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Looked in the Window

By DE1KBKE M. WHIGIIT

451 Musgrave Rd., Durban, Natal, South Africa Some years ago I was fortunate enough to travel with my parents in many parts of the world. Naturally, we met all types of personalities on our wanderings, and there were occasions we noticed, when the mere fact of our being South Africans seemed to cause unusual interest and curiosity among our fellow travellers. At first, we could not understand why—then a chance remark, “But you are white and speak English as well as I do” gave us the clue.

Apparently, to many. South Africa was a land of mystery; full of jungles and wild beasts; and populated by a dark skinned race little removed from savages. In fact, still a part of darkest Africa itself! That description—except for the savages—is more or less true of a great portion of Central Africa. But down here in the south, we are very civilized with all the amenities, and most of the modern devices of your • cities in the United States—as the me American troops who passed through during the war discovered.

In certain parts of this country are still to be found lions, leopards, ele­ phants, and other wild animals, that roam the bush and kill their food in the old traditional style of the jungle.

With this difference: these animals are protected in huge reserves where shoot­ ing is a punishable crime. If one of them runs amok, or turns man-eatei, of -course it is destroyed. Then its spoor is followed by expert native trackers, and the beast is shot vby a Ranger— or the Park Warden.

If firearms are carried by tourists, for probable use on the trip to some of these reserves, they have to be unload­ ed and sealed at the park gate. If the seals should break either from firing (in self-defense and that would be hard to prove) or rough handling, the in­ cident must be reported and the gun resealed, because on leaving the reserve all lethal weapons are closely examined.

Hunting is permitted on the surrounding farms outside the reserves, but i as we are still very young in archery.• over here the rifle, I think, i ] s the favorite weapon of sportsmen.

You do not find the same kind of ani­ mals in all the reserves. For instance, Knysna Forest and the Addo Bush in the Cape are mostly the home of ele­ phant; while Hluhluwe in Zululand is famous for its rhino—especially the white species. There, if you are unlucky, you may be treed for hours by an en­ raged beast, if you have been too en­ thusiastic and gone too close to him with a camera.

But the largest and and most most fascinating f of these wildlife sanctuaries is the sanctuaries is Kruger National Park in the Eastern

Transvaal. It is an area of over 8,000 miles, with more than 1,000 miles of dirt road. There you can drive through the bush and see nearly every kind of animal in its natural setting.

Lions come right up to the car, and even play with the door handles. So long as you remain inside with the windows up—you wind them up in­ stinctively, for it's thrilling and not a little nerve wracking on your first trip to have the king of beasts look in at you; his eyes not six feet from your own!—you are perfectly safe, as the fumes of the petrol eliminate any hu­ man scent.

There are about fourteen camps in this park, and you can enter by the south gate at Malelane—nearly 300 miles east of Johannesburg—and motor right up into elephant country at Punda Maria, practically on the Rhodesian border; spending each night in a dif­ ferent camp. These fenced in “oasis” in the bush are of various sizes. Some take less than a dozen people, others hold anything up to eight hundred. They are mainly comprised of two. three, four, and five-bedded rondavels with thatched roofs. The only furniture be­ sides the beds is a table and -chairs; tripod washing stand, and a row of hooks on the wall. For these we pay 5/ per person per night, with an extra shilling for an inner-spring mattress if we find the one provided a little too solid!

There are a few rules that everyone who enters the park must obey, for they were not made idly; such as stay­ ing in your cars between camps except at recognized stopping places—which 1 will tell about later—and all motorists must be in camp before the gate closes for the night. No camping in the bush is allowed. Those who are late are heavily fined, and if a breakdown oc­ curs word must be sent by another motorist for help.

I would like to take you on the trip we made through this park last August, when we had a really wonderful time seeing almost every kind of animal to be seen there—except leopard and buffalo.

There were nine of us. My sister Wyn, John her husband, and three chil­ dren in one car; Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Sue. my mother and self in the other.

We set off one morning on the 500-mile trip from Durban loaded to the hood with bedding, pillows, pots, pans, tinned food, eggs, bacon, fruit, cameras and personal belongings; It’s amazing what a Chevrolet holds, but nevertheless it was a tight squeeze when we eased ourselves into the crevices.

The first step of the journey—about 25 miles—was up the main north road

to Johannesburg where the scenery was mountainous and very beautiful. Bein?

Mom’s birthday, we celebrated at New­ castle where we spent the night. Early the following morning we left the smooth macadam for the district roads, dodging pot-holes, and swallowing lungsful of dust as we bumped merrily along on our way to the low veldt.

Dropping down to the beautiful Schuurman’s Kloof valley where the soil was rich and fertile, and farmlands were ploughed and planted in a patch­ work of color, we found a shady spot near the Crocodile River to eat our picnic lunch. The break was welcome On the road once more, the sun was beginning to dip when we spotted ”Legogote” the lion's head; a natural for­ mation of rock way over on the horizon The clear outline of it was a most im­ pressive sight. A significant landmark which identified that particular part o' the country as the home of its living counterpart. Late afternoon found us a*, the gates of the famous Kruger Park There we had to pay the usual entrance fee of £1 a car. We carried no weapons From then on our speed was seldom more than 15 miles per hour, ofter. much less as we peered intently intc the bush for signs of game. The very atmosphere was different to that out­ side. Electric, intense—a feeling of ex­ cited expectancy enveloped us all. It was only twenty minutes to Pretoria?

Kop, and we arrived in good time to fix up accommodations, see where our huts were, and take a ride around be­ fore dark along some of the many road, surrounding the camp. It was very quie: and mysterious as the two cars only just moved through the bush. Eyes in the back of our heads would have bee: great assets—we couldn't see all sides at once! Being my first time in the. wilds I found it a little difficult to kee; the car on the road while searching the countryside for animals.

Suddenly we came upon a herd of gn—or blue wildebeeste as they are bet­ ter known here—grazing a few yards away. They threw up their heads start­ led, watching us as we stopped int, cars. Then reassured, in one movement all turned their backs and went o: eating quite unconcerned. We moved or slowly and -caught a glimpse of stripes through the scrub brush. It was only zebra, Fat, healthyr specimens, an-: bosom pals of the 1wildebeeste. ____________ They didn’t even lift their heads at our ap­ proach. These two types of animal? we found, were always together. Som< people maintain that the zebra are th< eyes of the wildebeeste, when lions ar» in the neighborhood. Beautifully marker; impala buck were everywhere, always on the alert for danger.

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Lions! Big cats like these are a thrill to South African tourists.

As the shadows lengthened we thought it time to wend our way back to camp; but to our dismay, the roads became rather confusing in the halflight. and it wasn't long before we guessed we were somewhat lost. A hor­ rible thought just at dusk with only fifteen minutes to go before the gate closed at 6:00 p.m.—but we were lucky.

Topping a rise, we saw the camp in the distance. Surely we had not come that far into the bush? Anyway, right there and then we broke one of the regulations by stepping on the gas. It’s just as well we did, for we drove into camp as the gates were closing. I was never so thankful to see the lights and hear the babel of human voices as I was at that moment!

By six o’clock it was dark, and fires were lit in the big open ranges. There was electric light in this camp and by the help of that and a torch it was easy to find amongst the conglomeration of stuff in the “boot” the food, cooking utensils etc., and bedding for the night.

We had been alotted three huts close together, and each family looked after itself. Our cars were parked along­ side our respective huts. Wyn was mar­ velous. She and her family had ex­ perienced bush life several times before, and their beds were made and the table set almost before I’d finished digging around in the “boot.” Mom and I planned that it was to be her job to make our beds, and I would do the •cooking—which was decidedly more fun. and nice and warm too near the open fire, as the night was cold. Every­ one was exceptionally friendly over the numerous frying pans on our range; and conversation was all on the animals seen that day. The universal dish seem­ ed to be bacon, eggs, chips and toto­ matoes, and its appetizing aroma filled the camp. It’s a wonder the animals didn’t hang over the fence for their share!

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We ate our meal in Wyn's hut sitting around three tables pushed together, and even with the nine of us inside there was still plenty of room. Over the fast disappearing food we talked of our program for the morrow. When one of the camp natives appeared to collect and wash the dishes (one boy to about four huts) we went out into the night, armed with torches, for a stroll through the camp to the fence near the big gate. I have to smile at my reactions to the first sight of this wonderful fence. I was expecting some colossal barricade to keep out the wild beasts. Instead, 1 came to a standstill with shock when I saw a flimsy bit of chicken wide a little more than four feet high! When 1 remarked how use­ less it looked, John said the animals feared the fence as a trap, and anyway, the woodsmoke from the fires all over the camp success! till jr camouflaged the human scent inside. Those explanations weren’t concrete enough for me how­ ever, and for the rest of the walk I had the awful suspicion that I might come face to face with Leo any minute!

The moon was up, but not at its brightest, making the bush full of mysterious shadows. It appeared so quiet and still in the pale silvery light.

As we stood at the fence shining our torches in all directions trying to pick up with the beams, the eyes or buck and other small creatures that keep close to the camps at night—rather a false feeling of safety from prowling leopards and such—we listened for the calls of wilder beasts further afield; and heard them too; which meant excited arguing between the children and us, as to where, what, and how far away the sounds were. After a steaming hot cup of tea we turned in for the night. A very welcome idea. We were tired, dusty and wanting our pillows. A nice hot bath would have been just the goods, but there was a water shortage, owing

to the worst drought in ten years. As a result the bath rooms at Pretorius Kop were only open for two hours daily. So we had to be content with a “lick and a promise’’ in our two by four enamel basin, as close to the door as possible, to allow the "mud” an exit underneath!

Throwing the windows wide to the loveliness of the night I stared at the beastly little fence again only ten feet away, with a sandy strip on the out­ side, covered in pugmarks. Oh dear! 1 hadn't realized we were on the outer edge of the camp—but the windows were well barred. Mom said she couldn’t worry; she was too tired, and dropped off to sleep immediately. But not so, yours truly. I lay listening to the noises of the bush. The mournful cry of a jackal; the barking of wild dogs; the uncanny laugh of a hyena, loud and clear; and far away in the night the low roar and successive grunts of a lonely lion.

If I could have seen my friendly old bow standing in the corner with a few broadheads beside it, I would have felt better, for that first night certainly gave me the jim-jams.

Next morning we were awakened by Wyn playing a tattoo on the door and on opening it, found her already dress­ ed, shivering, and trying not to hug too tightly a jug of boiling water.

“Hullo,” I said sleepily. “It’s c-c-old isn’t it? What’s the time—it’s still dark.’’

“Five o'clock,” she laughed. “Here’s some water for your tea. Get a move on lazy, the gates open in an hour.”

I woke up then in a hurry. “Thanks, you are a pet—we ll be ready.”

Promptly at 6:00 a.m., our engines warmed up, we drove out of -camp. In the early morning and at dusk were the best times to see lions—so we were told—and they were generally fairly numerous around Pretorius Kop. But that particular morning they must have overslept, for nary a sight nor sound did we have of the one animal every tourist to the park hopes to see. We cruised along the different by-ways for two hours, and instead, had the lovely experience of watching the bush come to life. The low mist cleared quickly as the sun rose. Tiny, graceful duiker came out from their hiding places to greet the new day; impala frolicked joyfully, as though in happiness at finding them­ selves still alive. They stopped sudden­ ly and watched us with keen awareness as we moved slowly past.

Back in camp for a quick breakfast, we then packed our belongings and were on the move again on the 34-mile stretch to Skukuza—the next camp— before the others had finished collecting dishes and packing their cars.

About 16 miles out there is a recog­ nized stopping place where you leave your car, and follow on foot a native Ranger armed only with a long spear, who guides you to the Hippo Pool. The path wound through scrub grass and over rocks, along the banks of the Sabi River which was crossed by a foot­ bridge of planks. It was a beautiful spot. Being winter there was little dan­ ger of snakes, but one was constantly on the alert for a stray leopard or other wild cat. that may put in an un­ timely appearance on its way to drink.

We saw a whole family of hippos from grandfather to the latest addition, part­ ly submerged in the flowing waters in a lazy contentment all their own. It was such a peaceful scene. They watched us with curious eyes; grandfather snorting

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at intervals as though from distaste at contained a few tins of choice sausages, peaceful. The shelter lay in a clearing our intrusion. and asparagus. Wyn’s bread and butter just off the road with a brick kitchen The day was warming up consider­ were easily get-at-able, so we made attached. It’s amazing how the bush ably. Before leaving the shady parking whopping sandwiches and sat on the gets a hold on you after awhile. The spot—which now held half a dozen grass to enjoy our impromptu meal. feeling of coming face to face with cars—we refreshed ourselves with There was always boiling water during “something” was receding. We walked oranges and biscuits—keeping close to the day in all the camps, and after about and talked to the native in charge making tea and an appreciable hole in who informed us that six lions had the vehicles just in case!

Sorting ourselves out we took our the fruit basket, we left Skukuza be­ passed there the previous day!

Arriving at Sataka—one of the small­ places, and were again the first to move hind, heading north on the 56-mile er camps—in the late afternoon, we off. From then on we spotted animals drive to Satara. every few miles. Wildebeeste, zebra, The journey was packed with in­ found it almost full. The best they could buck (we were seeing the larger type terest. In the first few miles we sighted do for us was a hut for the ladies, and now as well). Waterbuck, unmistakable, giraffe—four of them, one a baby. They a tent for the men. Heaving our be­ because of the white circle on its rear were not far from the road and the longings out of the cars we sorted them end; inyala; and the dignified kudu. The encounter was rather amusing. The first so we could split up. The inner line of male is a very handsome fellow with a we knew of their presence was a min­ huts were built more or less in a circle pair of spiral horns any hunter would iature forest of spindly legs. Our eyes, around an open space where fires were be proud to own. Against so majestic following the bodies up to the heads, lit at dusk. One of them was to be a mate the poor female fades almost met the supercilious gaze of the three ours. There were also places for fires to insignificance. But the way it can largest. They looked down their noses between the outer huts and the fence. pivot its big round ears to pick up at us for sometime until, satisfied the Before we had finished unpacking how­ sounds is most fascinating. ] parked vehicles were harmless, they con­ ever, John came over and told us ju­ So far I have not mentioned the tinued cropping young shoots from the bilantly, that the menfolk wouldn’t have bird life in the park. You have to see tree-tops, oblivious to our whispered to sleep in a cold, cold tent after all. it to appreciate the magnificence and chatter and exclamations of approval, as They had been fixed up on the other beauty of some of those winged crea­ we admired the sheen and wonderful side of the clearing; so young Derry tures. From the great eagles, vultures, markings of their coats. The baby, at and Trent were inspanned to carry the and other birds of prey that circle a guess, was about three or four months bedding etc., to the hut they were to tirelessly above a “kill”; to the small old. His “spots" were very pale, and share with their father and Uncle delightfully tame hornbills, and vividly he didn’t seem to be able to make up Jimmy. Coming in later to see how we were getting on, John stood in the colored rollers; they are a never ending his mind which bush was the juciest! source of interest. Often we stopped the Apparently the older they get the dark­ doorway and laughed at the five of us sitting gloomily on the “dog biscuits” car just to watch their busy antics in er their “spots” become. the high trees, where nests hung on Leaving them contentedly chewing, on our respective beds—head to feet the branch tips like a good crop of we came upon a small pack of wild around the wall—with sheets and blan­ fruit in an apple orchard. At one place dogs. I thought them pretty; being tor- kets beside us ready to make up. No we pulled up quietly to watch an eagle tise-shell in color with big round ears sleep easier for us that night! After a on the road finish its meal of raw meat, and white-tipped tails. They were very long day’s travelling, it was going to which it had apparently carried from curious and followed us for miles. We be a long hard night by the feel of a “kill” not far away. heard afterwards, that if we’d stopped it too. Ah well! All in the day’s fun.

