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MP UP Councilman views T-Bone

Editor: In reply to Blair Peterson’s FORUM (ARCHERY, September 1973) on our classification dilemma and the T-Bone system: at the 1973 national meeting of the NFAA Board of Directors, held in Portland, Oregon, I was appointed to head the committee on re-classification of the present handi/class system. Following the committee assignments, we retired to spend the rest of the day reviewing the two outlined proposals given to us by the Mid-west and New England sections regarding the reclassification of the present system. After much debate and discussion, my committee devised a proposal to be aired on the floor when the Directors resumed council. It was a long Saturday morning reviewing the other committees’ homework and proposals, but the Directors remained in good spirits until, it seemed, I was called to the podium after lunch. The introduction of my committee’s flight system (resembling Blair’s T-Bone System) caused such a long moment of complete silence that if a pin had dropped, it would have sounded like an explosion. The idea was to entertain the Directors with the idea of doing away

with the present system - not to startle them to distraction and wild abandonment. In the tension-filled room, the air was electrified with their inaudible thoughts of “Help . . . this is what we need . . . what can we do . . .? to their very audible words, “I can’t possibly take this home to my people!”

Why? Why was such a system proposed instead of educating our present system to a higher level? A second good honest look at our present system provides an explanation. At every State, Sectional and National level tournament, medals and awards are given out to over 50% of the participants, the class winners. Just this year, the NFAA Board added four more divisions for the adults alone to increase their burden. This gives the adults nine divisions in all, each with A, B, and C classes with three places — which equals one heck of a lot of trophies! This mathematical dream, or nightmare, has put an ever-increasing financial burden on any organization involved with purchasing trophies. In my own state (Montana), many clubs with small bank accounts are giving fewer, if any, tournaments due to the fact that they are unable to meet the demands of the situation. Lack of tournaments causes lack of participation and eventually means the club is no longer in existence. Last year we adopted a flight system

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for the entire state to follow, and the attitude of the archers is good; their acceptance of the system was overwhelming with few complaints. The money or Pro Division is coming on stronger not only because some archers are tired of shooting for a trophy, but also because the clubs do not have to buy expensive awards to enhance participation and can now give back part of the entry fees as awards and still make money on a tournament. In the public eye, the large number of trophies given away has confused the non-archer and downgraded out champions and the sport. The flight system can not only put our champions in the perspective they deserve, but will also reduce the financial by half and save a lot of bookwork. The flight system need not be confusion, nor will it take from our archers the chance to earn a trophy; it will “tighten” the number of archers in a given flight making for keener competition. However, Blair suggests that flights be established according to the archer’s score after a round in the tournament or before the tournament begins. Why not establish the flights on the present^ handicap system following the sam.f: guidelines thus giving each individual archer an idea of where he already stands? And why not separate the men from the women, regardless of style? Repeating Blair’s words, “Don’t lose sight of the fact that no rigid guidelines are established in the T-Bone System. It is completely flexible to suit the particular tournament and number of shooters.” What is really needed is for clubs within each state to use the flight system on a trial and error basis to see how well it is accepted. Then hand it back to your Director so that when a proposal comes up, your Director will have a past history of experience to act upon. Jerry L. Brabec Northwest Councilman

Anti-hunting sentiments Editor: I wish to comment on the article AY "Report on the Anti-hunting" Phenomenon,” in the August issue of ARCHERY. Granted hunting is the easiest way to control herd size, but the hunter seems

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to see himself as Mother Nature. Hunting is used to control herd size because civilization has taken too much land from the animals. The result is JK^overpopulation, over-grazing and winter starvation. | To be specific, I will use deer as an I example. Deer herds lost nature’s 1 controls when man killed most of their | DESERT INN ARCHERY CLASSIC natural predators, mainly wolf and ( Send your entry form and hotel reservations to: 7800 Haskell Avenue cougar. At the same time, the deer were | Van Nuys, California 91406 pushed back off their natural grazing I grounds because civilization needed the ' INDIVIDUAL ENTRY FORM: land. Consequently, hunting season was ! Official Use Only needed. * Name: Last. First. Target Assignment Hunters which use the meat of the | Street Address. A.M.. animal are correctly controlling by not I wasting the animal but hunters who just • City. State. P.M. Zip. take the head and leave the carcass to J SRec. Male ( ) Female ( ) rot are the lowest people who hunt. j A trophy hunter destroys Mother | Limited ( ) Unlimited ( ) Barebow ( ) Bowhunter ( ) NFAA Member ( ) Nature’s theory of the strongest living I and breeding because they kill the best * Open Division Pre-Reg. S40.00 ( ) Late $45.00 ( ) animal they can find. The sickly ones | Pre-Reg. $12.50 ( ) Late $15.00 ( ) are left alone, but die anyway because | Amateur of the cold winters. So a trophy hunter | Jr. Olympic Pre-Reg. $ 5.00 ( ) Late $ 7.00 ( ) is upsetting the delicate balance of I nature even more by waste. 1 Amateurs: Please enter card number after name. In conclusion, I can only say when | I plan to participate in the NFAA S1.000 Money Shoot. ■,-ag.was the last time a hunter looked at (Pre-registration closes January 5, 1974) Wreath from the animal ’ s point of view. „ I Perhaps the animal wanted to live also. | TEAM ENTRY FORM: Sandy Gill I Thornton, Colorado • Team or College Name. I • We commend your concern for the | Official Use______ Team Captain. welfare of wildlife, a concern shared by 1 Target Assignment the fraternity of bowhunters. Space I A.M. Member No. 2 limitations prevent us from fully I I exploring the subjects you raise, but I P.M Member No. 3. perhaps we can touch on a few points. | SRec, Member No. 4. The question of the balance of nature I is in some respects academic. Indeed, 1 Amateur $20.00 ( Open Team $40.00 ( ) ) the encroachment of our “civilization” |I has altered the situation, but it is the | College Team $20.00 ( ) intent of sportsmen and conservationists | to restore and maintain a balance. This I Contact: Lois Cresgy, Riverside City College, Riverside, California is not to say that hunters view • themselves as Mother Nature herself, • Amateurs: Please enter card number after name rather as her hopeful assistants. s Hunting encourages a balance in | DESERT INN HOTEL RESERVATIONS: other ways than just preventing 1 overpopulation by controlled harvesting I Name. of animals. Revenues from the sale of • Street Address licenses and weapons support the | activities and studies of the Game and | State Zip City. $ J Fish Departments, which are constantly | Triple $21.00 ( compiling and utilizing knowledge of I Single $18.00 ( ) Double $18.00 ( ) ) our wildlife. E NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED You say the trophy hunter upsets the • I

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single change has had so much influence or been more controversial than the use of release aids. Any rational person will agree that release aids have increased the consistent accuracy of a shooter and that archers using them enjoy an advantage over archers who do not. We all have heard arguments for and against the legality of release aids. Although 1 believe they are here to stay, and rightfully so in my opinion, many shooters still question their use in tournament shooting. Let’s take a moment now to review the rationale behind their use in our competitive events. To begin with, we should recognize a fundamental reason why we shoot a bow and arrow. I think archery is a sport of marksmanship and, as such, the primary objective is to hit the target as accurately and as consistently as possible. Additionally, I believe that the more often an archer hits the target the more he enjoys shooting. It is certainly true that many archershave put away their equipment because they could not seem to improve or became frustrated as a result of continued misses. Regardless of whether we take up archery for the purpose of hunting, target shooting, pleasure, or profit, the objective in each case is the same — to hit whatever it is that we are shooting at. We, in fact, go to great lengths to increase our accuracy. We buy the finest arrows and equipment and then we practice hard to develop our shooting talents. All thesrA'y, tilings we do in order to shoot that arrow a little straighter than before. One of many improvements As time goes by we learn of more and more ways to increase our accuracy. Man’s own inherent desire for improvement fosters many innovative methods that increase his capability to perform a given act. The development and active use of the release aid has proved to be a significant way to increase our accuracy - but not the only improvement we have made to achieve this end. It is almost commonplace to mention the other developments made in our sport in the name of accuracy. Developments such as laminated and recurve limbs, bow sights and level bubbles, aluminum arrows and plastic vanes, peep sights and clickers, adjustable arrow rests and stabilizers, are all examples of equipment improvements made in the interest of increased accuracy. The most frequent argument against the use of release aids is that they give such an advantage to the person using them that it makes the competition unfair. I don’t think it is a defensable argument. Would it be any more of an advantage to someone to use a release aid as opposed to fingers than for someone else to use aluminum arrows as opposed to wooden arrows? Does the person who chooses to shoot wooden arrows or a longbow have a valid complaint when he says that he can’t compete against others who use aluminum arrows and recurve bows? If you say “no” then surely you can see that the use of a release aid versus fingers follows the same line of thinking. The point here is that each archer has the opportunity to choose the type of equipment he wishes to use. If he chooses equipment he feels puts him at a disadvantage, he should not have made that choice. After all, he has the opportunity to shoot whatever he wants to shoot. The finger shooters have a Limited Freestyle Division in which to compete. In^^

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unlimited freestyle It is my opinion that we, as individual archers and as members of an organized archery association (NFAA), need to re-evaluate our attitudes and restructure our rules governing the use of release aids in competitive events. I am in complete agreement with the NFAA Tournament Committee that use of release aids will be restricted to the Unlimited Freestyle Division. Shooting a release aid is an obvious advantage and their use during competitive events should rightfully be restricted.

Unlimited means no restriction I am, however, in disagreement with the NFAA Tournament Committee when they attempt to restrict the type of release aid that can be used within the Unlimited Freestyle Division. By definition, unlimited freestyle means without limits or restriction and competitors shooting within this division should have the opportunity to choose and use whatever type of release aid and other equipment that they desire. It is simply not consistent to recognize an Unlimited Freestyle Division and then to turn around and limit it to equipment restrictions. The two actions are self-defeating. Within the Unlimited Freestyle Division, a competitor should be allowed to use any equipment he wishes as long as he holds the bow in one hand and draws the string with the other hand. The antiquated and Puritanical ideas we have about shooting a bow and arrow are the bane of our growth and the principal reason for the continuous controversies and discord that have plagued our sport. If we are going to recognize an Unlimited Freestyle Division, then let it be just IB'that: a division free of restrictions pertaining to equipment and methods of shooting. In this division there should be no grounds for someone to say “unfair” or “illegal” because each competitor would have the right to shoot and use the type of tackle he desired. it is interesting to note at this point that no major tournament has ever been won by an individual shooting some exotic release aid or other equipment. We all must realize that release aids are very personal pieces of equipment. One particular release aid may work very well for one shooter, yet someone else may not be able to use it at all. Should the shooter having problems with one particular type of release aid claim it is “unfair” just because someone else can use it well? 1 would certainly hope at this late stage in the development of all the multitude of release aids that we would realize that it is not the release aid that makes the difference — it’s the shooter. The fact that all release aids accomplish the same results should be reason enough to justify the use of any particular type depending upon the personal preferences of the individual shooter. Stop for a moment and consider what a release aid really is and how it works. To begin with, all release aids are mechanical devices (tools) that assist the shooter in releasing the bowstring. Regardless of whether the release aid is made of one piece of material or several different materials, it still serves the same purpose - that of contacting the bowstring and allowing the shooter to initiate the release through some physical action on the release aid itself. The second point that should be realized in regards to release aids is how they really work. They are all a type of triggering device. By triggering, I mean that the shooter, through some physical action of his hand, “sets off’ the release of the bowstring through the assistance of the release aid. In other words, all release aids are triggers and all are “set off’ by the shooter himself. In many cases, to use the release aid correctly the shooter should be taken by surprise when the release is made, but he still is responsible for the shot because he continued on page 46 DECEMBER 1973

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sweat from my eyes, I could clearly spot seven nice billies. High-tailing it to the next county were these beautiful speci mens that any hunter would pursue with pride. An immediate binocular check indicated that a couple were pushing thirty-four inch horn spreads. I would need another good look to be sure. I had been informed by guide Gil Stewart that there were a couple of goats in the area that were around thirty-five inches; this had to be them. A hunter had taken a real dandy the day before, stretching the tape measure to thirty-four and a quarter inches. I didn’t want to settle for second best! At the crest of the next ridge, the goats slowed their pace to a walk. I could now take a second or two to pick out the biggest. The pure white goat with the smaller body seemed to possess a beautiful set of horns. I planned interception for a good shot at a draw the goats would soon pass through. Now, would I make it there in time? f After six hours of endless searching and hiking from one mountain to an other, I was predicting a climactic event would take place rather soon. That’s the way things were shaping up at the Big Horn Ranch near Fresno, California. Only four hours driving time from Los Angeles, I was hunting on this magnificent ranch where exotic game roams the foothills of the High Sierras. Corsican Rams and Angora Goats are the main enticement; however. Merino Rams and the ever popular Spanish (Catalina) Goat are also to be found. The Corsican Ram is a long sought after trophy with its availability limited to outside the United States or at hunting preserves in Texas. Well, today it can be found at the Big Horn Ranch in California. Standing approximately three and a half feet high at the should er, the species easily pushes the scales past a hundred and fifty pounds. The Angora Goat, originally from Angora and Ankara in Turkey, has jp, beautiful long, silky white hair known IL' as mohair. It is much larger than the Spanish Goat, both in size and weight, and horn spreads measuring over thirty inches are not uncommon.

