Scott,
Thank you so much for your reply.
I'll contact Gander Mountain and keep my fingers crossed.
Sincerely,
Tammy

Scott Sernaker wrote:
>
>
> I don't know of any. You could try contacting the SCA but their
> archery is mostly period reenacting stuff. I had set up a archery
> group that met at "Gander Mountain" in Ashland about once a week.
> They have a nice indoor archery range and they set us up with a decent
> price ($5 for an hour plus). You can try calling them and see if
> they'd be willing to host an archery group again. If Josh is still
> working there, he might know of some local archery groups because he
> was a competitive shooter. Their rates are very reasonable if you
> simply want to go there to get some shooting in. I checked out
> Rockwood park in Chesterfield which has an outdoor archery range in
> the woods, but the problem is that if novice shooters doesn't hit the
> target/backstop, they have an arrow that will likely be lost in the
> woods. It's a good range for someone more advanced or someone using a
> compound bow. Still, the weather during the winter can often be a
> problem.
>
> I think there are enough people who have joined this yahoogroup (as
> well as others who would be interested) that if someone sets up a
> regular meetup with decent instruction, you would get good turnout.
> Ideally, an archery group would be divided between novice shooters and
> advanced shooters.
>
> -Scott
>
>
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> To: Richmond_HS_Archery@yahoogroups.com
> From: Frangesfamily@...
> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:23:54 -0400
> Subject: [Richmond_HS_Archery] Archery group in or near Richmond for youth
>
>
> Does anyone know of a currently active archery group for youth in or
> near Richmond, Virginia?
> Tammy
>
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