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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Agreed Fen!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org [mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fen & Michelle<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 02, 2013 8:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> John Atkins; 'Stephen Kiefert'; archers@atlantia.sca.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Archers] rat shoot<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>I would advise nothing closer than 10 yards for safety reasons. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I've seen several rat shoots and for some reason (because the way they are made or because they are ground targets, or maybe both) I have seen arrows bounce off and back in the direction of the shooter. No close calls yet, but I prefer paranoia over regret. As does the Earl Marshal, I'm sure ;)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Fen<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#4040FF'>Atlantian Archery. Nothing exists within 100 yards without our permission.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> John Atkins <<a href="mailto:cogworks@triad.rr.com">cogworks@triad.rr.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> 'Stephen Kiefert' <<a href="mailto:lanhamlaw@att.net">lanhamlaw@att.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:archers@atlantia.sca.org">archers@atlantia.sca.org</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 2, 2013 5:14 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Archers] rat shoot</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv1336007424><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>My two cents for interest and variety:</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>What distance - a variety of distances dependent upon coming at the archers, running away from of running across the shooting line</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>What size rat - Allen made his out of foam footballs wrapped with tape. Good size as each rat can take more than one hit</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>How many - how many can you make? The more the more fun!</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>First arrow pin rat - if it does, good on the archer. If not, keep shooting. Archers should be able to continue shooting a pinned rat but maybe only score multiples IF they have hit another rat as well.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Rats and ropes - one for each would make it so much more interesting. That way you could have some coming at , moving away, and going crosswise to the archers. Of course that means more help to run the shoot, but the archers would love you for it (or hate you depending upon their score :-) )</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I like this idea!</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=yiv1336007424601250821-02072013><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>cog</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a> [<a href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Kiefert<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 02, 2013 5:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:archers@atlantia.sca.org">archers@atlantia.sca.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Archers] rat shoot</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>we are thinking of a moving rat shoot at Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>questions for those who have done this<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>what distance <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>what size rat<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>how many<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>moving parallel or toward archers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>does the first arrow pin the rat to the ground and stop movement, making easier to hit<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>all rats on one rope or one rope for each<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Stefan of Cambion<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Archers mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br><a href="http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/archers-atlantia.sca.org" target="_blank">http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/listinfo.cgi/archers-atlantia.sca.org</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>