The Hoyt Ignite

Waaaay back in September/October, Don and I each bought a raffle ticket from the Bismarck Hockey Club.  They have a huge gun giveaway each year.  Each ticket has a 1 in 30 chance of winning (they have a cap of how many tickets they sell.)  We ended up buying 3 tickets.  If you do simple math, that becomes a 1 in 10 chance of winning (or a 9 in 10 chance of losing).
The drawing was last Saturday, and lo and behold, the odds were ever in our favor, as Don won a Tikka T3 25-06 Rifle.  It was one of the top valued guns they gave away.  Not being much for hunters, we opted to take the cash value of the gun, and redeemed it for a cool bow for Eric.

Eric has been in archery through 4H.  They provide bows for the students.  He is getting to the point to improve and develop, he would do best with his own bow.

 We went to the outdoor range in Mandan not too far from our home.  This is newly re-opened, as it closed after the flood several years ago.

 He got  a release-a little awkward to use at first, but he caught on.

 The 2 guys at Scheels that set his bow up for him threw in this cool hat for free!

 He was apparently so excited to try it out that he neglected to close the door on the van

 His bow is a Hoyt Ignite.   We were planning on getting the Misson Craze package on recommendation from the 4H teacher, but Eric liked this one better, and it had all the same specs

This is Jonathan's friend's basketball.  It was resting on the rim.  Jonathan stayed home and shot hoops while we were gone.