Not much new and exciting. We still have open positions and would like them to be filled.
Can’t wait to see you all in Virginia less than a month.
As always reach out if you have questions or comments.
Paul Parsons Interim President12-13 MSAA Indoor
14 Vegas Shoot
15 Rapids Archers Shoot
16 MSAA State 900 MSAA State 50
17 Advertise in the Arrow
18 The Straight River Archers
19 Forms | We Need Your Photos
20-21 Hall of Fame
22-25 MSAA Policy Meeting
26 Calendar of Events
If you or someone you know would be interested in filling one of the open Board or Governor positions, reach out to Paul Parsons at 507-401-0469 or indoorvp.msaa@mnarchery.org
ROGER EKERT - Governor at Large
31693 733rd Ave. South Haven, MN 55382
PH: 320-406-2700 | jancrs1@gmail.com
JOHN STEINLE - Southwest
Saratoga Archers - Tracy, Beaver Creek Archery - Slayton, SW Bowbenders Archery Club - Worthington, Lincoln Area Archers - Tyler PO BOX 304, Brewster MN 56119
PH: 507-370-0597 | john.steinle@gmail.com
DEAN SUMMER - Southeast
Faribault Archery Club - Faribault , Waseca Archery Club - Waseca, Straight River Archers - Owatonna, South Forty Archers - Lakeville 2826 NW 43rd Ave, Owatonna, MN 55060
PH: 262-353-6232 | 2066mustang@gmail.com
DON PRIMLEY - East Central
Archery Country, Great River Archery Club - Rice 816 Ridgewood Court, Sartell MN 56337
PH: 320-333-3950 | dmprimley@charter.net
ED TURNER - Northwest
Heart of Lakes Bowhunters - Detroit Lakes, Lake Agassiz Bowmen, Fargo, ND Mit Ti Quab Archers - Wadena, Bemidji Archery Club 500 BAB Street, Naytahwaush, MN 56566
PH: 218-766-6492 | bowhuntervp.msaa@mnarchery.org
MARK LATOURELLE - Northeast
Duluth Archery Club - Duluth, Hibbing Archery Club - Hibbing, Lakehead Archers - Rosslyn, Ontario 5687 Chalstrom Drive, Saginaw, MN 55779 218-340-3986 | mlats1961@gmail.com
MIKE VERTINA - Upper Northeast
Northern Lights Archery Club - Roseau, Thief River Falls Archery Club - Thief River Falls 901 Reserve Avenue, Thief River Falls MN 56701 mnbowhuntewwr70@gmail.com
MIKE ANDRESEN - West Central
Kingston Archery Club - Dassel, Swift County Archers - Benson Little Crow Archery Club - Hutchinson Little Crow Archers - Willmar 8014 MN River Drive SW, Montevideo, MN 56265 PH: 320-212-7480 | mike@farmsiteservices.com
OPEN - Central
Bow Daddy Archery - Isanti, Sportsman’s Club - Elk River, Minnesota Sportsman Club - Zimmerman, Tails and TrailsZimmerman, Full Draw Archery - Harris, Wild River Archery - North Branch
OPEN - Metro
Rapids Archery Club - Coon Rapids, Average Joe’s ArcheryCoon Rapids, Bwana Archery - Little Canada, Chilakoot Bowhunters - Stillwater, Bald Eagle Sportsmen’s Association - Hugo
OPEN - South Central
Bob’s Archery & More - Bricelyn, Broken Arrow Archery Club - Henderson, DC Archery - Winnebago, Oak Ridge Archery - Kasota
If you, or know someone who is interested in filling one of these open positions, please contact Paul Parsons, Interim President at indoorvp.msaa@mnarchery.org.
Represent their region on all issues presented before the Board
Represent and promote the MSAA
Actively communicate clubs/pro-shops on MSAA activities and updates
Attend MSAA events
Participate in the MSAA Tournament committee as appointed
Host club/pro-shops shall co-chair appropriate tournaments
Attend MSAA board meetings
As a member of the MSAA Board of Directors, shall have one (1) vote in their name
Interested? Contact Paul Parsons to find out more information at 507-401-0469 or email indoorvp.msaa@mnarchery.org
5th
Iron Trail Motors Event Center
3:00 to 9:00 p.m.
