Joe Sarrazin91裸聊视频檚 skill at staying on target is taking him to Italy.

An accomplished archer, Sarrazin has been to national competitions dozens of times but he recently had the biggest win of his life.

The Silver Creek man competes in the 3D category where competitors shoot at life-sized animal targets made out of foam.

The targets can include everything from moose, caribou and elk to sheep, goats and wolves. The better the shot, the higher the score.

Sarrazin recently competed in Lac La Biche, Alta., a shoot put on by Archery Canada that was delayed for a year due to Covid. It would determine who would go to the World Championships.

In 2019, the top three in the men91裸聊视频檚 compound-bow category were going to the Worlds, but Sarrazin placed fourth.

Points were a combination of two days91裸聊视频� shooting this year. At the end of the first day the closest person was 20 points behind him. He said he didn91裸聊视频檛 shoot too well Saturday, but he did Sunday.

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So fine, that he91裸聊视频檒l be competing for Canada in the Worlds in Terni, Italy in September this year.

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He said the shooting is better once you can get out on the course.

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The course is set up like the spokes of a wheel, he explained, so competitors are always shooting to the outside. The targets are set down trails and the course has to be safe for everybody.

It would be like walking down a sidewalk and then shooting down an alley, he said. Then you go get your arrows and move on to the next target.

Asked if it91裸聊视频檚 fun, he is quick to reply.

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It took him a while before he began to feel competitive.

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He said each town has a club of some type; Salmon Arm puts on a shoot in May.

This year there were 50 or 60 participants from around the region: Armstrong, Kamloops, Vernon.

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Sarrazin said 3D shooting was helpful when he began hunting with a bow because he learned to judge distances. The Rinehart targets are good because they look authentic, he added.

The targets have even fooled bears, as different clubs have had bears attack them.

91裸聊视频淭hey tear the targets up and there are chunks completely missing.91裸聊视频�

Sometimes the bear will leave the target alone when they realize it91裸聊视频檚 not real, but other times they91裸聊视频檒l just tear it to pieces.

When Sarrazin hunts he doesn91裸聊视频檛 always use a bow, but he likes a bow because it91裸聊视频檚 more of a challenge.

91裸聊视频淵ou have to be a lot closer. With a rifle it can be 300 to 400 yards. With a bow, and an animal the size of a moose, a long shot is 60 yards. You don91裸聊视频檛 want to wound, so you want to be close enough to do the job you91裸聊视频檙e intending on doing. Quick and humane.91裸聊视频�

His friend has a saying: 91裸聊视频淎n archery hunter is a vegetarian.91裸聊视频�

From the competition in Lac La Biche, Sarrazin was heading to Cranbrook for Provincials and then Prince Edward Island for Nationals.

He said he and his spouse like to use the competitions to see the country. With the Worlds in Italy from Sept. 5 to 11, they91裸聊视频檒l be expanding their adventures.

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