Shop and Club

Meeting the needs of bowhunters and target archers since 1983
Pour assistez les chasseurs à l’arc et les archers depuis 1983

Celebrating 40 years in business with:

  • Competitive prices
  • Knowledgeable sales and service
  • Staff with more than 70 years combined experience in the sport

South Nation Archery is a pro shop, specialising in archery ONLY; we are not a general sporting goods store. 

We offer a personalised in-store experience, the kind of knowledge and service you do not find at a box store.  We are here to help you shoot better and that can happen only with in-person service from people in the know.

South Nation Archery continues to train new and advanced archers.  We coach bowhunters as well as
recreational archers, local, provincial, state and national Champions,
World Regional Champions, World Champions and Paralympians.

Come join our classes, leagues, tournaments and events!

WINTER HOURS:

WEEKDAYS: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

1:00pm – 9:00pm (closed Tuesdays)

SATURDAYS:

09:00am – 4:00pm (closed Sundays)

We accept VISA, MasterCard, debit cards/Interact, e-transfers, cash and cheques.  We do not accept post-dated cheques.
We acknowledge that South Nation Archery is located on the traditional lands of the Kanien:keha’ka of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and recognizes the enduring presence of the First Peoples.
Roti’nikonhraien:tas ne South Nation Archery tsi kari:we’s shihatinakere ne kanien’keha:ka tanon Rotinonhsion:ni. Ratirihwaien:teri o:ni tsi kiotken ken:tho enhonne:sheke ne Onkwehon:weh.

News

Shane Bryson top in 2024 SNAS Nutrition Challenge

Kathleen Millar

Congratulations to Shane Bryson, who topped all other students both adults and youth with an almost perfect score during our annual Nutrition Week Challenge.

All students in the advanced classes keep track of their food intake for one week in accordance with the Canada Food Guide, plus earn bonus points for reducing empty calories, fried food and caffeine.

Many of our students either improved or stayed the same score as in 2023 – very few did worse.

So, congratulations to all our students during National Nutrition Month and the annual SNAS Nutrition Challenge!

2024 Mail matches & House Leagues ended

Kathleen Millar

SNAC had a much better post-COVID-19 turn-out for leagues this year and there were terrific scores shot both provincially and nationally.  The mail match results are posted on all 3 websites:  SNAC’s, Archery Ontario, and Archery Canada.

We hope to have a small celebration and awards ceremony in the late spring.  More details to follow.

Note:  With the end of leagues, Saturday mornings are now available for private lessons and general shooting indoors.

More about leagues and mail matches:

For those archers who want to test themselves a little more, but like the comfort of staying close to home in the winter time, house leagues and mail matches are events you should sign up for at South Nation Archery.

Starting on Saturday, January 06 and running until the end of March, from 9am until noon, you can participate in any or all of:

  • house leagues
  • provincial mail matches (membership required – sign up on-line)
  • national mail matches (membership required – sign up on-line)

All rounds are 30 arrows, shot at 18m.  We follow national rules for target face sizes and equipment divisions.

Cost per round:  $10.00

Group Lessons 2024 – Pre-registration is LIMITED

Kathleen Millar

For our 2024 indoor instructional season, please see our adult and youth classes pages on our drop-down menu.  See detailed dates, starting times, general information and costs for each beginner or advanced class for youth or adults.

SOME Session #4 youth classes are still available.

Choose the Session and level that suits your needs, then pre-register as soon as possible with Kathleen Millar via e-mail at:  info@southnationarchery.com

Pre-registration is compulsory.  There is limited space available in each of the 6-week sessions.

Advanced classes are open only to those archers who have taken 2-3 sessions with Kathleen Millar or taken private lessons within the last 6 months.

At South Nation Archery, we look forward to your participation throughout the indoor season.

2024 SNAC 4 x 720 Weekend pre-registration is open

Kathleen Millar

We invite interested archers to contact us at info@southnationarchery.com to pre-register for any or all of the 4 720 rounds we will be running on July 20 and 21, 2024.

AM:  Official Practice at 9; scoring at 10

PM:  Official Practice at 1: scoring at 2

Space is limited.

We offer 70m and 50m distances as standard U21/21+ Recurve and Compound division distances for these rounds.

We will accommodate U18, 50+ and Barebow distances depending upon demand and spaces available.

See our Events sidebar on the website for our tournament rate card.

