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On Thunder Mountain Reserve By Henry Collignon Our hunting grounds were at Thunder -Mountain Ranch Company, Wisconsin, which is about 260 miles from Chicago proper, and about 19 miles west of Crivitz. The area on which we hunted is not a state re serve but is owned by the Buck fam ily. There are 3000 acres of corn, alfalfa and clover fields and forest area, with plenty of nice ridges. All hunting other than with bow and arrow is barred, this being the first year any hunting has been allowed. The ranch is well posted at all times and patrolled by men on horseback. The signs now read, “Archery Hunt ing Invited on this Area.” Our party consisted of Bill and Tess Lubersky, Paul Duncan and Stanley Stanton of South Chicago

and of the Chicago Archery Club, and Bernice and Henry Collignon of Arlington Heights, Illinois, NFAA members. Bill’s party left Chicago Friday night, October 9. Bernice and I left Arlington at five in the morn ing in a heavy fog. We decided to take a short cut to Route 45 and were lost in the fog for about an hour, making a complete circle and landing a few miles from home. We had fog until we reached Plymouth, Wis.r which is about half way, where we stopped and had breakfast. We ar rived at Dahleen’s Resort on the Peshtigo river, fourteen miles west of Crivitz at 2:30 P. M. Tess was alone in the cabin when we arrived, the boys being out try ing their new bows. By the time

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they returned we were unpacked and ready for the bull session that is always in order when ever archers get together. For warmup shooting Dahleen had three straw bales in the rear of the lodge. The ground back of the tar gets had been planted in potatoes and the ground had just been plowed for picking up the potatoes. Plenty of deer came out at night to eat the potatoes which were missed. After practicing for about fifteen minutes we decided to try our luck for deer in a small potato patch about a half mile from camp. About ten minutes after we were settled the deer started to come out but too far to see whether there were any ' bucks. When there were twelve in the field and none were working our way, we decided to try driving them. I was elected to stalk along the edge of the woods and get to the other side of the natch with the wind at my back. Being very careful not to make any noise and keeping the wind in my favor, I stalked for half an hour and was within about 20 yards of two of the biggest does I have ever seen. Too bad we could not shoot does. By the time I was in position to do some good for the the other fellows it was dark. When the deer got my scent they really, did some fast moving, but the fellows couldn’t see whether there were any bucks. That evening we overheard a man say, “Don’t seem to see any of those archery hunters this year.” Another replied, “Well, they pro bably found out they couldn’t get any with bow and arrow.” I couldn’t let them think there were no archery hunters out; so I said, “If you haven’t seen any, you are now looking at six of them.” Then the one who started the talk said, “If I could shoot a bow and arrow, at this time of the year I could get a buck a day.” Not to be out done, I walked over to him and offered a good price if he could just show us a place where we could at least see one buck in two days, and of course that stopped him. When he told us of a friend of his who had just started to shoot the bow and arrow and could hit a running deer at 500 feet, we decided to go be fore we had a good argument going.

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The next day we did not see any sign of deer but saw bear signs in the woods. We contacted Ken Deerweister, an archer and the son of the superintendent of the Thunder Mountain Ranch. He took us to a good place on the rancn about a mile and a half from his home where we did some roving, but it was too early for the deer to be out. Monday morning we hiked to the potato patch where we found no deer. We roamed around in the woods and swamps where we saw plenty of fresh bear signs but were not lucky enough to see a bear. The next day we decided to try the ranch. Bernice and Tess were left in the potato patch in case any thing should come out. At the ranch, as we rounded a swamp, we sighted twenty deer close to the woods in a clover patch. Either they didn’t see us or they didn’t care, for they went on feeding. We knew there would be no use trying to get to them so we went straight out to ward a ridge which is in the center of alfalfa fields. The ridge is about one half mile long and a quarter mile wide. It is almost the same as an island, but instead of water there is about a half a mile of open field on the north, a small swamp and a woods on the east, to the south about a half mile of open field, and to the west are the clover and alfalfa fields. When we reached the ridge, Bill wanted to stay and keep the deer in sight in the clover patch. Paul, Stan and I decided to work around the ridge and get in back of the deer. We had gone only a short distance when we almost ran into a nice little doe. When we had stalked within 30 feet of her, she started to come our way. Paul was directly in front of me and Stan was in the rear. It is hard to believe, but she came directly at us stamping the ground and snorting. She knew something was there but couldn’t get our scent. We dared not move a bit. What a sensation! She came within five feet of us! I had my camera but my quiver strap was over my camera strap. I was as they say, in the buck fever stage, and couldn’t think that all I would have to do was just point the camera and hope. Finally I gave the strap a jerk. By that time curosity had changed

