Friday, March 03, 2006
New York Archery Championships
Columbia University won the New York State Indoor Archery Championships, placing seven archers in the top eight overall. Sara Mancini won the recurve division, Xiao Hui Chin won the compound division. Team members are: Xiao Hui Chin, Anna Firayner, Emma Gillespie, Emily Kramer, Kate Krieger, Robin Liang, Sara Mancini, Amanda McDermott, Stephanie Miller and Amanda Wiss. Read more details and view full results of the New York Archery Championships.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Deer Control in the City - The Solution
Fargo, North Dakota has a problem with too many deer within the city limits. How can they get rid of them? The proposed answer is to initiate a bow hunting season within the city limits. To make it safe, hunters would be required to attend training and pass a proficiency test administered by the police department or local archery clubs. All hunting would be done on public land, except where permission was obtained by the hunter in advance.
Read more about this Deer Control Solution at the GrandForks.com website.
Read more about this Deer Control Solution at the GrandForks.com website.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Vintage Archery Photos
Image source: Library of Congress
Photograph: Four unidentified female archers standing in front of an archery target at Washington Park, 1909 [Library of Congress]
Image source: Library of Congress
Photograph: Archery meet, Washington Park, men and women participants lining up for meet, 1915 [Library of Congress]
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Big Year for Missouri Archery Hunting
Missouri archery deer hunters had a big year during 2005. They bagged a total of 37,035 deer which was just a little short of the record of 37,795 archery deer taken during the 2004 season.
Total 2005 archery and firearms hunting yielded 286,943 deer, down from the 312,873 deer killed during the 2004 season. State hunting officials attributed the decrease to an abundance of natural food for the deer in the forests, which made them less likely to travel and be seen.
Total 2005 archery and firearms hunting yielded 286,943 deer, down from the 312,873 deer killed during the 2004 season. State hunting officials attributed the decrease to an abundance of natural food for the deer in the forests, which made them less likely to travel and be seen.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Illinois Bow Hunting Record
Illinois bow hunters took over 64,000 deer during the 2005-2006 archery season, breaking a record that was set during the 2004-2005 season. Leading counties were: Pike (3821 deer harvested), Fulton (1,522), Jefferson (1,487), Adams (1,294) and Peoria (1,203).
Read more about Illinois Bow Hunting at BellevilleNewsDemocrat.com
Read more about Illinois Bow Hunting at BellevilleNewsDemocrat.com
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Pennsylvania and West Virginia Archery Hunting Stories
Robert Gratson of Dunbar, Pennsylvania shares three very interesting archery hunting stories, two from Pennsylvania and one from the Cooper's Rock area of West Virginia. Gratson must be a master with the grunt call - read the story to find out why...
Pennsylvania and West Virginia Archery Hunting Stories.
Pennsylvania and West Virginia Archery Hunting Stories.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Archery Grants
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has awarded grants to 51 schools that will enable them to purchase archery equipment at reduced prices for use in physical education classes. This is part of Minnesota's National Archery in the Schools Program.
Read more about Archery Grants at ecmpostreview.com.
Read more about Archery Grants at ecmpostreview.com.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Young Idaho Archer Shoots With The Pros
Nineteen-year-old Drew Hortman took fourth place in his second tournament as a pro archer. He shot a 299 and a perfect score of 300 in the two-day Idaho Open in Pocatello. Reo Wilde, the world indoor champion won the event.
Read more about the Idaho Open Archery Tournament in the Idaho State Journal website.
Read more about the Idaho Open Archery Tournament in the Idaho State Journal website.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Layered Foam Archery Targets
Black Hole Target has produced a layered foam archery target that stops arrows by squeezing them. Metal bands around vertical foam layers produces this action. Because the foam layers are very thin, arrows will slide between them rather than punching through them. The result is a foam archery target that lasts a long time. Works with field tips, broadheads and expandables on aluminum or carbon arrows.
Image by Black Hole Targets
Image by Black Hole Targets
Friday, December 09, 2005
Maryland Archery in the Schools
Maryland has become the 33rd state to adopt the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), which promotes archery education to 4th through 12th grade students via physical education classes. Topics covered include: the history of archery, safety, shooting techniques, equipment, mental concentration and self-improvement.
Students participate in indoor archery using bulls-eye targets and an arrow restraint net. NASP is the most successful archery-introduction program in history.
Information about the Maryland archery program can be obtained by contacting Doug Wigfield at 410-713-3852 or dwigfield2@dnr.state.md.us.
Students participate in indoor archery using bulls-eye targets and an arrow restraint net. NASP is the most successful archery-introduction program in history.
