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A life member of NFAA, Edward Davis, shot this 700 lb. elk at 25 yds. while hunting in Colorado in September 1994.

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Features: President's Comer..................... Headquarters Report Pro News Memories Bowhunting Plus Bowhunter Spotlight Bowhunting/Legislature News ... Bowhunter Showcase Correction Bowhunters In Action Atwood's Laws of Archery Product Evaluation News From the Industry Sectional Report NFAA Tournament Calendar

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, 5 Golden Anniversary Invitation.......................... .9 1995 Bowhunting Show...................................... 11 1FAA News 11 North American Field Archery Championships. rsuvavaaua a avava aArchery a. vc va j AAssociation a aaaa ~ -Foundation --------------------“ National Field 50th NFAA Outdoor National Tournament Information... 14 Bernie ... Insights............................................................ 16 Bowhunting Feature of the Month 24 Diamond Buck Winners for 1994 25 1994 Bowfisher of the Year 26 Bowfisher Records for 1994 26 5th Annual NFAA 3-D National Tournament 32 Sectional Tournament Registration 36 Western Trail Classic & 1st Annual NFAA 3D National.. 40

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QoCden SVniiivevsary hnLitcitlon Tfte Gjohden Ânniversary of TTJTASA Outdoor Tournaments witt he held July, 1995, inAVausau, AVisconsin. AVere you, or apersonalacquaintance of yours, a participant in that very first TTJJATA tournament Back, in 1946? If you were, we would certainly like to see you at the QoCden Ânniversary Tbi-rrasr X .f you know of someone that attended and they aren't aware . / .••■ istoricaC year, why not remind them! lAny of the participants then are able to attendwitthe introducedat the opening ceremonies on Sunday. J:or those that are ahhe and witting to snoot, we might even he ahhe to have a celebrities group. Our younger archers would he thrittedto have you there, to meet you personatty and may he even convince you to give us your autographs. Thease give some serious thought to attending and helping to make this QoCden Ânniversary Tournament a truly historical archery event. Give Tam a cattat ThJIAIA ^headquarters, 909-794-21^ or send her a JTAX at 909-794-8512 and het her know you'd he there. Archery

NFAA Board of Directors

NFAA Council Officers PRESIDENT Chuck Crowell 23 Wilderness Lane Great Falls. MT 59401 (406)965-3566

VICE PRESIDENT Walter Rueger 122 Stanton Ripon. WI 54971 (414)748-2262

GREAT LAKES Haney Fitzsimmons Director - IL RR I Box 20A Dawson, IL 62520 (217)364-4628

Wayne E. CanDirector - WV Rt. 2 Box 14 Mineralwells. WV 26150 (304)489-2044

Shirley A. Swlndall Director - IN Rt. 1 Box 157 Bloomfield. IN 47004 (812)825-8115

MID-WESTERN Tom Lyman Director - IA 400 N. 5th SL Apt. 10 Eldridge. IA 52748 (319)285-6585

Bill Jones Director - MI 12838 Denoter Sterling Heights. MI 48313 (810)781-4615

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Pam Shilling 31407 Outer I-10 Redlands. CA 92373 (909)794-2133

Harry Boltz Director - OH 5603 Troy Villa Blvd. Huber Heights. OH 45424 (513)235-2688

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Ed A. "Bud" Beaudry Director - WI 815 N. Peach St. Marshfield. WI 54449 (715)384-3473

Manin Waymack- (217)235-0790 R.R. 1 Box 286 Lerna, IL 62440

MID-ATLANTIC Mike LePera- (201)584-0637 34 Kentwood Road Succasunna. NJ 07876

Paul Double Director - MD 8129 Bennett Branch Rd. Mt. Airy. MD 21771 (301)829-2842

Ray Jones- (515)462-4031 704 West South Winterset, IA 50273

George Ossola - (203)272-5454 573 Cornwall Ave. Cheshire. CT 06410

Phyllis Stalcup - (503)258-7595 1365 Franklin Street Lebanon. OR 97355

Tommy Lea - (615)728-7006 226 Archery Lane Manchester. TN 37355 SOUTHERN

James W. Revis - (405)282-0417 103 Eastwood Dr. Guthrie, OK 73044

Frank D. Ellis - (916)827-2577 P. O. Box 12910 Reno. NV 89510

MID-ATLANT1C Brian McCaffrey Director - DE Lot 3 Dover East Dover. DE 19901 (302)674-1068

Art Reimer Director - NJ 90 Seneca Lake Road Sparta. NJ 07871 (201)729-3736 Don Dandino Director - NY 443 Curran Rd. Shortsville. NY 14558 (315)597-1211

Dan Vukich Director - PA 1511 3rd Ave. New Brighton. PA 15066 (412)843-2202

Clinton F. Western Director - VA 110 Dogwood Ln Vinton. VA 24179 (703)890-3072

Bennie Mooer Director - KS 2600 Williams Great Bend. KS 67530 (316)792-2221 Merle Eggersgluess Director - MN 17987 232nd St. Hwy.. 15 Hutchinson, MN 5535(50 (612)587-3137

Earl Foster Director - MO 8709 Booth Kansas City.. MO 64138 (816)763-265599

Eldon Epley Director - NE Rt. 1 Box 91 Litchfield. NE 68852 (308)446-2415

Howell Flowers Director - ND 1007 1/2 Beaumont Dr. Hazen. ND 58545 (701)748-2565 Bruce Cull Director - SD 2301 E. Hwy. 50 Yankton. SD 57078 (605)665-8340

Scott Soucy Director - ME 23 Barton St. Presque Isle. ME 04769 (207)764-2943

Alvie Carpenter Director - MA 160 Plymouth St. Fitchburg. MA 01420 (508)343-4135 Michael Wright Director - NH P.O. Box 237 Marlboro. NH 03455 (603)876-4249 Kenneth Moore Director - RI 43 Priscilla Ave. Providence. RI 02909 (401)944-0321

Steve Malone Director - LA 9044 Mansfield Rd. Shreveport, LA 71118 (318)686-6600

Daniel J. Kolb Director - WY 3571 Teton Casper. WY 82609 (307)265-4418

John Storrusten Director - OK 3405 Meadow Ln Ponca City, OK 74604 (405)765-3924

SOUTHEAST Rick Jacobs Director - AL Box 185 Hwy 231 Vincent. AL 35178 (205)672-2384

Clyde Miller Director - TX 5564 Ayers Corpus Christi. TX 78415 (512)855-3116

Tom Shatzer,.Jr. Director - FL 34035 Parkview Ave. Eustis, FL 32726-7230 (904)357-8622 Paul Davison Director - GA 2787 Winston Way Duluth. GA 30136 (404)476-7488

SOUTHWEST Jim Hamilton Director - AZ 5407 W. Cochise Glendale. AZ 85302 (602)931-9565

John E. Desrochers, Sr. Director - VT 3 New St. Swanton. VT 05488 (802)868-2547

Roy L. McFarland Director - KY 1805 Cantrill Dr Lexington. KY 40505 (606)299-2250

Jerry Miller Director - CA P.O. Box 613 Whittier. CA 90608 (310)692-6105

NORTHWEST John Sheets Director - AK 1097 Dee Ln Fairbanks. AK 99705 (907)488-3362

Garry Randall Director - MS Rt 3 Box 161A Summit, MS 39666 (601)249-2988

Barbara Foerster Director - CO 15 Breamore Ct. Castle Rock. CO 80104 (303)660-0637

Jim Skipper Director - NC 7608 Circle Dr. Indian Trail. NC 28079 (704)882-1844

Judy Schaaf Director - HI HCR 2 Box 6268 Kca'au. HI 96749 (808)982-6673

S. Dale Smith Director - SC 672 Gap Hill Rd. Six Mile. SC 29682 (803)868-9422

Robert L. Borg< Director - NM 406 Sunshine Ave. Alamogordo. NM 88310 (505)434-2932

Hubert Sims Director - ID P.O. Box 1713 Orofino, ID 83544 (208)476-5377

Bill Tiddy Director - MT 2225 11 th #26 Helena, MT 59601 (406)442-1130

NEW ENGLAND Bert Cline Director - AAE PSC 2 Box 6048 APO AE 09012 (011)496374-3878

Patti Curtiss Director - OR 57169 Douglas Wa; ay Scappoose, OR 97C '056 (503)543-2233

Tom Schaub Director - CT 35 Benson Rd. Ridgefield. CT 06877 (203)748-3771

Diane Brereton Director - WA 11209 Shaw Rd. E Puyallup. WA 98374 (206)845-1886

Karen Oland Director - TN 104 Lakecrest Dr. Harriman. TN 37748 (615)882-8396

Tom Wagner Director - NV 1700 Yellowwood Dr. Las Vegas. NV 89123-1951 “ (702)897-1 102

SOUTHERN Don Morphew Director - AR 654 Ragweed Valley Rd. Royal. AR 71901 (501)991-3810

Ray Sheperd Director - UT 447 East 400 North Lindon, UT 84042 (801)785-2808

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IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR CHAIRMAN Kenneth A. Rogers Martin J. Rogers 283 Carlson Drive RR 4, Box 121A Midway Park, NC 28544 Carlinville. IL 62626 (910)353-7181, (813)675-8861 (Dec. - Apr.) (217)854-2091

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President's Corner by Chuck Crowell - President, NFAA

After returning from the Bowhunting Trade Show I am always amazed at the new technology which seems to be never ending. As I walked around and visited with those who show their products at this show, it's almost mind boggling to see how far archery has evolved in the years I've been in the sport. Again this year, there were many new items as well as better versions of the old items, but two items really stuck in my mind. The two were from major bow manufacturers. One was PSE's new All Carbon Bow. The bow riser as well as limbs, overdraw and sight were all carbon. It has a mass weight of approximately two pounds. The other was a limb which Xi has on its top of the line bows. This is a multi-laminate limb which seems to have incredible strength. On Saturday they dry fired the bow in a shooting machine some 5.000 times with no apparent damage to the limb. Neat things are going on in the minds of the Industry Engineers. There seems to be considerable question about the elections of Officers and voting on the Board of Directors.

Candidates are nominated by a Councilman or Director from a State. These nominations are normally in conjunction with the Annual Meeting held in February of each year. A list of candidates and their platforms are published in the July/August issue of ARCHERY magazine, the official publication of the NFAA. After reading the platforms and qualifications of each candidate, each member should call or write his/her Director and voice your feelings on the person you would like to lead your Association for the next term. In the first week of September, each Director is sent a ballot by mail, which must be returned to the Executive Secretary by the 30th of September. The winner is the candidate with the largest number of votes by weighted ballot. Submitting items for changing the Constitution or Bylaws. Each year you, as members, have the right to submit legislation changes to your Director through your State Association. The State Director or Councilman then submits the Agenda item in its proper form to the

NFAA Executive Secretary. All items are then placed in order and given a committee assignment. Eighty days prior to the annual meeting, all Directors receive a copy of all agenda items. At this point in the process it becomes the responsibility of each member to communicate to their Director how he/she should vote. In Montana, my home state, we do this at our State meeting. Each item is read and as a body we decide how our State feels about that item. Our Director is then given guidelines as to what to do if the item is changed in Committee. All our Clubs have a Director which should attend this meeting, but the meeting is open to any State member. This may not be how your State functions, but I'm sure if you contact one of your State Officers they will be glad to help you better understand how your State conducts business. The best word to use here is communicate. We all need to be better communicators. Your Director needs to know how you feel. Be a Voice. You are the NFAA.

