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By FRANKLIN C. SEIORB, JR. N.F.A.A. SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE 2nd floor Hall Bldg. Annex, Little Rock, Arkansas War on gars has again been declared for the fourth consecutive year by the Arkansas Bow Hunters Association. Our annual gar hunts, with bow and arrow, have proven to be the "ideal” type of summer hunting—plenty of game—no bag limits—no license fee—modest cost —comfortable accommodations. So con­ sider yourself definitely invited to par­ ticipate in our gar hunt which will be held from August 25 to August 27.

Gar hunts are held on a week-end to allow all bow hunters to join in the fun of killing gars with their favorite weapon.

This year's gar hunt, like the past three, will be held on Maddox Bay, an old bed of the White River. Maddox Bay has proven to be the most pro­ ductive hunting "grounds” in this state for gars—scissor-bill and sword-bill gars are so numerous that you will ac­ tually get tired from the number of shots you will have each night. Head­ quarters for this year’s hunt will be Will Sweatt’s Camp, located four miles south of the town of Holly Grove, Ark. Accommodations are good at this place —lodging costs JI.50 per person each day, while boats rent for only JI.00 a day. All bedding, cooking utensils, butane gas, electricity are furnished— you need to bring your own food supply.

Gars are hunted at night when they “float” near the surface of the water during the hot, dry month of August.

The dates have been set with the hope that water condtions, weather and everything else will be_ _ re ­ as_____ nearly perfect as possible for a successful raid on the gars.

If you need some further “selling”— get a copy of "Friends” magazine, August 1950 issue, which contains a “picture" story of our last year’s gar hunt. “Friends” magazine is published by the Chevrolet Motor Company and you can get a copy from any local Chevrolet dealer. We hope to have many of you bow hunters from nearby states join us this year—many of you could plan on "making” this hunt on your way back from the National Tourna­ ment.

Gar fish can not be successfully hunt­ ed during the daytime. While they do come to the surface during the day, it is with a fast, snappy roll and usually the only thing that is seen is the “flip” of his tail while brother gar is heading downward into deep water. The best method of hunting gars with bow and arrow is at night when they “float” near the surface of the water. Good lighting equipment is a “must”—you can’t hit them unless you can first see

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------ —-. J ear s gar hunt, Larry Embry (shooting) and Charles Shreve both of Muskogee, Oklahoma. ----Both---------archerslaulaio used radiator hoses for reels.

—Photo >l i- by i- Arkansas « i ~ Resources ... & -----Develilopment Commission.

them under water. Lighting equipment used on previous hunts have varied widely. Some used ordinary frog gigging headlights which do not light up enough of the water area. Others have used regular automobile “sealed beam” headlights mounted on the boat with a six-volt battery furnishing the elec­ tricity. Coleman gasoline lanterns with reflectors are hard to beat.

The gasoline lanterns light up the water to a depth of four feet and there is not as much reflected glare from the surface of the water. It is most im­ portant that a reflector be used with the gasoline lantern, otherwise the bril­ liant light shining into your eyes will prevent you from seeing below the sur­ face. It might be stated that it is much better to have plenty of light than too little—several think you can’t have too much light for the most shots.

Tackle used is regular hunting bowa weighing 4 0 lbs. or over. Since most of the shots are at extremely close range a heavy bow is not required. Arrows used varied as widely as the type of lighting used. A large group swears by the solid aluminum arrow. 9/32 inch in diameter, equipped with a barbed broadhead—no feathers are used—the line being attached to the arrow at the nock end. The small point offset barbs were not very practical—-you had to either cut your line or snlit onen the gar to remove your arrow. The regular two-bladed hunting broadhead cut down in back to form two sharp barbs is just the thing—the cuttine action of this type kills the ear very quickly. A rather heavy* line should be used—not less than 4 0-lb. test nylon casting rod line. Many bow hunters last year were high in their praise of an 80-lb. test braided nylon casting rod line.

For reels, a variety of rigs was used —one of the most inexpensive was the auto radiator hose, attached to the front of the bow, above or below the handle section, with the line wound around the hose. The line strips off this type of reel similar to the action of a spinning reel. One of the hunters last year mounted an “Ashway” spin­ ning reel to his Par-X bow and he had a very efficient outfit. Shooting without any type of reel attached to the bow was accomplished by many, the line being either just coiled loosely on the bow of the boat or coiled into a small pan attached to the front deck.

Those of you who were members of the National Field Archery Association last year should re-read the article.

“War on Gars” which appeared in the November 1949 issue of this magazine for more details of the equipment used and the methods of hunting gars at night.

There will be no fishing or hunting license fees for non-residents, as the

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State Game & Fish Commission has endorsed the killing of gars by our method, since gar fish are very destruc­ tive to all other game fish.

Get your party together now and be sure to write direct to Will Sweatt, Holly Grove, Arkansas for botli your sleeping accommodations and boats.

Reservations will be accepted by Will Sweatt in the order received. So, shoot your reservation direct to Will Sweatt, Holly Grove, Arkansas today! You will have a hunt with your bow that you will long remember—results? plenty!

Not a single bow hunter last year failed to kill gars. In fact the lowest num­ ber killed in one night by one hunter was six. You will get in about ten to fifteen shots for every gar you con­ nect with.

Rig up your tackle now and practice shooting at a nearby stream or lake.

Prepare to have one hunt with your bow where there are more shots at game than any bow hunter has dreamed of. A hearty and cordial welcome awaits you by the bow hunters of Arkansas.

WISCONSIN HUNTERS GET LONG DEER SEASON FOR THIS FALL

By LARRY WHIFFEN 209 W. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The dates were set for what is ex­ pected will be the greatest bow and arrow deer season in the history of Wisconsin. The Conservation Congress met early in June and recommended (which is tantamount to passage) that the 1950 bow and arrow deer hunting season open on September 23rd and run through November 6th. Every county In the state with enough deer to hunt will be open. The bag limit is the same as last year—one deer, buck, doe or fawn.

A year ago there was a little con­ fusion about non-resident license fees.

There is no question this year. The fee is $5.00 which includes the deer tag. This license is for deer only. It does not cover small game or bear. As a matter of information for non-resi­ dent hunters, these licenses can be obtained at any ranger station or ap­ plied for directly from the Conservation Department at Madison, Wisconsin be­ fore going.

Hunters always are looking for in­ formation on where to go. There are far too many good deer hunting areas to name or try to locate. Bow hunters like to use the tactics frequently at­ tributed to wolves, of hunting in packs.

There apparently is some justification tor this trend of thought.

Back in 1947 when thousands of bow hunters descended on the Ne­ cedah Wildlife Refuge for the opening week-end they took a record of 57 deer the first two days. It required 42 more days to take another 54 when a smaller number of hunters were afield at any one time.

Last year (1949) the hunting pres­ sure developed in Vilas County, up in the North Central part of the state.

This county contributed the fabulous (for bow hunting) sum of 266 deer.

The kill was pretty well spread over the entire 45-day season. This again balances with the number of hunters which stayed consistantly high right through the season.

Mack White of Muskogee, Oklahoma, bags a gar during last year hunt.

—Photo by Arkansas Resources & Development Commission.

Other equally good deer areas have fallen far short of this record, mostly because the hunters were sparsely spread out. Sawyer, Bayfield and Doug­ las counties, up in the northwest cor­ ner of the state, have just as many deer per square mile as Vilas County.

This section is the favorite grounds of the fellows from Minnesota and Iowa and while their record wasn't so im­ posing, because the number of hunters was much less, there is an indication it may develop into another Vilas County sort of thing in the next few years.

It is a well known fact that a hun­ dred hunters all in the woods at one time will get more deer than two groups of fifty hunting at different times. This applies to gun hunting as well as bow hunting because the deer are kept on the move.

Just where to go is always a ques­ tion in the minds of hunters living in other states. Admittedly, there is a lot of territory and hundreds of resorts with every kind of accommodations. For those who are going for the first time and don’t know some “old timer,” that's anyone who has been up one or more times, it might be well to check the advertising in Archery magazine.

These resorts are sure to have a wel­ come sign out tor bow hunters. Next they should send to Grace Gisselman, Secretary of the Wisconsin Bow Hunt­ ers Association, Box 193, Wausau, Wis­ consin, for a membership. It's only a dollar and a half, and they will furnish you a lot of information on places to go and keep you posted on everything going on. Besides, they'll give you a gold pin if you get a deer.

The Conservation Department has to be unbiased and impartial. They can send folders and booklets about Wis­ consin; they have one titled "15 Years of Bow and Arrow Deer Hunting," but they, of course, can not inform a per­ son about any specific resort.

Now, to get back to the the 1950 1950 bow bow

season. The regulations are the same as a year ago. By law it is required that all deer hunters wear 50% red outer clothing above the waist. Strung bows are not permitted in any vehicle and hunting is prohibited within 200 feet of the center of ail state or county marked highways. Deer bagged must be checked with the game warden in the same county as killed within 24 hours.

The warden will at that time issue a transportation tag and make a complete record of the kill. Hunting starts one half hour before sunrise and stops at sunset. The exact time for each day is printed on the license.

Wisconsin wardens are highly coop­ erative. They respect bow and arrow hunters as a fine group of sportsmen.

We try to obey the laws and see that others do the same. Last year there were 1,628 non-resident bow hunters.

There are deer enough for a thousand times that many and then some. There is a great big WELCOME sign hanging over Wisconsin for all who wish to come and share the fun.

Next S.C.F.A.A. Tournament At San Diego The next tournament of the Southern ___ Field Archery Association California will be held on the San Diego range on Sunday, July 23rd.

Winners of the May shoot at South Gate were as follows: Championship group—Howard Mathisen (757) and Evelyn Pletcher (475). Class A—Ken Moore (671) and Pearl Gregory (430).

Class B—Rueben Powell (687) and Audrey Paul (399). Class C—Joe Wil­ liamson (584) and Thelma Northwood (323). Class D—Carl Curtis (450) and Jolly Colby (317). Unclassified—J. Bartlemie (569) and Dorothy Haupt (122).

The team match was won by Sagittar­ ius Field Archers. San Diego placed second with Malibu third.

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By PAUL C. ROPERT Tawas, Michigan

Work is progressing rapidly and well on the courses to be used for the Na­ tional. Karl Palmatier has spent the past several week-ends at the Silver Valley site laying out courses with the help of the local gang, the Iosco Archers. There still remains the tre­ mendous task of clearing brush, mark­ ing out footpaths, placing stakes, mark­ ers and bales in their proper places.

Plenty of work ahead but with the vol­ unteer help of many Michigan clubs the entire area will be in complete readiness by early August, well in ad­ vance of the tournament dates—August 18, 19, 20 and 21.

As of this -writing the likeliest can­ didates for the honor of competing archers traveling the greatest distance for the tournament are Hakan Blechingberg and his wife, Dolly, of Stock­ holm, Sweden, whose reservations were received just a few days ago. Due to

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Charles Nash (left), National Tournament Chairman and Karl Palmatier, Field Captain, study prospective target site for this year's National at Tawas, Mich.

—Photo by Harvey Watson.

the rate of exchange of Swedish cur­ rency with ours, and the fact that Sweden does not permit but a small amount of money to be taken from the country, the Blechingbergs are coming under very unusual financial circumstances and are to be commended for their interest and support of one of the world’s oldest sports.

At this date about two hundred bow­ men from thirty states have mailed ad­ vance reservations for the tournament

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ivieinoers or The Iosco Archery Club. Back Harry Pelton, Don Pelton, Richard Small. row, left to right: Arthur Evans, Small.

Front Reinke, Don Phillips, Charles Nash. row: r— Russen||_ S...uu, Small. rar Pat —Photo by Harvey Watson.

and we feel it is a good indication that our early estimates as to the num­ ber of competing members will be equal­ ed or possibly surpassed. Of course, there is still time for you to get in your reservations. Send them io Arthur Johnson, Housing Chairman, Tawas City, Michigan and he will make very effort to get you the kind of accom­ modations you prefer. But don't wait much longer. It may be later than you think. Be sure to enclose your check for $5.00 and give the following in­ formation : 1. Name and address.

2. Number, type and price of rooms requested.

3. Date of expected arrival and de­ parture.

4. State if you wish camp site reservation.

5. State if you will need transpor­ tation to and from the tournament field.

6. Number of banquet tickets <lesired.

All display space for the Manufac­ turer’s Exhibit has been sold, so you will be assured of seeing all the latest type equipment and learn the special features of each from competent rep­ resentatives of their respective makers.

Extra entertainment for the Manufac­ turers’ Show is being arranged.

We have one correction to make and that is in regards to the cost of camp­ ing facilities in the East Tawas State Park. The Michigan Legislature, on the recommendation of the Conservation Commission, has recently passed a bill requiring each camp to pay a sum other than the twenty cents per day for elec­ tricity for the privilege of camping there. There has been but little pub­ licity about this measure so it is not definitely known to us whether it is twenty-five or fifty cents per day. We have not been able to learn much from local sources except that the bill has been passed and signed into law and will be put into effect this summer.

We’ll give you the last minute re­ ports, pictures and a rough sketch of the courses in the next issue which will reach you just before tournament time.

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Juniors who competed in 1st annual tournament. Left to right: Ronald Jordan (who win his center shot award with the last arrow of the tournament), James Rice, Paul Nich-

olas, David Farrell, Vincent Bogard, Robert Shigamura, Sam Russo, Frank Augunstini, Dennis O'Higgins, Joe Russo, Richard Peterson.

—Photo by David Choiniere

1st Annual Chicago Park District Junior Tournament

By PAUL E. BALBWLX 6907 Merrill Ave., Chicago 49, Illinois The First Annual Chicago Park Dis­ trict Junior Archery Tournament was staged June 4th on Riis Park Archery Club's beautiful outdoor range, with 41 children from 3 to 14 years of age competing for a large number of prizes.

The event marked the successful open­ ing of a campaign to place more em­ phasis on young archers and to encour­ age their participation in longbow ac­ tivities by setting up shooting require­ ments they can meet without undue strain.

The proposal to hold a junior tour­ nament originated with Mrs. Florence Lilly of the Riis Park club. Mrs. Lilly is the highly regarded “Mother Para­ mount" who has taken charge of the small bowmen in all Chicago Park Dis­ trict Archers meets held the past sev­ eral years. She was made chairman of a committee to implement her pro­ posal, naming thereon Paul Will, Lin­ coln Park A.C.; William Perry, Gage Park A.C., and Paul Baldwin, Chicago A.C. To m —*'-- of- ■her committee she meetings brought a .vid and studious experience a wide with children, ,J— and it was her wisdom which guided the members in formulading _ rules .—» and and regulations regulations under which- the —a coatt contest was shot.

Notice of the ‘ match specified merely that any ar.y child not more than 14 years °f age who had a bow and at least three arrows ’ was eligible to compete. No tarSet fee was charged. Contestants were divided as follows: Warriors, children front 12' to 14; Braves, 8 to 11; Midgets, Bhnn, wi’shing to do so, could —r?„ —' AnVon; Anyone wishing shoot in a higher age bracket.

All loosed 54 arroxvs at a 4 8-inch target face. Distances for Warriors, 25, 20, 15 yards; Braves, 20, 15, 10; Mid­ Sets, 10. Two practice ends were al­ lowed with each change of distance.

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C.P.D.A. were represented by individ- were made that the committee was put to shame, since the members thereof auls who acted as pullers and scorers.

This proved to be a happy idea in had anticipated that only a few arrows speeding up the round and insuring would be loosed so accurately as to find their way into the 3/4-inch center circle accuracy.

Coaching was permitted. Such relax­ drawn in the gold. There was an award, ation front strict formality found favor however, for every one of the 15 or 20 who did it. with several children and their fond CPDA outdoor champions Lois Moel­ parents, when they appeared on the ler of Ogden Park and Clay Wood of line armed only with their equipment and a tense enthusiasm, but totally ig­ Tuley Golden Arrows demonstrated norant of the barest fundamentals. The their shooting techniques to the youth­ assistance they obtained during the ful bowmen at the conclusion of the tournament enabled them to enjoy hit­ tournament. They were then joined by Lois's two crack-shot sons, Gary (age ting the target at least a few times 9) and Joey (age 7), in a fine ex­ and sent them home happy and grate­ hibition of field archery methods. Chief ful and somewhat more skillful.

Whirling Thunder, Winnebago Indian Following were the winners: War­ riors—Cynthia Turek, Chicago Archery who teaches archery in Chicago parks, Club, (age 11) 1st, score IOS; second, also shot with them, and then went to the awards table to present prizes to Robert Shigamura, Lincoln Park Boys proud youngsters who had fought so Club (14), score 381; DeWayne Rublee, well.

CAC, (12), 3rd, 374.

Mr. George Roach of Chicago Park Braves—Glenn Bell, CAC (11), 1st, District's Division of Recreation work­ 406; Dennis O’Higgins. LPBC (11). ed with the committee from start to 2nd, 374; Joey Moeller, Ogden Park finish and, as always, proving to be a AC (7), 3rd, 369. potent influence in causing things to Midgets—Robert “Butchy" Davis, run smoothly. As one deeply interested River Park AC (6), 1st, 412; Rickey in the future of archery, Mr. Roach Pozsgay, Lincoln Park AC (5) 2nd, saw in the tournament a secure promise 237; Donnv Pozsgay. LPAC (3), 3rd, that meets of this kind will do much 51. to insure an ever-growing enthusiasm In addition to championship awards, there were prizes for perfects, pln-point- for and participation in the sport.

Paul Will secured from tackle man­ golds, and for high scorer in each of ufacturers and dealers equipment and the age levels competing, exclusive of merchandise certificates to the value the champions. of approximately $150. He also handled Vincent Bogard. LPBC, and Glenn publicity.

Bell scored perfects, and, thrillingly enough, performed the feat simultan­ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turek. CAC, eously and on the same target, occasion­ donated a watch and an umberella to the tournament committee. Miss Joan ing a rush of congratulations and the snapping of many cameras at the two Namyst, LAPC, also made an individual grinning lads. Glenn shot his 6 golds award. Mr. Louis Shafer of the Trophy“instinctively.” as he did the entire Center, Chicago, was most generous in match. As for in-point-golds, so many • Continued on Page Nineteen.

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OFFICERS ARNOLD O. HAUGEN. PRESIDENT 122 PINE VIEW DRIVE. AUBURN. ALABAMA

GLENN ST. CHARLES. VICE-PRESIDENT 9207 47TH AVE. S W.. SEATTLE. WASH. JOHN L. YOUNT. SEC.-TREAS. BOX 380. REDLANDS. CALIF.

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 S3.00 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.

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By JOHN L. YOUNT This month we have to report one of the largest Mail Tournaments in our history-. There are 369 contestants with good competition in nearly all classes and the awards well scattered throughout the ,.U country. It is especially gratifying to> see archers from Howard L. Cooper of Tallahassee, I new clubs in the winning column. is shown with bob cat he bagged with bow and arrow. Mary CrockettFlorida, look: FREE STYLE DIVISION 1 .-_ks on approvingly.

This month our Free Style archers have filled their classes far better than ever before, although I think a little more pressure could be put on by some­ afternoon. To break the tie we had to they are not satisfied with the list of one to bring in Free Style archers who hunt up the best 14-target score. This happened to be 119 shot by Ted candidates they may make additional shoot in the lower brackets.

Murphy. nominations.

This month we have 13 women in On July 1, 1950, each state associa­ the Open Free Style, but only four in INFORMATION PLEASE tion will be asked to nominate two Does any one know the location of the Bowman Class, and two in the candidates for the Board of Governors.

Archer Class. In the men’s Free Style the Devil’s Lake Archery Club? Mr. Then on September 1 ballots will be Division the situation is just as bad. E. L. Christie is their secretary. We There are 38 Open Expert A, 11 Expert have had a letter from them which mailed from this office to all N.F.A.A. members. Now if you want to take an B, but only eight Bowmen and one we want to answer but there was no active part in the affairs of the N.F.A.A. Archer. The other weakness in the Free address on the letter or envelope and and know of a man whom you think we couldn ’ t read the postmark.

Style class is in the juniors. There was belongs in one of these jobs get after no Free Style girl and only one Free FIRST N.F.A.A. GENERAL ELECTION As you no doubt know, our consti­ the Executive Committee, your Hoard Style boy as against 15 Instinctive Boys. of Governors representative, or your Let’s see if we can't get them into tution was amended this spring in next month's tournament. No archer such a manner as to give all of our state association and see if you can’t swing enough weight to get his name members an opportunity to vote, so in ever gets to the top without having on the ballot. first been in the Archer Class and then the future all officers of the N.F.A.A. the Bowman. If next month you can will be elected by our membership in OFFICE CLOSED just dig out a few more for the Archer a general election. The Executive Com­ Because of the National Tournament and Bowman classes you will have a mittee has already been notified that this office will be closed from August well balanced division in all but the by July 10th, they must submit the 15th till Labor- Day. Not that we are names of two nominees for each vacancy juniors.

