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You Guys Are Driving Me Crazy By “Wild Bill’ Childs Apprentice Bowman, Sequoia Field Archer, Oakland

December is my unlucky month. Every year, come December, I sever all relations with my fellowmen, lock up my doors and hibernate for 30 days to insure my well being. I adopted this policy many Decembers ago when one fateful December I decided to get married, celebrated too hard at the wedding, fell down and broke a leg, went to bed and caught pneumonia and had a bunch • of sympathy laden relates move in and keep me company until spring. Says I to myself, “Bill, this won’t do. From here on we’ll hide out dur ing December and keep out of trouble.” I only slipped up twice since then. The first December I didn’t lay in enough Scotch to last my soda and the second slip was a few years ago during December when I told Mouseface I would rather have a bow and some arrows for a Christmas present than that expensive movie camera she was con templating buying for me. It was a sad day for me when I woke Christmas morning to find myself the owner of a ten dollar lemon wood bow, three dollars worth of accessories and twelve very pretty arrows that cost two bucks. I had a lot of fun with my bow the first week because I loosed all my shafts straight up into the sky and my only worry was dodging them as they fell back to earth. My troubles started when Mouseface suggested that I shoot at specific objects such as targets or whatever bow and arrowers shoot at. I bought a twelve dollar butt and started whaling away at it, and the hits I made after a week of shooting could be counted without taking off

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“Wild Bill” Childs, Apprentice (?) Bowman. Note: The question mark is the Editor’s.

my shoes. I saw that I was not quite an expert yet so I shuffled up to the place where my tackle came from and told the fellow all my troubles. He took me out in his shooting range, stating that, with such a teacher as he, I can become an expert in one easy lesson. He starts shooting my tackle and didn’t hit the target with ■ it either. Checking it over, he found that my arrows were as limber as a snake so he suggested that I buy a more expensive set with the proper “spine.” I dug way down deep and pulled

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out enough shekels for a ten dollar set of arrows and a couple of dollars for his most enlightening book on archery, and went home to study of “spine” and “grain” and “trajectory” and all the other mysterious things he spoke of that day. My shooting improved wonderfully from then on. I had the neighborhood cats so afraid of me that none dared come closer than three yards, be cause at that distance I could make the fur fly occasionally. My troubles were all over and I was an archer at last when my bow string broke. I went back to my good friend, the Bow-maker, and after selling me a string, more arrows, a quiver, bow case, etc., he suggests I join a local archery club which was about to fold up on account of too few mem bers and less finances. On joining this little club, I found that I couldn’t be considered a very good archer unless I joined a few larger organizations that sponsored hunters and rovers and target shoot ers, etc. I could see that I was get ting in pretty deep, but—the secre tary of this little club was a very fast talker and I went home broke but with a pocketbook bulging with membership cards and a hand full of pretty club and organization em blems. Mouseface obligingly sewed all of those pretty emblems on my shooting jacket and I went to the association tournament the next Sunday, ex pecting to take home the bacon and all other sundry prizes these archers had to offer the winner. I was using my best Robin Hood poise on number one target when some female from a rival club, probably jealous of my emblem covered shooting jacket, creeped up and, lining me up with the target, loosed a shaft. Her aim was poor and she missed me. but she stuck my slightly-used ten dollar bow through and through. Next morning, sadder but no wiser, I went back to Mr. Bowseller. He in formed me that ten dollars was a paltry sum to spend for a bow, so I dug deep this time and , brought out thirty-five berries for a new bow with bent ends. Of course, my old bow-case wouldn’t fit this new bow so I bought a very super case and also some special made arrows that were

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essential to a seventy pound bow that was guaranteed to be the best. My troubles began anew when I met my well-meaning archer friends on the range. They informed me that although my seventy pound bow was the best and I seemed to he able to shoot it accurately, targets must be shot with light bows and light ar rows. This had to be done, I was told, to obtain proper technique. I felt very sad, indeed, at this costly news, so I went back to the archery shop and went home broke again, but posessing a forty-five pound re-curve and some very light arrows. I tried very faithfully with this light equipment, and after a few months I could shoot nearly as good with it as I could with my heavier tackle. I had become very defiant and gathered a few ideas of my own ____________ _.ie, soso 1 hid my light during this time, ____ . _ and started shooting tackle away bows and arrows the way I wanted. I saw that my finances couldn’t buy all the bows that I needed, so I de cided to start making them. I found a cohort, crazy as I, and we started hunting bow-wood. We wore out two machines and went

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“ . . .A Cohort, crazy as I • Dawson Feathers, bowman hunter.

