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October, 1939 Corvallis, Oregon Vol. II

No. 6

Ye Sylvan Archer October, 1939

Vol. 11

No. G

Published the fifteenth of each month for archers by archers 505 North 11th Street, Corvallis, Oregon

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AFTER THIRTEEN LONG YEARS

By J. E. Davis

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KEN WILHELM AND TEXAS ARCH­ ERY

By John McCarty . ....................

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MILWAUKEE ARCHERY JAMBOREE ..

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NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASS’N.

By John L. Yount

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EDITORIAL

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WITH OUR ADVERTISERS

By Russell Jones . .....

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FIELD ARCHERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

By John L. Yount

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SCAA NEWS

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NAA COMMITTEES

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After Thirteen Long Years

By J. E. Davis

On September 10, 1926, I cast a dull broadhead arrow from a sluggish 45-lb. lemonwood bow at a black tail deer on Ten-mile ridge in Western Oregon. It was well that I missed.

On 1939, I sped a sharp V/Jl September ouptvmuui 24, Li Case broad broadhead head fr< from a 75-lb. osagc at a mule deer in the Canyon Creek reserve and it had been better for the deer if I had missed.

There was a crash in the brush as I made my way up East Gulch on that, to me, memorable day of Sep­ tember 24.

I froze in my tracks.

Through the brush I could catch oc­ casional glimpses of a bluish-grey shape as it tried to sneak out on me as so many had done before. It jump­ ed onto a log that was well hidden by brush and hardly a sound came to me as it carefully picked its way along the log.

If it continued, it must come into clear view just oppo­ site my position and about sixty yards away. I froze my gaze on that spot with bow and arrow ready.

But stepping out into clear view of.

The Evidence

an enemy is not a habit of mule deer bucks. Such a habit would not be conducive of long life. Just before he reached the open spot he jumped from the log into partial concealment in small brush.

I thought I saw horns but I did not look carefully for does were legal game and this was undoubtedly my last shot of the season.

I drew back the string and released 75 pounds of winged fury. The deer kicked and leaped away.

Sixty yards of brush made little hazard as I dashed to the spot. There was a liberal sprinkling of blood and I knew I had hit. The first thing to meet my eye was a leaf well spatter­ ed with blood and my first thought was “I’ll take that to show the boys that I got blood.” A glance in the direction the deer had taken showed my broken shaft, only a few feet away, smeared with blood to the feathers. I forgot the leaf.

I have always heard that when one cripples a deer he should wait thirty minutes before following it.

If a wounded deer is followed closely it will go as long as it has any power of locomotion. If it is not followed it soon will lie down, become stiff if it does not immediately die, and be more easily come upon. If I knew who the scoundrel was who started that waiting idea, I’d erect a statue to his memory as the world’s second crudest man and place it beside that of Nero.

I waited the thirty minutes that seemed hours and hours. I sat down with my back against a tree and my watch lying on the ground in front of me. My nerve tension increased in geometric progression with the seconds.

That kick made me suspect a wound in the hind leg. but specks of froth on the bloody shaft indicated a lung shot. The arrow was broken square1” in two at about the center of the shaft. What broke the arrow if it was onlv a f’rsh wound? It wasn’t a gut shot, I was sure. If it were only a superficial flesh wound surely the arrow would have passed entirely through. What if it were a spike

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buck—the only protected deer in that area?

They say a drowning man may re­ view an entire lifetime in a fewmin­ utes. I tried drowning once myself and I am just barely here to say that my thoughts during the half hour or more I spent in, under, on and around a boat drifting in through the break­ ers on a Pacific ocean beach lacked in variety, latitude and intensity those which whirled through my head while I waited for 1800 seconds to tick away before I started tracking down my deer in. East Gulch of Can­ yon Creek.

But even circus day comes at long last to Johnnie—and his father—and I finally started out.

Just a drop of blood here and a few feet farther on the trail another, a leaf smeared with red or a darkening spot in the dust. There was no welldefined trail and several times my over-anxious haste led me astray and I had to go back and work more, care­ fully.

Soon, however, and less than fifty yards from the place of the shot, I found two spatters as large as my hand and I knew that the deer was hard hit. Three poorly defined trails led from the two red spatters and I worked carefully out along each of these trails, nearly on my hands and knees, for a distance of fifty feet or more, but could find not a drop or a smear of blood. This was discourag­ ing; but I went back to the bloody evidence, looking for another possible direction the deer could have taken.

I found it. He had toppled dead into the brush beside where he had given up the last of his life blood.

I had killed my deer with bow and arrow.

How did I feel? Ask Cooter, Case, Thompson, Smith, Palliday, Michael, Stevenson, Richards, Gouthier, Fry, Duryee, Tawney, Diehr or any other of the modern hunters who have killed deer with bow and arrow. They won’t tell you because it is a thriil you can’t describe and a thrill you can’t understand until you experience it.

Stumip-hunting, Gardner; yes, I like it. It’s a thousand thrills to one such as I experienced that day. But for thirteen long years I’ve tramped hundreds of miles; I’ve thrilled at the close miss; I’ve gloried in the maj-

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esty of a magnificent set of antlers disappearing over a near or distant ridge; I’ve enjoyed the nearness of Nature in the very raw; I’ve exulted in my ability to stalk the deer in its own habitat; I’ve suffered the jibes of my friends as thirteen deer seasons have* passed without tangible results.

