Archery - Modern competitive archery

Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat, and has become a precision sport. One term for an archer is a toxopholite, which derives from ancient Greek. Archery - History. Archery - Beginnings. Archaeologists suspect that archery may have begun up to 15,000 years ago, but the earliest concrete evidence is between 8,000 and 9,000 years old. The bow probably originated for use in hunting, and was then ado ...

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• Archery - History
• Archery - Beginnings
• Archery - Classical archery
• Archery - Medieval archery
• Archery - Oriental archery
• Archery - Recurve target archery
• Archery - Compound Bow Technique
• Archery - Hunting
• Archery - Modern competitive archery
• Archery - Rules
• Archery - Scoring
• Archery - Other competition

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Archery - Beginnings. Archaeologists suspect that archery may have begun up to 15,000 years ago, but the earliest concrete evidence is between 8,000 and 9,000 years old. The bow probably originated for use in hunting, and was then adopted as a tool of warfare. Bows eventually replaced the atlatl as the predominant means for launching projectiles. Archery was practiced in antiquity on every continent except Australia, demonstrating that it is both basic and versatile. ...

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Archery, Archery - History, Archery - Beginnings, Archery - Classical archery, Archery - Medieval archery, Archery - Oriental archery, Archery - Recurve target archery, Archery - Compound Bow Technique, Archery - Hunting, Archery - Modern competitive archery, Archery - Rules, Archery - Scoring, Archery - Other competition

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Archery - Beginnings. Archaeologists suspect that archery may have begun up to 15,000 years ago, but the earliest concrete evidence is between 8,000 and 9,000 years old. The bow probably originated for use in hunting, and was then adopted as a tool of warfare. Bows eventually replaced the atlatl as the predominant means for launching projectiles. Archery was practiced in antiquity on every continent except Australia, demonstrating that it is both basic and versatile. ...

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Archery, Archery - History, Archery - Beginnings, Archery - Classical archery, Archery - Medieval European archery, Archery - Asian archery, Archery - Recurve target archery, Archery - Compound Bow Technique, Archery - Hunting, Archery - Modern competitive archery, Archery - Rules, Archery - Scoring, Archery - Other competition

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There is much controversy over hunting with a bow, also known as bowhunting. Many people believe that bows are an acceptable if not preferred way to take game, while others, such as animal rights activists, find the practice objectionable. In North America, bow hunting is regulated much as rifle hunting. Regulations address issues of where and which animals may be hunted with a bow, as well as technical specifications for "tackle" such as minimum draw weight, arrow weight and arrowhead design. A much more lethal, unbarbed "broa ...

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Archery, Archery - History, Archery - Beginnings, Archery - Classical archery, Archery - Medieval European archery, Archery - Asian archery, Archery - Recurve target archery, Archery - Compound Bow Technique, Archery - Hunting, Archery - Modern competitive archery, Archery - Rules, Archery - Scoring, Archery - Other competition

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There is much controversy over hunting with a bow. This practice is known as bowhunting. Many people believe that bows are an acceptable if not preferred way to take game, while others, mostly radical animal lovers, find the practice objectionable. In North America, bow hunting is usually legal and often encouraged over rifle hunting. Many American hunters prefer using a bow because of the added challenge. While a rifle hunter may take a shot at any distance under 200 yards (180 m), archers must get within 30 yards (27 m). Some locali ...

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Archery, Archery - History, Archery - Beginnings, Archery - Classical archery, Archery - Medieval archery, Archery - Oriental archery, Archery - Recurve target archery, Archery - Compound Bow Technique, Archery - Hunting, Archery - Modern competitive archery, Archery - Rules, Archery - Scoring, Archery - Other competition

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