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BEAR BOAR BUCK For Bow Hunters Ry FRANKLIN SEFORD, JR. Southern Representative, N.F.A.A. 2nd floor Hall Building Annex, Little Rock, Arkansas

If you have been wondering where and what you are going to hunt this fall—just stop wondering right now. In one package hunt, for one fee, you can hunt black bear, russian wild boar and buck deer in the mountains of southeastern Tennessee. This is rugged terrain and is suited for rugged bow hunters—there is no need to go to Africa or Alaska if you want to hunt dangerous game—just come to the Cherokee National Forest this fall for your big game hunting with bow and arrows. Many years ago, a wealthy sportsman purchased several hundred square miles of mountain country in southeastern Tennessee. This area was stocked with deer, bear and imported russian wild boar for a private shooting preserve for this wealthy old boy. After a pass­ age of some years this area was ac­ quired by the National Forest Service and the entire area was set up as the Cherokee National Forest. The game has multiplied fast, so fast that the Forest Service now holds managed

hunts in order to reduce the game supply. These hunts are managed by the Forest Service and the Tennessee State Game & Fish Commission. The Tellico Wildlife Management Area (similar to a game refuge) of the Cherokee National Forest is the site of the bow hunt this fall. Hunting com­ partment number 5 (North River) has been set aside for the exclusive use of the bow hunters. (See map of area.) The hunt for this year will be a three-day affair, November 19, 20 and 21. Headquarters for the bow hunters will be the Tellico River Lodge located in the Tellico Wildlife Management area near the boundaries of hunting compartment number 5. (Refer map, lodge is located within a f~>. ... few miles of the Pleasant Field Station showni on the map). How would you like to get out of bed, have a good hot breakfast and start hunting for either a bear, a buck deer or russian wild boar, all at the same time? That’s something, isn’t it? For those who wish to camp out, tents

Tom McNish and the boar he killed «nn oow and arrow, with bow and Black bear will be hunted as well well as boar and deer.

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should be brought along. Camping will be permitted in the Dam Creek recrea­ tional area located within a few miles of our hunting compartment number 5. This area contains no camp buildings so bring your tents and camping equip­ ment if you prefer to camp out rather than stay at the Tellico River Lodge. The Tellico Wildlife Management Area of the Cherokee National Forest is located on the border of the states of Tennessee and North Carolina, in south­ eastern Tennessee. The nearest town, about five miles away, is Tellico Plains, Tennessee. By now you should be drooling a little. Picture yourself getting out of bed. eating a hot breakfast and start hunting for either a black bear or a buck deer—limit one to a customer— (only one black bear OR one buck deer may be taken)—however, there is no limit on the number of russian wild boars—take as many as you are man enough to try for! Those of you in the southeastern part of this coun­ try will find this hunt made to order. It is not too far away from any of the southeastern states. The cost of this hunt will be small, so small, in fact, that you can’t afford to stay at home and miss out on all the fun. Non-resi­ dent license fee of $5.00 plus a hunt fee of $5.00, a total of $11.00. is the total fee for non-residents. Residents of Tennessee need a resident hunting license plus the $5.00 hunt fee. Your application for license must be made before September 19. 1951 and mailed direct to: The Tennessee Game & Fish Commission, 166 Eighth Aye. North. Nashville, Tennessee. You will receive from the Tennessee Game & Fish Commission formal application which must be completed by you and returned with payment of the license and hunt fees not later than October 1> 1951. This is most important because a drawing will be held if the number of applications for this hunt exceed 175 to determine who will be granted hunt­ ing permits. Get your name in the pot early! If less than 175 apply for per­ mits, then no drawing will be held, and permits will be issued to those who do apply after the closing dates. It is the policy of the Tennessee Game & Fish Commission to continue to take applications for managed hunts after the closing date if the maximum num­ ber of permits has not been issued— in this case you may be gambling a little since not more than 175 permits for this hunt will be issued to bow hunters. Play it safe and send in your application by September 19, 1951. The regulations as set by the Ten­ nessee Game & Fish Commission for the

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MAP FOR TELLICO WILDLIFE 1 *11111100 Bear, Boar and Deer Bow and Hunt are as follows: 11. All hunters must have a valid LEGEND Raanessee State Hunting License, in — — Game Management Area Boundary i’lliltion to the special hunt permit. Hunting Compartment Boundary Laanessee £6.00 three-day non-resident 7 Hunting Compartment Number resident hunting licenses may be :r ■ — Highway • inrchased at Swainson’s Drug Store, ==== Road i*IUico Plains, Tennessee. The District ------- Trail Sinneer is in charge of the hunts. River t Creek 22? The bag limit per hunter will be Ridge taee bear or one male deer with visible Mountain (Top or Knob) littiers. Wild boars may be killed withRanger Station Game Protector Station Tttt limit. Hunting will cease when a yauater kills either a deer or a bear. Out Tower ® Look Checking Station Sows accompanied by stickling pigs Scale: -/2” = I Mile not be killed. No live animals will t removed from the area. No kills may HELP CONSERVE WILDLIFE BY ** f dismembered before checking, exPREVENTING FOREST FIRES vej‘pt where necessary for transporta­ tion out of the compartment. I nntr amp THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT 3. All animals killed must be brought ">» and checked through the assigned A GOOD HUNTER IS ALWAYS CAREFUL chcecking station. Hunters will not retuiirn to the area after killing a deer or 1 bear. .-•'^•R.rrrK 4. No dogs allowed. Guides, approved byy the District Ranger, may be hired b-jt'Jt will not carry weapons. Hunting Licenses will be left at checking station : ccuring hunting. 5. Hunters will be limited to the use c-tf the following type of weapon: (a) Bow and arrow (killer-head) suitable for hunting big game. (b) Only one weapon may be taken into the area. 6. Hunters may check in and out bint once a day. 7. Hunters must stay in the assign­ ed compartment, except that they may Mallow game that they have wounded. 8. Camping will be permitted only at ^approved areas. Warming fires will not tx-e permitted except in emergencies, in -which case all inflammable material J Sind debris will be cleared for a distance ccf four (4) feet around the fire. All WAUCHEES -Ires, matches and tobacco must be • “dead out” before being left or diso carded. r____ under the influence 9. Any person i:. • of intoxicants will not be permitted to bant. All hunters will be required to wear red hunting cap or a red scarf or jacket. To reduce the possibility of in­ Hizel Knob jury, only permittees, guides and State and Forest Service employees will be permitted in hunting areas. 10. The hours of hunting will be point after you get toac. Reservations for y ou ^de direct from sunrise to sunset. Checking in of shot e plains, hunters will begin at 6:00 a.m. EST commodations to: Tellico R'ver LodgejTeHK en_ and checking out will terminate at 7:00 p.m. EST. Hunters will check in and out at Pheasant Field Station. 11. Hunters taking part in this hunt will not participate in any other deer hunt on Wildlife Management Areas in the State. Employees of the State Game and Fish Commission and the We U. S. Forest Service may not partici­ pate in the hunting. some , What’s the tariff at the Tellico River razorback hogs m t experlence Lodge (headquarters for the hunt)? wild the state. This mea„ei ct for The room rates are as follows: Twin of has taught us ^treed" ted rooms with private bath, $3.00 per such game, In fact t0 get day per person; twin bed rooms with­ by a wild hog. t o arms out private bath but with bath on same down is to kill the cutter so the wing, $2.50 per day pei' person; and will be Perml“ed on tl ls^ be tank room that sleeps eighteen, $2.00 best thing to ‘ jj the boar per day per person. Meals will be serv­ next a handy tree to shin y be P state d. howed at the Lodge at regular restaurant charges you. It nii=, t e the prices, individual orders, or a flat price ever, that the time f.om g ou can be made for the meals to be served tree back downi to the R family style to the entire group. The choice will be up to those who partici­ vary from m"u't k a lunCh for nourpate. The owner of the lodge has ad- ishrnenV'vhtle viewing the scenery from 11 vised that it would be cheaper for - ; the group to have their meals served a Dogs^ave been used in both hunting |J family style. You can decide on this J.

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K ““‘^ mv this article show the results of several previous bow hunts in this same area Note the size of these wild rus a«on hnars_ their tusks could very Sly disembowel a hunter. So above In be careful. We must emphasize again and again that wild boars are ilancerous game and as sucli should be "treated with considerable respect by a bow hunter. Black bears also fall Into the category of their actions are unpredictable they might either run from you or cl'^| you, depending on the mood brother hp'ir is in at that time. . Remember the dates for the hunt, November 19, 20 and 21. Secure your license direct from the Tennessee Game & Fish Commission, 166 Eighth A e., North Nashville, Tennessee before Oc­ tober 1 1951. (Total non-resident li­ cense fee $11-00). Make your reserva­ tions for sleeping accommodations direct to the Tellico River Lodge, Telico Plains, Tennessee. Indicate your preference as to meals, family stylo or Individual order. Get your party t

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w When daylight had all but gone, I regained the path and taking every precaution, started back down the mountain. Then, all of a sudden, I heard a yell and the running of feet; the rattle of a tin bow eachoed from the rocks. Then, a second voice sang out. More fast footsteps. I hurried down towards the commotion. This is what had happened as clearly as a pale young man could tell me. A mountain lion had sprung from one of the few remaining trees and ran along parallel to the lad, who had discarded his bow and ran. The lion was closing in when the older brother came to the rescue and scared the cat away. Under normal conditions, this might not have happened as all a lion has to do is lie on a limb over a deer run and drop down on an unsuspecting deer. But, after a fire things are different. I will spare the boy’s name, but it you are a South Gate archer you prob­ ably will have heard all about it. When we arrived in camp, we found that the fellow with the fine equipment had spent the day within a radius of two hundred feet of his station wagon. He was telling a new arrival that he would like to see the mountain lion that would attack a man. OH YEAH! Camp scene showing results of a previous Lvw ior russian bow iium hunt for russian w wild boar in the Tellico Wildlife Management Area of the Cherokee National . ___ _______ I Forest.

gether now so that on a single hunt with your favorite weapon you can hunt bear, boar and buck deer at the same time. The results of this year’s hunt will govern the number of days that will be granted for next year’s hunt, so let's have a good number ot bow hunters on hand on opening day.

Should you desire any additional infor­ mation you have only to write to Frank­ lin Seford, 2d floor Hall Bldg., Little Rock, Ark. Good luck and good hunting. Who will be the first to bag a rus­ sian wild boar; or a black bear; or a buck deer on this hunt? it could be you!

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a stream, there was now just a small spring. But already the manzanita was cropping up from the old roots and deer were eating the young shoots. Around the spring, ferns had grown three feet high. The deer, having no foliage in which to hide, took to the gulleys, and small canyons, and would bed down in the ferns. You could see the deer better, but they also could see you at a greater distance. It looked as if I would have to make some clout shots to get one. I jumped many deer from the ferns but they were at some distance and moving fast. Oh, sure, I shot at them leaving my arrows decorating the trees with many colors. I got one close shot as a three-pointer ran past me. He was moving fast and as he passed a clear spot, between two large pine trunks, I was at full draw, waiting. I led him two feet and the string went “thung.” The buck heard it and stopped. He watched the arrow pass exactly where I had put it, and then bounded away. I know, now, “never lead a running deer.” Like the old adage, "Where there is smoke there must be some fire,” I will add, “Where there are deer, you will find mountain lion.” So, after watching the fern beds for an hour or more, I decided to work up higher. I had gone about two hundred yards when I felt I was being followed and determined to investigate. I left the well-worn deer trail and took a few long strides, I laid down behind a large boulder with just one eye looking in the di­ rection from which I had come. For ten minutes I lay on the ashy ground.