3-D McKenzie Targets - For Sale NFAA will have available for sale, upon completion of our 1995 3-D National Tournament, the McKenzie targets used at the tournament.

You will be respc . Jble to make Bids are now being accepted to purchase a minimum of 25 targets the proper arrangeir its to have the (which is one range and includes an targets packed and shipped from the assortment of various animals) at a tournament site in Pa kersburg, WV. Targets will be old on a first cost of $40.00 per target or $1,000.00 per range. There is a total come first serve basis. of 100 targets (or four ranges) for sale, plus 10 practice targets.

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NFAA CONSTITUTION BY-LAWS The new NFAA Constitution and By-Laws will be available from NFAA Headquarters by June 1st and will reflect all the agenda items passed at the NFAA Annual Meeting which was held in February in Phoenix, AZ. The agenda items passed at the annual meeting will also appear in the May/June issue of ARCHERY. All changes to the NFAA Constitution By-Laws will go into effect June 1, 1995.

RIC94-5 From: Accu Rest, Inc. A request was received from the above manufacturer for a ruling on their product known as the Accu Rest. RIC DESCRIPTION: The arrow track is rectangular, extruded material, approximately 1 1/16" x 1 7/16" x 30". A mechanical releease is built into one end of the slide with which

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the bow string is drawn. The arrow track is positioned in the sight window where the conventional arrow rest normally would be. The standard style arrow rest, plunger and cable guard are eliminated. The arrow shaft is placed inside the arrow track and is completely encased in the track. Patented nock fins are required for the rest. The arrow is held in place as the track is drawn. On release the arrow travels through the track propelled by the bow string traveling down through the center of the track. Since the archer is holding the release attached to the trac. the track itself does not move on release. Total arrow propelling energy is developed from a flexing of the limbs. RIC RULING: Since the arrow rest (track) extends more than 1/4" above the arrow shaft, the track is in the sight window and a mechanical release is an integral part of the track, the RIC rules that the product known as "Accu Rest" would be permitted in NFAA competition in the Freestyle Division only.

RIC 95-1 From: Perkins Stabilizer, Inc. Perkins Stabilizer Inc. requested a ruling from the NFAA RIC as to the legality of their product in NFAA competition. RIC DESCRIPTION: Unlike the conventional stabilizer that is attached at the back of the bow, this stabilizer is attached opposite the sight window on the side of the bow. The bracket supporting the stabilizer goes under the sight window and extends out beyond the side of the sight window, therefore, there is no projection into the sight window even when the bowstring is drawn. The end of the stabilizer facing the archer has a built on release. The end of the stabilizer toward the back of the bow has an adjustable draw check. The stabilizer is telescoped within itself while the bow is relaxed. As the bow is drawn e telescoping opens to accommodate the length to which the c check is set. illy extended On release of the bowstring, the stabilizer retains archer. length until returned to the forward position b ) states: "No RIC RULING: Art. II, Sec. B, Para. 5 (Ban >n-adjustable mechanical device will be permitted other than o Bowhunter) draw check...". Art. II, Sec. E, Para. 6 (Compe llowed." Art. states: "No clickers, drawchecks, or levels will • Competitive II, Sec. F, Para. 7 (Freestyle Bowhunter) is simil. to Freestyle Bowhunter. Freestyle Limited Bowhunter is sr > states: "No Bowhunter. Art. II, Sec. H, Para. 11 (Traditi< the fact that stabilizer or counterbalance can be used.” Du i a stabilizer the product has an adjustable draw check am tiles that the cannot be used in the Traditional style, the R I for NFAA product known as the Perkins Stabilizer is I competition in the Freestyle Divisions only.

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IFAA NEWS By Ken Rogers, IFAA President

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Recent IFAA elections have resulted in the following: President: Kenneth A. Rogers. USA Vice President: Dorothy Southgate (reelected), England Secretary: Loet Smit. Republic of South Africa Treasurer: Tim Stone (reelected), Australia The International Field Archery Association (IFAA). consists of one Field Archery Association from each member country. In the United States that is the NFAA. All members in good standing of the NFAA. are members of the IFAA and

are eligible for participation in the IFAA World Championship Tournaments. World Championship Tournaments are: the World Bowhunting Championship (WBHC) and the World Field Archery Championships (WFAC) held in alternate years. The next WBHC will be held April 18-22. 1995 in Australia. The registration forms were included in the JanuaryFebruary issue of ARCHERY. The next WFAC will be held during August 1996 in Darrington. Washington. The North American Field Archery Championship (NAFAC), a regional tournament which includes Canada. USA and Mexico, will be held August 12-13. 1995 in Niagara Falls. Ontario. Canada. Contact Person: Joanne Martindale 6494 Burwood Ave. Niagara Falls. Ontario L2H 1Z7 Canada

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NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION by Frank Ellis, Chairman

Foundation Update Looking Back on 1994 The year for the Foundation really started out at our National Meeting with some substantial contributions being presented to the Foundation at that time. As to contributions for the rest of the year, we had one major one in June, along with some smaller ones coming in during the rest of the year. At our Foundation meeting in February, it was more or less agreed by the trustees present that because of the slow way in which we were raising funds, if we did not get some major involvement from the rest of the archery community we would all be old and grey before we were able to complete our project. It was then agreed

that we would make every effort possible way as possible. But when we get to the to get that involvement started. end of the road, there will be no one there Fortunately, we were able to make the to weigh our load, or try to keep track of necessary contacts and now with the help who's wagon has how much in it. We will of some great individuals and just add it to the pile and go back for organizations we feel that we now have a another load until the pile is large enough team together that will see the completion to complete the project. This new group that has come together of the project in five to six years. We hope that you will take notice of is looking forward to a very exciting 1995 the fact that there is no mention of any with lots of activity. Keeping this in mind, individuals or particular organizations in we would ask all of you to keep up your this report. It has been agreed to by all that fund raising efforts for the Foundation in if we are to succeed it will be with a joint 1995 just as you did in 1994. effort by all, with no individual person, or single organization taking credit for the NFAA FOUNDATION project. C/0 NFAA HEADQUARTERS Put it this way, we will all be pulling a 31407 Outer 1-10 • Redlands, CA 92373 wagon down the road gathering as much monetary support for the project along the Phone (909)794-2133 • Fax (909)794-8512

PRO NEWS By M. J. Rogers

While I'm writing this article it is cold outside, and little snow blowing. Hopefully when we all read this we will be gearing up and setting sights for outside shooting without insulated clothes and gloves. These are some exciting times in archery with so many different games that are available to play for pro archers. From local money shoots, to the Indoor Nationals in Tulsa, to Vegas and the Redding Trail Shoot. These are just a few that the NFAA Pro Division is involved with. There are many more including tournaments affiliated with PAA, ASA, IBO, and Buckmasters. A lot of dollars just waiting to be won. I'm glad to see this growth in money shoots. It looks like we may be closer to a time when more than just a few pro archers can afford to shoot on tour events throughout the year. Archery

A majority of the large dollars are at shoots where "estimating" distances is a key to achieving winning scores. It is a matter of growing concern that many "dot" shoots are struggling to get sponsorship and participation. When it is well known you can't "estimate" good form or shoot execution. Shooting "dots" as practice for form and execution is a must to remain in top condition. This is to let you know that your Pro Division is looking into other sources of sponsorship for our sanctioned shoots. In the meantime, it is critical that the participation remain high and for all Pro members to be aware that your organization as a whole has the largest membership of any archery organization. When you win some of the 3-D money, tell them where you got so good. Explain that NFAA field archery and hours of

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take one shot and hit the kill on a 3-D animal. For those attending the Indoor ou saw a Nationals in Tulsa, questionnaire and I hop. .lied one out. en out at the This same form will be with selling 50th Outdoor in Wausau g at an event any product, a good she can make an impression lie facts from as a tool to these surveys will be v promote our organizatie and hopefully gain sponsorship mom lor upcoming tournaments. Regardless of which <nes we enjoy most, field, target or 3-D. ir Pro Division the most to and our organization oil every archer. We should al: ■ y to introduce other archers to the NFAA Shoe. Veil, M. J. ogers

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Continuing with John Yount's 1954 account of the formation of the NFAA, the fifth installment.

"The final big event of this all important year (*1940) was the election of our permanent officers in November. A. J. Michelson of Flint, Michigan, became President; Paris B. Stockdale, Columbus, Ohio, Vice-President; T. C. Davidson, Springfield, N. J., Eastern Representative; Fred Bear, Detroit. Michigan, Midwest; Harold Macquarrie (*California), Western and Karl E. Palmatier (*Michigan) was appointed Tournament Chairman." "This brings us to 1941 with things well organized and running smoothly. The big event of that year was the adoption of the old stump as our emblem. There is quite a little story connected with that." "In 1938 and 1939 Erie Stanley Gardner (*creator/author of Perry Mason} wrote several articles on the art of stump hunting in which he pointed out that the archer who went out for fun and didn't take his sport too seriously was the man who had the most fun. So when Bill Folberth sent me a number of sketches drawn by Dick Schroeder, a nationally known artist, an outstanding sportsman and an archer, from which to pick a design and when I found among them the old stump and arrow I knew we had what we wanted. Needless to say the design was unanimously adopted by the Executive committee." "It was also in 1941 that the custom of having the association President write a column for each issue of the magazine was started. Mike's column was Rims From the Old Stump. Right her..' ; want ,■.■ y. . special tribute to Mike r-.i id ,... leadership in those early , . , .a NFAA. He saw the picture as ,i whole ar: i was not influenced by pressure groups who say any radical change or rapid growth as a threat to their own private little dynasty. Those of you who did not know Mike missed knowing a great man. and those of you who knew him only in his later years when poor health and the press of business kept him inactive in the field of archery did not know the Mike whom we knew." "When 1942 and World War II came along we didn't do like some organizations

did, and toss in the sponge for the duration. We felt that the sport was needed more than ever, and so it was our patriotic duty to keep right on plugging. The following from Mike's column of January that year shows how we felt about it:" " 'America is at war. How long the war will last no one knows. Our lives, our property, and our sacred honor are pledged to a successful prosecution of that war. Many of our archers are already in the service; many more soon will be. For those who are not called to the front there are many war time duties, not only in the production of war materials, but in civilian defense.' " " 'But man cannot live alone by fighting, nor can he efficiently produce by working without rest day in and day out. There comes a time when fatigue, mental and physical, slows up production. To keep our minds and our bodies healthy and at the peak of efficiency there must be periods of rest and recreation. Rest and recreation are to our minds and bodies what lubrication is to machinery. Without it they wear out and deteriorate. In war time, sports are necessary not only in the armed services but in the home front, to keep up morale, to take our minds for a moment from the thoughts of war. to relax tired bodies and release stored-up nervous tension. From our sports we can return to our work with renewed vigor and energy.' " "In March of that year we printed our first Handbook. It was a tiny book. 3 %" x 5 Vi" in size with 120 pages, ads and all. Just the same it was a big thing in field archery. Before its publication we had no \.vy of spreading the sport except by letter and a small amount of mimeograph n: >• J. Now we could send a Handbook. Largely because of this we reached a membership of 906 in 1942." "The other big event of 1942 was the 20 Pin. This was the brain child of the Northern California field archers. After giving a good try and knowing just how popular this award was. they offered not only the idea but the pin design as well to the NFAA. This was the pin that was used by our organization until 1952, when the new design bearing our initials was adopted. This was necessary because so

many different clubs were giving the original pin and under so many different rules that it had lost a lot of its meaning.” Next issue, the Flint Indoor Round and Archery magazine becomes the official voice of the NFAA. NOTE: * indicates something added by J. Slack for clarification.

