A 3D archery shoot Sept. 2 at Mound Grove Golf Course in Waterford Township will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

Outpost Archery and Mound Grove, 10760 Donation Road, will put on the handicapped-accessible 30-target shoot from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the back nine of the course. Nearly 100 archers are expected to compete. Golf carts will be provided for disabled veterans at no charge.

Entry fee is $15. All proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior Project, which “provides programs and services to severely injured service members during the time between active duty and the transition to civilian life.”

After the shoot there will be an all-you-can-eat barbecue dinner for $10 in Mound Grove’s bar and grill/banquet hall. Anyone who completes the course will be entered in a raffle for a 2012 Hoyt bow.

Archers from the Mercer County Bowbenders won gold at the I.B.O. Traditional World Championship July 20-22 at Twin Oaks Bowhunters in Chapmansboro, Tenn.

Calvin Smock of Fredonia won and Dale McKinley of Grove City was 24th in the long bow, and Jared Neal of Sharon won the recurve unaided class.

There were archers from 40-plus states and six countries in attendance.

The first in a series of posts previewing attractions at the the annual Erie Sport & Travel Expo March 2-4 at the Bayfront Convention Center:

Super longbow archer Byron Ferguson …

Rob Tolbert, of Erie, killed a double main beam in Millcreek Township with his new bow.

George Heintz, of Union City, shot a trophy 10-point during archery season. It had a 23-inch spread and weighed 210 pounds.

John Lavery, of Waterford, shot a 13-point Nov. 3 during archery season in McKean County. The deer had a 22-inch spread and weighed 182 pounds dressed. Its Pope & Young green score was 163.

Tim Holmstrom, 50, of Millcreek Township, shot a 9-point during archery season Nov. 11 in Erie County. The 175-pound field-dressed deer had an inside spread of 13 1/2 inches and was Holmstrom’s finest buck ever. He shot it at 15 yards.

Macey Abbott, 11, of North East, shot her first buck Nov. 9 in her backyard with a crossbow. The 8-point had a 15-inch spread and weighed 120 pounds.

Jimmy Kennerknecht, 32, of Greene Township, shot a 9-point Nov. 12 near his home. The 158-pound buck had an 18-inch outside spread and 10-inch and 11-inch G2 points. Kennerknecht used a Parker Hornet compound bow with XX75 Easton aluminum arrows and 125-grain Thunderheads.

Don’t forget: The Erie Times-News will publish select photos of bucks legally harvested during the 2011-12 hunting seasons.

Photos may be e-mailed to sports@ timesnews.com, submitted in person or mailed to Erie Times-News Sports Department, 205 W. 12th St., Erie, PA 16534. Photos, including does, also may be uploaded at www.GoErie.com/yourphotos.

Submitting a photo does not guarantee it will be published. However, all photos that meet publication guidelines will be posted on the NWPA Outdoors blog.

Please include the name, age and hometown of the hunter; weight and rack dimensions; harvest area; weapon used; and any other information that helps tell a story (for instance, is it an older hunter’s biggest buck ever, or was a great deal of tracking necessary after the shot?).

Please include contact information, including name and phone number. If the photo is to be returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Shirley Norris, 67, shot her first buck with her crossbow Oct. 26. The 7-point had a 17-inch spread.