Hunting with the Bow & Arrow (Paperback)

~ Saxton Pope (Author)

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Product Description

This classic original printed in 1923, tells the tale of the author and his friends who took up hunting deer with the bow and arrow in the late teen's and went on to harvest Cougar, Black Bear, Dall Sheep, Moose, Grizzly Bear, and Kodiak Bear with their basic handmade wooden bows and arrows. Dr. Pope informs you how to make your own tackle too. This treatise directly and indirectly inspired the thousands and now millions of sportsmen to take up hunting with the bow and arrow. It is regarded as the bible of modern bowhunting. This edition is the first paperback of this title in 26 years. This important title has not been available in any form for 7 years.

About the Author

Dr. Saxton Pope became the personal physican for ISHI, the last primitive native american in 1911 when the Ishi was brought to live on the campus of The University of California. There, they became good freinds and Dr. Pope learned to enjoy Ishi's many outdoor talents. Soon, the well seasoned archer and bowmaker Will "Cheif" Compton met Dr. Pope and later, Arthur Young arrived. Mr. Compton taught Pope and Young how to make and use archery equipment. This mixture of sportsmen and talent inpired the able writings of Saxton Pope, thus spawning the birth of recreational bowhunting. Pope and Young traveled to distant lands as far as Africa to take Lions with their sticks and strings. Both men wrote many articles in the sporting magazines of their time and Saxton Pope wrote 5 books, "The Medical History of Ishi", "Yahi Archery", "A Study of Bows and Arrows", "Hunting with the Bow & Arrow", and "Adventurous Bowmen". He is truely the father of modern recreational bowhunting

Product Details

• Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Sylvan Toxophilite Classics (November 15, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0965139425
• ISBN-13: 978-0965139427
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #458,837 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any modern archer!!!!, May 29, 2001

By	Chad Davis (The Natural State... Arkansas) - See all my reviews

Saxton Pope, one of the fore-fathers of modern achery, takes you on a journey of archery back in the early 20th century. This is a very informative and captivating read. Anybody with an interest in archery will find this book hard to lay down.

Pope begins with the story of the last Yana indian, Ishi, which he became close friends with. He speaks of Ishi's equipment and his methods, and their adventures together. Fasinating!!!

He then explains how to make and use the archery equipment which he and his comrades, Art Young and Will Compton, used on their many excursions.

These excursions are then written about in detail in a manner which carries you back into the early 1900's!! Many of these adventures, such as lion and bear hunting, had never before been undertaken by modern bowhunters, and an air of uncertanity existed. In one story a charging grizzly is stopped just a few steps away!!! Awsome!!! You'll have to read it to find out more!!!

I feel sure it will become one of your all time favorites!!!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any modern archer!!!!, May 29, 2001

By	Chad Davis (The Natural State... Arkansas) - See all my reviews

Saxton Pope, one of the fore-fathers of modern achery, takes you on a journey of archery back in the early 20th century. This is a very informative and captivating read. Anybody with an interest in archery will find this book hard to lay down.

Pope begins with the story of the last Yana indian, Ishi, which he became close friends with. He speaks of Ishi's equipment and his methods, and their adventures together. Fasinating!!!

He then explains how to make and use the archery equipment which he and his comrades, Art Young and Will Compton, used on their many excursions.

These excursions are then written about in detail in a manner which carries you back into the early 1900's!! Many of these adventures, such as lion and bear hunting, had never before been undertaken by modern bowhunters, and an air of uncertanity existed. In one story a charging grizzly is stopped just a few steps away!!! Awsome!!! You'll have to read it to find out more!!!

I feel sure it will become one of your all time favorites!!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia and Wisdom, November 3, 2005

By	Robert N. Downs "nigeldowns" (England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope
Nostalgia. Pope was one of the people who befriended Ishi, the lost Native American Indian. They shot together and hunted together with many a wise word from Ishi. Pope starts his hunting in a different world as we see it today. Penned in 1922 there is no finesse in the hunting stories. His adventures are interesting and his methods are strengthened with Ishi's wisdom and experience. Pope and his friend Young were the instigators of the trophy hunt with sometimes distance being no object. Entertaining and interesting.