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NFAA Field Round General Information
Date: July 20, 2025
SITE: Grand Island Outdoor Range (3801 W Schimmer Dr. Grand Island, NE 68803)
Check-in: 8 a.m. (Check-in times will be strictly enforced.)
Competition Begins: 9 a.m.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
– Age determined as of July 20, 2025.
– If your class is not offered within your age division, please contact the CSG office for the correct placement.
– Awards will be handed out at Third City Archers Indoor Range (317 N Elm St. Grand Island, NE 68801) approximately one hour after the last scorecard is handed in at the outdoor range.
AWARDS: Custom Cornhusker State Games gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each competitive division. No medals will be awarded in the non-competitive divisions.
NFAA Field Round Events
NFAA Field Round Format and Equipment
NFAA Modified Round
– 12 targets stations ranging from 20 feet to 65 yards. Will walk course 3 times shooting 3 different target faces
– Field round Black and white target 4 arrows per target station
– Scoring X-5-4-3
– Hunter Round Black target with white center 4 arrows per target station
– Scoring X-5-4-3
– Animal round NFAA paper targets with Black or White dot in center 3 arrows per target station
– Scoring 1st arrow 21-20-18 2nd arrow 19-16-14 3rd arrow 13-12-10
For all classes with Bowhunter – After you start scoring there will be no more adjusting of your sight!
EQUIPMENT DEFINITIONS
Barebow: No sight, any length stabilizer, person may string walk for sighting.
Freestyle: Target equipment and release aid
Bowhunter Freestyle: All sights (including fiber optics) with a maximum five horizontal reference points but no magnification, 12” stabilizer, peep sight and/or kisser button, release aid.
Freestyle Limited Recurve: Target recurves, sight, fingers, and long stabilizer.
Traditional: Recurve or long bow, no sight, no stabilizer, fingers.
The use of binoculars is allowed in all classes but no spotting scopes on the shooting line.
target General Information
TARGET EVENTS—Indoor 450 Round
Date: July 12, 2025
Site: Third City Archers Indoor Range (317 N Elm St. Grand Island, NE 68801)
Check-in:
– 3 p.m. shooting line: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
– 6 p.m. shooting line: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Check-in times will be strictly enforced.
Competition Begins: 3 p.m. & 6 p.m.
OR
Date: July 13, 2025
Site: Third City Archers Indoor Range (317 N Elm St. Grand Island, NE 68801)
Check-in: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Check-in times will be strictly enforced.
Competition Begins: 2 pm. One shooting line.
TARGET EVENTS—750 Round
Date: July 13, 2025
Site: Grand Island Outdoor Range (3801 W Schimmer Dr. Grand Island, NE 68803)
Check-in: 7:30 a.m.– 8 a.m.
Check-in times will be strictly enforced.
Competition Begins: 8:30 a.m.
*IMPORTANT NOTES:
– Age determined as of July 12, 2025.
– For all classes with Bowhunter – After you start scoring, there will be no more adjusting your sight!
– Awards will be handed out at Third City Archers Indoor Range (317 N Elm St. Grand Island, NE 68801).
– If your class is not offered within your age division, please contact the CSG office for correct placement.
AWARDS: Custom Cornhusker State Games gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each competitive division. No medals will be awarded in the non-competitive divisions.
Target Events
Target Competition Format and Equipment
TARGET 750: 75 arrows total, 25 each at 40-50-60 yards, at a 48” FITA face; Peewee at 10-15-20 yards; Cub at 10-20-30 yards; Youth at 20-30-40 yards; Young Adults at 30-40-50 yards; Physically Challenged and Traditional Recurve Adults shoot at 20-30-40 yards. Four-minute time limit for each five arrows unless stated differently on site. NFAA Rules used as guidelines only. There will be NO practice rounds in between distances
INDOOR 450: 45 arrows total all shot at a 5 spot or single spot 40cm target (modified Vegas round) Cubs at 10 yards Youth, Young Adult and Adults at 20 yards. Physically Challenged adn traditional will shoot at 20 yards as well. 4 minute time limit for each 5 arrows 2 practice rounds to start the event. NFAA Rules used as guidelines only.
