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Inside This Issue
F E A T U R E S
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The Late Season
By MICKEY LOTZ
16
The First Annual Primitive
Archer Bow Trade
By JOSH VANCE
22
Making Bamboo Arrows
By KAY KOPPEDRAYER
28
Tools of the Trade
By MICKEY LOTZ
34
WaJam 2011
By DUANE SPANGLER
42
Making A Greenwood Bow
By JOHN BORGESON
46
Al Faris: International
Mounted Archery in Jordan
By DAVID GRAY
54
My Pickaxe Handle Bow
By JOHN ERIC HOARE
62
IBO World Championships 2011
By JIMMY BLACKMON
On the Cover
“Christmas Dinner”
by Stacey Huston
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D E P A R T M E N T S
Hunting Column
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Whitetails: On The Decline
By TONY KINTON
A Closer Look
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Primitive Archer Magazine
Product Reviews
By TONY KINTON
Ask PA
26
Heat Bending Osage
By MARC ST. LOUIS
Bows of the Month
40
From www.primitivearcher.com
By JOSH BATY
Medicine Man®
52
Black Walnut
By STEVE PARKER
Primitive Chef
64
Breaded Indiana Venison
Poet’s Corner
Just One of Those Things
By HOMER LUTHER
Backtrails
80
One Hunter’s Journal
By TONY KINTON
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From the Editor,
A
s I write this for our holiday issue
of 2011, it doesn’t seem possible
another year has gone by already.
The fall hunting season is winding down in
most places, and many of you have already
filled your freezers with this fall’s wild game
harvest. With the holidays almost upon us,
others may still be spending a lot of time
afield in an effort to bring home a Christmas
dinner. Some of us, including yours truly,
will be making our holiday hunting trip to
the nearest grocery store to bag a turkey,
goose, or glazed ham. Those in the Czech
Republic will be shopping for a nice fresh
carp for their traditional feast. Whatever the
case, whether it’s Christmas or Chanukah,
it’s a time of the year that holds a special
meaning for many people throughout the
world, Christians and non-Christians alike.
This issue not only wraps up the year
2011 but also starts 2012 which marks the
beginning of Primitive Archer Magazine’s
20th anniversary. I’d like to think this is a
milestone but I think publishing a
magazine is a lot like trying to raise kids,
you’d think it would get easier as you go
along, but it doesn’t. There’ve been a lot of
challenges during this nineteen-year span
and the current economic problems so
prevalent throughout the world are just
another example.
Once again this issue is made up of a
variety of articles that we hope will appeal
to your interests. From bow and arrow
making and the tools to do it, to horse
archery in the Middle East, and rendezvous
and hunting adventures, you’ll find it all in
this issue.
Please remember our advertisers when
you’re looking for gifts this holiday season.
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be someone on your list that would love to
have a gift from one or more of them.
All of us at Primitive Archer extend our
sincerest thanks and best wishes for a joyful
and memorable holiday season. See you
next year.
–Ed Ingold
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To:EDITOR
PA Rules
Laminate or Backed Bow Category:
Dear Editor,
First, I would like to honor your
wonderful magazine. My favorite columns
are the bow building articles from Mark St.
Louis, but I also enjoy the interesting hunting
stories and to this I have a question. Why
hunt the bow hunter’s squirrels? I can’t
believe that they take that small animal
only for practice. Or is the little meat the
reason for the hunt?
My next question is, how I can share in
“The bow of the month”? And I have a
request: the bow of the month is a very
fascinating part of the magazine, but the
photos of the bows are too small to see the
details. Maybe it’s possible to print the
photos a little bit greater.
Best regards,
—Hartwig Bleß,
Bavarian, Germany
1. Any bow in which the bending portion
of the limbs consist of more than one piece
of material whether it be wood, horn, or
bamboo shall be included in the Laminate
category.
P.S. Please excuse my bad knowledge of the
English language.
Hartwig,
Well, believe it or not, people do eat
squirrels. Squirrel hunting is very popular,
particularly in the southern part of the U.S. In
addition to target practice, squirrel hunting
can also provide meat for the table.
I’ve posted the rules for Bow of the Month
below. The Bow of the Month information is
on the Primitive Archer Website message
boards. I hope this is what you’re looking for.
Thanks for your note. It’s always nice to
hear from our readers in other parts of the
world.
