by Ernest Thompson Seton
Sharpshooter
(Gadaakwed)
The Degree of Sharpshooter may be conferred on any one who takes six of these tests
1. Qualify as "marksman" with the rifle in accordance with the regulations of the National Rifle Association.
2. Make a bow and arrow which will shoot a distance of 100 feet with fair precision.
3. Make a regulation archery target-four feet across, with the nine-inch centre and four rings, each four and three-quarter inches wide.
4. Make a total score of 350 with sixty shots of bow and arrow in one or two meets, using standard four-foot target at forty yards or three-foot target at thirty yards.
5. Make a total score of 300 with seventy-two arrows, using standard four-foot target at a distance of fifty yards, or three-foot target at thirty-six yards.
6. Shoot so far and fast as to have four arrows in the air at once.
7. See and map out six Pleiades with naked eye.
8. See the Pappoose on the Squaw's back in the Dipper Handle.
9. Spot the rabbit three times at thirty yards.
For "How To" Information, See: The Birch Bark Roll
