
SaltSpring Archery Society
Special Events 2025
Some great times and annual festivities here at the club and Vancouver Island
Vulture's Shadow
Tournament
June 7 & 8
The 16 end parcours style archery course is wandering across a very inspiring blend of hillside, meadow and woodland terrains. The course is a challenging mix of field and 3d animal targets set amongst the nature. There are shooting stakes for all categories - compound, traditional and youth/beginners. This annual tournament is not only a chance to prove your skills, but most importantly an opportunity to improve your skills through learning and sharing with others.
Some camping is available so message us ahead of time to organize.


Archery Festival
September 20 & 21
Woohoo! The 4th annual "Archery Festival" is lining up to be a good one. All ages and skill levels are welcome, spectators too. Loads of great people coming down and fun activities to enjoy. There are some awesome prizes.
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Combat Archery
​These games have proven to be a real success for the members recently so I'm sure there will be some fun battles over the festival weekend. There is a full battle field and castles set up for the games and it is played like Capture the Flag by two 5-aside teams. Special Bumper arrows, face masks and low poundage bows provided.
Vending and Demonstrations
Some of the club members will be demonstrating and vending beautiful artworks, such as custom bows, leather working, Bow making techniques, Jewelry and Axes.
Food
There will be some healthy food and drink options available if you didn't pack your lunch. There is talk of rabbit stew and burgers from the chef. Cash only.
Tournament
There are no reservation times necessary to participate in the Tournament, it's all fairly casual. This means that there might be a wait sometimes but just sign in with the course official on site when you arrive and will get you going as soon as possible. Meanwhile, warm up on the practice range or enjoy the rest of the offerings. The new field targets on the course are set for both Compound and Traditional styles of archery, and there are stakes for Adults and Kids/Beginners. In addition to prizes the winners of each category get awarded the Golden Fleece champ jersey!
Practice range
The practice range will be open for use. Some basic archery instruction will be available on the practice range for beginners and there are a few bows and arrows to borrow and use, first come first serve.
It's just all good old fashioned outdoor fun, a celebration of Archery, Traditional and Compound. The history, designs, legends and stories, the feeling, working with nature, new friends, inspiration and the list goes on...
Vancouver Island 3D Tournaments

Other clubs and resources
Cowichan Bowmen https://cowichanbowmen.com
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Nanaimo Archery Club https://nanaimofishandgameclub.com
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Victoria Bowmen https://www.victoriabowmen.com
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Malahat Archery club https://vfgpa.org
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Lykopis Archery Vancouver https://lykopis.com
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Bucky's sport shop , Duncan https://buckys-sports.com
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Boorman's Archery, New Westminster https://boormanarchery.com
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Tyee Marine & Outdoors, Campbell river https://tyeemarine.ca
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Courtney Fish and Game https://www.courtenayfishandgame.org/archery
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