2012 ABAM MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

There are many benefits to being an ABAM member! Here are some that you may not have been aware of:

Please note that fees have gone up by $5 in each category. This decision was made at the 2011 Annual General Meeting. If you have any questions please contact the ABAM office.

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*Payment may be made by cheque made out to the Archers and Bowhunters Association of Manitoba and sent with the completed form to:

Archers & Bowhunters Association of Manitoba
145 Pacific Avenue
Winnipeg, MB  R3B 2Z6

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NEW Board of Directors Meeting - Sunday January 8th. Brandon, MB. Canad Inns. 2:00 pm

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NEW Bowhunters! - Hello Bowhunters! As the season comes to a close remember to send in your pictures and applications for the following awards; Bowhunter Pin Awards, and Big Game Award. Send forms into the ABAM office by fax, e-mail, or post.

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NEW Message from Manitoba Conservation - An amendment to the Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits Regulation was signed by the Minister on Wednesday, and should be registered today or tomorrow. The amendment extends teh current archery deer season in GHA's 26 and 36 to November 13th.

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NEW 2012 ABAM Memberships now being accepted FEES INCREASED - It is getting to be the end of the year, already! The office is now accepting membership applications for 2012. A membership application form is available here. Please note that the fees have gone up by $5, for Family, Youth and Single. The decision to increase member fees was made at the 2011 Annual General Meeting to cover the cost of an increase in Archery Canada fees as well as general inflation. If you have any questions about the increase in fees or the membership please contact the ABAM office.

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NEW Call for Bowhunting Mentor - Please contact the office if you would be interested in mentoring a young bowhunter. Currently one is needed in the Winnipeg area. Thank-you!

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NEW Congratulations! - Congratulations Keenan Brown and his Canadian teammates on their GOLD medal Saturday in the junior men's compound event at the World Archery Championships held in Legnica, Poland. Click here for the article in the Winnipeg Free Press. Way to go Keenan!

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NEW 2011 Target Nationals - Congratulations to the following athletes who celebrated a podium finish at the 2011 Target Nationals held in Delisle, Saskatchewan.

Field Championship

Marshall Sabo - Cub Men Recurve, Gold

Roger Garrod - Master Men Recurve, Gold *Established record for Master60 Field Round 24/72

Target Championship

Roger Garrod - Master Men Recurve, Silver *Set Canadian Championship record for 720 (60m) round

Russell Milne - Senior Men Compound, Silver *On a single arrow tie-breaker against Ed Wilson

Ed Wilson - Senior Men Compound, Bronze

Keenan Brown - Junior Men Compound, Silver

Rob Cox - Senior Men Par-archer Compound Open, Bronze

Hunter McGinnis - Cadet Men Compound, Bronze

Mikyla Penner - Pre-Cub Women Compound, Silver

Note: Keenan Brown together with World Champion Christopher Perkins and Mike Kupchanko will represent Canada at the World Archery Youth Championship this month in Poland. Way to go!

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NEW ABAM Sanford Archery Range Closure - The ABAM Sanford Archery Range will be closed on August 21, 2011/Sunday from 10 am till 5 pm. The range will be available for membership use after 5 pm on August 21, 2011.

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NEW Canadian 3D Nationals - More congratulations goes out to our 3D Archers celebrating a podium finish at the 2011 Canadian 3D Championships held in Regina, Saskatchewan hoted by Wascana Archers on July 29-Aug 1.

Congratulations

Garry Glenn - M60 Compound, Bronze

Dave Bryce - Traditional, Gold

Bud Howard - Traditional, Bronze

Kel Neufeld - M50 Traditional, Gold

Dylan Yaremchuk - Cub compound, Bronze

Russ Danialson - Hunter Compound, Gold

Miles Towle - Hunter Compound, Silver

Robyn Yaremchuk - Pre Cub Compound, Gold

Mikyla Penner - Pre Cub Compound, Bronze

Brody Wilson - PeeWee, Gold

Mano Navarro - Bowhunter Fingers, Gold

And congratulations again to Garry Glenn, who is a Grand Prix Champion, Green Stake. Garry was victorius after he bested Russ Danialson's arrow on a 26 yard shot on a 5"H X 22"W Rat pictured here. After being declared Grand Prix Champion, Garry said 'It is a feeling like no other!'

