"Bow Cast at the Bird!" Archery 3D Competition... How can we get this in WA?

[MDGrand]

I know this may be moved to Archery or Bow Hunting.. but I thought this event actually had such a broad appeal that other people would love to know about this too..

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My thoughts are on this.. is that this looks freaking awesome! A summertime, mountain competition. I think we could definitely pull this off in WA.. not to mention we have good amount of hunting manufacturers right here in the NW that would probably love to be sponsors!

How do we do this here in WA??? Perhaps call it "Shoot'em at Snoqulamie/Steven's?"

[Happy Gilmore]

That would be sweet! What a great place for a shoot.

[whack em]

That would be a blast!!!  Count me in!

[carpsniperg2]

You were right it did get moved LOL. It looks pretty cool to me

[atfulldraw]

That looks like the most realistic 3d shoot I have ever seen.

[throttlejocky20]

I would be there with about a dozen friends. I have no idea how we could go about getting it here but if someone new what kind of leg work needed to be done I would help as much as I could.

[jstone]

I woukld give vacation time for that... AWESOME  When and where

[dbbowstrings]

I would go.... and sell arrows.

[Bearhunter]

I think we could definetly get it done here, I have thought about this before but it would take some serious time invested into it.  Snoqualmie pass ski resort is the perfect location between Eastside and Westside, guys could fly into Seattle and shuttle to the Ski resort.  I think with all the connections many of us have we could pull it off, and have it as a mildly televised event!  I think a small core groupl of people put together is all it would take, but dedication would be the key!!  I for one would help drive this...  The first year at the bird was a small turnout but after that it went pretty big.

[MDGrand]

I am soooo glad to see some excitement as I had seeing this event. There is no reason we could not do the same in WA! Could be a huge summertime event! I already reached out to the guys at nockpoint as they are familiar with putting on events... But I know it will take a large wide spread effort.. So all those in favor, please lend your support!

[dreamingbig]

I am in and would help out.  I haven't been able to get the hall pass yet to spend the money and time to trek to Utah.  It would be a ton of fun!

[RadSav]

Crystal Mtn is just shy of 7,000', has the right type of lift, mtn bike trails are cut everywhere and the proceeds could go to the family of the fallen ranger.  They might go for it.

[MDGrand]

Crystal Mtn is just shy of 7,000', has the right type of lift, mtn bike trails are cut everywhere and the proceeds could go to the family of the fallen ranger.  They might go for it.

That's a great idea! What is the back story on the fallen ranger? I don't know if perhaps Stevens or Snoqualmie might be better as its a gateway to the east and west sides of the state.

[brianb231]

Myself and my group would be all over this idea! I think it is a great idea.!!!!

[mikelonsford]

I have only gone to a couple bow shoots, I like them, just don't have the time with work.  But I would make the time to go to something like this in WA.  And I know my buds would too.  Maybe someone who knows a few different bow shops and shooting ranges, bow associations could get a few of them involved to spearhead this along.

[Button Nubbs]

I would do it for sure! Sounds like a blast!

A couple things though, I'm sure snoqualmie/stevens would want bucket loads of money to host this kind of thing. To draw a lot of people from out of state I would think you would need to have lots of advertising. What about permits? I'm sure a lot more goes into these types of things than meets the eye.

My vote would go to snoqualmie, close to seattle and the eastside.

[throttlejocky20]

Does any  one know somebody in the higher ups at the pass. I believe a good place to start is to see what the resort expects. I know a few people who have worked there for years I will try to find out who the right person to contact is. It seems like people are serious about going. Maybee we could put out a few survays and come up with a rough number of people expected.

[Bearhunter]

The key to making it happen is to get a facility to go along with the idea, once there is a host facility I think there is enough of us as a group to get our local clubs and shops involved and to get sponsors from the big boys.  I know ALWINE would help with this and he would be a good one to rallye sponsors.  I would probably be able to acquire targets from multiple clubs with a little kickback for replacement of ruined shoot out ones if that many people showed.  This could definetly work, I think you would mostly draw from Idaho, Canada and a few from Montana like the Trophy Taker guys.  With good advertisement and prizes it could be a success, we should try and roll something out for 2013!!!!  Snoqualmie is my vote its the main pipeline for East and West and centrally located!

[PacificNWhunter]

It would be awesome to have something like this is WA.  I'm thinking about going down this year for the shoot. I heard on a bowcast podcast that their adding a new event too. A 1 mile or so race on the mountain with shooting stations throughout the course, overall time and score wins it. Limited to 50 competitors this year.

[sakoshooter]

Good practice for hunting elevations.

[Todd_ID]

Snoqualimie is as "centerally located" as Seattle for the area you are talking about drawing from. 

The LaGrande club already does this same type of shoot; they ride lifts up at Anthony Lakes Ski area and shoot their way down. Plus, that resort is centrally located (at least according to Google Earth) to your draw area.  I think you may be better off helping them promote and grow their shoot as "Grand Adventure: Shoot of a Lifetime" instead of making another Seattle shoot.

I do agree that it looks like a heck of a good time, though and would love to go to one in the Northwest.  Don't expect many to come from Idaho, Montana or Oregon to a Seattle shoot, though.

