We had a good group of 10 scouts for the Turkey Shoot at Camp Greenough this year. We arrived at camp around 5pm Friday and setup our tents as the sun was setting. We made cheeseburgers and hot dogs for dinner. Then we went to the safety instruction meeting which was held at the new Welcome Center building. The weather was clear and mild and we could see stars and the planet Jupiter. I came across a snake in the dark on the road which turned out to be a Milk Snake.
We got up at sunrise on Saturday and made oatmeal for breakfast. Then we were ready at the starting time for the events and were able to do shotgun, rifle and tomahawk in the morning. For lunch, we had hot turkey and gravy sandwiches with stuffing and cranberry sauce which the scouts really liked and ate it all up. In the afternoon, the scouts did archery which was the last activity and then we had free time. We went to the Trading Post and got snacks and hot chocolate. Then we played kickball until it was time for the awards ceremony. Dane got 4th place in the junior shotgun. Luca for 1st place in the senior shotgun by shooting 15 of 15. And Luca got 2nd place in the senior rifle with a score of 44 out of 50. Dane got a gift certificate and Luca got two turkeys to take home.
For dinner, the scouts made chicken stir fry with onion, pepper and rice. The scouts ate this all up as well. Because of the dry weather, the town didn’t allow campfire. Still the OA put on a campfire without a fire for the camp. There were some goofy skits including our troop doing a ‘visible bench’ skit where a pot filled with water was left on the back of a scout being a bench. Scouts went to bed early around 8:30.
Scouts were up before sunrise on Sunday. We made bacon, hot chocolate and pancakes for breakfast. Then we packed up and headed home around 8:30.