It's the fall of 1868 and you are the wagon master of a wagon train headed up the Bozeman Trail. The train is three weeks out of Fort Laramie and the meat supply has played out. A small band of friendly Indians pass by and tell you of a herd of buffalo just north of the Big Horn River. You figure it'll take eight buffalo to provide enough meat to make it to Virginia City. You harness up "Old Sally", your pack mule, and head out.
Easin' up over a ridge you spot the herd grazin' in the valley below, so you tie Old Sally to a tree and hunker down behind a log, taking up a real good shootin' position. Just as you've shot your last buffalo, you spot a turkey that's been flushed out by all the rifle fire. You let out a gobble, the turkey stops and you plug 'im.
Now your troubles have just begun because up ride five hungry Crow Indians and they are intent on taking your buffalo, turkey, and SCALP!
Ammo
10 Pistol, 9 Rifle
Starting Position
Standing with mule's reins in one hand, two safely holstered pistols loaded with five rounds each.
Rifle safely staged in the scabbard on mule, eight rounds in magazine; at least one rifle round on your person.
Procedure
At the buzzer, drop reins and use rifle to engage buffalo eight times.
Load one round, "gobble", then engage turkey target once.
Pick up the turkey doll, (staged beside log), and place on Sally.
Sweep pistol targets from left to right.
Repeat, sweeping targets from right to left.
John F Carr.
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