Menard Archers
3D Archery Club
Serving the archery and bowhunting communities of Menard County and the nearby Counties within Central Illinois.
6/17/09 Membership Letter:
Dear Menard Archers:
We have several work details scheduled in order to keep the course in good shape even though we don't have a shoot in June. With all the rain, the weeds will take over - so in order to prevent this, the range captain has scheduled work details for ** Saturday, June 20th, ** Sunday, July 12th, and ** Saturday, July 25th. All work details will begin at 8 a.m.
Our next meeting will be at the range on July 1st. starting at 7:00 p.m.
I still need workers for the July 26th shoot and the three shoots in September - so if you haven't worked a shoot, give me a call at (217) 968- 7388 or come to the meeting and let me know what works for you.
Take care.
Dane Eggertsen
Public 3D Shoot Results
2009 Shoot Results NEW!
2008 Shoot Results
2007 Shoot Results (5/6, 6/3, and 7/15)
2006 Shoot Results (September Only)
2005 Shoot Results.
About Our Club: The Menard Archers 3D Archery Club is located near the Central Illinois town of Petersburg. Our membership primarily is drawn from Menard and Sangamon Counties, but archers from all over the state of Illinois come to participate in our public shoots.
Club Meetings: The club meets at the range on the evening of the first Wednesday each month at 7 pm. (Gilmore's Restaurant in Winter months or inclement weather) Membership Info
2009 Schedule: Remaining shoots for 2009:
- Sunday July 26th
- Sunday September 20th
- Two Day Shoot on the weekend of Sept. 26 & 27
Traveling from out-of-town? Make it a fun weekend and stay at the RiverBank Lodge in Petersburg, which has a "hunting lodge" decorating theme. Please note that you can also find our annual shoot schedule online at http://www.bowsite.com and http://www.3dshoots.com.
2009 3D Shoot Results: Menard Archers public shoot scoring results for this year's first event are posted: Check out the 2/22/09, 3/22/09, 4/25/09, and 5/31/09 Top Scores!
Crossbow Participants Welcome: Due to the increased popularity of crossbows for deer hunting, a crossbow competition category has been established for our club shoots. Crossbows are now legal in Illinois for deer hunting by hunters age 62 and older, in addition to previously eligible younger hunters who have received a disability permit from the IDNR. We hope that this encourages some grandparents to return to the sport of archery and take a grandchild to one of our 3D shoots! Note: Crossbow archers will shoot from the yellow (Special Equipment) stakes.
Meeting Minutes: (PDF Format)
2009: May 6th, April 1st,
March 4th, February 4th
2008: November 5th, October 5th, September 3rd, July 2nd, June 4th, February 6th.
For additional background information, read the Minutes of the 2007 February, March, April, August, September, and October meetings. Click here for more membership details, you can also email the club or call club President Dane Eggertson at 217-968-7388.
Club Officers: The officers for the 2009 season are:
President: Dane Eggertson
Vice- President: Monte Stuhmer
Treasurer: Gary Sumpter
Secretary: Sheryl Garfat
Range Captain: Steve Whitehurst
Directions: The club is located approximately 1.5 miles south of Petersburg, IL. From State Route 97, turn west on South Shore Drive (at the north edge of New Salem State Park) and follow the signs. Click Here for Driving Directions & Map!
Members: Read the 12/07 letter to members by club president Dane Eggertson.
Reference Documents: The new Constitution was adopted at the April 4th, 2007 meeting. (The previous Constitution and current Bylaws were adopted at the January 4th, 2006 club meeting.) Click on the blue-colored links above for details.
Contact Information:
For questions about the Menard Archers 3D Archery Club, contact President Dane Eggertson at 217-968-7388
For questions about our 30-target 3-D target course, contact Field Captain Steve Whitehurst at 217-632-4411
News Archive:
The Menard Archers archery club was the topic of the lead feature article in the Saturday, September 24th, 2005 Outdoors Section of the Springfield State Journal-Register. SJ-R outdoor writer Chris Young visited our September 18th 2005 public shoot. The full text of that article is now available only in the SJ-R Archive section.
