IFAA Animal Round

A perfect day at the range saw some very good scores posted in the popular IFAA Animal round, everyone likes the big score zones but the distances tend to make them look small on some of the longer targets. John Clarke shot well dropping 2 points for the 28 targets. Wade Hudson also had a blinder. Ken Thompson also showed his liking for these targets posting a personal best and a club record for the barebow compound grade. Rob Porter dusted off old faithfull and showed that an good old bow is still a good bow, regardless of the colour !!. ??.
Next club shoot is May 1st.

This weekend see's Tuggerah Lakes Field Archers hosting a branch invitational ABA shoot at the Yarramalong Valley range, if you like a challenge head down, the Black Range has bought many a bowman to greif.

Directions to the Yarramalong Valley Range

Heading south on the Expressway take the Wyong exit south of the Caltex Service centre. Turn right across the expressway for approx. 20km to Yarramalong Village. Turn left up Bramble Hill Road for 5km. Turn left into Forest Road. Range entry is approx. 1km on left


Weekend Score IFAA Animal
Namoi Valley Archers



Lisa Buckingham Womens Open 508
Jodi Dolbel Womens Open 472

Karen Hudson Womens Compound 340

Norma Culley Women Bowhunter Limited 410

Darryl Hudson Mens Traditional 396
Michael Patrick Mens Traditional 386

John Clark Mens Open 558
David Buckingham Mens Open 552
Steve Jaeger Mens Open 548

Ken Thompson Mens Compound 532
Philip Porter Mens Compound 506
Ken Hill Mens Compound 458

Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 540
Rob Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 474

Jackelyn Patrick Cub Girl Traditional 246

Emelia Dolbel Cub Girl Compound 62

Lucas Edmonds Cub Boy Traditional 316
Avery Edmonds Cub Boy Traditional 210
Christopher Patrick Cub Boy Traditional 148

Hayden Riordan Cub Boy Open 216

Ben Stubs Boy Junior Traditional 402

Sam Bates Boy Junior Open 550
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 496
Robbie Porter Boy Junior Open 404
Jamie Thompson Boy Junior Open 340
Glen Culley Boy Junior Open 152

Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 504
Cameron Hill Boy Junior Compound 342
Keegan Patrick Boy Junior Compound 288

Directions To Namoi Valley Archers Range

Follow the Coonabarabran signs to the roundabout just past the South St silo, next to the show ground. Turn south down View St, drive past the Longmuir playing fields on the Western side of the showground, just past a divider in the middle of the road is a turn off to the right, follow Wondobah Rd about 18kms South of town, the turn off to the range is just over the crest of a hill so keep an eye out for it. On bigger shoots the ABA signs will be out.


Check the website for the shoot calander, all are welcome to club shoots, if you have no equipment that's ok as long as you contact someone before coming out, that way we can make sure you have a club bow and a few arrows for the day.

The next branch shoot is the 23rd & 24th of July 2005, the ABA Branch Titles. Club shoots are every second Sunday as a guide.

17th April – Club Shoot 9.30am
23rd & 24th April – Tuggerah Lakes Field Archers (Yarramalong Valley) ABA Invitation

1st May – Club Shoot 9.30am
15th May – Club Shoot 9.30am
14th & 15th May – Southwest Slopes Field Archers (Tumut) NSW State IFAA Titles
21st & 22nd May – Hunter Archery Centre (Newcastle) Branch Indoor Titles
29th May – Club Shoot 9.30am

5th June – Club Shoot 9.30am
10th/11th/12th/13th/14th June – Wide Bay Archers (Hervey Bay) National IFAA Titles
19th June – Club Shoot 9.30am

3rd July – Club Shoot 9.30am
17th July – Club Shoot 9.30am
23rd & 24th July – Namoi Valley Archers (Gunnedah) Branch ABA Titles

7th August – Club Shoot 9.30am
21st August – Club Shoot 9.30am
27th & 28th August – Moonterra Archers (Wyong) Branch 3D Titles

4th September – Club Shoot 9.30am
18th September – Club Shoot 9.30am
25th September – Club Shoot 9.30am

1st &2nd October – Avon Valley Archers (Gloucester) NSW State ABA Titles
9th October – Club Shoot 9.30am
23rd October – Club Shoot 9.30am

5th & 6th October – Namoi Valley Archers (Gunnedah) Branch IFAA Titles
20th November – Club Shoot 9.00am

4th December – Club Shoot 9.00am
*Please be at the range to register for shoot 30 minutes before advertised start time

Hunting Score Update

3 Arrow Round: 3rd April 2005

The club round this weekend used the Aussie style targets on the outback range, many good scores were posted and some 3 arrow club records broken on the day. The weather was perfect with a bit of breeze to keep you guesing.
Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 900
Jordan Carter Boy Junior Compound 680
Cameron Hill Boy Junior Compound 395