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to fear and away she went. I didn’t get a picture. It made me feel bad because I didn’t think I would see any deer that close again. Paul wanted to stay at that spot, so Stan and I went ahead. We were walking along talking about how close that deer had come, and if it had only had had antlers, and wondering if we would see any more; when along the ridge, just to our right on the edge of the woods, were three nice big does. I do not know which were more surprised the deer or us, be cause they were just coming out to eat and we weren’t expecting any thing so soon, if at all. They stamped and snorted for a few seconds and then went straight towards Paul. We continued on and near the end of the ridge sighted a few feeding. We stalked as close as we could to the ten deer but we could see no bucks. While sitting there partridges walked just a few feet from us. What easy shots! We did not want to scare the deer so did not bother about the birds. I took a picture of three deer with Stan in the foreground observ ing the deer. When we decided to scare the deer by getting up and yelling, we had the biggest thrill and surprise. I can say without ex aggeration that there were about forty deer. Most had been lying down and we had not seen them. By the time I had sense enough to realize I had my camera all set, it was too late and the deer were too far away to get a good shot but I did get a string of nine in the picture. We didn’t even know whether there were any bucks in the herd—another bad case of buck fever! I imagine any one would have acted the same as we did. On the south side of the ridge we saw three deer coming toward us on the run, about a quarter of a mile from us and on our left. Squatting down to watch, we were surprised to notice we were on a deer runway. Stan said, “I wonder if this is the runway they are using.” They turned directly toward us and were only a few feet away before they realized something was on the runway. Again too bad there were nb bucks. Just a big doe and two good sized fawns.

I am surprised our hearts didn’t stop, while we were trying to keep still as the deer snorted and stamped almost in our faces. I took a picture, forgot to turn the film, and took another before I realized what I had done. Surely was lucky even to get a picture then but did get a dandy of Stan and the deer. Well, with that over, we looked out toward the west clover field. The deer were still feeding, so we worked around into the wood to their rear. Just as we got close enough to have a good look something frightened them and they came into the woods where we were. We didn’t have time to see whether there were any bucks because things happened so quickly. That being over we rejoined Bill who had stalked out into the clover field. He did a good job because he came within 200 yards of them. We told Bill about the deer and how close they had come to us but he would not believe us. I don’t blame him. We had started toward Paul when I spotted two deer feeding in front of us. I said, “Hold it and keep quiet. That’s where Paul is.” (Continued on page 11)

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December, 1942

Blunts from the Old Stump By the President

As a result of the National Election of the NFAA, the following officers and division representatives will di rect the affairs of the NFAA: A. J. Michelson of Flint, Michigan will continue as President; John Yount of Redlands, California continues as secretary-treasurer; Jean C. Trittin of Salt Lake City, Utah was elected vice-president; Eastern representa tive is R. C. Laizure of Clinton, New Jersey; Midwestern representative is Fred Bear of Detroit, Michigan; Western represntative is A. T. (Bert) Wallis of Seattle, Wash.; Southern representative is Carl Wheeler of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The re tiring officer and representatives are Paris B. Stockdale, H. C. MacQuarrie and T. C. Davidson. Pressing war time duties prevent these retiring members of the Executive Committee from continuing their official posi tions with NFAA, but nevertheless they will give us of their valuable time and advice as more pressing duties permit. On behalf of the NFAA we wish to express to them our sincerest appreciation for the many years of service and invaluable assistance which they have rendered to field archery prior to and since the organization of the NFAA. In the new Executive Committee, we have as fine a group of experienced and enthusiastic field archers as you could find anywhere. They will carry on the good work of the retiring members and build a national organization to which the members of the NFAA can well be proud to belong. The Secretary-Treasurer’s report has been filed and will be published, from which it appears that after paying all the expenses of the or ganization for the year, we are $287. to the good, with an ample inventory of supplies to start off the new year. The report also shows that in spite of the heavy loss of membership due to our members going into military service (364) we have nearly doubled our membership during the fiscal year. The NFAA has 906 members in good standing on October 31, 1942. To give you some idea of how the

memberships are increasing month to month, there were 150 new members added in the month of Oc tober alone. We have members from all of the states, also Alaska, Cuba, Canada and South America. The largest membership is from Michigan, 158. California has 144 members and New Jersey, 102. New Jersey has certainly made a fine showing, when you consider that it is a small state and they have had gas rationing for nearly a year. This speaks well of the energetic work of “Davy” Davidson and the other lead ers of field archery in that state. Last year we printed and distriuted 2000 copies of the NFAA Hand book on Field Archery. The supply did not last six months. We regret that we cannot fill the demand of hundreds of archers who are asking for copies. However there will be a new Handbook published shortly after the first of the year. There will be many new and interesting articles on field archery added, and the hand book will be improved in many ways. If you have suggestions or ideas of what you would like to see in the handbook, please write the secretary at once, as he has started revising the New Handbook. Last year the handbook was made possible at a low cost to archers because of the co operation of advertisers. By this co operation tackle dealers and manu facturers have rendered a fine ser vice in promoting archery. We know we can count on them in publishing the new Handbook on Field Archery. The scores on the results of the First Indoor Field Tournament are not yet in. If you did not shoot in the December Tournament, you still have time to enter. Get in on'the fun. We are especially anxious to have small groups of isolated field archers who do not have regulation outdoor field courses, to try instinctive field shooting at close ranges and give them an opportunity to compare scores with other field archers all over the country. If you do not have a regular club, any three archers (Continued on page 12)

