 Pre-Registration Requested To pre-register contact Raymond Haik at (318) 537-0856 or E-Mail him at rehaik@live.com We are wishing you a Happy New Year! Watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 6
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1365 Northwest Drive, Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 We are wishing you a Happy New Year! Date 2018 Skeet Shoots March 31, 2018 May 26, 2018 August 17-19, 2018 12 Gauge Marathon* (200 12 Gauge Targets) 20 Gauge Marathon* (200 20 Gauge Targets) Baton Rouge Open *Denotes a LA Marathon Buckle Race Event To preregister Contact: David O'Quinn (225) 753-2144 or dloquinn@bellsouth.net Watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 8
NSSA Skeet Shooting and Technology At my invitation, Ran Davis agreed to write an article introducing his company s new software application and solution for Skeet shoot management. It is a timely topic and a much needed solution. Technology is changing faster and faster. It is about time we had some easy to use solutions with excellent support. I have not personally tried myskeet.com, but I look forward to learning more about it and have high hopes that it will be a timesaver. I can tell you that the Louisiana Skeet Shooting Association did use this application to run our 2017 State Championships. It was a trial run and Bea McNamee actual did all of the work. The LSSA Board was looking to Bea s input regarding its use and based on her favorable experience, we will be using it again in 2018. I am not yet sure how much of the system capabilities we will use yet. We may or may not be handling pre-registrations on myskeet.com. That decision has yet to be made. Thank you Ran for sharing with us! Doug Frey What is myskeet.com? We provide a collection of online tools that allow shooters and tournament managers to interact around an NSSA skeet tournament on their own timeframes. The entire suite of tools communicates with each other in real-time allowing for up-to-the-moment score and result updates. Jacob Moore Page 9
NSSA Skeet Shooting and Technology The Myskeet Applications Suite Shooters Portal https://shooter.myskeet.com Starting Jan 2018 Tournament Results Tournament Registration All-American Open Points All-American Concurrent Points Tournament Financials Lifetime Awards Lifetime Targets Tournament Management Portal https://mgr.myskeet.com NSSA Integration Online Registration Events Management Squad Management Reports (Tournament, Management, and Financial) Scoring Calcutta Bounty Hunter Multiple Payouts Options Credit Cards Processing Jacob Moore Page 10
NSSA Skeet Shooting and Technology Mobile Application https://mobile.myskeet.com Tournament Results Tournament Registration Shooter s NSSA Class and Averages All-American Open Points All-American Concurrent Points Tournament Financials Lifetime Awards Lifetime Targets Online Scoreboards https://scoreboard.myskeet.com Real-time Score Updates Class and Concurrent Scores Optional Event Winners Class and Concurrent Winners by Event Shoot-Offs Forums and Online Help Desk https://portal.myskeet.com Community Forums Myskeet Helpful Hints Myskeet How To Help Pages How To Video Training Myskeet Events Calendar Jacob Moore Page 11
NSSA Skeet Shooting and Technology First-Time Free The goal for each shoot manager is to produce the best experience for the shooters possible! Adding the task of learning new software while running a shoot can add stress into the back-office. Because of this, we recommend running a previous shoot in the myskeet application so that you can compare the results and learn the applications without the pressures of running a live tournament. Regardless of your approach, myskeet will waive all of our fees for a club on their first tournament run through our product suite! Introducing the Myskeet Concierge Program One recurring theme that we hear is we have no one at the club that knows how to run the Valerio program. We spend a 100+ hours per month improving the applications; but we realize for a lot of the clubs the time invested is only a long weekend a few times per year. To address this problem we are introducing the Myskeet Concierge Program for 2018. Basically the club can choose what level of service they are looking for but a few of the offerings include: Pre- Shoot (tournament setup and squad management), Post-Shoot (financial audits), or Turnkey (simply let the myskeet team run the entire shoot). For more information, please see: http://portal.myskeet.com/concierge-program/ What was the reason you started myskeet.com? When we started building the application, it really started off to solve 3 main problems: 1) Tournament Deposits management 2) Shoot Results notification 3) Cash, Check, or Charge Tournament Deposits Management every season the guys that I shoot with send out a spreadsheet with all of the possible shoots that anyone on the squad is interested in attending. We have one person on the squad that then collects the deposits and mails in our entry forms to the various shoot managers. The crazy thing is that the shoot manager then has to manually load each shooter into their various shoots and assign any options that each individual shooter is interested in THIS IS A CRAZY AMOUNT OF TIME AND WORK!!!! Page 12
