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                                                                     December 2019
     ODFW Corner
     Upcoming Events and Classes
     Hunting Stories
     Asked & Answered
     NASP Thank You and Important Info
     Conservation Initiative S3DA
     Words from the Community
     Tournament Schedule

ODFW Corner

Hi everyone,

If you are a certified instructor with multiple programs, you may know about
the debate on whether a person should shoot with their dominate eye or
their dominate hand. Let’s call it the National Archery in the Schools
Program (NASP®) vs USA Archery (USAA) debate.

I recently found visited the eye doctor and thought to myself ‘what better
person to ask about this debate.’ I explained to him the two different opinions
in the archery industry: have the archer shoot with their dominant hand (a
right handed person should shoot a right handed bow) or with their dominant
eye (a right handed person who is left eye dominant should shoot left
handed).

I asked which way he thought would be better to start a brand new archer.
He pondered my question and said without any further research he would
recommend that a person should start by using their dominate hand,
because that would be the most comfortable for them. This would be the
USAA way.

About a week later, I received a call from the same eye doctor. He had been
intrigued by my question and decided to bring it to the attention of his
colleagues. He said after they had discussed both sides that he wanted to
change his first opinion. His group thought that starting a new archer
shooting with their dominate eye would be more effective. The reason being
that with a new archer they believed it would be much easier for a person to
adapt to shooting with their non-dominant hand rather than trying to train
their non-dominant eye. This would be the NASP® way.

His final comment was that if an archer wants to try to change their eye
dominance then they should work with a vision therapist to make sure this is
done safely and correctly.

Please note - This is the opinion of one local eye doctor. USAA, S3DA™ and
NASP® support their own views which can be found in each program’s
instructor training manual.

If you have an archer that is cross dominant and chooses to shoot with their
dominant hand rather than their dominate eye, there are a few ways to assist
them in making this easier. Instead of shooting with both eyes open, have
them close their dominate eye while shooting. If the archer is unable to close
their dominate eye, try covering it with an eye patch or tape over their
glasses lens so they are forced to aim with their non-dominant eye.

As always, if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you
with let me know.

Happy Shooting,

Stephanie Rustad

Archery Education Coordinator
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Phone: (503)-947-6076

4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE
Salem, OR 97302
Stephanie.m.rustad@state.or.us

Upcoming Events and Classes
NASP BAI Certification
Register at www.naspbai.com and have the principal of your school send
Stephanie.m.rustad@state.or.us an email giving your school permission to
participate in the NASP program to receive the free equipment kit which is
only available for a limited time.

Please contact Stephanie if your school would like to host a certification
class (minimum 5 participants - may be from surrounding schools,
community members, or other faculty).

S3DA Basic Instructor Certification
For more information, reach out to your region’s coordinator:
Oregon State Coordinator: Stephanie Rustad, email:
Stephanie.m.rustad@state.or.us
Oregon West Region: Craig Tokuda, email: ctokuda@comcast.net
Oregon East/Central Region: Crystal Lohner, email: iaff.reed@gmail.com

USAA Level 1 Instructor Course
For more information, check https://www.usarchery.org/coaches/find-a-
course

Hunter Education – Dates available at www.myodfw.com
Conventional Class: This class gives a thorough introduction to the skills
hunters need covering topics like: firearms safety, hunter ethics, wildlife
identification, hunt preparation and techniques and outdoor survival. All
youth students are required to participate in a live-fire exercise.

Field Day: Students must complete an online course or workbook and bring
the online course completion certificate or completed workbook to this
ODFW Field Day. Field day instruction includes a review of course topics,
Oregon hunting regulations, ethics, conservation, firearm safety field
exercises, a live-fire exercise and a 60 question written final exam.

