Turkey Shoot
Yesterday I worked for the Raleigh Jaycees Turkey Shoot at the North Carolina State Fair.
For $3.00 a shot you can shoot a real 20 gauge shotgun, together with 11 other contestants. And no, it's not about shooting real turkeys: the targets are pieces of paper. The person who shot a pellet closest to the cross hairs wins a frozen turkey.
The Jaycee group in Raleigh has been organizing this game since 1952 at the State Fair, and it's a major fund raiser. Some people come back every year to win their Thanksgiving turkey at the fair.
I was at the Fair at 5.00 pm, and we closed the game at 11.00 pm. In my dinner break I went to get some fair food, a big roasted turkey leg of course. It was great fun to do, people really enjoyed the shooting and it was a nice group of people to work with.
The Jaycees website has a slideshow with some older pictures.
