Patent ID: 7946588

Claim:
A target retrieval system to simulate an indigenous shooting ground, comprising: a tree stand, said tree stand built in a tree, said tree stand simulating a hunter's tree stand in a forest from which to shoot at said target, and a ladder provided to reach said tree stand; a target; a tow line, said tow line defining a path, said target being removably suspended from said tow line, said tow line being tensioned by a manually operated tensioner, and said tow line being supported and guided by two types of stanchions, said two types of stanchions comprising an intermediate stanchion and an end stanchion; said intermediate stanchion comprising a pair of legs fixed at substantially a ninety-degree angle, a bottom pole connected to the apex of said pair of legs, a top pole telescopic with said bottom pole, a horizontal bar cantilevered from said top pole, an intermediate pulley attached to one end of said horizontal bar, and a pair of guy wires stabilizing said intermediate stanchion, said end stanchion comprising a pair of parallel feet connected by a cross-foot, a bottom pole connected to said cross-foot, a top pole telescopic with said bottom pole, a pulley attached to the top of said top pole, and a chain stabilizing said end stanchion; a drive, said drive being located at said shooter's area, said drive being attached to said tow line to move said tow line, and said drive being intermittently controlled to move said target to a selected location along said path; and said target retrieval system being capable of being alternately installed and dismantled in a selected environment.