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Vh J^diran Ax*dm* 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 Subscription Price $1.00 per year Foreign Subscription .... $1.25 per yr. Single Copies 10 cents 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.

The Editor and Publisher of Ye Sylvan Archer wishes to make this a personal Merry Christmas and Happy New Year greeting to each of his archery friends. We shall not mail greeting cards this year but our wishes are just as cordial and heart felt as if we sent you the most elaborate card. May we find the silver lining in the dark clouds hovering about us.

USE HEAVY BOWS By Tom Imler, Jr. I have felt for some time the urge to answer some of the opinions ex pressed on the relative merits of light and heavy bows. Because of the weight of my bows I have become quite innocently, and believe me, quite unintentionally embroiled in this deadly feud, so duck your heads, you “light bow” boys, here it comes. First let me be understood. There seems to be no question that a 50

pound bow will kill deer and even larger game quite successfully. How ever, we also know that a 22 rifle will kill big game but is barred by law in most states because it is not considered adequate— not enough margin of safety. Why then should we be satisfied with minimum killing power when we can quite easily have better? For some time now I have heard said and seen published the statement that a 50 pound bow will do anything a 75 pound bow will do and that it is probably even better for all round big game hunting. It is usually said that the advantage of the speed with lighter bows and arrows more than off-sets the advantages of the heavier tackle. Don’t let ’em kid you, fellows. If this is true then there are a lot of Physics professors over the world that have been laboring under de lusions for many years. Most of the fellows who make such statements base their whole argu ment on an erroneous assumption. They generally assume all men are such weak creatures that when they shoot a 75 pound bow they shake violently with exertion and only suc ceed in drawing 21 or 22 inches of a 28 inch arrow. I assure you this is is not the case. It has been my ob servation that almost any man can build up to a much heavier bow than 50 pounds. When the time comes to shoot big game the archer has no trouble drawing any bow with which he can normally shoot a full clout. He is more apt to overdraw on nor mal length arrows than to under draw 3 or 4 inches, as is claimed. Now, think for yourselves. If a 50 pound bow will throw a 500 grain arrow at a given velocity find through a given trajectory curve, then a 75 pound bow will throw a heavier ar row, through an equally flat trajec tory curve (conceding, of course, proper design of equipment). Then it logically follows that a heavier arrow traveling at the same velocity expends, on striking,, a greater amount of energy. Then too, a heavy object moving at a given speed is much harder to stop than a lighter one because of its inertia. In the case of an arrow this energy is expended almost entirely in penetration. There-