3:00 to 9:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Mississippi River County Park Archery Range 41376 County Road 1, Rice MN, 56367
Qualifier shooting starts at 7:00 p.m. $30 Entry Fee with 2/3 payout. 30 arrow 330 Vegas round
919 6th St. S, Virginia, MN 55792
Qualifier, then 2 division bracketed head to head shoot offs, single elimination. Compound and traditional divisions.
APRIL 6th
6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
8am, Noon & 4pm
APRIL 7th
6:00 a.m. Noon
6:00 to 7:30a.m. on the tournament line and in the separate arena the remainder of the day
OUR HISTORY:
T.H.E. Great River Archery Club was formed and incorporated by the State of Minnesota as a nonprofit 501C3 organization in 2018.
6:00 to 7:30a.m. on the tournament line and in the separate arena the remainder of the day
8am & Noon
• June 8, 2024 MSAA 900 tournament
• June 9, 2024 MSAA 50 meter tournament
Indoor 3D Range 24+ targets $10 Adults $5 Kids
Must shoot 3D that day to enter, multiple entries permitted Saturday 8am-6pm Sunday 6am-2pm registration to:
Club 55746
raffles
https://bit.ly/2024-msaastate-indoor-flights
Chance to Win a $300 Visa Gift Card each day
No changes to flights will be made after March 20, 2024.
Hunt raffle from 4 Amigos Ranch, Eagle Pass, TX drawings held after each shooting line drawings after each shooting line
• July 20 & 21 weekend 3D family fun shoot 30 targets | 8:00 Saturday & Sunday concessions available at the shoot adult fee $25, under 18 $15, family max. $50
• August 17, 2024 MINNESOTA SENIOR GAMES ARCHERY EVENT–8:00 practice / 9:00 tournament start.
The Board of Directors, being the fully constituted governing body of the MSAA shall be responsible to the collective membership of the MSAA for the following functions:
Review and vote on all proposed changes in by-laws / rules / regulations
Help establish fees, dues and other sources of revenue
Be ready to fill any vacancy in any elective office of the MSAA
Assist in selecting the dates of the Championship Tournaments
Determine rounds to be shot at State Championship Tournaments
Review and be responsible for entries in the Policy Handbook
The postions needing to be filled are: President, Awards, Bowfishing, Promotions
This is a partial list of board duties. To see the full list of board duties in the MSAA by-laws, visit the MSAA website at www.mnarchery.org, MSAA Membership, scroll down to Constitution.
Interested? Contact Paul Parsons to find out more information at 507-401-0469 or email indoorvp.msaa@mnarchery.org
PAUL PARSONS
President
300 East Pabst Street, PO Box 265, Sanborn, MN 56083 507-401-0469
president.msaa@mnarchery.org
TODD NELSON
Outdoor Vice President 2034 170th Avenue, Garvin, MN 56132 507-829-4436
outdoorvp.msaa@mnarchery.org
MARK LATOURELLE
Bowhunter Vice President 5687 Chalstrom Drive, Saginaw, MN 55779 218-340-3986
bowhuntervp.msaa@mnarchery.org
LEANN BOES
Indoor Vice President
4021 West Tischer Road, Duluth, MN 55803 218-393-4181
indoorvp.msaa@mnarchery.org
OPEN POSITION
Secretary
secretary.msaa@mnarchery.org
BRUCE STROM Treasurer
11681 River Creek Drive, Hibbing, MN 55746 218-929-1413
treasurer.msaa@mnarchery.org
STACIE MULSO
Arrow Editor 209 Robert Street, Marshall, MN 56258 507-829-1608
arrow.msaa@mnarchery.org
TOM BOES
Records Keeper
4021 West Tischer Road, Duluth, MN 55803 218-393-4191
records.msaa@mnarchery.org
JOE ZIMMERMAN
Webmaster
1006 Poplar Avenue, Marshall, MN 56258 218-779-1584
webmaster.msaa@mnarchery.org
I look forward to seeing everyone in Virginia for the MSAA Indoor tournament which will mark the end of the indoor season. Then we can put away the fat arrows and start getting the outdoor setup ready to shoot the MSAA 900 and 50 meter tournaments being hosted by the Great River Archery Club again. Both tournaments will be the weekend of June 8th and 9th at the Mississippi county park near Rice MN. This location has proved to be a ideal spot with ample parking and the shooting field is surrounded by trees which make windy days bearable. GRAC has done a fantastic job of hosting this tournament the last two years and practice makes perfect.
