The Texins Archery Club introduced about 1,000 children to archery last year, and the club has set its sights much higher in 2009. Club president Clint Montgomery says it’s shooting for 5,000 new junior archers this year.

Archery is a growing sport for a number of reasons. A target range for shooting with a bow and arrow doesn’t require nearly as much space as a firearms shooting range. With archery equipment, there’s no issue with noise and few government hoops to jump through regarding firearms problems like lead contamination.

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Growing archery club targets new generation