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Hunting Arrotos

By Fred Bear The article by Tom Imler in the December issue of Ye Sylvan Archer is very timely. Modern archery hunt­ ing is “on trial” and care should be taken by all those who enjoy this sport to make sure that their equip­ ment is adequate for the game hunt­ ed.

Too few archers realize the im­ portance of using a rather heavy arrow for hunting. The growing popularity of field shooting has cre­ ated a demand for light weight, fast arrows and it is assumed by many archers that the same qualifications are proper for hunting. It is also a more or less common belief that a light arrow traveling fast will have as great killing power as a heavier shaft going at slower speed when.

both are shot from the same bow.

In support then, of Tom Imler’s arguments for heavy tackle I would like to submit a chapter dealing with arrows from the manuscript of a book being prepared on Bow Hunting.

“In 1930, F. L. English conducted a series of tests to determine the striking power of various weights of arrows when shot from a bow having a draw weight of 50 pounds. This being classed as a light weight hunt­ ing bow and in-as-much as only one bow was used, it was thought de­ sirable to conduct similar tests using not only arrows of various weights, but bows of varying weights as well.

“Accordingly, a ‘bob’ was con­ structed by nailing together 4 pieces of wood resulting in a box 9 inches square and 15 inches long, open at both ends. This was filled with pieces of corrugated paper cut into squares which were kept in place by narrow slats nailed across the top and bottom of- the ends leaving a sufficient amount of corrugated paper exposed to receive the arrows.

“This bob was suspended, pendu­ lum fashion, from 4 wires running to the ceiling (about 10 feet). A light weight wire ‘whisker’ with a small piece of pencil lead attached was hinged to the back end- so that it had a vertical travel only. The pencil end rested on a piece of graph paper just slightly below and back of the bob.

“Six arrows were made’ weighing 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, and 800 grains each. All shooting was done from a machine so that the draw and loose would be exactly the same for each shot.

“Eight bows, varying in weight from 45 to 68 pounds were used.

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“The six arrows were shot from each bow and the performance of each recorded. The results were then grouped for each arrow weight, added together and divided by 8 to give averages which revealed the following.

“The 400 grain arrow struck 20 per cent harder than the 300 grain, the 500 45 per cent, the 600 66 per cent, the 700 82 per cent, the 800 100 per cent.

“In order that the reader may more completly comprehend the startling results revealed by these experiments, figure 1 shows a chart indicating the findings for each different combination.

“A study of this will show the striking force of a 500 grain arrow shot from a 61 pound bow to be less than 1 per cent greater than a 600 grain arrow shot from a 45 pound bow. Also that a 68 pound bow with 500 grain arrow strikes less than 3 per cent harder than a 52 pound bow with a 600 grain arrow.

“The reason for this difference, of course, is because the light arrow does not absorb nearly as much of the energy of the bow as does the heavy one.

“To the casual observer it may seem that the recommendations as to bow weights in the chapter dealing with bows should not have been made, as arrow weight has a greater bear­ ing on killing power. This would be true perhaps, if it were not necessary, from an accuracy standpoint, to es­ tablish a definite relationship be­ tween bow weight and arrow weight.

A good rule to follow in this respect is to select arrows that are not heavier in grains than your bow weight with a cipher added to it, and not lighter than 10 per cent less. As an example, in choosing hunting ar­ rows for a 60 pound bow you simply add a cipher to the 60 which allows a maximum arrow weight of 600 grains and a minimum of 540 grains.

“Arrows that are heavier than this ratio will most likely have too high a trajectory and for this reason will be difficult to shoot accurately ex­ cept at close range. If much lighter than the above recommendations they may lack sufficient killing power for large game and, under hunting conditions, be less accurate.

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accurate under hunting conditions be­ cause they are not as stable as the heavier shafts. Hunting shots differ from practice or field shooting. In the former it is the first shot that counts most because, in many in­ stances, an opportunity for a second shot does not occur.

“Upon that first shot therefore hinges your success or failure and it is here that the heavier shaft will aid your accuracy. Being less sensi­ tive to correct loose and form which, you may rest assured, will not be at its best, your chances of scoring a hit are much better and you are more certain to get your trophy.

“It might be well to mention again, as in the chapter under bows, that a deer can be killed with most any combination if no heavy bones are struck but what is needed is some­ thing that will crash through where the going is tough.

