OSKALOOSA —
The sound of blunt-tipped arrows could be heard splashing into the water at Russell Wildlife Area Thursday morning.
Area youth participated in a bow fishing day camp at Russell Wildlife Area Thursday. They got a chance to learn about how to safely and ethically bow fish in Iowa. Those participating in Thursday’s day camp even had a chance to practice shooting blunt-tipped arrows at weighted targets in the water at Russell Wildlife Area.
Billie Summers, a professional staff member for AMS Bow fishing, said he does around five educational clinics on bow fishing each year. He said he’s taught the sport of bow fishing to both young and old.
“I prefer to teach kids through the youth clinics so that they learn to safely and ethically bow fish,” Summers explained.
Summers, who also serves as public relations officer for the Bow fishing Association of Iowa, said bow fishing has a long history. He noted that the sport has its roots in a Native American tradition.
“They used to bow fish buffalo carp for sustenance, for food,” said Summers. “But, the sport has really expanded over the past five to 10 years. There’s a lot of new innovations and there are a lot of new guidelines that were never set before simply because it’s a newer sport.”
The Bow fishing Association of Iowa’s is online at www.bowfishiowa.com.
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Billie Summers, a professional staff member for AMS Bow fishing, shoots this blunt-tipped bow fishing arrow into the water at Russell Wildlife Area Thursday. Summers lead an educational clinic on the sport of bow fishing. Herald photo by Andy Goodell
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