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PAGE A6 Winston-Salem Chronicle august 11 People CLOSE-UP Hunter relishes the thrill of the wild By ROBIN BARKSDALE Chronicle Staff Writer Each year Howard Anderson anxiously awaits the fall season. Lik an expectant parent, he marks off the days until he can get back out intc j.e wild - until the day that hunting season officially begins. Anderson is a hunter and pursues his hobby with devoted passion. He doesn't just hunt to pass lime - Anderson loves the challenges of hunting. Just as an athlete works year-round to keep in shape for the season of his sport, Anderson spends his off-season studying the nature and habits of ani mals and boning up on the latest in hunting equipment Proper preparation apparently has paid off for Anderson and he has managed to bag several prize catches during his 13 years as a hunter. One of his living room walls is lined with a few of the trophies from his jaunts into the woods in pursuit of deer, antelopes, bears and other wild game. One year Anderson killed four bucks, an animal he calls a "fine animal to hunt" "There are not many people in the whole United Slates who kill four bucks in a year,” said Anderson, who began hunting when he lived in Maryland. "A buck is unlike any other animal. He's a loner. He's hard to catch. You don't just go in the woods and say Tm going to hunt a deer with a gun.' You've got to do your homework. The buck is cunning and smart. He's a challenge." Anderson’s 'homework' includes video tapes of deer habits, how they move, when they move and how they react to various situations. He reli giously reads hunting magazines and literature and, before going into the woods to hunt, plots out a map of where the deer bed, where they go for water and which trails they take. The average age for death for a buck is 18 months. Anderson said that the older the bucks get the more difficult it becomes to catch them. He said a buck that lives to reach the age of three has his "master's degree in evasive tactics" and bedomes nearly impossible to snag. photos by Mike Cjrtnifighara Howard Anderson, a local hunter who has snared some ot the top deer prizes, shows off two of the large bucks that he said are among his best prizes. Anderson hunts In locations along the east coast, Wyoming and In Canada. ^ "I’m very dedicated to hunting and I respect the game that I hunt. If I miss a bear or a deer, I say 'That's good for him. He lives to play another day.’ If I hit him, that's the end of the game," said Anderson. Although some would argue the irony of Anderson's belief, he insists that hunting is little more than sport and, in fact, often helps preserve a bal ance in nature. "Good sportsmen, people who obey the hunting laws, are helping to bring the deer back into perspective. Man killed the wolves that used to hunt deer and keep the population stable. With the wolves decreasing, tlie deer population has gotten too big. There is no shortage of deer in the 'Unit ed States. There are more than ever. They are over-populating," he said. "I respect these animals and you can never underestimate them because you’re in their world. They know every escape route and they know how to avoid man. He's programmed to survive." Anderson is a long-time member of the Pioneer Rod and Gun Club, an Afro-American hunting club with headquarters in Mary land. The 50-member club has members from slates across the country including New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and North Car olina. Anderson became involved with the club before moving to Winston-Salem four years ago. "You don't shoot songbirds and rabbits when you’re out to hum deer," he said. Members of the Pioneer Rod and Gun Club are required to pass the Hunter’s Safety Course before they are approved for member ship. Also, any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or of a violent crime is denied membership in the organization, And, jjidging^^ the membership of the Pioneer Rod and Gan It ,4 'i*' 1,® - - - - Howard Anderson spends time doing his "homework" by watching part of his video collection on the latest in deer hunt ing techniques and methods. But hanging in his living room, Anderson has the heads of two bucks and two antelopes. They are what he calls his prize kills. But Anderson maintains that although he hunts animals, he still has the utmost respect for them and for the environment in which they live. Along the same line, he said, the most important thing is not to catch the prize animal at any cost, but to maintain the element of humanity when killing an animal. "You always want to make a clean, humane kill. You don't want an ani mal to suffer," said Anderson. "You have to put your bullet where it's sup posed to be. You put it in the lung or in the heart You don't shoot at the biggest part of the animal and you've got to know where your bullet is going. You don’t shoot at bushes, or at anything that moves. You have to mak^ sure that you can hit him