Arriving at Skukuza, the largest camp they would have finished off our tires.

We got busy and soon had things in the reserve, we found our luck was Strange but true, they find the rubber ship-shape. There was still enough light out. There were no accommodations ex­ digestable. to venture forth and see what there cept in the tent village which had About twenty miles out of Skukuza is was afield, but in forty minutes we sprung up inside to cope with the rush. a very large water hole. It was prac­ were back again having found nothing (Our trip to the park coincided with tically dry, unfortunately, but even so but an appetite for dinner—so had the that of Australia’s All Blacks rugby it was full of game. A herd of impala little hornbills and rollers. They were team and all their happy fans. Conse­ nibbled at the dry grass on the far all over the camp and Mom and the quently, conditions were a little over­ banks; a troupe of baboons chased each kiddies enticed them on to the lawn crowded in the camps they visited). other up and down a sand bank, with outside our hut with biscuit crumbs.

So that meant we had to reach the next one old fellow looking on in a fatherly There was a little dining room attach­ camp before sundown. fashion; and fat warthogs with ugly ed to the main building; Mom and I We decided to have lunch. After fill­ faces and thin stiff tails that stood decided to eat there, in the hopes of ing up the petrol tanks and having the straight up like exclamation marks tasting green vegetables again. Joining batteries and tires checked, we parked when they went into high gear, grunted Wyn and family later, we planned an at the extreme edge where the Sabi in disgust at finding no water. We had early start in the morning, with break­ River is the camp boundry. The op­ a good laugh at their expense! fast on the road. Eggs were counted posite bank was out of bounds although Nearing Tshokwane (chokwanie) we out and put on to boil—Aunt Sue and the bush there was not dense. Not saw lion spoor in the dusty road, and I in charge, while Mom and Wyn cut wanting to -cook, as time was precious, slowing down to a crawl kept a sharp and buttered stacks of bread. We were I looked on my “grocery list” (made look-out; but reached the bamboo shel­ out for each box before leaving home ter where tea and buttered scones not going to be hungry at all costs!

There being no electricity in this and as items were eaten, they were could be enjoyed, without seeing a sign crossed off) and discovered box No. 3 of the elusive cats. It was quiet and camp hurricane lamps were put in all the huts, and the first time I used one, I turned the wick so low on retiring it disappeared altogether!—and I had to go out and hunt for a native boy to give us another lamp. By nightfall the camp was so full, three late-comers had to sleep in the open tea-house. >< When it was well and truly dark, we found our torches and indulged in what became our nightly ritual while in the reserve. A stroll through the camp to the fence, which we followed, flashing our torches into the darkness in our search for eyes in the bush. It gave me a creepy feeling when we picked them out to see the two glowing orbs staring at me across space. I wondered what sort of animal was behind them.

The previous year, a herd of wildebeest© stampeded through this camp when chased by lions. Fortunately, no on© was injured, but the protecting fence was flattened, and Rangers stood by while it was put securely into place again.

Before turning in we had a long chat Herd of impala buck. with the camp warden. He told «s

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there had been a fight to the death, a few miles up the road the day before, between two giraffe. A party of tourists had been spectators, and were an hour late getting into camp. They cheerfully paid the fine—saying it was well worth it! Being such a late hour, the Ranger had to wait for daylight before he could find and slit open the carcass of the defeated. There are nearly two inch­ es of gristle beneath the hide of a giraffe, and jackals and hyenas, altough the latter possess such powerful jaws, cannot tear through to the meat.

We fell into bed at last with Aunt Sue, Wyn, little Moira, Mom and I, each groaning in a different key as we tried to find a comfortable spot on the hard mattresses. By now, it was lovely moonlight outside—but I, at least, slept through the beauty of it shining through the open window besideme.

---Next morning, the moonbeams still visible, found us all awake but loath to leave our warm blankets—we’d make fine hunters!!! When we eventually crawled out we couldn’t remember where we had put the matches, so had to manage without the lamp. Mom got herself all tangled up and couldn’t find the way out of her nightie—all we could hear was smothered laughter— and Aunt Sue cried plaintively that she had her shoes on inside out! Little Moira made more noise than anyone looking for the door. Wyn and I got the tea going as the men came in with a great show of blowing on hands and stamping of feet to tell us it was cold Giraffe—the victim of a fight. outside! Packing didn’t take long, and when the gate opened we were two of the first cars on the road to Letaba. the cement causeway over the Olifants you can’t make a quick get-a-way when Keeping a look-out for the victim of the fight, we found it just off the River. This was one of the prettiest necessary. You are not supposed to go road with its bones picked clean by rivers in the reserve. On each side of within fifty yards of the great beasts, the scavengers of the bush. It was easily the causeway, a row of cement blocks for their sense of smell is acute and if recognizable as the giraffe, by the upper stood about a foot high, and during they get wind of you they will charge. the rains, if the tops of them were not It has been known for an angry ele­ part of its neck and back legs which had hardly been touched. Leaning out visible the river was too dangerous to phant to trample a car to bits. That rule is difficult to keep however, as you we took some photographs of the grue­ cross.

We pulled up at the little camp for a may come upon them suddenly. In such some subject before continuing on our a case you try to get in front of them, much needed cup of tea which we made way. We passed hundreds of buck—at if that’s impossible, the only thing one place we stopped to let a herd of and consumed without wasting any but to do is to start backing until you impala cross the road, and some of them time. There were still twenty miles to round bend. For usually, “out took flying leaps higher than the hood go to Letaba, and we had to reach of sighttheis first out of mind’’ to most deni­ there as soon as possible to make sure of the car—and dozens of giraffe, zens of the wilds. of accommodations.

Travelling slowly wildebeeste and zebra.

Unpacking the "boots” we drove both Getting hungry, we started on our as we were, with frequent stops, it was cars to a plot at the side of the camp breakfast; and with., an egg in one a good two-hour run. Apart from a few where John got busy on them. Leaving roan antelope the journey was com­ hand and sandwich u, in the vuc other, I him to it. I joined the ladies back in pleted with little excitement.

The ter ­ kept on driving so as not to lag too the huts. There was a terrific urge for rain was typically elephant country; far behind John, who was in the lead. work it seemed. Things were being We had arranged at the very beginning high trees uprooted all over the place, sorted, and repacked in fewer of the trip that if our car was out of and plenty of evidence on the road boxes tochecked, make the handling of them that the largest of animals had recently sight for more than five minutes he easier on the way and empty passed — much to the amusement of the would come back to see what had hap­ children! Once we stopped as Mom said margarine cases stoodsouth; outside our three pened—and vice versa when I took the she saw an elephant over on the left, huts ready for the natives to claim. lead. When I had protested on such collected all sorts of things left short notice, his rreply had been “no but although we spotted something, it They by the visitors, and could generally was too far away to recognize clearly. fear,. that’s how .t it stands. You might find a use for everything. Then to in­ be enjoying the sight of a lion parade Probably an old bull wandering about dulge in a bit of feminine titivating, They are often dangerous, being and we’d miss them!” So it was we alone. we all washed and set our hair before old to roam with the herd. had to keep up, unless we saw some­ tooLetaba preparing lunch. The water was lovely was a lovely camp.

Built on a thing really interesting. small hill overlooking the Great Letaba and soft; and at all but the first camp We had hardly finished our eggs River, we could see for miles, beyond we found plenty of it; although outside, when John slowed down and beckoned the opposite banks. The huts were set the animals trekked from one water­ us on. Crawling up quietly to see what in long rows facing the river, and one hole to the next in search of the pre­ was ahead we saw they were all grin­ could drive anywhere between them. cious liquid. (Waterholes in the reserve ning broadly—at our eager expressions. Trees and palms added beauty to the are donated by different cities or par­ “It’s all right, there’s nothing here,” camp. Our hut was a few feet from ticular people in the Union of South laughed John. “We only wanted to tell the fence, outside of which, was a ten- Africa.) you we were having our breakfast!

Lunching under a big shady tree next foot drop to an elephant path, before it We’ll stop at Olifants for tea.” With a sloped away into tremendously high to Wyn’s hut, we set off soon after for final warning to be careful and on the river reeds on the near bank. a cruise around. It was uninteresting look-out for elephants—he pointed to This camp was our turning point. We however, and rather boring with no some uprooted trees, “they don’t gen­ hadn’t the time to push on further sign of game; just the inevitable path erally come this far south, but it looks north to Shingwedzi and Punda Maria, of destruction for miles and miles where as though they’ve passed this way; so John decided the time had come for the elephants had been. At last John’s probably in search of water.” He moved a check up on the cars. The last thing interest waned, and he began to play off again. Waiting for his dust to settle, you want in elephant country is a the fool ahead of us. zig-zagging his 1 followed slowly and was soon crossing breakdown. It may mean your life if • Continued on Page Twenty.

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Number three is the Old Grouch s private office. The top drawer in that file you see hrs all the Game Laws in the United States -nd several foreign countries in it. There is never a day that it isn't used to answer somebody's question. The bottom drawer in the file has practically all the archery club and association pamphlets that are printed any pl ce in the world. If you have failed to send us yours we would apprec'ate receiving it next year. The top drawer on the right is where the business with the Executive Committee and Board of Governors is filed. There is

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You Will Be Proud to Be a Member of NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSN.

The National Field Archery Associa­ tion (NFAA) is your organization. It belongs to all the field archers and bowman hunters of America. As a member you belong to an organization fostering the oldest sport in the world.

For $3.00 you secure a year’s mem­ bership in the NFAA and a year's sub­ scription to ARCHERY. Additional family memberships are $1.00 each.

Send memberships to the Secretary.

By JOHN L. YOVNT Just thought you might like to know a little about the National Field Arch­ ery Association's business offices, so we had a few pictures taken and, while they don't show things up too well, they may give you a rough idea of just what it takes to handle this big busi­ ness of ours.

Scene number one shows membership files and dictaphone. This is the part of the office presided over by Kathryn Bell, whose job it is to transcribe all the cockeyed letters dictated by Yours Truly, as well as take care of the Big Game applications, membership files and merchandise orders. None of these jobs is exactly a small one. I could spend considerable time describing just how Big Game applications and mem­ bership files are handled, but you prob­ ably wouldn’t take time to read it.

Anyway, if there is an easy way of handling upwards of 5,000 member­ ships, several hundred Big Game appli­ cations, and thousands of letters, we haven’t found it yet. Incidentally, that four-drawer file on the right hand side of photograph number two is for cor­ respondence and fills up annually. Old letters are removed to storage each year.

Picture number two didn't turn out too well and does a much better job of showing the interior garden in the foreground than it does the office in the background, but anyway it is the other side of the office. This part of the office is primarily for bookkeeping and Small Game and my wife, better known as Vera, is in charge. You seldom find and office of this size that requires so

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much bookkeeping, the reason being that our money customarily comes in lots of between 25c and $3.00. We had an auditor in a couple of years ago to give us the easiest possible bookkeeping system. Even so. it is still a mighty big job to keep track of between $16,000 and $17,000 that is involved in at least 7,000 different transactions. In­ cidentally we do keep track of it down to the last penny, and this office is open to inspection by any reliable per­ son at any time.

Small Game is nearly as big a job.

We have over 600 contestants who are working for the Small Game Award.

This means a continuous flow of Small Game kills coming into this office the year around. All must be recorded and

Photo No. 1—Nirs. Kathryn Bell’s desk. Full time secretary. the contestants advised of their stand­ ing. Oh yes. another job at this desk is handling the 20 pins and in at least half of the cases this means a lot of letter writing, for just about that many applications come in without proper credentials.

Above all this we handle 11 Mail Tournaments a year with an average of 300 contestants per tournament and do all the bookkeeping for the Na­ tional Tournament, as well as make a very careful audit of all score cards turned in at the National. That big a tournament can’t be handled in that short a time without errors in the awards and total scoies. It is our job to find these errors.

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Photo No. I---- Reception hall, show­ ing- storage space of N.F.A.A. M»in office opens off this hall at <he right. Room at end is John's offi<?e‘ five-drawer file out of sight to right also full of NFAA business- t Picture number foui shows a i‘(j5 of our storage space. The cuPb°‘vjfh you see on the right are filled lhe NFAA supplies. The main office 1 .fjce first office to the right, while my nailis in the room at the end of the foot Besides this we have an 18 x *'_„qf<?r

Photo No. 2—Small Game and bookkeeping .section of N.F.A.A. office.

amount of business we do. this office put out upwards ol I: | pieces of mail. Now, it in spite 1 o amount of work that is reqi’1 have an idea the Association pit.^o 1 in money because of the a,n‘tpis 1 handle each year, plerse take

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consideration: A big part of that money has been sent to us as subscription fees for Archery Magazine. It takes another mighty large part to pay postage on those 22,000 (and I do mean 22,000) envelopes that left this office. Then there are stationery, trophies, medals, award pins, and many other items of expense. Actually we have a mighty rough time trying to break even at the end of the year, and sometimes we don’t. If some of you haven’t received a reply to some of your letters as soon as you think you should have, please try to remember some of those other things we have to do which sometimes puts us away behind in our corres­ pondence, but don’t let this stop you from writing us as it is only through correspondence that we can know what is going on and what the sport needs.

