Club News, Target Information,

Teaching Archery, and More

 

 

VBA Tournaments:

 

2010 Fall 3-D Classic

Hosted by

Manahoac Bowmen

August 14^th & 15^th

 

This is a two-day event and you must shoot both days to receive awards.

VBA rules apply.

25 targets each day.

Breakfast and lunch available on both days.

 

Registration times:  Friday night - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

                                      Saturday – 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

 

For additional information:  Jarrett Frame – 540.373.2278 or

                                                John Gamble – 540. 972.3370

 

Pre-registration form must be received by Wednesday,

August 11^th.  Mail to:  Jarrett Frame, 123 Ferry Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405.

 

VBA 3-D Classic Registration

 

Name:  ______________________________________________    Phone:  _________________________

 

Address:  _____________________________________________________________________________

 

City:  ____________________________________    State:  ___________    Zip:  ____________________

 

VBA #:  _________________    Home Club:  ___________________________    Average:  ___________

Circle those that apply:

Division:       Pee Wee    Cub    Youth    Young Adult    Adult    Senior    Pro    Guest

Gender:   Male          Female

Style:    FS       FS/F      BHFS       BHFS/F       BH/BB       TRAD

If You are Under 18 (check one):   Young Adult (15 to 17) _______

Youth (12 to 14) ______       Cub (9 to 11) _______      Pee Wee (8 & Under)

Round Preference:     Sat:    Morning   ___    Afternoon ___       Sun:    Morning ___    *  Afternoon ____

                                                    (9:00 a.m.)           (1:30 p.m.)                  (9:00 a.m.)           (1:30 p.m.) *  (if necessary)

Note:  The 3-D Spring is Mark Distances and the 3-D Fall is Unmarked Distances

 

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2010 State Closed Championship

Hosted by

Augusta Archers

September 4^th & 5^th

 

This is a two-day event and you must shoot both days to receive awards.

VBA rules apply.

We’ll shoot 28 Field the first day and 14 Hunter/14 Animal on the second day.

Shoot starts both days at 9:00 a.m. with Opening Ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Breakfast and lunch available on both days.

 

Registration times:  Friday night - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

                                      Saturday – 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

 

For additional information:  Dennis Wilfong – 540.849.8351 or

www.augustaarchersva.com.

 

Pre-registration is encouraged to save time on Saturday morning.  Mail to:  Augusta Archers, P.O. Box 336, Fishersville, VA. 22939.

 

Swap Meet

At 4:00 p.m. on September 4^th, tables will be set up in the clubhouse for individuals to bring their bits and pieces of archery supplies and equipment for sale or trade.  This is a great way to clean out your workshop and find what you need.  No Charge.  Call Holly – 540.539.2688 for more information.

 

State Closed Championship Registration

 

Name:  ______________________________________________    Phone:  _________________________

 

Address:  _____________________________________________________________________________

 

City:  ____________________________________    State:  ___________    Zip:  ____________________

 

VBA #:  _________________    Home Club:  ___________________________    Average:  ___________

Circle those that apply:

Division:       PeeWee          Cub      Youth      Young Adult      Adult      Senior      Pro      Guest         Gender:   Male            Female

Style:     FS       FS/F      BHFS       BHFS/F       BH     BB      TRAD

Class:      AA      A       B       C

If You are Under 18 (check one):   Young Adult (15 to 17) _______

Youth (12 to 14) ______       Cub (11 & Under) _______

To determine your average:  Use the best 3 scores of the last 7 & divide by 3, or the best of the last 5-6 scores, or the best of the last 2-4 scores.

 

 

VBA Contest:

 

Trail Camera Photo Contest

 

This issue of the magazine introduces a new feature based on a contest sponsored by three loyal supporters of the VBA.  This exciting initiative is an opportunity for VBA members to not only participate in a contest but also to see the results of their scouting efforts appear in FLIGHT.

 

Bob (Bink) Yager is a co- owner of Misty Graphics, LLC and the contest is his idea.  He and his wife Carolyn (also a co-owner), are the individuals who do the entire layout work for FLIGHT magazine.  Dave Proctor is the General Manager of Good Printers, Inc., the company that prints and distributes FLIGHT.  These individuals have combined to create a contest for the magazine’s readers that will be exciting and enjoyable. 

 

The contest centers on trail camera photos.  Any photos taken in 2010 are eligible.  They must be submitted by email to mistygraphics@hughs.net by Jan. 7, 2011.  There is no limit to the number of submissions but they must be in .jpg or other format that can be used in Photoshop.  As many of the photos as possible will be published in the winter edition of FLIGHT.  The winners will be announced at the VBA banquet in March 2011.  Prizes will also be awarded at the banquet and the winning photos will be published in FLIGHT’s spring edition in April 2011.  The winners will be selected based on the subject, composition and clarity (resolution) of the image.