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through our fortunes, but we wound up with enough wood — good old California Osago—to last us till we’re shooting it in the Happy Hunt ing ground. We made long bows and short bows, heavy bows and heavier ones, recurved bows, laminated bows and reflexed bows. Then we started com bining all the above and I finally found two bows in the lot that I needed. Both were recurved osage, one seventy and one ninty pounds, laminated with Chinese bamboo, and both would sound “high G” when the string was plucked. We made arrows—heavy, light, long feathered, low feathered, and finished with an arrow that we were sure would revolutionize hunting archery. It was the lightest of cedar, heavily spined, low feathered and had a paper-weight steel broadhead laminated directly into the wood at the tip. Flat trajectory and sizzling speed was the result, and the arrow weighed no more than our target arrows. On the proving grounds, we found it would cut through rabbits like a hot knife through butter, and one lucky shot cut through a fox so easily it looked like a miss until the fox dropped. I drove one of them into a big buck’s rump and on through his body into his neck and another one through his chest and had to chop the souvenir out of a pine tree. We loosed four of these arrows into a wild pig. Three of them penetrated the chest, regardless of rib bones, and buried up in the sod behind. The fourth arrow, having to cut through the shoulder bones, only penetrated far enough to split the heart in halves. Were we happy? We had reached the acme in archery! We had develop ed tackle that would send hunting archery to a new high. We were will ing to give our ideas to all Bowmen, with no hope of personal gain but that they cease forcing their ideas upon us. Then the blow came! The last straw! All winter long the leading archery magazine had been printing articles written by the country’s best bowmen who prove that all my theories are wrong. Instead of using a light fast arrow in my ninty pound

bow I should have used one that weighed about eleven hundred grains. They must be right. I’m sure I could have penetrated through that deer and possibly through the pine tree with one of their arrows. Where am I, gentlemen? I’m going nuts I I have bows by the cord, arrows by the dozens, theories and proofs, my money is all gone and yet I don’t know what tackle I dare pick up tomorrow to go hunting. I love all you nutty guys, I swear it, but I wish Mouseface had bought that movie camera for me instead of my first bow.

MICHIGAN WOODLORE Ralph L. DeGayner of Channing, Michigan, writes: “We live in the country about five miles from town. Deer are freqently seen in the yard but strangely, we never see their young. “The main highway divides the lake shore from the house. There is a. high embankment leading down to the road and on top of this em bankment is a long bed of peonies. “Last evening, while Mrs. DeGay ner was strolling along the flowers, she was startled by a little spotted fawn lying, curled up, underneath the bushes. She called to me, saying she thought it was wounded or dead. I walked to within three feet of the animal and noticed its eyes were open. Apparently it was playing possum. I reached to pick it up and, believe me, I have never seen such action in all my experience in the woods. Down the embankment and along the road it ran as fleet as an arrow. Judging from its spindly legs it could not have been more than two weeks old. “Note: From earliest infancy the doe teaches her young to lie down and remain motionless when danger is near by gently forcing the fawn to the ground with her hoofs.”

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Blunts from the Old Stump By The President

The new NFAA Field Archery Handbook is receiving an enthusias tic welcome everywhere. The mail is full of favorable comments and con gratulations to the Secretary for the swell job in getting it out. Old timers as well as beginners are loud in their praise. Here are a few quotes: “It is the book of the year. I can’t tell you enough about it,—the best would be to say it is a 20 Pin Award.” —Myron W. Freeland, Fort Wayne, Indiana. “I have just received my Handbook and I see what I have been missing all these years.”—Russell V. Clem ents, Gary Archery Club. “What I have read of it I think it is fine, and I for one know it will help as I only took up the bow and arrow last winter.”— John L. Rose, Medford, Oregon. And from the service: “This Hand book and the monthly issue of YSA has been very helpful and interest ing.”— James Collier, Camp 2, Pos ton, Arizona. “It is much better than last year. I am particularly pleased to see that the size is unchanged. This makes it convenient for filing in my book cabinet from year to year.”—George Sault, Milwaukee, Wis. “Thanks for sending Handbook. It is a swell issue, and I am enjoying it a great deal. Happy hunting.”— Richard C. Hoy, Lock Haven, Pa. “Please send three more books.”— Loren H. Hilderbrand, Detroit, Mich. Uncle “Hat” Titcomb, of Farming ton, Me., writes, “What a joy to archers to have such splendidly use ful and handy books as these.” “Congratulations on a job well done, and I was happy to get the new issue.” — Wm. H. Miller, Conners ville, Indiana. “I was very glad indeed to get the Handbook. I enjoy the magazine very much even though I do not find time to take part in the events sponsored by the NFAA.”—Wayne E. Miller, Secretary Sunset Archers, Ochwein, la. “Thanks for sending the new man ual. I am as happy about it as I was