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much as it depends upon striking fore add energy and you add penetra power. tion. This leads up to weight of arrow Aside from the ballistics on paper, and bow. I’m afraid I’m going to I have actually seen many big game j/hock terribly some of the “light animals killed with both light and heavy bows. What I have seen more bow tribe” by saying that in one most important point I heartily agree with than bears out anything that the their advice to the novice. The be ballistics show. There is always a ginner in field archery should never fuss raised about penetration and start with a bow over 50 pounds no narrow heads are advocated by some matter how husky and strong he is. (usually those with 50 pound bows) Many men should start with a bow to get penetration. I say use a heav much lighter. Bad habits of form ier bow and you don’t have to cut and loose are easily formed by a bow down on the width of the broad head that is the least bit too strong. to get penetration. We all know that But here my agreeable nature ends. a 50 pound bow will many times com Any normal man (physical handi pletely penetrate the chest cavity of caps, of course, are excepted) can, a deer with the common broadhead. by starting with a weak bow and Any penetration beyond this point systematically building up to a is useless. Death, is caused by hem stronger one, draw and shoot suc orrhage and the extent of this hem cessfully a much stronger bow than orrhage is determined by the width of the hole cut by the broadhead. The he ever believed possible. Most nor obvious thing then is to use wider mal men can use a 70 to 80 pound bow with ease. Why! even Joe Cosner, broadheads (within practical bounds) until all the energy is expended in with his old broken down muscles, was able to build up to a 70 pound the job it is sent to do. bow and he even hits things once in The additional penetration obtained a while, even if they are only gopher by use of heavier equipment makes holes. If Joe can do it, anyone can. possible those shots in which the arrow goes “clean through” a big I’m not asking anyone to “over bow” boar or a bear and keeps on going himself. I made my 100 pound instead of just sticking in his ribs. bow only for bear and for heavy penetration stunts. I’m no super man To those of us who have been fight and I prefer my little 80 pound Osage ing for ten years to get archery hunting legalized in our respective bow for roving, but I use the heavier one with ease. I merely say don’t be states these demonstrations of pene tration have been of tremendous satisfied with that 50 pound bow value. I haVe actual slow motion just because you wont build up those natural color movies of such shots biceps and triceps. The factor of to back up my stories. The greatest physical exercise is important in field archery hunter of modern times, Art archery, so why not get the most out Young, used very heavy bows and of it. arrows and wide heavy broadheads Far be it from me to force my when he went after big game. ideas down anyone’s throat, so if any We surely haven’t forgotten the of you have read this far and don’t lesson learned by the English on the agree, just stop here. There are many invention of the long bow. Those who of archery’s “old Foggies” who will claim that weight of arrow should be “pooh pooh” this writing. There are sacrificed for the high trajectory other “old Foggies,” myself included, should remember that the high' tra who will say, “Boy that’s telling ’em.” jectory bow was replaced by the Eng lish long bow that threw a heavy I address it not to any of them, arrow. Penetration of armor was thus but to the new fellow, who should, attained when the high trajectory by all means, hear the “Heavy Bow” bows and light arrows had proven side of the story, which I have tried useless. The men who came to these to present as logically as I am able. conclusions were not playing at arch It’s all in fun. As long as we can have ery—their lives depended upon the differance of opinion and friendly effectiveness of their bows. Penetra arguments, archery will never get in a rut. tion of animal flesh is similiar, in as

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

Vice-President—Paris B. Stockdale. Univ, of Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn.

Secretary-Treasurer—John L. Yount. Box 383, Redlands. California.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Western—H. C. MacQuarrie. 3400 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, Calif. Mid-Western—Fred Bear, 2611 W. Philadelphia, Detroit, Mich.

Eastern—T. C. Davidson, 53 Mountain Ave., Springfield. Southern—J. C. Trittin, 150 S. Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Summary of Annual Report Of the Secretary Treasurer, Nov. 1, 1941, to Oct. 31, 1942 By John Yount Members in good standing Nov. 1, 1941— 465. Members in good standing Oct. 31, 1942—906. 906. s This shows an increase in member ship of almost exactly 100 per cent. This in spite of the war, and we have lost as heavily to the service as any sport. In fact, during the year we’ve lost 364 members, and from letters received I would estimate that 75 per cent of these are now in the service. If we were to include this 364 who were members a part of the year and I feel that we should because of the circumstances, we would now have 1270 members. I realize that this represents only a small percentage of the field arch ers of America, but feel very grati fied at our growth and am confident that had circumstances been dif ferent we would have come near having double this number. I only hope that we can make as good pro gress during the coming year.

Handbook The handbooks paid for themselves and that is all that we expected or hoped that they would do. That doesn’t mean that this little book hasn’t paid dividends. In the first

five months of the fiscal year, be fore the handbook was printed, we re ceived 198 memberships. The follow ing seven months we received 607. 2000 of these books were printed and distributed, not only tc archers of every state but to the fish and game commissions, as well as to archers in England, Canada, Cuba, New Zealand and Australia. At least 200 took the time and trouble to write us cards or letters commend ing the NFAA for putting out a book of this type. This book is a year book, which calls for a 1943 model and I can pro mise you that your officiers are go ing to profit from first experience and do our level best to put out a much better book this coming year and we would like to ask you to send in your suggestions. We want the book to answer every question of the field archer that can be answered in such a book and for a very good reason. In the past year between 3000 and 4000 items have been mailed from this office and since a 50 cent mem bership fee, the other 50 cents goes to “Ye Sylvan Archer,” makes it impossible to hire much secretarial help, we would have been unable to handle the job without the help of the handbook. Now when a letter comes asking about game laws, how to or ganize an archery club, or any of the dozens of other standard questions, we mail them a handbook. As a rule

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they not only pay for the book but join the NFAA as well. Goodness ___ ___ -J letters we only knows how many would have received from our grow ing membership if these members hadn’t had the handbook for refer ence. Emblems These have proven to be a nice source of income. In the past year we have sold 360. The association nets approximately fifty per cent on these sales, so you can help the NFAA in two ways by wearing an emblem, They are good publicity and they show a much needed profit. Tournaments All fees are not in but we shall probably show a small loss on these. This can again be attributed to the war. The cost of medals has gone up and to those who have not yet re ceived theirs, I might mention that they are darn hard to get, but we shall have them soon. Ye Sylvan Archer Mr Davis reserves a lot of credit for sticking with us. He may be breaking even, but I don’t believe it. Of one thing I am certain he is receiving absolutely nothing for the time spent in editing Ye Sylvan Archer. This business of pioneering a new field, and field archery, de spite its age, is a new field, is al ways a tough one. This time it is made doubly tough by a reduction in advertisements and an increase in printing costs.

