Open Outdoor 3D Archery Tournament
Saturday August 2, 2025
Mark Twain Lake Archery Park / Frank Russell Recreation Area
Hwy J
Monroe City, MO 63456
Preregister for the 2025 Open Outdoor 3D Archery Tournament by Monday, July 28 at 11:59 p.m. and receive an early-bird discount, free event T-shirt and water bottle! You may still register the day-of the event for an increase of $10 to the listed registration fees. If you register the day-of, you will not receive a free event T-shirt, but we may have extras available for purchase.
The Open Outdoor 3D Archery Tournament is a one-day family-friendly fundraiser to support Missouri youth archery and outdoor programs. This Tournament is unique as it is our only tournament open to the public! This includes all ages, experience, backgrounds and skill levels. Participants love that they are able to shoot alongside a wide variety of archers from different backgrounds such as NASP participants, coaches, parents, community members, Archery Influencers and semi-professionals, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Coaches and parents from the NASP program especially love the opportunity to shoot alongside their students in a fun day outside at a beautiful venue!
Event Highlights:
Event Highlights:- Friendly archery tournament for all ages, experience and skill levels
- Two trail-style 3D archery ranges with 20 targets each, 4o total targets
- Archers shoot one arrow per target
- Five divisions and four shooting categories available provide a fun and challenging experience for everyone!
- Food trucks available all day – This year we will have The Big Cheeze open for lunch and snacks
- Archery-related vendors showcasing the latest and greatest equipment
This tournament is made possible in partnership by the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF), Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mark Twain Lake FOREST Council!
If you are interested in sponsoring or setting up a vendor booth, we have many opportunities available. Click here to learn more!
New this Year: Exciting Updates to the Iron Buck Challenge
We’ve adjusted the rules and format for the Iron Buck Challenge, sponsored by Reading Farms USA and Creed Archery Supply, this year to make the challenge more competitive and fun for a variety of skill levels!
There’s an opportunity for everyone to win this year’s Iron Buck Challenge with new raffle prizes and categories! Each participant in the Iron Buck Challenge will be entered to win incredible raffle prizes! Step up and show your precision by shooting at the furthest distance to win the Grand Prize or participate in progressive distance categories for your chance to enter the raffle.
- $10 to enter the challenge for a raffle ticket
- $5 to continue shooting after a miss
Unfamiliar with the Iron Buck Challenge? The Iron Buck is a steel deer with a bullseye hole. Shoot the bullseye and back up 5 yards to continue shooting. If you miss or hit steel, it ends your attempt!
General Event Information
Schedule of Events
7:00 AM – Check-in and practice range open, the Big Cheeze Food Truck open for lunch and snacks. You’ll receive your T-shirt and water bottle as well as any door prizes won!
8:00 AM – Start time: North and South Target Trails open
8:00 AM – Iron Buck Challenge and Youth Challenge, sponsored by Creed Archery Supply and Reading Farms USA, opens
10:00 AM – Check-in and open registration closes
3:00 PM – Scorecards due and must be turned in at the check in table
~4:00 PM – Awards Ceremony
Note: The Big Cheeze Food Truck will be open all day with lunch and snacks.
Remember to allow yourself and your group enough time to complete both North Trail and South Trail. Scorecards must be turned in by 3 PM.
Logistics, Course Details & Rules
- Competitors will shoot on both the North Target Trail (0.8 mi) and South Target Trail (1.1 mi) at Mark Twain Archery Park, with 20 targets on each range, totaling 40 targets.
- The archery course is directional and each archery target will be shot in order for safety.
- Max group size is 5 shooters. Minimum group size is 3. If you are attending the event by yourself and would like to shoot with a group, you can ask to join others or contact the MCHF office for help at 800.227.1488. You will find that most archers are very friendly and always willing to join up with someone new!
- There are no assigned group start times or pairings.
- Non-shooter spectators are allowed to walk the range and watch free of charge, as long as they stay on the walk way path.
- There will be a yardage sheet provided at registration and range finders are also allowed.
- Each archer will shoot 1 arrow per target and the scoring will be as follows: 12, 10, 8, 5, 0.
- Scoring – Targets are Delta McKenzie. The low back 12 ring is scored unless the upper 12 ring is “called.” Middle scoring ring counts as 10 points. The 14 ring is not in play. For an example, see the ASA 3D Archery Scoring Rings.
- In the Cub Division, archers will be scored on their top course between the North Target Trail and the South Target Trail. This should allow for more flexibility with young archers, while also preserving the fun of healthy competition.
- In the event of inclement weather, we will shoot rain or shine. The only foreseeable circumstance that will result in closing the range is flooding or lightning. In the event of lightning, we will close the range until the storm passes and reopen as soon as we can confirm that it is safe to shoot. If we have to cancel due to flooding or other acts of nature, refunds will be issued accordingly.
- There will be water stations located throughout both ranges.
- Preregistrations closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 28. We will have open registration the morning of the event. Cost for all divisions will increase $10 after preregistration closes.
