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Score One for the Ten-Pointer Z??/ Myron IF. Freeland, Fort Wayne, Indiana I am not an author but when ever I read stories about ten point bucks the hunters get I feel impelled to write about the one I did not get. He was so beautiful, or should I say handsome, that I am rather glad I didn’t. I left Fort Wayne about nine in the morning for a three hundred sixtynine mile drive to the Michigan hunt ing territory. I was alone because I was going with bow and arrow. If I had been going during the gun season I couldn’t have hauled all who would have wanted to go with me. But the Michigan bow and arrow season opens the first of November and the gun season the 15th; and as I knew of no other archers who want ed to go I went alone. I reached my uncle’s place about ten-thirty that night. He did not expect me until the fourteenth or fifteenth and wanted to know why I had come two weeks early. When I told him I was hunting with bow and arrow he laughed and laughed until I brought my tackle in from the car. When he saw the broadheads I had filed and stoned razor sharp he said, “1 do believe you could kill a deer with those arrows.” I use a fiftyfive pound hickory bow and thirty inch, 11/32 arrows with one inch broadheads. I carry a belt axe, hunt ing knife and compass. I carry the compass even around home and be lieve it is a good habit always to have a compass with one in the woods. When my uncle had seen my tackle he did not laugh so much and said, “ I believe if I had had an outfit like that when I was a youngster I wouldn’t have burned so much gun powder, as all the bucks I have shot were not over thirty or forty yards

away.” He had killed many deer befor. he Jost his leg in a hunting accident. If he had used bow and arrows he probably would have two good legs today. As I never had seen him before we sat up till the small hours talking of deer. As I never had been off the city streets before, so to speak, the wildernesss just about frightened me. Everything was so quiet and still one almost could hear the silence. He told me his son had seen a tenpointer the day before and the buck seemed rather tame as the boy had come within thirty feet of him be fore he bolted. The next day I looked the ground over and saw plenty of tracks but not a hair of a deer. The next day I was away before daylight. Perl want ed me to take his gun along as he said there were bear and lynx and he didn’t know what back in the hills behind his farm. But with a bow and arrow license firearms were taboo. Besides I’d tackle any bear or any thing else with bow and arrow, hunting knife, and axe. I’d have shot’ a bear but I’d have climbed into a nice safe tree before I did—bow and arrow, gun or any other weapon. It was snowing and a" good trackt ing snow it was. Soon I picked up ‘‘WW cow tracks HclUW ” cllXU and 1I xviievf, knew, or felt, it was the ten-pointer I’d been told about as the tracks were too large for those of a doe. AV hen I first saw him he was on the side of a ridge standing in the shelter of a small bush watching me follow his tracks. I saw him when I was about fifty or sixty yards away. I was afraid to shoot for fear I’d miss. He and I stood and glared at each other; I afraid to move closer

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for fear he’d bolt. I watched him until I’d calmed down and my heart had quieted down almost to normal. Then I slowly started to get down on my hands and knees, out of sight, to work down wind, closer if I could. The buck stood where I had first seen him with his nose in the air just as if he were frozen. Out of sight, I crawl ed until I thought I’d worn my knees to the bone and then raised up to see if he was still there. He was—his nose in the air and pointed toward me. I knew he could smell me but thought he couldn’t see me. I got down wind and started to work in toward him. I couldn’t see him but thought he was still there. I got close enough that I could hear him snorting and sniffing but I couldn’t see him yet. He was on the alert because he couldn’t smell me anymore. My heart and nerves began to act up again and I imagined he could hear my heart beat. I could. I had my bow all set to loose the arrow the moment I saw him. When finally I saw him he was swinging those beautiful antlers from side to side trying to get my scent again. I crept up and up to where I felt I could hit him with an arrow. I drew my bow slowly. Perl had told me to move very, very slowly as the slower one moves the harder he is to see in the thickets. I had the arrow just about to full draw. One second he was there in all his ma jesty. The next beat of my heart I was staring at empty space where a deer had stood. I went up where he had been. There were his tracks coming in but none leaving. He had leaped thirty feet before I could bat an eye. He had made two leaps and then started to walk again. I followed those tracks the rest of the day and got only one glimpse of him as he crossed an open place on a ridge about half a mile away. He had made a big circle and headed back towards the carrot and turnip patch Perl had on the east end of his farm, about a quarter mile from where I started his track. I picked his track up next day and he taught me some more of his tricks. He could carry those antlers through bushes and between trees