Great job!

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NEW US Nationals Target Championship - Congratulations to our Target Team! Here are the results of the Target Team from the US National Target Championship held on July 28-29 in Yankton, South Dakota.

Qualification Round

Hunter McGinnis 10th

Keenan Brown 24th

Ed Wilson 28th

Kevin Tataryn 6th

Elimination Round

Hunter McGinnis 9th

Keenan Brown tied for 17th

Ed Wilson Tied for 33rd

Kevin Tataryn 7th

Great job!

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NEW Archery Development Program - Registration for the Fall beginner archery sessions will take place on Monday Sept. 12th, 2011 from 6 - 8 pm at the Heights Archery Range at 2281 Portage Avenue. Classes are 10 weeks long. For further information and to register, please contact Diane Minion at 896-5464 or e-mail dianeminion@shaw.ca

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NEW  Annual General Meeting - Thank-you for those of you who came out to the AGM in Portage La Prairie on Saturday June 11th.

Congratulations to the following people for being voted in as members of the 2011-2012 ABAM Executive Committee:

        President: Mano Navarro (returning)

        Treasurer: Bob Tataryn (returning)

        VP of Bowhunting: Tim Yaremchuk (returning)

Congratulations to Ed for being voted in as a member by the board for the remaining year of the term:

        VP of Events: Ed Wilson     

The remainder of the committee is:

        VP of Athlete Development: Gary Micklethwaite

        Secretary: Robert Cox

        FCA Director: Roger Garrod

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NEW  Congratulations! - ABAM would like to offer congratulations to members Jay Lyon and Kevin Tataryn in qualifying for the Canadian National Archery Team to represent Canada at the World Outdoor Target Championship to be held in Torino Italy this summer. Jay and Kevin also qualified to attend the World Cup Archery event in Oeden, Utah the first week of August.

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NEW  Archery in the News - To see article click here

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Manitoba’s Doris Jones and Jason Lyon win big at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India!

Congratulations Doris and Jason!!

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Bowhunting Pin Awards - Each year, the Bowhunting Committee of the ABAM offers Bowhunting “PIN AWARDS” for members who harvest game under fair chase in the respective hunting season. For more information and to apply for a pin, please see our Bowhunting News page.

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Canadian National Outdoor Target, Field & 3D Championships - A big Congratulations goes out to the following athletes for their podium finishes at the Canadian National Outdoor Target, Field & 3D Championships!

Target:

   Ed Wilson - Senior Men Compound, Bronze

   Keenan Brown - Cadet Men Compound, Gold

   Hunter McGinnis - Cub Men Compound, Gold

Field:

   Russel Tait Milne - Senior Men Compound, Bronze

3D:

   Garry Glenn - Master 60, Silver

   Kel Neufeld - Master 50 Traditional, Bronze

   Mano Navarro - Bowhunter Fingers, Gold

Garry Glenn also shot the Grand Prix event and finished second in the final round. Below were Garry's comments:

'Of the 8 shooters, I stayed till the end and had to shoot against Harvey. The white goat was 37 yards ( my estimate) and I won the toss and chose to shoot first. I shot inside the x about an inch from the dot at 4 o'clock. I looked at Harvey and said "your turn". He shot between the dot and my arrow. The two arrows were touching.
I shot well, he shot a bit better.'

Again, Congratulations to all athletes for your outstanding achievements!!

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Commonwealth Games Trials, Winnipeg - A Big Congratulations goes out to Manitoba's Kevin Tataryn, Jason Lyon and Doris Jones for qualifying this past weekend to compete for Team Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in October! Congratulations and we wish all of you the best of luck!

To view the Winnipeg Free Press article, please click here.

Photos from the Commonwealth Games Trials - Flickr, Facebook

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Clubs must submit scores AND the Tournament Report form to receive Host funding