For all classes with Bowhunter – After you start scoring there will be no more adjusting of your sight!
EQUIPMENT DEFINITIONS
Barebow: No sight, any length stabilizer, person may string walk for sighting.
Freestyle: Target equipment and release aid
Bowhunter Freestyle: All sights (including fiber optics) with a maximum five horizontal reference points but no magnification, 12” stabilizer, peep sight and/or kisser button, release aid.
Freestyle Limited Recurve: Target recurves, sight, fingers, and long stabilizer.
Traditional: Recurve or long bow, no sight, no stabilizer, fingers.
The use of binoculars is allowed in all classes but no spotting scopes on the shooting line.
3D General Information
3D MARKED YARDAGE EVENTS
Date: July 19, 2025
SITE: Grand Island Outdoor Range (3801 W Schimmer Dr. Grand Island, NE 68803)
Check-in: 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Shooting Times: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Note: Scores must be turned in by 5 p.m. unless approved by the director
*IMPORTANT NOTES:
– Age determined as of July 19, 2025.
– For all classes with Bowhunter – After you start scoring, there will be no more adjusting your sight!
– If your class is not offered within your age division, please contact the CSG office for correct placement.
AWARDS: Custom Cornhusker State Games gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each competitive division. No medals will be awarded in the non-competitive divisions.
3D Events
3D Competition Format and Equipment
3D: One arrow per animal with a two-minute time limit per arrow. Targets scored 11-10-8-5-0.
For all classes with Bowhunter – After you start scoring there will be no more adjusting of your sight!
EQUIPMENT DEFINITIONS
Barebow: No sight, any length stabilizer, person may string walk for sighting.
Freestyle: Target equipment and release aid
Bowhunter Freestyle: All sights (including fiber optics) with a maximum five horizontal reference points but no magnification, 12” stabilizer, peep sight and/or kisser button, release aid.
Freestyle Limited Recurve: Target recurves, sight, fingers, and long stabilizer.
Traditional: Recurve or long bow, no sight, no stabilizer, fingers.
Novice Bowhunter: This class is for beginning archers who have not be awarded a medal in the past 5 years
The use of a range finding device is permitted for Marked Yardage 3-D ONLY.
overall General Information
Overall (formally Target overall) will be by age, for the following Pee Wee, Cub, Youth, Young Adult, Silver Senior, Master Senior. Adult and Senior overall class will be Freestyle, Bowhunter Freestyle, Barebow, Traditional, and Freestyle limited Recurve.
HOW IT WORKS:
We are using your scores from the events and combining them into an overall award.
– 450 is worth 100% of the points
– 750 is worth 60% of the points.
– Field is worth 61.5% of the points
– 3-D is worth 136.7% of the points.
We will take the 3 highest handicap scores from the 4 events.
OVERALL EVENTS
Registration Fees & Deadlines
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PRICING DEADLINES:
$25 for first event until February 19
$30 for first event until April 23
$35 for first event until FINAL DEADLINE on July 2
Additional events – $20
IMPORTANT NOTE: There will be absolutely NO on-site registration.
ENTRY FEE INCLUDES: Competition and Summer Fun Freebies (coming soon) courtesy of our sponsors.
PAPER ENTRY FORMS: Paper entry forms will be accepted with a $5 processing fee. Registering online saves time, money and trees.
Further Information
Sport Specific Questions: Contact Archery Co Directors Matt Carmin (Third City Archers) & Becky Carmin at 308-379-5347 or bowminarchery@gmail.com.
Online Registration/Website Questions: Contact the Cornhusker State Games office at 402-471-2544 or info@nebraskasportscouncil.com.
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