that I had trouble getting my bow through. He didn’t even knock the snow off the branches. After I went through it would look like a horse had been through. I got only one sight of him as he stood on a ridge about half a mile away watching his back track for me. I still wonder if he knew how green I was and if he enjoyed the sport as much as I did. I believe he did. I hunted every day for him but he seemed to know something was both ering around and left for parts un known. Perl told me afterward that if I had taken off my jacket and had hung it on a bush the first time I saw him I could have worked down wind and crept up and put salt on his tail, as long as I made no noise, be cause he would have smelled my jacket and thought I was still stand ing where he had first scented me, and wouldn’t have become nervous. But I’m going after him next bow and arrow season and I half hope I don’t get him as there is more sport and thrill in stalking than in the actual kill, I believe. Of course I’ll shoot with half a chance, but he was beautiful standing there! I have something to look forward to for next season and I know he’ll be there to teach me some more. I feel it in my bones.

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Blunts from the Old Stump By the President

The Art Young big game winners have been announced. The coveted Art Young Big Game Award is given to the members of the NFAA who shoot big game with the bow and ar row. Sixteen awards to archers from 8 states and one Canadian Province were made. Five of the winners came from Utah, four from Michigan, two from California, and one each from each of the following states: Virginia, Arizona, Washington, Kansas, and British Columbia. Utah winners were H. F. Woodley of Ogden, who shot an 85 pound buck deer about 25 miles east of Salt Lake City; E. H. Isen berg, of Salt Lake City, for a 4 point 175 pound buck shot near Parley’s Canyon near Salt Lake City; Jean Orlando, of Salt Lake City, for a 125 pound deer shot near Salt Lake City; Delmar F. Pletcher, now stationed at Robins Field, Georgia, for a 185 pound buck deer shot near Salt Lake City; Mrs. J. C. Trittin, of Salt Lake City, who shot a 75 pound doe near Salt Lake City. Mrs. Trittin is the first woman in perhaps the last dozen years who has shot a deer with the bow and arrow. She used a 35 pound bow, and shot the deer at the distance of 40 yards. The hit was in the rear flank just below the spine, the arrow penetrated 21 inches, graz ing the vertebrae. The deer traveled about 50 yards after being hit. In Michigan, Bert Jones, of St. Helen, shot a 155 pound buck in Roscommon County; Nelson L. Grumley, of Detroit, shot a 106 pound buck in Alger County; Wesley Blun dell, of Muskegon, shot a 110 pound White Tail Spike Horn in Allegan County. Jack Yeager, of East Lans ing, got his 325 pound buck in Al legan County. The buck shot by Jack Yeager is the largest buck ever re ported to have been shot by a bow and is one of the largest deer ever shot in Michigan, with either bow or rifle. The head is one to be proud of. In California, Perry Childs, of Oak land, got his 6 point 175 pound buck in Tuolunne County. William P. Jetter also of Oakland, had plenty of thrills for one hunting season. He

not only shot a 140 pound buck near Fort Bragg, but also was successful in shooting a 285 pound wild boar. L. B. Ribble, Jr., of Norfolk, Va. hunted in Chattahooche National Forest in Georgia, and bagged a prize 8 point buck, weighing 175 pounds. Estan F. Immler, hunting in Cochise county, Arizonia, shot a javelina. J. Garrett, of Vancouver, B. C., shot his deer on Quadra Island, B. C. Glenn A. St. Charles, of Seattle, Washington, was the only Washing ton archer to bag a buck in the Mad River Archery reserve in Chelan County. It was a 150 pound black tailed deer. Gil Bartlett, of Wichita, Kansas, hunted 125 miles south of Magdalina, New Mexico, and bagged a 152 pound male lion. In next months YSA we will give you a more detailed report and an alysis of the game bagged by these big game winners, including the equipment used and some interesting notes on the hunt. Every report is a thrilling story in itself. The California archers are n<ow working on their Legislature for a special archery preserve and the chances for success look much bet ter this year. The archery bill is known as Assembly Bill 826. All California archers should get behind this bill and write their assemblymen for their support. Among the clubs working on this bill is the Los Angeles Bowmen Hunters Club, of which Jack Colberg is president and Harvey Hicks, Jr., is secretary. Response from the advertisers in the new Field Archery Handbook has been splendid. It has enabled us to increase our publication 50 per cent and still put it out to archers at a nominal cost. We certainly appreciate their cooperation. The summer mail tournaments be gin in April and run through No vember. The entry fee for each tournament will be 25 cents. Because of priorities it is impossible to get medals. Ribbons will be awarded to the winners . For recreation and di version from wartime duties, shoot