Robbie Porter Boy Junior Open 880
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 785

Michael Romer Cub Boy Compound 1000
Damian Woodward Cub Boy Compound 235

Mathew Jauja Cub Boy Open 485
Sebastian Donovan Cub Boy Open 440

Shane Thompson Cub Boy Traditional 550

Emelia Dolbel Cub Girl Compound 285

Meg Jaeger Cub Girl Traditional 380

Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 1085
Gerry Culley Mens Bowhunter Limited 780
Greg Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 770
Scott Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 620

Philip Porter Mens Compound 850
Ken Thompson Mens Compound 845
Steve Woodward Mens Compound 665
Ken Hill Mens Compound 620

Ben Ireland Mens Open 1165
Steve Jaeger Mens Open 1045

Darryl Hudson Mens Traditional 620

Sam Bates Olympic Junior Boy 910

Norma Culley Women Bowhunter Limited 600

Karen Hudson Womens Compound 435
Helen Woodward Womens Compound 165

Cassie Neuendorf Womens Open 810
Jodi Dolbel Womens Open 735

Janice Jaeger Womens Traditional 360

Charleville 05: Namoi Valley Archers Too Strong

Namoi Valley Archers team members have returned from the 2005 Australian Field Archery Championships with a record medal haul of seven gold medals across the two championship events contested in the outback Queensland town of Charleville over the Easter weekend. Over 375 archers and their families descended on the area for the weekend with competitors enjoying fine weather over the four days of the championships with the Charleville club receiving high praise for their efforts in staging the tournament although most competitors are still trying to shake the legendary red bulldust from their gear.

The Australian ABA Championships attracted a field of 375 archers for the four round tournament with competitors shooting twenty paper targets per round featuring hand drawn feral animals such as goats pigs, deer and buffalo at unmarked distances. Steve Jaeger confirmed his rating as the best Freestyle Limited shooter in the land with his third consecutive win in this event turning in four consistent rounds to leave the opposition floundering in his wake with another outstanding performance. Ben Ireland finished fifth in the 2004 championships and has been working incredibly hard since then with everything coming together just at the right time as he won his first Australian championship in the ultra competitive Freestyle Unlimted division with the top competitors shooting scores in excess of 390 points out of 400 in each round making the margin for error extremely slim. Ireland finished the tournament with the highest overall score of any competitor at the event and brings the prestigious title of Overall Sighted Champion to the local club for the first time. Sam Bates confirmed his potential winning his first Australian title in the Junior Freestyle Unlimited event with a top class performance. The unflappable Bates handled the pressure of being favourite for the event shutting out his opposition with high quality archery from the very first target with his hard work at the practice butts prior to this event proving the difference. The club’s youngest competitor at the championships Jackelyn Patrick showed she has a big future in the sport with a gold medal in Cub Girls Recurve D grade turning in a courageous performance over the four rounds. Stuart Dolbel finished with the silver medal in Bowhunter Limited with son Josh Dolbel also winning silver in Junior Bowhuntter Unlimited in a great family double. Michael Patrick added to the medal haul with the silver medal in the Recurve D grade to round out a great tournament. The teams event is always a very hard fought affair with the Northern NSW Branch winning the bragging rights for the next twelve months for the first time in many years with local club members Steve Jaeger, Ben Ireland, Stuart Dolbel and Bryen Bates all part of the winning team. In the junior teams event the Northern NSW Branch finished second with Sam Bates, Cade Rowland and Josh Dolbel part of this team.

The Australian 3D Championships were also conducted over the weekend with over 250 competitors shooting four rounds of twenty targets, featuring lifesize animals made of a special high density foam set at unmarked distances. Steve Jaeger showed his all round ability winning the Freestyle Limited title in this event at his first attempt outclassing his opposition with another outstanding performance. Sam Bates also scored double gold adding the Junior Freestyle Unlimited championship to his win in the ABA event confirming him as the best junior sighted shooter at the championships. Josh Dolbel scored his first Australian gold medal with a gritty performance in Junior Bowhunter Unlimited in a fantastic result for this quietly spoken young archer. Ben Ireland finished with the silver medal in Freestyle Unlimited after a titanic battle with 3D specialist Simon Gallen and Stuart Dolbel added a second silver medal with a fighting performance in Bowhunter Limited.

National coach, Gary Nichols described the achievements of Namoi Valley Archers at these championships as simply outstanding with the club now having the Australian senior and junior Freestyle Unlimited champions as well as the senior Freestyle Limited champion. Nichols also pointed out that that Namoi Valley Archers provided the backbone of both the winning senior team and the junior team which finished runner-up in the team event.

