Author: Joseph
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Gray Owl ARDF & “O” 6/20-21/20 Results
As summer was about to start, we had a few cool days. Then came the weekend. Saturday, for the ARDF event, wasn’t too bad, but Sunday was definitely summer and everybody suffered. We had more DNF’s than we’ve had in a long time. We used a new area of the Birkhead Wilderness for the ARDF…
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June 20-21 ARDF & Advanced Orienteering at Gray Owl
ARDF June 20, 10am – 2pm: We are planning an 80m Classic ARDF course on June 20 in the Birkhead Wilderness from a new start location at Wildlife Resources Commission Trailhead at 35.5974915,-79.8868486. Pre-registration is required. The precise Start location is about a 1.5 km walk from the trailhead. There will be five foxes, and…
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Orienteering Results at Gray Owl & ARDF May 23-24
Charles set another excellent ARDF course so we could practice before Patrick’s event the next weekend. Three diehards competed at Robbins Branch in the Birkhead Wilderness on Saturday, and then we three joined another 24 for an Orienteering course on Sunday. Everyone had to sign up for a particular time to start so we never…
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ARDF Practice at Robbins Branch – Birkhead Wilderness
Charles is going to set up a practice classic ARDF event at Robbins Branch on Saturday May 23. You can register here. Charles will make a practice course similar to last time: five transmitters and ~6 km total length along the ideal route. The start window opens at 10 AM and the transmitters will be…
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Gray Owl May 24 Advanced Orienteering
We are hosting another Advanced, Orange – Red Orienteering event at Gray Owl on May 24, 2020. Orange, 3.3k Brown, 4k Green, 5.6k Red, 6.8 Courses will use both the 1:10,000 scale Gray Owl map as well as the 1:4,000 Rock Garden map. First start will be at 9am. You must Pre-register in our store…
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BOK Uniforms Almost Ready
We just got an email from Oland with a video of of the jersey. The order should be ready for shipping soon.
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Results 05/02-3/20 Orienteering & ARDF
Charles set a flawless 6k classic ARDF course on Saturday – further testing his newly built equipment. We hope he will keep modifying and testing (after all, think about how many events are necessary to prove they are durable). Joseph & Ruth set Sunday’s courses including a complex ARDF FoxOring. The Orienteering courses included a…
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ARDF Classic May 2, 2020 @ Gray Owl
BOK will host an ARDF practice on May 2 at 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro. We propose having a practice course that starts and ends at Gray Owl with a finish beacon placed there, and five transmitters spaced at least 400 meters apart and 400 meters from the start/finish. Foxes will operate like a standard…
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May 3 Event Moved to Gray Owl – Includes Advanced & Expert Orienteering and FoxOring ARDF
Our May 3, 2020 event was originally scheduled for Schenck Forest, but the Forestry Department asked us to re-schedule and have the event when conditions improve, so since Ruth and I are living at Gray Owl now we are happy to hold another event there. Our plan is to offer Orange through Red Orienteering courses…