“Some archers will take exception to these recommended arrow weights, arguing that the heavier shafts, be­ cause of their faster drop will greatly affect the accuracy. It is the opinion of the writer, backed by many of the most successful archer hunters that, in-as-much as very little game is killed with a bow beyond 40 yards, the more stable shooting qualities of heavier shafts will more than compensate for any loss of accuracy due to a greater drop. And you will recover many trophies that might otherwise escape wounded.

“It is not necessary to construct a bob to arrive at this conclusion.

Watch how a heavy bow rocks a target or try to shoot light weight blunts through a board.

“The heavier arrows with their additional penetrating power are more likely to pass entirely through large and heavy game animals. Ex­ perience has proven that deer will go further if they carry the arrow with them than they will if it clears the body. The logical reason for this is that the arrow frightens them.

The sharp blade is felt at each move­ ment and, with the brightly colored shaft and feathers protruding from their body, it might easily be imagin­ ed that some strange creature were clinging to their body and clawing at their ‘innards’. In this frantic con­ dition they will run until the very last heartbeat and you may not lo-

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cate your game unless tracking con­ ditions are good.

“On the other hand, the swift al­ most silent passage of an arrow thru the body will, in most cases, have the same effect as a pain and sick feeling in the stomach would to you or me. A sensible reaction would be to lie down at the first convenient place you could find. Animals will do this too and if not pursued at once will be found within a short distance from where they were hit.

“It is true that a protruding arrow will cause additional cutting when the rear end comes in contact with trees and bushes. This will hast­ en death. However, it may, also lengthen the distance to your trophy as much as five times.”

The majority of archers in this area do use heavy equipment al­ though our interpretation jof the word as applied to hunting equipment means bows 65 to 70 pounds.

I go along with Tom all the way with the exception of his statement that “most normal men can use a 70 to 80 pound bow with ease.”

If this figure had been 60 to 70 pounds it would, in my opinion, be nearly right.

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structure to support muscular de­ velopment necessary to shoot bows of more than this weight with ease.

While many could work into the 80 pound class and some to the 90 or 100, few have the time to devote to this task.

There is absolutely no question but that the really heavy bows do pack a tremendous wallop; and bows, un­ like guns, can never be too heavy for the archer.

So, in establishing minimum bow weights for game no larger than deer, let us not place them so high as to discourage the archer hunter who does not have quite so much hair on his chest, or those who do not have enough time to devote to this mus­ cular build-up.

It is entirely another question if one plans to tangle with the big bears, moose, large boar and such game, but the largest game that the ma­ jority of archers will ever have oc­ casion to shoot at are deer and, very occasionally, black bear.

Don’t get me wrong, there is def­ initely no substitute for heavy bows and heavy arrows. A light weight arrow traveling faster will not bring the desired results. But let us not insist that moose tackle be used for deer and that nothing less will suffice.

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February, 1943

Mad River Yields Another Trophy

By Glen St. Charles The deer laden cars were all stop­ ped at the top of snowy Stevens Pass; someone off the road below I guess, and the people strolling by our car had stopped, puzzled, beside us. You see Hal had tied a tattered arrow across the horns of a two point ly­ ing across our right front fender.

“Say, boys.” one old fellow said, “Did you really get that critter with a bow and arrow?”

“Yeah,” was the reply.

“Well, I’ll be darned! I heard guns were getting scarce but I didn’t know it -was as bad as that!”

Four of us had left Seattle about 2 A. M. Saturday for our second week end of hunting, not knowing if we’d ever get through to the reserve. We had been snowed out the week before and, coupled with the lack of weather reports since then, it was a very skeptic but determined bunch that beat its way back over Stevens Pass that morning. The snow was deeper beside the road up to the Maverick Saddle but a bulldozer had cleared

the road in freeing some snow-bound hunters and we had smooth sailing all the way. Tink Johnson, Archie Powell, Hal Aebig and myself found we were alone in trying the reserve this week. All the other boys had be­ lieved it snowed up for the winter.

There was 26 inches of snow on the level and three feet or more in the drifts. It was about 8:00 A. M. when we cleared a big enough patch to get a fire started and some bacon and eggs on to fry. A half hour saw us all raring to go and we hit the trails.