As well as the archery events competitions are also held in Axe throwing and Knife throwing. Steve Jaeger showed he had the Midas touch over the weekend winning the Australian Knife throwing event in front of an enthusiastic and noisy crowd using a knife he designed and built himself. A great finish to a memorable four days of competion for this popular club member.

Welcome to Charleville.

Everyone is keen so it's of to the practise butts.

Like everyone else

The 3D range was tyering, and then you got to it, 1.6km through the bulldust to the first target.



With the first round of the 3D out of the way it was time for sleep and then the start of the ABA, a 3arrow and 1arrow round followed by a one arrow 3D round to pull the day up, rise and shine everyone.

The ABA ranges were very testing with the flat country and tunnel like shots through the Mulga very deceptive, plenty of maximums in all groups too.


Bryan Bates, although not in the medals for a change, was one of the happier archers at the lunch break, coming in with a 398 out of 400 for the round, not bad for a guy shooting an entry level bow hahahaha.....who was the wanker who said that.

When the dust settled the story above says it all, here are the happy archers.
Ben Ireland


Sam Bates


Mick Patrick

He's smiling.....really.
Steve Jaeger


Josh Dolbel


Stuart Dolbel



See you next year at Orange, no dust just doona's for 2006.

ABA Round Yields Good Competition

The weather was perfect for a day of archery on Sunday so a full ABA round was put on to take advantage of the best autumn had to offer. Some sneaky adjustments were done to the range as the targets were placed out to ensure all of those who are off to the Nationals this weekend had a decent challenge. The boundry range although the flatest of the ranges has some deceptive targets and with John moving the odd peg around they were all the more difficult for those relying on their memory.
Cassie Nuendorf shot a personal best and in doing so set a new benchmark in the clubs women open division taking out a long held record. Wade Hudson also blitzed the competition in the Juniors Boys compound crushing the old club record on the way.
The National Titles in Charleville this weekend has attracted a number of archers from the Namoi Valley club, good luck to you all and here's hoping to a bag full of medals.

Ben Ireland Mens Open 780
Steve Jaeger Mens Open 776
John Clark Mens Open 774
David Buckingham Mens Open 738
Bryen Bates Mens Open 738
Trent Rowe Mens Open 334

Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 730
Greg Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 662
Matt Krug Mens Bowhunter Limited 598
Shane Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 572
Scott Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 350
Rob Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 314

Philip Porter Mens Compound 670
Ken Thompson Mens Compound 638

Darryl Hudson Mens Traditional 496
Michael Patrick Mens Traditional 434
Lloyd Jauja Mens Traditional 28

Cassie Neuendorf Womens Open 610
Jodi Dolbel Womens Open 596

Karen Hudson Womens Compound 402

Norma Culley Women Bowhunter Limited 476

Janice Jaeger Womens Traditional 320

Sam Bates Boy Junior Open 776
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 648
Robbie Porter Boy Junior Open 620

Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 702
Keegan Patrick Boy Junior Compound 382
Cameron Hill Boy Junior Compound 356

Cade Rowland Boy Junior Traditional 566

Jay Buckingham Girl Junior Compound 238
Jodi Buckingham Girl Junior Compound 192

Sebastian Donovan Cub Boy Open 608
Mathew Jauja Cub Boy Open 256

Christopher Patrick Cub Boy Traditional 344

Emelia Dolbel Cub Girl Compound 142

Jackelyn Patrick Cub Girl Traditional 328

Happy Hunters

Greg has been hunting with the bow for only a short time and has already killed a pig bigger than most of us will ever see. His first kill was a goat in January this year but obviously that didn't get the adrenaline pumping enough so he went on to bigger meaner things very quickly.

This is Gregs first kill, and like most of us it was fun but not that trophy class Billy that was just at the head of the heard.


This monster pig was shot at 25mtrs with a 55lb Martin Jaguar using 125g Terminators on the end of some goldtip hunters. This pig weighed 100kgs. The first arrow was a nice lung shot but the pig still managed to run 100yrds before falling. As you would expect a another arrow was used to make sure the pig was dead before approaching within 10yrds.
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This is a couple of goats taken a few weeks ago by Lloyd and Greg, part of Lloyd neccessary physio exercises to help in his recoperation. After talking to Lloyd and the way he pulled up after a few hours hunting is may well be the last attempt for a while too. Back to the couch with a handfull of pain killers to get himself ready for the winter hunts at Blackville.


Please email me any pics you would like posted, I can cut them down to 50kb or you can but please dont send me 2MB pictures to download, unless they are worth it 8-).

3D Round 6th March 2005

Thirty seven archery took to the Wondobah Road Archery range this weekend to compete in a 3D round. After a wet Saturday the weather could not have been better, soft under foot and cool. A two arrow round was shot with the archery scoring both arrows, the second round proved tough as it was a single arrow round.

