| THE bow was man's chief weapon down
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| | was established toward the end of the
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| through the ages until the invention of
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| | 18th Century by the formation in England
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| firearms. With the bow, man hunted for
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| | of the Royal Toxophilite Society of
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| food and protected himself from his
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| | London. The Grand National Meeting which
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| enemies. The great military nations of
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| | determines the Championship of England
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| the past gained their ascendency through
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| | was first held in the year 1884.
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| the ability of their archers. Over eight
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| | Organized archery on the English
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| hundred years ago the Mongol horde was
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| | pattern, which we commonly call target
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| turned back into Asia by the long
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| | archery, was introduced in the United
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| bow.With the advent of firearms, the use
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| | States in 1828 by the formation of the
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| of the bow in English warfare rapidly
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| | United Bowmen of Philadelphia who shot
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| declined, although archery was enjoyed
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| | regularly in that city for thirty years
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| widely as a sport during the middle ages.
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| | prior to the Civil War and whose trophies
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| The Scots today compete for a silver
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| | are on display with the Pennsylvania
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| arrow dated 1603.Primitive peoples of all
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| | Historical Society.
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| countries except Australia have the bow
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| | In 1878 the National Archery Association
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| and it was used as a military and a
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| | of the United States was formed. This is
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| hunting weapon. The American Indian used
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| | the ruling body for target archers in the
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| the bow as his chief weapon, but contrary
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| | United States. A group of target archers
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| to popular belief, his skill was not as
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| | conduct a tournament in a manner similar
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| great as the writers of fiction would
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| | to that used on the rifle range. Shooting
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| have us believe. Feats of which the
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| | is under the control of a Field Captain
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| legendary Robin Hood would have been
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| | and the targets are set at predetermined
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| proud are performed every day by the
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| | distances from the shooting line.Field
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| modern archer whose tackle and equipment
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| | Archers constitute the other large group
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| has so improved in the last twenty years
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| | of archers who are organized on a
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| that records are no sooner established
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| | national scale under the National Field
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| than they are broken. Modern archery
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| | Archery Association. Field archery is
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| tackle is far superior to that used by
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| | intended to simulate conditions found in
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| the Indians and contests between Indians
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| | the hunting field and at the same time
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| and white men leave no doubt as to the
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| | provide group competition in the sport of
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| superiority of the modern weapon. The
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| | archery. A scheduled field shoot under
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| Indian depended on his skill in stalking
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| | conditions prescribed by the national
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| to secure game, and his kills were made
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| | organization provides a variety of shots
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| at short distances. Indians of the
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| | over hunting terrain at unknown
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| western plains killed buffalo with the
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| | distances.Affiliated with the national
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| bow and arrow by riding their ponies
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| | organizations are the several state
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| alongside a fleeing buffalo and
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| | archery organizations whose purpose is to
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| discharging their arrows at short
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| | promote archery in all its phases within
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| range.Following World War I the late
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| | the state boundary. A strong state
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| Saxton T. Pope demonstrated that a
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| | organization is essential to coordinate
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| skilled hunter armed with a medieval
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| | the tournament schedules of the various
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| broad-headed arrow and a yew bow was able
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| | archery clubs, sponsor state championship
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| to kill practically every type of game
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| | tournaments, and to serve as spokesman on
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| animal in North America including the
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| | legislative matters that pertain to
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| Kodiak and Grizzly bears and the elusive
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| | archery.The greatest factor in the
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| mountain sheep. The modern Dean of
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| | resurgence of archery today is the
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| bowhunters is Howard Hill, who not
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| | growing use of the bow in the hunting
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| satisfied with matching his skill with
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| | field. Local bow hunting clubs are
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| the bow against the game of the North
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| | appearing in ever-increasing numbers.
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| American continent, has extended his
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| | Together with the existing target clubs,
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| conquests of wild game to Africa where
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| | they form an all important group who
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| the mighty elephant has fallen to his
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| | working together have measureably
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| bow. His book, "Wild Adventure,"
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| | increased the sport during the last
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| published by The Stackpole Company is a
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| | decade.The Author is Publisher of a
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| thrilling account of his adventures in
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| | website containing great information and
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| hunting and photographing wild
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| | e-books on Bowhunting and Archery.
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| game.Modern archery as it is known today
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