There are 1,500,000 archery addicts in the U. S. Most of these toxophilites are content with target shooting or flight shooting (for distance). But some 15,000 are Cock Robin killers: they want to kill something with their bows & arrows.
Fifteen years ago, bow & arrow hunting was almost extinct in the U. S. Today every State except Arizona permits hunting with bow & arrow; twelve States have special preserves for bowmen, three States (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin) have separate hunting seasons for archers.
Bow & arrow hunting is encouraged by U. S. conservation authorities, because kills are few & far between. A bowman...