Block Shoot. Lebanon Pa. Meat & Money prizes.

**mauser** · March 18th, 2007, 12:34 PM

BLOCK SHOOT
March 25, 2007
1:00 PM - ??
Jonestown Fish & Game
Lebanon Pa.

12 ga. guns only.
Shells provided.
30" maximum barrel length.

Shooting and raffel tickets for hams, breakfast trays, meat trays and money.
(We will be shooting at paper cards to be scored, there will be no critters, living or otherwise, used as targets).

The plan is:
20 shoots for hams,
4 shoots for breakfast trays,
4 money shoots, ($30.00 each prize.)
15 raffles for meat trays.
There will be food and beverages available

From 12th and Cumberland St in Lebanon:
(Cumberland St. is Rt 422 through Lebanon, it becomes one way going east at Twelfth St.)
Go NORTH on N 12TH ST,
Cross Maple St., 12th St. becomes Jonestown Road
Continue on JONESTOWN RD,
JONESTOWN RD becomes SANDHILL RD.
SANDHILL RD. becomes GRACE AVE.
Look for QUARRY RD. on the right
(You've gone about 2 1/2 miles from 12th & Cumberland St.)
Turn Right on QUARRY RD - go 1.5 mi
Turn Right on KENBROOK RD - go about 1/4 mile.
It's on your left.

To find driving directions from anywhere else, the address is 2222 Kenbrook Road, Lebanon Pa. 17046. Yahoo maps, Google maps and Mapquest will give you accurate directions.

**Pacer** · March 18th, 2007, 06:41 PM

I've heard of this type shoot, but never got a great explanation of how it works. Can someone enlighten me?

Pacer

**mauser** · March 18th, 2007, 08:00 PM

I'll take a shot at giving a brief explanation.
I have shot in a few of these shoots, this is how it works, to the best of my knowledge. If I misunderstand or misrepresent anything , it's not intentional. Please don't take this as the final word, but as a guide to the rules as I know them from my participation, relying on my feeble memory.
There will be a sign up sheet for each shoot.
There is room for 20 shooters per sign up sheet, each name corresponds with a number from 1 - 20, shooter has his (or her) choice of available numbers.
One sign up sheet per shoot.
The shoot begins after all positions on a sign up sheet are sold.
Each sign up sheet will be numbered and labeled for ham, breakfast tray or money.
(There will be another shoot in November for turkeys).
Example: If shoot #10 is for HAM, the sign up sheet will be labeled
SHOOT #10 HAM
A shooter may buy as many shots as he / she wants per shoot.
There are target cards numbered from 1 - 20 for each shoot. Each set of 20 targets is also numbered to match the number of the corresponding sign up sheet.
The targets are hung out one at a time, and each shooter fires one shot at one target, in numerical order of the sign up sheet.
The targets are inspected / measured by a judge , who doesn't see the shooters names or the sign up sheet, just the 20 numbered targets, from one shoot at a time, to keep it anonymous.
The card with a hole closest to the X in the center is the winner. It doesn't matter how many pellets hit the card, the one closest to center is the one that counts.
The targets will look similar to the ones in the picture below. In the example pictured, the targets would be for shoot #1, shooters #14 and #15.
I hope I didn't confuse anyone with this explanation.
If you have any questions that I didn't answer, I'll be glad to try to answer them for you. I'll even make phone calls for clarification if needs be.

**teegee11220** · December 28th, 2008, 08:57 PM

This is probably a dumb question, but why is it called a "block" shoot?

**mauser** · December 28th, 2008, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by teegee11220

This is probably a dumb question, but why is it called a "block" shoot?

That's not a dumb question. I've wondered the same thing myself for quite a while. I've heard them called turkey shoots too.
It could have something to do with the targets that are shot for a few of the shoots during the event where a big card is divided into "blocks" that are "bought" by individuals and shot by a designated shooter. The "owner" of the "block" with a pellet closest to the + in the center of their "block" wins the prize for that card. It may be turkey, ham, meat,....
We have a meeting coming up Jan. 4, I'll see if I can find the definitive answer for you.
Another thought is that "block" doesn't sound as bad to the PETA people as "turkey", but either way we don't always shoot for turkeys so "turkey shoot" wouldn't be accurate either.

**ksprecher** · January 9th, 2009, 01:18 AM

the reason they are called block shoots because instead of shooting at a paper target like you see above you used to shoot at 4"x4" blocks of wood. Also the reason the house outside is called the "block house". They have done away with that idea because of how much wood it used per night and the price. Many different shoots range in distance anywhere from 50' to 90'.

**mauser** · January 9th, 2009, 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by ksprecher

the reason they are called block shoots because instead of shooting at a paper target like you see above you used to shoot at 4"x4" blocks of wood. Also the reason the house outside is called the "block house". They have done away with that idea because of how much wood it used per night and the price. Many different shoots range in distance anywhere from 50' to 90'.

Thanks for the input.
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