- 30 target known-distance tournament.
- Top 3 scorers with 2+ participants in category eligible for cash prizes.
- Active Duty is not a class this year, just a reduced fee in any of the 5 available classes offered.
- Biscuits and Gravy available for purchase 6:30-9:30AM.
- Lunch packages available for purchase 11AM-1PM.
- Beer available for purchase after shooting.
- Easy Post Access! Personal Driver’s License & DOB required for post access.
- Limited to 90 shooters.
- Door prizes for participants.
- ASA Shooting Rules
- Class Descriptions and Cost
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To register for the 2025 Bow Slinger click here.
If you are unable to register online, please call, 785-239-5412.After August 1, Non Active Dute rates go up $10, Active Duty rate go up $5.
OPEN CLASS:
MEN’S, WOMEN’S, & SENIOR (50+) OPENMen's Open $45 Women's Open $45 Bow Hunter $45 Senior Open (50+) $45 Traditional $45 May use any compound or recurve bow, sight, release, or stabilizer length. The following items MAY NOT BE USED: (1) broadheads or any other point or tip not intended for target use; (2) retaining mechanisms which allow the bow to be mechanically held in the drawn position (except crossbows); (3) laser sights or devices; (4) devices or any outside agency (including stabilizer bar or prop stick) that allows the mass weight of the bow to be relieved from either arm while shooting or that allows for steadying the bow with any part of the body other than the bow hand.
Sights - Fixed pins, no pin limit. Movable sights may be used, but must be locked down into a fixed position that will be verified by the group prior to competing. Magnification is not permitted in any fixed pin class. Clarifiers or verifiers in the peep are not considered magnification and are permitted.
Stabilizers - A front stabilizer or a system including quick releases, enhancers and/or weights may be used, but may not exceed twelve inches (12”) in total length from the tip of the stabilizer (or system) to the point of attachment on the front of the riser provided by the manufacturer. A rear stabilizer or counter balance weight system may be used with a maximum of two extensions. Due to the use of V-bars and varying points of attachment the length of the rear stabilizer is not to extend further than six inches (6”) directly back from the back of the riser below the grip toward the strings. Stabilizers may be longer than 6” if angled from the point of attachment.
Bow must be either recurve or longbow without wheels or cams. No release aid, no sights, a single stabilizer up to 12” in length measured from the point of attachment, no overdraws, no draw checks, must have one finger touching the arrow nock, and must use one consistent anchor point. No marks on the sight window, string, or bow to use as an aiming or judging reference. All arrows must be identical in size, weight and construction.
- Tournament Prizes
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To register for the 2025 Bow Slinger click here.
If you are unable to register online, please call, 785-239-5412.The table below shows the maximum payout in each category.
2 or More Participants in Class
1st Place $500 2nd Place $300 3rd Place $100 Prizes will be given in the form of a mailed check.
Winning participants will be required to fill out a W-9 form.*Prizes and amount subject to change
- Tournament Day Schedule
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Saturday, August 16
2025
Shooter's Check-In 7:00am - 8:15am Shooter's Meeting (required for all shooters)8:30am Tournament Starts9:00amFood Sales Begin 6:30am Door Prize Drawings 1:30pm *Schedule subject to change
- Directions and Gate Access
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From the Visitor’s Center/Henry Gate:
1. Head northwest on Henry Dr toward Marshall Dr
2. At the round-about, continue straight stay on Henry Dr
3. Henry Dr will turn into Dickman Ave (slight right)
4. Turn left Turn left onto Huebner Rd
5. At the traffic light, take a right onto 1st Division Rd.
6. At the next traffic light take a left onto Normandy Drive.
7. The Fort Riley Outdoor Adventure Park will be on your right.Access to Fort Riley for Pre-registered Shooters:
Visitors requiring a pass for access to Fort Riley can now apply for a single day pass online. The online pass application is available at: HTTPS://PASS.AIE.ARMY.MIL/RILEY
After successful vetting, visitors will be sent an email containing their pass. Visitors may either present their phone to the guard for scanning or print the pass at their convenience. The pass will come from the email address noreply@pass.aie.army.mil. If you do not see this email in your inbox, please check your "junk mail" or "spam" folder.
Passes may be requested in advance and are only valid for the date requested. Online pass applications are only processed during Visitor Control Center operating hours. It is recommended that visitors submit pass applications 24 hours in advance of their planned visit. The online pass process can only be utilized by personnel with a valid, government-issed driver's license
To register for the 2025 Bow Slinger click here.
If you are unable to register online, please call, 785-239-5412
2025 Bow Slinger
Join Fort Riley for the 7th Annual Bow Slinger 3-D Archery Tournament!
Watch out for Big Foot of the Flint Hills August 16!
Work your way through a 2 mile, 30 3-D target, known shooting distance course.