Did I feel remorse when I saw that poor dead deer? I did not. I had thought that I would but I didn’t feel any pang. That deer was the representative of the deer I had hunt­ ed for thirteen seasons. He was the one which had baffled me on so many occasions; he was the one that had escaped as a result of the deflection of my arrow by a twig; he it was that had leaped from the path of my arrow when he glimpsed the move­ ment of the bow in the release; he that had had the hair over his back­ bone parted by my broadhead when: he fooled me by standing in a wellworn trail, a few inches lower than I thought; he it was that had out­ witted me, until now. I had matched my wits, stealth and skill against him in his own habitat. I had taken no advantage. I had used no weapon except that of primitive man. He had finally lost. I had finally won.

My first glance showed forked horns. Nothing to be proud of, you say? I wouldn’t trade them for the finest set of antlers I have ever seen.

I had left my hunting knife in the car and a jack knife I happened to have with me was not equal to the task of piercing the skin. A sharp broadhead did the trick, however, and served to cut the throat and dress out the kill.

“Oh, yes,” you say. “Where did. you hit him?” And I ask, “Where should an archer place his shot at a deer?” Just behind the shoulder; low down and straight through the heart.”

Dr. Cathey, who carefully examined the pierced heart and lungs, said the buck had gone, in this case less than fifty yards, just the distance the air already in his lungs would carry him.

Collapsed lungs made taking another breath impossible.

Boasting? You’re darned right I am. Just luck? Sure it was. Any­ one who has seen me shoot at a target knows that. But, friends, I’ve killed my buck with bow and arrow after thirteen long years.

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Ken Wilhelm and Texas Archery

By John McCarty, Amarillo, Texas Ken W/ilhelm came out to the Am­ arillo Globe-News — Southwest’s Sportsman’s Show, which was so won­ derfully publicized in Life Magazine and left a trail of archery enthus­ iasts and activities in his wake.

He liked his new found, friends so well that he returned to the Texas Southwest in August for a short va­ cation. However, it was not much of a vacation because during that time he was kept pretty busy break­ ing two world’s records and organ­ izing several archery clubs and get­ ting several roving ranges under way.

Mr. Wilhelm’s first stop was at Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he helped organize the Albuquerque Archery Club and installed a roving range for that organization. While in Albuquerque, Ken did some plain and fancy shooting, negotiating the golf course and against one of New Mexico’s greatest golfers, in the low score of 58.

Coming on to Amarillo, the land of mule-sized jackrabbits, Wilhelm spent a delightful week hunting, sometimes by automobile and once by airplane, when he and Art Diehr were the guests of Billy Bivins, one of the Texas famous ranch family, in a 120 mile flight to one of the Bivens ranches in New Mexico. The day’s hunting netted the three archers 15 rabbits and one prairie dog.

Young Bivens and his father, Jul­ ian Bivens, and a brother, Bob, all became interested in archery as a re­ sult of Wilhelm’s work at the sport’s show. Young Bivins and his father recently became the first father and son combination to be granted air­ plane rights in Texas, both having flown for some time prior to obtain­ ing a license.

The Amarillo Archery Club was organized under Mr. Wilhelm’s guid­ ance early in August. Dave Kauf­ man, Sports Announcer for KGNC, was elected president; Bill Britton, assistant sports editor of the Ama­ rillo Globe-News was elected vicepresident; and Mrs. Sam Thomas, who owns and operates an archery range in Amarillo, was elected secre­ tary - treasurer.

Directors elected

were Sam Thomas, Bill Bivins, Lynn Holbrook and Ed Harris. There were 26 members the first night and the group has increased in membership since that time. Included in its mem­ bership is one entire family — John McCarty, Editor and Associate Pub­ lisher of the Globe-News, his wife and three children, Evelyn, 14; James, 10; and Wilbur Don, 4. They are all paid members of the club.

The newly formed archery club sponsored an effort by Wilhelm to break two world’s records ■with both hand and foot bows.

The record attempt was made on Wolflin Golf Course after it had been carefully measured by the County Surveyor, Morris Browning, and club officials. Some 200 people were pres­ ent for the record breaking attempt.

Wilhelm shot his foot bow first and then used the hand bow. Offi­ cials and directors of the club held back the crowd and walked down the course.

Fairly early in the game they found two arrows shot by Art Diehr, who had competed against Wilhelm with hand bow. His best shot was 476 yards.

The group found Wilhelm’s best hand flight ar­ row 579.7 yards from the place where he had made his shot. Guards were posted at this arrow and the officials moved on down the course, past the half-mile mark, where they found his two foot-bow arrows. One of these was just a trifle to the left of the fairway, and the other was 24 yards to the right and inside of the fair­ way. The first arrow was 896 yards and the second arrow was 9 feet and 9 inches short of that mark. Wilhelm was gratified that the arrows were so close together.

Officials of the club then sent for the County Surveyor, Morris Brown­ ing, who, with an assistant, came out and surveyed the distance, using the regular steel tape and instru­ ments that surveyors use.