Scores
Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 528
Jordan Carter Boy Junior Compound 476
Cade Rowland Boy Junior Compound 470
Shaun Andrews Boy Junior Compound 388

Sam Bates Boy Junior Open 748
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 686
Robbie Porter Boy Junior Open 536

Damian Woodward Cub Boy Compound 256

Sebastian Donovan Cub Boy Open 290
Hayden Riordan Cub Boy Open 190
Beau Gardner Cub Boy Open 174

Christopher Patrick Cub Boy Traditional 98

Georgia Buckingham Cub Girl Compound 54

Jackelyn Patrick Cub Girl Traditional 286
Meg Jaeger Cub Girl Traditional 168

Jodi Buckingham Girl Junior Compound 304
Stacey Woodward Girl Junior Compound 300

Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 698
Greg Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 684
Scott Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 580
Rob Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 370

Ken Thompson Mens Compound 644
Philip Porter Mens Compound 636
Steve Woodward Mens Compound 430

Ben Ireland Mens Open 818
David Buckingham Mens Open 804
John Clark Mens Open 804
Steve Jaeger Mens Open 772
Bryen Bates Mens Open 746

Darryl Hudson Mens Traditional 480
Michael Patrick Mens Traditional 352

Norma Culley Women Bowhunter Limited 414

Lisa Buckingham Womens Compound 310
Karen Hudson Womens Compound 216

Jodi Dolbel Womens Open 598
Cassie Neuendorf Womens Open 528
Jay Buckingham 98

The next club shoot will be March 20th, the last chance to get a round in before the Nationals at easter.

Annual Bowhunter Point Scores

The hunting year started 1-10-04 and will finish 30th Sept 05, game claim forms can be gathered from Steve Jaeger. Club points plus the ABA score will be combined to give the hunter a total points for each kill.


Game Club Score
BILLY > 20" 20
BILLY < 20" 10
NANNY 5

BOAR 20
BOAR [non measurable] 10
SOW 5

RABBIT 15

HARE 15

FOX 20

CAT 20


STAG
RUSSA 100
FALLOW 100
CHITAL 100
HOG 100
DOE
RUSSA 100
FALLOW 50
CHITAL 50
HOG 50

Current hunter scores are as follows
NAMOI VALLEY ARCHERS HUNTERS YEARLY POINTS

SENIOR HUNTERS TOTAL
Stu Dolbel 140
Steve Jaeger -
Phill Porter -
Ben Ireland -
Cassie Neuendorf -
Greg Donovan -
Lloyd Jauja -

JUNIOR HUNTERS
Joshua Dolbel 65
Sam Bates -
Cameron Hill 15

It's good to see the juniors getting into it this year.

If you have claims to lodge please do so and we will try and keep this site up to date.

Happy Hunting
Stu

3 Arrow Shoot On Outback Range

Sunday morning saw 37 archers hit the outback range to test their skills in a 3 arrow all count shoot. There was stiff competition in the womens ranks as the sighted shooters went down to the last target for the second shoot in a row with Jodi Dolbel just beating Cassie Neuendorf for the honours by five points. The open mens division was fought out well seeing John Clark just finishing over Ben Ireland and Steve Jaeger.
Micheal "new bow" Patrick narrowly edged out Darryl Hudson in the Mens traditional. No records were broken on the day but Josh Dolbel managed a personal best after making the jump to Juniors last year.

The next shoot is on February 27th, the same weekend as the first branch shoot of 2005 to be held at Boolaroo. This is the last shoot at the Boolaroo range before moving to their new location, if you have not shot this very challenging range before do not miss your last opportunity to do so.

Scores:
Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 865
Jake Hopkins Boy Junior Compound 560
Keegan Patrick Boy Junior Compound 515
Damian Woodward Boy Junior Compound 415
Cameron Hill Boy Junior Compound 325
Sam Bates Boy Junior Open 995
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 875
Michael Romer Cub Boy Compound 895
Mathew Jauja Cub Boy Open 570
Sebastian Donovan Cub Boy Open 535
Beau Gardner Cub Boy Open 410
Hayden Riordan Cub Boy Open 310
Christopher Patrick Cub Boy Traditional 375
Meg Jaeger Cub Girl Traditional 220
Jackelyn Patrick Cub Girl Traditional 200
Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 965
Greg Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 845
Rob Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 765
Gerry Culley Mens Bowhunter Limited 150
Philip Porter Mens Compound 750
Ken Thompson Mens Compound 720
Ken Hill Mens Compound 630
Rodger Ford Mens Compound 615
Max Romer Mens Compound 480
Steve Woodward Mens Compound 455
John Clark Mens Open 1110
Ben Ireland Mens Open 1100
Steve Jaeger Mens Open 1035
Bryen Bates Mens Open 1005
Michael Patrick Mens Traditional 470
Darryl Hudson Mens Traditional 440
Karen Hudson Womens Compound 400
Helen Woodward Womens Compound 235
Jodi Dolbel Womens Open 745
Cassie Neuendorf Womens Open 740
Norma Culley Womens Open 500
Annette Gardner Womens Open 350