ARCHERS TOOK 14 BUCKS Fourteen buck deer, five of them weighing over 200 pounds, fell to archers in the 30 day bow and arrow season in Wisconsin which ended Nov. 10. A tabulation of the kill has been made by Walter E. Scott, super visor of co-operative game manage ment for the conservation depart ment. Revealing in the Scott breakdown is the fact that eight of these bucks were taken in southern or central counties, where many persons have doubted the existance of deer. The overflow of deer from the north to the south in Wisconsin has been

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marked the last six or eight years; they have been reported as far south as Walworth county, and two years ago a buck cavorted for a time in the town of Brookfield, at Milwau kee’s back door. Buck Killed at 50 Yards The buck kill by archers in 1941 was 12, the highest kill to date. Be cause the local game warden must be called in to certify that an arrow killed deer has not been slain by gun fire, it is possible to get complete data on the bow used, distance of the shot, etc. (Wardens can deter mine quite easily if a deer has been killed by an arrow or a bullet). The average distance at which these 14 bucks of 1942 were shot was 27 yards, although one was killed with a ten yard shot and one archer reports he got an arrow into a walk ing buck at 50 yards. This unusual shot was reported by Dick Jones of Madison, Wis., on a 140 pound, seven point buck near Lodi in Columbia county. The average distance which these 14 bucks traveled after being hit was 437 yards, but this high average is accounted for by one buck shot near Dekorra in Columbia county by Lawrence Drifke of Madison. This buck traveled an estimated 3,000 yards. Another taken in Columbia county by Clement Chartrand of Ra cine traveled an estimated 1,800 yards. Most of the others were able to move only short distances, from 50 to 100 yards before they dropped. One taken by Leroy Youmans of Ashland in Bayfield county near Drummond dropped in its tracks. It weighed 177 pounds and had eight points. Use Stouter Weapons In contrast to the first bows used in Wisconsin by deer archers, those employed this last year and the previous two or three years have been stout weapons, the report reveals. Some of them just met the legal re quirement of the “weight” of 45 pounds, but many of them were much “heavier.” Two successful archers reported using bows with a “weight” of 70 pounds. Similar weapons have been used success(Continued on page 12)

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9th NF A A Tournament Report By Karl E. Palmatier

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Alfonso Gonzales, Bakersfield, Cal. C. W. Seastrom, West Hollywood, CalCarl Seastrom, West Hollywood. Tiny Munson, Malibu Mt. Club. Roy Hoff, Los Angeles. Dwight Sherrill, Malibu Club. Arthur Hoffman, Bakersfield, Cal. E. L. Kallander, Framingham, Mass. Paul Ludwig, Los Angeles. Kenneth Jones, Bakersfield, Cal. Leo Sipe, Los Angelesb. Emery Watts, Los Angeles. Kenneth Moore, Los Angeles. Earl Grubbs, Los Angeles BOWMAN CLASS— Jim Murphy, Bakersfield, Cal. Harvey Hicks, Malibu Mt. Club. Louie Krutak, Malibu Mt. Club. Walter Walton, Hopkinton. Mass. T Thorsen, Malibu Mt Club Jim Knittie, Malibu Mt Club Ted Martin, Malibu Mt Club NOVICE CLASS— J. R. Colburn, Malibu Mt. Club Harry Von Bergen, Malibu Mt. Club. Patrick McCormick, Malibu Mt. Club Lewis Wellington, Hopkinton, Mass. EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Frieda Hoff, Los Angeles. BOWMAN CLASS— Marie Seastrom, West Hollywood. NOVICE CLASS— Lois Martin. Malibu Mt. Club.

This completes the tournaments for 1942 based on the N. F. A. A. Field Round. The ribbons for the last three tournaments will be ordered imme diately and mailed to the winners as soon as possible after being re ceived. 162 archers participated in the tournaments. Your secretaries have done a fine job. There have been very few errors on their part. Why not show your appreciation with a club gift?

