1st Annual Croatan Dogwood Blossom Stump Shoot **pics on page 4**

[woodcock]

Guys, Great pics and a really fun day.  Looking forward to the rest of the pics from Ruddy.  Bring 'em on deadeye!  

[broketooth]

i have to say, yesterdays event,as informal as it was,was alot of fun. a great time had by all. it was good to finally meet bud b. bud, you are an awesome shot. we also got to meet the youngest of the mcmillin clan, little mac(anna)who is an up and coming archer who loves to shoot ariels, and is quite the photographer for a young lady.joe didnt waste any time coralling up the group and got us started on our first of many targets click on image to play vid.

[broketooth]

batman and son william stopped by for a short visit to see how we were gettin along. its always good to see the battens. bud b. brought along a foam disk, when we got to one of the food plots we proceede to some ariel fun.little mac loved it and didnt want to stop  this was my first time shooting ariels. i have to say it was alot of fun. click on image to play vid.

[broketooth]

i think everyone had a moment in the sun , and pulled off some great shots.only one arrow got sacrificed to the pines, due to a missed pinecone in the air.near the end of our shoot, ian happened on a snake,and luke not to be denied joined in the fun of catching the rascal.to watche these boys is an amzing display of unrehearsed, coordanated effort.they are definately a team to be reckoned with, the snake didnt stand a chance of gettin away the team effor yeilded its reward the snake was not harmed in any way and was released after the photo op. as said before everyone made some great shots, and had alot of fun.thanks joe for a great event for a small crowd,we will have to do it again . ruddy

[ber643]

Good viewing with the videos, Rudy - like being there with us (or being there again - LOL - even if I couldn't keep my arrow on the rest long enough to get a shot off -        

That was after my first shot that sailed way out and beyond      :eek:    That's why they suggested to wait 'til the disc got lower to shoot . Great fun though. Thanks to Bud for bringing the Flu-flus and handy dandy pink disc.  Gotta make some of those and borrow a neighbors field.

Looking forward to any more of the videos, Ruddy. (Or the final shot at Merchant's). Now I wish I'd made some too.

Ruddy and I stopped by Don Batten's on the way home and got to shoot Don's lattest Anneewakee Addiction recurve - That beautiful black and red one with everything but a drink holder on it - LOL. A tad heavy weight (55#) for me but I was able to get it almost to my draw for a couple of shots. It was sweet shooting and I was pleased with the shots (not like Don's though      )  .

[woodcock]

Ruddy, keep the pictures comin!  Joe

[ber643]

He may have had to go to work this AM, Joe - not really sure. If so, maybe there'll be more forthcoming this evening.

[woodcock]

I figured he was out already.  Had a great time with you guys.  A great start to what I hope becomes a TRADition!! I have a group of Venture Scouts coming over tonight for a intro to archery!  Should be fun.  What was the line from that old song? "There's a whole lotta things I never done, but I ain't never had too much fun"

[bartcanoe]

Looks like a great time, great video and pictures, I'm sorry I missed it.

I'll have to make sure I can get to the 2nd Annual.

[ber643]

That's the spirit, bart. It (or spin-offs) may be more than annual - LOL. Joe, I subscribe to that old song line, for sure.    

[ber643]

Really hate that John Dill couldn't be with us. Hope his damage from the storm wasn't much and that he got it all cleared up. Hate to call in case he has his hands full still. Anybody heard anything more?

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I decided to call anyway. His box is full w/ no room for more msgs - so I guess others are calling also, since Joe had heard from him Sun. AM, we know he's OK.

[Izzy]

Glad you fellas put it together and enjoyed yourselves. We should hope for a World Stumpshooting  day each year and get together in our respective regions and communities like we did up here and you all did down there yesterday.

[Bud B.]

Nice vids and photos Ruddy. Yeah, make it a tradition. It was a good time for sure.

[kat]

Looks like you folks had a good time. Nothing like a day in the woods with good friends and god shooting.

[copperhead95]

thanks for the pics everyone! ill put mine on tonight hopefully, got to work today. i had a great time with all of you and hope to do it again soon!  

[ber643]

Looking forward to them, Ian.

[ronp]

Thanks for sharing the pics.  We had a great time up in NY as well.  I am all for the idea of having a national stump shoot day.

[broketooth]

the only pic i have left is the parting shot that was taken after we ate lunch together at merchants market.

[ber643]

Ahhh, but that one is a winner, Ruddy. Ya done good, buddy.

[copperhead95]

What a crew!.  We were turning some heads in the parking lot of the old brick store.  Great pics Ruddy!  Nice work on Ian figuring out the camera timer, what would we do without him?  Ian will post later tonite. Had the Venture Crew out tonight and we were able to get 5 young women out to experience archery.  I think we corrupted one at least!  She was very smitten with it and I couldn't keep her off of the shooting line.  Quite capable too, just naturally graceful and competent. A real pleasure. I love introducing people to Bowshooting!  Joe