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COVER: Former national champions who won again this year are Gale Cavallin, now an NFAA Pro, and barebow great David Hughes, shown atop the mesa with Denver behind them. (Photo by Dan Gustafson)

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’74 National Tournament Action Among the Pros / by Freddie Troncoso Battle in Barebow / by Phyllis Butters National Scores ’74 Sectional Tournaments Report on NFAA’s Free Hunt / by Roy Hoff More Hunting Seasons

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Personalities What’s Your Problem?/ by Freddie Troncoso Strictly for Bowhunters / by Dick Sage Teaching Archery / by Cook Predika

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n avs a very important role in proper archery techniques. P Regarding your quest for a book covering the proper tllni ( / recommend the following booklets: Eastn Ch.«, 7« «« N„ys. a tfreeh Sensabout Bow Tuning Emery Loiselle, 361 Cdmbri^ Burlington. MA 01803, $3.00; Plastifacts by Max HamUt^ Arizona Archery Enterprises, 310 Cnsmon Rd., Mesa, 85207. $2.00.

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Xone months back an article in the Pennsylvania Game ^JNews discussed the stages of forest evolution leading to the “climax forest.” lemonwood or osage bows and birch dowels for arrows While reading the article, the thought occurred to me that dominated the sport. These early weapons were cer at bowhunting depended on forest development and the primitive by anyone’s definition and the need for heavy evolution of the sport may well have been a direct result of weights limited participation in the sport to those few caPa^ forest changes during the 20th centuiy. Here in the east, of handling such heavy equipment and willing to devote bowhunting could not have developed into the major activity to off-season practice. From this start, bowhunting it is today without the deer population explosion that “evolved” for better or worse. , js occurred in the late 30’s. Many an old-time bowhunter believes the sport to This multitude of deer was a direct result of two factors: “too easy” and some advocate limits on such things a* first, the establishment of minimum deer herds in areas in weights. Yet, with the equipment available today, an a which they had previously been present; second, the return of archer with a 45 lb. bow is far better equipped to in to many marginal farmlands to forest conditions. Without the shot than the old-timer with his 75 lb. osage bow. , rChers food provided by the regenerating forests, the growing herd What is missing is the dedication of many of today s ® could not have expanded to the numbers existing today. to the basics of the sport. The mere possession ° Perhaps we can take some solace in this event. Certainly effective bow does not change the basic requirements f we cannot condone the destructions of the deer herd and the sport. You still need to get close; you still need to ma habitat that occurred in the 19th century and continued into equipment and learn to shoot accurately under the early part of the 20th. But the fact that the effects were conditions; you still need to spend many hours afield reversible offers hope for the future. In other cases where opportunity of that single properly placed shot. -nciple5. man’s destructive actions seem to be terminal, there may be More thought needs to be given to the above-P” tit>& recovery if enough time elapses and we are wise enough to trough evolution inequipment has taken place, bo s0 allow nature to heal the scars we inflict. is st still th, primitive sport that it was when it starte is ' the years ago. Bowhunting is evolving, too In r:; recent correspondence I had with the Vermont. Fish an^ Bowhunting today is a far cry from the early days when Game De, -partment concerning the ban on the comp0 in their 6 state, they made the statement that their seas

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up as a season for primitive type weapons, whereby people ou rave a lot of good safe sport without really taking a arge amount of game.” Their reasoning was that permitting te compound bow was like allowing use of a high powered rt e in the muzzle loader season. The more proper analogy is flat it is like making muzzle loaders that more people could use safely and accurately. The important factor is the basics of hunting with the particular weapon have not been altered. Bowhunting remains essentially unchanged by the efficiency of the weapon. What does change is that more people can participate — and those that do participate will be more likely to place their arrows with maximum effectiveness. Equipment evolution has opened up the sport to more participants and the increased numbers of people that bowhunt today are the real results of evolution. With numbers come problems. Many of these problems occur not by any direct action of the bowhunters themselves. Just by being there they focus attention on areas where a handful of participants would go unnoticed. Also, as the numbers increase there is the ever increasing probability of misbehavior on the part of someone with the error then attributed to all who hunt with the bow. Right now, hunting is being challenged as never before. Now, as never before we need to be conscious of how our activities appear to others. We need to explain our viewpoints to those who will listen and consider our position fairly. We need to rethink our own position on many aspects of our avocation that we have taken for granted in the past.

Future depends on our present conduct If our evolutionary story is to be continued rather than terminated in the near future, all bowhunters need to work constantly to assure the future. Unlike some, I am not a fatalist. It is my belief that we can and will establish the acceptability of our method of hunting in particular and all hunting in general. But we must recognize that the future will bring changes much as they have occurred in the past. To oppose each and every change with adamant stands will only solidify the opposition. We must learn to be flexible in those areas where we can do so without sacrificing significantly; at the same time we must fight those changes and actions that would eliminate our activity. One change that seems to be in the works is the more general participation of the “public” sector in the management of fish and game resources. In the past game departments have been comprised mainly of “professionals and politicians.” If the latter were in control, the actions were too often based on political pressures rather than biological or ecological facts. Yet, we must also observe that a purely professional approach may arrive at a technically correct result that is incompatible with the general public’s viewpoint. What is needed is a recognition of all factors; therefore, it seems improbable that inclusion of the “public” sector into game management will be a fatal blow. It may well be the method whereby the general public is made aware of what the professionals have been claiming for years. “You can’t Continued on page 34

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enthusiasm created °hrtUn‘!lSS ~ instead of riding the crest of making 1974 ,‘be Hudlow and Aurora Nationals and and sank in it ° CTen success, the host club floundered understaffed with°W| 1 interna' Pr°blems, leaving the Nationals work of many on y a Pew members valiantly trying to do the go wrong, did 2SUlt, lhe ,ittle things that, left unattended, can

came ridine intn r?" °Ut Faik An unexpected overflow crowd at the base of thnenVCr °n tbat crest op enthusiasm which died tried to pUt , mesa- Ironically, the club that wasn’t ready 800 archers came - °Urnanient that almost didn’t happen and Problems begat n e argest turnout in years. &lt arrived arrived early tNFAA Executive Secretary Er* had to t° rrun ”“ the So,ltlnPrepare for the Nationals only to find he and Co„n,.;| bwest Sectionals. President Erv Kreischer Council,

every day until dark bmi?raft Spent the weekend belt tried to bnng som ' d'ng ranges on top of 1,16 mesa W " . ng s°me order to the Sectionals held below at *he base. it had be, :enton£'?ra‘ed that energy crisis would make ,'ansP°ttation ’ t ° d ° difficu it if not impossible. HapP'lV’ •othCeraeaSed’but top S the base °f 'he ‘able n’°UnT e a delayed halfthe non-fun of the NationalsVehicles £ Snaked hs wav C°nsiderably as a slow procession carbottO|3rne<^ out, bendin 0CCasj0nally grinding to a ^a,t 3 lg a pan and bottlenecking trafficOCTOBER 1974

