general information
Arrowhead Archery Range is open from 8 a.m. to dusk each day. Prior to use, all users must have a current Arrowhead Archery membership. Archers must provide their own equipment, such as bows, arrows, string, quiver, scope, etc. However, targets are provided for different shooting radius. Before using the archery range, please review the range's safety rules below.
Located at 194 Soccer Row on the southeast corner of the soccer side of Traceway Park near the city’s Parks and Recreation Department offices, Arrowhead Archery is the result of a cooperative effort between the city of Clinton, Mississippi College, Clinton Public Schools, and CCA to build two archery ranges – a covered outdoor archery range and a 3D archery range.
About the Range
The range features a 125- x 15-foot covered shooting shed with traditional targets spaced at distances from 20 to 100 yards for participants of all skill levels. Arrowhead Archery’s 3D Range takes the archery range into the woods, introduces unique angles, and creates new ways to have fun with a bow.
This discipline gets its name from the three-dimensional animal targets that challenge archers at each station. The targets, ranging from small skunks to bears, are set along a course that meanders through a dense pine forest.
Each target helps create a different shooting scenario. You might shoot downhill at a deer target and then walk a few steps to shoot a hog in a thicket. The shots try to mimic the countless scenarios bowhunters could face in the field.
This provides realistic bow-hunting practice. But 3-D archery isn’t just for hunters; it’s exciting for any archer because no two shots are the same. Also, it’s meant to be played with a group of archers.
Programs
Arrowhead Archery hopes the range will be a place for novices and experts alike to enjoy the rapidly growing sport. Archery as a sport is growing exponentially in the USA. The number of Americans participating in archery stood at 21.6 million just a few years ago.
Parks and Recreation officials are working with the Director of Archery at the Mississippi High School Activities Association to provide opportunities for youth in the Metro Jackson area. In just over three years, archery in Mississippi schools has grown to over 8,000 students participating in archery, from the fifth grade to the twelfth grade.
Tournaments and Corporate Events
Arrowhead Archery is available for tournaments and corporate team building exercises.
Please contact Courtney Nunn, Recreation Division Director, to schedule your tournament or event at (601) 924-6082.
RULES & PROCEDURES
archery Safety rules
Follow archery shooting procedures below
All shooters must have an Arrowhead Archery Membership to shoot
No broadheads or crossbows allowed
Only shoot at designated targets
Always be aware of what is beyond the target
Always keep bow pointed down range or towards target
Always draw bow with arrow parallel to the ground
Only nock arrows at the shooting line
Always have an arrow nocked when drawing to eliminate the possibility of a dry fire
Anyone under the age of 16 must be under adult supervision
No more than 12 archers on the range at a time
No smoking while on the range
Absolutely NO horseplay
Safety rules and proper shooting etiquette must be followed at all times
All other CPRD Park rules apply
Archery Shooting Procedures
Verify that the range is clear
Give “Range is Hot” or similar command to indicate shooting may commence
When finished shooting, place bow on rack or set it down and wait behind the shooting line until all archers are finished shooting
Proceed to the targets to retrieve arrows
No person shall retrieve arrows until all archers are finished shooting