NSSA Skeet Shooting and Technology Shoot Results Notification Everyone relaxes between events in their own way. Some people go back to the hotel, maybe hit a restaurant or check out some local sites. But every skeet shooter even the top shooters that do not hang out at the scoreboard needs to know how the results of each gun are lining up so that they have an idea if they will be involved in any shoot-offs at the end of the day. The answer at most shoots is either hang out and be at the board as the scores are posted, or have someone on the phone that can look-up the information for you. The myskeet shooter portal, online scoreboards, and mobile applications all display the scores in real -time as they are being entered in the back-office. The shooter now has the freedom to do whatever puts them in the best position to be successful with all of the shoot data available from anywhere in the world as long as you can get online. One of the cool new features that we are working on is adding the shoot-offs to the scoreboard, shooter portal, and mobile apps as well The goal is to get the shooter all of the information as easily and quickly as possible so they can concentrate on shooting! Cash, Check, or Charge every tournament seems to have their own rules about this requiring a lot of shooters to carry a lot of cash to the tournament, remember their checkbook, or a few clubs actually accept plastic. Why can I not select the events and options that I want to play for the weekend and pay with my credit card before I leave my house? The registration process then would really just be confirming your selections and classes making the whole process faster! Why do we care as a Shooter? I guess that really comes down to the shooter. I hope that for the cost of $1 per tournament, the shooter feels that they are receiving a lot of value. At the end of the day for the shooter, it s about easy access to the shoot information so that they can put themselves in the best position for a successful weekend! Plus if we can take care of a large part of the individual s record keeping it s just one less thing they need to keep up with. Jacob Moore Page 13
NSSA Skeet Shooting and Technology Why do we care as a Tournament Manager? Let s face it; even skeet shooting is all about customer service! With the number of shoots available to the shooters today, what can you provide that will give you that extra edge? Also, if we can provide the tournament manager a platform that reduces their workload while improving customer service it is a win for everyone! No annual fees! No making sure that you have the latest application patches applied! Also, one area that we continue to invest in is the financial reporting area! At a click of the button, you get several financial reports that provide you a pretty solid P&L for your shoot and all of the details behind those numbers! How is the NSSA involved? The NSSA has been very supportive and really good to work with! They have a lot of IT work going on between the skeet, sporting clays, and the internal ERP (membership, financials, marketing) but somehow they always seem to be able to answer questions and/or provide data. At this time, there is no business or financial association between the myskeet product suite and the NSSA. I like to view us as a complimentary service on top of the NSSA. Why the Cloud? Without getting into the technical reasons there are some excellent advantages to moving all of our applications up to the Microsoft Azure cloud! 1) Automatic data backups. 2) Instant scalability. 3) No more worrying about hard drives failing on the weekend of a large tournament. Jacob Moore Page 14
NSSA Skeet Shooting and Technology What does it cost? This is simple - $1 per shooter per tournament. We actually add that $1 onto the shooters registration and show it on their registration receipt. It does not matter if a shooter is only shooting in a single event or every event over the entire weekend. What s Next? Wow, the list of features seems to constantly be growing! Our current focus for this winter comes down to a handful of major features that we are redoing - squad management and awards/payment assignments. Even though these features exist today, we have been told that they can take more time than they should so we are addressing that! Satellite Tournament Support The Myskeet platform is actually perfect for this! We can easily show