Information about the Maryland archery program can be obtained by contacting Doug Wigfield at 410-713-3852 or dwigfield2@dnr.state.md.us.
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Crossbows Do Not Change Archery Deer Harvest
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has collected data on the effect of allowing deer hunting with crossbows. Crossbows have been allowed since 2003 during the muzzleloader and gun seasons, however, 2005 was the first year that they were allowed during the regular archery deer season.
Many worried that the harvest would rise to unacceptable levels due to the longer range and greater power - especially when crossbows took off in popularity. Results show that crossbows have not produced a dramatic change in deer harvest.
Read more about Crossbows and the Tennessee Archery Deer Harvest at TheDailyTimes.com.
Many worried that the harvest would rise to unacceptable levels due to the longer range and greater power - especially when crossbows took off in popularity. Results show that crossbows have not produced a dramatic change in deer harvest.
Read more about Crossbows and the Tennessee Archery Deer Harvest at TheDailyTimes.com.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Target Shooting - Washington Park Archery Field
A vintage, 1908, Library of Congress photo showing target shooting at the Washington Park archery field.
Image source: Library of Congress
Read more about Target Shooting at the Washington Park Archery Field at Urban-History.org
Image source: Library of Congress
Read more about Target Shooting at the Washington Park Archery Field at Urban-History.org
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Asian Archery Championships - Compound Bow
India won all three medals in women's compound bow at the in the Asian Archery Championships. Jhanu Hansda won the gold medal, Sakro Besra won silver and Bansar Lin Dhar won bronze. In the men's competition, Shuo Cai of China won the gold, Zamanine Jai Reza of Iran won silver and India's Vivek Kumar won the bronze.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Record Buck Taken by Young Hunter
Dan Farmer will enter the record books with one of the largest bucks ever bagged in Calhoun County, Michigan and a new State of Michigan youth record. Preliminary measurements of the ten-point buck yielded a score of 194 5/8.
Read more about Dan's Record Buck at the Battle Creek Enquirer website.
Read more about Dan's Record Buck at the Battle Creek Enquirer website.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Luminous Arrow Nocks
The Lumenok is a handy product that will help you find your expensive arrows. It is a lighted arrow nock that comes on when shot and stays on until you turn it off. A great way to keep from losing arrows when hunting or target shooting. These lighted nocks are powered by a tiny battery and can remain on for up to 40 hours with a shelf life of five years. They can also be used as a bow tuning aide to easily observe and correct erratic arrow flight.
Image by Lumenok
Image by Lumenok
Friday, October 07, 2005
New Illinois Deer Hunting Regulations
Many hunters are concerned about a change in the Illinois 2005-2006 deer hunting regulations. Instead of taking harvested deer to a game checking station for inspection by an authorized representative of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, hunters in most counties will be allowed to register their deer through the DNR website or by telephone. Long waits for inspection were a problem at many checking stations in the past and the inspection process created staffing problems for DNR. Many hunters believe that this lack of inspection will lead to poaching and other problems.
Read more Illinois Deer Hunting Regulations at the EaglePublications website.
Read more Illinois Deer Hunting Regulations at the EaglePublications website.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Archery Bear Season in Pennsylvania?
After years of hearing from hunters, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is proposing an archery season for black bear. The proposed season will be two days (November 15-16, 2006) and only in certain units of the Pennsylvania Game Lands. Public testimony will be heard on this bear hunting proposal on Sunday, October 2.
Read Ben Moyer's full article on an archery black bear hunting in Pennsylvania. at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette website.
Read Ben Moyer's full article on an archery black bear hunting in Pennsylvania. at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette website.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Bow Hunting from a Stand or Blind
George Rowe has authored a nice article on the use of tree stands, ground stands and blinds while hunting deer with a bow. Site selection and safety are both included in his article.
Read George Rowe's Tree Stand Hunting article at the Petoskey News Review website.
Read George Rowe's Tree Stand Hunting article at the Petoskey News Review website.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Girl Scout Archery Instruction
Girl Scouts of Suncoast Council offers learning opportunities in archery for the 2005-2006 season. Learn proper techniques and etiquette for using the Girl Scouts of Suncoast Council archery ranges. Explore Safety-Wise Checkpoints and practice proper use and care of archery equipment.
Image by GSSC
Image by GSSC
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Archery Tips
eHow says that they have instructions on how to do just about anything. Their website has articles on How to.... buy a bow, exercise for archery, play archery golf, use a sight on a bow, buy an archery set as a gift, make archery targets, set up an archery range, determine your dominant eye for archery, outfit yourself for archery and shoot a bow.
Image from NASA
Image from NASA
