Archery and Bow Hunting Organizations

Join your local archery club to take advantage of official publications containing important archery news and tournament results, tournaments schedules and shoots, training camps, coach certifications and leadership opportunities. Archery organizations also provide college scholarships opportunities, archery camps, and coaching for improving your skills and technique.

Archers and bowhunters network through the Field Archery Association to establish ties in their local community and learn more about bowhunting in their area. The NFAA is dedicated to the conservation and preservation of game and its natural habitat. The organization is very active in cooperating with federal and state agencies and sportsmen and conservation organizations. It is resolved to foster, perpetuate and preserve "the use of the bow in accordance with its ancient and honorable traditions."

The NFAA incorporates numerous styles of archery, including Freestyle, Freestyle Limited, Barebow, Bowhunter (Competitive, Freestyle, Freestyle Limited), Traditional. Cub, Youth, Young Adult, Adult, Senior, and Professional are the NFAA divisions of competition.

The NFAA hosts three National Championship tournaments: outdoor, indoor and marked 3-D - that draw nearly 3,000 archers. The organization also hosts eight Sectional Indoor, and eight Sectional Outdoor Championships that draw more than 3,000. The NFAA sanctions more than 100 State Championship level tournaments and thousands of club shoots. Popular league programs and mail matches are sanctioned by the NFAA.

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National Archery Association -
http://www.usarchery.org/
Home page of the US national governing body for archery in the Olympic Games.

National Field Archery Association -
http://www.nfaa-archery.org/
The NFAA was founded in 1939, and now consists of fifty chartered state associations and more than 1,100 affiliated clubs. The NFAA is a member of the International Field Archery Association and a national allied organization of the National Archery Association (NAA).

National Bow Hunters Hall of Fame -
http://www.bowhuntershalloffame.com
The hall of fame has been a non-profit organization since 1991. The inductees are honored for their contributions to the field of bowhunting in four main categories. The categories are bowhunting, design and manufacture, literary and historical contributions.

International Bowhunting Organization -
http://www.ibo.net
The IBO is an archery organization dedicated to protecting and preserving the right to bowhunt.

The United Foundation for Disabled Archers -
http://www.uffdaclub.com/
Dedicated to promoting and providing the means to practice all forms of archery for any physically challenged person. Site includes information on the association itself, a calendar of events for disabled archers, and a thoughts page, as well as membership pricing information.

Arkansas Bowhunters Association -
http://www.arkansasbowhunters.org
A site dedicated to protecting and promoting the ancient and honorable sport of bowhunting.

Everglades Archery Club -
http://www.evergladesarchers.com
Information about the club, calendar of events, location maps, a photo gallery and a links page.

Georgia Archery Association -
http://www.gaarchery.org/
Includes a calendar, tournament results, membership information, and pictures.

Peach State Archery -
http://www.peachstatearchery.com
Information, facilities, location, schedule, tournaments, news, membership, and links. Located near Loganville, Georgia.

Mesquite Archery Club -
http://www.mesquitearchery.org
3D archery club located in Texas. Information on the club, including details of the club's location, upcoming events and members, as well as a photo gallery and a links page.

Michigan Bow Hunters -
http://www.michiganbowhunters.org/
Promoting and preserving hunting and archery in Michigan. Includes news, shoot schedule and calendar of events.