A request. In this installment John Yount talked about the NFAA's first 20 Pin. As with too many items from our history we no longer have one of these pins for display. If anyone has one of these pins or a picture of one and would like to donate it to the NFAA, send it to John Slack in care of the NFAA, 31407 Outer 1-10, Redlands, CA 92373.

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BOW TUNING: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT? Author's Background: Bernie's past experience and achievements include: 8 state indoor, field and 3-D championships, NFAA & NAA Certified Instructor, pro-staff shooter and coach, seminar speaker, and pro shop owner. As a bowhunter, he has 7 animals pending or placed in the top 5 of Safari Club International Record Book. He is president of Robinhood Video Productions, one of the world's largest and most popular producers of instructional archery videos which presently has 20 titles marketed into 26 countries. Most bowhunters and target archers think bow tuning is the most important part of accuracy. Last year I surveyed some shooters at our archery range. The question was, what percentage of accuracy is bow tuning responsible for. Survey says . . . 50% to 95%. This is no doubt attributable to the fact that in recent years there has been endless seminars, videos, books and articles on the subject. Well, here's another one! As novices, from the time we first hit the practice range we are told by fellow shooters that if your bow is not tuned properly, it is impossible to hit the target or animal with any consistency. Therefore, in most archer's minds, bow tuning is the most important ingredient in the formula of accuracy. Nothing could be further from the truth! In theory, bow tuning plays absolutely no role in accuracy. This is easily proven if you have access to a good shooting machine. Having experimented with shooting machines myself, I know that regardless of the tune of the bow, a shooting machine is capable of putting every arrow in the same hole, even when equipped with broadheads. This is assuming, of course, that all outside influences such as fletch clearance, wind, nock and broadhead alignment remain exactly the same. To double check my results, I called Frank Pearson, professional archer, known for his candor, years of experience and experimentation with various shooting equipment. Frank assured me that he had tested a bow in a shooting machine at long distances and found NO difference in the groups of the

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arrows whether the bow was tuned or the only reason for bow tuning is to improve our bad shots; our good shots all untuned. I know what some of you are thinking, go where we aim. And. as for our that this must be an anti-tuning article ... REALLY BAD shots ... tuning won't help NOT! I believe that bow tuning is an much at all! WHAT BOW TUNING IS NOT essential part of good archery and I'm for The key here is to understand that in any book, tape or article that shows us how. I'm no different than most die-hard theory, tuning is not related to accuracy. fanatics, afraid of not going far enough. Tuning is related only to performance . . . We spend endless hours paper-testing, and accuracy is related to consistent ex rest-adjusting, powder-testing, nock ecution or form. In simple terms this means aligning, group-testing, re-fletching, tiller that tuning, as confirmed in the shooting tuning, spin-testing, center-shoting, cable machine test, had no effect on accuracy shortening, string-twisting, bolt-cranking, because all things remained constant shot arrow straightening, broadhead-aligning, to shot. Therefore, the more consistent we point-weighing, front-of-center balancing, are in our form, the more accurate we will module-swapping, bare shaft testing, eye be. If you gave an untuned bow to a pro balling, and rollover-adjusting until our fessional archer, his accuracy would be fingers bleed and we are reduced to a much greater than an intermediate archer cross-eyed, stuttering lump of protoplasm shooting a professionally tuned bow. with the I.Q. of a cooked turnip. If the IMPORTANCE OF TUNING AT shooting machine experiment proves that DIFFERENT LEV 17 S bow tuning has no effect on accuracy from A professional archer friend of mine shot to shot, why then do we waste our compares bow tuning to a pro'.' sional car time making so many adjustments? The race. In an auto race, it's 50% and 50% y is 50% answer is simple ... we are humans, not driver. Likewise, he says an machines and only humans need to tune a tune of the bow and the othe '>% is the bow. To determine how significant tuning shooter. His theory is that if Y1 put Mario is to us, first we must define exactly what Andretti in a car that goes 22c I.P.H. and "bow tuning" is and what it is not. And a less experienced profession : driver in a what, besides tuning, influences results of car that goes 225 M.P.H., sometimes the a shot and to what extent. best car wins and sometimes the best driver WHAT IS BOW TUNING? wins. I disagree with this example, at least To me, tuning consists of different when it applies to nonprofessional archers. adjustments that we can make to one or My argument is this; my friend is a more components of the bow and arrow professional archer and has reached what combination in order to obtain the best most would consider the peak of human possible arrow groups. Tuning simply capability in execution and form. counteracts to some extent the influence Therefore, he and other professional that a flaw in our execution has on the archers can repeat the execution of the shot arrow's impact. It’s important to note that with extreme consistency time and time

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again ... similar to the shooting machine. The only physical thing left is tuning; to try and counteract the relatively few slightly bad executions they DO make. Bow tuning can mean the difference between a score of 300 with 58 X's and 300 with 59 X's. Pros also release fewer bad shots than we do. (They DO let down a lot, don't they?) The few shots that "cut the line" would probably have been out if they hadn't tuned the bow until it "forgave" those one of two bad executions. Tuning could then be responsible for the victory on any given day. This could also make the difference between a wound or a clean kill in a bowhunting situation, especially when it comes to the reduction of windplaning. However, his theory assumes that the driver or the shooter can drive the car or shoot the bow to its maximum capacity. I think there is a flaw in this logic because very few people can do either one. Put Mario Andretti in the same 220 M.P.H. car and put an AVERAGE driver (like you or me) in the faster 225 M.P.H. car. The average driver could not drive well enough to get near peak performance out of the car and Mario would win every time. The tune is wasted if the ability is not there. Here's another example: imagine playing golf with Jack Nicklaus. He uses a set of K-Mart clubs and you use Jack Nicklaus' personal clubs. A simplified conclusion can be drawn that the quality of the clubs doesn't matter if you can't play, the performance of the car doesn't make much difference if you can't drive, and the tune of the bow doesn't make much difference if you can't shoot. TUNING AND ITS EFFECT ON THE AVERAGE SHOOTER My point here is not that tuning is worthless, but that it's not nearly as important as most of us think. Tuning is important only to the extent that we can push the equipment to its limits and that we can repeat the shot execution consistently. Remember this: you don't have to do it correctly .. . you have to do it the same. Tuning can compensate somewhat for slight flaws in shooting form. For example, if an archer has a tendency to torque the bow sometimes because of improper bow hand placement in the grip, bow tuning for him might be accomplished by changing the rest from a stiff side-pressure plate to maybe a springy rest or a lighter button-type rest. An arrow that would have been off center by 3 inches at 20 yards would now only be thrown offcenter 1 Vi inches, thus "cutting the line" and tightening groups. However, being

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human and not a machine, he will not torque the bow the same every time. Another archer may, for example, heel the bow, i.e., at the moment of release he pushes the bow with the heel of his bow hand to "help” the shot. The result is usually high arrows. There again, the type of rest he uses could be critical. He might need to reduce the up and down spring pressure of his rest to soften the effect of the rest on the arrow or raise the nocking point slightly to help those heeled shots clear the rest. This usually will help reduce the distance the arrow is thrown out of the group or off target by an inch or so. As you can see by these examples the bow can be tuned to "forgive” these slight flaws and therefore correct the impact point (in these cases by 1 Vi inches which is a 50% improvement). However, at this level most bad shots are much more complicated and erratic, moving the impact point sometimes 6 to 12 inches off target at 20 to 30 yards. This happens because the average shooter is much more likely to make random and/or multiple mistakes of different severities. For instance, plucking the string and dropping the bow arm at the same time, or popping the trigger on the release, grabbing the bow handle and popping his head up to see where the arrow is going. It's easy to understand that you can't tune out these "boo-boos" because they are too severe, too random, and with too many possible combinations. WHAT ELSE INFLUENCES THE SHOT AND TO WHAT EXTENT? By now, it should be obvious that consistency in execution is much more important than tuning, at least at the nonprofessional level. This is not to say we shouldn’t set up our arrows/rest/nock/ centershot combination so everything is "in line", especially in a hunting situation because of broadhead windplaning. We should continue to strive to achieve the best possible arrow flight and check to see that our limbs are reasonably matched and that the wheels or cams roll over the same. If you have confidence in your equipment, then you can better concentrate on your execution. It is my opinion that, in most cases, execution or form is probably 80% to 90% responsible for whatever accuracy we experience at the beginning and intermediate levels. Bow tuning or matching our equipment and mental programming play relatively minor roles. At these levels, muscle memory (or lack of it) is mostly responsible for our hits and misses. Compare this to driving a car. We drive home from work through traffic and

somehow end up safely in our driveway without even remembering most of the trip, because we were daydreaming about one thing or another or engrossed in the song on the radio. Can you imagine what would happen if you daydreamed when you were just learning to drive? Back then, every thought process was directed at keeping the car on the road and getting home safely. Similarly, a beginning or even an intermediate archer still has to consciously think about and control each step of the shot process from nocking the arrow to follow-through. We are too busy mentally controlling each step to handle anything else. Because we have to think about and therefore try to control all of the different elements of the shot we have a tendency to do a lot of them a little differently, in a different order, or in a different amount of time. It's therefore my opinion, that very little subconscious mental programming is involved at the beginning and intermediate level. At this stage, when you miss, it’s almost always caused through a glitch in conscious execution or our inability to hold steadily and/or aim consistently. THE REAL SECRETS OF ACCURACY As we progress into the advanced and professional levels of 3-D. target archery, or bowhunting, our form has become more and more refined and subconscious. At the advanced stage, most of us will be able to shoot subconsciously (like driving a car) a lot of the time, and at the professional or expert level, most all of the time. This ability greatly changes the value of tuning. (We'll chase that rabbit in a later article.) Because we are subconsciously "programmed" so to speak, our mistakes become much less frequent and much less severe. Most of our bad shots are only off by 1 to 3 inches at 20 to 30 yards, making them much more correctable by tuning. At the professional level, nearly everyone is mechanically capable of shooting a perfect score. Therefore, raising the performance level of the bow by tuning can also make more of a difference because the archer at this level is capable of utilizing more performance. By now, most have discovered and mastered the ability to hold steady on target. While we were doing his video series "Secrets of the Pros’. Frank Pearson once told me, "You can only shoot as well as you can hold." Tie pros have discovered that by mail lining proper muscle tone, adjusting the draw length, eliminating most muscul; nvolvement, synchronizing the wheel. • cams, and

