Years ago when I was president of our archery club, I had several trad shoots. There was few shoots we did that everyone seemed to like and was told by shooters never seen before:
Spot On- This shoot was set up just like a typical 3D shoot, all the yardage was 25 yards and in. The thing that made this different was each animal had a spot (3") placed on it, in various areas. The first five started out as heart shots (of course) but then on you had to find the spot on animal and shoot it. The scoring was based around "Fred Bear rules", if arrow in/touched spot, got 5 points, if arrow in animal and not spot then -1, arrow missed animal completely zero, if you passed on target 1 point. This added challenge, taught to focus on one spot and enriched ethics on shots could not make.
Easter Fling- We got a bunch of the biodegradable glitter eggs from various stores, then we ensured they was spray painted bright colors, as these was your target. We walked out and set them up through out the club (think of stump shooting). The shooters then walked the designated path, having to keep keen eye out for the eggs. The first person who spotted the egg, would take the first shot, from where they seen it, then rest in group would have to shoot from same spot. The first one to hit the egg would get 5 points, if not got zero. If shooter shot after the one who hit the egg and that arrow was touching the arrow that hit the egg, they also got 5 points. We had plenty of cartons laid out of view until you came up to the egg to get arrows. If you hit it, they would place a new one same spot. Just as all shooting made person focus, but the feedback was that they enjoyed the sense of still hunting, instead of just walking a trail, to next target. We did this in March central Illinois, just after started to green up.
Compass shoot- Only did this one once as takes some planning for a small club, but may go over well out west or big club. A 3D course is set up, the shooters register and are given a card. The card has there starting point, and azimuth they are to follow. They follow the azimuth to the target, then write down the animal shot, scoring typical 3D. After the shooters score, they follow the next azimuth on the card. It gets interesting when you have two or more animals set up in area, because if you do not have good navigation, you will shoot the wrong animal, which at the end, with shooting wrong animal, get -10 points. This really identifies those that know how to orient with a compass. This shoot does take A LOT of planning and few extra people to roam to ensure safety, but a lot of fun.
Topic: Trad Bowhunting Games (Read 2518 times)
