Campfire Stories
A collection of stories about hunting with traditional bows.
Some are new stories, and some were published in past issues of Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine.
Elk Tactics for Traditional Bowhunters
The wide-racked herd bull stood facing me at six yards, moaning, drooling, and mooing like an Angus. A string of slobber nearly reached the ground as he rocked back and forth. I knelt[...]
The Bowhiking Chronicles #091213: Late Start, Fell Apart
You’ve heard it likely thousands of times throughout your life: “The early bird gets the worm.” I suppose that it’s true; especially with elk hunting. I recall one September, being frustrated that “my[...]
The Bowhiking Chronicles #050112: The Shakedown
Sheyk-doun; verb A shakedown is a period of testing or a trial journey undergone by a ship, aircraft or other craft and its crew before being declared operational. Statistically, a proportion of the components will[...]
Fumble Fingers – A Treestand Feature
Most everyone has had a case of the Fumble Fingers from time to time. Here are a few funny and frustrating fumbles by Robb Sager The Startling "Bear" I lowered the predator call[...]
Campfire Cooking Skills
I was around 10 years old when I established some of my first campfire cooking skills. There were two distinct memories from those times which I suspect formed the basis of my campfire[...]