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By Gil Bartlett, Wichita, Kansas

On July 1st, with a quick final in­ ever, I found that I went to the hunt ventory of my tackle and equipment, on a horse and had no walking to I started on a mountain lion hunt in do. Not only that, but the stalking the back country of New Mexico, 110 was not to be done by me, but by miles from civilization. I had my com­ nine huge bloodhounds whose appe­ fortable, sturdy tites were in pro­ hunting shoes fit­ portion to their ted with a pair of size, because we heavy oak leather had to kill an old soles, because I horse to feed them. reasoned I was in '' I was given the for a long hike be­ rather doubtful knnAT fore Mr. Lion and | i s honor, but Vd'V I came face to K*| necessary task of face. .J severing the I met my guide fc- horse’s soul from who was to take ■pl his body. me on my hunt, in ■■ I was a little a small town. disappointed in all From there we hgj the modern <condrove over rock veniences and1 it piles, cattle paths, % looked like I just through creeks &. ■ came along for the and at no time ride. were we on what Bright and early might be consider­ i the first morning ed a road. Arriving we were off on the at camp, I was hunt which I pleasantly surpris­ thought would be ed to find a cool a cinch. The horses cabin, hot and cold really knew their running water, a business — if they gas stove on which hadn’t, this tale delicious meals would be much were cooked. There shorter, as many “I found I went to the hunt on a was also a fine times during that horse and had no ivalking to do.” feather bed and first day, we went overstuffed chairs. along narrow trails However, I had little use for the lat­ bordered by sheer drops of 1,000 feet, ter, as you will see. which almost forced me to close my Some “roughing” I thought, but eyes.

The first day passed without inci­ consoled myself that 1 was still smart to have brought my walking shoes, dent except for the thrills the steep because, thank Allah, the lion did trails and magnificent views gave me. not make the cabin his den, and I After riding into the corral that would have to search for him. How- night, I casually started to alight

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from my mount, but by golly, my legs would not function properly. My muscles were as sore as blisters and so was my sitter. From then on, I spent little time in those overstuffed chairs. I was so tired, I went to bed without any grub, and fell asleep so fast I didn’t get to appreciate the feather bed.

The next morning that stiffness had made such agonizing gains that it took 3 men and a boy to drag me out of bed.

The hunt continued like this for three more days except the trail grew hotter and my sitter grew wider and more painful. All this time I had my bow strung and ready to shoot my 700 grain arrow, which I am sure was the wrong type, (if I had had my last three copies of “Ye Sylvan Archer”, I might have taken after my lion with a hunting knife, for fear of using the wrong kind of tackle.)

However on special occasions, I bag­ ged a gopher and those long-eared mountain jack rabbits.

The results so far was as follows: 2 badly bruised kneecaps, a torn jacket, loss of one quiver when we crossed a creek and two legs that will never be the same.

The next day was almost the do or die day as far as I was concerned.

It was either get the lion or go home empty handed.

Down through canyon, up im­ possible looking spots we rode. Away off in the distance the hounds were working eagerly for just one wee lion trail. Suddenly, Blanche hit a note.

Her gutteral roar instantly chang­ ed to a shrill sharp yell which the rest of the pack picked up at once.

We rode like mad and 10 minutes later, I had a thrill of a life time.

I was on a ledge and not fifty yards below me sneaked a big tawny beast which measured almost 9 feet from nose to tail. There was no chance of a shot at this time, but five minutes later, old vension eater was really up a tree.

My guide yelled “You had better hurry and shoot or that lion will be taking the next elevator to the tip top of that fir tree.”

By this time my excitement and hard ride had left me almost too weak to hold my bow after carrying it for five days for just this op-

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portunity. The things one can think of in a minute—would he leap? worse yet, what if I just nicked him —all the stories of frenzied lions charging—thoughts of the little woman I left behind—wondering what a minister might say when came my obituary.

This had to be the best shot in my life. I drew my bow to full draw and let go—only 35 yards, but it was a hit, right through a couple of ribs, through the liver and out the other side. That lion leaped out of the tree with a deafening roar, hit the ground on the gallup and slashed three dogs on the run.

He meant just one thing—“kill.”

Not to be cornered, he crawled under a ledge just the right size for me to crawl under after him, but don’t worry, I didn’t. I was scared stiff.

I could see his green eyes under that ledge, and to make sure of a clean kill, I sent one arrow right through that lion’s skull.

My prize weighed 152 pounds—far from the largest on record, but a mighty well fed boy at that.

Seriously though, it does seem too easy with horses and dogs, but after all. when the final moment is there, only three things can happen: You get the lion,—the lion gets away, or the lion gets you plus the bow and probably some shafts that even he won’t eat.

UTAH ARCHERS TO PETITION FOR AFFILIATION WITH NFAA

National Field Archery Association members throughout Utah are being contacted by S. Dean Green, Secre­ tary of Utah Archery .Association, for the purpose of petitioning Utah State affiliation with the National Association.

As soon as the affiliation is com­ pleted, formal NFAA approval of the Hogle’s Zoo Roving Course near Salt Lake City will be asked.

Under auspices of the Ketchikan Recreational Council an archery class has been formed with Howard O. Youngman as instructor. It is ex­ pected sufficient interest will be aroused to form the nucleus for an organized club.

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ing, especially near cabin or recrea­ tion areas.