in the lungs or in the heart or else just don’t shoot Let it pass by. That's the humane thing to do." Hunting is not something that can be taken for granted or carried out in a casual manner, Anderson said. And he suesses that the good hunters and sportsmen will know when they have been defeated. ”1 used to rabbit hunt in Maryland and 1 met this guy who took an interest in me and we spent some time together. He was a hunter," said Anderson, who is a local painter. "He took me off the streets and gave me something to do. I started learning all about hunting. I studied it for four years before 1 was really able to hunt properly." The Pioneer Rod and Gun Club takes an annual hunting trip to Canada, where members hunt various game. Just recently, Ander son "harvested" his first bear, a moment of great jubilation in hunt ing circles. Bear hunters, Anderson said, never used the term "kill" when referring to bears, preferring instead to say that they "har vested" a bear. It took him seven years to snare his bear, and weeks ir •x:? A display of Anderson’s most cherished prizes occupies oneol the walls in the living room of his home. National Honoree Club, everyone hunts. Anderson said that the occupations of after the big event, he still wears a smile when talking about his bers in his club include doctors, lawyers, teachers, subway iW'» bear. His big prize is away at the taxidermist being stuffed, but and legislative delegates. Anderson has photos galore of his more than 200-pound, over six With hunting season rapidly approaching, Anderson is plli'l feet bear. And he already has removed and stored the bear meat for the finishing touches on his "off-season training." He has sl«W a barbecue meal at a later time. hi,, videotapes and read about the latest techniques in honlinf W Anderson said that members of his club are required to study This year, he has one goal that he promises he will fulfill, various safely courses and are expected to abide by the basic rules of good sportsmanship. ^ nj, we see e«q „ £• u u • u •, one's been able to catch him. He's a big , One of the basic tenets, he said, is that hunters should not be large part of him is gray so that sometimes all you can see is gun happy. If a hunter goes out specifically to hunt deer, then big gray mass," Anderson said. "We call him '01 Gray,' I'i» g«'" that s all he should hunt, Anderson said. get him this year. This is the year Tm going to get '01 Gray.' hid I SOCIAL NOTES Minnie Ervin, a local beautician, recently was rec ognized by the National Beauty Culturist for her contributions to the profession. Mrs. Ervin received the recognition dur ing the league's 69th Annual Con vention and T>ade Show recently held In Atlanta. She Is the opera tor of Ervin's Beauty Services. National Beauty League pays tribute to Minnie J. Ervifi Minnie J. Ervin was honored recently with a surprise tribute at the 69th Annual Convention and Trade Show of the National Beauty Culturist League. Mrs. Ervin was recognized for her contributions of outstanding service to the organization. Mrs. Ervin is president of the National Youth for Beauty Depart ment, a unit which picks future leaders of the organization. The tribute was underwritten by Summit, Clairol Co. A decorative mcr^ tree was oily one of the many c(xitributi(xis and testimonies pesaited frwn across the United States, Nassau, Bahamas and Barbados. Mrs. Ervin was appointed chair man of the Educatkxi COTimidee erf tfie NBCL. She also serves as education director of Region IV for Continued Educauc»i. The region includes seven states: Ntxth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alatoma, Honda. I and Nassau, Bahamas. „fc,J«Youil.DeP»»-2; Carolina and is I I^BeauliciansCto|wR'*®*l isalsomembeishrpar Roseboro family members, friends travel from near and far to attend 34th annual reunion in the Twin City photo by Mike Cunningham The 34th reunion of the Rose boro family was held Sunday, July 31, at Martin Luther King Recre ation Center. The family attended a worship service at New Light Baptist Church. Special recognition was given to several members of the family during the reunion events. Family members recognized included the oldest member, Mrs. Zeola Reid, 84 years old; the youngest member, Virginia Ashley, 6 weeks. Mrs. Ruth Roseboro was crowned Queen for the day. A family dinner was served at 3 p.m. Organizers of the family reunion noted that several specific characteristics have kept the family together over the years. The family reporter noted, "Time and circum stance, crisis and decision, failure and success, war and peace, cow ardice and courage, and above all love, have been the molding of keeping this family together." Family members and friends from out of town attending the reunion included: Ms. Thailia Griffin, Washing ton, D.C.; Mrs. Louise Young, Detroi.; Society Hill. S.Cj J,,, I Langhorne Pa- 150-2®^ I ApproxioalW ,„ll| people atlen'l''' I family reunion-
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