COINCinENCE in the Executive Committee. The of­ taking a vacation, far from it, for I don’t know of anything quite as wear­ An interesting feature in the May fices to be filled this fall are: President, fmrniament was the tie between May- Vice President, Northwestern Repre­ ing as handling details of even a small Part of one of these National Tourna­ nard P«k Janesville, Wisconsin, and sentative, and Midwestern Representa­ ments. If you have anything of im­ Ted Murphy, Huntington, West Vlr- tive. When the Executive Committee has submitted its list of nominees this list portance to take up with this office In „inin Thev each shot a 216 point score fnDthe ^morning and a 219 score in the will be sent to the Board of Governors the month of August, try to get your who are your state representatives. It letter here not later than August It*.

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LET’S HAVE AN OPEN FORUM MEETING DURING THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT The June issue of Archery contained P’6 official an­ nouncement of the National Field. Archery To < that will be held August 18, 19, 20 and 21 at Tai . , » • In that announcement President Arnold Haugen ‘ tention to a meeting that will be held Sunday Pip)®j August 20 at which time members of the Board ot *> Governors and those of the Executive Committee a . the tournament can get together and discuss pro archers and bow hunters throughout the country. ..?, gests that a meeting of archers in general may be < for this same evening. . , p,i In view of the many complications tliat have the picture of field archery in recent years and tlie < conditions prevailing in different sections of the cou .>> would seem to us that we should prevail upon the I f to definitely call this meeting and make it an open aflalr where all interested archers could have an PPffor tunity to air their pet peeves and offer SUS8®S“°1?® of the betterment of the organization. The 1’ossibi 1 * . accomplishment in a meeting of this kind are a > . times greater than could be accomplished by • . correspondence and volumes of printed words. Ma torlous articles on controversial subjects have bee 1 lished in this magazine and have proved to bevei and enlightening, but the bad feature of this metno that the other guy must wait a whole month be can present his side of the Question.

Arnold If this idea sounds good to you, drop a line.

0. Haugen, 122 Pine View Drive. Auburn, Alabama an urge him to definitely schedule such a meeting.

7-< >-> CALIFORNIA DEER SEASON OPENS JULY 25

If we were to have a contest to see wl'at aoif'caUbow hunters would be the first to bag tDelr > e . . ’. of fornlans would have a decided advantage. The bowTish & Game has set July 25 as the opening d. th0 mtn In the first season. This is thirteen day8.pr,i(.or,1iotted opening of the gun season, ten days of Y1110'1 hB»ore the to archers with a three-day Interposing interval befo

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gun men take to the woods. This is indeed a contrast to some northern and mid-western states where the seasons open in late October or early November. This early ten-day pre-season is for the western half of the state, defined generally by Highway 99, and as odd as it may seem, the deer in this area are in their prime at this time of year.

Most of the hunters will confine their efforts to Men­ docino County and other areas in the northern part of the state which have proved to be the best early season hunting in recent years. Present indications Indications are that the majority of hunters will gather at Telephone Camp.

We ■>c will .... grant „----- that " t a deer season opening iin July ----- a unusual we should is unusual and just to be a bit more u like to point out that _i._. California 7-""—■- bowmen are allotted two asons. The 1 ne second ac^uud season season opens September ten-day pre-seasons.' .„ through through September As is the case in the 2nd and runs September II. 11. As first season there is a three-day interval between the bow and gun seasons. This second uuu season has always proved .. first, mainly because it’s much cooler more popular than the and gives the hunter more of a feeling that he is hunting b.c Sierra Nevada Mountains in "deer season." Also, with ’the included in the second season there is a greater deer pop­ to hunt. illation and many more areas in which This second season will be over, even more more popular this year to many hunters unable ‘to0 schedule their vacations .. at that time,.. because the opening day is the Saturday of Labor Day week-end, which presents the onnortunity opportunity of getting in two or three days of the best hunting.

Crocker Mountain, near Portola, in Plumas County will again be the inecca for bow hunters come opening day.

Each year for the past two years over a hundred hunters have gathered at the Crocker Mountain Forest Service Camp Ground and present indications are that there will be more bow hunters than ever this year. We are of the opinion that this year will be the best we’ve ever had, for it will be dark moon, and if past experiences are any criterion lu„.; to hunt deer, especially with bow and arrow, this is the found time tothat during the period when there is no We have f~~..~ - not so inclined to feed at night and the deer are moonmore in evidence in early morning and in the evening. are Out-of-state bow hunters are cordially invited to join us this fall. The non-resident license fee is $5.00. plus $1.00 for deer tags. For the benefit of anyone who should like to go to Crocker Mountain we give you the following rough drawing of directions. "Rough” is hardly the word but if you use your highway map until you approach the area then follow these directions you’ll get there:

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Continue on this highway until you come to a main fork in the road. There’s a filling station and cafe at the fork on the left hand side. Take the left hand road. From here on follow the above map. Beckwith is only a wide space in the road so you’ll have to watch carefully for your turn'-off to Crocker Mountain. On your speedometer it should be between 45 and 50 miles from Reno. You can identify the turn by the Beckwith Tavern on the right hand far side.

We won’t caution you not to forget your.- licenses Kctzz" or of the most your tackle. You’ll remember them, but one — and’ that’s a deer bag. important items you may forget, to use ours but we’ve We have never had the occasion cooazien successful hunters who certainly loaned it many times„to ’’ get aa deer be sure were in dire need of one. If you --should let the the meat spoil spoil— —take take a deer bag! you don’t carelessly 1st

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By ARNOLD O. HAUGEN President, National Field Archery Association 122 Pine View Drive, Auburn, Alabama CALLING ALL FIELD ARCHERS AND BOW HUNTERS Have you made your reservations for the National at Tawas City and East Tawas, Michigan on August 18-21?

If you haven’t, you better do so immediately. However, don’t be disappointed if there are no accommodations available at this late date. At least you can bring your tent and bed roll and find a camping spot. Send reservations now to Arthur L. Johnson, Box 21, Tawas City, Michigan.

Here are some other things to consider: 1. Have you arranged to have your club secretary send your classification scores to John L. Yount, Box 388, Redlands, California?

2. Have you pinned those broadheads to your shafts?

3. Have you rounded the back corners of your broad­ heads? Be sure you leave a cutting edge of at least 1-1/2 inches from the tip to the widest part of the blade.

The five 28-target courses for the coming National have now been staked out. In the few weeks that remain before the National, various Michigan archery clubs will go to Tawas City to put the finishing touches on the courses.

Unless an archer has helped prepare such courses, he has little conception of how much work is involved.

TROPHIES AND AWARDS The highly prized Championship Trophies which are in the permanent possession of the Association will be on display at the tournament. Metal discs showing previous winners have been attached. Because there are now two divisions—Instinctive and Free Style—discs showing the winner in each division will be attached to the trophy for ■ men, and for women. In other words, the two champs will have to share honors equally In so far as the National trophies are concerned.

Medals and ribbons will be the various events as follows: awarded to the winners in MEN: Championship Standing: Champ, (open) class ....

3 medals, 2 ribbons Expert Bowman ..2 medals, 1 ribbon Bowman -.2 medals, 1 ribbon Archer -2 medals, 1 ribbon Dally Standings: • Champ, (open) class ..

-2 medals, 1 ribbon Expert Bowman -2 medals, 1 ribbon Bowman -2 medals, 1 ribbon Archer -2 medals, 1 ribbon WOMEN: Championship Standing: Expert Bowman 3 medals, 2 ribbons Bowman •2 medals, 1 ribbon Archer 2 medals, 1 ribbon Daily Standings: Expert Bowman (open) 2 medals, 1 ribbon

Bowman .............................2 medals, 1 ribbon Archer 2 medals, 1 ribbon Awards for the Clout will consist of medals for the first three places and ribbons for the 4th and 5th places in each division for men and women.

Junior boys and girls will receive a medal for first place and a ribbon for second place in each of the dally events and in the championship standing for field and clout.

It is my understanding that “Nubble” Pate is again preparing appropriate tin can trophies for winners in the Tin Can Round.

GOOD DUCK TO THE WISCONSIN BOW HUNTERS The W.B.H. has launched a new and bigger program in adopting an official magazine, “The Bowhunter.'' This arrangement will do much to bind their bow hunters closer together to strengthen their state association. Education and public relations are highly essential if any organiza­ tion is to function smoothly. On behalf of the N.F.A.A. may I wish the W.B.H. the best of success in their new venture. With a man like Roy Case, winner of both the Compton and Thompson medals of honor, and President of the W.B.H., success is as good as assured.

ART YOUNG BIG GAME AWARDS, 1949 N.F.A.A. members killed a total of 350 big game ani­ mals in the 1949 season. Their kill included 301 deer, 10 This Thistotal totalkillkillof of .. -.... emMK287 bear, 3 elk, 22 javelins, 8 goats, 3 “wildcats,” 2 coyotes ...---and 1 cougar. This total kill of 350 big game animals taken compares with 226 for 19 48. Big game animals bagtt, . . members . gedj i... by >r N.F.A.A. int]le past ejght years are as follows: 1942— 17 1946— 204 1943— 33 1947— 215 1944— 44 1948— 226 1945— 82 1949— 350 kt 1 948 kill is larger than the number published in the June issue of ARCHERY a year ago. The reason tor the increase in number is that some applications were processed after the summary was prepared. From these figures it is obvious that the kill by N.F.A.A. members is gradually increasing.

It is obvious that the kill indicated for each state v?,^s.n. rePrese,'t (be total number of big game animals hv xt tt'a state, but merely shows the number taken oy N.l .A.A. members. As an example the kill bv our mem­ bership in Michigan for 19 49 was 142 animals'. When the total kill for that state becomes known it probably will e at least six times as many as is indicated. In Wisconsin and many other states the total kill will also far exceed Mr^±?;taken by n-f-A.A. members.

SnCHIGAN AND WISCONSIN YIELD MOST HfG GAME Michigan with a kill of 142 and Wisconsin with 90 nimals led the nation in big game bow hunting in 1949. in 1 act these two states produced 70% of the harvest. The remaining game harvest was produced bv IS other states and one province of Canada. . , ,-The. obvious reason fot the favorable position of bow unting in Wisconsin and Michigan is that the archers have one a good job in educating the public, including sports'.ea' le8lslators, and conservation officials to the real merits t bow hunting. The fact that these two states enjoy a bow season which is a month or more in length is no accident and is proof to the fact that the archers are well organized.

KILLING POWER Many archers attempt to compare the killing power dirr 6 u11 rWlth that of an arrow- Such a camparison is rather dinicult for the average sportsman to understand when he ,eal‘zes that a high velocity rifle has somewhere around nn t Pounds of energy as compared to roughly 20 foot pounds of energy in an arrow. Such sportsmen, however, are usually astounded when they see how a high powered sort nosed bullet is stopped by a gallon can of sand, wherean arrow easi,y Penetrates the same object. The obvious erence is that all the force of an arrow is directed In one direction to effect maximum penetration. The type of , in tlle tw,’° missiles really consists of shocking power the case of the bullet and sticking power in the case of tne arrow. Practically all the meat we buy from our butcher was killed by sticking, not by shock.

The killing power of the arrow has again been demon­ strated by the fact that the big game animals taken in 1949, eported by our members, traveled only 174 yards on the a,\era.e®- a^ter being hit. Certainly the domestic animals laughtered for our meat supply could and would travel i,, ?? /ar atter being stuck, if they were free to do so. ne distances traveled by animals taken in a few of the states are as follows: Washington, 9 6 yards; Wisconsin, Oregonr<2S54 ^a'^orn*a- 100 yards; Michigan, 155 yards;

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BEHOLD! --the HUNTER! By "WILD BILL" CHILDS 1108 Post St., Alameda, Calif.

He rlseth up early in the morning and disturbeth the whole household.

Mighty are his preparations! He goeth forth full of hope, and when the day is far spent he returned:, smelling of strong drink—and the truth is not in him.

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This little old article started hatch­ ing in my head years ago and kept rising nearer and nearer to the surface until it exploded with a bang one snowy night last fall in the Sawtooth moun­ tains of Idaho. ”01 Man” Hoff and I were laying in a wet bunk listening to a pack of coyotes, under a full moon.

Working over an elk herd that we had unsuccessfully hunted for the past week. We were discussing the merits of the bow versus the rifle, plus the hun­ ter, plus ability and good equipment, etc., and the drowsy session finally ended on a statement about like this: “The difference between a hunter and a successful hunter is luck.”

Now hold on a minute, archer, lets "Wild Bill" Childs poses with his beautiful trophy. This huge 5-point buck stop right here. Go back and read the trophy. This hug ■poir.. was bagged in Idahos Minidoka Forest. Author gives credit to Lady Luck. last sentence in the above paragraph Lady and give it a little while to soak in.

You get it? I said Luck—and I’m go­ ing to stick to my guns—I mean bow —on that statement. I hope that some around the north side of Natapoc late wound behind his right ear. The of the successful archers throughout in the day and I didn’t think much of wound closed up tight over the arrow the country that get their deer con­ the idea. It was just about time to and left no sign of a hit. Sometime I stantly year after year take exception head back to camp and call it quits for shall send the skull of this deer to to my statement and make a comeback the morning—must have been about the Falcon people and show ihem what at me through the magazine. We might one o'clock in the afternoon. I stum­ one of their heads look like after it start a controversial discussion that bled onto a herd of bedded deer—about has penetrated the brain cavity of a will keep the magazine loaded for six or eight of them, and they headed deer. months. But every time one of these out around a rocky point. A few fast Tommy and I stepped off the dis­ archers wets his pen and starts scratch­ jumps brought me to the apex of the tance of this shot. Seventy yards on ing me in the back with it, I'm going point where 1 could see the deer run­ a dead run!-—and a positively fatal to scream like hell and I’ll scream ning single file and zipping into an shot that stopped the deer in its tracks. nothing but "Luck! Luck! You’re aspen thicket one after the other.

Bringing up the rear, and hell bent I’d sound like an idiot if I told you I lucky!” was shooting at the head because that Right now you’re saying to yourself, for leather, was a buck that this Wash­ old deer's head was pumping up and “Huh, that guy's just jealous of these ington herd was probably ashamed of. down like a jumping jack as be hunters. He’s so envious of a success­ He was scrawny and full of fleas and streaked for that brush pile. My hon­ ful hunter that he’ll probably go back his rack looked about as bad as that est opinion is that I had old Lady to gun hunting and quit archery hunt­ one Clyde Crowell picked up last year Luck pull a complete miss out of the ing altogether.” How wrong you are! at Portola. bag for me and yank that poor deer’s Close your ears while I make a deli­ It was him or nothing, so I sent head up in front of that wandering cate statement that is the vilest kind that arrow on its way with a prayer arrow. of bragging, but will help prove my and about thirty foot lead. The a.iuw Lucky? You haven’t heard anything point so that I can go on with the hit with a crack and slammed thearrow deer yet. How's this for luck? Last year story. I'll match my list of big game rolling for a few feet where he st stopped in Idaho, Frieda Hoff booted me out kills with anyone in the country. A with his legs thee air, air, weakly weakly wav­ of a warm bed in Doc Kanagy’s Lodge 'z~ in th long time ago *- start ............... ago I1 had• to taking ing, like a turtle on its back. before daylight. I stumbled five thou­ off my shoes and c"" _es and _ t ' ______ I turned to Tommy who was just ■ to, who'wae JUOL sand feet down the hill and picked up toes because I had run out of count coming over the h ! " fingers. rve I’ve got a g°t a ,?-iJ1him ,and dead said' “How a sunny slope to finish my sleep. I rising sun on - my cigarette lighter that about that?” I hit center rolled up in a wild mahogany bush I had made out of John Yount’s big and broke his back! and was just dozing off when an infant i rrnmo game award arrows.

We dropped down the hill to look deer, about as big as a goat, rammed at the deer and there wasn't a mark OK, no more bragging now. now. Let’s his cold nose in my face and snorted. start tearing Into these successful big on him. No blood, no nothing. We I came up fighting and was grabbing him from end to end lookgame hunters and cut them down to searched my bow to break his back with it. fez an an arrow hole. the same size as Mr. Average Archer. ing for y gai(1 Finally Tommy said, “You know when the thought struck me that may­ Let’s do a little big game killing and be it had a mother or a father hanging see how close I can come to proving what? You just scared scared this this ;poor crit­ around, so I came up out of the brush He was was sick sick anyway, my point. F. For personal safety, pos- ter to death. He pile easy like and ready to shoot. His slbly to avoid 1J assassination or getting look at his blood-shot eyeballs.” mother was big as a moose, standing was it! Immediately I knew thumped full of bumps, I better ____ stick weThat had a case of skull fracture on at sixty yards, waiting patiently lor to stories of my own encounters with her offspring to stop fiddling around game or those of my personal friends, our hands, so I started groping around String your bow and lets do some his head with my fingers and found a my bed.

They grey coated metal I shot blend­ little blood behind his right ear. The lucky shooting! completely with the big doe's back­ The first case we’ll take up happened four-bladed point penetrated the head ed ground and I lost sight of its flight to me in Washington about three years and just broke the skin over his left immediately it left the bow. With ago. Tommy and I were working eye when he hit the ground he had a bound she after was out of sight. I cussed snapped the arrow off inside the a little, knowing my nap was over and Page Twelve

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that I had to trail her a ways to find out It she was carrying my arrow.

I put on my shoes and had just fin­ ished hunting the area over for my arrow when Joe Dolan came snucking down the hill, so he stopped to help me look for blood signs or find my arrow.

We were on our hands and knees in a sagebrush clearing looking over every leaf and twig when I heard the gosh-awfullest clatter I ever heard in my life. Sliding and skidding to a halt almost at our butts was the deer I’ve hunted for with a bow for seven­ teen years. He looked as big as a rearing horse and his horns covered the whole horizon.

My bow must have been under my hand because as I yanked an arrow from my quiver the string received it and sent it into the buck’s shoulder just as he whirled and shoved off, his belly heaving like a fat horse when you rake him with the spurs.

Joe Dolan snapped to his feet, his eyes bugged out like oranges.

“Did you see that?” he whispered, amazed.

"See it?" I said, “I got an arrow into it!”

We watched the deer gallop for nearly a hundred yards over the sage­ brush hill and just as he went out of sight we saw the dust fly when he went down.

Joe measured off the distance of the shot and then we walked over and dressed out my monster. The arrow drove through the shoulder knuckle and buried to the neck, down through the lungs, heart and liver. Oh, the distance of the shot? Thirty-eight feet.

Now who wants to argue about luck on this morning’s hunt? If I hadn’t dozed oft in ray brush-bed, if I hadn’t met the yearling deer, if I hadn’t shot at his mother, what would have been my chances of meeting my big "num­ ber one” buck, man to man, in a sched­ uled, according to Hoyle hunt? You said it—lucky on all counts.

One year I was hunting on the head­ waters of the Eel River in Trinity.

This country has never been used since the Indian left and is heavily popu­ lated with game. The deer trails are worn as deep as plowed furrows and are probably centuries old.

I was hunting slowly along the top 1 of a ridge in brush and scrub timber, walking along one of these deer trails.

I came to a Y in the trail and started ; along the trail that took to the right. . After progressing about twenty feet, : and for no good reason, I decided to 1 go back and hunt the trail leading off I to the left.

As 1 turned to retrace my steps, 1 there was a big old grey buck just l getting to his feet. He had been layling in the apex at the Y of the trails • and had let me walk within six feet 1 of him without being seen. He com1 pletely ignored me and started to step I Into the brush. I saw the dust fly from 1 his side when my arrow hit him.

I hunted the trail to the left after • all—for fifty yards. He had walked I that far, dripping steadily, and fell Un the trail.

Let’s chalk this one up to luck also.

1 ™ i°° tired to argue about it.

1u“ere’s one on a friend of mine. me was hunting at Portola, Calif.,.. two 1 years ago and got a standing shot: at • a forked horn at a distance of a few reet. The brush was heavy and de'“ected the arrow from a perfect chest 1 ’not into a heartbreaking paunch shot.

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thousands just like them that were already on the trail. My friend and a dozen other archers beat brush for the buck all day and finally gave up that evening and went back to camp.

And one of them was a very disap­ pointed archer.