Then July 13-14 Rapids Archery Club will once again host the combined MSAA/MAA State Field tournaments. This collaboration between the MSAA and MAA has been very beneficial for both organizations and for archers because we are able to participate in both tournaments with only one score. Archers can shoot either Saturday or Sunday, or shoot both days with the highest daily score being your official score. Archers may also shoot two different classes if they would like.
The last MSAA tournament of the summer will be the State 3D hosted by the Saratoga Archery Club near Amiret MN, August 3-4. Thirty Rhinehart targets will be set up in the heavily wooded, hilly range for the tournament. A separate 13 target range will be available for warm up and a two person team event.
I encourage everyone to also support as many of the club shoots around the state as you can. Also check out the MAA website for more target tournaments that they will have. Shoot straight and have FUN!
Happy Spring fellow archers. The MSAA Indoor is approaching fast. Please make sure you check your shooting style and scores soon as we will be freezing the scores as of March 20th, no changes will be allowed after that. This year’s Indoor is being held at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia and is being hosted by the Hibbing Archery Club. It is a wonderful new facility and I am sure you will enjoy the experience and the area. We look forward to seeing you at the Indoor and as always shoot straight.
The 2024 MSAA 3D championships are going to be held at one of the most iconic archery clubs in the midwest, the Saratoga Archery Club inTracy, MN. Saratoga has been around for over 50 years and has hosted many, many state and national level tournaments. Their well manicured, wooded and hilly range will challenge archers of all abilities. Combine that with their expertise in putting on shoots and this is sure to be a can't miss event, so go to your calendar now and block off the first weekend in August, you won't regret it.
Hopefully you all participated in the MN DNR's deer population management survey, it is your one chance as a bowhunter in Minnesota to express your views to the DNR. If you don't speak up, you won't be heard.
As I write this report we are fast approaching the opening weekend of the 2024 Minnesota spring Turkey season. For all those heading in pursuit of a gobbler, or spring bear hunting out west or in Canada, or whatever you may be hunting this spring, I wish you good luck and be safe.
We had a very good turnout for Regionals this year with around 600 shooters qualifying for the State Championship. The Board gave the approval to invest in a CD to gain some interest income this year. Todd ordered 10 new target bales that we will use to phase out some of our older bales.
I am a member of the Hibbing Archery Club and we have been very busy preparing for the State Indoor that we will hold at the Iron Trail Event Center in Virginia. The Event center was recently built and offers a beautiful facility for the event. We look forward to seeing all of you in Virginia!
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State Indoor Event Information:
State Indoor Facebook event was posted. Eventbrite event was also published and shared. Flight information has been added to the website and posted to Facebook
Target 900 and 50 Meter Tournament Information:
I will plan to have this information posted and published prior to the State Indoor in April.
Happy Holidays! Thanks to those who sent me photos and stories! I am looking for more feature stories for the next issues of the Arrow. Please send your story ideas to me at arrow.msaa@mnarchery.org. Also, if you have some favorite wild game dishes, I would love to include your recipes in future editions. Is there anything else you’d like to see in the Arrow? I’d love to hear your ideas!
Are you or someone you know interested in helping out the MSAA board? Contact Paul Parsons to learn more about this position. Email him at president.msaa@mnarchery.org.
Q. What is your day job?
A I retired almost 2 years ago from Cirrus Aircraft in Duluth, MN. My final position was a senior specialist designer in the powerplant and systems group.
Q. Tell us about your family...
A . I have been married to my wife Julie for almost 29 years. We have a son Joe.
Q. How did you get into archery?
A My dad got me started in bowhunting, he had an old Damon Howett recurve that he gave me when I was 12 years old. I made a poor hit on a doe that fall so I decided if I was going to continue to bowhunt I needed to learn how to shoot better. I went to Metro Archery, a local archery shop in Blaine, MN and got a new bow, had it set up properly for me, and the rest is history.
Q. What is your advice to someone who would like to start shooting archery?
A . Don’t buy your bow at a big box store. You may pay a little more but buy it at an archery pro shop. They will make sure the bow is setup properly for you, make sure your arrows are matched to your bow, and probably throw in a free shooting lesson as well. Next is practice. Just like hitting a golf ball, or playing an instrument, or whatever, you have to practice to perfect your craft.
