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said that we would be doing Guns are too heavy, difficult for
a unit on archery. me to move with, and I do not
I was first introduced to like the smell of them. I really
archery at summer camp. After hope my Dad will take me bow
learning and practicing it, I hunting now especially since I
came to really appreciate the have learned so much about
sport. The idea of getting to archery and bow safety. I even
study it every day at school have my hunter safety card.
sounded like paradise to me. I Even if I don’t get to go hunting
especially enjoyed getting to do I am happy that I got to do ar-
archery at the expo. It was so chery in my Outdoor Education
cool and so much fun. Alt- Class.
hough, everyone in my group I love archery because it
found it a little weird that I liked is fun, but most of all I love it
the recurve because it is a way for me to
Lydia Holt bow more connect with my dad. It is so
than the
fun being able to come home
Junior Division Girl pound bow. and tell my dad all about my
com-
class and how well I am doing.
Grade: 8 Teacher: Frank Blair After I ex- He always tells me how proud
he is of me. It is also cool that it
plained that I
Age: 13 School: Owasso like the recurve is something that just him and I
bow more because share in our family since my
Why I Love Archery it allows me to rely on my own mom and siblings do not know
strength and abilities, they did anything about archery. Archery
I love and respect animals and
their environments, but I never not think it was so weird. Com- is a great subject to talk about
considered hunting until my pound bows are nice but they with my dad. Now we both
Dad started hunting. I thought it do half of the work for you and know so much about it. Some-
was cool and all but never real- I don’t like that. However my times, I even know more than
ly took an interest in it. When it Dad says that compound bows he does! This gives me so
came time to pick my classes I are easier to hunt with. I love much pleasure. Being able to
connect with my dad over Ar-
that the Outdoor Education
wanted to take the Outdoor Ed-
ucation class because I thought class lets kids in the 8th grade chery is the best.
experience and enjoy archery.
.
it was an outdoor class where I
could learn about animals. I It is especially fun to be able to
try, see, and use the few differ-
soon realized the class was ac-
tually about hunting safety, ar- ent types of bows.
chery, fishing, what game war- I really want to go hunt-
dens do, and hunting rules. I ing now that I have had a little
was really not happy. Soon af- bit of experience using bows. I
ter that my teacher, Mr. Blair really like them over guns.
