Hi Gang,
I'm looking for a little help, I just volunteered to run 3 indoor 3d shoots at my club. See what you get for opening your mouth.
My goal is to increase our attendance at each shoot and renew a tradition of fun inventive 3D shoots. Back in the day, the members hand made life size targets of Fred Bear's world record grizzly, a moose, and a polar bear among others.
What things would you like to see at an indoor 3d shoot? What would get you to travel to iowa for some 3D fun in January? We have a 30yd indoor range w/ 12 lane the food is good too. My wife comes just for the biscuits and gravy.
I'm hoping to simulate realistic hunting condition/shots in a safe controlled environment and give folks the chance to try different shooting positions and devices such as blinds and shooting chairs.
Here are some of the things I'm thinking about.
1) trees and fences at the shooting line, around the targets, and mid-ranges. These will force different shooting positions;
2)kneeling , sitting, shooting through gaps, and at obstructed animals
3) Pop up targets. I'm thinking a fish jumping out of a pool.
Seated shots from different seats such as a hunt more.
Shots from a pop up blind. Shooting out a window at a turkey is a whole different view.
4)A low hanging stand from an awkward position or just shooting with a harness.
5)Shooting under/over an obstacles
6) Slow Moving target, you must shoot as it crosses your lane. This one is probably too dangerous for indoor.
Smaller targets like a squirrel on a tree stump or a fox on a fence
7) Self setting Buzzard on a tree branch
8) Rabbit under a bush
So you trad Gangers are pretty creative, what ideas do you guys have?
Thanks much!
BK