Bear Pac Archery

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2026 BPA Archery League
Week 2
Targets 21-40

Please fold cash inside of your scorecard and place in the locked box inside sign-in cabinet, Thank you and have fun!

2026 Bear Pac Archery League Rules
Dates: June 24 – Aug 24, 2026
This will be a 10-week league that will conclude with a banquet.
General Rules (may vary by organization):
Classes:
Men’s Open – 50 yards Max (45.72 Meters)
Shooting Stake - Blue
Men’s Bowhunter – 45 yards Max (41.15 Meters)
Shooting Stake -Green
Ladies (combined) – 40 yards Max (36.70 Meters)
Shooting Stake - Red
Youth (8-16 yrs old) – 32.5 yards Max (29.72 Meters)
Shooting Stake - Yellow
Traditional (Men’s and Ladies)– 25 yards Max (22.86 Meters)
Shooting Stake - White
Entry fees:
There will be a $25.00 entry fee per shooter to join the league, this is outside of the club membership. Club membership is required to participate in the league. Weekly administration fee of $5.00 per shooter. All monies collected will be directed to the year end banquet to include food and door prizes. You may join at any time during the season, if you join after week 3 you will not be eligible for the class prize.
Class awards:
There will be awards for the winner of each class. Every shooter who participates in the league will be entered for the door prizes. Scores will be the average of your highest 8 weeks.
General League Rules:
You will shoot 20 targets per week in this 10-week league. Each week’s target set will be determined and conveyed by the beginning of each week.
Must participate with a minimum of two shooters per group.
Each week will begin on Tuesday and must be finished by sundown the following Saturday.
Score cards must be completed and turned into the locked box in the sign-in cabinet by the completion of shooting on Sunday. Score cards will be collected by the admin team and scoring will be updated weekly.
Course rules apply –
No drugs or alcohol is permitted on the course.
No broadheads, must use field or target points.
TARGETS AND SCORING AREAS
A. Targets
1. All targets shall consist of 3-D type animal targets having official IBO scoring areas.
2. The size of the animal targets may be mixed so long as the targets have official IBO scoring areas.
3. Targets shall be set at unmarked distances. The approximate maximum distance for each stake shall be as follows:
a. Blue Stake: 50 yards (45.72 meters)
b. Green Stake: 45 yards (41.15 meters)
c. Red Stake: 40 yards (36.70 meters)
d. Yellow Stake: 32.5 yards (29.72 meters)
e. White Stake: 25 yards (22.86 meters)
B. Scoring Areas
For all IBO-sanctioned shooting events, the targets shall have scoring areas as follows:
1. An “X” ring consisting of a circle centered within the 10 ring. X’s will be used to determine tiebreakers.
2. A 10 ring consisting of a circle inside the vital area.
3. A vital area (8 ring) that roughly approximates the heart, lung, and liver area of the appropriate animal.
4. The remainder of the animal shall be considered a “body” except as set out in Paragraph 5 below.
5. An arrow embedded in the horn of an animal, not touching body color, is considered a miss and is scored as a zero. Targets with legs or hooves of a different color than the main body will still be considered as body color for scoring.
6. Some targets have material surrounding the actual outline of a target animal. This additional material will NOT be counted for score. i.e. stumps
EQUIPMENT
A. Grains per Pound and Arrow Speed
1. Arrows must weigh at least five (5) grains per pound of the bow’s maximum shooting weight unless the archer’s equipment qualifies for the exception set out in Paragraph 2 below. Shooting weight is defined as the bow’s maximum draw or thrust weight, as set up at the time of competition. A variance of two (2) pounds of draw weight shall be allowed for bow scale variation. Equipment qualifying in this paragraph (III.A.1) shall have no limit on arrow speed.
2. In the case where an archer’s equipment, when shot at five (5) grains per pound, does not generate 290 fps, that archer may shoot arrows weighing less than five (5) grains per pound. However, equipment qualifying under this paragraph (III.A.2) shall not exceed an arrow speed of 290 fps.
3. Draw weight shall not be adjusted after entering the shooting course. Adjustments can be made only after equipment is checked at the conclusion of a range. Doing so will be considered poor sportsmanship and subject to disqualification unless adjustment is necessary during the period allowed for equipment failure.
4. BPA recommends that archers do not exceed manufacturer’s recommended limits on arrow weight and draw weight.
5. Regardless of speed or arrow weight configuration, all archers must comply with maximum draw weight restrictions for their class as outlined below. (Rule III.B)
6. A maximum arrow diameter of 27/64 (.422) will be allowed with an allowance of up to .425" for arrow point diameter.
7. Archers competing in the Youth Hunter (YH) Class shall be limited to a 260 fps arrow speed.
8. Archers competing in the Pro and Semi-Pro classes shall be limited to a 320 fps arrow speed.
9. All maximum speed limits are allowed a 3% variance for chronograph accuracy.
B. Maximum Draw Weight
1. The maximum draw weight for each class shall be as follows:
a. Cub: 40 pounds
b. All Female and Youth Classes: 60 pounds
c. All other classes: 80 pounds (excluding crossbows)
PARENTS of Cub and Youth shooters do not play the performance game with your child’s equipment. Do not put their score at risk for point deduction or disqualification.
2. A two (2)-pound variance for bow scale variation will be allowed.
SCORING
A. Scorecards
1. Scorecards must be rotated between shooters (round robin) so that each shooter has one card from another archer. All scorekeepers in a group must agree on a score, compare and record the score before the arrows are pulled from the target. Disputes can be settled by sending a picture to the club president for review, presidents’ decision is final.