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Having always wanted to add one of these trophies to my collection. I re sponded to an ad which claimed. “You don’t have to go to Texas or out of the ^fcJ.S.A. to get that trophy, just a few "tours drive from Los Angeles and you’re there.” Shortly after sending a letter to the Big Horn Ranch. I received information explaining their program and up coming season for bowhunters. This was going to be a first time season exclusively for bowhunters, since the ranch was opened a couple of years ago primarily for rifle hunters.

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Fifty years experience Jim and Gil Stewart are the two guides who operate the ranch with fifty years of hunting and guiding experience between them. One really appreciates this experience when searching for a good trophy and not just an average animal. Together with rancher Knox Blasingame, Jim and Gil were able to gather twenty-five hundred acres to be used for hunting purposes. These twenty-five hundred acres are divided into three sections, affording hunters in groups or party hunts the chance to all hunting in different areas. V In the surrounding areas where no hunting is allowed, the breeding stock of Corsican Rams and Angora Goats are kept. There they remain until they reach a very mature trophy size. This measure is an insurance factor to pro tect the female and young animals from a possible fatal shot. No hunter would be proud of mistakenly taking a fe male or young animal so I think that this idea by the Stewarts was very wise and noteworthy. A letter from Jim just prior to the Los Angeles Sportsman’s Show invited me to stop by their booth and see some slides of their operation and get answers to any questions that 1 might have. I found this very helpful and informative. 1 talked about the situations they were offering bowhunters and just what they meant by "guaranteed shots.” Jim explained, “If at the end of a two-day hunt, we have not given the bowhunter ample opportunity for an animal, we will refund the bowhunters rJjeposit.” Just what they meant by ^ample opportunity was explained next. “Four or five good shots under fifty yards,” Jim explained. "If a bowhunter does prove to be successful, he then DECEMBER 1973

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pays the remainder of the hunt fee.” Should a bowhunter have good shots and not be successful, the guides will consider the deposit earned and not refundable. This seemed very reasonable to me since 1 cannot think of any private hunting areas or ranches where such an agreement prevails. The prices to hunt at the Big Horn Ranch were very justifiable considering the game being hunted. A request from both Jim and Gil does not allow me to print this information. They plan to evaluate their price system after this initial bowhunting season and see if it will be possible to make some price changes that will accommodate more bowhunters next year. If you know the prices charged to hunt at Catalina or Santa Cruz Islands these days, you can add a few bucks and very well afford a hunt at the Big Horn. This year the bowhunting season ran from the last week in April through the first week in May. With this year being the first actual bowhunting season, the Stewarts offered only two weeks as a trial run. I feel rather confident that once the word gets around and repeat hunts begin to schedule, the season will have to be much longer next year. The hunts are set up on a two-day basis, Tuesday and Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday, and Saturday and Sun day. Bookings for the weekends fill very fast, but usually the weekday hunts offer a more enjoyable trip due to less traffic in transit on the highways. I chose Tuesday and Wednesday to hunt. Hunters may book reservations in groups of four or six, and this will give them exclusive hunting on their particu lar date.

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I could hardly agree that this was a primitive hunting camp. Many jokes were tossed about for my two days stay at the “Waldorf-Astoria” camp. For hunters who choose not to participate in this campfire fun, hotel accommoda- > tions can be made in nearby Clovis or Fresno. For those hunters who fly into the Clovis Municipal Airport, arrange ments can be made to be picked up and transported to and from the hunting area. Midge Dandridge, a friend and form er California State Women’s Broadhead Champion, had agreed to go on this venturesome outing. I have known Midge for a long time and was confident that she could hold her own when the going was rough. She proved this many times. Even though Midge constantly insists she’s not a women’s libber, she still feels there is a place for lady bowhunters just like the men. Midge and 1 had received a new product from an archery friend of ours to try out on this hunt. No special arrows or bows to test, just a helping hand. How many times have you been hunting when you suddenly discover that you need more than two hands to function properly? Well, this was tl'j J) situation for Gil Smith while hunting in British Columbia last year. So, upon his return to home, Gil set out to invent a device to hold and carry your bow. The “Sparearm,” as it is called, fits over the shoulders much like a sling. Fully adjustable to fit any size person, it comfortably holds your bow at your

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The accommodations at the Big Horn are far from “primitive” even though the information pamphlet implies this. Knowing what usual primitive camps are like, I went totally prepared. Upon arrival, 1 found the “Waldorf-Astoria” of hunting camps. A very large tent completely enclosed with an adjacent shaded area was my home for the next couple of days. Under the awning con nected to the tent is the camp area made up of a pit barbecue, running water sink, a grocery and utensil cabi net, butane stoves, tables, and chairs and benches galore.

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side leaving both your hands free to climb a hill, mountain, tree, or use both hands to hold your binoculars. It can be cinched up to hold your bow on your back while riding a horse or motorcycle, however Midge and I were not going to give it this test. We did do a lot of walking and the helping hand really paid off. With bowhunting season coming when most seasons are closed, quite a bit of preparation went into this hunt. Both Midge and I shoot compound bows, and we spent one morning at the Jennings shop to make sure both bows were operating properly. Midge cranked her bow up a couple of pounds for a little penetration insurance, but other than that, both were in excellent work ing order. Next stop was the archery range for a little practice. I will admit that 1 was quite flattered with the way we both ^ere shooting. Neither of us had shot ~^ur bows for quite awhile, but I think it was the excitement of going hunting that created excellent bowmen of us. A little jogging and exercise was tossed in here and there to get the ole legs in shape. 1 think that physical conditioning is one place where hunters really underestimate themselves. Invari ably 1 see hunters struggling to make it to the top of the first hill. It doesn’t take a whole lot of exercise, but if one starts out exercising regularly on a minimal basis, he can find himself in pretty fair shape in a rather short time. Judging the hide texture of the ani mals I was about to hunt took me to Hugh ■ Rich Archery shop for a little consultation. We decided that I definite ly would need a two-blade head to cut the thick wooly hide of the Angora Goats, whereas a four-bladed head would be a good choice for the Corsican Rams who have a hide very similar to that of a deer. With this advice, 1 ^purchased both the Little Shaver two■blade and the Black Diamond Delta four-blade. Sharpening the Little Shavers was minimized since the head uses regular injector blades for the cutting edges. DECEMBER 1973

|g||L This is also a great help for sharpening heads in the field when they become dull; just pull out the dull blades, a quick once over the tip with a file, pop in new blades, and presto, razor-sharp again. Sharpening the Black Diamonds re quires a little more work, however the fine quality steel used in the making of such a head makes sharpening fairly easy. The smaller blades play an integral part in the cutting action of the broad head, so be sure they are just as sharp as the rest of the head. Finally, the day for our hunt ar rived, and we arrived at the Big Horn Ranch about four-thirty in the after noon. Gil was at the campsite doing his usual camp chores of cleaning house. He just can’t stand the sight of a dirty camp. He’s the type of guy you'd like to have on all your hunting trips! It wasn't long before Jtm came walk ing into camp from the nearby hillside. He had been out guiding two rifle hunters whom had made special arrange ments for the off-day hunt. Usually, no hunting is done on Mondays, but if it is impossible to make it on regular hunting

days, there’s a chance you might be able to make such an arrangement.

Hunter success impressive Both rifle hunters had been success ful which didn’t surprise me since the ranch boasts a hundred and fifty per cent success rate for rifle hunters. No average is given for the bowhunters, however Jim told me that all the bow hunters prior to our arrival had got animals. That sounds like a hundred percent to me. All hunting at the ranch is done on foot. When an animal is taken, however, the guides will haul it to the nearest Jeep access and drive it back to camp for skinning and dressing. With both Midge’s and my eagerness to see the area we would be hunting, we went with Jim to pick up the two Corsicans. Enroute, we spotted three nice rams and both Midge and I agreed we would like to hunt this area the next day. Shortly after the crack of dawn on Tuesday, Midge and 1 were up and ready to go. I had placed a paper plate on a hill some forty yards away, so we took a continued on pageJQ 11

STRICTLY FRR RRIUUUNTFRB/ by DICK SAGE

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comments on the importance of physical fitness to the bowhunter. Since then several readers have written with questions and their own thoughts and it seems the topic is of broad interest and concern. My qualifications to write on the subject are lopsided. Through many years and many bowhunts in many areas I believe I have a good “feel” for the importance of physical condition as a factor in a successful bowhunt. On the other end of the scale, I’m certainly no expert on how to achieve top notch condition. I have, however, participated in a scientifically-controlled physical fitness program for the past year and this has given me some exposure as to what fitness is and how it is achieved. Properly forwarned, let’s develop the subject further. Whether you are a sedentary bowhunter waiting on stand or one with the wanderlust or an urge to climb the highest mountain, you’ll be more effective if you’ve taken the time and made the effort to get into good physical shape. You’ll feel better, you’ll perform better and, in those rare instances when confronted with an emergency, you will be more likely to come home healthy. Why? Because your body will be capable of something extra beyond what is normally re quired. This reserve capacity, even if never called into use at peak levels, also makes it easier to do the routine tasks. As an example, 56 field targets in a day with my 55 lb. bow always left me a bit arm weary. Now I honestly' don’t feel tired after such an effort. Since not too many bowhunters ever tackle really tough hunts with hard climbing or running involved, an ability to perform better in day-to-day activities would probably be their greatest reward from improved physical

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monotony. This monotony can be reduced by setting goals and keeping records. The “New Aerobics” by Dr. Kenneth Cooper provides an example of a program with goals. But you must first undergo stress test to be sure you are physically capable and you ..lust be prepared to start at low levels and work slowly upward. If you try to go too fast you will undoubtedly fail and get discouraged. You’ve got to push yourself, but not to the point of over-exertion which can be mentally (as well as physically) damaging. Keeping daily records of performance is important because this is the only way you can measure progress. The program in which I’m participating is under the direction of highly qualified professionals and the measuring stick for performance is pulse rate. We take our pulse rates after each step of the daily program. As your body begins to shape up, the pulse rate developed from a given amount of exercise decreases. At this point the exercise goal is in creased. Thereafter, each time the pulse begins to drop back, the goal is increased. Eventually a target plateau pulse rate based on age and overall condition is reached. The important thing is that the participant has a day-to-day measure of per formance that enables him to recognize progress, and it encourages competition with yourself on a daily basis.

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Now I’m not about to recommend or even define such a program further. It’s called a “cardio-vascular” program and mt designed to keep those of us that spend too much time on fpiir bottoms from keeling over the first time we over exert pushing the car out of a snow bank (or a sand-dune). As such, you need professional advice in embarking on such a program. The program in which I’ve been participating has certainly been full of surprises to me. I’ve always been active hiking, swimming, climbing, hunting, and really felt I was in pretty good shape. Even my weight has been at a respectable level for a couple of years, just a bit higher than when I graduated from college 31 years ago. Whatever my pre-program condition, the improvement has been significant and in many ways totally unexpected. Here are a few of my surprises: • Physical fitness, once achieved, must be maintained. A two-week vacation layoff, even though spent outdoors fishing, golfing, hiking, etc., required two weeks of hard, exhausting effort before previous performance levels could again be reached. • At least an hour’s exercise three times a week seems to be the minimum required to maintain a given performance level; even more frequent sessions are needed to improve. The higher the performance level, the more effort required to maintain it. • Sore or injured muscles develop only when you push too fast. • Weight may or may not change but body fat is | redistributed and muscles are developed. • No matter what your original condition is, you can and will improve by adhering to an exercise program.

