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History of Efforts to Legalize Deerhunting in Missouri

Posted on |2012 Sep 14 Fri||2022 Jun 07 Tue| By Ron Mertz No Comments on History of Efforts to Legalize Deerhunting in Missouri
Literature

INTRODUCTION Several people have suggested that I write an account of efforts leading to the decision by the Missouri Department of Conservation to legalize the atlatl and dart for deer hunting. In preparation for writing this report, I printed and review ed over 100 emails I had either sent or received related to these efforts … Read More “History of Efforts to Legalize Deerhunting in Missouri” »

The Atlatl as Combat Weapon in 17th -Century Amazonia

Posted on |2010 May 24 Mon||2020 Mar 06 Fri| By WAA No Comments on The Atlatl as Combat Weapon in 17th -Century Amazonia
Literature

Tapuya Indian Warriors in Dutch Colonial Brazil by Dr. Harald E. L. Prins Kansas State University 24 May 2010 in The Atlatl (Vol. 23, Number 2) Perhaps the most fascinating but, oddly enough, little noticed ethnographic detail on two large 17th-century paintings depicting Amazonian Indian warriors is the wooden spear-thrower or throwing-board, now often known … Read More “The Atlatl as Combat Weapon in 17th -Century Amazonia” »

ISAC Target Announcement:

We are announcing ISAC target sources on the website and by email to WAA members because their scarcity has become a problem. This announcement is not an endorsement of any specific vendor but encouragement to all vendors who have a source of legitimate ISAC targets that follow the rules in Section I of the International Standard Accuracy Contest (ISAC) Rules. Click to view the ISAC RULES PACKAGE.

Owen Wilkens is selling regulation sized ISAC targets on his website at http://atlatldynamics.com. We are encouraging all vendors of targets to get their information posted on the WAA website. Click to view the current VENDOR LISTING.

WAA ISAC Committee: John Whittaker, Chairperson
Deb Andrews, Dave Patterson

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