Welcome to The Austin Archery Club

(updated December 1)

December 1 – The Phoenix (Private Event)

  • On Sunday, November 3rd the Lower Static Range will be closed from 11am – 1pm for a private event.
  • Click HERE for more information on this very active national organization.

Scout Troops – Archery Badge Instruction

  • Over the past couple years we’ve held several of these instructional sessions (both girls and boys). In May we held 2 events for these youth group lessons.
  • On Saturday December 7 from 9am – noon the Upper Static Range will be reserved for youth group lessons.
  • If anyone knows of other troops who might need their Archery Badges, or other youth groups interested in introductory archery lessons, please notify us using our Contact page.

January 12 – Monthly 3D Shoot

  • On Sunday, January 12th we will host our first Monthly 3D Shoot of the 2025 season, this month held on a Sunday. For 3 years we’ve been alternating these shoots between Saturdays and Sundays, and based on positive feedback we will continue this for the 2025 season.
  • This will be an 9:00 am shotgun start. Click HERE for general info and rules regarding our 3D shoots.
  • Click HERE to register for the shoot.
  • NOTE – For safety reasons both the Bowhunter 3D and Field Archery Courses will be closed during the shoot. Members will still have access to both the Upper and Lower Static Ranges throughout the entire day. Visitors are welcome to visit with Club volunteers at the Clubhouse during all Monthly 3D Shoots, for Q&A and tours of the facility.
  • Prizes for the Monthly Shoots and Season Long Shootout have not yet been finalized, but will again be sponsored this year by Archery Country. Stay tuned.
  • Good News! – With excellent notice this year, PARD has given us permission to continue hosting tournaments during the 2025 March 1 – August 31 nesting season, allowing us to plan in advance for a full season.

*** BROADHEADS ***

  • Club Rules
    • “The following items/activities are Not Permitted:”
    • “Broadheads (including Broadhead Simulators)”
    • “The violation of any rule or the Safety Policy may result in temporary suspension of Club access privileges, up to and including permanent termination of Membership.”
  • Safety Policy
    • “Broadheads and broadhead simulators (aka – practice broadheads) are prohibited.”
  • Our managers and volunteers are finding increasing evidence of broadhead use at the Club. A significant increase in broadhead damage to both 3D and bag targets is requiring their replacement at a greater frequency. Hunting season is approaching, so we don’t expect broadhead usage to decrease at this time, but instead it is likely to go up dramatically.
  • Broadheads have ALWAYS been prohibited at the Club. This is a serious SAFETY issue, costs YOUR Club excess funds, and violates the Use Agreement in place with City of Austin Parks & Recreation. As such, The AAC has little choice but to take more drastic steps than simply emailing notices to the membership. To that end, the following measures are now in effect:
    • Multiple cameras have been strategically placed on the property. They will be periodically moved to different locations across the entire facility.
    • We’re asking that if anyone sees the use of broadheads to report specific date/time/location/vehicle/etc details using the Contact page. DO NOT confront someone you suspect is using broadheads, but instead submit a Range Safety Report to us.
    • Our managers will be inspecting all targets for broadhead damage on a much more frequent basis. Target evidence and member reports, in correlation with camera recordings and gate access logs, will be used to determine specific members who did or may have violated this important safety rule.
    • If conclusive evidence finds that a member has used a broadhead at The AAC, there will be no first offense warning, that member’s membership will be indefinitely suspended.

Military Memberships

  • For several years The Austin Archery Club has supported our Military by offering free memberships to all current and former members. Over the past couple of years this group grew to represent a significant portion of the total Membership, so the Board felt it necessary to review this policy.
  • A consensus was reached that Former Military are likely to use Club facilities more than Active Military, based on travel distance and available free time. It has also often been the case that Former Military members were forced to choose between a free membership that didn’t include family vs a paid membership which did. The Board wanted to recognize these factors while still supporting all Military with some form of support.
  • Taking everything into consideration, the Board decided to split Military into 2 membership types – Active and Former.
    • Active Military will continue to receive Free memberships, but must confirm their current status at each renewal.
    • Former Military will now be able to include family with their membership, and receive a 50% Discount off their annual membership. As before, Former Military need only verify their Military status one-time.
      (A 6-month option was considered for Former Military, but for many reasons this was rejected and will not be offered.)
  • Click HERE to see these new options and register/renew your memberhsip.

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