Hunting-Style Shooting
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Section titled “Translated text”Ordinary shooting, now accessible to all youth, can be transformed into a game incorporating elements of hunting.
The cheapest and easiest way to conduct it is with an air rifle (¹). However, small-caliber shooting is best.
¹) Borrow from a military training officer; 1000 rounds cost 5 złoty.
For the terrain of our hunt, choose the edge of a river terrace, a hillside, or a cliff, varied with vegetation.
Prepare at home 3 to 5 animal shapes of natural size and color, made from cardboard or paper and glued onto boards cut to the shape of the given animal (youth will have no difficulty making these models). These can be images of: a crow, fox, rabbit, marten, or sparrow. Place them in their appropriate terrain: on a branch, behind a bush, in the grass, on a tree trunk, behind leaves; at varying distances from the shooting position, from which all the game is visible (not necessarily completely). The shooting distance is 25—50 meters.
To add variety and difficulty to the game, movable targets can also be used, sliding before the shooter’s eyes or disappearing momentarily (room for creativity).
The shooter, positioned at the stand, must spot the game and shoot it. One shot per animal is sufficient. Shooting time is limited. Scoring is as follows: for spotting the game — 1 point, for killing it — 2 points, for wounding — 1 point (hitting a leg, ear, beak, or the edge of the animal shape). This shooting is exceptionally interesting, as it incorporates hunting elements, providing much excitement and satisfaction to participants. Moreover, it teaches terrain recognition (the more covered the terrain, the more shadows and light, and the greater the distance from the stand, the harder the exercise), sharpens observation skills, and quickens decision-making (limited shooting time). Youth experience the same sensations as a hunter at the stand.
This type of shooting can be used as an activity—an obstacle in a scout run or as the conclusion of a regular march (from 2—10 kilometers).
Source scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — page 241.
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Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Jan Jasiński, Gry i ćwiczenia terenowe (Harce terenowe) (1938)
- Printed pages: 233–234
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 233
- Read the source text: gct-194