Publisher Doug Frey Editor Debbie Frey Red Chute Gazette Red Chute Gazette Volume 10, Issue 5 May 2018 May 2018 Inside this issue: Upcoming Skeet Shoots: Joe L Harris Memorial Open May 4-6, 2018 Mission Skeet & Trap Club, Inc. Mission, TX The Cowtown Open May 4-6, 2018 Ft. Worth Trap & Skeet Club Ft. Worth, TX Coon Creek Open May 5, 2018 Bartlesville Sportsmen s Club Bartlesville, OK The Rock May 11-13, 2018 Blue Rock Sportsman Club Inc. North Little Rock, AR Gertrude Hurlbutt Open (28 Ga Marathon) May 19, 2018 Red Chute Shotgun Sports Club Barksdale, AFB A Word from The Publisher 2 Hat Shoot Events 4-5 St. Patrick's Day Open 7-10 BVGC 12 Gauge Marathon 12-17 Cheerios? 20 TBMGC Lucky Open 23-29 News From The High House 35 Skeeter s Ponderings 38 Quotable Quotes 40 Dining on the Road 43-44 Recipe of the Month 45 Buy Sell or Trade 46-48 Club Contacts 52-57 Red Chute Gazette Deal 58 Briley Blue Goose May 25-28, 2018 Greater Houston Gun Club Houston, TX See many 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 According to Wikipedia, Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza.. It sounds to me like an excuse to have a party and eat some good Mexican food. Or in, my case, Tex-Mex. Happy Cinco de Mayo! We want to thank Andy Schuppert for sending us photos and a report on the fun had at the St. Patrick s Day Open at the Tulsa Gun Club. Read about it in this issue. If you would like to share a report from your club about your shoots, please send us a write-up and photos. Help our readers learn about just how much fun you are having. We also have shoot reports from the 12 gauge Marathon at Bridgeview Gun Club in Port Allen, Louisiana and the Lucky Open at the Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club in West Monroe, Louisiana. Thank you Raymond Haik, M.D, for sending us the write-up for the Lucky Open. Don t forget to send us your Skeet Shoot Flyers. We have a page dedicated to that on our website and we are happy to help you promote your shoots. Until we meet again in these pages or on the Skeet field, I am wishing you sunny days on the Skeet field and 3 @ 8. Happy Cinco de Mayo! Doug Frey Page 2
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) 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 big $ on supplies. Page 3
HAT SHOOT EVENT Congratulations to Steve Mintz who shot his first 25 straight in 20 Gauge at the Lucky Open on April 14, 2018 at the Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club in West Monroe, Louisiana. Page 4
HAT SHOOT EVENT The shooting sports have a tradition that does not appear to be replicated anywhere else, The Hat Shoot Event. Since most of our readers shoot clay targets and many compete in Skeet, Trap or Sporting Clays, most of them know about this tradition. It started long before I started shooting Skeet and I have not yet determined the origin of this tradition. If you know, please enlighten me. For those who do not know, the first time a shooter shoots 25 straight or 50 or 100 straight, his or her shooting friends want to shoot their hat to celebrate. Some clubs have prohibited this practice for safety reasons. Others celebrate it and you will find lots of shot up hats hanging on the walls or from the rafters. Each hat usually has the name of the shooter, the number of targets being celebrated and the date. Most of the clubs (if not all) I shoot at in Louisiana celebrate shooters successes in this manner. Some clubs have implemented some common sense safety rules to protect every one. Here are the rules I use when hosting Skeet shoots. 1. All celebratory hat shoots are held at the end of the shooting day after the competition and the shoot-offs end. This allows all who are interested to participate and/or watch in a safe and controlled manner. 2. The shooters are lined up across the field and are instructed to load only two shells. You may have to direct the shooters as to where to stand for best photographic and safety results. I find that laying down the pull cord can help with that. 3. The shooters are instructed to only shoot the hat in the air when it is thrown. Absolutely no shooting of hats on the ground is allowed. 4. The celebrating shooter, who shot their first straight, puts 3 clay targets in their hat and folds the bill under the back strap to keep it together. I recommend using clay targets and not rocks. 5. The shooter stands behind the line of shooters and pitches the hat underhanded up and over the heads of the shooters as high as they can, but with an arc that places the hat well out in front of the shooters. 6. Since I am taking pictures with my camera on automatic fast setting, I position myself 15 or 20 feet behind the shooters and crouch down and can press the button down to take multiple pictures which include the shooters and the hat being hit in the background. 7. The celebrating shooter is instructed to pitch the hat on my call of Pull. 8. Don t forget to turn on the camera! If you have pictures of a Hat Shoot Event, please send them to us. We love to share success stories! Doug Frey Page 5