3Arrow Round To Start 2005

A good field of 35 archers took to the boundry range to compete in the first club shoot for 2005. A 3arrow all count was shot with Ben Ireland putting in a very good performance after the Christmas / New Year break. Robert Porter also shot well in the Junior Boy division and Jodi Dolbel saw a big jump in performance after some minor equipment changes during the break. The next club shoot is Sunday the 13th of February. The first branch shoot will be at Boolaroo on the 26th and 27th of Feb.
Scores
Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 770
Ben Irwin Boy Junior Compound 440
Cameron Hill Boy Junior Compound 345
Ben Stubs Boy Junior Compound 335
Robbie Porter Boy Junior Open 890
Dean Thompson Boy Junior Open 855
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 800
Jamie Thompson Boy Junior Open 420
Christopher Patrick Boy Junior Traditional 220
Keegan Patrick Cub Boy Compound 400
Damian Woodward Cub Boy Compound 345
Sebastian Donovan Cub Boy Open 560
Beau Gardner Cub Boy Open 320
Hayden Riordan Cub Boy Open 220
Shane Thompson Olympic 430
Jackelyn Patrick Cub Girl Traditional 325
Stacey Woodward Girl Junior Compound 420
Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 905
Greg Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 875
Scott Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 740
Philip Porter Mens Compound 835
Ken Thompson Mens Compound 805
Steve Woodward Mens Compound 540
Ken Hill Mens Compound 525
Karen Hudson Mens Compound 425
Peter Stubs Mens Compound 285
Ben Ireland Mens Open 1115
Steve Jaeger Mens Open 1000
Darryl Hudson Mens Traditional 515
Michael Patrick Mens Traditional 445
Helen Woodward Womens Compound 400
Jodi Dolbel Womens Open 680
Cassie Neuendorf Womens Open 660
Norma Culley Women Bowhunter Limited 505
Annette Gardner Women Bowhunter Limited 320

Norther NSW Branch ABA Shoot Calander

2005 SHOOT CALANDER Northern NSW Branch ABA version 1 Nov 2004

MONTH DATE EVENT VENUE NOTES
FEB 12th 10am Branch Meeting Warners Bay Tavern Newcastle
26th - 27th ABA Boolaroo Bowman Newcastle
MAR 25th - 28th ABA & 3D National Safarie Charliville Qld.
APR 23rd - 24th ABA Tuggerah Lakes YARRAMALONG
May 7th 10am Branch Meeting To be advised
14th-15th STATE IFAA Tumit SOUTH NSW
21st - 22nd BRANCH INDOOR Warners Bay NEWCASTLE
JUN 10th - 14TH NATIONAL IFAA Wide Bay Archers Hervey Bay Qld.
25th - 26th ABA Hunter Bowman MAITLAND
JUL 23rd - 24th BRANCH ABA Namoi Valley GUNNEDAH
AUG 6th 10am Branch AGM To be advised
27th - 28th BRANCH 3D Central Coast Moonterra WYONG
SEP 10th-11th Coaching Clinic Warners Bay Newcastle
OCT 1st - 2nd STATE ABA Avon Valley F/A GLOUCESTER
NOV 5th - 6th BRANCH IFAA Namoi Valley GUNNEDAH
19th 10am Branch meeting To be advised
DEC 3rd - 4th ABA host club required

All NNSW Branch run shoots: Enteries and registeration close 8.30 am Saturday, Muster 9.30.am
3 arrow round commences 9.50am approx.
1 arrow round comences straight after lunch.
Sunday round commences 8.30am.
Presentations after lunch Sunday. Both days scores count for final result.
All branch shoot fees, Senior $20, Junior $15, Family $45
Shoot calendar subject to change when necessary.

Some Happy Hunters

2005 Shoot Calender

Namoi Valley Archers 2005

30th January – Club Shoot 9.00am

13th February – Club Shoot 9.00am
27th February – Club Shoot 9.00am
26th & 27th February – Boolaroo Archers (Newcastle) ABA Invitation

6th March – Club Shoot 9.00am
20th March – Club Shoot 9.00am
25th/26th/27th/28th March – Charleville Field Archers (Charleville) National ABA & 3D Titles

3rd April – Club Shoot 9.30am
17th April – Club Shoot 9.30am
23rd & 24th April – Tuggerah Lakes Field Archers (Yarramalong Valley) ABA Invitation

1st May – Club Shoot 9.30am
15th May – Club Shoot 9.30am
14th & 15th May – Southwest Slopes Field Archers (Tumut) NSW State IFAA Titles
21st & 22nd May – Hunter Archery Centre (Newcastle) Branch Indoor Titles
29th May – Club Shoot 9.30am

