April Events
Thursday April 5th - General membership Meeting 7:30PM at Lippold Center
Sunday April 15th - Club Shoot 9 am to NOON
The club shoot is open for all members. Come in and practice and enjoy coffee and donuts.
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ALA Wild Game Dinner Results
ALA would like to first thank everyone who helped with the Wild Game Dinner and making it a success once again. Not just the people who did the work with cooking and setup / tear down, but all who attended, all who donated dinner items, and all who donated prizes. That leaves just about everyone!!
There were approximately 140 tickets collected through the food line. There were many winners of the raffle prizes (as we always like to see), and some very pleased winners of the big ticket items that were raffled off.
In total, the club raised over $1,700. The money will be used for continuing operation of the ALA club, target and equipment repairs, and expenses related to future events ALA will be part of.
Thank you all once again for attending this once a year gathering and supporting the club.
Winter League Schedule - Week 9
April 1st marks week 9 of 10 for the winter league. Next week is the last week that all scores must be turned in the Karen Larsen. Get your shooting in and finish up your score cards.
The league is a 450 round using the 3 Spot multi-colored face targets shooting 15 ends of 3 shots per end. It will be a total of 13 weeks (3 qualifier weeks, and 10 shooting weeks) with the final score to be turned in no later than April 7th.
The league fee will be $30 which includes prize money and your first 3 qualifier scores. After qualifiers, target fees will apply for $1 each week. If you wish to pay in full at the start of the league, the entire amount will be $40.
If you have prepaid your league fees in full, target cost is nothing. However, Club Shoot fees for members and non-members still apply regardless of being prepaid for the league. On non-Club Shoot days, target fees are $1 for league shooters regardless of member or non-member.
Other member and non-member shooting fees still apply for non-league shooters.
To register for the Winter League, please contact Karen Larsen. Both members and non-members can join the league.
3 Spot shooting rules - Scoring is done on a 3 Spot starting in the center as 10 points to the outer rings going down to 6 points.
Any shot outside the outer ring is scored as a 0.
The order in which to shoot the spots goes from bottom left as target #1, top center as target #2, and lower right as target #3. You may shoot at any single spot for your end, or you may split your end amongst the 3 spots.
If you shoot one end of 3 shots at spot #1, your next end must be at #2, then #3 accordingly. Or you may shoot one shot at #1, one shot at #2, and one shot at #3 for your end to score.
Blackwell Archery Range News
DuPage Forest Preserve Park Ranger Patrick Weber extended an invitation to ALA for a preview of the redesigned Blackwell Forest Preserve Archery Range. Meeting with Patrick were ALA Secretary/Treasurer Ray Hatfield, ALA Membership Chairman Kevin Helwig, and ALA Board Member Randy Voss.
Blackwell plans to have 3 shooting ranges. If anyone who has been to Blackwell in the past, the layout is similar, but with the addition of 2 more ranges. To the right of the main 90 meter range is a small 25 meter range now that will be used for DPFPD held classes. The class structure is designed to be stricly an introductory class on archery and is expected to be anywhere between an hour to an hour and a half in length. The targets will be compressed foam blocks and the range will have the kevlar curtains around 3 sides when classes are in progress so as not to interfere with 90M shooters. See pics far right and second from right above.
The middle range will be the 90M FITA range. The same FITA targets used before will be on this range. The target butts will be moveable for various distances and the proposed markers for range will be more visible than before. See pics left center and right center above.
The left range is designed to be a 3 position interactive range. There will be approximately 15 targets that can be shot from 3 positions on the line. 5 each. The intention of this range is catered more to bowhunters with distances that range from 15 to 60 yards. Targets will be compressed foam blocks and the target faces are proposed to be environmentally invasive species (i.e, Asian Carp, West-Nile Mosquitos, Emerald Ash Borer Beetle, etc) versus the typical wild game that would be hunted. See pics far left and second from left above.
There is a planned open house tentatively scheduled for July 21st, at which the event will have various attendees and area clubs will have a presence.
Opening day has not been officially determined at this time as the grounds are still growing grass and other details still need to be completed.
DuPage County is not planning to charge a fee for the use of the range, however, there is encouragement to have events by area clubs and organizations apply for special permits to have activities held on the archery grounds.
We thank Patrick and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County for inviting us to this preview of the newly designed Blackwell Archery Range. We walked away from our meeting excited about shooting outdoors again and left with a positive attitude in that ALA and Blackwell can develop a positive relationship.
Other Area Events and Shoots
Fox Valley Park District Events, Classes, and Schedules
Fox Valley Park District website
For more news about Northern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days please visit their website at
2012 Chicago Bow Hunters Archery Shoot Schedule
www.ChicagoBowHunters.com
CBH 3D SHOOTS
SLUSH SHOOT 3D ……………………………………………………JANUARY 28 – 29
FROZEN FOOT 3D SHOOT…………………………………………..FEBRUARY 25 – 26
CABIN FEVER 3D SHOOT………………………………………MARCH 24 – 25
DON SCHRAM MEMORIAL 3D SHOOT…………………APRIL 28 – 29
SWAMP SHOOT 3D……………………………………………MAY 26 – 27
DOC HOPKINS MEMORIAL 3D SHOOT………………JUNE 23 – 24
RAY FENTRESS MEMORIAL 3D SHOOT…………….JULY 28 – 29
BOWHUNTERS RENDEZVOUS 3D SHOOT………………AUGUST 25 – 26
BOWHUNTERS CHAMPIONSHIP 3D SHOOT………………….SEPTEMBER 29 – 30
CBH FIELD SHOOTS
FIELD ROUND………………………………………………………….APRIL 22
FIELD ROUND………………………………………………………….MAY 20
NORTH REGION FITA FIELD………………………………….JUNE 9 & 10
FIELD ROUND………………………………………………………….JULY 8
HUNTER ROUND………………………………………………………AUGUST 5
CBH INDOOR SHOOTS
450 ROUND………………………………………………………………DECEMBER 18, 2011
600 ROUND………………………………………………………………JANUARY 1
ITAA JOAD Indoor State Championship……………….JANUARY 21
VEGAS 300 ROUND.……………………………………………….FEBRUARY 19
NFAA 300 ROUND……………………………………………………MARCH 25
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