Sometimes you may get a quick reply and then some other time you may have to wait awhile, but we will promise you that every letter will be answered sooner or later.

S.O.S.—WHO IS C.A.S? We have a dollar bill for a Hand­ book and decal, with merely C.A.S. signed. We cannot find any clue what­ soever as to what state or town the envelope came from, so if C.A.S. will please give us his name and address we will send the order at once.

Letters without a name, or address, come in frequently and some cause us a lot of extra time trying to find out who they are from. Often they are from someone we should know, or do know, but when dealing with over 5,000 active members, several hundred non-members, to say nothing of the many delinquent members who still write to us for in­ formation, we frequently have to scratch all three of our heads to come up with the name of the person, or maybe his address.

SMALL GAME WINNERS The pin has been won by Philip L. Coogan, Elkhorn, Wis.; Dari L. Dillard, Salinas, Calif.; Jack Leyshon, Sharps­ ville, Pa.; Steve Patalan, Niles, Ohio, and Duane E. Ramaut, Baraboo, Wis. First sterling arrow by Joseph F.

Smith, Hastings,. Mich.; Buck Auletto, Bellnawr, N. J.; Russell Jones, Salem, Ore., and Eddie A. Sorting, Moorhead, Minn.

Second arrow by Jim Simmons, Albu­ querque, N. M.; Eugene C. Dyer, Tujunga, Calif.; Herb Hale, Pryor, Okla.; Win. C. Laubaugh, Hastings, Mich., and Bob Waggoner, Lima, Ohio. While Guy McMinimy, LaHarpe, Ill., has his sec­ ond crossed arrows.

20 PINS FREE STYLE: Bob Twitchell, Los Angeles, Calif., 40 yards; Billy Hicks, a Junior, Glendale, Calif., 40 yards; Herb McBride, Glendale, Calif., 35-yd., 4-pos., and Loren Willey, Albion, Michigan, 60 yards.

INSTINCTIVE: Lester F. Barnum, Detroit, Mich.; 35-yd. 4-pos.; Peter Terranova, North Hollywood, Calif., 40 yards; and Jerry Hash, Long Beach, another Junior, 45-yd. 4-pos.

ANOTHER BONER MEMBER Wilton Wahl, of St. Louis, Mo., has joined the Honorable Order of the Bone and you will probably be reading his story in Archery before too long. We are glad to welcome Wilton into the fold.

BIG GAME WINNERS The following have won their Art Young Big Game awards this month: BEAR Victor Eisemann, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

DEER California—H. A. Mathisen, Los An­ geles; Peter Pitkin, San Francisco; Hugh Rich, Glendale.

Canada—P. R. Crawford, Saskatche­ wan.

Connectitcut—Simone Whitlock, New Canaan.

Illinois—George Sellke, Des Plaines; Phil Fauver, Freeport; Alfred Ulrich, Moline.

Indiana—Wilton Hamilton, South Bend; Don Erickson, Mishawaka; James Kayser, Fort Wayne (2); John Kayser, Fort Wayne; L. L. Schrock, Elkhart.

Michigan—A. C. Richards, Detroit; F. A. Stoyle, Detroit; Madalane Allen, Lewiston; Robert Allen, Lewiston; C. B. Allen, Lewiston (2); John Figger, Sag-

inaw; Paul Steele, Pontiac; Wesley Blundell. Muskegon; H. W. Hunger, Birmingham; Thomas Newell, Gregory; Avery Love, White Cloud; Lewis Sav­ age, Burt; Paul Cooper, Sault Ste Marie; Jay Westover, Marlette; Arthur Savage, Burt; H. R. Woodruff, Mount Pleasant; Lloyd Spurbeck, Lansing; Robert Burns-Colwell, Detroit; Bob Spurbeck, Lansing; Genevieve Spurbeck.

Lansing; Ken Hoffman, Midland; Chas.

Kroll, Negaunee; Alvin Tang, Pontiac; Thomas Grady, Detroit; Andy Schwegler, Charlotte; Joseph Yestrepsky, Cen­ ter Line; Robert Ely. Flint; Harold Hall, Tecumseh; C. R. Dustin, Tecum­ seh; Glenn Brower, Holland; Victor Eisemann, Mt. Pleasant; Fred French, Jr., Detroit; Robert Barclay, Almont; Floyd Eccleston, Mt. Pleasant; Lester Lawn. Detroit; Marvin Leslie, Jackson; Donald Hardy, Grand Rapids; Monroe MacPherson, Ionia; Charles Towns, Port Huron; James Hodek, Traverse City; Ross Pahl. Plainwell; Dick Dowsett, Dowagiac; Duane Carter, Coloma; Jack Laut, Wayne; Earl Gordon, Jr., Niles (2); Kenneth Rose, Decatur.

Minnesota—Waltman Walters, Rochter; Charles Burnley, St. Paul.

Missouri—F. H. Hodgson, Kansas City.

Nevada—Lloyd W. Kramer, Las Vegas.

New Jersey—Howard Hill, Cranford; Buck Auletto, Bellmawr.

New York—Dr. A. L. LaCelle, Ithaca; Carl Madsen, Cross River; Richard Ryan, Ithaca; Clarence C. Brookes, Blodgett Mills; Carl Madsen, Cross River.

Ohio—Bob Waggoner, Lima; W. B. Eckroad, Yellow Springs; Glenn Finkhousen, Van Wert; Russell C. Drodt.

Toledo; William Foley, Van Wert; Ardith Foley, Van Wert.

Oregon—E. T. Shurmon, Bend.

Virginia—Ronald Lewis, Alexandria.

Washington—Steve Mosebar, Top­ penish.

Wisconsin—Donald Auclair, Okauchee; George Schallog, Fond du Lac; Rod Harrman, Appleton; Earl C. Bruhn, Wauwatosa; Hugo Nack, Green Bay.

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during the first indoor tournament, consisted of 18 children, and in three weeks increased to a total of 32. Merchandise prizes are awarded to the winners.

—Photo, courtesy Anthony Laitis.

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By WILLIAM H. MORRISSEY President, National Field Archery Association

1372 North Ballenger Road, Flint 4, Michigan

In the past, our National Tournaments have been held so that active shooting events occurred on both Saturday and Sunday. The original thought, and it was a good one, was to the effect that many archers who lived nearby the tourney site could participate in the week-end shooting, even If they couldn't compete in the complete meet.

However, during the past five years, there have been many members who pointed out that it might be well to schedule the shooting during the week and thus allow the week-ends for traveling so that members within a radius of 500 miles or so could attend the tournament and still use only one week of their annual vacation. This thought appealed to your Executive Committee and they recom­ mended to the Board of Field Governors that we follow this prodecure in setting up our 1951 National.

Since I last reported to you in the January issue of Archery, much has been done to get the wheels turning for this year's shoot. Eastern N.F.A.A. Representative Al­ bert Van der Kogel finished his survey of the Watkins Glen, New York, area, and filed a glowing report with the Ex­ ecutive Committee about the splendid possibilities this area affords. This year our Board of Governors, elected by popu­ lar vote for the first time in our history, displayed great Interest by immediately, and almost unanimously, returning their votes on the where and when questions, so that I can fulfill my hope of being able to officially announce the location and dates for the 1951 National early enough to allow plans to be made and vacations chosen while a choice Is still available.

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD All this has been leading up to the fact that the NFAA Board of Field Governors has chosen Watkins Glen in New York State as host for our 1951 National Field Archery Tournament and also determined that the shoot should be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, rather than over the week-end as in the past. Following custom, the definite dates were suggested by the host, Watkins Glen in their bid, and are August 20, 21, 22 and 23. Just what events will be held on what particular day is not as yet certain, except that the banquet will be held Thurs­ day evening, August 23rd.

It has been suggested that to lighten the burden on our Tournament Chairman, Karl Palmatler, and more par­ ticularly, to eliminate the rush that occurs the last day between the end of the shooting and the awarding of the trophies, medals and ribbons at the banquet, that we start the scoring rounds Monday noon and hold the novelty shoots on Thursday afternoon. This would allow the tabu­ lating of the score cards to be carried on at a more leisurely pace than has been possible in the past meets. This and other questions regarding just what rounds will be shot, etc., will be answered in this column as the decisions are made by our Executive Committee. For now, at least, we know that we'll meet to renew friendships at Watkins Glen, New York, during the week of August 20, 1951, and expect that somewhere during this period we’ll find time to perforate a few of those nice new targets.

BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF WATKINS GLEN Many more descriptive articles will be published be­ tween now and tournament time as to what we have in store for us at Watkins Glen, but I’d like to report what details I have presently available so that we can all start building our “air castles” out of the same basic clay.

The park in which the field courses will be laid out is located on a plateau of some 500 acres which is fairly well wooded and rolling in character. The soil is sandy in general and shouldn’t hurt your best arrows too much if

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you shoot fairly near where you are looking, which of course I don’t. A two-story field stone administration build­ ing is also located on the spot, complete with rest rooms and plenty of room for registration and our clerical staff, and in addition has a huge parking lot adjoining. All of this will be available for our use during our stay.

Eastern Representative, Al Van der Kogel, also re­ ports that the nearby village has banquet accommodations for some 350 and that plenty of housing, ranging from over night tourist cabins and trailer parks to private homes and resort hotels, is available, but he also cautions us to make early reservations for housing accommodations as again, as it was at East Tawas, Michigan, the tourist trade is the main industry of the area we are invading. Al’s de­ scription has started my mouth watering, and optimistically, I’d like to register my vote that it’ll live up to its advance press notices as I understand the surrounding country is much like the Dells section of Wisconsin which is an in­ spiring sight to behold. Let’s make our plans early and sound so that many of us may meet and shoot at Watkins Glen in 1951.

After two years of experimentation with the Hunter’s Round and the Broadhend Round, the consensus of opinion Indicates that we members like to shoot both these rounds, so it looks from here that at Watkins Glen, in addition to our official field round, we will again have our chance at the black targets and those splendid life-like animals that Hank Maraviov makes for us. In that these rounds have been so well received by the membership perhaps our Executive Committee will officially adopt these rounds so that we will have them with us for years to come.

COMMITTEES Secretary-Treasurer John L. Yount has supplied me with a lengthy list of committees that have functioned at various times in the past, with the suggestion that as your President I may appoint as many as I deem necessary. I am hesitant to request people to work on committees until I know a bit “more whereof I speak” relative to this matter.

So if you will bear with me, perhaps in a few months, I will know enough to make certain appointments.

However, the Compton Medal Committee personnel con­ tinues to function from year to year and George Brommers has asked me to announce its membership as follows: Roy Case, Racine. Wisconsin, Chairman, and members, A. J. Michelson, Flint, Michigan; John L. Yount, Redlands, Cali­ fornia; W. B. Wescott, Hopkinton, Mass.; Karl E. Palmatier, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and George Brommers, Bellevue.

Washington.

INTERESTING READING Although I was brought up in Wisconsin and later moved to Michigan and have always felt I knew a lot about white-tailed deer, Fred Bear sent me the September, 1950 Pennsylvania Game News some time ago and I have amend­ ed much of my thinking after reading this publication. This particular special issue is devoted entirely to “Our Deer Problem” and is mighty interesting and informative read­ ing. If you’re at all interested in such topics as the White­ tail’s life history dr to any of the various phases of man­ agement problems or research studies I’d suggest reading it. Pennsylvania Game News is published by the Pennsyl­ vania Game Commission at Harrisburg, Pa., and it’s P°ssible, they have some extra copies of this September, 1950 Special Issue No. 1 available. If you inquire of this Com­ mission by mail and no copies are available perhaps "'o could persuade our Editor to reprint some of it in Arcl'erJas I note that permission to reprint will be granted pro­ vided proper credit is given. (We dood it! See Timber—Ed> Remember! Start planning on the 1951 National!

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(Questions and Answers

By TBACY •- STALKEB 825 Chevrolet Ave., Flint 4, Michigan

Question: I am planning to make a bamboo bow and wondered if you could give me some hints on its construction or could tell me where I could get some plans for one? I read in Dr. Elmer’s “Target Archery” of a bow made of split bamboo like a fishing rod and would like to know if this would be as efficient as the flat type bow made and used today.—A.N.S., Metuchen, N. J. Answer: I have made several split bamboo bows though I never tried one made in the style of a fishing rod. This shape would not permit an efficient distribution of wood. Mine were all made by gluing up the bow from thin strips. None of them was any good, perhaps because I didn’t have good Ton­ kin cane. At the present time I do not know of any source of material or plans.

Question: Is rotation of arrows a quality to be desired? I understand that in V-2 rocket flight, spinning is one of the things they try to eliminte.

It would seem to me that the torque used in rotation is a loss in the speed and hence the impact of the arrow.— F.H., Weehawken, N.J. Answer: You are right in your sup­ position that a certain amount of energy Is used up in rotating an arrow in flight. This loss, however, is not very serious at the slow speed at which an arrow travels and is more than offset by the gain in accuracy. Were an arrow to fly without spinning, the least varia­ tion in straightness would cause it to fly in a long curve.

A well made target or field arrow will usually fly OK. if the feathers are set straight on the shaft, the natural curve of the feathers giving it enough rotation. With a broadhead it is a dif­ ferent story. The wide head resists the effort of the feathers to spin the arrow.

Also it is very difficult to attach a broadhead so that it is absolutely true with the shaft. A very small amount of misalignment here will cause the arrow to sail unless it is spinning rapidly. As the arrow loses its velocity the air pressure on the out of line head may overcome the torque and stop the spin though the arrow is fletched with quite a lot of spiral. Therefore it is usually conceded that broadheads require con­ siderable spiral.

Question: How heavy can you safely make a flat lemonwood bow? 1. With­ out backing? 2. With a hickory back­ ing? Which of these would have the better cast, other factors being alike?

Do lemonwood bows become heavier and/or more liable to break on cold winter days? Are Toxglass backed and Toxhorn faced bows’ completely unaf­ fected by weather and temperature changes?—G.B., Malung, Sweden.

Answer: Once I made a lemonwood bow that drew about 80 lbs. This was one of the old style bows often referred to as the "English Long Bow.” It was about six feet, made with the arched belly. I never used this bow enough to know what the life would have been, but it didn’t break in the few hundred

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times I shot it. I think you could safe­ ly go to 60 or 65 pounds in a 5 6" bow it you make it 1-1/2" to 2 wide.