While there are a large number of sound reasons that can be conjured up for improving your physical fitness, and DECEMBER 1973

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A special hearing on a proposal to ban the use of the bow and arrow for all hunting in Los Angeles County, scheduled for November 15, was cancelled last month when County Supervisor Baxter Ward agreed to withdraw the proposed ordinance. The Board of Supervisors received hundreds of letters from sportsmen and wild life authorities pointint out the positive side of archery. Ward's change of heart action followed negotiations between opposing factions which resulted in a joint statement requesting the withdrawal as being "in the best interests of wildlife," and a meeting between Ward and County Fish and Game Commissioner, Mrs. Dorothy Conlon. Ward then requested the Board to cancel the public hearing. The commission, the board and Ward were swamped with mail, Mrs. Conlon said. "Undoubtedly the preponderance of the objections weighed heavily on Ward's de cision and he reacted favorably to constituents," declared Bob Rogers, noted sportsman and spokesman for Wildlife Conservancy, a coalition of conservation groups. "More significant, however, was the joint statement which was referred to as an 'historic first' by a commission member. Actually, it is a national precedent and marks a most significant step in turning the attentions of hunters and non-hunters alike to the real problems of wildlife, that of diminishing habitat and a need for control of wildlife," Rogers pointed out. The statement, signed by representatives of the Conservancy, the Defenders of Wildlife, the Fund for Animals, the California Bowmen Hunters, the Sierra Club, Southern Council of Conservation Clubs, Humane Civic Association, California Wild life Federation, U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Fish and Game and the Glendale Humane Society, said, in part, that they determined the bowhunting or dinance would not accomplish anything constructive, was not in the best interests of conservation and would only "further tend to fragment" the many factions on both sides of the archery issue. As a result of this important statement, Mrs. Conlon said Ward would not continue to pursue the anti-hunting ordinance. To the contrary, Ward suggested that a special committee, consisting of those who signed the joint statement, be set up to aid the County Fish and Game Commission. Kenneth Chotiner, counsel for the Wildlife Conservancy said the results can only be correctly viewed as a major victory for wildlife rather than a coup for any one faction. Stating that attention can now be turned towards the problems created by the encroachment of a society upon wildlife habitat, Chotiner pointed out, "it is our important task to promote perception of the problem. In this way, everyone's interests can be served fundamentally, realistically, aesthetically and biologically." The proposal to ban archery came about after the Pasadena Humane Society complained to Ward that a deer which had been struck and fatally injured by a car on the outskirts of Glendale had been hit by an arrow months earlier. The arrow had lodged in the animal's nasal area but the wound had healed and the arrow did not interfere with the buck's feeding and drinking habits, according to the Glendale Humane Society. The ordinance was strongly opposed by the California Department of Fish and Game which pointed out that careless drivers kill more deer in the area than do licensed archers. It also warned that the ordinance, should it have been passed by the board, would be invalid because the authority to determine the deer seasons, limits and method of take is vested by law in the California Fish and Game Commission. Wildlife authorities explained it was necessary to cull deer herds when they become too numerous for the good of their habitat, and that the bow was a proper tool of game management inasmuch as rifle shooting has already been banned in many of the county's heavily populated areas. -Jim Brezina, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

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UIUAT’B YOUR PROBLEM?/ by FREDDIE TRONCOSO

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Freddie: I'd appreciate a professional opinion. I ve been using a 5/8 x 5 in. flexible fletching on my aluminum hunting shafts and they appear to work all right. Some tell me they aren’t as good as feathers because they aren’t as flexible as they pass the bow handle and can be knocked off course. What is your opinion concerning flexible fletchings compared to feathers? Through the years I’ve used an offset fletching on hunting shafts and I get an occasional soaring or diving shaft. Recently I put some helical fletching but I put on as little as possible. They sure seem to fly true, but the point of impact is about a foot lower with my 60-yard pin in relation to offset spiral. I’ve been told you can have passing problems on a compound - also that they are noisy and considerably slower. For all practical purposes, isn’t the helical better? What can you say for it? What is meant by 30 degree helical? Thank you. Milt Zubal Gardena, California • The new flexible fletching is a blessing to many bowhunters in search of durable waterproof fletching. The 5-in. Pro-fletch are the most yielding flexible vanes and again, set-up is important. If the vanes touch the bow, a plunger and flipper-type rest would allow maximum arrow clearance (be sure the bow is true center-shot). I personally prefer helifletch fletching on all my arrows to improve the flight and steerage characteristics. I'll take the one-foot drop and compensate with either the gap system or hunting sight set-up. If you are experiencing passing problems on your compound, the simple remedy is to loosen and relocate the

idler assemblies slightly to the right. It might be wise to consult the manufacturer for their opinion on this practice. The 30 degree helical refers to the difference of pitch angle between the front trailing edge of the feather and the rear of same as induced by the helical clamp. To visibly observe this, take two flat surfaces similar to pencils and lay one on the front edge of the clamp and one at the rear edge.

Metric system coming Freddie: I don’t know if you or your readers are aware that the metric system is centimetering up on us in America. The United States remains the only major industrial nation in the world that clings to the outdated inch, quart and poun< j} measurements. The U.S. “Customary” is the official name for the obsolete system we inherited from Great Britain. It might be of interest to note that it includes at least 85 varied weights and measures, which puts us out of step with at least nine-tenths of the world’s people. Of course, the metric system deals with three basic units of measure - the gram for weight, liter for volume and meter

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Steady hunting rest Freddie: I have been a bowhunter for over 20 years. On every hunt I have participated in, I have experienced problems with arrow rests and with having the arrow fall off the rest while drawing on a grand-dad or two. What type of rest do you use for hunting and where can I get one? Bob Stevenson El Monte, California • On several occasions, I have mentioned using the toughest, most durable arrow rest available for hunting. I personally use an altered Saxon brush rest on my hunting bow. To preclude the possibility of the arrow falling off the rest, I simply heat the rest using the sun through a magnifying lens, and bend the lower portion of the rest (holding the brush) at a slight upward angle.

To insure that the rest stays in place, a small piece of wood similar to an ice cream stick may be cemented into place underneath the brush portion using contact cement. Some archers tape or screw the rest plate onto the sight window to prevent shifting.

Source of laminations Freddie: I am writing for information pertaining to a source from which I can obtain a staff or piece of yew or lemon wood. A

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Long bow set-up Freddie: In response to Dick Rankin of Scottville, Michigan (October 1973 issue) who is having trouble getting his Howard Hill bow set up properly, may I offer the following suggestions. 1. With the arrow on square with the string, mark up one-half the diameter of the shaft, set the nocking point above or below the shaft as desired. 2. Use a piece of buckskin or similar material for an arrow plate and rest, with the grain going in the direction of flight. Rub in some parafin for a smooth, slick finish. 3. Cut down on the heeling. Use a loose but firm hold. 4. Cut down the feather height to 414 in. With his weight and draw length, he does not need any more. 5. Change from bjorn nocks to a more open-ended nock like the Mid-Nock or a Mycro nock type. I shoot wood arrows spined from 55 to 70 lb. in all of ml J) longbows, and use Microflite sizes 9-12 in any of them. I"* don’t use metals because I could never get good flight from them. I have been shooting Hill bows for fifteen years with the above set-up with no trouble. If Mr. Rankin wants a really good longbow. I suggest he get Redman II, a reverse handle yew bow made by the same bowyer. Longbows Forever! Richard Berg Phoenix, Arizona

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So you wanna ’teach archery, eh? (Good! And please send your questions and suggestions to “Cook”) Q.

I have a problem as to where to place the students’ bows when we meet indoors. We usually meet in the auditorium.

I’m not aware of your auditorium facility, but I would try to find a portable coat rack. They make excellent bow racks and are easily transported.

I have trouble keeping the attention of mjl class when lecturing to them due to a softball game going on nearby. Do you have any hints to help this problem?

Youngsters are easily distracted. Have your students’ backs to the distraction in a semi-circle shaped formation with you at the front. Because students, especially elementary and junior high school age, have a short attention span, keep your explanations very brief and to the point.

I am a left-handed student of archery. When my instructor demonstrates I usually can’t see him or I must do a complete turn in order to see the demonstration.

I can sympathize with your problem; For beginning instruction it is recommended that left-handed shooters be grouped at the right end of the shooting line. This will give the left-handed students a better view of the instructor. I’m sure if you mention this to your instructor, he will gladly correct the problem. I would like to share an amusing little incident that happened to me. I teach archery to a group of poverty youngsters, and at times they can present a few problems. During one teaching session, the entire class, except one young boy, decided not to show up for the instruction. Luckily, I had some balloons in my purse. Quickly inflating them, I wrote the name of a “goodie” on each balloon, like candy bar, chips, etc. Needless to say, at the end of the class period, my little charge went out loaded down with good things to eat. The next day brought 100% attendance of anxious, somewhat guilty young archers! Jean Manist Canton, Ohio

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Q. My classes are continually losing arrows that become buried in the grass behind our targets. Do you have a quick solution for finding our arrows?

A. If some of dirt mound or other back drop is not available, have your class line up, shoulder to shoulder and barefoot (if possible) behind the bales. By taking small steps, it is comparatively easy to "feel" an arrow shaft that is buried. Of course, a metal detector will signal the presence of the metal contained in the arrow s tip.

We hope our readers will share their experiences and problems in teaching archery through the medium of this column. Simply write “Cook;” ARCHERY Magazine, Route 2, Box 514, Redlands, CA 92373. - Eds. DECEMBER 1973

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their families participating in this, the second annual NFAA Bowhunters Ren dezvous held in Uvalda, Georgia. The Rendezvous took place September 1 -3, with a special hog hunt on Saturday -Y and Monday and the bowhunting tourn ament on Sunday. The tournament portion consisted of the new NFAA Bowhunting Round, and we shot 30 targets of special animal faces, each shot simulating actual hunt ing conditions. The target faces were divided up into vital areas and wound areas, with only two arrows to be shot. The first arrow in a vital area scored four points, three points if it was only a wound. The second arrow hitting a vital area scored two points with one point for a wound. As in the NFAA Broadhead Round, if you scored with the first arrow, this was the only one that counted. Site of the hunt-tournament was Mobley’s Bowhunting Preserve, a few miles outside of Uvalda. The local archers did a fine job setting up the ranges and maintaining the atmosphere of the hunt. Billy Riner, the tournament chairman, ably assisted by his lovely wife and daughter, had things running smoothly. The amount of game seemed to be i scarce, with only two hogs taken that —' weekend, neither of them by your au thor. Having been urged by my wife before 1 left home to bring something back for the table, I stalked with de termination through the abandoned watermelon field which lay in my hunt area. When 1 got close enough for a good shot, I “plugged” a few of them bow hunter-style. Then, upon determining that they were good and ripe, my fellowFlorida buddies loaded a few so as not to come home empty-handed. Sunday morning saw the Georgia Bowhunters Association holding thenannual championship concurrently with the NFAA-sponsored event, so officially there were two sets of champions. The tournament followed NFAA equipment guidelines. That is, each archer could shoot whatever bowhunting gear that was legal for actual hunting in his re spective state. This made for a few little problems, since each state has different laws and equipment requirements. This didn t seem to bother many of the par- ,,, ticipants, though, as the accent seemed > Ji) to be on fun and the challenge of hunting conditions. All distances were un marked. I was really privileted to have had the NFAA men’s champion in my foursome. ARCHERY

From right are John Durham, NFAA vice-president; Al Cundiff of Indiana, champion; Joel Howard, Alabama, second place, Talmadge McDaniel, Alabama, who took third at the NFAA Bowhunter Championships.

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This 6'6” bowhunter was something to watch as he rounded the entire course never having to shoot his second arrow. He is Al Cundiff of Indiana, who shot a 113 out of 120 to win the event for the second year in a row. I would have liked to have had his wife, Vi, shooting in the foursome also, for not only was she a fine archer, taking the NFAA women’s champion ship for the second straight year, with an 87 score, but she was much prettier than Al. Al’s compound bow, which peaked at 65 lb., was perfect for the

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thick underbrush which partially ob scured most of the 30 targets. Taking second and third places were a pair of Gadsden, Alabama archers Joel Howard with 103 and Talinadge McDaniel with 101. Diane Gooch and Joyce Mann, both of Conyers, Georgia, took second and third for the women with scores of 60 and 48, respectively.

Yours truly did not win anything in the tournament, but I made up for it by winning a few hands of poker from the Gadsden, Alabama boys in the wee hours

of Monday morning. I wasn’t in too great shape for the next day's hunt, but then, us Florida boys had to pack it in early for an eight-hour drive back home. As NFAA Director Bill Shain pointed out, the interest of the bowhunters indi cates that similar events in other sec tions of the country could be used along with bowhunting and safety clinics to help improve bowhunting and bow hunters by stressing the need for a com bination of safety in hunting, accuracy in shooting, sharpness of broadheads, and persistence in hunting downed game.

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Bear’s Olympian efforts Mrs. Fred Bear graciously ac cepted an Olympic .Arrow Plaque recently from George Helwig, presi dent of the National Archery As sociation. The plaque contains arrows shot by the 1972 women’s Olympic Gold Medalist, Doreen Wilbur, and men’s Olympic Gold Medalist, John Williams, during their final round of competition in Munich. The plaque is inscribed “Pre sented to Fred Bear in appreciation of his support of the Olympic Archery Program.” The plaque will be displayed at the Fred Bear Mu seum in Grayling, Michigan. As mentioned above, Mrs. Bear graciously accepted the plaque inscribed to her husband, which raises one question, namely, where was Mr. Bear? Where else — away on an out-of-town hunting trip. Lest we give the impression that his hunting trips aren't a welldeserved respite from a heavy work load, turn to page 32 for a brief account of his accomplishments as Fred Bear marks his 40th year as president of the firm which bears his name.

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Q) Olympic, NFAA champs at Wing Champions John Williams and Frank Ketchum have joined Wing Archery, bringing new bow designs with them which will appear in the Wing 1974 line.