By BOB ESTILL 916 N. Beaudry, Los Angeles, Calif. “Oh yeah? I should like to see the mountain lion that would attack a man.” It was the man with the fine equipment talking again. It was the evening before the first day of archery deer season. A bunch of bow hunters had gathered around a campfire at Bar­ ton Flats to swap yarns. (The man who made the quip had just informed some young lads of the fact that a spike buck had his horns between the ears and upon the second year they changed and grew forked horns with the ears in between). There were a few quick glances between some of the men, but I might have said the same thing until the event of the next day. A few year; ' years age ago we had our best ---------| Uup, p, by a ]jOni Palamino K.Jlbadly clawed when we lived in Castiac. We lost a six hundred-pound steer the same year, That was the year F. big forest year -f of the fire and natural’ food ”-*J for• animals was hard to get. The bears gave us trouble that year, too. Well this was another one of those years in California and the fires had gutted Mt. San Gorgonio leaving great holes in the earth, as if some giant dentist had pulled mammoth teeth where the fire followed down, burning roots. In some areas the fire had swept along just taking the leaves and small branches leaving an occasional tree or two untouched. Where there had been

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By WALTER CURNUTTE Rivesville, West Virginia

One Sunday' five hopeful archers ar­ rived at Holly River State Park and unpacked their gear in the previously rented state-owned cabin. Sleep? Probably an average of two hours each that first night. Everyone declared his intentions of slaying a buck before noon on the opening day. Monday evening the air was thick with alibis of three mighty hunters who had missed their deer, while two of us sat glumly silent. Clay­ ton and I had found the blank spots. Tuesday was a repetition of the day before and the only reply Clayton and I could make to the kidding was to state flatly that when we DID catch up with a deer we would not pull the boners committed by the others. So, before long fortune smiled our way—but—I am not going to tell you what happened to me at the - critical moment. THIS is what Charles did that fateful day: "I was sneaking along this path in the meadow clearing, almost up to the gap in the hedge, watching every di­ rection, when I heard a loud thumping sound behind me. Turning my head I saw the biggest deer that ever grew leaping straight at me. I just had time to jump to one side to keep from being killed as it rushed past. “But kept my head—no deer goes shoot! too fast for me to „1 __ I! II pulled that old bow of mine back to the limit and let fly—Whang! _ ____ “Well, well, what happened? How far did you miss?” we asked impa­ tiently. Charles’ face fell. “Well,” he drawl­ ed, "you know when I came to look, that fool arrow was sticking in the ground at my feet.”

THIS MONTH’S COVER Richard Kerr, of the Tinipanogos Archers of Provo, Utah, gets in a few practice shots in prepara­ tion for the Rocky Mountain State Riehl Clianipionship. Scene is in the Uinta Mountains, typical Utah scenery.

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BEAR! WITH ONE ARROW By BILL WRIGHT 1SS4 Market St., San Francisco 2, Calif. The bow hunting clan was gathering. It’t was a Saturday afternoon early in Jiluly. and around the archery section otit the Viking Sports Center the air wras filled with talk of the early deer seeason. Boasts were voiced, opinions aftired, and advice was given freely to aldl who would listen, by our good friend DOud Lawrence who unfortunately was nuot going to be able to participate in lithe early hunt this year. One voice rose above all this clan wwith a different message. Hall Conley, aim Eastman Kodak executive, well kxnown in the Northern California Field AArchery circles, was expounding his tiiheory that if more time were spent b?y archers in photographically record­ ing their hunts the joys of each of those haunts could be perpetuated and enjoyeed throughout the years to come. He wwound up by saying: “Boys, this year I 1 m going to take, in addition to my hhunting equipment, my movie camera, = ... slides,, and as 35mm. _. Signet for color < my Kodak Tourist, complete with flash eequipment, for black and white pictttures. I was later very glad of this decision. HHall not only lived up to the letter of this promise, but also brought along iitripod, filters, flashbulbs, etc., until wwhen loaded he had a rucksack com­ pletely filled with photographic equipmnent. It all came in very handy because lithe gods of fate really smiled on us i this trip.

Due to the fact that we would not cbe able to take time off for the entire fifirst season, we planned a four-day thunl July 27th through the 30th up Enear Anthony Peak in the Mendocino ^National Forest of Northern California. CCame Thursday night, July 26th, a rminimum in camping gear and food, salong with the rucksack of photogra­ phic equipment, to say nothing of two tbows each and a goodly supply of ar-

Lloyd English and Fred Ledford help Bill Wright carry —Photo by Hall Conley.

rows, were packed into the old De Soto .. were oA, oft; I, keen our and we —, to attune ... entire .. being ' to the? clarion call of the _, and .. 1 with bow and arrow down ' chase, the noble stag in some it remote —it forest glade. ’_ed at We arrived at Mendocino Pass just set up camp, before the break L I. of day, tra the break of changed clothing and ere in search dawn we were in the woods of that buck we knew we ere going to get. We hunted hard all morning. After *e were at it again, a break for lunch we falling twilight and continuing until the f; the to t.'.c empty bellys drove us back After a hot warmth of the campfire, our sleeping meal we crawled into boughs and bags on a bed of pine sweet-scented fell asleep, smellingofthe the four-pointer pine and dreaming cf th. Up of the ridge waiting for us at the top good to be alive come morning. It was L in such surroundings. Next morning we were joined by Dick

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Hurst and his young son, Jeff (14 years old). A truly fine bow hunter himself, Dick is in the process of ardously instructing Jeff in the ancient art of bow hunting. We were happy to have them hunt with us Saturday after­ noon and Sunday morning. On Saturday we also met Fire Chief Slinger of Palo Alto, California and two companions who were bow hunting in the area. Slinger joined us on sev­ eral hunts. Saturday was a repetition of Friday; Sunday gave us some shoot­ ing but there were no deer killed. Bucks—two, three and four-pointers— continued to be seen and shot at but kept on living and doing nicely. After missing two good shots Hall claim­ ed that somehow he felt sure that Roy Hoff’s old jinx had attached itself to him. He wasn’t much cheered when I assured him he hadn't missed a fraction of the deer Roy had. Despite the dis­ appointments we were thoroughly en­ joying our days in the open air and felt that we were really getting our­ selves into good shape again, hoping we wouldn’t forget all we were learn­ ing before our Modoc trip this fall. The last morning dawned clear and beautiful. We decided to hunt until 10 o'clock and then quit to take some pictures that so far this trip we had failed to get. The 10 o’clock hunt pro­ duced nothing, so we said goodbye to Slinger and proceeded to camp. Hall put his movie camera on a tripod, put his rucksack full of equipment (all East­ man. of course) on his back, and we set off towards Mare Basin to take some pictures to fit in with those we had taken there two years ago. As we left I picked up my bow and arrows saying to Hall that one of us better take a bow along because this was us­ ually the time something happened. How right (no pun intended) I was. Just as we were leaving, up drove two other archers, Fred Ledford and Lloyd English, in Fred’s English Aus­ ac-­ tin. They were easily persuaded to ac company us and around the Mare Basin Trail we went; half hunting but most­ ly just posing for Hall’s pictures and giving him much picture taking advice which he didn’t heed at all. • Continued on page twenty-seven.

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Russell B. Jones of Salem, Oregon and wildcat bagged with bow and arrow.

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haphazard arrangement that keeps field archery from getting its share of SOUTH-WESTERN publicity. ROY HOFF 121 N. BROADWAY. LOS ANGELES 12. CALIF. If you are competing in mail tour­ naments, we already have your class, so all you need to do is send us 75c. You Will Be Proud to Be a Member of We will send your emblem and register your class. If you do not shoot in the NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSN. mail tournaments, ask your secretary The National Field Archery Associa­ to give you a signed card giving your tion (NFAA) is your organization. It average club tournament score. VERY IMPORTANT belongs to all the field archers and bowman hunters of America. As a These scores must all be shot on ap­ proved standard NFAA courses, and member you belong to an organization fostering the oldest sport in the world. we must know it you are Free Style or For 53.00 you secure a year's mem­ Instinctive. Some have already ordered bership in the NFAA and a year’s sub­ emblems without telling either of these scription to ARCHERY. Additional things, which only delays the receipt family memberships are 51.00 each. of your emblem and causes excess letter Send memberships to the Secretary. writing. APPROVED COURSES THIS MOMH Clearfield County Archers, Clearfield, Pa.; Waltham Field Archers, Waltham, By JOHN L. YOUNT Mass.; Tomah Bowmen, Warren, Wis.; West Allis Bowmen, West Allis, Wis.; CLASS EMBLEMS and Rio Grande Archers, Albuquerque, These handsome new emblems can New Mexico. mean a lot to field_ archery. In the ---------,. — ART YOUNG first place, they are sort of an award BIG GAME AWARDS because the archer must learn the Gene Dyer, Tujunga, Calif., and Ber­ right to wear one before he can get it. nie Dresden, San Antonio, Texas, are 2nd: these emblems can make it the ones reporting big game these past possible for an archer to shoot on a four weeks, and they have two each. strange course with other archers of With deer season open in California we like ability. should have more winners next time. 3rd: their use will help develop the SMALL GAME class idea in tournaments, both large Sterling pins were won by Mrs. Char­ and small. line Ardell, Belle Plaines, Kansas, and 4th: they are of two types, FREE Dr. James A. Whitlock, New Canaan, STYLE and INSTINCTIVE, but any Conn. The first sterling arrow by Geo. archer who wishes may wear one of D. Rogers, Aberdeen, Md.; William each by shooting a sufficient number of Wernecker, Cedarburg, Wis.; Miles ecores in each division. Cooper, Rupert, Idaho; B. Gerald Fan5th to 10th: that’s how important joy, Vallejo, Calif., and Rolla Jackson, this is. Their general use can get all Rupert, Idaho. field archers to talking the same lan­ Dr B. G. Thompson, Corvallis, Ore., guage. At present you can be an Expert has his second arrow. Gene Dyer Tu­ Bowman in some clubs with 150 points, junga, Calif., his first crossed arrows while other clubs demand 300 for a and Dr. F. H. Kenagy, Rupert, Idaho; 28-target score. That is the kind of his fourth Honorable Mention, which

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POMONA FAIR FIELD ARCHERY TOURNAMENT By JOHN II. YOUNT, Secretary National Field Archery Assn. This is the kind of a tournament you have been waiting for. No entry fee. If you don’t like your score you may re-enter as many times as you wish. Runs all afternoon, every afternoon, of the Fair. Takes only 15 minutes to shoot. Tackle may be stored in the archery booth before and after shooting, while you are looking at the Fair. Excellent trophies and prizes will be given. When you compete you will be doing more than taking part in a tournament, for you will be helping sell Field Arch­ ery to Southern California, for the probable attendance at the Fair will be over 1,000,000. Since the only sports actually being played in the Sports Show will be .22 calibre skeet, bait and fly casting, ski jumping, and field archery, the biggest part of this 1,000,000 is going to have their first real look at Field Archery. All shots are to be under hunting conditions and at animal targets. Come out and give yourself some fun and the sport a lift. The Fair opens Sept. 14 and con­ tinues through Sept. 30.

Malibu Offers Surprises Claude Neeley, President of the Mali­ bu Mountain Archery Club announces that his club will hold a very special shoot on Sunday, September 30. Complete details have not been divulged, but Claude says "Come and be sur­ prised.’’ A range fee of $1.50 per person will be charged but you’ll have little dif­ ficulty in getting your money back In cash or like value in merchandise. There will be thirty-five prizes awarded. Remember the date, Sept. 30. Be there—and be surprised!

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NEW MEXICO HOLDS 2ND ANNUAL TOURNEY By MARY GRADY

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The New Mexico State Field Archery organization held their second annual tournament May 27 and 30 in Albu­ querque. The weather was perfect for archery, no wind at all, consequently tome of us sand-eaters shot a little off par. The wind and sand appeared late on the second day, too late for •nany of us to recoup our sunken scores. Our crowd was not quite as good as last year’s, partly due to Uncle Sam’s tails and partly to the graduation ac­ tivities on that week-end. However, we had quite a few interested spectators ’ho are now being pursued by our h-st club salesmen. The course was the new one built by ‘he Rio Grande Archers last winter. 11 has trees and if you have ever been h> New Mexico you know how fortunate are to have them. Last year our totirse was in an open field and the heat made it impossible to shoot except *t dawn or dusk. 0ur genial new state secretary, Ed *ahlela, appeared on the last day in * Genuine Navajo costume, but failed ,° scare anybody and wound up last “the bowman division. Rio Grande Archers carried oft the

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lion's share of the trophies. The tro­ phies for the first place winners were really beautiful things, gold plated statuettes on a dark plastic pedestal. Winners were as follows: Men, Expert Bowman—Dr. L. G. Ver­ gara. 1st; Felipe Gonzales, 2nd. Bowman—Carlos Candelaria, 1st; A] Huddleston, 2nd.Smith, 1st; Tom Mead, Archer—Jim 2nd. Women, Bowman—Hazel Strelow, 1 1st; Juanita Candelaria, 2nd. Rachel Archer—Mary Grady, 1st; Johnson, Junior 2nd. boys—Robert Huddleston,

1st; George Vergara, 2nd. Everybody had a good time and en­ joyed the use of some shiny new picnic tables built by the energetic secretary of the Rio Grande Archers, Al Hud­ dleston. Some of us had to rush off right after the awards were presented in order to make ready our booth at the Sportsman's Show which opened that night. This show was sponsored by the G.P.A. and we were delighted for the chance to get some publicity plus the fact we considered it very politic to ce­ ment our friendly relations with the

G.P.A. They can be of real help in our fight for better archery hunting legis­ lation. We displayed trophies which had been shot in New Mexico by our star hunter, Dr. L. G. Vergara. Many expressed amazement that bears, lions and wild­ cats had been brought down with a bow and arrow. Dr. Vergara further amazed the people by demonstrating at the show that the bow and arrow is more accurate at a greater distance and penetrates further than .38 caliber pistol which was shot by an expert pistolman. There seemed to be a great deal of interest in the bow and arrow, and many professed it was the first time they had heard of an archery club in Albuquerque. We have had some dif­ ficulty in obtaining publicity in our local papers, but feel that this situa­ tion is gradually changing. By the way, we passed out a lot of N.F.A.A. membership blanks and hope John Yount has heard from some of them by now. We are feeling hopeful about the progress of field archery tn New Mex­ ico. It has been slow but solid and we prefer that to a boom and fizzle. We’re on a much traveled cross­ country route and feel sure that lots of you archers pass through here at some time or another. Our Secretary, Al Huddleston, is listed in the phone book and we'd enjoy having the op­ portunity to have a chat with you and shoot a round if you have time.

