Five Valleys Archery Club

April Update from Five Valleys Archery Club! Spring Fling 3D Shoot is Coming

We’re only a couple weeks away from our first 3D shoot of the year, the Spring Fling. Read on to see what we have going on this month.

Trout Creek School archery team wins state title, is fundraising to get to nationals

The Eagles qualified for the NASP western national tournament in Sandy, Utah, on April 28-29 and have launched a GoFundMe to fundraise $15,000 to cover expenses for their trip.

CBS Sunday Morning – Hunter and “MeatEater” host Bozeman, Montana -based Steve Rinella

Steve Rinella is a hunter trying to teach his own children, and the public, about respecting natural resources, and in part he’s doing it through food. He’s creator and host of the popular TV and web series, “MeatEater,” in which he cooks the game and fish he’s caught himself. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Rinella about how he grew to see himself as a conservationist.

Straight 6 Archery in Missoula recognized nationally for impact on the community

There most recent accomplishment was being recognized nationally with the Archery Trade Association, Archery Impact Award, which is awarded to companies and individuals “who use their voice or platform to inspire others to participate in archery and bowhunting,” according to the ATA.

Montana Archer Wins BIG ( $57,000) in Archery World Series in Las Vegas

It is a sport that relies on physically being able to draw and release the bow. But, it is more of a mental sport than it is physical. As archers tend to battle their brains in an attempt to achieve proper form and steady their aim.

Montana students taking aim at archery competition

There’s over 120 schools, it might be 140 schools now, in Montana that are doing archery in their schools.

Since 2002, the National Archery in Schools Program has taught more than 18 million kids about archery, including in Montana’s Flathead Valley

NASP includes students in grades four through 12 with the aim to improve educational performance by learning focus, self-control, discipline, patience and the life lessons required to be successful in the classroom and in life.

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