Pope and Young Club inducts Mississippi bowhunter into Hall of Fame

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Mississippi bowhunter Billy Ellis was inducted into the Pope and Young Club's Hall of Fame.

Ellis, a lifelong bowhunter, has harvested 24 North American big game species and was friends with archery legend Fred Bear.

He shared his passion for bowhunting with his daughters, who also became avid hunters.

Ellis founded the Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America and has written books about his hunting experiences.

The Pope and Young Club is an organization dedicated to conservation and ethical bowhunting, and it recently recognized a Mississippi bowhunter with a top honor — induction into The Pope and Young Club Hall of Fame.

"I took my first whitetail in 1968, and I was hooked for life," said Billy Ellis of Ridgeland . "I killed that deer on the first day I