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achieving proper body and arrow alignment, their sight picture has 4 to 5 times less movement and in some cases it almost stops moving altogether. Most importantly, at the top level of archery, there are very few secrets left concerning form or tuning. So. it almost always depends on mental programming. As we are able to subconsciously execute the steps to the shot, our conscious mind is free to concentrate on aiming only. My good friend and internationally respected coach, Len Cardinale, taught me that"... at the moment of the release, we must be immersed in aiming", to get the predictable accuracy which, I believe, is the most important secret of the world's best archers. Just like many other professional sports, whoever has their mental act together on a given tournament day or at the moment of truth in the woods, will usually succeed. Because of my many experiences shooting, coaching, bowhunting, and especially directing some of the world's top shooters in our videos, I've heard, seen and learned a lot in the last 20 years. I have come to believe that there are several basic truths about good archery, whether in the woods or on the tournament field. Here

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Bowhunting Plus by Tim Atwood - NFAA Bowhunting and Conservation Chairman

BOWHUNTING AND FIELD ARCHERY — DO THEY REALLY GO TOGETHER? Field archery originated basically for bowhunting — a simulation of hunting conditions. Of course, things were much simpler then — wooden bows and arrows — no sights, unmarked distances, and no such critters as releases and compound bows. The equipment used to shoot field archery, with the exception of broadheads, was probably the same as used for hunting. Life has become a great deal more complex now, in archery, as it has in many other things. Magnesium handles painted in bold metallic colors, shiny chrome stabilizer rods, 6-power scopes, eccentrics, cables, blue, orange, silver, green and black anodized aluminum arrows in a multitude of sizes, a rainbow of plastic vanes, releases — the modem field archer has so many decisions to make, it's a wonder any of us knows what he’s doing. The National Field Archery Association has such a large number of divisions and shooting styles, their awards ceremonies can put you to sleep. The distances are all marked and there are many pages of rules governing legal equipment, methods of shooting, and forms of competition. Some of the top shooters are obtaining near perfect scores, even though the targets and scoring system were altered a few years ago to make a 560 more difficult to accomplish. Sound like there's absolutely no connection between modern field archery and bowhunting? Wrong! I feel there is a big connection between the two, and that we should strive to be a unified group of people sharing a common goal: to enjoy ourselves with bows and arrows. A lot of bowhunters will counter my suggestion by asking how 80 yard shots and bullseyes can help them practice for bowhunting. Good magazine articles and Archery

Field Archery at its Best the Bowhunter Education Programs stress limiting your shots to 30 yards or less. However, I have always felt that the better I get at scoring at 80 yards, the better my aiming, holding, and confidence will be when I have a 20 yard shot at a game animal. Besides, it really is fun to take an 80 yard shot and watch your arrow gracefully arc on its way to the target. I wouldn't take an 80 yard bowhunting shot, or a 60 yard. But, since I've competed in field archery for several years in the Bowhunter Freestyle limited division, I know pretty well how high to hold my 60 yard pin (which is the longest distance on my 5 pin hunting sight), and can hold it steady enough, to most of the time score 9 points at 80 yards. Occasionally I can steal a 5 point bullseye, and sometimes it's only a 3. I can, unfortunately, miss too. Thirty yards and under though, I can usually put all 4 arrows in the bullseye. I honestly don't

believe I would have refined my aiming and shooting form at the close distances if I hadn't tried to be competent al the long shots as well. Bullseyes — Game animals don't have bullseyes painted over the vital chest area. Why should you waste your time trying to put 4 arrows into a 3" bullseye at 30 yards when you'll most likely nly get I ■ild be 28 shot at an animal — and it ,ig on this yards? Or 17 ‘/z yards? My 1 y course, is that shooting on a field ai isistently, and striving to shoot and ait' he target, to hit that spot in the centei nter does, is exactly what a good bo. hat means Pick a spot, the experts sa identify the middle of the .. st area and aim for it. Any type of t ;et archery develops that consistency that ability to shoot each arrow the san way. When you have shivered on a coh reestand for three hours and that 10 point uck stops at

20 yards, you will want to make a shot consistent with the way you practiced at 20 yards. You might have one opportunity — you'll want to do it right. Remember, also, that the hunter and animal target rounds of field archery are mostly odd distances, providing excellent practice in learning how to aim, where to hold a 30 yard pin for a 27 yard shot, etc. Of course, game animals don't present you with shots at known distances. I set up treestands and ground blinds. I use a rangefinder and identify trees or rocks, etc., that are specific distances, or even put out pieces of fluorescent tape to mark 20, 30. and 40 yards. The animals don't always come out where I mark the distances, but then my field archery experience provides assistance. Shooting regularly at known distances begins to give you a "feeling" for those distances. I practice distance guessing a lot before hunting season, basing estimates on what 1 remember 20 yards looks like, or 40 yards. It all helps. We all enjoy shooting our bow. for various reasons, but with the same goals: to have a good time and to make those shots count. It might be 60 shots for an indoor target round, or 112 for a field round, or one shot at a buck.

Bowhunters: look into field archery. There are lots of ways you can benefit from it, plus a bunch of generally warm and friendly people can provide plenty of advice and assistance. Making the 112 shots necessary to complete a 28 target field or hunter round will also let you know if your equipment is set up properly. You'll start to notice if you have a lot of misses to the right, or if one arrow always hits high, etc. These are the "bugs" you want to get out of your system, whether there’s something incorrect about your shooting form or your equipment, before you go hunting. Those 112 shots are great in helping you condition yourself mentally. 1 think the more you shoot, the more automatic good form becomes and the more likely you will be to repeat that good form when you have a hunting shot and no time to think about it. Misses, missing the bullseve. the target face, the entire bale. Nobody enjoys missing, and that scares a lot of bowhunters away from field archery, but. it can be a way of understanding your current limitations, or what distance is too long a shot to risk wounding an animal. Competition. What does that have to do with bowhunting? A lot. A bowhunter is competing against a creature that has

survived through time because of its instincts, sharpness or senses, ability to run and hide. The game animal definitely has the advantage, the upper hand. A little friendly competition can help give a bowhunter something of that keenness, that ability to concentrate on making the shot instead of thinking about who's going to win that trophy, or how that nice rack will look on your wail. Ask any good bowhunter or target archer. They don’t let their nerves get rattled, they concentrate on the shot. Competition can teach you how to do that. There is a lot in common between all archers — target, field and bowhunters. We in organized field archery invite all bowhunters to join in on the fun. Most of you are probably bowhunters, anyway. I would estimate 80 percent of the archers I know are also bowhunters. I've tried to. in my words, explain how beneficial field archery can be for you. the bowhunter. Remember, the more members that shoot in field archery clubs, state organizations and the National Field Archery Association, the stronger our voice will be. Remember also, our goals are really the same — are bowhunters and field archers capable of enjoying their common sport of archery together? The answer is YES!

NFAA BOWHUNTER SPOTLIGHT Chuck Crowell is the Spotlight Hunter of the Month by Tint Atwood The Spotlight Hunter of the Month is Chuck Crowell of Great Falls. MT. Chuck is the newly-elected President of the NFAA, past Vice President of the NFAA . ::nd an avid bowhunter. He is a member of the Montana Arch Association — a group dedicated to target and bowhe Chuck has :: . t to the promotion and preservation of t ■. hich is reflected in his involvement in nr ■peels of bowhunting and archery. Chuck states ■ ...... , enjoyed the sport of archery and the great ouiJ. . .md being a bowhunter affords him that opportunity. In addition to his involvement in bowhunting. Chuck has outstanding shooting credentials; he has many local and state tournament titles to his credit. Chuck took a nice-looking whitetail deer last year — a 4 x 4. Chuck’s loyalty and dedication to the sport of bowhunting and archery are unquestioned. It's great to welcome Chuck to the NFAA's Spotlight Team.

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BOWHUNTING / LEGISLATURE NEWS CALIFORNIA EAST MOJAVE DESERT HUNTING SAVED - An amendment designating the 1.5 million acre East Mojave Desert a national preserve — thus allowing continued hunting — was included in the California Desert Protection Act, signed by the President in October. The amendment was drafted by the WLFA in cooperation with the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA) and House floor sponsors. Reps. Larry LaRocco. D-Idaho, and Jerry Lewis, R-Califomia. In addition to the WLFA and IAFWA, a coalition of conservation organizations was instrumental in retaining amendment language in House-Senate compromise legislation. They included the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, California Department of Fish and Game, National Rifle Association, Foundation for North American Wild Sheep and Safari Club International. As sponsored by California Democrats, Sen. Dianne Fienstien and Rep. Richard Lehman, original House and Senate versions of the legislation would have locked sportsmen out of the entire 6.6 million-acre Mojave Desert by declaring it a series of national parks and monuments. The East Mojave region boasts some of the west's finest big horn sheep hunting. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT REFUSES SWEET HOME APPEAL - The U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has refused a request by the Department of Justice to rehear a case in which it struck down the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's interpretation of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The Court refused to reconsider its March ruling in Sweet Home v. (Interior Secretary) Babbitt in which it said habitat modification unintentionally disturbing an endangered species does not necessarily harm that species and, thus, is not an illegal "take". The ruling flies in the face of a 1988 decision in Palila v. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. In that case, the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals let stand the government's definition of "take": "[To] harass, harm, pursue, hunt, wound, shoot, kill, trap, capture or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct". That ruling was viewed as a threat to state and private wildlife conservation managers who faced the threat of criminal prosecution under the