A game warden was in camp check­ ing licenses. Now here’s where we start to get lucky, because when you want a game warden, one can’t be found and when ;: yout don't want one of tthem around there seems to be one behind every bush. Anyway, this game warden heard the archer's story and didn’t even waste time sympathizing with him. He called his dog, which was trained for deer, got the archer in his truck and went back to where the hit was made.

In three hops and a jump that big Dobermann was baying the dead gut shot deer and everybody was happy, and the dog had about five pounds of liver for supper.

Luck? Sure it was luck, only in this case old Lady Luck brought in a game warden and a highly trained dog to pull a complete miss out of the bag.

How about the deer I got back in Utah a few seasons ago? Seventy yards through a solid Quaker patch. And I didn’t just hit the deer, I smacked it right in the “pinwheel,” which is a very lucky place to hit a deer because it slows them to a stop in no time at all. ne knows its impossible to Everyone seventy yards through shoot a shaft tl. aspen without fouling up. But I did it—because I had old Lady Luck riding aside that arrow all the way through.

-------- go rambling on for a long I* could time yet, but if I haven't proven my point by now, I never will. Big game killing is all luck and a successful hun­ ter is lucky!

Now let’s talk about luck for awhile.

After having clawed the poor hunter to death, maybe I should try to re­ deem myself a little bit by giving you my impression of what LUCK is—Take it for what its worth. I’m no authority on any subject.

We’ll start with a gallon jug filled clear to the cork with luck. It looks beautiful in the jug so we'll go to work on it. Let’s pour out twenty-five per cent of the top layer and look at this portion.

I’ll call this quart ‘‘Know how,” or ‘‘woodlore,” or ‘‘actual common sense."

I’m not going to elaborate on this phase of hunting because I told you I am no authority. But it is necessary— If you haven’t got it yet, get it, be­ cause it’s a quarter of your luck.

The next time we tip the jug, out comes twenty-five per cent again. This I’ll call equipment. A real bow—not some clunk that will bust in freezing weather, let down in hot weather or do various other things beside shoot.

Good arrows that were made to shoot, and kill. Good camp equipment and good personal equipment If the weath­ er's freezing be dressed and bedded for it.

Well the jug's half empty and we’re *>o let's slop out twenty half lucky, so per cent and call this shooting ability. when your lucky chance After all, comes, you should be able to at least shoot in it’s general direction, so that old Lady Luck won’t have too much trouble steering your arrow down the groove.

Twenty per cent more comes out of making the jug. This is Courage or

your own "breaks." Hunting is the hardest work I’ve ever done in my life, although I’ve seen hunters that have an enjoyable time, take it easy, and get very little meat. If you’re going hunt­ ing—hunt. Get out in the woods and make your own breaks. And when it comes, bang it in! Sometimes that’s hard to do with freezing hands and ice on the bowstring, but you asked for it, so take it.

Look at the jug. We have ten per cent slopping around in the bottom.

That’s “Sheer Luck." The thing that puts you in the right spot at the right time, that let's you see twenty deer while your partner sees none, that let's you make fifteen straight passes with the dice. How I love this little old ten per cent.

Weil the jug’s empty, Mr. Average Archer, and you're lucky. You can do anything the successful hunter does.

Next time you meet him, stop kissing his hand, stop bowing down when he walks into the room, stop making him ’ " 7 —'J—*. Disregard him your club president, completely, Ignore him. Because he's just lucky.

SOUTHERN TIER BOW HUNTERS HOLD FIRST TOURNAMENT

By FRANCIS VOGEL

The Southern Tier Bow Hunters held their first tournament of the season at the Bradford Archers Field Course in Bradford, Pa,, May 7.

The Bradford bowmen, shooting on their own course, managed to cop top positions in both Expert and Bowman classes. They were: Bruce McKittrick, 1st, score 621; Al Lucas, 2nd. 520 and Les Ordiway, 3rd, '115. Bowman— Francis Vogel, 1st, 412; Joseph Shurilla, 2nd, 406 and George Moore, 3rd, 397.

Ladies—All Bradford archers: Anna Mae Smith, 1st, 1S6; Thelma McCut­ cheon, 2nd, 174 and Helen Ewell, 3rd, 118.

An interesting side-light of the tour­ nament was that Don Adams in winning the Junior division with a 304 beat his dad, Sherry Adams.

The Bradford course is one of the finest in Pennsylvania. It lies in the foothills of the Alleganies. just four . State Park.. An miles from Allegany open iinvitation is extended to all who 77*7 to shoot this fine journey this way­ Just call course. J —11 2John Dodge of Bradford and he will get you there.

Just installed is a 45-yard practice target, principally for the ladies and juniors. With shooting stakes centered in a clearing of dogwood trees and the target butts nestled under tall hemlocks, this is one of the most picturesque shots on the course. Picnic tables and grills are being constructed near by to afford the Bradford Bowmen many hours of relaxation and fun by the light of the campfire.

Plans are under way for a Southern Tier Novelty and Money Shoot to be held in early August. An afternoon af­ fair, the archers will bring along their families, box lunches, children, dogs and anything else that can’t be tied down. In this shoot all archers regard­ less of skill will have equal chances at the prizes.

A large contingent from Bradford, comprised mostly of couples, is planning to attend the Nationals. Vacations and tournament shooting are definitely on the schedule.

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SECOND ROVING MAIL TOURNAMENT MAY, 1950 CONTESTANTS:—All score cards must be imarked as to style of shooting—INSTINCTIVE or FREE ST YLE (a sight, pin or mark of any kind).

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364 126 490 2. Thompson, Jim, Bay City Bowmen .

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248 234 482 108 4. Mosebar, * City Bowmen 244 144 388 72 5. Williams,, 1Lee, S_.

Bay Cit: "" - Montrose ? Bowmen.— 229 99 198 427 6. Hoskins, Tom, 7. Bubier, ■r, Bill, Arrowhead Bowmans Club 204 234 438 117 117 8. Dick, Perry, Pi Jr., ~ Pontiac Archers —178 126 • -rowhead Bowmen....174 9. HackLhorne, D., An vhead Bowmen 164 270 434 126 10. Fisher, Bobby, Arrow! ac Archers.......... ......... _.—154 144 11. Ayers, George, Pontia< Bowmen ‘ owmen........... 103 12. Heron, Perry, Arrowhead Arro' in, An Arrowhead Bowmen.

Bowmen 101 13. Bubier, Melvin, Bowmen....... 96 14. Heron. Miles. Arrowhead A..v WOMEN DIVISION UNKNOWN ta, ~ St. Louis Bowmen------185 1. Mitchell, Alberti 2. Green, Joyce, ’Pontiac Archers™.---------- 106 3. Glbelyou, Ida, Bay County Bowmen--------100 4. Wahl, Lucia, l, St. Louis Bowmen— ..........52 FREE STYLE OPEN—EXPERT BOWMAN AND UNCLASSIFIED 1. Pletcher, Evelyn, Pasadena Archers 561 0 Ex 2. McCurry, Martha, Okla., City Archers....513 0 Ex 3. Lawson, Biz, Cascade Archers.— 504 36 540 0 4. Calloway, Loreene, Okla., City Archers....448 36 484 9 5. Ripple, Gladys, Sagittarius Archers----- 380 54 434 ...

27 6. Phillips, Maxine, Secoma Bow Hunters....379 18 18 397 7. Hamilton, Eleanor, Cleveland Archers 371 8. Taylor, Judy, Pasadena Roving Archers....347 36 383 27 9. Fleming, Gail, Secoma Bow Hunters 344 36 B 10. Gletsch, Rose. Cleveland Archers— 314 11. Kephart, Phyllis, Sagittarius Archers 304 72 B 12. Kelly, Marty, Secoma Bow’ Hunters 247 13. Pospie, Marie, Cleveland Archers------------ 145 BOWMAN CLASS 1. Gregory, Pearl, Sagittarius Archers 396 72 468 36 2. Rich, Hazel, Malibu Mt. Archers.....

— 126 481 54 3. Edney, Bunny, Sagittarius Archers..

144 448 72 4. Paul, Audrey. Pasadena Archers ....302 108 410 54 ARCHER CLASS 1. Barnett, Evaline, Okla., City Ai-ciiv.

Archers....355 162 517 63 B 92C 2. Jackson, Rama, Okla., City Archers..

288 456 135 INSTINCTIVE OPEN—EXPERT BOWMAN & UNCLASSIFIED 1. Peacock, Helen, Sagebrush Archers 627 36 663 o 2. Hathaway, Margaret, Clallam Bowmen....452 0 452 0 3. Stack, Mildred, Cleveland Archers-.... .....360 4. Brant, Vada, Midland Bowmen 311 81 B 5. Crowell, Beverley, Malibu Mt. Archers....301 6. McDougal, Etta, Fairmont Archers..

63 B 7. Thomson, Hilda, Falls Bowmen -.

8. Clemons, Agnes, Bay City Bowmen. y,°rnFlint Bowmen .....206 F11z 9. Ely, Peggy, ------- ” ---------Josephine, Midland Bowmen....204 10. Freeman, J. tsephin Flint• Bowmen............................ 187 11. Purdy, Dot, — 117 A ... Fairmont Archers....l61 12. Murphy, Virginia E., 135 A loving Archers....l46 ... — ..., Ann, Rc ..—„ ^Bowmen —. !?• Swiger, 14. White, Hazel, Flint Bowmen—....... ~1U 15. Johnson, Gladys, Falls Fall, Bowmen 16. Fawwer, Erma, Blackhawk Archers.

144 A 17. McLean, Grace, Flint Bowmen........

18. Ayers, Joan, Pontiac I Archers .

144 A 19. Dodge, Fran, Bradford ’ Archers

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20. Kerr, Elaine, Flint Bowmen 119 21. Barker, Barbara, Flint Bowmen 117 22. Kibee, Pauline, Montrose Bowmen 113 106 incomplete 23. Rosensteel, Marie, Cleveland Archers. .105 24. Fath, Martha, Cleveland Archers.........

BOWMAN CLASS Algonquin Archers 366 144 510 63 1. Ardell, Charlene, Ai 90 432 45 2. Ketzler, Lois, Flintt Bowmen ....................342 ’144 “ 467 63 3. Taylor, Mary, Flint Bowmen 72 A 322 126 448 4. Touth, Bonnie, Malibu Mt. Archers....

63 295 126 421 5. Fetter, Cattie, Bay City Bowmen....

81 444 .282 6. Wolz, Ella, Clallam Bowmen.................

72 ..274 7. McCully, Gladys, Saginaw Bowmen ...

90 180 450 ..270 8. Miller, Sue, Oregon Trail Archers ....

SI 9. Stalker, Lulu, Flint Bowmen........................ .267 162 429 81 144 luO .256 Simons, Mae, Blackhawk Archers 256 10.

81 396 141 11. Henry, Mary M., Montrose Bowmen 252 12. Page, Mary, Blackhawk Archers 202 141 346 81 90 A 338 162 13. Gutscher, Evelyn, Malibu Mt. Archers.. .176 ARCHER CLASS 1. Bubier, Peggy, Arrowhead Bowmen 316 198 514 2. Davis, Margaret, Pasadena Archers 302 ISO 3. Sherer, Margaret, Lebanon Co. Archers....244 ISO 424 4. Frick, Evelyn, Lebanon Co. Archers .224 5. Woods. Winifred, Bay City Bowmen 209 6. Hall, Jeanne, Flint Bowmen ...................... ....198 ISO 378 95 7. Dunn, Natalie, Roving Bowmen................. 191 252 443 8. Marks, Genevieve, Pontiac Archers 140 252 392 9. Uhlman. Jane, Bay City Bowmen 130 27" 400 10. Burch, Rachel, Roving Bowmen...................... 130 270 400 ~ -plete 11. Olson, Hildegard, St. Louis Hunters.......123 incomple.

12. Dickinson, Pearl, Roving Bowmen................. 122 288 410 114 13. Hoskins, Laura, Montrose Bowmen 118 252 370 135 IVV 28X 394 144 14. Hurdis, Ella, Blackhawk Archers 106 80 incomplete 117 15. Reeg, Pauline A., St. Louis Hunters.

68 incomplete 81 16. Porter, Lois, Pasadena Archers.............

NOVICE CLASS 63 1. Wilson, Jeanne, Koo Koose Archers....

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54 B 90 405 2. Glbelyou, C. N., Bay City Bowmen.... ........ 315 3. Wahl, Wilton, St. Louis Bowmen......... ....... 234 FREE STYLE OPEN—EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS A ISO 956 1. Remick, Robert E., Secoma Bowmen 72 SG3 2. Lawson, Orlin, Cascade Archers......... —1—.791 7S7 3. Edwards, Chuck, Cascade Archers •vey, Secoma Bowmen ............

-774 4. Burnett, Harvey, ....

5. Marker, Ed, Eden Bowmen 72 Basil, Tyee Bowmen 726 6. Blackmore, Par:!, ■»lr Pnenrlonn A vnll....... .................. I 26 162 7. Howard, Jack, Pasadena Archers. ...722 8. Barnett, Ralph, Oklahoma City Archers...

9. Hinman, Rouse, Sagittarius Archers....6!190 81 10. Marks, George, Pontiac Archers......... ...640 162 802 81 11. Stark, Sid, Pontiac Archers....................... ...639 162 SOI 72 12. Montee, Ralph, Pasadena Archers......... . ...630 144 771 45 E-A 13. Pletcher, Dr. Delmer, Pasadena Archers..617 15 E-B 593 14. Johnson, E. J.. Pasadena Archers ....

593 15. McCurry, Archie, Okla. City Archers.

99 772 19S 574 16. LaVire, Joseph. Pontiac Archers 126 E-B .498 17. Sanza, Bill, Sagittarius Archers............

0B 18. Kelly, Robert F., Secoma Bowmen 144 E-B 19. Applebaum. Norm, Sagittarius Archers.

20. Thomson. Ivan. Falls Bowmen 144 E-B 21. Mutzig, Lory, Pasadena Archers 22. Meyers, Lee, Sagittarius Archers 23. Chance, Harold, Bradford Archers... .394 24. Johnson, Vic, Sagittarius Archers 27 B 25. Curtis, Carl, Sagittarius Archers 18 B 26. Kephart, Jack, Griffith Municipal 27. Colby. Joline, Sagittarius Archers 28. Bietsch, Harry, Cleveland Archers .296 29. Colllgan, Jim, Eden Bowmen ....— .263 30. Fowler, Lloyd, Bradford Archers..— .255 31. Pospie, Ted, Cleveland Archers..............

32. Leake, J. R., Sagittarius Archers ------- .253 .221 33. Yates, Don. Eden Bowmen .209 34. King, R., Eden B owmen .208 35. Pickup, B., Eden Bowmen 117 A .197 36. Methven, Bill, Renton Archers. .195 37. Raszman, D., Eden Bowi'men ,.161 incomplete 38. Forster, Hans, Eden Bowirmen .

EXPERT BOWMAN CLASS J 36 E-A 730 306 1036 1. Fleming, Allen, Secoma Bowmen * .... 647 270 917 108 2. Bower, Jack, Cascade Archers 90 E-A ..... 619 270 SS9 3. Austin, Nels, Cascade Archers 99 832 216 4. Phillips, Herbert G., Secoma B<towmen 252 S57 108 5. Calhoun, Eugene, Pontiac Arcl:hers 234 836 108 6. Blackmore, Bob, Tyee Bowmen 288 814 135 7. Rich, Hugh, Malibu Mt. Archers 144 506 288 794 153 8. Ross, Kenneth, Pontiac Archers ......

288 730 153 442 9. Smith, Norris A., Pontiac Archers ..... 372 288 660 153 10. Jackson, Ray, Pontiac Archers .......... .... 321 288 609 11. Hoyt, Hugh M., Pasadena Archers ..

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In the ..._ , preceding „ match. The new ----Questions and Answers handicaps were then used in the next match.

Substitution rules were also set up

By TRACY L. STALKER to provide for unavoidable absences.

A team could use but one substitute in 825 Chevrolet Ave., Flint 4, Michigan any shoot to give a team valid repre­ sentation. Any member of the league or any archer could serve as a substi­ Question: Do you have a formula to have several pins sticking out to tute. The only requirement being that vuvv.i on the brush.

The upper and catch he must at the time of substitution tor luminous paint for targets to be lower ends may be rounded where they carry a handicap based on four rounds used in night shooting? project beyond the edge of the bow. of the Flint Indoor round.

Answer: There are several of these For the various aiming points little de­ In fact, each archer was given a formulas In a book I have but I have pressions may be cut in the plastic and complete write-up listing operation of never been able to make them work. In filled with drawing Ink. the league, including a description ot fact most of the ingredients are very a typical match, substitution rules, use difficult to obtain except at a large of handicap, forfeit rules, etc. chemical supply house. Luminous paint At the conclusion of the round robin can usually be bought at a paint store HANDICAP PLUS MATCH tournament awards were given to: and I believe the ready mixed product 1. Members of teams finishing first, would be more satisfactory than any second and third in the league.

PLAY A REAL WINTER you might make at home.

2. Highest individual score (includ­ ing handicap).

Our club usually holds one or two STIMULANT 3. Highest team score (including night tournaments a year. We paint a handicap).

4* spot on a piece of cardboard and 4. The archer showing the most im­ pin it in the center of a regular target.

By RICHARD D. FREEMAN provement as measured by the per­ While three members of each squad centage drop in his handicap. are marking the scores and picking up Midland, Michigan Interest in this winter activity was the arrows, the fourth member holds particularly high among the bowmen. the beam of a flashlight on the lum­ Last fall the Midland Bowmen faced Also, since the team standings were inous spot. This charges it up so that it shows up well for the next shooters. a problem similar to that confronting posted each week in the local news­ archery clubs located in the snow there was considerable commu­ For practice on our backyard target most of the nation, We had taken part paper. nity interest in archery aroused as I have used my slide projector, placing belt tournament program that people watched the rise and fall of in an active t„ a small piece of cardboard with a hole summer. AllI iarchers had also thor- vaious teams during the thirteenin it in the slide holder and focusing , the hunting season, in- week contest. Attendance figures clear­ enjoyed the spot of light on the target. It is oughly hunting but eluding not only onl., big _.= game „ demonstrate the high interest main­ ot course advisable to set the projector several rabbit hunts in late November ly tained among all participants. Attend­ well out of the line of shooting. and December. Interest In archery was ance averaged 93.8% for the thirteen high, and it appeared as though the weeks, and hence there was very little whisper of the feathered shaft would activity for the substitutes. We fully Question: Are birch arrows any bel­ be stilled for the period January anticipate the 1951 Indoor Tournament to include a greater number of twoter than soft wood for field shooting? through April.

After considerable head-scratching man teams since many of the substi­ It would seem that they would not be damaged as easily but they do not seem discussion and “cussin” among the club tutes during the past season have come members, someone remembered John to realize the fun they have missed. to be very popular.

Yount’s “Match Play—Using Handi­ As a club the Midland Bowmen heart­ Answer: Birch arrow’s will undoubt­ caps" on page 89 of the NFAA Hand­ ily endorse the handicap procedure as edly stand more abuse than soft w’ood book (1949 Edition). a means of stimulating interest among arrows but they have several disad­ In co-operation with Tom Kanary all archers regardless of their skill. vantages which have kept them from and Ralph Crow of the Recreation During the tournament we had archers any great popularity. The wood is heavy Dept, of the Dow Chemical Company, carrying 14 target handicaps of as low and will not make up into as light an a round robin tournament was organ­ as 9 and others were carrying a 14 arrow as Port Orford Cedar and still ized. This tournament was operated on target handicap as high as 162. How­ have stiffness enough for a medium or a handicau basis employing match play ever, under the handicap system every­ one was relatively equal, and the poor heavy bow. Birch arrows are more liable between two-man teams. to warp than soft wood shafts. This who was "on” could take the In establishing handicaps archers archer seems to be due largely to the way the archer who was not up to par. were first asked to submit scores for a good handicap system also enabled men shafts are made. By selecting very minimum of four rounds of the Flint The straight grain birch and then milling Indoor Round. and women to shoot against one an­ All scores were col ­ the shafts between centers I have pro­ lected, but the four-round minimum other, and on equal footing. This duced arrows that stayed about as was required of each archer. (Note: result was advantageous because it straight as any wood shafts. For making On the basis of last winter’s experi­ enabled the men to encourage their blunts for stump hunting and knock­ ence, an eight-round minimum will es­ wives to take up archery, and there ing around the woods I like birch shafts tablish a more accurate handicap). were two ffamily /.. teams in the tournain preference to any others. If they Handicaps were determined for each ment. become crooked they can usually be 'archer using the tables in the NFAA A few comments on handicap im­ straightened in the hands without heat­ provement will serve to show the value Handbook. ing as is necessary with cedar arrows. to the club members in participating The indoor Bowmen League was in a regular winter schedule of this made up of fourteen two-man teams. type. The winner of the improvement The posted schedule required every Question: What is meant by a “mul­ team to shoot every other team once. award was Lou Drake, who showed a 65.8% reduction in his handicap. tiple sight?" Who makes them?