5th June – Club Shoot 9.30am
10th/11th/12th/13th/14th June – Wide Bay Archers (Hervey Bay) National IFAA Titles
19th June – Club Shoot 9.30am

3rd July – Club Shoot 9.30am
17th July – Club Shoot 9.30am
23rd & 24th July – Namoi Valley Archers (Gunnedah) Branch ABA Titles

7th August – Club Shoot 9.30am
21st August – Club Shoot 9.30am
27th & 28th August – Moonterra Archers (Wyong) Branch 3D Titles

4th September – Club Shoot 9.30am
18th September – Club Shoot 9.30am
25th September – Club Shoot 9.30am

1st &2nd October – Avon Valley Archers (Gloucester) NSW State ABA Titles
9th October – Club Shoot 9.30am
23rd October – Club Shoot 9.30am

5th & 6th October – Namoi Valley Archers (Gunnedah) Branch IFAA Titles
20th November – Club Shoot 9.00am

4th December – Club Shoot 9.00am
*Please be at the range to register for shoot 30 minutes before advertised start time

2004 Roundup

Namoi Valley Archers wrapped up a highly successful 2004 season with a combined AGM and Presentation night. The club had a record breaking season in terms of shooter numbers at club events, participation rates at two day tournaments and medals won at National and State level. Steve Jaeger, Robbie Porter and Georgia Buckingham finished with the coveted gold medals at the National ABA Titles with Jaeger becoming the first archer from the local club to record back to back National titles.
In another first the club now has two coaches fully accredited with the Australian Sports Commission and the benefits of this program are being shown by the club’s outstanding group of junior archers with Sam Bates and Stacey Woodward receiving scholarships from the NSW State Government’s Junior Country Athlete Scheme with Bates also being accepted into the NIAS Lonestar Program for 2005.
The local club conducted two major tournaments in 2004 with the Northern NSW Branch ABA Titles in July and the NSW State IFAA Titles in November with both events receiving high praise from both competitors and officials for the quality of the facilities and the level of administration provided by club members. Northern NSW Branch Controller Jeff Jennings rated the Gunnedah club the equal of any in the State and the club has been given the honour of hosting the Branch Championships in both the ABA and IFAA disciplines in 2005.
The prestigious 2004 Club Person of the Year trophy was awarded to Garry Porter for his magnificent efforts behind the scenes for the club. Garry can usually be found at club shoots taking registrations and organizing shoot groups then jumping behind his beloved barbecue to cook lunch if required. Garry was the principal figure in the catering for the two tournaments the club ran in 2004 and in his spare time was the driving force behind the construction of the new shower block. In his role of club coach Garry is always available to lend a hand if needed and every Thursday night he is on hand to instruct those interested in archery at the Gunnedah PCYC Indoor Archery program.
The club caters for all shooting styles from the traditional longbows right through to the freestyle unlimited shooters with a strong family presence and a friendly social atmosphere features of the club. The club has permanent ranges in all three field archery disciplines, ABA unmarked, IFAA marked and 3D and offers a wide variety of club shoots throughout the year.
Competition in many of the divisions was extremely close with the Mens Open contest going right down to the wire and after twenty two rounds Ben Ireland finished on top by just 10 points from John Clark with Steve Jaeger third. The Junior Boy Compound division provided some of the toughest competition all year with Cade Rowland coming out on top from Wade Hudson and Jake Hopkins. Wade Hudson won the Handicap Shield and the accolade as the club’s most improved archer for 2004.
Phillip Porter showed his prowess in the field winning the Bowhunter of the Year award while Josh Dolbel was the Junior Bowhunter of the Year.

Results
Bowhunter Limited – Stuart Dolbel 1, Daren Boorer 2. Gerry Culley 3.
Mens Compound – Phillip Porter 1, Ken Thompson 2, Steve Woodward 3.
Womens Compound – Helen Woodward 1, Lisa Buckingham 2.
Mens Open – Ben Ireland 1, John Clark 2, Steve Jaeger 3.
Womens Open – Cassie Neuendorf 1, Norma Culley 2, Annette Gardner 3.
Traditional – Darrell Hudson 1, Michael Patrick 2.
Junior Boy Compound – Cade Rowland 1, Wade Hudson 2, Jake Hopkins 3.
Junior Girl Compound – Stacey Woodward 1, Jodi Buckingham 2.
Junior Open – Sam bates 1, Josh Dolbel 2, Robbie Porter 3.
Cub Open – Matthew Jauja 1, Sebastian Donovan 2, Beau Gardner 3.
Cub Boy Compound – Michael Romer 1, Joel Boorer 2, Damian Woodward 3.
Cub Girl Compound – Georgia Buckingham 1.
Cub Traditional – Shane Thompson 1, Matt Bates 2, Christopher Patrick 3.
Little Archers – Meg Jaeger.
Encouragement Awards – Dean Thompson, Jordan Carter, Keegan Patrick, Cameron Hill, Jamie Thomspon.

