Club Shoot Postponed

El Presidente made the call to postpone today's club shoot due to an over-abundance of mud at the club grounds. The shoot will now be held on Sunday 28 July, weather permitting. See you there!

Another Great Emmaville Hunt

Hi Guys,

Another Great Emmaville hunt last weekend as some of you may be aware with my photos.

Left Thursday night at 8pm, got to the property at midnight, set up camp, started the fire and opened a few beers. 3.30am we went to sleep and woke at 6am and spent the whole day hunting in overcast weather. We would have seen around 30+ pigs in one day, not many goats. We smashed a few pigs and a goat. One of the pigs ended up being a super pig after taking 5 arrows and still travelling over 2 gullies before Mick grabbed the back legs and I came in for the knife kill.

Thanks to Mick and Decky for a fun filled weekend of hunting and travelling some km's following pigs after pigs.

Pete

Hunting at Nariel

Hi all,

Just thought I'd share my latest hunting weekend.

Went out to Nariel Station near St George, a 'pay to hunt' property but one I was keen to look over. Great people who run it, Kelli and Bruce.

I grew up in Tassie (don't hold it against me) and did lots of hunting (rifle) down there but being pretty new to QLD I don't have the network of properties I can access that I did down South. So pay to hunt isn't a bad option and for a great weekend away it's pretty reasonable.

I had 3 mates with me who had never been bow hunting before and for me it was the first time hunting with my compound bow, having previously hunted with a recurve.

We had a hard time with the pigs, finding a few but not managing to take any. We did manage to find some decent mobs of goats after a bit of scouting around the 15,000 acre property a bit. All 3 of my mates managed to get their first goats and learned the excitement and challenges of stalking to within bow range.

I managed a couple of meat goats, one of which came after a really tough stalk on a mob in the middle of a pretty open field. A 30m belly crawl and some careful timing put me behind the only cover within shooting range with a goat and a tick on my neck to show for it!

I also managed to slice my finger open with some careless knife work. A late Sunday evening stop over in Goondiwindi Hospital saw me collect 7 stitches and some antibiotics for my lapse.

A great weekend. Still haven't managed my first pig though.

Cheers, Tony

Tweed Valley 3D Field Archers

Did you used to wish you could be like “Robin Hood”?  Did your children watch “Brave”  and think the fire-haired Merida was supercool and hound you about wanting to get a bow and arrow? Did your older kids (or you!) see “The Hunger Games”  or “Avatar”  and wonder where you might be able to try out archery?

You could give it a go with Tweed Valley 3D Field Archers!

With films like those mentioned above and the promise of an exciting new TV series called “Arrow”, there is renewed interest in archery.

Tweed Valley 3D Field Archers have been around for a while. Their first club grounds were located in Murwillumbah. They then relocated to Carool and are now located at a member’s property at Chillingham.

With films such as  “The Avengers”, “Hunger Games”, “Brave” and even “Avatar” bringing renewed interest in archery, the Tweed Valley 3D Field Archers look forward to welcoming newcomers.

For those of you who are unaware (as I initially was) of the difference between plain old target archery (no offence to anyone!) and 3D field archery, I’ll explain.

With 3D field archery you get to be out in the fresh air, enjoying the great Aussie outdoors. You get exercise, fresh air, a few giggles and a lot of fun all rolled into one!

Instead of just standing in one spot shooting at paper targets, you get to stretch your legs and have a bit of a bushwalk on a beautiful property. You shoot at strategically and challengingly placed 3D animal targets. If you’re really lucky, you hit the target and score points. If you miss, you might get a bit of friendly ribbing, but also some advice on how to improve your aim.

Tweed Valley 3D Field Archers’ members use a combination of traditional longbows, recurve bows and hi-tech compound bows. The club has some bows available for use by newcomers and are looking at purchasing more.

Archery is certainly not everyone’s cup of tea and not every archer wants to (or has to) hunt.

