Many people don’t know that just 50 years ago, cars and trucks in Wisconsin accidentally killed more deer than bowhunters intentionally did.
In fact, some of us remember a time when whitetail deer numbers were few and far between, bows were a novelty on a single string, and cedar arrows far outnumbered aluminum arrows. Even in 1973, we thought fiberglass hunting arrows were a revolutionary luxury, and we had no idea that carbon/graphite arrows would begin their rise to dominance in another 15-20 years. Meanwhile, bowhunting deer was considered a feat of luck or incredible skill, and bowhunters were constantly striving to gain respect for their craft and equipment.
Bowhunting well represented by pioneers like Jim Dougherty