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 6
St. Patrick s Day Open The Oklahoma Skeet season officially kicked off with the Winter Freeze event at the Tulsa Gun Club and the Cold Duck at the Oklahoma City Gun Club. Our first 3 day event, the St. Pats, was in Tulsa March 23, 24, 25. We always wonder what kind of mixed bag of weather will roll in for a shoot this time of year and we certainly had that mixed bag! We were well represented for this shoot with shooters from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and finally Wyoming. There were about 30 shooters for the doubles, 70 for the 12 gauge, and 50 for the 4 guns. We thank all those who attended and braved the weather. The doubles event on Friday gave us sustained winds of 18-20 mph and gusts to 30 plus. Logan Beard was Champ, Wayne Kidd Runner Up, and Brad Goodart 3 rd. Pictured above are, Daniel Terrill, Casey Marshall, Mark Terrill, Brad Goodart (Referee) and Bethel Terrill Page 7
St. Patrick s Day Open The 12 and 20 gauge on Saturday had near perfect weather in the mid 70 s with the sun shining; it looked and felt like the beginning of shorts season. Craig Wasson ran a perfect 100, Runner Up was Troy Gordon, and 3 rd went to Paul Friesen. The 20 gauge in the afternoon also saw a perfect 100 from Craig Wasson and Paul Friesen with Paul winning the shoot off; Paul Bubba Clayton finished in 3 rd. For Sunday the weather took a 180 degree turn, the shorts and sun were gone and the jackets were on followed by rain gear. There was a threat of rain in the AM but the afternoon produced plenty. After numerous lightening delays the.410 was shortened to 50 targets only. A few went home, but almost everyone stayed. The 28 gauge had two perfect scores, Wayne Kidd and Paul Friesen with 100 s. After the shoot off, 1 st went to Wayne, 2 nd to Paul and Craig Wasson in for 3 rd. The.410 was won by Craig Wasson with a 50/50, Paul Friesen in 2 nd and Andy Schuppert in 3 rd. Wayne Kidd and Referee Chad Yoder Pictured below are John Beardslee, Van Lewis, Donna Flemming, Gary Fleming, Referee Tes Decker and Ray Vaslavsky. Page 8
St. Patrick s Day Open Gary Greenhaw Gunner Casey Kolt Scalf & Chad Yoder, Referee Jason & John Proffitt Page 9
St. Patrick s Day Open HOA became a 350 event with Craig Wasson 348/350!! Excellent shooting Craig! Runner up was Paul Friesen and 3 rd went to Wayne Kidd. Special thanks to all the referees that endured the ever changing weather and still managed to pull fantastic targets. See the scores at: http://www.bdb.com/results/cur_year/2018_st_patricks_day_open.html Congratulations to Dirk Anderson [pictured below] for his guess of 208 shells in the Leprechaun s hat. There were actually 209 in the hat and that got Dirk the flat of shells. Tulsa Gun Club puts on an excellent shoot; targets were great and the food was good as always. You can follow us on Facebook at Oklahoma State Skeet Association for shoot flyers and upcoming events. Andy Schuppert Red Chute Gazette Volume Page 10
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Bridge View Gun Club 12 Ga. Marathon Bridgeview Gun Club located at 1365 Northwest Dr., Port Allen, LA 70767 hosted its first registered Skeet shoot on Saturday, March 31, 2018. While the club is new, it is physically located on property directly behind the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail and previously operated as Hunter s Run Gun Club for many years. The facilities at Bridgeview are being refurbished. A lot of progress has already been seen. The club house has had a facelift, inside and out. Even the restroom facilities have been remodeled. I tried out the sink and hot water came out of that spout. It is an interesting use of a whiskey barrel as a design feature. A new kitchen was built behind the club house. It contains a state of the art commercial grade refrigerator, freezer, oven and stove. This kitchen is built to cook. The club hosts a Skeet and Eat function every Thursday. They also host corporate and charity shoot events. Page 12
Bridge View Gun Club 12 Ga. Marathon The club offers two state of the art five stand clays and an 8 station walking sporting clays course. There are two trap fields open on Skeet overlay fields. The club has three functioning Skeet fields. The club has a rifle/pistol range available for use by members. Phillip Carney, Jacob Moore, Carter Royston, Mark Harlan and John Bert Wintz Page 13
