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 NEW Instructor of Beginner Archers coaching clinic - DEADLINE to register February 21st. Course March 3 - 4th in Carberry. Click here for more information.
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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 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 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!
Doris Jones, a resident of Selkirk, won a silver medal in the individual competition of the compound event on Saturday, just one point short of the gold medal! She also won a silver medal in the compound team event earlier in the games. To view Doris' article in the Winnipeg Free Press, click here.
  
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Winnipeg’s Jason Lyon, who competed in the men's individual recurve event, also won a silver medal on Sunday! Jason narrowly lost to India’s Rahul Banerjee in the gold-medal final in a shootout, after the pair finished their sets tied 5-5. To view Jason's article in the Winnipeg Free Press, click here.
  
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Congratulations Doris and Jason!!
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