all of the scores across any number of clubs participating so that shooters get a real sense for where they stand. With our new functionality of posting shoot-offs on the shooter portal, mobile application, and scoreboards it just works! Training! Training! Training! The new myskeet portal is getting a lot of attention currently with approximately 70 pages of How To instructions for a tournament manager. We also have a series of 2 minute videos being produced to compliment these instructions. Looking a bit farther down the road, we anticipate tighter integration with the NSSA and completing our desktop tournament management application allowing for running a tournament without an internet connection! If you have more questions about the applications, we love to talk with you and as always you can always drop us a line at myskeet@randavis.com with any suggestions! Ran Davis Jacob Moore Page 15
Happy New Year from Lafayette Skeet Academy! 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 10-12 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! Yours can be too. Watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html See the last page of this issue Page 16
You are invited to shoot Skeet in Mississippi Date February 25 March 11 March 23-25 April 6-8 April 20-22 June 1-3 June 22-24 August 10-12 Sept. 21-23 October 19-21 Dec. 7-9 2018 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 http://www.msskeet.org/registration Don t miss out on the fun! Page 17
Quotable Quotes Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Albert Schweitzer Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one. Brad Paisley Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough. Mark Twain If Santa did not put a car under your Christmas tree, give me a call. Philip Ponder Page 18
Bayou Boeuf Skeet Club LeCompte, Louisiana We wish you a Happy New Year! Come shoot with us this year. Date 2018 Shoots Targets April 28 28 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) 776-5474 or E-Mail him at wjones1015@aol.com Look for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 19
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Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana You are invited to shoot registered Skeet with us in 2018. 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. 24-26 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) 635-6218 or send him an E-Mail at dougfrey@bellsouth.net. Shoot Management reserves the right to make modifications without further notification. See the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 21
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 22
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: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 23
Club Hours Noon to Dusk on Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday 9 AM to Dusk on Saturday Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana New Shot Reclaimed Shot AA & STS Shells Rio & Estate Ammo Steel Shot Shells Call Paul Williamson at (318) 453-0991 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 Page 24
Young Shooters Gun Club Sterlington, Louisiana We are wishing you a You are invited you to shoot with us in 2018. 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 Space is limited so be sure to pre-register. with Jacob Young by E-Mail at: youngjl@warhawks.ulm.edu Or by phone at: (318) 953-2721 Watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 25
SKEETER S PONDERINGS My toast to you for 2018 May there be crawfish in your nets and gumbo in your pot. May the Sac-Au-Lait be biting in your favorite spot. May God s sun be shining brightly when you need its cheerful rays. May the oak tree shade you gently on those lazy bayou days. May a Bouree game be waiting when all your work is through. May the fais-do-do bring pretty girls to toss a wink at you. And when your time is over and your place on Earth is gone, may you waltz right into heaven to the tune of Jolie Blonde. Page 26
Shouldn't you be advertising in the Red Chute Gazette? Tuesdays Noon to Dusk Paul.Williamson.3@us.af.mil Page 27
$ 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 $1,050.00 price cut $975 cash Contact Steve at: (318) 393-3137 Page 28
$ Buy, Sell or Trade $ Pros porter 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) 504-5739 rgrasso@gulftel.com Page 29
$ Buy, Sell or Trade $ For Sale Winchester 101 28 Gauge with 28" barrels, choked Skeet and Skeet. This is a sweet little gun. $1,300.00 Jim (713) 818-8833 Price Reduction Now $1,200 Page 30
$ 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 E-mail 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. E-Mail Gorace815@aol.com for prices and availability Once fired hulls 12 Gauge AA and STS 7 cents a piece Jacob Young (318) 953-2721 57 new bags of Downrange DRRT12 (Remington TGT 12 Replacement Wads) All 57 for $500 or $9.75 per bag separately. Darrell Loup (225) 436-6814 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 E-Mail to: publisher@redchutegazette.com Page 31