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Results of Rocky Mountain Field Tourney By CREETIE and DICK KERR Orem, Utah

The fourth annual Rocky Mountain Field Archery Tournament, sponsored by the Timpanogos Archers, of Provo, Utah, and held on July 28th and 29th, was one of the most successful in R.M.A.A. field history, according to of­ ficials. Archers from Colorado, Wyo­ ming, and Utah participated (they also shot). Timp’s 28-target course is located in the South Fork of Provo Canyon. It’s a beautiful spot as can be seen by the accompanying photos; however beauti­ ful or not, work had to be done and its just as hard to lug a bale up a beautiful hill as an ugly one. So we did it the easy way—via one horse­ power. In lieu of payment we awarded the horse an honorary membership in the Timp Club—we’re going to revoke it though ’cause the horse keeps beat­ ing us. After a lot of hard work the course was declared in tip-top shape and the official NFAA certificate was obtained. It is a good thing we got it, too, ’cause Doc Garner of Ogden, Utah won him­ self a 20 pin on the 45-yard walk-up target. One of the fellows from Colo­ rado, I don’t remember which one for sure, missed a 20 pin on a 65-yarder by about 1/8 inch on one arrow. Me.

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nice Strebel, Helen Lovell. Back row—Chuck Pulliam, Irma Love, Dorothy Robinson, Marguerite Black, Dan­ ielle Christiansen, Alice Shelledy, Dr. W. Garner, Don Whittaker, Bill Strebel, Jim Strebel, Fred DeLude, Connie Strebel, Creetie Kerr and Pete Peterson.

I missed the 20 pin on a 1/8 yarder by about 65 inches. Anyway we had a swell shoot. The schedule was something like this: Novelty shoot Saturday morning— An onion sack was hung from a limb by a nice long rope and a watermelon was placed in the sack. When the melon was swinging nicely to and fro, the signal was given and everyone drew and shot as fast and as straight as pos-

Gerald Gunderson shooting target of Timpanogos No. 4 on ... course wwi aU OT Archers. View shows beauty and ruggedness of Utah mountains.

sible. The first one to hit the melon got it. There were six melons and some mighty seedy shooting. Uh-huh, there was a mud bank behind the mel­ ons. Another novelty was a white rabbit target on a swinging bale. The highest score on ten arrows won the prize for Pete Peterson for the men, Connie Strebel for the women, and Danielle Christiansen for the juniors. They re­ ceived their prizes at the banquet—live white rabbits. Qualifying Round Saturday afternoon —In spite of the blackest of skies you ever saw, the shooting started on sche­ dule and after about three drops to the square yard and three prayers to the square second, it cleared and behaved itself very well for the rest of the afternoon. The leaders for the qualify­ ing round were Mardee Robinson of Salt Lake City for the men; Fern Radtke of Provo for the women, and David Robinson of Salt Lake City for the juniors. Banquet Saturday evening—We did not pray long enough ’cause it rained out the Water Show (boat racing, trick water skiing, etc.) Say, just how do you rain out a water show? Since there wasn’t any pre-entertainment, the only thing left to do was to eat—and boy, can one Gus Demos do that! It was a smorgasbord and chicken din­ ner and IF you could get up from the table, you could go back for more. Doyle Cranney, a new Timp Club member, furnished a fine L— display of Pygmy bows and arrows. The bows were made of black palm and the ar­ rows ranged from man-killers to flsh• Continued on page twenty-seven.

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A BUCK FOR WO-PE-NA By TED BARTHOWSKI

As Told to HERMAN PARIS 375 10th Ave., Paterson 4, N. J. With a ferver that could only be excceeded by Roy Hoff I, too, had to get rmy deer. It had gone beyond the longiiing stage—gone on to desperation. Ridiiicule had left a hard shell of scar tissue sail over me. The fellows at the shop ccalled me everything but the Black ERose. To them the bow and arrow be­ longed in the past along with the lance aand mace. Plato Yarmchuck, New Jerssey state field and target champion, vwho worked in the same shop with me, rrubbed it in from the accuracy angle. Starting at the beginning, the huntiiing season opened up in New York with tithe pre-season license going into effect 'November 1st. I couldn’t get out until tithe 4th. I was out alone looking for any ssign of deer, while going up a ridge. JA conveniently fallen log afforded a iplaee to take a breather. So. straddling I the log, I no sooner got set when off ito one side, about 30 yards away, I sspied what I thought was a doe. It 1 turned to face me and then I saw the s spikes. We stared at each other for ’what seemed hours. I couldn’t get a line «on it, for the peculiar position I was in 'wouldn’t permit easy motion. Finally it : started strolling off. It got its head 1 behind a tree and I shifted to a good I position and waited at full draw for it i to come out the other side. For a full minute it waited and when at last it passed the tree I let fly, arms slinking. Even at thirty yards I couldn’t hit the side of a barn. The arrow flew low and he took off traveling like a jet. A few days later I recovered the arrow in a crotch of a low tree. The New York pre-season went by without success, after which we went to Westchester County, N. Y. which was open only to archers. This area offered another opportunity to bag a deer, so the first day, John Ostrowski, Jerry Francisco and I took off in different directions in and around Bailey’s apple orchard, off route 2 02, a known stomp­ ing ground for deer. The day passed uneventfully and dusk was closing in fast. I returned to the meeting place Ted Barthowski, New to find John draped around a tree at partial draw. I sneaked up nearer and tried to find what he was loking at but I couldn’t see a thing. I hissed to at­ tract his attention but he wouldn’t down a acknowledge me. I hissed again and ing I though was a cow.^ fae that did it-—25 yards away off walked what most unbelievable tl a big buck. The arrow didn’t fly off cR j nock. the handle, but John did, with all the that big, but aft » I saw that it was a nug j heard the vehemence he could muster, shouting: hit home, "I was waiting for it to ge closer.” ed an arrow and !et 1 y thud and a woof as the ar feU With that we all blew into a real belly The buck took oil^up the^i t laugh session at an unattempted 2 5down—got up. t another yard shot. The New Jersey pre-season offered followed .^^."aSHe continued up the into him. through the brush another chance I couldn’t give up, arrow road as I tried goi g ,tSget through though the going was getting real to cut him ofl. I couin The tough. Saturday, December 2nd I took and turned back to Ml origin„i in off alone up to Mali Mali in the Ra- deer must hate s d bled back and mapo Mountains of New Jersey. Again tention for he, 1 ’ patch. I markthe day went by uneventfully and I took off across a cabbage P jn the started back to the car. It was about ed the spot as best 4:15 and dusk was settling fast. Walk-

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curing. This curing is very important and must be carefully watched because Insufficiently cured grass is liable to overheat and may rot out if wound on the target-winder too soon after cutting and twisting. By PAUL H. WELL While the rope is "curing” in the 2429 Rainbow Drive, Cedar Falls, Iowa field the core-making machinery is busy making cores for the target centers. Cores are required for two reasons, first Have you ever stopped to wonder the rope must have a body upon which how the target matt, upon which you winding can be started, and most im­ have been shooting, was made? Did portant, the center of all matts gets far you think that it was a hand-made af­ more wear than any other portion, fair which took only a few dollars therefore it must be especially rugged. worth of equipment to produce, plus At first these cores were hand-made some strong-arm work? In case you balls of marsh grass, but now they are do have this idea, perhaps this story scientifically machine-made and com­ will serve to enlighten you on the pressed. The fibres of grass are bent problems which confronted at least one and laid in alternate rows which are of the manufacturers of archery target paralied to one another. With this sort matts, the Saunders Archery Target of construction, it is almost impossible Company, of Manilla, Iowa. for an arrow to cut the fibres of grass, When the original idea of manufac­ consequently the center lasts much turing target matts by machinery first longer. Also the parallel construction occurred to “Chuck” Saunders, back at this point tends to stop the arrow about twelve years ago, he did not by a “friction-action” instead of the realize how many other auxiliary ma­ ordinary cutting action. This brings to chines and derices would be required mind the main reason why "Spartana” to compete the job of manufacture. is superior to other types of grass. Now there are at least seven various “Spartana” is a blade of long grass, machine operations which go into the although at the bottom there is a stalk manufacture of every target matt, be­ section, the tendency is for the flat sides all the hand work and selection blades of grass throughout. Therefore of material. This story will be com­ when this is compressed into a tight plete enough to enable you to go into matt, it stays tighter for longer periods the target manufacturing business your­ of time. Other forms of target ma­ self, that is if you are willing to in­ terial, having large hollow stalks, are vest the thousands of dollars in equip­ readily cut when arrows penetrate and ment and buildings that is required. therefore fall part much sooner. To begin with, the material of which As soon as the center core is made, the matt is made is very important. and the rope has dried out sufficiently, It must be light in weight and yet the main operation of target-winding tough enough to withstand the shock can be undertaken. This involves a of modern high-speed bows of today. large complicated type of binding Various types of grasses and straws equipment which is one of the most were tried but none seemed to possess important parts of large scale target all the desirable features that a par­ manufacture. With this machine it is ticular wild marsh grass called “Spar- possible to wind the rope of "Spartana” tana” possessed. The only drawback into such a tight matt that most arrows was that “Spartana” grew only in the would bounce off rather than pentrate. soggy marsh bottom lands in a few Automatic tension conrols enable the places along the Missouri River. The operator to wind matts with just the land upon which it grew was so wet right amount of tightness at this stage. that the farmers were unable to cul­ In the actual winding process, the tivate the land. Therefore this desir­ operator on the target-winder places able material went to waste until a the center core between the two metal special “Marsh- ractor," which was winding drums, around the core is very light in -weight, was constructed. wrapped the ends of a heavy belt. Large dual type wheels, and heavy Against this assembly a long floating duty chains were required in order to arm exerts a constant pressure. As the prevent the tractor from bogging down target-winder is moved forward the in the swamps. drum, upon which the core has been The next step was to locate the larg­ placed, rotates as the grass rope is fed est areas of “Spartana.” Not only must automatically. As the winding proceeds, the grass be in sufficiently large quan­ the rope is fed continuously under tities to make manufacturing economi­ several hundred pounds of pressure. cal, but also it must be of the proper When the desired diameter of the matt moisture content in order to dry out is reached, the plates between which correctly. the winding takes place are released Once the grass is located, a regular and the embroyo target matt emerges. factory is moved into the marsh. This At this point the target matt looks consists of the “Marsh-buggy” tractor, just like a regular target matt, and in the special mowing equipment, the tar­ fact it is except for additional curing get-winding machine, the rope-twisting and sewing. I must be remembered machine, and special core-making equip­ that any material which contains water ment. period, still retains The second step is to cut the grass duringofitsitgrowing long after it has been har­ in an unique operation in which the much vested. For this reason matts are grass is twisted into a loose rope as subjected to an airing of the or four soon as it is cut. In this operation the weeks during which time three the: moisture mv grass falls upon a conveyor which feeds content of the matts is checked __ -------- J reguthe long blades through two revolving larly. Unless this is taken, cylinders which compress it and twist target matts are precaution ____ liable -to shrink to it simultaneously. As the Marsh-buggy excess after the bindings are put in works its way up and down and back them. and forth through the marshes, it cuts The matts arc now uu i placed on trucks and twists the rope from which the and are movedare tl*._ ,, u,,ouocd. Here the warehouses, final matts are made. As soon as the they cure fo--Jto ’"' for additional periods of time. rope is cut and twisted. 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tions take place are from ninety to one hundred and fifty miles from the ware­ houses, in Manilla, Iowa. It would seem to the average observer that perhaps this distance could be shortened, but actually the factory is located near the center of the largest areas of marsh grass. Every effort is made to keep the manufacturing cost of matts as low as possible, and as a tribute to the efforts in this respect, the price of target matts is still the same as it was ten years ago, but without the constant improvement of more efficient machines this would not be possible. It would seem that the story of tar­ get manufacture might end here, but the final binding and inspection tests are yet to be done. This is done in the factory at Manilla. Iowa, where special target sewing or binding machines have been devised. In this process the operator places an unsewed matt be­ tween two plates and clamps them to­ gether. This holds the target matt up­ right and between the plates in such a way as to be easily rotated as the bindings are inserted. In the insertion of the bindings, the operator- first places 4 8 target binding hooks through the matt's surface. These hooks are about ten inches long and have a sort of crochet-hook end on them, to which the binding cord can be caught. The binding cord is caught and drawn through the matt, passed over the edge of the target, caught again in the next hook, and pulled through again. This proceedure is re­ peated until the entire round of stiches is in place. Next a double row of needles is put into the matt. This time the cord is drawn through the previous stitches in an interlocking manner, thereby as­ suring a target matt which can be de­ pended upon to never fall apart. Also this arrangement of stitches makes it possible for the user to re-tighten the matt at any time it may need it. By carefully observing the way in which the stitches are put in place, the average archer can easily re-tighten a matt. After the bindings are all in place, the matt is given a final tightening by two men on opposite sides of the matt. The ends of the cords are tied and a hanging cord attached. Before ship­ ping the matt it is again tested for tightness by a unique “tightness-tester" which exerts as much pressure as an eighty-pound bow would at 40 yards. If any matt fails to pass this final tightness test it is sent back to the binding department for re-processing. A new feature of the Saunders line of target matts is the burlap-covered matt. This is a very neat sort of matt which does not shed any stray pieces of grass around in the store or on in­ door ranges. Here again special burlap­ covering equipment has been devised which puts a covering almost as tight as a drum on both sides of the matt. If the reader has come this far, he or she will know by this time that the manufacture of modern target matts is not a simple process, even though much has been done in the way of special machine methods. But with this explan­ ation of the means of target manufac­ ture we hope the archers treat their target matts with the respect and care that is due them. Also we wish to in­ vite any archers who may have any questions or problems arising regarding target matts to write and let us know, because we are always interested in what sort of service our matts are giving.

