‘We have been like hunters who have lost the points of the heavens and from whom the sun has been held for days,’ said Hawk-eye, […]

In the Allegheny National Forest, the United States Forest Service is confronted with the problem of supporting an unbalanced sex ratio in the deer herd on an overbrowsed range. Under an archaic buck rule only a distressingly small percentage of the deer population contained within the boun daries of the forest is […]

Monotony probably drives more archers into re tirement than age or any other factor. Over the years, a sur prisingly large number of archers who do not hunt have laid aside the bow because of lack of variety in the shoots conducted by their local clubs. When a club offers nothing but […]

Baby powder, adhesive tape, paper clips, glue, pins, thread, rubber bands, pencil, file, pliers, bees wax; the list of items found in an archer’s kit is as endless as the variety of items found in a house wife’s sewing basket. The simile does not end there as the bowman too is apparently […]

Second only to the bow in importance is the bow string. The diameter is limited to the width of the arrow nock and a good bow string must maintain a constant length under repeated stress and in changing weather conditions. The string is subjected to unusually hard wear at the arrow nocking […]

The sport of archery is relatively safe, although the bow is rightfully classed as a lethal weapon and was the means by which ancient man gained physical superiority over the animal kingdom. In ancient armies, archers were the coun terpart of the modern infantrymen. Wars of conquest were decided in battles in […]

Probably no single accessory has caused more dis cussion and controversy among archers than the bow sight. The modern archer was the first to adopt the principle of the gun sight to the bow. Our ancestors shot without any mechanical sighting aids. Today archers are divided roughly into two camps designated respectively […]

Vacation plans in most families are formulated on compromises. The interests of each member of the family must be taken into consideration. The amount of time available, the season of the year, and the amount of money that has been set aside in the vacation budget envelope, are controlling factors in planning […]

In the advertising field it is firmly believed that con stant repetition of the merits of any article is needed to attract and hold the attention of the public. The endless repetition of commercials on radio and TV, we are told, are good selling techniques. At the risk of being criticized, and […]

In the advertising field it is firmly believed that con stant repetition of the merits of any article is needed to attract and hold the attention of the public. The endless repetition of commercials on radio and TV, we are told, are good selling techniques. At the risk of being criticized, and […]