targets whe' r°Un^ ^'na"y began and progressed about 14 ffreestyler ' Barbara Morris,_ ______ amateur ____ freestylers Terry Ragsdale ran for'enw/^^^t t0 . the , mesa ' Some archers immediately and Kathy Cramberg, and barebow shooters Bruce Gates Jr. and rnvpr ----- ------------ ' ----------------- J ------ --------- J 6) *“,u LJUIvww uiuvc xjulcs J 1. mid ck 1 ’ S°m>e conlinueti the round, one or two laughed the incomparable Dr. Szilvassy. and black clouds hugged the horizon. Kreischer and Chraft, There was a larger pro purse this year as well as some weary bale-toters, faced the prospect of all those archers innovations. Astro, Carroll, Jennings, Olympus and Precision all stranded on a mesa with its roads running slick with mud and fielded pro teams, with the Precision team (Chapman, Cavallin, they stopped the round. Hodges, Craft) capturing first place money for the men - $800 Archers scrambled off the mesa and then began questioning - and Carroll’s women’s team (Collier, McLintock, Stuart) the officials next move. Would the incomplete round be taking home $200. nullified or completed the next day? Basically, there were two The T-system underwent a trial run at the Nationals, and the schools of thought, and more often than not those who had verdict was less than favorable. The scores listed in thus issue shot well favored continuing the round on Tuesday, while those reveal both division champions and flight winners under the who needed one favored a fresh start. T-system. The officials saw a need to complete al least one field round, In retrospect, to say the Nationals was disappointing is if only by shooting it on two days, because in light of the almost understatement - archers have come to expect and forecast for more rain, one completed round seemed preferable demand better. But to say that this Nationals set archery back to two incomplete rounds. The rain stopped abruptly on the ten years nationwide borders on the ludicrous - and at best first day. The first field round was finished - and so was the doesn’t say much for archers. What we saw to admire in second — on the second day. Colorado was the spirit of people like last year’s pro and open All through the week, when it wasn’t raining or threatening freestyle winners. Dean Pridgen and Bobby Hunt, who com to on top, it was warm and dry and often it was windy. Archers mented, “We’re completely out of it, but we’re battling it out played with the wind, sometimes holding their sights on the anyway.” Isn’t that what it’s all about? Now read on for some edge of the black, or the edge of the bale, or the edge of New more accounts of battles at the Nationals. Mexico. On top — across the panorama of ranges the bales look like some incredibly sparse aftermath of a harvest and one or two portable toilets stand out from the barren landscape against the enormity of the Colorado sky. A grasshopper buzzes you and maybe you think you hear a rattler - a number of people did. What began up there as a full-blown disaster became a 11 that remains of the 1974 National Tournament are National Championship. Indeed, people had plenty of reason lo • ^memories and vivid impressions in the minds of the complain; some took full advantage of the opportunity, others took bad situations in stride. In many ways, this was a competitors—impressions ranging from the sweet taste of championship tournament that brought out championsltip quali victory to the bitterness of defeat, memories of the effects of ties in many participants and something less desirable in others. wind and heavy rain on arrows and other tackle, of unexpect Perhaps the most regrettable instances occurred at the base ed surprises related to tournament conditions and finally, of of the mesa, where the youngsters attempted to compete the culmination of the tournament and the long journey without much supervision, isolated miles from their parents, home. In less than two years, the NFAA Pro Division has grown to competing on shot-out faces, and most unfortunately, subjected to unsportsmanlike activity on the parts of some of their peers. its present membersltip of over 200 archers. There were over one hundred pros at the Nationals, representing nearly every While the Nationals certainly weren’t ready for the youth and cub shooters, it also seems that some kids weren’t ready to state in our union and shooting for a cash purse of approximately $3,500.00, a sum considerably higher than last attend any Nationals. Champions did prevail. Cal Vogt’s 2507 brought him his year’s due to an ever-increasing membership. On hand to defend their professional titles were 1973 fourth consecutive victory in bowhunter, while Janis Beverly won her third barebow title. Mike Flier also won his fourth Champions Dean Pridgen and Eva Troncoso. Other familiar national championship, and other repeaters this year included champions who have joined the pro ranks were last year’s high

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^t'to’be overlooked were a host of threatening contend fnr die pro title, including such top shooters as L* Zier, Jacobsen, Gibson, Moberg, Ostling McClintock, D ‘nd many others capable of winning any tournament On anJ

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Darlene Collier, Mary Lynn Snyder, Nikki Beaumont, Matv McCoy and Ginger McClintock. With tills calibre of archers h die field, it was virtually impossible to predict who Was destined towin the tournament. Preceding the Nationals, the Southwest Sectional tourna ment was held on ranges adjoining the Nationals site at the base of the mesa. Gale Cavillan set the stage for his Nationals performance by winning the Pro Division at the Sectionals competing on a new experimental reduced-scoring system. In this system, the spot counts for a five point value, the inside white for four points, and the three-ring is worth three points. Gale posted a 497 to lead the field - except for Bobby Hunt’s 499 score which did not count since Bobby shot as a guest. Eva Troncoso walked off with first place, edging Ginger McClintock by six points. As for the experimental scoring, what was the overall response of the pros? Opposition by a majority of the members. Special meetings were held on Saturday and Sunday nights which resulted in a majority vote for the regular field round scoring at the Nationals - but with one addition - a separate column would be added to tally spots. Thus, if a pro turned in a 558 and shot 70 spots, his score would read 558-70. which would allow all other NFAA members outside of the Pro Division a basis to compare scores.

First Day. The Nationals got off to a late start with record L’ gh attendance but the second half of the first round was ostponed when heavy rains hit the mesa. During a scrimmage ■!,r spots, which would determine the champion in the finale. i_yle Bauer of Colorado turned in a first field round total of 560-53 (a perfect with 53 spots) only to find himself behind Gale Cavallin, who posted a 556-71 using the spot totals. This put Gale out in front by 14 points, a lead which was never relinquished but only augmented with spot after spot afleI spot... In the women’s competition, Eva Troncoso set the pa£e with a round of 544-51. Trailing Eva were Mary McCflJ (534-37) and Nikki Beaumont (539-32). On that firs1 f‘et round, 11 of the 18 pro women competing bettered the In the Men’s Limited division, Texas Bill Connally’s roun" of 52841 led the field of eleven participants, although Cha* r Ua. nu’iir Stayed easy striking distance. Meat"* 1 ar°] Pho f jumped to an impressive lead over Marita Gilmer men s Limited with a fine total of 493-26, shooting oi course.

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points. Don Moberg trailed Miller by a mere three points. On the women’s line, Eva Troncoso sat comfortably in the lead by 23 points, while Ginger McClintock, with a 1072 score plus 90 spots, had worked her way into second place ahead of Mary McCoy with a 1075-75 total. At this point it seemed reasonable to start making predictions, providing the unexpected didn’t hamper the outcome in either the men’s or women’s divisions. Third day. Wednesday brought even more wind and some rain in the afternoon to hamper the efforts of the pros to pile up points on the hunter “spot” round. But Cavallin seemed unhampered as he posted an amazing 558 with 69 spots to bring his total to 1872 - 40 points ahead of his closest challenger, Don Moberg. Don carded a total of 1832 to put him ahead of Tom Hodge’s 1828. Eva continued to lead her line with a fine 1740 total which still gave her a comfortable if somewhat diminished lead of 17 points. Mary McCoy was following closely with 1723 while Ginger slipped a little to third with 1716. In Limited action, Bill Connally still held on to a lead, while Carol Pholf increasing hers to 201 points. Carol, incidentally, executes one of the most beautiful flying release methods I’ve ever seen. Fourth day. At the conclusion of the second hunter round, Cavallin found himself in full command; his 554-62 gave him a 2488 total, an astounding 48 point lead. Cavillan had never faltered. But a review of the women’s board revealed that unexpected surprise. The wind and rain took its toll on Eva’s score, placing her three points behind a steady Ginger McClintock who tallied an impressive 2289 at this point. Eva’s 2286 was 18 points ahead of Mary McCoy’s 2268 to hold third place.

