Chad,
Consider yourself lucky if you have clubs like that. I understand the liablility, however I have seen other clubs over come this. I thinks three or four treestand shots in the course of shooting thirty targets not out of the question. In Texas there are very few traditional only clubs, in fact I have been very active until the last few years in target and 3D shoots. It is all about money. You might find a special shoot that is stickbows only, but the majority are the mixed shoots.

I understand and agree that thereare good things to be gleened from 3D shoots, if they are set up properly. I don't want anyone to think that the only way you can be sucessful in the field is by shooting in 3D shoots. The Wensels are a good example, they will tell you straight out, we are bowhunters,not archers.They will tell you they don't shoot competitions. I will submit that they practice more than most of us. Nobody in their right mind would question their ability, as shooters or hunters. That brings up another point that gets overlooked far too often....We have a tendency to put far more emphasis on shooting skill than in hunting skills, and woodsmanship. It use to get passed down from father to son....seldom any more.

I have known far too many bowhunters who were not great shots, but had an ability to get within the range that they were deadly. Sure, it feels great to stack them in the kill at forty yards, but I thought we were special because weselected shorter range weapons,to get closer, to make that sure kill, or take no shot at all.

Now all that stuff I just said will not be applicable to those of you who are not hunters first, but are archers. They are two different games, played two different ways.....If you fall into the archer camp, no offense was intended, if you call yourself a bowhunter, then maybe you should take a second look at what's important. No, don't stop becoming a top shot, just become at least as good a woodsman as you are deadly...Nuff Said!