A FREE READ of "The Witchery of Archery" ONLINE

SlowBowke · May 06, 2011, 12:03:00 PM

While I cannot find my copy of Maurice Thompson's Witchery of Archery from 1878, I WAS able.....purely by ACCIDENT!! able to find a FREE webpage of the book, in it's entirety.

For all you young whippersnappers that never have had the privledge of reading this....I share this link with you........and you old farts too!

An enjoyable read of a time before seasons, licenses, pretty much any rules. Some of the things there will astound you. I promise.

God Bless
Steve

http://www.archive.org/stream/witcheryofarcher00thomuoft#page/n9/mode/2up

Ringneck · May 06, 2011, 12:10:00 PM

Thanks, Steve! I haven't read it but now I can.

Zradix · May 06, 2011, 12:57:00 PM

That's awesome!

Thanks Man!

SlowBowke · May 06, 2011, 01:06:00 PM

It's quite a read. For those unknowning (has to be a few) imagine a LONG LONG hunt in a much larger Okeechobee swamp in Florida...... "catamount" battles in the middle of the night, 60-80 yard shots they SET UP FOR, ducks and various other birds on the wing multiple times, head shots (dont freak) on deer in the night, a "case" of arrows along in the boat, long range shots STANDING in a boat, bows that need "oiled" at night, left unstrung till time to shoot..........wow.

and last but not least? A chapter on wood pecker hunting as great practice. LOL!!!

Just some highlights. Webpages DO disappear so, just a head's up on that.

God Bless

dakota tim · May 06, 2011, 01:13:00 PM

Also, you can get it in EPUB format for your E-reader and unlike a web page it shouldn't disappear.

koger · May 06, 2011, 01:19:00 PM

Thanks, will reread again!

JimL · May 06, 2011, 02:09:00 PM

Thanks, I was thinking about ordering it. That is a good word for it though isn't it-witchery.

PaddyMac · May 06, 2011, 03:21:00 PM

"toxophilite mania"

Love it.

Thank you, Steve. That's pretty cool. I've bookmarked it. That's also a pretty cool thing, the open library project, I mean. There was a lot of really good hunting/adventure books written in the 1870s and 1880s that are a hoot to read.

JohnnyWayne · May 06, 2011, 03:23:00 PM

Awesome thanks for the find man

traditionalman · May 06, 2011, 09:21:00 PM

Great book which I bought a long time ago. One book every Traditional archer should read.

SlowBowke · May 07, 2011, 08:15:00 AM

What a MOVIE this would make!!

IMHO anyway.

God Bless.

Stoutstuff · May 07, 2011, 08:38:00 AM

It's about time I read this... Thanks!

b44mag · May 07, 2011, 10:32:00 AM

thanks for the link
looks like a great read

GRS · May 07, 2011, 10:50:00 AM

Thanks for posting the link. This was the first time I ever read the entire book. I had forgotten how good it was.
Gerald

horsehairhunter · May 07, 2011, 01:28:00 PM

How cool it that! Thanks for sharing...

May 07, 2011, 02:11:00 PM

Thanks for the link! I think I will read it it now too.

Bisch