Since then, the bow and arrow has evolved, and has had a large part in mapping out our history.  Battles were won and land gained or lost with archers, and everywhere across the globe, bows were used as effective tools for hunting game, from the European long bows used in feudal times, to the short bows used by the Indians to bring down wild buffalo. 

Soon, you'll be able to take a peak into the history of archery -- where it's at now, and where it'll be in the future at the Archery Hall of Fame located in the Wonders of Wildlife Zooquarium at the Springfield, Missouri Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World location.

The Archery Hall of Fame (AHF) was founded in 1971 as a committee of the American Archery Council, a division of the Archery Manufacturers Association which later became today's Archery Trade Association.  The AHF's first induction was held at the Fred Bear Museum at the Bear Archery Company in Grayling, Michigan in 1971.  The first three inductees included Fred Bear, Howard Hill, and Ann Hoyt. 

Those three names set the bar for the standards of the AHF.  As you can imagine, a lot has happened since that first induction and archery giants have risen from the ever-growing sport.

The display will hold Hall members' memorabilia, trophy mounts, archery archives, and a research library devoted to the sport, people, and industry of archery.  With its interactive features, visitors will be able to experience archery history and walk away with a better understanding of the bow and arrow.  They will see how that awkward bow in the hands of the primitive man gradually evolved into the modern bow and arrows that we see today.