17th HOWARD HILL CLASSIC Traditional Archery Tournament Hosted By Terry Harris With Permission From Howard Hill Archery Co. June 4th, 5th & 6th, 2021 Tannehill Historical State Park ~ McCalla, Alabama Utilizing Camp Jack Wright, Boy Scout Camp As Well

$25 All Day Rate ~ $35 Single Weekend Rate ~ $70 Family Weekend Rate Up To 4 Members “Immediate Family Only Living In One Household ~ $10 Per Person Above That”

“Multi Round Format, High Score Wins, Could Be Your First Round Turned In or Could Be Your Last Round Turned In” $20 Per Bow Can Be Added To Compete In Extra Classes Longbows, Recurves & Self Bows Welcome ~ Men’s & Women’s Divisions For All Three !st Round Card Turned In No Later Than 2 PM On Sat. To Qualify For Championship Shoot Down Saturday Afternoon

Regarding the “Championship Shoot Down”, Exciting News Will Be Coming Soon!!!

Raffles For Bow & Other Great Items, Tickets Drawn After Championship Shoot Down Saturday Afternoon

New Cubs Course, CUBS ONLY (Cubs 7 Years Old & Younger Shoot Free)

I will add more information later. However, if you’d like more info sooner, please visit my Web-Site: www.americantraditionalarcher.com

You can always PM me and I’ll get back to you.

Terry Harris

Camping at Tannehill State Park is a first come basis. Here is Tannehill State Park's web- site. www.tannehill.org

I also want to let everyone know that camping along the creek, right across the bridge coming into Farley Field is available to us again. For those that may remember, the Gem & Jewelry Show had those locked up every year, we've got them now.

When you're camping, if you get into the Park after hours, either the Park Ranger may stop by, or you can go to the General Store the next morning.

If you don't camp and are coming back and forth, after you pay to get into the Park, make sure you get a Park Pass from me at the Registration Table, so you won't have to pay but once.

Terry Harris

Folks, here are some MAJOR changes for the “CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT DOWN”.

It is till Sponsored by Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. & American Traditional Archer 1st Place $500 ~ 2nd Place $300 ~ 3rd Place $200 For Both Men & Women

The “Championship Shoot Down” Will Now Have Separate Shoot Downs For Longbow & Recurve Competitors For Both Men & Women. There Will Be Two, 5 Target Set Ups For The Shooters. The 1st Place Winners of both divisions of the Men & Women will now have to compete with their 2nd & 3rd Place Peers of the Longbow & Recurve for the American Traditional Archer, "TOP SHOT AWARD". So, instead of three, there will now be six Men competing against each other, as well as the Women for the "TOP SHOT AWARD".

The Format Has Changed Slightly. The Top 15 Men & Top 10 Women Of Both Divisions Will Be Competing And There Will Be A Bracket To Determine The 1st Round of The Competition. There Will Also Be 5 Alternates Who Will Be Selected If Any Of The Top Qualifiers Fail To Show.

"Twice The Fun ~ Twice The Excitement ~ Twice The Payout"

1st, 2nd & 3rd Places For Both Classes Of Men & Women Shooters 1st Place $500 ~ 2nd Place $300 ~ 3rd Place $200 ~ A Total Of $4.000

Terry Harris

Terry, Good luck with your shoot.

Thanks Clyde, wish you could make it down.

Terry Harris

Here is the main entrance into Tannehill State Park, the General Store is right beyond the Ranger.

If you're not camping, go through the gate, turn left and go through the Park to Farley Field.

Terry Harris

Here are a few photos of the camping areas at Farley Field. The first photo here is the Registration area.

Terry Harris

Plenty of RV and tent camping, with water and electricity close to the Registration area as well.

Terry Harris

That last pic reminded me of the time I slept in a one man crawl in tent for about four days surrounded by other campers. good memories. A little younger then.

Good times as well Bill.

Looking forward to seeing you this year, hopefully Roy can make it also.

Terry Harris

Nice place to camp for sure, I like the top of the hill in the Primitive camping area.Quite and peaceful yet still close to all the goings on. Pappy

Roy just had his second knee replacement so he should be good to go.

That's great Bill. Pappy, I'm sure you can probably get your spot again.

Here's some of the primitive camping areas.

Terry Harris

Man, this event look awesome! Ima try my best to get out there. Is there any restrictions on arrows? I’m shooting a recurve.

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Hi Grant, no restrictions on arrows with a recurve, only self bows.

Come, ya won't be sorry.

Thank you John.

Terry Harris

Ya I like it up on the hill side, you can see all that is going on but still away from the crowds, nice place for sure. Pappy

You're right Pappy, y'all can see evathang!

There are also three campgrounds in the main area of the Park all with power & electricity. There are a few with sewer hook up as well.