There would be little difference in cast between the self lemonwood and the hickory backed bow, but the hickory backing would increase your safety factor and durability. Lemonwood is less affected by heat and cold than the other bow woods though they do in­ crease in weight some in cold weather.

Glass backed and Toxhorn faced bows are not entirely unaffected by changes in temperature, but are affected much less than the all-wood bows.

Many bow hunters like to camouflage or darken their faces and hands while hunting. Usually, when properly dressed to match the country being hunted, one’s face is about the most conspicuous thing about him. Theatrical grease paint or burnt cork have been the usual material for this purpose. This year Wayne Hall of Fort Houghton and I tried, with good results, Dupont’s Pro­ tex before applying the burnt cork, to aid In its removal. Protex is a soap base skin cream sold at drug and paint stores to protect the hands when paint­ ing or doing other extremely dirty work. If this is applied to the skin and allowed to dry while the hands are clean, paint, grease or other dirt can be washed off easily with soap and water.

After returning from the hunting trip I did some experimenting and found that by mixing one of the ochres such as burnt sienna, umber, or van­ dyke brown, ail inert pigments, with the Protex, a dark cream results which works fine, will not rub off on the clothes, and yet is easily removed by washing.

Question: Just before our hunting opened, I finished a 5' 4", 2" wide hunting bow. The backing was of Conolon, then 1/16" hickory, a tapering slat of yew, and up over the birch riser went 1/16" of osage, followed by Miller’s heavy Toxhorn facing. Since I have had trouble with my recurves turning slightly of late, my bow ends have been kept rather wide, 1/2” to 5/8”. Therefore in my final tillering, the Toxhorn facing had to be cut very thin, tapering from the last third to the recurve where it stopped. Do I lose much efficiency by thinning the facing?

I know you tiller the bow very close, then apply the facing, but isn’t some elasticity lost by compressing the sub facing first? After tillering the bow evenly to 6 3 lbs., I gave the edges of the backing and facing a nice round edge and, to my horror, found I had knocked oft eleven to thirteen pounds.

For the first time I made the top limb 1-1/2" longer than the bottom one; what is the reasoning behind this?

My ears being stiff, were reinforced with slats of maple and walnut, and over this a strip of cloudy-colored plastic running 3" down toward the handle. It looked like polished horn and was beautiful, but while stringing it one cold evening, wham! it turned in­

side out! For reinforcing ears, do you use maple, and how far does this strip lap over the Toxhorn?

Can arrows be too stiff for a 55-65-lb. bow? They all shoot to the left. Maybe the arrow rest isn’t deep enough. What about it?—T.F., Lima. O. Answer: I can’t see why a 2" wide limb, tapering to 1/2" or 5/8" with also a slight taper in thickness, should be too stiff near the end. I am wonder­ ing if you tillered it at full draw. This type of bow unwinds as it is drawn.

In other words, the bend starts at the handle and progresses toward the tip as the draw is lengthened. It one were to tiller with a bendmeter and work the limb so that ail stations bent the same at, say 14" draw, at 28" draw the portion of the limbs near the re­ curve would be bending much more than near the handle.

You would be bound to lose some of the benefit of the facing by thinning it. How much would depend on how much it was thinned. As to losing elas­ ticity by compressing the sub facing, any pressure great enough to compress the wood when applying a facing would be sure to ruin the glue joint by squeez­ ing out too much glue.

The reason for making the upper limb slightly longer than the lower one is that this is a compromise be­ tween two schools of thought. One ad­ vocates making both limbs the same length with the arrow crossing one half the length of the handle from the center, and the other with the arrow crossing the bow at the center and all of the handle below it. If one does not mind a little extra length, the handle can be set below the center with an unbending section of the same length above. In this way, both limbs can be the same length and still have the arrow cross on center.

I make my upper limb 1-1/2" longer and if I lose any cast or smoothness, I can’t notice it.

For reinforcing the ears, I usually use a piece of yew or walnut because that bends easily. I put it on before the facing, then sand it down fiat with the belly and projecting down on the limb about an inch from the start of the recurve. The facing can then be glued on and feathered out to end where the straight limb starts to curve.

I don’t believe two layers of plastic facing would be of much value. It would just throw more load on the back.

Arrows can be too stiff for a 55-65lb. bow. I have a set of aluminum field arrows, .410 spine, that will not fly well from any 50-55-lb. bow that I have ever tried them in, but will shoot fine in a 60-65-lb. bow. I have never tried cutting the bow away to make a center shot of It.

New York Archers Organize Another Field Club The first meeting of the newly or­ ganized Cortland (N.Y.) Field Archers was held recently at the home of Dr. Harland G. Metcalf and the following officers elected: President—Paul Kellogg.

Vice-president—W. O. Thomas.

Sec’y-Treas.—Archer Whiting.

Membership dues of this new club will also include membership in the National Field Archery Association.

Business meetings will be held once a month on the first Sunday at the home of W. O. Thomas. 10 Reynolds Ave., Cortland. N. Y.

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SHOULD WE KILL ANTLERLESS DEER? Ever since I learned to hunt, and that’s been a good many years, I've always been a profound believer that in deer hunting does should not be taken. Perhaps you've had it drilled into your head that if you kill off the does you kill off reproduction of the species, and that sooner or later the deer herds would face extinction. I know I have, ever since I was knee-high to a duck. But I’m beginning to change' my mind. When I study the findings of such emi­ nent conservationists as Dr. Aldo Leopold I can see where killing of does follows the same line of reasoning as a farmer thinning his onion patch.

Much has been written about game conservation and game management, but one of the best, if not the best, coverages of these subjects appeared in a special issue of the Pennsylvania Game News of September, 1950. The title for the series of articles is “Pennsylvania’s Deer Problem.’’

Roger M. Latham is the author.

Pennsylvania Game News is published monthly by the Pennsylvania Game Commission at Harrisburg, Pa. We suggest that you send ten cents to them and see if you can procure a copy of the Special September Issue. We feel sure you'll find it interesting reading.

Consistent with our thoughts in the opening paragraph and for the benefit of those who may not be able to get a copy of this publication we are reprinting one of the articles. It follows: MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS The discussions of the entire list of deer management problems have consistently pointed to one thing as the most plausible and most scientific solution to all* of these conservation ills—herd reduction and control Many deer hunters who read the preceding statement will immediately oppose any such suggestion because they feel that the proposed herd reduction will ruin their snort Many sportsmen visualize a wholesale slaughter followed by years and years of poor hunting. Fortunately ’ the wild life manager’s meaning of herd reduction is fmfrom this. He wants to reduce the number of XX ieM over the winter when brouse is at a minimum and w , deer may die by the thousands. There would aetullK?? little or no reduction of the numbers of deemavaHahi ‘ r the hunting season. Instead of ruining the deer "unting «

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many sportsmen believe, the wildlife manager is confident that the hunting can and will be improved by herd re­ duction.

How can a reduction of the herd to a point commen­ surate with the carrying capacity of the range improve deer hunting and actually result in higher kills? Just plain common sense and a working knowledge concerning the whitetail supplies the answer.

Before commencing a discussion of recommended man­ agement measures, one suggestion should be made. That is. that the hunters of Pennsylvania should modernize their thinking. The buck law was passed in 1907 because it was felt that the herd would build up faster if does were pro­ tected. This was sound reasoning, and the herd did build up to numbers far beyond anyone’s expectations. In 1907, and even in 19 20, it was all right to think of the doe as a “sacred cow’’ and to protect it with all possible enthusiasm because the herd was still growing and spreading. But for the past 20 to 25 years the deer of Pennsylvania have had “growing pains’’ and the need for. or value of, protecting female deer has long since outlived its usefulness in man­ agement. In fact, this misconceived idea of providing eternal protection for does has done more to spoil the deer hunting of today and of the future than any other one factor. Can any hunter still feel that we need to continue to protect does to build up the herd to even greater numbers?

If the hunter is asked why he feels does should not be shot, he will answer that without a large number ot does there cannot be a large number of buck fawns, and without a large number of buck fawns there cannot be a large number of legal bucks. They theorize that the more does there are the more bucks there will be for hunting.

But under present range conditions, this hopeful philosophy Jr. . . „ „ ,1 ,1 is unfounded and the exact opposite : ..is • more likely to1 . be true.

Suppose there are 500,000 deer in the state and the true carrying capacity is placed at 250,000 head as sug­ gested by Leopold. Let us suppose further that 200,000 of the 500,000 deer are does of breeding age. It is posi­ tively known that when the range is overcrowded and food inadequate, the normal reproduction of deer is greatly re­ duced. Instead of the usual twins or triplets produced by adult does, single fawns are the rule and many does are not bred at all. Thus, the reproductive rate under those conditions is less than one fawn per doe and may be placed at about .75 fawns.. This would mean that about 1 50,000 fawns would be born to the 200,000 does in our herd of 500,000. Added to 500,000 deer already existing upon the range, the fall population could become about 650,000 if nearly all of the fawns lived. Then during a regular buck season about 30.000 males would be removed and perhaps 620,000 deer would be left to winter on the already over-browsed range. If the winter is severe, a large percentage of the fawn crop may starve, but if the winter is mild most of these animals may live to destroy great quantities of the ever-diminishing browse supply. By spring the deer are malnourished, susceptible to disease, incapable of normal reproduction, and lack the vitality to produce sizeable antlers. Under these conditions only about 40 per cent of 18-month bucks will be legal during the hunting season—in other words only about 30,000 of the 75.000 buck fawns born will be legal to hunt the following fallCan we afford to feed 200,000 does just to produce 30.00t bucks a year for hunting?

Now what are the prospects if the advice of the "'''' PI-' j managers is heeded? Suppose we reduce our herd of 500.

I to the carrying capacity of the range which has arbitrnr ■ been set at 250.000 deer. This means immediately that j will be twice the quantity of food for each deer. ''.‘Jn 'br assume that with this better nutrition reproduction " per . nearly normal and that we can expect about 1.5 fs*'v'’perJ ! adult doe. If there were 200,000 breeding does in 1cs in of 500,000 then there should be 100.000 breeding ° .s an j a herd of 250,000. If each of these 100,000 does ’’go,#’1’ j average of 1.5 fawns, there will be born a crop °f „oo,Oik’i fawns which is exactly as many as produced by H1® underfed does. r tl’er?'

Now instead of a fall population of 650,000 d® tl’'s.^j are only 400,000, and the buck season may re, 370,000 before winter begins. These-370,000 ,d®® ’ g|)0U ■ nearly twice the amount of food over the wjn^niis® .Ln ” survive nearly any kind of weather. Also, ®e ‘ ev>( tiie have been well-fed, there should be little or n" of malnutrition, reproductive abnormalties, disea • ii(C* other symptoms of overcrowding. iii>I,l p l^’i • Also, and of greatest importance io the le?l many as 85 per cent of the male fawns S,1OU , , c4,0®of antlers the first year. This would mean nearly_ ad I1' bucks f°r tlle following hunting season 1,1 ^pis 30,000 produced under adverse food conditio • Continued on Page Twenty-seven.

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*BLACKBEAR D” SCORES AGAIN

By MARY LOUISE REAMS 1705 Rodgers Ave., Atlanta, Georgia

As we watched our destination, Black­ beard Island, slowly take form through the cold gray fog of early dawn, our thoughts ran back over the three pre­ vious years our club had arrived in just the same manner and of the ad­ ventures and thrills awaiting us on the island.

To most, this small uninhabited is­ land off the southeast coast of Georgia is unknown, but to the Chattahoochee Bowman Hunters Club it is the once a year experience we all look forward to.

To tell you a little about this island and the hunting found there will be one of my reasons for writing this story.

Another reason, to let all other archers who might be interested in hunting with our club on Blackbeard and other hunts know that they are more than welcome. After attending any one hunt, anyone is eligible to then'join the club.

Of course we have had many thrill­ ing experiences in the four years the club has hunted on this particular is­ land, far too many to retell in one short article. I have condensed these by only mentioning them here and there throughout my story, but will attempt to tell in detail the day by day story of our hunt this past November and of the kills made.

The Federal Government grants our

club the permission to set up camp and hunt deer and coon on the island. The hunt always lasts for one week. Our limit of deer is two and either sex may be taken.

The hunt this year started on. Sun­ day, November 5, but the majority of the hunters arrived on Saturday in order to set up camp. When Sunday ar­ rived, camp was intact, and the hunters were off. Of course everyone had their hopes high and set on someone bring­ ing in a deer on the first day. We were not disappointed, for around five o’clock that afternoon, Ray E. Braswell, of Lawrenceville, Virginia, walked proudly into camp with the first kill, an 8S-lb. doe. Everyone dropped everything, grab­ bed cameras and ran for pictures and congratulations. It had been a direct heart shot at fifteen yards.

Our camp that night was, as usual, the place for tall tales of previous hunt­ ing and planning our next day’s cam­ paign. Everyone had already scouted around the day before the hunt began and selected their own particular stand in some tree. That’s the accepted man­ ner of hunting deer in this area. The trees, most of which are live oak, grow with very low branches as large as trunks. The hunters have little diffi­ culty in climbing for this reason and

in finding any number of good stands all over the island. “Angle express’ is our only means of transportation, but since the island is only three miles wide and seven long, one does not find the distance too tiring in any direction.

On Monday all the hunters took off early as usual, and those not going out waited eagerly for them to return.

Our luck was not quite so good that day, although a lot of deer were seen.

Most of them being out of shooting range. The prospects looked good, so no one was discouraged.

Tuesday morning Roscoe Reams, of Atlanta, Georgia, our newly elected president for the coming year, rounded the bend in the road right at camp with his first kill, another doe. 86 lbs.

His arrow had entered the chest cavity and broken two ribs and punctured a lung.

Wednesday was the day for our an­ nual field shoot which proved our arch­ ers are not only good at hunting, but able to hit a target too. Joe Parker, of Portsmouth. Virginia, won the gold award for the high score in the men’s shoot and Mrs. J. W. Hosford, of Wash­ ington. D. C., took the silver award in the women's competition.

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here on Blackbeard that Joe Parker, and secretary are elected from the who won the shoot, set a world’s record membership residing in Atlanta, Ga., in 1948 with a bow and arrow. He shot because of the Federal Wildlife office and killed two deer from a tree in there.