Bridge View Gun Club 12 Ga. Marathon For this shoot, two Skeet fields were used and one was open for practice. The club management has plans to replace the existing Skeet houses with new ones with a stone finish. For the time being, they are using the old wooden houses, but with brand new Lincoln traps. Currently, the machines are battery operated. When the new houses are constructed, the plans are to convert to 110 volt AC. The controls for the machines are wireless, so there were no cords to trip over or drag. I did not notice any delay in target release, by either referee. While the machines were operating on battery power, I can report that the targets thrown for me were excellent. It was a beautiful Spring day with blue skies and a nice breeze. It started out cool and warmed up to just perfect. While there was some wind, most of our targets flew true. Matthew Lorio, David Warren, DDS, Doug Frey and David Lansou Page 14
Bridge View Gun Club 12 Ga. Marathon Shooting above in the shade of the Sycamores is Chris Williams, his Dad Bob Williams, Johnny Ordonne, Bill Corvers and Jeff Wheeler. The shade along the Skeet fields makes shooting much more enjoyable. Page 15
Bridge View Gun Club 12 Ga. Marathon Lunch was Jambalaya, corn, barbeque beans, green salad and rolls. Page 16
Bridge View Gun Club 12 Ga. Marathon David Hebert, Donald Cain, Christian Bergeaux, Brennan McNamee. Wayne Tanner and Gene Saizon Brennan McNamee and LSSA President, Wayne Tanner posted 196s and Brennan won the shootoff taking Champion Honors. Third Place was claimed by 14 year-old, Sub-Junior, Jacob Moore from Lafayette. Jacob posted a 194. David O Quinn [pictured on the right] was our Shoot Manager and he handled his part well. There were 19 contestants there to check out this facility and to enjoy the terrific weather. Dave invites you to shoot their 20 Gauge Marathon on May 26 and the Baton Rouge Open August 17th - 19th. See the flyers on the Red Chute Gazette website. Doug Frey Page 17
1365 Northwest Drive, Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 Date 2018 Skeet Shoots May 26, 2018 20 Gauge Marathon* (200 20 Gauge Targets) August 17-19, 2018 Baton Rouge Open *Denotes a LA Marathon Buckle Race Event To preregister Contact: David O'Quinn (225) 753-2144 or dloquinn@bellsouth.net Page 18 Watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html
Lafayette Skeet Academy Kaplan, Louisiana Date April 29 June 8-10 July 6-8 August 10-12 October 14 October 15 2018 Skeet Shoots 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: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 19
Cheerios? My good friend, Gene Saizon, from South Louisiana told me about a new load he was using for 20 Gauge. Gene actually gave me 25 AA 20 Gauge shells he loaded with 5/8 ounce of number 9 shot to try out. I have heard of folks loading 3/4 ounce 20 gauge loads, but 5/8 is only 1/8 of an ounce away from a.410 load. I took those shells at to Red Chute Shotgun Sports Club and tried them out. Wow! I shot 24/25 and the breaks were really good. The one I missed was the fault of the Indian, not the arrow. Recognizing that this new load might appeal to those who are looking for less recoil and an economical solution, I asked Gene to share his recipe with our readers and here is his response: Hello Doug, Glad you enjoyed the 5/8 oz. loads. They are a lot of fun to shoot and it's amazing how well they break targets. I got the recipe from the Alliant reloader's guide. The recipe calls for: WAA 20 gauge hull Win 209 primer 14.5 grains Green Dot (25 bushing in my MEC Sizemaster drops 14.5 grains consistently) CB1078-20, CB1075-20, or WAA20 wad 5/8 oz. charge bar Place a Cheerio (that is correct) on top of the shot to get a good crimp This load is sub 10k psi. Have fun. Gene I asked if the Cheerio was regular or Honey Nut variety. Gene says the regular works well. The Cheerio has the added benefit of being eco-friendly. I suspect there will be a run on Cheerios at the Super Market when the word gets out. Maybe Skeeter should buy some General Mills stock. Doug Frey Page 20
You are invited to shoot Skeet in Mississippi Date June 1-3 June 22-24 August 10-12 Sept. 21-23 October 19-21 Dec. 7-9 2018 Shoots 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 21
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Lucky Open Old shooters, new shooters, young people, old people, red necks, damn Yankees, and a full squad of Kaplanders shot with us at the Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club for a five gun shoot. We shared the club with the trap shooters (35 participants) Saturday. No one was shot and no fights were observed on any day. Light rain and threat of light rain Friday and Saturday did not slow or delay the meet. A Friday night tornado missed my house by half a mile and knocked out our grid electricity for a few days but did not affect the gun club. (Automatic propane generator for your home is highly recommended to all by my wife). Sunday was clear and breezy. Friday April 13, seven shooters defied superstition and shot doubles. Charles Richardson and Wayne Tanner used their skill to win Doubles and place second respectively. Some of us seemed lucky to hit anything. Doug Walker, Raymond Haik, Referee, David Hall, Bill Schodlatz and Wayne Tanner Page 23
