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the degree of accuracj that would be 
obtained by an average good shot with 
a heavy calibre revolver or pistol at 
these distances. An exceptionally ex- 
pert pistol shot with special arms and 
under favorable conditions would do 
much better. 
S PEAKING in a general way, an ex- 
pert archer under average favora- 
ble conditions will be able to hit a 
mark one inch in diameter for every 
ten feet of distance, this with reason- 
able certainty. Some will do even bet- 
ter than this but most people far worse, 
due to lack of interest and practice, 
cr poor equipment. This is not gun 
accuracy but it is sufficient for much 
small game work and for big game 
where it can be approached closely. 
Pope and Young and others have killed 
grizzly and black bear, deer, puma, and 
all sorts of varmints. This class of 
work means woodcraft of a high order, 
skill and nerve, for it takes physical 
bravery of the highest order to hunt, 
face and kill a grown grizzly as these 
men have, depending on bow and arrow. 
The range and penetration of arrows 
is far greater than is generally sup- 
posed. Shot from a powerful bow at 
short range an arrow will pass entirely 
through a deer or bear, cutting a rib or 
two in addition if they happen to be 
in the way. Contests are often held in 
which the object has been to attain long 
flight, accuracy being a non-essential, 
and in such matches flight shots of 
over two hundred and fifty yards are 
common. Rapidity of fire is obtained 
by the archer simply sticking a number 
of arrows in the ground in front of him 
or holding several in his left hand. 
Through long practice he can grasp 
and fire them very rapidly without 
taking his eyes from the mark. 
In many cases the bow can be used 
to good advantage in procuring large 
fish, and with blunt arrows it will ac- 
count for many an English sparrow at 
short range. Fix a sort of “tit-tat-toe” 
(you remember the child’s game) ar- 
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the end of the arrow to increase its 
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arrow it is the ideal way of indicating 
to bird-hunting cats, the dog from next 
door that digs a hole in your smooth 
shaven lawn big enough to bury a cow 
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flower bed that they are all strictly, 
“personae non grata” in that neigh- 
borhood, while the total absence of 
noise, barring the remarks of the beast 
reasoned with, has its advantage. 
Aside from this, there is a certain 
pleasant satisfaction in the possession 
of what has been for ages mankind’s- 
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the knowledge and skill to use it. 
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