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Act. While Sweet Home ruling should have been good news for conservation program managers, opposite court interpretations of what does or does not constitute a "take" further muddles the integrity of the ESA. IDAHO ANTI'S PUSH IDAHO INITIATIVE Idaho anti-hunters have begun an initiative process intended to outlaw the state's spring bear season. The Palous (Idaho) Voice for Animals has filed 20 valid voter signatures and proposed ballot language with the Idaho secretary of state's office. A state spokesman told the WLFA the group now has until July 5,1996 to collect sufficient signatures (10 percent of this month's aggregate vote for governor) to place the bear question on the November 1996 ballot. Modeled on 1992's Colorado Amendment 10, the proposed language bans the hunting of bear with dogs and over bait from March 1 to September 1. Last winter, Palouse Voice for Animals, along with the Clearwater Forest Watch Coalition, approached state legislators to sponsor a "black bear protection and fair chase act" which used the very same language. The response was a resounding "no". The WLFA is working with the Idaho Fish and Game Department to monitor the situation. VERMONT NEW VERMONT MOOSE LAW CHALLENGED - The animal rights group Fund for Animals is attempting to invalidate the recently enacted law that allows a limited moose season. The fund has sued the Vermont Department of Fish and Game and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in federal court claiming a violation of the National Policy Act. The Act requires that all federal agencies prepare detailed environmental impact statements for "every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major federal actions significantly affecting quality of the human environment." A spokesman for the Vermont Fish and Game Department said more information would be forthcoming once state lawyers had an opportunity to review the suit. Last summer, the Vermont Legislature authorized a moose license lottery and established a funding mechanism for a state moose management program. In October, 40 spokesmen were tagged to hunt moose in a three-county area. It was Vermont's first regular moose hunt in more than 70 years.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS BDC COMPLETES FOURTH YEAR The Bowhunter's Defense Workshop Series ends its fourth year with a special session to be held for Ohio Division of Wildlife personnel. The session is scheduled for the weekend of Dec. 14 at WLFA headquarters in Columbus. This year, an expanded schedule of five workshops will have provided in-depth media and government relations training to some 40 sportsmen-activists. In addition to December's session, two previous workshops were held at WLFA's training facility. Workshops were also held in Westminster, MA (sponsored by Bay State Archers); and Seattle, WA (sponsored by the WLFA) to provide hands-on legislative and media experience to sportsmenactivists so they, in turn, can help bring the good news of wildlife conservation to the non-hunting public. REFUGE REFORM BILL WILL DIE - Refuge reform legislation will die along with the 103rd Congress. WLFA Federal Affairs Director David Dexter has reported that S.823, the National Wildlife Refuge System Policy Management Act. will not be enacted before the end of the year. Dexter noted the demise of the bill may be a blessing. While the measure was amended to recognize hunting as a purpose of the refuge system, overall, the bill was considered nebulous in its intent by many wildlife management experts. OREGON. ARIZONA CAMPAIGNS HEAT UP - An advertising blitz stressing the benefits of professional wildlife management continues to educate Oregon and Arizona voters in the final weeks before the Nov. 8 election. Sportsmen's committees for each state. Oregonians for Wildlife Conservation and Arizonans for Wildlife Conservation, are pulling out all the stops to increase the visibility of their respective campaigns. The WLFA is supporting both organizations. In Oregon, Ballot Measure 18 will determine whether Oregon sportsmen can continu. to hunt bear and cougar with dogs as we” >s bear over bait. In Arizona, Proposition .201 will decide the fate of trapping on public land (about 85 percent of the state). Animals rights interests which initialed both western ballot actions are also in the midst of a media advertising campaign. "These are not questions of animal cruelty or species preservation as the other side would have voters believe," said WLFA

Executive Director Rick Story. "They are questions of management. Will we allow good science — proven science — to prevail; or will we allow inexperience and emotion destroy our conservation legacy?" Funds are still urgently needed. Send contributions to Oregon in care of the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America. 801 Kingsmill Pkwy., Columbus, OH 432291137; or to Arizona in care of Arizonans for Wildlife Conservation, P. O. Box 82773, Phoenix, AZ 85071. REFUGES 2003 TO START ANEW? The release of a final draft of Refuses 2003, the environmental impact statement set to determine future management practices on the National Wildlife Refuge System, has been put on permanent hold, according to WLFA Washington Counsel William P. Horn. Already seven years in the making. Horn said the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service may begin drafting an entirely new version of the much-delayed document after the first of the year. This year alone, the release of the Refuses 2003

final draft was postponed at least three times. In each instance, a service spokesman told the WLFA that the document was being reviewed and rewritten with the intent of reflecting the goals of the Clinton administration. More emphasis was to be placed on environmental education, the WLFA was told, and non-wildlife oriented recreation was to be reviewed. The service had reportedly received more than 22,000 comments on the initially-released draft of Refuses 2003, a majority of them in favor of continued hunting on the 90 million acre refuge system. The WLFA's Conservation Alternative to the document — an alternative to preserve and strengthen traditional wildlife management practices within the refuge system — received substantial support. The Conservation Alternative combines the best features of service-backed "Balanced Alternative" and a "Hunting. Fishing and Trapping Alternative", while strengthening the package with adherence

to tried and true scientific wildlife management principles. HUNTER HARASSMENT COVERED IN NEW CRIME BIEL - The new Federal Crime Bill that recently passed Congress and was signed into law by President Clinton includes civil penalties for anyone harassing hunters during a legal hunt on any federal lands within the United States. Covered under Subtitle H (Recreational Hunting Safety and Preservation Act of 1994), Section 320802-03. "It is a violation of this section intentionally to engage in any physical conduct that significantly hinders a lawful hunt." Civil penalties are "(1) not more than S10.000. if the violation involves the use of force or violence, or the threatened use of force or violence, against the person or property of another person; and (2) not more than S5.000 for any other violation." Federal lands include: national forests, public lands, national parks, and wildlife refuges. <-

BOWHUNTER SHOWCASE CORRECTION ■ Sorry for the error in captions in the January-February issue. We apologize!1!

This nice 4X4 Mule Deer was taken by Reginald Faber Jr. (left) in South Dakota with a PSE Fire Fllte 70 lb. Bow

Pictured is Jim Lovell, Cleveland, GA, with his Mouflan Ram taken July 1994 using a Nugent/Martin Ultimate Beast Bow

£ Gil Hernandez of Elko, NV, took this Pronghorn in August 1993

James Roach ol Buffalo, NY, brought down this 220S WT Deer at a distance of 15 yards.

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BOWHUNTING FEATURE OF THE MONTH by Tommy Lee

MUD SIDE HOG HUNT search of a wild boar. The ride back through the very rough terrain was a trip in itself. Those vehicles were rough and tough and they gave you an unforgettable ride. When we finally arrived at the area that I was going to hunt, every muscle was loose and ready for action. The guide put me on a stand and he left to make a drive for me. It was a very sunny warm day and I sat on a cedar stump. It wasn't long before a shoat somewhere between 80 to 100 pounds slipped up behind me down an old fence line. I had remembered from the night before one of the hunters saying not to take a shot at the first one I saw unless it was a big one because they had seen some huge hogs out there. He trotted on by paying no attention to me about 20 yards away. After about 45 minutes to an hour the guide rejoined me and we regrouped. Author Tommy Lee Another group of hunters were several yards away under a large bluff. They had On October 28 & 29, 1994 I had one of seen this black hog that came by me and the biggest thrills in hunting that I have they were really excited. About that time ever experienced. I must say it was right my guide jumped a hog laying in the ivy up there with my hunting experiences I had brush and leaves sunning. He was looking even as a kid. the hog eye to eye. The hog took off I had the opportunity to go to Caryonah running as the guide had scared him as Hunting Lodge and Hunting Preserve just much as he had scared the guide. He took outside Crossville, Tennessee, in east off like a bullet. Then the race was on! This Tennessee. I arrived on Friday afternoon was about 9:20 AM with four hounds and got settled into a very nice room and chasing one hog. The race continued for enjoyed seeing some of the hunters come nearly two hours. This, of course, counted in after a day of hunting with their game. I the time the dogs got lost from the guide. had met some of the people before that run After we found the dogs about 11:15 AM, the lodge, and enjoyed sitting and talking the dogs and the hog were having a battle. to them and hearing some of the hunting The hog had found some water in a creek stories from that afternoon. We drove into and was he ever mad and hot. I got my Crossville for supper, which is only seven bow and headed for the hog which was miles away. When we returned to the lodge about 60 yards from the road. The hog got we joined several other hunters in the scared again and took off up the creek with "Liars Hall" for some TV watching and a the dogs in hot pursuit. We got our #1 lot of bull shooting. We met several vehicle turned around and started back up hunters from Memphis and also a father the hill and hoped the hog would go to the and son from Indiana who had come down pond about 300 yards up the creek but he to hunt for a couple of days. didn't. The hog found a hole of water Saturday morning we arose to a where he parked. I started off the creek breakfast that was fit for a king. Sausage, bank on my bottom side sliding within 30 eggs, gravy and biscuits, enough to feed feet of the hog. As I drew my bow while an army. Around eight o'clock the guide laying on my back, the dog moved and I got the dogs we would take with us. They had about a 6-inch opening to shoot had about thirty in the pens. I got in the 4X4 Suburban with the guide and my bow. through, but when I looked through the Another vehicle was going to the same sight the lights went out. The ivy was so area with a couple of gun hunters also in thick there wasn't enough light to see the hog or my sight. I decided to take a purely Archery

instinctive shot missing, scaring the hog and the chase was on again, back down the creek. After dragging my body up on the road the guide started backing our #1 vehicle off this hillside, what a ride! The guide backed nearly 175 yards before he found a place to turn around, jumping rocks, gullies, trees and anything else that got in our way. By the time we got turned around the dogs had run the hog nearly 400 yards back down the creek and had the hog at bay one more time. This time the guide and I went to the top of the hill where we got in front of the hog and I went off the hill on my good side again. I made some of the best trails on my backside that you will ever see anywhere. After reaching the bottom we made our way to the creek where the hog had gotten in the top of an old tree that had washed in and he was home free. The guide spotted the hog before I did and the dogs were on top of the hog but the dogs couldn't get to him. I finally saw the ear on the hog through a limb and the brush. I moved to where I could get a shot. 1 wanted to be sure that 1 got a good kill shot and not wound him. All of a sudden the hog made his move. I was looking eye to eye with a 185 lb. wild boar at 15 yards. I thought I would shoot him between the eyes and thought don't shoot left. As I started my push and pull and was concentrating harder than I ever had, the hog turned his head to the left giving me a great shot at the second rib behind the right shoulder. The hog went down and then ran 20 yards more before he stopped. The guide and I pulled him out of the creek. I was so happy I just couldn't stop talking. The guide field dressed the animal for me and we loaded the four dogs and one hog and headed for the house. Archers, I'm telling you. it was the highlight of my archery huntir career since I started in 1966. The #1 ■ icle we had was as much fun as the h . It had been four and a half hours of I would recommend this 1 to any bowhunter that likes a lot of ex .-ment at good odds. I look forward to going back to Caryonah next year to get a ram. I hope that you enjoy reading about this as much as I enjoyed doing it. Good hunting to all. Tommy Lee

Diamond Buck Winners For 1994 The Diamond Buck will be given for the largest Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer and Blacktail Deer based on antler measurements. The antlers must be scored by Pope & Young or Boone & Crockett methods and verified by one of these Club's official measurers. Applications are available from NFAA Headquarters and from sectional officers of the NFAA in charge of Bowhunting.

ATTENTION BOWHUNTERS: We need more applications in this year. For more information contact NFAA Headquarters, 31407 Outer I-10, Redlands, CA 92373. Phone (909)794-2133

Blacktail Deer - Charles Pacheco. Manteca. CA Taken: November 20. 1993 • Final Score: 12S '/s

Non Typical Whit-sail Deer - Ted Hysell, Sturevant, \V1 Taken: November 9, 1993 • Final Score: 200 '/s

Typical Whitetail Deer - Wesley Cohen, McKinney. TX Taken: November 6, 1993 • Final Score: 136

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1994 BOWFISHER OF THE YEAR

Ron Skirvin, Plover, WI 45 lb. 10 oz. Buffalo Carp • 42 V2" Length 31 V2" Girth Wisconsin River - WI • May 11, 1994 Browning Bow SR 270 Reel

Ron Skirvin, Plover, WI 103 lb. Stingray • 52" Length 94" Girth Atlantic Ocean - FL • July 29, 1994 Browning Bow Retreiver Reel

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Back View The NEW STALKER fanny pack from Southland Hunting Products combines the comfort and convenience of the fanny pack with the stability and carrying capacity of the back pack to create the perfect casual excursion pack. The new Stalker has shoulder straps, an enlarged pouch and pocket design providing the wearer with the maximum storage volume and the least amount of back and shoulder strain. The Stalker features a large storage pouch, two roomy side pouches, an internal zipper pouch, and an external zipper pocket. Two inch wide shoulder straps that can be crisscrossed for added stability and a padded "pouch-frame" system provide the wearer with that "extra" touch of comfort that makes all day outing a pleasant experience. When a back pack is too much, and a fanny isn't enough, the Stalker is just right for the job. Built to rugged Southland specifications in "Alabama. USA" the Stalker is guaranteed to provide you with years of reliable service. Available in most of the popular camo patterns. For information contact Southland Hunting Products. 3587 Shady Grove Rd., Dept. NFA, Fultondale. AL 35068. Phone 800-659-6843.