Too many rifle hunters are merely intent on scaring out their game as quickly as possible, shooting as soon Editor’s note: Utah archers will as sighted, and returning their booty be able to do their share of hunting this fall in a number of small re­ to the meat locker, with little re­ gard for the sport of the “still hunt,” stricted areas. The petition of the stalking the quarry, or enjoying that Utah Archery Association to the kinship with the out-of-doors which Utah State Board of Big Game Con­ trol has so much “meat” in it, we is an integral part of any hunting feel it should be passed on to our trip. Many old-time deer hunters, satiated with game killing by the readers. The petition, in part, fol­ rifle, are finding new and greater lows: REMARKS thrills in this test of personal ability against that natural craftiness of the AND RECOMMENDATIONS forest creatures.

Hunting with the bow and arrow The archer is by necessity a more is a recreation of general sports ap­ leisurely hunter, because he must peal that is growing rapidly all over first observe his quarry, and make the country, and especially in Utah. his silent approach, before attempt­ Only four states have made no pro­ ing the kill. Therefore, bow hunters visions for bow and arrow hunting, usually spend more time on a hunt, while 20 states have created special thereby increasing their potential areas for exclusive use by archers. tourist value. The archer accepts a War-time restrictions on guns and tremendous handicap before he even ammunition have doubtless caused begins to hunt, but this further acts many inveterate hunters to try their as a builder of character, and de­ skill with their ancient weapon of velops keeness of perception and the chase. A majority of these, we sound judgement, qualities that are feel sure, will succumb to the fas­ paying big dividends among our cination of the bow, and make it soldiers on the battle fronts of the their regular practice in the future. world today. Archery is not now a With our magnificient deer popula­ major factor in big game control, but tion, Utah is nationally favored to at­ added post season hunts in any over­ tract the highest type of sportsmen stocked area would alleviate that and receive much favorable publicity trouble. We believe that the Fish and if proper facilities are provided. It Game Director, having full informa­ is the purpose of the Utah Archery tion on range, weather, and game Association to outline a safe and conditions, should be allowed to open sane program for the conduct of the certain preserves or areas for pre­ sport in Utah, and we believe this is season or post-season hunting with an opportune time to establish a the bow and arrow when conditions so reasonable and progressive program warrant. in regard to deer hunting with the Hunting with the bow and arrow is bow and arrow in our state. such an intimate and personal en­ deavor that it can easily be controlled, This petition is not asking for ex­ even in the smallest areas. Danger clusive rights for a favored few, be­ from flying arrows is negligible, and cause any citizen of the state may the very nature of the sport preacquire a bow and arrows and hunt 'cludes long, hazardous or random in this ancient manner, just as any­ shots. Archery in itself does not one with the price may purchase a create a fire hazard, and we recom­ gun and hunt in the modern way. mend the checking of all fire-making We do believe, however, that cer­ or smoking materials by archers en­ tain areas are more conducive to tering watersheds or preserves if safe hunting with the bow than with such a safeguard is deemed necessary. high-powered rifles and that the very nature of the two types of hunt­ ing suggests different times and con­ When contacting advertisers for ditions. With the tremendous numbeiarchery supplies please mention Ye of hunters in the field today, safety Sylvan Archer. is becoming a critical factor in hunt-

WHY BOW HUNTERS NEED RESTRICTED AREAS

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Blunts from the Old Stump

By The President

Jean Tritten, of Salt Lake City, Utah, vice president of the NF A A, paid the Secretary a visit in Red­ lands, California, during the middle of July. Jean expects to be called into service very shortly. Mrs. Trit­ tin will carry on Jean’s archery shop in Salt Lake City during his absence.

Jean visited with Earl Grubbs in L. A. and also with other field arch­ ers. The Southern California field archers were much impressed with Jean’s enthusiasm for and opinions on future plans for field archery.

Lieut. Com. Frank Latta of the U.S.N. sent Lieut. Com. Sisler of the U.S.N. a copy of the NFAA field book. Result: A new member. In sending in his membership Lt. Com. Sisler says, “Congratulations on your fine job in behalf of field archery.

Have always been an enthusiast of that end of the sport but because of my environment have always been a lone wolf at the game. Neverthe­ less, have followed your work as closely as possible, and agree with all that you have done a very fine job.”

We also have a new membership from the army: Lieut. Col. John L. Hitchings, of Ft. Eustice, Va. This makes 12 memberships from Virginia. Vir­ ginia field archers are gradually getting organized.

America’s Field Archer No. 1, Jim Ramsey, of Lincoln, N. M., the author of that masterpiece, “Forty Years of Game Stalking,” in the NFAA Handbook, has enrolled his three-year-old son, Chaskay, as a junior member of the NFAA. Only three years old, Chaskay is a good shot with the bow up to five or six yards. He is going to be a chip off the old block. Jim tells us his father used to hunt with the bow in his younger days along with his muzzle­ loading rifle. When Jim was four years old he found a reddish yellow Indian arrow-head of flint, and when his father explained what it was, Jim became an ardent hunter of such relics. He has found thousands of arrowheads and spear points and oc­ casionally while hunting even Jim has missed a shot at a buck because he let his eyes wander on the ground in search of arrowheads. Nothing writ­

ten on field archery in recent years has received as much favorable com­ ment and enthusiastic reception as Jim’s article on “Game Stalking.”

You might be interested to know what it cost to get out the NFAA Handbooks. 3500 copies were printed at a cost of $856.56, or approximately 25 cents per copy. These are actual printing and material costs only, as all editorial services and articles were gratituitously contributed. The ad­ vertisers contributed $416.00 toward the cost of the book. Field archers should remember in making tackle purchases that we are indebted to our advertisers for their financial assistance in being able to put out such a splendid book at a nominal cost to our archers. In addition to books sent to our members, 382 copies were furnished to advertisers and about 600 sold to sporting goods stores for re-sale.