The group was proud of its honor­ ary president and happy to get such recognition for itself.

Members of the club then tried some flight shots, using Wilhelm’s (Continued on page 9)

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Milwaukee Archery Jamboree There is no question about the large audience that turned out to witness the third annual Milwaukee Archery Jamboree and Show, being thrilled from the moment it opened until the finale marked with a barrage of ar­ rows carrying exploding points shot in unison from bows. The show last­ ed an hour and a half. It was staged on a specially constructed elevated platform thirty-six feet wide and forty feet long. Twenty-four archers took part in the show. Half of them were girls dressed neatly in white shorts. The men wore white flannel trousers, white shirts and colored tics. The success of the show was due primarily to the daring new trick shots, and the really good comedy. So thrilled was the audience that two people fainted dead away when Larry Wlhiffcn and Bill Conger simultan­ eously shot balloons from both sides of the extremely attractive face of Clara Rygh, who, by the way, stood her ground much better. Probably the height of the thrills was reached near the end when Bill Conger, stand­ ing erect on the shoulders of Jim Moll, successfully shot a balloon out of Clara Rygh’s mouth while she stood on the shoulders of Larry Whiffcn.

The most unusual feature of the show, and one which the audience ex­ pressed appreciation in voluminous applause, was a display of skill by Roy Harbold. Roy managed to shoot balloons off the target while riding a unicycle (that’s a one wheeled bi­ cycle to you). Then he loaded young Leroy Kollatz on his shoulders and they both proceeded to get their bal­ loons while mounted on the contrap­ tion. The comedians, Ed Walloch and Howard Dachstiner, took their parts as a silk hatted tramp and Robin Hood respectively. Their slap-stick varietv of comedy was a source of great amusement and a lot of good laughs.

The Milwaukee Archery show has become a feature attraction to Mil­ waukee as part of the summer’s en­ tertainment. It is the result of the cooperation of the Milwaukee Arch­ ers Association, The Milwaukee Jour­ nal and the Milwaukee County Park Commission. However, the novelty

competition that takes up a full day and a half of the Jamboree time is a source of great interest to the arch­ ers. This year there were twelve very unusual novelty targets, many of them moving, and a set of six tar­ gets arranged for a field event. The Journal, leading metropolitan news­ paper, not only furnished an abun­ dance of publicity, but provided thirty very excellent gold, silver and bronze medals. They also defrayed all ex­ penses connected with the show.

There were 176 archers competing in the events. Bruce Robertson took top honors in the men’s division with a score of 496 in the novelty division.

Roy Luhman of Madison won the field event. Manola Hanley of Milwaukee won in the women’s novelty event with a score of 436 and Jerry Hollow took the field shoot.

Both junior events were won by Kenneth Schmidt of Milwaukee. The list of the other winners is as follows: Individual novelty targets — D. C. Boyer, Bill Conger, Jim Menke, Joe Krohn, Roy Weston, Marion Henke, Kenneth Schmidt, Alois Schneider, Roy Case of Racine, and Frank Krause of Sheboygan Falls.

Combined novelty targets — Men, Bruce Robertson, 496; S. H. Arneson, 473; Roy Case, 472; Bill Conger, 451 ; Frank Krause, 449; Women: Manola Hanley, 436; Marion Henke, 355; Jerry Hollow, 324; Hazel Strande, 316; and Mrs. Joseph Bazal, 314.

Juniors: Kenneth Schmidt, 364; Chuck Rhubesky, 356; Robert Hoppe, 355; Jack Dess, 324; and Dick Jones, 322.

The Lubbock, Texas, archery club, organized recently by Ken Wilhelm, has elected the following officers: president, Ervin Beal; vice-president, Ed. S. Martin; secretary-treasurer, Phillip Brashear; field captain, Hank Roberts. A field archcry range has been laid out and is very popular with the membership.

At the annual Portland city tour­ nament held August 27, Pat Cham­ bers, national champion, broke two national records, York round, 835; American round, 734.

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National Field Archery Ass’n

By John L. Yount

As our friend Ripley would say, “Believe it or not, there are four dis­ tinct groups of archers”: the straight target archers, the target archers who like to take part in an occasional field tournament, the field shot who rather likes to do a little target shoot­ ing if there isn’t a field meet sched­ uled for that day, and the simon-pure field man.

Most clubs do not know the fourth kind of archer exists because he always manages to be on the other side of town during a target tourna­ ment. He feels very superior to the target archer, but that only makes things even for we have heard him referred to as a “tin can archer” by some members in good standing in Group Number One. The first two groups make up the membership of the NA A, helped out, of course, by a sprinkling of Group Three. Now we have organized the NF A A for the benefit of Groups Three and Four and hope in time to include some of the Group Two men.

It is this overlapping of membership, that, while it leaves the control of each in the hands of those most in­ terested, will make future coopera­ tion a simple matter.

After reading this some archers arc going to rear right up and claim that they can’t be classified, that they have no choice, that they take as much interest in one branch of the sport as they do the other. Now, this last statement isn’t human na­ ture, and I think that after a good long talk with such open minded per­ sons one will find their real opinion is that a certain branch of the sport is definitely the foundation upon which archery is built, but that, of course, the other is very, very im­ portant and should have lots of study and all that sort of thing.

