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To view this email as a web page, go here. Contains information for every instructor, student, and archer. In this issue: ODFW Corner Upcoming Events and Classes 2019 Oregon State NASP Tournament S3DA Western Region Virtual Tournament 2019 Archers to Nock Out Cancer Event Asked & Answered Words from the Community Let’s Grow Our Community Tournament Schedule March, 2019 ODFW Corner Archery will always be a learning game. The least expensive way to learn is to learn from someone else’s mistakes. So, here is my most recent learning opportunity. I hope this saves someone else from making the same mistake. Last week, I took my bow out of my case for the second time this season, and went to a league night to shoot. I have had the same equipment for many years, and for that reason I didn’t feel the need to check my equipment before shooting. I stepped
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Contains information for every instructor, student, and archer.
In this issue:
ODFW Corner Upcoming Events and Classes 2019 Oregon State NASP Tournament S3DA Western Region Virtual Tournament 2019 Archers to Nock Out Cancer Event Asked & Answered Words from the Community Let’s Grow Our Community Tournament Schedule
March, 2019
ODFW Corner
Archery will always be a learning game. The least expensive way to learn is to learn from someone else’s mistakes. So, here is my most recent learning opportunity. I hope this saves someone else from making the same mistake. Last week, I took my bow out of my case for the second time this season, and went to a league night to shoot. I have had the same equipment for many years, and for that reason I didn’t feel the need to check my equipment before shooting. I stepped
up to the shooting line, and my first arrow flew just fine. I drew back my second arrow, aimed, and pulled the trigger. What came next was a sound that made all of the shooters jump, as we watched pieces of my arrow fall to the floor. After checking the rest of my arrows for more hairline fractures, I went to shoot my third arrow. I drew back, start aiming, and in the back of my mind I thought “this doesn’t look right”. I let down my arrow, and inspected my bow. After a closer look, my sight pins were broken – bent every which way, and my sight bubble had fallen out. First lesson: Always test your arrows before shooting. Ask your coach or a pro-shop to show you how to do a flex test, to listen for the sound of a crack in your arrow. My shot was lucky, in that the arrow went far enough forward that it did not hurt me or the people next to me. Carbon (or other arrow shaft materials) would not be fun to pick out of your skin and will most likely result in a hospital trip. Second lesson: Look over all of your equipment before shooting. Push or tap on things that are screwed onto your bow to make sure nothing has come loose and that you don’t hear anything rattling. Take a look at your limbs to make sure they are not cracked, your strings to make sure they aren’t dry or frayed, and your cams to make sure they haven’t been bent. Find a routine that works for you and get in the habit of checking over your bow each time before shooting. Third lesson: Pack your bow case nicely so that nothing is pushing against other pieces of equipment. I believe my back-up stabilizer became wedged underneath my sight, so that the pressure caused the pins to move, and then break. I don’t think this is how my arrow broke, but it is possible. On a better note, I already have my new sight and I’m ready to throw it on my bow and get re-sighted in so that I can be ready for outdoor tournaments this season. I hope this was a good reminder for everyone, and that it doesn’t happen to you! As always, if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with let me know. Happy Shooting,
Archery Education Coordinator Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Phone: (503)-947-6076 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE
Salem, OR 97302 [email protected]
Upcoming Events and Classes
NASP BAI Certification March 9th 8am-4pm at St. Mary’s School (816 Black Oak Drive Medford, OR 97504) March 16th 8am- 5pm at E.E. Wilson (29555 Camp Adair Rd Monmouth OR 97361US) April 27th 8am- 5pm at E.E. Wilson (29555 Camp Adair Rd Monmouth OR 97361US) Register at www.naspbai.com and have the principal of your school send [email protected] an email giving your school permission to participate in the NASP program to receive the free equipment kit for a limited time S3DA Basic Instructor Certification March 17th 8am-5pm at ODFW HQ Classroom (4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE Salem, OR 97302) If interested, email [email protected] to schedule certification class. Youth Turkey Hunting Clinic – April 6th 7:30am-4:00pm Wild turkey hunting can be a great way to introduce your child to hunting—not to mention it’s a lot of fun! This youth and family clinic will teach the participants a range of topics including safely shooting a shotgun and bow, calling techniques, turkey identification, scouting, turkey biology, and more. More information and registration posted on www.myodfw.com. Contact Cat at [email protected] or 503-947-6017 for more information. [$10 fee] Free Fishing Weekend – June 1-2 Introduce a friend, child, co-worker or family member to fishing during Oregon's free fishing days. ODFW offers Oregon residents and visitors the opportunity to explore and experience fishing, crabbing, clamming without the need for a license or tags. Fishing regulation and bag limits still apply. The first weekend in June is Oregon’s traditional Free Fishing Weekend. On this weekend, ODFW and its partners will be sponsoring fishing events throughout the state. It is free to attend. Some gear will be provided and instruction will be available. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Contact Janice at [email protected]
or 503-947-6019 Youth Outdoor Day – June 8th 8:30am-2:30 pm [$5] Youth Outdoor Day is a unique event designed to give the youth of Oregon a place to learn about conservation of habitat, hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor activities.
