[Loch-Ruadh] Hunter's Moon

[Stefen and Rhonda Hays]

Any news on who won the chivalric list?

Medb Liath

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Bixler" <pbwidget68 at hotmail.com>
To: <loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Hunter's Moon


> Archery report ... Eirik's point of view.
>
> As we were loading the truck Tegwared made a comment about forgetting his
> bow at home and how he wouldn't be able to shoot that day.  He forgot that
> he had loaned me his 40 pound bow, which I cleaned up and prepped a couple
> of nights before.  Then there was the excuse about arrows, gloves, not
> having money to buy bracers from Gwenllion, etc.  But we thwarted his
every
> excuse not to shoot.
>
> So then the archery marshall calls out the names and tells us what targets
> we will be shooting at.  Teqwared and I were both on the 40 yard targets
for
> our first shoot.
>
> 1st round goes by .. Tegwared 0 .. Eirik 0
> 2nd round goes by .. Tegwared 0 .. Eirik 0
> 1st speed round goes by .. Tegwared 0 .. Eirik .. 1 bulls-eye (5 points)
>   It was all luck .. I swear.
> 2nd speed round goes by .. Tegwared 0 .. Eirik 0
>
> Oh .. I forgot the crosswind that blew most of the day.  Most of the
arrows
> were sticking out of the targets at a 20 to 30 degree angle to the left of
> center.  Well, that sounds like a good excuse why we couldn't hit the 40
> yard target.
>
> So then we move on to the 20 yard target.  The first round I go and
retrieve
> an arrow or two that missed the butt.  On my way back I am looking around
> for Tegwared.  He is still at his target.  I asked how many arrows went
past
> the target.  He said none.  He ended up with 15 points on the first round
on
> the 20 yard shoot.  The 20 yard is where we both did very well.
>
> Speaking of 20 yards, did I forget to mention that I have 20 yards staked
> off in the back yard?  Maybe today I'll go get some plywood to put against
> the back fence and get a cheap target butt from Academy.
>
> Then the 30 yard round came up.  By this time, I was getting tired.  2
> leisurely shoots, 2 speed rounds, per range = 12 shoots X 6 arrows (max) =
> 72 pulls on the bow.  By the time that last speed round was up. I couldnt
> hit anything.  I think I had 1 arrow in the target and 4 in the grass
behind
> it.
>
> Then came lunch time, nap time, merchanting time ...
>
> Finally the bonus round.  I am still unsure how they figured this whole
> thing out.  It had something to do with your average IKAC(?) score, and a
> handicap and what range you had to shoot, plus some devalued point system
so
> that those that didnt shoot as well still had a chance against those that
> did.  There was much disagreement from the "huntsmen" and how they couldnt
> win the tourney because of the way the bonus round was done.  Heck I think
I
> got the raw end of the deal since I didnt shoot that much better than the
> archers, but still had to shoot at the range that the huntsmen were
finally
> able to shoot at (30 yards).  I should have had a devalued point system
and
> got to shoot at the 20, but did I whine?  No.  I shot, crippled the deer
> then shot him in the head, right above his eye.  We were going to feast if
I
> had anything to do with it.
>
> Overall, I think that Tegwared and I both did very well.  The new bow and
> arrows that I recieved for my birthday were a blessing.  I was amazed at
how
> much better I shot with those than I did with the equipment that I had
> borrowed in the past.  Maybe is is the bonding of the archer and his bow.
I
> dunno.
>
> It was a great event overall, and I think that next year, I will be
camping
> the event.
>
> Eirik
>
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