I vaguely remember a tale the camp counselors used to tell us when we were at Boy Scout Camp (Camp Reed) in the Adirondacks. We were there for 2 weeks every summer, and I loved it ... shooting and canoeing, blueberry picking and hiking ... just great.
It involved finding a Collins Axe, and an axe murderer still running around loose at night. I don't think anyone really believed the story, but they tried!
Things weren't quite so politically correct back then.
In addition to the bolt action 22s used at 50ft, they had smooth bore 22s for trap shooting. IIRC correctly the shot shells were #9 shot. Almost impossible to break a bird with those darn things, but we tried! I don't think anyone has produced a smooth bore 22 for a long time.
We also had "Nature", where they would give you a have-a-heart trap to catch animals to bring to "Nature". You would get different points for different animals.
One time when I did not get to Nature in time to get a trap, I instead made a snare using twine and a tent peg. I caught more than one Raccoon with it but always ended up letting them go as it would snare their back leg, and I was afraid of breaking it.
Another time, a porcupine was going across our campsite, so we pulled the sheets off the Asst. Scoutmaster's bed and caught the porcupine with them. We got a lot of points at Nature for that one, but by the time we got the sheet off of it the porcupine was near bald, and the Asst. Scoutmaster was not so happy either!
It involved finding a Collins Axe, and an axe murderer still running around loose at night. I don't think anyone really believed the story, but they tried!
Things weren't quite so politically correct back then.
In addition to the bolt action 22s used at 50ft, they had smooth bore 22s for trap shooting. IIRC correctly the shot shells were #9 shot. Almost impossible to break a bird with those darn things, but we tried! I don't think anyone has produced a smooth bore 22 for a long time.
We also had "Nature", where they would give you a have-a-heart trap to catch animals to bring to "Nature". You would get different points for different animals.
One time when I did not get to Nature in time to get a trap, I instead made a snare using twine and a tent peg. I caught more than one Raccoon with it but always ended up letting them go as it would snare their back leg, and I was afraid of breaking it.
Another time, a porcupine was going across our campsite, so we pulled the sheets off the Asst. Scoutmaster's bed and caught the porcupine with them. We got a lot of points at Nature for that one, but by the time we got the sheet off of it the porcupine was near bald, and the Asst. Scoutmaster was not so happy either!
these days.
. He shot a scoped High Standard and I shot an open sight S&W Model 41 5.5” barrel that cost me $280. I just looked and they list for $1,759 now! Holy cow! I was a kid but I had good taste.