McKenzie introduces a NEW 3-D TARGET FAMILY Granite Quarry, NC — McKenzie Targets officials have announced that the company has created an entirely new line of 3-D archery targets for tournament Field archers and bowhunters seeking state-ofthe art, realistic shooting experiences. The new McKenzie HD (Highest Definition, Highest Durability and Highest Detail)

target line is now available at retail outlets. "Throughout 1994 we evaluated and prioritized information obtained from our customers through archery clubs and shooter surveys." said McKenzie Targets President Kevin McKenzie, "and it soon became obvious to us what today's serious, high-tech tournament archers and bowhunters want when it comes to the purchase of 3-D archery targets. Improved target durability, enhanced 3-D realism and an increased variety of animal species pretty well sum it up. We’re confident that our new line of HD targets will provide customers with precisely what they're looking for in all three categories." According to McKenzie, the HD target line consists at present of five new animals - a bighorn sheep, a large and medium white-tailed deer, a caribou and a black bear. In addition to being anatomically correct. HD production molds accurately reproduce the intricate details of each meticulously sculpted animal species providing 1995 McKenzie HD purchasers a target with unparalleled 3-D realism. "You simply will not find a more spectacular 3-D target line in the 1995 marketplace," said McKenzie. "But in addition to looking incredibly lifelike, our HD targets feature unsurpassed durability. Thanks to methodical research and testing by McKenzie's engineers and shooting team we created DuraCore — an inner barrier of Allied Signal Inc.'s bullet resistant. Spectra™ fibers, the world's lightest and strongest man-made fiber, encapsulated and compressed in a specially formulated, high-density urethane unit surrounded by our newly developed XD92 flexible urethane foam. This proprietary combination of outer body foam and core is now available exclusively in our new line of HD targets." McKenzie explained that extensive field testing confirmed that DuraCore performs dramatically above ethafoam, the industry's current core material standard. "Our shooting team experimented with a wide variety of core possibilities." said McKenzie, "from leather to Cordura™ to rubber compounds — even Kevlar™ — and nothing could compare to the combination of components we now feature in our DuraCore. DuraCore and XD92 unequivocally provides the maximum field point stopping power for today's high-speed 3-D setups, carbon arrows and heavy hunting bows. And arrow removal comes smooth and easy."

In addition to the company's new HD product line, McKenzie Targets has announced improvements in its classic, tournament standard Natra-Look series by utilizing the new XD92 outer body foam in this popular target family, and producing a new custom formulated, super highdensity PowerCore which markedly (Continued on nave. .30}

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increases target life while accommod;..: ;g all arrow types and point configurations -— even broadheads. New Natra-I > target additions for 1995 include a unique small game target system featuring a variety of small game 3-D targets positioned on a large, rock habitat base. The combination of base and target eliminates problems so often encountered when shooting today's high-speed equipment at small foam targets without an effective backstop. New interchangeable animals for 1995 are a woodchuck, raccoon and fox with more to follow. "And don't forget our extremely popular AimRite target," added McKenzie. "Since its introduction in 1994 it has been enthusiastically received nationwide by bowhunters and first-time 3-D target purchasers who have learned that this target's unique replaceable plug provides untold hours of backyard practice fun." McKenzie Targets, located in Granite Quarry, North Carolina, is the world's largest manufacturer of 3-D archery targets. It is the official 3-D target choice of the International Bowhunting Organization, the National Field Archery Assn, and the Archery Shooters Assn. For information contact McKenzie Targets, P. O. Box 480, Dept. NFA. Granite Quarry, NC 28072. Phone (704)279-7985, Fax (704)279-8985.

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also have a removing lever dial loosens or completely removes all string products with one easy motion without damaging bow strings or servings. UCT-P Pro Model — made of the finest high carbon spring steel with a rust resistant polished nickel finish and laminated handles. This tool is spring loaded to allow the tool to open automatically for quick easy use and a machined latch keeps the tool closed when not in use. UCT-H Hunter Model — durable steel construction with a black oxide finish. This sturdy model also features the removing lever for fast easy loosening or removal of string products. Order these two products from TruFire Corporation, N7355 State St., Dept. NFA, North Fond du Lac. WI 54937-1572. Phone (414)923-6866.

NAA SET TO EMBARK ON RESTRUCTURING COLORADO SPRINGS. CO — The National Archery Association has announced that it will restructure its operations in an effort to enhance the effectiveness of its High Performance Plan. The restructuring is designed to help the NAA better serve its membership and the sport of archery in general. Executive Director. Christine McCartney, and the Strategic Planning Committee began discussing the changes in April of 1994. The group recognized that archery now has an opportunity to grow even faster than it has over the past decade and that the restructuring will be the first step in the growth process for the staff as well as the organization. With the plan, the duties formerly performed by the Executive Director will be divided between an Executive Director and a Director of Programs. McCartney will take the newly created position of Director of Programs, focusing her efforts in the areas of membership, merchandising, gender equity, and college club growth, among others. A search is being initiated to fill the position of Executive Director. "We recognize that now is the time to take advantage of our growth potential," said NAA President Tom Stevenson Jr. "The NAA and the sport of archery have benefited tremendously from Chris' work as Executive Director. She has always acted with the NAA’s best interest at heart, in a dedicated and unselfish way. We are sad to lose her as our Executive Director. (Continued on page 34)

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5TH ANNUAL NFAA 3-D NATIONAL TOURNAMENT Co-sponsored by

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$30,000* Guaranteed Money Shoot May 27th & 28th, 1995 COMPETITORS: The NFAA National 3-D Tournament will be open to all shooters, both NFAA members and non-members alike.

HOSTED BY: MOUNTAIN STATE SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION , INC., PARKERSBURG, WV Registration Fee:

Trophy Division

Money Division (18 yrs. & older) $100.00

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Awards: Special Design Belt Buckle for all Trophy and Money Division Champions. Medals for places in Trophy Division. Pre-Registration: Must be postmarked by May 13, 1995. No phone registration accepted. Cancellations and/or No-shows will be charged a $10.00 processing fee. Late Registration will be at the tournament site on May 26th only from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be a late registration fee of $15.00.

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COMPETITORS: The NFAA National 3-D Tournament will be open to all shooters, both NFAA members and non-members alike. Open Division will compete for the Championship Belt Buckle and the medals. Money Division will be awarded the Championship Belt Buckle for 1st place only. GENERAL INFORMATION: Divisions will be Money or Trophy (Men and Women will compete separately) • Young Adults (15-17 yrs.) May participate in the Trophy Division of competition only • Youths (under 15 yrs): All styles will compete together regardless of style of shooting. Youths will have their separate shooting stakes. • Late Registration will be Friday, at the Tournament site, from 1- 7 p.m. only. There will be a late fee of $15.00. • Pre-Registered Shooters will check-in at the Tournament site, on Saturday from 7- 8:30 a.m. • The 3-D tournament will consist of 25 targets on Saturday and 25 targets on Sunday. McKenzie Natra-Look Targets will be used. • Yardage will be UNMARKED. One arrow, 3 scoring areas on the animal. • Participants will shoot with their competition on assigned targets. Shotgun start. Participants will be notified at Registration Check-in "IF" A M AND P.M. start times are utilized. Start time is not archer's choice and cannot be made up if missed • Tournament will be held rain or shine! • No cameras, range finders or any device capable of estimating distance will be allowed on the range. • Binoculars will be allowed. • No spectators will be allowed on the Range. • Additional tournament rules will be announced prior to the start of the first day of competition. • There will be a shooting time limit. • Maximum distance. 50 yards. TEAM EVENT Held in conjunction with the 3-D tournament rounds. Archers can compete in teams of two, which may include a combination of Adult Men and Women Shooters. The Team event is open to any two individuals competing in the Money Division who wish to combine their efforts as a team. Each member of the team must compete in a different styk the six styles listed. Two person teams may ■ styles and each competitor may u be......... on up- to consist of any combination oi dividual team members, regardless of style, three teams. Total score of u uh team’s total score. Highest overall scores will be combined to detenu >1 registration fee plus any sponsor guarantee win the Team Event. 80% P. ..mers. will be awarded to Team Ev '*25.00 per individual). SIGN UP for Team Team entry fee $50.00 pc, lay 27th, up until 8:30 a.m. at the Tournament Event will be taken on Satin ournament site. Registration Desk located DIVISIONS • TROPHY DIVISION: C- . ting for the Championship Belt Buckle and medals. Men and Women n compete separately in the six styles. Winners will be selected from the highest total scores in each style for both men and women separately. Flight system will be used. (Youths-all styles will compete together.) • MONEY DIVISION $30,000* based on a full slate of 250 shooters. (Less than 250 shooters: $5,000 plus 80% of Division registration will be proportionally awarded.) Adult men and women will compete separately in all styles. Winners will be selected from the highest total scores in each style. •

EQUIPMENT RULES • BOWS 1. Must conform to the standard definition of a bow. 2. Must be hand held and hand drawn, with or without a release aid. a maximum peak weight of:.......................................... Men 80 lbs. / Women. Young Adults 3. Have I and Youth 60 lbs. 4. Must further conform to an archer's registered style of competition. ARROWS 1. Must weigh a minimum of 5 grains of arrow weight per pound of bow weight 2. There is no arrow point weight restriction. STYLES OF SHOOTING • COMPOUND BOW (CB): No sights, string peeps, levels or any device that may be used as a sighting aid or range finder. • FIXED SIGHTS-FINGERS (FSF): Sighting reference points, string peep and/or kisser button may not be moved during the competition. "Scopes" are not allowed. • FIXED SIGHTS-RELEASE AIDS (FSR): Same as above except release aids may be used. • MOVEABLE SIGHT-FINGERS (MSF): No laser sights or built-in range finders. • MOVEABLE SIGHT-RELEASE AIDS (MSR): Same as above except release aids may be used. RECURVE/LONGBOW (RL): Fingers only. No device of any kind, including arrow rest, that can be used for sighting may be used or attached to the bow. No stabilizer or counter balance may be used. No quivers, clickers, draw checks, string sighting aids or levels.

IF IT IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION (EQUIPMENT AND STYLES) IT IS LEGAL.