Copies of the Handbook have also been sent to the directors of the various game com­ missions, not only in the states, but also in the provinces of Canada. We have enough copies left to take care of new members and future demands.

Preserve your copy carefully, as it may be impossible to put out an­ other until after the war. All NFAA bills including the cost of the Hand­ book have been paid, and we have $221.76 to the good of the treasury, plus income from the sale of future Handbooks. The NFAA is in good sound financial condition.

On July 21st the NFAA had 1057 members in good standing, and this in spite of the large number of mem­ bers annually inducted into the armed forces. This year to July 21 we have added 452 new members. Hundreds of our field archers in service are still keeping up their memberships.

When the war. is over and our field archers in service can again take up their sport of field shooting and bow hunting, the NFAA will really go places. In the meantime we are not only holding our own, but rapidly in­ creasing our membership through the new field archers whom we are con­ tacting. It is up to us at home to keep the sport progressing and in­ creasing until the time when our

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archers in service can return to en­ joy it with us again. Their letters tell us that they are eagerly looking forward to that day.

Luque Miller of Mountainside, N. J., writes: “The seven targets that the Watchung Bowman had the Union County Park Commission set up for us last fall for our field course have been found to have been burned to the ground and after some think­ ing we decided to build our target butts of dirt and sod, to the present time we have erected five of them and expect to keep on until we have the full course of 56 targets set up.

We have plenty of land to do this on and expect to have not only the best in New Jersey, but in the entire Unit­ ed States. So don’t think this is an idle boast. I will send you some pictures of the course as soon as I can get some taken. Our transporta­ tion facilities are very limited at present, and it is hard for every one of our members to get to the course, but slowly and surely we will reach our goal of 56 targets.”

Mrs. Betty Brewer, of the Gary Archery Club of Indiana, writes: “Please send me two copies of the official Handbook, 1943 edition. I have been reading a friend’s book, and find it indispensible, as we are forming a field group.”

James D. Mavis. 1233 Essex St.„ San Diego 3, Calif., says: “In the February issue of Ye Sylvan Archer was a note introducing Senor Sal­ vador de Parres, of the Montezuma Archery Club, in Mexico. If you have his address would you kindly send it to me? As long as we are neighbors we could probably have some field shoots against each other, and give field shooting in Mexico a boost.” If any archer can give Mavis Senor Salvador de Parres’ address we will appreciate your contacting him.

A. G. Novy sent in nine member­ ships from Manitowoc, Wis. Mani­ towoc has 11 NFAA members. Ber­ tram Nielson sent in a request for score cards. We hope the Manitowoc archers will participate in our field tournaments.

Belton Muller of Nacodoches. Tex., says their scout troup is building a filed course. Local field clubs should not overlook the Boy Scout Organiza­ tion. They have a merit badge for archery, but they have no incentive

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to keep on their archery once they have won the badge. There is a splendid opportunity for local clubs, especially in these war times, to build up archery interest among their local Scout troops. Field archery is a form of sport that will appeal to them and hold their archery interest as they grow older.

C. Balbin, of Enid, Okla., writes: “This is an amazingly good Hand­ book. Just what I wanted and needed.

That article by Ken Moore,/Shooting Technique’ has helped me immensely already, and given me a confidence I never had before, and ‘Forty years of Game Hunting’ has “wised me up” to where I actually believe I could now do it myself. And ‘Instinctive Shooting’ by Fred Bear is worth studing, too!”

Pfc. Leroy J. Politsch is stationed at the army air base at Sioux Falls, Iowa, and says, “A neighboring USO has some fairly good tackle which we are able to use at any time we are able to leave the post. Needless to say we greatly appreciate this service, and make good use of it quite often.”

Sgt. A. A. Brousseau is somewhere overseas.

Carl Keefer, stationed at Camp Hulen, Texas, renewed his member­ ship for five years. We hope he does not think the war will last that long.

Bert Wallis has received many in­ teresting replies from small groups of archers relative to their interest in a field course, and in organized archery. There are hundreds of small groups of archers consisting of four to half a dozen that are not organized.

It is not necessary to have a large number of archers to form a club.

Some of our best clubs have started with a nucleus of four or five arch­ ers. The “8 Arrow” Club, of Wichita, Kansas, started with eight members only, a few months ago, and now has 75 members. But even if your club never gets beyond half a dozen mem­ bers, you can have just as good a time as the larger clubs. But somebne must start it. Elect your most active archer President or Secretary, and get going. You will find a model constitution in the Handbook. Even a few archers can build a 14 unit field course at practically no expense except their own labor, by using sod or sand in bags for target butts. Once

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you are organized you will find plenty of others interested in learning arch­ ery and joining your group. Small groups of archers are missing out on a lot of fun by not organizing or building a field course. What do you say? Let’s get organized!

Some !of the small groups who have written in and should organize are as follows: D. E. Garrison, 1316 15th St., Greeley, Colorado; Dr. F. H. Kenagy, Rupert, Idaho; J. J. Sanford, 825 McKinley Ave.. Kellogg. Idaho; Wesley F. Smith. 751 W. 7th St., Junction City, Kansas; Jack Fenton, Sheridan, Montana; Edward J. Gar­ rick, care Postal Telegraph Cable Co., Butte, Montana; John F. Maas, Box 416, Whitefish, Montana; Clyde R. Madsen, Box 649, Elko, Nevada; Forrest Lemley, Sweethome, Oregon; August G. Linke, 9% 1st St., Walla Walla, Wash., and Jim Lund, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Archers in or near any of the above places should contact the above arch­ ers and help them get organized and field archery started.

