2012 Bowhunter Happening

A huge thank you to all that helped and attended the 2012 Bowhunter Happening. We had around 1000 shooters again this year. The shoot went very smoothly and everyone seemed to have a great time. It is really fun seeing all the new shooters, kids and families out shooting together, this is what the Bowhunter Happening is all about. We had a great turn out and the vendors looked like they were busy as well. We ended up having 8 courses including the Paul Line Big Bear Course which is always a huge hit with the 8 and under crowd. The long shot and the 5 target speed course were fun to watch as well. We are already planning for next year and we hope to keep making the Bowhunter Happening bigger and better. Here are some pictures from the shoot.

Big Bear!

100+ yard long shot

Long shot target.

Hoyt Carbon Element Raffle Winner

Vortex 15X Bino Winner

Sunday Service with the Desert Christian Archers

Picking out trophies

Thank you for coming and we look forward to seeing you next year.

McDowell Mountain Park Archery Hunting Meeting

There has been some talk that the city of Scottsdale/McDowell Mountain Park commission is considering putting a stop to archery hunting within the 22,000 acre McDowell Mountain Park.  Members from the Arizona Bowhunters Association showed up to speak for Bowhunters.  Several people spoke on behalf of Bowhunters and did a great job.  I think we made a good impression.  Here is video of the speeches made by Darr Colburn and Randy Philips with the ABA.  This is what the ABA does for Bowhunters behind the scenes.