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Tire last day. Suddenly the archers found themselves facing the animal round, and the realization that the tournament was almost over. Cavallin proceeded to shoot an effortless 552 to win the tournament by an incredible margin - 52 points. Gale shot an amazing 262 spots to amass a 3040 total. Indeed, Californians captured the first three places as Don Moberg (2988) and George Miller (2972) finished second and third. Cavilin took S750.00 with him for his outstanding shooting, and the pros paid to 20 places. In the women’s competition, while Eva was plagued with unexplainable left arrows, Ginger McClintock shot a 548 animal round to win the 1974 pro title. A moment of happy tears followed with an embrace from Eva, who had been on the receiving end of congratulations from Ginger just five days before. Ginger collected $350.00 along with her title, and the women pros paid seven places. The scoring was impressive, as Ginger shot a 2837 total with 166 spots. In the limited races, Bill Connally (2730) and Carol Pholf (2596) walked off victoriously although Bill exclaimed he felt he shot poorly in spite of his victory, which netted him $220.00. Charles Lcuallen’s bid for the title stalled when he recorded a 508 animal round while Conally posted a 530. Leuallen had bested Conally on the hunter round, but Bill’s spots tally (141) also aided him - Charles had 121 to total 2711 for second place. Equipment. Aside from a few mouse-trap or true mechani cal releases making their debut at the 1974 Nationals, very few equipment innovations were noted aside from the appearance

nf the new Bear Compound. ° Jhe compound bows once agatn dominated the Numbering stick-bows by a ratio of 93 to 7. Comp^V ° < were also used to win both Pro Limited Division^ ceZly proves compounds can be shot yielding excelled reX using the finger shooting method. A special note of Jst most compound finger shooters pull with two low°

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fingers, or middle and ring fingers without using the index at all! According to these shooters tins allows less finger pinch and gives better results and arrow flight. Following is a table listing equipment used by the Pros. Compound Bows: Jennings, 33%; Carroll, 30%; Precision, iSfo' Olympus, 8%; Other, 4%, “ Arrows: Easton X7’s, 90%; Other Easton Shafts, 10%. Bow-Sights: Killian, 96%;Others,4%. Scope Sights: Miletron and Norscope, 95%; Others, 5%. Releases: Rope-Spike, 30%, Ledges, 29%, Misc. Ropes, 20%: Tabs, 16%; Mechanical, 5%. Arrow Rests: Flipper, 26%; Miletron and Springy, 24%; Williamson Plunger, 21%; Other, 19%; Hoyt, 10%. Peep Sights: PAPeep, 90%; Others, 10%. Vanes: Soft Fletch, 96%;Hard Fletch, 4%. Nocks: Bjorn, 50%; Plastinocks, 45%; Others, 5%. Conditions and comments. The majority of the pros felt that the 1974 tournament site left much to be desired (an opinion not limited to the pro ranks). There were far too many pass-throughs, no target pins, not enough target faces, poor road conditions and very few water stops and restroom facilities. In such conditions, suggestions, criticisms and opinions thrive. In retrospect, some had merit. It was the consensus of the pros that adherence to rules governing tournament set-up and scoring should be more strictly enforced; that the terrain should not be so rugged as to make the Nationals an endurance contest; that the NFAA Board might consider establishing a number of permanent National Tournament sites - an opinion no doubt inspired by fond memories of Aurora and Ludlow, two sites which frequently came to mind; that the NFAA might consider as an alternative a “V” configuration field round similar to the system employed at the two Bonnie Bowman Hawaiian tournaments — wherein a flat tournament course requiring less acreage could be used. Of course, sue1 suggestions were by no means confined to the pro ranks, an should be properly taken up with NFAA Directors. It was also the opinion of many pros that field archery isa longer “practice for hunting” as originally intended. Since t e very day marked yardages appeared, our game has grown an progressed to a highly competitive marksmanship level or. 11 essence' a game of field target practice. a nea** '^ere was notb>ng but praise from pro shooters officials for the oustanding work done by 01ie P°well, who donated his truck, his time and energies he j ers get up to and down off of the mesa, furnishing ' of hi P SC!ng tar®ets' Mike, now a Colorado resident,wen IncSn,7 ‘° eXtend llis ^and of hospitality to ar

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situation. The following are a few more comments recorded among the NFAA Pros: Ann Stuart: Sprained her wrist and finished tournament. “1 also shot my very first Robin Hood at this tournament!” Dean Pridgen: Almost shot an arrow sitting off his rest. Tom Fisher: “Target keeps jumping my bowstring.” Bill Wilkenson: Shot an arrow in Bill Mill’s truck radiator. Janice Anderson: "I ran right into a rattlesnake!” Nikki Beaumont: Had a special fat arrow for the animal round. Bobby Hunt: “Broken nock on my first shot caused a complete miss!” Jack Lancaster: "I’d like to see a time limit per target, not per round. An archer could spend as much as six hours shooting one field round because of one slow prime donna shooter.” Gwen Carroll: “In a weird sort of way, this tournament has been fun.” George Miller: Left a bright green easy-to-follow trail using hard vanes. Bill Mills: “My bow completely fell apart! Sure wish 1 had a spare!” Larry Mathews (Short Draw): “Sure wish I weighed 250 lbs. and was only three feet tall so that the wind wouldn't bother me.” Cal Bennet: “All you have to do. Short Draw, is grow a little bit.” -Freddie Troncoso

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They come to win - but they know how to lose.” I Gentleman Jim Pickering said that at the 1974 Nationals about some of the finest competitors in our sport - the barebow shooters. This year they numbered 144, with 65 open men and women, 40 amateur hopefuls, 17 youth and 22 cub shooters. And their scores were no 1 ess amazing, with the lion’s share of the honors going to a well-known Texan by the name of David Hughes. In his successful bid for a fifth national barebow title, Dave carded an aggregate of 2624 that has a special significance at the Denver tourney-his barebow score topped all the open freestyle finger shooters. And in the amateur freestyle limited division there was only one to withstand the formidable ARCHERY

Left: Mike and Jan Powell kept archers' spirits up. Above: Open barebow men Dennis Cline, Dave Hughes, Al Tuller and Duane Chaney, who finished 3-1-4-2, respectively. Hughes onslaught, that being 1974 National Champion Butch Johnson of Massachusetts, who compiled a 2692 aggregate. Question in the barebow division this year was, ‘Who’s going to go home with the Texas belt?’ Well, after two years in Illinois, it’s been retired to Texas, and a good thing that it was, says Dave Hughes. Some subtle warnings from the fellow Irving Bowhunters Assn, member who made the belt for Dave back in 1969 may have provided some extra incentive. As for Hughes’ desire to win, what else after four consecutive national titles (68. 69. 70, 71) followed by two second-place finishes in ’72 and ’73? But it’s the confidence factor that made the biggest impact at Denver and will have the most far-reaching influence for future barebow competi tion. Dave’s not bragging but simply stating a fact when he says, “I came to Denver with a 50-point advantage.” He was stringwalking a compound bow with far greater success than it’s ever been done before, and that Olympus compound with Dave Hughes behind it fired rounds of 533 and 528 field. 527 and 500 hunter, and 536 animal for an aggregate of 2624 that put him 96 points ahead of his closest competition. The credit goes to the man as well as the bow, neither of which gave in to the wild and windy tournament site on top of the mountain al Golden Mesa Recreation Ranch. As if to reinforce the point that the bare-compound bow is here to stay, Californian Duane Chaney finished in second place with a 42-Ib. Carroll compound and a 2528 aggregate. Duane totalled 999 on the field rounds, 1017 hunter and 512 animal to take the second spot over two-time champion Dennis Cline of Illinois. Dennis fired a 1007 field, 1003 hunter and 506 animal to finish third at 2516. Look for fourth-place finisher Al Tuller of Missouri to provide some exciting competition at next year’s Nationals. Al’s 2499 aggregate was just one point shy of a 500 average as he carded 933 field, 996 hunter and 510 animal while capably contending with unexpected problems like a broken finger-tab in the middle of shooting the first hunter round. Edward Jarvie of New Jersey at 2415, Ray Jones of 13

