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FIVE VALLEYS ARCHERY CLUB: BEAR SHOOT 2018

39th ANNUAL FAMILY SHOOT When: JUNE 16th & 17th Where: CLEARWATER JUNCTION: 35 miles east of Missoula on Hwy 200 80 3-D TARGETS: 40 each day NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES OF ANY KIND ALLOWED OFF OF ESTABLISHED ROADS ATV USERS MUST HAVE VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE and BE STREET LEGAL PRIMITIVE CAMPING/TOILETS/OPEN FIRES ‘IN FIRE RINGS ONLY – MUST BRING OWN FIREWOOD’ DOGS MUST BE ON A LEASH AT ALL TIMES – STATE LAW ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED ON COURSE CONCESSIONS…

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Mission Valley Archers Summer Starter Shoot
Summer Shoot

When: June 23rd and 24th Where: Located at Van Voast Farms on Irvine Flats Road 7 1/2 miles from Hwy 93 in Polson VIEW FLYER Info: There will be 2 rounds of 20 targets each day Trophies for the best combined scores for many available classes Sage Game Calls is going to present a seminar on calling animals in the afternoons Food concessions provided by Pards Tummy Treasures Cost: Adults $20 for 1 day and $30 for both days…

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Mission Valley Archers Fun Shoot: April 14th
Summer Shoot

The Mission Valley Archers are going to host a Membership Fun Shoot On April 14th Van Voast Farms near Polson. 40 targets Membership pays for the day’s shooting. Lunch Concessions available. We are also going to have a Summer Starter Shoot on June 23rd and 24th at the same location. This will be a trophy shoot with 40 targets each day. Contact Larry Rattray at 406-261-7199 or Dave Ottun at 406-314-0015 for more information. The Flathead Valley Archers are…

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Western States Traditional Rendezvous

HEED THE CALL! You are invited to attend the 29th annual Western States Traditional Rendezvous. Centrally located in the heart of Idaho, this year’s WSTR is the 29th anniversary of one of the Northwest’s premier archery events. Show up for the entire weekend so you don’t miss a moment of fun! When: May 26-28, 2018 Where: New Meadows, ID Link: Idaho Traditional Bowhunters

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The Big 5

Written by: Brian Koelzer My sense of excitement mixed with a dash of disbelief slowly gave away to an almost zen state of calm as I watched the massive old brute of a whitetail we’d named “The Big 5” lumber my way. I’d hung the stand I was in the year previous after seeing him get bumped out of his usual willow/swamp grass bedding area and use this funnel as an escape route. Being only the second day, I’d…

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FIVE VALLEYS ARCHERY CLUB SPRING RENDEZVOUS

When: SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018 Where: At The Jack on Graves Creek Road, Lolo, Montana REGISTRATION: 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M STAGGERED START SHOOTING FEES: ADULT (18 & older) $15.00 YOUNG ADULT (13- 17) $10.00 YOUTH (9-12) $10.00 COUPLE $25.00 FAMILY $35.00 CUBS (8 & under w/adult) FREE 30 TARGETS Scoring 11-10-8-5 2 Mulligans per shooter – $2.00 ea TROPHIES, MEDALS OR RIBBONS IN ALL CLASSES SCORECARDS IN BY 3:30PM A BBQ lunch will be available- hamburger or cheeseburger…

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FIVE VALLEYS ARCHERY CLUB MAY FLING

When: SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018 Where: At Lolo Hot Springs Up Highway 12 REGISTRATION: 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M STAGGERED START SHOOTING FEES: ADULT (18 & older) $15.00 YOUNG ADULT (13- 17) $10.00 YOUTH (9-12) $10.00 COUPLE $25.00 FAMILY $35.00 CUBS (8 & under w/adult) FREE 30 TARGETS Scoring 11-10-8-5 2 Mulligans per shooter – $2.00 ea TROPHIES, MEDALS OR RIBBONS IN ALL CLASSES SCORECARDS IN BY 3:30PM NO ALCOHOL ON COURSE! DOGS MUST BE ON A LEASH AT…

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MBA Teen Bowhunter Camp

It’s the middle of August and the air is full of smoke out here in western Montana. The spirits of thirteen young bowhunters couldn’t be any higher. We gathered at the Wetzstone Bridge on the East Fork of the Bitterroot River for the first MBA Teen Bowhunter Camp. After a quick run down from FWP Block Management and sign in at the registration box the campers and their guides headed off on a mile and a half hike into…

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Lewistown Bowhunters Association: Upcoming Events

The Lewistown Bowhunters Association has several events coming up. Their banquet will be March17th at the Trade Center in the Lewistown Fairgrounds. Festivities will begin at noon. The Foul Weather Shoot is at Hanging Tree Archery Range March 18th, registration begins at 8:00am. The Bonanza Shoot is also at the Hanging Tree Archery Range August 11th and 12th and registration will begin at 8:00am.

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