Regards
John Clarke (The Overlord)

Aussie Field Round Finishes 2004 Year

Thirty six archers took to the "Outback" range at the Wondobah Rd Archery Field to to compete in the last club shoot for 2004. Although a few ailments persisted in both body and equipment some good scores were posted. The Aussie Field round makes use of a simple black centre (5 points), a white inner ring (4 points) and then another black outer ring (3 points) target. With only 15 points possible on each target a miss or a low score can generate some close competition.

Even with the hot conditions and after effects of the annual awards and AGM night all archers had a good day. Although Steve Jaegers temporary stint in barebow compound may have exacibated his already throbbing head. More to come and plenty of blackmail pics of the awards night soon.

Scores:
Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 235
Ben Irwin Boy Junior Compound 210
Jordan Carter Boy Junior Compound 137
Shaun Andrews Boy Junior Compound 121
Cameron Hill Boy Junior Compound 85

Sam Bates Boy Junior Open 288
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 231
Jamie Thompson Boy Junior Open 149

Ben Stubs Boy Junior Traditional 75

Michael Romer Cub Boy Compound 252
Damian Woodward Cub Boy Compound 83

Sebastian Donovan Cub Boy Open 173

Shane Thompson Cub Boy Traditional 146
Matt Bates Cub Boy Traditional 110

Emelia Dolbel Cub Girl Compound 72

Stacey Woodward Girl Junior Compound 148

Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 263
Rob Porter Mens Bowhunter Limited 241
Greg Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 219
Norma Culley Mens Bowhunter Limited 135

Ken Thompson Mens Compound 238
Philip Porter Mens Compound 220
Ken Hill Mens Compound 161
Steve Woodward Mens Compound 159
Max Romer Mens Compound 149
Steve Jaeger Mens Compound 98

John Clark Mens Open 286
Bryen Bates Mens Open 286
Ben Ireland Mens Open 282
David Buckingham Mens Open 255

Darryl Hudson Mens Traditional 201
Peter Stubs Mens Traditional 80

Cassie Neuendorf Women Bowhunter Limited 151
Lisa Buckingham Women Bowhunter Limited 90

Karen Hudson Womens Compound 138
Helen Woodward Womens Compound 54

3 Arrow Round

On the 21st Namoi Valley Archers took to the range to complete a simple three arrow club event after the recent run of IFFA rounds leading up to and including the state titles on the 6th and 7th of November. A small field enjoyed an almost perfect day as high level cloud kept the temperatures down for the entire shoot.
The round consisted of 20 ABA animal target and was scored with each of three arrows being counted. A kill equaled 20 points, wound 15 points and a hit equaling only 10 points, the maximum score for the round being 1200 points after all sixty arrows were shot.
Scores:
Wade Hudson Boy Junior Compound 820
Cade Rowland Boy Junior Compound 645
Shaun Andrews Boy Junior Compound 460
Jordan Carter Boy Junior Compound 375
Sam Bates Boy Junior Open 1070
Josh Dolbel Boy Junior Open 875
Robbie Porter Boy Junior Open 635
Jamie Thompson Boy Junior Open 595
Damian Woodward Cub Boy Compound 390
Sebastian Donovan Cub Boy Open 665
Shane Thompson Cub Boy Open 600
Mathew Jauja Cub Boy Open 465
Stacey Woodward Girl Junior Compound 520
Stuart Dolbel Mens Bowhunter Limited 1005
Matt Krug Mens Bowhunter Limited 765
Greg Donovan Mens Bowhunter Limited 725
Ken Thompson Mens Compound 790
Steve Woodward Mens Compound 455
John Clark Mens Open 1115
Bryen Bates Mens Open 1050
David Buckingham Mens Open 990
Steve Jaeger Mens Open 910
Helen Woodward Womens Compound 340
Karen Hudson Womens Compound 315

Next shoot will be on Sunday the 28th of November, the last before the Christmas holidays. Remember to contact a club official to confirm your attendance at the AGM the day before, the 27th.

IFFA State Titles

Namoi Valley Archers were a dominant force in the recent state titles shot on the clubs rarley used IFFA ranges. The IFAA style of archery is very different from the more common ABA type rounds shot at the club. IFFA, in some instances could be percieved as being easier as the distance to the target is given at each target, unlike ABA were this esential hunting skill is honed by the need to accurately guess the distance to each target, but in saying this you must admit that 28 targets, four arrows at each target, and distances out to 80 yards can also be testing even for the most experienced archer.
IFFA is a true test of form and consistancy and can generate some very close competition as only one point splits the difference between bullseye, second ring and then to the outer score zone, 5,4,3 respectively.
Although a small field hit the range for the two day shoot some of the best archers in NSW were there to stake their claim and get in some much needed IFFA practice before the world titles in 2006 being held in Qld.