The first matches were shot January Eleven of the twenty-eight team mem­ 18th and the last matches on April bers had better than 20% improvement, Answer: A fixed sight with several 12th. Matches were shot Wednesday altogether seventeen of the twenty­ sighting points is usually referred to of each week in one of the local eight showed better than 10% improve­ as a "multiple sight." I have never night school gymnasiums. ment. The twenty-eight team members seen one advertised but have seen a grade Standard2 f""l team matches were made as a group showed a net improvement lot ot home-made ones. They are often ’ two rounds of the regulation two Preferred to an adjustable sight by bow up of Indoor round, or fourteen tar- of 15.7%. This improvement has been Flint r.'cre 1 hunters who use this style of shooting. shot in each match. The reflected by better scores In the out­ gets were They are used instead of adjustable league operated on a match play basis, door rounds. sight sometimes on the field course, too. and each team posted targets won, lost, Two or three marks on the side of the and tied. Team standings were based It’s Later Than You Think! bow constitutes the simplest form. For on total targets won with tied targets those who require a sight projecting counting l-j for each team.

Have you mailed your ooyond the edge of the bow, a strip of The use of the handicap closely fol­ National Tournament Reservations? “bar plastic fastened on the back of lowed the pattern set-up in the Hand­ he limb makes a more rugged job than

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AftCHEIlY, Joly 1950

TOURNAMENT ETIQUETTE

By JIM and STAKH HARVEY Lakeville, Connecticut

Emily Post. Now there's a lady 1 admire. Don't know why. I don't even like to wear a tie, and if I do, it's on crooked. And I have always eaten with my elbows spread wide on the table.

A man that has raised nine kids gets in the habit of protecting his vittles.

Now let's get down to this etiquette business. Emily has probably never shot or thrown an arrow, but at least has had occasion to look daggers. So it's up to me to instruct the faithful tour­ nament followers in the Etiquette ot Tournament Field Shooting.

This Field Archery is one of the lower types, where you don’t keep as quiet as you do in bridge. And some of the boys don't stop to bid. they just call a spade, a spade, and out loud.

Sometimes they look to see if anyone is in ear shot just after they try to split a tree ten yards off the target line.

If the shooting starts at nine, make it a point to get there by eleven. This is more Posty. If you do get there on time, and you are called to enter a group and start shooting, suddenly re­ member a pal who has never shot a tournament before, and for whom you promised to wait. He will never show up. Then you can constantly pester the officials later on for a place to squeeze into a group. This will make you very popular with the officials, who are most­ ly unoccupied and waiting for some­ thing to break the monotony.

If, at this particular tournament, they have a half a dozen practice targets, shoot a few shots and quit. If they have only a couple of practice targets, shoot your darn head off. Shoot at least five hundred shots. This will get you practiced up, but good! It will also keep the rest of the boys oil the target and enhance your chances of winning.

Now, tell all the prospective contes­ tants about those big scores you shoot on the course, when alone or with some­ body, but of course not in competition.

They will appreciae it all the more when you turn in your lousy score, like I do, at the end of the shoot.

Well, you finally made it, and are hooked up in a foursome. Don’t mind if the boys sort of look down their noses at you. They get this way from lookjng down a shaft. If one guy seems slightly wall-eyed, it's because he's been accustomed to shooting crooked shafts, like mine.

Now, if you can manage it, be the first to get the job of pulling the ar­ rows. Why? Boy, this is your big chance to make crooked arrows. A guy can be the best manufacturer of crooked ar­ rows by just getting this job. And all he has got to do is just not know how to pull arrows.

Don't rib or kid a guy. This is very poor etiquette. But if you can stand just close enough to him so that his elbow bumps you on the draw, this is good. He will probably take another aim and draw, thereby allowing him to look at the target twice, improving his shot. If this doesn't work, in some manner get your bow between his legs as he steps up to the stake. This makes for close companionship.

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and the next target is up one of those steep rises, lead the way, and hurry.

The moment you arrive at the target, remind the high man that it’s his turn to shoot. Don’t give him time to get his breath, and he’ll miss, sure as any­ thing, especially if he is inclined to­ ward the heaves, or a bit paunchy, like my pal. Milt Alger.

Don't be annoyed if you see your comrades occasionally staring in the proximity of your bow handle. It’s only the set sight they are looking at, or maybe that little piece of paper you have pasted on the belly, with all those little marks, one above the other, that helped you so much in downing your deer last fall. Just start a conversation along these lines. They will be sure to swallow it.

Be sure and relate how the wife left your best bow leaning against, well leaning against something, when you went off without it, compelling you to use this old twig.

If you are doing good, well, there’s a word for it, (bragging, I believe) do it plenty. If you are doing poorly, don't use the old tackle excuse. That's worn out. Be progressive. Mabie went to throw the cocktail glass at you, and instead she threw the ice pick, spear­ ing your bow arm. Or, you swung at your mother-in-law and hit the door jam. Or, say you have just returned from a hunting trip with Hoff. He wouldn’t be caught conscious with your type, but say it anyway. There are doz­ ens of things that will do better than that old gag of blaming it on the tackle.

If the practice targets are still busy, just bore in and take another five hun-

dred shots. Shoot a couple of broad­ heads that weigh a couple of hundred grains more than your fancy target ar­ rows. Where they go will probably scare you to death, but it will impress the crowd, too. Show the boys the stamina of a man who shoots a forty-pounder.

Be nonchalant when you toss half your arrows over your shoulder, onto the ground, like Ed Gay does. Or slam your eighty-dollar bow on the ground if you miss the target. That's sure to attract attention. What do you care for an •$80.00 bow anyway.

Ed Gay, now there's an egg I like.

We agree on etiquette. I shellacked Ed at Bear Brook and he gave me a thin coat of varnish at Bear Hill. Just a little private tournament between Ed and me. Now we are tied for the the New England Dud. I win by shooting.

Ed wins by talking me out of it. But that’s funny, I didn’t shoot with Ed at Bear Hill when he beat my score.

Ed and I are going to hang the next lantern in the Old South Church to­ gether. One, if by Bear Brook, two, if

by Bear Hill. Only Ed will spill his ar­ rows all the way up the ladder. Just can't seem to find his quiver.

Well, back to Etiquette.

A week before the tournament, get on that same course and. boy, pound those targets. After the targets are gone, pound that hay. If you live a hundred miles away and can afford it. come a week early and pound those targets and hay. Likely there will be a Neil Spratague, come down from Ma­ chias, Maine, who hasn't shot at a thing but a tomater can all summer, and he’ll either beat the shorts off you or place very close up. Boy, that's the

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leave you a good friend and will stand by you and bow-hunters in general the next time he hears complaints against bowmen. You will have won a dip­ lomatic victory.

Now the next point I am going to make is going to step on a lot of peo­ ple’s toes. And it will appear to many who have spent years building loyalty to organization, that I fail to appre­ ciate the place and function of "or­ ganization." But I must risk that and try to make my point clear.

When in the field as individuals or “independent,” hunters leave the badges, arm bands, insignia and other organizational trappings at home! No­ tice, I did not mean in a 101 per cent archery camp, field meet, or other or­ ganized undertaking. But I have seen my point proven enough times to want I to go to some length to make myself clear.

It must be realized that the indi­ vidual resents being confronted by a group. Have you ever been in the posi­ tion of having a sailor beat your time with your best girl? Didn’t you resent his unifoim? Didn’t you credit all the ills of the Navy to him, to such an extent that it was quite impossible for you to regard him as just another fel­ Betty Se+h, Denver archer, bags low like yourself? It is this resent­ biggest carp in derby. ment by the unorganized public against the organized minorities that is one of the most natural tendencies of human instead of ----going deep enough to weaken nature.

I have found that I can win over ’ aa small steel wire the nail, he pounds .d fills the cut with the friendship of another individual if into the notch and f ------solder. There is a bit 1,L of solder directly I just stand on my own merit as an under the wire, too. A bicycle spoke individual like himself and don’t thrust makes good material for a barb. The my affiliations in his face. It is for single barb is shot with the barb point­ that reason that my quiver is void of emblems, etc., the only tokens being ing up. ing up, so when it strikes the water, the tips from the tails of the deer I’ve any is straight down. any deflection CIt works. I shot through three feet killed and a little “mascot knife" given me by my wife. of water;• with it, and got a fine play. I Another point I have observed is nylon line, so wrapped had a 45-lb.

4. the manner in which a bow-hunter it around my wrist, and pulled hard refers to his hits on game. Quite com­ against the carp. The barb did not pull monly the bowman will come back out, or bend. into camp saying, “I got one in him," “I got a hit,” “I put an arrow in one,” etc. Long after the bowman leaves for home the story goes around Diplomacy in the Field town that the bow-hunters left the deer running the hills with arrows

By CLARK SNEVE sticking out of them. Responsible peo11115 Erwin St., No. Hollywood, Calif. pie realize that some hits will get and, away, just as in rifle-hunting, rifk .

ANNUAL CARP DERBY Diplomacy in any field of endeavor again like rifle-hunting, a few will them.

But fascinating experience and, conBy D. E. GARRISON is a to popular belief, is not restricted take the projectile with the mental picture of deer running trary Greeley, Colorado only to the official or the leader-of- around with feathered shafts sticking men. In the sport of bow-hunting, in out of their backs is still the greatest Although the day for our Annual Carp Derby was perfect, and the water particular, it becomes the responsibility single factor influencing public opin­ clear as air, only eleven bows were of each "independent” local group and ion against us.

It is best to refer to your hits that fielded. Everyone got shots, and most association of groups to do what it can. of us shot a dozen times or more. The Bow-hunting, unlike other spoils, does you speak only to those officially in­ not have reserves of cash, trained men, terested, or if you must tell of it, total weight of all carp taken was 110 pounds, with Betty Seth hauling out the and commercial interests to back it up. speak of having "put an arrow through Forgetting the groups for the mo­ him." largest one again, and your scribe fall­ ment, I would like to talk directly to We have long complained of the ing In the water again to help her the individual member and to the "in­ movies that show arrows penetrating land it. That seems to be an annual dependent ” hunter. It is you that the only about four inches. Yet on look­ ritual—Betty bagging the largest fish, public actually meets, and. having met ing through your magazine, we will and me falling in. you, people accept or reject bow­ find that many of our successful bow­ For some reason the carp had re­ hunters. So,either wish it or not. you have hunters, when taking a picture of their ceived advance notice of our coming, and hid out. We did not see nearly as a diplomatic responsibility thrust upon kill, will place the arrow in the hole many carp as customary. you. ’s assume you meet another hun­ it made. To the critic this is proof that the arrow merely pokes its tar­ In the accompanying photo Betty terLet in the field. Chances are way in get!

Seth is shown with the one she hauled your favor that he is a regular guy The four points mentioned in this out.' It weighed just over eight pounds and a good sport. He has something at tide can. I believe, be classed as and measured 27 inches in length. in common with you. He is hunting questions of diplomatic importance, Perhaps there may be those who en­ too. He appreciates your interest in and as such should bring out again joy this sport and who would like to his nice rifle and is pleased that you the importance of diplomacy to the share a tip I got from J. L. Hoerner of know something about guns. You in future of bow-hunting. If in your Ft. Collins on a new type of home-made turn get a kick out of his interest tn opinion I am wrong, then don’t hesi­ fiah point. your archery tackle. If your contact He takes a 30d nail and puts it with him is that of one hunter to an­ tate to speak your mind. In that way we can keep alive this very essential through a .38 caliber case as usual. other and the common rules of good Then he cuts a notch near the end as fellowship have been followed, he will department of our activities. though he were starting a barb. But

kind of shootin’ that brings in a liver on an alder crotch. And he doesn’t toy around with twigs. But he's an awful coffee drinker. Neil’s fast goin' ta hell on the stuff. That and his soda busi­ ness.

When some starry-eyed young feller, ll mean young at bow shooting. He can be starry-eyed about bow shooting and still be seventy) comes up to you with a new idea of arrow point he has turned out on his lathe, or a •crude bow he has spent hours on, ignore him. He isn’t worth the conversational trouble. Just play around with the Big Wigs. Force the introductions a little.

Don’t bother with these nincompoops who are seeking information about your store bought bow and custom arrows.

Reason: A couple of years from now the starry-eyed boy and the nincompoop may be beating the pants off you and have a buck in their deep freezers. If you listen to this type of person it might influence your shooting adverse­ ly. However, a couple of years hence, if you wish to look at their tackle, be patient. They'll lean it against a tree some place where you can grab a look.

The people who need the above advice are more scarce than bucks in a herd, but every now and then you’ll see one sneakin' out of the brush.

When you get back among the crowd, don’t just casually ask your personal friends what their score is. Rush up to everyone you meet and pop the ques­ tion. Be progressive, get the dope.

People have been known to win with a lousy score. My wife can, but I can't.

Jusi unlucky.

When it comes time to pass out the gold, get right up close to the cashier.

If you are lucky enough to get some of the shiny stuff, clap loudly with the crowd. Just blister the old palms. Lay the old I-love-me on good. People just can’t help but love a winner.

Listen fellers'. There is one important thing apart from etiquette. There are just two good reason’s why you don’t win a tournament. Either you had to stay home with the baby, or you just aren’t good enough. Take my case: I never stayed home with the baby and I haven’t won a tournament.

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The Meaning of Instinct

By DR. EDWIN A. FENSCH 548 Highland Ave., Mansfield, O.

do anything in archery that appears to be “automatic” in action we were not born with that ability, we learned it. And in learning it was probably spent many weary hours in hard practice!

ladies teams. The awards are trophies, medals, and merchandise prizes.

The 194 9 tournament attracted over two hundred and forty-five archers and the 1950 committee is prepared to handle an even larger crowd this year.

Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. and shooting will start at 10:00 a.m. Fiftysix targets will be shot.

The Metropolitan Association was or­ ganized to sponsor this annual open tournament. The association includes most of the clubs in the Detroit area.

The member clubs are the Algonquin Archers (Algonac), the Detroit Sports­ men’s Congress, Detroit Archers, East Detroit Archers, Ford Motor Archers, Gasco Sportsmen, Lincoln Bowmen, Pontiac Archers, Point Pelee (Canada) Archers, Washtenaw County Sports­ men’s Club, Wayne County Sportsmen’s Club, Ne-Na-Wintap Trenton Archers.

Almount Archers and the Blue Water Sportsmen.

For the past year articles have been appearing in Archery magazine discus­ sing the “instinctive” features of va­ MILWAUKEE COUNTY FIELD rious aspects of archery—sighting, ARCHERY RANGE shooting and even sensing things in the out-of-doors. Although one type of

By HANS WENDED sighting and aiming in archery long 3240 S. Illinois Ave., Milwaukee 7, Wis. ago adopted the term "instinctive,” archers are beginning to use the name Field Archery in Milwaukee County promiscuously. has achieved a major success. We now Actually, there can be nothing “in­ have a field archery range, which was stinctive" in an archer’s skill. Both built and is maintained by the Milwau­ the general dictionaries and the psy­ kee County Park Commission, thanks chological dictionaries define the terms, to Mr. Sam Basan, the director of the instinct, in such a way as to indicate recreation department. that an act that is instinctive was The range is located south of Blue­ implanted or is innate; that is, the mound Road on 103rd Street in Mil­ ability to do such an act, if it is in­ waukee and can be reached from down­ stinctive, was transmitted from the town within 15 minutes by public trans­ parent to the child through birth. portation. The range consists of the Of course, it is obviously impossible standard 28-target NFAA field round MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES under such a definition to inherit an and steps are being taken to get it of­ FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP ability to shoot an arrow, to aim an ficially approved. There also is enough arrow, or even to sense a wild animal's space available for clout shooting.

By CLAYTON B. SHENK presence as was recently reported in Milwaukee Field Archers and Bow one of the archery magazines. Tn order Hunters, here is your chance to practice The 2nd Annual Middle Atlantic to be inherited, such an ability must our sport, close to home, after work and States Field Championship will be held be common to the race. Or to put it on week-ends. There is room for the in connection with the Annual Penn­ in other words, if such abilities were family to have a picnic and for the sylvania State Archery Association Field actually inherited, most of us would children to play. We have to show the Championship Tournament on Saturday discover that we had inherited the Park Commission that this project is and Sunday, October 7th and Sth. ability to “shoot instinctively”. Yet our worthwhile and should be continued.

The host clubs will be the Chambers­ scores and the demonstrations of those On July 16, 1950 the Kettle Moraine burg Archery Club and the Chambers­ who are either not archers or who are Field Archery League will hold one of burg Rod and Gun Club. just beginners attest to the f, fact that their league shoots on this range. Plans Regulations of the N.F.A.A. will ap­ most of us have not inheritedJ such a are also under way to hold an Archery ply. The tournament is open to archers skill.

Jamboree, which will be sponsored by living in the Middle Atlantic States and All this is not to say that we are the Park Commission. these states are: Delaware, .Maryland. not born with instincts. Psychologists At present there are no facilities to New Jersey. New York, Pennsylvania. will list a various number of instincts rent equipment or take lessons in arch­ Virginia, West Virginia and Washing­ that they believe an individual may in­ ery. A shooting fee of 25 cents for the ton. D. C. herit from his parents. The difficulty field round is charged. Season passes For further information contact the is being definite about the instincts that for ?5.00 are also available. writer at above address. an individual inherits is due to the in­ Please send comments on the range fluence of environment. Although an to the writer, who has been instrumen­ individual may inherit instincts, as soon tal in getting the range built and is EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA as he is born, they are modified by closely cooperating with the Park Com­ FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP the educative forces surrounding him. mission.

Consequently, these Instincts are then

By W. S. E. BAER so changed that it would be difficult to The Lebanon County Field Archers 1950 DETROIT prove that they had their basis in in­ nate impulses. in cooperation with the Tri-County Field METROPOLITAN OPEN Association are sponsoring the Annual Aiming an arrow, sighting, judging Eastern Pennsylvania Field Champion­

By GORDON W. CAMPBELL distance, sensing the presence of ani­ ship Tournament on the course of the mals, and the like, to be instinctive 20118 Lennane, Detroit 19, Mich.

Steelstown Gunning Club, located In would mean that the archer was born The Association of Metropolitan Clubs Lebanon County. This course has re­ with such an ability and therefore can do these things unconsciously. No arch­ of Detroit will hold the Fourth Annual cently been rebuilt.

The sponsors of the shoot want you er, of course, does any of these acts Metropolitan Open Field Tournament unconsciously. He has learned his way July 30 at the range of the Pontiac to understand this is an open tourna­ Archers.

The Pontiac Archers range Is ment, and they extend a special Invita­ of doing such an act. In addition, he has been Influenced by other archers, located within the Pontiac Lake Rec­ tion to archers attending the Champion­ by things he has read on the subject, reation Area and they maintain a fifty- ship Tournament in Lancaster to shoot seen or heard about the act, and he six target range. This will also be the with them.

The date is Sunday, August 13th, may even be Influenced by his sur­ location of the Michigan 19 50 State roundings and the territory in which Field Championship. and the starting time is 1:00 p.m. he shoots. He performs a learned act, The Recreation Area embraces many National Field Archery Association not an instinctive act! Practically every­ lakes and resort activities and is one rules and regulations apply. thing about his so-called instinctive of the beauty spots of southern Mich­ For further information contact Mrs. performance the archer learned to do; igan. The range, which is about two Christian Frick, 528 Spruce St., Le­ he was not born with any of these par­ miles northwest of Pontiac Lake, is banon, Penna. ticular abilities. very hilly and heavily wooded. The What, then, should these acts be courses have many tricky and deceptive Missouri Bow Hunters called; what should the type of aiming shots. The Pontiac Archers guarantee that does not make use of a sight be that there will not be an uninteresting Plan State Tournament named? As was stated in the beginning, shot in the entire fifty-six. The range is Cape Girardeau, Missouri, will be archers call this type of aiming, instinc­ on Maceday Lake Road about one mile tive. Yet under the definitions given from Tegerdlne Road. Tegerdlne Road host for the Missouri Bow Hunters an­ nual championship tournament Septem­ to Instinct this is not scientifically ac­ is the first road west of Pontiac Lake.

