The deer is standing 20 yards away and behind a tree. Should you shoot or should you wait for a better shot?  The birds are chipping and the limbs are blowing in the breeze. Another deer comes into view, a doe, and it is a clean shot. Which should you take? You only have seconds to choose. The blood is rising in your head and the choice is yours. Then the screen says "Timed out". 

No points!

You have just been blanked by one the most realistic, heart stopping, back slapping, high tech experiences in archery, the TECHNOHUNT Video System from Advanced Interactive Systems.

The other two hunters beside you made their choice. One had a body shot and the one on the left had a bull's-eye (heart shot).  All at the same deer. The hunter on the left was shooting a recurve the one in the center was shooting a compound and the one on the right shooting a longbow.  They could shoot at the same animal.

ADAPTABILITY;
The TECHNOHUNT SYSTEM is one that allows shooters  a lot of versatility. After logging into the system with the shops computer you are in there for good.  The TECHNOHUNT allows three shooters to shoot at the same time and at the same animal if you choose to do so. In many scenes you have the ability to choose the animal in which to shoot at. In some cases there are two or three animals to pick from. Some in back of trees, some in back of blowdowns, some in the open and some in open fields. From gophers to polar bears and every thing in between.

Also you can change the range from 20 yds to 40 yds or 60 yds. Want the wind blowing leafs and branches in front of you?  No problem, just tell them at the start and it can be programmed in.
How about target shooting?  That is no problem either. Want to shoot at floating balloons?  How about red and white targets, again just ask.

BOWHUNT AROUND THE WORLD:
Depending on what the shop has in stock one can shoot African game, North American game,  Alaskan game or a  wide variety of game that are stored on large DVD discs. The ten by twelve screen brings the animals to life along with the noise and the realism that puts you right in the middle of it all.

SPEED:
What we have found at BIG ALS ARCHERY is that the speed at which the arrow hits the screen, approximately twenty yards down range is 20 fps less then that when it leaves the bow. That is approximately 1 fps per yard either carbon or aluminun. Think of that when you shoot outside. Arrow speed should drop faster the farther out you shoot. 

SCORE:
The system is set up to shoot five arrows. Special cone tips are installed on your arrows before you enter the range. The tips come in weights from 75 to 145 grains.  After shooting at five targets the screen informs you to pick up your arrows and tighten tips. Five more targets will come on the screen  individually to shoot at. After each scene you will see your score for that scene, your individual cumulative score to that point, the arrow speed for that shot and the actual impact point on the animal.......miss, body shot, bull's-eye, obstruction or  vital area. The score depends on where you hit the animal.

BOWS:
Like I said earlier any bow will do. I have shot my longbow, my recurve and my compound at the system.  All work. You will be amazed at the speed at which they shoot. Some good, some not so good.  One of my older longbows did 120fps while my teardrop compound did 220 while my Fastflite set at 50lb did  200. One of my recurve bows set at 47 lbs did 145.

COST:
Depending where you shoot, the cost varies. An hour shooting time usually runs anywhere from eight dollars an hour to twelve dollars an hour. Figure half of that for half an hour to one quarter of that for 15 minutes.

LEAGUES:
The system allows the shop to set up leagues. Summer leagues in an air-conditioned setting are nice. The winter leagues are very popular. Spring leagues and fall leagues are great in getting ready for 3D and keeping your form in shape for hunting.

COMPUTER SHEETS:
Want to keep track of your progress? Well the system does it for you. After an hour or half an hour of shooting it reads out your score and also your average for that time frame.  Week after week you can see your progress so you always know what you are doing in relation to your own shooting skills and equipment.

Ratings 1 is lowest, 5 is highest:

• VERSATILITY      5
• EASE OF USE       5
• REALISM              5
• FUN                        5
• SCENES                 5
• SCORES                5
• CHALLENGE        5
• COST                     5

Call up your nearest pro shop and see if they have TECHNOHUNT. If they do ... don't miss it. This is high tech archery fun at its best.

Visit Tedchnohunt on the Internet at www.bowhunting.net/advancedinteractivesystems