Prizes, Awards & Special Challenges
- Each registered competitor will receive an event T-shirt and water bottle, sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc, with preregistration and automatically be entered in to win special door prizes. Participants will not be able to switch T-shirt sizes the day of.
- Top finisher medals will be given for 1st – 3rd place for each male and female divisions. These will be handed out that evening at ~4:00 PM during the awards ceremony. The Championship division winners will receive cash! Scores from regular shoot will determine archer’s place in the purse. If archers tie, the number of bullseyes during the 40-target shoot will determine their place. If there is still a tie, each archer will shoot one arrow and the closest to the bullseye will win. See championship payouts.
- New this Year: Exciting Updates to the Iron Buck Challenge, sponsored by Reading Farms USA and Creed Archery Supply – We’ve adjusted the rules and format for the Iron Buck Challenge this year to make the challenge more competitive and fun for a variety of skill levels! There’s an opportunity for everyone to win this year’s Iron Buck Challenge with new raffle prizes and categories! Each participant in the Iron Buck Challenge will be entered to win incredible raffle prizes! Step up and show your precision by shooting at the furthest distance to win the Grand Prize or participate in progressive distance categories for your chance to enter the raffle.
- $10 to enter the challenge for a raffle ticket
- $5 to continue shooting after a miss
Unfamiliar with the Iron Buck Challenge? The Iron Buck is a steel deer with a bullseye hole. Shoot the bullseye and back up 5 yards to continue shooting. If you miss or hit steel, it ends your attempt!
- A special Youth Challenge, sponsored by Creed Archery Supply and Reading Farms USA, will be available for youth 14 & under to enjoy their own special challenge! For the Youth Challenge, youth archers 14 & under will receive 2 tickets at check-in, good for two rounds of fun to try to pop a balloon. The archer gets 5 arrows per round and will be able to select a prize once the balloon has popped, for up to two total prizes. The Youth Challenge is free to participate in for all registered youth archers.
Check In & Preregistration
- This is a two-step registration. Once you preregister and pay through MCHF, you will need to also register through the Missouri Department of Conservation in order to participate and compete Aug. 2. You only need to pay once and you will be given a link on your payment confirmation page AND email to complete your registration. If you have any questions, please call our office 800.227.1488.
- When you arrive at the event, you will check-in at the registration table. If you preregistered online, you will just need to pick up your scorecards, event T-shirt and water bottle.
- Check-in for preregistrants will begin at 7:00 a.m. the morning of the event. For those who did not preregister, we will accept registrations the morning-of for $10 more than the preregistration price. We accept cash and credit/debit cards for on-site registration.
- Once you have received your scorecards, t-shirt and water bottle, sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc, you can head straight to the range via our new staging area or warm-up at the practice range. Staff will be available at the staging area to help direct you to the range with the least traffic.
- Refunds – we do not offer refunds for preregistered shooters who do not show up. Refunds are also not given to shooters who only complete part of a range. Refunds will only be given if an event is canceled.
Please note: This is a two-step event registration. Once you preregister and pay through MCHF, you will need to also register through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in order to participate and compete Aug. 2. You only need to pay once and you will be given a link on your payment confirmation page AND email to complete your registration. When completing your registration through MDC, please register all participants you paid for.
Event Map
Divisions & Categories
We have multiple divisions and shooting categories so the whole family can compete and have fun!
Preregistration prices are listed below with each division.
Overview:
Divisions
- Cub (ages 10 & under)
- Youth (ages 11-16)
- Adult (ages 17+)
- Adult (50+)
- Championship (all ages)
Shooting Categories
- NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program)
- Bow Hunter
- Open Compound
- Traditional/Barebow
See below for a full breakdown of each division and category!
Cub (ages 10 and under) $15
NASP
- Bow needs to follow NASP National Equipment Rules
- No stabilizers
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 20 yards (+/- 10%)
Bow Hunter
- Compound bow up to 5 fixed pins
- 12″ or less stabilizer
- Movable pins must be locked down for event
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 20 yards (+/- 10%)
Open Compound
- Any compound bow
- Any length stabilizer
- No pin limits, movable scope allowed
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 25 yards (+/- 10%)
Traditional / Barebow
- Recurve or long bow
- No stabilizer
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 25 yards (+/- 10%)
Youth (ages 11-16) $20
NASP
- Bow needs to follow NASP National Equipment Rules
- No stabilizers
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 20 yards (+/- 10%)
Bow Hunter
- Compound bow up to 5 fixed pins
- 12″ or less stabilizer
- Movable pins must be locked down for event
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 30 yards (+/- 10%)
Open Compound
- Any compound bow
- Any length stabilizer
- No pin limits, movable scope allowed
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 40 yards (+/- 10%)
Traditional / Barebow
- Recurve or long bow
- No stabilizer
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 25 yards (+/- 10%)
Adult (ages 17 and over) $45
NASP
- Bow needs to follow NASP National Equipment Rules
- No stabilizers
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 20 yards (+/- 10%)
Bow Hunter
- Compound bow up to 5 fixed pins
- 12″ or less stabilizer
- Movable pins must be locked down for event
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage M40 W30 (+/- 10%)
Open Compound
- Any compound bow
- Any length stabilizer
- No pin limits, movable scope allowed
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage M50 W40 (+/- 10%)
Traditional / Barebow
- Recurve or long bow
- No stabilizer
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 25 yards (+/- 10%)
Adult (50+) $45
NASP
- Bow needs to follow NASP National Equipment Rules
- No stabilizers
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 20 yards (+/- 10%)
Bow Hunter
- Compound bow up to 5 fixed pins
- 12″ or less stabilizer
- Movable pins must be locked down for event
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage M40 W30 (+/- 10%)
Open Compound
- Any compound bow
- Any length stabilizer
- No pin limits, movable scope allowed
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage M50 W40 (+/- 10%)
Traditional / Barebow
- Recurve or long bow
- No stabilizer
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage 25 yards (+/- 10%)
Championship (all ages) $65
Bow Hunter
- Compound bow up to 5 fixed pins
- 12″ or less stabilizer
- Movable pins must be locked down for event
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage, 50 yards (+/- 10%)
Open Compound
- Any compound bow
- Any length stabilizer
- No pin limits, movable scope allowed
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage, 50 yards (+/- 10%)
Traditional / Barebow
- Recurve or long bow
- No stabilizer
- No pins
- Range finder allowed
- Max yardage, 30 yards (+/- 10%)
Preregistrations closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 28. We will have open registration the morning of the event. Cost for all divisions will increase $10 after preregistration closes.
