2025 CALIFORNIA 4-H STATE POSTAL and NEW 3D ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP

Details for the 4th Annual California State 4-H Archery Shooting Sports Postal Tournament and 1st Annual California State 3D Archery Championship are now available.

Important Dates

3D Archery Championship Registration Deadline: April 4, 2025
Archery Postal Match Registration Deadline: April 4, 2025
3D Archery Championship Event Date: April 12, 2025
Target Return Deadline for Postal Match: June 2, 2025

Archery Postal Match Registration

Due on or before April 4, 2025. Entry fees may be paid ONLY by check from the local 4-H council. Make checks payable to Merced County 4-H, and send to: Merced County 4-H, 2145 Wardrobe Ave, Merced, CA 95341 with your club's entry form.

Archery Postal Match entry form available here.
Archery Postal Match Rules available here.
The USA Archery Event Reference Guidebook is available here.

NOTE: The guidebook contains a lot of excellent information relating to participation. Please disregard the age classes, divisions, and other information found on pages 12-15, as they do not apply to this event.

Questions

Courtney Fagalde: cfagalde@ucanr.edu | (209) 385-7418 or

Dave Givens: dave@hammerstryke.com | (209) 614-1718,

Divisions

(by age as of December 31, 2024)

Junior (ages 9-10)
Intermediate (ages 11-13)
Senior (ages 14-19)

Categories:

Longbow – no sights (wooden arrows only)
Recurve bow - no sights
Recurve bow – with sights
Compound bow – no sights
Compound bow – with sights
Archery leaders (50 yards only, 18 arrows).

4-H members entry fee is $10 for the first category, they may enter up to 2 additional categories at a $5.00 entry fee for each additional category (i.e.: 3 entries = $20, 2 entries = $15). Leaders may enter one category for $10.

Competition:

Entrants will shoot only 18 arrows total (2 ends of 3 arrows at each distance) and only score those 18 arrows. This is an 18-arrow event; there should only be 18 holes in each target. The same target will be moved and shot at each distance. All shooting must take place in the project leader's presence.

Scoring will take place at the Merced County Extension Office during the week of June 16th to allow time for target return. Returned targets must be post marked by COB June 2nd, 2025 to be eligible.

Winners will be awarded a Certificate emailed to their county extension office for awarding locally. Certificates will only be issued for the top three places in each category.

3D Archery Championship - Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Springville Archery Club Range - Springville, CA 93265

Shooters may enter only one category. The county office must verify enrollment. Completed entry form and check from the county, made payable to: Tulare County 4-H Leader’s Council (TC 4-H LC) is DUE to the Tulare County 4-H Office, 4437-B S. Laspina Street, Tulare, CA 93274, by Friday, April 4, 2025. Pre-registration is required, no on-site registrations accepted.

Questions

Corey Gill: imagolfer75@hotmail.com | 559-359-6942

Rochelle Mederos: rmederos@ucanr.edu | 559-684-3300

Competition: Full Event Details and Registration Form Here

The competition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the National Shooting Sports Championship 3D round. There are two categories: Compound and Recurve. At Nationals, there is no consideration for age; however, concession is made for age groups and there are maximum shooting distances for each. As much as possible, competitors will be paired with archers from other clubs and kept within their own age group. No archers will be allowed to preview or shoot the course after April 1, 2025.

The range is a walking range in the mountains with some severe inclines and declines. Hiking shoes/ boots are recommended. Crocs/sandals are not allowed per 4-H policy.

Divisions and Maximum Shooting Distances:

(Age as of December 31, 2024)

Juniors (9-10 years old) – 25 yards

Intermediates (11-13 years old) – 35 yards

Seniors (14-19 years old) – 50 yards

Leaders - 50 yards

Course of Fire:

The course is 30 unmarked 3D targets. There are 3 sets of “tees” at each target, color coded for age groups. Scoring will follow the IBO format. Only one arrow will be shot at each target.

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