Arch and Hal up to Maverick Peak, Tink and I down to the river. We were to follow the river for about 2% miles, then go up to McDonald Ridge and plug the trail that Arch and Hal were driving down. It was a cold, dead calm day with a slight overcast. Deer tracks were every­ where and it was hard to believe that a herd of sheep hadn’t hit the trail ahead of us. Fresh snow had covered all tracks from the week be­ fore so we made ready for anything

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The author's tepee in 24 inches of snow

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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. and everything. We followed a wellbeaten trough and hadn’t gone 50 yards before a buck and a doe showed themselves on the side hill toward the ridge top, too far for a shot so on we went with a little warm blood tingling through us at the sight of them. Tink turned to the right to have a look over a knoll into the Mad River and while I waited three does and a spike trotted toward me on the trail. We stared at each other till Tink showed up and they were soon off to parts unknown. It was just beginning to occur to me that at the sight of two different bunches I had made no effort to get ready for any possible action. This worried me a bit because I was wondering what I’d do if something really to shoot at came along!

A half mile farther along we were approaching a turn in the trail when what should pop around it but a four point. He back tracked so fast that before we could make the 30 feet between us and the turn he was out of sight. Again I hadn’t lifted my bow! Tink was behind me so I hadn’t noticed his reaction. We were being as quiet as possible, not even talking' while on the trail, so as to alay any chance of chasing game ahead of us.

By 9:30 we’ had wound along the snowy river to the 2*£ mile post where a trail led across the river and up the Cougar Mountain ridge on our right. Another trail led to the McDonald ridge ^Tie latter we

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took. Deer had beaten a deep path through the snow and about twenty uneventful minutes found us nearing the top. We cautiously approached it, remembering Basil Blackmore’s ex­ periences in this spot the week before when he had trouble trying to choose which of about four different bucks to shoot at. Nothing showed so we stopped for a short rest before start­ ing back along the ridge.

The ridge leveled out in this par­ ticular spot, which prompted Tink to have a look around. I, likewise, felt like doing a little exploring farther along the ridge before start­ ing back. We decided to meet at this spot in about half an hour. A high knoll had to be climbed first and I found my cleated rubber boots came in very handy getting over the slip­ pery rocks. Upon reaching the top I stood awhile to look over the awe inspiring scenery. Lake Wenatchee spread out below, flanked on all sides by high snow peaks and ridges.

This view coupled with the very stillness of my surnoundings was awe inspiring.

The snow here was about 36 inches and trees were bent under its weight.

Small trees were completely covered with drifts. Without thinking much about it I picked out a big sagging tree I’d hide behind in case a buck should happen my way; and as I could see the trail about 200 yards

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ahead and about 50 yards behind it wasn’t a bad spot to stand, I thought to myself. There wasn’t a bit of wind and every breath seemed to hang in the air around me. I stood there what seemed like an hour but was nearer ten minutes, getting colder and colder. The sound of shuffling one foot and then the other in the snow seemed to keep me company while in this trance; when all of a sudden I caught sight of a move­ ment up the ridge!

Two does and a buck were just sauntering out of the trees 200 yards away! They were single file on the winding trail which gradually sloped toward me! And when the deer dipped out of sight in the little gully, I hurried over to the ambush I had previously picked out. I knelt down on one knee, threw off my hat, and waited with my bow about a quarter drawn. My ambush was about 25 yards from the trail, broadside to it, and only about 30 feet of the path was within view. A million things ran through my mind on what to do. This would be my first shot at a deer if all went well. Would the deer get wind of me—would they branch off the trail? A couple of minutes pass­ ed which helped to cool me down a bit, then a doe came into view, a 2 point buck and then the other doe! As I drew they froze in their tracks, and then came a tearing sound like a knife going into a sack of grain. The does disappeared up the ridge, the buck took two jumps ahead, stopped, looked all around apparently puzzled.

I had not moved a muscle after the shot. There was no extra arrow in my bow hand and none in the snow ready! Some of my plans forgotten in the excitement! After seconds of looking over his surroundings, the buck turned and walked away from me, over to the edge of the ridge.

It was then that I was sure that he was hit for I could see the arrow hanging by the nock on his other side. The buck’s knees seem to sag a bit and he fell over the edge of the slope. I crept over to where I could see him. He was on his feet leaning against a tree and looking over his shoulder toward me. We stood that way and stared at each other for about 2 minutes; then he staggered on down the slope for about 30 yards

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and lay down.

I then looked at my watch. It was 10:45. Tink should be waiting for me at the foot of the knoll and, with the deer down, it was my chance to go get him as I expected to need some help.

I floundered down the hill as fast as three feet of snow would let me.

As I neared the bottom I yelled, “Tink!”. A far off answer. “Tink!”, again I yelled.