with my first long britches.”—Jim lund, Lincoln, Nebraska. J. Ellis Mitchell, one of the ad vertisers, donated one half of his advertising copies as prizes to the Oklahoma Archery Association (Ok lahoma Oakies) to Mitchell, and sent the other half to be sold at the tour nament. They were all quickly dis posed of and the proceeds was do nated by Mitchell to the NFAA. Many thanks. The idea used by Mit chell is a good one. Advertisers can help the NFAA by making their copies available at archery meets to archers who do not belong to the NFAA. Many members were so im pressed with the new Field Book as a big bargain that they sent in the full price of 50 cents instead of the member’s price of a quarter. Hun dreds of requests for more books are coming in to be given as presents to friends. Our boys in the service to whom the new edition was dedi cated, are especially pleased to re ceive their copies and keep informed of new developments in field ar chery. If you have not remitted for the Handbook the Secretary will appreciate your doing so at once. Harold M. Havrilla, 180 E. Budge St., Phoenixville, Pa., and a small group of archers there are forming a new field club. C. M. Hulbert, of Cornell, Wis., says, “The Wisconsin Conservation Congress has recommended an antler less deer season for the coming fall with a 30 day special archery sea son preceding the regular gun sea son. This recomendation is about the same as law, in that the Conservation Commission has asked for a recom mendation from the Congress.” The Michigan Archers Association has requested a 30 day deer season in Allegan County. The Michigan Con servation Commission meets soon, and the request we hope will receive favorable consideration. Jack C. Cliatt, of Eastland, Texas, tells us that Texas has instituted a license fee for archers this year whereas they have not had one be fore. Texas archers hope the state

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will soon set aside special seasons and areas for bow and arrow hunting. Franklyn Jones, 2030 Grand Ave., Everett, Washington, writes, “The Everett Archery Club now has a splendid scenic roving range laid out in a 14-target course. We’ve arranged to hold a State Mail Tournament on our formal range this year because of gas rationing and the 48 hour work week. We recently acquired a very good Archer from the Wenat chee Archery Club, Carl Bjorkman, and we are proud to have him in our club. Keep your eyes on the Everett Archery Club. We have three cups to work for and a good archer to lead the way.” C. B. “Chuck” Young, now in ser vice, says, “Thanks for mailing me the Handbook. It sure is a honey. A lot of fine information in it about hunting and other valuable archery information. Of course I can’t put a lot of it to use at the present time unless I apply it to the rifle and Jap hunting, but if this mess is ever over and I get a chance it will be a big help whenever I get back.” Mary Alice Winder sent her copy of the Handbook to her husband who is in the Coast Guard Service, and writes, “He and his buddies read it avidly from cover to cover. A great many of the boys up there have become interested in archery, and they are making their own bows and arrows. Later, they plan to form competitive teams.” You may be interested in the story back of the “Archery Safety Code” on page 68 of the Handbook. F. Stan ley Howe, at Orange Memorial Hos pital in Maine wrote the safety rules for the state of Maine with the collaboration of Paul H. Gordon. Mr. Howe’s daughter sustained a fatal accident on an archery range when she was hit in the head with an arrow. Instead of being bitter against archery because of this mis fortune, he undertook to pifompte safety in the use of the bow and arrow so that such unfortunate hap penings could not occur in the future. Bows and arrows are dangerous weapons, and it behooves all of us to bear the “Safety Code” in mind every time we draw a bow. Daisy Olson, one 'of Michigan’s women field champions, expects to

join her husband stationed in service near Indianapolis, Indiana, and she will be pleased to shoot with Indina field archers. Ensign Perry E. Davis, of Boulder City, Nevada, is now in active ser vice with the U. S. N. R., under in struction at California Tech., study ing aeronautical Engineering, and will shoot -with the California field archers. Jerry W. Hill, Rout 4, Boise, Idaho, is the secretary of a new field club, “Boise Valley Field Arch ers.” Idaho’s field archers please contact. Jerry says, “Have enjoyed your new Handbook a lot. You de serve a lot of credit. That article by Jim Ramsey is a jewel.” Teddy Lunsford has closed his shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is now helping to build Liberty ships in Portland, Oregon. Earl Hoyt, Jr., Overland, Overland. Mo., writes, “I would like to add to the types of game that can be taken here in Missouri. In addition to the squir rels and quail listed you might add rabbits, as Missouri is truly a fine’ rabbit state and quite a few are transported from this state to others for propogation each year. Also, part of the state has good ’coon, ’possom and woodchuck hunt ing. And along our streams and rivers we have some of the finest migratory bird hunting of the mid dle west. Deer and turkey are still protected in this state. But some day when our game commission deems the time as being ripe, there will be good deer hunting as well.” A number of tackle manufacturers have requested the War Production Board to allot two tons of sheet steel for making bnoadheads. The request has not yet been granted. The NFAA is following this up and we hope to get a sufficient amount of steel released for roving and hunting purposes, provided it does not interfere with the war effort. In the meantime take good care of your tackle, Save your steel blunts and broadheads. We may not be able to get very much more until after the duration.

Detroit, Michigan, tournaments are reported to have an average attend ance of 100 field archers.

