Juoksa Open 2023
Opening shots of the summer in Orimattila
Juoksa Bowhunting Association is organising a competition on its 31-target 3D course in Orimattila: Juoksa Open 2023 competition Sunday, 4 June 2023. Registration opens at 10:00 and the competition starts promptly at 11:00. Welcome to experience our course, which has already received excellent reviews. Bring blunt points and broadheads, of course.
The competition follows the SJML Cup competition ruleswhich can be found on the association’s www.jousimetsastys.fi website. The most important point is that competitors must have either a valid hunting card or another personal accident insurance policy. At registration, competitors must be able to demonstrate that they meet this participation requirement.
The competition entry fee is EUR 20 and juniors and young people under 15 may participate free of charge. Payment can be made in cash or by MobilePay at registration. Advance registrations can be sent by email to jousimetsastysjuoksa@gmail.comor by text message to +358 44 3777101 or through the form on these pages viestilomakkeella. When registering in advance, please state your name and the class in which you intend to compete. Advance registration is not mandatory, but it significantly helps event organisation.
After the main Cup competition, if there is sufficient interest, a challenge competition will be held: “Call of the Iron Deer” The target is our course’s newest attraction, which announces a poorly placed shot very loudly and with final consequences for the arrow. Anyone familiar with Lancaster Archery’s Steel Elk Challenge will recognise the format: a miss eliminates the archer.
In the Call of the Iron Deer, archers shoot from progressively longer distances, up to 100 metres if necessary, until a winner is determined. Juniors and the traditional class begin at 10 metres, while compound archers begin at 40 metres. Following the principle familiar from EPJM’s Snowman competition, an archer may purchase one additional make-up shot for a nominal fee of €10. The winner receives fame, glory and a prize; the losers get their own arrows back in an entirely new form.
The competition venue address is Ollostentie 115, Orimattila. Traffic control is provided for parking at the competition venue.