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Jfoitember, 1943
BUT ABOVE ALL By “WILD BILL” CHILDS President Northern California Field Archers Association
L/. < "Wild Bill” Childs—"Two pieces of wood and a piece of string.”
“The big game hunting seasons are now on in most of the states, and thousands of archers will be stalking their favorite hunting grounds. For the benefit of new archers we might repeat certain unwritten rules of the game, which bow hunters have volun tarily and almost universally adopted. Rule one: etc.; Rule two: etc.; Rule three: But above all, don’t brag or show off . . .” From Ye Sylvan Arch er, October issue, page 4. Unnecessary, this rule No. three for beginning archers. Who ever heard of an archer showing off or bragging? These low-bred traits just aren’t in the make-up of us true
sportsmen who take two pieces of wood and a piece of string and de murely venture forth among the gun hunters to bring in our meat. This case must be brought out clearly be fore the new archer so that he will know he has joined a legion of fine souls who are modest to the extreme. He will know that when he hears an archer mention one of his accomplish ments he is doing it solely for the benefit of the new archer. If he opens his bag of tricks and performs for the new archer, he does it because he unselfishly wants the novice to become a proficient bowman as eas ily as possible.