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The Late Season Page 10

Tools of the Trade Page 28

Al Faris: International MountedArchery in Jordan Page 46

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10 The Late SeasonBy MICKEY LOTZ

16 The First Annual PrimitiveArcher Bow TradeBy JOSH VANCE

22 Making Bamboo ArrowsBy KAY KOPPEDRAYER

28 Tools of the TradeBy MICKEY LOTZ

34 WaJam 2011By DUANE SPANGLER

42 Making A Greenwood BowBy JOHN BORGESON

46 Al Faris: InternationalMounted Archery in JordanBy DAVID GRAY

54 My Pickaxe Handle BowBy JOHN ERIC HOARE

62 IBO World Championships 2011By JIMMY BLACKMON

On the Cover“Christmas Dinner”

by Stacey Huston

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PUBLISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monroe M. LutherPRESIDENT & CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael M. MooreMANAGING EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ed IngoldTECHNICAL EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marc St. LouisHUNTING EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tony KintonEVENTS EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marie LutherEDITOR EMERITUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gene LangstonCOPY EDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Staehr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marie Luther

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Hunting Column6 Whitetails: On The Decline

By TONY KINTON

A Closer Look8 Product Reviews

By TONY KINTON

Ask PA26 Heat Bending Osage

By MARC ST. LOUIS

Bows of the Month40 From www.primitivearcher.com

By JOSH BATY

Medicine Man®

52 Black WalnutBy STEVE PARKER

Primitive Chef ®

64 Breaded Indiana VenisonBy BILL CAMPBELL

Poet’s Corner80 Just One of Those Things

By HOMER LUTHER

Backtrails 80 One Hunter’s Journal

By TONY KINTON

71 Calendar of Events72 Marketplace78 Classified Ads

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s I write this for our holiday issueof 2011, it doesn’t seem possibleanother year has gone by already.

The fall hunting season is winding down inmost places, and many of you have alreadyfilled your freezers with this fall’s wild gameharvest. With the holidays almost upon us,others may still be spending a lot of timeafield in an effort to bring home a Christmasdinner. Some of us, including yours truly,will be making our holiday hunting trip tothe nearest grocery store to bag a turkey,goose, or glazed ham. Those in the CzechRepublic will be shopping for a nice freshcarp for their traditional feast. Whatever thecase, whether it’s Christmas or Chanukah,it’s a time of the year that holds a specialmeaning for many people throughout theworld, Christians and non-Christians alike.

This issue not only wraps up the year2011 but also starts 2012 which marks thebeginning of Primitive Archer Magazine’s20th anniversary. I’d like to think this is amilestone but I think publishing a

magazine is a lot like trying to raise kids,you’d think it would get easier as you goalong, but it doesn’t. There’ve been a lot ofchallenges during this nineteen-year spanand the current economic problems soprevalent throughout the world are justanother example.

Once again this issue is made up of avariety of articles that we hope will appealto your interests. From bow and arrowmaking and the tools to do it, to horsearchery in the Middle East, and rendezvousand hunting adventures, you’ll find it all inthis issue.

Please remember our advertisers whenyou’re looking for gifts this holiday season.If you’re reading this magazine, there mustbe someone on your list that would love tohave a gift from one or more of them.

All of us at Primitive Archer extend oursincerest thanks and best wishes for a joyfuland memorable holiday season. See younext year.

–Ed Ingold

AFrom the Editor,

PA RulesDear Editor,

First, I would like to honor yourwonderful magazine. My favorite columnsare the bow building articles from Mark St.Louis, but I also enjoy the interesting huntingstories and to this I have a question. Whyhunt the bow hunter’s squirrels? I can’tbelieve that they take that small animalonly for practice. Or is the little meat thereason for the hunt?

My next question is, how I can share in“The bow of the month”? And I have arequest: the bow of the month is a veryfascinating part of the magazine, but thephotos of the bows are too small to see thedetails. Maybe it’s possible to print thephotos a little bit greater.

Best regards,—Hartwig Bleß,Bavarian, Germany

P.S. Please excuse my bad knowledge of theEnglish 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. Inaddition to target practice, squirrel huntingcan also provide meat for the table.