Lucky Open 12 Gauge Specialist Wayne Tanner came through for another Championship on Saturday morning. The usual suspects, Doug Walker and Charles Richardson, won second and third. Charles had to defeat a new young star from South Louisiana, Jacob Moore in a shoot off to get Third. Richard Desadier s time spent shooting with his children paid off with a 93. Steve Mintz, Justin Desadier, Referee and Richard Desadier Page 24
Lucky Open After fried and smoked chicken with potato salad and beans lunch, we shot the 20 Gauge Event. Beverly Walker and Karen Haik A lack of naps did not seem to hinder our shooting. Our local child star, Kyle Schaffer, got within one bird of tying Doug Walker, the 20 Gauge Champ. Wayne Tanner got past Charles Richardson in a shot off for third. Burt Hoffpauir, Jacob Moore, Referee, Ronald Leger, Roland Thibodeaux and Gene Saizon Page 25
Lucky Open David Hall awoke Sunday too sick to shoot and returned to Arkansas. Burt Hoffpauir got sick of us, with cause, and returned to Kaplan after shooting the 28 Gauge Event. Kyle Schaffer was sick of second place enough that he won the 28 Gauge Championship in a shoot off with Charles The Hammer Richardson. Wayne Tanner and Owen Wright answered the shoot off call for 3rd with Wayne winning. A third shoot off had Bill McIntyre defeating Jacob Moore for C1. Our Sunday lunch was spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic bread. Brownies, cake and real Donnie Sanders pralines was our dessert. Doug Frey, Charles Richardson, Kyle Schaeffer and Matthew Henson Page 26
Lucky Open Roland Thibodeaux outclassed the.410 competition with a 94. The North of I20 shooters, Wayne Tanner and Donny Sanders, tried to make it respectable with 92 s. Roland Thibodeaux Bill Schodlatz, Referee, Raymond Haik, M.D., Donnie Sanders, Doug Walker and Wayne Tanner Page 27
Lucky Open Owen Wright, Reed Dees, Steve Mintz, Bill McIntyre and Walter L. Williams, III After a year of marathons, I thought we were ready to have a 5 gun shoot. Great help, great wives, and typically tolerant, pleasant shooters made the shoot possible. How important a competent referee is to a match was reinforced to me. Needed field improvement was also noted. My ambition and plan is to have shoots improve. My biggest hope is that someone resembling Doug Walker will computerize this process. Food was provided by Karen Haik, Beverly Walker, Jean Schodlatz, Donny and Debra Sanders, and Johnette Mintz. Health nut Doug Walker brought breakfast each day. Page 28
Lucky Open David Hall has serious breathing issues - it was a real effort for him to shoot with us any this weekend. Troy Scallion had to miss this shoot because of serious set back with Pat. Wayne Tanner almost secretly has a serious disease which he has high hopes of getting cured. Prayers and good thoughts are always helpful. Raymond Haik Your are invited to shoot our.410 Bore Marathon on June 2. Page 29
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 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 Watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 30
Bayou Boeuf Skeet Club LeCompte, Louisiana We wish you a Happy New Year! Come shoot with us this year. Date 2018 Shoots Targets 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 31
Alabama Skeet Shooting Association 2018 Shoot Schedule Dates Shoot Name Host 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 (2x100 12 & 20 Gauge) Southern Skeet & Trap Club March 24 March Winds Open, 4 x 50 Headland Skeet Club April 13-15 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 15-17 The LA Open, 5 x 100 Fort Rucker Skeet Club July 20-22 The Alabama Open, 5 x 100 MARS Redstone Arsenal July 27-29 Zone 4 ishoot @ Ft Rucker Fort Rucker Skeet Club August 18 Summer Sizzler, 2 x 100 (12 & 20) Madison County Shoo ng Sports August 24-26 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 14-16 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: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 32
You are invited to shoot Skeet with us at Blue Rock Sportsman Club, Inc. 7800 Baucum Pike Rd. North Little Rock, AR 72117 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 14-16 th For more information watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 33
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana You are invited to shoot registered Skeet with us in 2018. Date 2018 Shoots Targets 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 34
