Want to have some field archery fun? We invite the first 100 Boy Scouts, Venturer, Varsity, Sea Scouts and adults to the biggest field archery event of the year!

When: September 30, 2017

Where: Yolo Grasslands Park- 30475 CR 104, Davis, CA 95616

This is it! The biggest archery event of the year! There will be at least 14 special targets, placed in the lanes of a real archery field trail. There will be animals, monsters, and some targets may move. You will be issued a bow and arrows by the armorer (You can’t bring your own equipment). There will be instructors on hand early to help brush up your skills. Then you will take a walk in the woods to each of the targets, and see what you can hit. Sign up early. Space is limited to the first 100 shooters to sign up.

Training: All archers need a GEC Shooting Sports Training Card. If you have a valid card, bring it. If you do not, the training will be given once from 9:00-9:30AM on Sept. 30, 2017.

Time: Check-in starts at 8:30 AM. (Training class to obtain training card will be at 9-9:30AM)  Official opening is at 9:45AM and the shoot will be over by 2:30 PM.

Registration: If you intend to shoot, you must register online only at http://www.gec-bsa.org/event/gec-field-archery-event/2168624     Only the first 100 to sign up may shoot. Leaders and parents who do not intend to shoot are welcome to watch and do not need to sign up.

What is provided: Bow, arrows, quiver and lots of fun!  DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT

What to wear: Closed toed shoes, long pants, Scout uniform or Scout pants and troop T-shirt. Please leave your neckerchief’s, hanging patches/pins off your shirt. We don’t want the bow string to catch anything hanging off your shirt.

What to bring: GEC Archery Training Card (or go through the training the morning of to receive one) day pack, sack lunch, sunscreen, hat, personal first aid kit, water bottle, bug repellent. Water is available on site.

Directions: The 5-digit address does not work with navigation units. Use “Mace Blvd. and Tremont Road, Davis” instead. Take Interstate 80 to Davis and exit at Mace Blvd. From the East, turn left onto Mace Blvd. From the West, Turn left at the light onto Chiles road and then turn right onto Mace Blvd. Proceed 4 miles south on Mace Blvd (County Road 104)to the junction of Tremont Road. At Tremont road, turn left into the park driveway.

Questions: Contact Ed Caughie" <edwoodguy@afes.com

Note: 

All minor scouts participating in archery, bbguns, rifle, pistol, shotgun, airsoft, pellet guns must have parents/guardian sign the GEC Parental Shooting Sports Form event if the parent is on the range with the scouts. 

http://www.gec-bsa.org/document/gecshootingsportsreleaseform/173634