The Broken Arrow Archery Club hosted a two day 3-D shoot in conjunction with the Parkland Outdoor Show and Expo over the weekend. The two day event featured about 180 competitors from around the province as well as local archers. says shoot coordinator Alan Bohn of Country Taxidermy who is also a member of the host archery club.
It's an open shoot which means anyone can shoot any type of archery equipment including long bows, recurves or compound bows, Bohn explains.
The 3-D shoot offers foam animal targets ranging from skunks to caribou, Bohn reports.
The competition has archers shoot two rounds of 20 targets for a total of 40 arrows. Targets have scoring rings ranging from five to 11 points depending on the size of the rings. A miss is a zero. Competitors have score cards to mark their tally. The highest score wins. The top three scores win medals, Bohn explains.
The shoot has several classes. The open class is for unlimited equipment. Shooters can use telescopic sights. The bow hunter release class is a little more restricted. In addition there is hunter class, traditional class and the junior classes, Bohn lists.
The Broken Arrow Archery Club also hosts an outdoor summer shoot the first weekend of June at the Country Taxidermy acreage.
The club was very happy with the turnout, says Bohn. There were a lot of spectators who didn't know what 3-D shoots involved and a few were interested in trying the sport, he reports.
Anyone who'd like to try archery or join the local club can talk to Mike Jarvis at Bird Dog Archery or Alan Bohn at Country Taxidermy at 782-6994.
