Dr. Saxton Pope served as Ishi's physician. In return, Ishi taught Pope the ancient arts of bow making, arrow construction, and stalking game.
The heart of the book is the true story of , often called the "last wild Indian" of the Yahi tribe, who emerged from the California wilderness in 1911. Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
This relationship directly inspired the creation of the Pope and Young Club , an organization dedicated to the heritage and ethics of bowhunting. Themes and Philosophy Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
Pope provides detailed accounts of Ishi's skills, such as flaking obsidian into symmetrical arrowheads using only a piece of deer horn and a buckskin palm protector. Hunting with the Bow & Arrow