sticknstring+ – Be cautious about what you accept as your “great traditional history”.
It is sometimes difficult to distinguish “history” and “historical facts” from “fiction” and “erroneous statements”.
Note in the article on the web that Chuck referenced, from the October 1996 issue of “Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine” by Kevin Wallenfang…
The second paragraph, second sentence the 1996 article states, “…But on that cold November day in 1931, the first deer legally harvested by an archer…”
Actually the month and year was “December 1930”, not “November 1931” as the 1996 article on the web sates.
Not sure if Wallenfang just didn’t let the facts get in the way of telling a good story, or if the date was transcribed incorrectly, or edited when the information was published on the web.
In Roy Case’s article in the April 1931 “Ye Sylvan Archer”, page 3, the first paragraph begins “The Wisconsin deer season includes the first ten days of December…” and pictures Roy with his December 1930 buck…
Roy’s deer was taken during the normal firearm season. Wisconsin’s first special “Bow and Arrow Only” Season was not established until years later...
The best place to get the facts is from the original documents from the era. Even those documents sometimes have errors or unexplainable statements.
Topic: First Special B&A Only Deer Season – Who was 1st to Fill a License (Read 877 times)