Some requests have come in for diagrams of good field courses. We will try to persuade the Secretary to mimeograph some of the field club layouts and make them available for new clubs in laying out their courses.

September will see the opening of game hunting in some states and October and November in others. In spite of travel difficulties, a large number of our archers will somehow manage to reach their hunting ter­ ritories. Before you go, be sure and check on your membership, as the Art Young is made only to members in good standing. The Art Young Big Game Award is awarded only once to any one member. Last year we know there were some former Art Young Award winners who shot big game, but we do not have statistics of their hunt. We would appreciate former Art Young Award winners who might again be successful this year to give details of their hunt to the Secretary, so that our records and statistics will be complete on big game shot by our members. Here’s wishing good hunting and straight shooting for you this coming season.

May and July issues of Ye Sylvan Archer requested names of archers in the service. As loyal Americans, none of us wish to release any information which could be of use to the enemy, so, when sending in these names . name of the please „ give only the archer and the branch of the armed forces in which he or she is serving.

Detroit archers are: Lt. Richard Horn, Cpl. Stanley Sokolowski, Cpl. John Olson, Cpl. Frank Scott, Pvt. Robert Bradock, Jack Evarts, Vin­ cent Flogarelli, Ivan Holmes, Walter Weick, Gilbert Zukowski, Sgt. Wm Jones, Robert Davis, William Brit­ tain, James Powers, E. Mahlgut, Cpl. Ray Booza, Charles DeWitt, Sgt. Harold Schindler, George Patrick, and Edwin E. Johnson, all in units of the army or army air corps. Lt. Robert C. Taft, Marvin C. Holloway, Dale Hale, Al Maxwell, Eugene Wojeieckowski, and Comrd. George J. Higgins are serving in units of the navy.

Former National Junior Champion Sonny Johns of Tacoma, Wash., has been in the navy several months.

Others from Washington are: Lt. Comdr. Norman Green, Lt. Albert VandeVenter, Leonard (Pop) Carter, former Olympic League national champion; Chief. Machinist’s Mate Harold Lusk, all in units of the navy or naval air corps. Lt. R. D. Ruther­ ford, Buzz Walters, Harold Aebig and Cpl. Milan Elott are serving in branches of the army. Listed in the WACS, Seattle, Miss Mae deGallier.

From Oregon is Lt. John Davis, owner and publisher of Ye Sylvan Archer, who is taking technical training for instruction in the Army Air Corps, and Gillman Keasey, serving in the navy.

Utah lists but three so far: Hubert Zimbeau, Robert (Bob) Grote and David Morris, all in units of the army or army air corps.

Ken Glacklin of Waterloo, Iowa, is listed in the services; also Richard B. Grove, Silver Spring, Md., Naval Air Corps.

Lt. Angus Bruce of Redlands, Cal., is with the army engineers.

Next month: “Broadhead Design and Cutting Edge,” by Don Dole.

The Allegan County Michigan, hunting season is set for the entire month of November.

ARCHERS IN SERVICE

NFAA Bulletin

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OFFICERS

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President—A. J. Michelson 610 F. P. Flint Bldg.. Flint. Mich.

Vice-President—Jean C. Trittin, 22 W. 2d So. St.. Salt Lake City, Ut. Secretary-Treasurer—John L. Yount, Box 383, Redlands. California.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Eastern—R. C. Laizurc, 328 Rollins Ave., Clifton. N. J. Mid-Western—Fred Bear, 2611 W. Philadelphia, Detroit. Mich.

Western—A. T. (Beri) Wallis, 214 Summit Ave. North, Seattle, Wn. Southern—Carl Wheeler, 2300 N. Broadway, Albuquerque, New Mexico

This magazine is not very large and for a number of reasons the size cannot be increased just at pres­ ent. Mike was doing a swell job of covering the NFAA activities in his Blunts column, and the editor seem­ ed to have a swell bunch of hunting stories on hand, so we just decided to lay off for a while and give the public a break, but all good things must end and here we are again.

X SPECIAL NOTICE When you pay your membership, pay it to the secretary. A number of you fellows have been mailing your dollars to the editor. This means a lot of work for both the editor and the secretary and the would-be mem­ ber quite often thinks he is pretty badly abused before we finally get things straightened out.

X NFAA National I haven’t heard much lately about this first big tournament. Isn’t any­ one except Michigan going to put in a bid for it? The date, of course, is dependent on the war, but the way the war looks this date may come quicker than we expected. I know you all have some ideas on how such a tournament should be conducted and since this is to be your tournament, why not send these ideas into the secretary right now. It takes time to plan as big a tournament as this is to be, especially when we are start­ ing from scratch, with nothing larger than a state tournament to guide us.

More About the Handbook They are still moving out at a live­ ly rate, not only to individual archers, but to sporting goods stores all over the country. If your local store does­ n’t stock them and you want to give field archery a little boost, show them your book and put out a little sales talk. The price to dealers is fifty cents less 40%.

X From the Boys In the Service We are now getting some real let­ ters from overseas, not the “I am well hope you are the same” kind the censors usually have let through.

