Teeth were jigsawed out of foam and screwed in. Fauser considered having the cantankerous dinosaur breathe fire, but the idea was dropped for safety considerations. Festival organizers are nothing if not creative. For their flying turkeys, they acquired a horse-training walking machine, slowed down the motor and dangled turkey decoys over the side. They will join an impressive array of targets that include a spinning, full-sized standing bear, a spinning rabbit and a night shoot in which bowhunters track down raccoon decoys set on stumps and in trees.
Hunters locate the raccoons by reflective eyes that glow in a flashlight beam.
The bowhunters festival, which features more than 140 decoys on multiple courses for different abilities, drew a record 1,400 archers last year. This year, the event will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1 at the J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation. Camping and food will be available. For more information, call Fauser at 664-3046.