 

Each submission must include:

Name of submitter

Location of photo (country, state, county)

Date and time of photo

Submitter’s e-mail address

 

All questions about the contest should be directed to Bink Yager or Dave Proctor.

 

First place:  a dozen Gold Tip Expedition Hunters arrows with Blazer vanes make to your specifications – courtesy of Misty Graphics, Mt. Crawford, VA.

Second place:  ˝ dozen Gold Tip Expedition Hunters arrows made to your specifications – courtesey of Dave Proctor, The Quiver Shop, Keezletown, VA.

Third place:  is Wildlife Research Scent Killer – courtesy of Dave Proctor, The Quiver Shop, Keezletown, VA.

 

Send photos to mistygraphics@hughes.net or Misty Graphics, P.O. Box 37, Mt Crawford, VA. 22841 by January 7, 2011.

 

Only 2010 – 2011 VBA members are eligible to enter – Judges’ decisions are final.

 

Club Shoots:

 

Dutch and Mertie Trophy Shoot

Hosted By

Two Rivers Archery Club

August 29^th & 30^th

 

Entry Fee $10.00.  Shoots begin at 8:00 a.m.

VBA Pin Shoot Rules

Field & Hunter Rounds

All Are Welcome

 

Breakfast - $5.00 which includes:  Bacon or Sausage, Eggs, Gravy Biscuits, Juice & Coffee

Lunch – Hurgers, Hotdogs, Chips, Salads, Desserts, Iced tea & Sodas, Crackers & Candy Bars.

 

 

Club News:

 

Dennis Wilfong, president of Augusta Archers, displays a VBA Spring Classic T-shirt.  The design was created by Caleb Simmons, a 10-year-old 5^th grader at North River Elementary in Mt. Solon Va.  Caleb participates in many of the events held at Augusta Archers. The officers asked him to draw a picture for the VBA Spring Classic and this t-shirt is the product of that effort. The shirts were a hit and sold out.  The Augusta Archers are very proud of Caleb for not only his talent but for his character as well.

 

Thank You from Augusta Archers

 

Augusta Archers would like to thank all the VBA members who came out and participated in the R-100 Rinehart shoot on May 22^nd & 23^rd, and supported our club.  It was great to see so many members from across the state.

 

We would also like to give a heartfelt thank you to our officers and members who worked to hard before, during and after the R-100.  This event was a huge success and an amazing experience that would not have happened without the dedication and support of our members.

 

Special thanks to our 3-D Captains – Jake Leonard & Hunter Biggs who did a fantastic job from start to finish and set a great course.

 

TROPHY ROOM

 

The Belvoir Bowhunters held their annual Carp, Gar, and Snakehead Bowfishing Tournament on June 5^th.  All fish had to be taken by bow and arrow. Registration began at 7am and all participants had to be back at the starting point at 2pm. Fourteen people in six boats participated. Team 3 (Army SFC Donovan Tate and John Castaneda) won heaviest fish -- 19.5lbs. Team 2  (Jay Hoyt and Carlos Elhordoy) repeated their performance of last year by winning in the heaviest 5 fish category -- 90lbs; and they won the longest fish category with a gar -- 44 inches.

 

A Bowfisherman's Tale

By

Adam Hatchl

"I grew up in the Woodlawn/Mt. Vernon area of Alexandria, near Ft. Belvoir, and became interested in archery as a teenager.  My father Russ and I joined the Belvoir Bowhunters, in the early 1990s, and we were first introduced to bowfishing during the club's annual Carp/Gar shoot.  Dad and I actually won it one year, using the same aluminum Smokercraft canoe that I still use today.  If you would like to see more bowfishing action, you can review the clubs activities and upcoming events on our club website.

On the first Sunday morning in May, with just a PSE Kingfisher bow and aluminum canoe, we put in at Pohick Bay Regional Park, and paddled up the bank toward Pohick Creek. Ft. Belvoir and Accotink Creek are just across the water, and there are lots of trash fish around.  Using a canoe is nice because it only draws 2-3 inches of depth, so you can access a lot of shallows that larger motor boats can't get to, particularly when the tides shift.  Between the two of us we arrowed what I like to call the Potomac River Trash Fish Triple Crown (Carp, Gar & Snakehead).  We also saw bald eagles, osprey, brown water snake, black snake, and even a deer swimming across Pohick Creek!  All in all, it was a great day outdoors.

