The Quesnel River Archers hosted its annual Indoor 3-D Archery Shoot Feb. 24-25 at the Gamache Arena on Sharp Road.
Local archers as well as those from Williams Lake, Prince George, Vanderhoof and 100 Mile House attended the event, for which organizers had set up more than 60 animal targets in the arena.
Each archer must shoot three animals per station, with two rounds on Saturday and a final round on Sunday. Each competitor received a colour card, to denote which targets they needed to shoot – for example, younger competitors would aim for different targets than more experienced competitors; or an archer using a recurve bow would aim at different targets than someone using a compound bow.
The highest score over the three rounds wins the category.
Quesnel River Archers president Wayne Schaefer, who has been shooting for around 14 years, says 3-D archery is where the fun is.
“You have to know where the 10-ring is on the animal; that’s what you are aiming for. But you don’t know how far away the target is; so you have to judge that distance.
“Some people are really dialled in and can pick that distance.”
Club members had set up the targets on Friday night, including deer, moose and geese, as well as some unexpected targets like a zombie, a raptor and a black widow spider.
Quesnel archers competed in 25 different categories, with plenty of top 3 placements (full results from the shoot below).
Local archers also showed off their skills at a Prince George Indoor 3-D Tournament hosted by the Silvertip Archers on Feb. 17-18, with many Quesnel shooters placing in the top 3 in five categories.
In the Masters Men’s Open, Quesnel’s Chris Harrington came first and Layton Smith second.
Local archer Becca Nazaruk placed first in the Ladies Unlimited category, and Louise Smith took first in the Ladies Masters Unlimited.
Dan Yelawega placed second in Men’s Long Bow.
In the Prince George shoot’s Masters 60 Traditional Ladies category, Sandi Walker came first and Darlene Gobbi second.
The Quesnel River Archers will next host a regional shoot this weekend, March 4, at the indoor facility on Reid Street.
Quesnel Indoor 3D Shoot results – top three for each category
PeeWee Girls Compound
First – Aisley Dunleavy
Pre-Cub Girls Barebow
First – Kayla Erickson
Pre-Cub Girls Compound
First – Emersyn Sanford
Second – Azlyn Ryan
Cub Girls Barebow
First – Lidia Solecki
Second – Wyatte Kowaski
Third – Neveah Kueber
Cub Girls Compound
First – Joelle Thurow
Second – Taryn Hinsche
Third – Eryn Ryan
Youth Girls Barebow
First – Talisa Ferguson
Second – Claudia Fitzner
Pre-Cub Boys Barebow
First – Beau Peters
Pre-Cub Boys Compound
First – Jackson Moleski
Second – Hunter Moleski
Third – Ezra Peters
Cub Boys Barebow
First – Wyatt Peters
Cub Boys Compound
First – Marek Baker
Second – Evan Mayhew
Third – Ty Waterhouse
Youth Boys Barebow
First – Lucas Schotel
Youth Boys Compound
First – Ty Thurow
Second – Spencer Gamache
Third – Deacon Faucher
Ladies Bow Hunter Unlimited
First – Cara Moleski
Second – Sara Weibe
Third – Becca Nazaruk
Master Ladies Bow Hunter Unlimited
First – Louise Smith
Second – Cathy Schaefer
Third – Sarah Weibe
Master Ladies Bow Hunter Open
First – Diana Freel
Ladies Barebow
First – Lora-Lee Murray
Second – Susan Davis
Third – Angelique Justason
Master Ladies Barebow
First – Donna Webber
Second – Sandi Walker
Third – Kathy Kueber
Ladies Longbow
First – Jessie Mobbs
Second – Nikki Mobbs
Mens Bow Hunter Open
First – Jarratt Nazaruk
Master Mens Bow Hunter Open
First – Al Campsall
Second – Layton Smith
Third – Niels Hansen
Mens Bow Hunter Unlimited
First – John Baker
Second – Randy Bailey
Third – Derick Weibe
Master Mens Bow Hunter Unlimited
First – Lee Scott
Second – Barry Bepple
Third – John Marshall
Mens Barebow
First – Fred Streleoff
Second – Ernie Schmidt
Third – Dan Mobbs
Master Mens Barebow
First – Al Fleck
Second – Stu Murray
Third – George Walker
Master Mens Longbow
First – Lloyd Whetton
Second – Taylor Sapergia
Third – Dan Yalowega
