<div>ULYSSES — The woods of Denton Hill State Park will be filled with bears, turkey, deer, mountain lions and buffalo, or at least 3D models of those species hidden in the trees, during the Denton 3D Classic which will be held this August.This year marks the return of a four-day archery event to the park, which previously hosted the Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous and the Potter County Bowhunter Festival.In 2023, Todd Brown, Scott Carts and Jason Holmberg formed Denton Go, LLC, which was chosen to be the concessionaire of Denton Hill State Park by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Since then, the trio have been working to renovate, revitalize and transform the park into a four-season activity destination.“The two most popular questions I always get asked, ‘When are we skiing?’ and ‘Are you bringing back the archery festival?’ So this, this event that we’re holding this year, is the answer and is the response to, when are we having the archery festival? We felt that this was the year to get it started and get it up and running,” said Brown.Brown said that the DCNR is making a “tremendous investment” in the park over the next few years and the return of the archery event is one of the vital pieces of bringing the park back to life and create new experiences for visitors.Many guests remember their past experiences when they revisit the park and lodge, he said. They remember the clunking of booths, the smell of the fire, the taste of hot chocolate and the sound of the chatter taking place.“And I just let them do that, because that’s their event. That’s what they remember. When we bring that back, it’s going to be a new and much more improved experience than what it had been in the past. The archery festival, for me, is no different. There’s a lot of people that remember how it used to be, and we want them to come back and enjoy it again,” said Brown.To put on the event, the concessionaires turned to John Lenox who has 15 years of experience in organizing and promoting the Sportsman’s Expo in Syracuse, N.Y.“Honestly, I never really thought anything would come of it, only because I thought there is just so many things that they have to do to get that place ready, and as a true credit to them and their diligence, they’ve done it,” said Lenox.Lenox contacted SHOT the 3D Experience, a group that organizes shoots in the Midwest and South, but has been trying to expand into the Northeast.“We want to give the most success to our guests and participants. You just don’t open up an archery festival, kind of on your own and have to obtain 150 targets, create all the trails, all the shooting lanes. With that many people, that many participants, safety is our utmost concern. These guys bring all that, and so it just relieves a lot of responsibility of us trying to do all that internally,” said Brown.As both Denton Hill’s shoot and the company are young, it is the perfect opportunity to grow together and develop the shoot from the ground level.The shoots will offer courses of varying skill levels throughout the park including over 150 targets placed within the woods to simulate real hunting conditions. There will also be a practice range and novelty shot competitions for national-level prizes. There a currently five courses confirmed with talks of a sixth being offered.Lenox said that with the decline of small archery shops, many of the ranges in the area have disappeared. The shoot will provide a gathering place for archers from the surrounding area as well as New York and Ohio.“There’s the component of making it challenging, yet making it not so challenging that the average archer is not able to shoot, making it fun. What we’re doing is trying to set up a tradition where guys and their sons and women shooters, which has really been a huge growth area for the archery industry, keep coming back every year and kind of like a tradition,” said Lenox.Lenox said that the event will be more than just an archery shoot; it will be similar to an outdoorsmen festival celebrating hunting, fishing and archery with vendors and food.“When you’ve got the vendors, that’s the beautiful part. You don’t have to be just a shooter to come and do it. It’s worth it to bring family, because there’s vendors. It’s worth it to bring friends that maybe don’t shoot, not to mention, in addition to the shoot, you’ve also got the ATV trails. It’s on its way to becoming the resort that it was and not even that, it’s going to be four seasons. I mean, it’s huge. I can’t wait to see it when it’s reached its full potential,” said Lenox.Pre-registration for the shoot can be found online at www.shot3dx.com/register.</div>

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ULYSSES — The woods of Denton Hill State Park will be filled with bears, turkey, deer, mountain lions and buffalo, or at least 3D models of those species hidden in the trees, during the Denton 3D Classic which will be held this August. This year marks the return of...

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