Incoming greenhand and first year high school member of the Thief River Falls FFA Chapter Rebecca Vogel has a passion for archery. “It takes a lot of preparation. You need certain site marks and sometimes your equipment needs to be different,” explains Vogel. “The day of, you get a really good breakfast and prepare yourself mentally for the day ahead.” When Vogel lived in North Dakota, hunting tags were hard to get so she joined 4-H and the Towner County Shooting Sports Club to learn archery. Vogel is now part of a team called the North Central Elite Archers, competing several times this summer already. She competed in two North Dakota state competitions in Minot and Hazen. She just returned to Minnesota from a USA National Shooting competition in Alabama. There’s another shoot at the end of this month. She’s learned a lot from competitions. “The mindset you hold is really important not only for yourself, but if you have a bad mindset, your shots won’t go through well and people will see through it.” Vogel is already exploring the possibility of competing in FFA archery competitions. Hear the story.