A silence—then I heard, “What the h***,” as he came puffing around a boulder. “What’s wrong,” he asked.

“I’ve got one down!”

“Yeah?”, he grinned, “I thought you were getting killed!”

We scrambled back to my lookout on the hill. The buck was still lying in the same spot.

We took a little time to take a few pictures and a look at our sur• roundings told us our troubles were really about to begin! We were al­ most a quarter of a mile from the saddle where the trail went down the other side to the Mad River and the quarter mile was all rocky side hill, covered with drifts. We guessed the buck’s dressed weight at 175 lbs.

We dragged the carcass to an over­ hanging rock shelf which had a spot under it free of snow. We built a fire there, ate our lunch and rested a bit. While Tink rigged a better carrying pole I scouted about the riock. I found a way around this shelf and after taking our equip­ ment up to the top of the saddle and back a pretty good trail had been tramped in the snow. We dragged the buck up there a foot at a time for 3’/£ hours before we reached the top. It was now 3:30. We yelled and yelled for Hal and Arch, thinking they should by this time be in the vicinity. No luck, so we started the downhill part to the Mad River trail.

We practically rode the buck at this stage, reaching the trail about 4 p. m.

It was then decided that Tink should go and get help and I would stay with the buck. At 5:30 Arch and Hal came steaming up the trail. Boy, was I glad to see them!! They had refreshments,” dry glpves and a good idea for sledding out the deer.

Two of us pulled a rope while the other steered the buck along the trail. It was 8 o’clock when we reached the camp fire. Tink had (Continued on page 13)

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NFAA Bulletin OFFICERS

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President—A. J. Michelson 610 F. P. Flint Bldjc., 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.. 'estern—Fred Bear, Mid-Wt 2611 W. Philadelphia. Detroit, Mich.

-»—A. T. (Bert) Wallis, Western214 Su lummit Ave. North, Seattle, Wn. Southern—Carl Wheclci>r, 2300 N. Broadway, Albuquerque, New Mexico

By John L. Yount NOTICE

When giving a change of address, please give give last address as well as new one. Our records are kept by states and it is sometimes quite a job to find a member’s name if we don’t know where he comes from.

Please print your name and ad­ dress. Some good scribes have the darnedest signatures. Our case is different, we just plain can’t write.

HANDBOOK NEWS The new handbook will soon be out and we are sure that you will like it. We are so sure of this that we are going to mail copies to all our members, just as we did last year.

Here are some of the authors who have given their time and energy to help make this new handbook a success.

Fred Bear and Forrest Nagler have written fine articles on tackle.

These articles are designed to start a discussion that will probably be continued around every archer’s campfire for years to come.

Another little article that is worth the price of the book was written by Dr. Smalley. A man with many years exnerience as an archer and who knows what it takes to make a real archer.

Ken Moore, our champ, took time out from making welders’ gloves to give us some inside information on

shooting technique.

Even Erie Stanley Gardner, the country’s hardest working author, took time out and wrote an article for us. We highly recommend that you read this article before every hunting trip and again upon your return.

Jerry Hill, up Idaho way, gives us something to look forward to when gasoline is once again obtainable.

Hi? article on elk hunting is really good.

We even have a surprise author.

How many of you ever heard of Jim Ramsey? We didn’t know the gentle­ man either until a few months ago but, boys, there is an archer who has killed twenty-six deer and heaven knows how much other game. To us the important thing is that Jim has the ability to tell how to do it.

I honestly believe that any of these articles is worth the 25 cents that we are going to ask you to send us AFTER you received the handbook.

Of course, if you don’t think the in­ formation is worth the price, you are free to return the book and no hard feelings.

We have, this month, received a letter from Senor Salvador de Parres, president of “The Moctezuma Arch­ ery Club,” who is interested in arch­ ery affairs in the United States. We hope to hear more from Senor Parres.

There is, no doubt, great opportunity for archery hunting in Mexico.

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Head Extraordinary

By Donald M. Cole No hunting or roving archer ever went afield without wishing for an arrowhead which would meet all of the following requirements: deliver a killing blow on small game almost regardless of where it hit, kill a squirrel without pinning him to the tree top, or, missing him and hitting the tree, fail to imbed itself there.

Also one that was sturdy enough to withstand the most rugged use, and “bite” fur, feather, wood and earth sufficiently so that glancing would be the exception and not the rule.

Such a head would of course serve equally well for small game, roving, or field practice leaving the broad­ head to such shots as it is best adapted.

