HUNTING WITH THE BOW AND ARROW ***
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[Illustration: THE SHADES OF SHERWOOD FOREST]
HUNTING with the
BOW & ARROW
By
Saxton Pope
With 48 Illustrations
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DEDICATED
TO
ROBIN HOOD
A SPIRIT THAT AT SOME TIME DWELLS IN
THE HEART OF EVERY YOUTH
CONTENTS
I.--THE STORY OF THE LAST YANA INDIAN.
II.--ISHI'S BOW AND ARROW.
III.--ISHI'S METHODS OF HUNTING.
IV.--ARCHERY IN GENERAL.
V.--HOW TO MAKE A BOW.
VI.--HOW TO MAKE AN ARROW.
VII.--ARCHERY EQUIPMENT.
VIII.--HOW TO SHOOT.
IX.--THE PRINCIPLES OF HUNTING.
X.--THE RACCOON, WILDCAT, FOX, COON, CAT, AND WOLF.
XI.--DEER HUNTING.
XII.--BEAR HUNTING.
XIII.--MOUNTAIN LIONS.
XIV.--GRIZZLY BEAR.
XV.--ALASKAN ADVENTURES.
A CHAPTER OF ENCOURAGEMENT BY STEWART EDWARD WHITE.
THE UPSHOT.
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE SHADES OF SHERWOOD FOREST
A DEATH MASK OF ISHI
ISHI AND APPERSON
CALLING GAME IN AMBUSH
THE INDIAN'S FAVORITE SHOOTING POSITION
CHOPPING OUT A JUNIPER BOW
OUR CARAVAN LEAVING DEER CREEK CANYON
ISHI FLAKING AN OBSIDIAN ARROW HEAD
THE INDIAN AND A DEER
THREE TYPES OF HUNTING ARROWS
A BLUNT ARROW SHOT THROUGH AN INCH BOARD
"BRER" FOX UP A TREE
ART YOUNG SHOOTS FISH
DETAILS OF BOW CONSTRUCTION
SEVERAL STEPS IN ARROW MAKING
ARROW HEADS OF VARIOUS SORTS USED IN HUNTING
NECESSARY ARCHERY EQUIPMENT
AN ARCHER'S MEASURE, A FISTMELE
THE ENGLISH METHOD OF DRAWING THE ARROW
NOCKING THE SHAFT ON THE STRING
THE LONG BOW FULL DRAWN
WILL AND MAURICE THOMPSON, AS THEY APPEARED IN 1878
SHOOTING BRUSH RABBITS
ARCHERS IN AMBUSH
ISHI RIDING A HORSE FOR THE FIRST TIME
