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Build Archery Skills At Camp

North Star Camp for Boys’ archery program provides campers a great opportunity to learn and improve their marksmanship skills in a fun and exciting way. Campers begin by learning the basics of shooting and, more importantly, range safety. We participate in the Camp Archery Association’s program, which sees campers working their way up the awards system. Beginners shoot at 10 to 15 yards, and progress to intermediate and advanced levels where they shoot for awards at greater distances. For the most experienced archers, this means attempting to receive their American Archer award at 50 yards.

Archers have the opportunity to use one of the many compound and recurve bows. We have an extensive selection of bows which allows all campers the chance to shoot with a bow that fits their comfort level. We moved the archery range to a new and improved site before the summer of 2016. The range can now accommodate up to 12 shooters at a time, doubling the capacity from the previous range.

Campers pull back the strings on an archery bow and aim their arrows during archery training at North Star Camp for Boys.
A camper aims an arrow, while pulling the strings of a bow during an archery activity session at North Star Camp for Boys.
A counselor helps a camper attach and aim a bow to an arrow during an archery activity at North Star Camp for Boys.
A camper aims a bow and arrow at an archery target at North Star Camp for Boys.
A camper pulls back the strings of a bow while aiming the arrow during an archery activity at North Star Camp for Boys.