The non-glancing quality would add greatly to the pleasure of field archery for the bowman could prac­ tice at such trifling marks as his fancy might dictate and simply pick up his shaft at the spot where it landed. All of this in a single head seems more than any reasonable per­ son should hope for, yet such a head exists. I do not know who first con­ ceived the design but Kore Duryee of Seattle first introduced me to it.

Heads of this type may now be on the market, but if so I am unaware of it and for the benefit of others a sketch is here offered which is nearly self

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explanatory. The parts are a 38 caliber pistol cartridge case which just fits a 3/8 inch shaft, a steel ring Vs inch in diameter whose face is bored concave at a 45 degree angle and which is soldered to the case, and a 1 inch wood screw of small diameter. Case and ring are of course bored to admit the screw. Note that this screw stops a bit short of the end of the case so as not to weaken the shaft at that point. Most archers have at least one friend possessed of a metal lathe in his basement work shop who will gladly turn out a few of the rings. On small game these heads deliver a terrific knock­ out blow, due in part to the consid­ erable area of the face of the head.

Reducing this area will of course re­ duce the resistance in flight, but too great a reduction results in the shaft driving through rather than pro­ ducing a killing shock. Size therefore should be in accordance with shaft diameter and strength of the bow.

This type of head bites bark or earth from almost any angle and is by that token largely skid proof. This happy quality permits the bowman to shoot and shoot, which is really what he goes afield for rather than to hunt and hunt for arrows which glance to impossible distances and hide in impossible places.

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1943 Indoor NF A A Tournament

By Karl E. Palmatier Han- Han­ di­ dicap cap Score 320 949 390 919 360 899 898 360 851 330 828 340 827 350 793 410 300 775 290 757 747 190

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41-151 53-197 41-143

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59-243 45-161 44-157

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Bertha Hoffmeyer, Flint, Mich Rosemary Furry, Ft. Wayne, Ind Mabie Meade, Flint, Mich Donna Diehl, Flint, Mich Betty Richardson, Flint, Mich

48-154 38-140 34- 134 42-154 35- 126

48-178 44-178 34-126 31-113 31-105

90-332 82-318 68-260 73-267 66-231

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482 468 460 437 421

Lou Stalker listed as third in the Expert Bowman Class for men in the January report is really Mrs. Lulu Stalker. A correction from her was received too late to put in the report.

John Yount is working hard on the new handbook of the NF A A and he tells me that it is much better than last year. In it will be the pro­ gram of the NFAA for 1943. As soon as it is announced get one early and be ready for a good season when the events start.

One more tournament indoors and the winter season will be over. While the reports are small yet they come

from three states in which archery has been active for many years. Next winter the archers will be making plans to shoot in the indoors tourna­ ments. If your club has not taken part in the indoor tournaments why not try it out on your range some day this summer and learn the rules and target arrangement. A little novelty shoot will add interest to your out of doors program and give the indoor program for next winter a good send off.

Karl E. Palmatier, Tournament Secretary

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS—

Art Coe, Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lewis Richardson, Flint, Mich,...

Leo Hoffmeyer, Flint, Mich C. Buck, Flint Mich ...........

Ken Furry, Ft. Wayne, Indiana .

Kore T. Duryee, Seattle, Wash. .

James Dundas, Flint, Mich Tracy Stalker, Flint, Mich. ........

Van Stover, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

A. J. Michelson, Flint, Mich W. R .Walters, Seattle, Wash. .

Harry Sargent, Flint, Mich

28 Target Score 79-309 G9-268 71-279 64-256 67-259

28 Target Score 80-320 70-261 66-260 72-282 66-262

61- 231 51-191 62- 244 57-213

64-246 54-192 59-231 66-254

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BOWMAN CLASS— A. T. Wallis, Seattle, Wash Harold Houser, Ft. Wayne, Ind. G. S. Wagner, Flint, Mich Wally Knoblock, Flint, Mich. ...

NOVICE CLASS—

Chester Babcock, Seattle, Wash.

Ray Lepper, Ft. Wayne, Ind. ...

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Lulu Stalker, Flint, Mich Elizabeth Buck, Flint, Mich. ...

Margaret Egeler, Flint, Mich.

BOWMAN CLASS—

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Blunts from the Old Stump By the President The new 1943 edition of the NFAA Handbook on Field Archery, bigger and better than last year, will be ready for distribution about March 15th. It has been completely revised and brought up to date with many new and interesting articles. There will be a fine article by Jim Ramsey, an active bow hunter with thirty years experience, who has shot 26 deer with the bow, besides many other kinds of large and small game.