Hunting Stories

Brandon Dyches, a Hunter Recruitment Specialist at ODFW, spent a week
at the Oregon coast with hunting partner Eric and called in a nice 6x5 bull on
Sept. 4. “We saw the bull alone in a clear cut the night before and saw him
again about 5pm the next day – in the same place, but this time running a
herd of cows, licking his lips and smelling the air. We knew he was a bull
who wanted to play the game. After checking the wind, I made a 45-minute
hike toward the elk. Out of nowhere, a cloud fell on the clear cut and I
quickly slipped into the herd unseen. I could hear elk crunching and mewing
but couldn’t see them because we were in a cloud. Not fog. A cloud. So I
knew they couldn’t see me either. When the bull bugled, I cut him off
immediately, sprinted 30 yards into the timber and bugled again. Within ten

seconds he emerged from the cloud walking straight toward me with one of
his cows. When the bull’s head went behind a stump I drew, waited and
released as he turned and stood broadside. I sat there motionless as the bull
took four steps, bedded down and after a long, quiet wait the hunt was over.
We packed out all night and the next morning with a friend’s game cart.”

Lessons learned from four years of hunting Roosevelt elk in Oregon: Never
leave elk to find elk. Go right at them. Find a bull that wants to play the
game. Know you're going to make the shot. Have good friends in the woods
and on call.

Asked & Answered
ODFW is here to help grow your archery program in any way that we can.
Please submit questions to Stephanie.m.rustad@state.or.us and they may
be featured in the next issue of the ODFW Quiver.

Q: What is the best shoe to wear while shooting?

A: Whatever is most comfortable for you! Many prefer a shoe with a small
heel, like boots, to assist with getting 70% of their body weight on the balls of
their feet.

We took this question to Instagram and asked our followers what they
preferred to shoot with.

50% Hiking Boots
37% Cowboy Boots
7% Other
6% Tennis Shoes

*Our Instagram account has a majority of followers that are bowhunters, so
these results would most likely differ in the indoor tournament setting.

NASP Thank You and Important Info
Roy Grimes, NASP® President and CEO

Hello NASP® Instructors, Trainers and Specialists.

Welcome to the 2019-2020 NASP® school year. As you know, NASP® is
continuing to grow thanks to you and all of your hard work! As of this
morning, there are 27,551 active NASP® instructors worldwide and over 1.4
Million students received NASP® archery lessons from you last
year! (Based on your actual reports). THANK YOU!

I wanted to share one very important change in your NASP® certification
retention requirement.

To remain as an active Basic Archery Instructor (BAI), every BAI is required
to:

      1. Teach/coach/present a minimum of 10 hours of NASP® archery
         lessons to students. (Teach/Coach/Present simply means that you
         spend at least 10 hours in one of the 4 “coaching positions” working
         with student archers.)
      2. Report those lessons using our online reporting tool.

Why did we make this change…..SAFETY! As you know, NASP® has an
incredible safety record due to its standardized training classes and
conscientious instructors. We feel that another important reason is that
NASP® skills are used and used often. Ten hours per year will make sure
our instructors remain on top of their game.

For a Trainer (BAIT) or Specialist (BAITS) to remain certified, they must
teach at least one BAI or BAIT class every 18 months.

The reporting period for 2019-2020 has already opened.

As soon as you have taught your NASP® lessons for this year, please:

   1. Go to https://naspbai.org/ and select “Submit a Report”.
   2. If you teach additional students during the year, please return to your
      report an update your numbers.
   3. If you present NASP® lessons at multiple schools, please make sure
      you report for all of the schools.

If you are no longer presenting NASP® lessons and want to surrender your
certification and no longer receive communication from NASP®:

   1. Go to https://naspbai.org/ and select “Submit a Report”.
   2. When asked if you plan to teach next year, say no.
   3. When ask you if you want to terminate your certification. Answer
      “yes” if you no longer want to be a BAI.

Thank you again for all that you are doing to promote NASP® and youth
archery.
Thank you,
Roy Grimes
NASP® President and CEO

Conservation Initiative S3DA
Holly Beth Helton, S3DA™ Accounting and Membership Service

S3DA™ Coaches,

We have an exciting opportunity available for our clubs and teams! As you
are aware from the latest press release, Scholastic 3-D Archery has added a
new position to further bridge the gap between the competition archery world
and the conservation world. Our National Conservation Outreach
Coordinator, Scott Cronin, will be working closely with partnering
organizations as well as implementing conservation practices at the state
and regional level.

We are kicking off our first Conservation Initiative NOW! We have materials
available for clubs/teams who are interested in participating. The materials
are provided by the Archery Trade Association and include a Total Set-Up
Equipment Booklet, Explore Bowhunting curriculum book, media pack, and
anatomy flipbook. Within the curriculum book there are several lesson plans
available to involve your student archers in! The activities teach how to
recognize animal sign, build ground blinds, judge distances, make animal

calls, and more and is designed to teach students how to feel comfortable in
the outdoors.