As in previous years, the trophies are ber 2, 3 and 4. curate. We will probably continue to Ellis C. Trickey of Cape Girardeau, call this shooting instinctive because permanently awarded with no restric­ human beings are a persistent group tions as to residence, membership or President of M.B.H, is also tournament and habits are pleasant to continue and affiliation. Awards are given in four chairman and plans a full three-day hard to unlearn. But while we continue classes for men and three classes for program. Schedule of events will be Additional classes are provided mailed shortly. using this term we should remember ladies. wr For further information, write to for junior girls and for junior boys, that when we aim without sights orThere Pauline A. Reeg, Secretary, 7248 Mac­ icra will be competition for men and kenzie Road, St. Louis 23, Mo.

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Grouse Hunt in a Rain Storm

By STAN WILLIAMS Box 41, Courtenay, B.C., Canada

They take a terrific pounding with no he frantically shot in ill effects either with target points Although this hunt took place some­ it got so close self-defense. bullets. The grouse we shoot at time ago, Les and I still look back —- we de­ or With that excitement over from a range of 25 yards and the fondly to our grouse hunt on the headed down the trail, our slopes of Mount Becher. (This moun­ jectedly swishing in the soggy quivers, squirrels and rats about 15 yards. tain is on the fringe of the world- arrows woollen clothes hanging like wet famous Forbidden Plateau, Vancouver our sacks, water running out of our shoes Manufacturer of New Island, B. C.) faster than it could run in. What a Let me introduce the characters in Moon Products Dies couple of hungry, wet Robin Hoods the plot. First there was Les McRae On the morning of May 31, B. B. (a banker who keeps his bow handy we were!

Then our luck changed—a grouse Jackson of Delphi, Indiana passed on. during working hours in hopes that he 'J you) got “* up from the Although Mr. Jackson had not been in (“Penelope” to will some day foil a hold-up) ; myself, feet and headed for a the best of health his passing with a trail at my feci 1 Stan Williams (a printer—known as “Short Draw Williams” for obvious roosting spot 80 feet up in ai fir tree heart attack came as a surprise even to steep slope.

Well those who knew him well. He was not on the side of a sit;reasons) and the grouse . . . let’s call ., a chance to get able to do much shooting though he herei ii. it was at last, her “Penelope.” bird and remained a staunch supporter of the OUr bllU <L,iu the mv day ——jnot ----- 'wasted after Sunday was the day set for the hunt We thought of' climbing ■’ all. We the hill­ sport until the end. and we had decided very definitely Many people will remember Mr. Jackside and shooting out at the bird but the evening before that if it were —t our arrows5 would son as the man who operated the ma­ that raining or looked at all like rain, we a miss meant tl down the mountainside. chine shop that produced the “New '■ -----would stay in bed and forget the out­ be lost forever ‘ ing. Well the alarm sounded bright So we got as close to Penelope as we Moon’’ bow latch. Consequently produc­ bottom of the tree. tion of the latch has been suspended could . . . the and early at 5 a.m. and I looked out up there with her head until further notice. the window and saw the “Rocky Moun­ Penelope sat, up one side of a husky' branch . tain Dew’’ gently falling with ceiling cocked over c.._ and her plump little bottom over the zero, but decided to get up and go other side.

Not much target . our . . First Annual Chicago Park down to see if it was raining at Les’ but at least a target! of Wea started place a quarter of a mile away ... it Clout Shoot and the blunts disappeared District Junior Tournament was! through the tree • Continued from Page Seven. andrapid off succession down the up wild mountainside.

We ate breakfast and Les, wetting in his finger and holding it out the door, After a while Les made a hit on Pene­ hazarded a guess that maybe it wasn't lope’s rump. She let out a grunt and giving several cups, including those raining on the mountain as we might moved further out on the branch to won by the champions. be above the clouds ... he hoped!

Tony Stumpf and Bob Hischke, both had insulted her dignity.

So away we went wishfully expecting seeBywho this time five or six members of LPAC, who have rendered excellent the sun to break through in all its of the mountaineering club had come service conducting archery classes with splendor. Twelve miles later and 3000 the trail and with many a pun Paul Will at Lincoln Park Boys Club, feet up we eased out of the old Chrys­ down were egging us on. We ran out of acted as range captains. ler, put on our jackets and away we blunts, and smarting under the whip One fact disclosed by the tournament went. It was a three-hour climb to was that such an event has fine publicity­ of sharp tongues and scornful eye we the summit and a tough one at that. grabbed our broadheads and proceeded value, operating as it does to draw into Les was worrying about keeping the to send them off down the hillside in organized archery many boys and girls little riverlettes out of his shoes going uncontrolled order until our quivers who are deeply interested in the bow, up . . . and marveled where all the were empty'. “Penny” still sat in the but know of no club which they can water came from out of his boots when join. At least half of the children who enjoying the fun. going down hill. We eventually ar­ tree One of the onlookers had a rifle and competed on June 4th signed up as rived at the Mountaineer Club’s cabin “unattached.” If proper use is made of if we laugmugiy told luiu us uo that ,............ .. . were finat the top and found that three club laughingly' • . - > with „„„ ished our "kids’ levs toys”” he he would would this circumstance, archery programs members with guns had bagged 16 will be directed toward exploitation of . . and so did the take over. He did . grouse on their way up ahead of us. bullet . . . far over the grouse’s head. the vast field of unattached young bow­ That's why we didn’t see a solitary bird. my’ innings then. “If you can't men to be found wherever one looks.

By this time our quivers were full Ihithad Viewing the successful running of the it with a gun, how come you laugh of water and if it weren’t for the fact First Annual Chicago Park District with the bow?” I asked. we were carrying heavy blunts our ar­ at “us Junior Archery Tournament, local bow­ Here, you take the gun and see men pause rows would certainly have floated out to pay- deepest respect and what y'ou can do, ” he replied.

■ We and gone down the mountainside, And here is the sad part of the tale. gratitude to Mrs. Florence Lilly, whose ate our lunch, dried our equipment by I took the gun . . . me, a firm believer interest and foresight caused it to de­ the fire tor about an hour and then in hunting with the bow—and the bow velop from fond hope into a dream come started back down the long, wet trail. only. I held the gun above my head, true. Her devoted concern with young We hadn’t gone far, however, when took an instinctive bead on the bird, archers and her unusual ability to there was a noise that sounded like a closed my eyes and pulled the trigger. “think down” to their psysical and wet duck taking off and a very bedrag­ Horrors of horrors—down came “Pene­ mental level, added up to an event gled grouse flew up in front of us. lope” minus her head. Did I ever feel which is certain to have far-reaching We tensed (and the water squished disappointed! I had a terrible feeling effect in Chicago archery' circles. She out of our garments as if from a wet as if I had murdered a friend. And has richly earned the congratulations sponge). "Fishing” for an arrow in of this one thing I am sure—“Penelope” of everyone interested in the fostering my quiver started out in the direction and I had more fun missing her close of our noble sport. the grouse had taken. Les took up a with an arrow than by hitting her Position on a high rock to see where straight with a bullet!

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These an THE PEARSON HARDWOOD CO., INC. straight for him and almost settled series of of several grouse (life size) formerly C. H. Pearson & Son on his drawn bow before it must have consist c and squirrels. We obtained Hardwood Co., Inc. and rats smelled that wet archer smell of bees Office, Yard and MUI wide rubber-coated machine beltsome Foot 21st Street, Brooklyn 32, New York tyax and yew wood, for suddenly it cut the figures out of this and 'eered. Les had been waiting for it ing, nailed them to some seven-ply boards. '° get closer before he shot and then

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By LEA EDAEV 412 Nesmu+h Road, Glendale, California

It was 6:30 p.m. on May 21, 1950.

After a steak dinner, Bunny and I climbed into our car and started for home. We were leaving Barstow, but carrying with us the memories of two delightful days as guests of the Desert Bow Hunters at their Fourth Annual "Barstow Shoot.” We have attended three—missed the’first one in 1947.

Ten minutes out of Barstow we ap­ proached an archer hiking. He signalled for a lift and we stopped. I recognized my friend, "Walk-up,” the mythical archer whom I met last year and told about the Barstow Shoot. As he enter­ ed the car I said, “Hi! ‘Walk-up’! How do you like the shoot?!”

"Wonderful!” he exclaimed enthus­ iastically. “To say that I am happy to have put forth the effort to get there is putting it mildly, indeed. The shoot more than met all my expectations. It was everything you said it was."

“What did you think of the novelty events? Which one did you like the best?” I asked.

“Well, I watched you trying to walk that log and I noticed it gave you a little trouble."

"Why, yes, I had trouble all right.

It would appear to be a simple matter to walk a log without stopping and at the same time shoot two arrows and hit a target, but as you observed it gave quite a few of us a bad time. However, you noticed that Roy Dill seemed to get the knack of it.”

Bunny chimed in, “Some of the girls were smart. They took off their shoes!

It didn't give Gladys Ripple much trouble.”

“The 'four owls on a limb’ looked easy enough, too,” continued ‘Walk-up’, "but I have not had much experience with kneeling shots.”

“Yes,” I remarked, “it was tricky shooting. Three out of four was con­ sidered very good, and I remember only two who got four hits. I believe they were Hugh Rich and Cap Gregory."

Not to let us forget the girls, Bunny reminded us that Pearl Gregory did about as well as the men. “ ‘Nubble’ Pate pulled a fast one on the ball shot this year,” I remarked.

"For the early arrivals the balls were set up on the practice bales and un­ known to anyone, one of the balls was

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solid iron. After two or three archers had made perfect hits on the solid iron ball, at the expense of good arrows, the news soon got around and the iron ball was carefully avoided. In practice I seemed to hit those balls practically at will, but when the time came for com­ petition, pressure seemed to get most of us. The ring shot was just about the same story.”

“Who were the winners in those two events?” asked “Walk-up."

"Roy Dill won the ball shot and Ed Taylor the ring shot,” I replied.

"Don’t forget the girls,” Bunny add­ ed. “Juanita Harvey won the ball shot and Gladys Ripple took the ring shot.”

“I thought the stump shot was very amusing and probably the most diffi­ cult of all the novelties,” commented “Walk-up.”

“I for one have never been able to

"Koko" was the winning name for Desert Bow Hunters’ mascot. Above is prize awarded to the winner.

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stand on that stump on one foot long enough to string my bow and get an arrow off,” I explained, “but Dick Lenarth demonstrated perfect coordina­ tion and timing.”

“Did you notice Evelyn Pletcher?

Nothing to it for her!” exclaimed Bunny.

“I guess I have something to learn about shooting the Flight and the Clout,” said “Walk-up".

“Yes, there seems to be more to It than meets the eye, such as perfect elevation, timing and release. Gene Dyer made pretty good distance in the broadhead flight and Babe Bitzenburger’s knowledge and experience won her first place in the event. Francis Neal and Gene Moody were successful in placing their arrows where they counted most in the clout event.”

"Did you know so much fun could be had with a frau-frau arrow?” 1 asked. "That was one event where a strong bow does not mean too much.

A good wind behind the arrow helps a lot."

"It took a little persuasion on my part to get Bessie Neal to shoot that event,” explained Bunny, "but in spite of the fact that she took a pie in the face as a ‘penalty’ for winning, she was happy with the radio she won. "Speed” Bayless turned the tables this year and ‘took’ the pie instead of ‘dishing it out’ as he did last year."

I remarked that I thought it was a good idea to count the total score for the Feld Round, consisting of the Tin Can, Coyote and the Pool Table rounds to make up the main event, and also to provide so many prizes—13 for the men, 12 for the women, and five for the juniors.

"It seemed to me that for the average archer the Pool Table Round was more a mater of luck than anything else." remarked “Walk-up.” "It is very near­ ly impossible for me to put an arrow in any one of three circles as small as those. My arrow were usually between the circles for a count of three or in a low numbered circle.”

"How did you like Nubble’s cele­ brated ‘Tin Can Round’,” I asked _ _ “It was as thrilling as yi'ou said it was,” replied “Walk-up,” and I un­ derstand that the boys ‘diown under’ in

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one more example of Barstow’s spirit.

I Just don’t know how the club does so much for 31.00 registration fee. The Western costumes added a great deal of interest and color to the occasion.

Lory and Gloria Mutzig certainly de­ served the first prize for their outfits.”

We rode for several minutes in silence. Bunny was dozing, and "Walk­ up” seemed to be looking tar over the horizon. Suddenly he said, “Time for me to leave you. Let me out at the next highway, please.”

"Which way are you going? Where are you headed?” I asked.

“First.” he replied, “I am going North, then East, then South and then West. I am headed for all Field Archery Clubs everywhere. I feel I have a mis­ sion. I want to tell the world how much relaxation and good fun archers can have at a shoot like the Barstow Shoot. There is no reason why similar tournaments can’t be held in any of our • Continued on Page Thirty-one.

desert atmosphere.

"Poison Springs" was set up bv' "Nubbie" Pate tonl lend i l . .

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by James J.I Amari.

Australia are using the round now and that it will again be used at this year’s National Tournament in Michigan as a novelty event.”

“I thought that the names of some of the targets were very appropriate, carrying out the ’all Western’ theme of the shoot,” remarked Bunny. "I loved ‘Hangman’s Tree’, ’Poison Springs’ and ’Rattle Snake Hili’. The dummy Mexican taking his siesta under the cactus bush at ‘Poison Springs' was very realistic.”

“Where did they get the donkey?” queried "Walk-up.”

“Oh, Koko? He came from the vi­ cinity of the Devil’s Playground about 135 miles northeast of Barstow. He was about four months old when he was captured a few months ago. Nubbie says he is just plain desert jackass, but plenty smart. The name ’Koko’ was the result of a contest conducted by the Desert Bow Hunters through Archery Magazine which has international circu­ lation. Nubbie received 350 entries, in­ cluding some from England, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico. The winning entry was submitted by Leo Gomez of Albuquer­ que, New Mexico.”

“Walk-up” wanted to know the sig­ nificance of everyone shooting a broad­ head into the nicely finished board.

“That is a souvenir for the Barstow

Firemen's Club House,” I explained.

"The Firemen, through their service fund, sponsor Nubbie's shoot and it is through their sponsorship that the shoots are made possible each year. The two fellows who accepted the souvenir board in behalf of the Firemen were Rex Dillingham and Guy Sawyer. I am sure every archer there contributed his autographed broadhead.”

“I was very impressed by the beau­ tiful prizes that were donated by the merchants of Barstow', such as the five radios and the many electrical appli­ ances!” exclaimed "Walk-up." "I un­ derstand thej’ were valued at over 3900.

That is a fine example of community spirit and a compliment to Nubbie and his club. The affair was very well or­ ganized. I know that Nubbie does a great deal of the work and puts in a lot of time on the shoot, but he must have some help.”

“Yes,” I replied, “Nubbie had fine assistance this year from many people, including Harvey Hicks, Claude Neeley, Don Theye, R. A. Scott, Betty Hender­ shot, Jolly and Duane Mitchell, Edna Jameson, Jack and Doug Paris, and particularly from his wife.”

“That was quite a party at the Rodeo Club Saturday night,” remarked Bunuy.

“Yes, it was,” said "Walk-up." "I thoroughly enjoyed the supper, the dancing and the entertainment—just

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Eliter's Mai Box Dear Editor: The Wisconsin Field Archery Asso­ ciation has just authorized a Free style division in their annual tournament, in which "sight-shooters" can participate.

Looking forward into next year I can imagine some rather humorous compli­ cations.

This matter of "sights versus in­ stinctive is a vexing problem but right now it is so tangled up it looks worse than it is.

Archers are no more alike than people are alike. We can not solve the prob­ lems of archerydom by saying. "Oh. we're all archers, we all shoot the bow."

I think we must dig a good bit deeper than that. We must consider the various skills archers have acquired, or may acquire, if we want to develop suitable games for them.

There are many skills involved in archery, and if we say that we want to promote archery then it would seem to be part of our job to design or develop appropriate games for these skills, or rather for the archers who possess these skills—or may acquire them.

Besides a variety of different skills there is such a thing as degrees of skill. Take for instance, the degree oi flight shooting skill that is involved in archery-golf. It is much less than the degree of skill required to win a high place in flight shooting.

The skill required in judging dis­ tances in the official field round is much more limited than the skill required to win a high place in archery-golf. We must consider this, too.

To illustrate: In the York Round sight shooting with light tackle takes skill to a "perfectionist" degree. Here we have made an excellent game by isolating a skill. The very high degree of skill required to rank high, besides other factors, keep the game free from The above pair of "grown-up kids" are Wm. "Govy" Governale (left) and clashes with other skills. You do not find many instinctive archers asking Bert Brown of the Solano Field Archers, Vallejo, Calif. The two veteran archers, for a separate division in the York both past masters at heckling, are enjoying a gag at Govy's expense. The Round. above picture was the result of a wager in which the two decided that instead In archery-golf (based on Sheboygan of betting the usual beer, they would shoot a 28-target round with the loser rules) w’e find the following analysis of skill and to what degree: substituting a yo-yo for his bow on the second twenty-eight.

Flight shooting—to a moderate de­ gree.

Judgment of distance-—to an unlim­ Red and high degree. ited Instinctive shooting with mods moderate need a variety of skills. If you can’t or heavy tackle—to a high degree.

Use TTeo of -r approach arrow—to a high judge distance and translate that judg­ shooter and light or moderate tackle are brought together, witli few or no degree. ment into shooting skill you’re sunk. other skills involved. We know, if we Use of non-skip arrow—to a high The proper use of a frou-frou arrow have given the matter some serious in the last (13th) annual championship degree. thought, that it takes more than the at DePere -----. -• ___ j recently might have Use of frou-frou arrow—to a high meet meant a different champion. mere absence of a sight on a bow to degree. designate the archer who shoots by This year a------ .

Choice of which arrow to use—to ••"r’’ss archery-golf champion sight.

We know that a lot of "sight a high degree. was the York Round Round champion of a ----- - «uu ago. -Second, and third places shooters” cant their bows and use no In this game, as it is played under few years t.__. sights or markings at all. Likewise a lot the official Wisconsin rules (Sheboygan went to instinctive archers. of archers who use a knot or pin as So here is one point I want to make, rules), a number of skills have been Good combined to make up an excellent game. fair games bring archers together in a general guide have acquired consid­ erable skill in judging distances and a Here sight shooters and instinctive competition and harmony. Bad archers, heavy and light tackle, are games may bring them together but willingness to shoot under any and all conditions and to use moderate or matched against each other in a game not in fair competition or in harmony. where the skills involved even things up Many of our troubles start in bad heavy tackle, too. I suspect they are games. closer to being instinctive archers than pretty well.

In view of this I should think that they themselves realize.

Heavy tackle is of some advantage in we should One thing seems to be pretty well flight and long approach shots, but if approach our archery prob__ __ _ its too heavy you miss your close range lems with more consideration to our demonstrated by experience and that is shoot-off shots where a light bow and games and avoid — ’’ the " conclusion that that under some circumstances it is there are two kinds of archers and next to impossible to identify the arch­ better control means more. er who is shooting by instinct and the never the twain shall Adjustable sights are of very little mix. who is shooting by sight.

The area in which we advantage in this game, so nobody ob­ have most archer If we set up competition under these jects to them and few use them. You disharmony now, is thati area in which the instinctive archer and the sight circumstances and attempt to set up separate divisions for the sight and in­

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stlnctlve archer we are inviting dishar­ mony. That is why I do not think a Free Style division in the N.F.A.A. is a forward move. It will not solve the basic problem of identification, and it will not achieve such a separation of skills as will contribute to fair compe­ tition and harmony.

That is not to say that archers in general will not have a fine time shoot­ ing the field round. It is merely to say that it a free style division is all the changes that are going to be made in the field round then it is indeed a sad thing, because others are needed and soon. So long as that area of dishar­ mony exists the game will not be at its best.

The field round started out to be a practice round for deer hunting, so to further additional discussion let us list a tew of the more important skills that go into deer hunting, all of which are to a higli degree: Skill in judging distances in morn­ ing, noon, and dusk from five yards to beyond bow shot.

Skill witli heavy tackle.

"One shot skill."

"Silent and swift reload” skill.

Skill in avoiding hazards.

Skill in shooting from different positions and angles, kneeling, etc.

Skill in spotting and stalking deer.

CLAIBORNE SPAULDING Skill in shooting at moving targets.

Newly appointed Vice President of Skill in shooting quickly.