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But we are happy that she will stay with us and be an integral part of the transition, following through with the efforts of the Strategic Planning Committee." In her 10 years as Executive Director. McCartney led the NAA to success in the areas of merchandising and communications. She founded and published media guides and the "NAA Newsletter" (now a part of THE U.S. ARCHER). During her tenure she has overseen the creation of the Resident Athlete Program, the increase in office staff from two to seven, the NAA Foundation grants program, and a nearly 63 percent increase in the overall budget. "In the past few years the popularity of archery has grown tremendously and this reorganization will offer an opportunity for us to tap some areas that we've been unable to get into." McCartney said. "This will give me the opportunity to work on specific projects without having to deal with a lot of the unexpected challenges that an Executive Director is faced with. This is a well-thought-out move by the NAA." Contact NAA. 1 Olympic Plaza. Colorado Springs. CO 80909. Phone (719)578-4576, Fax (719)632-4733.

"LIFETIME1' ARROW STOPPER

the high wear area. The average user will never need another matt. The main backstop is a 30" spiral wound cord grass matt, that has long been the favorite of archers for backyard practice and tournaments. A 20" matt is placed on the back of the 30" matt. Both can be rotated to give numerous wear areas in the center section. The 20" matt besides giving extra stopping power in the heavy wear section also keeps the matt flat, which has been the cause of most matt wear. The front 30" matt has been redesigned so the arrows can be pulled out easily. A special stand has been designed to accommodate the backup matt, allowing quick, easy setup. Archers using the new double matt system are reporting thousands of shots before the arrow penetrates to the fletching. Contact Saunders Archery Company. P. O. Box 476, Dept. NFA, Columbus, NE 68601. Phone (402)564-7177, Fax (402)564-3260.

SUPERCEDERS A New Pinnacle of Quality in Matched Wooden Arrow Shafts TALLAHATCHIE WOODWORKS is now offering superbly matched, barreltapered wooden arrow shafts for arrows up to 32" and 100 pounds of spine. A new curing method relieves the internal stresses of the wood so the shafts have much less tendency to warp and even a tendency to return to straight after being mistreated. Each shaft is branded with a spine deflection number in thousandths so that you can buy another set of shafts to match just as you can with aluminum, graphite, etc. This mark also indexes the grain of the arrow shaft in order that the cock feather will line up in the proper place. For information contact Dan Quillian, Sales Manager, at Tallahatchie Woodworks. 483 W. Cloverhurst Ave., Dept. NFA, Athens, GA 30606 or call 706543-1893.

UNIQUE NEW JENNINGS STABILIZER SNAP-LOCK A new concept in backstops which eliminates replacing those foam targets every year has been introduced by Saunders Archery Company. This new combination gives a lifetime of use because the center is braced with a backup matt and doesn't get cupped because of arrows slamming into the matt at 250 FPS. The front matt and backup malts can be rotated to other positions in relation to Archery

Now there is no reason to struggle with your stabilizer - screwing it on the bow, screwing it off - whether you are hunting or shooting competitively. Our Snap-Lock is the quickest, most positive stabilizer disconnect available. At just 1.2 oz. this two-piece Jennings snap lock makes carrying, mounting and removing your stabilizer easy. It is an ideal accessory for anyone who uses a stabilizer. Lightweight machined aluminum; anodized black. Designed for all AMO

converta accessory inserts and standard 5/16" stabilizer mounting screws. For information contact Jennings Compound Bows. 4600 SW 41st Blvd.. Dept. NFA. Gainesville. FL 32608. Phone (904)376-2327. Fax (904)376-6115.

GOLDEN KEY INTRODUCES ULTRA TRAC ARROW REST

GOLDEN KEY-FUTURA has literally created the Arrow Rest Market. With countless designs to fit every shooting need this one company has established itself as the leader in innovative designs, quality construction, and precision craftsmanship. The new Ultra True / row Rest is another winner. The Ultra Trac is a Side Press:;- Rest .ds, that features a cushion plunger, tv ter magnetic swing arm and mic ntal adjustment feature for healignment. The Ultra Trac Arrov. .•st is rests. truly the "Premier" of this mode For a look at the new Ultra Ti; Arrow Rest see your local archery pro shop or contact Golden Key-Futura, Inc.. P. O. Box 1446, Dept. NFA, Montrose, CO 81402. Phone (303)249-6700.

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included hardware and then select the appropriate foliage to slip into the tubes. Branch Brackets are lightweight and easy to carry. Once you realize the versatility they afford in treestand concealment and placement, you will never be without a set in your fanny pack. For information contact Bear Archery, 4600 SW 41 st Blvd.. Dept. NFA. Gainesville, FL 32608. Phone (904)3762327, Fax (904)376-6115.

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CENTER SHOTS!, the number one manufacturer of self adhesive targets, recently announced that they have added another fine target to their extensive product line. The latest addition is a 10 inch FITA spot, perfect for the 120 cm targets. It includes the 10, 9 and part of the 8 ring just like the "Vegas" style spots. CENTER SHOTS! offers Hunter, Field and Indoor styles too. They include the XRing, 5 and 4 rings. For more information contact CENTER SHOTS!. H. C. R. 2. Box 6268. Dept. NFA. Kea'au, HI 96749-9328. Phone 808-982-6673.

BROWNING’S NEW MANTIS COMPOUND — FORGED FOR STRENGTH, MACHINED FOR ACCURACY Morgan, Utah — New to Browning's compound bow’ lineup for 1995 is the Mantis that features Browning’s new machined/ forged PowerRiser™ and new Whisper Plus™ cam to give bowhunters a quick handling, high performance compound in a short 39" axle-lo-axle length design. With the unveiling of the new Mantis compound bow comes the introduction of Continued on naee 36)

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Browning's newPowerRiser™. This new riser is one solid piece of forged aircraft aluminum, machined for the tightest tolerances possible. Browning machines the forging including limb pockets to make the one-piece PowerRiser straighter and more accurate which results in better balance and great accuracy. The overdraw ready arrow shelf has an oversized cutout for maximum broadhead clearance. The sight window is 6 inches. The new Mantis also features Browning's new Whisper Plus™ cams that produce high velocities usually found only with radical cam designs, but without the harsh pull and excessive vibration typical of speed cams. The new Whisper Plus cam achieves these smooth speeds while providing a full 65% let-off and draw length adjustments in Vz" increments. Other features found on the new Mantis include Browning's Axle Synchronizer™ system for easy cam synchronization to maintain maximum accuracy. 7-layer recurve limb construction incorporating a layer of graphite and Kevlar provides efficient energy storage, and additional strength while dampening vibration and recoil. Browning's Ballistic String System™ attaches the string directly to the

cam to improve speed by reducing the mass weight of bow components. Three draw length ranges and draw weight options make the new Mantis available to all sizes of serious bowhunters (25 Vz - 27 Vz" in 30-50 lb., 28-30" and 3032" in 45-70 lb. and 60 to 80 lb.). The new Mantis weighs 4 lbs. 6 oz. and will be offered in Browning’s new Overland Brown and Green camouflage and 3-D Jade and Red finishes. For information on Browning's new Mantis compound bow and other products contact: Browning Consumer Informa tion. One Browning Place, Dept. NFA. Morgan. UT 84050. Phone (801)8762711. Fax (801)876-3331.

2000 TOURNAMENT SIGHT WITH ACCRA-LOCK EXTENSION Accra has developed a target sight to meet the demands of all tournament and 3-D shooters. The all-machined aluminum and stainless steel parts combine to make the most precision sight available. Numbered micro windage and elevation adjustments that allow adjustments of .00025 of an inch. The no-click windage

and elevation adjustments allow for half a quarter number settings. The innovative new sight block to sight bar locking system holds the heaviest of apertures without problem of rotation. The NEW AccraLock Extension returns the sight to the same precise position when taking it on and off the bow. Black anodized finish, specify right of left. For information contact Accra Manufacturing Co., Inc., 805 S. 11th St.. Dept. NFA. Broken Arrow, OK 74012. Phone (918)251-7471.

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Sectional Report GREAT LAKES GREAT LAKES OUTDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE: June 3-4. 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: Year Round Archery Club. Mattoon. IL DIRECTIONS TO RANGE: From Mattoon take Rt 16 west to the Lake Paradise Rd., turn left and go south about 4 miles. PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 13. 1995 LATE REGISTRATION: Friday. June 2. 6 • 8 PM al the club range: Rt. 16 cast of Mattoon to Lerna Rd., south 2 miles, east 2 miles. SEND APPLICATION TO: Robin Lipka. Rt. 2 Box 189. Charleston. IL 61920 (Make checks payable to: Year Round Archcry Club) SHOOTING SCHEDULE: Shotgun start, assemble one hour before start lime. Tournament starts 9 AM on Saturday and 8 AM on Sunday. ACCOMMODATIONS: Fairfield Inn. Rt. 16 East. 217-234-2355: Super 8 Hotel. Rt. 16 East. 217-235-8888: Ramada Inn (formerly Holiday Inn). 300 Broadway East. 217-2350313; U.S. Grant. South Rt 45.217-235-5695; Budget Inn. South Rt. 45 & 57. 217-235-4011; Howard Johnsons. South Rt. 45 & 57, 217235-4161; Lake Mattoon Campground 217895-9972. and Springhaven Camp-ground 217-345-7658. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Funding provided in part by . .. Mattoon City Council, in cooperation ■■ (he Mattoon Tourism Committee.

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Registration Chairman. 369 Overlook Rd.. Pleasant Valley. NY 12569. Phone (914)6353153. LATE REGISTRATION: Friday evening at headquarters - Sugar Hill 6-10 PM SHOOTING SCHEDULE: June 17 - 28 Field. June 18 - 14 Hunter, 14 Animal. Assembly at Headquarters Building each morning at 8 AM. ACCOMMODATIONS: Motels in area, campgrounds in area. Contact Chamber of Commerce. Watkins Glen for accommodation information. Glen Motor Inn (607)535-2706. Seneca Lodge (607)535-2014, Finger Lakes Motor Inn (607)535-4800. Colonial Inn (607)535-7545. Captain's Quarters (607)535-2816. Chieftain (607)535-4759. Longltouse Lodge (607)535-2565. Villager (607)535-7159. Campgrounds: Paradise Campgrounds (607)535-6600. Watkins Glen State Park (607)535-4511 KOA Campgrounds

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MIDWEST MIDWEST OUTDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE: June 24-25. 1995

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MID-ATLANTIC G DOOR SECTION.’.L TOURNAMENT DATE: June 17-18. 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: New York Field Archers & Bowhunters. Inc. DIRECTION TO RANGE: Sugar Hill Recreational Area, Watkins Glen. New York PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 7, 1995 (Postmark date) SEND APPLICATION TO: Joyce Lang,

TOURNAMENT HOST: Dakota Archery DIRECTION TO RANGE: 7 miles west of Yankton on Hwy 52. Gavins Point Unit of Lewis & Clark Recreation Area. PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None SEND APPLICATION TO: Bruce Cull, 2301 E. Hwy 50, Yankton, SD 57078 LATE REGISTRATION: Friday at Dakota Archery SHOOTING SCHEDULE: Saturday 28 Field. 14 Animal 9 AM. Sunday- 28 Hunter to be announced. ACCOMMODATIONS: Yankton Inn 800457-9090. Super 8 (605)665-6510. Comfort Inn(605)665-8053. Days Inn (605)665-8717. Colonial Inn (605)665-3647. Camping at range - call Bruce Cull/State Park Camping Reservations (605)665-9030. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Located on Missouri River - Lewis & Clark Lake. Excellent fishing: Walleye. Bass - water sports, bike trails, hiking, etc.

