Signed Bows on the Little Delta Glenn St. Charles 1997 Alaska Hunting

Description: Signed and inscribed by author on 4/29/02. Dust jacket, cover, and pages have some handling wear including bumps, scuffs, small discolorations, bends, etc., but still overall very good condition. (See pictures for a better idea of content and condition.) OCR scan of some of the book: ISBN 0-9651394-1-753995 9 780965 139410 Glenn St. Charles, was born inSeattle, Washington, December 15, 1911,the son of a timber cruiser who, at the turnof the century, brought his family fromAlpena, Michigan to the timber country ofthe great northwest.While still in grade school, Glenn spentseveral summer vacations with his dad intimber-cruising camps in the KaniksuNational Forest of northern Idaho. Thiswas the backdrop for Glenn to observeways of the animals of these remote regions- deer, elk, moose, and bear. He fashionedflies to entice eager trout to the hook. Hebecame a bowhunter, a bowyer, makinghundreds of bows from the rich-colored yewhe found combing the Cascade Mountains.He became a fletcher, making arrows fromthe tough spruce and Alaska cedar. He cutcrude blades out of old re-tempered handsaws for broadheads.Glenn watched bowhunting come toWashington State in 1938, and after a few years, saw it disappear in one day by action of theWashington State Game Commission. He was there when it was reestablished the very next day, dueto a plea by Washington State's father of bowhunting, Kore T. Duryee. This "bended knee" experiencewas forever imprinted in Glenn's mind - a reminder of how fragile success can be. He became thewatchdog of bowhunting in Washington State and eventually throughout the country.When the bow was questioned as to its being a viable hunting weapon by concerned wildlifeagencies everywhere, St. Charles and his friends found the answer in the Boone and Crockett record-keeping concepts. Thus the Pope and Young Club was formed and now stands as the pillar of bow-hunting everywhere.St. Charles is the founder of the Pope and Young Club. He is an emeritus member of the Booneand Crockett Club. Throughout his bowhunting career, he has received nearly every award theNational Field Archery Association, the Pope and Young Club, and the Professional BowhuntersSociety could bestow upon him. He was elected to the Archery Hall of Fame in 1991.His written words have appeared in many archerypublications for the past sixty years. His video, "Billets toBow," was produced in 1984 to preserve the art ofbowmaking. The book version followed in 1996. He and hiswife, Margaret, have been guests and are members ofnumerous state bowhunting organizations.Today, the author's seven-decade span behind the bowserves as a bridge between then and now. Bows on the Little Delta ... I was winded as I reached my vantage point,but gradually settled down into my glassingof the humps and ravines on both sides of thevalley. While sweeping my side of the slope,something caught my eye about a half miledownstream. Further observation showedsomeone was moving at a pretty good cliptoward the valley floor. Yes, it was Dickrunning just below the crest of a small ridge,quiver and pack flailing wildly on his back.Right behind him is Clem, bow in one hand,camera in the other.What in the world, I conjectured. Then -yes! The top of a caribou rack appears barelyfrom the other side of the ridge, thendisappears again below the crest. The boysare trying to get ahead of the bull andperhaps others. No matter - the rack I sawwas plenty big enough. Yes, now there areseveral bobbing racks - a beautiful huntingscene, if I've ever seen one. Finally all of thebodies seem to arrive near the valley floor atthe same time. Dick pulls up, kneels andprepares to shoot. Clem tosses his bow asideand readies the camera from about ten yardsback. As Dick crouches low to draw, the bigbull moves into sight slightly facing him. Itpauses to snatch a clump and exposes theside Dick wants. The arrow is away! Itappears that the bull almost drops in histracks. No contest! Oh, if only Clem got thaton film! At this time, it can be the break weneed, with only two more hunting days!That story is typical of what this book is allabout - the centerpiece being the saga of theAlaska Little Delta hunts beginning in 1957. Continued From Front Flap Three bowhunters took to hunting animals inthe Alaska range, unknowingly following thebootprints of pioneer bowhunter, Art Young,where, in 1922, he felled a Dall sheep on aglacial moraine in the headwaters of theWood River, less than ten miles away.Picture, if you will, a trapper's cabin, brushgrowing out of the sod roof, caribou on thevalley slopes fast-feeding to a rendezvouswith the main migration, stopping only toslurp from a nearby mineral spring, moosefeeding on the lush willows along the river,an occasional wolverine loping across thecolorful Kinnikinnick vine-covered slopes,ptarmigan floating over the valley floor,always under the watchful eye of hawksnoting where to get their next meal.Yes, this is the same place the authorinvited Fred Bear and cronies to hunt withhim in the two following years - 1958,1959. The book is full of hunting stories inother places, most before fair chase, trophyhunting and camo, when bowhunters shotanything that came down the pike. That andmuch more about the author's life, hisphilosophy, and thoughts as to the future ofbowhunting. If you like adventure, this is it! JACKET DESIGNHolly Jensen JACKET PHOTOSDick Bolding - FrontPat Marino - Back PUBLISHED BYGlenn and Margaret St. CharlesSeattle, Washington PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.

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