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BOWS
The definition of the word "bow"
as it appears in the dictionary is as follows:
"A weapon made of a strip of wood or other elastic material,
with a cord connecting the two ends when bent,
by means of which an arrow is propelled."
There are many questions to be answered
in order to clarify this definition
and to give a comprehensive picture
of what the bow really is.
ARROWS
Arrows are the archer's messengers.
Whether or not these messengers will find the right address
depends chiefly on two things:
First is the archer's ability to direct them and, second,
on their construction and matching.
Almost any good fletcher can make one nearly perfect arrow.
But to make eleven more exactly like it
requires the services of a master craftsman
who has access to proper materials and tools.
Matched arrows must meet the following
specifications:
They must all be straight.
They must be the same length.
They must be round.
They must be made of the same material.
They must be fletched exactly the same.
They must balance at the same point.
They must be the same weight.
They must be the same in spine (stiffness).
They must be of the proper spine to match a
given bow weight.
Arrows for the hunting bow are of four classifications according to their use.
The shaft, fletching and crest of each of these classes are the same; the only mechanical difference is the style of the piles or heads.
The arrow has deep penetration and often completely passes through a deer.
The victim does not die from the shock produced by the arrow but from hemorrhage caused by the wound.
ACCESSORIES
The bow hunter must have a few accessories when he takes to the field.
He must wear something on his fingers to protect them from the force or weight of the bow string.
There are many devices designed for this purpose but, from a practical standpoint, the tab is the most simple, the least expensive and, perhaps, the best finger protector ever designed.
From a practical standpoint, there are no real secrets about hunting the white tail deer with archery tackle.
It is a matter of education. One must know a lot about the bow and become proficient with it.
And one must know a lot about the nature and habits of deer.
In most cases the would-be bow hunter has hunted for many years with firearms,
but is attracted by the archer's 20 to 1 handicap.
Few people seem to realize the important part the bow has played in man's advance toward civilization.
It has been said that the three most important incidents in man's early
development were the discovery and application of fire and the
inventions of the wheel and the bow.
Without fire man could not have advanced to a position much above the ape, without
the wheel man could not have progressed and without the bow he may not have survived.
Roger Ascham laid down five cardinal steps to be taken in shooting an arrow from a bow.
These were: standing, nocking, drawing, aiming, and loosing.
No one has ever been able to improve on these steps unless we add the modern term, "follow through."
Even though you use a sight, do not neglect shooting by instinct.
There will be times when the bow cannot be held in a perpendicular position.
Accurate use of the sight can only be had when the bow is perpendicular.
Overhanging boughs may make it necessary to hold the bow at an angle;
under such conditions one must shoot instinctively.
The archer who can master the instinctive form of shooting has, in the author's opinion,
a far greater chance of bagging a deer than if he depends on a bowsight alone.
And... since hunting is done in the Fall, the bow hunter need only study the food eaten at that time of year.
Autumn is nature's time of harvest. Fruits, vegetables and nuts are ripe; tubers are mature.
Deer seem to pay less attention to browsing and are prone to seek out the more fattening foods such as nuts and grain.
[Adapted from Bucks and Bows…]
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