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Bowhunting (or bow hunting) is the practice of hunting game animals by archery.

Modern history.

The last of the Yahi Indian tribe, a native known as Ishi, came out of hiding in California in 1911.

His doctor, Saxton Pope, learned many of Ishi's traditional archery skills, and popularized them.

The Pope and Young Club, founded in 1961 and named in honor of Pope and his friend, Arthur Young, became one of North America's leading bowhunting and conservation organizations.

Founded as a nonprofit scientific organization, the Club was patterned after the prestigious Boone and Crockett Club and advocated responsible bowhunting by promoting quality, fair chase hunting, and sound conservation practices.

Modern game archery owes much of its success to Fred Bear, an American bow hunter and bow manufacturer.

Archery is the sport, practice or skill of using a bow to propel arrows.

The word comes from the Latin arcus.

Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat.

In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity.

A person who participates in archery is typically called an archer or a bowman, and a person who is fond of or an expert at archery is sometimes called a toxophilite.