28th & 29th of September
Alright everybody, it’s that time again! Laois Archery is delighted to be hosting the Irish Field Archery Federation‘s Bowhunter Championship for 2024!
For this one, we’re requiring pre-registration so we can ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible on the day. There’s a button for that down below, but first, we’re going to hash out some details!
We’ll be running bowcheck on both days from 8:30am to 9:30am, so make sure you’re there in good time to get set up and examined. Shooting will commence at 10am, so there’s a bit of time for milling around once you’re ready to go.
We’ll have our woods divided into two areas – Course 1 is 3D Standard and Course 2 is UAR. If you shoot both days, you’ll get a go on both, but we’ll be dividing it up based on bow style, hence the need for pre-registration. We won’t know who’s going to be where until closer to the time when we have a good number of registered archers, so please don’t ask!
To qualify for a medal, you need to shoot both days so you can do both events. Also, only registered IFAF members can win the perpetual trophies on offer.
We’ll be setting up both sides of our woods into two 28 target courses, so we can divide people up efficiently (and save ourselves a tonne of work resetting the course on Saturday evening).
Same as always, there’s no camping at the woods, so you’ll have to make other arrangements if you’re looking to stay the night. Laois Tourism have a list of accomodation options that you can check out by clicking here.
Fees:
Adult 1 Day: €15
Adult 2 Day: €25
Child 1 Day: €7.50
Child 2 Day: €10
We’ve actually gotten ourselves a little card reader folks, so we accept all forms of payment. We can even accept pre-payment now, so if you’re looking for that just contact us on Facebook or contact Georgi via email and we can send you a link.
Facilities:
Toilets on site
Tea, and coffee, but please bring a travel mug if possible!
Pre-Registration:
Venue:
McDonald’s Forestry,
Clonkeen,
Portlaoise,
R32 X3FW
Co-ordinates:
53.0092 -7.3436
Exit the M7 at Junction 18, and follow the Laois Archery signs
Members of the following organisations are eligible to compete at any IFAF shoot, as a guest:
- All organisations affiliated to the International Field Archery Association (IFAA)
- All organisations affiliated to World Archery
- ITFAS – Irish Traditional Field Archery Society
- SIFA – Society of Irish Field Archers
- NFAS – National Field Archery Society
REMEMBER: Members of the above organisations are eligible to compete at this event as guests.
They must, however, bring evidence of their membership (e.g. current membership card).
They should also note that they are NOT covered under IFAF’s personal accident insurance
and must have such insurance either through their own association or personally.
