On a beautiful fall day in October, nine four-person teams from across South Carolina competed in a friendly sporting clays competition at the Palmetto Outdoors Shooting Facility in Swansea. The challenging 15-station course offered a variety of high and low shots that a shooter  might need to make while hunting. After the competition concluded, everyone came together to enjoy a BBQ lunch from the Palmetto Pig.

This year’s competition included teams who shoot sporting clays regularly as well as some experienced shooters who were newer to clay shooting. We were also glad to have staff from several of our WAIT (Wildlife And Industry Together) partner sites join us. The Mid-Carolina Gun Club edged out the Bebber Boys by just one point to win this year’s inaugural event, with the team from Whiting-Turner coming in third place. We hope all the participants were inspired to spend time on the range with fellow shooting sports enthusiasts.

An important cause like wildlife conservation has a way of bringing us together, and it was great to see long-time supporters and meet new friends who came out to support our mission. Thank you to all the outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen who participated in and sponsored this fundraiser. Proceeds will directly benefit SCWF’s ongoing conservation efforts, including habitat enhancement, land conservation, and educational programs that teach South Carolinians of all ages how to responsibly enjoy and protect the outdoors.

Winning teams:

1^st Mid-Carolina Gun Club – 306 points

2^nd Bebber Boys – 305 points

3^rd Whiting-Turner – 239 points

Honorable mention team: National Land Realty/Jim Taylor – 238 points

Highest individual scores:

1^st Rich Gadbois, Mid-Carolina Gun Club – 87 points

2^nd (tie) Rodney Rained, Mid-Carolina Gun Club – 82 points

               -Matt Bebber, Bebber Boys – 82 points

3^rd (tie) Rick Scholz, Mid-Carolina Gun Club – 79 points

               -Tony Bebber, Bebber Boys – 79 points

We are especially grateful to our sponsors for helping us increase our impact.