The young Olympic Gold Medal ist who just turned 20, Williams will be serving as Wing’s chief ad visor in the design and promotion of target bows, while continuing his business management studies at Tex as A&M University. His duties will include touring for Wing, giving demonstrations and educating edu cators in the school market. Williams’ track record in archery is well-known, but certainly deserves repeating. The term “champion” has applied to John since he won his first national title at the age of 11. He went on to win the United States Indoor and Outdoor amateur titles, and the World Target Arch ery Championship in 1971. In 1972, he took the U.S. Indoor a second time, along with the World Field Championship and the Olympic gold medal. He has developed a takedown bow which bears his signature and has re-designed the grip of Wing’s Competition II target bow for highwrist style shooters. Ketchum, the 1970 National Field Archery Champion, joined Wing in July as design and produc tion supervisor for their new com pound. While the bow will be manufac tured under license from Allen Arch ery, Ketchum, one of the early

NFAA compound/release shooters, has designed a number of innova tions. His slightly recurved limbs are said to give the compound a very smooth draw, while his new idlers facilitate easy turning of the bow. Ketchum will head the Wing compound production plant in Lo gansport, Louisiana. The softspoken champion is reportedly eager to shoot his new signature com pound in competition. Frank Ketchum

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Excepting for closing statements and summations, our year of Archery,

has been concluded. At the national level there is a glimmer of hope that a turning point may have been reached and several observations can be made which ho

promise for the future. First, unless there is a last minute change, 1973 will show a slight membership increase over last year. While the actual numerical increase is barely perceivable, it is significant because this will be the first year since 1968 during which we have not been subjected to severe membership losses. Secondly, our merchandise sales of targets, awards, etc., have shown an increase, thus reflecting increased participation in NFAA events. A third observation can be made in commercial archery equipment sales. Many archery manufacturers are enjoying an increase in orders. Although operating at capacity, they have been unable to meet the demands for new equipment. An examination of membership totals indicates that approximately one half of the NFAA affiliated state associations enjoyed membership increases while the other half remained static or suffered losses. In each instance an evaluation of the circumstance is in order. It should be of interest to you to know why your state suffered a loss in NFAA memberships while a neighboring state made substantial gains. Why did your state fail to enjoy an apportioned share of the increased activity? It behoves you to help find answers to this question. Under NFAA affiliation, all NFAA programs are available to your club and slate association. The Preamble to our Constitution guarantees, in addition, your right to

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he NFAA is pleased to acknowledge the following recent contributions and wishes to express their sincere appreciation: Cambridge Bowmen of Minnesota S100.00; 8-Ball Archers of Ohio $25.00; Rum River Archers of Minnesota $25.00; The Rapids Archery Club of Minnesota $403.00; Allen Archery of Missouri $100.00; Littlefalls Bowman of Minnesota $30.00; Longview Archery Club of Texas $326.43; Loudoun Bowhunters of Virginia $100..0; Minnehaha Bowhunters of South Dakota S50.00; Eutaw Forest Archers of Maryland $100.00; Colorado Bowhunters Assocation of Colorado $25.00; Rochester Archery Club of Minnesota $300.00. Terry Geleide of California $12.00. Contiibutions to the NFAA Bowhunter Defense Fund now exceeds $11 000 00 Boner award The Boner Award goes to Walter Krawczyki of Buffalo. New York, who writes: The opening day of archery deer season was uneventful with a’few deer being spotted, but no one having any chance to get near them. That evening while discussmg the days hunt, the subject got around to an early start the following mornmg. demonstrated nty wristwatch alarm to my hunting companions and stated hat my alarm would buzz loud enough for us to hear, but someone else had brought tfj|

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#at year’s end pr mo e an evelop other programs to create more memberships. There is no other arc tery a i tatton available which provides so broad a concept in being responsive to the desires ol the membership. In this, you have a free hand. But, it can be of value only if you make good use of it.

During the first weekend of February your Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting in St. Louis. Your elected directors from each of 49 states will bring archery problems to the conference table and will seek solutions. Resulting legislation which passes the Board by a 2/3 majority vote will add to or amend our present rules, policies and procedures. Your director, in order to properly represent you, must be appraised of your desires. Have you taken time to inform him? On the other hand, has your director informed you of the problems and issues at hand and of the legislation which he intends to introduce? Does it represent the majority opinion of your state association?

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keeps growing a buck stuck his head through an opening and looked around. He didn’t see me and I was sure that I would have him shortly. In a few seconds his neck apepared and then his shoulder and I knew that his chest would appear in a second or two, so I began my draw. Just as I was almost at full draw, the pines were suddenly filled with the loudest buzzing sound one could imagine. My wristwatch alarm had gone off and so did my buck. It seems that after showing off my watch I forgot to reset the time and alarm button. There was nothing left to do but laugh about it now. As you can see this “boner” of mine did cost me a buck.”

Club insurance Club liability insurance is soon renewable through the NFAA Headquarters Office. Information brochures and applications will be mailed to the Secretary of each NFAA chartered club. We wish to emphasize the importance of such insurance and what it could mean in the event of negligence on the part of a club or club member which could very well place either in the position of being liable. The protection afforded through the club liability insurance will protect you > against such happenings. If you are a club members and are not aware of the provisions of the insurance, now is the time for you to check with your club secretary and have ail the details shown and explained to you. You are protecting your future interest in archery by being aware of the insurance provtstons and

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Q. OK, Coach, what am I supposed to see in this first photo? A. A strength and a weakness in style. In drawing the bow, he did not pull the string to the chin. Instead, he pulled it back and next he will place his head over the drawing hand to get a firm and positive anchor. Secondly, notice the string is in the center of the bow, but the elbow has not passed the fulcrum point. We should be looking down the center of the drawing arm. Q.' OK, I see all that, but picture number two looks like Mister Average Archer. What should 1 look for here? A. Several things. First of all the bow hand. He is definitely not heeling the bow. The bow hand rolled out to about 45 degrees from the bow. However, the way those fingers are tucked under, nine chances out often that left wrist is locked up tight and will definitely have an effect on the followthrough after the shot. He has much more tension up front than required. The left wrist should be relaxed and the pressure of the bow should be extended into a straight line down the center of the forearm. The bow arm should be locked at the elbow and only prevent the bow from coming back at you. The brunt of the total force is in that left shoulder. It is most important to place that left shoulder in exactly the same position for each shot. If it changes position, so will the arrow change position in the target.

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Q. Anything else? A. Yes, two more points. Look at the intense concentration on his face. He is completely oblivious to anything other than aiming and shooting that bow. Almost a hypnotic trance, with all of his attention dedicated to aiming. He has turned out all-other thoughts. Secondly, look at the bowstring below the bowarm. See the clearance of the string with relation to the chest? No possible chance of the string being deflected there. However, if he tucks that left shoulder towards the string, it might be deflected by the bowarm before the arrow leaves the string. Q. OK, Teach, this is photo 3, what should it show me? A. To the trained eye, it substantiates what I suspected in Photo 2 about the locked wrist. The pressure in that hand is high on the bow — just about in line with that thumb. The main point of pressure (if the left wrist was relaxed) would be centered in the middle of the forearm. Q. Hey, why did you draw that line and put that arrow in Photo 4? A. This was the biggest problem we had in Rick’s form. Because of the drawing arm and the resultant force on the bow, we couldn’t get good arrow flight. First, I retillered the lower limb of the bow. 1 made it weaker by sanding both the face and backing a little at a time. 1 would sand a little and Rick would shoot a bare shaft. Then we would try relocating the nocking point until finally the arrow went in the target on a horizontal plane. Then we readjusted the cushion plunger until the arrow went in with no left or right angle, (see Freddie Troncoso’s article in the October issue of ARCHERY). However, as soon as Rick tried to shoot a vane fletched arrow, the vane struck the sight window. The cushion plunger was only protruding about 1/16 of an inch past the sight window. Back to the work bench and some more butchering of the bow. I took a metal rasp and cut away about 1 /8 of an inch of the sight window. Arrow flight improved immediately. Occasionally though, an arrow would come out with the back or fletching travelling in a cork-screw manner. Closer observation revealed the ring finger on the drawing hand was torqueing or twisting the string when at full draw. He removed the ring finger from the siring and perfect arrow Hight was achieved. After that 1 personally observed Rick shooting several FITA practice rounds well over the 1250 mark. American Rounds of 780 to 790 (810 possible or perfect) were common everyday occurences. Q. Coach. I see what’s wrong here in Photo 5. Doesn’t he have the bowarm too close to the string? A. Exactly correct. This was a posed photo to illustrate a weakness in this style of shooting. Rick is tucking the left shoulder towards the string. This will happen as the day wears on and the brute strength starts to weaken. This causes Rick to shoot high and left. Notice however, that the drawing arm is coming more in line with the draw force of the arrow. String clearance on the chest is also decreasing because the left side of the body is also moved closer to the string to reduce the amount of brute strength required. Q. Well, so what, he shot the arrow in photo 6? A. Yes, but the three important points of followthrough are: try to maintain the elevation of the bow, keep the head in place, and maintain tension in the drawing arm while the fingers of the drawing hand relax completely for the release.

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Some last words to close with this month are don’t start chopping up your bow like I did for Rick. Be sure you know what you are doing if you try. If you try and don’t succeed, don’t blame me as 1 am only an instructor, writer and a fool who attempts to ask himself questions and answer them. -Ray Neideffer.

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This could be called the year of the Illinois archers, with names in the news like Denny Cline, NFAA current barebow champ; Eunice Schewe, NFAA champion for the past few years; Mike Flier, ama teur barebow champ; and Al Lough and June Jones, amateur bowhunter champ ions. On the subject of champions, hats off to Mike Flier of Peoria who, after shooting at the Nationals in July, left the next morning and flew to England where he represented the NFAA and the U.S. in the International Field Archery Championships. He shot in wind, rain and hills to win the World Championship by 156 points over Loyd Seggie of Belgium. Mike’s total score for two field and one animal round was 2479. With great sorrow we report the pass ing of a fellow archer and good friend of many - Cleo Baker of Centralia, Illinois passed away on October 17. He was a member of Kickapoo Bowmen and had served three terms on the field division as southern rep. All who knew him and shot with him and teasingly called him “Coffee” Baker, because if you bet him a cup of coffee he could

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California. This year in Northern Califor nia alone, over 100,000 acres of prime timber and watershed areas have gone up in smoke. This marks the 13 th year that the Redwood Bowmen have worked on their Bargain Day, held November 18 and have contributed the results of their efforts to the Penny Pines Plantation Program. Shooters spend only one dollar for a day of enjoyment and thatmoney goes to help re-plant trees in burned-out forest lands. Hawaii. New state records were set at the Hawaii State Target Championship by Bil Rus (751) and Diane Hilgendorf (528) shooting a Junior American round, and by adults Bill Kittredge (798), Joyce Kittredge (770) shooting freestyle and Milton Oleman (648) barebow on an American round. New Mexico. New Mexico Bowhunters Assn, held its annual Field Champion ship on August 11-12, hosted by Mangus Bowmen of Silver City, New Mexico. It was a huge success, with 111 shoot- J A ers participating. ' Mangus Bowmen held a raffle for the NFAA Bowhunter Defense Fund and netted a profit of S358.00. Perfect scores were shot by Dick Groves, 14 perfect animal, hunter and field. Bob Price and Ray Landreth had perfect 14 animals. Dick and Glenna Groves topped the freestylers, Curt McClanahan took first in bowhunter, while Lee Braudt and Linda Foster led the barebow shooters. Amateur winners included freestyler Johnny Montgomery and barebow artist Dr. Rudy Szilvassy. Cub winners were Sandy Scott and Faron Lytle, bare bow, and Mary Pawlak and George Madrid Jr., freestyle. NMBA’s annual Broadhead Champion ship was held over Labor Day weekend in Farmington. It gave the bowhunters a chance to sharpen up for hunting sea son, and San Juan Archers were very congenial hosts. Winners were Al Proctor. BB Bowhunter, and Dave Kochert, FS Bowhunter.

Nevada. Some 155 archers recently bid a i j) fond farewell to the Las Vegas Archers’ Cougar Canyon range at the Silver Dollar Invitational. This was the last shoot at this location but plans are in progress for a hopefully new and better range by next

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Archers shot across a lake at Sportsman Park, near Merlin, Oregon at the fourth annual Memorial Deer Shoot hosted by Siskiyou Bow Hunters. All targets were life-size deer and elk, and legal hunting tackle complete with broad heads were used. Shown here are Bill Brown, Don and Gary Pritchett, Earl Locke, and Jeanette Cady.

