The Lehigh Valley Fukiyado Association (LVFA) competitions are
cancelled only for the following reasons:
a. Snowfall (active) expected to exceed 3 in.
b. Heavy, steady rainfall, or accompanied by lightning
c. Winds (steady) exceeding 15 MPH, or gusts exceeding 20 MPH
d. poor visibility (fog, sleet, snow, rain); less than 1/4 mile.
All other conditions - game on!

The "home turf" for the LVFA is Bear Swamp Archery Complex, located in
Upper Mt. Bethel, PA (a liitle bit south of the Delaware Water Gap).
There is a 25 yard, 4-person archery range (suitable for 8 blowgunners
side-by-side), behind that is an Archery Field course with 14 stations
and 16 targets (suitable for the Cherokee style Field Competition).
This is a one-half mile long loop course. One of the stations includes
a 10 ft. tall platform tree stand (can hold up to 6 adults comfortably
- but blowgunners shoot at the three targets there from the ground -
too far for the darts, can easily be lost). Across the street from
this main part of the complex, and a liitle south is the Archery
Olympic Field, which includes an overhead shelter and 10 picnic
tables, and 2 charcoal grills. This field is ideal for the Long
Distance blowgun competitions, and includes another platform stand
that can be used for supporting the Long Distance target for blowgunners.

The Bear Swamp Archery Complex is part of the Northampton County, PA
Parks system, is open to the public, and free to use. Reservations
can be made in advance (none before 01/01/07 for the upcoming year).
Photos of the complex can be found online in this forum at:
http://groups.msn.com/BlowgunsNorthwestPlayersGroup/bearswamparcherycomplex.msnw
Bear Swamp has been the home of three international blowgun
competitions, and has seen the 10-meter World Record fall twice during
that time.

The LVFA will be sponsoring four ASBA point sanctioned competitions
for 2007.
All competitions require advance registration, and begin promptly at
12:00 Noon.
Send registration requests to craftsman@...

1. New Year's Day Blow-out at Bear Swamp - fun shoot and 10-meter
point competition. Dress for the weather! Monday, Jan. 1, 2007

2. Vernal Equinox Invitational. Competition will be at my home, by
invitation only. Three ranges - 2 outdoor: uphill, downhill, and
"level" (semi- outdoor). Sat. March 17th, 2007.

3. 4th International Competition at Bear Swamp. Saturday, June 16th,
2007.

4. Fall Open Classic at Bear Swamp. Saturday, September 15th, 2007.

I will not be making formal advance reservations for Bear Swamp,
unless requested to do so by the ASBA, or pre-registration numbers
(exceeding 24 competitors)warrant. At this time, there are no
registration fees.