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UTAH ARCHERY NEWS From Utah Shafts and Bdhds. SALT LAKE BOWMEN

Hail to the new standard bearers of Archery in Salt Lake City! “The Salt Lake Bowmen.” Organized at a mass meeting on Friday, June 4, 1943, at the Univer sity of Utah, this group will conduct local tournaments, develop local target ranges, roving courses and archery golf layouts, and in general, promote the ancient sport of shoot ing with the bow throughout the city. Promotion plans and ideas are being worked out by the committee headed by Arthur Taylor, president; Warren “Bob” Robinson, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Charlotte Hays, secretary treasurer, and J. C. Trittin, pub licity director. An early release is expected of their constitution and statement of membership privileges and requirements. The main idea is to make the local practice of Archery both available and enjoyable to all who are so inclined in Salt Lake City. WAR NEWS Two months ago it was Hubert Zimbeau. This month it is Bill Grote, another Utah Association director, who has joined the armed forces. Bill is cfuite a skier along with his toMophilic prowess and all-around good sportsmanship, so was delighted to be assigned to the Ski-Mountaineer Troops training in the high Rockies. The best wishes of all Utah archers go to Bill in his new work. Hubert “Zim” Zimbeau, writes, en route to his basic training base in Florida he passed Lake Okeechobee and was reminded of the many ad ventures with the bow and arrow en joyed by Maurice and Will Thompson, so delightfully described in their book, “Wichery of Archery.” Zim sends his best regards to all archers and wanted to keep posted on archery events.

ROVING COURSE NFAA Roving bids fair to become the most popular event on the archery calender this year, following the in stallation of the straw butts at the

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Hogle Zoo course. The Salt Lake City Parks Department supplied 13 bales of hay for permanent back-stops and they were put in position recently. Any archer in the city may now use this course at any time. The newlycreated Salt Lake Bowmen will super vise improvements and conduct of the course. The completion of Utah’s First Annual spring field tournament has been hampered by bad weather. Gor don Hood posted a fine score of 28 for the first nine holes of archery golf on the recently completed course, and Jeano Orlando pushed his arrow through the breeze for a distance of 370 yards G inches to lead the flight shooters. The tournament was completed re cently with contestants shooting their last nine holes of archery-golf and the final two units of our NF A A Roving match. Official tabulation has not been completed. The Utah Archery Association re cently filed a deer hunting petition with the State Board of Big Game Control asking certain designated areas be set aside for bow and arrow hunting. Latest reports are that the Board acted favorably upon the pe tition and referred it to the State Fish and Game Commission for an assignment of areas and seasons. Dean Greene, Secretary of the Asso ciation, informs Ye Sylvan Archer many opportunities will be afforded bow and arrow hunters in Utah dur ing the coming season.

8 Arrow Club Grows Gil Bartlett. Archery instructor at Boeing Airplane Company in Wichita, Kansas, states the “8” Arrow Club of Wichita is rapidly increasing in membership from its nucleus of eight. The club now boasts a member ship of 75, an increase of over 100 per cent in a month’s time.

Many Michigan field archers re port the Roving Course at Trenton, Michigan, is the best one on which they have ever shot. Because of this praise the Michigan Association se lected the Renton Course for their June 27, 1943, District tournament.

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Excerpts of Letter From Clyde Madsen of Elko, Nev.,

ter of the brisket on the opposite side from entrance. The reaction of the deer rather surprised me. It was on its feet at the time, and it did not jump or show any particular distress other than what would have been expected from a jab in the ribs from a sharp stick. I personally timed results. In 15 seconds deer col lapsed. In 55 seconds there were no more muscle convulsions at all. I would judge this to be Somewhat faster than would be the case in the wild. This deer was somewhat un steady on its feet, and had suffered some abuse (accidental). It was not excited, and was standing still at the time. “The bow used was an osage of about 65 to 70 pounds, and because of the close range it was only drawn about 25 inches instead of the 27 of “Skeet’s” normal draw. The arrow weight is not known, but was of Howard Hill design. (Howard hunted last season with Skeet, and I tagged along.) The arrow was one he gave Skeet and had been used enough to roughen the finish, was not waxed or greased, and the head was filed before the shot. It was a 3-8 cedar shaft and 29 inches long.”

In reply to a questionnaire on field activities sent to Clyde R. Madsen, of Elko, Nevada, by the Western Rep resentative, Mr. Madsen wrote such an interesting account of his personal experiences and observations we re print most of his letter for the bene fit of YSA readers. The letter, in part, follows: “I have dabbled with archery for several years, using made-over rake handles and rose-bush arrows on up to a 75-nound osage bow. My per sistence in living in thinly populated areas has made my participation in archery nearly 100 per cent of the field archery type. Two or three times while I was going to school. I shot at targets just to see if I could hit them. This nearly always ended up miserably. as I couldn’t resist backing up to see how far away I could still connect. “My shooting activity has been largely ‘stump hunting’ with jack rabbits and ground squirrels making up most of the live game. I do, on occasion, get a rabbit or squirrel, even if the arrow does glance off a rock to make a hit. Once I outdid myself THE ARCHER’S VICTORY by getting a crow in mid-air. That (Dedicated to Bob Robinson of Utah) tickled me beyond expression. How ever, one of my shooting partners, Wherever there’s wild game Skeet Moore of Ruby Valley, has had In Nature’s hidden dales, better luck. I was present when he The hunter goes to seek them shot a male mountain lion which he And the archer seldom fails. had treed with dogs, and also just recently when he killed a two-yearHe dreams of the hunting season old buck deer. He has killed one When sharp fall breezes blow, other deer in the big game line. And he can silently stalk “The deer recently killed by Skeet With broadheads, blunts, and bow. was rather interesting. It had been He stalks with bow half drawn, raised as a pet at a ranch, but had His shooting arm is tense: befell a little mishap and had to be He grips his tested arrow destroyed. The game warden, just re And moves in deep suspense. cently having become interested in the bow and arrow, was a little skep Patient stalking is rewarded, tical. H o w e v e r, we won him His nuarry comes in sight; over to shooting the deer with a bow; With a quick twang of bowstring he stood by with a rifle just in case. His arrow is in flight. The shot was between ten and fifteen yards. If all his shots be wide “The arrow entered about at the Or if they be complete, last rib and above the middle of the Hunting in this sporting way body, and ranged through the lungs He will never feel defeat. and to the skin surface just off cen—Charlotte Hays, June, 1943.