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year’s tournament. High score was shot by amateur arch3ter Rudy Folds of San Diego with 1164 tRnd 23 spots to capture both the high overall and spot trophies. Men’s freestyle winner Art Robinson was not far behind with 1158. JoAnn Claridge of Phoenix walked away with women’s freestyle shooting a beautiful 1098 with 11 spots. Barebow trophies went to Jerry Preston (1060) and Joyce Hartman (914), who also won the spot awards with 12 and 5 spots re spectively. Bowhunter division awards went to John Bruderle (1014) and Delaine Spilsbury (732). Jeff Morin(954) and Lee Lazer (728) won the freestyle and bare bow youth awards for the boys, and Lori Stenson, shooting 900, won the girls freestyle trophy. High scorers for the cubs were Patrick Crim (790) and Tammy Laity (782). The money shoot was won by Larry Matthews and Marlene Crim.

rope release. She was honored upon her return from the Nationals with a banquet hosted by the Kentucky Archery Assn.

Mississippi. New MSA A officers are: Ray Neideffer, president; Claude James, vice president ; Stewart Baker, secretary-trea surer; Gene Grant, director. Alton Dunnaway was appointed NFAA Di rector. At the MSAA Field Championships, Henry Stevens shot a record high score to take men’s freestyle championship with 552F, 280H, 276A. Ernie Herrington and Ray Neideffer turned in identical scores of 1080 to tie for second place. Ray shot perfect for three targets to win the shoot-off for second. B.J. Green of Kentucky shot 280 animal and hunter rounds and a 547 field for an 1107 total. He misset his sight and lost five points, and the next target was a three, or he possibly would have gone clean all the way. O.D. Ray of Louisiana shot a perfect hunter. In ladies freestyle, Joanne Herrington and Marva Goodman tied after two day’s SOUTHEASTERN shooting with 999. The tie was broken by ADELAIDE WISE after four targets with Marva winning her seventh consecqtive field title. David Neideffer took youth freestyle Kentucky. All of Kentucky is proud of with a new record field (514) and record their new NFAA freestyle champion, Barbara Morris. Barbara has been shooting total score of 986, while Nerman Stevens , second, shot a record 260 hunter. New only two years, having become interested barebow champ is Janes Stricklin, and in archery through her husband’s bow hunting, and has found the compound bow Claude James took the bowhunter title. best for her use in combination with a

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North Carolina. New NCAA officers are Floyd Harper, president; Leonard Helms, vice president; L.M. Pendry, secretary treasurer; Cliff Tarkington, target gov ernor; Butch Pickelsimer, field governor; S.C. Graham, big game governor; Doris Stone, Tackle Box editor; Ron Arthur, tournament and awards governor; Leon Owen, pro governor; and Luke Wood, NFAA Director. Results from the NCAA Field Cham pionship and Team Tournament are in. Winners were: BB — Charles Young (1155) and Evie Hensley (1011); FS — Res.-Luke Wood (1354) and Janie Thomas (1222); FS-Unres. - Clyde Miller (1347) and Nell Miller (1134); BH—Res.— Oren Spencer (953); BH— Unres. - Bill Arrowood (1247); Husband/ Wife Team - Luke and Carol Wood (2582); Womens Team — Forsyth (Janie Thomas, Ruby Wooten, Barbara Slack); Club Team — Asheville-Brevard (Luke Wood, O.K. Smathers, David Hogshead). Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama archers must all be out hunting for meat for the freezer. Be sure to let us know how the hunting goes!

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state and are back in the archery business with fellow Maine archer Wayne Smith. They’ve teamed up for a wider selection and mail order service, specializing in Carroll’s. Wing. Howatt and Bear equipment with custom arrow-making. The address is the same: Indian Head Archery, RFD 1, Old Town.

Cliff is a past vice-president of the state association, and he and Flora own and opera Forest Orchard Archery in Northboro. Massachusetts hunters are beginning to bring home the season’s deer, with two Danvers archers bagging a couple of big ones - Billy Thomas got his 140 lb. doe in Windsor County, Vermont, and Dave Wheatley took a 110 lb. doe in Woodstock, Vermont using a sight and ledge release at a distance of 40 yards.

Out of these discussions has come a pro posal for CSFAA to suspend activities for next year and for those clubs who wish to join and schedule with CAA. The annual CAA Archery-Golf Tourna Massachusetts.The MFAA pre-annual ment was held October 14. Top honors in meeting was held in Marlboro on November the archery competition went to NFAA 4 to prepare agenda items for the upcoming The MFAA membership offers its Director Ed Little with a fine 54, and top annual state and NFAA national meetings. sympathies to the family of Claude golfer Steve Cudahy shot an even par 72. One of the most interesting items of Fulton of Westfield, who passed away Winning team was comprised of archer discussion concerned Blair Peterson’s pro last August. Claude was formerly class G. Sahr, 59, and Steve Cudahy. posed solution to the classification dilemma— ification officer for the Westfield Bow On September 22. the CAA demon the T-Bone system — as published in the men and one of the original members stration team of Don Putnam and David September issue of ARCHERY. Here’s an of the state association, doing as fine and Alan Haught, along with Chick Pierce, indication that our publication does bridge conducted an archery program at the East the membership communications gap, because a job as has ever been done to promote archery in our state. Glastonbury Fish and Game Club as part just two months after its publication, of National Hunting and Fishing Day ac MFAA members met and agreed that the Vermont. Ted Whelan, open FS champ tivities. The archers demonstrated shooting system sounds good to them, and they voted this year, scored a perfect 14 targets skill and equipment was available for spec to put it on the ballot for the state meet in a two-day tournament hosted by the tators to try their luck at balloon targets. ing. Abnaki Archers. Along with his tro Even Connecticut’s Governor Maskill If it’s voted on. the T-Bone system will phy, Ted received his field round perfect responded to the challenge, got a balloon constitute the MFAA tournament format pin. Other winners on the field and on his first arrow, and retired to a round of for all state-sanctioned tournaments next hunter rounds were: FS Limited — applause while he was still ahead. Young year. Elton Kinsman (960) and Muriel Tay sters kept the instructors busy all day long. Also at the pre-annual, two MFAA lor (667); BB — Ed Fenton (757) and Maine. Wayward archers Ken and Jan Ul honorary life memberships were voted in Edith Fenton (516); BH—Mike Slivmer have officially returned to their home for Cliff and Flora Flanders of Northboro. chak (965).

QUESTION: Why does bowhunting have such appeal for so many hunters? ANSWER: Philosophically speaking, it represents man's effort to re-create an aspect of his history when he was bound more closely to nature than he is at present. As

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weapons became more effective and mobility on terrain easier, man imposed the limi tations of primitive weapons on himself to maintain the essential character of the hunt rather than transforming it into pure killing and destruction. QUESTION: Do hunters hunt because they enjoy killing or are there other factors involved?

ANSWER: While it is true that a hunt is successful when the animal pursued is harvested, a hunt is equally successful when the many elements of hunting satisfaction are obtained. It is this total package of recreational satisfaction that provides a positive rationale for sport hunting.

DEER CENSUS BY INFRARED SCANNING

Whenever the need for accurate deer census is presented, many bowhunters ask why thermal imagery cannot be used to positively identify the number of deer in a given area. Researchers Parker and Driscoll (1972) reported that 66 mule deer and antelope in a series of pens were scanned using an airborne thermal infrared scanner Results indicate that from altitudes of 500 feet or lower, census work can be rea sonably accurate. But at altitudes greater than 1,000 feet, the animals were indistinguish able. Even though the temperature differences between individual animals and the background were great enough to permit detection, the resolution of the scanner at altitudes greater than 1,000 feet presents a safety problem in many areas

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RAP UP continued from page 5 unbalance of nature “even more by waste. ” In the first place, waste is virtually unknown to Mother Nature; she has wisely provided a use for even a dead animal in the food chain. However, we, trophy hunters included, agree that waste is undesirable and that animals taken should be fully utilized; in fact, with meat prices what they are. leaving good venison would be downright foolhardy. We also take issue with your portrayal of trophy hunters as destroyers of the strongest animals, the best breeding stock. On the contrary, the bigger the trophy, the larger the rack, the older that trophy buck is. The “old grandad" that the trophy hunter pursues is closer to his “natural” death, perhaps death by sickness or starvation as his powers fail and his teeth fall out. And it is the young buck who accomplishes most of the breeding. Finally, you address the subject of death. Death is never a pleasant subject for us humans, but it is an integral part ^^>f nature, an unavoidable aspect of all ^life. The hunter also addresses the subject; he comes face to face with it. He learns about the animal he hunts, he comes to know its habits intimately, he learns respect and admiration. That encroachment of civilization we mentioned has cut many of us offfrom such realities as the hunter confronts. We find it convenient to forget that for the pork chops and steaks we dine on, a hog or steer was butchered. The hunter knows personally from whence his venison comes. That venison has come from one of many vigorous deer herds, herds in many states which have increased in size with the advent of sound hunting and game management programs. The hunter looks at death, and he also has the opportunity to look at our abundant wildlife and know that by buying his license and bow or gun, he has made a small contribution to that abundance.

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It may not make the pages of Ms. Magazine, but liberated archers might pay attention to the recent accomplishments of Ms. Linda Nor ris. Linda, wife of NFAA Director Pat Norris, is the first woman in the United States to attend and success fully complete the dealer training school at Jennings Compound Bow. Selling bows is nothing new for Ms. Norris. She has been active in archery sales since 1959, and got involved as a result of changing her name from Miss to Mrs. as was customary in those pre-liberation days. Since 1966 she has been minding the store - that is, Bonnie Bowman Archery in Alameda, California and serving in the capacity of gene ral manager while husband Pat tra veled about searching for wind swept tournament sites from Bear Valley to Honolulu. So Ms. Norris found herself the lone woman to complete the com pound training school — no simple feat since the curriculum covers design, construction, engineering, servicing and tuning of the com pound. Now factory certified to service the Jennings Compound, Ms. Norris encourages other women involved in the archery business “to take time out to become factory training in such a progressive bow.” We congratulate Ms. Norris on her accomplishment, but we fear her striking out into hitherto ex clusively male territory may raise some important philosophical ques tions. For example, in these liberated times, should Linda be referred to as a dealer or dealeress, or perhaps bow servicewoman? She may in time become a master bowyer. Finally, will Mr. Norris someday find that he is working at Bonnie Bowperson?

And another busy year for this gentleman whose picture needs no caption — his fortieth year in archery in fact. Although Fred Bear began making bows for friends in 1927 at his home in Detroit, his pastime didn’t really become a retail business until 1933 — the birthdate of Bear Archery Company. Four decades later finds the Master Bowhunter, inventor and bowyer still hard at work in his office-workshop in Grayling, Michigan. Despite his many duties as president of Bear Archery, he is still able to slip away for a hunting trip. But it was the decades of the fifties and sixties which were jammed full of globe-trotting adventures with the bow and arrow, field testing the inventions that he now works at perfecting and refining. His travels took Fred Bear from the frozen wastes of the Polar Ice Cap north of Point Barrow. Alaska to the steaming Amazon jungles in South America. That > these trips showed results is evidenced by the six world record trophy plaques ' which hang in his office - five of them taken in the fifties, including the barren ground caribou, mountain caribou, Canada moose, elk and the difficult stone sheep. Just one. his world record Alaskan brown bear, was taken in the 1960’s. In 1960, he downed the world record brown bear in Alaska at 20 yards. The same year, his try for a polar bear was ruined when the enraged animal charged him and had to be gunned down at just 12 yards, cancelling it out as a bow and arrow trophy. The next year, the margin was 15 yards when he took a grizzly along the Kispiox River in British Columbia. Again in 1961 he was charged by a Polar Bear when the animal charged him and was dropped by the back-up gun some 20 yards away. In 1963, he journed to India to be a guest of the Maharajah of Bundi, and a mighty Bengal tiger fell to his bow. The following year, Bear took a four-ton elephant in Mozambique with one arrow at 40 yards. Though his native trackers fled, Fred stood his ground until he could get off his shot. In 1965, he returned to Africa to test his wits against the wary male African lion. This was only the second lion to be downed with bow and arrow; the first was taken in the 1920’s by Art Young of Pope and Young fame. It was also on this African safari that Bear met and conquered the animal considered by many to be the meanest in all Africa, the foul-tempered cape buffalo. Finally, in 1966, after 25 grueling days on the arctic ice cap, Fred downed the elusive Polar Bear on his third attempt. He returned to Alaska in 1967 to field-test his take-down bow even further - this time on Alaskan moose, and in the same year he journeyed to the Amazon for the Asiatic buffalo. So it continues, even today. But the key factors in Fred Bear's success and Bear Archery’s 40th anniversary are Bear’s skills in publicity and manufacturing as well as hunting. He has brought his name and his sport to the public, and his influence has been felt throughout the archery industry. His inventions include the modern composite bow, bowsights, adjustable arrow plates, bow quivers, the Razorhead, Converta-Point arrow, and the take-down bow.

