What is the Ohio Bowhunters Association?
The Ohio Bowhunters Association, Inc. was founded in 1967 by a group of dedicated individuals who saw the need for Ohio bowhunters to have a unified voice with the Ohio Division of Wildlife to preserve and upgrade the sport of bowhunting.
"The purpose of the Ohio Bowhunters Association, Inc. is to foster, expand, and upgrade the practices of bowhunting in the state of Ohio. To foster a spirit of fraternal sportsman like fellowship and conduct among the bowhunters of Ohio. To continually strive to upgrade the sport of bowhunting through education and the use of professional equipment of sufficient power and construction and with proper proficiency to take game animals in a humane manner. To cooperate with all state government, recognized groups of sportsmen, and other related conservation bodies in the propagation and conservation of game and its habitat."
Much thought and consideration went into developing the OBA's purpose and the purpose of this organization has been upheld since it's beginning and we hope this will continue for many years as our rights and fraternity as bowhunters are continually and fervently under attack.
We work closely with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as well as the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance to help ensure our hunting rights remain intact. We also established the Ohio Bowhunter Education Program. Our Certified Bowhunter Instructors have helped educate over 40,000 of the growing numbers of bowhunters in the State of Ohio and these courses are free and open to the public. The supply and demand of our resources have remained plentiful for many years because of the generosity and concern of Ohio's bowhunters.
Our motto is "to protect, promote, and upgrade the sport of bowhunting in the state of Ohio". We represent our membership at all game hearings and wildlife council meetings. 46 of Ohio's 88 counties are represented by OBA County Representatives. We also host several archery events each year. The Spring Bear Shoot in April, a Summer Jamboree in July, State Shoot in August, and a George Hilf Memorial Shoot/Bowhunter Education Class to close the shoot season. Our awards banquet is held each year to recognize our membership for their bowhunting achievements.
The Ohio Bowhunters Association provides a voice for the bowhunter in Ohio. We are made up of ordinary people who come from all walks of life and love the bow and arrow and our hunting traditions. We are committed to preserving these traditions for the generations to come. Consider joining the OBA and joining your voice with ours.
Our Executive Board is made up of fellow bowhunters:
President: Ken Stoneburner, Vice President: Jimmy Combs, Secretary: Robbin Hicks, and Treasurer: Wilma Dudley, as well as a nine member Advisory Council.
2012 OBA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
OBA AWARDS BANQUET
FEBRUARY 24-26, 2012
MARCH 16-18, 2012
OBA SPRING BEAR SHOOT
APRIL14-15, 2012
OBA SUMMER JAMBOREE
JULY 21-22, 2012
OBA STATE SHOOT
AUGUST 18-19, 2012
GEORGE HILF BOWHUNTER EDUCATION
CLASS AND SHOOT
SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2012
The OBA family of friends working the booth at the
Ohio Deer and Turkey Expo in Columbus, Ohio.
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Alvin E. Dudley. 1942-2012
Alvin was a longtime Bowhunter Education Instructor, Life Member and Advisor for the Ohio Bowhunters Association and Life Member of Apache Bowhunters Club. Alvin was well loved and admired by all who crossed his path of life and will be missed deeply.
