es archery:

a contributes” to:

HUNTERS’ SUPPLEMENT —- SEPTEMBER 10,

1969

ee in many ‘back yards and
fields -@s;:.with «the
approach of hunting season, those

opeful of: bagging atrophy ani- |.
mal PBharpen’ up theif “shdoting ~~

-. ability. :

fs Unlike the. rifleman who can.
take his. gun. off the rack and
chieve. ‘reasonable success with
avery little practise, the. archer

“must put cin. hour upon hour of ©

ractise if: he hopes to achieve
‘the’ same results. During the
inter. - -months. -constant target

oting . -with a bow whose draw |.

eight. is between 25 and 35
ounds:-is: necessary to keep the
reher ‘sharp and: his judgment
keen,
‘release, accuracy of estimating
- distance are important factors
“which play a. vital part in suc-
_COSSy. Sa,

- PRECISION MADE

; “The e modern bow of woodbacked
with fibreglass and strung. with
nylon is accurate, and inthe hands
of:an “expert,- ‘quite capable of
taking: val types of game. Alu-
. Minum and glass. shafts, which
rare ..most...widely used, are
matched in weight and length like
a pre's golfclubs, carefully done,
the arrows’
: accuracy. . “Spine, which means.
“the amount of flex-in the arrow
shaft, mustbe carefully matched
. to the ‘weight ‘of the bow, so that
- the arrow: which leaves the bow

in“a” ‘curve will have. time to”
“Many

tr: ighten and “fly true.
& oth r ‘points need. to” be checked

a SHORTER BOW
: ‘Te ‘is now..time’ to set aside

the: target: bow and pick up: the:|:
hunting. model... This will in most |:

z cases -be: in. the-40-to 50 pound
: range, and much shorter in limb
= than its target companion. Shor-
ter of necessity for convenient
= packing in the bush. It is also
"a time ‘now to. test your hunt-

ing: ‘broadheads, - “the” 2,°3,°or:- 4]

~~ bladed hunting points required for

: game hunting, There is no substi- ,
tute’ for sharpness and the ex-

perienced hunter would no more

7 _ venture. into the bush with dull
a ‘hunting heads: than the rifleman
would with an empty gun,- Razor

* sharpness is the requirement, so
- 7 file and hone, _ file and hone,

: there {s.no substitute. .

“This is the age old sport com-

co ing into. its own: more than ever
_ snow which requires stealth, skiil’
and patience. The archer knows:

"that. -he .will often. come home

“Smoothness of draw and -

_ Crossbow,

‘fired from: the .:
a rifle and its short arrows are.
called: bolts. “

it requires ‘less: practise. and is
‘easier to shoot.on short notice,

empty handed, but his thrill is in

‘matching his wits -with a crafty.
“old buck, and getting within the
_kill.range of his quarry which

must be no more than fifty yards
away. Quietness is also essen-

-tial, for he must stand. up. to

‘shoot, thus coming into full view
of his target. aye

LIFETIME THRILL

“‘Tenseness, tension, excite-
ment, are a certainty on every
archery safari whether game is
bagged or not.: For the success-
ful archer the thrill of a life--
time awaits the bagging of his
first trophy, for his has been

oe .

‘a’ difficult--task “even “with mo-

dern. equipment, to approach un-

detected into that fifty yard range,

‘Make no mistake the bow and

‘arrow is absolutely. deadly, and
kills efficiently by hemorraghing |-
_Tather than by shocking power.

The archer must develop ability

- to. track his. game and not run

in and spook it once it has been
hit, for. a bow kills differently
than a gun,

Tf you have ‘not tried this sport,

“a ‘new challenge awaits you. You

can’ choose’ from. two types of

bows, the longbow which I have |:

previously mentioned or .. the
C bow The crossbow with a
pull of its 80. pounds or over is

‘shoulder like

‘For the unskilled

Taking game with either bow.

_is quite a feat, and our game > de-. :

* portunity to take to the field a
- use camofluage equipment to the
_ chances,

~ cipate in with rewarding results.

“What better way to observe the.
beauty that surrounds us than to _

“experience well worth the effort.

NO RIFLES
ALLOWED -
JON ISLANDS

_and the. Gulf Islands have had

pariment is to be congratulated

on giving the bow hunter the cp- ing in concerned,

Rifles are banned this year

week early, thus allowing himio —- for the first time!

utmost and thereby enhance his é
Here. is a sport all.

members of a family may parti- | - land

Isiand last year, who was hit
by a bullet from a deer hun-
ter’s rifle.

The furveyor, Peter Arnel,
was carrying out survey work
on a private piece of island
property at the time, and his
death brought ademand for the
banning of hunting on the Gulf
Islands from the Corporation

_.of B.C, Land Surveyors.

- We live in a scenic province
British Columbia, and a particu-
larly. beautiful corner of it here
in Victoria on Vancouver Island,

tramp.the hills and valleys with ~
bow or rifle in search of game,
for whether a trophy is baggedor
not the outing can always be an’

order in July that.hunting for
deer will be restricted to shot-
guns.. But rifled slugs may be
used,
the use of bird shot.

Take to the woods this fall, keep

your eyes open, see. nature at.
its best. Let your mind relax,

the opportunity is ; yours for the

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drastic restrictions placed on.
them in so far as deer hunt- _.

The Provincial governmient ;
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The government ‘issued an.

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"Hunters. in. the ‘Sooke-Jordan :

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