Q. Do you have family members who shoot archery?
A My wife and my son shoot, not so much competitively but for bowhunting. I can usually drag them out to a 3D shoot or two in the summer.
Q. What do you enjoy most about archery?
A There are a lot of things I enjoy about archery. The top ones would be spending time bowhunting with friends and family. Second I suppose would be all the people I’ve met and friends I’ve made in archery. Both the bowhunting and the competitive archery community is full of great people. Finally, I just like to shoot my bow. There is something special about executing a shot and having the arrow land right where you want it to.
A I shoot both competitively and bowhunt. I shot my MSAA tournament in 1976. From 1985 until 1994 I shot as an MSAA, NFAA, and PAA professional. After “retiring” from professional archery I took a few years off to get married and raise a family, coming back to competitive archery in 2001. I have been bowhunting since I was 12 years old and have harvested 8 different big game species with my bow.
Q. Do you have any life lessons you’ve taken away from your time shooting archery?
A . Definitely patience and perseverance. When I first started shooting competitively if I wasn’t shooting well I would get frustrated and angry, the worse I shot the angrier I would get. Archery taught me that it did no good to get angry, just focus on the process and shoot the best shot you can. That lesson has served me well in all facets of life.
"I took several videos of this buck one evening at 15 yards. I passed him up because of 3 brokenoff points. As a scorer, I assumed his trophy quality was diminished from fighting damage. I went home and enlarged the pictures on a larger screen and soon realized I had underestimated his true antler score. I decided if the opportunity presented itself again, that I would try and harvest the fine animal. As luck would have it, he appeared again on November 9th in pursuit of a doe during the rut. One of the photos shows the buck with my bow just hanging on a tree branch. I got to watch him for about 10 minutes before sunset and took multiple pictures and videos. I totally enjoyed watching how nature plays out the deers activities."
Dar Arndt is a scorer for the Pope & Young Club
An official scoring system for bowhunting North American Big Game Trophies
One of the great lures of archery is that it is a sport no one can ever learn entirely. We are constantly being educated as we actively participate in it. It is a lesson plan that is unique to the personal experiences and interactions each of us are exposed to. It is a lesson plan where good and bad experiences or interactions are of equal importance.
I was a teaching assistant in college for a beef cattle production and a small/large ruminant production class. I would be asked to give lectures and demonstrations on topics such as animal handling, meat and carcass evaluation, and genetic selection. My role was to have a thorough knowledge on these topics so I could teach them to classmates in a way that allowed them to understand their relationship
to one another and the greater picture of the theory. By trying to learn these topics extensively I became a better student with an engrained understanding. In the fraternity I was in charge of the group’s initiative on scholarly achievement. This led to personal tutoring and realizing that all students could be successful, for some it was natural and others simply needed to work harder to reach the same level of competency. Archers have varying ineptness but by thoroughly understanding a concept and applying themselves they can either help teach another or more importantly help themselves become greater. Those who continue to learn and seek productive information, then strive to effectively implement learned lessons will see greater status in archery.
There is no archery college or professors officially, but log onto YouTube to search the subject of archery and instantly you will be exposed to thousands of people and their opinions. At no other time has so much information been easily accessible in this sport. This is both overwhelmingly good and extremely bad. A person must create their own filter. Look towards those voices coming from people who have achieved in the aspect of the sport you wish to improve upon. You would not likely take financial advice from someone sporting a 620 credit score or hire a personal trainer who is overweight? Same applies to archery. If wanting to be a better bowhunter or target archer look for those who have the trophy rooms to back it up. I listen to over 8 hours of archery specific podcasts weekly and would listen to more if they could produce them. I look for the people who have years of issue related experience when seeking information. I will then listen to different episodes featuring the same archer or same subject because I find 90% overlap in what they say. Within that, there is some difference in the explanation and justification of a stance. This clears out some assumptions that I had on the prior podcast or video. Hearing someone explain things multiple times helps develop a vocabulary which you can use to describe your own happenings and relate. The 10% that is novel maybe substantiation on a prior debate or a further development on something they were experimenting with after the prior episode. I have listened to
approximately two dozen podcasts with professional archer Tim Gillingham as a host or guest over the past three years. Each time, I hear new information as well as the rehashing of old information. What I like is the consistency in his opinion which he backs up with trial and research, but also how when he explains things to guests or hosts I learn further upon his stance. There are other archers out there I like to listen to due to their educational benefit but I again seek the accomplished individuals who have withstood the test of time and are consistently successful in the field pertinent to my pursuit. I will still listen to new archers so I keep exposing myself to ideas and philosophies but as with the veterans I try to dive deeper than surface value of their words. Look for the common ground details and diligently sift through the outlying information.
