The rainy weather didn't hurt the attendance numbers as 98 archers competed in the Bighorn Archery Club's Traditional Archery Shoot at 99 Mile Snowmobile Club Site on July 16-17.
Amongst the standard stationary targets, the club brought out its new Laporte target thrower for a novelty shoot competition.
There was a hunter novelty shoot, which was a separate course of 15 targets.
Fifty-three of the 98 archers participated in the event and the entry fee was put into a pot and half of it was claimed by the winner. There was a tie between Gil Davis from Moberly Lake and Jeff Maron from Chilliwack.
There was also a Bow Birds competition, which utilized the Laporte target thrower. The event was a hit and the thrower was used for several hours.
“The shooters got tired before the thrower broke a sweat,” says event organizer denise swift.
The main shoot was sponsored by TIMBER MART.
Results are listed from first to third.
Mens:
Masters Longbow: Jeff Maron, Gary Forsyth and Pat Dressler.
Adult Longbow: Marc Britton, Brent Phillips-Watts and Dirk Dunkel.
Masters Recurve: Kim Wong, Tom Helmer and Adrian Messner.
Adult Recurve: Fred Streleoff, Phillip Carter and James Carter.
Ladies:
Masters Longbow: swift, Shirley Boyd and Laura Taylor.
Adult Longbow: Miranda Sparkes, Tamara VanLoon and Phillips-Watts Bless.
Masters Recurve: Cassandra Maron, Eve Hamakawa and Karen Demelo.
Adult Recurve: Katie Britton, Emilialyn Carter and Susan Davis.
Youth:
Male Recurve: Sean Steeves and Mitchel Vogrinetz.
Junior:
Male Longbow: Colton Phillips-Watts.
Female Recurve: Ashely Steeves and Sara Steeves.
Cub:
Longbow: Jake Phillips-Watts
Tot:
Recurve: Lily Graham.
Primitive:
Masters Female: Barb Byrne.
Masters Male: Pat Byrne and Ted Swift.