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Editorial Word has come thorugh that a number of eastern states are devoid of archery, both target and field, at the present time. This is due to re strictions on the use of gasoline. There must be a difference be tween driving for pleasure and driv ing a few short miles for recreational purposes. The working populace of this nation is expending a tremend ous amount of nervous and physical energy in its drive to achieve victory over the axis nations. A certain amount of relaxation and recreation are absolutely essential if we are to carry on to a final victory. Diver sion in the out-of-doors is the quick est, surest means of rebuilding fac tory-fraught minds and bodies. Except during intensive drives and scrimishes our boys in the armed forces are permitted as much diver sion and recreation as the occasion permits. Military authorties are cog nizant of their value in maintaining health. We, as a nation, should also look to the health of the men and women “under fire” here at home, for from health comes energy, and with that energy we can and will build more planes, and tanks, and ships, and guns for our men and women on the fighting fronts of the world.

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THE BOW VS. THE RIFLE By Harold E. Cady Do you know our bow is getting popular? Both as a weapon and a target piece? Yet this popularity is in truth the greatest single danger that faces Archery as a weapon of the hunt. As archers we must face the truth. We are given our reserves, special seasons, as well as a deep respect for our weapon by men who are by a large majority rifle hunters. These men of our game commis sions, state electoral bodies, and the sportsmen of the field, love their guns as deeply as we our bows. Yet how many times have you said, or heard said, “Some day the bow will be the only weapon allowed in the woods because of the congested condi tion of the forest, the safety and short range of the long bow making it the only weapon that can safely be used without the mass murder of our American sportsmen.” They know this is just talk. YET it is rather alarming to them, be cause they love to hunt with their guns, and have a small fortune in vested in the best sporting arsenal in the world. And we hear: “The modern rifle isn’t sporting to the game,” yet year after year our leading hunting and fishing magazines tell the thrill of the hunt, the stalking, and the dif ficult task it is to bag game, and too. of the many that got away. They laugh that off, yet they don’t like to be called “poor sportsmen.” They’re not poor sportsmen. The thrills and hardships of their hunt are as smeet to them as ours are to us. The 200- to 500-yard shots are by far the exception and the placing of a shot with the rifle at moving game is still an art that few have mastered. So let us be far more care ful of what arguments we use in the defense and glories of our artillery. Let us say our weapon gives the game a little better chance, as what we lack in weapon we HAVE to make up in the stalk. In that way we can. in time and practice, approach the game so cleverly that our chance to bag game will be close to the average rifle hunter. However, give two men

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of the same class, one the bow and one the rifle, and naturally the rifle man would stand a far better chance to bring in the game; and remember, he has had as much enjoyment as the man with the bow. Many men who are leaders in our NF A A are men who became too good at the stalk, and in that way hunting lost its favor with the rifle, so they came to the bow so their hunt would last longer and not be too sure of the kill. And until we archers learn to stalk game far better than we do now we couldn’t possibly keep game down to the numbers that would keep them from being a national pest. So, our warning is to be smug to ourselves, and know our’s is the most romantic of weapons and don’t think less of the next man if he smiles at your how. Remember, all men love your bow and the less you knock their weapon the more they will under stand and love yours. These are not my ideas, though I wish they were. They were given to an unknown archer by the chief forest ranger in the district I worked in many years ago, one evening after work when they were discussing the two weapons. Now I am an archer, and though I am new to your club I’m sure you will understand why I remembered those words of wisdom from a man who seemed to under stand both sides of the hearts of SPORTSMEN.