[MDGrand]

LaGrande does not have a major metropolitan area, hence why it may not be as well known or in my humble opinion as successful as a Seattle based event. There are tons of people to pull from in the Seattle, Tacoma, Everett & the eastside.

If done right it could be just as big as Bowcast at the Bird. Snoqualmie pass seems the most logical as there is also some pretty good resorts there, i.e. Suncadia. Bearhunter is right.. First step is getting the ski resort to buy into it.. 2013 is a realistic timeframe.

[Todd_ID]

You'll likely need to have your local clubs step up and officially host this so their insurance can cover the resort's liability concerns.  Sure hope you can get something up and running!

[MDGrand]

You'll likely need to have your local clubs step up and officially host this so their insurance can cover the resort's liability concerns.  Sure hope you can get something up and running!

Totally agree! That is why I reached out to the guys at The Nock Point in Mount Lake Terrace. Bob Hickey and company seem very interested. They also have a 501c3 entity, Next Step Archery that can help coordinate the event. No doubt that something of this scale requires some people within the industry and know how.

All I can do is bang the drum and lend a hand really.. so if anyone else knows some archery shops across WA, I suggest sending them the You Tube clip and suggesting a consolidated effort. Its a great chance for businesses to market themeselves as well as having a great time shooting around the hills right here in our home state of WA.

[stormin85]

Yeah bowcast looks awesome, i have wanted to go for the last two years, but time money and family have made it hard, however something here would be for sure, count me in for shooting and helping where possible.

Still might try and make it to bowcast this year hopefully.

[jackelope]

There was some footage of Bowcast at the Bird on Waddell's show the other day. Waddell and the Full Moon Productions guys. It looks like a blast.

[dreamingbig]

Utah has Bowcast at the Bird, Idaho has the Bogus Challenge 3D http://ultralighthunter.net/2012/02/14/the-bogus-challenge-3d-archery-shoot, Oregon has the shoot in the LaGrande so I agree, we need to get one set up in Washington!

Heck, why not a four state tour in the future?   This will take a lot of effort to pull off but I would be willing to help.

[MDGrand]

That is where I saw it first too. First thing I thought is that we should have this here at one of the passes!

[stormin85]

yeah i first saw it on a train to hunt clip and then on heartland bowhunter one of their extras, so i did research and it looks awesome, i didn't know there were other surrounding states doing simila stuff, that would be pretty sweet to make it to a couple during the summer.

[thorne27]

I think that this would be awesome.  I don't know anybody that would be much help, but I am willing to labor for it.

[windygorge]

consult those who put on the other shoots and see what kind of hurtles they encountered.  i think steve speck got the bogus challange going this year.  he should be contacted.

[mallard79]

I could definately get a group together that would LOVE doing a shoot like this!

I might be able to get a contact at Snoqualmie pass. I have only had business contact with him when he is putting on a big snowboard event every year, but he does/did work for the Summit at Snoqualmie and lives/lived up on top of the pass. If he is still working there he might be able to point us in the right direction... 

[jstone]

I would do it if i had the time.. ROAD TRIP

[cedarriver]

Looks like a great shoot. Went down to an IBO shoot at Bogus Basin near Boise ID, late 80's, early 90's mid June. Mid to high 90 degree weather in Yakima, drove to Boise, 10" of snow next morning up on the ski lifts. Fun shoot.!

[bowpredator]

Yea, I think it would take A big effort from the  Washington archery community ( local clubs, shops, WSAA ) as a whole to come together as one and put it on. With the 2 ski resorts we have, I'm sure 1 of them would be willing to facilitate the use of there facilities. With all the local shops and Sporting good stores getting on board to donate prizes. It could turn into an annually event if put together correctly.   

[bowhunterty]

I've shot the Bowcast at the Bird last year and shot the Bogus Challenge this year. These are awesome shoots. My girlfriend and I have talked about that they need a shoot like those here. There was also another shoot called Shoot the Backcountry at Brian Head, Utah I think. The biggest hurdle would be renting the ski area and liabiity. I would be willing to help depending on when it was.

[Special T]

I would think that the Alpentol area of the summit would provide the best extreame terrain and views.    I'm sure you could get the WSAA clubs together for a shoot. When Darrington has held the national 3d events they have to borrow/rent targets from several clubs to make it work. I would immagine this would be a lot like holding the R100 but on steriods.

If i were to set something like this up i would do these things

Talk to the manufacturers and try and get some big name shooters/ TV personalities to come

Push a MFG midway with a flat range to try out bows arrows and all products

[Maybee-R]

Talk to Rineheart target co. See if they would be interested in setting this up.
Most clubs would need three or four clubs to go in it together. Could be a big event and fun.
Yakima clubs mentioned doing this years ago. Not sure what happen but it never come about.

[WonkyWapiti]

This would be a cool event and I'd love to see it happen here.  Being a member of Cedar River Bowmen, I'll tell you first hand this would be a huge undertaking.  The amount of work that goes into Bownanza let alone our smaller shoots is insane.  The main obstacles here would be money, sponsor support, and getting enough dedicated workers to fully commit to something like this.  Having said this, I may have to make a road trip to Utah in 2013.  Maybe we can get a group together from this site for a "fact finding" mission in 2013.