When Dacron was the only bowstring material used, almost every nock commercially available would fit snugly on a bowstring. Today many bowyers are building bows that can shoot Fast Flight or other non-stretch string material. These new materials are much stronger and much thinner than Dacron, so a smaller number of strands are [...]
As bowhunters, we spend a lot of time in the woods, forests, and hills alone, often times many miles from home…or from help should something happen. We have all heard stories of hunters being lost, hurt, or killed in the wilds every year. I have a friend who fell out of a tree [...]
Winters are hard on the high desert of Idaho that I call home. Although I thoroughly enjoy living out in the vast Snake River Plain, the winters are long, cold, and windy. After the fall big game seasons are over, I pick up my shotgun and hunt birds out back, or waterfowl down [...]
The room was getting warmer, the air palpable, and the bidding hitting levels higher than I hoped for. I had no idea who was bidding against me in the crowded banquet room Saturday night in St. Augustine, Florida, at the Professional Bowhunters Society (PBS) Biennial Gathering, but I knew my limit was soon [...]
As we enter into our 33rd year here at Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine, it is quite apparent that change is inevitable. And change can be good, bad, or indifferent depending on how one looks at it. Many changes have taken place here at TBM since its inception in a dark pub one snowy December [...]
One man clearly stands out when you think back to the advent of modern bowhunting in the United States—Saxton T. Pope. What Maurice Thompson started in the late 1800s, Pope took to the next level in the 1920s. Saxton Temple Pope was born at Fort Stockton, Texas, on September 4, 1875. His father, [...]
We have some news to share about upcoming changes at Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. Below is T.J.'s editorial from the Jun/Jul 2020 issue. The Winds of Change We are excited to announce that Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine (TBM) will be transitioning to a direct sales publication over the next several months, relying on subscriptions—both digital [...]
It was opening morning of archery season. My daughter, Kerri, and I headed out of camp to hunt downhill to an ancient elk wallowing area in the bottom of a bowl of fir, pine, and quaking aspen. We hadn’t gone a hundred yards from camp when a blue grouse flushed off the trail [...]
Near the end of a long spit stretching out almost 4.5 miles into Kachemak Bay from the fishing town of Homer, Alaska near the tip of the Kenai peninsula sits a small, A-framed roofed building. This is the “World Headquarters” of Homer Ocean Charters, a well-known and highly respected charter and adventure company [...]
A casual conversation while aboard the Outer Limits boat with Homer Ocean Charters. T.J. and Kerri are aboard the Outer Limits, a charter boat for hunting and fishing excursions based in Homer, Alaska. Roark Brown, owner of Homer Ocean Charters, invited them and a few other traditional bowhunters to relax and fish for [...]
