Learning to overcome yourself is the toughest problem a hunter has, believes 37-year-old Jim Dougherty (shown here), a top bow hunter in the U.S. Dougherty, one of a growing group of sportsmen who stalk game not with gun but with bow and arrow, says “Even if you master all the elements of the mechanics of your weapons, you’ve still got yourself to fight.”

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Learning to overcome yourself is the toughest problem a hunter has, believes 37-year-old Jim Dougherty (shown here), a top bow hunter in the U.S. Dougherty, one of a growing group of sportsmen who stalk game not with gun but with bow and arrow, says “Even if you master all the elements of the mechanics of your weapons, you’ve still got yourself to fight.”

United Press International · [ca. August 1970]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Archery

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