H. A. PETE BUDDING
March 8,1931-

ARCHERY STATESMAN

H. A. "Pete" Budding, got his start in the sport of archery in 1968. The Solano Field Archers were the first local club to have benefited from his membership. That same year saw Pete joining he CBH-SAA and the NFAA. Within two years Pete served the Solano Field Archers as Vice-President and later as President of that organization. His involvement as club president caused him to get involved with regional archery politics and within that capacity he has served the archery community with a variety of activities. He has continued, in that tradition of club service for the past 25 years. Pete is currently serving as the legislative representative to the Northern California Field Archery Association.

In 1976 Pete was elected to the CBH-SAA Vice-President position and shortly thereafter became President by default, through resignation of the sitting president. He served the CBH-SAA for a five-year presidential term and later continued with the tradition of leadership by actively assisting the CBH-SAA for four additional years under the title of "immediate past president". During Pete's tenure as CBH-SAA President he worked toward creating a financially solvent organization and corrected many mistakes resulting from prior mismanagement.

The California Archery Hall of Fame was born during his tenure and he has continued to support the California Archery Hall of Fame since it's inception. Currently Pete sits on the Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He has been actively involved with legislative work preserving the rights of all hunters and archers in the state of California and has been involved in the California. Wildlife Federation, the California Sportsman's Task Force and the Outdoor Sportsman's Coalition. Pete is an NFAA Medal of Merit award recipient.

Pete has attended and offered testimony at California Fish and Game hearings and various City Councils, Regional and State Park board meetings. He has defended the California hunter in many diverse public forums.

Pete has competed on the club level, the regional level, the State Championship, the Southwestern Sectional Championships and the NFAA Championships. He has competed. at the international level, through the International Field Archery Association. Pete has shot a variety of equipment in many classes, such as barebow, bowhunter, freestyle, freestyle limited and the traditional class.

A wise, elder archery statesman, Pete Budding has given so much of himself to enhance the sport of archery. Pete's efforts on behalf of all archers in our state and his managerial skills substantiate the fitness of his appointment to the California Archery Hall of Fame.

H. A. "Pete" Budding, Archery Statesman

Inducted 2002