The annual hunt on Blackbeard Is­ five seconds. Joe, incidentally makes all of his own bows and arrows and those land is anticipated, of course, for the used by his wife, Lillian, who is an ideal hunting there, but also for the excellent shot and truly a good sport as continuation of friendships brought on by a crowd who enjoys hunting and a hunter.

Our field shoot was not the only ex­ camping together from year to year. citement for Wednesday afternoon. For the second time, Ray Braswell walked Into camp with a deer. This time it was a four-point buck. Words could not de­ ‘NUBBIE’ PATE ANNOUNCES scribe his excitement. His shot this DATES OF DESERT BOW time had been a direct lung shot at HUNTERS’ SHOOT about twenty yards. The arrow went through the animal's body’, coming out on the opposite side and sticking in “Nubbie” Pate and his famous Desert the ground. The deer ran a hundred Bow Hunters of Barstow, California, yards farther and fell dead. That was will hold their Fifth Annual Tourna­ Ray's limit so far as deer were con­ ment on Saturday and Sunday, the cerned, so for the rest of the week he 12th and 13th of May. hunted coon and snakes to add to his "Nubbie” Pate, prexy of the Desert small game award.

Bow Hunters and under whose leader­ That night we held our annual meet­ ship past successful tournaments have ing, election and presentation of tro­ been staged, has announced that all new phies for the shoot. Our campfire scenes courses and novelty events are now be­ are always both interesting and amus­ ing planned and laid out for this year’s ing. As one member once said, “We shoot. all have the ‘hoof and mouth disease'— “Nubbie” also points out that he has we hoof it all day, then mouth about a real surprise for the archers this it all night.” Truer words were never year—a 14-target Commando Raid Field spoken.

Round. Each target will be a silhouette Thursday dawned warm and clear, of enemy soldiers of all types. Simu­ just like the rest of the days had been. lated actual combat conditions will be One could hardly realize that it was the main feature of this round, with November, for it was as warm as early snipers in trees and radio control rooms.

June. As usual, the hunters started out Leave it to “Nubbie” to think up a early in order to reach their stands by round of this type. Everybody has fun daybreak and life at camp was the same at Barstow and one and all are cor­ routine. Bill Braswell, also of Lawrence­ dially invited to participate. More de­ ville, Virginia, who made the first kill tails will appear at a later date. in 1949, was not going to let his brother Ray get ahead of him. Around 10:30 that morning Bill, who stands around six feet two inches and weighs well over 200 pounds, practically staggered into camp. It was extremely hot and the mosquitoes were more than an­ noying out on the trails. With these discomforts one can understand his con­ dition after carrying an 88-lb. spike for two or three miles. He was ex­ hausted but extremely happy.

About thirty minutes after Bill stag­ gered in, Roscoe Reames rounded the bend in just about the same condition.

His smile this time was much broader than it had been the first time he came in. One can understand that, tor across his shoulders hung a six-point buck weighing 90 pounds. Roscoe’s second shot, as his first had been, entered the chest cavity and punctured a lung. The deer was trailed for 400 yards. That made the fifth kill for the club, and the last, however not because anyone gave' up. All of the boys hunted hard until the very last minute. Though some were unsuccessful, each agreed the hunt had been a success so far as the club’s av­ erage was concerned. The Chattahoochee Bowman Hunters have a membership of around 126, both men and women. This year we had only twenty-six in at­ tendance and all were not hunting, thus making an average far above that set by many clubs.

Our hunt lasted until sundown on Saturday, November 11th. The six-point buck brought in by Roscoe Reams was the last kill of this hunt, which more or less winds up my story so far as ,.?e actual hunting was concerned. I AN ENEMY SNIPER ’ikc- however, to give a little Desert Bow Hunters' "Commando detan hmlory of our club in very brief Raid Round" showing target No. I. Hunter. e Chattahoochee Bowman said hefn^a.8uorganized in 1926- As 1 Shooting distance will be about 60 from16 dmhere are now 126 members yards. "Nubbie" Pate shooting.

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By ETTA MAE McDOUGAL Fairmont, West Virginia

All the year long I had been told, over and over again. Keep your eyes peeled for deer and nothing BUT deer.

Pay no attention to squirrels, birds or other beast! JUST WATCH FOR DEER! I had just finished a much needed smoke. After all I hadn’t seen anything of interest but those five squirrels ithe one tree. AND I was told not tcshoot at them, although they were legal game this year. I dropped my cigarette on a flat rock at my feet, ground It cautiously, being careful not to move more than I had to. (Of course the deer couldn't smell that smoke!) I was holding my bow in my left hand with an arrow on the string. Who could have taken more care than that?

I turned my head slowly, as I have been told so many times to do. “Never make a quick move in the woods, an: ALWAYS look behind you at intervals.

Sure and that’s what I did too! There in the edge of the woods (I was stand­ ing in an old logging road) was a doe.

Sure, just her head was sticking out!

I raised my bow, just in case she wan­ dered out. Just as I looked her straight in the eye, her eye was no longer there Her hind feet made a beautiful picture disappearing into the woods on the other side of the road. It was then lunch time and to boot it had begun to rain!

While we ate lunch I told my ex­ periences—the squirrels and all. The rest of the crowd hadn’t had much luck either, so most of them wanted to go back into the woods with me and try a few shots at the squirrels Just what they had very thoughtfully preached not to do!

We went back and so help me we sat there for two solid hours—nary a squirrel did we see. I suppose the res' of the crowd thinks 1 didn’t see them But I did! Finally the crowd gave up and moved on to other places in the woods. I remained.

Long near the close of day (I had strained my eyes all day) I looked down. into the woods and lo and behold there stood two of the most beautiful does I had ever seen! Just about fifty yards away. The underbrush was so thick that a shot would have been an impossibility.

“So-o-o,” I sez to me. "I'll get down and crawl out the road about fifteen yards to that clear space in the woods.” Sure other folks have done it, why not I? During the process of my crawl, o* course, my bow and broadhead snagged several times and I watched fearfully praying those deer would stay quietly where they were until I could at least get a shot. So intent was I on those does I thought of nothing and nobody Nothing in this world was so important as those does! They stayed, quietly munching on leaves. Then my hov snagged again! I silently berated tbs brush, as if it could help growing thereJust as I stopped to loosen it, I glanced ; down to my right—there stood the • most beautiful buck—not twenty yardsaway!

That buck was a smart one. He stop, j ped behind an old dead stump! just i his head visible. He was lookit'E is ’ my direction. If a deer could ?et a | quizzical expression on his face, tha,buck had one. But I know his exprea-l sion couldn't hold a candle to ntin, fI I could feel the color in my face turn-it ing to a lovely brick red! There I " as I

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down on "all fours," and no chance in the world of getting up on my knees to shoot, without the buck departing tor points unknown.

I was so weak from the thrill and embarassment of being caught in that position I just collapsed there in the road "belly-bumper”! I couldn’t have raised even to my knees at that moment.

He stood there for a few moments look­ ing in my direction, then he was gone, leaving nothing but a beautiful mem­ ory. But, dog-gone the luck, I'll bet next year won’t catch me trying to sneak up on a deer on my knees, not keeping my eyes open for a buck, think­ ing of nothing but a doe!

I have not heard the last of this, and I don’t suppose I ever will. But since I have made the mistake of tell­ ing this to the “bunch," being razzed so much, it’s a cinch I'll never forget my most embarassing moment.

A DAY IN WESCHESTER COUNTY

By FRANK H. GIBBS 20 Avon Court, West Englewood, N. J.

The Weschester bow and arrow sea­ son had just opened on November 15th, and the archers, filled with high hopes, had made their way to their favorite spots. Of course, nothing but eight or twelve-point bucks would be worthy to adorn the front fenders of the cars homeward bound. But strangely enough, toward the end of the hunting season, which is December 15th, everyone was glad to settle for one shot at a spike.

Some of the bowmen got right down to business and started shooting at the first spike that showed his face. They figured they’d work up to the twelve­

pointers next season. That was the way Ray Welstead of the Oradell (N. J.) Archers felt about it.

Saturday, November, 18th at Cross River, Weschester, started oft Just like any other day, but the afternoon was to hold a surprise. Ray, his brother Dudley (who missed a buck a twelve yards), Vince Crowley, Herman Wassman, George Vierling and George Tardiff, all members of the Oradell Archers, set out to match wits with the wily whitetails.

The morning came and went without any luck, and as the hour hand ap­ proached three o'clock, when most of the boys had taken a stand, a steady "chuck-chuck" noise meant only one thing—deer running through dry leaves.

The boys stopped all motion, ears and eyes strained, and the old ticker began to thump faster. Where in blazes was the deer and why had he stopped? Had he spotted the archers? Did he get the scent of humans? What was he going to do next? Fate then decided to step in and answered the question, with a nod toward Ray. And why not—hadn’t he hunted for eighteen years with the gun, without success? And, hadn't he given up the gun for the bow?

And so, as Ray turned his head slow­ ly, he noticed a deer—no doubt another doe—but wait, the ears moved ever so little, just enough to reveal a pair of spikes! The buck was facing at a threequarter front view, at thirty yards.

There were saplings (which always seem to grow at the wrong spot) in front of the buck, except for a spot about two feet in diameter. This was it! As Ray released, the buck’s head turned sharply in his direction and he started forward. There was a sharp fa­ miliar click! Was it a hit—a solid hit?

A question that went through every­ one’s mind. The spike started off on a run, but at the end of ten strides col-

lapsed and lay motionless. It was a clean shot, on that cleaved the heart.

Handshakes and back slapping were in order and we wondered if we had slapped Ray a little too hard. We no­ ticed his knees shaking a bit. The buck weighed 105 lbs. dressed out, and the tackle that did the job was a 58-lb. laminated bow, 11/32" cedar shafts, with a double edge Black Diamond head.

The deer was put in the care of Bob DePaw, an archer, and an expert in the proper preparation of such game.

After proper aging the venison was finally ready for the big night of the dinner.

All the archers, and their wives (who always encourage their husbands to hunt more often) assembled at Koenig's Hofbrau. Hillsdale, N. J., a noted spot that specializes in all game dinners.

Among the guests who attended was Bill Backus, Rod and Gun Editor of the Bergen Evening Record. The menu went something like this—a thick ven­ ison soup, a steak and a chop, French fried potatoes, string beans, red cab­ bage fixed German style, ragoo ( a stew with chunks of venison in heavy gravy with specially flavored noodles), celery and olives—then platters of more meat (in case you didn’t get enough). The meal was topped off with ice cream, cake and coffee. A feast fit for a king!

The pleasant evening was enjoyed by everyone present. Stories were again re­ lived and experiences retold on how a shaft hit a twig, just as it was about to hit a six-point buck. Talk about your fisherman’s stories!

The evening’s pleasantries came to a close when Georgie Vierling, the pres­ ident of the Oradell Archers, presented Ray with a special hunting knife in behalf of the club, as Ray lost his knife during the episode of—a day in Weschester County.

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enjoy the meal. The venison was supplied by Ray Welstead of Parmus, N. J. —Photo by Frank Gibbs.

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Members of Los Angeles Police Field Archers—Left

Rada, Dick Marra, G. D. Philpot, Lt. Tom Reddin, Fred

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LOS ANGELES POLICE ORGANIZE FIELD CLUB

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What do you think of that gang in these photographs? A more handsome group of police officers you'll not find anywhere. And they’re field archers, too.

When you think of all the police de­ partments in these United States you realize what an enormous field there is lor the promotion of field archery and bow hunting.

The Los Angeles Police Department has taken the lead by adding field archery to their health and recreational curriculum. The archery part of their program is, of course, purely voluntary on the part of members. However, mem­ bership in the club is confined to mem­ bers of the Police Department and/or their immediate families.

The club has a written and approved constitution which provides that the club will function under the name of .

Los Angeles Police Field Archers. They ■ have an officially approved 14-target : field course built in 1heavily wooded Club officers score a target during a practice round Left to light: Bill Walmsley (kneeling), Director; Clyde Crowell, Vice-Pres.; Ted Ekin, Target Captain; Art Beach, President.

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and mountainous terrain just north of the Police Academy in Chavez Ravine.

The club holds regular monthly Board meetings at which time ways and means of increasing the membership and pre­ senting the sport to other members of the Department are discussed.

Steps have already been taken to incorporate field archery in an estab­ lished program dealing with youth ac­ tivities, such as Boy Scouts and Deputy Auxiliary Policemen.

Regular tournaments are held each month on the fourth Saturday. Though membership is confined to the Depart­ ment, outsiders are more than welcome to participate in the shoots.

Prizes, consisting of trophies, medals and ribbons are awarded semi-anuually.

Winning scores are based on the four highest scores shot in the six tourna­ ments in two divisions, actual score and handicap score. At the end of the year the man who has shot the highest individual score becomes “Chief Bow­ man.” The honor of being selected as “Princess Bowman” is bestowed upon the archer shooting the highest indivi­ dual score in the women’s division.

To those upon whom the titles of Chief Bowman and Princess Bowman have been bestowed falls the honor of being the ones selected to teach pros­ pective new members the fine points of field archery.

This club has taken what we think is a very commendable step in the right direction. Each year the most consistent­ ly high scoring archer will be sent to the National Field Archery Tournament as the club’s representative and, as we understand it, with all expenses paid.

This is not exactly a precedent, for a few other field clubs have sent repre­ sentatives to the National and paid their expenses, but we think the principle involved is an excellent one indeed. In many instances it gives a person a chance to compete for the National Championship who for financial reasons would be unable to do so.

As of this writing Officer Ted Ekin has pretty much of a strangle hold on high score in the men’s division. Ted was only introduced to the sport a little over a year ago. He is now consistently shooting in the 800 bracket, the highest of which, in recent months, was an 843 for a 56-target round.

Sargent Arthur Beach of University Police Station, an old-timer in the Police Department with 21 years of continuous service, and Officer Clyde Crowell, the club’s president and vicepresident, respectively, were the pro­ moters of the venture and incidentally the work-horses for construction of the field course. Both for many years have been active members of the local Malibu club and of course well qualified to teach enthusiastic beginners the proper form and technique for field archery.

From an editorial standpoint we are pleased to announce the formation of this new club and to express our per­ sonal appreciation to Captain Stanley Sheldon and Captain Carey Buxton for their hearty cooperation during organ­ izational procedure and during dedica­ tion ceremonies. We are further in­ debted to the Department for the very fine pictures appearing on this page and on this month’s cover.

