March 2026

The New Cloth of Gold Bowhunter Challenge. The main change to this shoot is there is no negative scoring.

Prebook and prepay only.
Full catering.
No sights, compounds or crossbows.

Dogs welcome but must be on leads.

Contact for booking the shoot is by email ShootBookings.CofG@gmail.com. When booking please give contact details.

Cost is £10 for Seniors and free for Juniors (under 18)

The format for the Bow Hunter Challenge will be, 2 X 20. There may be more.

Shot from the red and yellow pegs only.

First time round: 2 arrows at each target from the red peg for a score of

10 for a kill and

2 for a wound and

0 for a miss.

Second time round 1 arrow at each target shot from the yellow peg for a score of

20 for a kill or

5 for a wound and

0 for a miss.

Bow Classes

Class 1 – Bows should be natural material. Arrows must be made of wood and shot over the back of the hand.

Class 2 – Bows, which are shot off the shelf. Arrow rests, sights, and stabilizers are not allowed. The arrows must be made of wood.

Class 3 – Bows, which may be equipped with an elevated arrow rest or shelf and/or a stabilizer up to 12″ in length and Plunger button. Carbon arrows. At least one finger must touch the arrow nock.

Please note, Horse Bows that use wooden arrows are in class 1 and Horse Bows that use carbon arrows are in class 3.