His article on deer hunting alone is worth the price of the book. Fred Bear gives us the results of tests of light and heavy hunting arrows and tells you the proper arrows for your hunting bow, and also other deer­ hunting hints. Ken Moore, .1942 field champ, tells you how to shoot instinctively. There are other inter­ esting and instructive articles. The price will be the same as last year, 50 cents to non-members, and 25 cents to members of the NFAA. You will not want to miss out on the new Handbook, so check your member­ ship and renew at once if it has expired. The Secretary will mail a copy of the Handbook to all NFAA members in good standing with statement for 25 cents. Please send your two-bits promptly to the Sec­ retary and save him extra work by clearing his records promptly. Non­ members can get this Field Archery Handbook by sending the Secretary their membership dollar with 25 cents extra for the handbook.

In compiling the new bow and ar­ row hunting ’ regulations for the Handbook, we received some interesting infoi•rmation from the various Game Commissions. The Handbook brings these bow laws up to date with detailed information. You might be interested in knowing how your Game Commission feels about hunt­ ing in your state and what they think and are doing in other states, so here it is, with comments: ALABAMA—The Game Commis­ sion is in favor of granting special seasons and areas for bow hunters, but there seems to be little local interest. A week is allowed for the bow and arrow hunt, but only three

archers hunted in 1942. A nonresident license good for seven days costs $5.00. Special concessions for archers are hard to get and when a Game Commission is willing to grant a special concession to archers, it is regrettable that archers don’t take advantage of the opportunity.

ARIZONA— K.. C. Kartchner, State Game Warden, is a good friend of the archers, and will go a long way toward improving bow and arrow hunting in this state. The en­ tire state is open to bow and arrow hunting during the regular season.

Archers are required to obtain a free permit and make a report, merely for the purpose of permitting the Game Commission to study the de­ mand and effectiveness of this type of hunting. Archery cooperation and demand will get you results in this ARKANSAS—This state is all out for bow and arrow hunting, and provides special seasons for hunting of deer and turkey. You have an opportunity to increase and improve bow and arrow hunting in this state.

CALIFORNIA—A little more en­ couraging in this state. While in past years requests for seasons and areas for bow and arrow hunting have been turned down by the Legislature, prospects look much better now. Last year we did not even get a report from the Game Commission. This year they cooperated with a report and while they are non-committal on the attitude of the Game Commission on special seasons and areas, this is a good sign that they are now openminded on the question. A good active campaign with your next Legislature should get you results.

COLORADO—Reports very little interest in bow hunting. The Game Commission is open for special seasons or areas if your archers show they really want them and can pro­ duce enough bow hunters to justify it.

CONNECTICUT—The Game Com­ mission is neutral on extending the privilege of deer hunting to bow hunters. Show them that you are interested and you can get results.

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FLORIDA—Game can only be taken with shotgun in this state. If bow hunters are interested they should get busy and remove their sport from the outlaw class.

GEORGIA—Annual hunts in Blue Ridge Wild Life Management area Chattahoochee National Forest, No­ vember 10th to 14th inclusive. In 1942 35 archers, including 4 women, from 8 states hunted there. One deer and one boar was shot. The Game Commission is favorable to bow and arrow hunting.

ILLINOIS—Bow hunting is illegal in this state. There are lots of rabbits and other small game and also plenty of archers. The Game Commission’s comment about bow hunting—“Has not become a popular sport in Illinois as yet.” If archers will make the necessary requests to their Legis­ lature, bow hunting can be removed from the outlaw class.

INDIANA—The Game Commis­ sion says “Archery hunting has in­ creased in Indiana during the past ten years, and as a result special concession was granted to the arch­ ers to hunt within the bounds of two state parks.” Bow hunters may also hunt on Sundays, which privilege is not extended to gun hunters. The Commission further says, “The In­ diana Department of Conservation has felt for many years that this form of recreation has many possi­ bilities.”

IOWA— The Game Commission says, ‘‘This department is interested in permitting the sport of archery, and will be very glad to cooperate in any program furthering that cause.”

LOUISIANA—The Game Commis­ sion is open on the question of special concessions and areas for the bow .

MASSACHUSETTS— The Game Commission is open on the question of bow hunting and special seasons and areas.

