“Bowhunting connects me to the ways of the past and my ancestors.” “I choose to bowhunt for the more primitive aspect.” Hearing those statements from a modern day bowhunter may make you shake your head and chuckle. It’s not an altogether inaccurate statement, as there is certainly some truth behind it. However, it [...]
The first thing my three-year-old daughter always asks for when I fill a tag, is “soup!” I was lucky enough to take two deer this past deer season and my daughter said, “Let’s make deer soup!” I’d never really used venison in soup before: stew and chili yes, but not soup. So, this [...]
We’re all prone to forget an important thing or two when headed out to hunt, particularly in the wee morning hours before the coffee has had time to kick in. I have learned the hard way that when it comes to tabs and shooting gloves, it pays to own more than one—and to [...]
I grew up hunting gray squirrels in the backwoods of Northern New Jersey, and to this day I look forward to squirrel season every year. Here in Ohio, our season opens a month before deer season, so it’s a fun way to get outside and practice with my bow. For years I would [...]
This past deer season was extremely successful for me for a variety of reasons. One, I managed to shoot a big doe with my recurve and have my baby daughter along. Two, I hadn’t got a deer the previous year, thus our freezer was feeling pretty empty when it came to red meat. [...]
Bowhunting with a traditional bow is tough. Add a baby and it’s even tougher. Yes, I know how crazy that sounds. I’m fairly new to the world of traditional archery, having hunted just four deer seasons with stick and string. I’ve been pretty lucky for the most part, filling tags every year and [...]
