1 2 Hunting with the Bow Arrow Saxton Pope 2 Hunting with the Bow Arrow Books iRead http://booksiread.org http://apps.facebook.com/ireadit http://myspace.com/ireadit Title: Hunting with the Bow and Arrow Author: Saxton Pope ReleaseDate: May, 2005[EBook#8084][Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] http://booksiread.org 3 [This file was first posted on June 13, 2003] Edition: 10 Language: English Produced by Eric Eldred, Marvin A. Hodges, Tonya Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. [Illustration: THE SHADES OF SHERWOOD FOREST] HUNTING with the BOW & ARROW By Saxton Pope With 48 Illustrations * * * * * DEDICATED TO ROBIN HOOD A SPIRIT THAT AT SOME TIME DWELLS IN THE HEART OF EVERY YOUTH 4 Hunting with the Bow Arrow CONTENTS I.–THE STORY OF THE LAST YANA INDIAN. II.–ISHI’S BOW AND ARROW. III.–ISHI’S METHODS OF HUNTING. IV.–ARCHERY IN GENERAL. V.–HOW TO MAKE A BOW. VI.–HOW TO MAKE AN ARROW. VII.–ARCHERY EQUIPMENT. VIII.–HOW TO SHOOT. IX.–THE PRINCIPLES OF HUNTING. X.–THE RACCOON, WILDCAT, FOX, COON, CAT, AND WOLF. XI.–DEER HUNTING. XII.–BEAR HUNTING. XIII.–MOUNTAIN LIONS. XIV.–GRIZZLY BEAR. XV.–ALASKAN ADVENTURES. ACHAPTEROFENCOURAGEMENTBYSTEW- ART EDWARD WHITE. http://booksiread.org 5 THE UPSHOT. ILLUSTRATIONS THE SHADES OF SHERWOOD FOREST A DEATH MASK OF ISHI ISHI AND APPERSON CALLING GAME IN AMBUSH THE INDIAN’S FAVORITE SHOOTING POSI- TION CHOPPING OUT A JUNIPER BOW OURCARAVANLEAVINGDEERCREEKCANYON ISHI FLAKING AN OBSIDIAN ARROW HEAD THE INDIAN AND A DEER THREE TYPES OF HUNTING ARROWS ABLUNTARROWSHOTTHROUGHANINCH BOARD ”BRER” FOX UP A TREE ART YOUNG SHOOTS FISH DETAILS OF BOW CONSTRUCTION SEVERAL STEPS IN ARROW MAKING 6 Hunting with the Bow Arrow ARROW HEADS OF VARIOUS SORTS USED IN HUNTING NECESSARY ARCHERY EQUIPMENT AN ARCHER’S MEASURE, A FISTMELE THE ENGLISH METHOD OF DRAWING THE ARROW NOCKING THE SHAFT ON THE STRING THE LONG BOW FULL DRAWN WILL AND MAURICE THOMPSON, AS THEY APPEARED IN 1878 SHOOTING BRUSH RABBITS ARCHERS IN AMBUSH ISHIRIDINGAHORSEFORTHEFIRSTTIME A REST AT NOON A LYNX THAT MET AN ARCHER THE CHIEF LOOKING OVER GOOD DEER COUNTRY MR. COON BROUGHT INTO CAMP A PRETTY PAIR OF WINGS http://booksiread.org 7 JUST ALITTLE HUNTBEFORE BREAKFAST YOUNGANDCOMPTONWITHAQUAILAPIECE WOODCHUCKS GALORE! PORCUPINEQUILLSTODECORATEAQUIVER A FATAL ARROW AT 65 YARDS THE CHIEF AND ART GET A BUCK AT 85 YARDS TOM MURPHY WITH HIS TWO BEST DOGS, BUTTON AND BALDY YOUNG AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR MAIDEN BEAR ARTHUR YOUNG AND HIS COUGAR OUR FIRST MOUNTAIN LION WE PACK THE PANTHER TO CAMP CAMP AT SQUAW LAKE, WYOMING THE RESULT OF OUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH GRIZZLY BEAR BRINGING HOME THE TROPHIES LOOKING FOR GRIZZLIES ON CUB CREEK 8 Hunting with the Bow Arrow THE TREE THAT NED FROST CLIMBED TO ESCAPE DEATH MYFEMALEGRIZZLYANDTHEARROWTHAT KILLED HER ARTHURYOUNGSLAYSTHEMONARCHOF THE MOUNTAINS BULLMOOSEBAGGEDONTHEKENAIPENIN- SULA THE GREAT KADIAC BEAR BROUGHT LOW ARTHURYOUNGOUTWITSTHEALASKABIGHORN * * * * * Hunting with the Bow and Arrow