Referring back to my distancing college days, I remember one day in freshman English class when the professor walked in and wrote the word “autodidact” on the board. He asked us if we knew what that word was. None of us knew, and he told us it was a person who is self-taught, no formal education but is highly competent in that subject. As I trek through my personal archery progression, this word continues to come back to me. An improving archer is the idea of an autodidact. Archers should be constantly having these internal conversations, analyzing their process and performance. Many times have I traveled back from a shoot or tournament in complete silence thinking about the things that held me back whether it was myself or something I did not prepare properly for. This time to reflect helps me focus on the next tournament and what I want to change to better achieve the next time I pick up my bow. When traveling with others I ask what shots they would want to redo if they could, and what changes will they make based on the most recent experience. What part of their preparation helped them? Externalizing these conversations helps all those in the vehicle examine what occurred from different perspectives and encourages the autodidact personality. Experience is a great teacher if we learn from it. To learn we must think and analyze and incorporate it into our actions.
Helping a new a new or developing archer is a great way to remind ourselves of the key concepts that can elude us overtime. My wife is shooting her first league and on our way to the range we move our focus from daily life to what we need to do that night to shoot well. By talking with her about the fundamentals and process it helps me get into the right mentality as well. Something that as the season goes on I can easily overlook, but by helping her I am encouraged to practice what I preach.
Learning in this sport is a continuous involvement. There are many voices to listen to, but look deeper into what you are incorporating. Do not change for the sake of change thinking that is the answer. Justify it to yourself based on your personal interactions or off accredited archers’ years of trial. The best students of this great sport are the most effective teachers since they relay information not based off what they see and hear and simply repeat, but with how they substantiate the “why”. Ask, observe, connect, compile and never stop teaching yourself!
Keep punching clocks and busting nocks!
-Adam Kramer, T.H.E. Great River Archery Club
I live in Rice, MN with my wife Alexandra (married 2020) on a small farm. I grew up in Wisconsin where I found competitive archery at a young age. 4H and NFAA were my main sanctions of participation. After graduating from UW-River Falls with a meat animal science degree, I moved to the greater St. Cloud area. Since then I have begun to experience the great MN archery community and hope to contribute to its enrichment through writing and volunteering at my local club ( T.H.E Great River Archery Club). Currently, I work at Archery Country in Waite Park, and breed cows for Select Sires in central MN. My hobbies include enjoying archery with friends and family, hiking, snowshoeing, camping, raising livestock, reading, and watching MASH.Archery is life and life is good!
FRIDAY, APRIL 5th
Registration 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Practice 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Vegas Shoot Qualifier shooting starts at 7:00 p.m. $30 Entry Fee with 2/3 payout. 30 arrow 330 Vegas round Qualifier, then 2 division bracketed head to head shoot offs, single elimination. Compound and traditional divisions.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6th
Registration 6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
Practice 6:00 to 7:30a.m. on the tournament line and in the separate arena the remainder of the day
Line Times 8am, Noon & 4pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 7th
Registration 6:00 a.m.—Noon
Practice 6:00 to 7:30a.m. on the tournament line and in the separate arena the remainder of the day
Line Times 8am & Noon
Send mail-in registration to:
Hibbing Archery Club
PO BOX 702
Hibbing, MN 55746
Misc event raffles
Indoor 3D Range —24+ targets $10 Adults $5 Kids
Chance to Win a $300 Visa Gift Card each day
Must shoot 3D that day to enter, multiple entries permitted
Saturday 8am-6pm Sunday 6am-2pm
Texas Hog Hunt raffle from 4 Amigos Ranch, Eagle Pass, TX
Split the pot drawings held after each shooting line
Youth drawings after each shooting line
Multiple on site vendors located along the upper deck in the arena
Concessions available
LOCATION:
Mississippi River County Park Archery Range
41300 County Road 1, Rice MN, 56367
Proud to Host the MSAA 900/50 meter State Tournaments!