$ 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) 635-6218 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 32
Come shoot with us in 2018. See the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Our shoots fill up fast. Pre-registration is required. Page 33
Dining on The Road Long time readers of my Dining on The Road articles know that I love Gumbo. I am blessed to have spent my entire life in Louisiana where I get to experience Gumbo in many restaurants and on many social occasions. These days, you can get Louisiana Gumbo on the menus of restaurants all across the country, especially in the South. You may not know this, but I cook a pretty good Gumbo myself. I am not bragging here. I have competed in a blind taste competition at my church and won first place. In my book, anytime you can beat a bunch of church ladies cooking anything, you have credibility. My best Gumbo efforts have been with chicken, duck, smoked turkey and sausage. I have less experience cooking seafood Gumbo, but I love them all. I often say, I never met a bowl of Gumbo that I didn t like. I must admit that I have liked some much more than others. Gumbo gets its name from Africa. It is actually an African word for okra. Okra was imported from Africa and was often used as a thickener in soups and stews in Louisiana. Gumbo as we know it today has influences from many cultures. Louisiana native Choctaws gave us file powder which is made from dried sassafras leaves. Everyone knows the holy trinity of Louisiana cooking is bell peppers, celery and onions. That is a contribution from Spanish colonists. New Orleans Creole style Gumbo includes tomatoes which are not always found in Cajun style Gumbo. A couple of centuries ago, Louisianans created Gumbo with the proteins available. For some that included crawfish, shrimp, crabs, fish. Others had more access to wild game including boar, ducks, chickens and other critters. Gumbo is truly a multicultural food, unlike many soups we enjoy today. As a lover of Gumbo, one of the items on my personal bucket list was the opportunity to be a judge in a Gumbo Cook-off. Well, in December 2017, I got to check that one off my bucket list. My daughter Kathleen teaches at Benton High School. One of her classes is Louisiana Folk Life. As part of that class, the students studied Louisiana cuisine. I was asked to attend the cook-off and give pointers to the students, who asked questions. Some actually did ask for my opinion. I was actually very impressed with the efforts of these student/chefs. Page 34
Dining on The Road The teams were required to include the holy trinity of vegetables in their roux. They were also required to use chicken, pork sausage and okra. They were provided with the chicken and sausage, but they were allowed to use their own sausage. Beyond that, they were free to use family recipes. The Chef s had to take turns cooking their Gumbos in the school cafeteria. On the second day, it was my task to serve as one of the judges of the results of the 5 teams competing in a blind taste test. I didn t realize that being a judge was going to be such a hard job. These young Chefs really worked hard and they really wanted to win. The judges were asked to rate each submission on five categories. These were: Appearance: has a good gumbo roux color appropriate to the category of gumbo. Aroma: It should smell appetizing. Consistency: It stirs like a good gumbo (thickness of base, etc.) Texture: It has a balanced quantity of ingredients. Flavor: It tastes like a well-balanced gumbo, pleasing to the palate. These students had never cooked Gumbo alone. Some indicated that they had helped their Dads cook before. Considering that this was their very first effort to cook Gumbo on their own and in a competition, I was very impressed with the bowls I was asked to judge. They were all very good! Had I been served any of them in a social setting, I would certainly have asked for seconds. Choosing a winner was not nearly as easy as you might think. In the end, when all of the judges numbers were tallied, the first place winners won because of taste. This team gambled by using deer sausage which was made with jalapenos adding a bit more flavor and heat. This extra bit of spice added enough flavor to set the dish apart, without being too spicy. Page 35
