On August 25th, the Bridgeview Gun Club in Port Allen, LA hosted the Gulf Coast Chapter Clay Shoot, followed by its 3rd quarter meeting. More than 50 attended the event which featured 13 shooting stations at which teams competed against one another for the top score. Here's a group photo of the participants before the temperatures surged and competition escalated:

In addition to shooting clays, participants enjoyed breakfast, courtesy of Premier Geotech and Testing, which also brought a cooling station to the shooting course offering shade and water. Later, lunch was courtesy of H&E Equipment.
Gold Sponsors were PVE Equipment USA, Eustis Engineering, Premier Geotech and Testing, Gulf Coast Pre-Stress Partners. Silver Sponsors were Orion Marine, Dunham Price Concrete Products, PDCA, Pile Solutions. See their signs that decorated several shooting stations.

Dunham Price	Orion Marine	PDCA
Gulf Coast Pre-Stress Partners	Premier Geotech and Testing	Eustis Engineering

The Chapter's business meeting took place in a shelter house on Bridgeview's grounds, following lunch and refreshments. This time was also spent recognizing the winners in the team and individual competitions.


Team winners!

1st Place: Landon Meyer, Travis Parker, Hunter Landry, Scott Callaway	2nd Place: Brent Guthrie, Jeff Hastings, Daniel Sprunk, Kirt Jackson
3rd Place: Coy Duplechain, Kevin Gourgues, Dylan Andre, Ronnie Hoefeld	Honorable Mention: the gutsy dragonflies! (unofficial)

Individual winners

Top Shot: Brian Held

Bridgeview Gun Club female record-breaker: Rachel Bache (9)

Among the news from the meeting, the 4th Quarter meeting will return to the Gold Nugget Casino in Biloxi. At that time, the Chapter will elect 2024 officers. (Below, the 2023 officers VP Tony Sepulvado, Sec. Heath Stevens, Treas. Brent Guthrie, and Pres. Dylan André huddle before the Clay Shoot). 
More news from the Chapter meeting, it was announced that the 2024 Engineers Conference is scheduled for March 14, 2024, at L'Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge; it will be preceded by a crawfish boil at nearby Pointe Marie.

Browse the following PHOTO DUMP from the Gulf Coast Chapter Clay Shoot: