Interm results for the 2019 OAA Indoor Mail Match are available here.

The Ontario Association of Archers  is pleased to announce a draft list of athletes and alternates who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2018-2019 Quest for Gold - Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected using the sport specific selection criteria developed by The Ontario Association of Archers and applied by (the) Selection Committee. 

3D archery focuses on shooting at life-size models of game and is popular with hunters. It is most common to see unmarked distances in 3D archery, as the goal is to accurately recreate a hunting environment for competition.

Though the goal is hunting practice, hunting broadheads are not used, as they would tear up the foam targets too much. Normal target or field tips, of the same weight as the intended broadhead, are used instead.

In the past 10 years 3D archery has taken new light with a competitive edge. There is a whole new group of competitions that are no longer considered hunting practice. Competitions are held around the world at local, Provincial, National and International levels. Some competitors will travel thousands of miles a year to compete to try and claim the world title in 3D archery. This competitive style has been growing in many other countries and should continue with strong support for many years to come.

The major 3d archery groups are the IBO (International Bowhunting Organization) and the ASA (Archery Shooters Association) are primarily based in Eastern United States. They each have different rules and scoring methods. The OAA uses has developed a set of rules that meet the needs of Ontario shooters, taking ideas from IBO, ASA and WA rule books. Each class shoots at maximum yardages that vary by class, the maximum yardage for an OAA 3D shoot is 50yards.

The Ontario 3D Championships is a two day event, consisting of 40 Targets shot on each day. First day and Second Day will be Shotgun Start with groups peer grouped by Equipment Category Day one and then my Score and Equipment Category on Day 2.

The cumulative score of the two days of shooting will be added for a total score and determination of places. This total score is also used for the First leg of the Ontario 3D Triple Crown. 

2019 3D Championships

Date: July 6th & 7th

• Day 1: Peer grouped by equipment - 10am shotgun start *
• Day 2: Peer grouped by Day 1 results - 8am shotgun start *
• Equipment Inspection is available Friday 6pm or Saturday 8am *
• Archery Canada equipment categories *

* as per 3D Advisory Committee recommendation

Location

• Archer's In Muskoka
  2845 HWY 60
  Dwight ON, P0A 1H0

Contact:

• Kevin Stroud 705.571.2592
• Gord Shields 705.646.3178
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Lunch and drinks will be available for Nominal Fee - Water will be provided free on the course

Registration

https://www.oaa-archery.on.ca/component/enrolistration/events/registration 

• Registration will close July 17th
• All Prices include HST

Local Accommodation

Comfort Inn - Hunstville
86 King William St, Huntsville, ON P1H 1E4
(705) 789-1701
huntsvillecomfortinn.com

Rodeway Inn King William
23 King William St, Huntsville, ON P1H 1G4
(705) 789-9661
choicehotels.com

Econo Lodge
117 Main St W, Huntsville, ON P1H 1W8
(705) 788-5051
choicehotels.com

OAA membership is required to win championship medals and may be paid at the door. Guests are welcome however there are no awards and their scores will not be published.

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This tournament is a Provincial Youth Championship and an important bridge from school or club shooting into the tournament stream. Unlike the Ontario Summer Games, no trials are required to qualify. Open to all archers until the year they turn 20, the Junior Challenge provides young archers an opportunity to enhance their competition skills and develop strategies for future successes. It is an excellent training tool for the Ontario Summer Games.

2019 Junior Challenge

Date: June 8th & 9th
Club Website: www.peterborougharchers.ca   

Location: Peterborough Archers
Peterborough Fish & Game Club
608 Division Rd.,
Peterborough, ON K9J 6Y1

Format

• Friday: Practice - 6pm
• Saturday: Double 720 - 9am
• Sunday: Round Robin - 9am
• Equipment check on site

Equipment and Age

• Compound - archers are welcome to shoot fingers or release, pins or scopes
• Recurve - which may or may not have sights
• Cadet (17 and under)
• Junior (20 and under)
• Archers younger than cadet may shoot as cadet

Registration

www.peterborougharchers.ca 

• Registration will close June 5th
• All Prices include HST

OAA membership is required to win championship medals and may be paid at the door. Guests are welcome however there are no awards and their scores will not be published.

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At first glance, target archery and field archery might look the same. Archers in both disciplines draw a bow, take aim, and shoot arrows at a round target marked with circles. What’s the difference? Target and field archery have different rules, scoring systems and course settings. 

Field archers shoot on a walking course – sometimes called a “roving course” – that’s usually wooded. Target distances vary from less than 10 yards to 80 yards, and target faces differ based on the round being shot. Archers may shoot field, hunter or animal rounds. In the field round, targets are black and white with a black centre; in the hunter division, targets are all black with thin white rings and a white centre; and in the animal division, paper targets feature colourful images of animals. If the animal division sounds fun, and you want to take it a step further, try 3D archery!

Notables about outdoor field archery:

• Targets are placed at varying distances in realistic outdoor settings.
• The sport emulates hunting situations.
• Competitions are divided into rounds of two sets with 14 targets each.
• Competitions often feature rough terrain.
• Rounds take different forms, such as the “hunter,” “field” or “animals (not shot in Ontario) style, each with specific rules.
• Archers tend to shoot in groups as they navigate the course.

2019 Field Championships

Location: Algoma Rod & Gun Club
Date: August 17th - 18th, 2018
Start Times: Saturday 10:00am | Sunday 9:00am
Club Website: https://argc.ca/?page_id=752 

Format: WA Field 

Below are the major differences between WA and IFAA field rounds

Registration

https://www.oaa-archery.on.ca/component/enrolistration/events/registration 

• Registration will close August 14th
• All Prices include HST

OAA membership is required to win championship medals and may be paid at the door. Guests are welcome however there are no awards and their scores will not be published. 

JOIN NOW!

Target archers shoot indoors or across a field, with everyone in each equipment category and/or age group shooting the same distance. Targets are a five-colour bull’s-eye measuring 80 centimetres or 122 centimetres, which are based on age and equipment style. Modern recurve bows – the type used in the Olympic Games – and compound bows are the most popular equipment options in target archery. The Ontario Target Championships is registered with both Archery Canada and World Archery allowing for National and International Records to be attained. Scores from this events also count towards National Ranking.

Notables about target archery:

• It’s the only form of archery in the Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Archery Canada is the National Governing Body for Canada and follows the rules of the World Archery Federation
• Archers alternate shooting six arrow “ends” outdoors; each “end” is four minutes.

2019 Target Championships

• Day 1: Double 720 - Saturday 9am
• Day 2: Single Elimination - Sunday 9am
  **THOSE ELIMINATED MAY ENTER AN OPTIONAL ROUND ROBIN FOR EXPERIENCE
• Equipment Inspection is available Friday 6pm or Saturday 8am

Date: July 20th & 21st

Location:
Wilderness Bowhunters & Archers In Muskoka 
Location to be determined

Local Accommodation: TBD

Registration

https://www.oaa-archery.on.ca/component/enrolistration/events/registration 

• Registration will close July 17th
• All Prices include HST

OAA membership is required to win championship medals and may be paid at the door.

JOIN NOW!

Check back for more information about this year's Target Championship.