WEISSMILLER TAKES TOP HONORS IN MEN'S DIVISION OF ARCHERY FIELD SHOOT

Editors Note: A communication from Dr. Uel Reynolds of the Gray Goose Bowmen, New Brunswick, N. J., included an interesting ac count of their initial annual shoot. The following is a clipping from the New Brunswick Daily Home News of June 14: Ed Weismiller, Newark marksman, copped top honors in the Men’s di vision—featured event in the Gray Goose Bowmen’s first annual open archery field shoot—yesterday after noon when he scored 555 over the Buccleuch Park course. Displaying keen marksmanship in

hitting targets on the imitation hunt course, the Newark archer easily defeated Harry Padlas, also of Newark, who carded 487 and H. L. Bennet, of Nutley, who finished with 398. Weissmiller, shooting at targets ranging from 20 to 80 yards in dis tance, compiled a lead over the 28target morning round and continued his fine shooting through the after noon to annex the top prize. Ann Weber of Bloomfield, former National target champion and present state field champion, put on a spec tacular exhibition to win first prize in the women’s division by shooting 387. Dorothy Jackson, also of New ark and present Metropolitan title holder, finished second with 344 and Roberta Ing of this city placed third. Royal Reynolds of Franklin town ship, 2-year state junior field cham pion, experienced little difficulty in taking junior boys’ prize. The 15-year old marksman, son of Dr. Uel Rey nolds, toured the course with a mark of 275 to finish far ahead of Clif ford Strain of Glen Ridge, who placed second with 187. William Toth of Garfield was third with 79. Millie Reebe of this city, the only entrant in the junior girls’ division, won a prize for her efforts. The Middlesex county champion ship event was captured by Daniel Reebe of this city who rallied on the afternoon round to post a 220, beating out Ernest Nemeth of Milltown, who tallied 217, and Al King of this city, third with 202. King, who played a big part in the conduct of the first tourney of its kind staged in this city, led the county competitors at the halfway mark but his one-point advantage wasn’t enough to offset the shooting of Reebe, who rallied to win the Joel Dreier Trophy—emblematic of the county field championship. Medal prizes to group winners were awarded to Dr. Uel Reynolds, Royal Ing of this city, Bill McCor mick of Milltown, Ray Laviur of Clifton. William Jackson of Newark and Walt Johnson of Passaic. In the women’s division, Frances Witt and Catherine Reebe. both of this city, won group awards. Skippy (Continued on page 13, col. 2)

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Carl Keefer of Wheeling, West Virginia, now Pvt. Keefer of the U. S. Army, Texas, remits $5.00 in renewing his membership to the NFAA. Your secretary appreciates this manifestation of faith and loy alty in and to the organization and we assure him the NFAA will be a bigger and better association upon his relase from active service. It is to these boys, who serve us most in the defense of our land and cherished liberties, that we can best dedicate our activities in the promo tion of archery. * « ♦ *

NFAA members sending in changes of address are asked to give their old address as well as the new one. Files are kept according to states, and not alphabetically, so that much time is required to locate the member when the old address is not given.

A. T. “Bert” Wallis, present editor of Ye Sylvan Archer, asks us to pass the word along that you should watch the key opposite your name for the date which your subscription expires. He also suggests that you renew promptly if the expiration month is at hand unless you want to miss some “mighty fine stories and articles which are to be pub lished.” ♦ ♦ * ♦

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NEW ROVING COURSE Forty archers put their okeh on the new roving course near H ogle’s Zoo on Sunday, May 2nd, in the first practice shoot on Salt Lake City’s newest shooting location. Laid out under the official eye of J. C. Trittin, vice-president of the National Field Archery Association, it meets NFAA regulations. E. II. Isenberg, Ed ward D. Hays, John I. Carter and Dean Green assisted in the actual spade work of setting up the course, •which has many interesting sidehill, angle, and brush-hidden targets to simulate actual hunting conditions. Bob Robinson was the “Deadeye Dick” of the first shoot on the new course, placing well ahead of Curtis Earl and Art Taylor, the only other shooters to break “100.” Verne Tritten and Ruth Robinson continued to stage their own little feud for top feminine honors’. Arnold Eves nosed out Jerry Anderson by one point for top junior hon-brs, but newcomers Phillip McCary and V. O’Brien were not far behind. This course appealed especially to the boys, and we expect to see them out practicing on many occasions. Howard 0. Youngman of Ketchi kan, Alaska, writes that it is a $500 fine to any one caught hunting with the bow in Alaska. Mr. Youngman and other archery enthusiasts are attempting to have the law repealed.

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Third 1943 Mail Tournament By Karl E. Pahnatier

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Carl Seastrom, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. William Dukenfield, Malibu Mt. Club Ken Moore, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif. Roland Rexroad, Malibu Mt. Club ... Howard Noble, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. S. Foster, Pasedena, Calif Glenn St. Charles, Seattle, Wash. ... I. M. Stamps, Seattle, Wash Roy Hoff, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif... . Victor Jensen, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. E. L. Kallander, Framingham, Mass. Tiny Munson, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Frank Eicholtz, San Diego,-Calif Emery Watts, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Kore T. Duryee, Seattle, Wash C. W. Seastrom, Malibu Mtw Club .... R. Quayle, Malibu Mt. Club, Calif

28 Target Score 75-397 68-274 83-325 59-219 71-259 64-234 58-216 55-205 61-239 61-225 49-183 55-199 61-235 68-243 33-115 35-134 79-319

