Central Florida Archers Inc.

06/23/2026

If there are any trad shooters that would be interested in taking an awesome class, Highlands Bowhunters Archery Club is getting a group together to learn from Tom Clum. Please reach out to them if you would like to be included.

06/22/2026

06/08/2026

Mark your calendars everyone! We’ve got some great shoots coming up that you won’t want to miss.

06/01/2026

At this years 2nd annual trail shoot we had a novelty 100 yard closet to center shot contest. Congratulations to Maurice Campbell from Ridge Archers for winning and taken it home the big check!

06/01/2026

This past Sunday we hosted our second annual trail shoot! Despite the heat and humidity we had a great turnout that was more then last years trail shoot. Congratulations to all the winners and to Mark Beebe for the high score of the day. He crushed it shooting 52 up for a total 452. Thank you again to everyone who came out and enjoyed the courses and thank you to our members who helped put this together. 🏹

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor and remember the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Their courage, selflessness, and unwavering commitment to protecting our freedoms will never be forgotten. With gratitude and respect, we thank our fallen veterans and remember that the liberties we enjoy today were secured through their extraordinary sacrifice. Their legacy lives on in our hearts and in the enduring spirit of America.

05/18/2026

Who is the true father of modern bowhunting?

Most people would say it is a combination of Saxton Pope and Art Young. But both of those men admitted the real teacher was a Native American named Ishi.

Known as the last surviving member of the Yahi people of California, Ishi emerged from the wilderness in 1911 after years of hiding from a world that had nearly wiped out his tribe. When Pope and Young met him at the University of California museum, they were amazed by what he could do with a simple bow and arrow.

Ishi taught them how to make bows from natural materials, build arrows by hand, stalk game, and shoot instinctively without sights or modern equipment. Pope and Young would later become legends who helped ignite the modern bowhunting movement in America, but both credited Ishi as the man who showed them the true art of archery hunting.

Without Ishi, modern bowhunting in America may have taken a very different path. The traditions, skills, and hunting knowledge carried by Native Americans for thousands of years became the foundation of modern traditional archery through one man who survived one of the darkest chapters in American history.

Every bowhunter carrying a recurve, longbow, or compound today is part of a legacy Ishi helped preserve.

Aaron B. Futrell, Author|Owner, Delong Lures

05/16/2026

It was a bad day to be a balloon at the range. We had a one on one class today with Riley, and the balloon’s were popping all morning long. We started off on the kids range and then moved to the adult practice range where Riley got to start taking some long shots. After just a couple of minor sight adjustments she was killing it and doing great. 🏹

05/05/2026

Here is additional information for our Second Annual Trail Shoot coming up on May 31st. We really hope to see you there!