Skill in picking a spot on a deer. the National Field Archery Associa­ Skill in drawing, releasing, etc. tion from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. ,_ow! you shoot tire field round with i • ■..... just how many of .....i light tackle these -i.iii skills are you deve]oping7 You are developing in drawing, aiming, . —= skill I! in of deer hunting skills. More deer hunt­ holding, and releasing. All extremely ing skills are involved than in the pres­ important skills, but these alone won’t ent field round. bring home the venison.

My point is not that we can make a national game of hunting gophers, but I have often hunted gophers with a rather that we can certainly set up a 30-pound bow, shooting by instinct. It game that beats it for deer hunting was a lot of fun and I always thought it good deer hunting practice. I now practice.

For all that I have said, the field use a hunting bow and think it still round is still fun to shoot and still ,,ractice; If you disagree, check good hunting practice. As I have said. on the skills involved against the list

though, I do question the fairness of competition so long as light tackle is permitted, and four arrows shot. The game has many of the aspects of being neither fish nor fowl or in other words neither a sight game or a game for the instinctive archer.

Much of the difficulty of solving the problems of sights versus instinctive would vanish if we would make the admission that especially in the light tackle class we cannot identify the true instinctive archer by the way he holds his bow, quivers his arrows, or shoves out his rear middle body.

How then can he be identified? That isn’t so hard as it seems.

Remember the story of Solomon who was shown two bouquets of flowers ex­ actly alike except that one was of wax?

He was challenged to say which was the wax flowers and which were the genuine. He couldn't until a bee flew in the window and selected the genuine flowers to prov ide his noon day meal.

Maybe we can't always identify the real instinctive archer, but if we know what kind of skills he has and what kind of targets he likes we can set up games to which only the archer who likes to shoot by instinct is attracted.

We can do the same for the archer who wants a game that will challenge his best sight shooting skills. So let’s get started and do it. If we can’t do it at the national level, we can do it at the state or club level—and if we can’t do it in one organization, let’s join one in which we can do it.

It is a good thing to remember that games are the doors through which newcomers enter into our world of archerydom. The more doors there are and the easier they are to open the more friends we will welcome to our sport.

Sincerely RALPH KREUTER Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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but we stuck to it and got the job done. Undoubtedly there are many oth­ er cities and even states that could do a similar job—perhaps even a little better, and perhaps with a little less effort.

A year ago there were six members of the NFAA in the state of New Mexico. Four of them either moved to other states or let their memberships expire. That left two members.

Today we have twenty members of the NFAA in the state, about the same number who are in the process of con­ version. three clubs, three approved field courses, and tonight we formed a state organization, the New Mexico Field Archery Association.

Give us another year and you'll really see some action.

Bear in mind that we're in a state with less than a quarter of a million population and just a little less than an eighth of a million square miles of area to dispurse it in and you will understand why we say that other cities can step up their membership in pro­ portion, and other states can do the same thing with less difficulties to over­ come than we had.

Twenty-one states, according to the listings in the February edition of

Archery, all with greater population to draw on than we have, are under us in NFAA membership, and they are piobably under us in total club mem­ bership. If we could add 900% to our membership here, they should be able to at least double theirs.

Here's what happened.

In June, 1949, Elsie and Tom Scott decided to go to the national tourna­ ment, and for obvious reasons (as you will see if you check their scores) did not look forward too enthusiastically to being placed in the expert class be­ cause no club secretary could send in a score for proper classification. They held a meeting with Louise Harris, their shooting partner, and formed the Al­ buquerque Archers, had a shoot, sent m the scores, and went to the nationals happy. It wasn't too long afterward be­ fore Carolyn and John (recently Mr. New Mexico) Hamilton, Ed Kobiela (a died in the wool target archer who finally got religion). Jim and Carl (the Commander ) Gilbert, and troublesome Joe Harris joined the group.

In tlie meantime, that renowned four­ some, Jim and John Simmons, Sam Candelaria, and Phil Gonzales, each of whom can shoot a rabbit blindfolded in the dark at 80 yards, 1 foot, 2 >/2 inches

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At the same time Doc Vergara, with the aid of his son George, recruited (believe it or not) a couple of navy men, Bill Grady and Al Huddleston, and (perhaps it is too close to March 1st to mention it) an Internal Revenue man Leo Gomez, along with a metal shaft expert, R. F. Buckman, to form the Rio Grande Archers. Within a mat­ ter of hours it was a family affair with Doc’s son Leo, Jr., Al’s son Bob, Leo s son Leo, Jr., and Bill’s wife Mary join­ ing the group. They have a very fine 14-target course as a result of a lot of hard work and co-operative spirit.

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N<!ew Mexico range, but in January ttihey got going on their own and put in a course having one three-bale 24” but, onne three-bale 18” but, one three-bale 122” but, and one two-bale 6” four-target bi»ut. By going around the course 4 1-3 tilimes and switching to the bird shots ai regulation 14-target course is cov­ ered.

This is the smallest approved 14-targget course in the United States and nmay be the solution to the problems of oother clubs with limited membership aand with limited space or funds.

Independently, the three clubs in New ^Mexico saw the need for a state organiiization and started taking preliminary ssteps to draw on all available sources £for information as to the best way to sswing into action.

On March 12 Jim Simmons called a i meeting at his home of representatives • of the clubs in the state and an agree-

mcnt as to the form of the constitution zontal arrow Interwoven between the as well as to its contents was made. letters.

Now again we say watch our smoke Tcm Scott was chosen by the commit­ tee to submit a draft of the constitu­ — tournaments — picnics — increased tion. membership — and all the things we Oa March 19th another meeting was say add up to good archery and sports­ held at Tom Scott’s residence and the manship.

Al Huddleston was elected president; draft was accepted with minor modifi­ Leo Gomez, vice-president; Tom Scott, cations by the committee. secretary-treasurer. In addition to the Al Huddleston arranged a meeting of three officers, the Board of Directors all archers of New Mexico, with the consists of Jim Simmons and Sam Can­ exception of the number 1 hunter of the delaria. nation, Jim Ramsey, who could not at­ The Albuquerque Archers are con­ tend, for March 21. structing a Clout Range for use at the The attendance at the meeting was state tournament.

All this is just the start. We’re go­ encouraging, the enthusiasm was tops, the New Mexico Field Archery Associa- ing to start a campaign immediately for either a special bowman deer season ticn was formed, and the proposed con­ stitution was accepted. A chenille em­ or else a special bow hunting area dur­ blem was adopted which consists of a ing the regular hunting season.

We’re going to get active in the mail black and white field archery face with a yellow NM joined, and a white hori- tournament. We’re going to send a dele­ gation to the national tournament in August. We're going to try and make a good showing there, and we’re going to try to come home with a few of the prizes.

All this we’re going to do on an $11.00 budget.

There’s no reason why any of the 21 states with larger population than ours can’t do the same, and that's what we'd like to see happen. We'd like to see a similar effort throughout the en­ tire United States, and if similar action were taken in every state our good friend John Yount wouldn't be aiming for 5,000 members, he'd have 10,000 easily.

There are innumerable cities in the country with population larger than that of the entire state of New Mexico who could adopt a similar program.

We could not have accomplished ail of this without help, of course. We were encouraged and given invaluable advice by John Yount, the National Secretary; Roy Hoff, our Division Rep­ resentative; and Dud Lawrence, the Secretary of the California state organ­ ization.

The undersigned shall be more than glad to offer what assistance he can to any club or organization which might be' interested in launching a similar expansion program.

Cordially yours, THOMAS R. SCOTT, 3017C 31st Place, Albuquerque, N. M.

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being noticed. Well it was too late to bow for the last two years. The first turn back now, so on I went. year we hunted around Three Lakes, About ten yards and as many min­ WIs. Last year we started hunting at utes later, the deer looked down my the same place. When we arrived there way but past me. I wondered what we found the grose season had opened could be in back of me that was so in that county and the deer were interesting to the herd ahead. About spooky. And since we didn’t see many this time I saw a movement in the deer we decided we would take a drive brush about twenty feet in front of to Pausts, Woods Lake Resort, where me. Whatever it was just hit the field the Henry Collignon family and many and all eight deer took off for parts other archers were staying. We arrived unknown. there at noon, and all the gang asked us to stay and hunt with them that aft­ About this time I figured that was ernoon and evening. They told us how all the deer I would see that day so I many deer they were seeing and wanted sighed and started to leave. For some to prove it to the wife and I. reason I turned my head and what do you know, there were two big does Around 2:30 the whole gang piled standing right where I had left my nice into our station wagon and we took off little blind. for the run ways that they had been watching. First we dropped off my Boy, how I wished there had been wife Joyce and Hank's wife Bernice. someone to kick'my pants for pulling a They didn’t do bad that evening, each stunt like that. Heavens knows I have having about 10 shots between them at done it often enough mentally. So I one feeding doe. (Didn’t even come started all over again to work my way near her). After leaving the women back and up to get a shot at these we continued on to a large alfalfa field deer. I didn’t get far when the one which we were to hunt. doe got nervous and stomped at me.

This went on for a while till I tried At the field Hank and his son Jerry to get by bow up for a shot; then left us to go up to a place where the they both took off for tall timber. This deer came into the field. This left time I got up and walked back to my Wayne Kleiner and myself to hunt the edge of the field by ourselves. As 1 blind and sat down with a sigh of relief. said before, they wanted to prove to us Oh yes, there were more deer on the that there were lots of deer around. field now but they were a good half Wayne put me on the best spot, which mile away, too far to shoot, I didn’t was a point which extended out into feel like trying to stalk them that far the field. The point had quite a few across an open field. scrub oak and elder rushes on it; good Later the gang convinced us that cover but no fooling, you could see Crivity was the place to stay, so the two ways, 150 yards to another point next day we drove up to Three Lakes, and about one-fourth mile to the road.

Wis., and picked up our duffel: We I got out the knife and cut down had a swell time at Crivitz for the rest the weeds and small brush I thought of our vacation. would be in my way. Then I settled If this boner doesn’t sound on the down to wait for the elusive Wisconsin up and up, ask anyone who was there.

White Tails. I figured I should watch And if it is not, then maybe it a toward the road because of the direc­ guy goes hunting for deer and then tion of the wind, but about twenty minutes later I looked the other way and saw two deer about 100 yards away. There wasn’t much I could do except shift around and try to keep the deer from seeing me. I had on my watch and it took those deer just under an hour to feed up to me. By the time Well made yew and osage bows, they had reached to eight in number with Kangaroo sinew backing or and all were does. The setup was per­ Fortisan. Guaranteed for one year. fect; the wind was from them to me and I was pretty well covered, so I got $30.00 to $32.50 up on one knee and let fly at the closest doe. She was about 40 yards With New Moon bow latch, add and her head was down and when my $10.00 to above prices. arrow reached her she was already 10 yards away. This arrow didn’t even Field Arrows, matched in spine, foot­ scare the deer as they just trotted ed with finishing nail, $7.00 per doz. down the field. about 80 yards and browsed again. I thought about this RON ROBISON awhile as it was pretty late to expect 210% No. 6th St., them to feed up to me again so I had to go after them. I started to crawl Boise, Idaho out onto the field after them.

The way the wind was blowing no deer would come out behind me (I thought). So eight deer out on the field looked pretty good to me. After 1 got out onto the field about twenty yards, I began to wonder how I would stand up to shoot at the deer without

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IDear Editor: Of all the people who are going to ’write to you to give Clair Butterfield Ihell on account of his onery letter in ithe May issue, let me be first.

You took care of Mr. Butterfield in ;your editorial on all counts except one, :and that one is what I’m mad about.

You let him off too easy on the case • of Marvin Knoff, the little guy with the 1 big luck.

If I know archers, Marvin has been walking way up in the clouds since he killed his big deer. He probably rates number one around his house. And now what? Someone, a little jealous per­ haps, comes along and knocks his props out from under Marvin. Shouts cheater, liar.

It is quite apparent that Mr. Butter­ field has never killed a deer or seen one killed with bow and arrow or he would not form such drastic opinions about what or what not is possible.

I have the suspicion that most of his hunting has been done with a gun— without very much luck, even with that.

Mr. Butterfield, take another good look at the happy face of Marvin Knoff and the deer lie killed that is pictured on the front of Archery magazine of April—Then get yourself in front of a mirror and give yourself the bawling out you deserve!

Marvin Knoff, this man was just kid­ ding you when he cast disparaging re­ marks about you and your deer. Some­ time he might be lucky enough to do as good and then he will go around popping buttons off his vest when he swells up telling people about his deer kill. I hope I'm lucky enough to hunt with you sometime. I would like to get a few pointers from you on how to knock down the big ones.

Best of luck.

BILL CHILDS, 1108 Post St., Alameda, Calif-

Dear Editor: Here is a hint for hunters and rovers who go through brush without brush blocks on their bows: First get a real rubber innertube and cut some bands 12” or 15” long and about %” to depending on weight or bow. String up bow, and wrap end

of bows with the bands so that there is no V left. The rubber being rubbery pulls up when the string is drawn and lias no effect on the shooting of the bow. But I do find that if you bind the bow too much you shorten yout bow and increase the weight and cast of the bow.

It actually works better tnan any­ thing I have seen, and will be a blessing on a long bow in weeds. Cut several pair and carry them as spares and if they show wear, put on new ones.

The other night in bed I was won­ dering how brush blocks could be suc­ cessfully installed on old hunting bows, when I thought of rubber bands.

The next day I tried the stunt out and it worked perfectly. May the hun­ ters use this and enjoy going through weeds with "Crandall Brush Bands" Sincerely, helping out.

F. R. CRANDALL. Note: Have furnished these with my last two hunting bows and will try the stunt on weak target bows.

Dear Editor: My heartiest congratulations to the Executive Committee of the N.F.A.A. for providing “free style” shooters a chance to compete in the 5th National Tournament.

I like to shoot competitively with a sight because I hunt with a sight, and not because I want any advantage over my friends.

Until this decision was made I had planned not to go to Tawas City. Now’ I am going to make a reservation there and get several others to do the same.

Sincerely RALPH BAGLEY Minneapolis, Minn.

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On the right, Karl Palmatier, of Kala­ mazoo. Michigan, who will again be Field Captain.

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2. The NFAA helps you organize local field clubs.

3. The NFAA cooperates with state archery associa­ tions In establishing and improving field archery.

4. The NFAA sponsors field archery games with stan• dard national rules for their play.

5. The NFAA provides national mall tournaments with awards, so that you can compete with archers throughout the United States, right on your own home field course. During the summer a national field tournament will be held at Allegan. Michigan.

6. The NFAA cooperates with national and state gov­ ernments, and sportsmen and conservation clubs in the conservation of game and its natural habitat.

7. The NFAA helps secure earlier seasons, special areas, and better hunting conditions for bow and arrow hunters in your state or province.

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What’s Up? • Continued from Page Ten.

by Big Game Award winners the crippling loss for 1949 was approximately 14%. This indicated loss is not entirely accurate. The reason for this is that the questionnnaire asked if anyone in the applicant’s hunting party lost any cripples. Many of the reported cripples were lost, not by the successful hunter, but by other members in his party.

Such a condition makes it impossible to figure a percentage of loss accurately. The actual percentage of loss -will there­ fore be smaller than the indicated 14%. Such a crippling loss is, if anything, slightly smaller than the comparable loss resulting from gun hunting.

Both gun hunters and archers have one tiling in com­ mon, and that is, if they intend to be successful in the hunt, they must be able to place their bullet or arrow where it will be most effective. A wild shot that hits wide of the desired spot is certain to result in a long chase and possibly a cripple, regardless of which weapon is used.

For this reason it is doubly important that sportsmen be­ come good woodsmen so they can approach their deer to a distance from which they can reasonably expect to lut somewhere near where they aim. This means that we must encourage our bow hunters to study the habits of deer, to practice stalking and to practice shooting with hunting equipment. When it comes to practice for deer hunting with bow and arrow there is nothing that can help you more than plain ordinary stump shooting.

DISTANCE OF SHOTS Big game species taken in the 19 49 season were shot at an average distance of 31 yards. Roughly six out of every ten big game animals taken were shot at 30 yards or less. Only 28, or roughly one out of each eleven, were bagged at 50 yards or more. It is interesting to note the difference in killing distances in some of the states. Wis­ consin archers were fortunate in getting their big game at an at an average distance of 28 yards, the shortest average distance for the states. The average killing distance in Michigan was 31 yards, 41 yards in Washington and 43 in California. The longer killing distance in the two western states no doubt results from the more open type of country the archers in the west have to hunt in.

EQUIPMENT USED Bows used to kill big game in 1949 ranged all the wav from 18 to 78 pounds in pull, with an average of 56 pounds This is one pound lighter than the average weapon used in 1948. My prediction is that in another five years tne weight will have been reduced to around 50 pounds. 1 he reason for such a reduction will be the increased efficiency of bows and education of archers to the fact that they need to shoot bows they can shoot with accuracy. In past ye!Jrs’ beginning archers have labored under the impression that deer bunting required bows with a pull of over 60 pounds.

At one time bow hunters were also under the impression that arrows weighing 500 grains or more were an absolut necessity. No one will deny that such weapons are de­ sirable for bear hunting. Lighter arrows and bow, however seem to be gaining in popularity for deer hunting, tne reason is that we need no longer worry about penetration.

Information from bow hunters in Allegan County, Michio< a couple of years ago showed that approximately halt tne arrows which hit deer pierced the animal completely.

Whether heavy or light equipment is used, archers shou be deeply concerned about the sharpness of their broad­ heads.

The old standby yew and osage bows have finally given way to the newer weapons made from metal and lamina­ tions. Even as recent as the 19 48 season, osage bows out­ numbered other types used for killing big game. The w pons used in 1949 were as follows: Metal—34% Laminated—32% Osage—21%

Yew—8% Other—5% , Hunting arrows that felled the big game animals on which awards were given in 1949 had an average we g of 481 grains. Broadheads used in making the kills eluded 51% single blade heads, 29% 4-bladed heads 19/b 3-blades, and 1% had more than four cutting edges. Biaaes with extra cutting edges seem to be rapidly gaining Popularity. This switch towards heads with more cutting edge is no doubt a wise move. Such multiple bladed hec . however, may have no advantage when bone is hit. in raci, some have claimed that multiple-bladed arrows are a nar dicap in case of hits In heavy bone. This has not been Jnltely proved. The main thing is to shoot a11 arrow am o°w that permits you to hit where you look. That me* to shoot accurately and to get your arrow there last, deer at a distance of 15 yards can whirl out of the way o

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an arrow after hearing the twang of the bowstring. In case you don’t believe this, wait and time will probably dem­ onstrate it.

AIMING METHODS Ninety-four percent of the awards for 1949 went to archers shooting instinctively (a bow free of sights). Bare bow hunters took home 97% of the game in 1948. Corres­ pondingly, only 3% of the bow’ hunters in 1948 and 6% in 1949 used some kind of a sight in bagging their game.

This ratio of bare bow to sight hunters is not typical of all areas. It is understood that northern Minnesota bow hunters to a large extent use sights in hunting.

It is prophesied that now that the N.F.A.A. has set up two divisions in its tournament competition, the number of archers using sights for hunting will increase. However, they will probably never equal or outnumber the hunters who shoot instinctively. Obviously, each hunter will want to hunt the way he can get the most enjoyment out of the sport. If the use of sights in hunting increases, it will probably increase most in the Lake States where the cover makes it possible to get closer to deer than in the open country of the west. A survey of hunters in Michigan a few years ago showed that a considerable percentage of the shots secured were at standing deer. This is conceivable as much of the bow hunting for deer in that state is done from blinds.

• Continued on Page Thirty-two.

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SUGGESTIONS—Use sanding disc set-up to taper shafts to 1/8" dia. at tip. Clean some of paint, if any, from inside ferrule with small round file. Apply Ferr-L-Tite cement to both sur­ faces and allow to dry, then assemble and heat slowly over small alcohol flame until cement which bubbles out turns brown, then place tip of arrowhead against hardwood and force shaft in very hard and keep pressure on with one hand until arrowhead can be partly cooled with a damp cloth. The strength of this bond is amazing in any weather. When the pinning method of attachment is used, to comply with regu­ lations—force shaft into ferrule hard, then use thin tapered, sharp punch to make hole in each side of ferrule and drive pin through.

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Secretary’s Page • Continued from Page Eight.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION If you are going to attend the Na­ tional Tournament be sure your mem­ bership is paid up and be sure to take your membership card with you. If you don’t have it when you get to the tour­ nament we are going to ask you to pay $1.00 dues to guarantee your being in good standing. Later, when we have a chance to check our files here at the office, we will refund the dollar. All of this means trouble both for you and us so please take your membership card with you. If your membership expires in August please mil us your dues by July 20, otherwise you may not get your card back in time to take to the National.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN A ROVING ROUND If you want variety in your roving round tournaments try making all single position shots into two position shots by shooting two arrows from a 5% greater distance than specified and the other two from a 5% shorter dis­ tance. For example: On the 60-yard shot shoot two arrows from 63 yards and the other two from 57 yards. Then next time around try shooting the 57yard shot first and then the 63. Such a round may not technically be an official round, but personally I can see no rea­ son why it shouldn’t be for you are al­ lowed a 5% variation on any target.

