Postal Matches: 3 matches will be held per year.

      Matches run from:                           Entry Sheets need to be turned in by:

     January 1 - April 30                      May 15th
     May 1 - August 31                       September 15th
     Sept 1 - December 31                  January 15th

Score sheets turned in after these dates will not be considered part of the shoot.

Entry fee: $3.50/shooter to be paid when score sheets are mailed in. This fee will be used to help offset awards. Entry fee must accompany score sheets or they will not be scored and considered part of the shoot.

Age divisions: Age divisions are determined by the 4-H member's age on January 1 of current year. Beginners (6-10 years), juniors (11-13) , and seniors (14-18). All divisions will shoot a total of 30 arrows. Once match starts, round must be complete.

Shooting Distances: Shooters will straddle the shooting line...one foot on each side of the line.

• Beginners shoot from 10 yards,

• Juniors shoot from 15 yards

• Seniors shoot from 20 yards.

Styles: All archers may shoot from one of the following shooting styles

• Olympic Style................................OS

• Bowhunter Freestyle.......................BHFS

• Bowhunter Freestyle Limited.............BHFSL

• Bowhunter Barebow........................BHBB

• Barebow.......................................BB

• Freestyle......................................FS

• Freestyle Limited............................FSL

Beginners and juniors may have a maximum draw weight of 45 pounds. Seniors may have a maximum draw weight of 60 pounds. 

Team Competition: All teams will consist of four members and all four scores count towards the team score. There are three divisions: BEG, JR and SR. The division is determined by the age of the oldest team member (as of January 1). Team entry fees are $1/team. There is no limit to the number of teams a county may enter.

*In archery only, juniors are the only ones allowed to move up. To do so they must shoot at the senior distance, and will be eligible for individual scores in that division only.

Official Scoring Form:  Please use the official scoring form. All entries must be postmarked by the last day of the Postal entered or all awards will be forfeited. Each county is responsible for scoring their own targets and providing an official scoring form of scores with the signatures of the scoring team.

Scoring directions: A shot hole, the leading edge of which comes in contact with the outside of the bull’s-eye or scoring rings of a target, is given the value of the higher value scoring ring contacted. If a competitor’s shot fails to hit any target (shots outside the scoring rings), that shot will be scored as a miss (zero).. BOUNCE OUTS OR PASS THROUGHS WILL BE RE-SHOT.

Awards: First, second and third place awards in each division will be given.
 

Bow Rules for 4-H Archery
(September 2002)

Olympic Style OS

• Any length sight bar is allowed

• No magnified scopes allowed

• No release aids

• Peep sites not allowed

• Kisser button allowed

• May adjust sight anytime throughout shoot

Barebow BB

• Any length stabilizer may be used

• No release aids

• No sights or reference points (kisser button extra nocking points etc.) or

• Blemishes or marks on bow or string

• No marking of floor or target or target stand (this will be considered a sight reference)

Bowhunter Freestyle (BHFS)

• 12" stabilizer measured from front of bow

• Any length sight bar allowed

• No magnified scopes allowed, fixed pins only

• No release aids

• Peep and kisser button allowed

• May NOT adjust sight anytime throughout shoot

Bowhunter Barebow (BHBB)

• 12" stabilizer measured from front of bow

• No release aids

• No sights or reference points (kisser button extra nocking points etc.) or

• Blemishes or marks on bow or string

• No marking of floor or target or target stand (this will be considered a sight reference)

Bowhunter Freestyle Limited (BHFSL)

• 12" stabilizer measured from front of bow

• Any length sight bar

• No magnified scopes allowed, fixed pins only

• No release aid allowed

• Peep and kisser button allowed

• May NOT adjust sight anytime throughout shoot

Freestyle FS

• Any length stabilizer may be used

• Any length sight bar is allowed

• Magnified scopes are allowed

• Release aid allowed

• Peep and kisser button allowed

• May adjust sight anytime throughout shoot

Freestyle Limited (FSL)

• Any length stabilizer may be used

• Any length sight bar is allowed

• Magnified scopes are allowed

• No release aid allowed

• Peep and kisser button allowed

• May adjust sight anytime throughout shoot

Official Score Sheet

For any further information, contact Al Ulmer, 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator, (701) 883-5301 ext. 209.