Youth archery a popular draw at the North Idaho State Fair
CAROLYN BOSTICK | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 months AGO
Jackson Bratcher, of Deer Park, wash., was new to using a bow and arrow. He stopped by the Idaho Fish and Game youth archery display Monday at the North Idaho State Fair to test out his skills.
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Nova Wearly fired an arrow into the Idaho Fish and Game archery exhibit for youth Monday at the North Idaho State Fair.
Targets at the Idaho Fish and Game youth archery display.
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | August 19, 2025 1:08 AM
Kids took aim Monday at the Idaho Fish and Game youth archery exhibit at the North Idaho State Fair.
They proved to be pretty good with bow and arrow.
Nova Wearly of Hayden was targeting the dinosaur, but managed to hit the jackalope.
“That was so much fun. My favorite thing was just learning how to do it and how heavy to pull it, it was kind of like the movie, ‘Brave,’” Wearly said.
Working on the informational side of the exhibit, Rob Ryan, of Fish and Game, said it has been exciting for kids to take their best shots.
Ryan said most of the kids had never used a bow and arrow before and were trying it out for the first time. They were glad to teach them.
“At Fish and Game, there’s an interest in connecting kids to fishing and hunting,” Ryan said.
The 10-day fair continues through Sunday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
Nova Wearly fired an arrow into the Idaho Fish and Game archery exhibit for youth Monday at the North Idaho State Fair.
Targets at the Idaho Fish and Game youth archery display.ARTICLES BY CAROLYN BOSTICK
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