I’ve posted the rules for Bow of the Monthbelow. The Bow of the Month information ison the Primitive Archer Website messageboards. I hope this is what you’re looking for.

Thanks for your note. It’s always nice tohear from our readers in other parts of theworld.

—Ed Ingold

BOW OF THE MONTH CONTEST RULES

Self Bow Category:

1. Any bow in which the bending portionof the limb is made of one piece of wood.Tip overlays and handle laminations countin the self bow category as long as thebending portion of the limbs remain onepiece of wood.

2. Bows backed with soft materials: rawhide,sinew, snake skins, and cloth backings all fallinto the self bow category.

3.Modern string materials are allowed (someexamples: B-50 dacron and Fast Flight).

Laminate or Backed Bow Category:

1. Any bow in which the bending portionof the limbs consist of more than one pieceof material whether it be wood, horn, orbamboo shall be included in the Laminatecategory.

2. Any use of fiberglass or phenolic in thebending portion of the limbs shall not beincluded in either category. Modernglues/epoxies and modern string materialsfor both categories are acceptable.

Voting:

Voting takes place starting the first day(usually) of the following month. All bowsposted before 12 o’clock a.m. on the lastday of the month shall be included in thatmonth’s contest. Anything after 12 o’clocka.m. of the last day of the month will beincluded in the next month’s contest.

The polls will be open for seven days. Eachmember is allowed one vote, and the resultsof the poll will be posted after the sevendays are up. The winner will be announcedat that time for each category. The winnerof that month will be featured in theupcoming magazine and will be awardedwith a Bow of the Month Winner Hat fromPrimitive Archer Magazine.

Criteria for Bows in the Contest

1. All Bows that are to be included in theBow of the Month Contest need to beposted in the “Bows” Forum. I will gothrough and find your bow and nominate itfor the BOM contest from there.

2. Side view full draw shot where the wholebow can be seen from handle to each tip.Bow should preferably be drawn as close to aright angle from the camera to give the bestrepresentation of the tiller of the bow.Tillering board/tree pics are acceptable but

pics in which the bow is drawn by hand arepreferred (and bring in more votes). Makesure the background of your pic is somethingthat will contrast with your bow limbs so thetiller of your bow can be seen in the pic aswell. I know most of us aren’t photographersbut you DID work hard on your bow, so tryto show it off the best you can.

3. Include draw weight and length in yourpost as well as length of your bow.

4. Include type(s) of wood involved inmaking your bow.

5. Include a few pics of the handle, tips,braced and unbraced profiles. These picsare not required but ARE preferred becauseonce again, you worked hard on your bowso show it off in its best light and to the bestof your ability.

6. If you post a full draw picture of yourbow, I will automatically pick it up for thecontest. If you do not want your bow in thecontest, simply put “Not BOM” in the titleof your post. Otherwise I will assume thatyou wanted your bow entered.

7. If you are declared the winner of eitherthe Backed BOM contest or the Self BOMcontest, you are required to give your nameand location and subscription number forthe magazine article.

8. Please note that by entering thiscompetition you automatically givepermission to “Bigger Than ThatProductions LLC,” the owner ofPRIMITIVE ARCHER® magazine to utilizeyour photographs, digital images, nameand address in the publication of themagazine and its online counterpartsshould you be selected as a winner of anycategory of BOW of the MONTH or BOWof the YEAR.

Good luck everyone!

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Sizing the StoneDear Editor,

Some time ago there was an article inPA about the regulations on stonearrowheads, and the author gave listingsof legal sized arrowheads for each state ina the U.S. I have been digging through myback issues and can’t seem to find thearticle. I was wondering if you could helpme out. I live in the state of Michigan, andI can’t seem to find any reference toarrowhead size on the DNR websiteeither. I remember that there is aminimum width, but I don’t rememberwhat 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 PAissues volumes 15 and 16, issues 15-5through 16-3 (October/November 2007through June/July 2008). I hope this helps.