Among the latest is one from Sgt. A. R. Brousseau, who signs himself, “A War-Torn Bow Lover.” He has been through all the North African fighting and thinks there is still a place in warfare for a good bow. It could be used, at night, to throw light grenades and fire bombs or to pick off an occasional stray enemy. Its silence and lack of fireworks should be a big help when you had just as soon the other fellow didn’t know where you were.

Another letter from North Africa is from Dr. Frank Malone, a former member of our Redlands club. Frank says, “This civilization is far behind ours. The lack of opportunities, lack of freedom, poor sanitation, almost no public health and poor education as well as many of their old customs which seriously hamper their pro­ gress makes one very thankful they live in the States.”

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, Official Publication of the National , Field Archery Association

Published the twentieth of each month at 505 North 11th Street, Corvallis, Oregon.

J. E. Davis ........ Editor and Publisher A. T. Wallis............ For the Duration Subscription Price ...... $1.00 per year Foreign Subscription .... $1.25 per yr.

Single Copies ........................... 10 centsi Advertising Rates on Application Entered as second - class matter June 25, 1942, at the post office at Corvallis, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

Editorial CORRESPONDENTS, PLEASE NOTE All communications to Ye Sylvan Archer should be addressed to YE; SYLVAN ARCHER, 214 Summit Ave. North, Seattle 2, Wash.

Members of the NF A A wishing to renew subscriptions are reminded their NFAA membership expires at the same time as their subscription to Ye Sylvan Archer. Please send your renewal to John L. Yount, Sec­ retary, NFAA, P. O. Box 383, Red­ lands, California.

The report this month from Karl E. Palmatier on the NFAA Shoot lists 93 members as having entered competition for the month of July.

This is a substantial increase over preceding months and indicates that, as the hunting season approaches, archers have in mind the improve­ ment of hunting technique for this fall.

Many archers participate in all archery activities, summer target competition claiming a large portion of their recreational time. However, as the hunting season nears and tar­ get activities wane, the trend is back to field competition.

There are a number of active field groups in states which do not have

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sufficient membership in the Na­ tional Field Archery Association to permit affiliation with the Associa­ tion. Other states do have sufficient membership but lack a nuleus around which to form state associations.

Active field groups or clubs desir­ ing to form state associations and affiliate with the NFAA may obtain a list of NFAA members in their respective states by contacting John L. Yount, Secretary, NFAA, P. O. Box 383, Redlands, Calif. He will supply a complete list of names and any other information needed for organization and affiliation with the NFAA. ..........

With the number of active field groups in the various states, our NFAA Mail Tournament entries should be listed in the hundreds in­ stead of scores. Without a doubt, roving competition increases accuracy and efficiency in the field and all hunters should keep in condition by participating in local or national roving meets.

A minimum of twenty-five NFAA members may, through a state association, affiliate with the NFAA. Edward T. Samul, New London, Conn., did not receive his June issue of Ye Sylvan Archer. In a letter to the present editor, he says: “Now, all I’ve got to say is, that someone is greatly interested and helping them­ selves to my issues or they are sent to some other place.

“Ye Sylvan Archer keeps me in­ terested. It gives a fine story of the activities of clubs and a chance (through its advertisers) to buy fine tackle and supplies.”

The missing issue of YSA will be in the mail before he receives the August issue. We hope he receives all of his copies of our publication.

Devotees of archery regret the death of Mrs. Kitty Stroud of Wayland, Michigan, who passed away on Monday, July 26.

Mr. and Mrs. Stroud have been active in Michigan archery circles for many years, both being charter members of the Michigan Association.

Besides winning district target and field tournaments, Mrs. Stroud was lady field champion in 1931 and was runner-up in state tournaments in 1929 and 1930.

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Deer Hunting De Luxe

By Verne Trittin, Salt Lake City, Utah

i Deseret Xeu>s, Salt La^e City, Utah, reprint.

Mrs. Verne Tritten proudly proudly displays her trophy

I had been looking forward to this deer hunt since last year when I had an arrow deflected by a twig so ob­ vious that I didn’t even see it. The deer stood about 20 yards from me and I thought sure I had the Art Young award in the bag. Losing it in that manner made me determined to succeed the next season.

All my roving etc., was done with the stump or tree in the role of a deer. Many excursions were made up to the territory in which we would hunt deer so as to get practice under the conditions I would encounter during the season. There wasn’t an official roving course here at that time or I would have made good use of it too. The Hunters Round of the

NFAA can give one good practice providing that you use the same equipment that you intend to use hunting. It has been noted how dif­ ferent various sets of arrows carry out of the same bow. You will not get any practice during the hunt. That precludes practice with your hunting bow and hunting arrows before the season. Shooting high scores with roving tackle is nice, but you can’t eat a roving round.

On the first day of the season, I took a shot at a legal doe we en­ countered crossing the road on the way up the canyon. The area is so close to town I must have still been sleepy. Missed her at 30 yards. On the second day I had no shots, The

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deer evidently holeing up to recover from their surprise at being shot at for the first time in 20 years.

The third day’s best bet was jumped from under my nose by a two pound trigger puller—that pseudo-sportsman who chose to do his gun hunting on the archery reserves.

On the fourth day I was hunting in my favorite territory where the deer had been in the habit of crossing a wash. I waited at the far end of the meadow until the approximate time the deer usually crossed. I started to make my way up the arroyo that runs through the clearing. Hadn’t gone 30 yards when the deer started to enter the meadow. They saw me and went back into the Aspen.