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on your field courses and send your scores in to the mail tournaments. Westways, the magazine of the Auto Chib of Southern California, carries an article on field archery by Erwin S. Hines, a newspaper man. Although he is not an archer, he made a thorough study of field arch ery before writing this article. He has written it in such an entertaining and interesting manner that even laymen who are not archers can un derstand it. The article should bring increased interest in field archery. Mr. Hines is planning on writing an article on field archery for one of the national magazines. D. E. Garrison, Greeley, Colorado suggests a hollow shafted arrow filled with thermite as a handy way of starting fires within a radius of 200 yards and burning military installa tions in a Commando raid without entailing too much personal danger. It might be worth while for the War Department to take note. Antioch College, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, is planning a three mile arch ery field course through a wooded glen.

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Corp. Angus Bruce, stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, has been away from Redlands, California only four months, but is begging to be told “what the club is doing,”— “just any little scrap of news on archery.”’ Are you writing to your >ry is members in the service? Archer; from their sport and hobby. A letter f: morale. you will help keep up their mor Why not write today? The Handbooks are bringing up il- Q/> !*> many new members. Jack Scheer, of Wyandotte, Michigan, picked up a copy at a tackle store and says, “I looked through one and found many interesting articles on archery and field shooting. I purchased one and upon reading through it later at home I found that no special talents were needed to join the NFAA. Your Association is just what 1 need. It will give me information, and keep me informed in the future.” Congratulations on the recent marriage of Hella Ratzke and Robert Reeves, of Summit, New Jersey. They desire to continue receiving both copies of YSA, “one to keep for our (Continued on page 6)

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Me S’plhcin A relict Official Publication of the National Field Archery Association Published the twentieth of each month at 505 North 11th Street, Corvallis, Oregon. E. Davis........ Editor and Publisher Subscription Price ...... $1.00 per year Foreign Subscription .... $1.25 per yr. Single Copies ............................ 10 cents Advertis ‘ug- Dates on Application Entered ;.s second-class matter .June 25. 1942, at the post office at Corvallis, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

Editorial Dean Green, secretary of the Utah Archery Association, in his newsy mimeographed bulletin, ’‘Shafts and Broadheads,” makes the following timely suggestion: “Materials for making broadheads are becoming in creasingly harder to get, so you field archers and deer hunters should look to your equipment now in prepara tion for next fall’s hunting season.” F. Nagler, now of Milwaukie, Wis consin, comments thus, “I hasten to send this in before some of the ad vocates of the 75 and 100 pound bow for hunting do so,” in sending us the following item from Time magazine of March 29: “Ducky. In Stony, L.I., Merton Powell swore he saw some ducks pull an arrow out of the middle of a mallard, which then flew off with its friends.” Well, we leave it to our readers judgments as to the number of grains of salt with which they take the above, especially in view of the fact that the same clip ping contains the following, “Six miles out from Galveston, in the Gulf of Mexico, a tugboat encounter ed a horse, swimming.”

Trouble, Trouble, Trouble Many an inexperienced archer will run into a host of difficulties when he begins to make a bow. R.

Lehmann of the Lenope Archers of Hillsdale, New Jersey, suggests that to give it would be worth while t~ — suggestions to novices on 1“What the ambitious archer may run up against.” Mr. Lehmann offers the following from his experiences in making, or attempting to make, an osage bow: “After the arduous work of remov ing the bark, long and painstaking hand work with rasp, sandpaper and elbow grease and careful tillering up to 14 inches, a somewhat presentable bow, despite dips and raised pins, emerged. Now, carefully tillering a bit further, a beautiful arc showed but, when nearing the 18 inch mark at about 30 pound pull, there was a terrific bang and my bow was in two parts. “Examination showed the break to have occured between a deep flat hollow and a raised pin, the latter evidently furnishing the resistance against the hollow.”