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An NFAA officer, an ARCHERY Magazine writer, and the current NFAA Bowhunter champion were recent honorees at the 8th annual awards banquet of Archery, Inc., a California-based organization for promotion of the sport. Over 300 archers attended the' banquet in Los Angeles. Recipient of the coveted Presi dent’s Award was Erv Belt,executive secretary of the National Field Ar chery Association, who was recog nized for his outstanding organiza tional work in the NFAA and for his promotional activities. Now in his third year as a fulltime NFAA officer, Belt brought to tire office administrative talents and data processing expertise. A former systems analyst for Standard Oil, he is currently supervising a pilot proj ect to put NFAA record-keeping on a computer system. Belt was selected for the honor by Archery Inc. President John Williamson. The President’s Award is not always given, but the President does have the option to select an individual who has made an out standing contribution to the sport. Steven Hayes received an award DECEMBER 1973

The Archery Manufacturer’s Or ganization has a new president Joe Johnston. Perhaps best known in recent yeras a tournament direc tor of the Desert Inn Archery Class ic in Las Vegas, Johnston this year assumed the position of general manager of Easton Aluminum as well as the AMO post. Johnston has worn and continues to wear a number of hats in the archery world, so many that he probably should invest in Stetson stock. His interest in the sport began in Arizona in 1957, when he took up bowhunting, then started shooting field and target. By 1959, he had opened the first indoor range in Phoenix, with late archery greats Doug Easton and Hank Crone helping him stack the bales. He became Arizona State President, NFAA Director from Arizona, NFAA Southwestern Councilman, and NFAA Tourna ment Director. He also served on the PAA Board of Directors for seven years and was PAA Tournament Director. He has shot in and run the National Field, National Target and National Professional championships. Johnston set up the format for and has run the Las Vegas tournament for a number of years. Joe’s involvement with Vegas began when he shot in the first tournament held there, the one held outside by the Castaways. The following year he shot in the Colt-Sahara-Vegas tournament, and the next year, in the Sahara-Colt-Easton. After that, the Vegas tournament halted for a year, and it was at that time that Johnston found himself on the PAA Board of Directors, trying to develop a pro tour in the western United States. That effort brought him back to Las Vegas, and after negotiations with several hotels, a Las Vegas shoot was revived at the International. For the following two years, the U.S. Open was held at the Thunderbird Hotel, and finally the tourney came to the Desert Inn, where it will be held again January 22-24, 1974. We questioned Johnston about what to expect from Las Vegas, and from the Archery Manufacturers Organization, and the following were some of his comments. The format at Vegas is constantly changing, says Johnston, and with good reason. “We feel one reason for success at Vegas is adaptability. We have changed as archery has changed over the past four or five years, and have shown in creases in the numbers of participants. We hope for our biggest year in 1974, with 700 shooters anticipated. There are other innovations in addition to the regular tournament. One is the Western Archery Show. The sponsors are inviting all the other archery manufacturers to participate, and if we can develop this format, we hope to put the revenue into the purse and build the tournament in coming years. We’re very interested in developing a stronger program for the colleges; this year there will be 52,000 in grants and we want to see this increase.” Las Vegas archery has been compared to a circus, and Johnston replies: “There are as many things going on in Vegas as there are different types of people in archery. We try to fill the need of the competitive bowhunter, string walker, release and finger shooters, amateurs, non-pros and professionals, high and low shooters - and this year we have something for fast and slow shooters, and a slingshot tournament for those who don’t shoot a bow. Everybody gets together for a good time, and everybody has a chance to win a few dollars —

some who have never won a dollar before in archery have won at Vegas^ What‘s in store for those fast and slow shooters? The Easton Speed Round. Johnston explains: “It wiU stress speed and accuracy while giving neither quality the edge. And the dimension of head-to-head competition has been added. The qualifying speed shoot will be held on Friday, consisting of six ends - two shot at 36 in. multi-color face, two at 24 in. and two at a 16 in. face. The best 32 shooters out of this group will qualify for a head-to-head shoot-off at the Saunders flipping targets — and this has potential for great excitement — and perhaps a whole new brand of archery. We’re curious to see if the speed of the barebow or bowhunter archer will be more effective than the accurate shooting of the sight shooter. The big factor is that you must make a decision in the act of shooting. As you shoot, you must decide at the same time — should I ease off my speed for more accuracy or try to get in an extra arrow? Which will be more effective against the guy I’m up against? Perhaps you’re up against a slow but accurate shooter. Every time he shoots he knows a target back to your side, but if you can get off three arrows to his one, will that be better? Currently we don’t have a decision-making sport. We try to do the same thing every time. But in the speed round, the decision-making must go on constantly — and we think this round will build its own tensions.”

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i Steven Hayes for his excellent accomplishments in coaching and technical writing and teaching. Hayes, who has re cently gained acclaim for his hu morous yet technically informative articles in ARCHERY, has been in volved for a number of years in coaching amateurs and conducting archery clinics. A top competitor in his own right, Hayes now serves as equipment consultant to Easton Aluminum, and is also a television and motion picture script writer. Cal Vogt, current NFAA Na tional Bowhunter Champion, re ceived a special award for his in credible shooting accomplishments, including capturing the national championship three times consecu tively. Vogt holds all scoring records for the Nationals in the Bowhunter Division; moreover, he formerly held all the records which he shat tered this year in Aurora, Illinois. Also honored: non-archer Jim Brezina, reporter for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, for his overall high quality reporting for sportsmen, and also for his excellent coverage of the recent bowhunting controversy in Los Angeles County (see Bowhunter Bulletin)', and Clar ence Kozlowski, outstanding archer and California state vice-president for field archery.

What about money? We asked Johnston about the fact that at a S20,000 tournament, the top shooter only stands to win $500. We also inquired about the actual cost of a $20,000 tournament. His answers: “These tournaments are quite expensive. It’s erroneous to assume that if you put on a $20,000 tourna ment, then that’s the cost. Vegas costs double that amount, whereas the average shooting fee is about $30 per person. Multiply that by 600 shooters and you only have $18,000. Granted, a lot of top shooters feel there should be more money at the top end. But the top end does get most of the money, even though we give more to the lower end titan anyone else. Out of the total purse, $4,000 goes to the championship shooters - that’s 20% of the purse to 3 or 4% ofthe shooters. It’s also true that the last man in the championship flight receives less money than first place in flight one. Likewise, last place in the sixth flight receives less money than first in flight seven and so on down to flight 14. But mathe matically this is the only possible way to spread the money. There’s no way around it unless you give three championship prizes and put everyone else down in the flights. However, there is less money per flight given the lower in the flights you go, so those who shoot better are rewarded and everyone still has a chance to win.” And that’s the Desert Inn Classic theme — something for everybody.

What is AMO and what are they doing? Obviously, it’s an organization of manufacturers, and it works through the American Archery Council as well as conceiving and funding a surprising number of projects on its own. The new president briefly outlined some of those activities. According to Joe Johnston, they include: Developing a brochure to be sent to every advertising agency in the country supplying them with technical knowledge and assistance to use archery as an ad vertising tool; Preparing information for the Screenwriters Guild to help them in writing archery material into scripts - like Deliverance; Researching a method of building low-cost, more substantial targets which are fire and vandalism proof and can be put in park areas for public use - this will result in a how-to brochure being sent to all parks and recreation directors; Working to develop liaison with the National Rifle Association and other associations and helping fund a television program on outdoor recreation; Producing Easton’s film on the return of archery to the Olympics on a television format; Funding through the AAC and with Dr Samuels of the University of West Virginia as audio-visual program on hunting as a conservatton tool; and Remaining heavily involved with opposing anti hunting legislation. 6 dUU And that, Mr. Johnston point out, is a partial list.

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THE HARD WAY! I have met a lot of dedicated people during my long association with archery, but none more dedicated to the sport than Karl and Cecile Palmatier. Besides having many times been field captain for NFAA National Tournaments, as well as the big indoor events at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Karl was president of our National Association (1957-1960). Having participated in many of the big indoor archery events at Cobo Hall, I can understand Karl’s desire to attend. Shortly after this year’s event, we received a letter from Mrs.

The fellows shown above are John Lamicq and his Dad. They will be your hosts come next hunting season - that is, ifyou are lucky enough to win the NFAA all-expense-paid hunting trip. The drawing will be held during the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. There is still time. Write to the NFAA for Bowhunter membership blanks (or start with the application in this issue), then get busy and sell ’em. Every member you sponsor means a chance on the free trip. You could be posing with a Pope and Young record class mule buck like the one shown which was' taken by your reporter on the Lamicq Ranch in Colorado ion a hunt several years “go.

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Palmatier, which contains so much of interest and an account of a “chilly experience,” I am going to pass it along to you: “On March 17th we awakened to be greeted with a * howling blizzard which had been gathering velocity during _ the night. Karl insisted we were going to Detroit for the tournament, explaining that there was nothing to fear, considering we would be taking our four-wheel-drive truck. At eight a.m., Karl locked the front wheels into drive and away we went. After we had entered Interstate 94, which is an Expressway, we soon learned we had passed the point of no return. All the exits were closed and the highway jammed with jacknifed semis and cars. About three hours later we found an offramp at Jackson. We were running low on gas so we stopped and filled the tank, after which we returned to the Expressway. The time was 11:30 a.m. At 6:30 that evening, we had covered less than five miles! The National Guard was ordering all cars and trucks off the highway, so there was nothing to do but follow the procession. We sat in our truck from nine p.m. until five a.m. We managed to keep from freezing by running the engine and heater every half hour. At five a.m. the National Guard took a rather large group of us in a big Army truck to a bomb shelter in the Jackson High School. That was one rough ride. 1 told the gang it reminded me of the stories 1 had read of the German occupation, and how they transported the Jews to the ^Concentration camps! We spent all day Sunday and Sunday night on Army cots. The Red Cross fed us until they ran out of food. The Expressway was opened late the next morning. Suffice to say we never arrived at Cobo Hall or the tournament.”

A SHORT HISTORY OF SOFT PLASTIC FLETCHING Up to about five years ago, Max Hamilton had the field of plastic fletching all to himself..Top notch archers all over the world would use nothing but the Hamilton hard plastic vane. Then, all of a sudden, soft plastic vanes were cropping up in all directions. One manufacturer in Massachusetts came out with a soft plastic vane which all you had to do to stick ’em on a shaft was to peel off a protective paper shield (the way you do when you install a new license plate sticker) put the vane in a fletching jig for proper alignment on the arrow shaft, then just press it on. Did you ever hear of Roger Grundman? Very likely you haven’t, but 1’11 wager you all have seen or heard of the Flex-Fletch Products. In advertisements, it is the fletch shown twisted and buried in the target nearly to the arrow nock. I met and hunted with Roger Grundman at John Nj^/Lamicq’s hunting camp in Colorado. As a conversational piece, Rog handed me a prototype of his new product and asked my opinion if it were any good for fletching arrows. Having had considerable trouble with wet feathers, I game him my approval, but not without a qualification: “If you

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can make ’em stick to the shaft!” He assured me that if I were to use Fletch-Lack for a base and Fletch-Tite for glue, I’d have it made. I am pleased to say that following his directions it is difficult to pull off a vane with a pair of pliers. Following is an interesting letter from Rog: ‘‘1 sure had a wonderful time at the Wilcox Ranch outx^JJ there in Utah last year. Everyone was very nice and 1 enjoyed being with them very much. I had several chances to talk with Don and Jeanette Wilcox at length. They were pleased to hear that you were instrumental in my decision to try a hunt at their place. Of course, they went their best wishes to you. The bucks out there didn’t seem to be as big as those we saw at John Lamicq’s, although 1 did see several nice-sized ones. What wasn’t there in size was certainly there in numbers. I’ll bet I saw thirty to thirty-five deer every day, and fouled up in more ways than you can shake a stick at. One such incident deserves relating: I was coming out of a draw filled with aspens. I stopped to glass the area with my 7 x 35 wide-angles..This, of course, was to prevent anything from escapting detection. Every fifty yards or so I would repeat the process. Once, when 1 stopped and scanned from left to right. I found a large doe standing right in front of me about thirteen yards away. All 1 could say was, ‘Where did she come from?’ It was the third day of our hunt, so I figured 1 should be getting some meat pretty soon. Lowering the glasses I put an arrow into the bow as she bounded away, right behind a tree. Ker-whop!! Talking to myself. 1 continued up the draw, telling myself it’s always darkest just before the dawn. The stopping. q and scanning continued until 1 got close to the edge of the't“’ aspens. Then I spotted a three-pointer browsing just outside the aspens. Looking over the situation I figured a successful stock might be made. As I moved cautiously forward from tree to tree (big trees), 1 suddenly noticed the deer had vanished. Figuring he must have bedded down, 1 got up on a fallen tree and looked over the area very carefully. Finally I saw what looked like antlers. Yep, they moved. I pussy-footed and crawled to within fifteen yards of the deer and, by then, was getting pretty shook. Here I was behind another fallen tree, with cramps in both legs and arching arms. At this point, 1 noticed for sure, his direction. He was lying perpendicular to my approach, with the wind behind him. You know what? I talked myself into sitting behind that tree until I had calmed down. Then I said to myself, “How would Roy proceed now?” Like an insppration, I had the answer: Find a rock and throw it over the deer so it would look away. Then stand up and let him have it. If this deer gets up, you can shoot from your kneeling position: either way I’ve got him. Simple wasn’t it? Things started to go wrong. First there wasn’t a rock anywhere near..Oh well, there was a nice piece of tree bark about six inches long and three inches wide. So I took it and very carefully gave it a pitch. It sailed perfectly, until it got 4 \ just about the deer, where it abruptly changed directions *J coming down on the antlers. Man! Did he come out of that sagebrush like a tornado. Me? 1 just sat down trying to console myself and swearing I’d never use a piece of wood lor that kind of trickery again.”