Having noticed that deer on the trail will continue in the same di­ rection after being jumped, I reason­ ed that they would cross higher up the slope. I proceeded up the wash moving cautiously, mostly on my hands and knees. A short distance up the wash and I spotted the same two doe at the edge of the clearing.

They were hesitating, undecided whether to cross or not. Fully twenty minutes I crouched in the wash waiting for them to make up their minds, my legs screaming for relief.

Finally the larger deer stepped into the arroyo not more than twenty yards above me. Upon seeing me she stopped abruptly, looking di­ rectly at me. I froze. She turned her head toward the other deer. With all the speed consistent with smoothness, I drew and glued my eye on a skin wrinkle directly behind the shoulder.

The arrow felt dead on. I released and the bottom wing of the bow smashed into the lip of the arroyo.

The arrow dove into the ground about fifteen feet in front of me.

The deer left the country. I think I swore.

This shot fractured the bow wing near the handle but not so much as to render it useless. The fact is I didn’t know that the split was in the bow until later.

I was pretty disappointed and dis­ gusted about this time and started to make my way toward the road where my husband and his partner would pass. I sat down underneath a tree. Upon looking up I saw a doe making her way down the side of the hill. She was looking for a path to

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come down the steep embankment about 20 feet high that lined the far side of the road. I rose to my feet and a car pulled up directly between me and the deer. It was Jean, my husband, and Jeano, his companion.

They hadn’t noticed the deer. I motioned for them to stay in the car and crept up to the rear where I again located the doe. This time I had to do the job right. Jeano re­ leased the brake, allowing the car to roll the distance necessary to leave me in the clear. I drew and released in a flash and the broad­ x.ank, «««penehead entered the rear flank, trating the hip bone, nicking „ the spine and emerging on the far side with a small portion of the feathers showing on the near side. The deer made its way to the lip of the em­ bankment and half jumped and half fell onto the road. Another shaft through the neck did the merciful thing. I sat down in the road feeling plenty limp. Too many thrills for one day.

I am still amazed at the penetration of that 34 pound bow and its rel­ atively heavy arrows. I am sorry that it broke in less than six more shots. I have already christened with blood my new bamboo backed yew and will try for something with ant­ lers this coming season.

A word about this hunting terri­ tory. You don’t have to be a Jim Ramsey to get shots at game. Just use common sense and give the ani­ mal credit for having as much sense as you have. The game is extremely plentiful. The terrain is not too rugged. Use a bow you can handle, there are no restrictions on bow weight. Camping duffle is not re­ quired as you can hunt out of a hotel room. The reserve is just ten miles from the heart of the town and we will see that you get transportation back and forth. So just jump on a plane, train of bus and see if you can win your ART YOUNG AWARD as many others did in Utah this past year.

The season will start about the middle of October, it will not be too cold and there won’t be any snow.

Medium weight woolens are best for comfort without bulk. A pair of boots are essential.

Make Sherwood Archery your (Continued on page IS)

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Fourth 1943 Mail Tournament

By Karl E. Palmaticr

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— William Dukenfield, Malibu Mt. Club R. Quayle, Pasadena, Calif. .......... ....

Roland Rexroad, Pasadena, Calif Victor Jensen, Pasadena, Calif Dwight Sherrill, Malibu Mt. Club...

E. L. Kallander, Framingham, Mass.

Ken Moore, Pasadena, Calif Paul Bledsoe, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif.

Stew Foster, Pasadena, Calif Tiny Munson, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Howard Noble, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. I. M. Stamps, Seattle, Wash Roy Hoff. Malibu Mt. Club, Calif C. W. Seastrom, Malibu Mt. Club ....

Leo Sipe, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif Kore T. Duryee, Seattle, Wash Glenn St. Charles, Seattle, Wash Carl Seastrom, Malibu Mt. Club ....

Emery Watts Malibu Mt. Club, Calif.

Eugene Lecoq, San Diego, Calif W. Patrick, Northrop Arch, club,Cal. Kenneth Bingham, Pasadena, Calif. ..

Cliff Ravencraft, Los Angeles, Calif.

BOWMAN CLASS— G. S. Wagner, Flint, Mieh Franklin Jones, Everett, Wash Jim Knittie, Malibu Mt. Club. Calif.

Kilbourne Anderson, Trenton, Mich. ..

James Millard, Flint, Mich Lewis Richardson, Flint, Mich Max Stemple, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif James Dundas, Flint, Mich Bob Green, San Diego, Calif Paul Ludwig, Malibu Mt. Club Cal. ..

Harry Von Bergen, Malibu Mt. Club Harry Sargent, Flint, Mich Archie Powell, Seattle, Wash Vince Ruh, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif. ..

Art Schampel, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Glenn Smith, Los Angeles, Calif Robert Blackmore, Marysville, Wash.

Tracy Stalker, Flint, Mich Leo Huffmeyer, Flint, Mich Paul Hougham, Pasadena, Calif Jack Colburn, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. R. J. Modrell, Seattle, Wash T. Thorsen, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif. ..