2. Arrows pulled early will receive a zero. Repeated violations of this rule will result in the offending archer being disqualified.
3. If the two scorekeepers for a group mistakenly record different scores, the inconsistent scores must be corrected as agreed upon by the majority of the group. The error must be circled and initialed by both scorekeepers and the correct score punched or otherwise clearly marked. If agreement by the majority of the group is not possible, the shooter will receive the higher of the two scores.
4. Scorecards will be checked at the end of each course. Each group’s scorecards must be turned in together by the entire group.
5. Scorecards must be legible, complete, and signed by the archer to be accepted. No scorecard may be changed by a competitor or scorekeeper after submitting it to a range official.
6. Archers shall be responsible for their own scorecards. It is up to each archer to ensure that his or her scorecard meets the above requirements.
Duplicate cards will not be issued to replace lost or damaged cards, except in unusual circumstances approved by the BPA officials in their sole discretion.
B. Scoring Arrows
1. Scores will be tabulated as follows:
i. X = 10 points, number of X’s (3, 4, 5…) will determine the tiebreaker.
ii. 10 points: 10 ring or heart i
iii. 8 points: Vital
iv. 5 points: Body
v. 0 points: Miss or arrow not touching body color.
2. If more than one scoring area is visible on a target, BPA shall note which area shall be used at the shooting stake. In the event that such a target is not posted, either scoring area can be used.
3. An arrow shaft touching the line of a greater scoring area shall be given the higher score. Arrow parts that extend beyond the shaft such as feathers, vanes, or nock collars, cannot be used to score the arrow.
4. Arrows must stick in the target in order to receive a score other than a zero with the exception of a pass-through, robinhood, or bounce-back as set out in Paragraphs (e) (f), and (g) below.
5. An arrow that passes through a target may be scored if witnessed and agreed upon by the majority of archers in the group. A pass-through is an arrow passing completely through the target with material 360 degrees around the arrow, leaving a separate entrance and exit hole. If the pass-through was witnessed by a member of the group other than the shooter, and the group cannot agree, the archer may re-shoot the target before the group advances to score the target.
6. All whole arrows, or partial arrows that include the point, that are sticking in the target shall be scored where they pe*****te the target. An arrow embedded into the nock end of an arrow embedded in the target shall be scored the same as the arrow embedded into the target. An arrow that hits another arrow—with the arrow being struck showing visible damage—that does not stick in the target shall be given the score of the arrow that was struck. The majority of the group must agree that 1) a particular arrow was struck, and 2) that striking the arrow prevented the arrow from sticking in the target, or the arrow shall be scored as a miss.
7. A bounce-back is an arrow that squarely strikes the target and bounces back toward the shooter. An arrow that glances off the target is not considered a bounce-back. A bounce-back may be scored if the score can be agreed upon by the majority of archers in the group. If a member of the group other than the archer witnesses the bounce-back and the group cannot agree, the archer may re-shoot the target before the group advances to score the target.
8. An arrow released or dropped accidentally will be scored a zero unless the archer is able to retrieve it while touching the stake and re-shoot it within that archer’s two minute period.
9. Any arrow intentionally shot into the ground or any object other than the target shall be considered an act of unsportsmanlike conduct and the arrow scored a zero.
C. Binoculars and Rangefinders
1. Even though judging yardage without the assistance of range finding devices or assistance from others is an integral part of IBO 3-D competition rangefinders and other devices may be used to calculate yardage to the target.
2. Hand-held binoculars are allowed without magnification limitations.
3. Binoculars shall not be used at the stake after the shot has been taken. An archer with an adjustable sight may not adjust his or her sight after using binoculars at the shooting stake. Archers may utilize binoculars additionally to view the target while waiting their turn at the shooting stake or from an on-deck area behind a group that is in the process of shooting a target.
D. Class Eligibility According to S*x
1. Female archers are required to compete in Female classes and Male archers are required to compete in Male classes; except, Female archers may compete in any Male class that does not have the same requirements as a Female only class. Examples would be, PHC, SPM, HF, etc. Male archers shall not compete in any Female only class.
2. Male and Female refers to the archer’s s*x assigned at birth. Understanding there are competitive differences between Males and Females, we will use science and physiology, not psychology, to determine Male/Female qualification for any and all IBO events.
E. Shooting Etiquette
1. When shooting, the archer must touch or straddle the appropriate stake. When straddling, the stake must be between the archer’s feet. At times, stakes are set to challenge the archer with various shooting positions. Alterations to the ground around the shooting stake, using any tools or leveling aids, natural or otherwise, is not permitted.
2. When drawing one’s bow, the archer must begin the draw in the direction of the target, at an angle that is not excessively above the flight path of the arrow. Sky drawing is prohibited due to the dangers associated with equipment malfunctions while the bow is pointed in an upward direction.

2026 Bear Pac League week 2

Targets 21-40