—Ed Ingold
BOW OF THE MONTH CONTEST RULES
Self Bow Category:
1. Any bow in which the bending portion
of the limb is made of one piece of wood.
Tip overlays and handle laminations count
in the self bow category as long as the
bending portion of the limbs remain one
piece of wood.
2. Any use of fiberglass or phenolic in the
bending portion of the limbs shall not be
included in either category. Modern
glues/epoxies and modern string materials
for both categories are acceptable.
3. Include draw weight and length in your
post as well as length of your bow.
4. Include type(s) of wood involved in
making your bow.
Voting:
Voting takes place starting the first day
(usually) of the following month. All bows
posted before 12 o’clock a.m. on the last
day of the month shall be included in that
month’s contest. Anything after 12 o’clock
a.m. of the last day of the month will be
included in the next month’s contest.
The polls will be open for seven days. Each
member is allowed one vote, and the results
of the poll will be posted after the seven
days are up. The winner will be announced
at that time for each category. The winner
of that month will be featured in the
upcoming magazine and will be awarded
with a Bow of the Month Winner Hat from
Primitive Archer Magazine.
5. Include a few pics of the handle, tips,
braced and unbraced profiles. These pics
are not required but ARE preferred because
once again, you worked hard on your bow
so show it off in its best light and to the best
of your ability.
6. If you post a full draw picture of your
bow, I will automatically pick it up for the
contest. If you do not want your bow in the
contest, simply put “Not BOM” in the title
of your post. Otherwise I will assume that
you wanted your bow entered.
7. If you are declared the winner of either
the Backed BOM contest or the Self BOM
contest, you are required to give your name
and location and subscription number for
the magazine article.
Criteria for Bows in the Contest
1. All Bows that are to be included in the
Bow of the Month Contest need to be
posted in the “Bows” Forum. I will go
through and find your bow and nominate it
for the BOM contest from there.
2. Side view full draw shot where the whole
bow can be seen from handle to each tip.
Bow should preferably be drawn as close to a
right angle from the camera to give the best
representation of the tiller of the bow.
Tillering board/tree pics are acceptable but
2. Bows backed with soft materials: rawhide,
sinew, snake skins, and cloth backings all fall
into the self bow category.
3. Modern string materials are allowed (some
examples: B-50 dacron and Fast Flight).
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pics in which the bow is drawn by hand are
preferred (and bring in more votes). Make
sure the background of your pic is something
that will contrast with your bow limbs so the
tiller of your bow can be seen in the pic as
well. I know most of us aren’t photographers
but you DID work hard on your bow, so try
to show it off the best you can.
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8. Please note that by entering this
competition you automatically give
permission to “Bigger Than That
Productions LLC,” the owner of
PRIMITIVE ARCHER® magazine to utilize
your photographs, digital images, name
and address in the publication of the
magazine and its online counterparts
should you be selected as a winner of any
category of BOW of the MONTH or BOW
of the YEAR.
Good luck everyone!
Sizing the Stone
Dear Editor,
Some time ago there was an article in
PA about the regulations on stone
arrowheads, and the author gave listings
of legal sized arrowheads for each state in
a the U.S. I have been digging through my
back issues and can’t seem to find the
article. I was wondering if you could help
me out. I live in the state of Michigan, and
I can’t seem to find any reference to
arrowhead size on the DNR website
either. I remember that there is a
minimum width, but I don’t remember
what it is. I would appreciate the info,
thanks in advance.
—Tattoo Dave
Dave,
The information you’re looking for is in
the Hunting Columns by Tony Kinton in PA
issues volumes 15 and 16, issues 15-5
through 16-3 (October/November 2007
through June/July 2008). I hope this helps.
—Ed Ingold
Dave,
Call your local Parks and Wildlife
Department. They will let you speak to a
Game Warden. I just did this last week for
the state of Texas. The Game Warden said:
Minimum draw weight on bows has been
lifted—it was 40 lbs.
Broad Head requirements are at least
two cutting edges, with a minimum cutting
width of 7/8", regardless of it being stone or
metal.
I was also informed that you can hunt
with a bow from the beginning of October
until the end of hunting season around the
end of December or the first week in
January.