In so far as we know, this is the first time field archery has become a major sport _____in a Police Department.

We earnestly recommend to any of our readers who might be policemen that they “take the bull by the horns” and follow the lead set by the Los Angeles Police Department.

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DEER HUNTING IN THE OZARKS

By FRANKLIN SEFORD, JR. 2d floor Hall Bldg., Little Rock, Ark. The Fifth Annual Deer Hunt, it, sponsored by the Arkansas Bow 1.Hunters Association, was held from October 30 through November 5th, 1950—a full seven days pre-season hunting period.

The Sylamore Ranger District of the Ozark National Forest was again the scene of the hunt—headquarters were established at the Blanchard Springs Recreational Area.

This year our hunt was truly “South­ ern”—bow hunters from Texas, Louis­ iana, Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas were in attendance—with Texas coming in first with the greatest number of non-resident bow hunters. From all re­ marks, this area is counted as “ideal” both from a hunting as well as a camp­ ing standpoint. After all, a comfortable

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On Saturday, October 28th, two days before the season opened, there were 22 bow hunters in camp—all to stay the entire seven-day pre-season hunt­ ing period. The weather was extremely warm—in fact so warm during the first four days that the wily deer bedded down all of the daylight hours and fed and moved around during the moonlight nights. Deer are not dumb—but their good sense in resting during the heat of the day made it difficult to spot deer on the move.

The Texas bow hunters pulled a new stunt—they hunted from trees—yes they did! They located a good deer run and then shinnied up a nearby tree and stayed there waiting for a buck to pass.

This is not a bad idea, if you can man­ age to shoot from a tree without falling out at the same time. During the last three days of the hunt, when the weather had turned good and cold, tree sitting took on the aspects of a rugged sport. rugged that

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1951 season. Officers for the coming es prepared for lunch, and another none but the hardiest continued to cling year will be: good hot meal at night. This leaves the to a tree trunk while the wind blew President—Claiborne Spaulding. bow hunter free from dish-washing, around and through them with bone Vice-President—Art Koenig. cooking, etc., and more time can be de­ chilling effect.

Sec'y-Treas.—Duane Bassett. voted to hunting.

Before the week was over there were Field Captain—Hans Wendel.

As we close the account of last a total of 37 bow hunters in camp— year’s hunt we have some excellent many of the late arrivals were from New Oregon Field Club news for you in regard to this year’s Dallas, Texas and from then on it seem­ hunt. The Arkansas Game & Fish Com­ ed that Texans were as numerous as

By BOB WARNER mission met January 16th and set the the deer. Everyone agreed that the hunt 631 N. E. Hood, Gresham, Ore. was a “success" even though all that dates of October 15th through the 26th was bagged were four shirt-tails that as our pre-season for hunting deer with We held a meeting late last fall to bow and arrow. This gives us a full organize a field and hunting archery are now hanging on the wall in the 12-day pre-season.

Mess Hall Building for future reference. club. Fourteen archers attended this Announcement of the next organized What happened? Many things—and meeting, all of whom were signed up hunt will be published in the September as usual—old Lady Luck was not in as charter members. issue of Archery. In the meantime ar­ We were fortunate in securing the camp this year. She should be with us range now to save some of your vaca­ next year, however, to make up for her grade school gym for an indoor range tion time as you are cordially invited absence this year. You know there is and each week finds an enthusiastic to hunt with us in the Ozarks during much to what “Wild Bill" Childs calls group enjoying themselves shooting a our Sixth Annual Organized Hunt, spon­ “luck" in bagging a buck. In fact luck round or two. sored by the Arkansas Bow Hunters As­ must play an important part of any Our annual meeting was held January sociation.

Don't forget the dates — Mon ­ hunt with the bow if the hunter is 4th and the following officers were day, October 15th through Friday, Oc ­ successful. elected for the coming year: tober 26th.

President—Bob Williams.

Verne Leonard of Dallas was hunting Vice-President—Clarence Loomis. on the mountain north of camp, near Sec'y-Treas.—Bob Warner. the refuge boundary on Wednesday The name chosen for our new club morning, when he connected with a Kettle Moraine Field Archers is “Bowmen of Hood.” The reason was good sized buck—distance of his shot that we are located between Portland was about 4 0 yards. After waiting the Close Successful Season and Mt. Hood. required hour, Verne set out to trail One of our members is a successful his buck. Blood sign was plentiful. In

By HANS WENDEL deer hunter, having bagged his deer last several places there were large pools of 3240 S. Illinois Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. year in the Tillamook Burn area. blood where the buck had stopped and rested. The buck w.-s trailed to where The trophy party at Cedarburg, Wis., he had laid down: plenty of blood there, Pioneer Archer Dies brought the successful season of 1950 but no buck. The blood trail petered to an end for eleven archery clubs in Chester W. Brown, owner and op­ out right there, and even though the Southern Wisconsin. erator of Archery Sales &. Service Co.. entire group turned out to cover the These clubs have formed a league Chicago, Illinois, died suddenly January entire area Verne’s buck was never which is holding six shoots a season 7th. He was 82 years of age. found. That’s tough luck! on different ranges. In order to qualify Charles Camplen of Dallas was one for the travelling trophy, at least four of the “tree” hunters. Charles got in shoots have to be attended. All shooting Custom Built two shots at his buck from the tree is done on a handicap basis, eliminating with clean misses scored each time.

COMPOSITE BOWS all worries about instinctive and free After the buck had passed on down style shooting. Medals for the winners and the trail, Charles climbed down out of the individual shoots are given out of the tree and set up his handkerchief earlier, leaving the big trophy for the “HELIX” where the buck had been and climbing party. back up the tree he shot again and BROADHEAD ARROWS Our winner this year was a Junior, pinned the handkerchief down with Larry Beresh of Delavan, Wis., also the a specialty both shots. Why he missed the buck Junior Champion of Wisconsin. Winners only Lady Luck knows.

Try them as a team for fast, in the other two classes, who received accurate shooting qualities.

Have you ever hunted with a “Deer small replicas of the trophy, were Mrs. Sniffer"? Well we had one in camp.

James Kinnee. Milwaukee, and Elmer SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Eimor McGuire of Dallas Is now known Chamberlain, Delavan. About 200 arch­ as the “Deer Sniffer." Eimor claimed, We also handle ers took part in the league activities. and rightly so, that he could “smell” We are now making plans for the A COMPLETE LINE OF deer. He hunted as hard during the BEAR ARCHERY CO. PRODUCTS entire week as any one and should have Send for catalog and prices had his buck if hard hunting pays off.

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WRITE FOR PRICES in “sniffing” was so good that on coming down a trail to a stand that EDDING'S - ARCHERY C. BINKLEY Hugh Richardson of New Orleans had Rt. No. 3, Freeport, Hl. M c G regor , iowa recently vacated, Elmore paused, sniffed, and announced, “Boys, there’s been a bobcat along this spot.” Perhaps Hugh needed a good bath, but at any rate Elmor’s ability as a “Deer Sniffer” was never questioned after this happening.

Lavon Lewis of Dallas, Doak Mc­ Adams of Batesville, Arkansas and Nor­ man Hall of Little Rock are the other three shirt-tail losers. They each got a For about an hour I have been trying to think of a "Snappy Ad," shot at a buck and missed. Their shirtwith no results. So, how would it be if I quit trying to write one, tails adorn the wall of the Mess Hall Building with their names and dates like an advertising executive, and just told you, as one archer to of their great sorrow. another: "They are darn <’ good shafts, and if you aren't all ready Plans are now under way for an using them, it is time you were giving theism a try." even more comfortable camp next year.

Arrangements are being worked out so that ail of the bow hunters will be served their meals in camp by cooks ■ at the Mess Hall Building. If the ar­ OAKLAND, OREGON rangements work out as they should, then the cost of room and board should A price list for a postcard. Primary producer at source of supply. not exceed $3.00 per day per person.

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DECEMBER, 1950 CONTESTANTS: A" All c: score cards must be marked as to style of shooting—INSTINCTIVE T!VE or FREE STYLE (a sight, pin, or mark of any kind).

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JUNIOR BOYS 1. Williams, Lee Henry, Bay City Bowmen....519 „ 2. Thompson, Jim, Bay City Bowmen................. 474 “ Dick, ’■'* ’ Perry C., Jr. 3.

Jr., Pontiac Archers................ 439 4. Boice, "■■•man, Norman, F Sylvan Archers.......................... 347 o. Beehn, Jimmy, Sylvan Archers.......................... 34?

6. Gomez, Leo S., Rio Grande Archers............... 235 7. Huddleston, R. J., Rio Grande Archers........ 202

WOMEN:

FREE STYLE: OPEN—EXPERT......................

BOWMXN AND UNCLASSIFIED: 1. Phillips, Maxine, Secoma Bow Heunters. .538 38 BOWMAN CLASS: 1. Kelly, Marty, Secoma Bow Hunters......... ...692 108 ARCHER CLASS: 1. Redfield, Josephine, Sylvan Archers. .340 INSTINCTIVE: OPEN—EXPERT BOWMAN AND UNCLASSIFIED: 1. Pierce, Rose Marie, Suskansunny Bowmen.551 BOWMAN CLASS: 1. Tucker, Florence, Wo-Pe-Na Archers.

108 .284 ARCHER CLASS: inn, Natalie, Roving Bowmen .......

1. Dunn, 492 198 Ann,' Roving Rovi: 2. Swisher, Ann, Bowmen ............... ....439 270 3. Dickinson, Pearl, Roving Bowmen 350 234 men ................. .........

4. Marks, Genevieve,, Pontiac Archers 332 234 Poi hers .................

------5. Freeman, ii, Josephine, Josephi) _..__ine, Midland Bowmen Bowmen.____ 328 198 6.

Sylvj Archers........... .................. 298 -- Unger, “"o—, Lena, Sylvan 7. Wiltse, WBtse, June, Bay Ci_ City Bowmen ..................... 292 8. Uhlman, Jane, Bay City ,:,’r Bowmen .............

266 270 252 in Purch. Rachel, Roving Bowmen ..................... 263 Yanderline, Lorraine, Sylvan ____ _ Archers.... __ hers.. ....... 260 11. Quayle, Christine, W<ro-Pe-Na Pe-Na Archers ........ 248 12. Reavis,. -----Margaret, Syl „-------------/Ivan Archers Archers ..................... .......... 198 13. O Hara, ~ iara, Margaret, Bay City ty Bowmen ....... .. ....173

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FREE STYLE: MEN FREE STYLE: OPEN-EXPERT BOWMAN, CLASS A. & UNCLASSIFIED: o j/bliamson, A. R., R. Lynwood Archers......... 860 “• Redfield, Dick, Sylvan Archers....................... 840 993 180 “• Smith, Glenn L., Lynwood Archers................ 813 975 B°okland, Norris, Secoma Bow Hunters....795 180 918 126 Phillips, Herbert G., Secoma Bow Hunters.792 894 o- Marks, George E., Pontiac Archers........... ....768 126 David, Secoma Bow Hunters....752 EXPERT BOWMAN, CLASS B: 1053 198 1- Calhoun, Eugene, Pontiac Archers .... ..855 1038 234 ..804 2. Kelly, Robert E., Secoma Bow Hunters. ..592 a 2Mrant* Starry, Lynwood Archers ......... ..586 3* Wiltse, George, Bay City Bowmen ------..560 Bdw^'A§ ’c^nSS?Od ArCherS.................... -........

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1- Switzer. W. O., Roving Bowmen ............. q >Tu>a' Eward, Wo-Pe-Na Archers .........

McMonagle, Jim, Bay City Bowmen .....

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n™S 01 ENNCTrVE: —EXPERT BOWMAN, CLASS A. & UNCLASSIFIED: 9 Yergarra, Dr. L. G., Rio Grande Archers....85S Addison, Leroy, Pontiac Archers ..................... 842 rvnXeen- L- C., Pontiac Archers ..........................818 UCPhRT BOWMEN, CLASS B: men ....816 9 r>reeman, Richard D., Midland Bown __ _____ “issonette, Aubrey, Bay City Archers lers......... 782 , T^r,r’ Creighton, Pontiac Archers ..................... 744 Jtnckinson, Dale, Roving Bowmen ..................... 709 Hal. Sylvan Archers ............................—690 6. ^Jash, 1 ucker, Myron, Wo-Pe-Na Archers ....... ....652

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BOWMAN CLASS: L., Pontiac Archers ... .. 717 1. Hedges, Harold L., Rio Grande Archers ...

2. Gomez, Leo J., Ri< Bay City Bowmen ___ 3. Erno, Henry ..

D., D. 4. Simmons, Joe, »e, Albuquerque Archers _________ .. 553 5. Grove, Tom A., ‘ Poi ”"»ntiac Archers .....................551 6. Huddleston, A. E., Rio Grande Archers------ 547 Ajrchers ........ 546 7. Simmons, John, Albuquerque *” Archers ...............

540 8. Powell, Dan, SylIvan ’ 9. Kithcart, Bud, 'Wo-Pe-Na Archers ______ 539 Trail Bowmen........... ...518 10. Fawver, Phil, Indian Tn — Syh Sylvan Archers ______ 466 11. Hewitt, Dr. Henry, " , Archers _______ 461 13. Allen, Fred, Wo-Pe-Na Bowmen................ 466 12. Bloyer, Jack, Indian Trail Tn _ .. Sewell, Ken, Wo-Pe-Na Archers ...........

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456 15. Glad, Eric, Sylvan Archt Archers .......................... ..—455 16. Ibler, Tzr.no, Benno, Indian Tn Trail Bowmen ............ 455 17. Gunnar,, Keith, Roving :Bowmen ....................451 18. Cole, Dr. >r. Roy F., Sylvan Archers ------- ---- 431 19. Devlin, Don, Sylvan Archi Archers ..........

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JUNIOR GIRLS

7. Sp<>ear, Sherman M., Sylvan Archers 8. Hillller, Jack, Sylvan Archers ...............

Dunn, James, Roving Bowmen .........