June 8 - 900 round
June 9 - 50 meter round
Join MSAA and shoot as an MSAA member for state awards or shoot as a guest for a fun, friendly competition, bragging rights among friends and/or personal challenge!
• 7 miles North of Sartell, MN - County Road 1
• 8 miles North of the AmericInn by Wyndham 119 LeSauk Drive, Sartell, MN 320-259-1120 12-room block, reserved for Friday/Saturday
• 4.8 miles Southwest of Rice, MN
• 3 miles South of the Two Rivers RV Campground (320-584-5125 on the Mississippi River off of County Road 73
• 9.5 miles from St. Cloud restaurants, lodging & entertainment.
SCAN WITH YOUR DEVICE’S CAMERA TO VIEW OPTIONS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS
Practice Range located at Northwest corner of the Mississippi County Park, 41376 County Road 1, Rice, MN 56367
CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE AT THE TOURNAMENT
Advertising in the Arrow magazine is a great way to get exposure for your archery event or product. The MSAA’s membership base is made up of the most dedicated archers that Minnesota has to offer, who are consistently on the look-out for new shooting opportunities and the best in archery equipment. If you advertise in the Arrow you will also get your events on the MSAA’s website calendar and, if you are a dealer or manufacturer, a link from our site to yours!
Ads may be emailed as attachments created in Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, MS Word or pdf through Adobe Acrobat. Payment must be received by the copy deadline. Email arrow.msaa@mnarchery.org if you need help!
Arrow Editions: Copy Deadlines:
March - Digital March 1
May - Printed May 1
September - Digital September 1
November - Printed November 1
Contact:
Email: arrow.msaa@mnarchery.org
The MSAA stands for affiliates, events, and government oversight.
By joining and advertising you are making the choice to support the largest presence in Minnesota archery for over 68 years!
Payments can be mailed to:
MSAA Treasurer
c/o Bruce Strom
11681 River Creek Dr. Hibbing, MN 55746
Please note what the payment is specifically for.
You may have noticed MSAA forms are no longer part of the printed Arrow content. We want to make sure you have access to the most up-to-date information/forms!
You’ll find these forms on the MSAA website:
√ Shoot registration
√ Membership
√ Big Buck, Big Bear Award
√ Scholarship
√ Shoot Bid
Scan the QR code above with the camera on your phone to find the form you are looking for! Or go to www.mnarchery.org/forms
We want to see what you’re up to in the field, send in photos of you and your game to put into the next edition of The Arrow!
Email them to Stacie at: arrow.msaa@mnarchery.org
TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION
Iowa Pro-Am; Indoor Nationals, Dakota Classic; Marked 3-D, Outdoor Nationals, Sectional and State Tournaments
AWARDS
Indy Shoot Out-Louisville, KY 1999 – 2nd Place
Stan Open-Pittsburg, PA 2005 – 1st Place
Star of the North Games-Minnesota 1999 – 2nd Place
Midwestern Memorial Trail ShootDetroit Lakes, MN 1997, 1998, 1999
– 1st Place
Iowa Pro-Am-Mason City, IA 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 – 1st Place 2013 – 3rd Place
Vegas Shoot-Las Vegas NV 1st place in 2nd flight
NFAA INDOOR NATIONALS
Tulsa, OK 1999 – 2nd Place
Kansas City, MO 2001 – 2nd Place
Kansas City, MO 2C03 – 3rd Place
Louisville, KY 2008 – 3rd Place
Louisville, KY 2012 – 1st P1ace
NFAA INDOOR SECTIONALS
Cedar Rapids, IA 1997 – 3rd Place
Blue Springs, MO 1998 – 2nd Place
Hutchinson, MN 1999 – 2nd Place
Marked 3-D-Redding, CA 2001(2nd), 2006(1st), 2008(3rd), 2012(3rd)
NFAA OUTDOOR SECTIONALS
Blue Springs, MO 1998 – 1st Place