We have had many inquiries re garding the NF A A Handbook. At the time of going to press, we have not received a copy of the 1943 Hand book and presume there has been de lay in its publication. Mr. Yount expected to have it out the middle of March but from our own ex perience delays in printing can be expected. You can be sure that Mr. Yount will have the book in your hands just as soon as he possibly can.

The Instinctive Centipede By Lulu Stalker Looking through a book of old poems the other day I came upon this gem written in 1871 by a Mrs. Ed ward Craster. Not a hint is given as to her identity, this poem being her sole claim to fame, but I am sure you will agree that she must have been an instinctive archer to have covered her subject so aptly: “The centipede was happy quite Until a toad in fun Said, ‘Pray, which leg goes after which V That worked her mind to such a pitch She lay distracted in the ditch Considering how to run.”

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selves and the other to use as a little archery advertising among friends.” Earl Grubbs has requested a ruling on whether practice on the field course is permissible before a tourna ment score is shot. All clubs should have separate practice targets to warm up on before they shoot. On any day that tournament scores are to be shot, there should be no prac tice permitted on any targets that are to be shot at during the tournament. This applies whether the tournament is shot on a fixed course or one set up especially for the occasion. Pvt. Wiliam O. Crawford, station ed at Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, Nebraska, sent in his NF A A member ship and says; “I am in the service and unable to practice at present. I am sure I will find your magazine the next best thing to keep acquaint ed with the sport. My home is in Fort Worth, Texas, where we sure do have lots of jack rabbits to furnish plenty of fun. In the summer months we go in for shooting big gar fish in the Trinity River at home. We got one 4 feet long, weighing 20 pounds. On gar we use special fish arrows made from a large three cornered file. This arrow really does the job, penetrating four or five feet of water with lots of power.” Gene Grill, President of the Cin cinnati Field Archery Club, has en listed and gone into service. At an election the following officers were elected for the coming year: Edwin Clapper, President; William Strach, Vice President; Kay Rowland, Sec retary and Treasurer; Marg Kindel, Corresponding Secretary. Their first spring shoot will be held at Walnut Hills Playground in the heart of suburban Cincinnati, on April 11th. The field is easily accessible by street car and busses. The club mem bers in spite of rationing still fix nice tasty luncheons for their meet ings, which they feel gives their meetings a jovial sociability that would be sorely missed if it were gone. While lunch is being prepared they all take their turn writing wel come bits in the “Round Robins” to the boys in the service. Mrs. Clapper

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says, “In this letter writing the ser vice men come in direct contact with the activities of our club meetings and also all of the news. The men have answered time and time again that the Round Robins are their favorites.” Pat Smith of Rochester, Michigan, says because of defense work he was not able to get much time off for deer hunting. His party saw plenty of deer but no horns. He says, “We experienced a couple of humorous (or odorous) incidents with skunks, and when the trip was over we felt that id, and our time had not been wasted, we have since spent our leisure moments planning the next year’s excursion. Lt. Orville Lee has been sent to Alaska. Before going he sent in his membership to the NFAA. Good bow hunting to you while in Alaska. The Sfruth Seattle archers have completed a new field course and will hold their first official shoot on April 11th. The course was virtually hewn out of second growth trees and dense undergrowth. The field is with in two blocks of Seattle’s Transit System’s Trackless Trolly, and can be reached from any section of the city. Glen St. Charles deserves a lot of credit for making a fine course. Contingents of the army stationed at Seattle have shown much interest in the field archery course. The servicemen anticipate building their own 14 target course, and hope to participate in the competitive mail matches with the Seattle archers. Don’t forget to shoot in the month ly mail matches.

Al W. Cowan, Sportsman Our sympathies go out to Bill Cowan, in the passing of his father, Mr. A. W. Cowan, Tuesday. March 23. The elder Mr. Cowan spent his life time supplying the needs and wants of Rocky Mountain sportsmen. Dur ing the last few years, in partnership with young Bill, their Western Arms Company has built up one of the re gion’s largest stock of archery supplies and equipment, and antici pated great strides in the future in that ancient and honorable sport. We believe that Bill has the stuff to carry on in his father’s footsteps.— Utah Shafts and Broadheads.