9. Dui Reavis, George W., Sylvan Archers ..

10. L* 11. Hanson, George. Pontiac Archers .

12. Vanderlinde, Denny, Sylvan Archers 13. Quayle, Skip. Wo-Pe-Na Archers .

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ARCHER CLASS: 1. Dick, Perry C., Sr., Pontiac .Archers........... 643 2. Mossington, Jack, Pontiac Archers........... 639 3. Farnum, Kenneth, Pontiac Archers------------ 591 4. Rivet, Rex, Bay City Bowmen ......................... 531 5. Marks, Maurice R., Pontiac Archers ............ 499 6. Mitchell, Fred A., Bay City Bowmen —....... 463 7. Marsh, Herbert, Secoma Bow Hunters ........ 406 8. O’Hara. Richard, Bay City Bowmen .—..... 390 9. Sartain, Fremont, Bay City Bowmen .......... 376 10. Scoggins, J. W., Roving Bowmen ..................... 370 11. Lambert, Bill, Sylvan Archers ------ ------------ 366 12. Freeman, Harvey, Wo-Pe-Na Archers ........ 365 13. Beehn, Harry, Sylvan Archers ...............

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car to each side of the road—opening his door and driving from the step, and all sorts of mad things. Once he came to a deviation—a turning point for motor cars really as the the road was narrow—and swung off on to it.

Following hard in his tracks I did the same, and we only realized what he was up to when we saw his cheeky grin and heard the children's laughter as he hit the road again a few yards away from where we’d left it!

Back in camp we found the people lining the fence overlooking the river.

After one glance 1 rushed off to get my camera and Mom's field-glasses. We had been hunting for elephants for two hours, and there were twenty-four of them not a hundred yards away. It was a wonderful sight; not often seen. Some were in the river enjoying a bath; a baby one sat down, and when he stood up the water-mark on his dusty hind­ quarters looked like a pair of bathing trunks. One oldster was having a whale of a time blowing sand over himself, while two more tried to settle an ar­ gument as to who was the stronger; pulling and pushing each other around in an amusing manner. They all crossed the river eventually. Feeding leisurely, they crashed their way noisily upstream through the high reeds just below us.

As the sun went down, throwing them into silhouette, cameras were still click­ ing and cine's whirring until the light grew too bad for more pictures. A funny incident occurred next to me. A man with a cine camera was so excited he forgot to take the cap off. and used up twenty-five feet of film before his wife, noticing it, yelled at him in dis­ gust!

Our meal that night was eaten under the stars, and in the darkness the elephants could still be heard trampling their way northward. We were a par­ ticularly happy party that evening.

Uncle Jimmy was in one of his merry moods, and kept us entertained with his antics. During a lull, he started the woodpecker’s laugh “ah-ah-AH-AH-ah.”

People at a nearby table giggled, then someone else took it up until it went right around the camp. Everyone was helpless with laughter yet nobodj- knew what they were laughing at!

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Before our chores were finished, we again boildd eggs and cut sandwiches for the road next day. When John did the cars he found that one cell in our battery was nearly dry. The small garage was not very helpful, so we ex­ plored the camp for the R.A.C. hut to get some distilled water. Finding it at last, it was only to be informed there wasn’t a drop in the whole of the park.

For some reason or other there was a shortage. Not so nice. John and I looked at each other, having visions of tow­ ropes and trouble. We didn't feel like ruining the battery with fresh water, and decided to take a chance in the hopes there’d be some at Satara by the time we arrived.

We made an early start next morning, John still in the lead. Having healthy appetites, Mom was kept busy after the first few miles peeling big juicy apples which we always kept with us in the car. We were not going to be like the couple who were stranded when their coil burnt out. The lions were around their car all night so they couldn’t get the food and blankets from the “boot” and were nearly stiff with the cold— and ravenous—when found at 4:00 a.m.

We kept blankets handy as well.

We saw nothing very interesting until about ten miles out of Letaba when the car in front stopped—so did we—and without any hesitation started to re­ verse. The children were making all sorts of peculiar signs through the back window.

"Elephant on the road,” I exclaimed excitedly, with a Sherlock Holmes in­ telligence; and when the front car was again stationary, we crept up for in­ formation. John fanned himself in im­ aginary fright then told us he had near­ ly barged in on a family of elephants crossing the road. There were four of them. Fortunately, they have poor eye­ sight, and the wind was in his favor, so he got away without alarming them.

Chatting in subdued voices we waited

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patiently, giving them time to make themselves scarce before we quietly moved on. Their slow gait had not car­ ried them far however, and we had a clear view of them ambling clumsily away into the bush.

We stopped at the little camp at Olifants for breakfast, eating our boiled eggs and sandwiches while stamping around trying to get warm. Gosh! It was cold. The piping hot tea which fol­ lowed was never so welcome.

John had reason to remember the next few miles of road. On a previous visit he struck the out-of-season rains, and it wasn’t long before he was down to the axles in mud. There were five cars stuck altogether, and help couldn't reach them because the rivers were too high. A native Ranger found them and remained with them all night. With his assistance they gathered dry sticks, placed them under a tall tree, and at dusk set them afire—tree and all. They were there for fifty-two hours. All the Ranger had was a knife; and John said It was absolutely amazing the wav he dropped off to sleep, with his back against a tree, and at the least sound was wakeful and alert; hand on wea­ pon; to fall asleep again the next minute when he satisfied himself all was well. Eventually, Colonel StevensonHamilton himself, then Warden of the Kruger Park, arrived on the scene. The cars were towed to firmer ground, where they could carry on under their own power.

Upon arriving at Satara. my first in­ quiry was fnr distilled water, but our luck was still out. The party before us had taken the last drop. By now, the battery in the other car was low too: but it was an anxiety we conveniently forgot for the time being. After booking in, and some more tea!—we cruised along the Rabelais road for some ten miles. We came upon dozens of giraffe in groups, and herds of buck grazing contentedly. In one spot, just off the road was a heap of bones, so colossal, we thought they must be the remains of an elephant; but if the theory is cor­ rect that no human has yet found the elephants’ graveyard, then those bones must have belonged to an over-sized giraffe. Coming back along the same road, we were fortunate to see a sable antelope. We watched it for fully fifteen minutes and most of the time it was as still as a statue. It is a very beautiful creature, with a shiny black coat and snow white on the lower part of its body that does not blend in with the surroundings like the chestnut coats of its smaller brothers. A curiously marked face, and a pair of magnificent horns sweeping backwards over its body in a long curve, completed a real picture.

There was a decided improvement in our accommodations this time at Satara.

We had three rondavels for the nine of us, so each couple took one of the children. Our hut was on the opposite side of the clearing to the other two. so instead of trapesing backwards and

forwards with dishes etc., we ate sep­ arately. Moira stayed with us. The con­ tinual travelling was beginning to tell its story. It was time to call a halt for a much needed rest. After lunch, while the dishes were being washed I left Mom and Moira in the hut to take them from the boy, while I went off for my bath—but they couldn't keep awake that long. When I returned I found them both dead to the world. The dishes were packed neatly on the table, cover­ ed with the drying cloth. The native must have made an awful clatter—being about as quiet as a baby elephant in a kitchen—yet neither of the sleepy occupants heard a sound. Feeling re­ freshed after a late tea, we left Mom and Moira in camp and drove out along the Ngwanetsi road. It was very pretty in parts. On the way back we drew up at a waterhole. The silence was so in­ tense it could be felt. This hole too was dry unfortunately, but the lovely surroundings were worth admiring. We stayed on in the hopes that some ani­ mal would make its appearance at this one time, favorite spot; but at last, dis­ appointed, we had to start up again and head for camp.

That night I noticed for the first time the outer fence did not go around in an uninterrupted circle as I had thought. It was built in sections with gaps at intervals about four feet wide.

Asking John about this (he was my bush encyclopedist!) he explained that the natives went backwards and for­ wards to the bush to collect firewood.

Of course I argued that if natives could go out, wild beasts could come in—but apparently hyenas and jackals were the only two animals seen in camp. They came in when the fires died down to scrounge for left-overs. My discovery made me a little uneasy, and when later that night, after blowing out the lantern and getting nicely warm in bed, we heard something being ripped and chewed outside, I immediately thought of the car. I flew to the window ex­ pecting to see wild dogs eating the tires or hyenas tearing them to pieces, but whatever it was, it was not that.

The noise seemed to come from the front of the hut but I didn’t open the door to investigate!

Next morning we again made an early start. Passing the office on the way to the gate there were six beds on the open veranda. Some poor unfor­ tunates arrived too late the previous night and found the camp full. Sleeping out would be a most unpleasant ex­ perience when you think of what short work a hyena could make of your toes!

We had our first sight of the spotted variety a few miles from camp. Three of them; slinky, ungainly creatures with big heads, whose hindquarters seemed short of material for they sheered off to nothing, giving the animals a very unsymmetrical appearance. By now we were getting back into real lion coun­ try. The cars barely moved as we searched the bush for the big cats. A couple of miles from Tshokwane we at last had our reward. Switching off the engines, as quietly as possible, we ap­ plied the brakes. It was an ideal spot with the bush well back from the road.

Five lions crossed ahead of us and were apparently making for the river about a hundred yards to the right. They stopped in their tracks when they saw the parked cars and turning, gazed curiously at the strange objects which had appeared so suddenly; trying to pierce the veil of understanding that was just beyond them. They were in beautiful condition despite the drought, and looked fully grown. We watched each other for some time. Then, ma­ jestically, they turned again and padded slowly out of sight. We were thrilled to bits having set eyes on them at last, and while waiting for them to return, breakfasted in the cars and talked in hushed whispers, for fear our voices carried too far and frightened them away altogether. But we waited in vain —and the only creature of the wilds that was bold enough to pass close by was a pretty little jackal wearing a

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We moved on reluctantly and arrived at Tshokwane for tea. There we found some fresh green vegetables for sale and pounced on them eagerly. We were going to enjoy a feast that night with­ out a doubt! Bacon and eggs were get­ ting a bit monotonous.

On the trip up I forgot to mention Ranger Wolhuter's "memorial!" It is a group of rocks on one immense flat rock, with two commemorative tablets.

On that spot many years ago, Range?

Wolhuter was attacked by a lion. He was knocked from his horse, and with his shoulder in the animal's mouth, he was dragged between its four feet into the bush. Regaining consciousness while this was going on, he slowly managed to reach his hunting knife and, although badly mauled, he killed the beast with a lucky stab In the heart. With his wounds he knew he wouldn't get far, so he climbed a tree, and with his belt secured himself to a branch. His boys found him there sometime later.

These rocks are one of the recognized stopping places where you can walk about and take photographs—as we did.

What is to prevent a leopard from snooping around, 1 wouldn't know—a Ranger was not on duty when we were there—but it was just the sort of place

one would expect to find a spotted member of the cal family.

The rest of the way to camp we pass­ ed the usual collection of buck, zebra, wildebeeste, and giraffe. Some of the latter had their heads in a beautiful old baobab tree and peered nonchalant­ ly through the branches at us. Skukuza was busy when we drove in at the lunch hour. Our first call, after booking in, was the garage, and there we found distilled water. That worry was over.

Being such a large camp we were widely separated, but so comfortable we de­ cided to stay two nights. The huts were built on terraces sweeping down to the river, and Wyn and family had a fivebedded rondavel right on the banks.

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That afternoon we couldn't get out fast enough, for over the lunch fires everyone talked about the lions they had seen. But apart from the troupes of baboons begging on the roadside for tid-bits, we saw nothing new.

After a quick breakfast the following morning, cooked on the range not five yards from our door, we hopped in the car and drove down to see if Wyn was ready, and found them eagerly awaiting ours and Aunt Sue’s arrival.

Here, as at other camps, there were many roads to explore. At that hour the bush was still and quiet; full of cobwebs touched with dew which hung from bush to bush. As the sun rose its rays caught the dewdrops, and turn­ ed the work of the spiders into a delicate filigree of fine silver threads.

There was only buck afoot, although lion spoor was everywhere. Returning to camp we spent the rest of the morn­ ing between the rocks in the river—■ they were big and smooth to scramble over. Just as well a hippo wasn’t taking his nap amongst them—and the local store. The latter was a great institution selling everything from tinned food and native wares, to picture postcards. We bought some chicken for lunch (tin­ ned!) to eat with the remainder of COMPLETE LINE

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They say it frightens away animals, and it would appear so for they are seldom attacked.

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In the early afternoon we again set out on our quest for lions, but it wasn’t until, returning along the Lower Sabi Road, that we came upon a hunt­ er’s dream. Nine beautiful big sleek cats, lions and lionesses—but no cubs, unfortunately—stretched out in the grass at the roadside. Two stationary cars already had the best positions alongside them, but when they moved on, we took their places and had a lovely view. Uncle Jimmy wanted a picture and in his excitement leaned far out the window. In the meantime the animals began to move around, and concentrating on one particularly fine specimen, he failed to see another making for the car from the opposite direction.

We called a warning, and with the shock of almost feeling its breath on his face he tried to wriggle back into the car. He bumped his head about six times before he eventually managed it!

We were helpless with laughter—then Aunt Sue attracted even more attention to our car by having a fit of coughing.

She just couldn't stop; and we saw the expression in the eyes of the nearest lioness change from utter indifference to one of keen curiosity. Not wanting her to investigate I ran the car forward a little, another moved into my position, and she forgot about tire strange noises she had heard.

One lion, more energetic than the rest, wandered among the cars, and it was amusing to watch the various oc­ cupants when it gazed in through their windows. It was nearly dusk, and rain­ ing, when we finally left them to go their way; and we had to step on it to reach camp in time.

Sitting around the table after dinner, we amused ourselves talking about lions; and telling stories about our most exciting experiences back home.

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J , mast three feet in the air leaped at ea before she louch. and called h jn!—which set us all etl Mnr and litt'e Trentie, enjoying !a"g> read and jam. choked on the last mouUlful John's life wasn't worth livtnc when we all descended on him like a ton ton of bricks, and he collapsed— laughing. He said he couldn't resist the temptation—we all looked so tense!

That night we expected to hear the roar of the lions, but they must have been well fed for they kept silent. After a kill a lion roars with his head against Mother Earth, that is why the ground reverberates and trembles for miles around. It's to warn other animals to keep away until the king of beasts has had his fill.

1 was sorry to leave Skukuza, when next morning we made an early start hoping for another glimpse of the Leo family—we were never satisfied! From Skukuza we could have gone to Croco­ dile Bridge, about 38 miles, to a small camp there; but time was getting short, so we made for Pretorius Kop—on the route to being the quickest way home.

We were amongst the buck and zebra once more. A stop was made at the Hippo Pool, and we trod the path alongside the Sabi River oncfe again to have a last look at the water babies.