Han- Han28 56 di- dicap Target Target cap Score Score Score 84-282 149- 679 250 929 75-305 143- 579 310 889 833 86-340 169-663 170 50-192 109-411 400 811 68-256 139-515 290 805 57-211 121-445 360 805 790 52-204 110- 420 370 786 61- 231 116-436 350 63-259 124-498 280 778 53- 195 144- 420 350 770 54- 208 103-391 360 751 744 69-265 124-464 280 733 62- 238 123-473 260 710 63- 257 131-500 210 52-188 85-303 320 623 580 44-156 79-290 290 71-279 150- 598

BOWMAN CLASS— Dwight Sherrill, Malibu Mt. Club .... G. T. Hendricks, Malibu Mt. Club .... James Dundas, Flint, Mich Paul Bledsoe, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Max Stemple, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Paul Ludwig. Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Frank Litchfield, Flint, Mich T. Thorsen, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal A. B. Coe, Ft. Wayne, Ind Leo Hoffmeyer, Flint, Mich Chamma Buck, Flint, Mich Al Lesman, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal Archie Powell, Seattle, Wash Earl Grubbs, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. R. J. Modrell, Seattle, Wash Art Schampel, Malibu Mt. Club Dick Hendershot, Malibu Mt. Club .... Vince Ruh, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal Tracy Stalker, Flint, Mich Glenn Smith, Los Angeles, Calif Lewis Richardson, Flint, Mich Walter Knoblock, Flint, Mich Bob Green, San Diego, Calif E. L. Holston, San Diego, Calif Harry Sargent, Flint, Mich William Gillam, Seattle, Wash Bert Wallis, Seattle, Wash Paul Quint, Wyandotte, Mich Kilbourne Anderson, Trenton, Mich. Karl Palmatier, Kalamazoo, Mich. ..

57-219 57- 191 46-166 53- 205 44- 162 50- 192 58-218 38-136 42- 152 49-191 45- 183 32-116 43- 153 41-145 40-146 54- 194 38-134 38- 142 39- 139 46- 162 51- 191 45- 173 35-129 32- 126 33- 117 39- 145 35-131 46- 180 40- 152 27-101

57-219 52-201 57- 229 59-229 50-188 39- 150 37- 137 35- 133 36- 132 50-172 42-154 41-149 47-169 50-200 40- 148 47-165 38- 154 33-131 45-155 58- 216 35- 127 36- 134 35- 121 24- 82 44-160 36- 122 31-119 15- 55 18- 64 16- 54

50 114-438 109-392 70 103- 395 70 112-434 30 94- 350 100 89- 345 100 95-355 80 73-269 160 78-284 140 99-263 60 87-337 80 73-265 150 90 90- 322 60 91- 345 80- 294 110 40 101-359 76- 288 110 71-273 120 90 84-294 0 104- 378 60 86-318 81- 307 70 70-250 110 56-208 150 77-277 80 90 75-267 66-250 100 61-235 110 58-216 120 43-155 130

488 467 465 464 450 445 435 429 424 423 417 415 412 405 400 399 398 393 38-1 378 378 377 360 358 357 357 350 345 336 285

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28 Target Score 47-179 35-123 26- 98

56 28 Target Target Score Score 53-189 100-368 74-260 39-137 49-189 23- 91

44-158 41-147 31-119 31-113 28- 96 27- 99 25- 91 17- 59 22- 76

45-165 44-162 31-119 34-122 28-104 28- 98 24- 88 22- 86 17- 61

89-323 85-309 62-238 65-235 56-200 55-197 49-179 39-115 39-137

31-139 46-170

39-145 10- 40

70-384 56-210

120 130

404 340

37-147 34-136 27-105 23- 81 30-104 21- 69 21- 77 32-110 34-128 22- 78

24- 86 30-102 26-108 30-106 24- 90 20- 72 17- 63 34-124 22- 82 20- 78

61-233 64-238 53-213 53- 187 54- 194 41- 141 38-140 66-234 56-210 42- 156

200 190 200 200 160 200 190 90

433 428 413 387 354 341 330 324

14- 54 22- 78 21- 73

26- 94 17- 63 11- 35

40-148 39-141 32-108

JUNIORS— Wally Knoblock, Flint, Mich Bob Judd, Seattle, Wash . Donald Du eke ring, Seattle, Wash.

30-11613- 45 14- 48

36-136 13- 47 8- 32

66-252 26- 92 22- 80

Jack Colburn and Harry Von Ber gen will be in the Bowman Class for their next tournament. Paul Bledsoe and Dwight Sherrill will be in the Expert Bowman Class for their next tournament. It was announced in the last re port that if medals were awarded that ribbons were not awarded to medal winners. Since the last report the mail tournament secretary has received a letter from John Yount, Secretary, asking that first place rib bons be sent to medal winners. It seems that there is serious difficulty

encountered when trying to buy med als. As a result of this request rib bons shall be sent to all winners as listed in the Handbook. As this completes the first three tournaments the ribbons will . be ordered at once. Orders C ’ ,placed ' ’ ' with the printer of archery ribbons for this section of the country will be delivered about two months after be ing ordered so do not worry if you do not receive yours soon. It will come. Seventy-seven archers participated in this tournament. Karl E. Palmaticr.