28 Target Score 88-346 73-292 72-270 66-266 72-270 57-229 66-254 63-237 47-175 70- 264 71- 267 72- 276 78-311 55-209

28 Target Score 80-346 83-313 65-255 69- 269 83-315 52-194 70- 256 59-217 50-182 74-288 70-264 79-307 77-301 35-125

56 Target Score 168-686 156-605 137-525 135- 535 155-585 109-423 136- 510 132-454 97-357 144-552 141-531 151-583 155-612 90-334

Han- Han di dicap cap Score 200 886 280 885 330 855 320 855 260 845 400 823 310 820 350 804 440 797 230 782 250 781 190 773 160 772 390 724

62-228 45-183 41-153 39-131 36-130 39-146 41-147

61-223 38-134 31-113 45-165 36-130 44-172 41-157

123-451 83- 317 72-266 84- 296 72-260 83-318 82-304

40 170 170 120 140 75

491 487 436 416 400 393

27- 97 28- 106 30-110 27- 95

29-107 35-127 33-115 20- 72

56-204 63-233 63-225 47-167

34-124

49-183

83-307

387

21- 77

42-134

63-211

160

371

22- 74

19- 73

41-147

Now is the time to get in on the indoor tournaments for the winter months. The archers in Michigan find that the total indoor score is very close to the out of doors fiftysix target course. It is not as easy as it seems to be. If it is off to a good start this year we shall continue it next year. No Michigan archers are in this report because of the doer season the first half of November and the fall of snow the last half. To date 13 deer have been reported killed.

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NFA A Championship Standings By Karl E. Palmatier CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING For the Year 1942 EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Kenneth Moore, Los Angeles Alfonso Gonzales, Bakersfield, Cal. Emery Watts, Los Angeles. Perzy High, Los Angeles. Merle Hathaway, Los Angeles. Roy Hoff, Los Angeles. Kenneth Jones, Bakersfield, Cal. Leo Sipe, Los Angeles. C. W. Seastrom, West Hollywood. Arthur Hoffman, Bakersfield, Cal. Carl Seastrom, West Hollywood. Tiny Munson, Malibu Mt. Club. E. L. Kallander, Framingham, Mass. John Yount, Redlands, Calif. Dwight Sherrill, Malibu Mt. Club Earl Grubbs, Los Angeles Kore T. Duryee, Seattle, Wash. Bennett Gandy, Los Angelesb John Tinsley, Bakersfield, Calif. Leo Hoffmeyer, Flint, Mich. James Dundas, Flint, Mich. Paul Ludwig, Los Angeles Roland Rexroads, Los Angeles William Smith, Flint, Mich.

Four 645 616 609 617 603 550 571 523 511 488 520 462 414 436 435 402 358 360 430 364 324 408 279 328

Season Highest Scores Average 682 665 711 707 611 607 686 630 614 643 597 616 596 602 549 591 580 592 563 585 570 575 585 570 569 561 555 564 555 604 531 553 503 561 605 545 491 516 510 501 460 497 525 501 475 467 535 485 436 482 454 447 395 427 407 416 378 393 423 407 359 383 463 402 397 375 450 395 446 381 384 393 460 364 301 389 405 334 439 386 370 429 397 380 351 361 357 369 295 408 387 342 292 297 405 430

BOWMAN CLASS: Jim Murphy, Bakesfield, Calif. Lewis Richardson, Flint, Mich. Loren Hilderbrand, Detroit Vance Ruk, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif. Frank Litchfield, Flint, Mich. Tracy Stalker, Flint, Mich. Milan Elott, Seattle, Wash. Walter Walton, Hopkinton, Mass.b A. T. Wallis, Seattle, Wash. T. Thorsen, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif. Alfred Sanchez, Bakersfield, Calif. Louie Krutak, Malibu Mt. Club Al Leman, Malibu Mt. Club Harvey Hicks, Malibu Mt. Club Fred Brochoff, Seattle, Wash. Robert Blackmore, Marysville, Wn.

381 335 350 285 368 351 313 304 353 248 193 277 251 144 274 215

328 382 337 340 297 376 292 313 316 240 250 264 257 273 173 280

457 304 335 336 273 279 310 276 275 322 320 240 274 260 282 227

451 397 361 328 350 279 249 296 184 260 287 266 260 317 207 202

379 355 346 322 322 321 316 297 282 268 263 262 261 249 234 231

198 225 205 190 193 171 75

244 232 187 193 166 213 178

143 161 213 193 210 175 232

290 233 191 217 167 160 204

219 213 199 198 182 180 172

NOVICE CLASS—

Angus Bruce, Redlands, Calif. Harry Von Bergen, Malibu Mt. Club C. D.- Cole, Seattle, Washington Basil Blackmore, Marysville, Wash. Wellington Lewis, Hopkinton, Mass. W. I. Harmon, Langley, Washington J. R. Colburn, Malibu Mt. Club

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EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Ruth Hathaway, Los Angeles Frieda Hoff, Los Angeles Lulu Stalker, Flint, Mich. Minerva Gandy, Los Angeles Ruth Davis, Bryn Mawr, Calif. Clara Jones, Bakersfield, Calif. BOWMAN CLASS— Bertha Hoffmeyer, Flint, Mich. Marie Seastrom, W. Hollywood, Cal. Betty Richardson, Flint, Mich. NOVICE CLASS— Patricia Ryan, Seattle, Washington Medals for the winners will be sent to them by John Yount. Ribbons for the winners will be sent by the tournament secretary. The war activities have taken many of our archers, while this re port is about 25 per cent smaller than last year, it is still a good report. Many new clubs have started in the middle west that will be very active in 1943 if transportation facilities are available. If we archers can just hold on until the war is over archery will be stronger than ever. Any state sec retary can testify to the many new inquiries made this year as compared with other years. Be ready for the season next year. There will be one, and a good one too!

