1- How old was Fred Bear when he made his first bow kill? (deer)
2- What year was it?
3- Now for the hard one- how many years did he bowhunt before killing his first deer?
I just wanted to highlight how different it was back in the beginning when bowhunting was virtually unknown and even a legend such as Fred Bear had to learn how to be successful as he went.
If it were not for trail blazers such as Arthur Young, Saxton Pope, Howard Hill, Maurice Thompson, and Fred Bear, we may not be enjoying the archery seasons we have today.
@- Clara...an honest person? How did we let that one slip in on us?
@-Eddie, I figured you would be the most likely to know the answers.
@ Ugh..you sort of missed the point. The white man did not consider the bow effective against big game and would not set an archery season until the above gentlemen helped show how effective an arrow could be. The native Americans could have told them if they had just asked.
2- What year was it?
3- Now for the hard one- how many years did he bowhunt before killing his first deer?
I just wanted to highlight how different it was back in the beginning when bowhunting was virtually unknown and even a legend such as Fred Bear had to learn how to be successful as he went.
If it were not for trail blazers such as Arthur Young, Saxton Pope, Howard Hill, Maurice Thompson, and Fred Bear, we may not be enjoying the archery seasons we have today.
@- Clara...an honest person? How did we let that one slip in on us?
@-Eddie, I figured you would be the most likely to know the answers.
@ Ugh..you sort of missed the point. The white man did not consider the bow effective against big game and would not set an archery season until the above gentlemen helped show how effective an arrow could be. The native Americans could have told them if they had just asked.