Tim Farmer Archery Classic Set for May 19-20 in Frankfort, Kentucky
The 17th annual Tim Farmer Archery Classic will be held May 19-20 at the headquarters of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in Frankfort.
Tim Farmer, host of the department’s popular “Kentucky Afield” television show, will attend.
“Competition will be in 12 classes for men, women and youth,” Farmer said. “We welcome NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) shooters and their families.”
Registration for the weekend target archery shoot is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both days. Archers should register in the classroom building, located on the grounds of the department headquarters, two miles west of Frankfort on U.S. 60.
The cost to shoot is $15 for an adult and free for youths 12 years of age and under. The top finishers in each class will receive cash or trophy prizes.
Archers in the competition will shoot at three-dimensional (3D) foam animal targets at varying distances. Farmer said 3-D shoots are good practice for bow hunting. “They help archers learn to judge distances and reward proper arrow placement with high scores,” he explained.
The event is sponsored by the Christian Archers of Kentucky, an archery club headquartered in Nicholasville.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, is responsible for the conservation of fish and wildlife resources and for boating projects in the state. A commissioner appointed by the Fish and Wildlife Commission heads the department. The commission, which is responsible for department policy, is a nine member bipartisan body appointed by the governor from a list of candidates voted upon by sportsmen's organizations in each of nine districts.