On Thunder Mountain Reserve (Continued from page 3) Bill said, “There’s no one near those deer.” But surely enough, we made too much noise, away they went and up came Paul. Was Bill a surprised man to see Paul only a few feet from where the deer had been! Paul said the deer had been coming from the ridge ever since we had left him. They would stamp and snort the same as they had done for us. Paul said he thought he would have to shoot to protect himself. Bill still didn’t believe it and all the way home he would say, “Stamp and snort, you’ll have to show me.” The women reported that they had seen deer at the potato patch. They also had had the same experience as we. Bernice and Tess had been sitting on a big boulder close to the patch when a big doe and two fawns came along. The deer had stamped and

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snorted at them. Tess said, “I was really scared.” Poor Bill! “What is this? Every one sees that stuff but me,” he wail ed. “Don’t worry, we still have five more days,” I told him. On driving to the ranch the next morning I almost run over a doe in the road. While hunting in a corn field a flock of patridges flew past. We all took shots and were surprised how close we came. Of course, we lost some arrows. Tuesday afternoon Paul had a chance at a nice forked horn, but was not sure the fork was big enough and didn’t take a shot. Wednesday afternoon we were sitting on a pile of boulders in the alfalfa field when the deer started coming out. Bill was a short distance from us. Two nice does started for Bill. I said to Paul and Stan, “I’ll bet Bill believes us now about the stamping and snorting.” We could count thirty deer directly in front of us but about 200 yards away, too far to see whether there were any bucks. Of course, we had no chance to get closer as they were in an open field. Stan said, “Let’s see what will happen if we shoot to drop the arrows among them.” We shot fourteen blunts and all the deer did was to walk over and sniff the arrows. We asked Bill if he had taken movies of the deer stamping at him. He replied, “I had my camera lying about fourteen feet from me and couldn’t move to get it.” Bill didn’t have his camera ready and missed another chance to get some nice movie shots when we met four deer as we rounded the ridge.

December, 1942 YE SYLVAN ARCHER New York Archers were finally suc cessful in securing a special Bow and Arrow Deer Season in Westchester county. Jule Marshal of Larchmount, N. Y., shot a fine ten point buck weighing 260 pounds. As usual the A. S. P. C. A. was busy claiming that bow hunting is inhumane. Unfor tunately they were furnished with some unsavory ammunition for their criticism. The New York Times prom inently displayed an article about some thoughtless and unsportsman like archer who had wounded an old hunting dog with an arrow. Had the incident involved a rifle hunter it would have been passed off with some indignation. But because our sport is new and untried in many states, it is in the public eye. An unfortunate incident of this kind has a tendency not only to cast reflection on our sport and all those who participate in it, but makes more difficult the task of those who are trying to in ARCHERS TOOK 14 BUCKS troduce and expand the sport in (Continued from page 8) their state. Fortunately occurances fully on moose and Kodiak- bear. of this kind are very rare, but it is Most of the bows were made of a warning to us to be on our guard osage orange wood, one was a heavy to see that our conduct is such that hickory bow and one was yew. Fol no possible exception can be taken lowing are names of the 1942 to it. To New York Archers, we archers who brought home venison: might say that we have written Steven Hill, Sarona; John SchoenAssemblyman Malcolm Wilson of iki, Clintonville; Leroy Youmans, Yonkers who introduced your special Ashland; Clement Chartrand, Ra legislation,, giving him the exper cine; Bernard Schauf, Burlington; ience of Michigan and other states Carl Oelschleger (no town given); with bow hunting together with other Dick Jones, Madison; Larry Becker: information on field archery, which Madison; Vern B. Peterson, Arling we hope will help minimize the ton; Harris A. Palmer, Spooner; damage done by the above incident. John Coates, Colby; Lawrence J. Call on the NFAA for facts and Drifke, Madison; Frank J. Parker, statistics if you need them to get Milwaukee, and Walter Wilcox, Ash your legislation next year land.—Journal, Madison, Wisconsin. K. F. Chamberlain of Delmar, N. Y. says: “I have hunted with shot Blunts from the Old Stump gun and rifle ever since I was twelve years old, but after I got in field (Continued from page 4) archery, the guns have long since can elect a secretary to keep and re been laid aside in favor of the bow port scores, and compete in the and, while I draw a great deal less tournaments. The tournament can be blood than I did in my gun toting shot either indoors or outdoors, if days, I get a hundred times more the weather permits. The range is kick out of the little that I do spill.” simple and can be layed out in your He is a member of the Tawasentha back yard, if necessary. Don’t put Bowman of Delmar, N. Y., so called your tackle away in moth balls for after “The Vale of Tawasentha” of the winter. Get out and limber up Longfellow’s Hiawatha fame, the your muscles. The exercise and re actual “Vale” lying along the valley laxation is just what you need in of the Normanskill Creek near these strenuous times. Delmar. After many years of effort, the