Yankton, SD 1999 – 1st Place
Coon Rapids, MN 2000 – 1st Place
Yankton, SD 2001 – 1st Place
Yankton, SD 2002 – 1st Place
Blue Springs, MO 2003 – 1st Place
Waverly, IA 2004 – 1st Place
Blue Springs, MO 2005 – 1st Place
Waverly, LA 2006 – 1st Place
Coon Rapids, MN 2007 – 1st Place
Coon Rapids, MN 2008 – 1st Place
Coon Rapids, MN 2009 – 1st Place
Waverly, IA 2010 – 1st Place
Coon Rapids, MN 2011 – 1st P1ace
Coon Rapids, MN 2012 – 1st Place
NFAA OUTDOOR NATIONALS
Detroit Lakes, MN 1998 – 3rd Place
Watkins Glen, NY 1999 – 1st P1ace
Darrington, WA 2000 – 2nd Place
Blue Springs, MO 2001 -1st Place
Watkins Glen, NY 2002 – lst Place
Darrington, WA 2003 – 1st Place
Watkins Glen, NY 2004 – 1st Place
Yankton, SD 2005 – 3rd Place
Yankton, SD 2006 – 1st Place
Darrington, WA 2007 – 1st Place
Yankton, SD 2008 – 1st Place
Mechanicsburg, PA 2009 – 1st Place
Darringron, WA 2010 – 1st Place
Yankton, SD 2001 – 1st Place
Mechanicsburg, PA 2012 – 1st Place
MINNESOTA ARCHERS ALLIANCE (MAA) – 2003-PRESENT
18 meter, 25 meter, 810 Round,
Voyager Cup NFAA State Indoor and NFAA State Field
Hold the records in the 300 Round, Field, Hunter and Animal Rounds.
MINNESOTA STATE ARCHERY Association (MSAA) 1992-2003
Indoor 300, 900 Round, Field/ Hunter/Animal Rounds, Grand Champion 1999 and 1998
STAFF SHOOTER
Mathews, Inc
Bee Stinger Stabilizers
Sport-Hogg Sights
Gold Tip Arrows
Nikon
LEADERSHIP ROLES
Minnesota Archers Alliance
President 2007-2013
National Field Archery Association
Member 1993-Present
Rapids Archery Club 1995-Present
Minnesota State Archery Association 1993-2000
Wolf Archery Club 1993-1995
Chilakoot Bowhunters
Minnesota State Archery Assn
Minnesota Bowhunters
Metro Bowhunters’ Resource Base
NorthCountry Bowhunters
Chapter of SCI
National Wild Turkey Federation
Safari Club International
Women in the Outdoors
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
SEMINAR SPEAKER 1992-PRESENT
Iowa Deer Classic (first woman presenter-1992)
Minnesota Deer Classic (first woman presenter-1992+)
St. Croix Sports Show (first woman presenter-20004)
St. Paul Sportsmen’s Show (first woman presenter — 2000+)
Sioux Falls, SD Sportsmen’s Show (first woman presenter — 2000+)
Fargo, ND Sportsmen’s Show (first woman presenter — 2000+)
Iowa Sports Show – 2010
Sisseton SD Sports Show
Game Fair
Fin, Fur & Feather
Gander Mountain Stores
SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS ON ARCHERY & BOWHUNTING
Eden prairie High School (1999 – 2010)
St. Paul Academy — (1994-2010)
Summit School — Yearly Bear Presentation to Elementary School Children
LEADERSHIP ROLES
Board of Directors
Women’s Shooting Sports Council — 1991
Safari Club International —North Country Bowhunters Chapter 1996-2003
Fundraiser Co-Chair SCI-NorthCountry Bowhunters
Chapter — 1998-2003 Leadership Team
Women in the Outdoors — First Minnesota Archery Hunt (2001) Hunt Coordinator
Metro Bowhunters Resource Base — 2000-2010
Kiwanis Scout Camp — assist in the implementation and promotion of an all girls shooting sports residential camp
Becoming an Outdoors Woman — assist in the design, implementation and promotion of an Intro to Archery/lntro to Bowhunting 4-part progam with A-I Archery, NorthCountry Bowhunters, and Chilakoot Bowhunters
Chilakoot 60th Anniversary
Extravaganza — 2-day event
Minnesota DNR — Advanced Hunter
Education since 1992
Minnesota DNR — Bowhunter
Education since 1992
Minnesota DNR — Turkey Clinic since 1999
Becoming an Outdoors Woman since 1995
Women in the Outdoors since 2000
Hunting Pro-Mos Shooting Staff, 1993 to Present
Pro Staff over the years for PSE, Nikon, Mossy Oak, Beman, Rocky Mountain, Wildlife Research, Stearns, Fleather Flex, Primos, BioLogic, Primos, Reflex, Mad Dog Gear, Carbon Express, Mathews