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696 854 . 352

348 458 248

1752 2181 984

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1075 1076 1072 1073 1068 1076 1069 1050 1020 1046 1036 1017 1066 993 840 1059 916 735

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1091 1061 1045 831

1076 1085 1021 861

560 546 506 394

2727 2692 2572 2086

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Rodney Pierce Mike Gerard Al Rathheim

WA CA TN

1022 993 842

1007 1028 837

552 524 456

2581 2545 2135

Ricky Hunt TX William Hurd MA Thomas Rau WA Gary W. Riley IA David Camacho CA Dr. Shimshon Zeevi TX Thomas Goddard AZ Arlen Hanssen SD Tim J. Holt TX Harry A. Rasmussen CA John Neideffer MS Lawrence Leitza IL Jerry Gagnier MN Tom Radke MN Byron Korby MN Kevin Wills MN Dave Chapin Ml AZ Joe Wadley

1082 1089 1060 1032 1041 1017 985 982 976 1019 883 891 888 860 785 642 500 511

1064 1073 1058 1008 965 985 1002 991 968 967 907 906 867 800 811 720 507 519

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Barbara E. Morris Lois Inskeep Janis Beverly Anita La Comb

KY AZ GA CO

1016 929 776 355

993 887 752 373

514 478 432 258

2523 2294 1960 986

Maryalice Leiter Frances Turner Joyce Rolland Janice Shubelka

MD TX TX NH

949 917 807 999

Judy Klumpp Liz Colombo Judy Barnes Maggie Gibson Sue Bradshaw Patti Williams LuAnn Smith Marjorie Tillman Willadean Kisner Bonnie J. Brown Billie Snell Marilyn Tahkofper Linda Stewart Peggy Banta

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953 931 886 990 987 970 1009 981 965 871 844 910 819 707 718 546 518 427

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Kathy Cramberg Irene Lorensen Betty Selkirk

IL AZ IL

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997 969 655

528 498 288

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955 767 143

500 420 72

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OK AZ CO

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1060 889 841

538 478 438

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1009 1027 953

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Most of us are keenly aware of the anti-hunting movement, but do you understand just why many people are opposed to hunting? A recently completed study, financed by the National Rifle Association, may help. As part of his dissertation, "The Hunting Controversy: Attitudes and Arguments," Dale L. Shaw, a PhD candidate at Colorado State University, hand-delivered questionnaires tb 937 students from 10 colleges selected at random. Here are some of the results: • Three-fourths of those questioned held some degree of anti-hunting or anti-hunter sentiment. Major objections voiced related to trophy hunting, wasting of game meat, endangering of species, hunters more than the legal limit, and hunting for sport or pleasure instead of a need for meat. • Influences initiating or reinforcing anti-hunting/hunter sentiment, in order of magnitude, were TV and personal experiences, parents, movies, magazines and friends. • Increasing anti-hunting sentiment, in general, appears to be related to urbanization, disassociation with the land, and a trend toward adoption of a preservationist philosophy toward all natural resources. A combination of these factors is resulting in a change in social values in our society away from consumptive use and toward appreciative uses of all things wild. Although 76% of the students expressed some degree of anti-hunting sentiment by vote, sport hunting did win the approval of the students by a margin of four to one among males and six to four among females. Students from large population centers voted against hunting far more than those from rural areas. What are the main reasons behind the anti-hunting sentiment? Shaw ranked a total of 20 reasons according to frequency of response. There was practically no anti-gun sentiment. Shaw ranked the top three reasons given as follows: 1. Sport hunting endangers some species (66%). 2. I don’t believe in trophy hunting (65%). 3. I don't believe in hunting for pleasure or sport (57%). What about the influence of the media? Television was listed by 38% with mention of programs such as Wild Kingdom, American Sportsman, the clubbing of baby seals. National Geographic, Disney programs, Jacques Cousteau, Lassie and news programs, in order of frequency.

Although word to the contrary has been widespread. Archery's recent conversations with authorities in Connecticut and Delaware confirm that those states consider the compound bow to be a longbow; therefore, compound bows are legal for hunting in Connecticut and Delaware. Our most recent information is that the compound narrowly missed legalization in Georgia and is also still illegal in Vermont.

A new bowhunting law in New York State, heralded as the biggest breakthrough for archers there since a special bow season was first granted in 1952, features a season which more than doubled in length in the southern zone of the state and increased by two-thirds in the northern zone. The law came as a result of six year's work by Bill Wadsworth, NFAA National and NYFA Bowhunting and Conservation Chairman, his committee and NYFA officers and directors. Elsewhere in New York, both the Commanche Bowmen of Brooklyn and the Central New York Bowmen recently held benefit shoots for the NFAA Bowhunting Defense Fund. The Commanche Bowmen were trying to equal their role as last year's largest contributor to the fund. The Central New York Bowmen promoted NFAA Bowhunter Memberships by admitting those who joined for one dollar, half the

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Tt was plain to see the 1974 MidAWestern would be a success: we had a combination of the Tri-County Rod and Gun Club for tournament sigilt and tournament personnel like Bennie Mooer, NFAA Councilman, Cecil Stur geon, Tournament Director and Mar garet Leake, a lady with many talents when it comes to running a large tourna ment. The members of Tri-County have a history of hosting successful tourna ments, this being the second Sectional held there. In conjunction with the Sectional we were able to have Bill Cushman hold a Certified NFAA Instructors school. For those of you who have not been fortu nate enough to attend one of Bill’s classes, please do so; you will be in for a pleasant and informative experience. Bill is a fine instructor, as well as a fine gentleman and a credit to the NFAA and his profession. With one look at the more than 230 names on the scoreboard, with names like Dean Pridgen, Wayne Sanderson, Bob Hagans, Fred Baze and, on the distaff side. Mary Miller, Rosalie Prid gen. Nancy Sanderson and Janice An derson, it was plain to see competition would be keen. To heighten the excitement, the NFAA Pros would try an innovation of our present field and hunter rounds.

Top barebow'group, left to right: Harry Witterstaetter, Al Tidier, Kevin Seward,md Clint Kasten. The rounds would be shot as usual except for the scoring, which would be 5, 4, 3. The spot counts 5, the remain ing five-ring is scored 4, and the threering would be 3. Pridgen was favored to win for several reasons. One is his ability to keep cool in the face of top flight competition. The second is that he is a spot shooter. With a round like this the game changed subtly from attempting to achieve perfection in the form of 560’s to trying not to miss the spot. Therein lay Pridgen’s strength. The schedule for Saturday was 20 International in the morning and 14 hunter, 14 field in the afternoon. The excitement started when the first group

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Armed with insect spray and bows, the archers made their ways along winding paths to assigned targets in the hot morning sun. Rather than elaborate on the scores of the pros and others high in their respective divisions, the spotlight should be turned on two remarkable young people who share an uncommon role in the game of archery. Sue Baxter, a pretty young lady aged 12, shoots fantastic scores on the black and white targets; because of her ability to score so well, however, she had no one to compete against in her own age bracket. With her parent’s permission, she entered the women’s amateur com petition with a signed waiver in one hand and a release aid in the other. Whether it was her age or her determina tion that psyched her rivals. Sue was able to win a Sectional championship title. The jaunty attitude of charming young Ken Stanislawski reflects his generation. At the age of 16, he has surrendered his amateur standing and insists upon shooting with “the big boys”. Having placed fourth both in Las Vegas and Cobo Hall, recognition is coming his way fast. Ken may be young but he has already earned about as much in archery winnings as Papa Mel. He can add a Sectional Tournament to his credit now. Pro Division members, beware - he’s eyeing your division next.