—Johnny e-mail
WR I T E T H E E D I T O R
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Easton Foundation and NFAA Foundation Award
$16,000 Archery Scholarships
Yankton, SD-Easton Sports Development Foundation and the National Field Archery Association
Foundation are pleased to announce the Archery Scholarship Recipients for 2011. $16,000 in
total scholarships was awarded to 23 student athletes in middle school, high school, and college
that compete with either compound or recurve bows. Individual scholarship awards varied from
$500 to $2,500. Top scholarships were awarded to Forrest Blakley of Cobdin, Illinois and Riley
Whiting of Logan, Utah.
“Archery is a lifestyle for me and has taught me discipline which has benefitted me not only in the
field but also in the classroom”, Forrest stated. He is pursuing a degree in Agricultural
Engineering at Shawnee Community College in southern Illinois where he also started an archery
team. Forrest has been on the US Junior USAT for two years and participated as a member of
the Junior World Indoor and Outdoor teams. He plans on attending the Olympic trials this fall.
Riley said, “Receiving this scholarship is not only a pleasure, but it creates a wonderful
opportunity for me to go to college and accomplish my goals and dreams in archery.” Riley
recently made the United States Junior team and will be competing in Poland in mid-August.
“Forrest and Riley are both outstanding athletes that developed their archery skill in youth
programs, and have become seasoned competitive archers and we are very pleased to award
each of them our top $2,500 scholarship awards for 2011”, stated Bruce Cull, President, NFAA.
NFAA Scholarships were first awarded in 1990 to student athletes that compete in archery and
excel in academic and intellectual achievement. The limitations of the original scholarship program
were resolved in 2009 with the creation of the joint NFAA/Easton Foundation Scholarship
Program. “The Easton and NFAA Foundations share the goal to support student athletes that
compete in archery. We believe these scholarships will help us to develop stronger college archery
programs and strengthen future Olympic and World Championship Teams. By combining our
respective Foundation programs, we can award more student scholarships, and increase the
scholarship levels. In 2011, $16,000 was awarded to 23 recipients. We expect the number of
applications to increase in future years, and plan to award up to $50,000 in total annual
scholarships in 2012,” said Greg Easton, President Easton Foundations.
The 2009-11 scholarships are funded by an initial $150,000 grant from the Easton Foundation to
the Easton-NFAA Foundation Scholarship Program. Future net revenue from the NFAA Easton
Yankton Archery Complex, plus scholarship donations from both individuals and companies will
be held in an endowment account to fund the scholarships in 2012 and beyond.
Dave Gordon, of Gordon Composites, made a large personal contribution to the scholarship
endowment fund. Dave stated, “Archery has been a big part of both my personal and business
success. I believe the Easton-NFAA Foundation Scholarship program is an outstanding program
to support our youth archers, and allows me to give back to the sport I love. Awarding our best
archers and student athletes scholarships that allow them to pursue further education while
competing in archery will help develop much stronger youth and college archery programs. I
encourage everyone that shares my passion for archery and desire to support our young archers
to make their own donation to the scholarship program.” Individuals or companies interested in
donating to the scholarship endowment fund or learning more about the program are encouraged
to contact Bruce Cull, NFAA President. The NFAA Foundation is a 501(c )3 Public Charity and all
donations meet the IRS requirements as charitable donations.
Scholarship applications, program requirements,
and additional information is available on the
NFAA website at www.fieldarchery.com, or from
the NFAA Headquarters, 800 Archery Lane,
Yankton, SD 57078. All applications for 2012
scholarships must be submitted to the NFAA
Office by December 31, 2011. For additional
information contact Natalie Vollmer, NFAA
Executive Secretary, at 605-260-9279 or at
[email protected].
President Easton Foundations, Greg
Easton (L), Riley Whiting 2011
ESDF/NFAA Scholarship recipient (R).
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HuntingCOLUMN
Whitetails: On TheDecline?
B y To n y K i n t o n
F
ew will argue that the whitetail is a grand animal, perhaps
the number one game throughout much of the hunting
world. Ranges extend from Canada on down through the
United States and points southward. Populations are astounding.
Some of us recall when deer were being relocated to establish
herds where there were few or none. Even individuals not old
enough to identify with those days will likely have some
acquaintance with the veritable explosion of this cunning deer in
the past two decades or so. The whitetail has become the
quintessential icon of restoration and conservation success.
