Project Appleseed
Project Appleseed is a two day event held at Hernando Sportsman’s Club within the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area. This event teaches marksmanship and heritage.
“We teach the same course of instruction that they developed during WWII, how to engage target out to 500 yards. That’s the marksmanship. For heritage we teach the events of April 19, 1775…” Archie Bowen explained. Archie Bowen is an instructor and Shoot Boss for Project Appleseed as well as a member of the Revolutionary War Veterans Association. “America is the only country in the world that can point to a specific time and date to where we began.”
Day one consisted of heritage day. “We teach the principals of the founding generation,” Bowen said.
Day two of Project Appleseed is learning and education on marksmanship and safety. “Fred’s Guide to Becoming a Rifleman” is detailed about the concept of shooting a target as well as explaining target analysis.
“I want people to be safe with firearms and want them to know our history that is lost and forgotten,” an instructor named Sly expressed.
Project Appleseed instructors are highly skilled in marksmanship. For Sly, it took almost a year to become an instructor. “Each level you are tested, not only on tests but on line to that skill level,” Sly said.
The instructors at Appleseed are very passionate about marksmanship and the history that made this country what it is.
“The bottom line, what we’re all trying to get to is: friends, family and community,” Sly said
The next Project Appleseed event will be June 30 and June 31 at Hernando Sportsman’s Club.
For more information about Project Appleseed visit: http://www.appleseedinfo.org/
For more information about Hernando Sportsman’s Club visit: http://www.hernandosportsmansclub.com/