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TOURNAMENT HOST: Lunenburg Sportsmens Club DIRECTIONS TO RANGE: Rt. 2A take Lancaster Ave., left onto Page St., right on to Reservoir Rd., right into club. From Rt. 2, take Lunenburg Rd., Exit, right onto LeominsterShirley Rd., left onto Reservoir Rd., left into club. PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None SEND APPLICATION TOtuby Shannon, 96 Lake Front, Lunenburg, MA 01462. LATE REGISTRATION: None SHOOTING SCHEDULE: Friday, April 7 - 7 PM; Saturday April 8-10:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM. Sunday, April 9-8:30 AM, 11:30 AM. ACCOMMODATIONS: Holiday Inn, North Main St., Leominster, MA, (508)537-1661. Motel 6, Rt. 2 at Rt 13 Exit, Leominster, (508)537-8161. Super 8 Motel, 482 N. Main St., Leominster, (508)537-2800. NEW ENGLAND OUTDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE: June 24-25, 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: Lunenburg Sportsmens Club DIRECTIONS TO RANGE: Rt. 2A take Lancaster Ave., left onto Page St., right onto Reservoir Rd., right into club. From Rt. 2, take Lunenburg Rd., Exit, right onto LeominsterShirley Rd., left onto Reservoir Rd., left into club. PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None SEND APPLICATION TO: Lori LePage, 26F Adams St., Waltham, MA 02154 LATE REGISTRATION: None SHOOTING SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 24, 28 Field and 14 Animal. Sunday June 25, 28 Hunter. ACCOMMODATIONS: Holiday Inn, North Main St., Leominster, MA, (508)537-1661. Motel 6, Rt. 2 at Rt 13 exit Leominster, (508)537-8161. Super 8 Motel, 482 N. Main St., Leominster, (508)537-2800

NORTHWEST NORTHWEST OUTDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE: June 17-18, 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: Darrington Archers DIRECTION TO RANGE: 1-5, exit #205 at Arlington, east 30 miles on Rt. 530 to Darrington. PRE-REGISTRATION: June 10, 1995 SEND APPLICATION TO: Marcia Cabe, P. O. Box 885, Darrington, WA 98241. Phone (206)436-1910. SHOOTING SCHEDULE: 8:30 AM on target both days. ACCOMMODATIONS: Mike or Marcia Cabc, P. O. Box 885, Darrington, WA 98241. Phone (206)436-1910. Cabe's will give you the information for housing or camping.

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SOUTHERN SOUTHERN OUTDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE: June 10-11, 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: Trosper Archery Club, Oklahoma City DIRECTION TO RANGE: From 1-40 (east or west) take 1-35 south to Grand Blvd. (SE 36th) exit. East on Grand Blvd, to Eastern Ave. 'A mile east of Eastern, turn left into drive. From 1-35, exit on Grand Blvd. (SE 36th). East on Grand Blvd, to Eastern Ave., '/< mile east of Eastern. PRE-REGISTRATION: June 5, 1995 SEND APPLICATION TO: Budge Brown, 2620 NW 52, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, Phone (405)942-8343. LATE REGISTRATION: Friday June 9, 5-7 PM, on the range. SATURDAY REGISTRATION UNTIL 9 AM. SHOOTING SCHEDULE: Saturday 9 AM 28 field. Sunday Starting time will be announced on Saturday. Sunday - 14 Hunter & 14 Animal ACCOMMODATIONS: All accommoda tions within 10 minutes of range. Plaza Inn, S. 1-35 &SE 29th, (405)672-2341. Royal Inn, 2800 S. 1-35 Service Rd., (405)672-0899. Su per 8 Motel, 3030 S 1-35, (405)677-1000. Days Inn South, 2616 S. 1-35 Service Rd., (405)677-0521. Drover's Inn, 3809 S. 1-35 Service Rd., (405)677-3888. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Range will be open Thursday at noon and all day Friday for practice - $1.00. Concession available during tournament and practice days. Restrooms on range. More information call MikeNaeher, (405)478-5898 or Budge Brown (405)942-8343.

SOUTHEAST SOUTHEAST OUTDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE: June 10-11, 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: Columbia County Archery Club DIRECTION TO RANGE: Take exit 60 off 1-20 on to GA. Hwy 150 East. Go 16 miles to 2nd stop sign. Take a left on Hwy 47 North. Entrance to park is 1.4 miles on right. PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Postmarked by June 5, 1995 SEND APPLICATION TO: Columbia County Archery Club, P. O. Box 204523, Martinez, GA 30907. LATE REGISTRATION: At Wildwood Park Range, Friday June 9, 1995. 4-9 PM SHOOTING SCHEDULE: Saturday June 10 - 8 AM Assembly. 8:30 AM - 28 Field. 3 PM 14 NFAA Animals. Sunday June 11-8 AMAssembly. 8:30 AM - 28 28 Hunter. ACCOMMODATIONS: Days Inn, exit 60, (706)595-2262, Best Western, exit 59, (800)528-9765.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Free primitive camping on range. Park has 68 campsites with hookups, $12 per night. Phone for reservations (706)541-0586. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL 3-D TOURNAMENT DATE: June 17-18, 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: Keowee Bowmen, Inc., Clemson, SC DIRECTIONS TO RANGE: From Clemson at intersection of Hwy 123 and Hwy 133 take north (under railroad bridge). Continue on Hwy 122 for 5.6 miles, tum left off 133 at Keowee Bowmen sign, on Archery Club Drive. Clubhouse and ranges located 1/4 mile of left. REGISTRATION: CaSual registration. 8-4 P.M. Saturday, 8-10 A.M. Sunday. ROUND: 2-20 target ranges will be set up. One with marked distances and the other with unmarked distances. Can shoot one or both rounds in a day. RULES: NFAA 3-D Bowhunting rules, division and classes will be used. Flighting will be as per NFAA flighting system. Awards as per NFAA Unit rules. INFORMATION: Additional information contact: S. Dale Smith (803)868-9422 or Jack Gantt (803)878-2909.

SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST OUTDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE: June 17-18, 1995 TOURNAMENT HOST: Nevada County Sportsmen's Club, Nevada City, CA DIRECTIONS TO RANGE: Gold Flat exit off Hwy 49, tum right to Gracie, turn right to Banner Mt. Trail, turn left. PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 12, 1995 (Monday) SEND APPLICATIONS TO: Dick Eckenburg, 350 Clay St., NevadaCity, CA 95959, Phone (916)265-4478 SHOOTING SCHEDULE: Shoot time on Saturday, 8:30 AM, Sunday 8 AM. ACCOMMODATIONS: Dry camping on range. Northern Queen Inn, 916-265-5824; Best Western, 916-273-1393; Golden Chain Resort Motel, 916-273-7279. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION: Registration will be cut off at 300 archers. Range = 5 Star, reasonably flat, in tall trees and no wind. 1995 SOUTHWEST SECTION 3-D SHOOT As mentioned in an earlier article r Southwest Section 3-D shoot for 1995 hosted by the Gallup Bowmen of Galli Mexico. The shoot will be held on the w of June 24-25. Since awards will be th for adults and young adults, the shoot be the same for each $25.00, single yc cubs will be $12.00 and families will b -t $50.00. The shoot will be using the same nm as ourNational 3-D Outdoor, and as in that shoot, we will be allowing anyone that wants to

compete to do so as long as their equipment meeis the equipment rules. For the present we are allowing non-NFAA members to shoot, hoping that they will see just what our organization is doing for our sport, and will elect to join our organization. If in a few years we do not find that we are increasing our membership by doing this, we may just elect to make it mandatory that you be an NFAA member to participate in the tournament. Time will tell. As in the past, all the awards will be provided by the hosting club. Headquarters for the shoot will be the El Ranco Motel in Gallup. Their telephone number is (505)863-9311. When you call for registration, be sure and mention that you are coming down for the archery tournament so you will be given the special room rates that they have set up for this shoot. $33.00 for a double bed, $40.00 for a queen, and $50.00 for double beds. There will be no pre-registration deadline so you will be able to register at the shoot without having to pay any late registration fees. The shoot will start at 8 AM on Saturday the 24th shooting 52 targets on Saturday, and you will start at 8:30 AM on Sunday shooting just 26 targets that day.

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For further information you can call Frank Chiapetti at (505)722-7214, or Jim Baumgardner at (505)863-4501 (leave a message for Jim). So why not get one of your nonmember friends and take him or her to the shoot, show them just what organized archery is all about, and maybe get them to join us.

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(*NFAA Pro Division Sanctioned Tournaments)

1995 APRIL * New England Indoor Sectional IFAA World Bowhunter Champ. Atlantic City Archery Classic

April 7-9 April 18-22 April 22-23

Lunenburg Sportsmens Club, Lunenburg, MA Lake Glenbaun, Scone, New South Wales. Australia Atlantic City, NJ

May 6-7

Straight Arrow Bowhunters, Redding, CA

May 27-28

Mountain State Sportsmen, Parkersburg, WV

JUNE * Great Lakes Outdoor Sectional * Southeast Outdoor Sectional * Southern Outdoor Sectional * Mid-Atiantic Outdoor Sectional * Southwest Outdoor Sectional * Northwest Outdoor Sectional Southeast Regional 3-D * Midwest Outdoor Sectional * New England Outdoor Sectional Southwest Regional 3-D

June 3-4 June 10-11 June 10-11 June 17-18 June 17-18 June 17-18 June 17-18 June 24-25 June 24-25 June 24-25

Year Round Archery Club, Mattoon, IL Columbia County Archery Club, Martinez, GA Trosper Archery Club, Oklahoma City, OK Watkins Glen, NY Nevada Sportsman Club, Nevada City, CA Darrington Archers, Darrington, WA Keowee Bowmen, Clemson, SC Dakota Archery, Yankton. SD Lunenburg Sportsmens Club, Lunenburg, MA Gallup Bowmen, Gallup, NM

JULY * Outdoor National Tournament

July 24-28

Rib Mountain Bowmen, Wausau, WI

August 12-13

Niagara Bowmen, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada

MAY * Western Classic Trail Shoot & NFAA Marked 3-D 3-D National Tournament

AUGUST North American Field Archery Championship

1996 MARCH * Midwest Indoor Sectional Las Vegas Tournament * Indoor National Tournament

March 2-3 March 8-10 March 30-31

Little Crow Archery, Hutchinson, MN Las Vegas, NV Tulsa convention Center, Tulsa, OK

JULY * Outdoor National Tournament

July 29-Aug. 2

Watkins Glen, NY

August 12-16 August 12-16

Darrington, WA Darrington Archers, Darrington, WA

AUGUST IFAA World Field North American Field Archery Championship

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Every time you step to the shooting line you have a chance to win hundreds of dollars. DATES OF '95 S.T.A.R.S. SHOOTOUT SERIES March 31-April 2 Tucson, AZ Pensacola, FL May 26-28 French Lick, IN June 23-25 Nashville, TN July 14-16 Nat'l Championship November 3-5 Tucson, AZ For information write PSE, 2727 N. Fairview, Dept. NFA, Tucson, AZ 85703. Phone 1-800-627-8020 or (602)884-9065.

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