Scores:
Cub Girl Bowhunter C
Jodi Stiles 368 361 729

Cub Boy Bowhunter A
Michael Romer NVA 429 457 886
Ben Mortimer 425 447 872

Cub Boy Bowhunter Limited B
Joel Boorer NVA 385 434 819

Cub Boy Bowhunter Limited C
Shane Thompson NVA 201 248 449

Junior Girl Bowhunter C
Stacey Woodward NVA 153 175 328

Junior Girl Freestyle Unlimited C
Erin Finch 367 367 734

Junior Boy Bowhunter B
Dean Thompson NVA 323 318 641
Wade Hudson NVA 298 341 639
Cade Rowland NVA 308 296 604

Junior Boy Bowhunter Limited C
Jamie Thompson NVA 260 226 486

Junior Boy Bowhunter Unlimited B
Josh Dolbel NVA 309 339 648

Junior Boy Bowhunter Unlimited C
Robert Porter NVA 349 344 693

Junior Boy Freestyle Unlimited A
Sam Bates NVA 507 516 1023

Junior Boy Freestyle Unlimited C
Orry-Beau Fairhall 435 454 889

Adult Women Barebow C
Lisa Buckingham NVA 226 260 486

Adult Women Bowhunter Limited B
Reyna Derrick 418 395 813
Vera Coote 383 362 745
Irene Jennings 315 274 589

Adult Women Bowhunter Limited C
Cassie Neuendorf NVA 292 337 629

Adult Women Freestyle Unlimited B
Lynne Fairhall 435 393 828

Adult Male Bowhunter A
Ken Thompson NVA 372 348 720

Adult Male Bowhunter B
Paul Courtney 275 256 531

Adult Male Bowhunter C
Les Maher 282 267 549
Stephen Woodward NVA 243 229 472
Ken Hill NVA 237 219 456
John Stiles 226 215 441

Adult Male Bowhunter Recurve B
Darrell Hudson NVA 271 226 497

Adult Male Barebow A
Phillip Porter NVA 363 391 754

Adult Male Bowhunter Limited B
Stuart Dolbel NVA 461 462 923
Darren Boorer NVA 385 395 780
Robert Porter NVA 350 391 741

Adult Male Bowhunter Unlimited A
Keith Derrick 461 462 923
Michael Billiet 456 450 906
Gary Nichols 479 418 897

Adult Male Bowhunter Unlimited Veteran
Jeff Jennings 449 428 877




Adult Male Freestyle Limited Recurve A
Tynan Fairhall 477 442 919

Adult Male Freestyle Limited A
David Buckingham NVA 468 472 940
Stephen Jaeger NVA 440 401 841

Adult Male Freestyle Unlimited A
Chris Billiet 523 516 1039
Ben Ireland NVA 511 514 1025

Adult Male Freestyle Unlimited B
Peter Fairhall 510 508 1018
John Clark NVA 494 499 993

Measurers Day

An ABA measurers course was recently held at the Gunnedah range. Club representatives from as far away as Newcastle and Gosford converged to learn more about their favourite passtime, hunting the feral animals that continuously damage the Australian native landscape. The day was focused on the the record keeping process and methods used to accurately measure and claim game killed. Many species were covered, pictured is a set of buffalo horns taken from Northern Australia.

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Hunting Story

Please email me any pictures and stories you would like posted and I will put them up as soon as practical.

Last weekend Steve, Stu, Josh and Sam hit the hills on the bottom of the plain again to try and snare a few goats.

The steep terrain makes it difficult and the limited cover a challenge but as per the last hunt this one was also a lot of fun.

Steve and Sam worked one ridge early whilst Stu and Josh worked the next ridge on. Josh, feeling the cold, decided to keep his bright orange sloppy joe on only to regret it as a small group of twenty or so goats quickly picked him and hurridly ran in the opposite direction, straight towards Stuart. A large black Billy presented itself nicley and after a pass through at 15mtrs the goat headed for the steep side, a side of the hill not easily negotiated by the weak kneeded, we'll find him next time.
After a few more stalks Stuart used some hill cover to dispose of a small Billy that ended up being the only kill of the day. A spine shot from a kneeling position sent the Billy 100mtrs down a steep hill, after thinking the goat had expired Stuart went in with a knife to finish it off, to his surprise the goat still had a little life left in him and after a 20-30mtr down hill wrestle the goat was fishished cleanly.
In the afternoon and a few more stalks later the hills had taken there toll and everyone was ready to head home to rest their wearly body.