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NW women's open barebow champ is Linda Ford of Tigard, Oregon. Laughter from the children could be heard from all over the range as they splashed and played in the spring pool. I glanced at my co-shooter, Loretta Brew er, and fancied her thoughts must be the same as mine: “Oh. how nice it would be to just jump in. What am 1 doing out here in all this heat and dirt?” Finally, the long day ended. As the archers wandered toward the Green Valley Archers spaghetti wagon, the conversa tion turned to the standings. Ken had a 7-point lead over Terry Call; Jean Lake was running 9 points ahead of Sherry Patton; Arlin Brewer was maintaining a good steady pace against Roger Simonis, Sr.; little Sue Baxter was trailing Jan Call; Linda Ford had gained such a terrific lead over Loretta and me that we felt the sun had set al high noon. As for the pros, in they came, one by one. The look of a hard day’s work was written on their faces. Tim Strickland was leading Jim Churchill on the new scoring system; Jim was unhappy with the new system (the old way. he would have recorded two perfects); Mel Stanis lawski had a look of disbelief on his face; Mel Daley kept looking over his shoulder as if something was following him; Gene Lueck just kept smiling. In the limited division. Don Darrow had begun a lead on Jerry that could pos sibly carry on until next year. In the shadows of the setting sun the Pros held their yearly meeting Gene started out with a “song and dance” about how Iris term was up as Pro Chairman for the I' Northwest, but the other pros re-elected- hin. ...in while he was talking. The possibility of a new round

another corner, Gladys and ci » ran and the Parkers were bu?’CN, the day’s scores and setting th/ p0s^ for Sunday. Sunday. The smooth r~ runni ScllC(1iil! for The smooth tournament can can be tournament be ac<-n>m,. accredited,ns °ftk four wonderful people. Before the final round Sunday morning, the archers their heads for a moment of SilCn our dear friend and Oregon Director, Fern Epperly, who has k* quite ill. She and her husband, 1^ been involved in archery since the 1950’s and this was one of the * Sectionals she has missed . As we made our way to the targets noticed the spring was again filled j. with little people. Passing arcd glanced wistfully at the scene the cfe1

dren were creating. Ah well, back toft, old grindstone. Nearly through the course, my grOt caught up with several groups of you shooters. They were having the time, their lives harassing each other betwe. shots. I was at full draw when o young man shouted to his friends,"d man. I sure missed that one! I hit h right in the vital.” I let down i started my draw again. The barebow division provided most excitement for the tournamt After two days of shooting. Arlinj Roger had tied scores for championship title in the open bareb

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Clyde refereed the “sudden death” shoot-out. The foot race to the first target sounded like a herd of elephants on the run; each man shot 18. Each shot 16 on the second, and 20 on the third. On the fourth target, however, the tournament pressure finally took its toll on Roger - at 55 yards, Clyde decided to give the two archers arrow for arrow. Each of Arlin’s shots was in, each of Roger’s dropped out. Of the 1973 Sectional winners who defended their titles, only two remained unbeaten. Although 35 points under last year’s score, Ron Robinson was able to put away the title for another year in the men’s open bowhunter division. Steven McClellan, barebow youth, topped last year’s score by seven points to remain champion. As for the records, Linda Ford shot four new ones that will be hard for future competitors to beat. Men’s pro freestyle was won by Tim Strickland of Washington with a score of 1577. Don Darrow won the pro limited with 1497. Open freestyle was won by Ken Stanislawski with 1661. Bob Friedel of Idaho won the open limited with 1568. Arlin Brewer’s 1372 took the open barebow. In Men’s ama teur freestyle. Tom Rau of Washington

won with 1666. Robert White won the amateur limited with 1529. Amateur barebow was won by Bob Myers with 1275. Open bowhuntcr was won by Ron Robinson with 1384. Jean Lake of Oregon won the women’s open freestyle with 1543. Open limited was won by Nell Barbee wtih 1269. Linda Ford’s 1392 took the open barebow. Jacqueline Hawks won the open bowhunter with 748. Sue Baxter’s 1399 took the amateur freestyle. Amateur limited was won by Ellen Slusser of Washington with 1329. Among the boys, Rod Pierce took the young adult freestyle with 1595. Larry Statton won the young adult limited with 1373. Young adult bare bow was won by Bob Westfall of Washington with 1240. Michael Carlton won youth freestyle with 1324. Steve McClellan’s 1231 won the youth bare bow. Cub freestyle was won by Dennis Call with 1267. Randy Brabec won cub limited with 1237. And finally, among the girls, Glenda Landers of Oregon won the youth limited with 1239. Youth barebow was won by Joanne Parham with 356. Cheryl Gatchell took cub barebow with 816.

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Barbara Morris Betty Losey Janis Beverly Luke Wood E. L. Blakemore D. Albright Michael Murray Kathi Minter Roger Jacobs Don Scott Melanie Wilson Marie Attowood Robert Ambrose Patti Harper William Shain, Jr. Laurie Davis Marty Smith Von McConnel Lisa A. Lea Al Rathheim Jay Bond, Jr. Colin Wilson Eric Ogle Barbara Threadgill

Frankfort. KY Cold Spring, KY Americus. GA Arden, NC Winchester. KY Irvington, KY Birmingham, AL Matthews, NC Conway, SC Georgetown, KY Ft. Wright, KY Gastonia, NC Aynor. SC McDaniels, KY Clemson, SC Matthews, NC Manchester, TN Hiltons, VA Manchester, TN Memphis, TN Burlington, KY Ft. Wright, KY Knoxville, TN Lexington, TN

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New England Why does New England hold its NFAA Sectional so late in the year? Maybe it’s just because we save the best for last; at least that’s the way it looks this year. Two hundred and fifty archers competed for NFAA honors on the hunter, field and animal rounds in the 1974 event. Among the notables were National Amateur champion Butch Johnson of Webster, Massachusetts, who fired a 556 opening hunter round with his fingers and a standard recurve; last year’s NE aggregate champion, Billy Hurd of Peabody, Massachusetts, who carded a perfect animal round on his way to 1974 high aggregate honors at 1660; and MFAA President Pat Pettengill, whose scores of 550 hunter, 556 field and 550 animal took the open FS unlimited title with a 1656 aggregate. Sound like all the action was in the freestyle division? Not so - this year’s breathtaker was a shootoff in men’s open barebow. Connecticut’s Bruce Shelley and former NE champ Hank Marcinczyk of Massachusetts toed the line for three targets after both men tied at 1443. Bruce won the shootoff and the title after firing a 448 hunter, 473 field and 482 animal; Hank’s scores were 481, 476 and 486. Between the two of them, these men recorded some of the best and most consistent barebow scores in NE championship history. Right behind Bruce and Hank was another former NE champ, Saul Cusson Continued on page 26 Bruce Shelley, right, won the shootoff with Hank Marcinzyk to become New England barebow champ.

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hunting tackle and the conversation shifts to bow hunting. Tliis year it will be different! The “cat and mouse” game I played withd last year was the most exciting hunting experience I’d ever had. But, what] spooked him? Did he catch my scent? Could he have seen my movement to draw, arrow? Maybe it’s true that deer do have 180 degree vision. Tlus year I’m going to be really careful. Skunk essence may help, too. I’ve rels that moment over a thousand times. Yes, sir, this year it will be different!

Suppose for a moment that this year the big one does not get away. success is most rewarding in itself but additional recognition awaits you.Tie,. Young Big Game Award is available to all NFAA Bowhunters for taking die £ animal of each species. Cloth patches are awarded for taking additional animals the same species. A Diamond Buck Award is made for the largest trophy mule deer, whitetail > blacktail deer taken each year.

The Art Young Small Game Award is available for taking six species of sin game. Additional recognition is given for taking additional species.

