About Duncan Pledger

Regular contributor Duncan Pledger is a journalist and bowhunter from Milton, Wisconsin.

A Freak Shot and a Freak Deer

The freak shot and the freak deer incidents didn't happen the same year. The shot came first. The year was 1942 when Lawrence Becker of Madison, Wisconsin, made what he called a "freak shot" on a huge 10-point buck. The arrow was one of the "mistakes" which we've all been guilty of from [...]

A Freak Shot and a Freak Deer2019-12-19T05:44:24-07:00

Mini-Gear

I hate not having something I need when I’m hunting. Unfortunately, the choice often seems to be either toting around a good-sized pack or doing without something I need. By finding compact, light gear that still gets the job done, though, you can have both mobility and the stuff you wish you had [...]

Mini-Gear2019-11-25T08:44:48-07:00

Annie Get Your Bow

Seeing women in a hunting camp these days is not at all uncommon. It happens so regularly, in fact, that their male counterparts simply accept the female member of the party as just “one of the guys”. Indeed, bowhunting is one of our truly gender-neutral sports. One might assume this is the result [...]

Annie Get Your Bow2018-09-13T06:29:59-06:00

Archery Goes to War

At eight o’clock on a beautiful Sunday morning, members of the Hawaiian Archery Association were preparing for an American Round handicap tournament. One of the shooters, H.J. Green, recounted what happened next. “We were wondering why the Army and Navy were having such a heavy practice…we had never heard such loud maneuvers before. [...]

Archery Goes to War2018-04-06T16:34:54-06:00

Paul Bunyan Bucks—Traditional Archives

Left to right: Eugene Reeber, Leo Lange, and Nelson Grumley. Back in the days of lumberjacks and logging camps they told the story of the “winter of the blue snow” when meat was scarce. During that time of starvation and bitter cold the legendary Paul Bunyan stepped up and proved that he was [...]

Paul Bunyan Bucks—Traditional Archives2018-04-06T16:09:38-06:00

Big Game

A futuristic story of hunting in the late 21st century.

Big Game2020-10-15T17:18:22-06:00
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