The Handbook says this variation must be made up on another target but it seems to me as though making it up on the same target would be just as of­ ficial. When you do this vou have a

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round that incorporates just about every shot that is possible with a bow and arrow and you have done it without going to the trouble of building a new course. Maybe this would be a good hunting round.

COURSES APPROVED Detroit Archers, Detroit, Mich., major changes; Sherwood Forest Field Arch­ ery Club, Lake Mills, Iowa; Akoga Bow­ men, Summitt County, Cuyahoga Falls and Akron, Ohio; Black River Bowmen.

Black River Falls, Wis.; Ouisconsin Bowmen, Delavan, Wis.; Oconomowoc Archers Club, Inc., Oconomowoc. Wis.; Koo Koose Archers, Deposit, N. Y.; Twin City Archers, Stevensville, Mich.; Clearfield County Archers, Penfield.

Pa.; McKeesport Sportsmen Assn., Mc­ Keesport, Pa.; Middletown Archery Club, Middietown, Pa.; Buffalo Field Archers, Houston, Tex.; Daniel Boone Bow Hunters, Milo, Wis.; The Joliet Archers, Joliet, Ill., and temporary ap­ proval of course at Dallas, Oregon.

SMALL GAME AWARDS Gene R. Fiala, Pocatello, Idaho—first arrow; Carl Hervey, San Ordo. Calif.— 1st crossed arrow; pins to Albert J. Love, M. D., Mathis, Texas; Chas. Nothdruft, Lafayette, Ind; and Gene Thorpe, New Orleans, La. Joe Dolan, Rupert.

Idaho, has completed his 6th group of 60 points.

20 PINS Buster Broliier, Highgrove. Calif., 35 yards; Thomas W. Malone. Rockford.

Ill., 45-yd. 4-pos.; Helen Peacock, Sa­ vona, B. C., 40 yds.; Aubrey Bissonnette, Bay City, Mich., 65 yds.; Jim Lesonick, Port Huron, Mich., 35 yds.; Jess Baker, Ontario, Ore., 55 yds.; Francis Vogel, Bradford. Pa., 4 5 yds.; Art Lewis, Lennox, Mich., 35 yds.; Donald A. Frasher, Rochester, N. Y., a pin for 45 yds., and honorable mention for 35 yds. 4-pos. shot the same day.

Honorable mention goes to Thomas Fuller. Renton, Wash., 55 yds.; J. C.

Rushton, Courtenay, B. C., 35 yds.: Howard Mathiseni, Glendale, Calif., 40 j— ----------- ....

Port Huron. yds. ; , Robert M. Crooker.

I Mich., 4 0 yds.; Bill Otto, Los Angeles, Calif., 45 yds.

SECRETARIES Please note on the 2 0 score cards - ----- in whether the score vat you send shot Free Style (sight, pin, mark, etc.) or Instinctively. It looks as if " the amendment for Free Style 20 pins will I'll have to L. know ” the shootcarry, so 1 ............. „ „ ing style.

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FOR SALE CLOSING OUT—250 pair Osage Orange Billets. Best on the market. Straight grain and free from defects. Seasoned three years. IDEAL for HUNTING BOWS. Price, 1-palr, $7.00; 6 pair, $36.00, f.o.b. Chicago. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Chester W. Broun, 617 So. State St., Chicago 5, Ill. tf

BOD-KIN HUNTING HEADS, Regular $3.75 doz. My special, $2.75 postpaid.

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Black Diamond broadheads, $3.50 Ace broadheads, $3.7 5 SPEED> NOX—Red, ’’yellow, blue, black, white, w’-’• - in 9/32" and 5/16", dz. $3.00 per 100.

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Matched Shafts, Alaska cedar, 11/32" only, $1.50 dz. Conolon backings, $5.00 per 1-1/2" pair.

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ATTENTION ARCHERY CLUBS: 48" printed paper target faces available at $6.50 per dozen, ($6.75 west of the Miss.) postpaid. Carieon Archery Co., 100 St. Marys Ave., Staten Island 14, New York. tf MY LOG HUNTING CABIN with fire­ place at Allegan, Michigan. $1500.00 takes it. Arnold O. Haugen, 122 Pine View Dr., Auburn, Ala. j

LONG, TOM, BASE GROUND FEATH­ ERS. 9" and longer—barred, $1.90 per C; $18.50 per M. Colored, $2.00 per C; $19.50 per M. Add 15c postage for first hundred; 5c for each additional hundred. You will never get a better feather than these. Earl L. Ullrich, Roseburg, Oregon. tf USED ALUMINUM BOWS at bargains.

We have a limited assortment of Used Aluminum Bows which we are closing out at half price. Send us $14.75 and 40c for postage, and we will send the nearest we have to what you have ordered. We believe these will give _practically _________ _as good service as new.

Chester W. Brown, 617 So. State St., "tf Chicago (5) Ill. tl CASCOPHEiN GLUE, surplus, A-l con­ dition: $1.00 1/2 pt., $1.75 pt, $2.75 qt., $8.00 gal. in qts. Lee's Archery Shop, 4 06 W. Washington St., Green­ ville, Mich. tf

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HUNTING ARROW ENSEMBLES — Matched P. O. cedar dowels, Speed or Mid-Nox, ground feathers, choice of Deerslayer, MA-3 or Bod-kin heads, in parallel 5/16”, 21/64”, 11/32" sizes. No charge for tenoning when draw length is given. Give weight of bow.

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• Continued from Page Twenty-one.

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“Walk-Up” Goes To Barstow

BACK ISSUES of Ye Sylvan Archer— Cash or trade. J. T. Thomas, 720 S.W. 46th St., Oklahoma City, Okla. s

states or in other countries for that matter. I had a long talk with Nubble Pate yesterday. He told me to contact all the Field Archery Clubs and tell the members that he would be happy to answer all inquiries about details with respect to sponsors, prizes, etc.

That's my job for this year.”

"Well, here is your stop, "Walk-up’,” I remarked as we came to the next highway. "Sorry you have to leave us.

It's been nice to meet you again.”

"Thanks for the lift,” he said as he stepped out of the car. "See you at Bar­ stow next year?”

"You sure will!” I exclaimed.

“OK. then it’s a date!”

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Howard Bergh, Copper Harbor.

H. C. Butler, Marlette.

Freddie Hibernick, Muskegon.

Jack Bosley, ML Pleasant.

Karl Gooding, Ypsilanti.

James R. Robinson, Toledo, Ohio.

H. J. Heaton, Boyne City.

L. G. Green, Goodrich.

R. P. Wischnef, Ludington.

F. H. Russow, Sr., Detroit.

James Mitchell, Jackson.

Oscar Rohn, Roscommon.

Given H. Dulek, Ionia.

Wm. G. Gram, Charlotte.

C. E. Baggerly. Stevensville.

Wesley Blundell, Muskegon.

J. Burdette Shaft, ’Leslie.

Allen Orr, Clarkston.

Bruce Krugh, Sturgis.

Bert Jones, St. Helen.

Farol Anderson, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Earl W. Anderson, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Delbert R. Huebner, Midland.

Chester L. Heston, Wilmette, Ill. Guy J. Gray. Lake Ann. J. Francis Guyman, Adrian.

Ken Burdick, Mt. Pleasant.

Everett Meyer, Wabash, Indiana.

Frances C. Lesonick, Port Huron.

Ursal R. Sutton, Winnetka, Illinois.

Harold Besant, Flint.

Lee Shortt, West Branch Fremont Sartain, Bay City Donald D. Polosky, Pontiac.

Clifford H. Krohn, Ypsilanti.

Richard Ardell, Algonac (2).

C. R. Henson, Galesburg.

Jackson M. Potter, Lansing.

Nord L. Simpson, Marlette.

What's Up? • Continued from Page Twenty-nine.

BIG GAME KILL — 1950 DEER California (bucks) R. H. Peterson, Los Angeles.

Thomas W. Wood, Fresno.

John F. Barber, Sanger.

Jack Francis, Oakland.

Thomas S. Dewell, Salinas.

J. E. Mason, Kelseyville.

Richard L. Hurst, Walnut Creek.

Al Farmen, Long Beach.

G. W. Baker, San Luis Obispo.

Donald Campbell, Monticello.

Wm. M. Weight, San Francisco.

Edwin H. Williams, San Diego.

Clyde Crowell, Los Angeles.

Vernon G. Chambers, San Francisco.

Donald P. Royer, Fresno.

Edwin F. Robinson (doe), Oakland.

Colorado Chas. H. Pulliam Jr., (doe), Denver.

Georgia Raymond C. Hicks (doe), Demarest.

Wm. L. Braswell (doe). Lawrenceville, Va. Wm. T. Rochelle (2 does), Atlanta.

Idaho (bucks): Harry Brunson, Rexburg.

Bill Childs, Alameda, Calif.

Wayne B. Whitlow, Pocatello.

Joe F. Dolan, Rupert.

W. H. Shillington (doe), Rupert.

Michigan (bucks) Frank B. Chapman, McDonald. (Ohio.

Roy G. Bowersock, Toledo, Ohio.

Franklin R. Stealy, Elkhart, Ind. Milton Dangermond, Holland Donald C. Seal, North Vernon, Ind. Frances Lozon, Marine City.

Harold L. Hedges, Pontiac.

Fred D. Stoye, Detroit.

Alvin M. Tang, Pontiac.

Floyd Eccleston, Mt. Pleasant.

Russel W. Kampenga, Muskegon Hgts.

Mrs. Russel Kampenga. Muskegon, Hgts.

R. F. Aiderman, Detroit.

Warren D. Henry, Montrose.

Frank Lubis, Royal Oak. Roger Jozurak, Midland.

Kenneth Berk, Coleman.

Elmer L. Bellinger, Saginaw.

LeRoy Gulick, Roscommon.

Roland Bosinski, Flint.

Brooke W. Hau ten, Detroit Carl B. Allen, Lewiston (2).

Ray B. Love, Sr., Benzonia.

W. H. Burt, Ann Arbor.

Clifford W. Farthing, Mio. Robert Farthing, Mio.

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Arthur Allar, Detroit.

A. W. Youngman, Battle Creek.

Jerome S. Bates, Crystal Falls.

Wm. G. Ashby, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Gwendolyn Shumaker, Ft. Wayne, Ind. John Shumaker, Ft. Wayne, Ind. L. L. Schrock, Elkhart, Ind. P. W. Perish, Fenton.

John F. uombardo, Detroit.

H. G. Moltzau, Wayne.

Charles LaLonde, Midland.

Octave V. Jozurak, Midland.

Hazel C. White, Flint.

Richard Van Vorhees, Saginaw.

Lloyd Spurbeck. Lansing.

Claude Spalding, Almont.

Creighton Kerr, Pontiac.

Robert Clay, Detroit.

Don Sherwin, Beulah.

Robert Dundas, Flint.

Mrs. Lloyd Spurbeck, Lansing.

Jack E. Ellis, Nashville.

Dennis L. Castle, Addison.

Frederick M. Carpenter. Center Line.

Reynolds W. Fowler, Detroit.

Stan Blocher, Trenton.

John A. Shaw, Detroit.

H. R. Woodruff, Mt. Pleasant.

James Henderson, Detroit.

Walter Roman, Hazel Park.

LeRoy Hammill, Adrian.

Keith W. Cournyer, Mio. Chas. E. Towns, Port Huron.

Earl A. Hamm, Ontonogon.

Orville A. Braley, Midland.

Alex. J. Brant, Midland.

Hewitt Gall, Onaway.

Harold E. Lake, Flint.

Elwin Pierson, Orleans.

Alma Blundell, Muskegon.

Fred F. French, Jr., Detroit.

George A. Nichols, Jackson.

Wm. C. Laubaugh, Hastings.

Joseph Nagy, Toledo, Ohio.

Elmer L. Nagy, Toledo, Ohio.

Harry While, Flint.

Earl Taylor, Flint.

Wm. A. Hall, Midland.

Dale H. Johnscon, Midland.

Win. D. Hyde, St. Helen.

Clinb __ on A. Henry, Midland.

Glenn Finkhousen, Van Wert, O’, ia James W. Lesonich, Pert Huron.

Richard F. Nagy, Toledo, Ohio.

Rexford Rivet, Essexville.

Harry C. Lindsley, Ferndale.

Alfred E. Davis, Jackson.

Harold Doan, Adrian.

William Loomis, Newaygo.

Helen Orr, Clarkston, tern N. Strang, Detroit.

Andrew R. Wylie, Owosso.

Maine Q. D. Sprogue, Machias (buck).

M innesota B. J. Johnson, Fergus Falls (doe).

Oscar A. Welander, Fergus Falls tdoe).

Gunder Legvoid, Thief River Falls (buck).

Marvin Knoff, Glenwood (buck).

Ross Shuman, Valley City, N. D. ( tick) New Hampshire: A'. W. Lewis, Hopkinton, Mass. (buck).

New Jersey Erving A. McLain, Blairstown (buck).

New York Paul Reinhold, Pauling (buck).

Bud Wledmaier, Warren, Pa. (1.uc ).

Oklahoma Roland D. Barber, Tulsa (buck).

New York Geo. Shrady, Jr., While Plains (buck) Oregon (Bucks) E. F. Knipling, Arlington, Va. Gene Grant, Dallas.

Richard Redfield, Portland.

B. G. Thompson, Corvallis.

Carl Rajnus, Malin.

(Does) Philip Janz, Turner.

Roscoe Keller, Portl? land.

M. G. Owen, Jr., Mel cNary.

Ole Chard, Coquille.

Stanley R. Stevens, Portland.

Paul R. Unger, Portland.

Utah Claude Holmes, Provo (buck) David W. Morris, Milford (doe) Washington (bucks) Glenn St. Charles, Seattle.

Orlin Lawson, Seattle.

Lloyd Beebe, Sequim.

(Does)

Russell S. Cougdon, Wenatchee.

Basil Blackmore, Marysville.

Keith W. Mervin, Everett.

Kit C. Weaver, Tacoma. soma, Robert Warner, Bellingham, linghc warren G. Hicks, Seattle.

Churchill Silvers, Wapato.

Dave Fowler, Wapato, u m. E. Melvin, Everett, both A. Campbell, Bremerton.

West Virginia (Bucks) C. Cleavenger, Webster Springs.

Dewey M. Howes, Glenville. , (Does) Austin Gates, Charleston. w. Dean Garman, Webster Springs.

Wisconsin (Bucks)

Jim Werner, Milwaukee Albert W. Mayhill, Peoria, III. Leo Rubash, Sycamore, Ill. Stewart C. Rogers, Chicago, III. M. L. Haug, Black River Falls Wes. A. Burdick, Rice Lake.

H. C.* Struebing, Skokie, III. F. E. Shemanck, Sr. Mpls, Minn.

John H. Thune, Cornell.

Lawrence Pace, Cornell.

Lawrence F. Marty, Monticello.

R. C. Williamson, Plymouth.

M. M. Calkins, Milwaukee.

Richard E. Erdman, Neenah.

Clarence R. Bennecke. Clam Lake.

Lee H. Chandler, Kaukauna.

Mrs. Valerie Baldwin, Stevens Point.

Dorothy E. Knauf, Stockbridge.

C. H. Anderson, Black River Falls.

Ralph E. Hill, Racine.

Henry H. Yehle, Jr., Wauwatosa.

R. E. Ringdahl, LaCrosse.

Gladys Renk, Milwaukee.

Richard S. Renk, Milwaukee.

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Franklin A. George. Glenn Ellyn, Ill. L. L. Heath, Clinton, la.

Armond Fehrman, Embarass.

E. L. Lambrect, Augusta.

R. R. Ludvigsen, Fon du Lac. E. F. Klimczak, Milwaukee.

Herbert Schauder, Rheinlander.

Wm. G. Bryson, Xenia, O. Helen E. Raulf, Fon du Lac. Roy I. Case, Racine.

Earl Hoyt, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. Ross W. Bristol, St Louis, Mo. Bernard Novy, Manitowoc.

Rev. Leo H. Ott, Oneida.

Paul Rohlik, Eau Claire.

(Does)

George A. Grindell, M.D., Siren, S. T. Lo Cascio. Joliet, Ill. Geo. Komarek, Brookfield. Ill. Robert Karper, Chicago, Ill. R. W. Strahm, Morris, Ill. Wm. H. Parkes, Peoria, Ill. D. C. Bennecke, Lake Villa. Ill. G. C. Hughes, Champaign, Ill. J. W. Schoffner, Sycamore, Ill. Carl M. Hulbert. Cornell.

Vance Squire, Cornell.

John L. Eggert. Sheboygan.

Wally Krause, Chicago, Ill. M. D. Baldwin, Stevens Point.

Earl C. Bruhn, Wauwatosa.

Harris Bubolz, Columbus.

Steve H. Wise. St. Paul, Minn.

Delmore G. Huberty, Menominee.

Richard A. Wagner, Racine.

Ernest A. Juster, Milwaukee.

Max J. Kruger, Racine.

Melvin Fauska, Glendale.

D. F. Auclair, Okauchee.

L. O. Donnell, Janesville.

Geo. H. Schallog, Fon du Lac. Theo. L. Seth, Minneapolis.

Walter A. Wellman, Oconomowoc.

Buck Stephenson, Manitowoc.

Clark Taylor, Merrill.

Mrs. Daniel Brewer, Neillsville.

Daniel W. Brewer, Neillsville.

Wm. Ashby, Indianapolis, Ind. H. C. Fledderjohn, Indianapolis, Ind. Donald C. Seal, North Nemon, Ind. W. Wilkinson, Palestine, Texas.

Earl Hammer, Colfax.

Chester L. Heston, Wilmette, Ill. V. H. Simons, Rockford, Ill. Elmer E. Kempf, Wauwatosa.

James A. Kayser. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Clarence Raulf, Fon du Lac. Jack Schoenike, Clintonville.

Jerry Schoenike, Clintonville.

Russ Reynolds. Cleveland, O. Karl Dobyns, Fon du Lac. Don Fink, Fenton, Mo. R. C. Bagley, Minneapolis, Minn.

Warren Hallock, Manitowoc.

C. W. Morrow, Peoria, Ill. E. J. Pobar, Kenosha.

Ted. J. Pospie, Cleveland, O. Wyoming Rob Roy Logan, Encampment (doe) Other Big Game

Wm. G. Machen, Jr., Corpus Christie, Texas—(2) O. R. Abbott, Corpus Christie, Texas.

S. R. Reams, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia Tom J. Irnler, Jr., Phoenix, Arizona.

Ruth O. Imler, Phoenix, Arizona.

Cliff. E. Olson, Agoura, California.

Ed Dreiss, San Antonio, Texas—(6) F. H. Kenagy, M.D., Rupert, Id.—(2) Goat Cliff E. Olson, Agoura, California.

R. C. Lenarth, Paramount, Calif.—(2) Coyote Karl Durst, Detroit, Mich.

Don Cryder, Twin Falls, Idaho.

Moose

W. F. Newton, Helena, Montana.

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BOWMAN CLASS 1. Calloway, jack, Okla., City Archers —567 18 585 144 E-B 2. Taylor, Ed, Pasadena Archers ..... -............ 565 54 619 153 E-B 3. Baker, Ozzie W., Rochester Archers....... 555 IS 573 153 E-B 4. Chamberlain, Don, Pontiac Archers,......... -517 0 517 153 E-B 5. Moening, Dick, Renton Archers .......-..... 488 18 506 0 6. Kress, Charles, Rochester Archers ....... 444 9 7. James, Harvey, Sagittarius Archers ....... 386 36 422 18 8. Gillock, H. E., Sagittarius Archers .......317 72 coc 389 45 ARCHER CLASS 1. Ball, John E„ Renton Archers ...... -...........391 144 535 51 B INSTINCTIVE DIVISION OPEN—EXPERT BOWMEN CLASS A & UNCLASSIFIED 1. Touth, Gus, Malibu Mt. Archers ------ ----- 752 72 824 36 2. Beach, Rex, Okla. City Archers ........

749 72 36E-A 3. Hoggatt, William, Intervalley Archers —.720 108 828 45 4. McKittrick, Bruce, Bradford Archers ........70S 1441 852 63 5. Vergara, Dr. L. G., Rio Grande Archers—682 126 63 6. Green, L. G., Pontiac Archers . .......—.... 674 126; 80s vvv 800 63 7. Mathisen, Archers..