Thursday we made a blind and Bill got some good movie shots of two does that almost came into the blind. Friday, Mr. Dahleen took us where he said they always got one or two bucks in the rifle season. Paul and I stood on the runways while Dahleen, Bill, Stan, Tess and Bernice made a drive. No luck! Only a few does. Dahleen thought there was a buck in the herd but he must have circled around the drivers. We thought Hitler, Mussolini and Hirihito would be very good subjects for target faces; so put their pictures on the target back stops. We took pictures before and after shooting. Too bad the subjects weren’t in per son. Saturday we packed our things and left. So ends a good hunting trip. We didn’t get any game but had what I call a good time.

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S. Vander Kogel, 5 Martha Ter race, Floral Park, N. Y., is president of the Metropolitan Archery Associa tion, and desires to have New York Archers contact him with reference to forming a New York State Field Archery Association. We have 48 NF A A members, from New York, more than enough for the formation of a State Field Association. We suggest you get organized so that you can have representation on the National Board of Field Governors. New York Field archers please con tact Vander Kogel. Bob Walter, 1430 Missouri Ave., Peoria, III4 reports the formation of a new field club, the “Gray Bro thers.” They expect to have 25 members by next spring. Our congratulations to Arnold Wyttenbach of Toronto, Canada, on his recent marriage to Rita Elizabeth Williams. Arnold is one of the win ners of the Art Young Big Game Award. From the applications that are coming in for Art Young Big Game Awards, this will be the most successful year the bow hunters of America have ever had. More details on these hunts will be published in later issues of Ye Sylvan Archer. The Wo-Pe-Na Archers of Clinton, N. J., have concluded a very suc cessful year in field archery. The state tournament was held on their range. R. C. Lazzure reports that their club is pushing field archery in the east and that it is taking hold very fast. G. G. Hodges of Rochester, New York, after taking second and third places, took first place at the last shoot of the Rochester Archers. He says: “We had a swell turnout for all the shoots and I think the folks get a big kick out of it. Here’s hoping that this war is soon over and all our pals will be back to enjoy the sweet whistle of the feathered shaft in stead of the deadly whine of the bul let.” To which we say “Amen.” The Michigan Archers are confering with the Conservation Commis sion with a view of further liber alization of the bow hunting laws, especially for a longer bow season; a one license law to permit hunting with the bow in the bow deer season and with the bow or rifle during the regular season. This latter change

in the law is requested to encourage gun hunters to try the bow without compelling them to give up their regular season. A majority of the Michigan archers favor a one deer law instead of the present one buck law. Further extension of hunting privileges in Allegan County, and other farming communities with deer problems will be requested. Ken Glackin, president of the Black Hawk Bowmen, of Waterloo, Iowa, says: “It seems we have a problem on our hands here in Iowa. Farmers are complaining about too many deer. We have laws protecting them which have to be changed by legislation for an open season. Pop ulation is too thick for gun hunters. Trapping hasn’t worked and they think archers can’t get enough.” He wants to know how other states have handled a similar problem. Drop him a line. Allegan County in Michigan presents the same situation. This county has been open to archers for two years. With about 300 archers hunting there this last fall only about a dozen or fifteen deer were taken. For reducing a deer herd in an overly populated deer area, the bow is not a very efficient weapon, but if they are a nuisance to farmers, there is no logical argument against permitting archers to hunt in such areas even though such hunting may not be a complete answer to the prob lem. In Wisconsin this past season of .1942. 1400 residents and 160 non resident bow and arrow licenses for deer were issued. A total of 15 or 16 bucks were taken by the archers, of which number two were shot by non residents. Every local and state field organ ization should have a publicity com mittee. It is their job to let archers and the public know who you are and what you are doing. In this column we will publish items of in terest about archers and club activi ties. Will you see that your publicity chairman keeps us regularly posted on your activities? Send all news items direct to the president. This concludes the most successful year in the history of the NFAA. A vear ago there was considerable un certainty as to what effect the war would have on archery. The first

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