York County Bowmen
15887 McCowan Road L3Y 4W1 Newmarket, ON, Canada

Need some fresh air? --> The 3D course is open for members all winter --> The animals are waiting

Good shooting from our members who participated in Stage 1 of the World Archery Indoor World Series event this past weekend. If you missed out on the first stage, or are looking forward to shooting again in the second, registration is now open: https://extranet.worldarchery.org/wareos/... Results from Stage 1 can be found here: https://worldarchery.org//november-2021-indoor-archery-wor

The scoring sheet has been posted on the bulletin board by the shooting line for the YCB Fall Indoor League. Starts Nov. 16, 2020, and runs 5 weeks All bow types allowed... Free of charge New members welcome If you miss a week, shoot multiple times another week COVID rules: -Shoot anytime during the week. -Missed a week? Shoot twice another week -you can reserve a shooting lane for any time available with our online reservation system -all restrictions due to Covid apply to league -no requirements to have score witnessed -all scores must be in by Sunday, Dec. 20

Registration is open until Nov 15th for the first round of the WA Indoor Series. If interested, please also sign up using the sheet on the bulletin board by the shooting line. https://worldarchery.org//entry-opens-first-remote-stage-2

Please be aware that guests are still not allowed at York County Bowmen. You must be a member of our private club to practice archery. Moving York Region from Stage 2 to Stage 3 reopening did not change this restriction. This is to comply with the Ontario Gov't Emergency Order which says "the only persons permitted to use the facility are members of an organization, league or club. described in paragraph 34.4 of Schedule 2. " refer to https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r20223

Stage 2 Reopening at York County Bowmen 1. The Indoor Range of York County Bowmen will reopen 24 hours per day, 7 days per week starting Friday, June 19, 2020. 2. Access will be limited to 5 members at a time to ensure social distancing can be maintained. That means 2 metres or 6 feet apart at all times. 3. The kitchen will remain closed and all furniture and chairs beside the Indoor Range should not be used. Washrooms will remain open. 4. Each archer should shoot at a sep...arate target or 3D animal. 5. Wash / disinfect hands before shooting and before returning home. Bring your own hand sanitizer bottle. Pull your own arrows, not someone else’s 6. New memberships applications will be accepted starting Friday, June 19, 2020. 7. YCB Members will be allowed to bring guests that have their own equipment. Each guest will be allowed 3 visits per calendar year. $10 per visit. Guests must sign the liability waiver, pay the guest fee and be accompanied by a full time YCB member at all times. Priority for space in the Indoor Range is to be given to YCB members first, guests second. 8. If you want to wear a mask or gloves to protect yourself, take those items and dispose of them at home! 9. YCB Outdoor Facilities including the 3D, Field Course and Target Butts on main field will continue to remain open during day light hours only. Please note, there is more space for guests to practice archery outdoors than at the Indoor Range. What will remain closed? Private lessons, Archery School, Youth Development Program will remain closed. No archery tournaments will be organized until Stage 3 reopening is announced by the Ontario Provincial Government. If you feel sick stay home! Be safe, and enjoy the individual sport of archery at York County Bowmen!

Stage 1 Reopening at York County Bowmen 1. York County Bowmen Outdoor Facilities will be open during daylight hours only starting Tues, May 19, 2020. These open areas on our 50 acre property include the Main Field, Forested 3D course and Field Butts 2. Washrooms will be open in the clubhouse. Everything else in the clubhouse will remain closed. 3. Each archer should shoot at a separate target or 3D animal. 4. Wash / disinfect hands before shooting and before returning home... 5. Practice Social Distancing at all times. That means 2 metres or 6 feet apart at all times. 6. No guests, and no new memberships allowed until further notice. 7. Avoid crossing paths with another person by walking in a clockwise direction on the 3D trails or field course!! 8. If you want to wear a mask or gloves to protect yourself, take those items and dispose of them at home! It is strongly recommended that each member carry their own hand sanitizer bottle and use it appropriately. Wiping down your bow equipment and arrows with a disinfecting cloth after shooting at YCB is highly recommended as well. If you feel sick stay home! Be safe, and enjoy the individual sport of archery at York County Bowmen!

Ready for thousand more arrows? - today's workparty refaced the butts at 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 yds. - we also found an inscription from our club member Rick Nabzdyk, who designed and built the butts 11 years ago in 2009 - thanks to all the volunteers that have kept restoring the butts each year!