Paul Hougham, Pasedena, Cal Mr. Balcom, Flint, Mich. Rex Aldrich, Seattle, Wash NOVICE CLASS— Harry Von Bergen, Malibu Mt. Club Jack Colburn, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. A. J. Michelson, Flint, Mich. . Rollie Pontine, Los Angeles, Cal Wellington Lewis, Hopkinton, Mass. R. Carmickael, Pasedena, Cal Lucien DeCock, Pasedena, Cal Rene DeGallier, Seattle. Wash Ben Bredimus, Seattle, Wash LADIES EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS— Lulu Stalker, Flint, Mich. ................. Bea Anderson, Trenton, Mich BOWMAN CLASS— Mabel Meade, Flint, Mich Elizabeth Buck, Flint, Mich Mary Bledose, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Silvia Noble, Malibu Mt. Club, Cal. Minerva Gandy, Malibu Mt. Club .... Betty Richardson, Flint, Mich Marie Seastrom, Malibu Mt. Club .... Frieda Hoff, Los Angeles, Cal Margaret Quayle, Pasedena, Cal Marie Jensen, Los Angeles, Cal NOVICE CLASS— Jeanne Gillam, Seattle, Wash Amanda Sherrill, Malibu Mt. Club .... Blanche Wallis, Seattle, Wash

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DAVIS IN CALIFORNIA Just before going to press we re ceived a communication from John Davis, publisher and former editor of Ye Sylvan Archer. We reprint it here for the benefit «*f Mr. Davis’ friends. Dear Mr. Wallis: I am now at the Santa Ana Army Air Base, Santa Ana, Califoria, and my address is Pilot School, Wing 1, SAAAB, Santa Ana, California. I spent six weeks at the Officers Training School at Miami Beach, Florida, trying to learn the Army way of life. My only contact with archers while at Miami Beach was a very pleasant visit, one Sunday afternoon, with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bryant. Mrs. Bryant is a sister of Grover Gouthier, the old bow toting squirrel hunter who lives in the Port Orford Cedar belt of Southeastern Oregon. Mrs. Bryant has a bow made and presented to her by Grover. Just as a hint to Grover I might mention that her arrows are about worn out. I did see a fellow out in the park one day at Miami Beach with a bow and arrows. I looked his way long ingly but the tactical officer who was teaching us close order drill bawled out “Eyes Front” in ai tone ___ forget _ __ of voice that made me :Arch ery and turn my attention immediate ly J 441 _____ .C____________________________________ ly^to “hay footing” and “straw +/in4" foot_ ing.” I noticed Ben Pearson bows and arrows displayed in store windows in every city in which I had an op portunity to stop in the long trip from Oregon to Miami Beach and Miami Beach to California—almost 4000 miles. Ben is doing very much to advertise archery. While in Miami I had letters from a number of archers, —Cassius Styles; George Golden, who is in Army Camp at Marfa, Texas; Fred Bear, of Detroit; Grover Goutheir; Billy Armstrong and Chet Stevenson of Eugene, Oregon; and V. D. Mc Cauley, who is “somewhere.” I hope they will note my new address. I thought of many archers as I passed through towns with familiar names, names that have been on Ye Sylvan Archer subscription list for

years. Archers whom I have known through correspondence but have never had the pleasure of meeting personally. I know that I am in a hotbed of archery here in Southern California but would not know it from what I have had a chance to see so far. Hope to get in touch with some of the California archers soon. Sincerely, John E. Davis, 2nd Lt. A. C.

Short, Short Story One of those stories of now we have it, now we don’t have it, acted in reverse, was disclosed when the Washington State Game Commission abolished the Mad Lake Archery re serve only to rescind the action with in twenty-four hours upon the plea of Kore T. Duryee. Duryee, secretary of the State Field Archery Association, upon hearing of the action of the Commis sion, immediately appeared before the assembled group of game law makers, requested a hearing and was granted one. Two new members of the Commis sion who had favored abolishing the Reserve gave their permission for reconsideration. The discussion which followed, in which Duryee and a member of the Commission pointed out the inability of archers to hunt with safety among riflemen, con vinced the dissenting members the Mad Lake Reserve should be retained. The hunting season is set for Oc tober 31 to November 7, inclusive.

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(Continued front page 9) Nelson and Stanley Dreier, shooting for the first time, won group prizes in the junior boys' division. Despite early morning threatening weather, over 50 archers participated in the meet which is a forerunner of other shoots expected to be sponsored by the Gray Goose Bowmen. The course, running over the slopes, through ravines and woods, brought favorable comment from the com petitors, including Ray Laviur, east ern representative of the National Field Archers Association. A large galaxy of spectators, most of them viewing the sport for the first time, followed groups of marks men around the course.

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The three century old Ancient Silver Arrow Tournament of Scorton, England, was held on the grounds of the Toronto Archery Club. This an nual archery meet dates back to 1672 when it was inaugurated at Scorton. England. The Canadian charter of recent times is held in Toronto and this year the Ninth Annual tourna ment was held, with a large attend ance of archers from four different clubs, including visitors from Buffalo.

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