If it is field archery they refer to they are partially correct because it does need lots of study, but show me the dyed-in-the-wool field man wil­ ling to play second fiddle while this study goes on. He is by nature an onery, unappreciative sort of cuss, while if left alone what he does may not set the world on fire, but it will

be his own doings and he will like it.

On the other hand, just try giving him one third of the time and atten­ tion at the world’s finest tournament.

Then test the air for sulphur and brimstone! A certain state, the one always bragging about its weather, just for two years tried this very thing. As a result I have a stack of really eloquent letters on the subject.

Alfter all, this is not as unreason­ able as it may sound. Didn’t the target archer start out by himself and isn’t he mighty proud of what he has built? Why not give the field archer a break? Now that he has his own organization the thing that he would appreciate most from other archery organizations is a pat on the back and an invitation to step right out into the world and see what he can do about carving a place for him­ self, and if and when he succeeds, but not before, they will be glad to discuss with him the formation of a partnership.

Here is how the proud little cuss is doing at the present time: Thirty days after starting a membership drive we have the unanimous support of the field associations of three states: Oregon, Washington and California, with individual members from eight other states. As to the growth of our games for instinctive shooting, there are six permanent courses in South­ ern California, four in Northern Cal­ ifornia, three in Texas, three in Mich­ igan, two in Oregon, one in Ohio, and one in Virginia. Others are planned and undoubtedly there are some of which we have not heard. If so we will appreciate being told about them.

Not bad for a beginner! What think you?

A field archery shoot was held nt Portland, Oregon, on September 10, with the following results: Men— Pat Chambers, 325; Bond Whitmore, 220; DeWitt Hawkins, 218; Van Robertson, 154; Clint Lyons, 153; Gene Warwick, 134. Wiomen — Mrs. W. D. Latro, 121; Glendolene Vinyard, 116; Dorothy Lyons, 71; Mrs. E. Woods, 55; Tsobel Hannon, 36; Betty Thompson, 19.

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Editorial Dr. Tawney Gets His Deer Dr. P. L. Tawney of Portland, Oregon, got his deer in the Canyon Creek reserve. According to reports the doctor missed at forty yards, missed again at seventy-five yards and brought it down with a shot through the lungs at about ninety yards.

SCA A Bi-monthly Gene Bacon won the sobriquet of “Five Star Bacon” in taking the championship in the ladies division with a 442 National and a 516 Colum­ bia at the bi-monthly shoot of the SCAA on October 8. Frank Harper topped Larry Hughes by two points, 1416 to 1414 in York and American, to win in the men’s division. The next tournament is November 12 at Long Beach.

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The Archery Spirit One of the fine things about arch­ ery was exemplified when the writer arrived, panting and excited, at the top of the ridge to announce his kill to his hunting companions, John Cooter, V. D. McCauley, “Pop” Prouty and Bill Williams. Their ex­ citement and pleasure was only ex­ celled by my own. I cannot at all imagine such a feeling exhibited by gun hunters. It was how are “we” going to get it out. They all wanted to go right down in the canyon. (I can’t blame them if it was just that they wanted to see the evidence with their own eyes.) I wish to thank the above named archers not only for their material and physical assist­ ance but also for the added pleasure given me by their enthusiasm in my success.

—The Editor.

Added Reserves in Wisconsin Roy Case informs us that the bow and arrow hunting reserve in Wis­ consin has been in­ creased to include some of the real deer coun­ try in the wild north­ ern part of the state.

The deer season dates this year are October 12 to November 14.

One of the new north­ ern reserves in Iron county was obtained through a petition by the Mercer Rod and Gun club. This club is made up in large part by guides, for Mercer is a little town in the beautiful lake region of Wisconsin.

Mr. Case feels that it speaks well for the ad­ vance our sport is mak­ ing when the guides wish to take a try at it.

Wisconsin was the first state to have a bow and arrow reserve, the first reserve being created in 1934. Ore­ gon followed in 1935.

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Wifh Our Advertisers

By Russell Jones, Business Manager

It really is a surprise to me that I am going to have a chance to have a little to say on this page again. I honestly expected that buck of John’s to crowd me clean off but the Editor made the mistake of letting me look the story over first and here I am.

Just looked over the very attractive folder describing Paul Gordon’s new book, “TILE NEW ARCHERY,” sent to me by the Beacon Hill Craftsmen, of which Mr. Gordon is the organizer and director. Paul H. Gardon is one of the foremost authorities on arch­ ery living today and his long exper­ ience should be a source from which we all may profit through this mod­ ern book in which he has so fittingly discussed archery as Hobby, Sport, and Craft. One glance at the inter­ esting titles of the many chapters such as, Yew and Osage orange Long­ bows, The Flat Limbed Bow, Hunting Heads and Hunting Arrows, etc., will make any archer anxious to own a copy as a source of information and enjoyment through the long winter evenings that are just around the corner. Why not drop a card to the Beacon Hill Craftsmen for their de­ scriptive folder tonight?

