Shimp PeterShooting is a competitive game in which the goal is to hit a stationary or moving target with a firearm, air gun, or bow. To become a shooting champion, you need to combine marksmanship, accuracy, and speed.
Shooting is a hobby you can share with friends. Experienced shooters are easily hurt by being placed further away from the target, so beginners have a good chance against old hands. And at community competitions, men and women often meet.
Shooting can become a lifelong passion. Children emulate Katniss and Legolas by taking up archery. And one world-class archer has joined a very small group of elite athletes by winning medals at six different Olympics.
Archery includes both individual and team competitions, so you can enjoy both personal achievement and all the benefits of being a team member.
Measures to preserve the shooting sports fund. When sport shooting participants purchase equipment-including firearms, ammunition, bows and arrows-the excise taxes on that equipment provide an important funding stream for state wildlife agencies. Agencies use these funds to set aside land for outdoor recreation, improve habitat and restore wildlife to these restored areas of their historic ranges, and educate potential hunters on safe and ethical hunting practices.