I paddled first, so my friend Eric Gibbons could stand up front and shoot. He and I teach at Oakton High School, and since it was his first time out, I wanted him to get his first fish before we switched.  Things started off pretty slow, and the wind seemed to always be in our face, but around 10 am, the carp started spawning and thrashing around in the lily pads.  At that point, the pace picked up, and we had lots of shots.  After Eric got his carp, we switched places.  Then I got my carp and gar back to back, and Eric arrowed the snakehead just before we left.  We didn't have a net or gaff, and a few carp and one big gar managed to get loose before we could land them.

As for the snakehead, it was decapitated with a hatchet, and buried in my backyard, but prior to that, it survived it's arrow wound and 4+ hours out of the water, including a ride up I-95 in our upturned canoe.  I hear that they are good to eat (certainly better than carp or gar), and my amateur dissection showed thick white fillets, but so far I have not eaten one.

I began seeing snakehead there a few years back, but on this particular day we saw more than in all the previous years combined (9 total).  They are showing up in the same areas as carp and gar, like lily pads and creeks, and behave very much like gar in the water.  I missed a huge one that couldn't have been more than a few yards away, resting near the surface.

We got sunburned and tired, but we had a blast!  It was Eric's first time out, but he's hooked now too!  He went out and got his own Kingfisher outfit just after this trip!

VDGIF Regional Fisheries biologist John Odenkirk follows up Adams story with a few tips:

1.  Snakeheads are good eating, as they are very tasty with firm white meat.

2.  Take a cooler and ice with you so as to keep the fish from spoiling.

3.  Take a net so as to successfully land the fish that are arrowed.

4.  Potomac rivershed anglers are reminded that the law states that nobody may possess any snakehead fish of any species unless the fish is a northern (the kind in the Potomac).  Adams snakehead was legally caught, is dead and the catch was called in to the hotline (804-367-2925).  We appreciate his efforts to catch snakeheads and follow-up with reporting the catch and kill.

NOTICE:  All anglers are reminded to acquaint themselves with a good description of the northern snakehead fish.  If you should manage to catch one of these exotic imports, please kill it immediately and report the catch to either the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Archery Support:

 

B & B Archery in Manassas is collecting serviceable archery items (shafts, releases, arm guards, quivers, finger table, field points and other items) to BBH/WRAMC.  Also, a 10% discount on archery equipment to Military archers

 

Bow Tech Archery has donated 10 bows to the Soldier Support at Walter Reed Army Medical center.

 

Manufacture Bow Recalls:

 

Summit Recalls Treestands

Submitted by Neil Dumas

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.

Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

 

Name of Product: Talon Hunting Hang-on Tree Stands and Brackets/Straps

Units: About 6,800

Manufacturer: Summit Treestands LLC, of Decatur, Alabama.

Hazard: The tree stand can unexpectedly detach from the tree when the brackets fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

 

Incidents/Injuries:  The firm has received four reports of the brackets failing,

resulting in reports of falls and injuries including broken bones.

 

Description: This recall involves Talon Raptor brackets/straps and Cabelas Realtree

series hang-on tree stands with the Talon brackets/straps. A safety label sewn onto

the bracket reads "Treestand Strap Assembly." Tree stands involved in this recall have the following model numbers: rsEagle 82044, rsOsprey 82041, rsFalcon 82042, rsHawk 82043 and Cabelas Realtree Outfitters Series Hawk Deluxe 81509. Model information is printed on the treestand warning label that is sewn onto the seat.

 

Sold at: Hunting stores and in catalogs nationwide from May 2009 through November 2009 for about $25 for the bracket only, for between $130 and $180 for the treestand.

 

Gander Mountain has announced a voluntary recall on the 2008 Model GMT101 and Model GMT103 of the Hang-On Fixed Position Treesstands.  This recall does not affect the 2009 models.  The recall hazard resulted from reports that the clasp may open unexpectedly if the strap is fastened incorrectly, causing the treestand and person to fall to the ground.  Customers should immediately stop using the recalled treestands and return them to Gander Mountain for a refund, exchange for a 2009 model or a store credit.

 

Bow Tech Archery is recalling #60 and #70 bows that may have been incorrectly machined, resulting in possible limb separation through the center of the axle hole.  This could cause major failure and the risk of personal injury to the archer.  If you bought their bow between September 2007 and July 2008, please contact them at 1.888.689.1289 of www.bowtacharchery.com.

 

Other Archery Organizations Events:

 

May 15^th & 16^th – IBO in Indiana

May 22^nd & 23^rd – VFAA Animal at Pr. William Archers

June 5^th & 6^th – ASA in London, KY

June 12^th & 13^th – IBO in Erie, PA

June 19^th & 20^th – NFAA Outdoor Mids (EFA)

June 19^th & 20^th – VFAA Open at Pr. William Archers

July 31^st & August 1^st – NFAA Outdoor Nationals, ASA Classic

August 7^th (tentative) – USAA Nationals

September 11^th & 12^th – FITA Virginia State Outdoors