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AAR Decorah, IA Sept 10-11, 2011

Started by Cooper, September 20, 2011, 11:16:43 PM

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Cooper

September 20, 2011, 11:16:43 PM
What a great event it was at the Chase the Adventure Gun and Hunt Club south of Decorah!  The weather on Saturday was ideal and helped ease some of the PTSD symptoms of the returning veterans of the inaugural shoot here back in late April.  Instead of gale force winds and temps in the mid 30's, it was mild and mostly sunny.  Mark,  new to Appleseed, joined Greg and his young men Martin and August at this event.  Everyone showed continual improvement in their skills and scores, although Sunday's persistent rain added challenge with each passing hour.  Despite the even turning into a "Rainseed" or eventually a "Mudseed," everyone showed the persistence of a Rifleman, adapting/improving/overcoming throughout the weekend.

Here are some pictures from the rainsoaked  event, and I hope that people will post their own comments/pictures/thoughts and suggestions...

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