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.
Migration Trails and Bowhunting Tales
During winter months the deep snows at higher elevations trigger the seasonal migration of mule deer. It is during these times that mule deer move in large herds down along ancestral travel corridors[...]
The Bowhiking Chronicles #090920: Full of Rust and the Freight Train Bull
Even though I didn’t start elk hunting until I was about 27 years old, it’s the one thing that I look forward to throughout the year. In the areas that I hunt, the[...]
Learning In Failure
Let me start by saying that I do not qualify as an expert in the field of psychology, nor do I claim to have to have the stoicism of Jerimiah Johnson, Jim Bridger, or[...]
The Cottonwood Pond With No Name
Residents of Wyoming are well-accustomed to vast stretches of high prairie covered with sage, western cheatgrass and the occasional small grove of cottonwood trees, which can often be spotted from as far away[...]
The Bowhiking Chronicles #090111: Opening Day, Bittersweet
Doing my best to get through the work day, I couldn't sit still...couldn't concentrate. Everyone kept asking me if I'd "had too much sugar"..."had too much coffee"... "why are you so hyper?" At[...]