—Ed Ingold

Dave,Call your local Parks and Wildlife

Department. They will let you speak to aGame Warden. I just did this last week forthe state of Texas. The Game Warden said:

Minimum draw weight on bows has beenlifted—it was 40 lbs.

Broad Head requirements are at leasttwo cutting edges, with a minimum cuttingwidth of 7/8", regardless of it being stone ormetal.

I was also informed that you can huntwith a bow from the beginning of Octoberuntil the end of hunting season around theend of December or the first week inJanuary.

—Johnny e-mail

Easton Foundation and NFAA Foundation Award $16,000 Archery Scholarships

Yankton, SD-Easton Sports Development Foundation and the National Field Archery AssociationFoundation are pleased to announce the Archery Scholarship Recipients for 2011. $16,000 intotal scholarships was awarded to 23 student athletes in middle school, high school, and collegethat 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 RileyWhiting of Logan, Utah.

“Archery is a lifestyle for me and has taught me discipline which has benefitted me not only in thefield but also in the classroom”, Forrest stated. He is pursuing a degree in AgriculturalEngineering at Shawnee Community College in southern Illinois where he also started an archeryteam. Forrest has been on the US Junior USAT for two years and participated as a member ofthe 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 wonderfulopportunity for me to go to college and accomplish my goals and dreams in archery.” Rileyrecently 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 youthprograms, and have become seasoned competitive archers and we are very pleased to awardeach 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 andexcel in academic and intellectual achievement. The limitations of the original scholarship programwere resolved in 2009 with the creation of the joint NFAA/Easton Foundation ScholarshipProgram. “The Easton and NFAA Foundations share the goal to support student athletes thatcompete in archery. We believe these scholarships will help us to develop stronger college archeryprograms and strengthen future Olympic and World Championship Teams. By combining ourrespective Foundation programs, we can award more student scholarships, and increase thescholarship levels. In 2011, $16,000 was awarded to 23 recipients. We expect the number ofapplications to increase in future years, and plan to award up to $50,000 in total annualscholarships in 2012,” said Greg Easton, President Easton Foundations.

The 2009-11 scholarships are funded by an initial $150,000 grant from the Easton Foundation tothe Easton-NFAA Foundation Scholarship Program. Future net revenue from the NFAA EastonYankton Archery Complex, plus scholarship donations from both individuals and companies willbe 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 scholarshipendowment fund. Dave stated, “Archery has been a big part of both my personal and businesssuccess. I believe the Easton-NFAA Foundation Scholarship program is an outstanding programto support our youth archers, and allows me to give back to the sport I love. Awarding our bestarchers and student athletes scholarships that allow them to pursue further education whilecompeting in archery will help develop much stronger youth and college archery programs. Iencourage everyone that shares my passion for archery and desire to support our young archersto make their own donation to the scholarship program.” Individuals or companies interested indonating to the scholarship endowment fund or learning more about the program are encouragedto contact Bruce Cull, NFAA President. The NFAA Foundation is a 501(c )3 Public Charity and alldonations meet the IRS requirements as charitable donations.

Scholarship applications, program requirements,and additional information is available on theNFAA website at www.fieldarchery.com, or fromthe NFAA Headquarters, 800 Archery Lane,Yankton, SD 57078. All applications for 2012scholarships must be submitted to the NFAAOffice by December 31, 2011. For additionalinformation contact Natalie Vollmer, NFAAExecutive Secretary, at 605-260-9279 or atinfo@fieldarchery.com.

President Easton Foundations, GregEaston (L), Riley Whiting 2011

ESDF/NFAA Scholarship recipient (R).

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POSTED MAIL:The Editor,Primitive Archer883 Taft CourtPalm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

ew will argue that the whitetail is a grand animal, perhapsthe number one game throughout much of the huntingworld. 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 oldenough to identify with those days will likely have someacquaintance with the veritable explosion of this cunning deer inthe past two decades or so. The whitetail has become thequintessential icon of restoration and conservation success.

With the numbers of deer available today, it is difficult toconsider that a decline could be coming. That, however, is exactlywhat some whitetail experts foresee for the future. Not an alarmingbust of the populations but definitely some adjustments andstabilization that will result in fewer deer in many many, if not all,locales now housing them.

