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.
The Old Bowhunter
The old bowhunter stood there running his bent fingers over his favorite bow. He mused how its nicks and scratches from time in the field marked its age, just as the lines on[...]
The Bowhiking Chronicles #092820: Soak It All In
The one time of the year that I look forward to the most is the month of September. And given the high level of anticipation and long wait time, I tend to have[...]
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[...]