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Target-winding machine, winch does the main job. The loose rope is convey­ ed up the chute and is wotmd onto the center core under heavy tension.

Showing the target-sewing needles in place, and the cord being placed over the ends of the tips for the interlocking method of sewing.

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1. Foprward movement of this unique ropevwrisiing machine causes inner drums x-> rotate as the grass passes through, rheereby twisting die newly-cut grass inr-ito a loose rope for efficient winding.

partially chine showing the plates opened and a target matt ready for removal.

in the final stage, Here me uiuuuiB cords are being drawn extra tight for firmness and long life.

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newly-wound A field scene showing the removal target niatts “curing” before to the warehouse.

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ions and Answers By TRACY L. STALKER 825 Chevrolet Aven Pint 4, Michigan

Question: Even though I have be­ come a fair hand at making arrows, I do not know how to put hunting points on true. Do you know of a fairly simple method of doing this that the average archer could use, with a limited num­ ber of tools? And will you please ex­ plain how to draw the line down the center of the back of a bow when making same. I tried to make a reflex osage bow and got the limbs crooked because I couldn’t get a straight line down the back. On a straight bow this is simple because it is flat, but when the bow is reflexed or recurved it becomes quite a problem. Also, I tried to make a couple of bowstrings for my Grizzly bow, using No. 10 Barbour’s shoe thread and neither of them would stand the strength of the bow, both breaking before I got them finished. I used 30 strands on one and 34 on the other. The bow weight is 56 lbs. at 28” draw. Do you think I should use a different material? What would you suggest? And how many strands?— R.E.S., Dallas, Tex.

Answer: After the broadheads are cemented to the shaft and while the end of the shaft and head are still hot, the shaft can be bent at this point enough to straighten the head. You can lay a straight-edge against the side of the blade and line it up with the shaft or make a wooden gauge like the sketch herewith. This should be long enough to reach almost up to the feathers. The simplest method of getting a center line one the back of a recurved or reflexed bow is to stretch a thread from one tip to the other and then clamp the bow in such a position that a light ten to twenty feet will cast a shadow of the string on the back of the bow. The location can then be marked every few inches and the marks connected with a short straight-edge to form the center line. If a perfectly flat plank is available the bow can be clamped to a couple of angle brackets fastened to the plank so that the back is at right angles to the plank and the center line scribed with a pair of dividers or with a pencil fastened to a block at the right height and slid along the surface of the plank. I would not bother with linen for bowstrings on a heavy bow. Why don’t you order a spool of Fortisan or Dacron from some advertiser? They will give you the correct number of strands to use for your particular bow weight.

off at the side of the target as there always had been before. As for how closely arrows should be matched, I would say get them as close as yeu can. With my grade of shooting, ten grains in weight and ten points In spine seems to be close enough for field and hunting arrows. An expert shot would probably want them closer. This all applies to wood arrows. Nagler gives the following suggested deflection when the shaft is supported on 26" centers and deflected with a 2-lb. weight in the middle: 20-lb bow 1.300" 30-lb. bow .870" 4 0-lb. bow .650" 50-lb. bow .520" 60-lb. bow .420" Extensive testsbowstrings on _____ seem to indicate that a three-strand string made up like a rope either of Fortisan or linen will be slightly stronger than a single strand just as heavy of un­ twisted string. This is against all en­ gineering practice and why it is so I don’t know. As to the use of "Zalson" I cannot advise as to date as I have never used It. There are so many kinds and grades of linen that I can’t give you any def­ inite instructions on using it. Would advise that you get the breaking strength of one strand and then use enough strands to give the finished string about four times as many pounds breaking strain as the draw­ ing weight of the bow. Resin is a by-product of the turpen­ tine industry and comes both powdered and in lumps. It can usually be obtain­ ed at any large drug store. Broadheads are usually both cement­ ed and pinned on. For pins I use a small brad. There would be a great disadvantage in using such a small broadhead as you mention in hunting because of its very limited blood-letting ability.

Question: Which is more important, the weight or spine of an arrow? What should the readings on a scale and spine tester be for the following bows: 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80 pounds? I realize this is a big order but I have tried in vain to get some accurate knowledge on this phase of archery? Just how important is spine and how important shaft weight in making up arrows for hunting alone? Regarding bowstrings, will a Forti­ san string stand a fair amount of twist, as much as linen will? Also, how about the element of twist on this new string material called "Zalson?” I have some Barbour’s linen, purchased here in Hon­ olulu; one spool reads "3-cord No. 30,” the other "3-cord No. 18." Which of these will make the better bowstring for a 60-lb. bow? Can you give me the number of strands to use in each? In one issue of Archery you said that mixing about 10% resin with beeswax will cause it to adhere better to the string. Where does one buy this resin, under what name, and does it come in powder or liquid form? Do you think that pinning or ce­ menting is better for attaching broad­ heads and what do you use for the pin? I read somewhere that the ancient Turks used a broadhead no larger than a fingernail, and were able to pierce the mail armor of the crusaders with these. Could a broadhead as small give such comparatively good penetration with modern archery tackle? If so would there be any DISADVANTAGE Question: Is it practical to back a in using so small a one on hunting bow with Conolon or Toxglass by ap­ shafts?—A.B., Gen. Del., Honolulu. plying it over regular fiber backing? Answer: The spine and weight in a My bow is a non recurve but with a set of arrows is of about equal im­ 3" backcast, 5' 3" long, 1-1/2" wide, portance. Some bows will handle a wide three 1/8" laminations, plastic facing, variation in spine, where others are fiber back, 45-lb. pull. I would like to very choosey. The arrow weight is add ten or fifteen pounds. What type mostly a matter of personal preference and ply of backing should I use to within reasonable limits. All the arrows bring the pull weight up this much?— in a set, however, should be as closely E.F.B., Archbold, O. matched in weight and spine as possible. Answer: If you are certain that your Years ago, before spine testing was bow is backed with fiber, you would common, many archers would clock a probably gain the additional weight by new set of arrows, marking the location removing the fiber and substituting of each hit on a scorecard equipped two-ply Toxglass. You would have to with a miniature target for each arrow. use Urac instead of Cascophen as you After the set had been shot for perhaps mention. If the bow is of commercial 25 times it could be noticed that each manufacture I would suspect that the arrow had a definite location on the backing is something other than fiber target where most of the hits grouped. as it is unusual to use fiber in con­ The better one could shoot the more junction with plastic facing. I have had definite the groups were. (Mine were no experience applying glass over fiber. not so good). I well remember the first If I were going to try it, I would con­ set that I matched in spine and weight sult the manufacturer of the backing. and then tried to clock as usual. Even with my poor shooting I could see a vast difference. There were no groups <b

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The Kettle Moraine Field Archery League completed the third year of ir.ttivity for field shooting with rain as A.-e league’s handicap for fifty percent :f’.f the events. ' The scores were figured on a handi­ cap basis with a junior coming into the Lrid for the second time to take the „ traveling trophy which is a cast iron ' ; tnronze-plated kettle inscribed, "Spauld-----was Larry Trophy.” The winner refresh of Delavan with a total score j ___ --------------------------------------- I ;f' 1151. *** Men’s first place went to Frank Hackt-iirrth of Oconomowoc Archers Club With a score of 1126. Women’s first i-xzce went to Kay Hackbarth of Ocontzmowoc Archers Club with a score of b'i'69. All three winners received a irnnall replica copper- kettle to keep. • One hundred and sixty archers were registered for the season and 5-1 medals ciwen out at the rate of nine to each -reent. / Beresh, Wisconsin Field Archery Association Junior State Champion 11 he Kettle Moraine Field Archery Larry ilingly points out to his elders how to score a heart shot. His father, Alex Lrcaeue Party was a novelty shoot held ___ :., ' ' ; on approvingly from the rear. Scoring is Leroy Muzzy, all of Island Park in Racine and the RaBeresh, looks Delavan, Wis. Taking in the proceedings is Russell Farr of Columbus, Ohio. •faoe Archers proved themselves capable —Photo courtesy Country Studio, Oconomowoc, Wis. - tests and original in the construction -f novelties and conducting the prorraam under the chairmanship of Richirdtd Sharp. the state championship awards are lim­ MASSACHUSETTS STATE iThe winners of the novelty shoot ited to Massachusetts residents only, yerre Bob Malnory, West Allis; Gilbert non-residents, of which a good repre­ CHAMPIONSHIP SEPT. 16 p:~ehl, Milwaukee; Elmore Chamberlain, sentation is expected, are eligible for By HERVE MOISON Latke Geneva, and Lulu Wendel, Mil­ all other prizes to be given in three 615 Bay State Bldg., Lawrence, Mass. divisions: Expert, Bowman, and Archer. waukee. The forthcoming State Championship The broadhead round of 28 targets is -’A special award was presented by ytnurs truly to Elmore Chamberlain to be held on Sunday, September 16, to be again used. The tournament will 1951, is September’s highlight for be held regardless of weather. f-rr shooting a twenty pin. PRain persisted to be with us at the Massachusetts field archers this month. Speculation as to the probable win­ " are this year’s ners of the championship is more or ;irrty for at least a half hour. The Essex Bowmen are time and EPreparations are in the making to hosts and have spent rmuch less useless since the defending cham­ ---hawe a league indoor shoot this fall effort grooming their fine 28-target pions will find themselves confronted i-<ii there will be a special award for field course on Forest Street, North with one of the strongest fields in the samneone making a perfect score. Andover, for the event. This ___ course is history of the M.F.A.A. Due also to laid out in a clover leaf pattern with the habit of the Essex Bowmen to a broad protected trail known as Hog change both target and marker posi­ Back Trail bisecting the course. There tions as well as height of face on the are three shooting positions at each bale before every major tournament target, with several of the targets hav­ and closing their course on the day ing special women and junior positions before all major tournaments barring (marked W). The course is arranged all shooting, even members of the in accord with NFAA broadhead speci­ host club will find themselves confront­ fications with 12" faces in use. There ed with bothersome changes. are ample parking and picnic facilities New England archers will receive further announcements. To you who provided as well as rest rooms. Since early spring, work has con­ live outside this area and who may be tinued steadily in course improvement. a visitor at the time, the writer, on Bridges have been constructed over behalf of the state association, extends marshy- areas, trails broadened and an invitation. bettered, rustic stairways built on steep The following week the Essex Bow­ grades, benches and chairs hewn out men, relieved of their duties as hosts, of cedar scattered throughout the area, are moving en masse to Newport, New and many things to comfort the weary Hampshire, where they are to be the guests of the Sunapee Region Archers visitor. Most of the baits on the course con­ of that state. This is the Granite sist of excelsior, a material found ex­ State’s own club championship and out­ cellent to withstand not only the field side pressure is being brought to bear point but the rigor of the New England on them in the hope of soaring scores. winter. Most targets are roofed with This promises to be the first of what linoleum and heavy cardboard. The is hoped to be a long lasting series of whole bonded with steel. home and away agreements. Visits be­ Entry fees are $1.50 with a 50c tween the members of these two clubs entry for juniors. Entries open at 9:00 have been frequent and the rivalry be­ in by a tween some of them not only keen but all cards must be be L. a.m. and — be L 1;? announced (probably hilarious. Both old and new acquaint­ time• to later __ ;. Merchandise certificates ances will be renewed the following 3:00 , p.m.). Kpfrank and Kay Hackworth winners as prizes, the total month when—but that’s another story. are to U be — ,;awarded ----oof men's and women's handicap number of ,..L:s prizes to be determined Good shooting. from the number i---- — of entries. Although aawards of Kettle Moraine League. ' ■' ■

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Members of "Bowmen of Hood", Oregon field archery organization. They are, from left: Bob Davidson, Norma Davidson and Lathie Belcher.