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Another Cougar Add the name of Francis Bromley to the growing list of Utah archers who have sped an arrow into the tawny hide of a mountain lion or cougar. The deer and cougar country near Parowan, Utah, had been ex plored and photographed by this intrepid hunter on a previous ex pedition in company with Norman Smith, Arthur Nichols, and Lt. Jack Anthony, without much hunting suc cess. Fresh snowfall and a call from William C. Dalton, Parowan guide and dog-pack owner, brought Mr. Bromley down for a solo trial on March 20-21st. Stale tracks were encountered dur ing the early part of the hunt, but about Sunday noon a fresh deer-kill was found, and the dogs were soon steaming up Left Hand Canyon on the trail of the tawny killer. The tracks led them over ridges, across icy streams, up precipitous cliffs into the Vermillion Castle region, but sundown brought the awaited sound, the baying of the dogs signifying the cougar was treed. The cold evening breeze made a bonfire necessary to warm the hands sufficiently to shoot. Perched on a ^1

iill high crotch, in a difficult position to see, the third arrow made a shoulder hit, knocking the cat headlong. Then

the fun really began. Mr. Cougar scrambled down the slope, with the arrow dangling, and a black and tan dog at his heels, so close that both were unable to stop at the edge of a high cliff and together took a 60 foot dive into the snow drifts below. It was fully five minutes before the cat recovered his breath and crawled into a cave, but the dog was soon after him, routed him out, then chas ed him up the nearest tree. The poor humans up above watch ing this thrilling episode, took from 7:30 to 10 P. M. to clamber down, around, and back up to the cougar’s new resting place. Another bonfire and the light of the moon revealed the wily creature firm in the heavy branches. Worn out by their exertions and nearly petrified by cold, they elected to finish him off with a rifle rather than risk another chase through the night. The autopsy showed the arrow wound would have proven fatal before long, but just how long should one wait on a cold mountainside for a cougar to fall out of a tree? Displayed in Salt Lake City last week, the creature was shown to be a full-gfci>wn tomcat, measuring 8 feet 9 inches in length, and weighing 138 pounds dressed out. Truly a fine trophy of the chase. Our congratu lations to Mr. Bromley, and may he add many other exploits to his grow ing list of archery achievements. He was also one of our successful deer hunters in the record breaking 1942 season.—Utah Shafts and Broad heads. Another gem from “Shafts and Broadheads”— “Archers have a dif ficult role to fill in the realm of mod ern sport. They must prove to a doubting public that their game is not an outmoded thing of dusty an tiquity, and must uphold a tradi tional ideal of superlative good sportmanship and courtesy. Only by diligent self-control and eternal vigilance on the target field and in hunting areas can archers as in dividuals add to the goodwill being developed toward our sport.”

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Winter Intercollegiate Meet By Natalie Rcichart Class A—Columbia Round—Women

School Arizona State Teachers’ College Tempe, Arizona ................ -

Match 1 987

Match 2 768

Match 3 1134

Total

1974 1784 1707 1676 1633 1565 1508 1349 1271 1122 1067 989 777 174

2014 1806 1866 1774 1635 1670 1553 1315 1181 1196 1104 926 800 626

1998 1832 1828 1716 1634 1574 1557 1575 1093 1124 933 1066 925

5986 5122 5401 5166 4902 4809 4618 4239 3545 3442 3104 2981 2502 800

1770

1824

1797

5391

2048 1960 1982 1928 1822 1824 1896 1792 1824 1710 1680 1403 1443 1345 1419 1005 468

2004 2012 1949 1894 1932 1884 1328 1870 1814 1798 1722 1633 1518 1357 1369 1231 45

2012 2026 1952 1912 1914 1950 1823 1880 1860 1735 1814 1562 1487 1482 1334

459 932

6064 5998 5883 5734 5668 5658 5552 5542 5498 5243 5216 4598 4448 4184 4122 2236 972 932

1691

1714

1706

5111

2889

Class A—American Round—Men No scores entered Class B—Women 60 arrows at 30 yards Univ, of Connecticut,Storrs, Conn Oregon State Col., Corvallis, Ore Univ, of Connecticut Univ, of Connecticut Univ, of Connecticut Oregon State College Washington Sta. Col. Pullman, Wash Long Beach Jr. Col., Long Beach.... Univ, of Mississippi Univ, of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho Univ, of Wichita, Wichita, Kan ...... Arizona Sta. Teachers’, Tempe, Ariz. Arizona State Teachers’ Univ, of Wichita ............................

