Legendary archer Byron Ferguson has died. The news spread Friday night and Saturday morning among archery enthusiasts on social media.
Ferguson travelled the world performing his instinctive shooting shows and demonstrating his command of the long bow to crowds large and small. He was also a regular on shooting and outdoor television shows and videos.
He’s a familiar figure in West Virginia because he appeared regularly at the state’s National Hunting and Fishing Days events for many years. He also appeared on West Virginia Outdoors on several occasions during those visits to West Virginia to talk about bowhunting and bow shooting.
The Alabama native cut his teeth on instinctive shooting by shooting out candles in a dark room. The candle shot was one of his favorites through the years in exhibition shooting. He was also noted for a shot made before crowd on live TV in Japan in which he put an arrow through a $17,000 diamond ring.
Ferguson was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in 2023