With the numbers of deer available today, it is difficult to
consider that a decline could be coming. That, however, is exactly
what some whitetail experts foresee for the future. Not an alarming
bust of the populations but definitely some adjustments and
stabilization that will result in fewer deer in many many, if not all,
locales now housing them.
Well-known wildlife biologist Kip Adams, whose writing and
research often appears in, among other publications, Quality
Whitetails, a magazine of the Quality Deer Management Association,
says some decline could take place. Some of this, he notes, is by
design. Adams cites the fact that for years hunters have been advised
to take does from the burgeoning herds in an effort to keep deer
within carrying capacity. This mantra has been adopted by most, and
it has, in some measure and in some locales, accomplished its goal of
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herd reduction. That alone spells a
decline in numbers.
“Some states already have fewer
deer, most of this by region,”
Adams says. Is it possible that these
states/regions may have taken deer
down
lower
than
initially
intended? Is it time to take a close
look at doe harvests to be sure that
this practice doesn’t adversely
impact populations?
Predators are another potential cause for decline. This is
particularly true of areas that now have coyotes where there were
few or none in decades past. An influx of coyotes and their rapid
expansion can definitely cut into fawn survival.
Diseases must not be overlooked. There are a variety of maladies
that can get into a deer herd and reduce population growth. This is
often pronounced in areas where herds are extremely dense.
And the forests themselves, particularly hardwood forests, have
an affect on the whitetail herds. “Mature forests can’t sustain deer
herds as these forests did in the maturing stages,” Adams says. “This
is happening all over the East and North, not so much in the South.”
The South is dotted with pine plantations and timber rotation is the
norm. Adams adds that maturing forests that at one time were viable
habitat for deer, become mature and less productive forests so
slowly that we don’t notice the change until it comes. Cover is
dramatically reduced and the groceries are simply not there in
abundance. As a result, deer numbers dwindle.
So regarding the decline or potential for decline, Adams
concludes, “It is a combination of a lot of little things: doe harvest,
predation, disease, forest maturation.” But, he also notes that reduced
herds are generally in good shape to rebound should the need arise.
Another potential threat to whitetails and wise management that
deserves mention is that any noticeable decline could dissuade
hunters now accustomed to a steady parade of deer on any given
day in the woods. Should these hunters be inclined to curtail their
hunting and purchases of licenses and gear, funds for wildlife
agencies and other organizations involved in sustaining healthy
herds could suffer. This in turn could cause the deer herds to suffer
as well. Without adequate participation by those who have done the
most in the past, the future could be less than what it might and
should be. This must not happen.
Will we lose the whitetail? Absolutely not. Will there be fewer
deer in the future, at least in specific areas? Perhaps. But the news
is still good. The whitetail is an adaptable survivor, one sure to be
with us as the years unfold. These are grand animals, number one
in the eyes of most.
CloserLOOK
Product
Reviews
B y To n y K i n t o n
KOWA
Kowa has introduced the Genesis 33 and Genesis 44 binoculars
specifically geared to the hunter. Both models feature Prominar XD Lens. All
lenses and prisms are manufactured with a multi-layered coating, assuring a
bright, clear view. The waterproof housing is filled with dry nitrogen to
prevent fogging, allowing use in rain and other harsh weather conditions. A
durable magnesium frame keeps the weight at a minimum, and both Genesis
models feature twist-up eyecups for use with or without eyeglasses. The
minimum focusing distance for the Genesis 33 is 5 feet, 5.5 for the Genesis 44.
For more information on these and other Kowa products, go to www.kowa-usa.com.
Pine Hollow Longbows
Mike Yancey of Pine Hollow Longbows has
introduced a new line designed specifically for shooters
who are active in rendezvous and/or who want an
entry-level bow typical of Northeastern Indians. This
line is the Mohegan. The bows are made of hickory
and are 64" – 66" long. They bend in the handle and
are deflex/reflex. Each bow comes with a grease finish,
fast flight string and string silencers. The reflexed tips
are stained a rich red and the handle section is black.
These bows are shot off the hand and can be used
either left or right handed. They come tillered and
ready to shoot. Special-order bows can be made in
shorter lengths, but those 64" – 66" are ready to ship in
40/45, 45/50, or 50/55 draw weights.
For additional information on all Pine Hollow
products, go to www.pinehollowlongbows.com.
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