Fun, informative, accessible activities Motivation for future outdoor recreation Promote healthy lifestyles, outdoor activities, and environmental stewardship http://youthoutdoorday.org/
Hunter Education – Dates available at www.myodfw.com Conventional Class: This class gives a thorough introduction to the skills hunters need, covering topics like: firearms safety, hunter ethics, wildlife identification, hunt preparation and techniques, and outdoor survival. All youth students are required to participate in a live-fire exercise. Field Day: Students must complete an online course or workbook and bring the online course completion certificate or completed workbook to this ODFW Field Day. Field day instruction includes a review of course topics, Oregon hunting regulations, ethics, conservation, firearm safety field exercises, a live-fire exercise and a 60 question written final exam. Bring lunch.
2019 Oregon State NASP Tournament
The NASP state tournament hosted 11 schools with 112 archers competing at the 2019 Oregon State NASP tournament in Albany, OR. The archers shot a Bulls-Eye round of 30 arrows, split between 10 and 15 meters. Thank you to all of the archers that participated, and the parents, family members, and coaches that made it possible for the archers to attend. Tournament results can be found here. This year ODFW awarded 6 scholarships to the overall top three male archers and top three female archers. Congratulations again to these archers.
Female: 1st Place: Sophia Paulson, 2nd Place: Madi Arellano, 3rd Place: Kallista Agrian Male: 1st Place: Ryan Dieckhoff, 2nd Place: Kyle Serino, 3rd Place: Adam Danielson
This is the third year for archers Sophia and Ryan to take home the first place Overall title at the Oregon State NASP Tournament We had over 70 archers registered as Academic Archers, which means their coach nominated them for their academic success and good grades from the school year so far. They were recognized at the event with a certificate and a drawing for a bow. We would like to recognize the following students again for their academic success as Academic Archers:
Academic Archers
Abbie Schafer
Cole Mayfield
Izzy Palen
Morgan Lopiano
Abby Hein
Dakota Redfearn
Jackeline Watts
Nathan Brady
Abigail Kirkpatrick
Dane Everley
Jackson Lopiano
Nathan Riggs
Adam Danielson
Daniel Ebner
Jillian Menold
Nayeli Ramirez
Aidan DeBoer
Daniel Roeser
John Healy
Nick Bergor
Aidan Flaherty
Derek Liu
John Shaughnessy
Nicola Chmelir
Aiden Miller
Dylan Hall
Jude Torres
Pratheeka Weerakon
AJ Borovansky
Ethan August
Julia Keizer
Ryan Menold
AJ Esmailov
Fiona Cutler
Kadence Bolles
Rylee Bagley
Anastazie Bobek
Gannon Frost
Kallista Agrian
Sailee Baldwin-Garcia
Austin Sauce
George Zhao
Kendall Lee
Sara Davis
Aylee Drake
Graham Gibson
Lily Cardoza-Duarte
Sasha Holt
Brady Eiler
Gwynn Macdonald
Logan Diaz McNeil
Seth Baker
Braeden Riggs
Hailey Marlowe
Lucas Hyatt
Shaylee Barnhart
Bryleigh Smyth
Halle Goorhuis
Mara Elgin
Sophia Burt
Callie Beth Postlewait
Hazel Schrag
Mason Yeamans
Sophia Flaherty
Calvin Chmelir
Hudson Eiler
Matthew Ebner
Sydney Griggs
Chloe Annunzio
Hunter Cowan
Megan Mayerle
Will Doss
Cody Arnold
Ian Cool
Michael Smith
Zoe Mander
S3DA Western Region Virtual Tournament
What is the S3DA Western Region Virtual Tournament? Being on the west side of the United States means that we have to drive a little further if we want to have a real tournament to compete with other states. The virtual tournament takes the traveling aspect out of the equation. How it works is that the archers have from March 1st – April 30th to turn in 4 official indoor scores. An official score consists of the archer declaring that they are shooting for an official score before shooting begins. There must be 3 S3DA members present (on the scorecard there is room for 1 shooter and 2 scorer signatures). These can be archers or coaches. S3DA tournaments are 6 ends of 5 arrows shot at a single/5-spot blue face target. Registration is open from now until March 15th. How can I compete in the S3DA Western Region Virtual Tournament?