Bert Wallis, Seattle, Wash

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28 Target Score

28 Target Score

81-301 91-371 64-219 57-225 62-218 54-200 89-349 54-196 61- 229 69-267 64- 256 51-199 65- 251 50-194 62- 234 41-157 49-189 63-253 48- 172 49- 183 62-236 65-231 47-175

73-301 154-602 86-346 177-717 53-203 117-453 63-243 120-468 57-216 119- 434 61-229 115-429 72-296 161-645 55-215 109-411 51-193 112-422 59-221 128-488 61- 227 125- 483 56- 214 107-413 55-211 120-462 62-234 112-428 59-243 121- 477 44-208 85-365 46-176 95-365 63- 234 126- 487 68-252 116- 424 45- 170 95-353 65-253 127- 489 65-241 130-472 44-160 91-335

280 150 390 350 380 370 150 370 350 280 280 350 270 300 260 360 360 220 210 370

882 867 843 818 814 799 795 781 772 768 763 763 732 728 727 725 725 707 634 623

55-211 45-167 48-182

49-184 53-209 48-172

107-421 104-395 98-376 96- 354 113-432 109-409 103-389 109-414 92-352 95-374 92- 340 93- 357 92-350 88-320 107-387 107-413 73- 277 71-315 97- 359 91-329 74- 263 75- 283 69-243 71-275

430 130 140 140 50 70 90 60 120 90 120 90 90 120 40 10 140 100 50 80 140 110 150 110

531 525 516 495 482 479 479 471 472 464 460 447 440 440 427 423 417 415 409 409 403 393 393 385

54-196

49-193

43-155 52-209 45-163

49-197 43-165 47-177

47-185 42-156 53-189 52-190 35-133

45- 165 46- 164 54- 198 55- 223 38-144

46-166 42-150 33-127 31-113 36-136

45-163 32-113 42-156 38-130 35-139

56 Target Score

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80 80 150 50 150 100 130

373 373 373 360 343 329 306

121-453 81-301 81-307

60 130 120

513 431 427

20- 66 9- 33 32-126

77-285 67-243 54-222 58-210 43-163 46-162 51-177 31-113 61-237

190 170 190 190 220 210 190 200

475 413 412 400 383 372 367 313

27- 97 21- 75 27- 89 16- 54 13- 49

35-121 27- 97 22- 78 16- 62 11- 43

62-218 48- 172 49- 167 32-116 24- 90

30-116 20- 72 18- 70 21- 75

36-136 27-105 14- 52

66-252 49-177 32-122 30-112

81- 293 82- 293 59-223 30-114 29-109 112-310 64-232 48-178 57-213 26-100 31-113 29-109 28-120 57-229 52-176 21- 67 31-109 83- 324 80-310 40-154 40-156 73-277 35-127 38-150 27- 99 32-115 59-214 58-232

41-149

40-144

51-191 33- 123 36- 132 34-124 38-138 37- 137 30-114 27- 95 24- 82 23- 85 24- 82 22- 76

48-172 47-171 41-147 40-144 33-125 28- 98 29- 101 25- 83 25- 93 20- 74 25- 97 16- 58 16- 56

99-363 80-294 77-279 74-268 71-263 65-235 59-215 52-178 49-175 43-159 43-155 40-140 38-132

64-240 46-170

57-213 35-131

32-112 22- 86

35-131 32-136

21- 81

22- 82

31-111 22- 80 29-111

NOVICE CLASS— Dorothy Dukenfield, Malibu Mt. Club Amanda Sherrill, Malibu Mt. Club ..

Helen Lecoq, San Diego, Calif Jeanne Gillam, Seattle, Wash Besselee Jones, Everett, Wash

JUNIORS— Wally Knoblock, Flint, Mich Dean Tweeddale, Everett, Wash. ...

Donald Duckering, Seattle, Wash.

Bob Bailey, Marysville, Wash

Charles Howe, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Walter Knoblock, Flint, Mich E. L. Holston. San Diego, Calif Earl Grubbs. Malibu Mt. Club. Cal. ..

Barney Granger, Bremerton, Wash.

William Gillam, Seattle. Wash Walter Walton, Hopkinton, Mass. ..

J. Balcom, Flint, Mich Pat McCormick. Los Angeles. Calif. .

D. S. Ellis, Malibu Mt. Club. Cailf.

T. L. Johnson, Seattle. Wash G. T. Hendricks, Malibu Mt. Club ....

NOVICE CLASS— Walter Steele, Los Angeles, Calif. ..

Tom Schulze, Los Angeles, Calif Eddie LaFreriere, Bremerton, Wash.

Lueien Decock, Pasadena, Calif W. B. Blackmore, Marysville, Wash.

Louie Baldi, Seattle, Wash Claude Neely, Los Angeles, Calif. .

W. I. Harmon, Langley, Wash Rollie Pontine, Los Angeles, Calif. .

Ed Tweeddale, Everett, Wash Wellington Lewis, Hopkinton, Mass.

Cal Fanders, Seattle Wash Leon Morel, Jr. Seattle, Wash

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LADIES

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Babe Bitzenberger, Pasadena, Calif. ..

Bea Anderson, Trenton, Mich Lulu Stalker, Flint, Mich BOWMAN CLASS— Mabel Meade, Flint, Mich Minerva Gandy, Malibu Mt. Club ..

Marie Seastrom, Malibu Mt. Club ....

Donna Diehl, Flint, Mich Marie Jensen, Pasadena, Calif Betty Richardson, Flint, Mich Mary Bledose, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Silvia Noble, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif.

Margaret Quayle, Pasadena, Calif. ..

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Around the Course Ye Sylvan Archer editor is in re­ ceipt of a number of mimeographed diagrams of the Hogle’s Zoo Roving Course near Salt Lake City. These diagrams wene sent in by S. Dean Green, Secretary of the Utah Arch­ ery Association, for distribution to groups or clubs wishing to construct a course. The supply is limited, so anyone wishing a course layout dia­ gram should contact the editor soon.