Class B—Men 60 arrows at 30 yards

Washington Sta. Col., Pullman Class C—Women 60 arrows at 20 yards Univ, of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn Oregon State Col., Corvallis, Univ, of Connecticut Univ, of Connecticut Oregon State College Williamete Univ., Salem, Oregon Univ, of Connecticut Alfred Univ., Alfred, New York Marygrove College, Detroit, Mich Oregon Col. of Ed., Monmouth, Ore. Williamette Univ Gaucher College, Baltimore, Md Univ, of Vermont, Burlington, Vd. Hiram College, Hiram, New York... Swarthmore Univ., Swarthmore, Pa. Univ, of Vermont Univ, of Wichita, Wichita, Kan Hood College, Frederick, Md

CLASS C—MEN 60 Arrows at 20 Yards Univ, of Connecticut

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Class D—Women 60 arrows at 15 yards

Match 1

Match 2

Match 3

Total

Univ, of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn... Baldwin-Wallace Univ., Bera, Ohio Baldwin-Wallace Univ Swarthmore Univ., Swarthmore, Pa. Hood College, Frederick, Md Univ, of Mississippi

1778 1604 1336 1304 1252 1415

1784 1584 1389 1306 1186 1173

1801 1662 1345 1380 1482 1309

5363 4850 4070 3990 3920 3897

Congratulations to the University of Connecticut for a marvelous ex hibition of archery skill, and to their coach, Mr. R. G. Guyer. Entering in three other meets at the same time, nine women’s teams shot in three different classes. This means that it was necessary to have at least 36 women archers participating in this meet alone. They not only won first place in all classes entered, but broke all existing records in two classes for total, individual and tournament score. Unfortunately a combination of circumstances prevented the partic ipation of a number of our former contestants in this meet. It is hoped that at least one objection will be re moved next year by scheduling the meet at a different time. Participat schools will be asked to express an opinion on the possibility of holding the meet the last three weeks in Jan-

uary. „. It is thought that both the schools on a semester and term basis will be able to take part on that date. An alternative proposition would be to permit a school to select any three successive weeks in January or Feb ruary. Another question is whether or not to discontinue the scheduling of a Columbia Round in the next meet. Few schools have long enough ranges for this event indoors, but it is thought that perhaps with the change of dates more southern schools will be able to compete, and they are able to use their own outdoor ranges. Too bad there was such a limited number of men’s teams competing. Perhaps with the limitations on other forms of athletics more schools can turn their attention to this more in dividual activity and send in more teams next year. Let’s hope the men will not get discouraged.

1943 Indoor NF A A Tournament By Karl E. Palmatier Han- Han di dicap cap Score

28 Target Score

78-312 74-280 72- 288 73-285 74-272 64-246 69-251 63-245 64-243 67- 259 62-232 49-191 57-215 68- 272

75-305 153-617 310 82-322 156-602 300 79- 303 151-591 290 80- 312 153-597 280 77-299 151-571 270 66-264 130-510 320 73-275 142-526 300 57- 207 120-452 370 67-257 137-500 320 58- 218 125-477 340 61-226 123-458 350 53-183 102-374 390 66-242 123-457 300 62-232 130-504

56 Target Score

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Ken Furry, Ft. Wayne, Ind. .. Leo Hoffmeyer, Flint, Mich Van Stover, Ft. Wayne, Ind. .. Art Co, Ft. Wayne, Ind Kore T. Duryee, Seattle C. Buck, Flint, Mich James Dundas, Flint, Mich Tracy Stalker, Flint, Mich. .... Lewis Richardson, Flint. Mich. Harry Sargent, Flint, Mich G. S. Wagner, Flint, Mich A. T. Wallis, Seattle, Wash A. J. Michelson, Flint, Mich Noel Spore, Ft. Wayne, Ind. ...

