The Mission Trail Bowhunters Association (MTBA) is an association of South San Francisco Bay Area archery clubs and pro shops. The association sponsors 4 regional tournaments each year:
Marked 3D Tournament
- Unmarked 3D consisting of 30 targets, 1 arrow per target.
- 2026 TOURNAMENT INFO: Salinas Bowmen, Sunday, March 15, 2026
Field Tournament
- A field round consisting of 42 targets, 4 arrows per target. Generally held in March and hosted by Kings Mountain Archers
- 2026 TOURNAMENT INFO: Kings Mountain Archers, Saturday, May 16, 2026
TARGET 900 Tournament
- Consists of 30 shots at 60 yards, 30 shots at 50 yards, and 30 shots at 40 yards (for some categories, the distances are 50/40/30 yards). Generally held in August and hosted by Black Mountain Bowmen
- 2026 TOURNAMENT INFO: Black Mountain Bowmen, August 8 & 9, 2026
Indoor 450 Tournament
- 450 Indoor round: 15 ends of 3 arrows each. Generally held in November at multiple locations, including Santa Cruz Archers
- 2026 TOURNAMENT LOCATIONS AND TIMES
- Santa Cruz Archers, Santa Cruz. Saturday
- Saturday, November 7, 10am & 1pm
- Sunday, November 8, 10am & 1pm
- Limited to 20 shooters per time slot
- Predator’s Archery, Gilroy
- Saturday, November 14, 9:00am & 1:00pm
- Sunday, November 15, 9:00am & 1:00pm
- Limited to 16 shooters per time slot
- Palomo Archery, Palo Alto
- Saturday November 21, 9:00am & 12 noon
- Sunday, November 22, 9:00am & 12 noon
- Limited to 18 shooters per time slot
- Jim Cox Archer
- Sunday, November 22 at 9:00am
- Santa Cruz Archers, Santa Cruz. Saturday
Pre-registration is required for all regional shoots. Registration information and links can be found on the MTBA website as the date for each shoot approaches.
Due to unexpected circumstances, the dates and hosting clubs may differ from year to year and may changed from the dates posted (though we try to keep them up to date). Check out the MTBA website for more details and the latest schedule.