Received word from Bear Products that I had been sent a shooting glove and I began to think that it must be a joke or that Uncle Sam was not living up to his reputation of taking good care of the mails. Now the se­ cret is out, however, and I know how come John Davis was finally able to hit a poor little buck after thirteen years of trying to shoot with canvas gloves. He very reluctantly admits that my glove was appropriated for his recent hunting experience and, now that it will have a sacred place in his “just right” equipment, I have been digging around in the basement for that old pair of canvas gloves that I threw away when I thought I would soon be rating new ones.

Equipment sure does make the archer.

Thanks for the picture, Mr. Styles.

Also for the nice remarks about our

magazine and the suggestion that we publish the names of the archers who get deer with the bow. We certainly do want to do just that and will wel­ come any news and names of said archers.

Congratulations to Roy Crawford of Fresno who, you say, “got his buck.” I think he should tell us all about it and include a picture.

We are in receipt of a letter from Bill Joy giving us the details of a different type of archery chib which they have recently organized in Palos Verdes, with the following officers: Bill Joy, president; Jim Merwin, vicepresident; Volus Jones, secretary­ treasurer.

The club, it seems, is “for men only.” As Bill explains it, so a man can sit on a stump and cuss a bit without having his ears turn red when he unexpectedly hears a feminine voice of disapproval close by. This causes me no end of disap­ pointment and indeed my respect for the highly touted archers of Cali­ fornia has really gone into a slump.

Heretofore I had thought that I was the only archer in this fair land that shoots so terribly as to cause an out­ burst of profanity that might embarass even the most discreet listen­ er. He says that they do expect to have occasional “ladies’ days,” so ap­ parently they do have some easy events besides their usual course of targets, rovers, clout and flight.

A newspaper clipping from North­ branch, Kansas, tells a very interest­ ing story of the former cowpuncher, Vernon Lemley, who has taken his hobby of Indian curio collecting so seriously that he has made a very successful business from it. His col­ lection of curios has grown to what is reported to be one of the finest in the Middle West, numbering over 35,000 different objects. His curio store, “The Indian Museum,” has be­ come well known from coast to coast as well as in Europe. Mr. Lemley gets out a very interesting catalog of his objects which he will gladly send upon request.

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Southern California Field Archers

By John L. Yount

Once again Southern California has had some unusual weather. A nice winter rain in September. Can you imagine that? I can’t, but we surely do appreciate it as it puts the Red­ lands course in perfect condition for the big tournament, October 22. The trails will not only be in perfect con­ dition but the scenery should be beau­ tiful.

I The rain has come far enough in advance, to wash the summer’s dust off of the shrubbery and to put a nice: new growth on all the greasewood and sage. For trimming, there is a fine crop of holly. Most of you know what the view is from this range. We think there is none finer.

Why not bring a friend or two?

We are confident they will find the hike around the course quite suffi­ cient reason for spending the day in Redlands, and you might get them interested in archery. As for the archers this tournament should be a grand, grand opening of the winter season.

There is not much news this month.

Everybody has been hunting. Had a try at it myself.

It was a very successful hunt.

Didn’t get any blood on any of my ar­ rows. That always makes them so messy. I had a lot of fun, saw a world of beautiful scenery, helped to make true believers out of a number of gun toters, and I know that none of our party left any injured crea­ tures to die. What more could any hunter ask for. On top of all this, I saw Emery Watts do a little fancy stalking. One heard him a quarter of a mile away.

Ed Brock gave a demonstration of the proper technique of falling down a rock-studded slope, using a nice new osage bow as a sort of a ski.

All hands broke up a fine bunch of arrows shooting at strap iron and tin cans with a rocky mountain as a back-ground, and having fun doing it. Aren’t field archers nuts? No self-respecting target archer will ever understand one of them!

Al Biordi was seen admiring the

scratches and scars in his yew bow.

He tried an Ed Brock, but the yew was softer and the dents were deeper.

There was real pleasure in having our old friend, Nate Rogan, with us again, if only for a few days. For those who may not know, Nate is with the Califronia Fish and Game Com­ mission, and is at present stationed in the northern area.

SCAA News Under the leadership of the new president, Dr. R. W. Kelso, the first bi-monthly team shoot of the South­ ern California Archery Association started the new year with a fine turn­ out of fifteen teams.

Honors and congratulations go to the Long Beach Club for showing up with five teams and capturing three first places.

Larry Hughes and Bee Hodson were high in the metropolitan round shot in the afternoon. Although it was an exceptionally hot day, the scores turned in did not indicate a need for alibis.

Dr. Roy Moreton, good humored field captain, did his usual stuff in keeping the men in good spirits as well as running off the events in a snappy, orderly fashion. Ilda Hanchett did likewise on the ladies’ side of the field, acting as lady paramont.

The Jungle Archers of Buchanan, Michigan, plan a rabbit dinner for about November 18, the archers to supply the rabbits which must be shot with bow and arrows. A venison dinner is also planned to take place during the archery deer hunting sea­ son if one of the archers should bring back a deer shot with a bow.

The Middle Tennessee Archery As­ sociation was recently organized at Nashville with Buck Allison as pres­ ident; A. W. Galloway as vice-presi­ dent, both of Nashville, and E. M. McNish of Madison as secretary­ treasurer.

The Elysian Archers are planning a turkey shoot for November.

