Both hunting and archery enthusiasts alike took to the Drake curling rink for the second annual Indoor 3D archery shoot on Feb. 17, put on by the Last Mountain Bowbenders Association.
The fun shoot numbers were down from last year, said John Buggy with the association, with around 10 adults and 11 children coming out to participate with the kids having lots of fun, he says. Buggy says they are always hoping for more with around 30 adults and around 10-15 young shooters participating in the first annual fun shoot in 2017.
Around 16 prizes were up for grabs donated from businesses from Watrous, Lanigan, and Watson.
Buggy says around 15 members of the Drake based organization come to use their wintertime facility, some from as far as Melfort, St. Brieux, Lake Lenore, and Watrous.
The club also has an outdoor area with the same kind of 3D targets set up just outside of Drake with land donated by a local farmer.
For the winter months, the curling rink in the Drake Sportsplex belongs to the Bowbenders, says Buggy, so people can come and practice shooting for as long as the rink remains open with Wednesday being a club night.
Especially with the National Archery in the Schools Program catching on, Buggy says that archery is becoming quite popular, including with younger kids.
And you do not have to be a hunter to enjoy it, says Buggy.
“If you shoot a few times, you get the bug. It’s a lot of fun and you can just be strictly a target shooter.”
It is nice to see the sport catch on, especially with kids at a young age, says Buggy.
