Nearly all hunters have heard Saxton Pope’s name; but few know much about this highly accomplished archer, physician, and author, who has been called the Father of Modern Bowhunting.

Saxton Pope was born in Texas in 1875, the son of a U.S. Army surgeon.  When a man grown, he followed in his father’s footsteps: he went to medical school, graduating from the University of California in 1899.   He practiced his healing profession in the San Franscico area until his death in 1926…

When Saxton had grown, he followed in his father’s footsteps: he went to medical school, graduating from the University of California in 1899. He set up practice in Watsonville, a small city south of San Francisco. He married a medical school classmate, Dr. Emma Wightman. They had four children. In 1912, he moved his practice to San Francisco, where be became a teacher of Surgery at the Medical School.

He lived and practiced in San Francisco until his death from pneumonia in 1926.

In the summer of 1911, an lone Indian wandered into the white man’s world. He was Ishi, last of the Yahi tribe of Northern California. Ishi was taken to live in San Francisco. When he became ill, Dr. Pope was called to provide his medical care. Ishi and Saxton became close friends. Ishi taught his doctor friend to shoot the bow and hunt in the Indian way.

This is the introduction of the full length cd “Saxton Pope’s Adventures Afield”. This audio account includes the chapters “Hunting with Ishi”, “Cougar Hunt”, “Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt” and much more.

If you have any interest in bow hunting, or hunting big game, or just want to learn more about Saxton Pope download your copy today!

Read from Saxton Pope’s book The Adventurous Bowman from 1925. This book is not published anywhere and with permission from Saxton Pope Enterprises we will allow our readers a chance to read the book in its entirety. Check back weekly for a new chapter. Please enjoy.