They didn't appear even to have moved since our previous visit, and stood— lay—sat—(what do hippos do?) con­ tentedly half submerged in the icy waters.

At Pretorius Kop we found we were in the same part of the camp as before, only a little further removed from the outer fence. That didn't worry me now.

I was quite used to the Tarzan atmos­ phere and the cries of the bush. In fact, like the others, I was disappointed if the nights were quiet. We stayed out until the last minute that afternoon—our last—hoping to sight a leopard; but apart from the usual collection of tamer animals we saw only the spoor of wilder game in the sandy roads. Cook­ ing supper over the open range was great fun. We used up everything we had, and what eggs we didn't fry we boiled for our lunch next day. Break-

fast was going to be eaten at Nelspruit, 40 miles outside the reserve. We met four Durban men, one of whom, a doctor, was playing cook and wielded a colossal frying-pan in which ten eggs sizzled. He wanted to swap us his ba­ con for our chips—as though we hadn’t seen any for seven days!—and told us that for the four of them they brought nine pounds of bacon and twelve dozen eggs. Supplies for one week!

We packed the cars as much as pos­ sible before bedtime, for an early start was essential in the morning. John wanted to make one last trip around the Outer Circular Drive—and we had a long way to go.

That drive proved successful, for we saw a “new” animal to add to our list.

A fully grown cheetah was sharpening its claws on a tree—just like a big domestic cat. Some little creature was about to be well and truly slaughtered.

We thought at first it was a leopard and there was great excitement. Usually, they keep away from the roads so are not often seen by motorists; but the small head and long legs of this speci­ men soon put us wise. Meeting him was the adieu of the bush to our party. We had all enjoyed every minute of the safari, and with heavy hearts we ap­ proached the gate by which we had en­ tered. There at the office we checked out. The big gate with the creepercovered arch was opened to let us through; and the road stretched end­ lessly ahead into civilization. It was the end of the most fascinating of holidays—spent in the wilds amongst Nature’s pets.

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ARCHERY February, 1951

New Officers Announced

By Various Clubs The following clubs have held their annual elections of officers. The name of the clubs and their respective officers follow: CHICAGO FIELD ARCHERS President—Robert Perry.

Vice-President—Cas Pels.

Sec’y-Treas.—Peggie York, Box 4 81, Steger, Illinois.

Range Captain—Vernon Krueger.

Scorekeeper—Paul Kozak.

NUTMEG FIELD ARCHERS (Norwalk, Connecticut) President—Fred Ernstmeyer.

Vice President—Bud Apy. Secre ta ry— Do ri s E r n stm eyer.

13 York St., Norwalk, Conn.

Treasurer—Burton Hodges.

Field Captain—Frank Hunt.

INDIAN RIVER FIELD ARCHERS (Jensen Beach. Florida) President—W. J. Braman.

Vice President—-Jack Ross.

Sec’y-Treasurer — Allen F. Kendal], Jensen Beach, Fla. Directors—Edwin Fredricksen and Neil Martin.

OUISCONSIN BOWMEN (Delavan. Wis.) President—Phil Coogan.

Vice President—Alex Beresh.

Sec’y-Treasurer —Barbara Coogan.

Field Captain—V. A. Lubinski.

COLUMBUS ARCHERY CLUB (Columbus, Ohio) President—Ray Groce (reelected).

Vice President—Nick Manos.

Sec’y-Treasurer—Arthur Reddy, re­ elected, 54 9 Robinwood Ave., Colum­ bus, Ohio.

TIGER CALL

By BOB ESTILL 916 Beaudry Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. “No! No! Senor. That is not the way we do it. We do not hunt el tigre. We make him come to us.” It was Salinas, the Indian guide I had met, who was talking. I had gone to Mazatalan to drill for the Bandino Oil Co. As it would take a few days while equipment was being moved, I decided to do a little bow hunting for a jaguar, “el tigre,” as the natives call him.

“Manana we go for the ‘jicara’ to make the tiger call, and build the shelter (blind) for our protection. El tigre is too tough for your arrows, we will take my beeg gun.” 1 argued, but to no avail, he would take the beeg gun; I could go along with the bow.

Next day we hiked into the jungle.

Salinas soon found the “jicara” (what we call gourds). He chose two that were large and already dry. Cutting off about one-third of the gourd, on the stem end, he hollowed out the seeds. Then, making a small hole in the center of the large end, he inserted a piece of fish line and tied a large knot on the end. On the string he rubbed some Pine pitch. By pulling his fingers along the string he was able to produce loud or soft sounds, from the purring of a kitten to the blood curdling snarl of a jaguar. It sounded similar to a buzz saw passing through a log in the saw­ mill.

Then, taking his axe, he felled some small trees, which after trimming oil the limbs, we moved down to a clearing.

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grew on a bank. This was built on the just as I switched on my flashlight order of the old split rail fence. We and wedged it between two logs. I stood up to shoot with my bow. Salinas were to climb up and enter through the jerked up his .4 5-90. The barrel hit top, hide, and from there call the one of the logs, pulling it against his tiger. trigger finger. The gun went off with an About nine o'clock that night I, with awful roar, filling the air with smoke my bow and broadheads, and Salinas of black powder. My flashlight fell to with his .4 5-90, again entered the the ground outside the blind and roll­ jungle. We lit our way with six-cell ed down the bank, making long streaks flashlights which threw a beam for over of light through the weeds and grass one hundred yards, making fantastic as it went. Salinas had his light on now shadows. Blackest black followed in the with its welcome beam searching every­ rear. Salinas knew the trail and we where. soon entered the blind. Salinas went “Where is he, Salinas?” to work on his tiger call, with great “He is gone. Senor, he is very mad skill, and the jungle resounded with at US 1 theenk. He did not FIND the plaintive call of a female jaguar in what he came FOR.” search of a mate. In a short time we heard a faint answer from far away.

Then it drew nearer. Salinas nudged me and excitedly whispered, “Here he comes.”

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“El tigre” lay on a limb of a large oak tree overhanging an old deer trail which was worn into the earth by the many years of travel of small hoofs. He was patiently waiting for his next meal to pass under. His rosette covered body blended with the surroundings and made a perfect camouflage. The pupils of his pale eyes were now dialated to full opening. Once in awhile he would yawn, stretch one hind leg and then the other, sink his claws into the bark of the limb and pull, always keeping his muscles ready for action. A moth lit on his nose. There was a snap like the breaking of a rubber band and the moth was gone. Speed and power trav­ eled in his every movement. There was a faint call in the distance. His ears twitched as he lifted his head and lis­ tened. It came again. He answered with a call that fairly shook the leaves on the trees. He dropped from the limb and glided away with long, padded strides, in the direction of the call.

His meal could wait, but not his mate. ♦

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By JIM RAMSEY Lincoln. New Mexico

(Ed. Note—The following was not written as an article for the magazine, but as a personal letter to John Yount. N.F.A.A. Secretary.

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We men of the Southern Pacific Rail­ road Farms here had been working hard all day on the farms, and we just get­ ting in at quitting time in the evening when the call came for fire fighters, so

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“Here he conies.” The calls were getting nearer, and the night air seem­ ed suddenly colder. 1 could hardly keep from pushing the switch on the flash­ light. Then, while straining my eyes in one direction, he called directly behind us. He was circling the blind. Three times he went completelj- around us and I imagined I could hear the sound of feet. He was puzzled by the man smell and was getting suspicions and impatient.

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I, with others, went on over the moun­ tain to the fire and fought it all that night and the next day, 22 hours, be­ sides the day's work we'd just put in for the railroad.

All that night the roaring wind kept whipping the fire every which way through the pine timber. The next day the wind whipped the fire up the moun­ tain and it jumped the road way up along the base of the mountain proper, landed on another sawmill and burned it to the ground.

Two days later another fire broke out on West Capitan and scattered in every direction. It caught the Forest Service Camp, where several hundred fire fighters were eating and sleeping and burned it. though we managed to get most of the stuff away before the fire swept over the camp. After that we put up camp down out of timber on the edge of the plains where things were out of fire danger.

I fought fire from 12 to 22 hours a day as long as the fire raged. The fire burned mostly on the north sides of the West Capitans, and the Big or East Capitan, only topped out in a few places, and never did burn over on the south side, so we Lincolnites, who live about eight miles over on the south side, don't have to look at any black hideous­

ly burned scars on the slopes every time we look up at the mountains, as the folks do who live on the other side.

Almost all of the little wild creatures were burned to death in the fire area, and many deer, bear, turkey, as well as cattle and horses, were killed. We rescued several little cub bears. One. which we named Hot Foot Teddy, a little fellow weighing only three or four pounds, and a few months old, we res-

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The turkeys, even though they could fly, would get bewildered by the smoke and shifting heat waves, and often drop­ ped right into the fire and perished.

There was a big mountain lion that lived mostly up on the summit of the mountain. I’d been having more or less adventures with him for the last few years, but had never been lucky enough

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along side his own. So as soon as we got the fire whipped, with the help of the rain, they got the government hunt­ er and his dogs to come in who trailed the lion and shot him. In spite of the fact this lion was a killer of deer, and probably of horses and cattle, too, I sort of hated to have them kill him.

His presence up there made those wild timbered uplands more fascinating to ine, though I'd just as readily kill him if I could have gotten a chance at him with my bow.

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hunting can actually be improved by reducing the herd.

Blit that is not the end of the story. What will happen the following year if only a few thousand bucks are re­ moved from our optimum herd of 250,000 animals? At the end of the second breeding season they could number in excess of 500,000 again, and all that had been gained would be lost. There is only one permanent and truly scientific solution to the deer problem—an all-age, all-sex harvest.

If we go back to the reproductive figures for our hy­ pothetical herd of 250,000, it will be remembered that 150,000 fawns were produced. The only way to maintain the herd at this highly desirable level would be to harvest a number of deer each year of all ages and both sexes equal to the number of fawns surviving until the hunting season.

In other words, if 75,000 to 125,000 of these fawns were to survive until fall, that many deer, does and bucks, could be killed during the hunting season without diminishing the number for the following season in the slightest. If properly managed, it is altogether feasible that from 7 5,000

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to 125 000 deer could be harvested each season, year after vear and the general size, vigor, and quality of the herd held at a much higher level than at present And, antlered bucks* should be at least as numerous, and probably more numerous, than at present, and the inveterate buck hunter should ha’’ve an even better chance to kill a fine trophy than before.

Is there danger of killing more than the desired num­ ber and reducing the herd below its optimum productivity?

The answer is no. if seasons are regulated properly. If the big-game tags returned by the hunters show a slightly ex­ cessive kill for one season, then a shortened season the following year should compensate for the difference and restore the herd to full productivity. Past experience with doe and buck seasons should eliminate the possibility of serious blunders in harvesting the surplus.

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shame to shot a doe will object on the grounds that does are not as sporting as bucks. These men are much in the minority. There are two or three hundred thousand hunters who have found that does are just as hard to hit, are just as smart, can run just as fast, and are just as good eating as bucks. The only reason that does appear to be easier to kill than bucks is because there are usually from four to ten does for every antlered ‘ deer in the woods. The same men who declare that they will never shoot a doe, regularly shoot female rabbits, bears, squirrels, grouse, turkeys, woodcock, ducks, and a host of other game. Is there any real difference?

This recommended harvest of both sexes is neither new nor experimental. The Canadian Provinces, Maine, New Hampshire, and many other states over the country have always shot both sexes. These states and provinces have had few of the headaches suffered by states with buck laws, and their herds are maintained in good numbers and in top condition. Whitetails in these states and prov­ inces will average far heavier and carry much larger antlers than our own scrawny, underfed deer.

It is probably desirable that the hunting should be

limited to one sex at a time for safety. When both sexes are legal prey at the same time, careless hunters are likely to shoot at any supposed deer and endanger the lives of others. If a hunter is forced to determine whether a deer has antlers or does not have them, before he shoots, there

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is little likelihood that he will shoot a human in mistake for a deer.

In summary, there are at least ten ways in which the people of Pennsylvania could benefit from a reduction of the numbers in the wintering herd and an annual, sustained harvest of both sexes of deer: (1) an increased amount of recreation through a greater annual harvest; (2) and improvement in the size, vigor, and trophy qualities of the deer; (3) a more favorable sex ratio and increased repro­ duction; (4) a decrease in the number of spike bucks and a consequent increase in the number of antlered deer with three or more points; (5) a near elimination of winter mortality resulting from malnutrition; (6) a decrease in the undesirable effects of overbrowsing upon forest reproduction and succession; (7) a slowing of the rate at which the deer range is being ruined by overbrowsing, and the maintenance of a higher carrying capacity;

(8) a lessening of the amount of crop damage and the number of deer killed for damage; (9) an increase of other forest-game species, par­ ticularly cottontail rabbits, varying hares, and ruffed grouse which are adversely affected by the over-browsed condition of the forests; and (10) a better relationship between the sportsmen of the state, the Game Commission, and the landowners who are suffering deer damage.

It has been a pleasure to present the above article for which we are indebted to the Pennsylvania Game Commis­ sion. With the knowledge that the information contained therein is factual and with the conviction that It should prove enlightening to our readers we are going to give you more of Roger Latham’s articles. In fact, they will be the forerunners of many factual articles covering problems of conservation and our wildlife.

How’ many fawns does a doe bear? How can a hunter know the age of a deer he has shot? What was the weight of the biggest deer killed? How many points? All of these and many more questions will be answered in succeeding months. Watch for the next article in the March issue.

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Last week on a goat and elk hunt we had three of your Grizzly bows tied to a horse that took a bad fall on a very rugged and steep trail up in the Flathead National Forest. The horse rolled twice sidewise and once end over end down the steep grade.

Part way through the fall, which I witnessed, one end of the bows came untied and dropped to a vertical position. In the fall one end of these bows lay on a very large blowdown (log) and the other ends on the rocky ground, and the horse rolled over them. They were bent at such a severe angle I can’t see how any of them could survive. They must have been bent sidewise, uackwards, for­ ward and all directions for they were simply tied in a bundle and then tied to the horse.

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Upon examining the bows I failed to find any sign of injury. During the next ten days the bows were subjected to the worst kind of weather con­ ditions because of a heavy snow storm up on the continental divide. In the daytime they were soaking wet most of the time, and the nights were very cold. These bows were strung almost continuously for the ten days.

When I got home I put my bow on the scales and could find no change in bow weight, nor any more apparent string follow. We all agreed that you should know about the beating these bows took.

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