1st Annual Eastern Shore Bowhunters 3D Archery Tournament
Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Chapter of the Eastern Shore Virginia
and Chris’ Bait and Tackle
Entry $15.00 for Open, Bowhunter, Traditional, Womens Divisions (16 and Over)
Youth $7.00 (12 to 15), Cub $Free
$5.00 Calcutta for best score in each 16 and Over Division
Rules and Regulations:
OPEN DIVISION (Orange Stakes) Scopes allowed, movable sights allowed, unlimited stabilizer lengths, release aid allowed. Maximum Distance 45 Yards.
BOWHUNTER: (Red Stakes) Bowhunting equipment only – no scopes or movable sights (except pendulums). Maximum 5 fixed pins, 12” stabilizer length, screw in points, release aid or fingers allowed. Maximum distance is 40 yards.
TRADITIONAL: (Green Stakes) Recurve or Long Bow, no sights, fingers only. Any arrow material allowed. Maximum Distance is 35 yards.
WOMENS: (Green Stakes) Same as Bowhunters class. Maximum of 35 yards.
YOUTH: (White Stakes) Age 12 – 15. Same as Bowhunters class. Maximum distance is 30 yards.
CUBS: (Blue Stakes) Up to and including 11 years old. Same as bowhunters class. Maximum distance is 25 yards.
1. No Alcohol or other intoxicants are allowed on range or place of shoot.
2. No firearms allowed on range or place of shoot.
3. Any person under the age of 16 must be under the supervision of a responsible adult. This applies when shooting the course or using the practice range area. This rule must be obeyed at all times.
4. When searching for an arrow lost beyond the target, lean your bow on the target you shot, This will let others know you are behind the target. Do not shoot a target if a bow is leaning on it.
5. In a group that contains archers shooting from different stakes, the archers shooting from the farther stakes must shoot first.
6. Remember the Honor System! IF you are the “designated score keeper”, it is your responsibility to score your groups cards as they actually shot the target, and not as you would hope they would have shot the target.
7. Please do not litter, take everything with you that you brought in with you.
SCORING:
11 POINTS – Small circle centered within the 10 ring. Arrow must at least touch the circle. The score would reflect 11 on the scorecard.
10 POINTS – Circle inside vital area. Arrow must at least touch the circle.
8 POINTS – Vital area other than the 10 Point circle. Arrow must at least touch the circle.
5 POINTS – Remainder of the animal touching body color.
0 POINTS – Hitting the horns, antlers, or hoof, or not touching body color. Also missing or glancing off.
-To score, arrows must be stuck in the target. Witnessed pass through or bounce outs are to be scored as agreed on by the majority of the group, or re-shot before shooters advance to the next target. A pass through is defined as an arrow passing completely through a target, with material 360 degrees around the arrow, leaving both an entrance and exit hole.
-An arrow that is embedded into the nock end of an arrow that is embedded in the target will be scored same as the embedded arrow. (Robinhooded)
-An arrow released accidently or deliberately will be, if not in scoring area of target, scored as a 0 (zero). Any arrow that is dropped and can be recovered while touching the stake may be re-nocked and re-shot.
REMEMBER – Do not pull any arrows out of target before they are verified by the scorekeeper and written down on scorecard. Any arrow pulled before verification should be, and will be, scored as a 0 (zero).