Stage 3 reopening has been delayed for York Region- July 13, 2020 -->Our club, is located in York Region and therefore remains in Stage 2 of the Ontario Government’s re-opening plan. Same as Toronto, Durham and Peel regions. --> New members are welcome to join our club. Visit the York County Bowmen website for more detail. If you were a past member of our club, you do not have to pay the probationary fee a second time to rejoin.

IMPORTANT CHANGE - Stage 2 Reopening- June 19, 2020 >> Guests will not allowed to be invited by members onto YCB indoor or outdoor property at this time. >> If you would like to practice archery at York County Bowmen, you need to become a member of our club.

Outdoor Facilities at YCB are now being closed as well! xx-> Outdoor Facilities including the 3D course and outdoor target butts are being closed. The indoor range will continue to remain closed. xx-> The front gate will be locked April 2, 2020. This is to comply with the Ontario Government's March 30th order to close all Private and Public Outdoor Recreational Amenities across the Province. xx-> Be smart about the choices you make! We have a collective responsibility to en...sure we stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Stay safe! .

Stage 2 Reopening at York County Bowmen 1. The Indoor Range of York County Bowmen will reopen 24 hours per day, 7 days per week starting Friday, June 19, 2020. 2. Access will be limited to 5 members at a time to ensure social distancing can be maintained. That means 2 metres or 6 feet apart at all times. 3. The kitchen will remain closed and all furniture and chairs beside the Indoor Range should not be used. Washrooms will remain open. 4. Each archer should shoot at a sep...arate target or 3D animal. 5. Wash / disinfect hands before shooting and before returning home. Bring your own hand sanitizer bottle. Pull your own arrows, not someone else’s 6. New memberships applications will be accepted starting Friday, June 19, 2020. 7. YCB Members will be allowed to bring guests that have their own equipment. Each guest will be allowed 3 visits per calendar year. $10 per visit. Guests must sign the liability waiver, pay the guest fee and be accompanied by a full time YCB member at all times. Priority for space in the Indoor Range is to be given to YCB members first, guests second. 8. If you want to wear a mask or gloves to protect yourself, take those items and dispose of them at home! 9. YCB Outdoor Facilities including the 3D, Field Course and Target Butts on main field will continue to remain open during day light hours only. Please note, there is more space for guests to practice archery outdoors than at the Indoor Range. What will remain closed? Private lessons, Archery School, Youth Development Program will remain closed. No archery tournaments will be organized until Stage 3 reopening is announced by the Ontario Provincial Government. If you feel sick stay home! Be safe, and enjoy the individual sport of archery at York County Bowmen!

April & May 2020 Events are now cancelled at YCB xx-x List of cancelations needed to prevent spread of COVID-19 include; xx-x Winter Youth Development Program xx-x Spring Archery School xx-x Provincial Judge Recertification Workshop... xx-x Archery Day in Canada at YCB xx-x Marked Distance 3D tournament xx-x All Private Archery Lessons Outdoor Facilities at York County Bowmen currently remain open. Use these Outdoor Facilities to exercise, not socialize! Practice social distancing. If you feel sick, stay home! See more

Indoor Range is now closed!!! To avoid the spread of the coronovirus (Covid-19) the Indoor Range must be closed. Outdoor Facilities remain open This closure will be reassessed March 31, 2020. The closure is a requirement of Ontario's Declaration of Emergency announced March 17, 2020.

Stage 1 Reopening at York County Bowmen 1. York County Bowmen Outdoor Facilities will be open during daylight hours only starting Tues, May 19, 2020. These open areas on our 50 acre property include the Main Field, Forested 3D course and Field Butts 2. Washrooms will be open in the clubhouse. Everything else in the clubhouse will remain closed. 3. Each archer should shoot at a separate target or 3D animal. 4. Wash / disinfect hands before shooting and before returning home... 5. Practice Social Distancing at all times. That means 2 metres or 6 feet apart at all times. 6. No guests, and no new memberships allowed until further notice. 7. Avoid crossing paths with another person by walking in a clockwise direction on the 3D trails or field course!! 8. If you want to wear a mask or gloves to protect yourself, take those items and dispose of them at home! It is strongly recommended that each member carry their own hand sanitizer bottle and use it appropriately. Wiping down your bow equipment and arrows with a disinfecting cloth after shooting at YCB is highly recommended as well. If you feel sick stay home! Be safe, and enjoy the individual sport of archery at York County Bowmen!

