What’s up BFAC? The 3D season is completely over. All the field and outdoor target championships are finished. The indoor season has gotten underway. Wait!! What?? Indoor?? It's still nice outside though, right? Yes, it is, and Halloween is coming up, so why don’t we meet up on the field range Saturday, October 30th, the day before the creepy holiday to hunt some ghosts, zombies and monsters? We’ll start in the afternoon for a change – 2pm, but we should be done in 2-3 hours MAX, so families will still have plenty of time for Saturday night dinner and activities.
We’ve got some special targets on the way, along with some nifty Halloween themed prizes, as well as goodie bags for trick or treaters brave enough to wear your costume to the range. The entry fee is $10 for everyone over 14, and those 14 and under participants shoot for free. This is for fun, but since we are handing out some token awards, the divisions will be simply as follows:
Compound men Recurve/Longbow men
Compound women Recurve/Longbow women
Compound youth Recurve/Longbow youth
We will be shooting a collection of theme-based target with non-typical scoring locations – example below.
We’re looking forward to a fun afternoon of shooting, and we hope to see y’all there.
First place each class trophy
We'll be there
And second..
Count me in!
Greetings Members,
As you know, next month we will be electing new members to the Board of Directors. If you are interested in serving on the board or want to nominate someone please let us know.
The following positions are open positions on the Board and need to be filled.
President, Vice President, Secretary, Field Director, 3D Director, World Archery Director, Maintenance Director and Membership Director.
Bryan Moss will be staying on as Treasurer and Rick Braquet will be staying on as Practice Field Director.
So far we have the following members nominated
David Allen nominated for President
Craig Jameson nominated for Vice President
David Allen nominated for Field Director
Craig Jameson nominated for 3D Director
Anna Hansen nominated for Treasurer
Dexter Keuss nominated for Secretary
Dexter Keuss nominated for Membership Director
Jenni Etgen nominated for Membership Director
Dacota Taylor nominated for World Archery Director
We will be having the official election at our November Club Meeting. Members have until then to either nominate themselves or someone else for an open board position.
Please nominate Jenni Etgen for membership director
Please remove my name for consideration in regards to the Secretary position. I will decline the position if elected.
Anna Hanson for Treasurer.
I nominate Dacota Taylor for Target Archery/World Archery Director.
Just a reminder.....
Our monthly club meeting will take place Tuesday October 5th at 7pm. We will meet at the Taco Cabana at 11305 Clay Rd. All members are welcome to join and the tacos are on us!!
If you can't make it to the meeting but wanna join via zoom, here is the link:
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Meeting ID: 852 3211 3604
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We will be accepting nominations for the Board of Directors for the club. Nominations and the election will take place during the November club meeting. We are looking for nominations for the following positions....... President, Vice President, Secretary, Member ship Director, Maintenance Director, Field Director and 3d Director.
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Our monthly club meeting will take place Tuesday October 5th at 7pm. We will meet at the Taco Cabana at 11305 Clay Rd. All members are welcome to join and the tacos are on us!!
If you can't make it to the meeting but wanna join via zoom, here is the link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/85232113604...
Meeting ID: 852 3211 3604
Passcode: arrow
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STATE REGISTRATION CLOSES TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT!
Registration for the TSAA 2021 Outdoor Target Championships closes TONIGHT!
Register now before it's too late: usarchery.sport80.com/#/471978/e/tournaments/38277
This is the LAST state shoot and outdoor shoot of the year before we head into the 2021-2022 indoor season!
The TOTS Championship is all set for tomorrow September 18th!
8:30 AM Check-in
Practice will begin at 9:00 AM
Scoring at 10:00 AM
All are welcome to shoot! $25 registration due the day of.
Buffalo Field will provide hot dogs and hamburgers if someone wants to help out and do the grilling. Let us know.
Attention archers!!
There is 1 week left to register for the 2021 TSAA Target Championship and JOAD State target Championship!!
Registration closes on Wednesday Sept 22nd at 12pm.
Register on Sport80.com or for the link look on our website at buffalofield.org
Limited availability. Entry is on a first come first serve basis. No entry slots will be held.
All JOADs and all Adults will shoot two rounds of 72 arrows each (144 arrows total). Final rankings based on total accumulated score.
Friday, Sep 24 – 1 pm to 6 pm Practice Day
Saturday, Sep 25 – 9 am Round 1 – All Compound
Saturday, Sep 25 – 1:30 pm Round 1 – All Recurve, Barebow, Longbow & Asiatic
Sunday, Sep 26 – 9 am Round 2 – All Recurve, Barebow, Longbow & Asiatic
Sunday, Sep 26 – 1:30 pm Round 2 – All Compound
Check in and bow check: 1 hr prior to start time
First place in all divisions will determine Texas State Champion. TSAA medals will be awarded to all 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in all divisions. However larger TSAA State Champion prizes (still to be determined) will be awarded if and only if there are at least three entrants in that division prior to September 10. No exceptions.
Water and/or Gatorade will be available. Feel free to bring snacks. Please bring your own chairs and pop-up tents. We anticipate firing up our grill for hamburgers, hot dogs and perhaps some BBQ and other assorted picnic items.
While we anticipate being able to return to normal shooting conditions for this event, we will use some of our learned social distance practices during the event.
Range will be open for official practice on Friday, Sep 24
No informal practice at the WA range will be allowed on Saturday or Sunday. There will be bales available at the club’s Field Practice Range for blank bale style warm-up.
Three (3) practice ends prior to first official arrow.