Terry Harris

Let me hopefully give a more detailed description of the "Championship Shoot Down"

First, the Howard Hill Classic has always been a Multi Round event. Your first round could be your highest or your very last round could be your highest to try and place in the HH Classic Awards.

You can shoot your main bow for competition and then shoot your other bows for fun, for one fee, OR, if you want to compete with your other bows, you would have to pay a fee to enter another Class.

NOW, with all that said, ONLY your first round qualifies you for the "Championship Shoot Down".

So, if you think your longbow will give you the best chance at a good first round score, use it. The same can be said if you think your recurve will. Let me also say again, there will be a separate Shoot Down for the Men's & Women's Longbow & Recurve shooters.

Four Shoot Downs, each 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners will split $1000.00 for a total of a $4000.00 pay out for the "Championship Shoot Down".

For you men or women that shoot self bows, if your first round qualifies you, you will get to compete in the Longbow Shoot Down.

For those men that will compete in the Men's Senior or Men's Supper Senior divisions, even though you may use any bow you want, YOU MUST inform us at the Registration Table as to what bow you shoot on your first round. This way, we'll know if that round will qualify you and in what class you'll be in for the Shoot Down.

Terry Harris

Folks, let's not forget about the 2nd "Rhonda's Luck of the Draw" shoot down.

This event last year was very cool.

For those archers just getting started or that just don't get to practice like those that really do, THIS COMPETITION IS FOR YOU.

SO TAKE YOUR BOW TO THE "Championship Shoot Down"!!!

We'll take the non qualifying shooters and put their names in a bucket, then draw FIVE names, of men & women.

We'll put each of the five on a different 5 target range and let them shoot 3 of the five targets.

There will be three winners. the 1st Place of each will win their choice of a Bear Archery "Montana Longbow" or "Grizzly Recurve". The 2nd Place will win $125.00 and the 3rd Place will win $75.00.

Oh, by the way, the man that won $100.00 last year, had never shot in a traditional archery competition before.

Terry Harris

It was nice to finally get to meet you and Rhonda at the Spring Fling Terry. Hope to make to the Howard Hill shoot some day, until then, good luck with your shoot and good weather.

Kurt

Thanks Kurt, pleasure meeting you as well. Hope you can make it here, think you'd enjoy yourself.

Terry Harris

Last year, the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners of the Championship Shoot Down, from both the Men & Women got to shoot for the American Traditional Archer's "Top Shot" award.

This year will now have the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners from the Men's & Women's Longbow & Recurve Shoot Downs. Six winners from the Men & Women's competition will be shooting ONE ARROW for this year's "Top Shot" award. This award stands 14 inches tall and 11 inches wide from wing tip to wing tip

Terry Harris

Again, my photos are turned sideways, a little help please.

Thanks in advance

Terry Harris

Looking forward to this shoot for sure.

I think a lot of folks are as well. People are ready for some normalcy and are ready to fling some arrows.

Terry Harris

Got some great events coming up before the HH Classic.

The TBOF shoot in Ocalla, FL starts today.

Then in a couple of weeks, ASTB State Championship at Brierfield State Park in Alabama., and their Children's Hospital Benefit Shoot in April.

The Kentucky TradFest in Harrodsburg, Ky

The Twin Oaks Classic Clarksville, TN in May

The TAS World Championship at Farmland, IN, the last weekend in May.

Then, on to the HH Classic.

Terry Harris

Folks, it won't be long for the Howard Hill Classic will be upon us.

Ya don't want to miss this year's event.

Tannehill State Park is an excellent placate camp for the entire family, Three Main Campgrounds, Three Bathhouse, a Laundry Room (just in case), Craft Cabins Iron & Steel Museum, and the Historical Furnace.

Plenty of Vendors for your archery shopping needs.

Some of the best archers around to shoot with, great times, great friendships made and in my opinion, one of the finest archery events around.

Terry Harris

Always a good time. Pappy

Thanks Pappy, I think so as well.

Terry Harris

This is a very well run and fun event. I look forward to it every year.

Thanks John.

Folks, here's an example of one of the plaques I give to all those who place at the Howard Hill Classic.

I'll soon post a photo of the Belt Buckle for this year's adult 1st Place Winners.

Terry Harris

Will be putting a Vendors list together pretty soon.

Terry Harris

Love the trophies and Terry always put on a good event. Pappy

Thanks Mark, appreciate it.

Terry Harris

Some great events coming up before the Howard Hill Classic, so many canceled last year.

LET'S SEE IF YA CAN MAKE THEM ALL!!

Terry Harris

Hearing a lot of chatter about people getting out and trying to get back to normal with their family and friends.

Let hope all the upcoming Trad events have outstanding turn outs this year.

Terry Harris

Looking forward to this shoot. It’s always the weekend around my birthday so kind of a birthday gift lol

Let me bring up the CUBS Course again.

The Cubs Course will be set up very close to the Registration Area and all in the shade.

Not as many targets as on the Main Course, but extremely cool targets for the Cubs.

