This 150-pound doe was brought down in the Cummaquid section of Barnstable today (Saturday) by Austin Van Duzer (left) and Thomas Leonard (right), using 51-pound and 46-pound bows respectively at over 90 feet. First deer ever shot bow and arrow on Cape Cod fashion/ since the method was legalized in Massachusetts and one of few shot in state. Season ended today. The two archers are local men.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

This 150-pound doe was brought down in the Cummaquid section of Barnstable today (Saturday) by Austin Van Duzer (left) and Thomas Leonard (right), using 51-pound and 46-pound bows respectively at over 90 feet. First deer ever shot bow and arrow on Cape Cod fashion/ since the method was legalized in Massachusetts and one of few shot in state. Season ended today. The two archers are local men.

[ca. December 1954]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Archery

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