Dining on The Road 2017 Benton High School Louisiana Folk Life Gumbo Teams The second place winners were the only team to go Creole including tomato paste in their Gumbo. The remaining three Gumbo presentations were all very good gumbos with very similar color, texture and flavor profiles. All in all, it was a lot of fun getting to serve as one of the judges and I enjoyed getting to see these high school students excelling at an important new life skill. As far as I am concerned, they are all winners! The experience left me wishing that I had had the opportunity to take this Louisiana Folk Life class when I was in high school. I know these students will remember this class. Hopefully, some will be inspired to continue to learn to cook Louisiana dishes. You just never know, one may some day be a famous Chef. Note to myself: Add Gumbo Judge to your resume. Doug Frey Page 36
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
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) 625-6218 E-Mail: Publisher@redchutegazette.com Page 38
Alabama To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Alabama Skeet Shooting Association Roy Jorgensen, President Club Contacts (256) 924-0683 alabamaskeet@aol.com http://www.alabama-skeet.org Ft. Rucker Skeet Club Ft. Rucker, AL Ralph P. Aaron, President (334) 347-8363 RPASKEET@YAHOO.COM Headland Skeet & Gun Club, Dothan, AL Bob Jenkins. Pres. Earl Beamon, Sec.-Tr. (334) 677-6131 bobj@headlandskeetgunclub.com earl@headlandskeetgunclub.com www.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) 379-2716 (256) 509-3412 rangemaster@mcssa-al.org bill.zupko@adtran.com Larry Krutsinger (256) 450-9329 TNSKEET@AOL.COM Charles Irwin, Secretary, Treasurer (205) 757-1481 Club (256) 740-7005 www.mcssa-al.org Red Eagle Skeet & Trap, Childersburg, AL Arkansas Scott Roberson President (256) 872-1625 scott@royaltireservice.com www.redeaglegunclub.com Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Arkansas Skeet Shooting Association North Little Rock, AR Rick Hall (870) 723-5022 rickhall1950@yahoo.com www.arkskeet.com Bella Vista Skeet Club Springdale, AR Blue Rock Sportsman Club, Inc. North Little Rock, AR Gary Greenhaw (479) 756-1189 GARYGREENHAW@COX.NET Hal Matthews, Shoot Chairman (501) 771-1997 hc.matthews@comcast.net http://www.bluerocksc.com/ If you see something that needs to be updated, let us know. Page 39
To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Arkansas Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Dirty Creek Skeet & Gun Club Coal Hill, AR Rick Weaver (479) 754-2512 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) 865-3459 dfarms@catc.net www.duncanfarms.net Chris Crawford (870) 881-6178 Tom Sackett, Chairman Wendall Holmes President Floyd Lee President Wayne Black Chairman (501) 922-9060 TLSACKETT@SBCGLOBAL.NET (479) 646-4331 glow2282@yahoo.com PAJAROGUNCLUB@YAHOO.COM www.mvsaonline.com (870) 481-5599 skeet@twinlakesgunclub.com www.twinlakesgunclub.com (870) 910-6969 wayne@bscn.com Club Contact Phone E-Mail 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) 239-6043 (318) 518-8778 wtlimousin@aol.com Roland_thibodeaux@yahoo.com Wade Jones (318) 776-5474 Wjones1015@aol.com Eddie Baker Club Contacts Glynn P. Kiper (318) 366-2194 kiperfarms@att.net info@bridgeviewgunclub.com www.redchutegazette.com www.bridgeviewgunclub.com Lafayette Skeet Academy Kaplan, LA Gordon Benoit (337) 962-5334 gbenoit09@gmail.com Red Chute Shotgun Sports Club, Barksdale AFB Doug Frey (318) 635-6218 dougfrey@bellsouth.net www.redchutegazette.com Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club West Monroe, LA Raymond Haik, M.D. (318) 537-0856 Rehaik@live.com Page 40
To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Louisiana, cont. Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Young Shooter s Gun Club Sterlington, LA Jacob Young Manager (318) 953-2721 ETYOUNG@QPSB.NET Mississippi Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Mississippi Skeet Shooting Association Starkville, MS Clark Hartness (662) 324-5353 (662) 341-2462 clark@msskeet.org www.msskeet.org Capitol Gun Club Jackson, MS Judy L. Stewart- Boyd, Manager (601) 506-6052 Club Phone (601) 362-6053 LYN2DALE@BELLSOUTH.NET www.capitalgunclub.com Coast Rifle & Pistol Club Biloxi, MS Randy Brownlee Skeet Chairman (228) 263-6151 Gorace815@aol.com www.gcrpc.com Starkville Gun Club Starkville, MS Clark Hartness President (662) 324-5353 clark@msskeet.org Www.starkvillegunclub.org Whitetail Ridge Outdoors Blue Springs, MS Richard Holloway President (662) 869-2925 whiteridgeoutdoors@yahoo.com www.whiteridgeoutdoors.com Missouri Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Missouri State Skeet Assn. O Fallon, MO Jeff Smith (636) 262-9200 jsmith92@gmail.com www.moskeet.org Gateway Gun Club Bridgeton, MO Club (314) 344-1050 manager@gatewaygunclub-stl.com Www.gatewaygunclub-stl.com Joplin Skeet & Trap Club Joplin, MO Roger Brown Manager Club (417) 781-1101 Page 41