News From The High House (A Message for Louisiana Skeet Shooters) Dear Louisiana Skeet Shooters: The 2018 Louisiana State Skeet Championships will be here before you know it. In fact, members will receive their Official Programs in the mail shortly. Pre-registration begins May 1. The shoot will be held at Lafayette Skeet Club July 6-8. As always, pre-registration is essential to insure your opportunity to participate. Rotation preference is given to those who squad together in 5 person squads. The earlier the better. Please be sure to indicate all of the events you plan to enter. Additionally, be sure to make your Awards Banquet reservations. The banquet will be held July 7, at Chef Roy s Frog City Café in Rayne. The banquet is limited to 120 people, so do not procrastinate. This limit is a Fire Marshal imposed limit and the restaurant will comply. It is all done on the Official Entry Form found in the middle of your Official Program. You may find it easier to use the fillable Entry Form on the Flyers Page of the Red Chute Gazette website at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Please send your completed Entry Forms to Doug Frey by E-Mail at publisher@redchutegazette.com or fax them to him at (318) 632-4946. Of course, you can also mail it to him at 6600 Gahagan Circle, Shreveport, LA 71119-3402. Good shooting! Most Sincerely, Wayne Tanner President Louisiana Skeet Shooting Association Page 35
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You are invited to shoot Skeet in Oklahoma In 2018 Don t miss out on the fun! Dates Club Shoot May 5, 2018 Bartlesville Sportsmen's Club Coon Creek Open (12 & 20) May 19, 2018 Tulsa Gun Club Oklahoma State SCTP Championships June 8-10, 2018 Ada Skeet & Trap Club Ada Challenge June 15-17, 2018 Oklahoma City Gun Club Sooner Open July 20-22, 2018 Tulsa Gun Club, Tulsa, OK T-Town Classic August 4, 2018 Bartlesville Sportsmen's Club Summer Open (28 &.410) August 5, 2018 Oklahoma City Gun Club August Open (12 & 20) August 25, 2018 Oklahoma City Gun Club Sooner Doubles (100 Pair) Aug 31-Sep 2, 2018 Oklahoma City Gun Club Oklahoma State Skeet Championships October 20, 2018 Oklahoma City Gun Club Last Chance (5X50) For more information watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 37
SKEETER S PONDERINGS As long as cocoa beans grow on trees, chocolate is fruit to me. Skeeter s Word of the Month Polates (noun) A popular exercise regimen involving the use of a pole. Page 38
Shouldn't you be advertising in the Red Chute Gazette? Tuesdays Noon to Dusk Paul.Williamson.3@us.af.mil Page 39
Quotable Quotes Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error. ~Andrew Jackson It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't. ~Martin Van Buren "Times change, and we change with them." ~William Henry Harrison I can never consent to being dictated to. ~John Tyler "The gratitude... should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy." ~James K. Polk "I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me." ~Zachary Taylor "An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory." ~Millard Fillmore "While men inhabiting different parts of this vast continent cannot be expected to hold the same opinions, they can unite in a common objective and sustain common principles." ~Franklin Pierce Page 40
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 41
Young Shooters Gun Club Sterlington, Louisiana You are invited you to shoot with us in 2018. 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 Shoot Management reserves the right to make modifications without further notification. Date 2018 Shoots Targets September 8 One More Before The World (12 & 28 Gauge) 100 Each Watch for the flyers at: http://redchutegazette.com/shoot-flyers.html Page 42
Dining on The Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a great place to eat seafood. There are a lot of really good restaurants in the Capitol City where you can get some fresh and tasty meals. There are a lot of new places, but one on my favorite places to eat seafood is Drusilla Seafood. This place has been operating since 1982 and they have chef s that have been cooking there over 30 years. While researching for this article I found some posts on the Internet that spoke very highly of the food and service. I also found some negative posts. Opinions on any subject will vary. I have been eating at Drusilla Seafood once or twice a year for many years. I don t recall ever getting a bad meal or poor service. My most recent trip was no exception. I came into town on Friday evening about 6 PM and stopped off at Drusilla Seafood for dinner before heading to my hotel. The restaurant is not far from the hotel I was staying in and I had been thinking about what I wanted to eat since I left Shreveport. Drusilla Seafood has a wide array of seafood to delight your taste buds ranging from fresh oysters (raw, fried or chargrilled), shrimp, crab, fish and crawfish. There are po-boy sandwiches and salads. There are platters which can be fried or broiled. The grilled Red Snapper with crabmeat [see left] could be an excellent choice. One of the highly acclaimed dishes here is a seafood eggplant casserole. I have had that before and it was great. On this trip, I was thinking about their au gratin casserole dishes. They have Shrimp Au Gratin, Crabmeat Au Gratin and they have the Drusilla Au Gratin, which is made with crabmeat, shrimp and mushrooms with cheese and a wine sauce. Page 43 R e d Ch u t e G a ze t t e V o l u m e 1 0, Is s u e 5