Tie NFAA Bowhunter. Expert Bowhunter and Master Bowhunter awards i available to the advanced bowhutners. Please check the requirements for eligibility listed in the NFAA Constitution and By-laws or write to the Redlands office. My best wishes are with you for a successful hunting season.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 of Massachusetts, with 492/453/586 for a 1431 aggregate; and last year’s champion, Jim English of Connecticut, with 462/418/494 for a 1374 total. Pat Pettengill took his first NE title in open FS unlimited, but not without some stiff competition from two other Massachusetts archers. Ray DeLisle’s 1650 total was second to Pat's 1656 as Ray carded rounds of 552/546/552: and two points behind that at 1648 was Harvey Dennette with 554/542/552. For the open FS limited men it was Dick Phillips (RI) with 540/538/552 and a 1630 total; Manny Fumo (MA) with 544/538/536 fora 1618;and Mark Hall (CT) with 526/537/544 for a 1607. Mark’s third-place finish in tills 1974

Jan Shubelka, carded a 2499 aggregate at this year’s Denver Nationals that was second only to Barbara Morris’ 2523 in open FS unlimited. At the 1974 Sectional, however, Jan got those extra points that make the difference, firing 539 hunter, 534 field and 514 animal for the winning 1587 total. Two points behind was the lady who played calch-up on the animals and almost made it. Rose Keith (MA), a former NE champ in both the barebow and freestyle divisions, was right there with rounds of 518/531/536 to total 1585. Gail Pettengill make it a clean sweep for Massachusetts as she took the third spot with rounds of 529/519/526 for a 1574. Three state champions had it out for the title in women’s open FS limited.

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tourney broke an impressive string of victories - he has won 11 consecutive titles in NE Sectional events, plus an NFAA National championship as a young adult. Probably the only archer in New England with a record to rival Mark Hall’s is the man from Maine we call our answer to California’s Cal Vogt. Seth Batty has won so many Sectional titles that we’re beginning to forget who held the honors before him. He took the 1974 event with scores of 398 hunter, 436 field and 464 animal for a 1298 aggregate. Massachusetts’ top woman freestyler, 26

Heather Dean (RI) took top honors for her scores of 472/461/470 and 1403 aggregate: Barbara Girard (MA) was second with 461/468/458 and a 1387; Linda Beaudette (CT) look third with 433/457/470 and a 1354. Connecticut swept the top four places in open barebow, led by Jackie Settergren’s impressive rounds of 413/415/476 fora total of 1304. Joyce Dufresne was second at 1215; Carol Sullivan third at 1163; and Gloria Shelley fourth at 1157. In women’s open bowhunter competition, the other half of Maine’s formidable Batty team, Ruth Batty, took another NE title with her 590

aggregate. We’re proud of our 1974 NE open champions and the scores that they shot to earn those titles, but we are even prouder of a slate of amateurs that includes some of the nation’s finest. The amateurs stole the show again this year, led by 1974 aggregate champion Billy Hurd in amateur FS unlimited. Billy fired a 548 hunter, 552 field and 560 animal (his second perfect animal round; he fired one at the 1973 NE Sectional) to take aggregate honors with a 1660, four points ahead of open winner Pat Pettengill. National Amateur Champion Butch Johnson took an unassailable lead in FS limited when he fired a 556 on the opening day’s hunter round and paired it up with a 535 field and 530 animal to take his second consecutive NE title at 1621. Butch’s 1621 aggregate was just nine points off open winner Dick Phillips’ 1630; and his 556 hunter round mark was matched only by unlimited champ Pettengill’s 556 field round. Butch also provided the laughs at the awards ceremony by presenting a special award to fellow club member Bob Fedro as Bob received a medal for first place in open Flight No. 2. Butch’s contribution was a five-pound bag of sand. Bob managed to pass the bag along to another half-dozen archers in the course of the ceremony.

Our other amateur winners included Bill Lange (CT) in barebow with 477/433/506 for a 1416; and Don Proctor (CT) in bowhunter with 332/284/308 for 924. Women’s amateur titles went to Janice Proctor (CT) in FS unlimited for her 882 aggregate; Malvina Stanton (CT) in FS limited at 1117; and Jo Dolive (MA) in barebow at 927. For the Young Adults the titles went to Hunter Giroux (MA) and Filinda Roberts (CT) in FS limited; David Gagnon (MA) in FS unlimited; and Katrina Young (ME) in BB. New Youth champions are Joe San Antonio Jr. (MA) and Nancy Gagnon (MA) in FS limited; Jeff Coupe (MA) in FS unlimited; and William Waite (CT) and Cindy Cisek (CT) in BB. Cub winners were Rusty Marshall (VT) and Tricia Thomas (NH) in FS limited; David Cournoyer (MA) in FS unlimited; and Jeff Poe (RI) in BB. By far the outstanding archer in this category was young David Cournoyer, who fired OCTOBER 1974

scores of 497/492/452 to take that Cub title with a 1441. In New England we pride ourselves on having a pretty special tournament; this year our guests from New York proved we’re doing something right. Led by two of my favorite archers, Barbara and Barry Brown of Rochester, the New Yorkers numbered close to two dozen. We hope they enjoyed being here as much as we enjoyed having them. Some impressive scores were carded by Barry Brown in FS unlimited, with 554/546/534 for 1634; Bill Bigelow in FS limited, with 468/494/498 for 1460; Tom Tribou in BB with 360/379/418 for 1156; and Henry Freuh in BH with 397/415/464 for 1276. For the women in FS unlimited, Jean March led the way with her 532/522/528 and 1582 total; and Barbara Brown topped the amateurs in FS limited with rounds of 490/440/482 and 1412 total. Guest Cub winners were Julie and Janet Bavernfeind. The NE Sectional has special attractions for its own shooters too, with some traditional awards given out each year. This year’s Jack and Jill trophies went to Pat and Gail Pettengill (FS), Bruce and Gloria Shelley (BB), and Seth and Ruth Batty (BH) for the high combined husband and wife totals. Seth was also recipient of a special High Animal Round award given in the !.v whunter division. And what about the State Team Shoot? We couldn’t call this a New England Championship without it! This year’s event was a little different—four-man teams from each state shot from animal round distances on a 14-target course papered with 12-inch field faces. One arrow was shot per target and scored 3 points for the spot, 2 points for the 5-ring, 1 point for the 3-ring. At the farthest distance of 60 yards, that can be tough. Again, Butch Johnson was the main attraction and his score of 35 for the 14 targets outdid everyone, including the unlimited shooters. Massachusetts led the event with four winning teams, in men’s open FS, women’s open FS, women’s open FS limited, and amateur men’s FS. Connecticut took men’s open FS limited (after a shootoff with Rhode Island), women’s open BB, and amateur women’s FS. Maine shooters were easy winners in the BH event. ARCHERY

There’s one question left that can’t go unanswered regarding the 1974 NE Sectional tourney: Can NE Councilman Brad Starrett run a smooth tournament? We have to say yes. Can he do it without having an accident? I think not. Remember Ludlow in ’72 with Brad hobbling around on a throbbing ankle after taking a header on the motorbike? Thus year someone put Brad in charge of

firing the shotgun to start the shooting each day. He made it safely through Saturday and Sunday, but Monday the gun misfired, resulting in a very sore shoulder. About the only consolation for Brad is that since bad luck comes in threes, he’s 2/3 done with his misery. I wonder who’s going to volunteer to run the tournament next year? -Phyllis Butters

SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT WINNERS—SOUTHWESTERN Ruon Folas Amateur Male-FS CA Amateur Male-FS Limited David Swayne HI David Anderson Amateur Male-BB CO Vern Jones Amateur Male-BH AZ David Comacho Amateur Male-YA FS CA Mike Gerard Amateur Male YA FS-Limited CA Don Kouns Open Male-FS CA Open Male FS-Limited Howard Tessier NM Open Male-BB Duane Chaney CA Cal Vogt Open Male-BH CA Raymond Weeth CA Youth Male-FS Tommy Fisher AZ Youth Male-FS Limited Youth-Male BB Wade Dorland CO Robert Troncoso CA Cub Male-FS Mark Groves NM Cub Male-BB Irene Lorensen AZ Amateur Female-FS Anita Deneno Amateur Female-FS Limited CA CA Liz Colombo Open Female-FS Anita Denewd CA Open Female-FS Limited Joyce Hartman CA Open Female-BB CO Anita Lacomb Open Female-BH