We will shoot UP TO two (2) archers per bale per line, each spaced 1 m apart, with two (2) lines shot in each time slot, no matter the number of entries. If lack of entries allow, we will space archers out as best possible to utilize the space available.
We will follow CDC guidelines regarding the use of masks. We ask all archers and spectators to be considerate and respectful of others, while focusing on safety for all
Looks like we dodged a bullet!!
Come shoot our last 3D shoot of the year Sunday September 19th.
9am Shotgun start / Trad and Barebow can start at 8am.
$15 for members and $20 for non-members.
Kids shoot for free!
Anyone who helps set up and tear down the range also shoots for free.
Setup will be Saturday afternoon at 2pm.
If we do not have enough volunteers to help set up we will have a modified shootdown instead of a regular 3D event.
Remember any member who volunteers will be entered into our club raffle where you have a chance of winning a $500 gift card to one of our sponsor archery ranges!
To sign up to volunteer please reply to this post or via email.
I would like to come volunteer to help setup!
Known or unknown distances?
I’ll be there to help setup.
Just come and let me know. If you help set up and take down, then you shoot for free and get volunteer points towards the prizes at the end of the year.
Attention Buffalo Field Members
Saturday September 18 will be our Texas Outdoor Target Series Final. All are welcome to shoot, sign up will be available at the day of the event.
This is a single day tournament with a minimum of 2 rounds of 36 arrows and an optional 3rd round. Registration fee is $25. More than 1 shooting from same Family, contact us for discounted family rate.
Check-in will start at 8:30 AM
Practice will begin at 9:00 AM
Scoring at 10:00 AM
Sunday September 19 will be the last 3D shoot of the year. We will need volunteers to help setup the 3D field. If we do not have enough volunteers to help setup, we will run a modified shootdown instead.
Setup for 3D will be Saturday, September 18th at 2pm. Meetup with Craig Jameson, Chris Conte and Joe Cassuric at the pavillion next to the entrance of the 3D range.
To sign up to volunteer respond to us by repyling to this email or on our facebook page.
A reminder! We are having a club raffle and the grand prizes are 3 $500 gift cards. We will draw 3 winners and each winner will get 1 $500 gift card to either West Houston Archery, X10 Archery, Texas Archery or Gulf Coast Archery. But only members who have volunteered will have a chance at the raffle. The raffle will be held at the November club meeting.
So here is your chance to help out the club and get a chance to win a $500 gift card to one of our sponsor archery stores.
One last thing, Houston maybe getting alot of rain this week. We will be monitoring the situation and if anything changes, a determination will be announced Thursday evening via facebook and email.
Attention Members, the gate code has changed. An email has been sent out with the new code. If you ever need the gate code it will be posted on the website at buffalofield.org, when you sign in with your username and password.
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Good day!!!
I hope this post finds you well! What a year it has been and then some!?!?
First, I want to thank so many who have helped (presently or in the past): Joe Cashuric, Rick Stonebraker, Dave Nesbit, John Magalong, David Allen, Shane Asmus, Darryl Ramnarace, Rick Braquet, Clarence Gregg, Craig Jameson, Chris Conte, and my wife, Veronyka and daughter, Felecia who all spend countless hours for the success of this club, and this just to name the cream of the crop. This will be my final year as president of BFAC. I want to focus on family, my archery, and some other health issues that are making it more and more difficult for me to keep up. And so, I also want to thank each of you. So many of you have lent a helping hand when one of us needed it. THANK YOU!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!
At this time we are now 300 plus memberships strong (more with families) and we are still growing everyday!!! I am astonished at our membership. This club is possible because of our membership, because of YOU!!!
Because of you, our members, we have a great club and things are looking well, however the “workers” (better known as volunteers) are getting weary and tired with all the work that needs to be done on a regular basis, not to mention all the practice that needs to go with trying to win a tournament, or shooting a 16 pointer!!!
So here is my appeal to each of you! I know life is busy, we have many actives we want to attend. Please note that our club is ALL VOLUNTEER DRIVEN!!! That’s right, NO ONE, including the board of directors gets paid for it. From the nicely mowed lawn and the really awesome new website, to all the tournaments and bale maintenance and new target faces, its all done by our membership - YOU!!!
What am I asking for? With 300 plus members, I am asking for our members to step up and help with the everyday maintenance of YOUR club. If you know the 80/20 rule, that should be a minimum of 60 members to help. We all love archery. We all want to make this place what it truly can be! Could you image if we had 60 or more members helping on a regular basis? And why not more? I mean you love archery, right?
It's simple, I, as President of BFAC, am personally asking for your help - I am asking you to get involved in your sport/hobby; in your club, Buffalo Field Archery Club! All the events and maintenance does not happen magically, it happens because of members just like you. So ask not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your club!
We are in need of new board members for the incoming year, 2022, and are always in need of conisistant great help from our members. At this time we are seeking board nominations for:
Board Members:
President
Vice President
Secretary
3D Director
Field Director
Maintenance Director
Membership Director
Please send all Nomination requests to info@buffalofield.org
Elections will take place at the November Board Meeting.
Remaining on the Board:
World Archery Director - Dave Nesbit
Practice Range Director - Rick Braquet
Finance Director - Bryan Moss
Weekly/Monthly work to be done:
Mowing:
Practice Range
World Archery Range
Both Field Ranges
3D Range
Main road and open spaces/parking lots
Bale maintenance - all ranges
Spraying for mosquitos.
Downed tree removal
Drainage cleaning
Debris removal
Equipment maintenance
General maintenance
Remember, many hands make light work.
Nieves Gonzalez IV
Buffalo Field Archery Club - President
David Allen for President!