Sports Columnist
Midwest Bowhunter (Marlene’s Stand ) 1991-2001
Adventure Sports Outdoors — 2011 — present Editor
Chilakoot Newsletter — 1988-1992 & 2012-present
NorthCountry News (SCI) –1998-2002
Freelance Writer
Great Lakes Bowhunter Bear & Bear Hunting
Bowhunter Hotline Rub Lines
American Bowhunter Midwest Arrow
Bowhunter Urasus
Petersen’s Bowhunting
International Bowhunter
Midwest Bowhunter Talkin’ Huntin’
MidWest Outdoors Taxidermy Monthly
Wisconsin Bowhunter Game Keepers
North American Bear Hunter
Farming For Wildlife
Article written about my bowhunting history
1991 Pioneer Press
1994 Minnesota Sportsmen
2000 Minnesota Arrow
2009 Resorter
President’s Award — Chilakoot
Bowhunters — 1993
Minnesota DNR Rookie of the Year — 1993
Newsletter of the Year — Safari Club International 2001
Prois Award 2012 (one of 12 finalists) — national writing competition
Pope & Young categories
North American Black Bear
Antelope
Whitetail Deer
Find years worth of shoot results
Scan this QR code with your phone or go to: www.mnarchery.org/results
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MSAA
300 East Pabst Street PO Box 265 Sanborn, MN 56083
March 22 or 23, 2024 - MAA/USA Archery State JOAD/18-Meter Championship - Rapids Archery Club, Andover, MN
March 23, 2024 - Big Beaver Pro-Am, Beaver Creak Archery Club, Slayton, MN 56172
March 23-24, 2024 - Indoor 3D - Straight River Archery Club - 1675 NW 50th St Medford, MN 55049
March 24, 2024 - MAA/USA Archery 25-Meter Championship - Vapor Trail Archery, Anoka, MN
April 6-7, 2024 - MSAA STATE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP - Hibbing Archery Club - 919 6th St S, Virgina, MN 55792
April 27 & 28, 2024 - 3D Shoot - Chilakoot Bowhunters - 373 165th Ave, Somerset, WI 54025
May 4, 2024 - Predator 3D Night Shoot- Rapids Archery Club, Andover, MN
May 18-19, 2024 - 3D Shoot - South Forty Archers - Ritter Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044
June 8-9, 2024 - MSAA STATE 900 ROUND & 50 METER CHAMPIONSHIPS - Great River Archery Club Mississippi River County Park, 41300 County Road 1, Rice, MN 56367
June 15-16, 2024 - 3D Shoot - South Forty Archers - Ritter Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044
June 15-16, 2024 - NFAA Midwest Outdoor Sectional - Rapids Archery Club, Andover, MN
July 13-14, 2024 - MSAA & MAA/NFAA STATE FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP - Rapids Archery Club, Andover, MN
July 13-14, 2024 - 3D Shoot - South Forty Archers - Ritter Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044
July 17-21, 2024 - USA Archery JOAD Target Nationals - Albuquerque, NM
July 27-28, 2024 - Harold Halfmann Memorial 3D Shoot - Saratoga Archery Club, Tracy, MN 56175
August 3-4, 2024 - MSAA STATE 3D CHAMPIONSHIP - Saratoga Archery Club - 1720 CR-6, Tracy MN 56175
August 10-11, 2024 - 3D Shoot - South Forty Archers - Ritter Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044
August 10-11, 2024 - MAA/USA Archery North Star Open & Voyageur Cup - Elmcrest Park, Ramsey, MN
August 14-17, 2024 - 140th USA Archery Target Nationals & U.S. Open - Lubbock, TX
August 17 & 18, 2024 - 3D Shoot - Chilakoot Bowhunters - 373 165th Ave, Somerset, WI 54025
August 22-24, 2024 - NFAA Outdoor Field Nationals - Yankton, SD
August 24-25, 2024 - Bob Reiter Memorial 3D Shoot - Saratoga Archery Club, Tracy, MN 56175
September 7-8, 2024 - 3D Shoot - South Forty Archers - Ritter Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044
Affiliated Clubs and Shops, send in your shoot calendars and they will be posted here.