DISTRICT 1 RULES 2008

CLASSES: Classes for District 1 are as follows: 

Men’s Release, Fixed Sights             male shooting a release with fixed sights; stabilizer must be less than 14” – (green stakes) 

Men’s Bowhunter Open                     male shooting release with movable sights or with stabilizer over 14” – (green stakes) 

Women’s Release, Fixed Sights       woman shooting a release with fixed sights; stabilizer must be less than 14” – (yellow stakes) 

Women’s Bowhunter Open               woman shooting a release with movable sights or with stabilizer over 14” – (yellow stakes) 

Men’s Fingers                                     male shooting fingers with fixed sights – (green stakes) 

Women’s Fingers                               woman shooting fingers with fixed sights; stabilizer must be less than 14” – (yellow stakes)

Men’s Traditional                               male shooting a Longbow, Recurve, Stickbow without sights

                                                                (Compounds excluded) – (yellow stakes) 

Women’s Traditional                         woman shooting a Longbow, Recurve, Stickbow without sights                                                                 (Compounds excluded) – (yellow stakes)  

Junior Boy’s Release                         boys (13 - 15) shooting a release with fixed or movable sights – (yellow stakes) 

Junior Boy’s Fingers                         boys (13 - 15) shooting fingers with fixed sights – (yellow stakes) 

Junior Boy’s Traditional                   boys (13 - 15) shooting a Longbow, Recurve, Stickbow without sights                                                                 (Compounds excluded) – (yellow stakes)  

Junior Girl’s Release                        girls (13 - 15) shooting a release with fixed or movable sights – (yellow stakes) 

Junior Girl’s Fingers                        girls (13 - 15) shooting fingers with fixed sights – (yellow stakes) 

Junior Girl’s Traditional                  girls (13 - 15) shooting a Longbow, Recurve, Stickbow without sights                                                                 (Compounds excluded) – (yellow stakes)  

Crossbow                                              male or female, unlimited – (green stakes)                                                            

(Except for Round Robin shoots, use of crossbows is at discretion of club hosting shoot) 

Seniors                                                  all shooters 50 years and older, unlimited equipment – (green stakes) 

Cubs                                                       boys and girls ages (10 -12)                                                                 shooting fingers or release with fixed or movable sights – (white stakes)  

Pee Wees                                              boys and girls ages (9 and under)                                                                 shooting fingers or release with fixed or movable sights – (white stakes) 

Money Classes: - (orange stakes) - It is up to each individual club as to whether or not they wish to host a money class at their shoots. In doing so, it will be at the individual clubs discretion, as to how much they will charge for the entry fees, pay back places, and any amounts to be paid back. The club has the right to change this on a shoot by shoot basis. Club should post this at each shoot at registration.

-          Juniors will move to adult classes on their 16^th birthday.

-          Cubs will move to junior classes on their 13^th birthday.

-          Pee Wees will move to Cubs on their 10^th birthday.

-          All unaided compound shooters will shoot from the traditional stake (Yellow)

FEES:     McKenzie target shoots will be $ 10.00 for adults and $5.00 for juniors.  Youths (ages 12 and under) will shoot free.

                There is a maximum $20.00 charge per family.   *** Fees may vary for special club events***

SHOOTING STAKE COLORS:

White = Cubs/PeeWees * Yellow = Women & Traditional * Green = Bowhunter * Orange = Money

REGISTRATION TIME: 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Score cards must be turned in by 4:00 P.M. to have scores counted for awards.

TROPHIES:          The number of trophies awarded in each class is based upon the number of shooters in each class:

1 Shooter ......... 1 Trophy                   5 Shooters ......... 2 Trophies              7 Shooters ......... 3 Trophies

*** Anyone not present or not making arrangements for someone to pick up their trophy when trophies are presented will forfeit their place.

SCORING:           Eleven rings will be counted. Scoring is to be posted at all shoots. If arrow shaft touches the line, the next higher score counts. No score for antlers or hooves on McKenzie targets. Glancing shots will be scored as zero. The arrow must stick in the target. Any “pass throughs”, if witnessed, may be re-shot.

SHOOTING:        Four (4) people from any club may shoot together in a group (5 including a cub or peewee),

                                THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY ROUND ROBIN SHOOTS. Shooters must touch the stake while shooting.

Clubs are to have rules posted at registration for all shoots.

MAXIMUM TARGET DISTANCES WILL BE:

                        (WHITE STAKES) – 20 YARDS FOR CUBS & PEEWEES

                        (YELLOW STAKES) – 30 YARDS FOR WOMEN, TRADITIONAL & JUNIORS

                        (GREEN STAKES) – 40 YARDS FOR MEN  

                        (ORANGE STAKES) – 50 YARDS for Money Class Shooters

**(Orange stakes / Money Class Stakes are set by the discretion of  each club and may not be set at all shoots)

***All maximum target distances are approximate and due to human error targets may be set slightly over the defined distances

(by a reasonable margin).  However, all clubs are encouraged to try their best to stay within the maximum distances.

* * OTHER RULES THAT APPLY:     MAXIMUM DRAW WEIGHT OF EIGHTY (80) POUNDS and NO RANGE FINDERS