Well-known wildlife biologist Kip Adams, whose writing andresearch often appears in, among other publications, QualityWhitetails, a magazine of the Quality Deer Management Association,says some decline could take place. Some of this, he notes, is bydesign. Adams cites the fact that for years hunters have been advisedto take does from the burgeoning herds in an effort to keep deerwithin carrying capacity. This mantra has been adopted by most, andit has, in some measure and in some locales, accomplished its goal of

herd reduction. That alone spells adecline in numbers.

“Some states already have fewerdeer, most of this by region,”Adams says. Is it possible that thesestates/regions may have taken deerdown lower than initiallyintended? Is it time to take a closelook at doe harvests to be sure thatthis practice doesn’t adverselyimpact populations?

Predators are another potential cause for decline. This isparticularly true of areas that now have coyotes where there werefew or none in decades past. An influx of coyotes and their rapidexpansion can definitely cut into fawn survival.

Diseases must not be overlooked. There are a variety of maladiesthat can get into a deer herd and reduce population growth. This isoften pronounced in areas where herds are extremely dense.

And the forests themselves, particularly hardwood forests, havean affect on the whitetail herds. “Mature forests can’t sustain deerherds as these forests did in the maturing stages,” Adams says. “Thisis happening all over the East and North, not so much in the South.”The South is dotted with pine plantations and timber rotation is thenorm. Adams adds that maturing forests that at one time were viablehabitat for deer, become mature and less productive forests soslowly that we don’t notice the change until it comes. Cover isdramatically reduced and the groceries are simply not there inabundance. As a result, deer numbers dwindle.

So regarding the decline or potential for decline, Adamsconcludes, “It is a combination of a lot of little things: doe harvest,predation, disease, forest maturation.” But, he also notes that reducedherds are generally in good shape to rebound should the need arise.

Another potential threat to whitetails and wise management thatdeserves mention is that any noticeable decline could dissuadehunters now accustomed to a steady parade of deer on any givenday in the woods. Should these hunters be inclined to curtail theirhunting and purchases of licenses and gear, funds for wildlifeagencies and other organizations involved in sustaining healthyherds could suffer. This in turn could cause the deer herds to sufferas well. Without adequate participation by those who have done themost in the past, the future could be less than what it might andshould be. This must not happen.

Will we lose the whitetail? Absolutely not. Will there be fewerdeer in the future, at least in specific areas? Perhaps. But the newsis still good. The whitetail is an adaptable survivor, one sure to bewith us as the years unfold. These are grand animals, number onein the eyes of most.

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HuntingCOLUMN

Whitetails: Decline?On TheB y To n y K i n t o n

KOWAKowa has introduced the Genesis 33 and Genesis 44 binoculars

specifically geared to the hunter. Both models feature Prominar XD Lens. Alllenses and prisms are manufactured with a multi-layered coating, assuring abright, clear view. The waterproof housing is filled with dry nitrogen toprevent fogging, allowing use in rain and other harsh weather conditions. Adurable magnesium frame keeps the weight at a minimum, and both Genesismodels feature twist-up eyecups for use with or without eyeglasses. Theminimum 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.

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CloserLOOK

ReviewsProduct

B y To n y K i n t o n

Pine Hollow LongbowsMike Yancey of Pine Hollow Longbows has

introduced a new line designed specifically for shooterswho are active in rendezvous and/or who want anentry-level bow typical of Northeastern Indians. Thisline is the Mohegan. The bows are made of hickoryand are 64" – 66" long. They bend in the handle andare deflex/reflex. Each bow comes with a grease finish,fast flight string and string silencers. The reflexed tipsare stained a rich red and the handle section is black.These bows are shot off the hand and can be usedeither left or right handed. They come tillered andready to shoot. Special-order bows can be made inshorter lengths, but those 64" – 66" are ready to ship in40/45, 45/50, or 50/55 draw weights.

For additional information on all Pine Hollowproducts, go to www.pinehollowlongbows.com.