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Wisconsin Reserves (Continued from page 6) The reserves to date have not been, in the best deer sections of Wiscon­ sin and only four deer have been killed with bow and arrow. It is hoped that the opening of the north­ ern region will bring more success to the archers and that more petitions will open further territory in the bet­ ter deer regions.

Ken Wilhelm in Texas (Continued from page 3) equipment and the best shot was made

by John 0. Colquitt, who is the Coca.

Cola king there and is a rabid arch­ ery fan. He shot 349 yards.

Following the shooting, directors and officers of the club decided to install the roving range and secured permission to use a piece of property adjacent to the Wblflin golf course and belonging to Mr. Charles Wolflin. Here Mr. Wilhelm laid out a beautiful roving range and super­ vised installation of targets. The range has been in use every day since that time and is increasing in popularity.

Invitation to Lubbock was next cceived by Mr. Wilhelm and he went to the South Plains metropolis and home of the famous Texas Tech col­ lege, the fourth week in August, where he aided in the organization of an archery club and the installation, of a roving range. Ken put on an, exhibit in the Lubbock Ball Park Monday night, August 28.

After the Lubbock exhibition, Ken spread the gospel of archery in Plain­ view where he put on an exhibition and where a club is in progress of being formed.

He attended the Southwest Archery meeting in Fort Worth and did some exhibition, shooting both at the meeting and at one of the larger department stores.

Returning to the Panhandle he was responsible for the organization of the archery club at Dalhart and the installation of another roving range at that point.

The Dalhart archery club has 40 members and John Colquitt is the chief archer.

It is contemplated that joint rov­ ing meetings will be held soon be­ tween the Lubbock, Albuquerque, Am­ arillo and Dalhart clubs. Lubbock is a town of 35,000; Albuquerque, 60,-

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000; Amarillo, 60,000; and Dalhart, 5,000.

Ken Wilhelm gave archery a tre­ mendously big boost in the Southwest and proof of his popularity is the fact that his picture is used on the beautifully printed membership cards of the Amarillo Club.

The first official tournament of the Jungle Archers of Buchanan, Mich­ igan, was held on their new range on October 1, with twenty-five in at­ tendance. L. B. Spafford was high with a score of 187. At the Jungle Gardens range the archers shoot at unknown distances at nineteen small targets.

NAA Committees The following NAA committees have been appointed for the coming year by Henry S. C. Cummings, new chairman of the Board of Governors: Field Archery.—Karl E. Palmatier, Ch., Kalamazoo, Mich.; John L. Yount, Redlands, Calif.; Frank Nagler, Toronto, Can.; William M. Fol­ berth, Sr., Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Cur­ tis L. (Millie) Hill, Dayton, Ohio.

Rules Committee—Ray F. Hodgson, Ch., San Pedro, Calif.: John E. Mag­ ers Jr., Ruxton, Md.; L. B. Olmstead, Washington, D. C.: John P. Cuneo, San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Carl Oelschleger, Cleveland, Ohio.

Legal Committee—Kore T. Duryee, Ch.. Seattle, Wash.; Fred Bear. Dct’-oi1, Mich.; M. J. Dorsey. Urbana, Ill.: C. Wayne Thompson. Richmond, Calif.: Mrs. Chester A. Smith, Pittsburrr. Pa. Membershin—E. Hill Tumock. Ch., Pittsburg, Pa.; Clayton B. Shenk, Lancaster. Pa.; W. B. Lincoln Jr., Tndianaoolis, Ind.: John M. Kloss, Oakland, Calif.; Miss Ruby J. East, Torre Haute, Ind. International — Dr. Robert P. El­ mer, Ch., Wayne, Pa.: Dr. C. N. Hickman, New York City; Gen. I. Tho’’d-Grav, Greenwich, Conn.; Capt.

C. H. St.vlcs, Borkelev, Calif.; Mrs. Olive Besco Layer, Clarendon Hills, Ill. Junior Committee — Mrs. Mvrtle Miller. Ch.. New York, N. Y.: Miss Natalie Re’chart. Russ B. Hoogerhvde, Northbrook, Ill.; Robt. H. Stum, Indianapolis, Ind.; Harry C. Johns, Tacoma, Wash.

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Medal of Honor—Louis C. Smith, Ch., Boston, Mass.; Dr. Paul E. Klopsteg, Evanston, Ill.; Dr. Robert P, Elmer, Wayne, Pa.; Cyrus E. Dallin, Arlington, Mass.; Mrs. L. A. Hodgert, Modesto, Calif.

Publicity—William II. Jackson, Ch., Newark, N. J.; J. E. Davis, Corvallis, Orc.; Julius C. Vivos, New York, N. Y.; Maj. F. E. Pierce, Coronado, Calif.; Mrs. Erma A. Haberle, Al­ bany, Ore. Ladies Committees — Mrs. C. H. Styles (Frances S.), Ch., Berkeley, Calif.; Mrs. Belvia Carter, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Roy I. Case, Racine, Wis.; Mrs. A. R. Knight, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Tournament Committee—Lawrence E. Briggs, Ch., Amherst, Mass.

Committee members to be announced a little later.

SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTICE A cross appearing in this space means that your sub­ scription has expired and we would appreciate your prompt renewal so that your name may be kept on our mailing list.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES for Classified Advertising 5 cents per word per issue. Count initials and numbers as words. Mini­ mum charge is 50 cents.

