| Archery is both the skill and the practice of using a | | | | away. A good archer is careful and will restrict his |
| bow to shoot arrows and hit a target. These days, it | | | | shots to less than 60 meters, taking into |
| is a renowned sport of precision and accuracy but | | | | consideration several factors such as the archer's |
| this skill dates back to early history as a tool for | | | | ability, the draw weight regulated and the target |
| hunting and a weapon in conflict. Archery was seen in | | | | animal among others. Good bow hunters also choose |
| the histories of the different cultures all over the | | | | to restrict their shooting range and prefer to shoot |
| continents, all except Australia.The initial evidence of | | | | from a shorter distance. This is to make sure that |
| archery is the "tya," which is a bow that was | | | | the target is killed swiftly, humanely and with as little |
| probably used for hunting and was later turned into a | | | | arrows as possible. Shooting from a closer distance |
| weapon for combat. These bows ultimately took | | | | allows the hunter a far more personal hunting |
| over the use of the "spear-thrower" as the main tool | | | | experience because they get to test the target's |
| for launching projectiles. The spear thrower launches | | | | senses of sight, hearing and smell as well as their |
| projectiles by using leverage to gain a greater | | | | own. This limit in range is a huge challenge for the |
| velocity. It is made of a shaft with a hook where the | | | | hunter and is one of the main reasons why archery |
| end of the spear rests and is thrown by the | | | | hunting is a very striking sport.As with weapons of |
| movement of the upper arm and wrist.The use of | | | | war, there are a lot of types of bows that an archer |
| Archery in hunting is more commonly called Bow | | | | can choose from. Traditional bows like the self bows, |
| Hunting. In our modern society, hunting is no longer | | | | the longbows and recurve bows are able to |
| our main source of food and livelihood. This is | | | | accurately launch their arrows from a distance more |
| because we can buy food and almost anything in | | | | than 20 yards but they shoot best when shot from |
| shops and grocery stores. In this day and age, | | | | a range of less than 20 meters. Nowadays, |
| hunting is considered as a sport, calling the kill 'game.' | | | | compound bows are usually preferred by bow |
| And, as in all sports, hunting is regulated by a lot of | | | | hunters but seeing hunters with recurve bows are |
| rules and regulations. Some people also target fish | | | | also common and legal in North America.The favorite |
| and use modified bows. This is called bow fishing.In | | | | though is still the longbow because most hunters |
| North America, for example, regulations for bow | | | | prefer to make the whole hunting experience as |
| hunting concern the hunting unit, which means the | | | | traditional as possible. However, more skill is needed |
| location of the hunt; the season, pertaining to the | | | | to manipulate a longbow and achieve a clean hit than |
| particular time; and what type (male or female) of | | | | with other types of bows. Crossbows are generally |
| animal species can be hunted down. Most of the | | | | used by the disabled hunters but its use by able |
| time, Bow hunters are given a special season to hunt | | | | hunters has been allowed in several states in |
| so that conflict with rifle hunters are kept at a | | | | 2005.True to any weapon, proper training, skill and |
| minimum. Also, there are technical regulations in the | | | | practice of the archer are needed to be able to bring |
| hunt such as the minimum draw weight that is applied | | | | out the best in a bow and hit a bull's eye. Even more |
| to the hunting of big game species. This is to | | | | will be required to take down an animal target cleanly, |
| maximize shot lethality and game recovery.Bow | | | | humanely and with one shot if possible. An excellent |
| hunters are different from rifle hunters because rifles | | | | archer can kill with one well-placed shot as efficiently |
| can shoot from a range of more than 200 meters | | | | as a hunter with a rifle. |