| Show IH Hunts Deer With I II I Ancient Weapon Now New proof of the efficacy of an ancient weapon was demonstrated recently when Melvin Melvln R II Clover and John McCollum of Ventura California Califor Califor- nia returned from the Kaibab forest In northern Arizona with their Chevrolet decorated with the horns of two pound bucks which they had killed with bow nn and arrow In the ancient fashion which Robin Hood and his merry men practised in Sherwood Sherwood Sherwood Sher Sher- wood forest long ago They brought I with them a written statement from the forest ra ranger ger verifying the fact fad I that tho the deer were killed with bow and arrow Our hunt began at the ranger station at Kane said Clover In describing describing des des- bribing their expedition ion The ranger rang rang- er there offered to eat all the deer meat we brought in when he gave us our licenses to shoot and the re remainder remainder remainder re- re of the hunters who were in there with high powered rifles also kidded us quite a bit We did not get our deer t right away The main thing wo Iwo had to learn was that we Iva couldn't hunt with boots on the tho way the other hunters went out for we could coul not get close enough to the game without alarming alarming alarming alarm alarm- ing them When IWO two finally resorted resort resort- ed od to tennis shoes of boots and moved as quietly as possible we I were each successful in getting a I buck Both were killed on the run at about 75 yards The bows which Clover and McCollum McCollum McCollum Mc- Mc Collum use used were made for for them themI I by Mart Johnson of Ventura an expert expert ex ex- pert in this alm almost st forgotten art They rhey are beautifully fashioned of California yew The arrows are of ash topped with turkey feathers and pointed with a wicked steel barb If you have havo a lingering idea that a bow and arrow is a harmless sort of plaything dismiss It when you see what Clover can do with his six foot weapon He drove an arrow clear through one lne of the bucks to finish it after the first shot had wounded it n 0 |