YEW BILLETS $2.50 and $3^b" Staves $3.50 and $5.00 postpaid.

High elevation Yew, well seasoned.

Fine dark ten-year-old Billets $5.00.

Leon Chapin, Box 139, Albany, Orc.

"ARCI-IERY TACKLE. HOW TO MAKE AND HOW TO USE IT.”

by Adolph Shane. Bound in cloth and illustrated with more than fifty draw­ ings and photographs. Information for making archery tackle and in­ structions for shooting. Price is $1.75.

Send orders to Ye Sylvan Archer, 505 North 11th street. Corvallis.

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

The Huntington Park Archers, a club just organized, has a membership already of about fifty. A very good range is in the process of develop­ ment on land that has been furnished by the city. Iricidently, the location is a part of a large tract that the1 city is contemplating making into a park and in the plans already ap­ proved this space has been set aside for an archery range.

BACK NUMBERS YE SYLVAN ARCHER Volumes I to V Inclusive SL00 Per Volume B. G. THOMPSON R. F. D. 1, Corvallis, Oregon

raw materials, ________ t BOWS, ARROWS, raw Lowest prices.

Lloyd Morrison, Waldport, Oregon.

RELICS AND CURIOS

INDIAN RELICS, Beadwork, Coins, Curios, Books, Minerals, Weapons.

Old West Photos.

Catalog, 5c.

Genuine African Bow, $3.75. Ancient flint arrowheads, perfect, 6c each— ------ Indian Museum, Northbranch, Kansas.

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES ARCHERY SCORE BOOKS—48 pg. pocket score book with cover, 15c each. Douglas Keppler, South Whit­ ley, Ind.

October, 1939

WRITERS—Now you can make mon­ ey. No more rejection slips. New Plan works wonders for hitherto un­ known writers. Self addressed en­ velope brings information and Want­ ed List. Copy of Arrival magazine 10c. Association of American Writ­ ers, Dept. 43, 239 1-2 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif.

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VV. A. COCHRAN Archery Equipment High Elevation Yew Wood Port Orford Cedar Osage Orange Air Seasoned 10,000 Billets and Staves in Stock Route 2 Eugene, Ore.

October, 1939

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L. L. “Flight” DAILY

Archery Raw Materials

offers you “Tackle That Talks” Dry Cedar and Yew Catalogue Free 245 Pearl, Eugene, Oregon

LWM. A. JOY

E. BUD PIERSON Bowyer — Fletcher Tournament Tackle, Sinew, Glue, Raw Materials.

245 University Ave CINCINNATI, OHIO Custom Made Tackle

9708 So. Hoover Street LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

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“Jim Crayford — SILVER STREAK Metal Arrows

ARCHERY

BOWS

(Quarter Inch Diameter)

from the Heart of the Yew Country

Announcing the Most Satisfac­ tory Arrow Service yet offered.

W. I. KING Woodworking Shop

“LIFETIME” TRADE-IN ON THE WORLD’S FINEST AND MOST ACCURATE ARROWS MADE ....

1958’Xj Onvx St. ..... —

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POTTER & MacQUARRIE

You pay only 90c per arrow for the first set—then, split a nock or tube, wear out the feathers, bend one out of shape, or for any reason whatsoever, you want a new arrow (or a whole) set we guarantee to re­ place them, when returned, at 45c each.

The high scores of Streaks tell the story.

Eugene, Ore.

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ROVING ARROWS

Split Birch or P. O. Cedar, 11-32 in. and 3-8 in., matched, within 10 gr. in weight, and spined for heavy bows. Equipned with steel piles, 3 1-2 in. feathers and bright crest.

One Dozen $5.00

Silver

3400 Fruitvale Ave.

Oakland .... California

NIK & JIM (G. L. Nichols) (Jim Crayford)

ARCHERY WORKSHOP 6 West Huron St.

Chicago, Ill.

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& Beacon Hill Craftsmen Beacon, N. Y. Paul H. Gordon, Director

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HANDBOOK-How to Mako and Uia Bowi and Arrowi—90 Pagai wall illuitratod (with catalog) 35c.

The Works The McCoy No Swanky Showrooms We Put It Into the Product

CATALOG—100 picturai—color spread —Imtruction Folder. 10c

Write for Complete Catalog

CATALOG alone 5c Stamps or Coin.

LEZTEMMEER- OUEEV WUACE-N-Y-

Write us for your needs in Archery books. Ye Sylvan Archer,

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GIVE YOUR PET BOW ANEW LEASE r— ON LIFE A BOW that has followed the xl string can now be brought back, and made almost as straight as when it was first used.

Hickman Silk Backing applied ■with sufficient tension does it. It will greatly reduce string follow in the future. It adds between 2 and 7 pounds to force at full draw. It practically insures against breakage.

To apply silk backing under proper tension requires a suit­ able fixture for stretching and gluing. We have the equipment for properly applying Hickman Silk Backing.

If you have a good, used bow which you want made better, as described, send it to us prepaid plus $4-^0 and return shipping charges.