BOWMEN OF HOOD HOLD INVITATIONAL SHOOT

SHEBOYGAN SAUSAGE SHOOT

By BOB WARNER, Secretary631 N.E. Hood, Gresham, Ore.

By RALPH liREUTER 1803 N. 6th St., Sheboygan, Wis.

Early Sunday morning, August 12, the "Bowmen of Hood” started setting up their colored life-like animal tar­ gets for their first invitation shoot on their new field range located east of Sandy, Oregon. Most of the targets were made by Bob Warner, with the help of Roily Gottschalk. The archers started arriving about ten and headed for the woods as soon as they were registered. The course is not NFAA approved so we shot one arrow at each target and scored a hit or miss four times around. It wasn’t long before the first groups started coming in with some very favor­ able comments on our new course, but not such favorable scores on those tricky targets. We think we had a very good turn­ out for our first shoot—27 men, 7 women and 6 juniors registered. The prize-winning scores, with a possible of 104, were as follows: Men 1. Tommy Thompson, Portland, 43. 2. Dan Powell, Portland, 42. 3. Lathie Belcher, Gresham, 41. Women 1. Lorraine juorraine Vanderlind — Portland, 24. 2. Norma Davidson, Gresham,. 11. 3. Bernadine Ratliffe, and and *' Margaret Reairs, Portland, tied, 7 each. Juniors 1. Norman Boice, Greshm, 33. 2. Don Vanderpool, Greshm, 24.

Won by Floyd Ruzek of Manitowoc, the 1951 Sausage Shoot of the Sheboy­ gan Archers goes down the line of time as the best of them all. Although the traditional sausage was unquestionably the main event, a target listed officially as “The Thing” featured the event. Shaped something like an ancient dinosaur, it provided

for a man inside of it who sang and heckled the archers as they tried to hit slowly revolving balloons in the heart region with specially fletched frou-frou arrows. With swinging head and spike-toothed jaws moving with mirth provoking comments, "The Thing” really- became a thing long to be remembered. Since the shoot is essentially a nov­ elty shoot, that theme characterized all the targets. They included free dropping balloons to be hit before they touched the ground, moving clay birds to be shattered by an arrow released at just tlie right time only. Team speed shoots, blindfold shoots with such spiral fletching as to make tlie arrows harm­ less at more than thirty yards—mer­ chandise shoots and many' other in­ teresting and difficult targets, drew archers from all over the state. Organized in 1938, the Sausage Shoot takes its name from its main event— the swinging Sheboygan sausage. Strung from the end of a long fish pole, this nationally' famous two-pound summer sausage is pulled down and released with a special device. First it bobs straight up and down and then starts swinging sideways. Archers call "re­ lease" and shoot from “ready'.” Too much delay and the shot is lost. Of course, a hit takes it home. Many lucky archers have been noted draping their sausage over tlie fenders of their cars—just as do archers who bring home a much-less-important deer. A list of winners follows: Men 1. IFloyd ’lUJU H.UACK, Ruzek, 1U Manitowoc, till 1IU >V UG, Wis. »» IO. 2. James Caspers, Racine, Racine. Wis. 3. Rus's Bakkum, La Crosse. Women 1. Kay Hackbarth, Okauchee. 2. Hazel Strande, Wauwatosa. 3. Dorothy' Knauf. Stockbridge. Junior Boys 1. Larry Baresh, Delavan. 2. Jim Vollrath, Sheboygan. Cadet Boys 1. Donald Odekirk. Campbellsport. 2. Tony Kreuter, Sheboygan. Junior Girls 1. Nancy Hintz. West Allis. 2. Lulu Wendei, Milwaukee. All these winners received miniature sausage trophies. Special awards were also awarded to fifteen event winners, and about thirty-five people won sau­ sages.

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AltCIIEHY September, 1951

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we should like to point out that a 910 broadliead round, usually consider­ ed good enough to win most major tournaments, was good only for fifth place. And Jack Howard's 820 field round netted him no better than fourth. Speaking of high scores, the women didn’t do too bad in ' their division. Judy Taylor, an A class shooter sur-P3 and copped their prised the champs - the top trophy in tl.c broadhead round This is the first with ..a score of c. 765, .time that a man or woman. In a lower class, has beaten the entire field. Peggy' Ortiz, C----- the pride of San Francisco archers, combined a 598 field ...J broadhead round to round and 760 ' win the Women ----- ’s Championship. Where Peggy’s scorest are not to be sneezed ... they ... . were not what she is capable at i of shooting. To our knowledge she is the only woman who has shot over 700 in the field round. We’re not through yet regarding high scores. Let’s turn to the junior depart­ ment, where we find a 781 field round coupled with ana 815 broadhead round, of that!!! That’s What do you think t’. the kind of scores Bob Markworth turn­ ed in to win the Junior Championship. Bob's total of 159 6 was good enough to place him seventh among the men champs. • Continued on Page twenty-six.

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CABBAGES AND KINGS By DR. F. H. KENAGY Rupert, Idaho

During the Christmas season I spent one afternoon with the Yakima archers hunting rabbits in the sand dune coun­ try. There were a good many jacks to be seen, but they were very wild and most of the shooting was at long range. The only rabbit I killed was 76 long yards away. I remember this especially because I was tired when I saw him sitting on a bare dune. It looked like an impossible shot, and then too, I didn’t want to go in that direction to retrieve an arrow. Perhaps after years of good rabbit shooting I have grown lazy, or at least a little choosey about the shots I take. Some little gremlin must have whispered in my ear on this occasion, because I stopped and studied him. He was a large rabbit, full grown and apparently very wise. He seemed to leer at me. I don’t like that attitude in any wild animal— especially one with a hare lip. The next thing I remember was seeing my non-skid arrow strike him through the ribs Naturally I would step it off and take a little glory to my prowess! Oh my aching ego! But this is a mere incident—just one facet of the pleasures of the day. All archers enjoy shooting primarily, and yet all will get fun out of other things that take place. There are two little facets that add sparkle to this day spent in the dune country near Prosser, Washington. One of the men showed me an object he found in a patch of sage brush. It was triangular like an arrowhead and black as obsidian. The corners were rounded and the surface on both sides had a high polish. I was more excited than any of the party, for I was sure the thing was a shark's tooth! Maybe some one had carried it in his pocket; maybe an Indian had used it as an ornament. It had to be a shark's tooth —but was it a fossil? The find was authentic and it proved to be a fossil. The Smithsonian people identified it for me. They say this shark was com­ mon in various parts of the world and

that it lived in seas of the Cretacious time 60,000,000 years ago. Our specimen was laid down on the floor of the ocean before the coast range was lifted up. In those days giant creatures were living in the seas and reptilian life was at its height. A few primitive mammals had made their appearance, but the first man did not come on the scene until the Java man died and left his skull in the gravel 59,500,000 years later! I am not a moralist, but you can imagine the strange mood that possessed me. Somewhat later, Damon Howatt came up to me and said: "Say, Doc, what is this?” and he handed me a bone. "I am a doctor,” I reminded him “not a Paleontologist. I am expected to keep abreast of the times and not delve in the mystries of the dim past.” Why do people think a country doctor should know these things when most people would not even give them notice? This bone was found in a strata of gravel underlying a sheet of lava not far from the area where the shark’s tooth had been found. I spent two hours in the university

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museum in Seattle trying to identify it. The heel bone of a large grazing animal was my final diagnosis. In the same letter from the Smith­ sonian Museum they told me that the bone was from the hock of a large early’ camel! The extensive lava flows of the Co­ lumbia and Snake River region all took place in the Miocene. This dates back 10,000,000 years. The camel was older than this because he left his remains in the gravel before the lava flow cov­ ered the area. Perhaps in those days the little five-toed horse grazed on the same hills with the camel. And what took place during the 45.000,000 years between the life of tire shark and that of the camel? Meanwhile, I am just finishing 100 arrows for next summer’s shooting. Isn’t man an insignificant animalcule?

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2. Pierce, Jack, Suckansunny Bowmen. __ 301 3. Kithcart, Bud, Wo-Pe-Na Archers.... .—264 4. Brown, Russell, club unknown ___ ___ 225 5. Brann, Mohler, club unknown ....... ... 186 FREE STYLE: OPEN—Expert Bowman, Class A 0 956 Archers.........956 1. Powell, Reuben, Sann Diego Archers 0 861 2. Howard, Jack, Pasadena Archers..—.... —861 ----- ------’asa 950 90 3. Kelly, Robert F., Secoma Bowmen. — ...... 860 3. Kelly, Robert F., S< 880 180 4. Greenwood, John, Griffith Archers..... —700 1 5. Phillips, Herbert G., Secoma Bowmen....698 1126 824 90 786 6. Edwards, Chuck, Cascade Archers--------- 696 7. Stark, Sid. Pontiav Archers.......... ............. 694 1126 820 8. Foster, Stew, Pasadena Archers.......... ....675 1108 783 9. Rich, Wally, Malibu Mt. Archers........ . 672 1 180 852 10. Flanders, Kenneth, Malibu Mt. Archers....665 1162 827 11. Fuller, ier, Tom, Secoma Bowmen--------------...............—660 12. Marks, George, Pontiac Pontiac Archers Archers................. ------- 655 •ks, George, 655 144 799 740 13. Taylor, Edson Pasadena Archers Archers----------------- 650 I... L” on, Pasadena 650 90 ... 640 14. ___ Reeves, Charles, Oxnard Archers............. — __ri jt1.1, 15. Smith, Glen L., Pasadena Archers--------634 114 778 1C. Rich, Hugh, Malibu Mt. Archers....... ........ 626 ___ 16. 17. Barnett, Ralph, Okla. City Archers--------- 564 90 654 674 .548 126 18. Blackmore, Basil, Tyee Bowmen .......... 548 724 .511 ISO 19. Cooper, Kenneth, Griffith Archers.......... 544 EXPERT BOWMAN. CLASS B: 1. LaVire, Joseph, Pontiac Archers.—..... —670 216 886 2. Kittredge, Douglas, Pasadena Archers—.632 270 902 3. White, Gale, Secoma Bowmen ..._.......... 584 198 782 4. Youngblood, Wm., Pasadena Archers------578 5. Rising, Dick, Cascade Archers--------------- 544 6. James, Harvey, Pasadena Archers.—....... 542 252 794 7. Blackmore, Bob, Pasadena Archers........534 198 732 8. McCue, James, Canton Archers—............ 522 288 810 747 9. Calhoun, Eugene, Pontiac Archers-.....— 513 234 lift 238 798 10. Mutzig, Lorenz, Griffith Archers............... 510 2CC -----------11. Weyl, Charles, Pasadena Archers---------.493 493 306 252 735 12. Dove, C. G., Sr., Algonquin Archers____483 252 13. Tustin, Herbert C., Charleston Archers....470 306 776 14. Smith, Robert, Pasadena Archers------------ 469 B0W3LXN CLASS: 1. Robbins, K. C., Cascade Archers --------- 666 0 509 2. Eide, Les., Secoma Bowmen ............... 509 3. Peterson, Harry G., Cascade Archers.... —488 IS 489 4. Fielder, Ivan, Canton Archers...........—471 90 537 5. Cable, Maurice L., Asheville Archers......-447 72 6. Switzer, Wm. 0., O., ’ Roving Bowmen----—....... -399 90 7. Vaccaro, Joe, Canton Archers------------- —398 8. Ramey, R., Cascade Archers...... ........ 375 9. McMonagle, Jim, Bay Cityq Bowmen ____ 326 10. Hahn, Louis, club unknown ......... 213