1. Register as an S3DA student member at www.s3da.Sport80.com : $25 annual fee
2. Visit www.s3da.Sport80.com, go to events, and locate S3DA Western Region Virtual Tournament – Hosted in Oregon [$12 fee]
3. All scores must be shot at a range, club, or shop that holds a current S3DA membership or registers with Tournament director for the event.
4. Ranges, Clubs, or shops can email [email protected] to register for the event.
5. At least 3 S3DA members need to be present during official scoring. 6. Any questions can be sent to Stephanie Rustad, tournament director, at
Who are the current clubs/teams that are participating? If you are looking for other S3DA members to shoot with to have your 3 official signatures on your card, these are the tournament sites that have registered so far:
Benton Bowman - Corvallis, OR M2 Outdoor Sports – Lebanon, OR Nevada Virtual Team Three Rivers Bowman – Bend, OR
Washington Virtual Team
Tournament Flier Tournament Rules
2019 Archers to Nock Out Cancer Event
Three Rivers Archers would like your help to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital. Three Rivers Archers is asking for financial sponsors to donate to St. Jude’s. The kids have pledged to shoot one arrow for every $2 raised. Donations can be made by:
1. Checks made out to Three Rivers Archers (ALL proceeds go to St. Jude’s) 2. Donate directly through the link on The Young Archer magazine website
o Please mark donating on behalf of Oregon and Three Rivers Archers
Three Rivers Archers is inviting the La Pine community to join them, for a $10 to shoot 25 arrows at a cancer target. All targets will be signed by the archer and sent to St. Jude’s to be hung in the hallway of the hospital. Each participant will receive an entry into a drawing for a fly fishing trip for two to Lake in the Dunes, donated by Russ Scott of Direct Adventures. Three Rivers also challenges other clubs in Oregon to Nock Out Cancer and raise money for St. Jude’s. Contact [email protected] to learn how.
Asked & Answered
ODFW is here to help grow your archery program in any way that we can. Please submit questions to [email protected] and they may be featured in the next issue of the ODFW Quiver. Q: How do I find more opportunities for my archer to shoot their bow? A: There are many opportunities and formats for archers to shoot their bows. Some of these options are available year round, while some are time-specific. It is personal preference whether to focus on one area of archery, or to try multiple items off the list. Lessons: One-on-one between an instructor and an archer, or with an instructor may work with a group of archers. This would be for archers looking to improve their shooting form and technique.
Leagues: Similar to bowling leagues, archery leagues are usually a weekly event that a group of archers will get together to shoot with one another. These can be competitive or fun shooting. Clubs/Groups: All around the state there are archery clubs where archers can become a member. The membership benefits are usually access to indoor and/or outdoor range and the club/group will host: leagues, tournaments, and/or have open shooting. Check out: S3DA, NFAA, OBHA, JOAD, and NASP to find local groups near you. Open Shooting: An archer can go to a range and shoot without there being a scheduled tournament or event. A small fee may be charged to use the range. Tournaments: Archers shoot a pre-determined style of archery, and score each shot. Tournaments are a way for an archer to grow, both by competing against themselves and against others.
Indoor Target: Usually shot at 20 yards. There are a variety of targets that will be used for indoor shooting, the most popular are Blue-face and Multi-Color.
Outdoor Target: Used in S3DA, similar to USAA FITA tournaments and Olympic style archery. This tournament is usually held in a large field. The target faces and shooting distances vary on which organization is hosting the tournament.