Whilst the majority of Tweed Valley 3D Field Archers’ members are undoubtedly male, there are a few of us girls. The guys in the club are friendly and (generally) well behaved and helpful.

It’s also not just aimed at adults. We have a number of young lads in the club, some of whom are great shots! If you have a son or daughter who have tried various sports and not been able to find one they like, maybe archery could be their thing!

It also has to be said, archery is pretty cool, for those teenagers who relish being a little different.

The club meet once a month, on the third Sunday of the month weather permitting. If it’s too wet to shoot, it will be postponed until the following Sunday.

The club ends every shoot with a sociable sausage sizzle and cold drink. It’s also a good opportunity to have a chat to the more experienced members and get some advice or even check the score sheets and have a bit of a brag, or cry, as the case may be.

To become a member of Tweed Valley 3D Field Archers, it is a requirement to register with 3DAAA (Archery Association of Australia). This is for insurance reasons. The cost is quite reasonable, with annual fees as follows:

Adults $40

Junior $30

Family $85

The cost per shoot is $12 (adults) and $9 (children).

Club stalwarts Gary Case and Greg James are probably the most experienced shooters in the club, and are happy to offer new members advice and coaching, upon prior arrangement.

Greg James also produces some beautiful hand-made bows, for anyone interested in commissioning one.

What have you got to lose, apart from a few hours on a Sunday? Besides, it’s a really nice drive out there!

If you think you might be interested in giving it a go, contact Adam on 0468 822 748 or Peter on 0437 517 040.

By Kate Chisholm

Weekend at Emmaville

Here are some pic's from my weekend away at Emmaville. Mick Mcleay from Pacific Bowmen's came along for the hunt. Mick also showed me a thing or two when hunting feral game.It was also good to catch up with Wayne and Dianne and have a great meal at the local pub with them.
Thanks again Wayne & Dianne.

Pete.

Did you see the Tweed Sun today? We made it onto page 3! Not as much of a story as I would have liked but better than nothing. I'll try and get hold of a copy of the picture to put on here or even the story itself, if possible.
 
We have also made it into the Tweed Valley Weekly (Murbah edition). Check it out at the link below.
 
http://www.tweedvalleyweekly.net.au/index.php/latest-edition
 
My journo friend Belinda has also said that we'll probably be in the Tweed Coast Weekly but not sure if it's this week or next week.
 
Cheers 
Kate

sunday 21/4 shoot

Gallery Updated

Hey folks,

Big thanks to Tony for taking a heap of photos at the last club shoot! They can be found on the gallery page here.

GazR arrows

just thought i'd show a pic of the arrows i made for Gary R

Easter Long Weekend

The club held a camping/fishing/hunting trip over the Easter long weekend. Despite a bit of rain, a good time was had by all. Thanks to all those who attended, see you at the next club shoot on 21st April.

Cancelled Sundays Club Shoot

Good Afternoon Archers,
Please be advised that this Sundays Archery shoot has been cancelled for safety reasons. With all the rain we are getting it has made the club ground far to wet. Creeks become rivers and the soft ground becomes bog holes. I know you are all pumped up for a shoot but please understand we have to put safety first.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

So the next shoot will be held on the 21st of April with the AGM following that shoot. Please make yourselves available as we would like to select some new positions and need your votes or hands.

Also remember the Easter camp coming up so please advise myself or Gary if your coming.....

Kind Regards

Peter Lucas

Hello Archers,

Just a quick note regarding this Sunday Archery shoot and AGM following the shoot.......

Thank you to everyone that helped out with at the working bee last Sunday you all got a lot done & helped Adam & Jake in return. I am looking forward to trying the 10 new targets you all set up.

Archery is on this Sunday at our new ground at Adams & Jake's place at Chillingham.

9am Start or you can get there a little earlier and help set up.

Cold drinks and a BBQ will be held after the shoot.

Hope everyone can attend this great day.