The parents can takes their Cubs around as often as they want, and it IS the Cub's competitive course.

The idea behind this is for those that want to get their small kids out and be able to patiently let them have their own targets to shoot, and respectively not slowing others up on the Main Course.

Here's is what every registered Cub will receive.

Terry Harris

Here's this year's Belt Buckle for the 1st Place Adult Winners, besides the 1st Place Plaque they'll also receive.

Terry Harris

Looking forward to our first time at this shoot !! Should be a good time !!

Ron, I have no doubt that you'll enjoy yourself here. Great Vendors and I have secured an outstanding food Vendor that will be here all three days, great tasting and VERY good prices, for example, a Bar B Q sandwich ( very tender and delicious wit approximately 5 oz of pork), a boat of fries and drink for $10.00. I was full and very satisfied. Hot dogs, corndogs, nachos, and other goodies. ALSO, there will be a Snow Cone stand for us kids.

I also pride myself on putting out a course, fun and yet some challenging shots as well.

Nearly 300 camping spots with water and electricity and almost unlimited primitive camping. Visit www.tannehill.org

Terry Harris

Putting together many items for this year's raffles. Many were donated for last year's HH Classic, BUT, because of the uncertainty of even having the shoot, I didn't have any raffles.

I'll be raffling off bows for the Boy Scout Camp as well as a Big Jim Longbow and CD Archery riser with Dryad Longbow limbs to go toward the Cubs Course.

Let me add a footnote about raising money for the Boy Scout Camp. NO....I don't like the direction theNational Council of Boy Scouts have taken over the past few years. I try and raise money for the Camp, because I use a generous portion to place my course. The Committee over this Camp has never asked for a dime from me, but, I feel strongly about giving something back to improve the site, and have done so over the years. So far,I've raised and given approximately $46,000. This money has gone to help build latrines, small pavilions throughout the Camp and city water lines.

Terry Harris

Byron Ferguson, will nt only be one of the Vendors here at the HH Classic, but for those that want some one on one instruction, he'll be having one of his outstanding Shooting Clinics.

It will be held Saturday from 10 AM until 12 Noon.

For details, you can PM me or visit my web site: www.americantraditionalarcher.com

Terry Harris

Just a little over TWO MONTHS away!!!

Terry Harris

People, I've got a new Food Vendor coming out this year.

Food will be served Friday, Saturday through lunch & supper, and lunch through Sunday. Breakfast sandwiches on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Here's some of the menu:

Bar B Q sandwiches, hot dogs, old fashion hot dog, crinkle fries, nachos & cheese (ya can add pork), drinks, etc. For example, Bar B Q sandwich, (plenty of tender pork, I've had it) fries and drink, $10.00. (water, $1.00 less). Regular hot dogs, $2.00. Prices are very reasonable and the food is outstanding.

ALSO, there will be a Snow Cone stand as well.

Terry Harris

Well, let's see if the full menu from my food Vendor comes through.

Terry Harris

For those that have their wives, sweetheart or kids, there is lots to do at Tannehill, when ya want to rest your fingers from flinging arrows.

The craft cabins will be open, pretty cool stuff going on there.

Terry Harris

There's also a train that goes through the Park.

Terry Harris

There are biking trails, historical places to visit, fishing and even swimming areas in Tannehill State Park.

I'll post a few photos soon.

Terry Harris

Here's a photo of the Tannehill General Store. You can get snacks, a few things for your camp, propane (if ya need it) ice, etc.

Terry Harris

You'll also check in to camp at the Tannehill General Store.

If it's after hours, a Park Ranger may check you in, or you can go to the store the next morning to do so.

Terry Harris

I plan to be there

Looking forward to having ya here Randy.

Terry Harris

Planning to be there with my pards if the Lord Will’s!

Does this mean.....IT DOES......LONGBALL WILL BE HERE!!!

Terry Harris

Getting closer

Yep Brandon, only EIGHT weeks from today my friend.

Terry Harris

Here's a partial list of the Vendors:

Big Jim's Bow Co ~ Bear Archery ~ Acadian Woods Bows ~ Byron Ferguson ~ Bivouac Bows ~ Rock Pile Farms ~ TW Arrows ~ Art by Broughton ~ Backwoods Grind Coffee Co, and many more to come.

Terry Harris

For 16 years the Howard Hill Classic has been a gathering place for family

A place for friends

A place for great Vendors

And a place for great archery competition

It won't be long now for the 17th year where all of this and much, much more will take place again.

Terry Harris

Here's the Old Grist Mill on your right as you enter Farley Field at Tannehill Historical State Park.

Terry Harris

While at Tannehill Historical State Park, remember, there is a lot of history there. When you're resting your fingers from flinging arrows, take time to look around.

There's the furnace, used during the Civil War.

Terry Harris

You also might the village Black Smith working.

Terry Harris

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