Archery Equipment
Archery 11 Steps
Archery Extras
Deer
General Terminology
100

A carbon, aluminum, or wooden shaft with a point on one end and a nock with feathers or plastic vanes on the other end.

What is an arrow?

100

First step in shooting a bow by straddling the  shooting line with one foot on either side.

 What is "Stance"?

100

 Fins or vanes attached to the end of an arrow and used to stabilize the arrow aerodynamically.

What are fletching?

100

Male deer.

What is a buck?

100

An animal that hunts other animals for food.

What is a predator? 

200

 Device used to hold arrows.

What is a quiver?

200

Second step to shooting a bow by withdrawing an arrow from the quiver and snapping it on the string at the locator.

What is "Nock"?

200

An aiming point and / or arrow-stopping device with a marked surface that helps archers test their accuracy when practicing.

What is a target?

200

Female deer.

What is a doe?

200

The environment where an animal lives and has food, water, shelter and space available.

What is habitat? 

300

A hand-drawn, hand-held bow that uses cables and cams/wheels to ease the draw and reduce the bow’s holding weight.

What is a compound bow?

300

Sixth step to shooting a bow when you pull the string back to the side of your face.

What is "Draw"?

300

 A rod attached to the handle riser designed to balance the bow and absorb the bow’s vibrations.

What is a stabilizer?

300

Young deer.

What is a fawn?

300

Preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and of wildlife.

What is conservation?
400

A hand-drawn, hand-held bow with curve-tipped limbs that point away from the archer when the bow is in shooting position.

What is a recurve bow?

400

Seventh step to shooting a bow when the bowstring is pulled back so that your index finger is at the corner of your mouth.

What is "Anchor"?

400

What replaced the bow and arrow in Europe as a military weapon in the 16th century?

What is Firearm

400

A pair of bone-like growths, usually elongated and branched, on the head of male deer, moose, elk and other members of the deer family.

What are antlers?

400

A mammal with beak.

What is a platypus?

500

A bow using cables and cams/wheels and mounted on a stock, and shot from a horizontal position.

What is a crossbow?

500

Eighth step to shooting a bow where you use your master or dominant eye to sight in toward the target.

What is "Aim"?

500

The tenth step of shooting a bow where the fingers are relaxed to let go of the string. 

What is "Release"?

500

 Vocalization made between fawns and the doe.

What is bleat?

500

Animal with a four chambered stomach.

What is ruminant? 

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