927 902 881 877 841 830 826 822 820 817 808 764 757

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Han- Han di dicap cap Score

28 Target Score

78-312 47-177 40-136 51-177 36-142

80 82-324 160-636 70 55- 203 102-380 44-166 84-302 120 56- 202 113-379 29-113 65-255

21- 71

26- 9-1

47-165

Elizabeth Buck, Flint, Mich Betty Richardson, Flint, Mich Rosemary Furry, Ft. Wayne, Ind Lulu Stalker, Flint, Mich Bertha Hoffmeyer, Flint, Mich . Elaine Mentzer, Ft. Wayne, Ind. .. Donna Diehl, Flint, Mich Margaret Egeler, Flint, Mich

59-211 52-192 59-225 55-203 42-152 40-144 30-106 45-175

59-229 49-173 44-154 58-214 46-166 33-121 37-143 48-176

118-440 101-365 103-379 113-417 88-318 73-265 67-249 93-351

Thirty scores were received from the Malibau Mountain Club of Cali fornia. Archers from this section have not participated in the IndoorMail tournaments. Because no state ment was inclosed with the score cards the secretary assumed that these cards were for the first 1943 out door mail tournament. This re port of the Fourth Indoor Mail Tournament is made on the above assumption. If information from

Southern California is received which states the scores should have been in this report a corrected report will be made later. As there would be no handicap for them their scores would not change the handicap positions in this report. The outdoor mail tournaments will start with April. Ribbons will be ordered immediate ly and sent out as soon as received. Karl E. Palmatier

BOWMAN CLASS Ray Lepper, Ft. Wayne, Ind Harold Houser, Ft. Wayne, Ind Chester Babcock, Seattle, Wash Harry Passmore, Flint, Mich Fred A. Wichersham, Seattle, Wash.

716 450 422

NOVICE CLASS— B. Bredimus, Seattle, Wash. EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS—

120 160 90 40 130 180 140

560 525 469 457 448 445 389

Championship Standings NF A A Indoor Mail Tournaments 1942-43 By Karl E. Palmatier EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS—

------ High Scores ------

Kore T. Duryee, Seattle, Wash. Art Coe, Ft. Wayne, Ind Leo Hoffmeyer, Flint. Mich. ... Buzz Walters, Seattle, Wash. ... Ken Furry, Ft. Wayne, Ind. James Dundas, Flint, Mich C. Buck, Flint, Mich Lewis Richardson, Flint, Mich. Van Stover, Ft. Wayne, Ind. ...

585 629 539 596 521 498 527 529 460

635 531 548 557 460 573 538 536 475

571 597 602 496 617 526 521 500 591

Season Ave.

597 586 563 550 533 532 529 522 509

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EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— A. J. Michelson, Flint, Mich. ... Tracy Stalker, Flint, Mich. ... G. S. Wagner, Flint, Mich Harry Sargent, Flint, Mich A. T. Wallis, Seattle Wash. ...

------ High Scores-------467 457 447 452 470 431 458 393 473 379 474 454 422 382 475

Ave.

636 380 302

420 360 305

457 451 441 437 426

BOWMAN CLASS—

Ray Lepper, Ft. Wayne, Ind Harold Houser, Ft. Wayne, Ind Chester Babcock, Seattle, Wash

228 321 272

396 379 341

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS—

Lulu Stalker, Flint, Mich ........... Rosemary Furry, Ft. Wayne, Ind Betty Richardson, Flint, Mich Bertha Hoffmeycr, Flint, Mich Donna Diehl, Flint, Mich Elaine Mentzer, Ft. Wayne, Ind The following information is im portant to understand how the 1943 Outdoor Mail Tournaments will start off. If you took part in them last year you will start off in the class your average score for the season places you. If you did not take part last year

458 465 459 455 365 399 379 318 298 365 315 282 284 318 311 232 282 330 249 267 265 228 283 135 you will need 4 twenty-eight . target scores to establish a handicap. Per haps your secretary can take the last four from the club records. A complete set of regulations will appear in the Handbook for 1943. If you do not have one send to John Yount, P. 0. Box 383, Redlands, Calif. Karl E. Palmatier