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------ __ *chers---- -----------737 126 865 1. Green, L. G.., xPontiac An ....... ......... 701 162 863 2. Busch. Bill, Griffith Griffith Archers Arch Oxnard Archers__ _______ 700 780 880 3. Gosney. Paul.’, ''' -----ivcn, Pasadena Archers..—__ ____ 645 126 771 4. Moore, Ken, ' Gil, Malibu Mt. Archers..........—.644 126 770 5. Freese. son, C" Leroy, Pontiac Archers------------ 630 126 756 6. Addison, flor, Dr. G., San Diego Archers------ 625 7. Schuyler. Alex, Midland Bowmen--------------- 582 162 744 S._______ Brant, BOWMAN, ‘ ~ CLASS B: EXPERT 1. Dickinson, Dale, Roving Bowmen...... -....... 666 216 882 2. Besant, Harold, Flint Bowmen.................... 595 216 811 2. Carson, Jack, Solano Archers------------------- 584 3. 4. Ardelle, Richard D., Boeing Bowmen....565 5. Canfield, Milton, Pasadena Archers....... 560 252 812 6. Dorsey, Bob, South Gate Archers----------- 558 7. Hall, Robert, Pasadena Archers----- --- —.554 8. Scnay, Paul. Saginaw Bowmen.............. —546 9. Taylor, Earl S., Flint Bowmen ----------- 542 252 794 10. Hutchins, Stanley, Oxnard Archers............ 535 252 .532 2SS S20 11. Sterk, Joe J., Blackhawk Archer? •chers.... 12. O’Donnell, Larry, Blackhawk Arc ) 13. McCully, N. J., Saginaw Bowmen.... —516 14. Radtke, Fred, San Diego Archers.... 732 15. Neeley, Claude, Malibu Mt. Archers.... S03 16. Steelman. Dave. Okla. City Archers____ .515 S04 17. Barker, Don, Flint Bowmen ................. .........198 IS. Carmichael, Bob. Pasadena Archers......-493 '216 709 19. Kerr, John W., Flint Bowmen --------------- 490 272 762 20. Murphy, Millard R., Fairmont Archers....4S6 306 792 21. Harold, --------------- 476 252 728 21. McLean, McLean, riarviu, Flint ....... Bowmen —---- -----------------------775 306 — 22. Herson, Herson. Arthur, Oxnard Arche: Archers________ 469* — - -r>------ XI-ai 23. Kerr. Creighton. Pontiac A-«H Archers ________ 443 702 306 24. Roeper, Bud. Pasadena Archers..-............ 396 25. Peterson. Carl, Malibu Mt. Archers............ 3SS 306 694 26. Todd. W. L.. Charleston Archers................ 362 306 668 BOWMAN CLASS: IS 565 1. Dunlap, Richard, Pontiac Archers______ 547 0 530 2. Hoffman. K. R.. Midland Bowmen______ 530 0 525 3. Rogers, George D.. Harford Bowmen ........ 525 36 534 4. Solomon. James, Flint Bowmen.................... 49S 0 492 5. Freeman, Richard D., Midland Bownien....492

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH FIELD ARCHERY? By JOHN L. YOUNT, Secretary National Field Archery Assn. In 1940, one year after the N.F.A.A. was organized, and at a time when the National’s membership was under 300, California held its first State Tourna­ ment. At that time there were less than six Field Clubs in the state and not over 300 Field Archers all told. In spite of this we had better than 14 0 at the first State Tournament. All shooting was instinctive, and archers were ex­ pected to make as much noise and have as much fun as they wished. In plain words this was a Field Tournament, just like all the other tournaments of the day. True, the scores were lower than those of today, but the archers took pride in the fact they were shoot­ ing exactly as they would shoot when hunting and those who had never hunt­ ed were learning by copying the style used by Howard Hill and the Wilhelms. Everyone used the canted bow and high anchor. Fellows, ours was a game in those day and the scores weren’t too bad, for this tournament was won by Larry Hughes with an average score of 315 points for each of the four rounds. You probably know Larry as a National Target Champion, but I never knew him to use target techniques on a Field Course. He was just as much a Field Archer as a man who had never seen a target. This style of tournament, with its grand fun, went on for some years and as could be expected the growth of the sport was very rapid. Then, some place along the line, we began picking a man here and there who en­ joyed shooting a little higher score more than he enjoyed anything else. To accomplish this he started taking advantage of the tricks used in target archery. This has led in a sort of step by step way to a completely different kind of tournament, a tournament that is no longer the fun it used to be, and so a tournament that no longer brings out the gay crowds we used to have. For example, this year our State Tour­ nament was held in Los Angeles, a city surrounding by Field Clubs, and yet the total attendance was only 121, that Is 19 less than attended our first tour­ nament. Yet, we now have 36 clubs in the state and an NFAA membership of over 1,000, plus nobody knows how many non-members.

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This small attendance is positive proof that you can’t keep up attend­ ance when all that is offered is champ­ ionship competition. By that I mean the kind of competition where every­ thing is forgotten except the score. You may say how else can a state tournament be run? Well, a lot can be added without interfering with the championship. The “N’Stinkers” added something this year and if their plans had been known earlier and fully pub­ licized it is quite possible they might have doubled the tournament attend­ ance, but more of this later. The real trouble isn’t at the state level. First we have the clubs, each putting on a series of Championship Tournaments. Now one such tournament a year would decide the club champion for the year and should be a big affair. Each additional tournament de­ tracts from the importance of every tournament. When you have 12 such tournaments in a year, just how much honor if there in winning any one of them? Even worse when you have a floating membership such as we have here in Southern California. You have the same handful going from club to club winning all prizes. Now it is quite true that some of the clubs have handicap tournaments and use classes, but it’s a mighty rare shoot where the top honors don’t go to the same group. To add to this program we have a Southern California Tournament every two months and the same bunch wins that. The only variation is the

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Nubbie Pate shoot each year at Bar­ stow. Now, do you wonder why that tournament is so popular? I believe that when you study this program that is offered the Field Arch­ ers of Southern California year after year you can see why the majority of clubs are hard put to keep operating and why more of the same as offered by the State Tournament failed to draw a crowd. I am quite often told by state and club oh'icers that our Field Archers are getting exactly what they want or they would vote to change things. Where is the voting done? At the tour­ nament. Who attends the tournament? Those who like that sort of tournament. Naturally they vote for more of the same. This puts the full blame on the old style Field Archer for dropping out, one by one, instead of getting together and starting something they like. This doesn’t mean a split in Field Archery in California, it means happy archers and that means more archers even though in some instances they would have to start new clubs. Even if they would all go hunting together and all belong to the State Associa­ tion. Just why some people think the only way to keep peace is to allow one group to dominate the sport is be-

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Jc'cnd me. I know that a few selfish lesdividuals want this but I can't beli«ieve that either the tournament shots, err the N'Stinkers, and 1 use this name tdor its discriptive value, really want taa dominate. All they want is the right tua play the game in their own way. let they can't work together, and 1 tKhink they would both have more fun Ulf they tried, for I believe each likes 1 * litle of the other fellow's fun, let mhem organize separate clubs and do ill before anyone gets mad enough to wsant a new State Association. The N'Stinkers, a new and informal fFroup, had a lot of fun at the State «Bhoot by putting up their own prizes tco be shot for on a handicap basis. TThese fellows are instinctive archers wFho call themselves “stinkies" and ■wrear a skunk for an emblem. Even }bheir trophies had skunks on them. This iss recapturing a little of the old time fUun. In this article I have confined myself Wo the California situation. Not because (conditions here are any different from tithose in a number of other states, but htecause I know more about the local b background. My reason for writing this is that we aare rapidly losing an entire class of aarChers and I don’t believe our sport is

big enough to afford this loss, especially when you consider that the men we are losing are the kind that make up the backbone of other sports.

Southern Tier Bow Hunters The Southern Tier Bow Hunt­ ers held their club shoot at Eden, N. Y., August 5th, with clubs from Bradford, Clearfield and Warren, Pa., and Eden, N. Y., being represented. A 28-target field round was shot, won by Hans Forester for the men, and Thelma Williams for the women. During the afternoon, a 14-target -’.ct, Bruce Mcnovelty round was shot, winning Kittrick and Evelyn Knarr Tr~ the prizes. Next Southern Tier Bow Hunters ..................... _ _ at Rochester, N. Y. on shoot will be Sunday, September 23.

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test lengths varies from 15 per cent under to 15 per cent over its actual average value, or a spread of 30 per cent. Fortisan also is lacking in uni­ formity but to a lesser degree, varying from five per cent under to five per cent over its average value. The results of many tests show clear­ ly that at least ten breaks are required on a given thread in order to establish its current average strength, for out of every group of ten breaks on linen an average of seven to nine different val­ ues are regularly obtained, using a total combined length of 290 inches of thread, of which 130 to 140 inches is placed under actual stress. Thus it is indicated that practically all of the variations in strength in that thread occur within that limit. In Fortisan of FF size, an average of six to eight dif­ ferent values of strength occur in each group of ten breaks. This is well il­ lustrated in the following two tables: TABLE I Linen — Barbour’s 35-3 cord Break Test % of Average Value (1) (2) (3) (4) 15.0 lbs. 12.9 lbs. 90% 85% 17.0 12.9 90 89 14.0 13.4 93 92 14.2 14.0 97 97 14.6 14.2 99 99 12.9 14.4 100 102 15.6 14.6 101 105 14.4 15.0 104 106 12.9 15.6 108 110 13.4 17.0 118 115 14.4 Av. 14.4 Av.

example of a group of ten breaks made on Barbour’s 35-3 cord linen (wet con­ dition) in the sequence of the breaks as made. Column 2 is the same as Col­ umn 1 except that it is rearranged in­ to the order of strength obtained, lowest to highest. Column 3 is the same as Column 2, but expressed in the per cent of each break to the average of the ten breaks. Column 4 is the aver­ age of the per cents of 20 groups of ten breaks each (a total of 200 breaks) corresponding to those in Column 3. Note the similarity to the single group in Column 3.

TABLE II—This is the same infor­ mation on Fortisan FF as Table I is on linen, except that Column 4 is the average of the per cents of five groups of ten breaks each. Also note the sim­ ilarity to the single group in Column 3.

Heavier linen thread, such as seven to twelve cord, does not vary quite as much as does three cord, averaging from nine per cent under to nine per cent over the average of each ten breaks. From Table I, using Taylor’s formula for determining strength-weight coef­ ficients (ABR January 1940) as modi­ fied by Nagler (ABR January 1943) on the basis of the average strength found, we calculate the correct coef­ ficient for this thread as

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seen in this case, that a one break test, it used as the actual value of the thread, could be as much as 18 per cent higher or 10 per cent lower than the actual average of ten breaks, or a spread of 28 per cent between two possible calculations made on the same thread. The results of a 20 break test re­ cently made on Barbour’s 25-3 cord linen further confirm the correctness of using the average of ten breaks as the actual value. The average of the 20 thread samples which had been conditioned to atmosphere at 52 per cent relative humidity, was 14.95 pounds. The average of the first ten was 14.94, of the second ten 14.97, and of the mid ten 14.99. Of the 20 breaks, the lowest was 13.5 pounds and the highest was 17.0 pounds. The per cents of the individual breaks to the respective group averages followed the usual pattern. Accuracy in results requires appara­ tus that is accurate and also carefully operated and observed. The material under test must be so secured on both ends that any cutting or deforming action on the thread will be avoided. Considerable preliminary testing in this program was done on the Scott testing machine of the New York Hardware Trading Company of Los Angeles, which they so kindly made available. How­ ever, its range is United to 100 pounds maximum which is excellent for thread and for fishing line, but is too low for any but the lightest of bowstrings. A

canvass of the several commercial test­ ing laboratories in Los Angeles dis­ closed none suitably equipped for this type of testing, so two strength testing machines with sufficiently high maxi­ mum limits were designed and con­ structed. The first is a balanced beam type with a six foot, light weight double channel section beam, with all four knife and V block bearings of harden­ ed steel. It is sensitive to less than one grain weight when in a balanced status. Its maximum limit is greater than any strings that the author has had occasion to test, but requires more time in its operation for volume testing than is desired. The second machine is of the pendulum type similar to a Scott. The 25-1/2 inch long pendulum is welded to a two and three-eighths inch O.D. steel cylinder four inches long which turns on two S.K.F. ball bearing assemblies mounted on a one inch diameter shaft. The low range maximum is 28 pounds and can be read to one-tenth pound, and the high range maximum with an eleven pound weight on the arm is 185 pounds, read­ able to the pound. The arc is calibrated to the pointer on the arm by weights standardized with scales of proven ac­ curacy. In both testing machines the thread is suspended vertically between large polished S hooks of five-sixteenths inch diameter steel rod material with spur cleats brazed on at right angle to the side centers. The thread is first se­ cured to the cleat on the upper hook with two or three half hitches and at least two turns, usually three, taken on the bottom half of that hook. The thread sample is then passed to the

lower hook upon which a like number of turns are taken on its upper halt, and the end of the thread secured to the cleat of that hook with half hitches. Tension of uniform increase is applied through the bottom hook of the pen­ dulum machine and through both hooks on the beam machine until the thread breaks. The result is read directly on the arc of the pendulum machine, and on the beam machine the weight me­ dium container with contents is weigh­ ed and its weight multiplied by ten to obtain the break value in pounds, the beam bearing distances from the ful­ crum bearing being calibrated to an exact ten to one ratio. Test strings are made up including loops, exactly as for shooting, except for the length which is 14 to 22 inches. The loops are placed upon the hooks of either machine, tension applied, and the results of the break read or de­ termined the same as with thread.

