San Diego Archers

Animal Round
will be hosted by the the San Diego Archers on
Sunday, April 16, 2023
at the Rube Powell Balboa Park Archery Range (☀️ AccuWeather)

• Preregister and pay online today

On the day of the shoot, visit the visitors table between 7:45 am to 8:30 am. Sign the paper waiver form for each participant and pick up a blank scorecard before entering the practice area. Speed up registration by printing and signing your waiver form now?

Range briefing will begin after 8:30 am, and shooting will commence after 9 am.

Volunteers are needed at 7am to help set up and take down targets!
If you’re unable to help set up targets, please help us in taking down and storing the targets at the end of the shoot. Remember: volunteers shoot for FREE!
Contact us by filling out our volunteer form if you’d like to help.

The Animal Round includes:
28 2D Paper Field Targets
1-3 Arrows per Target
The best score per target is 21
Maximum Score: 588

Animal Rounds use 2D paper targets with ‘uneven’ distances between 5 and 60 yards, reminiscent of the Hunter Round. The rules and scoring are significantly different.

The archer begins at the first YELLOW shooting stake of the target and shoots the first arrow. If it hits, you do not have to shoot again. If it misses, you advance to the second shooting stake and shoot the second arrow, then, to the third shooting stake for a third shot if needed.

There are 3 scoring zones: Bonus Kill Zone, Kill Zone, and Hit Zone.

Scoring is based on where you hit and with which arrow.

The first arrow shot is scored 21, 20 or 18. The second arrow is scored 17, 16 or 14, and the third arrow is scored 13, 12 or 10. A scoring chart is included on your scorecard.

Pro tip!
Mark your arrows with a number. This way, when you go to score your arrows, you’ll know which hit first, second or third.

Younger shooters

• For Youths (12-14 yo), the longest distance is 40 yards
• For Cubs (11 yo & under), the longest distance is 25 yards.

View NFAA Scoring Rules

Registration and Concessions*:
Free online registration
Free for children, 14 and below
$10 for SDA members & Active-Duty Military (w/mulligans+doe tags for 3D shoots, $14)
$15 for Non-members (w/mulligans+doe tags for 3D shoots, $19)
+$5 for in-person visitors’ table registration (proposed)

* Water bottles: Pickup free at the visitors’ table
* Sodas and snacks: $1 each. Drop payment in Pay Pole or visitors’ table

• Preregister and pay online today
• Print and bring along a signed waiver

Paper shoots may be canceled due to heavy rain (Animal, Hunter, Field Rounds). While 3D Shoots will NOT be canceled due to bad weather!

After tallying your paper scorecard, submit your score online at https://sandiegoarchers.com/scoring

Please submit your score online. If you choose to not submit your score online, your participation in the tournament may not be recorded. Your uploaded or paper scorecard is still required for verification purposes.