MERIDIAN —
Joey Vaughn drew a fine bead on a whitetail buck and let an arrow fly, striking the deer in the kill zone last Saturday at Okatibbee Lake. Kennedy Mayatt also drew back an arrow, aimed quickly and sent a shaft flying straight into a black bear. Not too far through the woods Nathan Trosper was stalking a caribou while young Jacob Gressett was shooting a cougar! All of these fortunate hunters scored on their game.
Before you call the local conservation department you can rest easy. These excited bowhunters were participating in a 3 D bow shoot held at the Pat Harrison Water Park last Saturday in anticipation of the opening of bow season October first. 3 D bow shoots simulate live action hunting in the woods and give you the look and feel of a real hunt. It’s the next best thing to actually hunting.
“I think we need more events just like this to get people outdoors and interested in hunting and other outdoor activities,” said Josh Todd. “We need to utilize our natural resources and the opportunities we have all around our area.”
An avid hunter outdoorsman himself, Todd was on hand helping out with the bow shoot sponsored by First Baptist Church of Collinsville’s Men’s Ministry.
The event was a rousing success and promises to be even bigger in the future. In addition to providing an opportunity for men, women and children to hone their bow hunting skills, the event provided an opportunity to meet other hunters while enjoying God’s great outdoors. And there was plenty of food, fun, fellowship, door prizes and even a voluntary novelty shoot to raise money for a local person's needs.
“This is our first event like this and it really went great,” said Joey Vaughn. “We had a lot of young hunters, a lot of kids and that’s really good. We wanted to give everybody a chance to come out and have a good time while enjoying themselves. Shooting a 3 D target is like actually shooting a deer instead of shooting a square bale or round target.”
“Future events on the agenda in the planning stages are fishing tournaments and more shooting events for men and women of all ages,” said Vaughn.
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Related Photos
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Kennedy Mayatt takes aim at a life sized target in the 3D competition at Okatibbee Lake last Saturday.
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Joey Vaughn draws a fine bead at a 3D deer target at the bow shoot sponsored by the Collinsville Men's Ministry last Saturday at Okatibbee Lake.
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Nathan Trosper takes aim at a life sized caribou target during last Saturday's bow shoot at the Pat Harrison Waterpark.
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Jana Mayatt draws a fine bead on a "bear" at Okatibbee Lake last Saturday.
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Jacob Gressett takes aim at a mountain lake just before scoring a direct hit in the 3 D competition at the bow shoot.
Discussion
Bow Season opens October First
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Memories of camping out
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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Bass fishing — then and now
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Uncle Jimmy: The Bass Commander
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Catfish on the Rocks
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Massive Gator
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Excuses, Excuses
I don't know how they do it, but gobblers across the land have some mysterious way of communicating their behavior plans. And there must be stiff penalties for deviating from the plan. I have talked with hunters from South Carolina to Arkansas and a pot full of locals and the news is the same – the birds are not gobbling normally. What gobbles we get are few and listless and if they gobble one day they are quiet as church mice the next. And they rarely gobble until sunrise and a gobble after 7:30 a.m. is headline news.
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