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FIELD ARCHERY RANGE MAP CONTEST By CLAIBORNE SPAULDING Vice-President, N.F.A.A. 26 S. Park St., Oconomowoc, Wis.

. Any club is eligible to submit an *rcchery range map of only their own firnge. ' There shall be no fee to enter the forntest. "There shall be three grand prizes and "enn honorary awards. - All ranges must be approved by the nFFaA to be eligible and winning maps be verified by NFAA counselors vclheckers). i Maps must not be more than 24 x 24 -ncches square. (Larger maps will be flilminated). Maps may be smaller. I Maps will be judged on originality, Sceeuracy and descriptive illustration. Name of club and club secretary, -i'ith address, shall be placed in the fieght hand lower corner of each map in i a square 2x2 inches, so it can be tnaasked for judging. The judges shall not see the name c-f! the club, so as to give unbiased oppinion. There shall be three judges who shaall not have any officer connection in —nay club or association. The judges shall judge them indiwicidually with no chance to collaborate. All maps must be registered with Cllaiborne F. Spaulding, 2 6 S. Park St., Occonomowoc, Wis., not later than June 1-- 1952 midnight. This will be so the wirinning maps may be shown and annaounced at the National Tournament ini 1952. Plan now on getting your map in anmd your range approved. Awards shall be given to the clubs inn name furnished, for better field arrchery.

Minnesota Bow Hunters Tournament Sept. 16

Be sure to pin your broadheads on as you will be shooting in regular hunting areas. The tournament will start at 10 a.m. for the first 56 targets. Two p.m. will be the deadline for the second round. Bow hunters, be sure to send in your dues to Mrs. T. Peck, 1417 E. 3rd St., Duluth, Minn. Memberships must be in by October 1st for the 1951 season. It looks like the Minnesota Bow Hunters will have a real deer season. At the last session of the legislature the full month of October was given to the bow hunters for deer hunting. Gold deer head, trophies will be given to the members who bag their first deer, diamond inserts for those baging second, third or fourth. The tournament will be shot rain or shine, so come prepared. Bring enough extra arrows and pliers to pull them out of logs, etc. Picnic space is avail­ able and there may be meals served at the field course.

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and fawns, first one side then the other. I almost screwed my head off looking for a buck, as we could not take does then. All of a sudden I saw one with spikes and he was loping right up the same furrow I was standing in. I was ready for him with my arrow nocked and ready to draw. He spotted me and stopped at about twenty yards, framed perfectly between two small birches that formed a V just his size. That is when I awoke to the fact I wasn’t ready at all, because I knew that if I raised my bow to draw he would be gone and fast, so I stood and waited for about half an hour (more likely ten seconds) hoping he wouldn't go too fast. When he did go I had a perfect broadside shot at about twenty paces, but missed his tail by a foot. No deer that year,-, but I did count _ forty deer that one cday. . In the Natapoc area in Washington in 1949 a deer, a small doe, pulled the boner, by standing out in the open watching me empty my quiver at her at one hundred paces. The last arrow I had put an end to the doe and a

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long planned vacation in the woods. I got my Big Game Award, so that partly made up for the shortened vacation. Last year Roily Gottschalk and I managed to get in the last three days of the Oregon bow season so drove to Mt. Emily in eastern Oregon. It happened about four o’clock in the afternoon of the last day. I had had several shots and was really trying hard to get a deer before quitting for the season. Roily had gone up on a ridge above the tote road I was standing on to see if he could drive anything out for me. He said later he couldn’t see a thing in the thick brush so he started throwing rocks, roots, anything he could find over a cliff into the brush. That is when I saw two deer coming through the brush fast, and straight toward me. I dropped down on one knee behind a log, about eighteen in­ ches high, the only cover I had and It didn’t do much good. I was ready this time and when that big doe and two fawns broke into the open, not fifty feet in front of me, and slid to a stop looking me straight in the eye, I discovered my bow was ready all right—just like it was the first time—not up in front of me at half draw like it should have been. When the deer turned and ran I pulled up quickly and made a perfect bullseye halfway between the doe and the first fawn. I watched those flags disappear in the brush, as the temperature in my immediate vicinity suddenly began to rise so fast the snow that had begun to fall hit the ground as hot water. I almost broke my leg on the way to camp, trying to kick my own pants. We broke camp an hour later and I made a resolution right then to break that habit of not being ready at the right time, when next season rolls around. So, if any of you bow hunters see a guy next year sneaking around the woods with his bow at half draw all the time you will know who it is. No deer is going to catch me with my bow down again—I HOPE.

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California State Tournament • Continued from page seventeen.

Reuben Powell took second place in the championship -with a total score of 1839. Stan Overby was third with 1784. For the women, Gladys Ripple took second with 132 6 and Gloria Mutzig third with 12 86. On Sunday, during the noon hour, the annual business meeting and elec­ tion of officers were held. Roy Hoff and D. C. “Dud” Lawrence were re­ elected president and secretary, respec­ tively. Dr. Delmer Pletcher was elected to the vice-presidency.

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— x'v<i:litional entertainment consisted of movies “Moose Diary” and “FeathShafts” and there were hunting by a well known singer from our ' l'Ivversity. , BUert Muir and Creetie Kerr had care of the decorations and it v*ss done to simulate an old world etitne. There were evergreens and pine on the walls, a large white silk Jjlsb banner made by Georgie Chris-inasen over the open fireplace, crossed ■^ttcows. bear rugs, a mounted hawk, fillers. partridge tails, miniature bales ^itlh tiny target faces of different ani~allls pictured. The split log candle -Molders and the candle light added —uoich to the “Robin Hood Era” idea. •Tees. we did notice a funny expresJ-orn on Dick’s face that evening at the -nmquet when he walked in and saw trophies etc., which the decorations tonmmittee ’had borrowed from him". Cureetie had forgotten to mention it). SSunday dawned bright and clear— -3dd so did the archers. The competiTioim was keen as everyone was shooting their own class. Mardee Robinson ^•OEPped first place for the men. but Bill Stnrebel of Ogden was there for busi'trtrebel -•esss. too.

Bear—With One Arrow

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All the horseplay ceased when Lloyd, who was in front, stopped suddenly. He had seen a deer. We all saw it, a doe. A three-point buck jumped up and ran off up the ridge. Lloyd took a fleeting shot, and he and Fred set off up the hill after the big fellow. Hall and I proceeded down the trail to an open stretch of woods to wait for the boys. Before we had a chance to stop, a loud crashing up on the hill caused me to turn—then I saw it. Coming down the hill with the speed of an express train was a big black bear, headed straight toward us. I drew my 65-Ib. Grizzly bow to full draw, the Eskimo broadhead touching my left forefinger,

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and waited. Hall, armed with his cam­ era, was between me and the bear. When the bear was about 20 yards away it seemed to see us for the first time and veered to the left, crossing the trail above us about 10 yards away. Just as it crossed the trail I released my arrow and It looked to me as If it had penetrated the chest cavity. The bear fell, rose to its feet and continued a few yards further where it collapsed. "Good shot, Bill,” said Bill. “You've killed a bear, but let’s get to heck down the trail apiece until we're sure its dead.” I heartily concurred and we trotted excitedly down the trail to sit down and wait the thirty minkes prescribed (in good archery hunting technique) before following a wounded animal (especially

The 1951 R.M.A.A. Field Champions are as follows: Robinson, Beehive Men—Mardee Robinson, Archers, Salt Lake City. Women—Fern Hodtke, Timpanogos Archers, Provo. Juniors—David Robinson, Beehive Archers, Salt Lake City. All of the winners are pictured above. Well, this shoot is over and we cer­ tainly enjoyed it. After a couple of State Championships I’ll bet someone here bags the big buck for the NFAA contest during our archery hunting season.

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. bear). .s the longest thirty minutes I opent. Finally Hall finished checko his cameras, the light condition under the tree, looked at his watch and said, let’s go, and back we went. The bear lay just where we had last seen it go down and looked awfully dead. While Hall held the bow ready— just in case—I poked the bear with a ten-foot pole (the one you couldn’t touch some people with) and really de­ termined that the old bruin had passed on to join its forefathers. My jubilance knew no bounds—I’d killed a black bear with only one arrow. Then the work started. We called to Lloyd and Fred to come and help us. After cutting a pole we carried the bear over to a large fallen log where Hall and I skinned it out. under the watchful eyes of the boys. Then divid­ ing the load between the four of us, we packed the meat, head and cape

back to camp where it was viewed by George and Mitzi Koto and all the arch­ ers in the vicinity. Facts that are important in this feat are: 1. The bear was hit at ten paces with a 28-inch arrow, tipped with an Eskimo broadhead. 2. The arrow was shot from a 65-lb. Grizzly bow. 3. The arrow struck the bear at the base of the neck in front of the right shoulder, cutting the juglar vein and penetrating through the chest cavity, cutting a large hole in the left chest wall. 4. The bear broke the outer part of the shaft almost immediately and we found it five steps from where the bear was first hit. 5. The bear started to hemorrhage immediately, fell to the ground ten yards from where it was first hit. We paced off 29 paces from where the

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bear was first hit to where it finally fell and died. 6. We estimated the bear to weigh around 500 pounds. Some people tell me I’ve just been very lucky and I’ll have to agree that I have been awfully lucky. I’m sure that only once in a lifetime will I ever have the chance to kill a running bear with only one arrow—in the only coun­ ty (Mendocino) open during the early archery season—without the use of dogs, and still have a man with a rucksack full of cameras to take pic­ tures of my trophy. I’m really afraid I’m going to have trouble keeping the hair on that old summer she-bear hide, fellows, but soon I hope to have the head mounted and hanging beside that of my 1949 forkedhorn in the back of the store. Come this fall I’m sure I’ll bring back a four-pointer to hang on the other side of my bear.

