Racine, WI

Archery Leagues, Competitions & Events

Test your skills or learn a new one!

Root River Archery hosts shooting competitions and leagues giving you the best outlet to prove your shooting skills. A variety of people gather for different events in our indoor or outdoor ranges. The events range from expert archery shooting to youth competitions.

These are great opportunities to try new styles of shooting, meet other enthusiasts and sharpen your skills.

2026 Root River Archery Events

2026 Mobile Hunting Demo Day

Try Before You Buy

 

When it comes to the comfort of an all day sit, or the weight you carry in on your back, knowing what your getting into is the best favor you can do for yourself.

Register for our FREE demo day to get hands on with the latest equipment from some of the best mobile hunting gear manufacturers there are.

Watch a demonstration, hang out in a saddle, or shoot your bow from one on our outdoor range. Be confident that your hard earned money is going toward the equipment that's right for you.

 

Our Spring Demo is designed to help equip you with the knowledge and gear you'll need for the fall, and give you plenty of time over the summer to practice with your new equipment so you're 100% ready when it's time for action in September. 

Whether you're brand new to mobile hunting because your ladder stand or climber is starting to get cumbersome, or you're a seasoned mobile hunter looking to cut even more weight or learn about the next big idea in mobile hunting, we've got your back.

 

We'll have multiple workshop units running simultaneously starting at 9AM and going for 2 hours before the next set of workshops starts. Pre-registering online will guarantee you a spot in your preferred time slot, but they can fill up. In order to make sure we can give adequate attention to everyone learning from each workshop, time slots will be limited. But don't worry, if we see the available slots fill up quickly we will expand the schedule to include more availability so everyone has an opportunity to learn.

 

The Units available are: 

Intro to Mobile Hunting

Intro to Mobile Hunting will cover topics for the new Mobile Hunter. Using a saddle to climb with a multi stick set up, placing your platform, and equipment breakdown at the end of the sit. Everything you need to know to get up to hunting height and back down safely.

One Sticking/ Minimalist Climbing

One Stick/Minimalist Climbing is a more advanced take on saddle hunting with the core focus being weight reduction and efficiency. Learn to climb as high as you like using only one stick, and rappel safely to the ground after the hunt.

Single/Double Rope Ascent

Single/Double Rope is an advanced stick free climbing method that is quick and quiet, but requires some planning and specialized equipment. Learn to identify suitable trees and understand the necessary equipment and rope management for a deadly quiet form of climbing.

Knots and Ropes 101

Knots and Rope Management 101 will cover the basic hitches and ropes used commonly in mobile hunting setups in greater depth than the intro unit. Learn the different friction hitches and ropes you'll encounter in just about every setup, and how and when to use them in a climb.
 

Gear Management/Staying Organized

Gear Management and Staying Organized will cover a simple but effective packing order for your equipment so you can access everything confidently in the dark at the base of the tree, and keep everything within comfortable reach at the top of the tree.

Advanced Knots and Rappelling

Advanced Knots and Rappelling is an advanced take on your conventional knots. This will cover hitches and knots used to make climbing lighter, quieter, and safer while you're out in the woods.

 

 

Shoot for a Prize

Bring your bow! Sitting in a saddle is one thing, knowing what it's like to shoot from one is another thing entirely. We'll have a Novelty shoot with targets set up on our outdoor range near our test poles so you can get the full experience of hunting from a saddle. Pre-register and get 6 free arrows to shoot for tickets towards the grand prize. Arrows will be a dollar each or 6 for 5 bucks, and tickets will be based on score.

 

Sat May 30th at Root River Archery

Hunter in tree with bow on ground

 

Stop by the shop for a full day of hands on Mobile Hunting Gear testing and demonstrations. 

Learn all about the latest equipment being brought into the woods and the techniques used to be fast and efficient when climbing trees for a shot at the buck of a lifetime.

 

Sign up now

 

 

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Spring 450 League

450 Spot League May-July

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The Root River Archery Classic 17th Annual 3D Outdoor Shoot The Root River Archery Classic 17th Annual 3D Outdoor Shoot

We will be hosting our 17th Annual 3D Classic at Racine Instinctive Bowmen on June 7th and 8th of 2025. This event will be completely open to the public. All shooting styles will be welcome (Except Crossbows). There will be 2 courses with 14 3D Targets per range w/ 2 arrows per target. There will also be Novelty Shoots available to participate in and door prizes for those who attend the event. The kitchen at RIB will also be making breakfast and lunch during the day as well. 

Registration will be on site:

Saturday: 8am-3pm

Sunday: 8am-3pm

Shooting Fees:

Family: $30

Adult: $15

Juniors (12-17): $10

Cadets (11-Under): Free

 

Held on the grounds of RACINE INSTINCTIVE BOWMEN (RIB) 14403 50th Rd. Racine, WI. 53177

 

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The Root River Archery KMFAL Shoot The Root River Archery KMFAL Modified Classic 3D Shoot

We will be hosting the KMFAL Modified 3D Classic and Classic 600 Round here at Root River Archery on Saturday June 28th, 2025. This event will be completely open to the public. All shooting styles will be welcome (Except Crossbows). The 3D Classic will start at 9am and will consist of 20, 3-D targets of various size at distances between 10-60 yards with 2 arrows per target. The Classic 600 will start at 11am, there will be 12 NFAA style targets set at distances of 40, 50, and 60 yards with 5 arrows per target.

Shooting Fee for the 3D Shoot:

Adult Members: $15

Juniors Members (12-17): $10

Cub Members (11-Under): $5

(All non-member archers add $1

 

Pre-Registration is available thru the SquadFusion website @ kmfal.squadfusion.com/welcome

 

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2026 Root River Leagues

Spring 450 League

450 Spot League May-July

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Leagues are back for 2026!

The Store

We offer a comprehensive archery experience superior to any other archery shop in Wisconsin. Root River Archery has the largest selection of compound bows, target bows, and crossbows this side of the state line.

MON 11-5
TUES-FRI 11-7
SAT 10-3
SUNDAY CLOSED
   
   

 

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The Range

We have a great park-like setting for our 60-Yard Outdoor Range that is 100 Feet Wide with Picnic Tables, Practical Bow Hangers and Firing Line Markings.  The range is available to Compound/Recurve archers and is typically set up with both 4'x4' target bales at 10 Yard increments, as well as a variety of Rinehart 3D Targets available throughout the summer and fall.  For those Crossbow archers, there is a target bale designed for most available crossbows.

Our Indoor Ranges are two-fold: First is a standard 20-Yard Range that has TV Monitors at the 20 Yard Line for those that want to see every shot count down range.  The 20-Yard Range also has a crossbow target rated for 650FPS.  The 2nd Indoor Range is a 10-Yard Range that is set up for lessons, Paper-Tuning, Chronographing your arrow speed, as well as testing out a new bow.

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