The order will be, first come, first served.

In the men’s instinctive division, Class “A,” William MacIntyre, of Royal Oak, won the Michigan District Field Archery tournament in July.

Class “B” men’s winner was Charles Hauck, and Class “C,” Don Beyer.

The men’s freestyle division was won

by George Waggoner.

The ladies’ instinctive Class “A” division was won by Bea Anderson, of Trenton, with a score of 81-301; Class “B” was won by Mabel Meade, Flint, 57-209, and Class “C” by Ruby Hilderbrand, Detroit, 27-97.

Pat Law of Owosso won in the junior division with a score of 62-220.

JUNGLE CHIEF

From the wilds of New Guinea comes greetings to archers from David Morris, now “chief” of a na­ tive village, and sole white soldier in charge of a road construction crew of villagers. Dave’s handicraft as a bowyer is now standing him in good stead, and his ingenuous devices from a scanty stock of materials greatly impress the natives.--Utah Shafts and Broadheads.

DEER HUNTING DE LUXE (Continued from page 10) headquarters. We will hold your tackle for you if you wish to ship it on ahead. The address is 22 West 2nd South Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. We will be glad to answer any inquiries that you may make about seasons, licenses, etc. If you plan to hunt Utah, drop us a card so we can figure the transportation problem, your entertainment, etc. Boy what a time we should have.

The ribbons as reported in the Third Mail Tournament have not been received.

To qualify for the championship Average an archer must have shot in four tournaments.

The following archers will be in the Expert Bowman Class for the next tournament: Glenn Smith, James Dundas, Lewis Richardson, James Millard, G. S. Wagner, and Mabel Meade.

The following archers will be in the Bowman Class for their next tournament: W. B. Blackmore, Lu­ cien Decock, Eddie LaFreriere, Tom Schulze, Walter Steele, and Dorothy Dukenfield.

There are 93 archers in this re­ port, the largest to date. The hunting season is but a short time away. The hunting trips this year will be few.

Keep in practice so if your lucky chance does come you can take ad­ vantage of it.

Karl E. Palmatier

YSA IS A MORALE BUILDER Sergeant Gordon J. Tucker, 7th Signal Co., care of Postmaster, Seattle, Wash., who is somewhere in the Pacific area, writes: “I surely enjoy Ye Sylvan Archer.

I am unable to do any shooting at present and haven’t, for that matter, for the past fifteen months, during which time I have been in army.

“I would like to join the NFAA if I am eligible.

“During the past several years my archer activity has been practi­ cally nil, but I have remained greatly interested in it, especially field arch­ ery. I made my first bow when I was 12 years old, and have made several more since. My shooting in the past was confined to roving almost en­ tirely, as game was very scarce where I shot, and I never got around to joining a club or going to tourna­ ments. I am looking forward, how­ ever, to a lot of shooting in the future, after the duration and six.

“Believe me, YSA sure boosts the old morale.”

Please mention Ye Sylvan Archer when writing advertisers.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING OSAGE ORANGE billets or staves wanted in quantity. Write KINGMOORE ARCHERY COMPANY, 7034 No. Figueroa St., Los Angeles 42, Calif.

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ANOTHER BOWYER or BOWYERFLETCHER WANTED — Write letter giving experience and personal description. KING-MOORE ARCH­ ERY COMPANY, 7034 No. Figueroa St., Los Angeles 42, Calif.

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•’ARCHERY,” by Robert P. Elmer M. D., revised edition, most com­ plete book on archery published. 566 pages of valuable information for colleges, libraries, schools, camps archery clubs and individuals. Price $5.00 postpaid, orders to Ye Sylvan Archer, 505 North 11th street, Corval­ lis, Oregon.

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RAYBURN’S OZARK GUIDE is a magazine devoted exclusive­ ly to the storied Ozarks of Mis­ souri, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

It features folklore, legends, customs, hillbilly humor, hunt­ ing, fishing, boating, scenery, tourist information, opportuni­ ties for homeseekers etc. The editor is the former publisher of ARCADIAN LIFE MAGA­ ZINE and the author of “Ozark Country” of the American Folk­ ways Series of books.

RAYBURN’S OZARK GUIDE is $1.00 cl year. Single copy 25c.

Otto Ernest Rayburn, Editor Lonsdale, Arkansas

INFORMATIVE BOOKLETS “Archery,” “Making A Flat Bow,” “Making Arrows.” 15c ea. All 3 35c We have added four nezv bozos to our line: here they are: No. 5, Yew or Osage Target to 50 lbs............. $12.50 No. 6, Yew or Osage Select Target to 50 lbs............ $17.00 No. 7, Yew or Osage Hunting to 65 lbs.............$20.00 No. 8, Yew or Osage Select Hunt­ ing to 80 lbs. . . . $25.00 Quality, Dependability, Latest Develop­ ments, Beauty, Performance & Service, built in every BULLSEYE Bow. Our Field Tackle is made and field-tested teal in the heart of the deer country of Northern Michigan.

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The Michigan State Secretary re­ ports of their June 27 field shoot: “Because of the rain some archers left the field without turning in their score cards. . . Always leave your scorecard whether you are all wet or not!!

YEW WOOD, one-half logs well seasoned . . . $4.00 Plastic Points and Nocks, All sizes, doz 20c, 100 $1.50 P.O. CEDAR SHAFTS, doz.

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Supplied in Tan Chrome Elk leath­ er. Also available, at same price, in standard colors or two-tone combinations.

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