Upcoming Events

• 9-11 January: Rushmore Rumble 2026, Indianapolis, IN.
• 10-January: Virginia DWR Open Archery, Richmond, VA
• 22-25 January: Lancaster Archery Classic, Spooky Nook Sports, PA.
• 6-8 February:
  NCFAA State and Sectional Championships , First Flight- Raleigh NC
• 6-8 March, NFAA Indoor National Championships, Memphis, TN
• March 26-29, The Vegas Shoot, Las Vegas, NV

NCFAA News

NCFAA State and Sectional Championships February 6-8.

• The tournament kicks off at 7:30 pm on Feb. 6th.
• For State, you must shoot one VEGAS and one NFAA round. Registration is completed by emailing Lesley Winker
• NFAA Sectionals is 7th & 8th. The sectional is changing to “best score of two games”. You are no longer required to shoot two rounds. Registration for this is on the NFAA website:
• Line times:
  • Friday night 7:30 pm VEGAS
  • Saturday 9 am VEGAS and Noon NFAA
  • Sunday 9 am NFAA

Sign up for the Orange County Senior Games

This is for those young at heart archers who are 50+ years old. This year’s OCSG’s archery tournament will be held April 21st at Cates Creek Park in Hillsborough, NC. Start time TBD. At this event you shoot at 60, 50 and 40 yards (not meters) on a 122 cm face. It is open to both Orange County and non-residents. We just ask that non-residents indicate that on on their registration form. If you want a Print registration form, contact Latonya Brown at 919-245-4270 or lbrown@orangecountync.gov. She can tell you how to get and submit those forms.

To register online as an Orange County resident
Go directly to the North Carolina Senior Games’ Registration app to login.
At the Select your Senior Games dropdown menu choose Orange County Senior Games. Then agree to the waiver.
Click on Register for an Activity.
Choose Archery from the drop down menu. It should be Alphabetical.
Click Next and choose your style. Note: Archery Comp-Barebow is for Compound with no sights. Archery Conv-Recurve Barebow is the conventional Barebow.
Then onto the payment process.

To register online as a Nonresident
Login as above, but before you choose the Orange County Senior Games, click on Edit Profile in the registration app’s left sidebar navigation.
When it opens, the main pane contains Basic Entry information. Check the box for Nonresident for Local game and Save.
Then click on the Register for an Activity and proceed as above.
If afterwards you want to compete in events for your own county, return to the Edit Profile window and uncheck that box. Then you can register for your county’s events

NOTE: NC is not hosting Archery at the state level. if you wish to compete in the National Senior Games competition you will need to compete in another state. Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia hold Archery competitions at the State level. Contact them for info on how to compete in their games.

NFAA new Bowhunter equipment rules for 2026-

Beginning 2026, the NFAA Foundation will adopt the new Modern Bowhunter Freestyle rules for all Bowhunter classes at the Rushmore Rumble, The Vegas Shoot and the First Dakota Classic. For more information, see their announcement.