Beginner Classes Registration Policy

Kathleen Millar

Beginner Classes Registration:

Part 1:

All registrants will be required to pre-pay session fees when they pre-register for beginner youth and/or adult classes.

IMPORTANT information to participants:

STUDENTS / PARENTS must pre-pay using our e-transfer information forwarded directly to your personal e-mail address supplied to us OR, with an active credit card number, expiry date and security code when registering for Friday night classes.

– There will be no reminder telephone call. Please record the dates of your session and come to lesson #1 10-15 minutes early.

REFUND POLICY: There is no refund for classes. We endeavour to keep our class fees as low as possible so that families can afford to participate in the sport. Therefore, SOUTH NATION ARCHERY SUPPLY will not provide refunds for missed sessions and/or classes.

Part 2:

If you have signed up for multiple sessions, you are not required to pre-pay all sessions. SOUTH NATION ARCHERY SUPPLY realises that life changes and that pressing matters may arise which preclude your participation in the sessions you signed up for.

However, we must be advised in advance of your changed circumstances.

IMPORTANT information to participants:

In order to avoid credit card charges, returning STUDENTS / PARENTS must tell us they are cancelling all other pre-registrations NO LATER THAN the 6th week of Friday night classes in which they are currently registered.

– There will be no reminder telephone call. Please record the dates of your session.

We regret to have to institute this policy. However, SOUTH NATION ARCHERY SUPPLY is dealing with more no-shows while turning away other interested students.

Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

2023-2024 Parking Reminder for students & competitors

Kathleen Millar

IMPORTANT message to class participants and league/tournament archers!

Please remember to park in our parking lot whenever possible.

DO NOT PARK on the south side of County Road 38.

If the parking lot is full, please park on the north side of the road only, and east of our lane way.

This notice is very important during the snow removal season; the OPP will have your car towed away if you are in the way of the snow-plough drivers.

Thank you for your co-operation.

2024 Regional Indoor Champ Results at SNAC

Kathleen Millar

Thank you, and congratulations, to our club members who competed on Sunday, March 03 in the 2024 Regional Indoor National Championship, held regionally at SNAC.

You will find our site scores with the link below.

ON012 - REGIONAL_INDOORS_South Nation Archery Club_RESULTS (13.4KB PDF) - March 3rd, 2024

Note that the national recording system known as i@nseo will not recognize 21+ Hunter separately from Masters Hunter (+50).  Travis Tyo shot in the 21+ age category, while Larry E. Smith and John Philpott shot as Masters.  The results are correct on the Archery Canada live results site – link below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRJf3Ujadjw-QJP8Jiz4O6HDCO5_R_Q8znqb3ksgfHVmspjYfmoWjfZv7sKjilAucsnP37WkVWOsKxY/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true

A big congratulations go out to Serenity Last U18 Female Recurve, who blew away her PB with an outstanding 554.

SNAC’s next and last indoor tournament of the year will be MICA on Sunday, March 24.

2024 Ontario Winter Games – an archery first

Kathleen Millar

South Nation Archery was represented well at the first indoor version of Ontario Games in Thunder Bay February 22-28, 2024.  Usually, archery has been in the summer games, but was switched into the winter for these games.

Serenity Last won her age category for both the 600 round and elimination day.  Congratulations, Serenity and keep up the good work!  Kathleen Millar was Eastern Zone Coach along with Garnett Last as Eastern Zone Manager.  Eastern Zone archers medalled in each division athletes were registered in.

Thank you to Archery Ontario for funding our training camp in January, and to Jess Watson in particular for all her work.

2024 Provincial 10-ring Championship Results

Kathleen Millar

Thank you to our club members who shot the provincial championships on February 18, 19 and 21, 2024.  This 10-ring version of the championships was registered nationally and internationally for records and award pins.

Congratulations to Shawn Matheson and Travis Tyo for setting new provincial records (conditional).

This file link takes you to the results for all our club members, but the final results are supposed to be posted within 2-4 days of the last date when the championships could be held (February 25).

2024_ON_Ten-Ring results - SNAC_Members_web (11.8KB XLSX) - February 27th, 2024

Our next registered tournament is coming up very quickly.  The national Regional Indoor Championships will be held at SNAC on Sunday, March 03.  If you have not pre-registered, please do so before Friday, March 01, 2024.  Thank you.