Ballyvally archers host Mulligan Hunting Trails

OVER 50 archers turned out for the annual Mulligan Hunting Trails in Castlewellan Forest Park last weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Sep 2010, 10:08 BST
Updated 20th Sep 2010, 16:34 BST

For many of the cubs it was their first chance to shoot 3-D animals in the forest and one they thoroughly enjoyed. There were 20 animals to shoot on 15 trails, with some hidden behind the undergrowth, so everyone had to keep a good lookout to make sure they didn’t miss a second animal.

Targets ranged from small foxes and rabbits to deer, boar and even a bear. Everyone shot the 20 animals in the morning and over lunch some of the animals mysteriously moved to new hiding places in the forest.

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In the Cubs section the top scorers were Amy Convery and Michael Patterson. There was stiff competition in the Gents Section and the top Ballyvally archers were Robert Mallon, Damien Lennon and Rune Naeri. In the Ladies Section the top results were shot by Joanne Walker, Marion Patterson and Morgan Russell-Cowan.

Ballyvally members are reminded of the next competitions: Sunday October 3 - Big game shoot at Loughbrickland; Sunday October 10 - Ballyvally Indoor in Banbridge Leisure centre (practice for British Barebow Championship in November); Saturday 23rd /Sunday 24th October - Coolnacran Classic at Loughbrickland.