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■ ast summer and early fall, this JMcolumn devoted considerable space to the NFAA’s all-expense paid trip to the Colorado Rockies. I am pleased to say I met Ramsey Cutshall, of Tennessee, winner of this contest, and enjoyed hunting with him and his buddies al the John Lamicq ranch in the high country of Colorado. Yes, he bagged Iris muley buck, but let’s tell the story from the time we first met, the day before deer season opened in Colorado. Check your map of Western Colorado, and you’ll find a wide spot in Interstate Highway 70. near Grand Junction. It’s a little Mormon settlement named Loma. Our meeting place was the local grocery store and gas station where the owners spoke bowhunting language, and were helpful to our bowmen during the many years we have hunted in the area. Our appointed time to meet at Loma was noon. Believe it or not, even though our two parties were several thousand miles apart, our gang from Tennessee kept their appointment so closely Frieda could have poured the coffee promptly at noon and our guests would not have sipped it cold. Before we proceed to deer camp. I should like to introduce our distinguished guests from Tennessee: First, Ramsey Cutshall, NFAA Director and his hunting buddies, J.D. and Don Grandstaff, and Ronnie French. As we were cranking up our respective clunkers 1 suggested to our sea-level dwellers that they were heading for some mountain climbing. Ramsey, with a twinkle in his eye, said. “Roy, ol’ kid, don’t worry! Our gang lives in the 01’ Smokies of Tennessee. A few high spots in the road are nothing new to us.” When we topped out on Douglas Pass, our gang from Tennessee didn’t blink an eye when I said. “Now, fellas, we will start climbing a bit!” When we passed what Frieda and I call, “Cold Shivers Point,” we figured our guests from Tennessee would be passing around the tranquilizers. Don’t you believe it! They were snapping photos of an area so far down below if they stumbled over the edge they’d starve to death before they hit bottom. All of us arrived safely at the Lamicq 30

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signalled we’d better get out of the sack or be left at the post. All of us were assigned tree stands. I was positive that before lunch lime 1 would have a 40-point mule buck hanging from the camp meat-pole. Oh well, you can’t win ’em all, was the consensus of the Tennessee gang and your reporter. But we didn’t figure it was necessary to rub it in when two of our fellow bowhunters brought in possible record-class mule deer bucks. Bob Hayes of Elmwood, Illinois, spent the morning posing with his record-class four plus four muley. To say we were envious would be putting it mildly. As if that were not a bad enough blow to our vanity, Ron Fisher of Rockdale, Texas found a nice braggin-spot nearby to hang his record-class three plus three buck. The following morning, the Tennessee pickup passed our camp site in a whirl of dust which did not seem necessary, together with a lot of what we figured was unnecessary horn-tootin’. The Tennessee gang had reason for celebrating. Ramsey Cutshall (our hero) had bagged his buck! It was a forked-horn. Not what you’d call a OCTOBER 1974

record, but it was a legal buck, and a lot more deer than had been bagged by some people I know. 1 am thinking of your reporter. I had spent fifteen hours high up in a tree in solitaryy confinement and hadn’t even had the pleasure of seeing a doe. When all hunters had reported in after the morning hunt, Bernie vfFalcisshio of Bayonne, New Jersey had a nice three plus three hanging on the camp meat-pole for all to admire. The next day the Tennessee gang proved that they knew more than just a little about hunting with bow and arrow, when J.D. Grandstaff joined the list of lucky hunters to bag a buck. That made the score two down and two to go — a fifty percent hunter success which is hard to beat! In every hunting camp there has to be at least one show-off. This year we ■ ■. a', fl had one who really did the trick. 1 am thinking of Tony Simpson who bagged the biggest buck during our stay. It was a thirty-one inch by nine-teen inch six-plus-six point beauty. That’s not counting eye-guards. Two hunters who were not exactly sitting in the back row were Ken Rapp of Phillipsburg, West Virginia, and John Spina of Belleville, New Jersey, each of whom we snapped photos as they & 1 grinned through record class antlers. <7? * .JI Sandy Hildreth of Potsdam, New York, upheld the honor of the gal bowhunters when she downed a nice forked-horn buck on the second day of the hunt. During the last six years I have hunted with John Lamicq 1 have enjoyed a better than average hunter success. This year, some of the hunters sort of implied how come I zeroed out. ' if In answer I’d say there are times when Lady Luck smiles on the hunter. Then there are times when she is a sort of sour puss. 1 am a fatalist. What will be will be! For example, 1 should like to try to explain how come I didn’t even get a shot during our stay at Lamicq’s. I was not supposed to get my deer. A circumstance interferred which I figure was about a million to one to be so Top left: NFAA winner Ramsey Cutshall with hisforkey. Right: Sandy Hildreth, the accurately timed as to blow my chances only gal to bag her deer during the first hunt. Center: Tony Simpson took this 6x6 for at least a shot at a legal buck. Here’s (19x31 in spreadj, largest deer taken, while Ken Rapp (right) of New Jersey got his the story: own monster muley. Above: J.D. Grandstaff of Tennessee, Bernie Falcicchio of New After spending my allotted time in Jersey, Ramsey Cutshall and Bow Hayes of Illinois, all successful midway through my tree stand for five mornings and five the first hunt at Lamicq’s. evenings, our guide suggested I try another stand. There were many tracks

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and other deer sign around the stand so I accepted the invitation to transfer. Next morning I tried to make sure there would be no mistakes on my pan if a legal buck should show himself under my tree. Usually, after daylight, if no game game is is in sight, I start taking up housekeeping, such as carpeting the floor of my stand to preclude any noise from my big feet shuffling around, and otherwise preparing for a long uneventful wait. This morning 1 decided to hang in there just a little longer. 1 wasn’t going any place and I sort of had a feeling I was going to make out. Suddenly, as usual, and as if by magic, a doe appeared under my tree, making her way a step at a time toward a salt-lick set out by the cattleman who was using the area to graze his cattle. Now unfolded a drama which is old stuff to experienced bowhunters: the doe stopped and looked over her shoulder in the direction from which she had just come. That, fellow bowhunters, as you know, means but one thing: “okay, Dad. come on in. the coast is clear!” This appeared to be my first chance for a shot. 1 didn’t want to blow it. I never moved an eyelash. Suddenly, according to plan, my buck made his appearance, tip-toeing slowly toward his gal friend. 1 had often been in this position and the urge to shoot immediately was strong. No way! I'd wait until there was no escape my quary - a massive four-pointer .wo tiny points on each side! I started a slow draw. One m> step and I would be one of those gc ...ng his picture taken instead of the one doing the taking. By golly, fate never was so unkind! When I reached half-draw the two deer jumped as if they had been stable 1 in the hind end with an ice pick and in 3 few seconds disappeared in the i.i.tiby aspens.

