The Canterbury Archers' Society has a 3D Archery course situated in the Otahuna valley which is east of Tai Tapu on the Akaroa highway, just a few minutes out of Christchurch. The property is on a hill with beautiful trees and view from the top of the hill. This is a full course of 23 life size 3D foam targets set up to simulate actual hunting conditions and are all at different distances so the challenge is much greater than shooting at a target range. Each target is scored by the accuracy of each shot at the target and the number of arrows fired. The club meets every weekend. The next few club shoots will be:
Sunday
18/07/2010
Sunday
25/07/2010
Sunday
1/08/2010
Sunday
8/08/2010
Sunday
15/08/2010
Registration Time: 9:30 to 10am
The club has a friendly relaxed atmosphere, with experienced archers who are willing to give you helpful tips. New members of all ages are welcome, see the Contacts page if you'd like to get in touch.
Just a quick shout out to let you all know that the Pine Ridge Bowhunter Open features on Maori TV tonight (1/4/2010) at 9:30pm. Apparently this is the first of two episodes that will feature Archery & Bowhunting.
A big thank you to all who lent a hand moving the archery range. The best part is that it was all done in one weekend!
All of the targets are up and in position. I have to say that the new range is looking very good and is going to be a pleasure to shoot. All the work was completed by 1:00pm on Sunday.
After the BBQ the five people left at the range had a round of archery, that being Charlie, Alan, Tim, Tom and Andre. The new course was opened by Alan Dower who took the first shot.
So I can now offically say that the new course is open and ready for action.
Note concerning parking: when you arrive at the archery range we are to park next to the shed (where the horse people are) and walk to the container. This area is the designated car park.
Last, to those who are going down south on the wallaby hunt, all the best and have a good time. If there are any others who want to go on the wallaby hunt please get in contact with Charlie Officer.
If asked to sketch a mental picture of the typical archer I would be hard put. They seem to come in all shapes, sizes, colors and backgrounds. Inwardly they seem to have in common a love for the outdoors, a reverence for wildlife, and a close tie with history. There is nothing they seem to enjoy more than telling tall tales around a campfire or talking about archery to others. It would be difficult to find a more interesting group of people. (Fred Bear)