We are exclusive agents to the retail trade for Hickman Silk Backing. In 6-foot strips, 1-5/16 inches wide, the price is $1.25 plus 10c for packing and postage.

RUSS HOOGERHYDE, INC. 1868 Shermer Ave. • Northbrook, III.

McMillan & Son Since 1930 63 Chapin Street

Canandaiguc, N. Y. Specializing in fine arrows, two point milled arrow shafts, arrow materials and archery accessories.

(Catalog on request by letter)

Willis H. Barnes Sturgis

601 N. 4th Street : Michigan

Bowyer and Fletcher

TRUE-MADE Lemonwood Bows $6.00 and up. There is a difference.

Try our D. Fir Self tourna­ ment arrows $5.00 per dozen.

Yewwood and Osage Target and hunting bows $15.00 and up.

Douglas Fir and P. O. Cedar footed target arrows $8.00 per dozen and up.

Hunting arrows made to your requirements of Douglas Fir and Birch. Ask for prices.

Tackle Built to Please Barnes Bows and Arrows are known the world over for Quality

The Flat Bow—70 pages of Archery information for 50 cents, well illus­ trated. Ye Sylvan Archer, 505 N. 11th St., Corvallis, Oregon.

Please mention Ye Sylvan Archer when writing advertisers.

AIR SEASONED STOCK

TARGETS

(Satisfaction Guaranteed Hand split, winter cut yew of finest quality. Green or seas­ oned. Price $2.00 to $8.00.

Perfect milled dowels from split stock. 1-4 to 3-8 inch by 32nds. Port Orford cedar 3c.

Douglas fir 2 l-2c.

Smooth straight squares from split stock. Port Orford cedar 1 l-2c. Douglas fir lc.

Split bolts surfaced one side and one edge. Port Orford 4c per square inch of cross section.

Douglas fir 3c per square inch of cross section.

Handmade, precision Stitched, Tournament Quality — Coiled Rye Straw — Non-Glare Faces, No Passes or Rebounds.

m. l. McKinney Oakland, Ore.

(Formerly McKinney Bros.)

48 in. $9.00 36 in. $6.50 24 in. $3.00 Prices F.O.B. Kansas City, Mo. DICK LAUDON

5544 Lydia — Kansas City, Mo.

Rose City Archery Co. 1149 NE 31st Avenue Portland, Oregon

Now under the management of

C & C ARCHERS “Quality Archery Tackle at Reasonable Prices” HUNTER’S SPECIAL 12 Arrow Shafts 11-32 in x 30 in.

12 Pyroxylin nocks 5-16 in., any color . 12 Broadheads, screw-on type, barbed 2 1-2 in. x 1 1-4 in. 3 doz. feather cuts 4 1-2 in. All for................... $2.44 C. & C. Archers J. E. Clifford, Mgr. 416 Dechman Ave. Peoria, Ill.

Arcadian Life Magazine Tells the Story of the Ozarks Nature, Health, Folklore, pre­ sented in a charming way.

Published monthly in the backhills where the highway meets the by-ways. $1.00 pays for three years’ subscription. Sin­ gle copy, 15c. Try a classified ad in our Market Place. $1.00 pays for three insertions of your thirty word advertisement.

Short Pastoral Poems Wanted O. E. RAYBURN, Editor Caddo Gap, Arkansas

Pat Chambers Catalogue on request

BROADHEADS Complete, or blades and fer­ rules. Select from 5 Swedish clock spring blades. Also 3-8 in. and 11-32 in. blunts. Lower quantity prices. New circular.

ROY CASE The Arrowsmith since 1927 1755 S. Main Street Racine, Wis.

Make Your Arrows with a

Lampert Arrowmaker parallel — tapered — barreled 3-8 to 1-4 $30.00—two models—$20.00 For Information Write Claude Lampert 3527 N. Haight Ave. Portland Oregon

ULLRICH WOOD The Choice of Champions Mill run 11-32, 21-64, 5-16, and 9-32 in. Cedar Dowels. From split out, air seasoned (in the ’ Dowels from square)' stock. same source segregated. Should match up like hair on a dog’s back.

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“THE MARK OF DISTINCTION IN ARCHERY TACKLE Fine Yew Target and Hunting Bows, Plain or Backed with Rawhide.

Lemonwood Bows with Rawhide Backs.

College and School Equipment Target, Hunting and Roving Arrows Price List on Request Wholesale — Retail EARL GRUBBS 5518 W. Adams Los Angeles, : California

$30.00 $17.50 $10.00 $ 4.00

(Any combination permissable) EARL ULLRICH Roseburg, Oregon V;

Cassius Hayward Styles

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BOWYER AND FLETCHER

GENUINE LEATHER BOW CASE

—Tackle that has stood the test—

With Zipper Fastener RED — BLUE — GREEN BLACK — BROWN

28 Vicente Place

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

$1.95 each — Postpaid —■ "Specify Length of Bov"

BEAR PRODUCTS CO. 4700 Burlingame Detroit, Mich.

WIN WITH BEN PEARSON ARROWS Beautiful and accurate to the Nth degree but win their real laurels on the range. Arrows made as arrows should be—and at prices you can afford to pay. Send for catalogue.

BEN PEARSON, INC. — PINE BLUFF, ARK.

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