Members of the Cariboo Archers have been busily restocking their quivers during the past two weekends attending shoots in Cloverdale and Quesnel.
From Feb. 14-15 the Semiahmoo Archery Club hosted its Indoor 3D Shoot in Cloverdale with Cariboo Archers Jessie Mobbs, Dan Mobbs, Fred Streleoff and Al Campsall, who will represent Team Canada in August, competing.
Jessie won the ladies’ longbow title, while Dan finished a strong second to Streleoff in the men’s instinctive (recurve) division.
Campsall, meanwhile, took first place in the master’s compound division.
Of particular note was Streleoff’s recurve round of 150 points — higher than most men in the compound categories — which turned many heads at the event.
The following weekend, Feb. 21-22, many members attended the Quesnel River Archery Club’s Indoor 3D Shoot.
The results are as follows:
• Nikki Mobbs — first – adult longbow female
• Fred Streleoff – first – adult recurve male
• Dan Mobbs – second – adult recurve male
• Mary Thurow – first – adult open female
• Lee Jackman – first – adult open male
• Brianna Billy – second – cub compound female
• Ty Thurow – first – cub compound male
• Michael Gulbranson – second – cub compound male
• Ernie Schmid – first – masters recurve male
• Al Campsall – first – masters open male
• Joelle Thurow – first – peewee compound female
• Emma Patterson – first – youth compound female
Additionally, Dan, Schmid, Dave Coreless and Streleoff all shared the pot for hitting a marked spot on one of their respective traditional targets. Campsall hit the compound spot twice on one target to also win money, however, the big winner was Jackman.
Jackman ousted 31 other shooters to nail a toonie-sized spot on a 50-yard target that hadn’t been hit all weekend to claim a $160 pot, and was the only shooter to achieve the feat.
Coming up for the Cariboo Archers is a shoot Sunday, March 8 — the Canadian Regional Target Championships in Quesnel.
“This is the Canadian Indoor Championships held all over the country with results then sent to determine Canadian Champions,” Campsall said.
The Cariboo Archers AGM has been moved to March 29 to allow shooters to attend.
Following that, Cariboo Archers will attend shoots in Prince George (March 14-15), the Canadian Indoor 3D Championships in Cloverdale (March 21-22) and in 100 Mile House (March 21-22).
