Nation's Top Archers Set Sights on the the NABH Championship in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The nation's finest professional and amateur archers will gather in Oklahoma City, OK on July 30-Aug. 1 for the Kawasaki/Game Finder Championship - the crown jewel of the North American Bowhunters (NABH) 1999 tournament circuit.

The NABH Championship is the final stop following a grueling four-event qualifying tour that brought archers to different locations throughout the continental United States. Only the nation's finest professional and Hunter Division 3-D archers are expected to compete in this world-class competition to be held at the Trosper Archery Club tournament grounds in Oklahoma City.

Championship berths will go to all pros placing in the top 20 during each of the NABH Qualifiers. Realizing fully well that Hunter Division competitors are the foundation of the 3-D archery world, NABH extends Championship invitations to all Hunter Division and Semi Pro shooters competing in any 1999 NABH Qualifier.

This "world-class" 3-D archery event kicks off at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 30, with a special Pro/Am Team competition. This afternoon of shooting fun allows Hunter Division archers to draw in and shoot a 20-target round with a Pro and two other non-pro shooters. For information on the special Pro/Am event call (800)224-4990.

The two-day "main event" archery competition begins July 31 with competition in six pro and semi-pro classes; including Pro Men's Open, Pro Women's Open, Pro Men's Limited, Pro Men's Senior (50 years and older), Men's Semi Pro and Women's Semi Pro. Hunter Division competitions include Men's Hunter Open, Men's Sr. Hunter Open, Women's Hunter Open, Men's Hunter Unlimited, Men's Hunter Limited, Men's Barebow, Traditional and several Youth and Cub classes. Pro division competition kicks off Saturday at noon with a shotgun start. Hunter Division competitions begin at 8 a.m. on
Saturday.

Physically Challenged Events:
The Kawasaki/Game Finder Championship also features six special classes for physically challenged archers. Physically challenged events are offered in crossbow and compound bow classes.

Entry Fees:

• Hunter Division and Physically Challenged classes pay a $30 entry fee. 
• Youths participating in the Cub class pay only a $10 entry fee. 
• Men's Open Pro division Entry fees are $275. 
• Entry fees for the Women's Open Pro and Senior Pro classes are $250. 
• Participants in the Pro Limited, Men's Semi-Pro and Women's Semi-Pro classes pay $125.

Hosted by Trosper Archery Club in OKC
The event, hosted by the Trosper Archery Club, will be held at the tournament grounds at Trosper Park in Oklahoma City. The park is located on S.E. 29th Street, a mile east of I-35.

 In addition to the lifelike McKenzie Targets situated in natural surroundings, NABH archers will face a variety of lighting and footing conditions.

"The terrain here includes large stands of mature hardwoods, with flats, gullies and hills, offering numerous challenges ranging from shaded tunnel shots to uphill and downhill shooting situations," says Eric Banks, NABH Shooting Events Director. "All of these features will be utilized to make each target as close as possible to a realistic hunting scenario."

Archers wishing to tune up before the competition, or simply test their skills at 3-D archery, can utilize the fun ranges all three days. The fun ranges open at noon on Friday and will be open throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday. Archers can shoot the fun ranges as much as they wish during the weekend for a $15 fee. Wear your LaCrosse, Danner or Red Ball boots and get a $5 discount.

For more information or to register for the NABH Kawasaki/Game Finder Championship or other SQI events, contact Sportsman's Quest at 1-800-224-4990. or email them at TheQuest@hamilton.net.

NABH, a division of Cabela's Sportsman's Quest, Inc., is sponsored by Kawasaki ATVs, Winnebago Industries, Nebraska Division of Travel and Tourism and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lund Boats, LaCrosse Footwear, API Outdoors, Mossy Oak, Realtree, Gamefinder, McKenzie, Bushnell, Easton, Mathews, PSE, Electronic Awards, Pentax, Hoyt, Morrell Targets, Specialty Archery, Tomorrow's Resources Unlimited (T.R.U. Ball), Toxonics, Wildlife Research, High Country Archery and Carter Releases. Chevy's Suburban/Tahoe are the official sport utility vehicles of Sportsman's Quest. LaCrosse is the official footwear of Cabela's
Sportsman's Quest.