Dining on The Road When I arrived, they seated me [a party of one] in the main dining room. Looking around the room I noticed that most of the diners were older folks, like me and many older than me. I would imagine the later it gets the younger the crowd would be. At the table on my left a Vietnam Veteran [according to his hat] was enjoying about 3 pounds of boiled crawfish. I do not recall what his wife was eating. My waitress promptly brought me a plate of their delicious Hush Puppies. I ordered a cup of Seafood Gumbo and a Sensation Salad for starters. This little cup of gumbo was delicious and it had six meaty crab claws in it! I love Sensation Salads. For those who may not have had one, it is a simple lettuce salad that is reported to have first been served at a Baton Rouge restaurant named Bob & Jake s. The salad became the sensation of many restaurants in South Louisiana. Sensation Salad dressing is made with vegetable oil, olive oil, white vinegar, herbs, seasonings and grated Romano cheese. For the main course I ordered the Drusilla Au Gratin with a stuffed baked potato. It was as delicious as I remembered. I did not have room for dessert and I did not need it. Now, it was off to check into my hotel to get rested for the Bridgeview Gun Club s 12 Gauge Marathon. If you are in Baton Rouge and you want to check out Drusilla Seafood Restaurant, you can find them at 3482 Drusilla Lane, Suite D, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Drusilla Seafood Restaurant is open Monday-Saturday from 11 AM to 10 PM and Sundays from 11 AM to 9 PM. You can check them out on the web at www.drusillaplace.com. Doug Frey Page 44
Recipe of The Month Having teased you with the Dining on The Road article mentioning one of my favorite salads, the Louisiana creation we call Sensation Salad, it seemed only fitting that I share the recipe that Debbie and I have used for making our own Sensation Salads. The following recipe will make enough for six people. Ingredients: 4 cups ice-cold iceberg lettuce ½ cup of vegetable oil ½ cup of olive oil 2 tbsps. of lemon juice 3 cloves of garlic, minced and mashed 2 tbsps. white vinegar salt and black pepper to taste granulated garlic to taste 2 tbsps. of chopped fresh parsley 1 cup of grated Romano cheese Instructions: In a 1-quart jar with lid, blend the oils, lemon juice, minced and mashed garlic, white vinegar and season to taste using salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Cover the lid and shake extremely well. The dressing may be used immediately, but if you put it in the refrigerator overnight, the flavors will have more time to incorporate. You must shake well before serving as the oil and vinegar will separate. In a large serving or mixing bowl, toss the iceberg lettuce and parsley with dressing to coat well. Add Romano cheese and toss gently to incorporate. We substitute Parmesan cheese for the Romano, if we don t have any Romano. We keep a bottle of this dressing in our refrigerator. While the Sensation Salad does not usually have any tomatoes, I have seen it served with olives. I usually add croutons. Hey, it s your salad, you can put anything in it you want! Doug Frey Page 45
$ Buy, Sell or Trade $ BROWNING SUPERPOSED 4 BARREL SET FOR SALE 28 barrels in original Browning case. Small gauges unfired. 12 Gauge shot very little and 20 gauge less than 200 rounds. Asking $4,995 Contact Ken at: (504) 328-1370 or gundoc@cox.net More photos are available. Page 46
$ 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 47
$ 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 48
$ 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 49
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 50
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 51
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 52
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 Rick Weaver (479) 754-2512 Coal Hill, AR Duncan Farms Shotgun Sports & Game Birds Bismarck, AR John Duncan (501) 865-3459 dfarms@catc.net www.duncanfarms.net 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 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 53
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 54
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 55
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 56
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 57
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. 2018 All Rights Reserved Douglas F. Frey, Publisher, Red Chute Gazette, 6600 Gahagan Circle, Shreveport, LA 71119-3402 Page 58