Please note: This is a two-step registration. Once you preregister and pay through MCHF, you will need to also register through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in order to participate and compete Aug. 2. You only need to pay once and you will be given a link on your payment confirmation page AND email to complete your registration. When completing your registration through MDC, please register all participants you paid for.
Safety/Code of Conduct
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Field points only. No broadheads or blunt tips.
- Alcohol on the range is strictly prohibited. This includes the practice range and specialty shoots.
- Please avoid sky or side drawing to avoid sending loose arrows downrange.
- The max group size is 5 archers per group. Minimum group size is 3. Groups with 6 or more shooters will be asked to split up to help range flow.
- For safety and courtesy reasons, please do not shoot targets in reverse order. If there is a way to safely go around a back-up and skip a target or two, you may do that. When you return to shoot the targets you skipped, please start from the beginning of the range. Always be aware of other shooters around you.
- Please let smaller groups that are waiting for pass through to help range flow.
- Please shoot from the correct stake for your division. If you would like to move up or down to a different division, you can complete the trail from your desired stake and change your division when you complete the trail.
- Be mindful of your surroundings when pulling arrows, wait for those around you to clear the area so that they do not get poked by a nock when arrows are being pulled.
- We strongly encourage you to be prepared for inclement weather. Great items to bring along include a pair of boots, bug spray, sunscreen, water, a chair or stool for awards ceremony, and rain gear.
- Please be honest about your scores and add your scores carefully. Have fun, but also remember that this is a friendly event and we want everyone to be fair and honest to their fellow competitors.
- Please respect the grounds and targets at the event. We want to leave the Mark Twain Lake Archery Park as clean as possible and respect their property as if it was our own. Please treat the targets with care and do not climb on any target as they are not built to withstand weight on top of them.
- Pets are welcome, but must be controlled and on a leash at all times. Please remember this is a family-friendly event, people of all ages will be present. Please be mindful of your language and conduct.
Please note: This is a two-step registration. Once you preregister and pay through MCHF, you will need to also register through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in order to participate and compete Aug. 2. You only need to pay once and you will be given a link on your payment confirmation page AND email to complete your registration. When completing your registration through MDC, please register all participants you paid for.
Hotels & Campgrounds
Book your lodging now! There are limited options available.
Frank Russell Campground, right next to where the tournament takes place, will be open this year for camping! The first loop will be closed for parking, but the rest of the loops will be open and are available for reservations. Be sure to reserve your site today as these sites WILL fill up closer to the event date.
Other Local Camping & Hotel Options:
Preregistration & Payment for the 2025 Open Outdoor 3D Tournament
Preregistration is open for the 2025 Open Outdoor 3D Tournament until Monday, July 28 at 11:59 p.m. We will still take registrations the day of the event, but an event t-shirt and water bottle will not be included and the price will increase by $10.
Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors and Vendors!
Sponsors and vendors help make our events possible and directly support our mission of advancing the conservation and appreciation of forest, fish and wildlife resources.
Official Water Bottle Sponsor
Target Sponsor
Range Sponsor
Iron Buck and Youth Challenge Sponsor
Iron Buck and Youth Challenge Sponsor
Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are available for this event!
We have many unique sponsorship opportunities, as well as vendor spaces available. Vendors are welcome to sell their products at the event! If you an idea for a sponsorship, please let us know and we’ll work with your budget! If you or your business is interested in sponsoring the 2025 Open Outdoor 3D Archery Tournament, please reach out to Andrea Smith, Associate Director of Development, at andrea.smith@mochf.org, 417-310-2705 or Shawn Roberson at shawn.roberson@mochf.org, 901-239-5086.