Earn conservation related prizes for your club/team!! For every 3 lesson
plans submitted, your club/team will earn a prize (releases, targets, arrows,
gift cards, etc.)! Once you’ve submitted 9 lesson plans, your club/team will
be entered into a drawing for a 3-D target!

Please document the lesson plans your club/team decided to participate in:
short write-up, quote from students regarding conservation lesson and 5-10
supporting pictures. The first 3 lesson plans need to be turned in by
November 15th to qualify for prizes. The remaining lesson plans run thru the
end of December. Submit documentation to Holly Helton via email at
holly@s3da.org.

**If your club/team is interested in receiving the free materials and winning
prizes for participating, please send Holly Helton (holly@s3da.org) an email
with the mailing address you want the materials sent to ASAP.**

**If you have any questions regarding the lesson plans, need ideas on how
to incorporate them to your club/team, etc., please email our National
Conservation Outreach Coordinator Scott Cronin at scott@s3da.org. **

Words from the Community
In response to Academic Archer November, 2019

Q: Are certificates of recognition provided by ODFW or how does that work?

A: ODFW will provide NASP® Academic Archer certificates to the teacher
that submits nominations. Instead of handing them out at the state
tournament this year, certificates will be mailed to each school after the
nomination period ends. Some schools save the certificates to hand out at
their end of the year awards ceremony.

Tournament Schedule

*ODFW Hosted Tournament – Pre-registration Required

January 2020

*1/1/2020-2/14/2020 S3DA Western Virtual Indoor Tournament – S3DA
Virtual
1/11/2020 Bagent’s Stick in the Mud Memorial 3D – Green Valley Archery
Club
*1/18/2020 Oregon North Regional S3DA Tournament – M2 Outdoor Sports
*1/25/2020 Oregon South Regional S3DA Tournament – TBD

February 2020

*02/01/2020 Oregon NASP Southern Regional Tournament – St. Mary’s
School of Medford
*02/01/2020-03/14/2020 Oregon NASP Virtual Tournament - Virtual
02/06/2020 S3DA Vegas Shoot – Las Vegas, Nevada
02/07/2020-02/09/2020 The Vegas Shoot, Las Vegas, Nevada
* 02/15/2020 Oregon S3DA State Indoor Tournament – Bend Bowmen
*TBD NASP Northern Regional Tournament - TBD

March 2020

*03/07/2020 Oregon NASP State Tournament – Linn County Expo Center
3/14/2020-3/15/2020 Glen Parson’s Memorial 3D Shoot – Green Valley
Archery Club
3/19/2020 S3DA Indoor National Championships – Louisville, Kentucky

April 2020

4/24/2020-4/25/2020 NASP® & IBO Western Nationals – Salt Lake City,
Utah
4/25/2020-4/26/2020 Iceout 3D – Bend Bowmen

May 2020

5/7/2020-5/9/2020 NASP® & IBO Eastern Nationals – Louisville, KY
5/9/2020-5/10/2020 Mother’s Day 3D Shoot – Green Valley Archery Club
5/23/2020-5/24/2020 Super Shoot Bull Springs – Bend Bowmen
*2020 Oregon S3DA State Outdoor Target Tournament (Junction City)
*2020 Oregon S3DA State 3D Tournament – TBD

June 2020

6/5/2020-6/7/2020 S3DA Outdoor Target National Championship – TBD
6/11/2020-6/13/2020 NASP® & IBO Open Championship – Daytona, FL
6/18/2020-6/21/2020 S3DA 3D National Championship - TBD

July 2020

7/4/2020-7/5/2020 Greater Oregon Safari – Cascadian Bowmen
7/4/2020-7/5/2020 Dot Shot Bull Springs – Bend Bowmen

If your club/school/shop/range has an upcoming event, email
Stephanie.m.rustad@state.or.us with event details to be included in a future
issue. A list of club contact information can soon be found at

https://myodfw.com/articles/youth-archery-programs-oregon by scrolling to
the bottom and selecting Oregon Clubs, Shops, and Ranges. (Details
include date, event name, location, and contact name).

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