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f^few practice shots. It wasn’t long till we

both had the plate zeroed in and we felt we could tackle anything. Jim and Gil arrived at camp surprised to find us ready to go. A quick com ment from Gil was, “We usually have to shake the hunters out of the sack, but this is definitely a first.” Midge, being her usual humorous self, snapped right back with, “Where have you two been, it must be nice to sleep in.” A few more comments were exchanged, but we soon found ourselves making headway into the hills with Jim as our guide. The hills were in excellent shape for hunting. With the some thirty inches of rain we’d had in California, the ground was soft and abundant with tall green grass. One could easily walk around and make excellent stalks without making a sound. Within an hour’s hike from Camp, we were eyeing our first Corsican Ram who was also eyeing us. “The rams have very good eyesight, much better vhan the goats,” Jim told us as we '•'^plotted a simple attack for the lone ram. Jim felt we might be able to get a shot if we were to go up the canyon and come down on the Ram from the top of the ridge. It took us nearly forty-five minutes to execute this maneuver, and naturally when we arrived, the ram was gone.

Hours of searching Four more hours of endless searching produced nothing. Jim just couldn’t figure out where the three Corsicans had gone since the afternoon before. “The Corsicans will lay back in the shaded areas and little ravines so well! hidden that a hunter will never see them unless he stumbles right into them,” Jim said. “That’s just great, you mean that with all that zig-zagging we did, we could have gone right past them,” 1 questioned? “That’s right,” Jim re marked rather hesitantly. Noon was near so we headed back to ! -p-xcamp for a bite to eat and plan for an ^afternoon hunt. Having Midge along really produced some great meals. There’s nothing like a lady’s touch when it comes to cooking. While we were planning our strategy for the other area

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we would soon be hunting, a small herd of Corsicans and goats appeared atop the hill next to camp. Excitement seemed to strike both Midge and 1 at the same instant ‘cause the gathering of bows and arrows and our hunting equip ment must have looked like swarming bees. We were running all over like a couple of kids. Up onto the hill we went a'flying to intercept the herd as they worked their way down the hill. Midge and Jim were hot on my heels till 1 saw them fall behind and position themselves where they might have a shot. I was going around the hill just in case they might cross over and not go directly down the ridge. After positioning myself in a clump of brush, I patiently waited. Nothing happened. The goats had apparently seen me and decided that this route would not be too advisable. By now, the Corsicans had already left, hell-bent for another state. Jim and Midge had seen the goats pull their U-turn and were already scaling the hill to hopefully cut them off and get a shot. Being pretty mixed up, I took off going horizontally around the hillside. It was hot! The mercury was some where close to ninety and the sweat was running down my face. The little breeze that was coming my way created an excellent air-conditioner. Finally, 1 was able to see a small herd of seven billies running at near full speed at a canyon. Midge and Jim were not around and I decided that if I was going to try to locate them, I might ruin my chances. Trying to see if the two dandy goats I had heard about were amongst them was not easy. All the goats were pushing at least thirty-two inches or better; Now, just which one was the biggest? When the herd finally slowed their gallop, I spotted a smaller bodies one that seemed to be the largest. The goats were soon to pass through a draw where I might be able to get a shot if I could make it there in time. Excitement was really building and my heart was trying to jump out of my chest. A few choice words to myself got me settled down. I made it to a spot overlooking this draw just as the goats were approaching. I could see another problem arising; it would be difficult to shoot at the one I wanted with them all huddled together. 1 needed another helping hand.

As the goats began to get closer, a tree was going to help me, hopefully. Five of the goats went to one side of the tree while the other two came on my side. The one 1 wanted come on my side and was angling away at about thirtyfive yards. I took careful aim. The full white body looked like one big paper plate. Surely I could hit it, but to hit it in a vital spot would take a good judgement and the proper lead. I came to full draw and released with what appeared to be a miss. My arrow had passed completely through the neck and struck the ground so fast that it looked like a clean miss. The other goat joined the rest as my goat went up the draw about sixty yards. It was down as 1 cautiously approached. When I was about thirty yards from my goat, I noticed it starting to get up. Another well-placed arrow angling from the rear end forward through the heart and lungs never per mitted him to rise again. I couldn’t believe it when I placed my thirty-three inch arrow (including broadhead) be tween the tips of his horns and still had a couple of inches to spare. Marking the spot, I went back to camp to tell Midge and Jim of my goat. At camp, Gil was present but my hunting partner and Jim were not. Gil said he hadn’t seen them since we had left. 1 knew they must be in hot pursuit of something. Gil and I went to retrieve my goat and brought it back to the skinning racks they have set up. I have never seen so much fat on the carcass of any animals. They are really fat. Getting out the tape measure indi cated my guesstimate of about thirtyfive inches to be off only an eighth of an inch. I was happy. Jim returned to camp in a short while and all he could say was, “ Gil, how big did you say that goat was we saw the other day with the crooked horn?” “Oh, about thirty-four inches,” Gil said. “Well, you’re wrong, she got it and it is thirty-five and an eighth!” I had been outdone by a woman, and by a measly half inch. It was going to be hard to face the guys back home. That night at the campfire, we talked about hunting stories till none of us could stay awake any longer. We had both got a trophy and decided that since we would want to return to the ranch for another time, we would wait till then to get our Corsican Ram.

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be asked than “what’s the best tackle for bowhunting?” Right off the bat I can say, unequivo cally, that there is no single answer that applies to everyone. Equally certain, however, is that most of tire arguments develop because no one thought to ask the basic question. That basic question is “what do you want your equipment to do?” Until that question is asked and answered 1 con tend that no solution is possible. For example, consider the choice of bow weight for hunting deer. Some years ago, eleven to be exact, 1 came up with a method of estimating this fundamental by use of a multiple choice chart that interrelated such things as physical ability, frequency of practice, intended type of hunting, etc. The purpose was to assist the beginning archer in choosing a bow for general use, including bowhunting. With the chart you could go as light as 35 lb. or get as high as 60 lb. 1 tried it out on all the bowhunters in our club and found I could predict the weight of their hunting bow within 5 lb. For most beginners though, the chart seldom sug-

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WHAT IS THE3 TACKLE CHOICE gested a bow weight in excess of 45 lb. and 40 was more frequent. Ten years ago the beginner normally selected too heavy a bow, either through poor advice from a salesman or personal guilt about being called a sissy if the bow was thought too light by his companions. Of course, nothing was farther from the truth because the proper bow is always a compromise between “killing power of the arrow” (greater with a heavier bow) and “abili ty to shoot accurately” (greater with a lighter bow.) Today, either people are smarter or better advised because start ing bow weights are coming down. In New Jersey’s hunter safety courses,

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given by the Watchung Bowmen to about 150 to 200 people each year, the year 1970 was a landmark. For the first time we did not encounter one appli cant we felt to be overbowed and, except for a few “dime store bows,” practically everyone had an adequate weapon for whitetail deer. That’s prog ress. Bow weight is principally a problem for the beginner because the experi enced archer has already balanced the relevant factors in liis own mind after experimentation. There are, of course, broad differences of opinion. For ex ample, I shoot a 55 lb. bow year-round, whether deer hunting, shooting a fielf’j'N round or looking for cottontails. Why:®* Not because that bow weight is always necessary, but because constant use of the same weapon develops a familiarity or “feel” that I believe improves my ability to hit deer. If 1 went up to 60 lb. or down to 50 lb. I would still feel adequately “bowed” insofar as kill-power was con cerned. However, you have to choose some weight and stick with it and my choice was 55 lb. I’ve stuck to if for nearly 20 years so far. Although bow weight is the most discussed topic when killing power is being considered, it is only one factor. Others are arrow weight and arrow velocity; the latter is related to bow weight but for any given bow weight, it related to the cast of efficiency of the bow. The cross section of the arrow and the sharpness of the broadhead also affects killing power. Before discussing these items further, let’s go back briefly and consider a couple of basics to establish the best way to kill an animalist with an arrow. —You want full but not complete penetration with the broadhead re maining inside the animal in a vital ARCHERY

area, e.g. the chest cavity. —The edges of the broadhead must be razor sharp and the more edges the better up to a maximum of four. -The shaft should not break easily but should act as a lever as the animal moves to provide additional cutting in the vital area. Now all this might sound a bit gory but don’t forget, every hunter is obligat ed to kill any animal he seeks as quickly as possible. To do less than this is to cause needless suffering and increase the chances the animal will be lost. The three principles quoted above, are, I believe, in keeping with this obligation. Let’s look at each in more detail. I’ve never understood why so many Weowhunters complain that an arrow fails to penetrate completely. Sure, I’ve made many fatal hits where the arrows passed completely through the animal but they were no more fatal than if the arrow had penetrated so the tip of the broadhead stopped as it touched the far side of the rib cage. When an arrow passes through an animal it can do no further damage. The sharp broadhead can cut no more tissue or blood vessels; the shaft cannot keep the wound open to increase the blood trail. These things can occur only when the broadhead stays in the vital area. The more sharp edges on the board head, the more cutting is achieved. Also, the more edges the broadhead has, the more energy required to achieve the same degree of penetration. Again we find that bugaboo of compromise com ing into the picture. A light bow might actually do more damage with a twoedge blade than with four. For heavy bows, however, four blades at right jangles maximize cutting while minimiz ing energy loss. One of the oldtime favorite argu ments was wood versus glass versus aluminum for hunting arrows. Each has

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its devotees, but the argument in favor of wood I never accepted was that the arrow should break in the wound so the deer would not be seen with an arrow sticking from him. To me, this is really getting the cart before the horse and the choice, if any, should be on the basis of effective killing power. Dead deer don’t run around and that is what counts. Thus I contend the sturdier shaft is better if penetration is not complete, but that it makes no difference if complete penetration is achieved. In this

... but a broadhead can’t be too sharp... regard I have favored glass first, wood last, and aluminum close behind the glass. I’ve used them all and taken deer with each of them. Frankly, I’m not sure I could claim much difference based on personal experience. My objective is to get the sharpest broadhead into the deepest vital area, and then let muscular action and con tact with brush or trees serve to work the sharp head in the wound to increase bleeding and thus shorten the time until the animal drops. Now we’ve established what we have to do, how do we go about accomplish ing it? For bow weights above 50 lb. it seems certain that heavy glass or alumi num arrows with sharp, four-bladed heads will, on the average, have more “killing power” than, say, lighter arrows with two-bladed heads on wooden shafts. Note carefully we do not say the latter combination will not kill effect ively, it just won’t kill as effectively on the average. For minimum weight bows light ar rows with sharp broadheads (twobladed) and either glass or aluminum shafts would probably be more effect ive. These seemingly contradictory po sitions are related to the method by

which a bow puts an arrow into flight and this needs some comment. When a bow is drawn, energy is stored in the limbs to be recovered when the string is released. If there is no arrow on the string, the energy released goes into stretching the string and vi brating the limbs. A minimal strength string can break under these conditions whereupon the extra energy goes into the limbs and may even break the bow. With no arrow on the string efficiency of the bow is zero—all the energy is

wasted. Consider now the case when an arrow is placed on the string and the bow is drawn and released. The same amount of energy is stored because the bow has been drawn the same distance, but now when the string is released the arrow begins to move and continues to accelerate as long as the nock is in contact with the string. Thus the bow energy is translated into arrow kinetic energy (energy of motion) and bow efficiency is equal to this kinetic energy divided by the bow energy. Any energy not absorbed by the arrow is dissipated as in the earlier case in stretching the string and vibrating the limbs — only now it is considerably less than when no arrow was used. It is obvious that once the arrow leaves the string the bow has no further effect. Its job is done once the arrow is gone. This is the reason a higher fist mele causes a bow to lose cast; the bow doesn’t have as long a time to act on the arrow. The kinetic energy of the arrow is expressed by a simple formula where: kinetic energy equals the mass of the arrow, times the square of the velocity, divided by two. (KE = J4 mv2). It is also

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known that as the weight of the arrow increases, the efficiency of a given bow increases but the vleocity imparted to the arrow decreases. Since this is neither the time nor the place, let’s stop the numbers at this point and use words to tell us what all this means to the bowhunter not interested in technical discussions, but in how to maximize the killing power of his arrow. First, don’t use arrows that are too light for your bow. You lose bow efficiency and although you theoretically gain in arrow velocity, you are apt to gain very little because the bow efficiency is lowered and the arrow may distort excessively as it is being accelerated. A reasonable rule of thumb has been “bow weight in pounds times ten equals arrow weight in grains” (480 grains are equal to one ounce). Second, don’t use too light a bow. Too light a bow will store insufficient energy to propel even the lighter weight hunting arrow at adequate velocities. Personally, I believe a bow under 40 lb. should not be used for hunting animals the size of whitetail deer and certainly not for anything larger. If a lighter weight is mandatory (and legal), an expert should select the bow, arrows and broadhead combination to get as much energy as possible into the arrow. There isn’t any single answer to the question of which is better, a heavy slow arrow or a lighter, faster arrow, because too much depends on circum stances. All other things being equal, the faster the arrow the better. Unfor tunately those other things are never equal. The “other things” include feather size and shape, arrow cross-section, smoothness of release, ability to accept increased arrow trajectory, distance at which the shot is to be made, amount of brush through which the shot must be taken and many others.