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FLINT BOWMEN By Lulu Stalker Moving day has rolled around again and the Flint Bowmen have closed their indoor range, which again this year was on the sixth floor of a local theater—no elevator—an abandoned dance hall furnishing us a generous thirty yard range with plenty of lounge space back of it. To be honest, most of the time it was too cold up there to lounge but that just kept us practicing more of the time. Cold or no cold, however, it was voted one of the pleasantest winters we had spent, the mail tournaments furnishing considerable added in terest. They were shot on the last Sunday of each month, shooting be ginning at 4:30, with pot luck supper at 6 o’clock, followed by the remain ing twenty eight targets. We regret that more of the clubs did not enter this competition for we feel sure that once they got used to this in door round, they would enjoy it as much as we have the past two seasons. The annual buisness meeting and election of officers was held March 20th, with the following results: President, T. L. Stalker; Vice President, Chamma Buck; Secretary Treasurer, Lewis Richardson; Board, Mrs. Donna Diehl, Mrs. Betty Rich ardson, Mr. Jas. Dundas, and Mr. Jas. Millard; Chairman -of Social Committee, Mrs. Elizabeth Buck; Publicity, Mrs. Stalker. One interesting feature of the busi ness meeting, an innovation this year, was the drawing of numbers for the maintenance of the outdoor range. Each member present drew a number and now finds himself responsible for the setting and upkeep of that particular target for the season. The three tons of straw that made up our back stop was rewired and hauled to the range. As fast as weather and defense jobs premit, the range will be put into shape. While archers usually consider themselves lucky that the vital ma terials of their hobbv are little af fected by the war. . _ do find our selves confronted ..lt.i a shortage problem this year—lumber. A minor flood condition prevailed for a few days and our creek for a time was

dangerously out of bounds. Both of our foot bridges, as well as “target twenty-nine” were causualties, and we are having no little difficulty in locating new material to replace them. Beyond doubt however, some type of material will be located in the near future and as soon as the weatherman gets in the mood to co operate with us, we will be ready for business as usual, looking forward with unusual zest to the mail tournaments, since the state activi ties are necessarily so drastically re duced.

DEAN GREEN AGREES Two of the most constructive ar ticles on hunting equipment seen in many a day are Tom Imler’s “Use Heavy Arrows” in the December issue of Ye Sylvan Archer, and Fred Bear‘s “Hunting Arrows” in the February issue of the same magazine.—S. Dean Green in Utah Shafts and Broad heads.

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UTAH ARCHERY There was a fine group out prac ticing on March 2.1st, staging an im promptu meet in spite of the weather and wet grounds. Here’s hoping the weather man dishes us out some thing more appropriate on the 4th. The target shooters will have their day on April 18th, when a double target round will be shot on the same grounds. Tins will give archers in Salt Lake City and vicinity an oppor tunity to register some scores in the mail match announced in the last bulletin. Even if you have never shot at the regulation target before, come out and try your luck. Some field and roving addicts think target shooting is not much fun, but try it and you will find out differently. Only by taking in all the various types of shooting, target, flight, clout, roving, hunting, do you get the real flavor of archery.—Utah Shafts and Broad heads.

HUNTING HELD VITAL (With ammunition for other than war needs so scarce, the following report should be of special interest to archers. Maurice and Will Thomp son started the revival of modern archery as a result of conditions brought about by the Civil War. As this article points out, hunting should not be dispensed with but should ba encouraged. But we believe that the patriotic hunter should save gun powder and bullets for use on the Axis by doing his hunting with bow and arrow.—Ed) Hunting and fishing during the war can be '‘justified from the cold blooded economic standpoint,” Ex ecutive Secretary Kenneth A. Reid of the Izaak Walton League of Am erica, stated Friday. He said the sports would benefit health and morale but stressed the contention that the food value of game and fish made these ‘‘wild-life crops” doubly important in times like these. “In many sections game has reached or exceeded the food or forage avail able foi for its survival during the winter,” Reid set forth in a state ment at the organization’s annual convention. “Should hunting be dispensed with

for the duration,” the statement said, “big game in many congested areas would not only starve to death in large numbers, but in the process would eat itself out of house and home with resulting devastation to soil erosion and other dire results. “And in the small game field, there might be serious destruction of farm food crops just at a time when farmers are urged by the government to raise all the food they possibly can.” Reid also asserted that a sound pro gram of conservation of natural re sources must be continued during the war, and during the postwar period. He said World War 1 and its after math was marked by “bad land management” which resulted in the “dust bowl” and waterway projects that encouraged drouth and floods and erosion. “It is time,” he said, “to take the army engineers off the expensive and time-consuming river surveys and put them back in the army.” Ivar Hennings, South Bend, Ind., was re-elected president; Harry F. Harper, Lansing, Mich., re-elected treasurer, and William D. Cox, Chicago, re-elected secretary.

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