CHEYENNE - Let your arrow hit the improved hunting and fishing access target.

That’s the goal of the Cheyenne Field Archers 3-D second annual shoot April 24 and 26.Last year, the group raised $1,150 for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s AccessYes Program.

"We’re a sportsman-oriented club that’s enjoyed a boom in membership," said field archer’s secretary Neal Perkins. "We hope to raise over $1,200 for the program with this year's shoots to help return the favor."

Members and nonmembers alike can help expand the Walk-In Area and Hunter Management programs with their $5 entry fee. Each archer will test their skills going two times around a 12-target, multi-species course at the group’s range at 7415 Archies Road east of Cheyenne. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and competition at 7 p.m. on both evenings and youngsters are welcome. No cash paybacks are being awarded - all money raised is being donated to the access program.

Perkins challenges other sportsman’s groups across the state to sponsor similar competitions for the benefit of hunting and fishing access. "Let’s have some friendly competition to see what sporting group can contribute the most to public access," he said.

Matt Buhler, the Game and Fish’s statewide access coordinator, appreciates the group’s efforts. "Increasing interest in hunting and fishing through public access is exactly why we’ve embarked on this program," he said. "The field archers’ competition will help continue that trend."