Traditional Bowhunters of Georgia
State Championship
Shoot
March 17-19, 2006
Location: Pine Valley Girl Scout Camp, Meansville, GA
Shooting Classes:
Mens’ and Women’s Senior, age 65 and above, Primitive,
Modern Longbow & Modern Recurve
Men’s and Women’s Adult, age 16 to 64, Primitive, Modern Longbow & Modern
Recurve
Youth, boys and girls combined, age 9-15, Primitive, Modern Longbow & Modern
Recurve
Cubs, boys and girls combined, age 8 and under
Shooting Fees:
Individual Senior or Adult; TBG Member, $20, nonmember,
$25
Individual Youth, $10
Cub, FREE
Family Rates:
TBG member $20 (nonmember $25), 1st Youth in family-$5, all
additional Youths-$3 each, Cubs FREE.
TBG member and spouse-$35 (nonmember and spouse $40), Youths and Cubs as
above.
Equipment Classes:
PRIMITIVE CLASS will include any bow made of wood,
backed with, or constructed of laminates of any natural material. No
Fortisan, fiberglass, carbon fiber, plastics or phenolic laminates may be
used in or on the bow. The string may be of any material except
modern stretchless fibers. Dacron strings are allowed. Arrows may be of
wood, cane, bamboo, or other natural materials. Feather fletching is
required.
MODERN LONGBOW AND MODERN RECURVE CLASSES: In addition
to wood, bows in these classes may be made of any of the materials not
acceptable for primitive class, and metal, such as a metal riser, or metal
components of a take down system. All arrows must be shot off the shelf.
MODERN RECURVE OPEN CLASS: Bow construction materials
are the same as above, and the bow may have an elevated rest, an adjustable
pressure point or a cushion plunger device.
In any modern bow class arrows may be made of wood
or other natural materials, aluminum, fiberglass, and graphite/carbon.
Feather fletching is required.
Men’s arrows must weigh a minimum of 450 grains and a
have points weighting at least 125 grains. There is no minimum arrow weight
for women or youths and points must weigh at least 100 grains. There is no
minimum weight for cubs’ arrows or points.
Special Information:
Preregistration: Preregistration is encouraged.
Please make checks or money orders payable to:
Traditional Bowhunters of Georgia and mail them to the
Secretary/Treasurer at this address:
Keith Bruner
Attn: State Shoot
P.O. Box 117
Metter, GA 30439
On-Site Registration will begin at 7:00 Saturday at
the registration tent at the entrance to the Girl Scout Camp. credit cards
cannot be accepted for preregistration or registration-- cash, check or
money order only.
Directions: Take I-75 South (from Atlanta) or
North (from Macon), to the Jackson-Barnesville Exit, and take GA Hwy 36 West
into Barnesville. Go through the town to GA Hwy 18 West and follow it to
the first paved road on the left after crossing Potato Creek--GA Hwy 109.
Follow Hwy 109 and turn left on Pine Valley Road which leads to the Girl
Scout Camp. Look for signs with “TBG Shoot Today” and directional arrows
starting at the turn onto Hwy 18.
Shooting Schedule: There will be two, 20 target
3-D courses, both of which must be shot. We will have a trickle start on
Saturday from 8:00 until noon. It will be a shotgun start on Sunday at
9:00. There will be a Coon Shoot after dark on Friday and Saturday and an Ironman Shoot during the day on Saturday and Sunday.
Vendors: Vendor participation is at no charge.
You will need to provide your own tables, canopies, etc. There is limited
electricity in the vendor area on a first come first served basis. Plan to
bring a generator if you need power. Vendors may camp at their displays if
space permits or in the general camping areas, at no charge. Vendor setup
time starts at noon on Friday. To register as a vendor, please contact Jack
Millet via fax at 770-319-5330 or
jmillet@ci.smyrna.ga.us, or phone him at 770-319-5337 or
770-235-2325.
Camping: Camping is free, but there are
no hookups or RV dump stations. There are also group tents set up on
platforms that are available on a first come first served basis.
Meals: Hot meals will be available for
purchase for lunch and dinner Saturday and for lunch on Sunday.
Hotel/Motel Availability: Nearby motels are
located in Barnesville, Zebulon and Thomaston. There will be a NASCAR race
at the Atlanta Motor Speedway 30 miles from the shoot, so make your
reservations early or plan to camp.
For Additional Information Contact: John Wilson,
Attn: State Shoot, 2483 Creekside Trace, Jonesboro, GA 30236; phone
770-603-6118 or 404-580-1592-Cell, or Jwilsonphoto@cs.com