The rule of thumb mentioned earlier works pretty well providing the arrows are well-matched to the bow and the archer is capable of a reasonably smooth release. Even if two bowhunters could agree on the question of proper bow weight and arrow weight, they would probably come to blows over the size and place ment of the fletching on a hunting arrow. Hunting arrows are made with almost every conceivable configuration which does little to resolve the dilemna. The reasons of course are as always no single, simple answer to a complex problem. However, the answer can be found if you ask the pertinent question, “what is the job of the fletching on an arrow” and, when the answer is estab lished, perhaps you can determine what your fletching on your arrows should do. The fletching steers the arrow after it leaves the bowstring, nothing else. In doing this it slows the arrow down (drag) and it may spin the arrow (spi raled or angled fletching). Mainly though it keeps the arrow flying in the proper direction after it leaves the string by creating a drag on the back end so the arrow flies point forward. If you think this isn’t important, just listen to an early personal experience. We were trying some new broadhead arrows and in the process sliced off a feather accidentally. Since this was in the very early 50’s and we were very inexperienced, we tried the shaft with only two feathers and found it flew reasonably. So, intentionally, we took off another feather - still it flew, eratically but nevertheless toward the target. Then we went all the way and stripped bare the back end of the shaft. Suffice to say that broadhead tipped projectile with no feather not only missed the target, it completed a 90 degree turn and wound up in a tree trunk in a neighbor’s yard. This extreme case of “planing" established clearly the function and importance of the drag on the arrow produced by the fletch. Two embarrassed and chagrined archers retrieved the shaft, fortunately unseen. The message is that every arrow needs to be steered although the amount of steering needed is a function of arrow design, purpose and shooting technique. Generally, broadheads need the most feather because of the flat

surface the head presents to the air, particularly during the brief period be tween leaving the bowstring and as suming a smooth flight towards the intended target. It is during this period^ that temporary distortions of the shaft in the horizontal plane may occur. The fletch can quickly dampen these arrow contortions, particularly if the broad head is also placed horizontally on the shaft. Since the purpose of the fletch is to create this “after-end drag”, various fletchings can be evaluated by consider ing their effectiveness. Flu-flus, for ex ample, fly perfectly smooth, although not far, so let’s class them as extreme examples of too much drag. Flight arrow fletches are nearly microscopic in size and are the other extreme. In between are all the cases in which the bowhunter has an interest. If you are a proficient archer with a reasonably smooth release using a 45 to 50 lb. bow with properly matched shafts and a “normal” four-bladed broadhead, you can probably get good flight from a straight fletch that is 1/2 inch high and four inches long. If you are deficient in any of these respects^Sx, your fletch should be higher, or longer!®/ or more angled or all three. The amount depends on you. Some guidelines are: -If your bow is heavier or not fully center-shot, you need more drag to keep the shaft on line. —If you are inclined to yank a release now and then, more fletch will help get that shaft straightened out. —If you hunt in the brush, a heavier fletched arrow is less deflected by a leaf or twig. So it goes. While no one can say for sure what you need, 1 can say that I’ve had no trouble with a 55 lb. bow from a 9/16th inch high three-fletch, 5 inches long, offset about l/8th inch over the length of the fletch. I’m now using a four fletch with a little less angle and it works fine. You may think that the answer is simply to put on more than enough feather to be sure. Not so. Too much fletch shows the shaft unnecessarily and reduces killing power. It’s just another dilemma that each bowhunter must solve by finding something that works; then backing off until it begins to fail; then restoring the minimum amount to re-

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(fwith it. My competitive-minded shooting buddies have referred to my equipment as a “tree strung with a rope shooting telephone poles” (and you ought to hear what they call my compound bow). By comparison with their weap ons I guess the analogy is reasonable. Since the bow and the arrow choices have been disposed of already, let’s look at the “rope”. I add 5 to 10 lb. over my bow weight when buying a bow string to make sure it is sturdy enough for service under the conditions encountered when bow hunting. Sure, it slows the arrow a bit but I can use a string for two years without breakage and, in my case 1 consider it a wise compromise. I would not feel the same if I used a lighter hunting bow and lighter arrows nor do I consider it the right selection for people interested in high scores. But with a 55 lb. bow and a 65 lb. string, I can worry far less about that /glaring failing at a critical time. Such '^^eace-of-mind is valuable to the bow hunter who may get one or two critical shots all year if he is lucky. The line between basic equipment and secondary items or accessories is pretty thin but for bowhunters, I be lieve, only the bow and the arrow are really basic. Everything else falls into the category of an accessory. This is not to say such items are not important, often even critical, for they are. What is intended is that personal preference can be more important than performance in all items other than those indicated as basic. Some of these secondary designations can even include some features of the bow, for example length, but they should not include bow type. I consider only two types of bows generally suitable for hunting. First is the conventional laminated recurve and the other is the compound bow. Al though I’ve switched to the latter and am real “high” on it. the recurve bow x-jlid a lot of work for me for many years l(^<vith good results. Striaght end bows may be great hunting weapons, but few people are capable of using such a bow in sufficient weight to be lethal. For hunting here in the east I think a DECEMBER 1973

bow about 5 ft. long is optimum. If the country were a bit more open I’d add another 6 inches to the length to gain the extra stability and ease of shooting at the expense of being a bit more cumbersome in the brush. I’m dead against very short bows. They handle easily in the heavy brush and from tree stands but I’ve yet to see anyone shoot one very accurately. I’m not certain of the reason, perhaps it is finger pinch from the acute string angle, but the results I’ve seen have been poor. A new bowhunter with one of these short bows has two strikes against learn ing to shoot well. Yet at the previously mentioned New Jersey bowhunter safe ty courses a majority of these fledgling bowhunters will possess such weapons. Perhaps 1 can sum up by saying that no experienced bowhunters of my ac quaintance regularly use a bow shorter than 58 inches. While I’ve designated bow length as a secondary or “accessory” item, the items more conventionally given this designation include quivers, shooting gloves, armguards, string silencers, brush buttons, arrow rests, broadheads, etc. I’m a bowquiver fan. It adds weight to the bow but that doesn’t bug me, in fact, the handling of the bow is im proved as far as I’m concerned. A bowquiver can be noisy but this means you have to install it properly and position the arrows more carefully. The fletch gets wet when it rains but a good waterproofing job will correct this in all but the very wettest weather. It makes the bow more visible but camouflage can fix this. What it really does is increase the bowhutner’s mobility in the woods and for a person hunting by stalking, this is paramount. Now I’ll readily admit I own and use the centerback convention al top draw quiver, a holster quiver and a bottom draw type quiver (my choice in wet weather). But given the option, I’ll stick with the bow quiver for bow hunting if I could select only one. It’s tops in my book. Anyone who evolved from the era when only the shoulder mounted back quiver was used for hunting can appre ciate being spared the agonies of man euvering in heavily overgrown areas. I would have to add that it is certainly the popular choice of bowhunters who have a couple of years experience which

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iteself is a strong recommendation. Bow quivers won’t carry a lot of arrows, eight is the usual maximum. On long hunts where frequent shots may be taken it can be replaced, or supplement ed, with a back quiver. A large con ventional center-back quiver with a pro tective cuff for the fletching can carry up to two dozen arrows. I’ve used mine for this purpose but have never had to reach into it for reserve arrows. Be that as it may, the extra arrows were there if I needed them. About the only thing to add to what’s already been concluded about broadheads is that sharpness is infinitely more critical than style. While I have preferred the long, slender heads I can’t say I think they are the most deadly. I can shoot them accurately and that is what really counts. I glue in razorhead inserts and have no qualms about the deadliness of my choice versus others. Take your choice but keep them sharp. Use four blades with bows of 40 lbs. or more but two blades if you use a lighter bow. I guess that I’ve tried about every new item of archery and bowhunting gear ever created in the last two dec ades. In addition, I’ve created some of my own, most of which were quickly discarded. What remains has been pretty thoroughly tested and found suitable for use under rugged hunting condi tions. The reader may also find some of them useful. A pair of 3/4 inch wide elastic bands sewed into “armlets” will keep those bulky camo jacket sleeves away from the bowstring. They’re easy to make at home and hard to find in the stores. In spite of the contrary comments I have used the mohair shelf rest on my recurved bow. I understand and accept the advantages of a rest that reduces arrow contact with the shelf. I just haven’t found one that could take the 44

beating of a long wet hunt and still perform. Also, they complicate the problem of holding an arrow on the string. I am using a bristle rest on my compound but it’s not as convenient for hunting. Double nocking points are a great help in holding an arrow in readiness at all times. Pinch type nocks are also a must in my book. Brush buttons work and are worth using. They save many a hangup in the brush. There are a wide variety of string silencers on the market. Most work well. The trick, however, is to get them properly placed for your bow. They should be adjusted on a bow outfitted exactly as it will be used. This includes bowquiver, camosock, etc. Try a spot about halfway from the nocking point to the tip of the bow as a starter. A bow tip protector allows the bow to be rested on its tip (gently) without damage. It can upset the balance of a light bow so be sure to try it out first. A good arrow holder will save many a frozen finger when hunting in the winter and it is a convenience on any hunt. Be sure it is properly installed and doesn’t “click” as it releases. If it is necessary to twist, or untwist, a bowstring to obtain the proper length you can loosen the serving and cause it to unravel. The only solution is to replace the serving completely. Bow socks are the most versatile method of concealing those shiny bow surfaces. They can and should be re moved periodically and the bow waxed with a good paste wax. Ordinary cloth tapes may damage the finish, even cause the glass fibers to pull loose on the ends. Some new tapes are now on the market specifically for this purpose and should be satisfactory. You can order a bow camo-painted and save all the trouble if you don’t mind sacrificing that beauti ful finish given to most modern bows. I know a few people who won’t purchase archery gear, especially arrows, preferring to make their own. I know a great many more who buy everything. Years ago, of course, homemade items were not a matter of choice, but of necessity, since it was hard to find top quality equipment. This is certainly far from the case today. I’ve also maintained that your confi dence is increased if your equipment is

really built to your satisfaction. Since confidence is a major factor in accurate and pleasurable shooting, any reason able action that gives you a more confident attitude seems worthwhile. Personal attention to any gear both in manufacture and maintenance has add ed greatly to my enjoyment of archery in all its phases. A person can easily become an arch ery tackle nut, not unlike people who collect antiques, old cars, or guns. A modern bow is a beautiful piece of equipment, even more so to those of us who started with hand-carved lemon wood weapons. It’s hard to remain objective when faced with the display in today’s tackle shops. Perhaps it’s well to recall the fisherman’s adage that most fishing lures are designed more to catch fishermen than fish. To a degree, so is archery tackle. At the same time there is no rule that says effective tackle has to be ugly. In fact, a manufacturer who puts craftsmanship into the appearance of his bows most likely has put the same effort and skill into its design and manufacture. But the ultimate criterion in chosing a bow, or an arrow, is whether it will do the job for which 1Mjfc; was selected. Good tackle is a joy and in^" archery, performance is the objective. If you haven’t guessed already, I’ve been shooting a compound bow for about a year, but most of the foregoing was written before I’d even tried a compound. For me, the compound of fers a huge advantage. I like to shoot heavy tackle when I hunt and yet I shoot a great deal of field archery with my wife. No getting around it, that 55 lb. at full draw was beginning to get to me and my scores showed it. Now I’ve got even more oomph with my 55 lb. compound but I only have to hold 42 lb. Once I got used to the difference and got my arrows matched and tuned to the bow, my scores reacted immediately and upward. Then, to boot, I scored on three whitetails and a bear in the first hunting season with the compound. I’d find it hard to change back. Yet, the compound is not for every one. Some will not like its strange appearance, others will find other characteristics they do not like. But, for me and the type of archery I enjoy, it is the answer to many of my problems. You’ll have to find out for yourself. ARCHERY

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