Indoor 3D: The targets will be set up in a parallel line to the archers or in a v-formation. The archers move down the shooting line shooting a different target each round.
Outdoor 3D: The targets can be set-up similar to indoor, or on a roving course. Roving 3D courses are similar to golf courses, where the archer will travel along a path to each target location. It is popular to set up 3D courses following trail systems in the woods.
Field: Similar to Outdoor 3D – the archer will follow a walking course and shoot paper circle targets.
Safari: Usually held with a Field Tournament – the archer will follow a walking course and shoot paper animal targets.
Bow Hunting: The practice of hunting animals with a bow. Bow hunter education is available to be an ethical and safe bow hunter. Hunting seasons and regulations can be found in the Oregon Hunting Regulations. Bow Fishing: The practice of fishing with a bow.
Words from the Community
James B. We got our kit early last year, and had our first PE classes with grades 4-8. This year, with a new PE teacher that is incredibly helpful and supportive, we will have a more robust and lengthy opportunity to introduce and reinforce our archery skills. This in school program is run under the NASP guidelines, and begins after the Thanksgiving break. We are also offering an after school program, under a group 4H umbrella, so that we can also offer recurve equipment and instruction. For the in school PE program, we offer NASP training to approximately 25 students in grades 4 through 8 (~125 students). This year's program is scheduled for 2-3 weeks, 4 days per week, and select add-in dates throughout the rest of the year, as weather and scheduling permit. In the after school program, we draw between 4 and 18 students, dependent on conflicting athletics. The favorite shooting game at our in school program is Balloon Bust. There is a giddy sense of accomplishment, when the bubble pops! In our after school program, the favorite game is Big V. On a large piece of cardboard draw a large V, with the bottom about a 1/3 of the way up from the bottom. The game is to get as close to the bottom of the inside of the V, without touching the lines. It's harder than it looks! My favorite part of shooting is focusing my self-awareness, both physically and mentally. I shoot both indoors and outdoors, and have found that no matter where you are and what the shot is, it's still just You/Bow/Arrow, and your eternal desire to make every shot worth having been shot. I also derive great joy watching young archers come to the sport knowing nothing, and 3 days later are upset when they shy one out among the Smurfs from 7 yards. Their drive to excel is engaging and encouraging.
Let’s Grow our Community
March Call to Action: Where do you shoot? Email a description of the club, range, or shop you shoot at to [email protected] with the reason why you chose that location, your favorite part about shooting there, and a picture of you shooting there. Sometimes it is hard to know about different shooting opportunities, and Google
does not always have the answer. Let’s share with one another some of the locations that are available to archers in Oregon.
Tournament Schedule
*ODFW Hosted Tournament – Preregistration Required *03/01/2019-04/31/2019 – S3DA Western Regional Virtual Tournament – Virtual (see above for more information) 03/09/2019-03/10/2019 – Wet and Wild 3-D Shoot – Wapiti Bowman (541) 401-3718 03/10/2019 – 3/D Fun Shoot – South Umpqua Bowhunters (541) 863-6841 3/16/2019 – Archers to Nock Out Cancer – Three Rivers Archers [email protected] 03/30/2019 – Denman Wildlife 3D – Central Point, OR (541) 826-8774 04/07/2019 – 2019 USA Archery State Youth Tournament – BowTech Archery 90554 OR-99 Eugene, OR [email protected] 04/26/2019-04/27/2019 – NASP 2019 Western Nationals –Salt Lake City, Utah 05/03/2019-05/05/2019 – NFAA Marked 3D – Redding, CA *5/18/2019 – 2019 S3DA State 3D Championship – Wapiti Bowmen 05/25/2019 – Benton 4-H Archers Tournament (4H and S3DA members ages 9-18. Open to: Bare bow compound, bare bow recurve, or Olympic recurve) – Benton Bowman 35876 Blakesley Creek Rd Philomath, OR 97370 [email protected] *TBD - 2019 S3DA State Outdoor Tournament (Possible dates: June 8th or 15th) 07/20/2019– Youth Safari Shoot – Wapiti Bowmen *If your club/ school has an upcoming event, email [email protected] with event details to be included in a future issue.
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