To prepare for hunting it is necessary to do a lot of fieldwork, and I can think of no better practice than this fieldcontest. One must be able to judge distance closely under allconditions and be able to shoot with accuracy and speed.
Another aid in learning to shoot at moving game is therunning deer target. This is a silhouette of a deer, life size,cut from corrugated paper and suspended from a wire. Thiswire runs over pulleys so that the target can be made to moveat any desired speed from one station to another. By prac-ticing on this moving target the student will learn how to"lead" at various speeds. This must be practiced until thestudent gets the feel of shooting at moving game and canmake quick and accurate shots without having to think theproposition through.
