Huon Archers Inc.

19/06/2026

It's so great to see Huon Archers continuing to grow, with new members joining month by month. Even with threatening weather last week there were new faces on the line. People must like our friendly and casual club.

05/04/2026

A New Dawn for Huon Archers

Huon Archers are pleased to announce that our club has changed its affiliation and financial structure. We now operate under the banner of Traditional Archery Australia, joining three another clubs in Tasmania under this affiliation.

The most obvious and immediate result of this move is to cut the cost of membership almost by half. Instead of $300 a year, membership is now $160. We offer the same equipment and facilities, the same relaxed and casual atmosphere, the same safe and fully insured shooting practices.

Join our club and use our equipment for free until you decide what sort of bow you would like to shoot. Longbow, Asian Horse Bow, Compound, Barebow Recurve or Olympic Recurve, you’ll see all of these in use at our club. Our archers are happy to extol the various attributes of their bows and to offer advice.

Huon Archers meet on Saturday mornings between 10am and 1pm at Skinner Drive, Huonville, behind the Grand Hotel. Come along and talk to us about a Come’N’Try session to see if archery is for you. Experienced archers with their own equipment are also welcome after a brief Safe Shooting Practices induction.

07/12/2025

A little friendly competition at Huon Archers. Traditional Korean bow 1, Compound bow 0. (Actually, 7 each.)

26/10/2025

Huon Archers Aim High
for the Agincourt Hail of Arrows

25 Oct 2025 was the 610th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, where 7000 English longbowmen defeated the French army by pinning them down in a muddy field. At Huon Archers, we decided to re-enact the event and set a record for the most archers shooting arrows all at once in the Huon Valley.

��Because of weeks of persistent rain, we already had a muddy field, which we just managed to mow a few days before the event. We also have a Korean target, 145m from the shooting line.

A call was sent out to all the archery clubs in Tasmania and on the day 31 archers turned up. Not quite Agincourt numbers, but a good turn out for an unofficial, fun event. Six clubs were represented: Huon Archers, Van Diemen Archers, Hobart and Arrogone from the south, and, gratifyingly, Burnie and Paringa (Launceston) from the north. A special thank you to the northerners who made the effort to drive down.

Many of our visitors had never shot long range before and were doubtful they could make the distance. 90m is the standard distance for Olympic archery, but most club archers practice on targets between 20 and 50m: challenge enough. 145m is the standard for traditional Korean archery, hence the name of our 145m target.

The first part of the morning was given over to practice. To shoot that far, archers need to aim high in the air. We are fortunate at Huonville to have the 573m Shorts Hill as a backdrop, giving a very convenient elevation reference. Before long our visitors began finding their range and some even hit the target. For junior archers and those with lighter bows, we set out 30 balloons on sticks in front of the target as an additional incentive.

At midday, we all lined up for the main event, shooting all at once on command. Six volleys were shot, an exhilarating sight, leaving 186 arrows sticking out of the ground, around and on the Korean target. Six archers hit the target, some multiple times.

After the arrows were collected we had a BBQ and archery games. Many ballons were pinned to targets and gleefully massacred.

It was a very successful event, non-competitive, convivial and good natured. I would like to thank all the archers who came, and also the club presidents, Archery Australia and Archery Society of Tasmania officials who helped promote it. And a special thank you to the Huon Archers who pitched in to help on the day.��

Andrew Ellis
President, Huon Archers

13/09/2025

Another great day at the club yesterday. We're all working our way through the OzBow program, finding out just how accurate we really are at increasing distances with our chosen style of bow. It's a non-competitive (well, some people just can't help themselves!), self-paced program and great fun to do. This week we had archers shooting fully equipped Olympic recurve bows, "bare bow" recurves, traditional long bows and an "Asiatic thumb-style" Korean bow. Everyone met their prescribed score and can move up to their next distance.

We finished the session raining down a hail of arrows on our long range, 145m target. You can imagine what the French would have felt like at Agincourt in 1415. Some of us even hit the target!

In fact, on Saturday 25 October it's the 610th anniversary of the Agincourt battle. Let's see how many archers we can get together on the day for a "re-enactment".

If you'd like to try archery and even take part in the Agincourt Re-enactment, come along to the club on a Saturday and book in for our Induction Course, where you'll learn basic bow handling and safety protocols. Usually 2 sessions, $20 per person, all equipment supplied. Concessions for families.

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26/07/2025

Nobody brave enough to shoot today? 🤣 We need the rain but there are actually ducks on the field... 🦆🦆 I'm off for groceries and coffee, and to wish for better weather next week.

11/07/2025

Huon Archers meet on Saturdays from 10.30am for target practice and friendly competition. All types of bow are welcome from traditional to Olympic recurve and compound bows.

Our club is affiliated with Archery Australia and while most of our members are recreational shooters, there are training pathways to elite competition.

Come along for a chat and book in for a Come'n'Try session or an induction course.

05/07/2025

A beautiful (cold) morning and more new faces! The only downside is more targets to put away at the end of the day 😆

31/05/2025

The last day of autumn and the weather was beautiful! A fantastic turn-out today and some potential new archers came to have a look at what we're doing - hope to see them again soon 😊

24/05/2025

Today was a wash-out but the rain was needed and our tanks and gardens will appreciate it! Fingers crossed the weather next Saturday will be fine, so please feel free to come along, say hi and have a try when it's a bit dryer 😊