Missouri, Continued To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Lead Belt Gun Club Bonne Terre, MO Dave Bahr Manager (573) 760-5669 Poplar Bluff Gun Club Poplar Bluff, MO J L Costin, Mgr. Mike Galloway, President (573) 785-8405 secretary@pbgunclub.com 2atloweight@gmail.com Www.pbgunclub.com Prairie Grove Shotgun Sports Club, Columbia, MO Matt Riddell Manager (573) 387-4747 SHOOTING@PRAIRIEGROVESH OTGUNSPORTS.COM www.prairiegroveshotgunsports.com Rolla Shooting Club Rolla, MO Rover Gun Club West Plains, MO D. C. Look Chairman Lester Jett Owner (573) 341-7510 LOOK@MST.EDU www.rollashootingclub.org (417) 293-9020 ROVERGUNCLUB@GMAIL.COM Springfield Rod and Gun Club Springfield, MO Bud Wood (417) 833-2199 W (417) 862-2701 THE4102MYFRIEND@HOTMAIL.COM SHOOTING@PRAIRIEGROVE SHOTGUNSPORTS.COM St. Louis Skeet & Trap Club Pacific, MO Rex Powers (636) 271-4210 THEMANAGER@SKEETRAP.COM WWW.SKEETRAP.COM Oklahoma Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Oklahoma State Skeet Assn. Broken Arrow, OK Pete Garcia President Ray Vaslavsky Secretary/Treasurer (918) 495-3774 (918) 455-2133 pete.garcia@cox.net RVASLAVSKY@AOL.COM www.okskeet.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) 755-3359 Cb(580) 332-5286 H (580) 436-7699 (918) 333-2583 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) 266-3866 (918) 486-1113 ducknorth28@yahoo.com Oklahoma City Gun Club Arcadia, OK Craig Wasson (405) 840-9398 wasson@ionet.com www.okcgunclub.org Sand Springs Sportsman Club Sand Springs, OK Harold Hockett President (918) 214-4881 secretary@sssportmanclub.com sssportsmanclub.com Tulsa Gun Club Tulsa, OK Matt Riggin, President Carol Goodart, Skeet Chairwoman Rex Powers, Club Mgr. Club (918) 272-2062 meriggin@cox.net cagoodart@aol.com powers.rex@gmail.com www.tulsagunclub.com 69 Clays Miami, OK Jean Lasiter Manager (918) 540-0733 69clays@datalinkok.com Page 42
Oklahoma, cont. To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Comanche Skeet & Trap Fort Sill, OK Bob Wolf Manager (580) 248-3427 Texas Club Contact Phone E-Mail Web Site Texas Skeet Shooters Assoc. Rockwall, TX Aerial Targeting Systems Uvalde, TX Woody Anderson President Tomm Hupp Manager (214) 808-3721 wanderson@mytssa.com www.mytssa.com (830) 591-7860 acero@hilconet.com American Shooting Centers Houston, TX Ed Arrighi President (281) 556-8199 lynn@amshootcenters.com www.amshootcenters.com Arlington Sportsman Club Mansfield, TX Ernest Blocker Manager (817) 295-0657 Asc-membership@swbell.net Bandera Gun Club Bandera, TX J. M. Clements Manager (830) 796-4610 bandergunclub@sbcglobal.net Bexar Community Shooting Range Marion, TX Jennifer Winkelmann Manager (830) 914-2182 bcsrths@sbglobal.net Callahan Co. Shooting Assoc. Clyde, TX Kevin Meier Chairman (325) 672-9521 Capitol City Trap & Skeet Austin, TX Henry Wurzburg Skeet Chairman (512) 423-3479 hwurzburg@yahoo.com www.capitolclays.com Cen-TX Skeet Club Henry Wurzburg (512) 423-3479 centxskeet@yahoo.com www.centxskeet.com Comal County Shooting Sports Spring Branch, TX John Van Ausdall (210)573-5361 jvanausdall@logixonline.com www.comalskeet.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)696-3335 arthur.colwell@hdrinc.com (972) 462-0043 info@dallasgunclub.com www.dallasgunclub.com (469) 371-9882 cebeard@peoplepc.com (915) 629-7386 johnrose23@sbcglobal.net Page 43
Texas, cont. To pre-register for a shoot or find out more information about a club contact: Club Contact Phone E-Mail 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) 242-3389 wb78963@yahoo.com (512) 423-3479 hwurzburg@yahoo.com www.fthoodskeet.com Fort Worth Trap & Skeet Club Ft. Worth, TX Tracy Ragle Skeet Chairman (817) 244-9878 clubmanager@fortwortht rapandskeet.com www.fortworthtrapands keet.com Graham Skeet Club Graham, TX Bob Manskey Skeet Chairman (940) 328-1400 Grand Prairie Gun Club Grand Prairie, Texas Robert Nicholas (214) 325-9653 nicholas.robert@sbcglobal.net www.gpgc.net Greater Houston Gun Club Missouri City, Texas Kevin Doughtery Manager (281) 437-6025 manager@ greaterhoustongunclub www.greaterhoustongun club.com Hot Wells Skeet Range Cypress, TX Josh Vacek Manager (281) 373-0232 (832) 603-1777 Josh@HotWellsRange.com www.hotwellsshootin 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) 760-2323 info@gunemporium.net wwwgunemporium.net (936) 348-6423 gailradenz@aol.com www.missionskeetandtrap.com (903) 280-0482 loxford@windstream.net (956) 279-4594 richardk@hiline.com (903) 597-3345 chris@rosecityflyingclays rosecityflyingclays.com (210) 828-9860 manager@sagunclub.com (940) 224-8165 rickcrashdavis@hotmail.com JUDGEFLB@HOTMAIL.COM (903) 454-6334 davebbell@gmail.com (254) 753-2651 wstclub@wacoskeet.com wacoskeet.com Be sure to send changes to your organization s contacts to Publisher@redchutegazette.com. Page 44
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 E-Mail. 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) 635-6218 or via E-Mail at publisher@redchutegazette.com. 2017 All Rights Reserved Douglas F. Frey, Publisher, Red Chute Gazette, 6600 Gahagan Circle, Shreveport, LA 71119-3402 Page 45