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NEW BONUS SHOOT THIS WEEKEND!!
The Season Opener 3D
Presented by San Diego Muleys (@sandiego_muleys)
with donations from the Bow and Arrow Shop and
Hosted by The San Diego Archers
This Sunday, August 12, 2018
At the Balboa Park Rube Powell Archery Range

Entry Fee:
$5  for Active-Duty Military
$10 for SDA members
$15 for non-members.

The Season Opener, happening this Sunday at The Rube at Balboa, will have instructions posted at every shot (28 targets). Most targets will allow rangefinders. There will be some hard-angled shots, a few timed shots, two steel targets, a shot with a 30-second hold, several shots in the 40-60 yard range, and one shot at approximately 80 yards. Start shooting when you show up at anytime between 0630-0930 am. Group sizes will be no less than 3 and no more than 4, so don’t plan on waiting for a group of 12 to shoot at a target. If you are a solo shooter, we will put you in with a good group.

Because there are no divisions in hunting, there will only be two divisions…. Men’s open, and women’s open. If you actively hunt, and have a hunting license, register as so at the Range entrance, and you will be eligible for the prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in both divisions. Non-hunters are eligible to win the prizes for the two steel target shots, which includes a Glendel Full Rut Buck 3D target for the 45 yard steel target (35 yards for trad).

The scoring is as follows… any deer or elk target will score X… 10… 8…. 0…. any shot outside the vitals is a ZERO (see scoring for the two steel targets below).

Coyotes and the big kitties will score normal with the X-10-8-5-0.

Steel targets will score 25 points for a clean shot with a shootable retrieved arrow. Steel targets will have a foam target option if you do not want to shoot the steel target.

In the hopes of creating a fun shoot for all, the goal of @sandiego_muleys is to get hunters out to the course to make sure that they are ready to take an ethical shot, or practice ethical behavior and not take the shot when it comes down to the real thing. So, hunter or not, come out this Sunday, and let’s hope y’all don’t break any arrows!

For any additional info, please contact Travis at sandiegomuleys@gmail.com, or by phone at 858-414-2247. And if you are a deer hunter, follow @sandiego_muleys on Instagram.

PRINTABLE FLYER HERE!

NOTE! PLEASE COME PREPARED!! San Diego Muleys (aka: Travis Bowman) has put this entire shoot together with VERY GENEROUS donations from Bruce Marshall, owner of the Bow and Arrow Shop in Lakeside, with the San Diego Archers hosting the event. Since this is the very first Season Opener, we don’t know what the turnout will be, but it could be huge. Please bring water, snacks, sunscreen, hat, etc. and plenty of patience! If this is a big hit (and it already sounds like it), it will be an annual event. We will have water available throughout the range, but no food. (The closest available food is ~5 minutes walk at the Mingei Museum, Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum of Art-Panama 66 Cafe).

  Have fun, Everyone!!!
~San Diego Archers

Want to become a member of the San Diego Archers? You may fill out the Membership Application and Waiver Form in advance by clicking on the links below to print the forms. 

•  SDA Membership Application  
•  SDA Waiver Form 

Turn in the forms with payment at any tournament registration or mail to:
San Diego Archers
PO Box 2205
La Mesa, CA 91943 

Unmarked 3D Round
The San Diego Archers
Will host the 3D Round
This Sunday, August 5, 2018
At the Balboa Park Rube Powell Archery Range

Registration opens at 7:30am
Registration Closes at 8:45am
Shoot begins at 9am

The 3D Round includes:
28 3D targets
1 Arrows per Target
Maximum Score: 280
No Rangefinders allowed

A wide range of high-quality Rhinehart and Mackenzie targets are set in various hunting scenarios. Only one arrow per target is allowed unless mulligans have been purchased. A maximum of two mulligans and one or two doe tags may be purchased at registration for an additional $1 each.

As an unmarked shoot, you have to estimate the distance to the target yourself without the assistance of a rangefinder. This is a difficult and challenging aspect of these shoots, so don’t let your shooting partners know what you think the distance is!

Scoring: 10-8-5
Maximum Score: 280

Mulligans and Doe Tags

If you missed or scored low with the first arrow, a mulligan allows you to take another shot at a target. If you use a mulligan, your score is determined by that second arrow, even if you score worse than the first arrow.

You may use the second mulligan on the same target. Your score is determined by the last arrow shot.

There will be 1 or 2 buck-doe spreads in the field, where the doe placed between the buck and the archer. If you hit the doe and do not have a doe tag, you score -5 on the target. If you have a doe tag, you score zero. You cannot use a mulligan if you hit the doe, whether or not you have a doe tag.

If you hit the buck or miss completely, you may use a mulligan and your score is determined from that second arrow.

Range Finder-Allowed Guest Category

Traditional Stakes for Recurve and Longbows Shooters

Longer range targets will have a traditional stake (orange cone) set (per NFAA rules). Orange cones are designated for Youth and Traditional archers with a maximum distance of 40 yards.