MICHIGAN—The Game Commis­ sion is whole heartedly back of bow hunting and will acquiesce in all reasonable requests. They have rec­ ommended to the Legislature the extension of the special bow season from October 15th to November 15th inclusive with the privilege of hunt­ ing during the following gun season if unsuccessful during the bow season, upon purchase of additional

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license. Special area in Allegan county open to archers and privilege may be extended to other farming com­ munities that have an overpopulated deer problem. Full figures are not in, but it is estimated over one thousand deer licenses were issued for bow hunters and about 16 deer and one bear were shot with the bow in this state.

MINNESOTA—The Game Com­ mission writes, “There is not a great deal of interest in this type of hunt­ ing, although we are interested in bow and arrow shooting as a means of control of the deer population in highly populated areas where gun hunting would be objectionable.”

There is a special bow season for deer, from November 1st to 5th in­ clusive in even numbered years in advance of the gun season in Itaska County.

NEW HAMPSHIRE—The Com­ mission says, “At present there are very few hunters who use a bow and arrow in this state. There have been one or two individuals who wondered about having a special season and a special area set aside for bow and arrow hunting. This could be done if the demand became heavy enough to warrant it, but at present their is no such demand for it in New Hamp­ shire.”

NEW MEXICO—Eighty square miles in Sandia Refuge open to bow hunters. 157 archers hunted there in 1941, and only 22 in 1942. Deer are plentiful in this area. One buck and one doe were shot in 1942. The Game Commission is discouraged by the lack of interest shown by archers.

They say, “It is doubtful if such an area will be established again this year.” Unless New Mexico archers get busy and stir up some interest and show the Game Commission they really want special areas and seasons and will use them, they are going to lose this splendid refuge and their special season.

NEW YORK—This state had its first special bow and arrow season in Westchester County from Novem­ ber 5th to 30th inclusive. Only one buck is reported shot. The Commis­ sioners say, “We are now analyzing the result, and are not prepared to state definitely at this time what the position of the department will be on the question of perpetuating

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mission says, “We are anticipating or extending the law to other counties.” New York has made pro­ more broad provisions for bow and arrow hunting the coming fall, and gress. You will have to keep closely since Utah boasts of the highest suc­ in touch with the situation to con­ tinue your special area and season. cess for deer hunters anywhere in the country, we are certain we have NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA something to offer the Robinhood —Bow hunting prohibited in these Hunters.” The Game Commission is states. With the amount of rabbits very favorable to our sport. and pheasants almost a nuisance, in VIRGINIA—The Game Commis­ these states, there is no reason why sion does not favor special seasons bow hunting should not be allowed or areas, and writes, “The Commis­ in your state. If you show enough interest you can get the prohibition sion felt that this would be conferring a special privilege on a special group removed. of hunters, and believed it would be NORTH CAROLINA—The Game in conflict with the good American Commission is open minded, provided enough archery interest can be principle of equal rights to all and special privileges to none.” A good shown. old Patrick Henry spirit, but over­ OHIO—Special areas provided for looks the good old American principle small game hunting, but Ohio archers of equal opportunity under equal are not closely enough in touch with conditions. Compelling the bow hunt­ their Game Commission. You need a more active Conservation Committee er to compete with gun hunters in the to keep your sport before the commis­ same territory at the same time is far from “equal opportunity.” sion, or you may lose your privileges.

OKLAHOMA—The Game Commis­ WASHINGTON—Special area of sion is open to be convinced if you about 30 square miles for bow hunt­ want bow hunting in your state. ing only in Chelan County in upper OREGON—40,000 acres in the Mad River District. Game Commis­ eastern half of Canyon Game Refuge sion- is very favorable. Only one deer in Grant county set aside exclusively reported shot this past season. for archers. Game Commission has no WEST VIRGINIA—Watoga State information 'on bow hunting and Park opened up exclusively for arch­ would suggest you keep them posted ers from November 5th, 1942, has on your activities and results, as 10,052 acres, and an estimated deer they are very favorable to our sport. population of 800. Many hunting ap­ PENNSYLVANIA—Two areas of plications were made by non-resi­ about 1,000 acres each set aside for dents, but cancelled when gas ration­ bow hunting. 44 licenses were issued ing went into effect. 16 of the 18 in 1942. This is a great deer hunting resident archers hunting had one to state. The Game Commission is five shots each, but no deer were favorable to our sport but more bow bagged.