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non-hunters are the basis for your precarious position. You have come to realize that despite the philosophical impossibility of debating "taste" or personal ethics, your actions are suddenly socially unacceptable. Your public image is low and declining, and you are worried and perplexed. Recent essays have explored anti-hunting sentiments and have clarified how others see hunters. Arguments against hunting have recurrent themes, but can be divided roughly into three categories: The "cruelty argument"; the "uncivilized argument"; and the "ecological argument." The first two can only be answered by personal opinion — for that is all they are themselves. There is some rational basis for the third. I feel it is very important that hunters take each of these seriously, however, for there are millions of people — people who vote and thereby control America's public land — who sincerely feel them. You have ridiculed and laughed them off too long. The Cruelty Argument is straightforward—killing is cruel. Wild animals are happy and innocent until man comes on the scene with his roaring machines, traps, and big guns. The animals he kills suffer, their bereaved friends and relatives mourn their loss. Their offspring are left to starve. The answer, you say, is simple . . . ridiculous! Don't put man's feelings onto animals. They have no emotions. But as one tries to develop this counter argument the real truth becomes plain — there is no proof of either side, and "their" ideas are as true to them as yours are to you. The Uncivilized Argument is more insidious and a little less fair, for it attacks the hunter rather than the act of hunting itself. Hunters are culturally immature — throwbacks to the caves or at least to the dark ages. Or, worse yet, they are sexually inadequate, and their guns are merely extensions of Freud's cigar. In short, hunting is below contemporary human dignity and hunters are unfit for today's society. Counter-arguments to this are many and fascinating. Man evolved a hunter, still retains the trait, and a healthy human personality accepts, rather than represses, its true nature. Hunting is a better outlet for man's inherent aggressiveness than is war. Or, simply a direct reversal—a natural human being ARCHERY

can be defined as one who hunts. The Ecological Argument maintains that hunting endangers the ecological balance, and may lead to extinctions. Look at the passenger pigeon, the bison, the great auk. Look at how many more moose and grizzlies one can see in McKinely Park than in other parts of Alaska, where hunting is allowed. Look how the walrus and seals and polar bear were almost extinct before we saved them with the Marine Mammals Protection Act. Lucky we forced the Fish and Game to close that doe deer hunt — they'd have killed off all the deer. They are all the same argument. These criticisms sometimes are at least rational,though often based on misinformation. In some cases, they may even hold'merit. We all know that since the advent of modern game management no species in North America has been severely depleted by legal sport hunting and many have benefitted tremendously. We also know that sport hunters have been the single strongest factor in preserving all kinds of wildlife and wild lands over the last few decades and in financing the work that has taught us what we know of wildlife ecology. But hunters must also admit that the advent of the aircraft,

EDITOR'S NOTE: In a conflict between people concerned with wildlife, namely hunters and anti-hunters, time and energies are wasted — and wildlife loses. Toward the end of conservation — of time, energy and wildlife — the National Wildlife Federation at their annual meeting tried to establish a "common environmental meeting ground for hunters, anti-hunters and wildlife managers." Wildlife biologist Bob LeResche, of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, addressed the NWF about why and how both hunting and anti-hunting zealots are actually hurting the conservation movement. Here are some of his remarks, courtesy of NWF's Conservation News. Next month, LeResche’s comments on anti-hunters. As a final note, we recall that bowhunters in Los Angeles County set an excellent example in keeping with the sentiments in this article by working with "anti-hunting" groups for a common goal — the welfare of the wildlife. We hope such attitudes prove contagious.

BOWHUNTER BULLETIN the ATV and the snowmachine, without a simultaneous development of a new ethic for their use, has endangered the ecological balance and made proper management and preservation a struggle, at best. You must admit that indiscriminate shooting, crippling losses and illegal or unreported kills and harassment of game by hunters probably have, in fact, decreased some populations and redistributed others. You must realize that in todays world, arguments about the ecological necessity of hunting are absurd. To save hunting, hunters will have to admit these things and do something about them - fast. There is a recurrent theme in all the anti-hunting arguments: The hunter is a slob. He thinks only of killing. He has no respect for the rights of other humans or other animals. Can you deny this categorically? Do you like all who call themselves "hunters"? I hope not. It has been said that "America is the only nation that has gone from barbarism to decadence without creating a civilization in between." I wonder if that does not all-too-truly describe the development of our hunting culture in this country? The days of non-regulated market hunting may have merely faded into the days of mechanized, no sweat, kill 'em and take 'em home hunting, and it is hard to discern any culture or set of ethics that developed in between. I know it is there, somewhere, but it is difficult for a non-hunter to see. Stating a civilized set of ethics loud and clear — by deed much more than by words — is in my mind the only salvation for the sport of hunting. Psychologists tell us, "people don't like what they fear, and they fear what they do not understand." So what we are talking about, you say, is education. Maybe so, but what I'm not talking about is news releases saying "The National Wildlife Federation explained today that they have ethics and love animals”. As one who has "explained" cow moose hunting before more than one town meeting, well I know that in the real world the quickest way to alienate someone is to give him a lucid, hard-hitting rational explanation he never asked for. How do we educate people to believe in hunting, then? The best way I can summarize it is by educating them to believe in hunters. Let me list several specific suggestions. First—Sit down alone with yourself sometime soon and decide, "what are my own personal ethics regarding hunting and conservation"? That question is more difficult to answer than you might think but the answer will come. Then consciously stick to these ethics, whether in a crowd or in the wilderness 100 miles from the nearest human. How many of us have - just once - chased an animal with a snowmachine? Hazed one with an aircraft? Failed to kill cleanly and humanely? Left just a bit of edible meat in the field? Hunted a species we knew little about? Forgotten for a moment that hunting is much more than killing something and getting home fast? Ethics have a way of eroding very quickly at the tiniest breech. Once you know your principles and follow them yourself,

talk about themI. Don't ignore acts by other "hunters" that are wrong in your eyes. You can't make that fellow who just shot from the road share your ethics, but you can let him know you find his behavior offensive. Have an opinion; anti-hunters certainly do. _ _ be defensive about hunting. Don't say "it Second - Don't — ■ -----------isn't any worse than letting animals starve," or "the game can take it." Hunting is not merely the lesser of two evils. With the pride you have in your principles and in the fact you follow them without exception, and with the biological knowledge you have, you need not be ashamed of hunting. In fact, if you

are ashamed of it, why do you do it? As a corollary, never get into a position where you defend all hunting. Admit there are some slobs who hunt (there are also slobs who belong to anti-hunting groups), and make it plain you disapprove of them as much as anyone else does. Many practices lumped in the public's mind under "sport hunting" are despicable. Third—Accept the fact that anti-hunters are sincere, that many people are actually made ill by the sight or even the thought of a dead wild animal. They don't deserve to be written off as "kooks" any more than do hunters. So have some concern for the sensibilities of others. Take them seriously and try to understand them. Practically translated this means asking what do I gain by leaving a gut-pile in view of the road, by tying a bloody deer carcass on the hood of my car, by carrying an easy rider gun rack full of loaded firearms in plain view in my pickup? These acts are nothing less than gross disrespect for the sincere feelings of others. Fourth — Acknowledge — personally and as a group — that there are other legitimate uses of wildlife than hunting, and support them where appropriate. Never forget that wildlife belongs to all the people, not just to hunters. Be as sure that viewing areas and study areas are established as you are sure that hunting is preserved. No one who really understands the natural world is against hunting, and the more chances we provide for people to learn about ecology the better off we'1 all be. So support a suitable number of closed areas, walk-i:

areas, and parks, where other important uses might be severe! degraded by hunting. (Don't though, make the mistake c thinking hunting is always incompatible with non-consumptiv uses. With proper management and seasonal zoning they ai compatible in a vast majority of cases.) Finally — Become a naturalist. Learn all you can abc. wildlife and ecology. I guarantee it will enhance the pleasur you get from hunting. It can do nothing but good for th average hunter's image when he can intelligently talk abort, "healthy ecosystems" instead of "more shootable game," ar/, when he knows as much about the fantastic migrations of the Arctic Tern as he does about the relative merits of a lung shot and a shoulder shot. Try some of these things and you may even respect hunting more yourself. You'll certainly earn the respect non-hunters, and maybe even of an anti-hunter or two.

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