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ahead of us could be long, but patience, discipline and self-
we were prepared to wait for control. A hunter must accu-
the perfect deer. rately identify their target to
We sat in the tree, for what avoid injury or violating wildlife
seemed like forever, listening to laws. Harvesting a deer with a
the peaceful sounds of birds bow is a very rewarding experi-
chirping, the whistling winds, ence because of the patience,
and watched the colorful Au- practice and time that goes into
tumn leaves fall from the trees the sport.
around us. Finally, we spotted Archery is equally as challeng-
the first deer of the morning. A ing as bow hunting. Even
healthy doe made her way though you are not in the
through the trees, stopping woods hunting for that perfect
briefly to look behind her. We buck, you still feel the same
had an idea amount of pressure at an ar-
about what chery competition. Archers are
might be lined up back-to-back, some-
Junior Division Girl coming times shooting at the same tar-
next…would
Grade: 7 Teacher: Brain Jones it be the perfect get and it can become over-
whelming, which is when you
Age: 12 School: Woodall buck? A few mo- need to show self-control, fo-
cus, and confidence. When you
ments
later,
there he was, walk- are finished shooting for the
Archery: What I like ing steadily across the woods. day and you’ve beat your previ-
Nervously, I grabbed my bow ous high score, there is no bet-
about Archery in the hoping for a successful hunting ter feeling of accomplishment
trip, but as the doe made her than that!
Schools and way quickly through the woods, National Archery in the Schools
the buck followed right behind (NASP) is a great program for
Bowhunting : her. Both the doe and buck so many. It allows students,
It was a cool, calm November continued on, first out of shoot- who may not be interested in
ing range and then out of sight.
other sports, the chance o be a
day when my dad and I took off The disappointment immediate- part of a team and involved in a
on our early morning weekend ly set in, but I quickly reminded school xlub. I am proud to be
hunt. We walked through the myself that the challenge is one of a few female archers
dark, quiet woods and listened what makes bowhunting fun representing Woodall School,
to the leaves crunching beneath and exciting. and I will take the valuable les-
our feet. We climbed the old, Harvesting mature deer that are sions that I have learned
sturdy red oak tree, hooked our to their full potential is the re- through archery and hunting
safety harnesses, and made sponsibility of a good hunter; and apply them to my life going
ourselves comfortable in our therefore he or she must show forward. 58
tree stand. We knew the wait