To permit women archers to hunting interest should be built up. hunt the bow weight minimum was RHODE ISLAND—No request by fixed at 36 pounds, which will prob­ archers for seasons or areas. Game ably be raised to 45 pounds next Commission is open minded. year. The Game Commission is pleas­ TENNESSEE—Game Commission ed with the bow hunting sport, and provides special bow and arrow hunt contemplates a longer bow season in in the Cherokee National Forest, this area next year. but archers in this state have not WISCONSIN—Is one of the lead­ shown much interest and may lose ing bow hunting states, and had a their privileges. special bow season for deer and bear UTAH—Utah archers hunted in a from October 10 to November 10, veritable Archers’ Paradise in a 1942. 1386 resident and 134 non­ special bow hunting preserve in the resident bow licenses were issued in Wasatch Mountains, 15 miles east 1942, and 13 deer were shot by resi­ of Salt Lake City. 61 archers shot dents, and 2 by non-resident bow 29 deer, the largest deer kill by arch­ hunters. The Commission says, “En­ ers in any state. Nearly one out of thusiastic support and reception by every two archers shot a deer, as archers. Public sometimes unfavor­ against an average of one in about able through lack of understanding, 75 in other states. The Game Com- but change after they live through a

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season locally. Some complaint on possible wounding of deer. We have few records of wounded deer getting away. We believe it to be a worth­ while sport, and are encouraging it wherever possible.”

WYOMING—The Game Commis­ sion says, “Since all archery hunters must be accompanied by a guide, must have a big game license, and also an archery permit, the cost is prohibitive in most cases, which ac­ counts for the fact that no one hunt­ ed by bow and arrow this year.”

The general attitude of all Game Commissions throughout the country is increasingly in favor of bow hunt­ ing and encouraging this sport. Much of this is due to the activities of the National Field Archery Association in keeping up contacts with Game Commissions and keeping them post­ ed on the activities of bow hunters in the various states. Gas rationing may effect a number of hunters this coming year, but archers in the vari­ ous states should never the less keep up their contacts with their Game Commissions to show that they are really interested in this type of hunting, and appreciate the liberal attitude of their Game Commission.

Mad River Yields Another Trophy (Continued from page 6) steaks ready to fry, lots of firewood and the beds ready. Between mouth­ fuls we talked over the day’s hunt.

Tink’s story was soon told: Hal and Arch had run into plenty of bucks and had a couple of swell shots.

Arch still wonders about a 20 yard head shot he had at a 4 point, and Hal was thrilled to see a running buck he shot at suddenly wheel and almost run into the arrow that would have missed him by a yard. So went the day. We hit the hay to be ready for the morrow.

My buck weighed out at 160 pounds and was shot through the liver. The arrow cut half way through a rib on each side and hung by the nock.

He was shot at 25 yards, with a 60 pound 4 foot 11 inch osage take­ down bow. The arrow was a 25 inch fir shaft, 11/32 in diameter and weighed 440 grains.

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A Correction from New York My Dear Mr. Davis: The first issue of Ye Sylvan Arch­ er to reach me since becoming a mem­ ber of the NFAA was for the month of December. It was an intimate and newsy little magazine and I found it very enjoyable.

May I correct a false impression given in “Blunts from the Old Stump” relative to the deer season in Westchester County, New York, which is just over the state line from Connecticut. The article speaks of a thoughtless and unsportsmanlike archer who had wounded an old hunt­ ing dog with an arrow, and correctly quoted the New York Times on the story. But it turned out that the dog was shot by a youngster with a toy bow and arrow, and his father whaled the tar out of him for it, but the S. P. C. A. made capital out of the incident and the true incident got less publicity than the original charges.

I am personally interested in having pur western brethren know these facts for the good of archery and and the sportsmanship of all archers in general.

Wishing you every success and a full draw and a smooth, release to all, I am Sincerely, John T. Mearus, president Greenwich Archers.

Olympic Bowmen League The Cleveland Archery Club placed first in the first match of the Olympic Bowmen 1943 Tournament with a total score of 3110. The Madi­ son (Wisconsin) Archery Club was second with 3108 and Grand Rapids, Michigan, third with 3044. Cleveland ladies also are first with 2936, York Archers, second with 2663 and Koh­ ler (Wisconsin) Archers third with 2524. High individual men are John Schwegler, 790; Roy Luhman, 788; Bill Haynes, 788. High women are Mrs. S. Robt. Leaman, 800; Eleanor Moczadlo, 750; Kathleen Wheeler, 746.

For the first time in the history of the league a team from across the ocean is in competition, a team representing the Dunedin Archery Club of Dunedin, New Zealand.

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