Dark and bloody ground is one translation for the word Kentucky. The 14th state was a hunting ground for numerous Indian nations, though no one group controlled any significant portion of it during the first white settlement of the 18th century. Once, as a teenager, I found an arrowhead lying along the bank of a small creek
Read all the articles we have run on Arrow Lethality, Dr. Ashby's work and David Petersen's interviews of Dr. Ashby
Nothingness seems to be a common experience, a kind of 'paying your dues' in the woods, and no one likes it. The reality is, as whitetail bowhunters, we need to embrace the nothingness for what it is
In the last two years I've become the father to two great little boys. Like any father, I have great expectations and hopes for their futures, but one of the things I'm looking forward to most
I've been hunting my uncle's land in Buffalo County for about five years. He has 40 acres that he has developed into some very nice hunting land. Within the last few years he has put in several food plots, dug two small ponds and has been quite successful in persuading the deer to spend more time on his small piece of land, which is surrounded by 80-acre and larger properties. His 40-acre piece wraps around the end of a bluff in a beautiful two-mile long valley. We agree that you could spend all day sitting around doing nothing but enjoying the view of the valley and not feel bad about it. My uncle has a concrete and masonry business. I was slow with work where I live, three hours southwest of him, and he was short handed and asked me if I could help him for a couple of weeks. It was the beginning of October. I quickly agreed because of the work and of the timing. Not a bad time of year to spend time in the buck capitol with 40 acres of private land to hunt on with the house right o
2005 Updates - Part 2
David grew up on a farm in Union City, MI. While in high school in the '70s, David's passion for archery blossomed when shooting a Bear Recurve. After graduation he joined the Marine Corp. and spent most of his military career stationed at Camp Pendelton in California. At the end of his enlistment David moved his family back to Michigan to his beloved woodlands and lakes. David has always been an avid outdoor enthusiast and hunter. He is an active member of the Michigan Longbow Assoc., Professional Bowhunters Society., Michigan Bowhunters, Michigan Traditional Bowhunters, and Compton Traditional Bowhunters. He and his wife Tracey are owners of St. Joe River Bows and Thunderbird Archery. David joined the team at Traditional Bowhunter Magazine in January 2015. Please contact David if you would like to talk with him about your advertising needs. He can be reached by phone at 517-317-4101, or email him at david@tradbow.com
Kerri recently joined the team at Traditional Bowhunter as the Advertising Manager. She has been involved in the outdoor industry for eight years. Contact her for questions, ideas and a fresh look at your advertising needs. She can be reached at 208-853-0555 or by email at kerri@tradbow.com.
Mark Viehweg followed his father in field as soon as he could walk; hunting upland game, trapping and fishing. He picked up a recurve over twenty years ago to participate in the traditional only season at the McAlester hunt in Oklahoma and has never looked back. He has pursued big game in Illinois, Alabama, Wisconsin, Missouri, Montana, Alaska and Canada. He now hunts exclusively with a longbow after being influenced by Jay Massey and Dick Hamilton while working for Jay in the Moose John camp. He believes all traditional archers have a responsibility to perpetuate our love for the outdoors and the journey of traditional archery to others. He is a Regular member of PBS having served a term on the board. A founding member of the United Bowhunters of Illinois having served a 5 year term on the board. He and his wife, Lisa, make their home in western Illinois with children Mark, Elizabeth and Matthew.