Aiatnisen, Howard, Sagittarius Sagi ------- -----.w. 665 162 827 72 8. Fisher,Ted, Ted,Arrowhead ArrowheadBowmen Bowmen ............ -657 162 S19 ...............

819 81 9. Humpal, T4inv>nai Martin, Blackhawk Archers......

Archers..........649 162 811 81 10. Addison, Leroy, Pontiac —..637 Pontiac ArchersArchers-....... ... ........

637 ISO O1,T 90 11. Reeder, Grover, Grover,Malibu Malibu Mt. Mt. Archers Archers..... .... -637 180 90 12. Kendig, Robert, .........

—636 126 Robert,Lebanon Lebanon Co CoArchers Archers 72 13. Hathaway, ----- 634 162 762 Hnth«w#v Wayne, Clallam Bowmen-----796 81 14. Malone, Tom, ____ Biackb" ”-’’ Archers -----------....... .-........ 617 :hawk 90 E-A 15. Baker, Jess R., Snake River Archers....... 578 E-B 16. Simons, Ve Verne, Blackhawk Archers----- 566 126 692 108 72 17. Repasi, J vuh, Cleveland Archers ............ 546 John, 18. Bosworth, J er h, Jerry, Bradford Archers........... 532 19. DeMars, — R., Sagittarius Archers ..... —.526 20. Rogers, / ...... — A. R., Mini Bowmen —................ 525 21. Pignatoria, Frank, Clev< Cleveland Archers zlrchers.........524 22. Humpal, Kay, ~ x ----- Archers....523 -------ty, Blackl.-..

Blackhawk Field 135 E-B 23. Lucht, Joe, Blackhawk Archers.............. .................. 513 24. Vogel, Francis X., Bradford Archers... lers----- .501 153 E-B 25. Drake, Lewis, Midland Bowmen ..........

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28. Ardinell, L., Blackhawk Archers..........

29. Carson, Jack, Solano Archers...... .............■—.its ..44?

129 E-B 30. Murphy, Millard R., Fairmont Archers....438 0B 31. Hedrick, Ralph, Okla., City Archers------424 36 B 32. Shuler, Philip K., Lebanon Archers........424 33. Waimemaker, B., Eden Bowmen............ —403 34. Hudson, Miles, Flint Bowmen.—....... .... ....... 397 9B 35. Rushton, J., Forbidden Plateau Archers....397 45 B 36. Meyer, Eugene, Shiawassee Archers----- 385 37. Whitney, Dan, Cleveland Archers................383 38. Norton, Lynford C., Flint Bowmen........... 379 0 B 39. Wilson, Stuart S., Koo Koose. Archers....369 54 B 40. Pearce, Bert S., Solano Archers---------....365 9B 41. Swanson, Gerald, Bradford Archers........... 362 42. Szilagy, Lou, Solano Archers.................

352 18 B 43. Porter, Kurt, Shiawassee Archers.......... —344 45 B 44. Haas, Orville, Blackhawk Archers------—.333 54 B 45. Spalding, Claude, Almont Archers....... ........ 330 63 B 46. Ibler, Benno, Inoian Trail Bowmen........... 329 47. Figger, John, Saginaw Bowmen ........

326 48. Williams, S., Forbidden Plateau Archers..323 156 49. Knoblock, James, Flint Bowmen----------- 316 18 B 50. Boomer, Clifford, Midland Bowmen-......... 315 63 A 51. Ely, Albert, Flint Bowmen ------------------ 314 27 B 52. Dick, Perry O., Sr., Pontiac Archers-..... 313 63 A 53. Youmans, John, Flint Bowmen.......... —,....312 63 A 54. Helton, Al, Pasadena Archers...............—.309 63 A 55. Mills, Dave, Cleveland Archers....... ............ 308 56. Swisher, Claude, Fairmont Archers....... 300 72 A 57. Goodrich, Howard C., Flint Bowman .......289 58. Morabiot, Rocco, Pontiac Archers.......... 286 59. Predicka, Jack, Cleveland Archers.......... 284 72 A 60. Stacx, Gordon, Cleveland Archers........ -282 61. Yeo, Louis, Algonquin Archers —............. 281 62. Kerr, John W., Flint Bowmen--- ---------- .281 63. Woodruff, J. E., Fairmont Archers ....... 280 72 A 36 B 64. Olsen, Harding, Falls Bowmen ......... —271 65. Fath, Carl, Cleveland zYrchers .................... 268 66. Henkey, Fred, Sagittarius Archers.—...... 259 67. Johnson, Emil, Falls Bowmen ........ -......... 256 81 A 68. Brown, Bill, Cleveland Archers ................ 254 69. Aingworth, Bill, Cleveland Archers-........ .251 70. Jelneck, Bob, Almont Archers ____ __ _247 71. Rivet, Rex, Bay City Bowmen—................ 240 99 A 72. Clark, Larry, Cleveland Archers................ —240 63 A 73. Davies, Don, Cleveland Archers ...........

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81. Smith, Willis, A p1!1,®! Arrowhead Bownien --""..7.220 82. Dlddens, P Paul, ___ Indian Trail Bowmen....... 211 83. Kerr, John •T., 108 A t/' Ba: C'ly Bowmen------------209 84. Perish, P. W., Fi. 108 A Flint Bowmen ............

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89. Yoder, Leon, Almont Archers ____ __.....}91 incomplete 90. Wheeker, George, Almont Archers ...

91. Jerome, Ronald, Montrose Bowmen........

92. Hoyt, Earl Jr., St. Louis Bowmen......

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Bowmen ........ 561 270 S31 126 8. McCully, N. J., Saginaw Bowmen................. 553 216 760 108 9. Otto, Bill, Malibu Mt. Archers..................... 548 288 S3G 135 10. Stewart, Clarence, Pasadena Archers....... 540 288 828 135 11. Frasher, Don, Rochester Archers.—-............. 540 306 SIG 135 12. Frick, Christian E., Lebanon Archers...... 529 270 ...

13. Madison, John L., Tri-State Archers------ 526 14. Twitchell, Bob, Sagittarius Archers........ 522 252 771 126 15. Miller, George D., Oregon Trail Archers... 515 270 785 135 16. Wolz, John, Clallam Bowmen........................... 502 28S 790 17. Burch, Roy, Roving Bowmen....... ............

IS. Ketzler, Maurice, Flint Bowmen.......... .198 252 760 135 19. Freeman, Richard, Midland Bowmen .. .196 28S 781 141 20. Satterlee, Bob, Tyee Bowmen ........................ .491 288 782 21. Conley, Ralph, Sr., Arrowhead Bowmen.. .492 270 135 22. Taylor, Earl, Flint Bowmen................... .-...184 234 126 23. Dorn, George, Renton Archers ...................... 474 306 7S0 153 24. Dunlap, Richard, Pontiac Archers............ 474 306 153 25. Besant, Harold, Flint Bowmen............. •........ 4 69 234 703 126 26. Pizzuto, Lee, Blackhawk Archers............... 464 521 788 ... 162 27. Dodge, John, Bradford Archers...................... -160 xoo 288 188 748 144 nn qc.K. i„ 28. Sterk, Joe J., Blackhawk Archers.................. 459 306 7G5 153 29. Fisher, Russ, Arrowhead Bowmen............... 456 288 ”4 153 30. Beach, Art, Malibu Mt. Archers ................. 456 306 u*.

31. i.uAivau, Rexroad, kui Roland, Sagittarius Archers........ 139 270 32. Pizzuti, Robe-' Robert, Pontiac Archers..................132 <nn 306 738 153 Pon 33. Orr, Allen, Pontiac Archers........ ■......................

31. Nicholas, E. F., Sagittarius Archers..............116 2S8 701 153 . _--------------------------35. Fetter, George, Bay City Bowmen .............. 108 714 162 36. Vincent, Joe, Flint Bowmen.............. ........................... 404 a-iz 746 171 37. Betts, Arthur James, F Pasadena Archers....388 270 658 ---------------------0B —....................... ........

38. 'Tn^ Tang, Alvin, Pontiac Archers..

Archers....

381 288 669 153 .381 39. Kibbee, Carl, Montrose Bowmen...................372 372 288 .. 660 153 4U. Kerr, Creighton, Creigl.Pontiac XWMi 40.

Archers ______ 360 288 618 153 11. Fischer, .........

41 Walter, Pasaden; Pasadena Archers............. 345 270 0B O70 615 42. Morrissey, William H., Flin t Bowmen........ 279 3211 603 9B BOWMAN CLASS 1. Dickinson, Dale, Roving Bowmen....... .-. ..540 0 510 540 111 E-B 2. o Silvers, Churchill, Kamiakin Archers.

514 H I E-B ..514 0 511 3. Brollier. ier, Buster, Arrowhead Bowmen. ..512 36 518 MS 0_ _ -Inv f., St. Louis Bowmen.........

IS 529 153 E-B •on, Flint Bowmen. .’503 IS 521 153 E-B 6. Dallons, Rich: .hard, Pasadena Archers. _____ 18 90 591 7. Edney, Len, Sagittarius Archers.........

0 8. Brooks, Herbe bert, Tyee Bowmen.............

0 .174 9. Dunn, Jim, Roving Rv,..

Archers.......................

0 .417 18 165 10. Clemons, Clifton,---------Bay City Bowmen.

36 .146 108 554 11. Runkel, Jim, Lebanon Co. ~ Archers.

9 .439 18 457 12. Peck, Maynard, Blackhawk _______ ~ ________ _ Archers.

9 .135 IS 153 13. Murphy, Ted, T.l 3— Tri-State Archers.........

9 .135 18 14. Pizzuti, John, -n, Poiiiia~ Pontiac Arcers.................. .422 122 15. Roeper, Bud, Pasadena Pasadi .Archers.................... -27 72 493 16. Huddleston, A. jcz kio Grande Archers....421 E.,, Rio is 54 17. Banta, - ------- Carl, Pasadena Archers...................... 408 27 51 162

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FINE QUALITY YEW BOWS & STAVES Target or Field Model, $19; Recurved ends, $2 Long Taper Field Points, 35c dozen sage Orange Rowstaves, recurved. You finish, $11-50 Grizzly—Par-X—Ivanhoe—Polar—Super Jets Composite Bows made to order and raw material tor the home manufacturer at low prices.

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18. Cosand, Loren D., Malibu Mt. Archers....4O7 36 443 18 19. Shurilla, Joe, Bradford Archers 406 90 496 36 20. Henry, Warren, Montrose Bowmen 402 18 420 9 21. Lucas, F. Allen, Bradford Archers 394 86 480 18 22. Conley, Ralph Jr., Arrowhead Bowmen ....393 36 429 18 23. Humpal, Larry, Blackhawk Archers 392 54 446 27 24. Skoda, Joe, Bay City Bowmen.......... .........392 54 456 27 25. Guildenstein, R. A., Algonquin Archers....391 72 463 36 26. Nokes, Alton, Blackhawk Archers 388 72 460 36 27. Stalker, Tracy, Flint Bowmen 383 18 401 18 2S. Knoblock, Walter, Flint Bowmen 383 90 473 36 29. Hurd is, Roy, Blackhawk Archers ....383 72 455 36 30. Mosebar, Steve, Intervalley Archers 374 51 428 27 31. Northall, William, Blackhawk Archers ....374 54 ~A 428 27 32. Sisco, Howard, Flint Bowmen 370 72 442 36 33. Fawver, Phil, Indian Trail Bowmen 365 72 437 36 34. Buckman, R. F., Rio Grande Archers 365 36 401 27 35. Bedwell, Elmer, Arrowhead Bowmen 857 108 465 108 36. Hoffineyer, Leo, Flint Bowmen 355 90 445 45 37. Smith, William, Flint Bowmen 348 36 484 27 38. Emo, Henry D., Bay City Bowmen 343 108 451 54 39. Hedges, Harold L., Pontiac Archers 340 72 412 .

36 40. Weyl, Charles, Pasadena Archers 317 108 425 54 41. Jackson, L. M., Okla. City Archers .813 54 c‘ 367 27 42. White, Harry W., Flint Bowmen 308 90 398 54 43. Martin, Ray, Sr., In ter valley Archers....294 18 312 18 44. Hoskins, Hazen, Montrose Bowmen 290 18 308 18 45. Bloyer, Jack, Indian Trail Bowmen 279 108 387 ...

63 46. Malatich, W’alter, St. Louis Bowmen 177 incomplete 18 ARCHER CLASS 1. Woods, John, Jr., Bay City Bowmen...... .410 144 554 54 B 2. Fowler, David, Kamiakin Archers............377 377 144 521 3. Schmelzer, Lee, Blackhawk Archers ....... 366 108 474 4. Pizzuti, Bill, Sr., Pontiac Archers............346 346 126 472 5. Davis, James B., Pasadena Archers ....... 345 144 489 6. Gomez, Leo J., Rio Grande Archers............344 344 126 470 7. Gosney, Paul, Malibu Mt. Archers............342 ......342 126 468 8. Whitney, Ray, Flint Bowmen........................331 831 126 457 63 9. Sartain, Fremont, Bay City Bowmen........325 325 162 487 72 10. Kuberskl, Henry, Flint Bowmen.................311 311 126 437 63 IL Kaiser, Arnold, Algonquin Archers.............309 ......309 144 453 12. Wise, Clarence Sr., Flint Bowmen.............308 308 144 452 13. Carrick, Ed, Intervalley .Archers.—............286 286 162 448 14. Morris, John, Jr., Bay City Bowmen.........276 276 144 420 % 15. Munley, Dick, Bay City Bowmen.............270 270 198 478 16. Uhlman, Art, Bay City Bowmen.................265 265 162 427 81 17. Daily, Paul N., Pontiac Archers.....................264 264 144 408 72 18. Green, Anson, Indian Trail Bowmen ...262 262 234 496 19. Mitchell, Fred A., Bay City Bowmen.........247 247 144 391 20. Landis, Hiram, Flint Bowmen .-.........

245 144 389 . 245 21. Hinckley, Louis, Malibu Mt. Archers.........245 245 126 371 22. Olson, Dr. J. C., St. Louis Bowmen 233 incomplete 63 23. Switzer, W. O., Roving Bowmen.............. .224 224 162 386 90 24. Beach, Ernest, Saginaw Bowmen 188 216 _.. .188 -a. McNair, Tom, Pasadena Archers....

149 incomplete 81 Note: Those in DIVISION UNKNOWN will be in proper DiW vision when method of shooting is given. Those in UNCLASSIFIED (Open) will be classed and handicapped as soon as enough scores are shot.

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$3.75 doz.

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$1.20 doz.

• All have the same 5° taper and weight.

CLUBS PARTICIPATING

Algonquin Archers—Michigan.

Almont Field Archers—Michigan.

Arrowhead Bowman’s Club—San Bernardino, Calif.

Bay City Bowmen—Michigan.

Bay County Bow Hunters—Michigan.

Blackhawk Field Archers—Illinois.

Bradford Archers Club—Pennsylvania.

Cascade Archers—Washington.

Cleveland Archery Club—Ohio.

Clallam Bowmen—Washington.

Dunnville Bowmen—Ontario.

Eden Bowmen—New York.

Fairmont Field Archers—West Virginia.

Falls Bowmen—Michigan.

Flint Bowmen—Michigan. forbidden Flateau Archers—British Columbia.

Griffith Municipal—California.

Intervalley Archers—Washington Indian Trail Bowmen—Illinois.

Kamiakin Archers—Washington.

Koo Koose Archers—New York.

Jbanon Co. Field Archers—Pennsylvania.

Malibu Alt. Archery Club—California bowmen—Michigan.

Midland Bowmen—Michigan.

Oklahoma City Archers—Oklahoma.

Oregon Trail Archers—Oregon.

Pontiac Archers—Michigan.

Pasadena Roving Arc hers—California.

Rochester Archers—New York.

Rio Grande Archers—New Mexico.

Roving Bowmen Archery Club—Washington.

Renton Archers—Washington. qL‘_5.0U s Bow Hunters—Missouri. ^agittarius Field Hunters—California. “^ootna Bow Hunters—Washington. sagebrush Archery Club—British Columbia.

Bowmen—Michigan.

W.ver Valley Field Archers—Oregon. o?ano Field Archers—California. ’assee Archers—Michigan. °wmen—Washington.. n-btate Field Archers—West Virginia.

ARROW-MASTER TARGETS A new type low-priced target of solidly wound corXugated fibre. Ideal for Field Archery. They are amazingly tough, yet are light in weight, rigid and clean for easier handling.

37", $6.00 — 25", $4.50 — 17", $2.25

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• A picture would be inadequate, but they are exact duplicates of our 125 gr. heads, except for the broadhead which is 29/32" across the back of the blades. It's light but built like a small battleship.

• This head is so designed that it already has a fine reputation as a real penetrator.

• Even a novice can shoot them straight, as they will not plane even in a cross wind and remember, you can't get what you can't hit.

• No special tool to carry along when you shoot our field points. They will not lock in trees or stumps and we guarantee you to be able to remove them by hand without any damage to your pet shafts.

• Try out any of the above heads on our get ac­ quainted offer. Send .35c for either size broad­ head or .15c for a field point or blunt and test them to your satisfaction.

• When fully satisfied that they/ are the finest heads you ever shot on an arrow, send $3.40 for a dozen broadheads or $1.05 for a dozen field points or blunts. Yes, we will send you a FULL DOZEN. • This offer good until October 1st.

DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED

HILL'S ARCHERY SUPPLIES 1324 N. Wisconsin St.. Racine, Wisconsin

100 Saint Marys Avenue, Staten Island 5, N. Y.

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Sets of Twelve 30-inch Parallel Shafts Matched in Spine and Weight

Self shafts.............. 9/32—5/16—11/32......... . $1.35 doz.

Maple footed.......... 9/32—5/16—11/32......... . . 2.55 doz.

Beefwood footed ....9/32—5/16 only............... 3.15 doz.

Shafts cut to length and tenoned for Lock nock and point 60c per doz. State weight of bow and lengthi of draw.

Index Nocks ........... 9/32—5/16—11/32......... .45 doz.

Mid-Nocks ............... 9/32—5/16—11/32......... .60 doz.

Steel Parallel Points 9/32—5/16—11/32........ .45 doz.

Grey Barred Base Ground Feathers .............. .45 doz.

Dyed Barred Base Ground Feathers .............. .50 doz.

White Dyed Base Ground Feathers .............. .60 doz.

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Ben Pearson Equipment the Par-X Bow ---- $29.50

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Port Orford Cedar with hardwood footing, ^/,16 or 11/32", parallel shaft, matched in weight and spin .

4-1/2" feathers, beautiful cresting. Specify colors, an give weight of bow and overall length of arrow* With Steel Target Points............. $7.75 With Bear Field Points............... 8-25 Postage Prepaid

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We have one of the most complete stocks of supplies in the U.S.A. Prices are right.

C0N0L0N 1-1/2", $5.50; 2", $6.50; FORTISAN thread, 4 oz., $2.00; backing 1-1/2" x 72", medium, $1.50; heavy, $2.25; CASCOPHEN GLUE, for foolproof joints, 1/4 pt., $1.00. pt., $2.50. Large stock of LAMINATION STRIPS of yew, osage, cedar, lemonwood, rock maple, black walnut, white hickory and most anything else you could possibly need.

ARCHERY FOLDER IS FREE SOME NEW ITEMS TO US—Kits of tooling leather, various colors, holes punched, lacing, etc., to make your own billfolds, coin purses, key cases, cigarette cases, etc.

Low cost of 35c and up. Make a pair of outstanding SHOE SANDALS, sizes 12 to 8, neoprene soles, holes punched, colored lacings, 2-tone leather, only $2.95 pr.

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— INQUIRIES SOLICITED — CUSTOM BUILT LAMINATED BOWS AND ARROWS “Bear” Leather Goods Complete Line of Accessories

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For further information see your dealer or write us direct 1900 W. Holmes Rd.

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the GRIMES bow (all aluminum)

FEATUKINfi • Take-Down construction—thus allowing any weight blades in the same handle.

• Absolutely no change in pulling weight due to weather conditions or age of the bow.

• Proper design (patented 1917) producing excellent smoothness, exceedingly fast east and durability.

• Correct balance and arrow passage which gives top accuracy. std, Hmo.<,el 529 50 GRIMES ARCHERY COMPANY Hunter $31.50 ■ ue luxe $31.50 ROUTE 7, PONTIAC, MICH. Hunter de luxe $33.50

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