For Youths:

• For Youths (12-14 yo), the longest distance is 40 yards.

• For Cubs (11 yo & under), the longest distance is 25 yards.

Entry Fee:
$10 for SDA members & Active Duty Military
$15 for non-members.

Please arrive at the Balboa Park Archery Range with plenty of time to register.

Paper shoots may be canceled due to heavy rain (Animal, Hunter, Field Rounds).
3D Shoot is NOT canceled because of bad weather!

If you would like to fill out the Membership Application and Waiver Form in advance, please click on the links below to print the forms. 

•  SDA Membership Application  
•  SDA Waiver Form 

Turn in the forms with payment at any tournament registration or mail to:
San Diego Archers
PO Box 2205
La Mesa, CA 91943 

Don’t know your specific bow style? Check out this great chart from CBH!

Sir Gordon Traditional Shoot & Swap Meet!

In honor of our favorite San Diego Archer!!
The San Diego Archers
Will host the Sir Gordon Traditional Shoot & Swap Meet
This Sunday, July 29, 2018
At the Balboa Park Rube Powell Archery Range

Registration opens at 7:30am
Registration Closes at 8:45am
Shoot begins at 9am

Swap Meet from 7am to ~2pm (details below)

Volunteers needed to help set up and take down targets!
Trad archers, here’s your chance to set up fun shots for all Trad shooters.
At nearly all past Sir Gordon Trad Shoots, our Compound buddies are the ones who show up early to set up the targets….then, Trad shooters moan about how far or difficult the shots were! Here’s your chance to contribute.
Parents, we hope you can help, too: We also want to be sure to set up Cub cones at every target for our up-and-coming champion archers!
If you aren’t able to help set up targets, help in taking down targets is very much appreciated, too!
Remember: Volunteers shoot for FREE!

The Sir Gordon Traditional Shoot includes:
32 3D Targets
2 Arrow per Target
Scoring: 10-8-5
Maximum Score: 640
No Rangefinders allowed

This is an Unmarked 3D Target shoot. All you compound bow shooters, dust off your longbows & recurves. Get out and do it like it should be done!

There will be one Compound bow class for those who haven’t got a REAL Bow.

A wide range of high-quality Rhinehart and Mackenzie targets are set in various hunting scenarios.

Back By Popular Demand!!
Thanks to great feedback from fellow archers throughout California, we have increased the number of targets in the Sir Gordon Trad Shoot from 28 to 32 and from one arrow per target to two arrows per target!

SDA Novelty 3D Format: Two arrows per target !! The San Diego Archers host four novelty shoots each year: The Flying Pig, Iron Turkey, King Arthur and Sir Gordon’s Trad Shoot. Each of these 3D shoots now include two arrows per target. All other monthly 3D shoots remain at one arrow per target.

Distances: As an unmarked shoot, you have to estimate the distance to the target yourself without the assistance of a range finder. This is a difficult and challenging aspect of these shoots, so don’t let your shooting partners know what you think the distance is!

• For 15 years and older, the longest distance is 40 yards.*
• For Youths (12-14 yo), the longest distance 40 yards.
• For Cubs (11 yo & under, the longest distance is 25 yards.*FYI: for Adults, there might be one or two longer shots, because some of our Trad Shooters really like to challenge themselves. If the Adult cone is set at over 40 yards, Trad Shooters may shoot from the Youth Cones.

About Mulligans and Doe Tags:

Mulligans:  A maximum of two mulligans and one-two doe tags may be purchased at registration for an additional $1 each.
If you missed or scored low with either of your two arrows, a mulligan allows you to take another shot at a target. If you use a mulligan, your score is determined by that mulligan arrow, even if you score worse than the previous arrow. You may use the second mulligan on the same target.

Doe Tags:  There will be 1 or 2 buck-doe spreads in the field, where the doe placed between the buck and the archer. If you hit the doe and do not have a doe tag, you score -5 on the target. If you have a doe tag, you score zero. You cannot use a mulligan if you hit the doe, whether or not you have a doe tag. If you hit the buck or miss completely, you may use a mulligan and your score is determined from that second arrow.

Entry Fee:
$10 for SDA members & Active Duty Military
$15 for non-members.

Please arrive at the Balboa Park Archery Range with plenty of time to register.

Note: As with all 3D Shoots – We will shoot come rain or shine.

ARCHERY SWAP MEET!!
From 7AM to ~2pm
Just outside the entrance gate to the Balboa Park Rube Powell Archery Range.
Please bring your new or used archery-related equipment and gear to sell or swap during the Sir Gordan’s Traditional Shoot on July 29, 2018. Our “Swap Meet” will be BYOT (bring your own table). Sellers may set up equipment for display or sale between 7am through the end of the day’s tournament awards ceremony.

A few notes about our San Diego Archers Swap Meet:.
~Each Seller is responsible for securing their equipment. No security will be provided.
~Each transaction is private between the seller and the buyer.
~Crossbows are not allowed at the Balboa or Morley Archery Read more...