Zone E Christmas shoot Hunter Bowmen

Hi all.

Friday 10th Dec & 13 Macleayites set of into the deep south, 9 of them were armed with bows, provided Bowless brought his), Arrows & all sorts of equipment. Hunter Bowmen is a interesting layout & it was to be my first visit to this club which is set on the coal plains of the East Maitland area & signs of the coal industry are every where. Massive bits of steel, boilers, trucks & buildings were all cast of and lay in wait for there fate. When you enter the grounds the first thing you see is the camping area divided into 2 by the track in. Porta toilets sprung from the ground like native flowers. Manning had started to set up on the wrong side of the tracks, and Camp Macleay was started on the good side. Geez hope Manning don't read this. By Sat morning Camp Macleay was something to behold even Captain Cook would have been impressed by our ability to colonise the area. Let me take you on a virtual tour. Starting at the village green which was fully carpeted and roofed. The tarp used for the roof must surely have been used to cover the wicket block at the Sydney Cricket Ground such was its size. The southern edge contained seating and the kitchen table, the western side had more seating plus a cot for the less fortunate members of society to use. Grandad Cec tells me it was quite comfortable. The northern side had a single story steel house with innerspring mattress. Attached to this was our commercial development which housed our hairdresser, a turbo charged hair drier, a large chair that looked really comfy, a hair washing sink with chair & finally a set of drawers which I guess you throw bits of ear into should you have an 'OOPS' moment. The kitchen was on the eastern side complete with hanging utensils. Through the centre ran the serving table & bar.

Small single family dwellings had sprung up in variouse suburbs of Camp Macleay. Feathers had a particularly beautiful green lawn complete with rubber path & Don't tie with me enjoyed his alfresco concept with concealed mossie netting. James from Manning was so impressed he crept over to our side of the tracks.

Pb's for the weekend Bowless Aaron 376 three arrow. Handsom Mike who somebody unkindly referred to as Old Fart 372 Three arrow, 378 1 arrow, Old dry fire 2 dry fires for the 1 weekend. Finally in a collective show off strength we all shot a starwars PB.

Scores were in order 3a 1a 2a total

Maid Cassie 242, 282, 250, 774 Second

Dryfire Gloria 194, 210, 504, 908 Third

Don't mention me Steve 362, 350, 678, 1390 Forth

Bowless Aaron 376, 286, 612, 1274 Seventh

Don't tie with me Brett 384, 378, 766, 1528 First
Exec Chef Darrin 382, 356, 750, 1488 Second
Old Fart Mike 372, 378, 712, 1462 Forth
Grandad Cec 358, 368, 726, 1452 Sixth
Feathers Dave 362, 326, 736, 1424 Seventh

Grandad Cec's score is corrected on this as we found a 20 points addition mistake, dispite that it didn't alter his position & I HAVE FINALLY BEATEN GRANDAD & yes I am really proud of that so there.

Top Macleay score Brett 1528.

Thanks every body for a great weekend of competition and more important the fellowship. Next week is our Christmas party. I will add more over the next few weeks as lots& lots are Planned.

Starting next Feb the club will be holding a monthly meeting on the first Saturday shoot each month.

Cheers Mike

Couple of things I nearly forgot. Most outdoors types are content to smoke fish/ meat etc, but grandad took this to new heights when he lit the outdoor brazier and tried to smoke the entire camp. It also appears Chef Darrin's inventive ability knows no bounds I think he was trialing a new steam or glove powered van for the trip home. Rumor has it that the brazier re-ignited on the trip home & used Darrin's welding glove as fuel. He & Cec pulled up at Taree for a much needed coffee or Mocha for Darrin got out and quizzed each other over a burning smell, before finding the much redused glove. I really wish I had been there to see their faces. Dryfire thinks they could have been smoke signals to Santa ' Dear Santa I have been a really good boy can I pleasssssssssse have a new welding glove."