Stage 1 openings for Ontario --> The Ontario Gov't has issued a list of activities that can restart effective Tuesday, May 19, 2020. On this 5 page list is a category called "Individual Recreational Sports." --> Rod and Gun Clubs are mentioned in this category, but not Archery Clubs. The fact is they both are INDIVIDUAL recreational sports that can be conducted outdoors. --> I have been advised that Archery Ontario is seeking clarification from the Ontario Gov't if Archery C...lubs can reopen on May 19th, 2020 as well --> In the meantime, the YCB Board of Directors will hold a videoconference board meeting on the evening of Sat. May 16th to collect information and plan the next steps. --> Please standby for more updates See more

YCB members achieve top results!! - Winter 2020 Indoor Mailmatch --> In Ontario, YCB had 6 of the 114 shooters (taking 5 medals) --> In Canada, YCB had 6 of the 565 shooters (taking 3 medals) --> Congratulations to all participants! I've listed the results for the mailmatch competition below:... ONTARIO MAILMATCH Male AC Compound - Larry Reid (GOLD) Male AC Compound - Tin Quach (SILVER) Male Barebow - Giovanni LaCorte (SILVER) Male Hunter - Jason Boyd (GOLD) Male Compound Fixed Pin - Jason Boyd (GOLD) CANADA MAILMATCH Male AC Compound - Larry Reid (GOLD) Male Compound Fixed Pin - Jason Boyd (GOLD) Male Hunter - Jason Boyd (BRONZE) We also had 4 archers achieve the coveted Canadian 6 for 60 Pins: Larry Reid Jason Boyd Tin Quach Carlos Vincent The Indoor mailmatch started the first week of January 2020 and was supposed to go for 12 weeks (but it got cut off a couple weeks early due to shutdowns required to stop the spread of COVID-19).

Trails in the York Region Forest reopened April 18, when will YCB reopen? York County Bowmen will remain closed until the Ontario Gov't Emergency Order dated March 30.2020 is modified or rescinded. This Emergency Order required the closure of all Outdoor Recreational Amenities. What's the difference between the re-opening of the York Region Forest and the reopening of the 3D course at York County Bowmen?... York County Bowmen has bow stands, archery butts and 3D animals. ( Outdoor Recreational Amenities) Each of these objects of club property could be a hotspot for the spread of COVID19. The virus can survive for days, especially on hard surfaces.. Consider the process to shoot an arrow. The arrow is fired into a 3D animal or target. Then hands go onto the target/ 3d animal plus the arrow to withdraw it from the target. Ultimately, hands are used to anchor the arrow on the face to shoot the next arrow. Even if people practice social distancing, there is no guarantee that archery butts or 3D animals wouldn't become hotspots for the spread of COVID19 coronovirus. All it takes is one person, asymptomatic or not, to spread the virus to many members shooting arrows at York County Bowmen! Yes, York County Bowmen has trails and so does the York Region Forest. The difference is our club; York County Bowmen has archery butts and 3d animals. These archery butts and 3d animals create a lot of potential hotspots for the spread of the virus compared to walking on trails in the York Region Forest.

Outdoor Facilities at YCB are now being closed as well! xx-> Outdoor Facilities including the 3D course and outdoor target butts are being closed. The indoor range will continue to remain closed. xx-> The front gate will be locked April 2, 2020. This is to comply with the Ontario Government's March 30th order to close all Private and Public Outdoor Recreational Amenities across the Province. xx-> Be smart about the choices you make! We have a collective responsibility to en...sure we stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Stay safe! .

April & May 2020 Events are now cancelled at YCB xx-x List of cancelations needed to prevent spread of COVID-19 include; xx-x Winter Youth Development Program xx-x Spring Archery School xx-x Provincial Judge Recertification Workshop... xx-x Archery Day in Canada at YCB xx-x Marked Distance 3D tournament xx-x All Private Archery Lessons Outdoor Facilities at York County Bowmen currently remain open. Use these Outdoor Facilities to exercise, not socialize! Practice social distancing. If you feel sick, stay home! See more

Indoor Range is now closed!!! To avoid the spread of the coronovirus (Covid-19) the Indoor Range must be closed. Outdoor Facilities remain open This closure will be reassessed March 31, 2020. The closure is a requirement of Ontario's Declaration of Emergency announced March 17, 2020.

AGM postponed to prevent spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) >>->The Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for March 29, 2020 has been postponed >>-> All club facilities remain open for members >>-> If you feel sick, stay home!