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• 6. Koteles, Rudolph J., Flint Bowmen.... ..482 18 500 153 X-B T. Henry, Warren, Montrose Bowmen.... ...474 18 492 0 S. Erno, Henry D., Bay City Bowmen.... ..473 9 36 509 3, Howard, Clifford K., Pontiac Archers. ..172 9 1110. Tang, Alvin, Pontiac Archers........... ..464 18 482 0 1111. Haas, Orville, Black hawk Archers.... ..163 36 499 9 1112. Smith, George R., Griffith Archerr 18 rs.......... 459 1113. Seward, Marion H.. Algonquin Arc..~. •chers....454 90 544 27 114. Feck, May no rd. Blackhawk Archers. ..... 445 36 481 9 115. Pizzuti, Bill, Sr,. Pontiac Archers.... ..... 432 72 504 27 136. Alonzo, Cruz, Oxnard Archers........... —430 18 448 117. Grove, Tom A., Pontiac Archers........ 90 511 36 115. Morrissey, Bill, Flint Bowmen........... 18 441 13?. Kerr, John T.. Bay City Bowmen....... .. 108 526 36 21). Orr, Allen, Pontiac Archers............. -...... 412 36 448 9 111. .Smith, William Flint Bowmen....... .......393 54 447 Gustafson, Gerald A.. Harford Bowmen—383 18 401 IS -23. Fawver, Phil. Blackhawk Archers.......... 382 .382 54 436 -24. McNair, Tom, Pasadena Archers.............. 374 108 482 45 2'25. Woedruff, John E., Fairmont Archers....365 K< 54 419 --6. Sisco, Howard L., Flint Bowmen............ 357 54 411 36 2127. Swisher, Owen C.» Fairmont Archers----- 351 72 423 Clayton, Charles, Rivesville Archers...... 349 45 r.?- Whson, Stuart, Jr., Koo Koose Archers....338 90 428 Figger, John, Saginaw Bowmen..............334 90 124 321. Parker, Milfred J., South Gate Archers....317 72 389 45 **-• Mitchell, Fred A., Bay City Bowmen 314 108 422 ^-3. Radigan, Robert A.. Centre Archers 309 72 381 45 i.il- Colette, Thomas, Sr., Griffith Archers.—285 108 393 63 w.co. Pintar, Mike, Barrackville Archers.......... 280 54 334 36 -3S. Gardner, Ed, Boeing Bowmen.................. 181 JARCHER CLASS: 1. Updegraff, Russell. Saginaw Bowmen----- 523 126 649 9B 2. Scoggin, Jim W., Roving Bowmen......... —426 162 588 54 B 3. Uhlman, Art, Bay City Bowmen.............. 414 126 540 45 B 4. Willis, Billy, Pasadena Archers.................. 352 162 514 ::i 72 «►. Ditsworth, Don, Indian Trail Bowmen....348 180 52S EO° 63 -• Dayhoof, J. T., Jr., Harford Bowmen....343 180 523 72 Wise, Clarence, Sr., Flint Bowmen...... 331 180 511 72 5. Purdy, Ray, Flint Bowmen........... ..... -...... 325 126 451 72 63 9. Curnutte, Walter. Rivesville Archers... 298 4iall, Russell, Flint Bowmen...................... 295 126 421 *•**• McCool, Robert, Saginaw Bowmen........... 279 144 423 Green, Anson, Indian Trail Bowmen....... 258 ISO 438 90 Flory, St. Louis Bowmen................-257 81 ,\ 00(is' W. J., Tri-Cities Bowmen-------- 254 iio. Escable, Jerry, Pasadena Archers..... —250 Marsh, Raymond, Yeomen Archers............ 246 126 126 372 72 Eckert, Ed, Yeomen Archers...................... 228 144 144 3/2 81 108 konovaloff, Niki, Oxnard Archers —..227 - i- Beach, Ernest, Saginaw Bowmen.............226 198 19S 424 Latham, Bud, Oradell Archers............... —.-220 180 ISO 400 --L Caputi, Paul, Wo-Pc-Na Archers.............216 126 126 342 72 j .uanske, Manske, Fre Fred C., Boeing Bowmen.......... 201 -23. 2y Overbeck, Tc erbeck, Tom, Centre Archers................. 182 incomplete 2 24. Clancy, Don, Indian Trail Bowmen Bowmen.......... .... 179 125. Sinnott. Charles R„ Flint Bowmen........... .... e‘------ ~ ■ R.. 119 216 345 117 t*-: r> 73 incomplete 2 25. Stewart, N. B., Tri-Cities Bowmen.... : NOVICE CLASS: 1. Baldwin. W. H., Tri-Cities Bowmen .143 2- Cole. George R., Tri-Cities Bowmen. 3. Konovaloff, Sergei, Oxnard Archers.... 105 4. Palmatier, Layton, Koo Koose Arch — .. 47 incomplete Archers. .................. 47 incomplete 5. Owens, D. A., Boeing Bowmen,...........

Tlu/S&lch FIELD ARROWS

WANT TO GAMBLE? The shop is cluttered up with about 50 experimental and standard model finished and semi-finished Black Palm Bows. These have glass backing and Toxhorn facing, run from 25 to 60 pounds. All are good usable bows and excellent values. Many are late model "Hornet” bows set aside for some small defect that does not affect shooting. Send your check for $10.00 to $25.00, giving weight and draw, and whether you wish finished or semi-finished bows. At these prices there is no guar­ antee, except good value for your money.

This sale closes October 1, 1951.

THE BLACK PALM SHOP ARTHUR, ILLINOIS

ATTENTION BOW HUNTERS! Archery Deer Season in Maine October 1st to 15th BEAR!

BIRDS!

DEER!

We have a small hotel, and cabins, in the northern part of Franklin County (one of the two counties open to bow and arrow deer hunting), 23 miles from Canadian border. Heat, hot and cold running water in each room. Home-cooked meals. Come and bring your wife, your family. Comfortable accommodations for women. Guides available — Write or phone

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KERN'S INN & RESTAURANT EUSTIS, MAINE — Phone Stratton 5-13

AZER'S MODERN FURNISHED CABINS Housekeeping — Designed for Privacy i

OIL HEATED - HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SHOWERS - ARCHERY RANGE - BOATS

Located in the heart of the best Archery Deer Hunting Territory in the U.S. You can hunt right from our back door in any direction throughout 300,000 acres of the Huron National Forest, Mio District. Also good bear hunting. There's lots of ’em in this area.

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Write immediately for reservations

MR. AND MRS. BENNETT S. AZER

Mio, Michigan (located on M-72 one-half mile west)

19 arrows for $3.50, postpaid Send for free further details.

NU-FLETCH 46 North Manchester Street, Brockton 17, Mass.

SILVER BEACH LODGE FOR BOW HUNTERS

ROVING ARROWS Port Orford Cedar with hardwood footing, 5/16' 41/32", parallel shaft, matched in weight and spine, 4-4/2" feathers, beautiful cresting. Specify colors, and give weight of bow and overall length of arrow. With Steel Target Points.............. $7.75 With Bear Field Points................. 8.25 Postage Prepaid

POTTER & MACQUARRIE

^400 Fruitvale Avenue

Spend your bow hunting vacation on beautiful Big Bear Lake, in the heart of the North’s best deer country. Located near Lewiston, Michigan, where the Annual Field Archery Shoot will be held the first week in October. Modern hotel accommoda­ tions. good food, good hunting. Housekeeping cabins also available. Send your reservations in now and be ready for that big buck in October. Both doe and buck legal. Target butts available for practice.

FOR FULL PARTICULARS WRITE:

J. F. GOING, Owner 829 Case Street, Evanston, Illinois

Oakland 2, California

ABCHERy September, 1951

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xi<T ORFORD CEDAR SHAFTS jver 18 Years Experience Behind Our Shaft Making

Sets of Twelve 30-inch Parallel Shafts Matched in Spine and Weight Self shafts ............. 9/32—5/16—11/32............... JI.50 doz. Maple footed ......... 9/32—5/16—11/32.............. 2.70 doz. Shafts cut to length and tenoned for nock and point 60c per doz. State weight of bow and length of draw. Index Nocks ..............9/32—5/16—11/32.................. 45 doz. Mid-Nocks ..................................... 9/32—5/16................. 60 doz. Steel Parallel Points 9/32—5/16—11/32.................... 45 doz. Grey Barred Base Ground Feathers........................... 50 doz. Dyed Barred Base Ground Feathers.................... 60 doz. White Dyed Base Ground Feathers .......................... 80 doz. White Base Ground Feathers......................................... 80 doz.

THE EICHOLTZ ORIENTAL Excells in - • CAST • CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE • DURABILITY In a year and a half of regular production, we have not had one case of breakage. 3 to 4 weeks delivery, .$55.00 — Guaranteed 1 year

FRANK EICHOLTZ 3719 Adams Ave., San Diego, Calif.

Postage Prepaid

ASK FOR OT —- NOW!

POTTER & MACQUARRIE

Our 30th Anniversary “J” Series

3400 Fruitvale Avenue

Oakland 2, Calif.

Retail Only — Write for Catalog

Price supplement sheet, with 50 new items, to be used with a 1946, 194S or 1950 series folder. If you DON’T have an old folder around ask for an “Ad” list. A new catalog in Dec. WHEN IN A RUSH, SEND YOUR ORDER TO US

IT'S NEW IT’S LARGER — IT'S STRONGER

Our New 1951 Model MAGIC FLETCHMASTER Fletches any type or size arrow

$9.50

We stock Conolon, Ultrabac, all Tox products, Cascophen and Urac glues, Fortisan backing, lamination strips of all kinds, field and target faces, 3/8" hunting shafts, etc., Bear leather goods, bows, etc.; in fact most any­ thing in supplies you might need.

INDIANHEAD ARCHERY MFG. CO. Box 303-A, LIMA, OHIO You will like our prompt service and you can “charge it”

See your dealer or order direct No catalogue available at present Custom Built Archery Equipment

HENRY A. BITZENBURGER SOO E. 4th St., Los Angeles 13, Calif.

Archers' Headquarters

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Authorized Distributor of Grizzly, Polar and Kodiak composite bows

patent Applied For

Ivanhoe Metal long bow — custom made King Sport-Line leather goods

Bear Archery Co. general archery tackle 24SRT-X Metal Arrows

"As Deadly As Its Name”

(Choice of Champions)

The arrowhead with six cutting edges Larger wound area (2-1/8") Greater Penetration — No shaft drag

PLUS

our own complete line of fine custom made wood arrows, long choice of the Field and Hunting Archer the world over.

0 Tempered Spring Steel • 5/8" x 7/8" x 2-3/8"

Price only $3.95 doz.

O Weight 115 Grains

Catalog on Request

HUGH RICH 1731 South Brand Blvd., Glendale, Calif.

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See Your Dealer or - -

SMITH ARCHERY 816 Malzalin St., Saginaw, Michigan

ARCHERY September, 1»51

BE SUBE TO BUY THE GENUINE because - - -

"ZAKON”

will outlast all others------It’s a brand new imported “long-fiber” and “nonfraying” bowstring material - - - a trial will convince you.

HAROLD DOAN

“ZAKON” HEAVY—for siring bodies, -1-oz. spool, $2.85 “ZAKON” REGULAR—for strings & servings, 4-oz. spool, §2.55 Send your check or money order for immediate delivery. Add 10c for postage anywhere in United States DEALERS: Write for discounts in larger lots and cones.

WARWICK ARCHERY COMPANY

Distributor for

MICHIGAN — INDIANA — OHIO

1123 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago 14, Illinois

of the FINEST COMBINATION ARCHERY

TACKLE

Long |3>V3

Grimes Aluminum Bows

King Sport-Line Leather Goods Everglade Arrows MyLoire Weed

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— DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED —

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★ 4334 N. Adrian Rd., Rt. 3

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Adrian, Michigan

NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS

A Perfect Release - - - Always! M-A HAM) RELEASE

Originator of 3 blade broadhead

(Patent Pending)

Shooting faults that have held down your scores are eliminated. You always get the same, instant, smooth release; no sore fingers, no creeping arrows, no wavering.

Three popular Nock Sizes: 1/4,* 5/16*. 11/32" Specify nock size when ordering Dealers & Jobbers Write:

Make-All Tool & Die Co. 1924 S. 74th St., West Allis 14, Wis.

$5.95 Cash, We Pay Postage

NEW! By the

makers of Forgewoods and Battleshafts

Beautiful, brilliant, durable crests of DA-GLO colors! Easy, quick to ap­ ply. 3’4" long, lor any kind and size shaft. Specify fire orange or saturn yellow. $1.20 doz. or $9.00 per 100.

9!££fiy=W. E. Sweetland

Dealers invited.

2441 Hilyard St., Eugene, Oregon

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SPIRAL ARROW FLETCHER Postpaid in U. S. $4.95

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"TIGER" HUNTING MODEL SWEDISH CHARCOAL STEEL

RECURVED AND DEFLEXED

EASY TO USE

EASY TAKE-DOWN WEIGHTS FROM 45 TO 64 LBS.

DRAW LENGTHS TO 28 INCHES

200,000 MINIMUM SHOTS

Complete With Clamps You will shoot better with spiral fletched arrows. Here is a spiral fletcher that will fletch three feathers at a time 5-1/2" long. No stripping of feathers through hole. This can be had in either R. or L. hand spiral or straight (straight will fletch both R. or L. hand feathers). Shaft sizes, 1/4, 9/32, 5/16, 11/32. State shaft size and spiral

wanted. •I your dealer or write:

albert van der kogel 71 Woodedge Road Handome, L. I., N. Y.

O. BRAUN 1100 Weiss Street -

Saginaw, Michigan

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KfuJlicJl DESIGNED BY FRED BEAR

FOR TOP PERFORMANCE AND YOUR

SHOOTING

PLEASURE — FOR HUNT­ ING OR TOURNAMENT.

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35 to 100 lbs. 5 ft. 4 inch or 5 ft. 6 inch

SEE YOUR DEALER, OR WRITE

BEAR ARCHERY COMPANY GRAYLING, MICHIGAN Betail Store and Range - 2611 West Philadelphia Ave. - Detroit